Mack Ownbey

Larry Mack Ownbey, 73, of Apison, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, Dec. 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 Corps and Marine Reserve. He was the owner of Ownbey Sheet Metal Co. Mr. Ownbey played baseball professionally in the Midwest League, where he was a catcher for the Cincinnati Reds organization (Cedar Rapids). He also played in area church and industrial leagues slowpitch softball teams and he played on state champion teams. A member of the Apison Lions Club. Survived by loving wife of 49 years, Joyce Roberts Ownbey, of Apison; two daughters, Lisa (Steve) Jensen, of Ooltewah and Jennifer (Elvin) McNeill, of Atlanta, Ga.; four grandchildren, Matthew and David Jensen and Camden and Scarlett McNeill; sister, Marilyn Long, of Fort Oglethorpe; and brother, Jerry Ownbey, of Apison; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday 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 from 4 -7 p.m. on Thursday 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. Wacker Drive, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60601, 1-800-LUNG-USA, or to Epilepsy Foundation of Ameica, www.epilepsy.com or Epilepsy Foundation, 8301 Professional Place, Suite 200, Landover, MD 20785, 1-800-213-5821. Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaEastBrainerdChapel.com. Arrangements are by the Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory & Florist, East Brainerd Chapel, 8214 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421.