Larry Mack Ownbey

Larry Mack Ownbey, age 73, of Apison, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, December 15, 2014. A generous and caring person. He was the son of the late Robert Joseph Sr. and Callie Jeanette Haynes Ownbey. He was a member of Apison Baptist Church. A veteran of the United States Marine Corp and Marine Reserve. He was the owner of Ownbey Sheet Metal Company. Mr. Ownbey played in the Midwest Major Baseball League where he was a catcher for the Cincinnati Reds Organization (Cedar Rapids). He also played in area church and industrial leagues slow pitch softball teams and he played on state champion teams. A member of the Apison Lion’s Club.

Survived by loving wife of 49 years, Joyce Roberts Ownbey of Apison, Tennessee; two daughters, Lisa(Steve) Jensen of Ooltewah and Jennifer(Elvin) McNeill of Atlanta, Georgia; four grandchildren, Matthew and David Jensen and Camden and Scarlett McNeill; sister, Marilyn Long of Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia and brother, Jerry Ownbey of Apison, Tennessee; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Friday at 1 PM at East Brainerd Chapel with grandson, Matthew Jensen, Pastor Gordon Beitz and Pastor Wolf Jedamski officiating. Interment will be in Plowman Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 4 PM to 7 PM at the East Brainerd Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Lung Cancer Association, www.lung.org or American Lung Association National Office, 55 W. Waker Drive, Suite 1150, Chicago, Ilinois 60601, 1-800-LUNG-USA or to Epilepsy Foundation of America, www.epilepsy.com or Epilepsy Foundation, 8301 Professional Place, Suite 200, Landover, Maryland 20785, 1-800-213-5821. Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaEastBrainerdChapel.com Arrangements are by the Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, East Brainerd Chapel, 8214 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421.