Sussex-Southampton-Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Owney, James M., 1962 

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JAMES MAYO OWNEY 

  James Mayo Owney, 80, of Ivor, widower of Emma Johnson Owney, died Sunday, 
March 18, in a Newport News hospital.  He was a native of Southampton County 
and had lived in Ivor for the past 10 years.  A son of the late John T. and 
Mattie Bristow Owney, he was a member of Rocky Hock Methodist Church.

  Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. P.P. Rolley and Mrs. Jesse O. Gay, both 
of Waverly; three sons, James C. Owney of Waverly, Waverly H. Owney of 
Smithfield, and J. Wilson Owney of Ivor; one brother, Menalcus B. Owney of 
Norfolk, and sixteen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

  Services were held Tuesday, March 20, at 2:30 p.m. in the Purviance Funeral 
Chapel with the Rev. L.P. Bland and Rev. B.W. Holloman officiating.  Burial 
followed in Rocky Hock Cemetery.

  Pallbearers were Crawley Laine, Russell West, Marvis Felts, Warren Cobb, 
Marsden Pulley, Earnest Turner and A.W. Saunders. 

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J. M. Owney, 80, Of Ivor, Va. Buried March 20 

  James Mayo Owney, 80, of Ivor died Sunday, March 18. 

  He was a retired carpenter and a member of Rocky Hock Methodist Church. 

  He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. P.P. Rolley and Mrs. Jesse O. Gay, 
both of Waverly; three sons, Waverly H. Owney of Smithfield; Joseph Wilson 
Owney of Ivor, and James C. Owney of Waverly; a brother, Manalcus [sic; 
Menalcus] B. Owney of Norfolk; 16 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. 

  A funeral service was held at 2:30 P.M. March 20 at the Purviance Funeral 
Home, Wakefield, with burial in the Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery, 
Surry County. 


James Mayo OWNEY, of Ivor, retired carpenter, 
b. 2 Nov 1881, Southampton Co., d. 18 Mar 1962, Newport News, 
interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery (Plot 63B*), 20 Mar 1962, 
Purviance Funeral Home obit; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 43, No. 13, Mar. 29, 1962, p. 7, col. 4 

*Additional information: 

Rocky Hock list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/cemeteries/rockyhk.txt 

His wife's obits ("Smithfield Times," May 1, 1952, & donated) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/o500e2ob.txt 

Birthdate &c. from D.Cert. 6538 (N.News #211). 

His parents are buried in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery, near 
   Windsor, apparently unmarked. 
   Antioch list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 
   Not on: Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

His father John Tyler OWNEY (1846 - 1929) was a Confederate veteran, having 
   served as a private in Co. A, 18th Battalion VA Heavy Artillery.  James 
   was the informant for his D.Cert., which gives John Thomas. 

His mother applied for a pension for his service 7 Oct 1929 in Sussex Co. 
   It gives John Tyler OWNEY, m. 23 Mar 1869 in Southampton Co. 

Rather, they m. 15 Mar 1869.  (Southampton Co. MB1A:315; M.Reg. p. 30 #44) 

His father's obit ("Tri-County News," Sep. 13, 1929, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/o500j5ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Tri-County News," Mar. 2, 1930, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/o500m2ob.txt 

It states she was buried beside her husband at Antioch Christian Church. 

Her D.Cert. 9606 (Portsmouth #196) gives daughter of James & Mattie BRISTOWE; 
   bu. Southampton Co. 

Until the obit was found, she had been provisionally listed with her brother 
   James Clark BRISTOW (1861 - 1932) in a BRISTOW family cemetery, 
   on Unity Rd. at Appleton Rd. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (I-55):
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol1.txt 

Their parents were "Jim" James W. & "Sallie" Sarah W. (WORRELL) BRISTOW. 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

file at: 
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