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- [S111] Ralph Buckner Funeral Home, (http://www.ralphbuckner.com), 13 Feb 2005.
Jessie Lou Ownby, age 95, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2005 in local hospital. She was a member of the Valley Head United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of the Charleston High School Class of 1931 where she was a star basketball player. Mrs. Ownby was the daughter of the late, George W. and Marchie Ella Brock Heifner and was also preceded in death by her first husband, Richard Clyde Smith who passed away in 1931, and her second husband, Ora H. Ownby who passed away in 1973. She was also preceded in death by six sisters: Frances bolen, Belle Barnhart, Leah Faust, Claudia Snyder, Gladys Chambers and Floy Cox, and a brother, George A. Heifner.Survivors include her children and spouses: Ruth Richardson of Old Fort, Jake and Mary Smith of Cleveland, Deanna and Philip Dooly of Andrews, N.C., Jo Ann and John “Chunky” Young of Cleveland, and Hal and Mitzi Ownby of Cleveland; ten grandchildren and spouses: Cynthia Isom and Paul, Sandy Moore and Charles, Kathy Johnson and James, Mark Dooly and Veronica, Melinda Dooly and Pablo Elvira, John Richard Smith and Dana, Carol Logan and Tony, Keith Hooper and Kelley, Natalie Holder and Cory, and Brock Ownby; thirteen great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Sammye Allen of Cleveland; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 59368628).
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