ABBOTT, Bessie Lovett The Pulaski Record 10 Sep 1947
Mrs. Bessie Lovett Abbott, age 53, wife of Leonard Abbott, died at her home in Lincoln County on Sunday, September 7, after a long illness. She is the daughter of the late Andrew Johnson and Elizabeth Brady Lovett. She was born and reared in the vicinity in which she lived. She was an active member of the Church of Christ.
Funeral services were held at the Red Oak Church of Christ Monday at 2 p.m. by Elder James Sanders. Burial was in the Wright Cemetery.
Other than her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Misses Laura and Bessie Ruth Abbott; three sons, George B., Robert Leonard, and James Rabun Abbott; five sisters, Mrs. John Jackson, Mrs. W. O. Reed, Mrs. R. L. Haislip and Mrs. C. F. Prosser, all of Giles County, and Mrs. Clyde Harwell of Lincoln County.

ABERNATHY, Andrew Hawkins The Pulaski Citizen 21 Mar 1945
Andrew Hawkins Abernathy, 56, prominent Jonesboro, Ark., insurance and finance executive, a native of Giles County, died at 3:45 o’clock, Friday morning, March 16, at a hospital in that city, succumbing to an eight weeks illness, caused by a heart ailment.
Funeral services were held at four o’clock Saturday afternoon at the First Methodist Church in Jonesboro, with the rites conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Cecil Culver. Burial took place in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Mr. Abernathy who had resided in Jonesboro for the past sixteen years, was prominent in business, civic, and church circles, having been associated with the Ford agency for a number of years, later giving this up to enter the insurance field, and becoming manager of the Security Finance Agency when it was organized. He was a sports enthusiast, actively promoting baseball, and was a leader in fishing and hunting activities. He was well known to fox and deer hunters in his section of Arkansas.
Born at Pulaski, he was the son of the late Butler Abernathy and Mrs. Ophelia Kellum Abernathy, receiving his education in the Pulaski schools, and the Abernathy Preparatory School.
He was married to Miss Bess Rose of Pulaski. Besides his wife, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Hansel Winters of Jonesboro; three sons, Lt. A. H. Abernathy, Jr., stationed at Millington Naval Base, Capt. W. D. Abernathy, now at a port of embarkment, C. M. Abernathy of Jonesboro; six grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Frank Tidwell of Lynnville.
Pulaski relatives attending the funeral rites included G. B. Abernathy and J. M. Abernathy.

ABERNATHY, Arnold The Pulaski Citizen 05 Apr 1944
Arnold Abernathy, 67, native of Giles County, died suddenly at 9:45 o’clock Tuesday morning at his home in Nashville, having been stricken a few minutes earlier in his office with a heart attack.
Funeral services will be held at Finley M. Dorris Funeral Home at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon with the rites to be conducted by the Rev. E. P. Anderson. Burial will take place in Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashville.
Mr. Abernathy, who has conducted the Southern Weighing and Inspection Bureau on Broad Street opposite the Union Station in Nashville for the past twenty-five years, was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Abernathy of this county. Left an orphan early in life he made his home with his uncle and aunt, the late Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Abernathy, in Pulaski, where he attended school and remained until he went to Nashville to reside.
Mr. Abernathy is survived by his wife, Mrs. Tinnie Lovell Abernathy; one son, Leland Abernathy, Evansville, Ind.; two half-brothers, Homer Barnes, Memphis, and Tate Anderson, Atlanta; one niece, Mrs. Dan Koble, Muskogee, Okla.; and one nephew, Arnold Anderson, U. S. Army Air Force.

ABERNATHY, Bell Coffman The Pulaski Citizen 06 Dec 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Bell C. Abernathy, 57, who died at 3:31 o’clock Tuesday morning, December 7, at Pulaski Hospital, after a period of declining health, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Fiducia Cumberland Presbyterian Church, near Aspen Hill, conducted by a Lewisburg minister. Burial took place in Aspen Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Abernathy is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mahlon Franklin of Pulaski; and two sons, Bob M. Abernathy, Aspen Hill, and Al Stanley Abernathy, Bodenham; and two grandchildren.

ABERNATHY, Charles Butler The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1942
Charles Butler Abernaty, aged 60 years, prominent farmer of the Sixth Civil District, died early Tuesday morning at his home, following a few months illness. Funeral services will be held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home with the rites conducted by the Rev. F. G. Dickson, pastor of the Rehoboth Methodist Church.
Mr. Abernathy came of a long line of pioneer settlers of the county, being the son of A. Samuel Abernathy and Mrs. Sue May Abernathy. He was a highly respected citizen of his community, known for his sterling character and charitable disposition. He was a member of the Rehoboth Methodist Church.
Besides his parents, Mr. Abernathy is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rachel G. Abernathy; four sons, Charles B. Abernathy, Jr., San Pedro, Calif., Jack Abernathy, Corpus Christi, Texas, Andrew J. Abernathy, Knoxville, and Julius Abernathy, Pulaski; six daughters, Misses Sue May, Mattie, Rachel, Bettie, Frances, and Alice Abernathy; one brother, Fisher W. Abernathy; and two sisters, Mrs. Charles M. Abernathy and Mrs. Thomas O’Neal, all of Pulaski.

ABERNATHY, Clarence Ezell The Pulaski Citizen 07 Jul 1948
Funeral services for Clarence Ezell Abernathy, 67, well-known grain dealer, who died at 9:50 o’clock Tuesday morning, July 6, at his home in the Goodsprings Community following several months illness, were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Cool Springs Church, conducted by the Elder Roger McKenzie of Nashville, assisted by Elder A. C. Dreaden, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Abernathy, a native of the county, was the son of the late Carson Lee Abernathy and Martha Ezell Abernathy. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Abernathy is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Minnie Parks Abernathy; twin sons by his first wife, Clarence and Clyde Abernathy; three daughters, Mrs. Mildred Corder, Mrs. J. E. Cottrell and Miss Annie Lee Abernathy, all of Pulaski; and a son, Wilson Abernathy, Pulaski; six grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Walter Christopher, Lynnville, and Mrs. Edwin Driver, Madison; three brothers, Herbert Abernathy, A. L. Abernathy and Raymond G. Abernathy.

ABERNATHY, Cornelia Abney The Pulaski Citizen 02 Feb 1944
Mrs. Nathan Abernathy, 43, prominent church and club leader in Pulaski, died at eleven o’clock Tuesday morning at Vanderbilt Hospital, where she had been a patient for the past week.
Daughter of W. I. Abney of Athens, Ga., and the late Mrs. Abney, Mrs. Abernathy was born and reared in that city. She was a graduate of the University of Georgia and was qualified to assume an important place in educational circles and clubs of Pulaski, having been a member of the Students Club.
She was a member of the Methodist Church and a beloved teacher in the Sunday School of that church for many years.
Mrs. Abernathy is survived by her husband, a well-known grain and feed dealer of Pulaski; two sons, Robert Abney Abernathy, United States Navy; and John Abernathy, Pulaski; her father and two brothers, George and Horace Abney, all of Athens, Ga.
Funeral services were held at two o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist Church by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.

ABERNATHY, Emily The Pulaski Citizen 25 Sep 1946
Funeral services for Miss Emily Abernathy, 30, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cayce Abernathy of Pulaski, whose slashed and mutilated body was found Thursday night in the basement of the library at Bryan, Ohio, where she was employed, were held at two o’clock Monday afternoon at the First Methodist Church in Pulaski with the Rev. W. M. Cook, pastor, officiating, assisted by Dr. R. B. Stone, principal of Giles County High School, the Rev. W. C. Moorehead and the Rev. Arthur Peterson. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Hundreds of sorrowing and sympathetic relatives and friends filled the church to overflowing and lined the steps and surrounding waslks as the ministers and teachers paid heartfelt tribute to the splendid young woman whose was brought to an end by a fiendish slayer.
The church, of which Miss Abernathy had been a member since early childhood and whre she had been a teacher a short time ago, was massed with flowers that bespoke the love and esteem of Giles County for the young victim of her heartbroken family.
The body, brought by hearse from the small Ohio town where Miss Abernathy has been librarian since June, arrived in Pulaski at 4:30 Sunday afternoon and was carried to the family home on West Jefferson Street.
Accompanying the body were the young victim’s brother, Richard Abernathy, of Nashville, who had gone to the Ohio city Friday shortly after the murder was discovered; Chauncey Newcomer, 75 year old former circuit judge of Bryan who as a chairman of the library board who had employed Miss Abernathy and his son Leo Newcomer, who had gone with Miss Abernathy since her arrival in the Ohio town.
In addition to her parents, Miss Abernathy is survived by two brothers, Richard and James Abernathy, of Nashville; and by five sisters, Miss Rebecca Abernathy, Red Cross official with head quarters in Pulaski, Mrs. David Cheatham, Mrs. Hugh Braly, Mrs. Floyd Smith, all of Pulaski, and Mrs. C. E. Reed of Prospect.

ABERNATHY, Erskine The Pulaski Citizen 04 Jun 1941
Erskine Abernathy, a son of the late Sterling Abernathy, and a nephew of Dr. “Bill” and M. T. Abernathy, died at his home, Muskogee, Okla., Friday, and was buried there, Monday.
He is survived by his wife, who was before marriage, Miss Myrtle Orr, of Prospect, and one married daughter, besides a number of cousins and other relatives here in Giles County.
As a young man Mr. Abernathy left Giles County, going into the cotton seed oil business, at Memphis. Later, he left Memphis to become associated with the cotton oil industry at Houston, Texas, where intelligence and industry, and possibility of the new business in such a rich field of opportunity, opened the way for him, and he went up and up in the cotton oil business, achieving an unusual degree of success. [s/o Ema Levina Birdsong]

ABERNATHY, Georgia Sherrill The Pulaski Citizen 03 Jul 1940
Mrs. Georgia Sherrill Abernathy, died at her home at Prospect Friday afternoon, following several months of sickness.
Burial in the family lot at Prospect, Sunday afternoon.
Born and spent her life in the Prospect community. Mrs. Abernathy was educated at Martin College. As a young woman, she became the wife of Buckner Abernathy who died several years ago. Mrs. Abernathy became cashier of the Prospect Bank and Trust Company. This work brought her in contact with the public, and she proved a business woman of more than average ability.
Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. James Green of Athens, Ga., her mother, Mrs. R. A. Sherrill, a sister, Mrs. Mahlon Cox, Nashville, and two grandsons.

ABERNATHY, Homer The Pulaski Citizen 15 Aug 1945
Funeral services for Homer Abernathy, 60, who died suddenly of a heart attack at 8:55 o’clock Friday night, August 10, at his home in Pulaski, following five weeks illness were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot at Maplewood Cemetery.
Born and reared in the Bunker Hill section of the county, he was the son of the late Alfred Abernathy and Mrs. Letitia Loyd Abernathy. He moved a number of years ago to Pulaski where he had been interested in the handling and training of walking horses.
Mr. Abernathy is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillian Watson Abernathy; one daughter, Mrs. Carl Holloway, Shelbyville; one son, T-5 Brown Abernathy, who returned three weeks ago from foreign service in the European theater of operations.

ABERNATHY, J. Bascom The Pulaski Citizen 04 Jul 1946
J. Bascom Abernathy, 70, widely-known Pulaski business man and prominent in civic and church affairs, died at 11:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, July 4 at his home on West Jefferson Street, following a heart attack which climaxed several weeks illness.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Pulaski Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the church.

Son of the late M. T. Abernathy and Mrs. Annie Birdsong Abernathy, he was born and reared in the Bethesda community of the county.
He was a graduate of Giles College and of Draughn’s Business College, Nashville, and after completion of his training at the latter institution, he became bookkeeper at Neely Flour Mills in Pulaski.
Entering into a partnership with the late Ben McGrew, he established the Pulaski Roller Mills, and later became affiliated with the Peoples Bank of Pulaski, holding the position of cashier.
In 1915, succeeding the late J. Polk Abernathy who resigned, he was appointed Clerk and Master by Chancellor Walter S. Bearden, and held that office for a term of six years, until succeeded by Mahlon H. Long, Sr., whose sudden death coincidentally, also occurred this week from a heart attack.
Serving as superintendent of the Pulaski Light and Water Department for a period, he lager served as alderman and chairman of the Light and Water Department.
In 1932, he became associated with his son, Nathan, in the Abernathy Grain and Feed Company and was senior member of this business at the time of his death.
A member of the Pulaski Methodist Church, he was one of its most earnest and active members, holding the positions of Superintendent of Sunday School, Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of Martin College, Church lay leader and chairman of the Board of Stewards, the last three posts being held for a number of years and at the time of his death.
One of Giles County’s most successful farmers, he was also secretary-treasurer of Pulaski Development Company.
Mr. Abernathy is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sophronia Anderson Abernathy; one daughter, Mrs. F. L. Hunter, Pulaski; two sons, Nathan A. Abernathy of Pulaski, and George T. Abernathy, Newport News, Va.; four grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Tully Birdsong, Mrs. Tom K. Brown, both of Pulaski, and Mrs. Emory May of Chambersburg, Va.

ABERNATHY, J. T. The Pulaski Citizen 12 May 1943
Lt. J. T. Abernathy, 53, native Giles Countian and World War Veteran died Thursday afternoon, May 6, at Fitzsimons Hospital in Denver, Colo., where he had been a patient for approximately 15 years.
Lt. Abernathy was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Abernathy of this county. He was educated in the schools of the county and was a graduate of the Massey School for Boys.
When the First World War broke out, Lt. Abernathy entered the service as a member of the Air Corps and saw active service in that field with Major General Doolittle.
Funeral services were held at four-thirty Monday afternoon in Denver, after which the body was cremated, in accordance with the expressed wish of Lt. Abernathy. The ashes will be returned to Tennessee for burial, although the place had not been determined today.
Lt. Abernathy is survived by his wife the former Miss Kathleen Webb of Whitehouse; three sisters, Mrs. Tully Birdsong and Mrs. Tom Brown, of Giles County, and Mrs. E. E. May of Chambersburg, Pa.; and a brother, J. B. Abernathy of Pulaski.

ABERNATHY, Maburn Mitchell The Pulaski Citizen 31 Jul 1946
Maburn Mitchell Abernathy, 62, farmer of the Twenty-first District and a pioneer in the walking horse industry in Giles County, died at 3:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, July 30, at his home following a year of declining health.
A native of this county, he was the son of the late Dr. W. D. Abernathy and Amelia (Mede) Mitchell Abernathy, descendants of prominent families. He spent his entire life in this county where he established his reputation as a breeder of fine walking horses that extends beyond the confines of this area to states over the nation.
Mr. Abernathy is survived by his wife, Bell Hardin Abernathy; and two sons, Bob Abernathy, Aspen Hill, and Stanley Abernathy, Bodenham.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Aspen Hill Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. W. C. Moorehead. Burial took place in the Aspen Hill Cemetery.

ABERNATHY, Mamie Butler The Pulaski Citizen 03 Nov 1948
Mrs. J. Polk Abernathy died here (Nashville) early Monday morning and short funeral services were held at the Dorris Funeral Home at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning, conducted at Bennett May Funeral Home by Rev. Fred Woodward. Mrs. Abernathy is the last of four children of the late Judge Sam Butler. They were Warren and Clarence (Spoon) Butler, Mrs. Arnie Smith and Mrs. Abernathy.
She is survived by Robert Abernathy, retired naval officer of Lynchburg, Va., Miss Tommy Abernathy, who teaches at Miami, Fla., Mrs. S. R. Gemmell of Washington, D.C., and Miss Annie Abernathy of Nashville. The family has our heartfelt sympathy and may God bless them.

ABERNATHY, Mary Eleanor The Pulaski Citizen 07 Dec 1949
Funeral services for Miss Mary Eleanor Abernathy, 81, who died at 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon at her home in Pulaski, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Marshall D. Moss, pastor of Bethesda Methodist Church of which she was a lifelong member. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
A daughter of the late J. Press Abernathy and Martha Arthur Abernathy, she was born February 11, 1868 in Giles County, where she lived all her life. She was the last member of her immediate family.
Surviving are a host of nieces and nephews. Surviving also is Mrs. Ward Phelps, of Bunker Hill, a first cousin of “Miss Mary” who was reared in the Abernathy home as a daughter.

ABERNATHY, Nannie Jane Pierson The Pulaski Citizen 10 Aug 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Nannie Jane Pierson Abernathy, 79, who died at 12:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, August 9, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George A. Minatra, in the Bethesda section, were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at Bethesda Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Marshall D. Moss, pastor of the church, and burial took place in the church cemetery. She had an extended period of declining health.
Born January 19, 1870, she was the daughter of the late Fate Pierson and Hulda Cummins Pierson. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Her husband, Davis Abernathy, died about 15 years ago.

Mrs. Abernathy is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Minatra, Mrs. Floyd Uselton, Pulaski, and Mrs. Kelly Washington, Decatur, Ala.; nine grandchildren and several great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Riley Roberts; and one brother, Bill Pierson, both of Bedford County.
ABERNATHY, Nora Pointer The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jul 1940
Mrs. Nora Pointer Abernathy, 74, widow of the late W. L. Abernathy, Sr., who for many years was president of the Citizens Bank, died Monday morning at the home of her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. H. Q. McElwee, in Atlanta, where she has lived for several years, most of the time since the death of her husband.
Mrs. Abernathy was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel and Cynthia Holland Pointer, of Williamson County. But lived in Pulaski after her marriage with Mr. Abernathy. They were members of the Presbyterian Church.
The body was brought to Pulaski for burial on the family lot in Maplewood, where repose the remains of other members of the family.
In addition to Mrs. McElwee Mrs. Abernathy is survived by a son, Pointer Abernathy, of Wildesville, La., and four grandchildren.

ABERNATHY, Robert Allen The Pulaski Citizen 11 Dec 1940
At 12:30 p. m., December 1, 1940, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. I. Ruggles, Konawa, Okla., R. A. Abernathy departed this life.
Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist Church at 3:30 p. m. Monday, Dec. 2, by Rev. Rogers, pastor, and Rev. Chunn and Rev. Powell former pastors.
Beautiful was the music rendered by the choir of which Mr. Abernathy was an active member until his recent illness.
He was laid to rest in Konawa Cemetery beneath many beautiful flowers which speak his popularity in his new home.
Born and reared in Giles County where he lived until about twelve years ago, he was a most loyal and respected citizen.
Left to mourn his loss are his six daughters, Mrs. J. L. Woodard and Mrs. L. G. Nichols, of Harlingen, Texas; Mrs. R. L. Harris, of Walters, Okla.; Mrs. F. F. Medlar of Ft. Worth, Texas; Mrs. A. I. Ruggles, of Konawas, Okla.; Mrs. James Sanders, of Pulaski, Tenn., and one son, Frank B. Abernathy of Brownsville, Texas; twelve grandchildren, six great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. J. A. Evans, of Decatur, Ala.

