Avanell Byrd^[1]

1945 - 2016  (70 years)

• Name	Avanell Byrd
  Born	19 Apr 1945
  Gender	Female
  Died	5 Mar 2016  [2]
  Buried	9 Mar 2016	Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I62561	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	William Jacob Byrd,   b. 22 May 1911, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Apr 1954  (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Anna Kate Fain,   b. 24 Nov 1914, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 2 May 2008  (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F22996	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Clyde Mayford Ownby,   b. 24 Mar 1940  (Age 84 years)
  Married	21 May 1966	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Kathy Ann Ownby,   b. Abt 1968  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Family ID	F22995	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 21 May 1966 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 9 Mar 2016 - Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, 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

  a0062561.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 299.

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 16 Apr 1954. William Jacob Byrd obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 5 Mar 2016. April 19, 1945 - March 5, 2016 Resided in Sevierville, TN Avanell Ownby, 70, of Sevierville passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Avanell was a member of First Baptist Church of Pigeon Forge for over 35 years. She was a beautician for many years. Avanell loved her family, friends and her Savior. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jake Byrd and Anna Kate Sharp; infant brother, Billy Byrd; and her sister, Euwana Atchley. Avanell is survived by her loving husband of 49 years, Mayford Ownby; Daughter, Kathy Lindsey and husband, Richard; Grandchildren, Baylee McDowell, Shelby Lindsey, Cammie Lindsey, and Bailey Lindsey; Sister, Eurena Wells and husband, Curtis; Brothers, Sherrill Byrd and wife, Shirley, Aurelieous Byrd and wife, Janice; And many nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank all of her doctors at UT Medical Center and everyone at the Sevierville Dialysis Clinic for the wonderful care they gave her all these years. Funeral Service 7 PM Tuesday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Dale Ellenburg, Rev. Wayne Cook and Rev. Curtis Wells officiating. Interment 10 AM Wednesday at Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens, Pigeon Forge. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 PM Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 159011704). [S126] The Official Marriage Records of Sevier County Tennessee 1945-1971, Volume III, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (Copyright 2008), ISBN 1-890150-00-5.