Obituaries

Annie Marie Ownby, age 86, of Sherman, died Thursday, February 20th at Sherman Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born September 20, 1928, in Ector, TX, to Simon Luke Moore and Johnnie Hudson Moore. She graduated from Ector High School in 1946 and married Guy Ownby on June 24 ,1946. Marie attended North Texas Business College and worked for the City of Sherman Police Department, Hardwicke-Etter Co., K-Mart and Grayson County Juvenile Probation Department. She was a past President of The National Secretaries Association, member of the Business and Professional Woman, and a member of North Park Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, S. D. Moore and R. D. Moore; sisters, Geneva Simpson and Dortha Dodson of Ector. Marie is survived by her daughter, Rita Holcomb and husband Darrell of Sherman; grandson, Stuart Holcomb of Sherman; sister-in-law Birdie Moore of San Antonio and many nieces and nephews. Long before she was incapacitated by Alzheimer’s, she willed her body to science. Arrangements are under the direction of Dannel Funeral Home, and no memorial service is planned. Those wishing to honor Marie are asked to sign the online memorial registry at www.dannelfuneralhome.com. Memorial donations, in Marie’s name, are suggested to The Alzheimer’s Foundation, at www.alzfdn.org, or to any charity of donor’s choosing.