JC Owensby

March 5, 1938 - October 19, 2011
JC Owensby

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JC Owensby, 73, of Henderson County died Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at his home.

Mr. Owensby was born March 5, 1938 to the late Clifford Lone Owensby and Albertie McAbee Owensby.

Over the course of his life, he had been employed by Brunson Furniture, E.F. Craven, and Berkeley Mills. He had also been a Heating and Air Technician and performed restoration on vehicles. He was a master of all trades.

He was a loving father, grandfather, and brother.

He is survived by a son, Jeffery Curtis Owensby; daughter, Sherry Owensby Hill and husband, Danny; sister, Freida Owensby Albertson; brother, James Hubert Owensby; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

A Funeral Service will be held at 3 PM, Saturday, October 22, 2011 in the Kirby Memorial Chapel of Shuler Funeral Home. The Reverend Harold McKinnish will officiate. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home of Danny and Sherry Hill.


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  • October 21, 2011
    Millicent King says:
    Dear sherry and family, so sorry about your loss of your father. I love you all. Millie

  • October 22, 2011
    Jennifer Ray says:
    SO sorry for your loss... I am thinking of all of you....I will miss you JC and your flannel shirts....you were such a sweet and dear man. Love, Jen

  • October 29, 2011
    Lee Roy & Sandra Parris says:
    You all have our deepest sympathy in your loss.