ABERNATHY, Tom Harris The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jun 1943
Funeral services for Tom Harris Abernathy, native of Giles County, who died at 5 o’clock Thursday afternoon, June 3, at his home in Birmingham, Ala., were held Saturday in that city, with burial in Birmingham.
Mr. Abernathy was a member of the United Methodist Church
The survivors are his wife; two daughters; and one son Woodley Abernathy, of Birmingham; one sister, Mrs. Frank Tidwell, of Lynnville; and one brother, Hawkins Abernathy, of Lawrenceburg.

ABERNATHY, Wiley Turner The Pulaski Citizen 13 Aug 1941
Wiley Turner Abernathy, 81, who had been actively engaged in the hardware business in Pulaski, for about 55 years, passed away at his home on West Madison Street, early Saturday morning.
Funeral services were at the Methodist Church Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock, Rev. George A. Morgan, a former pastor, and Rev. S. R. Bratcher, present pastor, officiating.
An immense crown filled the large auditorium, and a great mass of beautiful florals bore testimony to the large number of friends, who realized a personal loss in the going away of this good man.
The editor feels a keen sense of bereavement. He and Mr. Abernathy are near the same age. And both came to Pulaski near the same time. During more than fifty years, we have been close personal friends, with never a breach of friendship, or an incident to cause unkind feelings.
Mr. Abernathy was a native of Giles County. A member of a large family, his father being an early Virginia pioneer. As a big boy or young man he went to work with Dave Follis, in a general store, at Bufords. After a few years, with the approval of Mr. Follis, he came to Pulaski, as a salesman in a hardware. And has been actively in the hardware business ever since. During about twenty-five years, he has been senior member of the firm. For several years it was Abernathy, Yarbrough and Co. And since then the firm has been Abernathy Hardware Co.
Mr. Abernathy had been a member of the Methodist Church from boyhood. And a member of the Official Board fo a little more than fifty years. And for many years was one of the Trustees of church and parsonage property. Also for many years, he has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Pulaski Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, and two sons, each of whom is married and has one son. The older grandson is also married. Six sisters survive, Mrs. Lou Smith, Nashville, Mrs. Tennie Hamlett, and Mrs. Gray Tacker, Texas, Mrs. Jesse Alexander, Murfreesboro, Mrs. Herman Lewis, Madison, Ala., and Mrs. Holland Harwell, Pulaski.

ABNEY, Mrs. W. I. The Pulaski Citizen 19 Feb 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. W. I. Abney, a member of a prominent family in Athens, Georgia, where death following a short illness of heart trouble occurred Thursday morning at a hospital in Athens, were conducted Friday at Athens.
Mrs. Abney is survived by her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Nathan Abernathy of Pulaski; and two sons, George and Horace Abney, both of Athens.

ADA, J. J. The Pulaski Record 14 Dec 1949
Funeral services for J. J. Ada, 84, who died Thursday night at the home of his son, Clarence Ada at Elkton were held at 2:00 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church, by the Rev. W. L. Hayes and Dr. F. E. Durham. Burial was in Elkton Cemetery.
Mr. Ada, a retired farmer, was born and reared in Giles County and was a son of the late John Ada and Susan Chapman. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to his son, he was survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Carter Ada; two daughters, Mrs. W. S. Ashworth of Nashville and Mrs. W. F. Criner of Little Rock, Arkansas.

ADAMS, Clarence The Pulaski Citizen 3 May 1944
Funeral services for Clarence Adams, 40, who died early Wednesday afternoon at the home on East Woodring Street, following an extended period of declining health, will be held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
The survivors include the father, J. M. Adams; the following brothers, Russell, Herman, Jack, and Richard Adams; and two sisters, Misses Carrie and Ella Adams all of Pulaski.

ADAMS, Jesse Doyle The Pulaski Record 11 Aug 1948
Funeral services for Pvt. Jesse Doyle Adams, 28, who was killed on Luzon, Phillipine Islands, January 14, 1945, will be held Thursday at the Minor Hill Methodist Church, with Rev. L. G. Gatlin and Rev. Haynes Brinkley officiating. Burial will be in the Grassy Cemetery at Grassy, Ala.
The local unit of the National Guard will be in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Adams was born in Anderson, Ala. and moved to Giles County at the age of 8. He was a membr of the Minor Hill Methodist Church.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Ollie Adams; three sisters, Mrs. J. C. Kelley and Mrs. Woodrow Sweeney, both of Giles County and Mrs. Naomi Jackson of Killen, Ala.; two brothers, Earl Adams of Pulaski and C. T. Adams of Goodspring.

ADAMS, Norma Jocelyn The Pulaski Citizen 28 Feb 1940
Sunday, Feb. 11, the death angel visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Adams and claimed for its victim the infant baby, little Norman Jocelyn Adams. The cause of her death was not known, little Norma lived only a few days, but how we miss her. She was laid to rest with her little sister and brothers of Maplewood Cemetery.

ADCOCK, Clyde V. The Pulaski Citizen 29 Oct 1941
Clyde V. Adcock, aged 40, employee of the Stephens Garment Company here, died of a heart attack last Saturday at Arrow Lake near Mt. Pleasant where he and a group of friends had gone on a fishing trip.
Mr. Adcock, who was subject to heart attacks, was seated in a boat about 100 yards from the shore when he fell from the boat into the water. It was first thought he drowned, but later reports attributed his death to the chronic ailment.
His body was recovered from the water in about ten minutes after the fall. Artificial respiration was used for an hour, but failed to revive him.
Mr. Adcock, who had been connected with the local garment company for some time was a valued employee, and was well known throughout the county.
He was accompanied on the fishing trip by J. C. Stevenson, J. J. Solomon, Alvin Sanders and A. W. Horn, all of Pulaski.

Mr. Adcock is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lena Will Adcock and two step-children; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Adcock, four sisters, Mrs. Henry Marks, Mrs. Leslie Barshears, Mrs. Robert Loyd, all of Giles County, and Mrs. Lewis Cooper of New Port Richie, Fla..; and one brother, Ben Adcock, also of this county.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the home with burial in Maplewood Cemetery.

ADCOCK, Robert Edward The Pulaski Record 23 Feb 1949
Robert Edward Adcock, 62, farmer and livestock dealer, died of a heart attack Sunday morning at his home here. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Monday at Rehoboth Methodist Church. The Rev. Fred Woodard and the Rev. M. D. Moss officiated. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery. He was a native of Giles County, took an active part in the church work.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rebecca Lawson Adcock; a daughter, Mrs. Lyles Cabe of Decatur, Ala.; one son, Robert Adcock, student at the University of Tennessee; two sisters, Mrs. Annie Lawson and Miss Elizabeth Adcock, of Decatur; two brothers, Tom Adcock of Decatur and Mack Adcock of Giles County, and two grandchildren.

ADKINS, Charlie Benjamin The Pulaski Citizen 29 Nov 1944
Funeral services for Charlie Benjamin Adkins, 74, farmer of the Bodenham section, who died Sunday afternoon, November 26, at his home following several months’ illness, were held at Bennett-May Funeral Home at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning, conducted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
The son of Ed Adkins and Mrs. Lou Smith Adkins he spent the greater part of his life in this county.
Mr. Adkins is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Manston Shriver Adkins; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Pickering, Nashville, Mrs. Keeton Patton, Gulfport, Miss.; two sons, E. M. Adkins, Pulaski, and Homer Adkins, Asheville, N. C.; one step-daughter, Mrs. Leroy Patton, Quitman, Miss.; two step-sons, Carroll Shriver, Austin, Texas; several grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Charles I. Day, New Kensington, Penna., and Mrs. John F. Horne, Seattle, Wash.

ALEXANDER, Dunlap The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jul 1943
Funeral services for Dunlap Alexander, 42, who died suddenly Friday night at his home in Miami, Fla., were held at 10 o’clock Monday morning at a funeral chapel in Decatur, Ala., by the pastor of the First Prestbyterian Church, the Rev. Henry. Burial followed in the family lot at Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Alexander was a native of Giles County, having been the son of J. Harvey Alexander and Mrs. Daisy Dunlap Alexander. For several years Mrs. Alexander has been residing in Decatur, Ala.
Deceased is survived by his wife; his mother, and three sisters, Mrs. Marion Roberson and Mrs. Herman Kyle, both of Birmingham, and Mrs. William Griffin of Cullman, Ala.

ALEXANDER, Margie The Pulaski Citizen 16 Feb 1944
Miss Margie Alexander, native of Pulaski, died on February 10 in New York City. Funeral services and burial were in that city.
Miss Alexander was born and reared in Pulaski but had resided in New York for the past twenty-five years. She will be remembered here by a host of friends.

ALLEN, John T. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Feb 1942
Nashville, Tennessee, February 7-John T. Allen, 90, retired Nashville lawyer, and former state supreme court justice and one-time mayor of Pulaski, died early Friday morning at Madison Sanitarium following a short illness. He was also a former president of the Board of Trustees of Martin College.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock Sunday morning at the Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home.
In perfect health until a week ago he entered the sanitarium for treatment of an intestinal disorder.
The Rev. E. P. Anderson will officiate at the services. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery at Pulaski, Tenn.
Born February 17, 1851, on a farm in Maury County, the son of Damaris and B. S. Allen, Judge Allen was handicapped in his quest for education by a lack of schools in that area at that time.
Journeying to Pulaski in Giles County, Judge Allen was instructed in law by eminent lawyers in that town with whom he became acquainted.
While studying law in the offices of Thomas Barnett, Mr. Allen taught in Pulaski schools for more than two years. Following his admittance to the bar shortly afterwards, Judge Allen set out with a horse and buggy, traveling westward in search of a suitable location in which to practice his profession.
He finally located in Waynesboro about 1875 where he stayed for little more than a year. He was 24 years old at this time.
Shortly after this he married Miss Ella Wilkinson of Aspen Hill, in Giles County.
In 1879 Mr. Allen and his wife moved to Pulaski where he formed a law partnership with Colonel E. Talifiero.
Both men, well over six feet tall, made a striking pair as they held away in the courtroom delivering eloquent appeals in behalf of their numerous clients, contemporaries recall.
It was during Judge Allen’s period in Pulaski that he received the temporary appointment to the State Supreme Court to take the place of Judge John S. Wilkes.
Always a firm exponent of the educational program, Judge Allen was persuaded torun as a candidate in the Pulaski mayoralty campaign. He did and he was elected. Soon afterward this he formed the first Negro school in Giles County.
In 1899 Judge Allen moved to Nashville and formed a law partnership with Gen. W. H. Washington. A resident of Nashville continuously since that time, he retired from active law practice early in 1932. During the ensuing years he has resided on his farm at Hendersonville on the Gallatin Road.
While retired, Judge Allen still displayed an active interest in legal activities and as late as four months ago was associated in conduct of a $5,000 lawsuit against a railroad in connection with fatality occurring on railroad property, which he won.
Active in church work throughout his career, Judge Allen was a member of the Methodist Church and while resident in Nashville belonged to the McKendree Methodist congregation. In late years, confined to his home in Hendersonville, Judge Allen still maintained an active interest in church work, though he was unable to attend.
Surviving are three sons, Rev. Houston T. Allen, of Nashville, Clifford R. Allen, Washington, D. C., John T. Allen, Jr., New York; three daughters, Mrs. J. T. Rodd, Mrs. Mildred Dorfner, both of Nashville and Mrs. Richard Tice, of Redbank, N. J.; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

ALLEN, Kennie A. Marshall Gazette, Lewisburg, TN 4 May 1945
Mr. Kennie A. Allen, 64, died Thursday morning from a heart attack at his home on the Franklin Road. Mr. Allen’s death came as a severe shock to his many relatives and friends. He was a prominent farmer and dairyman of his community to which he devoted his entire life.
Funeral services will be held today (Friday) at 2:00 p.m., at the Methodist Church at Berlin of which he was a member, conducted by the pastor, Rev. H. L. Smith. Burial will be in Lone Oak Cemetery.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Pearl Harwell Allen; three daughters, Mrs. Theodore Cheatham, Mrs. James Jordan and Miss Sara Allen.

ALLEN, Lavisa Ellen Knox The Pulaski Citizen 31 May 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Lavisa Ellen Knox Allen, 88, widow of Will E. Allen of Cornersville, who died at 6 o’clock Wednesday morning, May 31, following a week’s illness at the home of her niece, Mrs. Burney W. Campbell, in Lynnville, will be held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning at the Campbell residence. The rites will be conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. Charles S. Ramsay, pastor of the Lynnville Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
A native of Lynnville, Mrs. Allen had resided in the Cornersville section the greater part of her life, having moved to Lewisburg following the death of Mr. Allen a few years ago.
Her death came while she was on a visit to Mrs. Campbell.
Mrs. Allen is survived by one step-daughter, Mrs. Estelle Coleman, Lufkin, Texas; and one step-son, Will Allen, Pulaski.

ALLEN, Mary Ann The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jan 1940
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ann Allen, of Lynnville, widow of J. I. Allen, of Lynnville, were held Saturday, Jan. 6, at 11 o’clock at the home, Rev. Elkins of the Methodist Church, conducted the services.
Mrs. Allen was born Feb. 19, 1869. She was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. She was always faithful and loving to her family. She is survived by seven children, five boys and three girls. Carter Allen of Lynnville, Tenn., Boyce Allen of Lynnville, John Richard Allen of Lynnville, Andrew Allen of Carthage, Tenn., Forrest Allen of Lewisburg, Tenn., Mrs. C. L. Wheeler of Pulaski, Mrs. Carl Redden of Pulaski. Thirteen grandchildren.

ALLEN, Thomas Willard The Pulaski Record 25 Aug 1948
Thomas Willard Allen, 42, livestock trader, died at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, at the Pulaski Hospital following an illness of two weeks.

Funeral services were held at 3:00 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home by Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dora Story Allen; one sister, Mrs. Melvin Weatherman; his mother, Mrs. Ida Allen; 8 nieces and nephews.

ALLEN, Toni The Pulaski Citizen 20 Mar 1946
Funeral services for Miss Toni Allen, 17, member of the junior class of the Giles County High School, who died at 9 o’clock Tuesday morning, March 19, at the Olivet parsonage, the home of her sister, Mrs. Arthur Peterson, following a prolonged illness will be held at 11 o’clock Friday morning at the Pulaski Methodist Church. Dr. R. B. Stone, principal of the Giles County High School, will conduct the rites, assisted by the Rev. Wendell L. Ensor, Methodist minister.
Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery at Pulaski.
Miss Allen came here from Knoxville fifteen months ago. Besides the one sister, Mrs. Peterson, Miss Allen is survived by her mother, Mrs. Franklin C. Allen, who resides here; one brother, Capt. Franklin C. Allen, Jr., Knoxville, who recently returned from foreign service.

ALLRED, Eula Eubank The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jun 1942
Mrs. Eula Eubank Allred, aged 61 years, wife of Claude A. Allred of Decatur, Ala., died at Baugh’s Infirmary at 12:30 noon Monday, following a short illness. Funeral services were held at three o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Kedron Methodist Church, with the Rev. W. L. Harwell, pastor of the Kedron Church officiating, assisted by the Rev. W. A. Curl of Decatur, and the Rev. J. E. Trotter. Interment took place in the Cemetery at Kedron.
Mrs. Allred was a native of Giles County, having made her home in the Kedron community until eight years ago when the family moved to Decatur to reside. She was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Allred is survived by two sons, Julius Allred of Kedron, and one daughter, Mrs. Houston Ross, both of Decatur; three sisters, Mrs. R. H. Harris of Pulaski, Mrs. Clarence Helmick of Lynnville, and Mrs. Atha Curry of Sheffield, Ala.; two brothers, Luther Eubank of Nashville, and Lon Eubank of Lynnville; and six grandchildren.

ALSUP, Will H. The Pulaski Record 11 May 1949
Will H. Alsup, 75, farmer of the Minor Hill community, died at his home at 11:00 o’clock Tuesday morning, May 10, following several months illness. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Minor Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Thomas McConnell officiating. Burial was in the Jackson Cemetery.
Mr. Alsup, son of Jack and Mary Kelley Alsup, was a native of Giles County. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Alsup is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie McKinney Alsup; three daughters, Mrs. Buren Davis, Mrs. Redus Gatlin, both of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Oliver Gatlin of Minor Hill; and two sons, Aubrey Alsup and Howard Alsup of Minor Hill; one brother, Ervin H. Alsup of Winter Haven, Florida; and one sister, Mrs. Clarence Harrison. Wilson Carter and Company was in charge.

ANDERSON, Beulah Sumpter The Pulaski Citizen 4 Sep 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Beulah Sumpter Anderson, 80, native of Pulaski and widow of Edgar F. Anderson, Pulaski druggist who died Sunday night, October 1, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred W. T. Overton, in Nashville, following two months’ illness, were held at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski, of which she was a member. The rites were conducted by the Rev. J. W. Bryson, pastor of the church, and burial took place in the family lot at Maplewood Cemetery.
Daughter of the late Dr. James A. Sumpter and Mrs. Mary Rhea Sumpter of Pulaski, Mrs. Anderson was the widow of Edgar F. Anderson to whom she was married in April, 1887.
An artist and student of literature, Mrs. Anderson was educated at Martin College, Pulaski, and Ward’s Seminary, Nashville. She was a member of Daughters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy, an honorary member of the Medical Auxiliary, and a charter member of the Margaret Circle of the King’s Daughters in Pulaski in which she had held offices for 27 years.
She was a member of the Pulaski Presbyterian Church.
Surviving in addition to Mrs. Overton are a son, Dr. J. Sumpter Anderson, of Nashville, and three grandchildren, J. Sumpter Anderson, Jr., Fred S. Overton, and Ned Overton, all of Nashville.

ANDERSON, Felix The Pulaski Citizen 23 Dec 1942
Felix Anderson, native son of Pulaski, died Wednesday, December 9, in St. Louis, Mo., where he had made his home for a number of years. The remains were interred at Lexington, Ky.
Mr. Anderson, son of the Rev. Jerome B. Anderson and Mrs. Emma Batts Anderson, prominent citizens of Pulaski, grew to manhood here, favorably known by a wide circle of friends.
Deceased is survived by his wife, and two sisters, Mrs. Estelle A. Arrowsmith and Mrs. Bona A. Nichols, both of Nashville.

ANDERSON, Mack G. The Pulaski Citizen 5 May 1943
Funeral services for Mack G. Anderson, 71, prominent farmer and extensive land owner, who died Sunday at Pulaski Hospital following a brief illness, were held at the residence at Delrose at 11 o’clock Monday morning, with the rites conducted by the Rev. G. H. Turpin, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Bryson. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Anderson was a native of Lincoln County, but had lived several years in this section. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Anderson is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Bessie Lou King of Delrose and several brothers.

