Sybil Jean Owenby Obituary
The passing of Sybil Jean Owenby of Gaffney, South Carolina, born in Marion, North Carolina leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on September 22, 2025 at the age of 83. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her husband Ronald Dean Owenby; her parents, Dallas Lee "Jack" Harris and Anna Elmore Harris; her siblings, J. D. Harris, James Harris, Tom Harris and Doris Harris Johnson; and her nephew Mike Harris.
She is survived by: her daughters, Rhonda Owenby Hatchette (Denny) of Spartanburg and Robin Owenby Dixon (Tom) of Boiling Springs; her sister Mildred Harris Pettit of Marion, NC; her grandchildren, Hunter Hatchette of Spartanburg, Houston Dixon of Boiling Springs and Madison Dixon of Boiling Springs; her brother-in-law Mike Owenby of Marion, NC; and her sibling's children, Bill Pettit of Marion, NC, Chris Owenby of Marion, NC, Donna Harris of Durham, NC, Debbie Harris Terrell (Duane) of Marion, NC, Barbara Johnson Marlett (Don) of Tuttle, OK, Gina Johnson Grimmett (Randy) of Tombstone, AZ and Leslie Owenby McPeters of Wake Forest, NC.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: First Baptist Church, 200 N. Limestone Street, Gaffney, SC, 29340 or carnation foundation.org or Upstate Community Hospice House, 260 Fairwinds Road, Landrum, SC, 29356.
