Genessa Gay Owenby

Nantahala, NC - Genessa Gay Owenby, age 84, of the Nantahala Community, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2008 at Murphy Medical Center. She was a native of Macon County, the daughter of the late Columbus Bunyan and Emma Grant Owenby. She was married to Lawson Owenby who passed away August 24, 2004. She was a homemaker and worked for Owenby Manufacturing Company for 33 Years and was a member of the Bethel Hill Baptist Church where she served as a pianist, and was a choir member. She sang in the Hampton Branch Quartet and The Believer's Quartet.

She is survived by her daughter, Norma Jean Owenby Douthit and her husband, Cecil of Nantahala; one sister, Carlene Grant of Hayesville, NC; four grandchildren, Cindy Douthit of Greensboro, NC, John Douthit and his wife, Diane of Marble, NC, and Kevin Douthit of Kernsville, NC. Three great-grandchildren, Kristen,Brandon and Alicia also survive. She was preceded in death by her son, Talmadge Leon Owenby , three sisters and one brother.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 5 at 2:00 PM at Bethel Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Eugene Taylor, and Rev. Marlin McMahan officiating. Burial will be at Bethel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Nephews will serve as pallbearers.

The family will recieve friends Monday from 6:00-8:00PM at Townson-Rose Funeral Home in Andrews, NC.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Bethel Hill Church CemeteryFund c/o J D Owenby, 995 Junaluska Road, Topton, NC28781.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences can be made by visiting www.MeM.com or www.bryantgrantfuneralhome.com.