Joan Henson Owenby

JOAN HENSON OWENBY, age 79, of Mount Airy, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at a local private care facility following an extended illness. Mrs. Owenby was born on October 20, 1933, in Franklin County, Georgia; daughter of the late Ponce de Leon and Fannie Arthur Henson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Davidson Owenby, Sr.; grandson, Dustin Alexander Smith; sister, Sarah Henson Mangum; and brothers, Thomas Leon Henson, Sr., Billy Charles Henson, and Ronald Allen Henson. Mrs. Owenby was employed with the Bank of Toccoa as a bookkeeper for a number of years, but her main duties were loving and caring for her family. She was a member of Cornelia United Methodist Church. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Robert Davidson and Alice Asuit Owenby, Toccoa, GA; sisters, Sandra Henson Gaither and Jean Henson Pless, both of Gainesville, GA; brother, James Arthur Henson, Sr., Gainesville, GA; grandchildren and their spouses, Mattie Leah Owenby and Katie and Chandra Joan Owenby Hopkins and Boone; grandchildren, Zoie Delana Owenby, Issac Thacker, and Stephanie Unck; great-granddaughter, Izzabella Moonshyne McElreath and numerous nieces and nephews Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, Georgia, with Rev. Jay Hughes officiating. Interment will follow in Yonah Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Friday, May 17, 2013, at the funeral home. Those wishing to express online condolences to the Owenby family may do so by visiting www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, Georgia.