ANDERSON, Dr. R. M. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jul 1942
Funeral services for Dr. R. M. Anderson, aged 71 years, prominent physician of Shawnee, Okla., and brother of Mrs. J. B. Abernathy of Pulaski, who died at his home Thursday morning, July 16, following a heart attack, were held late Saturday afternoon in Shawnee.
Dr. Anderson, well known throughout Middle Tennessee, and a native of Bedford County, graduated in 1894 at Vanderbilt School of Medicine, later serving as instructor in anatomy at the medical school for several years.
Dr. Anderson practiced medicine in Pulaski for several years before going to Shawnee thirty-five years ago, where he became one of the founders of the Anderson, Carson, Hughes Hospital, with which he was connected at the time of his death.
Dr. Anderson’s first wife was the former Elizabeth McBride, a well-known teacher in the Nashville schools at the time of her marriage. She died in 1908.
An active member of the Methodist Church, Dr. Anderson had served for many years as chairman of the board of trustees and chairman of the board of stewards of the First Methodist Church of Shawnee.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Carrie Duncan Hart Anderson; two daughters, Mrs. Philip Hodnett of Marlow, Okla., and Mrs. John Graves of Shawnee; three brothers, Dr. W. B. Anderson and the Rev. E. B. Anderson, both of Nashville, and J. J. Anderson of Smyrna; two sisters, Mrs. Annie A. Wasson of Nashville, and Mrs. J. B. Anderson of Pulaski, and four grandchildren.

ANGUS, Florence Edna Attkisson The Pulaski Record 29 Jun 1949
Mrs. Florence Edna Angus, 76, died Friday morning at 6:00 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Marvin Walker of Athens, Ala. Services were held at 3:00 Sunday at the Lynnwood Cemetery with Mack Pinkelton officiating.
In addition to Mrs. Walker, she is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Joe Powell of Mt. Pleasant; five sons, James Wilson Angus of Lynnville, Leslie Angus of Tullahoma, Merritt Angus of Columbia, Grady Angus of Columbus, Ga., and Archie Angus of Portsmouth, Va.; 26 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one brother, Sam Attkisson of Campbellsville

ANGUS, Jerald Dean The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1941
Jerald Dean Angus, nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Will L. Angus, who live in the Fourteenth District in the Rich community, died early Thursday after a brief illness of infantile paralysis. The child had been ill about a week, with his lower limbs being affected, later spreading to the entire left side.
Survivors are the parents ad two sisters, Betty Angus, and Sue Angus.
Funeral services were conducted Friday at the Big Creek Church of Christ by Elder Claude Thomas of Mt. Pleasant, with burial at Lynnwood Cemetery.

ANGUS, Mack David The Pulaski Record 24 Sep 1947
Funeral services for Mack David Angus, aged 67 years, of Austin, Texas, who died Sunday night, September 14, from a stroke of paralysis and a heart attack, were held Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Lynnville Church of Christ, officiating. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Angus who was born and reared at Lynnville, had resided in Austin, Texas for several years, and was visiting relatives in Columbia when he became ill.
He is survived by his wife, Sallie Angus; three daughters, Mrs. Eck Curtis of Austin, Texas, Mrs. W. H. Owens of Lynnville, and Mrs. Will Lane of Columbia; three brothers, Aub Augus of Columbia, Jack Angus of Columbia and E. A. Angus of Fort Worth, Texas; and a number of nieces and nephews.

ANGUS, Mattie The Pulaski Citizen 16 Aug 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Angus, 70, who died at her home in the Seventh Civil District at 8 o’clock Tuesday morning, August 15, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at New Zion Church, conducted by Elder J. T. Clark of Cowan. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Angus is survived by her husband, Nate Angus; and several children, one of whom is George Angus.

ANTHONY, Dan The Pulaski Citizen 19 Feb 1941
Dan Anthony, 82, died at the local hospital Tuesday morning about 3:00 o’clock.
Mr. Anthony is a direct descendant of early settlers who came from North Carolina, and settled on the land named for the family, Anthony Hill.
The families were immigrant brothers and their families have been active and prominent in the development and history of the county.
Funeral services will be at the home on Anthony Hill, Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. Thomas Thrasher officiating. Burial will be in the Anthony Grave Yard, where repose the remains of many members of the family.
The Pulaski Record 19 Feb 1941
The death of J. Dan Anthony, 83, successful farmer and livestock dealer of Giles County, occurred early Tuesday morning at his home in the Cedar Grove community following several months’ illness of heart trouble.
Mr. Anthony, who was one of the most highly respected citizens in this county, had spent his life on the same farm, which represents an original grant in the Anthony family. He was a faithful member of the Methodist Church, in which he took an active part as long as he was able. Funeral services will be held at two o’clock Thursday afternoon at the family residence by the Rev. Thomas Thrasher. Burial will be in the family graveyard in the Cedar Grove community.
Survivors are his wife; a niece, Miss Margaret Kelly, of Los Angeles, California; and a nephew, Dr. John Anthony, of Birmingham, Ala.

ANTHONY, Henrietta The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jul 1943
Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the residence in the Cedar Grove section, for Mrs. Henrietta Anthony, 87, who died Saturday morning after an extended period of failing health. Burial took place in the Anthony Cemetery.
Mrs. Anthony was the widow of Noah Anthony.
The survivors are one daughter, Miss Molly Anthony; and two sons, Grover Anthony and Joe Anthony, all of Giles County.

ANTHONY, J. Dan The Pulaski Citizen 19 Feb 1941
The death of J. Dan Anthony, 83, successful farmer and livestock dealer of Giles County, occurred early Tuesday morning at his home in the Cedar Grove community following several months’ illness of heart trouble.

Mr. Anthony, who was one of the most highly respected citizens in this county, had spent his life on the same farm, which represents an original grant in the Anthony family. He was a faithful member of the Methodist Church, in which he took an active part as long as he was able.
Funeral services will be held at two o’clock Thursday afternoon at the family residence by the Rev. Thomas Thrasher. Burial will be in the family graveyard in the Cedar Grove community.
Survivors are his wife; a niece, Miss Margaret Kelly, of Los Angeles, California; and a nephew, Dr. John Anthony, of Birmingham, Ala.

APPLETON, Myrtle Matthews The Pulaski Citizen 11 Aug 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle Appleton, 60, wife of Dave Appleton, who died of a heart attack at 1:45 o’clock Thursday afternoon, August 5, at the home on South Fifth Street, were held at the Church of God tabernacle at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. J. W. Leatherwood, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Moriah Cemetery.
Mrs. Appleton is survived by her husband, Robert David Appleton; three daughters, Miss Maudie Mae Appleton, Mrs. Christine Hyatt, and Mrs. Lillian Hutton; three sons, Mack Appleton, Robert Appleton, and Cletus Appleton, all of Pulaski; fourteen grandchildren; all of Giles County; one sister, Mrs. Ella King, Pulaski; and two brother, J. R. Matthews, Pulaski and Albert Matthews, High Point, N.C.

ARNEY, Kirk Marshall The Pulaski Citizen 4 Sep 1944
Funeral services for Kirk Marshall Arney, 66, who died at his home on East Washington Street early Thursday morning, September 28, following several months’ illness, were held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church, conducted the rites. Burial took place in the family lot at Maplewood Cemetery.
A well known contractor and road builder, he was a life long resident of Giles County, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Dan Arney of Frankewing. He was a member of the Methodist Church
Mr. Arney is survived by his wife; one son, Andrew Arney, Chattanooga, and two grandchildren, John and Linda Arney; one sister, Mrs. Cleveland Parker, Campbellsville; one brother, Elmo Arney, Veto, Ala.; step-mother, Mrs. Dan Arney, Frankewing; four half-sisters, Mrs. Tully Reed, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Dewey Toone, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Aileen Harwell, Frankewing, Mrs. Sayre Slausson, Nelsonville, Ohio; two half-brothers, Clifford and Horace Arney, both of Nashville.

ARROWSMITH, Edward The Pulaski Citizen 9 Aug 1944
Funeral services for Edward Arrowsmith, 56, native of Pulaski, who died suddenly Monday afternoon at his home in Memphis from a heart attack, were held at two o’clock Wednesday afternoon in that city with burial in Memphis.
Mr. Arrowsmith, the son of Mrs. Estelle Anderson Arrowsmith, had been identified with the insurance business for many years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Florence Arrowsmith; two daughters, all of Memphis; his mother, Mrs. Estelle Arrowsmith; two sisters, Mrs. William T. Gaither and Mrs. John McLaurine, all of Nashville; and one brother, Henry Arrowsmith, Atlanta.

ARROWSMITH, Estelle Anderson The Pulaski Record 03 Mar 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Estelle Anderson Arrowsmith, age 77, who died at her home in Nashville Tuesday morning, March 5, at 8:30, were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Bennett-May Funeral Home with Dr. J. E. Stowe officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Arrowsmith is a native of Giles County and moved to Nashville a few years ago after serving as a school teacher in the county for many years.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. W. T. Gaither and Mrs. John McClaurine, both of Nashville, and one son, Henry Arrowsmith of Birmingham, Ala.; and a sister, Mrs. Bona Nickles of Nashville.

ARTHUR, Clarence Stacy The Pulaski Record 04 Feb 1948
Funeral services for Clarence Stacy Arthur, 37, who died at 5:25, Thursday morning, January 26 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, following a long illness, were held on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at the Pulaski Funeral Home with Rev. Milford Walker of Decatur, Ala. officiating. Burial was in the Maplewood Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie McKelvey Arthur; two daughters, Edna Earle Arthur and Betty Louise Arthur; one son William Stacy Arthur; two sisters, Mrs. C. D. Willsford of Decatur, Ala., and Mrs. Charlie Sharp of Pulaski; two brothers, Eugene Arthur of Decatur and Roy Nathan Arthur of Pulaski.

ARTHUR, Mary Ellen The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jun 1944
Funeral services for Mary Ellen Arthur, 87, widow of Richard Arthur, who died Wednesday, June 28, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. L. Colbert, in Pulaski, following a lengthy illness, will be held at the residence at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon, with the rites conducted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the First Methodist Church. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Arthur had been a member of the Methodist Church since childhood.
Besides Mrs. Colbert, Mrs. Arthur is survived by three other daughters, Mrs. Henry Cole, Pulaski, Mrs. J. N. Adams, Columbia, and Mrs. Roy Poff, Decatur, Ala.; two sons, Oscar Arthur and Elmer Arthur, Pulaski; and a number of grandchildren.

ASHTON, J. M. The Pulaski Record 19 Nov 1947
Funeral services for J. M. Ashton, prominent farmer of the Lynnville section, were held Tuesday at the Campbell Station Church of Christ by C. W. Posey and Joe T. Clark, Cowan. Burial in the Campbell Station Cemetery. Mr. Ashton died unexpectedly Monday night of a heart attack at his home near Lynnville. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Hobbs Ashton; a daughter, Mrs. Horace Doggett, Lynnville; four sons, Ewing, Howard, Owen and Mack Ashton, all of Lynnville; and a brother, Everett Ashton of Lewisburg.

ASHLEY, Mary Barrett The Pulaski Citizen 18 Nov 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Barrett Ashby, 46, sister of Mrs. Drake Collins, who died at the local hospital in Dyersburg, Friday, November 6, were held at 2 o’clock the following Sunday afternoon at the residence in that city, by the Rev. W. T. Ingram, pastor of the Cumberland Prsbyterian Church. Interment took place in the Munford Cemetery in Covington.
Mrs. Ashley is survived by her husband, R. A. Ashley; two sons, Barrett Ashley of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Ray Ashley of Dyersburg; one daughter, Miss Mary Ashley; one sister, Mrs. Drake Collins of Pulaski; and four brothers, R. B. Barrett of Memphis, Will Barrett and Clint Barrett of Covington, and the Rev. A. B. Barrett, of Henderson.

ATTKISSON, Sam The Pulaski Citizen 6 Oct 1943
Funeral services for Sam Attkisson, 24, native of Giles County, who died Friday night at Evansville, Ind., were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Spencer Hill Church of Christ in Maury County by Elder W. P. Thomas. Burial was in the Spencer Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Attkisson, a night watchman at Evansville, was the son of Mrs. Lela Jane Wilson Attkisson and the late James Lee Attkisson of Giles County, but had made her home in Columbia for many years.
Besides her mother, Mr. Attkisson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Iva Dell Adams Attkisson; three brothers, Upshaw and Clyde Attkisson of Columbia and Comer Attkisson of Terrell, Texas; eight sisters, Mrs. R. G. Curtis of Columbia, Mrs. Edgar Dunnavant of Elkton, Mrs. Elmer Watson and Mrs. Roy Watson, both of Pulaski, Mrs. Odell Clifton of Mt. Pleasant, and Misses Jennie, Mamie and Irene Attkisson, all of Evansville, Ind.

AUSTIN, Minnie Ross The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jun 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Ross Austin, aged 78 years, widow of O. E. Austin, Elkton merchant and druggist, who died at her home in Elkton Friday noon, following a week’s illness, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church, with the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun conducting the rites. Burial took place in the family lot in the Elkton Cemetery.
Born and reared in the Campbellsville section, she was the daughter of James M. Ross, and Mrs. Annette Cotham Ross. She was an active member of the Methodist Church, and a prominent citizen in her section; beloved by a wide acquaintance.
Mrs. Austin is survived by three sons, Will Ross Austin, Keyport, Wash., and Albert Austin, in an Army Camp at Portsmouth, Va.; four daughters, Mrs. Benton E. Phelps, Pulaski, Mrs. Charles Ball of Waterloo, Iowa, Mrs. Raymond Horn of Rogersville, Tenn.; and Miss Alberta of Elkton; seventeen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; and one brother, Commodore L. Ross of Columbia, Miss.

AUSTIN, Robert Lee The Pulaski Citizen 8 Sep 1943
Funeral services for Robert Lee Austin, 77, prominent farmer of the Elkton section, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church, with the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church, conducting the rites. Burial took place in the Elkton Cemetery.
Mr. Austin died at 4:40 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the home of his niece Miss Alberta Austin, in Elkton, where he was taken following a heart attack, suffered while attending Sunday School on the previous Sunday.
Mr. Austin was a devout member of the Methodist Church, having been absent from services only five times in fifty-three years, with a perfect attendance in the last twenty-eight years.
Mr. Austin is survived by one brother, Will E. Austin, of Elkton; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Wooten, of Idabel, Okla., and Mrs. Fannie Hines, of Albertsville, Ala.; and a number of nieces and nephews.

AUSTIN, Minnie Ross The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jun 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Ross Austin, aged 78 years, widow of O. E. Austin, Elkton merchant and druggist, who died at her home in Elkton Friday noon, following a week’s illness, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church, with the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun conducting the rites. Burial took place in the family lot in the Elkton Cemetery.
Born and reared in the Campbellsville section, she was the daughter of James M. Ross, and Mrs. Annette Cotham Ross. She was an active member of the Methodist Church, and a prominent citizen in her section; beloved by a wide acquaintance.
Mrs. Austin is survived by three sons, Will Ross Austin, Keyport, Wash., and Albert Austin, in an Army Camp at Portsmouth, Va.; four daughters, Mrs. Benton E. Phelps, Pulaski, Mrs. Charles Ball of Waterloo, Iowa, Mrs. Raymond Horn of Rogersville, Tenn.; and Miss Alberta of Elkton; seventeen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; and one brother, Commodore L. Ross of Columbia, Miss.

AYMETT, Hattie Harwell The Pulaski Citizen 29 Apr 1942
Mrs. Hattie Harwell Aymett, aged 77 years, widow of Henry W. Aymett, Magistrate of the Seventh District for many years, died at her home on South First Street at 10 o’clock Saturday night, April 25, following an illness of four years. Funeral services were conducted at 10:30 o’clock Monday morning at the Bennett, May and Company Funeral Home, with Dr. George A. Morgan, conducting the rites, assisted by Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of First Methodist Church. Interment followed in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Aymett, the daughter of the late Rev. Logan Harwell and Mrs. Esther Ralston Harwell, members of prominent pioneer families of the county, was a life-long member of the Methodist Church. Her quiet, gentle manner and beautiful Christian life endeared her to her host of acquaintances.
Surviving Mrs. Aymett are two children: Miss Nelle Aymett, and Henry H. Aymett; one grandson, Henry M. Aymett; two sisters, Mrs. Neil C. Birdsong and Mrs. Sallie H. Montgomery; one step-son, Harry L. Aymett, Pulaski druggist; and one step-daughter, Mrs. Edwin E. Williams, all of Pulaski.

AYMETT, John Wesley The Pulaski Citizen 03 Mar 1948

Funeral services for John Wesley Abernathy, 72, well known farmer of the Twelfth Civil District, who died suddenly at 5:15 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, March 2, at his home following a brief illness, will be held at 11 o’clock Thursday morning at the Olivet Methodist Church. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. W. L. Harwell, pastor, and the Rev. J. C. Elkins, a former pastor. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Son of the late Henry and Mary Harwell Aymett, he was a lifelong resident of the county, and had been a member of the Methodist Church since early manhood. He was the last member of his immediate family.
Mr. Aymett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Tarpley Aymett; two daughters, Mrs. Charles Maas, Cocheton, N.Y., and Miss Catherine Aymett, of the Olivet community; five sons, Thomas Clay Aymett, Robert E. Aymett, Gray W. Aymett, and George Hamilton Aymett, Bowling Green, Ky.

AYMETT, Dr. Robert E. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jan 1941
Dr. Robert E. Aymett, 83, of the Pisgah community, died at his home, Saturday morning, following an attack of pneumonia which lasted only a few days. He was the son of the late Henry and Mary Harwell Aymett, and lived all his life in the community where he was born and grew up.
Dr. Aymett received his medical education in Louisville, Ky. and returned to his home where he entered the practice of his profession and continued, active in the work until about ten years ago when on account of failing health, he practically retired.
Surviving are one daughter, Miss Rachel Aymett; two sons, Allen Aymett, Sr. and Urban Aymett; and one brother, Wesley Aymett, all of Giles County.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at one o’clock at the Pisgah. He had been a member of the Methodist Church for many years. Services conducted by Rev. W. M. Cook, of Murfreesboro, a former pastor. Burial was in the Pisgah Cemetery.

AYERS, Sullie Worley The Pulaski Record 07 May 1947
Mrs. Sullie Worley Ayers, age 67, died Wednesday, April 30, 1947, at 9:35 p.m. at her home in Pulaski from a heart attack. Funeral services were held at 2:00 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Ike Coggin and Rev. Mack Pinkelton, with burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Survived by husband, Joe Ayers; one daughter, Mary Britton; two sons, Grady and Layton Ayers, all of Giles County; two grandchildren. She was a member of Bradshaw Baptist Church.

