James L. "Jim" Overbay^{[1, 2]}

1928 - 2002  (74 years)

• Name	James L. "Jim" Overbay
  Born	17 Jan 1928
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Mar 2002	Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	2 Apr 2002	Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I158545	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	John Montgomery Overbay,   b. 27 Jun 1857, Union County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Aug 1950, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Minnie Riggs,   b. 8 Apr 1902,   d. 15 Feb 1993  (Age 90 years)
  Married	14 Jan 1926	Union County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F169104	Group Sheet

  
  

  Children	1. Randy Overbay   2. Darryl Overbay   3. Janet Overbay   4. Beth Overbay   5. John Overbay
  Family ID	F169103	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Sharon Rule
  Children	1. Joel Overbay
  Family ID	F59542	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 29 Mar 2002 - Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 2 Apr 2002 - Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 7 Jan 1983. Kenneth Rogers Rule obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 15 Jul 2016. Minnie Alma Ownby Rule obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 1 Apr 2002. OVERBAY , JAMES L. - of Knoxville, passed away Friday March 29, 2002 at his home. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Concord, was a WW II veteran, and a local businessman. Mr. Overbay is preceded in death by his parents, John M. Overbay and Minnie Overbay Holston. He is survived by his loving family, wife, Sharon Overbay ; 6 children, Randy Overbay of Lenoir City, Janet Carver and husband, Charles of Englewood, Darryl Overbay of Los Alamos, NM, John Overbay and wife, Renee of Katy, TX, Beth Overbay and Joel Overbay , both of Knoxville; 11 grandchildren; 2 step grandchildren; and 1 great granddaughter; brother, George Overbay of Las Vegas, Nev.; 2 nephews, Dennis Overbay of Las Vegas, Gary Overbay of Eatonville, Wash. Mr. Overbay is at Highland Memorial Funeral Home, 5315 Kingston Pike where the family will receive friends Monday April 1 from 6-8 p.m. with services following at 8 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Rev. Dr. Doug Sager will be officiating. Interment will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday April 2, at Highland Memorial Cemetery. Friends will meet at the cemetery at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Concord Building Fund, 11704 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tenn. 37922. Arrangements by Highland Memorial Funeral Home, 588-0567. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 164171800). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name John M Overbay Event Type Marriage Event Date 14 Jan 1926 Event Place Union, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 60 Birth Year (Estimated) 1866 Spouse's Name Minnie Riggs Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 24 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1902 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHW-88NZ : 20 July 2016), John M Overbay and Minnie Riggs, 14 Jan 1926; citing Union, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,928,862.