Delmar Ray Large^{[1, 2]}

1939 - 2013  (74 years)

• Name	Delmar Ray Large
  Born	10 May 1939
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 May 2013  [3]
  Person ID	I146907	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	20 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Marion Herbert "Herb" Ownby,   b. 24 Feb 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Oct 1998  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Grace Evelyn Large,   b. 1 Jan 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Dec 2000, Sevier Medical Center  (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F66821	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Evelyn Manning,   b. Abt 1940, Tennessee  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1961
  Family ID	F54772	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 6 Mar 1985. Eula Clinton Manning obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 9 Dec 2000. Grace Evelyn Large obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 19 May 2013. May 10, 1939 - May 19, 2013 Resided in Dandridge, TN Delmar Ray Large, age 74 of Dandridge, passed from his earthly life into the glorious presence of his Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday May 19, 2013. On Sunday, May 10, 1956 on his 17th birthday, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served 26 years (1956-1982). He found being a part of the USN was like being a part of a very large family of brother, uncles and dads. He enjoyed serving aboard the U.S. Navy ships in Norfolk, VA and Dam Neck, VA. In addition to Virginia he was also stationed in Great Lakes, Illinois and Holy Loch, Scotland. After retiring from the Navy in 1982 he continued his service with the United States Government with DOD. March 19, 1961 he married Mary Evelyn Manning to whom he was married 52 years. He was preceded in death by his mother, Grace Evelyn Large; father, Marion Herbert Ownby; infant sister, Mary Elizabeth Ownby; brother, Johnny Carl Ownby and his wife Pauline; brother-in-law, Eddie Henry; sisters-in-law, Georgia Mae Atchley Newman, Sue McCarter Manning; father and mother-in-law, Earl D. and Eula Velma Clinton Manning; nephews, Gary Ownby and Howard P. McMahan, Jr. Survivors include: Wife: Mary Evelyn Large Sisters: Dannie Henry and Marian Groover Brothers: Conley Ownby and wife Leslie, Kenneth Ownby Sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Pauline and Howard McMahan, David Newman, Glenda and Ray Loveday, Earl Manning, Jr., Curtis and Daintry Manning, Danny Sr. and Carol Manning Several special nieces and nephews Special thanks to UT Hospice Service of Morristown The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Thursday, May 23 with memorial service to follow at 7 PM in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville with Pastor Robert Brown officiating. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)