BAILEY, Jones T. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jan 1944
Funeral services for Jones T. Bailey, 73, who died January 7 at his home in the Minor Hill section, were held the following day at the New Bethel Church in Limestone County, Alabama, conducted by the Rev. Haynes Brinkley. Burial took place in the church cemetery (**sic – Ausley/Hulsey Cemetery, Lauderdale Co., AL).
Mr. Bailey is survived by his wife; two sons, Earl Bailey of Minor Hill, and Finis Bailey of Cullman, Ala.; three daughters, Mrs. Bessie Sanderson and Mrs. Hettie Wade, both of Giles County, Mrs. Rossie Burgess, Limestone County, Ala.; and several grandchildren
**Tombstone Inscriptions of Limestone County, Alabama, compiled by Linda Smith, p. 28 reports that in the early 1990’s Thelma Copeland read a small cemetery known as Ausley/Hulsey Cemetery in the edge of Lauderdale County and that Jones T. and wife Kizzie J. (died 7-28-1936) were buried there. However, on-line at findagrave.com it is reported Jones T. and wife Kizzie J. Bailey were buried in the Bailey Cemetery at Killen, Lauderdale, Alabama, comment by CWA. If this is the same New Bethel Cemetery in Limestone Co. I know of no accompanying cemetery for that church at least on – site.)

BAITES, Mrs. J. O. Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 10 Mar 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. J. O. Baites, Sr., 58, mother of J. O. Baites, Jr., Pulaski hardware merchant, were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the residence on West Clinton Street in Huntsville, Ala., conducted by the Rev. J. W. Caldwell. Burial followed in Maple Hill Cemetery in that city.
Mrs. Baites, wife of Dr. J. O. Baites, prominent physician of Huntsville, died at 4 o’clock Sunday morning at the home, following an extended illness.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Baites is survived by the one son of Pulaski, one daughter, Mrs. Stanley Myerson, of Huntsville, and one granddaughter, Beth Darwin Baites of Pulaski; two sisters, Mrs. Anderson of Chattanooga, and Mrs. Brown of Toney, Ala.; two brothers, Carl Gord of Huntsville, and Ernest Gord of California.

BAKER, Andrew The Pulaski Record 28 Jan 1948
Funeral services for Andrew Baker, 88, who died in a Cleveland, Ohio hospital Saturday, January 24, were held here at the Pulaski Funeral Home Thursday afternoon, the Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating. Burial will be in the New Zion Cemetery. A native of Giles County, the son of the late Frazier and Amanda Hammonds Baker. Mr. Baker had lived near Pulaski until the death of his wife, Mrs. Ada Parsons Baker.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. W. V. Ward of Tucson, Ariz.; two sons, Robert E. Baker and Newell F. Baker, both of Cleveland, Ohio; a brother, Tom Baker of Nashville; and four grandchildren.

BAKER, Fannie Lou Black The Pulaski Citizen 1 Apr 1942
Mrs. Fannie Lou Black Baker, widow of Rev. T. Jeff Baker, died at her home in Nashville Tuesday morning, following a long period of failing health. Funeral services will be conducted in Nashville Thursday afternoon, and interment will take place in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs. Baker was well known in Giles County having frequently visited at Campbellsville, where Mr. Baker was reared. She was a cultured woman, with a wide circle of friends.
Mrs. Baker is survived by one son, Bostick Baker of Nashville; and one daughter, Mrs. Clarence Ackerman, Williston, S. C. and six grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Tom Reed, Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Mildred Willis, Cottageville, S. C.

BAKER, Lou Ada Parsons The Pulaski Citizen 17 May 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Andrew N. Baker, 77, who died Wednesday morning, May 10, at her home at Pisgah, were held Thursday afternoon at New Zion Church, conducted by the rites. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
She was the former Miss Lou Ada Parsons, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Newt Parsons of Giles County.
Mrs. Baker is survived by her husband; two sons, Robert Elam Baker and Newell J. Baker; one daughter, Mrs. Virgil Ward; and four grandchildren, all of Cleveland, Ohio.


BAKER, John T. The Pulaski Citizen __ Apr 1945
John T. Baker, a well known resident of Pulaski, died at his home last Wednesday and the funeral was held Friday at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with interment at Maplewood Cemetery. Services were conducted by Rev. F. A. Calhoun. He is survived by his wife and by one sister.

BAKER, Missie Permelia Hardiman The Pulaski Citizen 20 Oct 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Missie Permelia Hardiman Baker, 74, who died at 5 o’clock Tuesday morning, Oct. 12, at her home in the Tenth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at New Zion Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in New Zion Cemetery.
Daughter of the late William Hardiman and Margaret Gordon Hardiman, she was born and reared in Giles County.
Mrs. Baker is survived by a nephew, Ollie Baker; and a brother, Alex Hardiman, of Giles County.

BAKER, Susie Tate The Pulaski Citizen 12 May 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Susie Tate Baker, 75, who died Saturday evening, May 8, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charlie Ralston, Sr., on Childers Street, following an extended period of failing health, were held at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. John L. Curtis, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Baker was a native of Marshall County. Following her marriage to Wade Hampton Baker, she moved to this county, where they made their home. For a few years they resided in Decatur, Ala. Mr. Baker died in 1935.
Mrs. Baker, a member of the Baptist Church, was greatly beloved by a host of friends.
Surviving Mrs. Baker are four children, Mrs. Ralston, Mrs. W. Marvin Davis, Sr., of Pulaski, Mrs. Lula Baker Bennett of Nashville, and James Hunter Baker of Decatur, Ala.; seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

BALL, Claude W. The Pulaski Citizen 29 Nov 1944
Funeral services for Claude W. Ball, 69, mechanic of the Prospect community, who died at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon, November 26, of a heart attack at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ed Puryear, in Athens, Ala., while on a visit, were held at the Prospect Methodist Church at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the church, officiated at the rites and burial took place in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. Ball was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to his daughter, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Harris Ball; one son, William Ball, Prospect; and two brothers, Edgar T. Ball, Pulaski and Luther Ball, Akron, Ohio.

BALL, Clint The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jul 1940
Clint Ball, 63, of the Chicken Creek community, died July 19, and was buried at Greenwood, Saturday July 20. Funeral services were conducted by Elder Joe Clark, assisted by others. Mr. Ball is survived by his wife and one son.

About two weeks ago, Mr. Ball shot and killed a rabbit. He had a little pimple, or slight abrasion on the hand. But thought nothing of it. Perhaps did not know the danger of handling a rabbit or squirrel, with a sore place on the hand. In a few days the little sore place became infected, became red, painful and swollen. The infection spread rapidly, developing into pneumonia. And death resulted.
Tularama, or rabbit fever, was not know until recently. It was discovered in California, but has spread pretty well over the country. Not all rabbits or squirrels are effected. But many are. It is a germ disease, and thorough cooking kills the germs. So there is no danger in eating rabbit or squirrel that has been well cooked. But it is dangerous to get the raw blood on the hands, especially if there is a broken place in the skin. The only safe way to handle or dress rabbit, is to weat good rubber gloves, and wash them clean after use.

BALL, Edward Ben The Pulaski Citizen 19 Aug 1970
Edward Ben Ball, 67, died Tuesday night, August 11, in Giles County Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Ball, a retired carpenter and veteran of World War II, were conducted Thursday afternoon, August 13, at 2:00 o’clock in the chapel of Carr and Erwin Funeral Home with the Rev. Clarence Stewart officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, he was born February 3, 1903, the son of the late George and Mattie Davis Ball.
Survivors include two sons, Charlie Ball, Pulaski, William E. Ball, New York; one sister, Mrs. Lottie L. Richardson, Franklin; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

BALL, Guy The Pulaski Record and The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jan 1941
Funeral services for Guy Ball, about 40 years old, who died at his home here Monday night, were conducted at two-thirty Tuesday afternoon at the Bennett May Funeral Home by the Rev. R. A. Johns and the Rev. S. R. Bratcher. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Survivors are his wife; one son, Jimmy Stapp Ball, his mother, Mrs. G. W. Ball; two sisters, Mrs. Lottie Richardson and Mrs. Charlie Solomon, of Nashville; three brothers, Emmett and Roy of Pulaski, and Ben Ball, who is in the U. S. Army.

BALL, Roy The Pulaski Citizen 29 Nov 1944
Roy Lee Ball, 49, linotype operator for The Pulaski Citizen for approximately twenty-nine years, was killed Sunday afternoon when the car in which he was riding plunged off a twenty foot embankment on the Lewisburg Highway about five miles from Pulaski.
In the car with the victim of the wreck were Willard Allen, driver, who was carried to Pulaski Hospital for treatment of minor injuries and Leon Hughes and Thomas Newton, both of whom escaped injury.
Born January 19, 1895, and reared in Giles County Mr. Ball was the son of the late G. W. Ball and Mrs. Mattie Davis Ball, both natives of Bedford County.
Following graduation from Pulaski High School he entered the printing profession by accepting a position with The Citizen, where he faithfully served with skill and credit under the editorship of the late W. B. Romine and his successor.
Funeral services were held in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon, by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Ball is survived by his wife, Mrs. Viola Jones Ball; one daughter, Miss Elizabeth Ann Ball; one son, Roy Lee Ball, Jr.; two sisters, Mrs. Charlie Solomon and Mrs. Lottie Richardson, both of Nashville; and two brothers, Emmitt Ball , Pulaski Fire Chief, and Sgt. Ben Ball, stationed in Italy.

BALLENTINE, Andrew M. The Pulaski Citizen 17 Mar 1943
Andrew M. Ballentine, native of Pulaski and prominent business man of Sardis, Miss., died of a heart attack at eight o’clock Sunday night at his home in that city.
The youngest son of the late Col. John Goff Ballentine, of Confederate War fame, and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Laird Ballentine. Mr. Ballentine was born in Pulaski at the home now owned by W. R. Rackley. He was educated at the schools in Pulaski and at Vanderbilt University, Nashville.
Mr. Ballentine was married to Miss Daisy Taylor, daughter of the late Capt. Robert Taylor, a Confederate officer who served in Col. Ballentine’s regiment. His wife’s death occurred three years ago at Sardis, Miss., where they had lived since their marriage.
Deceased is survived by two sons, Robert Taylor Ballentine, who made his home with his father in Sardis, and John Goff Ballentine, of Pulaski; and two sisters, Misses Sallie and Adelaide Ballentine of Pulaski.
Funeral services and burial were held Wednesday in Sardis.

BALLENTINE, Anna de Beelen Oakes The Pulaski Citizen 8 Dec 1943
Mrs. Anna de Beelen Oakes Ballentine, 85, widow of Henry L. Ballentine, died on November 28, at her home 1836 Calvert Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Her husband, John Goff Ballentine, Sr., of Pulaski, was a member of the 1881 class of the Naval Academy at Annapolis. Mrs. Ballentine was buried with him in Arlington Cemetery on Tuesday, November 30, after private services from the residence. A naval escort met the funeral group at the gate of the Cemetery.
Mrs. Ballentine was the daughter of General James Oakes and Mrs. Oakes, who was the former Anna Maria de Beelen of near Limestone, Pennsylvania. General Oakes was graduated from the United States Military Academy, being appointed to this institution by President Tyler. He saw thirty years of active service in the Mexican and Civil wars as well as the Indian uprisings in the Southwest.
Mrs. Ballentine leaves two daughters, Mrs. George Lewis Tarry and Mrs. Lee Poe Hart and a granddaughter, Miss Anne de Beelen Hart, all of Washington.

BALLENTINE, Daisy Taylor The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jan 1941
Mrs. Andrew Ballentine of Sardis, Miss., died at a Memphis Hospital, one day during Christmas week. Mrs. Ballentine had a stroke of paralysis about a month before, and was taken to the Hospital for treatment. She appeared to be greatly improved. But a second stroke proved fatal.
The body was buried at Sardis, where the little family has lived since their marriage.
Mrs. Ballentine is survived by her husband, Andrew Ballentine, brother of Misses Sallie and Adelaide, of Pulaski, where Mr. and Mrs. Ballentine often visited. Two sons, John and Robert, also survive.

BALLENTINE, Henry Laird The Pulaski Citizen 1 Oct 1941
Funeral services for Henry Laird Ballentine, 81, a member of the Naval Academy Class of 1881, will be held from the family residence, 1836 Calvert St., N. W., tomorrow at 10:15 a. m. Navy Chaplin R. D. Workman will conduct the services which will be private.
Mr. Ballentine, who was Chief Clerk of the Bureau of Navigation during the World War, will be buried at Arlington Cemetery in a special section reserved for members of his Academy Class.
Mr. Ballentine, a Washington resident for more than 50 years, was born at Pulaski, Tenn., in 1861, the son of Representative John Goff Ballentine and Mary Elizabeth Laird Ballentine.
Survivors are his wife, Anna de Beelen Cakes Ballentine, two daughters, Mrs. L. P. Hart and Mrs. G. L. Tarry, two sisters, Sallie and Adelaide Ballentine, of Pulaski, Tenn., and a brother, Andrew Mitchell Ballentine of Sardis, Miss.-Washington Herald, Sept. 26, 1941

BARBER, Bela Boyd The Pulaski Citizen 02 Oct 1945
Funeral services for Bela Boyd Barber, 60, well-known farmer of the Tarpley community, who died suddenly at 11 o’clock, Monday morning, October 1, at his home, were held Tuesday afternoon at Rehoboth Methodist Church, with the rites conducted by the Rev. F. G. Dickson, pastor of the church. Burial was in the Maplewood Cemetery.
He was a member of the Methodist Church.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert J. Barber and Mattie Mosley Barber.
Mr. Barber is survived by his wife, Mrs. Florence Scales Barber, one daughter, Mrs. Raymond Hardy; three sons, Robert Maburn Barber and Vernon Barber; and three grandchildren, all of the Tarpley community.

BARHAM, Zolphus Tennessee The Pulaski Record 28 Jan 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Zolphus Tennessee Barham, 63, of Lewisburg, who died Friday morning following a heart attack, were held Saturday afternoon at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Lewisburg with Rev. Vaughn Fults, pastor, and the Rev. Lynn Claybrook officiating. Burial was in Old Orchard Cemetery at Petersburg. Daughter of the late William A. and Anabel Paige Thomason. Mrs. Barham was a native of Lewisburg. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Survivors include her husband, R. C. Barham, Sr.; a daughter, Mrs. Willie Mai Carden of Nashville; a son, R. C. Barham, Jr., of Huntsville, Ala.; two sisters, Mrs. Lucille Freeman of Pulaski and Mrs. Mike Redd of Petersburg.

BARKER, Janet Evans The Pulaski Citizen 11 Aug 1943
Miss Janet Evans Barker, 18, daughter of Edwin W. Barker of Lewisburg, died at 11 o’clock Wednesday night at Pulaski Hospital, where she had been a patient for a brief time. Miss Barker had been in failing health for the past eight years.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, her body was shipped Thursday to Brooklyn, where interment took place in the family lot.
Besides her father, Miss Barker is survived by her step-mother.

BARLAR, Cora Etna Trice The Pulaski Record 22 Jan 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Etna Trice, 61, who died in Columbia Hospital Wednesday morning, were held Thursday afternoon at one o’clock at the residence, Lynnville, Route 2, conducted by Rev. W. C. Thomas. Burial was in Gibsonville Cemetery. She became a member of the Baptist Church in early girlhood. She is survived by her husband, Leonard Barlar; two daughters, Mrs. Howard Rochelle of Mt. Pleasant and Mrs. Roscoe Rinks of Nashville; one son, Leonard, Jr., of Lynnville; one sister, Mrs. Frank Duncan; and one brother, Edward E. Trice, both of Lynnville. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

BARLAR, Jesse The Pulaski Record 07 Dec 1949
Funeral services for Jesse Barlar, age 41, farmer of the Powell Chapel community, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home with J. Clifford Murphy officiating. Burial was at Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Barlar died Tuesday morning at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barlar, after a long illness. He was a native of Giles County and was a member of the Church of Christ.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife; a sister, Mrs. Herndon Reddus of Memphis; and four brothers, Woodrow Barlar of Pulaski, Sherman Barlar of Denver, Colorado, James J. and Raymond Barlar, both of Miami, Florida.

BARLAR, John Maultsby The Pulaski Record 26 Jan 1949
John Maultsby Barlar, 87, farmer, died early Monday morning at his home in the Fifteenth Civil District following a long illness. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Lynnville Church of Christ. Burial was in the Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Barlar was a member of the Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Zana Lou Coker Barlar; five daughters, Mrs. Shirley Carpenter, Mrs. Akemore Elias and Miss Ruby Barlar of Lynnville, Mrs. J. E. Gregg of Mooresville, and Mrs. Roberta Waldrop of Nashville; two sons, E. C. Barlar and A. E. Barlar of Nashville; two brothers, J. M. Barlar and P. F. Barlar of Pulaski; and ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

BARLAR, Mattie The Pulaski Citizen 8 Mar 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Barlar, 79, who died at the Lewisburg hospital Sunday night, March 5, following a three months’ illness, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Spencer Hill Church of Christ in Maury County, conducted by Elder Thomas. Burial took place in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
She was a member of the Church of Christ. She was a former citizen of Giles County but had resided with her son, George W. Hollingsworth, at Lewisburg for the past six years.
Besides her husband Mrs. Barlar is survived by four step-sons, Leonard Barlar, Culleoka, Tommie Barlar, Columbia, John Barlar, Pulaski, and Neilus Barlar, Nashville, and twelve grandchildren.

BARLAR, Pink F. The Pulaski Record 20 Apr 1947
Funeral services for Pink F. Barlar, 83 years of age, who died Friday afternoon, April 15, at his home near Pulaski after a long illness, were held at New Zion Baptist Church at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Lloyd Hickman and Elder J. Clifford Murphy officiated.
Mr. Barlar was a lifelong resident of this county and a member of the Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Belle Roberts Barlar; one brother, Jim Barlar of near Pulaski; and a number of nieces and nephews. Bennett-May and Company was in charge of arrangements.

BARNES, George The Pulaski Citizen 24 Apr 1940
George Barnes, aged 67, of the Trinity neighborhood, died Tuesday night after a stroke two or three days ago.
He left a widow and three sons, Ray Barnes, of Athens, Ala., Holmes Barnes, Akron, Ohio, and Grady Barnes of Wales, Tenn. and two daughters, Mrs. V. N. Griffin, Madison, Ala., and Mrs. Eugene Dunivant, Giles County. Several grandchildren.
Funeral will be at Stella at 11 o’clock Thursday.

