Dempsy Owenby

Dempsy Ledbetter Owenby, age 84, of Painter Street died Monday, July 17, 2006, at Pisgah Manor Health Care. She was a native of Buncombe County and the daughter of the late Volney and Savannah Sharp Ledbetter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Grover Lee Owenby who died in 1987; a daughter, Wilma Julie Owenby; and a son, Grove Ray Owenby. She was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by a daughter, Lois Williams and her husband, Dudley, of Canton; a son, James "Reeves" Owenby of Waynesville; four sisters, Rosa Lee Brookshire and Hazel Summey both of Canton, Mollie Brooks of Leicester, and Mary Lee Emory of Marshall; a brother, Weaver Ledbetter of Leicester; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2006, at the Canton chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the Reverend Dr. Roy Kilby officiating. Burial will follow at Crawford/Ray Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Haywood County Rescue Squad, P. O. Box 1275, Canton, NC 28716.

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