Andrew Paul Owenby

ASHEVILLE - ANDREW PAUL OWENBY, 71, OF 251 ELK MOUNTAIN ROAD, DIED THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2001 AT HIS RESIDENCE. A NATIVE OF UNION COUNTY, SC. HE HAD LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY WHERE HE WORKED FOR BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES. HE WAS A U.S. AIR FORCE VETERAN AND SON OF THE LATE GRADY, SR. AND FLORA COPE OWENBY. SURVIVING ARE HIS LOVING WIFE OF 50 YEARS, IRENE SPROUSE OWENBY OF THE HOME; SONS, REEVES OWENBY AND WIFE MARIA AND VIRGIL H. CAPPS AND WIFE JUDY ALL OF ASHEVILLE; GRANDSONS, TIMOTHY REEVES OWENBY, VIRGIL CAPPS AND ANDREW PAUL CAPPS; GRANDDAUGHTERS, ANGELA CAPPS MANRIQUE, LAURA CAPPS ALL OF BARNARDSVILLE; TWO GREAT GRANDSONS, TONY MANRIQUE AND DYLON CAPPS; FOUR SISTERS AND THREE BROTHERS ALL OF UNION, SC; SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT 2:00 P.M. SUNDAY AT ANDERS-RICE FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL WITH THE REV. RONALD DOTSON OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE IN ELK MOUNTAIN CEMETERY. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FROM 7 TO 9:00 P.M. SATURDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME. TO REGISTER ONLINE PLEASE GO TO FUNERAL SCHEDULE www.andersrice.com.