BARNES, Sarah Hamlin The Pulaski Citizen 15 Sep1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Barnes, 76, who died at 7 o’clock Sunday morning, September 12, at the home in the Tenth Civil District, were held at 1 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at New Zion Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. E. G. Godwin. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
She was the daughter of the late John Hamlin and Mary Burgess Hamlin, lifelong residents of the this county.
Mrs. Barnes is survived by four sons, Frank Barnes, Joe Barnes, Burgess Barnes and Kenneth Barnes, all of Nashville; three daughters, Mrs. Arney Ray, Diana, Mrs. D. C. Doggett, Hale Center, Texas, and Mrs. F. W. Wright, Gorman, Texas; and several grandchildren.

BARNES, Susan Edmundson The Pulaski Citizen 19 Feb 1941
The death of Mrs. Susan Edmundson Barnes on February 12, 1941 cast a dark cloud of sorrow over this community, but the hope of a reunion by and by softens the grief and brightness the cloud of woe….
A sweet and impressive funeral service was conducted Thursday afternoon at Bethel by her pastor, the Rev. J. E. Trotter, and the remains were laid to rest in the Brown Cemetery, ‘neath a mound of beautiful flowers, attesting the loyalty of her many friends.
Surviving are her husband, W. C. Barnes, and a daughter, Miss Helen, also the following brothers and sisters: Joe Edmundson, Jackson, Tenn., Cleve Edmundson, Gulfport, Miss., Ross, Olin, Dr. Louie, and Eugene Edmundson, and Mrs. W. B. Gordon, all of Bethel, and Mrs Charles Seay, Gulfport, Miss.

BARNES, Mrs. Will The Pulaski Record 12 Feb 1941
The death of Mrs. Will Barnes, 59, member of a prominent family at Bethel, occurred Wednesday morning at her home after a long illness.
Survivors are her husband; one daughter, Miss Helen Barnes; two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Seay, of New Orleans, La., and Mrs. Brownie Gordon, of Bethel; six brothers, Dr. L. A. Edmundson, Joe Ross, Eugene and Olin, all of Bethel. And Cleve Edmundson, of Gulfport, Miss. Funeral services will be held at one-thirty Thursday afternoon at the Methodist Church by the Rev. J. E. Trotter. Burial will be in the Brown Cemetery. Wilson Carter in charge.

BARNETT, Hugh Taylor The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jul 1944
Relatives here have been informed of the death in action in Italy on May 31 of Pvt. Hugh Taylor Barnett, 19, U. S. Infantry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rupert E. Barnett of Atlanta, formerly of Nashville.
Young Barnett is the grandson of the late Dr. and Mrs. H. __ Campbell of Nashville, formerly of Giles County. Mrs. Campbell was Miss Molly Abernathy before her marriage.
Pvt. Barnett entered the service in September, 1943, going overseas to Africa in March, 1944, having been in Italy only a short time.

BARRICK, Mrs. T. R. The Pulaski Citizen 14 May 1941
Mrs. T. R. Barrick, 77, widow of the former agent of the L&N Railroad for twenty-five years at Pulaski, passed away early Saturday morning at the home of her sister, Mrs. John M. Gladish.
Mrs. Barrick was formerly Miss Nannie Lukenbill, a member of a prominent family of Louisville, Ky. She was twice married. She took an active part in the Presbyterian Church of which she was a life-long member. Her passing leaves a large circle of sadness.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the residence at 1:30 o’clock by Rev. J. W. Bryson, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Pulaski. Interment took place at Mount Hope Cemetery at Franklin, Tenn.
Survivors are, one son, James C. Johnson, Auburn, N. Y.; grandson, Robert Johnson and great-grandson, Jerry Phillip Johnson of Springfield, Ill.; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Mahlon Mason of Pulaski, Mrs. J. T. Bayer, Nashville, Mrs. Cason Walker, Pensacola, Fla.; daughter-in-law, Mrs. Harry Jordan, Atlanta, Ga.; three sisters, Mrs. Gladish, Miss Lillie Lukenbill, Schodack Landing, N. Y., Mrs. Clarence Hopper, Miami, Fla.; three brothers, Robert S. Lukenbill, Kansas City, Mo., James Lukenbill, Schodack Landing, N. Y., and H. C. Lukenbill, Jacksonville, Fla.

BASS, Augustus The Pulaski Citizen 22 Dec 1943
Funeral services for Augustus Bass, 85, retired farmer, who died Tuesday, December 14, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jerome Roden, were held at 11 o’clock Thursday morning at the Bennett-May Funeral Home conducted by the pastor, the Rev. F. G. Dickson. Burial took place in the Pisgah Cemetery.
Mrs. Bass, the former Miss Sara Ann Tucker, died thirteen years ago.
Mrs.Bass is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Roden and Mrs. Kirk Arney of Pulaski; two sons, Atha Bass of Giles County, and Leondard Bass of Pulaski; five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

BASS, Clara Zimmerman The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jun 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Zimmerman Bass, 71, well known resident of the county, who died at 5:30 o’clock Sunday morning, June 12, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lewis B. Marks in Fayetteville, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Frankewing Presbyterian Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. T. W. Mayhew, pastor of the Methodist Church at Fayetteville and burial took place in the family lot in Mt. Zion Cemetery. She has an extended illness.
Mrs. Bass was born October 4, 1877 in Lincoln County and was the daughter of the late Hugh L. Zimmerman and Margaret Cunningham Zimmerman. She was a member of the Frankewing Presbyterian Church, having resided in Giles County the greater part of her life. Her husband, Woodley A. Bass died in 1941.
Mrs. Bass is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Marks; two sons, James Bass, Miami, Fla., and John Bass, cashier of the Frankewing Bank; six grandchildren and two sister, Mrs. Rena Weaver, Chickasha, Okla., and Mrs. Bessie Hadwell, Byrnum, Texas.

BASS, Edward Benjamin The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jun 1944
Funeral services for Edward Benjamin Bass, 68, well-known farmer of the Stella section, who died of a heart attack Sunday at the Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala., following an extended illness, were held at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Stella at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. Shelton of St. Joseph. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Bass is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Raby Bass; one son, Edward Raby Bass, Stella; four brothers, Dave Bass and Miller Bass, both of Stella, Beatty Bass, St. Louis, Mo., and Bryan Bass, U.S. Navy, serving in the Pacific; and two sisters, Mrs. S. B. Eubank and Mrs. Irvin Braly, both of Giles County.

BASS, James Richard The Pulaski Citizen 08 Apr 1942
James Richard Bass, aged 80 years, retired farmer, died early Friday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Will Hayes, at Minor Hill, after a period of failing health. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church near Minor Hill, with the services conducted by the Rev. Harold Loyd, the Rev. W. H. Seay, Superintendent of the Columbia District, and the Rev. H. A. Davis. Interment followed in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
A lifelong Methodist, born and reared in this county, Mr. Bass lived an honorable life, rearing a family of worthy children.
Mr. Bass is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Hayes and Mrs. W. S. Hammond, of Minor Hill; Mrs. Flora Bonner, Lawrenceburg, Mrs. R. M. Powell, of Westfield, Okla., and Mrs. Frank Herring, Phoenix, Ariz.; and five sons, Rev. W. A. Bass, Blanche, Rev. J. Dallas Bass, Mt. Pleasant, J. C. Bass, Columbia, Floyd Bass, Florence, Ala., and Ernest Bass, Dallas, Texas.

BASS, John H. The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jan 1944
Funeral services for John H. Bass, 78, who died Friday, December 31, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Abe Holley, after an extended illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church. The rites were conducted by the Rev. Haynes Brinkley, pastor of the church, and Elder Harry R. Fox, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ. Burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Bass, a retired farmer, had lived many years in the Minor Hill section. He was a member of the Baptist Church at Minor Hill.
Mr. Bass is survived by his wife, Mrs. Virgie Prince Bass; four daughters, Mrs. Holley, Mrs. Matthew Williams, Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. Loyd Harwell, Cedar Grove, and Mrs. John McCree, Minor Hill; four sons, Will, James E., and Herbert Bass, all of Pulaski, and Erwin Bass, of Goodsprings; twenty-two grandchildren and two great grandchildren; two brothers, Henry Bass and Tom Ed Bass; two sisters, Mrs. Dan Harrison, Dallas, Texas, and Mrs. Will Durrett, Oklahoma.

BASS, Sam The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1942
Mrs. H. C. Houston has received word that her nephew, Sam Bass, aged 55 years died in New Orleans, La. on March 9th, following a brief illness. Mr. Bass was a native of McBurg. Locating in Texas a number of years ago, he in time became vice-president and assistant general manager of The American Cotton Association, later manager and secretary-treasurer of The Louisiana Cotton Cooperative Association. Mr. Bass was well known in Giles County.

BASS, William Walter The Pulaski Record 13 Mar 1940
Funeral services for Walter Bill Bass, farmer of the Pisgah section who died Monday were held Tuesday at the Center Point Baptist Church, followed by burial in the church cemetery. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bass, he was born and reared in Giles County.
He is survived by one brother, Aud Bass, with whom he lived. Bennett May and Co., in charge.

BASS, William Arch The Pulaski Citizen 2 Sep 1942
Funeral services for the Rev. William Arch Bass, aged 53 years, pastor of the Blanche Methodist Church in Lincoln County, who died at 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon at his home after six months’ illness, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Blanche Methodist Church. The Rev. Harvey W. Seay, district superintendent of the Columbia District, and the Rev. H. H. Ogles of Smiths Grove, Ky., conducted the rites, and interment took place in Maplewood Cemetery at Pulaski.
The Rev. Mr. Bass was a native of Giles County, having been the son of the late J. R. Bass and Mrs. Ellen Griffin Bass. He has been a member of the Tennessee Conference for the past fifteen years.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ethel Shook Bass; four sons in the armed forces, Sgt. James T. Bass, Camp Wheeler, Ga., L. V. Bass and R. Collins Bass, both in the Navy, Pvt. Ross Bass, Camp Pickett, Va.; two other sons at home, W. A. Bass, Jr., and Horace Bass; two daughters, Mrs. Winford Watson, Lewisburg and E. V. McCarty, Columbia; five sisters, Mrs. W. M. Hayes and Mrs. W. S. Hammond, both of Minor Hill, Mrs. R. M. Powers, Temple, Okla., Mrs. Frank Herring, Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. W. L. Bonner, Lewisburg and four brothers, J. C. Bass, Columbia, E. J. Bass, Dallas, Texas, F. D. Bass, Florence, Ala., and the Rev. J. Dallas Bass, Mt. Pleasant, Tenn.

BASS, Woodlief Alfred The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nov 1941
Funeral services for Woodlief Alfred Bass, aged 80 years, retired farmer and former director of the Frankewing Bank, who died at his home at Frankewing Sunday evening, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday at the Presbyterian Church at Frankewing, with the Rev. J. Walter Cobb, of Memphis, conducting the rites, assisted by the Rev. G. H. Turpin. Interment took place at Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Mr. Bass, a son of the late James and Sara Bass, was born and reared in the Pisgah community, where he grew to manhood. A number of years ago he moved to the Frankewing community where he was one of the leaders in civic and religious affairs. Mr. Bass, a former director of the Bank of Frankewing was the only surviving member of the group who formed the bank a number of years ago.
Mr. Bass is survived by his wife, Mrs. Clara Zimmerman Bass; two sons, John Bass, cashier of the Frankewing Bank, and James Bass, of Miami, Fla.; and one daughter, Mrs. L. B. Marks, of Fayetteville; two grandchildren, L. B. Marks, Jr., and Faye Jean Marks; and one brother, Gus Bass, of Giles County.

BASSHAM, Salina Craig The Pulaski Record 07 Sep 1949
Mrs. Salina Craig Bassham, age 63, of the Fall River section, did on Friday, August 26th, at the Jackson Clinic in Lester, Ala. Funeral services were conducted on Sunday, August 28, at 2 o’clock at Hester’s Chapel, Ala. by Bro. Knowles, and burial was in the Hester Chapel Cemetery.
Mrs. Bassham is survived by her husband, Thomas A. Bassham; and nine children, Mrs. Joe Crews of Appleton, Mrs. Erskine Lucas of Powell, Mrs. John Howell of Mt. Zion, Mrs. Cecil Williams of Fall River, Audrie Bassham, Mrs. Aubrey Howell of Fall River, Allen Bassham of Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Brown Abernathy of Pulaski and Howard H. Bassham of San Francisco, Calif.

BAUGH, Lucy R. Grigsby The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1942
Mrs. Lucy R. Grigsby Baugh, aged 92 years, one of the county’s oldest citizens, died early Saturday morning at her home in the Aspen Hill section, following an illness of a few months. Funeral services were conducted at the residence of 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, with the Rev. J. W. Bryson, pastor of the Pulaski Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment took place in the family cemetery nearby.
Mrs. Baugh, the widow of John L. Baugh who died many years ago, has been a leading business woman, operating her farm and other interests with the ability rarely found in a woman of her generation.
A daughter of the late Col. E. W. Grigsby and Mrs. Parmelia Adams Grigsby, she was born in Limestone County, Alabama. Col. Grigsby moved his family to Elkton, Tenn., soon after the close of the Civil War, where her marriage to John L. Baugh took place in 1871. In later years the Baugh family settled in the Aspen Hill community where they were identified with the interests of that section.
Mrs. Baugh is survived by one son, J. F. Berry Baugh; three grandchildren, Berry Baugh, Jr., Birmingham, Mrs. Paul Reinking, and Glenn Baugh, of Dallas, Tex., and a great-granddaughter, Lucy Fay Reinking; one sister, Mrs. Ida Beasley of Birmingham; one brother, E. N. Grigsby of Elkton, and several nieces and nephews.

BAXTER, Dennis Ora The Pulaski Citizen 11 Feb 1942
Dennis Ora Baxter, aged 58, tenant farmer of the Goodsprings community was shot and killed early last Thursday morning by Horace Rowe, a farmer of the same community.
According to Chief Jailer Will Davidson, Rowe unloaded a twelve guage shotgun discharge into the body of Baxter, the load taking effect in Baxter’s left side, striking his heart, and causing instant death.
The argument which resulted in Baxter’s death was over the use of a barn located on the Rowe premises, which Baxter’s son, Lilburn Baxter, and Rowe were using jointly.
The elder Baxter lived on an adjoining farm.
Baxter is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie Baxter, two sons, Lilburn, and Elmo, both of Good Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Clarence Chambers of Minor Hill; his father, Henry Clay Baxter, of Good Springs, Ala.; two sisters, Mrs. John Hardaway, Good Springs, Ala., and Mrs. Bob Taylor Parsons, of Shelbyville, Tenn.
Funeral services and interment took place Saturday afternoon at Good Springs, Ala.

BEARD, Icie Virginia Britton The Pulaski Record 29 Jan 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. Icie Virginia Britton Beard, 56, whose death occurred Monday morning at her home in the Gunter’s Hollow community, were held at eleven o’clock Tuesday morning at the New Zion Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Beard is survived by her husband, W. G. Beard.

BEARD, J. Morgan The Pulaski Citizen 12 May 1943
Funeral services for J. Morgan Beard, 79, farmer of the Beech Hill section, who died at noon Saturday, after a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Beech Hill Church of Christ, with the Rev. E. G. Godwin, pastor of the Diana Church conducting the rites. Burial took place in the Beech Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Beard was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Beard is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lou Britton Beard; three sons, Guy, Jack, and Wilton Beard; and five daughters, Mrs. Carl Russell, Mrs. William Britton, Mrs. Jesse W. Cox, Mrs. Joe Gaines, and Mrs. Dud McCanless, all of Giles County.

BEARD, Lou Ella Britton The Pulaski Record 05 Jan 1949
Mrs. Lou Ella Beard, age 75, died Friday at 1:15 a.m. at the Pulaski Hospital after a week’s illness. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at the Beech Hill Church of Christ by Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial was in the Beech Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Beard was a member of the Center Point Baptist Church. Her husband, J. M. Beard died five years ago.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Joe Gaines of Beech Hill, Mrs. Jesse Will Cox of Diana; one son, Wilton Beard of Pulaski; and four grandchildren.

BEARD, Marvin B. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Sep 1943
Funeral services were held in Johnson City for Marvin B. Beard, 41, who died Monday, August 23, at a hospital in Murfreesboro, following two years illness. Burial followed in Johnson City.
Mr. Beard, a native of Giles County, is survived by his wife; and four sons; four sisters, Mrs. J. B. Haily of Nashville, Mrs. Logan Surles of Louisville, Ky., Eston McMasters and Mrs. R. E. Surles, both of Pulaski; three brothers, Hayes and Ike Beard of Nashville, and Roy Beard of Pulaski.

BEARD, Robert Lee The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jul 1942
Funeral services for Robert Lee Beard, farmer of the Frankewing community, who died Friday night, following a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Pisgah Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. F. G. Dickson. Burial took place in the Pisgah Cemetery.
Mr. Beard is survived by several children.

BEARDEN, Zora Alice Redd The Pulaski Citizen 27 May 1942
Mrs. Zora Alice Bearden, 75, wife of W. W. Bearden, died at the home near Lynnville on Thursday, May 21, following a long illness. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Center Point Baptist Church, with the Rev. Laten and the Rev. H. Grady Coston officiating and interment in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Bearden, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John F. Redd of Bedford County, had lived in Giles County the greater part of her married life, having been a resident of the Bunker Hill community for many years before their removal to Lynnville about twelve years ago. She was a good woman, taking her place in the church and her community.
Mrs. Bearden is survived by her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Robert B. Watson; and four grandchildren, Geraldine, Robert, Jr., Joan and Rosalyn Watson, all of Lynnville.

BEASLEY, Ida Grigsby The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jun 1943
Funeral services were held at 11:30 o’clock Sunday morning at the Elkton Methodist Church for Mrs. Ida Grigsby Beasley, 88, who died Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Allen Smith, in Birmingham, where she had made her home for the past ten years. The Rev. W. B. Sanders of Martin College conducted the rites, and the burial took place in the family lot in the Elkton Cemetery.
The greater part of her life Mrs. Beasley was a resident of Elkton, where she was well known for her gracious hospitality. Her home was the center of many social activities over a number of years.

Besides her daughter, Mrs. Beasley is survived by one son, Clifford Beasley, also of Birmingham, a number of grandchildren; and one brother, Ed Grigsby, of Elkton.

