Prospect CME Church #2 Cemetery
Haywood County, Tennessee
Last Name |
First/Middle/Maiden |
Date of Birth |
Date of Death |
Notes |
|
Bell |
Clarence |
10 Jul 1910 |
5 Nov 1986 |
Double Marker W/Lula Mae Bell; "Rest in peace"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Bell |
Lula Mae |
15 Nov 1915 |
16 Jul 1986 |
Double Marker W/Clarence Bell; "Rest in peace"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Bell |
Winston Sr. |
abt 1934 |
28 Nov 2006 |
age 72; h/o Fannie L. Bell |
|
Bond |
Sandra Kay |
abt 1964 |
23 Oct 2007 |
age 43 |
|
Caldwell |
Minnie L. |
28 Jan 1885 |
16 May 1976 |
From JKT Smith Book |
|
Carney |
Willis "Demie" |
abt 1926 |
26 Oct 1998 |
age 72 |
|
Chapman |
Nazree Sr. |
abt 1924 |
13 Aug 2002 |
age 78 |
|
Chapman |
Virginia Perry |
|
10 Jul 2001 |
w/o Nazree Chapman Sr. |
|
Cherry |
Mattie B. |
1940 |
1974 |
From JKT Smith Book |
|
Davis |
Ribba |
27 Jul 1898 |
2 Aug 1980 |
From JKT Smith Book |
|
Fouse |
Daisy |
1919 |
1951 |
From JKT Smith Book |
|
Fouse |
George E. |
6 Mar 1905 |
15 Dec 1981 |
From JKT Smith Book |
|
Fouse |
Ike A. |
18 Mar 1904 |
8 Jun 1947 |
"Husband"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Fouse |
Juanita |
abt 1942 |
14 Apr 2006 |
age 64; w/o George Fouse |
|
Fouse |
Lucy B. |
26 Jun 1882 |
14 Jul 1959 |
"gone but not forgotten"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Fouse |
Mattie Sue |
23 Dec 1887 |
3 Jul 1930 |
"At rest"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Fouse |
Myrtle Jones |
abt 1920 |
9 Dec 2004 |
age 84; w/o George Fouse; d/o Addie & Effie Jones |
|
Fouse |
Ruth V. |
14 Sep 1910 |
10 Jun 1933 |
From JKT Smith Book |
|
Fouse |
Walter Sr. |
2 Jan 1880 |
11 Oct 1970 |
"in loving memory"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Holloway |
A. D. |
27 Aug 1903 |
1 Jan 1984 |
a fallen stone; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Holloway |
Callie S. |
2 Nov 1879 |
2 Dec 1981 |
"We miss you"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Holloway |
Ella |
1886 |
1918 |
"Asleep in Jesus"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Holloway |
James |
31 Jan 1910 |
7 Nov 1937 |
"At rest"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Holloway |
Jim |
5 Apr 1875 |
12 Apr 1960 |
"gone but not forgotten"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Holloway |
O. T. |
27 Apr 1911 |
11 Feb 1935 |
"At rest"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Holloway |
Willie M. |
1901 |
1968 |
From JKT Smith Book |
|
Lee |
Alversa Williams |
5 Jan 1911 |
|
Double Marker W/Robert Edward Lee; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Lee |
Corine |
Jul 1913 |
Sep 1957 |
From JKT Smith Book |
|
Lee |
George O. |
12 Aug 1923 |
3 Jan 1874 |
birth or death year is wrong; "beloved husband, father"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Lee |
George R. |
8 Jan 1885 |
21 Aug 1948 |
"Papa" "in loving memory"; Double Marker W/Viola Fouse Lee; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Lee |
Percy F. Sr. |
abt 1913 |
26 Nov 2002 |
age 89; husband of Corine Douglas |
|
Lee |
Robert Edward |
6 Jul 1906 |
12 Jul 1988 |
Double Marker W/Alversa Williams Lee; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Lee |
Viola Fouse |
11 Jun 1885 |
6 Aug 1967 |
"in loving memory"; Double Marker W/George R. Lee; From JKT Smith Book |
|
McGhees |
Jessie |
|
|
"In memory of father, Jessie. His children, Louis,Wesley,Magnolia. Jesus called."; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Polk |
Ernest Lee |
18 Nov 1875 |
16 Aug 1939 |
"At rest"; a fallen stone; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Polk |
James K. |
12 Dec 1898 |
22 Mar 1949 |
Double Marker W/Lillie Polk; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Polk |
Lillie |
9 Mar 1877 |
28 Apr 1942 |
