Lake Vowell, 91, of Laurel Grove Community in Briceville, died Friday, Feb. 23, 1996, in Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.

Mrs. Vowell was one of the oldest members of Laurel Grove Baptist Church. She and her late husband, James Vowell, owned and operated Vowell's Grocery. She was norn in Knox County, Ky.

In addition to her husband, she is preceded in death by a son, Elbert Vowell; parents, Harland and Loucinda Madin Francis; sisters, Madge Murphy, Hazel Hall and Nell Callicoat; brothers, Delmus Vowell and Hubbard Vowell.

Survivors are daughters and sons-in-law, Alma and John Owsley of Lkae City and Ginger and Ronnie Smiddy of Briceville; grandchildren, JOhn Owsley and wife, Sarah, of Oak Ridge, Angela Connaster and Husband, Eddie Connaster of Knoxville, Mark Owsley of Clinton, Lake McCoy and husband, Steve McCoy of Lake City, Michael Vowell and Shawn Vowell of Houston, Texas, Kelly Vowell and wife, Jenny Vowell, of Bessemer City, NC. and Brian Vowell and wife, Karen Vowell of Merrillville, Ind.; great-grandchildren, Jonathan Shain Vowell and wife, Luellen, Deanna Duncan, Marie Owsley, Aaron Owsley, Cahterine Connaster, Nichole Owsley, Joshua Owsley, Joanna McCoy, Kirk Vowell, Keith Vowell, Nicole Vowell; great-great grandson, Jonathan Shain Vowell I I; step-grandchildren, Angie Smiddy and Ronnie Smiddy, both of Lake City; daughter-in-law, Lilly Jean Vowell of Bessemer City, NC; sisters-in-lae, Nola Francis and Geneva Francis of Littcarr, NC; Beulah Mozingo of Lake City and Margaret Smith of Knoxville; and a special friend, Naomi Puttman of Bessemer City, NC.

Funeral service is 2 pm Sunday, Feb. 25, in Laurel Grove Baptist Church with Rev. David White and Rev. Charlie Mack Marlow officiating. Interment follows in Laurel Grove Cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour before services. Family received friends 6 - 9 pm Saturday in Cox Funeral Home, Lake City.

Source:
Clinton Courier News
9 May 1990