BEASLEY, Lura Herbert The Pulaski Record 30 Dec 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Lura Herbert Beasley, 64, of Lynnville, who died in the Pulaski Hospital, Sunday, December 28, were held Monday at 2.p.m. at the Pulaski Methodist Church. The Rev. Fred C. Woodard officiated and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
She had been in ill health a short time and entered the hospital only a few hours before her death. Mrs. Beasley, daughter of the late Dr. R. N. Herbert and Mrs. Kitty Rogers Herbert, was born at Campbellsville, later moved to the Aspen Hill community where Mrs. Beasley lived until her marriage.
She was educated in the Giles County public schools and at Martin College. She was a member of the Methodist Church and was an active church worker.
Survivors include her husband, Fred W. Beasley; a daughter, Mrs. Julian Matlock, Hollywood, Calif.; two brothers, Haynes Herbert of San Francisco and Dr. R. N. Herbert of Nashville; three sisters, Mrs. John Butler of Pulaski, Mrs. Sally H. Draper of Biloxi, Miss., and Mrs. Claiborne Beasley of San Francisco, California.

BEASLEY, Molly Kerr The Pulaski Citizen 6 Dec 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Molly Kerr Beasley, 85, widow of W. J. Beasley, who died suddenly at 2:30 o’clock Sunday morning, December 3, at the home in the Rockwood community following several years declining health, were held at the residence at 11 o’clock Monday morning, conducted by the Rev. Minor E. Powers and the Rev. A. R. Hogan. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Beasley was a native of the county and a lifelong member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Beasley is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Harry Tarpley, Aspen Hill; Mrs. Will Bass, Stella; three sons, Dale Beasley, Wadsworth, Kans., Gray and Orrin Beasley, Aspen Hill; a number of grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. John Y. Gooch, Stella, and Mrs. John Smith, Birmingham, Ala.

BEASLEY, William James The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jul 1941
William James Erma Beasley died suddenly at his home near Aspen Hill early Wednesday morning, July 2nd. Mr. Beasley was eighty-six years of age and had been in failing health for some time.
Mr. Beasley was one of the most substantial citizens of the county. He was a lifelong member of the Aspen Hill Methodist Church and was regular in his attendance when in good health. He was for many years an outstanding teacher in Giles County schools in his early life, and was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Pulaski. Mr. and Mrs. Beasley were the parents of four sons and four daughters, all worthy citizens, and all living except one son, Herman, who was a minister, and died at McKenzie , Tenn., a few years ago. They also reared John Andrew Kerr, a nephew whom they took as an infant, and he is still living in the home.

Mr. Beasley knew the county back before the L. & N. Railroad was built, and always spoke interestingly of the early history of Aspen Hill and of Giles County.
Interment will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery. The pall bearers will be the sons and the grandsons.
Mr. Beasley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Kerr Beasley, three sons, Gray Beasley, and Orin Beasley, Aspen Hill, Dale Beasley of Oklahoma, four daughters, Mrs. W. J. Bass, Stella, Mrs. Harry Tarpley, Miss Grady Beasley, Aspen Hill, one of Giles County’s teachers, and Miss Leila Beasley, a teacher in the Mississippi schools at Lake Cormorant, Miss., and the nephew who lived with them, John Andrew Kerr, and one sister, Mrs. Ida S. Coffman, Nashville, and a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were not complete at press time.

BEDDINGFIELD, Jesse Rufus The Pulaski Citizen 03 Dec 1947
Funeral services for Jesse Rufus Beddingfield, 30, who died at 5:15 o’clock Thursday afternoon, November 27, at his home in the Third District, after an extended illness, were held Saturday afternoon at Kedron Church. Burial took place in Elkton Cemetery.
Mr. Beddingfield, a farmer, was the son of Earl Beddingfield and Zora B. Beddingfield. Mr. Beddingfield is survived by his wife, Mrs. Evelyn W. Beddingfield.

BEDDINGFIELD, Tommy The Pulaski Citizen 3 Feb 1943
Funeral services were held Saturday morning at 11 o’clock at the Bee Spring Church for Tommy Beddingfield, aged 32 years, who died early Thursday morning at home in the Third Civil District, in the Hanna community after a short illness. The Rev. Tullie Beddingfield conducted the services, with burial in the church cemetery.
Mr. Beddingfield is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maudina T. Beddingfield and four small children, 3 sons and 1 daughter; his mother, Mrs. Eva Warren Beddingfield, three brothers and three sisters.

BEECH, Russie Cardin The Pulaski Citizen 16 May 1945
Funeral services for Mrs. Russie Cardin Beech, 56, who died suddenly Thursday, May 10, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett May Funeral Home with the rites conducted by Elder Clifford Murphy, minister of the Church of Christ. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Beech, the wife of Branch Beech, was the daughter of the late Will L. Cardin and Mrs. Ann Quintella Dugger Cardin of the Bethesda section of the county.She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Beech is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Fostor Gordon, Jr. and Mrs. Herbert Cox; four sons, William Beech, John Baugh Beech, and Cornelius Beech, all of Pulaski, and Joe Hardy Beech, U. S. Navy, stationed at Pearl Harbor; four grandchildren, Joe Stevenson Beech, Carolyn and Linda Lee Beech, and Joan Renee Cox; and four sisters, Mrs. W. H. Brown, Mrs. Joe Hardy, Mrs. W. J. Hardy and Mrs. Allen Holt, all of Pulaski.


BELEW, Jennie Lee The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jun 1941
Mrs. Jennie Lee Belew, 57, wife of N. T. Belew, died at her home in the Twenty-first District on Wednesday, June 18.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at the Cemetery at Anderson, Ala. and burial was there.

BELEW, Minnie Anderson The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1942
Relatives in Giles County have received word that Mrs. Minnie Anderson Belew, wife of John Belew, who made her home in New Mexico, died recently, following a stroke of paralysis. Mrs. Belew was a native of the Campbellsville section, having been the daughter of the late J. Percival Anderson and Mrs. Jennie Hays Anderson, who moved many years ago to Stephenville, Texas.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Belew is survived by two sons and one daughter, all of whom are married and live in the West.

BELL, William McDowell The Pulaski Citizen 31 Mar 1943
Funeral services for Dr. William McDowell Bell, 80, Nashville veterinarian, and brother of Dr. A. J. Bell, of Pulaski, were held Monday afternoon in Nashville at a local funeral chapel, with burial in the Spring Hill Cemetery.
Dr. Bell, a graduate of the Kansas City Veterinary College, was the founder of the Nashville Dog and Cat Hospital. He was also a graduate of the Kansas City Medical College and was a registered pharmacist.
Dr. Bell was a Thirty-second Degree Mason, Shriner and Knight Templar.

BERRY, Elizabeth Marriott The Pulaski Citizen 11 Dec 1946
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth M. Berry, 66, who died at her home in the Riversburg section at 1:45 o’clock, Sunday afternoon, Dec. 8, after an illness of a year, were held at two o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted y Rev. J. E. Trotter, of Westmoreland former pastor of the Pleasant Valley Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
She was a native of Harden County, Ky., the daughter of Stephen A. Marriott and Catherine
Chenault. Mrs. Berry has resided in Giles County since 1929. She was a member of the Pleasant Valley Methodist Church.
Mrs. Berry is survived by her husband, L. D. Berry; five daughters, Mrs. J. D. Robinson, and Mrs. Arthur Hopson, both of Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. R. M. Burkhalter, McComb, Miss., Mrs. R. B. Chenault, and Mrs. Joe Walsh, both of Covington, Ky.; one son, Charles Berry, Pulaski, filling station operator; and twenty-one grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. C. J. Berry, Sonora, Ky.

BEVELS, Bell Mitchell The Pulaski Citizen 2 Apr 1941
Mrs. Bell Bevels, wife of J. C. Bevels, of the Bee Springs community died Saturday. Funeral services were conducted Sunday by Rev. G. H. Turpin at Bee Springs Presbyterian Church, and buried in the church cemetery. She is survived by her husband, one son and three daughters. Bennett-May and Company Funeral Directors.

BEVELS, Mary Sue Bevels The Pulaski Citizen 9 Oct 1946
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Sue Bevels, 79, who died at 10 o’clock Tuesday night, October 8, at Delrose, after eight weeks illness, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bee Spring Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. W. C. Moorehead, a former pastor. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Daughter of the late Elisha and Elizabeth Holt Bevels, she was born and reared in the Delrose section, where she was a member of the Methodist Church. She was married to William Bevels who died many years ago.
Mrs. Bevels is survived by eight daughters, Mrs. C. E. Foster, Mrs. J. C. Fly, and Mrs. Will Pardon, Bunker Hill, Mrs. Ike Foster, Mrs. Ross Mitchell, Mrs. A. D. Mitchell, Delrose, and Mrs. Ira Hogan, Ardmore; three sons, Jim Bevels, Conway, Erskine Bevels, Bryson, and William Bevels, Delrose; a host of grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. A. T. Stewart, Fayetteville; and one brother, Roy Bevels, Thatch, Ala.

BEVELS, Mattie Harrison The Pulaski Citizen 26 Mar 1941
Mrs. Mattie Bevels, 72, died Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness at Delrose. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors are two sons, Sam, Old Hickory; Garland, Pulaski; four daughters, Mrs. Vascar Mitchell, Mrs. George Harper, Miss Georgia Bevels, Delrose, Mrs. Wilbur Barnes, Boons Hill; two brothers, J. W. and C. T. Harrison, Delrose; three sisters, Mrs. Jennie Eagin, Mrs. John T. West, Delrose and Mrs. Ida Bevels, Taft.
Funeral services were conducted at the Shiloh Methodist Church by Rev. A. R. Gibbons, pastor. Burial in the family lot at Shiloh Cemetery near Delrose.
Wilson T. Carter and Company Funeral Directors.

BILES, Lizzie The Pulaski Citizen 22 Dec 1943
Funeral services for Miss Lizzie Biles, who died Friday evening at her home in the Fiducia community in the Twenty-first Civil District, following several months’ failing health, were held at the grave in the Potts Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the Trinity Circuit.
Miss Biles is survived by two brothers, Will Biles on the Prospect section, and Newt Biles of Lynnville.

BINKLEY, Ed The Pulaski Citizen 12 Apr 1944
Funeral services were conducted at Elk Ridge Cemetery Saturday afternoon for Ed Binkley, 70, who died at 11 o’clock Thursday night, April 6, in the Seventh District.
Mr. Binkley, a native of this county, was a retired farmer, having been in declining health for some time.

BIRD, Jennie The Pulaski Citizen 2 Dec 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Bird, aged 70 years, who died at her home in the Anthony Hill section of pneumonia Saturday morning, November 28, were held at one o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Chestnut Grove Methodist Church by the Rev. A. R. Hogan. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Bird is survived by two sons, Paris Bird and Oliver Bird.

BIRDSONG, Albert Sidney Johnston The Pulaski Citizen 03 Nov 1948
Albert Sidney Johnston Birdsong, 81, pioneer sportsman and former Knox County Legislator, died at 7 o’clock Wednesday night, October 27, at General Hospital in Knoxville, following two years’ declining health.
Funeral rites were held at 4 o’clock Friday afternoon at Mann Funeral Chapel with burial in that city.
Son of the late Rev. John Henry Birdsong and Martha Elizabeth Johnston Birdsong, he was born Dec. 26, 1866 and reared in the Bethesda Community of Giles County, later going to Knoxville where he was graduated at the University of Tennessee. He arose from a position of clerk for the Eastern Virginia & Georgia Railroad, to the job of chief clerk of the accounting department with offices in Washington, before entering the insurance business in 1905.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Knoxville, a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Knights of Pythias.
Mr. Birdsong is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Boyd Birdsong. His only daughter, Mrs. Sadie Saxton Birdsong Reynolds, died more than ten years ago. Mrs. Wille E. Winstead and Mss Eleanor Birdsong, of Pulaski, nieces of the deceased, attended the funeral in Knoxville Friday.

BIRDSONG, Alice Mason The Pulaski Citizen 5 Mar 1941
Mrs. Birdsong (Miss Laura Mason) was sister of Mrs. Andrew L. King, Pulaski, mother of Esq. Albert Elden Birdsong and Grady Birdsong. She was typical of the pioneer Scruggs and Mason family and loved and much admired for her faith and trust in ideals now forsaken and all but forgotten, not many people left who respect or remember them. Many a pleasant hour, days and nights have I spent at the splendid country home of -“Cousin Walter and Cousin Laura.” Thank God for the memory.
Rev. Trotter eloquently made the funeral talk at the obsequies for “Cousin Laura”. May eternal Peace be her compensation.

BIRDSONG, Bobby The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1947
A HIT RUN VICTIM DIES FROM INJURIES
Bobby Birdsong, 18 year old Elkton youth who was struck by a truck Tuesday night, Dec. 9, as he walked along the highway en route to his home at Elkton from a nearby store, died at 4:00 Thursday morning at Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville, where he was carried soon after the accident.
Funeral services will be held at two o’clock Friday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church by the Rev. W. J. Bunn, pastor and burial will be in the family lot at Elkton Cemetery.
The young man, who was said to have suffered a fracture of the back, broken ribs and a puncture of one lung, was thought to have been improving Wednesday and his death early Thursday morning came as a shock to members of his family and friends.
The youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Birdsong, he was a member of the senior class of Elkton High School and of the Elkton Methodist Church, in both of which he was recognized as a leader.
In addition to his parents, young Birdsong is survived by two sisters, Miss Joyce Birdsong, Elkton’ and Mrs. Aaron Stevenson, Fayetteville; six brothers, Walton Birdsong, Bowling Green, KY., Julian Birdsong, Brooklyn, N.Y., W. H. Birdsong, Libertyville, Ill., Bernard Birdsong, Birmingham, AL., Billy Birdsong, Nashville and Joe Waycross Birdsong , who is serving with the United States Navy at Naples, Italy.
Local officers are continuing their investigation of the accident but no arrest had been made Thursday morning.

BIRDSONG, Ella Sanders The Pulaski Citizen 3 Apr 1940
Mrs. Tom Birdsong died Tuesday at the home of her son, Joe Glaze Birdsong. Her husband died three years ago. After services at the home, she was buried at Prospect Wednesday. Two sisters and two grandchildren survive.

BIRDSONG, Ella Vesta Hollis The Pulaski Citizen 24 Sep 1944
On September 24, 1944, at 4:00 p.m., the Young’s Chapel Presbyterian Communities lost one of its eldest and best loved members in the death of Mrs. Ellla Hollis Birdsong. She was born in 1863. Early in life she became a Christian and lived all her life in this community. From early in life she continued to grow in grace, knowledge, love for God.
She was married to Ben Birdsong, who preceded her in death about 2 years ago. Together they embellished a Christian home into which were born ten children, the lives of whom testified to the sterling qualities of her character. She leaves eight children, three sons and five daughters, also seventeen great grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends to mourn their loss.
She won a place in the hearts of all who knew her, by her constant Christian life and interest in the welfare of all in the community. As a wife and mother, she was faithful in teaching her family by precept and example the way of a noble life. She was always optimistic and possessed a sweet, kind and lovable disposition, and a spirit to get along with people. So not only her family but all who knew her will call her blessed.
She was a faithful Christian and a constant attendant upon the worship services of Young’s Chapel Presbyterian Church. Her greatness was seen in the inner life she lived, rather than the outward. Her memory is engraved upon the hearts of her loved ones and will be a source of comfort and strength for many years to come.
“In our hearts there is a picture more precious than silver or gold; It’s the picture of our dear mother, and it will never, never grow old.

BIRDSONG, Laura Mason The Pulaski Record and The Pulaski Citizen 05 Mar 1941
The Record 05 Mar 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. Walter Birdsong, 79, who died Saturday at her home in the Prospect community after a short illness of flu and pneumonia, were held Sunday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church by the Rev. J. E. Trotter. Burial was in the Elkton Cemetery.
Mrs. Birdsong is survived by two sons, Eldon and Grady Birdsong , of Elkton; nine grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Andrew King , of Pulaski; a half sister, Mrs. Carson Mason of Crescent View; and a half brother Will Simpson of Aspen Hill.
Pulaski Citizen March 5, 1941 MEMORY
Mrs. Birdsong (Miss Laura Mason) was sister to Mrs. Andrew L. King, Pulaski, mother of Esq. Albert Elden Birdsong and Grady Birdsong. She was typical of the pioneer Scruggs and Mason family and loved and much admired for her faith and trust in ideals now forsaken and all but forgotten, not many people left who respect or remember them. Many a pleasant hour, days and nights, have I spent at the splendid country home of “Cousin (Walter) and Cousin Laura.” Thank God for the memory.
Rev. Park eloquently made the funeral talk at the obsequies of Mr. Long Rev. Trotter for “Cousin Laura.” May Eternal Peace be their compensation.

BIRDSONG, Mautie F. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Feb 1941
Mautie F. Birdsong, aged 59 years, died suddenly Sunday night at his home on the King farm in the Liberty community. He was an industrious farmer who has lived more than forty years on this farm.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 11 o’clock at the Bethesda Methodist Church by the Rev. Wyatt L. Harwell, former pastor, and burial in the Bethesda Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Cardin Birdsong, four daughters, Mrs. Joe Elder, Misses Flora Mae and Diana Birdsong, of Prospect, and Mrs. J. B. Harrison, Jr., of Trinity; two sons, Monroe Birdsong, Portland, Tenn., and Ben Birdsong, Prospect; three brothers, Hautie F. Birdsong, Prospect, H. K. Birdsong, Bethesda, Newt Birdsong, Decatur, Ala., and three sisters, Mrs. John Ezell, and Mrs. John Chambers, Pulaski and Mrs. Clyde Tate, Prospect.

BIRDSONG, Tully Martin The Pulaski Citizen 20 Oct 1948
Prayer services for Tully Martin Birdsong, 18 day old son of Mr. and Mrs. Tully Birdsong, Jr., who died at 10 o’clock Thursday morning, October 14 at Wesley Long Hospital in Greensboro, N. C., were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in Forrest Lawn Cemetery, in Greensboro, conducted by Dr. Eugene C. Few, pastor of the Methodist Church there.
In addition to his parents, the child is survived by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Martin of Bluefield, W. Va., and Mrs. Tully Birdsong, Pulaski.

BLACK, Alexander The Pulaski Record 15 Jan 1941
Alexander Black, native of Giles County, died at his home in Nashville Saturday. Funeral services were held Monday morning at the Roesch-Charlton Funeral Parlors, with Dr. E. P. Anderson and Dr. A. Faxon Moore officiating. Interment was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Patton Black; his son, Alexander Black, Jr. ; and three daughters, Mrs. Lucy Black Munn, Miss Margaret Buford Black and Miss Mary Miller Black.