Double Marker W/James K. Polk; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Rufus |
Bebee |
27 Sep 1901 |
4 Feb 1963 |
TN PVT US Army WW II; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Rufus |
Charlie Lee |
Sep 1900 |
10 May 1989 |
From JKT Smith Book |
|
Rufus |
Eddie Louis |
6 Jan 1922 |
29 Nov 1984 |
From JKT Smith Book |
|
Rufus |
Joe |
1876 |
21 Mar 1951 |
From JKT Smith Book |
|
Rufus |
Joseph Daniel Jr. |
abt 1906 |
9 Dec 2003 |
age 97; h/o Pearlie Mae Rufus |
|
Rufus |
Lue Ella (Mrs.) |
28 Mar 1907 |
8 Jan 1998 |
Southern FH Marker; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Rufus |
Oliver |
12 Aug 1904 |
10 Mar 1972 |
"Sadly Missed"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Rufus |
Pearlie Mae "Zoot" |
abt 1916 |
1 Dec 2004 |
age 88; w/o Joseph Rufus; d/o Avery Jones Sr. & Mary Lee Walker |
|
Rufus |
Robert Fletcher |
28 Apr 1917 |
3 Apr 1987 |
S Sgt US Army WW II; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Rufus |
Susie |
1881 |
23 Jan 1966 |
From JKT Smith Book |
|
Sangster |
Herman |
abt 1928 |
11 Oct 1998 |
age 70; h/o Jessie Sangster |
|
Taylor |
I. H. |
9 Mar 1907 |
30 Sep 1907 |
"Suffer Little Children To Come Unto Me."; a fallen stone; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Vaulx |
Alice P. |
17 Apr 1905 |
9 Sep 1994 |
"Mother, Precious Lord, Take My Hand"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Vaulx |
Calvin L. |
26 Dec 1954 |
9 Aug 1987 |
From JKT Smith Book |
|
Vaulx |
Edd |
24 Sep 1878 |
30 Oct 1944 |
Double Marker W/Queen L. Walker Vaulx; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Vaulx |
Edward Sr. |
1907 |
1986 |
"In Loving Memory Of My Husaband"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Vaulx |
Herbert W. |
11 Jan 1943 |
21 May 1962 |
From JKT Smith Book |
|
Vaulx |
James R. |
6 Mar 1905 |
22 Oct 1975 |
From JKT Smith Book |
|
Vaulx |
June |
23 Aug 1936 |
30 Oct 1990 |
From JKT Smith Book |
|
Vaulx |
Marshall |
4 May 1911 |
16 Apr 1983 |
"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. II Timothy 4 Chapter 7th verse"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Vaulx |
Nathaniel "Nate" |
abt 1933 |
26 May 2002 |
age 69; h/o Gladys Taylor Vaulx |
|
Vaulx |
Nellie Joe |
20 Feb 1921 |
26 Feb 1971 |
"Sadly missed"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Vaulx |
Queen L. Walker |
19 Jan 1875 |
6 Aug 1969 |
Double Marker W/Edd Vaulx; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Vaulx |
Rickey W. |
12 Jan 1957 |
23 Apr 1996 |
"Precious Lord, Take My Hand"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Williams |
Darner |
5 Mar 1908 |
15 Mar 1936 |
From JKT Smith Book |
|
Williams |
Derius |
6 Apr 1862 |
12 Jul 1947 |
From JKT Smith Book |
|
Williams |
Ella |
abt 1866 |
30 Apr 1901 |
"At rest"; Age 35; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Williams |
Harmon Henry |
7 Dec 1918 |
2 Dec 1996 |
Rawls FH Marker; Service Marker US Army; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Williams |
Luella Short |
14 Jan 1878 |
20 Jan 1965 |
"In loving memory"; From JKT Smith Book |
Directions: Located on Prospect-Boyd Cemetery Road less than 0.1 mile east of the brick Prospect C.M.E. Church facing Highway 76 about three miles north of Dancyville, TN (from JKT Smith book).
Source: Obituaries & “Tombstone Inscriptions From Black Cemeteries In Haywood County, Tennessee,” by Jonathan K. T. Smith, 1998. (Used with permission)
Notes:
Called Prospect Boyd in the JKT Smith book.
This congregation was organized in 1868 (from JKT Smith book).
From WPA cemetery survey (20 Apr 1939):
Name: Prospect Methodist Graveyard (Colored)
Location: 11 miles S. of Brownsville on Brownsville-Somerville road across river from Cemetery ¾ mile from Harmony (White) Cemetery. At Prospect Church.
Established 20-25 years ago by C. M. E. Church; in use
100 graves; 3 Acres; fairly well kept
25 Mar 2008