Hugh Thomas Ownby

1917 - 2004  (87 years)

• Name	Hugh Thomas Ownby
  Born	28 Jul 1917	Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	30 Dec 2004	Asbury Place   [2]
  Buried	2 Jan 2005	Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I31732	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Oliver R. Ownby,   b. 6 Sep 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jul 1964  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Maude Lowe,   b. 29 Jan 1886, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Jan 1971  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F11685	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lela Mae Sharp,   b. 6 Dec 1920,   d. 8 Aug 2013  (Age 92 years)
  Married	Abt 1942
  Children	+ 1. Joyce Ownby + 2. Carole Ownby
  Family ID	F11690	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 28 Jul 1917 - Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 2 Jan 2005 - Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Hugh T Ownby Cpl US Army Air Forces World War II Jul 28 1917 Dec 30 2004

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 128. Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 73. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 337.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1930. name: Knight T Ownby event: Census event date: 1930 event place: District 14, Sevier, Tennessee gender: Male age: 12 marital status: Single race: W birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1918 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Son father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee enumeration district number: 0017 family number: 80 sheet number and letter: 6A line number: 47 nara publication: T626, roll 2271 film number: 2342005 digital folder number: 4547919 image number: 00946 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Oliver R Ownby M 46 Tennessee wife Maud Ownby F 44 Tennessee daughter Ruth Ownby F 18 Tennessee son Knight T Ownby M 12 Tennessee daughter Grace Ownby F 9 Tennessee daughter Gladys Ownby F 8 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 30 Dec 2004. Hugh Thomas Ownby July 28, 1917 - December 30, 2004 Birthplace: Gatlinburg, TN Resided In: Maryville Tennessee Visitation: January 02, 2005 Service: January 02, 2005 Cemetery: Boyd's Creek Cemetery Hugh Thomas Ownby, age 87 of Maryville passed away Thursday, December 30, 2004 at Asbury Place. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Alcoa. He retired from ALCOA after 37 years of service and was a member of the ALCOA 25 Year Club. As a WW II veteran he served in the U.S. Army-Air Corps in the South Pacific for four years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Oliver and Maude Ownby of Boyd’s Creek. Survivors: Loving wife of 62 years: Lela Mae Sharp Ownby of Asbury Place in Maryville Daughter: Joyce Ownby Wallace of Maryville Daughter and son-in-law: Carole and Quentis Byerley of Tellico Village Grandsons: Phil Wallace and wife Jill Quent Byerley and wife Britt Granddaughters: Amy Wallace Breedlove and husband Jeff Sarah Byerley Long and husband Matthew 5 great grandsons Sisters: Ruth Hinchy of Atanta and Grace Boling and Gladys York both of Knoxville Family friend: Fred Winkle Numerous nieces and nephews Hugh will be remembered for his love and sense of humor, and for the laughter he brought to all those around him. The family gives thanks to Asbury Place staff for their loving care. In lieu of flowers memorial may be made to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tn. 38105 in honor of Mr. Ownby’s great grandson, Ryan Breedlove. Funeral service 2PM Sunday in Atchley’s Seymour Chapel. Interment will follow in Boyd’s Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1-2 PM Sunday at Atchley’s Seymour Chapel, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, Tn. 577-2807 (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)