BLACK, Robert Franklin The Pulaski Citizen 7 May 1941
Robert Franklin Black, 55, a retired merchant and former guard at the State Penitentiary at Nashville, died at 1 o’clock Monday morning May 5th at the residence in Pulaski.
Mr. Black was reared in the Minor Hill section, having been the son of A. J. (Jack) Black and Mrs. Sula Petty Black. As a young man he entered the mercantile business with his father at Minor Hill. In later years he came to Pulaski where he opened a store in south town.
Several years ago Mr. Black retired because of ill health. Last year he held the position with the state for several months but again he had to retire. Since January he has been in St. Thomas Hospital most of the time.
Mr. Black was a member of the Church of Christ at Minor Hill.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Mary Anna Kelly Black, and two brothers, Petty Black and Oswald Black, both of Minor Hill.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Bennett-May and Company Funeral Home, conducted by Elder Joe Clark of Cowan, Elder Elmer L. Smith, and Rev. S. R. Bratcher. Burial was in the family lot at Maplewood Cemetery.

BLACKBURN, James Knox The Pulaski Citizen 1 Nov 1944
Funeral services for Dr. James Knox Blackburn, beloved Giles County physician who died unexpectedly of a heart attack at his home early Tuesday morning will be held at 1 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the residence with the Rev. J. W. Bryson, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church officiating, assisted by Elder B. F. Harding of Spring Hill. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
A native of Lynnville, and for the past 50 years a practicing physician in Pulaski, Dr. Blackburn was a son of the late James Knox and Mrs. Mackie Laird Blackburn. He was educated in the public school of Giles County, later receiving his degree in medicine at Vanderbilt University. Following graduation he practiced his profession first at Lynnville, moving from there to Lewisburg, and later to Pulaski.
A veteran of World War I, he was a Mason, a member of the Presbyterian Church, and the Giles County and Tennessee Medical Societies. He was president of the state medical examining board, a member of the state basic science board, and health officaer for the City of Pulaski.
He is survived by his wife, the former Jean Ballinger of Birmingham, Ala.; a daughter, Miss Jean Blackburn; a son, James Blackburn, all of Pulaski; a sister, Mrs. W. L. Clark of Jamestown, N. Y.; and four brothers, Will, John and Robert Blackburn, all of Lynnville, and Dr. Henry Blackburn of Grand Rapids, Mich.

BLACKBURN, William Stoddert The Pulaski Record 26 Jan 1949
William Stoddert Blackburn, 71, farmer of near Lynnville, died of a heart attack Tuesday while in Nashville. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Stuart H. Salmon officiating. Burial was in the Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Blackburn, son of the late Capt. J. K. P. and Mackie Laird Blackburn, was a lifelong resident of Giles County. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs. W. L. Clark of Jamestown, N. Y.; and one brother, Dr. Henry Blackburn of Grand Rapids, Mich.

BLADE, Wesley Jr. and Thomas Edward Blade The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jul 1943
Funeral services for Wesley Blade, Jr. and Thomas Edward Blade, small sons of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Blade, who perished last Wednesday in the burning of their barn, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Liberty Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter, pastor of the church. The burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.

BLAKE, Melba The Pulaski Record 30 Jul 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Melba Blake, who died in Dallas, Texas, were held at the Bennett-May Funeral Home Sunday afternoon, July 27. Burial followed in the Maplewood Cemetery. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Nora Lee Wooten; one sister and two brothers.

BLAKELY, Lige Jesse The Pulaski Citizen 06 Dec 1948
Funeral services for Lige Jesse Blakely, 61, who did at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, December 4, at his home in the Fourth Civil District, after several months illness, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Hester Church of Christ, conducted by Elder D. B. Noles. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
He was a member of the Church of Christ and a native of the county, the son of the late John Blakely and Jennie Weathers Blakely.
Mr. Blakely is survived by his wife, Mrs. Christine Slayton Blakely; a daughter, Audine Blakely; two sons, Thomas and Paul Blakely, who live with their parents; two sisters, Mrs. Floyd Walker, Athens, Ala., and Mrs. Fannie Lou Russ, Giles County; three brothers, Alf Blakely, Anderson, Ala., Doss Blakely, Lester, Ala., and Willie Blakely, Giles County.

BLASINGIM, Lovett Thornton The Pulaski Citizen 4 Sep 1943
Funeral services for Lovett Thornton Blasingim, 82, farmer of the Third Civil District, who died at noon Saturday, September 4, following a lengthy illness, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church at Stella, conducted by the Rev. Haynes Brinkley. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Blasingim died twenty-two years ago.
Mr. Blasingim is survived by three sons, Kelsey Blasingim, Stella, Grady Blasingim, Pulaski and Billy Blasingim, U. S. Coast Guard; one daughter, Mrs. Oakley Newton, Blooming Grove; and five grandchildren.

BLEWSTER, Ella Kirkland The Pulaski Citizen 15 Oct 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Kirkland Blewster, 81, who died Saturday night at her home, 1000 Ackland Avenue, Nashville were held Monday at 11:00 o’clock at the chapel of the Cosmopolitan Funeral Home. Dr. John L. Hill, officiated, and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
A native of Alabama, Mrs. Blewster moved to Pulaski at an early age to make her home. She moved to Nashville twelve years ago.
Mrs. Blewster had been in failing health for the past two years.
She was a life long member of the Presbyterian Church. Survivors are one granddaughter, Mrs. Herbert Hastings, of Nashville; one grandson, C. F. Doud, of Elkton, Tenn., and five great grandchildren.

BLOW, Addie Riddle The Pulaski Citizen 22 Nov 1944
Funeral services were held in Birmingham, Ala., on Sunday, November 12, for Mrs. Addie Riddle Blow, 85, who died on Saturday at her home in Birmingham.
Mrs. Blow was a native of Giles County, and following her marriage to R. H. Blow, resided in the Lynnville section until ten years ago when she moved to Birmingham. Mr. Blow died a number of years ago.
She was the last member of her immediate family. Mrs. Blow is survived by two daughters, Mrs. E. J. Cason, Birmingham, and Mrs. Harry Isbell, Visalia, Calif.; three sons, Otis Blow, Mt. Pleasant, and Talmadge and Henry Blow, Birmingham; eight grandchildren and several great grandchildren.

BOATRIGHT, William English The Pulaski Citizen 2 Sep 1942
Funeral services for William English Boatright, 22, who died at his home near Lynnville at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, following several months’ illness, were held at 3:00 o’clock Monday afternoon at Lynnwood Cemetery by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the Olivet Methodist Church.
Mr. Boatright served eighteen months in the Army at Ft. Benning, Ga., and received a medical discharge on March 26, 1942.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Boatright, of Lynnville; four sisters, Mrs. Guy L. Watson, Ardmore, Mrs. William E. Bowers, and Mrs. Ward Nelms, both of Cornersville, and Miss Betty Boatright, Lynnville; three brothers, Eric, James and Edward Boatright, all of Lynnville.

BOAZ, E. L. The Pulaski Citizen 20 Oct 1943
Funeral services for E. L. Boaz, 54, who died October 16, at the Veterans’ Hospital in Memphis, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Stella Church, conducted by Elder Andy Largen of Fayetteville and the Rev. J. E. Trotter of Prospect. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Boaz was a native of Giles County, having been a resident of the Hanna section.
Mr. Boaz is survived by his wife and one son, E. L. Boaz, Jr., who is in the service.

BOGGS, Ida May Bryant The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jan 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida May Boggs, 73, widow of W. J. Boggs, who died Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs Dessie Maddox in Madison County, Ala., were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at Hazel Green, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Stedman, pastor of the Baptist Church. Burial was in the cemetery at Charity.
Mr. Boggs died in the spring of 1942. Mrs. Boggs is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Maddox, Mrs. May Beech, and Mrs. Herman Lewter, all of the Ardmore section; three sons, Joe and Bud Boggs, both of Huntsville, Ala.; and W. K. Boggs, U. S. N., Great Lakes, Ill.; several grandchildren; one brother, Wes Bryant, and one sister, Mrs. Nettie Hassett, both of Oklahoma.

BONDS, Cullen James The Pulaski Citizen 13 May 1942
Funeral services for Cullen James Bonds, aged 52 years, who died at a Nashville hospital Saturday, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the New Zion Church in Giles County, with the Rev. Raymond Johns officiating. Interment took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Bonds was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Bonds is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Cole Bonds; two daughters, Misses Jennie Mae and Julia Bonds of Giles County; two sons, Robert Bonds of Gary, Ind., and Thomas Bonds of Lynnville; and a brother, Floyd Bonds of Lynnville.

BONDS, James W. The Pulaski Record 24 Dec 1941 The Pulaski Citizen 24 Dec 1941
The sudden death of James Willis Bonds, 61, prominent farmer of the Waco section, occurred Saturday morning following a heart attack at his home.
Survivors are his wife; and ten children, Mrs. Ike Hindman, Mrs. Shelby Pierce, Mrs. Ellis Weatherford and Misses Wilkie and Mary Bonds, Lacy, Dave, Brown, James and Herbert, all of Waco.
Funeral services were held at two o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Methodist Church at Lynnville by the Rev. N. O. Allen. Burial was in the Lynnwood Cemetery.

BOOKER, Daniel Brantley The Pulaski Record 25 Aug 1948
Daniel Brantley Booker, 75, retired Baptist minister, died at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, August 22, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Richard Smith of the Brick Church community.
Funeral services were held Monday at 2:30 at the Rose Hill Church by Rev. Ike Coggin, Loyd Hickman, Edward Lee and Mack Pinkelton. Burial was in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Williams Booker; three daughters, Mrs. Abe Smith of Wales, Mrs. Richard Smith of Brick Church and Mrs. Knox Holley of Shelbyville; one son, Ernest Booker of Huntsville, Ala.; 21 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

BOOTH, Dewitt Earl The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jul 1944
Funeral services for Dewitt Earl Booth, 52, prominent livestock dealer of the Minor Hill Community, and veteran of World War I, who died suddenly of a heart attack at 8:30 o’clock Friday night at his home, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Minor Hill Methodist Church. The rites were conducted by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the church, the Rev. Haynes Brinkley, pastor of the Minor Hill Baptist Church, and the American Legion Post No. 60, assisted by the local unit of the Tennessee State Guard. Burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Booth, Mr. Booth was born and reared in Giles County. He was a former merchant at Minor Hill and was a member of the Methodist Church, having been a member of the board of stewards.
Mr. Booth is survived by his wife, Clara Sexton Booth; one son, Tech. Sgt. Dewitt Edwin Booth, U. S. Army, General Hospital, stationed in England; and two sisters, Mrs. R. M. Malone, Pulaski, and Mrs. Petty Black, Minor Hill.

BOOTH, John Reeder The Pulaski Citizen 3 Nov 1943
Funeral services for John Reeder Booth, 54, who died late Wednesday afternoon, October 27, from a heart attack, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Minor Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. T. B. Waites, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Athens, Ala., assisted by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the Minor Hill Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
He was twice married, his first wife having been the former Miss Effie Cole of Minor Hill.
Mr. Booth is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lila Wilson Booth, son, John Wilson Booth, Athens, Ala.; one daughter by the former marriage, Mrs. A. R. Buchanan, Minor Hill; one granddaughter, Sue Buchanan; two sisters, Mrs. Petty Black, Minor Hill and Mrs. R. M. Malone, Pulaski; and one brother, Earl Booth, Minor Hill.

BOWDEN, Mrs. E. W. The Pulaski Citizen 29 Oct 1941
Mrs. E. W. Bowden, aged 65, died at her home in Lewisburg Tuesday, of a paralytic stroke.
She was the mother of John Bell Bowden, employee of the Sharp Motor Company. Mrs. Bowden is survived by her husband, E. B. Bowden, two daughters and one son.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday morning at the residence, with interment in Lone Oak Cemetery.

BOWDEN, Elmer Brady The Pulaski Record 09 Apr 1947
Funeral services for Elmer Brady Bowden, 73, who died at the Gordon Hospital in Lewisburg, April 8, were conducted Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock in Lewisburg with the Rev. J. L. Perry officiating. Burial was in Lewisburg. Mr. Bowden was a native of Giles County and was engaged in the sheet metal business with his brother for a number of years. Lately, he had been an independent roofing contractor.
He is survived by one son, John Bell Bowden of Pulaski; two daughters, Mrs. Walter a. Sterne of Nashville and Mrs. Howard Davis of Lewisburg.

BOWEN, Billy Charles The Pulaski Record 31 Dec 1947
Billy Charles Bowen, age 20, died at 6 o’clock Tuesday evening, Dec. 23, at the Pulaski Hospital following a brief illness (ruptured appendix). Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 o’clock Wednesday, Dec. 24, at Union Valley Baptist Church by the pastor, Mack Pinkelton, with burial in Campbellsville Cemetery. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Bowen; three sisters, Mrs. Frances Hazelwood, Misses Margaret and Betty Bowen; four brothers, Leon Bowen, Jr., Lewis Bowen, Walter Bowen and Rogers Bowen; all of Giles County. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

BOWEN, David Gene The Pulaski Record 16 Apr 1947
David Gene Bowen, age 79, died at 11:30 Sunday morning, April 13, at his home in Pulaski. Funeral services Monday afternoon at 2:30 at Pulaski Funeral Home conducted by Rev. W. M. Cook with burial in Maplewood Cemetery. He is survived by three daughters, Miss Minie Bowen and Mrs. Katie Barlar of Pulaski, and Mrs. Ervin Bowen of Lawrenceburg; and one son, David Bowen, Jr. of Pulaski; sixteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He had been a member of the Rehoboth Methodist for over fifty years.

BOYD, Bessie Foster The Pulaski Record 25 Aug 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Boyd Foster, 65, who passed away at 6:15 a.m. Sunday in the Hansel’s Clinic at Decatur, Ala. following an illness of several weeks, were held Monday afternoon at o’clock at the Stella Presbyterian Church with Rev. Paul Roberts of Decatur, Ala. officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Boyd, native of Giles County, was a daughter of the late A. T. and Mary Marbut Foster. She resided here until the death of her husband, Walter W. Boyd, several years ago.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Flora Boyd, with whom she lived in Decatur; one son, Harold Boyd of Pulaski; one sister, Mrs. T. A. Steele of Nashville; and two brothers, D. A. Foster of Louisville, Ky. and Walter C. Foster, Pulaski.
BOYD, Craig The Pulaski Citizen 19 Feb 1941
Craig Boyd, 38, brother of Attorney General Claude, Boyd, died at the King’s Daughters Hospital in Columbia, Monday, Feb. 10, following a short illness of peritonitis.
Mr. Boyd was a prominent citizen of Waynesboro, Secretary of the local Draft Board. He was never married.
Funeral services were held at the home of General Boyd, in Waynesboro, Wednesday afternoon, Elder J. B. Cantrell of the Christian Church officiating.

BOYD, Mrs. Frank The Pulaski Citizen 4 Mar 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank Boyd, aged 79 years, widow of the late Attorney General Frank Boyd, whose death occurred at the home at Waynesboro at five o’clock Sunday afternoon following a brief illness of pneumonia, were held at three o’clock Monday afternoon at Waynesboro.
Mrs. Boyd was formerly a Miss Hassell, and a sister of the late Mrs. John Montague of Giles County.
Mrs. Solon E. Reynolds, niece of Mrs. Boyd, and Mrs. Reynold’s daughter, Mrs. William B. Holt, attended the funeral services Monday afternoon.

BOYD, May Scott The Pulaski Citizen 1 Apr 1942
Mrs. William Douglass Boyd, aged 55 years, member of a prominent Maury County family, died at 1:20 o’clock Saturday morning at her home in Lynnville, after an illness of many months. The funeral services were conducted at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. N. O. Allen, officiating at the rites. Interment followed at Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Boyd, the former Miss May Scott of Columbia was the daughter of the late LeRoy Walker Scott and Mrs. Dora Perry Scott, descendants of prominent pioneer families of Maury County, has long been identified with the business, civic, and church activities. As Miss Scott, she held a responsible position in Columbia for many years. Following her marriage to Mr. Boyd, she came to Lynnville to make her home, where she assumed a leading part in her church and community. She was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Boyd is survived by her husband, two sons, Sgt. James LeRoy Boyd of Selma, Ala., and Billy Boyd; two sisters, Miss Bess L. Scott, a teacher in the city schools in Dallas, Tex., and Mrs. A. Y. Stokes of Farmville, Va., and one brother, F. A. Scott, principal of the high school at Paris, Ky.

BOYD, Walter W. The Pulaski Citizen 05 Dec 1945
Funeral services for Walter W. Boyd, 70, farmer of the Stella Community, who died at 5:15 o’clock Tuesday morning at his home after several months’ illness, were held at 2:00 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Presbyterian at Stella by the Rev. Haynes Brinkley. Burial was in the Stella Cemetery.
A member of a leading family in the community, Mr. Boyd was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bessie Foster Boyd; a daughter, Miss Flora Boyd, of Decatur, Ala.; a son, Harold Boyd, of Pulaski; a sister, Mrs. Janie Kincaid, of Minor Hill; and four brothers, Raz, Bascom, and Ben Boyd, all of Stella.

BRACKETT, C. N. The Pulaski Citizen 4 Sep 1940
After two weeks of critical illness, Dr. C. N. Brackett, former citizen of Pulaski, died in a private room in the John Gaston Hospital, in Memphis, Tuesday, last week.
Dr. Brackett was a public spirited citizen who took an active interest in all matters in the interest of the community in which he lived.
He was a member of the Methodist Church and of the Masonic lodge.
He is survived by his wife, and a daughter by a previous marriage.
Honorary pall bearers include W. F. English and Dr. G. A. Roberts of Pulaski. The funeral and burial were in Memphis where Dr. and Mrs. Brackett have lived about twenty years, since moving there from Pulaski.

BRALY, Nathaniel C. The Pulaski Citizen 4 Feb 1942
Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at the Tanner Methodist Church, five miles south of Athens, Ala., for Nathaniel C. Braly, prominent land owner of Limestone County, who died early Thursday morning at his home at Tanner, following an extended illness. Interment took place in the Athens Cemetery.
Mr. Braly was a native of Giles County, having been born at Bodenham seventy-three years ago, and made his home there until twenty-six years ago when he moved to Limestone County where he engaged in farming and became one of the first commercial dairymen of that section.
Mr. Braly is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Marks Braly, a daughter of Mrs. Roy Rogers of Leeds; and four sons, George Braly, of Tanner, Bailey Braly of Athens, Edward Braly of Chattanooga, and Brown Braly of Gallatin, Tenn.

BRALY, James Newton “Newt” The Pulaski Record 07 Sep 1949
Newt Braly, 85, retired merchant and farmer of Giles County, died at 6:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at his home in the Bodenham community following a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon, Sept. 1, at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial was in the Moriah Cemetery.
Mr. Braly a lifelong resident of Giles County, was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lela Elledge Braly; two daughters, Mrs. Herman Craig of Lewisburg, and Msr. Jesse Ward of Goodspring; one son, Mack Braly of Bodenham; a grandson, Braly Craig, Lewisburg Attorney; and two half-brothers, Mahlon Braly of Nashville and Tyree Braly of Giles County.

