Eugene Tommie Ownby^{[1, 2]}

1933 - 2018  (84 years)

• Name	Eugene Tommie Ownby
  Born	21 Sep 1933
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Mar 2018  [3]
  Buried	19 Mar 2018	Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I37648	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Charles Harm Ownby,   b. 4 Aug 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Dec 1982  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Sophia Florence Ogle,   b. 9 Aug 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Jul 1962  (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F1056	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Wanda Sue Maples,   b. 20 Dec 1940,   d. 13 Mar 2018  (Age 77 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1958	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4, 5]
  Children	+ 1. Rev. Jeffery Alan Ownby,   b. 2 Nov 1960  (Age 63 years)   2. Anthony Eugene Ownby,   b. 20 Jan 1963  (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F13740	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 11 Oct 1958 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 19 Mar 2018 - Glades Lebanon Baptist Church 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

  
  

• Photos		Eugene Tommie Ownby
  		Jo Ann Parton Schimmel submission At the head of Baskins Creek at the Ogle and Parton Cemetery, Alice Fay Parton Seymour, Ray Ball, Jo Ann Parton Schimmel, Eugene Ownby and kneeling Charlie Vance.

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 77.

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 2 May 1966. William B. "Dub" Parton obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 6 Sep 2002. Viola Ownby Matthews obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 16 Mar 2018. September 21, 1933 - March 16, 2018 Eugene Tommie Ownby (Daddy) (Papaw) age 84 of Gatlinburg, went home to live out his eternal life with the love of his life, Sue, in Heaven on Friday, March 16, 2018, just 3 days after he lost his “Sue”. This year would have been their 60th year of marriage. Eugene has touched so many people for decades with his beautiful wood carvings, and his Gospel singing with the Heavenly Sunshine Singers. Anyone who was blessed enough to have one of those beautiful carvings will certainly cherish it forever. Eugene had a smile that would light up a room. His laugh was infectious, and his loyalty and love unblemished. His passions were singing gospel and bluegrass, gardening with his grandchildren, fresh tomatoes and corn bread and buttermilk, his family and of course his sweet Sue. Papaw will be missed terribly by his family, his Church family at Glades Lebanon Baptist where he served as Deacon, head Deacon and Song Leader for many years, and his dear friends and anyone who knew him. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sue; his parents, Charley and Florence (Ogle) Ownby; and his brothers and sisters. Survivors include his children, Rev. Jeff and Megan Ownby, Tony and Elizabeth Ownby, Paige Ownby; grandchildren, Jared and Beth, Erin and Ron, Zach, Savannah, Caleb, Madison Suzann, Destiney and Brandon, Ryan Grace, Rylee, Reese, Lauren, Taylor, and Will; great-grandchildren, Ella Claire, Judson, Aubrey, Allie, Cecilia, Kayleigh and Jett; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 3-5 PM Monday, March 19th with funeral service for both Eugene and Sue to follow at 5 PM at Glades Lebanon Baptist Church, Gatlinburg. Interment will follow in Glades Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com [S58] Marriage Certificate. OWENBY, EUGENE TOMI MAPLES, WANDA SUE 1958-10-11 [S126] The Official Marriage Records of Sevier County Tennessee 1945-1971, Volume III, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (Copyright 2008), ISBN 1-890150-00-5.