Dora LaVerne Ownby

1916 - 2008  (92 years)

• Name	Dora LaVerne Ownby
  Born	27 May 1916	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1930	Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	24 Aug 2008  [3]
  Buried	27 Aug 2008	Hilcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I30466	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	Robert Columbus Ownby,   b. 24 Dec 1875, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Jun 1939  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Emma Demaris Whaley,   b. 12 Dec 1879, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Sep 1944  (Age 64 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1903	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F1478	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	James Clifford "Doc" Samples,   b. 1 Jul 1913,   d. 14 Apr 1971  (Age 57 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1935
  Children	1. James Clifford Samples, Jr.,   b. 31 Mar 1937, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Jun 1998  (Age 61 years) + 2. Robert Thomas "Bob" Samples,   b. 16 Oct 1938,   d. 22 Sep 2004  (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F11260	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 May 1916 - Tennessee Census - 1920 - District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee Buried - 27 Aug 2008 - Hilcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission Rev. Pinkney (P. H.) Whaley and Laura (King) Whaley family
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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 19, 117, 118. "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 208.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Dora Ownby Event Type: Census Event Year: 1920 Event Place: Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 3 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Birth Year (Estimated): 1917 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace R C Ownby Head M 45 Tennessee Emma Ownby Wife F 40 Tennessee Clell Ownby Son M 15 Tennessee Carl Ownby Son M 13 Tennessee Orel Ownby Son M 8 Tennessee Dean Ownby Daughter F 6 Tennessee Dora Ownby Daughter F 3 Tennessee Clyde Ownby Son M 0 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Dora L Ownbey Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 13 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Birth Year (Estimated): 1917 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Robert C Ownbey Head M 55 Tennessee Emma B Ownbey Wife F 50 Tennessee Ora T Ownbey Son M 18 Tennessee Anna B Ownbey Daughter F 16 Tennessee Dora L Ownbey Daughter F 13 Tennessee Robert C Ownbey Son M 11 Tennessee [S142] Newspaper Article, 24 Aug 2008. May 27, 1916 - August 24, 2008 Dora Ownby Samples, 92, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2008 in a local hospital. She was a member of Big Spring Baptist Church and before her retirement worked as a floral designer with Jones Florist and Jimmie's Florist. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Emma Whaley Ownby, her husband, James "Doc" Clifford Samples, two sons: James Clifford "Sonny" Samples, Jr. and Robert T. "Bob" Samples and his wife Jessie Holmes Samples. Preceding her in death also were several brothers: Clell Ownby, Carl Ownby, Ora Ownby and Clyde Ownby, and one sister, Deane Levi. She is survived by one granddaughter, Amy Samples Davenport and husband Tim of Cleveland; two great-grandchildren: Jessica and Justin Davenport of Cleveland; special niece, Betty Bryant of Cleveland and several nieces and nephews; and special friends: Cora Lee Rose and Ruby Bryant, both of Cleveland. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, August 27, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with Rev. Joe Brooks officiating. Interment will follow in Hilcrest Memorial Gardens with a White Dove Release Ceremony concluding the service. Pallbearers include, Robert Ownby, Carl Ownby, Jack Ownby, Hal Ownby, Don Rose, Jake Smith and Bill Bryant. Her family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 46091045).