BRALY, William L. The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1943
Funeral services for William L. Braly, prominent farmer of the Twentieth Civil District who died at 10:30 o’clock Sunday morning at a Nashville Hospital, following serveral months’ illness, were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at the residence in Pisgah, conducted by the Rev. F. G. Dickson, pastor of the Pisgah Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Braly is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Yarbrough Braly; three sons, Eugene Braly,, Pisgah, Hugh Braly, Pulaski, and Bate Braly, Sarasota, Fla.; and three daughters, Mrs. Virgil Smith and Mrs. Raymond Oliver, both of Pisgah, and Mrs. Tate Anderson, of Atlanta, Ga.; and several grandchildren.

BRAMLETTE, Mary Jane The Pulaski Citizen 21 Aug 1940
Mrs. Mary Jane Bramlette, 93, widow of the late Willis Bramlette, passed away at her home 305 North Third Street, Pulaski, August 7, 1940. She had been ill for some time but was able to be about the home until a few days before her death. She was one of the oldest citizens of the town. Much beloved and highly respected by all who knew her.
The funeral was held at the home Saturday, August 10, attended by Reverends Mat Gardner and David Howard.
Telegrams, cards and letters of condolence, were many.
She leaves to mourn her loss three daughters, Mrs. Edmonia Windham, Mrs. T. P. Turner, Sr., Miss Josephine Bramlette, two sons, Messrs. Warren Bramlette and J. Collins Bramlette, one niece, Mrs. Fannie Mae Comer, many grandchildren, and great grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

BRANDON, T. R. The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1941
T. R. Brandon passed to his eternal rest on the evening of July 18th at the Scott and White hospital in Temple, Texas. The funeral service was held at the home in Palacios on Sabbath afternoon at 1:30 with Rev. George F. Gillespie officiating in the absence of Rev. J. E. Mack, pastor of the Methodist Church, who was out of town attending a Church conference. The preacher chose as his Scripture passage, 2 Cor., Ch. 5, vv.1 and 8, and Psalm 15. He said Psalm 15 contained a description of a citizen of Zion, or in other words it described a Christian gentleman. The preacher said he had known the deceased intimately for 21 years, and paid tribute to his loyalty as a friend, his kindness of heart, and his love of home.
Mr. Brandon was a man of high principle. He had certain rules of conduct which he always carried out in his business and in his private life, and these were exemplified in the verses read from the 15th Psalm. Without truth there can be no virtue. Mr. Brandon believed in speaking the truth in his heart, he walked uprightly and worked, righteousness, and considered always that a man’s word was as good as his bond. He was born in Pulaski, Giles County, Tenn. His father was a farmer, and he often talked about his early life and upbringing on the farm. He attended Giles College in his native county, and came to Columbus, Texas, at an early age, where his brother Kenneth had preceded him. He was a commercial traveler for 25 years-working 22 years for the same company-and afterwards engaged in ranching and rice farming. While living in Columbus he was united in marriage to Miss Lena Farmer, and to this union was born one son, Thomas. During the years he lived in Columbus he was an active worker in the Knights of Pythias Lodge. He came to Palacis 32 years ago and engaged in the dry goods business until he turned the business over to his son a few years ago. Mr. Brandon was spared to a ripe old age. He was successful in his business undertakings. Perhaps his distinguishing trait was that he enjoyed life. He was known for his hearty laugh and for his love of company. He was a sincere and loyal Christian having been a member of the Methodist Church for many years. He was a liberal giver to all the cause of the church. He always attended church worship both morning and evening, and sang in the choir. The members of the Methodist Church will miss his cheery presence and his friendly ways.-G. F. Gillespie in Palacios Newspaper.
Mr. Brandon kept in touch with his old home by keeping up his subscription to the Citizen.

BRANNON, Ruth Randolph The Pulaski Record 27 Apr 1949
Mrs. Ruth Randolph Brannon, age 32, died Tuesday, April 26, at 8:30 a.m. following a brief illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at New Zion Methodist Church with Rev. Lloyd Hickman and Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Thomas Brannon; two daughters, Miss Bettie Sue Brannon and Miss Thelma Gene Brannon; three sons, Henry, Jerry and Johnny Brannon; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Randolph of Blooming Grove; three sisters, Mrs. W. A. Watts, Mrs. J. B. Nolley and Mrs. Floyd Pierce of Pulaski; three brothers, Brown Randolph of Nashville, William Randolph of Blooming Grove, and John Morris Brannon of U. S. Navy stationed at Key West, Fla.

BRANT, Fred The Pulaski Citizen 29 Mar 1944
Funeral services for Fred Brant, 77, who died at his home in McNairy County Sunday morning, were held Monday afternoon in Iuka, Miss. He had been in failing health for several months.
Mr. Brant, a harness maker by trade, resided in Giles County for several years, moving away about twelve years ago.
Mr. Brant is survived by his wife, Mrs. Addie Brant.

BRANUM, John Benjamin The Pulaski Citizen 23 Dec 1942
John Benjamin Branum, aged 66, well known carpenter, died suddenly of a heart attack at 1:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at his home on South First Street. Funeral services were held at the Laughlin-Service Funeral Home at Huntsville, Ala., with burial in the Moon Cemetery at Owens Crossroads in Madison County.
Mr. Branum is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nannie Yates Branum, of Meridianville, Ala.

BRASHEARS, Helen The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jun 1943
Death ended the life of Helen Brashears, known to many friends here and at a distance as “The Little Soldier on the home front,” at one-thirty Tuesday afternoon at the Pulaski Hospital, the scene of much of her valiant fight for survival during the months she had been undergoing painful and tedious treatment that involved grafting of skin to her severly burned back.
The little patient had regained consciousness after undergoing the third of a series of skin grafting operations Tuesday morning and had spoken a few words to her solicitous doctors and nurses when her tired little heart called a halt to her fight to live.
In her last hours, as in the hours of every day that she had spent as a patient at the hospital, the skillful hands of doctors and nurses did everything humanly possible to prolong the life of the little girl, whose patient endurance of the suffering had won the love of every member of the hospital work force.
The little girl was brought to the hospital from her home in the Bodenham community in the latter part of December, when her clothing caught fire at an open grate as she stood with her back to the fire.
In the intervening months, kindhearted doctors and nurses and the many friends whose gifts have been showered on “the little soldier” have left nothing undone that would add to her comfort. That realization is a source of consolation to the heart-broken father and his other four motherless children, whose gratitude is boundless.
Funeral services for the little girl were held at four o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Scott’s Hill Baptist Church by Elder Harry R. Fox, pastor of the Pulaski Church of Christ, and butial was by the side of her mother’s grave in the church cemetery.
In addition to her father, Helen is survived by three sisters, Clara, Minnie and Jean Brashears; and by a brother, Loyd Brashears, whose home is on the farm of Walter Burns in the Bodenham community.

BRASHEARS, Tom W. The Pulaski Citizen 07 Mar 1945
Funeral services for Tom W. Brashears, 67, who died Wednesday, February 28, at a hospital in Decatur, Ala., following an illness of one week, were held at on o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home at Pulaski, conducted by Elder J. T. Harris of Lawrenceburg. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
He was a native of Giles County, having resided in the Eighth Civil District until two years ago when he entered public works, his last position being at Clinton.
Mr. Brashears is survived by one daughter, Miss Elizabeth Brashears; and one son, Thomas Brashears; and several step-children; one brother, R. F. Brashears, Brick Church; and three sisters, Mrs. Ben Newton, Rochester, N.Y, Mrs. Will Hanna, Athens, Ala.,and Mrs. Nannie Hanna, Dallas, Texas.

BRATCHER, W. N. The Pulaski Citizen 17 Sep 1941
Monday morning, September 15, 1941 at 4:30 o’clock at his home, 229 Boscobel Street, Nashville, W. N. Bratcher. Survived by his wife, Mrs. Geneva Bratcher, son, Leo Bratcher, sister, Mrs. Ella Wright, of Norris, Tenn.; brothers, Rev. S. R. Bratcher, of Pulaski, Tenn., and Houston Bratcher of McMinnville, Tenn. Services from the home Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock, conducted by Brothers J. S. Rainey and S. H. Hall. Interment Woodlawn Memorial Park.

BRAY, John William The Pulaski Record 31 Dec 1947
Funeral services for John William Bray, 82, were conducted at Decatur, Ala., Tuesday, with burial in Lynnwood Cemetery. The Rev. Roy Roberts, pastor of the Central Baptist Church, Decatur, and the Rev. John Troxler, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, conducted the service.
Mr. Bray died at his home in Decatur, Monday, Dec. 29. A son of the late John Butler and Rebecca Hogan Bray, he was born in Lynnville. He moved to Decatur 15 years ago when he was retired by the L&N Railroad.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Charles Johnson, Decatur, Mrs. J. O. Moorefield and Mrs. James Tierney, both of Cleveland, Ohio; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. He was an uncle of Clyde E. Coggin and Miss Mackie May Coggin of Pulaski.

BRAZELTON, Sula Stafford The Pulaski Citizen 31 Jul 1946
Funeral services for Mrs. Sula Stafford Brazelton, 68, who died at 5 o’clock Thursday morning, July 18, at her home near Huntsvile, Ala., after an illness of two years, were held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Church of Christ in Huntsville. Burial took place in Maple Hill Cemetery, in Huntsville.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of John and Sara Petty Stafford, and had made her home in the Huntsville section for the past thirty-five years.
Mrs. Brazelton is survived by her husband, Herbert Brazelton; two daughters, Mrs. C. E. Wynne and Miss Phoebe Brazelton, Huntsville; and two sons, Allen Brazelton, Huntsville, and Hinds Brazelton, Toney, Ala.; three sisters, Mrs. V. F. May, Mrs. Ewing Reed and Miss Nela Stafford, all of Pulaski; and one brother, B. W. Stafford, Eracy City.

BRAZIER, Anna The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jun 1941
Mrs. Anna Brazier, 76, wife of N. A. Brazier, died at 5:30 p. m. Wednesday afternoon, May 28, at the home of H. C. Chambers, east of Prospect.
Mr. and Mrs. Brazier had been living up near Tullahoma, where he was operating a mill. But they had given this up and only a few days before had moved to the Chambers home. Mrs. Brazier had a stroke, apparently, and passed quietly away a short time later.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at the Chambers home by the Baptist minister, Rev. Mr. Lee of Elkton.
Burial took place at Decatur, Ala.

BRAZIER, James Henry The Pulaski Record 18 Jun 1947
James Henry Brazier, 49, a leading farmer in the Prospect community, died Saturday morning as a result of a self-inflicted knife wound. Members of his family said he had been depressed over ill health.
Mr. Brazier was a native of Lincoln County but had resided in this county for a number of years. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock at the Prospect Methodist Church, Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor, conducted the services. Burial was in the Prospect Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Gilbert Brazier; four daughters, Mrs. Obie Staggs of Columbia, Mrs. J. C. Smithson of Lawrenceburg, Mrs. George Sittler of Baltimore, Maryland, and Miss Martha Jean Brazier of Prospect; three sons, J. D. Brazier of Birmingham, Ala., John Brazier of Prospect and Carey Brazier of the United States Army stationed in Tokyo; four grandchildren; his father, Newton Brazier of Knoxville; and two sisters, Mrs. O. B. Strain of Huntsville and Mrs. C. H. Chambers of Prospect. Wilson Carter Funeral Home in charge.

BRAZIER, Newton A. The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jul 1949
Funeral services for Newton Alexander Brazier, 84, retired Vinta miller, who died at 7:30 o’clock Monday night, July 25, at his home near Elkton following a long illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. W. L. Hayes, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. F. E. Durham, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Elkton Cemetery.
Born November 23, 1864 in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Caleb and Lydia Baker Brazier. He had lived in Giles County for many years.
Mr. Brazier is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Hooker Chambers, Elkton, and Mrs. Tom Strain, Athens, Ala.; and one son, John Brazier, Ardmore; and a number of grandchildren.

BREEDING, Laura The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Breeding, 77, who died Tuesday at her home in the Minor Hill section, were held at Rogersville, Ala., with interment in the Cemetery at Rogersville.
Mrs. Breeding was the step-mother of Jim Breeding, Erwin Breeding and Mrs. Martha Green, all of the Minor Hill community.

BREWER, Shields W. The Pulaski Record 09 Jun 1948
Funeral services for Shields Wilson Brewer, 60, who died at the Pulaski Hospital Monday morning of a heart attack, were conducted Tuesday at 2 o’clock at the McBurg Church. Burial was in the Wright Cemetery.
Mr. Brewer, son of the late Dick and Mattie Manifel Brewer, was born and reared in the McBurg community. For the past 13 years he had been a clerk in Gunter’s Store at McBurg. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maggie Smith Brewer; two daughters, Mrs. Newman Eakes of Fayetteville and Mrs. T. A. Wright of Mount Juliet, Tenn.; one son, Wilson Brewer of Tullahoma; two brothes, Long Brewer of Cornersville and James Brewer of Pulaski; three sisters, Mrs. Monroe Owen of Frankewing, Mrs. Willie Haislip of Delrose, and Mrs. Armie Riner of Shelbyville, Tenn.; and four grandchildren.

BRIDGEFORTH, Mattie The Pulaski Citizen 10 Apr 1940
Mrs. Mattie Bridgeforth, wife of Prof. J. T. Bridgeforth, died about noon Wednesday. Funeral will be Friday, April 12, at 1 o’clock, at the Campbell’s Chapel A. M. E. Church.

BRIGGS, Elizabeth Catharine Moore The Pulaski Citizen 12 Apr 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Catharine Briggs, 76, widow of Joe Briggs, who died early Sunday morning, April 9, at her home in the Lynnville section, following an extended illness, were held at one o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Briggs is survived by one son, Marvin E. Reeves; and seven grandchildren; one step-son, Marvin Briggs; one sister, Mrs. Mattie Laughmiller, of Falkville, Ala.; two brothers, John Moore of Aspen Hill; and Jim Moore, of Italy, Texas.

BRITTON, Rufus Joshua The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1942
Funeral services for Rufus Joshua Britton, 61, farmer of the Pisgah community, who died at his home at 11:30 o’clock Tuesday night, following a stroke a few days earlier, were held at the Pisgah Methodist Church at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon by the Rev. J. M. Walker, and the burial took place at the church cemetery.
Mr. Britton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Allie Dee Britton, one daughter, Mrs. Hardin Turner, and one son, Henry Britton, Rt. 1, Pulaski.

BROWN, Bessie Birdsong Lawrenceburg, Tennessee Democrat Union 20 Sep 1946
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon of this week for Mrs. Bessie Brown, 62, who died at her home following a long illness. Edler E. O. Coffman said the last rites at the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Brown was the daughter of the late Major and Mrs. Jim Birdsong. She is survived by her husband, Gaston Brown, a foster son and one sister, Mrs. Lenora Brown of this city; a brother, Craig Birdsong, of Washington.
Interment was in Mimosa Cemetery, with Freemon and Company in charge of arrangements.

BROWN, Beverly M. Decatur Daily 30 Jul 1940
Beverly M. Brown, aged 77 years, after a long period of illness, died Monday afternoon at his home at 136 5th Avenue West. Formerly a resident of Pulaski, Tenn., Mr. Brown had come here many years ago to make his home.
Funeral services are being held this afternoon from the residence at five o’clock by the Rev. J. D. McNutt; Interment will be made at City Cemetery, Brown directing.
Mr. Brown is survived by his wife, one son, Captain Raymond Brown of Decatur and one grandson, W. B. Brown; two nephews, S. K. and W. B. Grubbs of Decatur.
Pallbearers will be: E. L. Perryman, Sam Blackwell, H. E. Sunderland, Ben Hillis, James Bellew and Eli Street.

BROWN, Bonnie Jo The Pulaski Citizen 28 May 1941
Little Bonnie Jo Brown, born Oct. 9, 1938, daughter of Milton and Katy Brown, died at the Pulaski Hospital Wednesday, May 14, of colitis, where she was carried for treatment the day before. All that loving hands could do, to help her was done, but to no avail as she grew rapidly worse until death relieved her of her suffering.
Bonnie was a bright little girl and the sunshine of her home and grandparents, being the only girl in the family.
She and her two little brothers were baptized on Easter, by Bro. Pucell the pastor.
For two and one-half years she lived among us, and the memory of her little form around the home, and among the floweres, singing her little song, willbe something to draw us to that better home. So put away her little toys, wipe away your tears, for she cannot come back to us, but we can go to her some day.
Funeral services were held at Bethesda Church by Bro. A. R. Gibbons and her little body was left to rest in old Bethesda Cemetery.
She leaves a father, mother, and two brothers, Thomas and Wade Brown to mourn her death.

BROWN, Coleman Harrison The Pulaski Citizen 15 May 1940
Coleman Harrison Brown died Saturday morning, May 11, 1940, at his home at Brown Farms, on Highway 31. Born in Giles County July 29, 1859, the son of Rev. Willis Brown and wife, Illinois Harrison Tungett. Survived by his wife, Elonie Tungett Brown; two daughters, Mrs. T. Anglin White, Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. Hill Turner, Nashville, Tenn., two grandchildren, Miss Mattie White and T. Anglin White, both of Birmingham; two brothers, Edward Brown of Waxahachie, Texas, Marvin Brown of Giles County, and one sister, Mrs. H. G. Cook, Knoxville, Tenn.
Mortuary services were at the residence at Conway, 2 p. m. Saturday afternoon, conducted by Rev. S. R. Bratcher, minister of the Pulaski Methodist Church, of which he was a member. Interment at Maplewood.
Mr. Brown was a direct descendant of Rev. Aaron Brown, the father of Governor Aaron V. Brown, and one of the early settlers of the county, and progenitor of a large and highly respected family.

BROWN, Daisy Abernathy The Pulaski Citizen 23 Mar 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Daisy Abernathy Brown, 68, wife of Tom K. Brown, who died at 3:00 o’clock Friday afternoon, March 18, at a Nashville hospital, following an extended illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Rehoboth Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. James Parson, and Rev. Marshall D. Moss, pastor of the church, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Daughter of the late Milton Thomas Abernathy and Annie Birdsong Abernathy, she was a lifelong resident of the Tarpley community, where she was an active member of the Methodist Church. For a number of months she had been a correspondent for this paper.
Mrs. Brown is survived by her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Robert Barber; two sons, Milton Brown and Wilson Brown; five grandsons, all of the same community; and two sisters, Mrs. Tully Birdsong, Pulaski, and Mrs. E. E. May, Chambersburg, Penna.

BROWN, Gaious V. The Pulaski Record 21 Dec 1949
G. V. Brown died at 6:00 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at his home near Bodenham following a long illness. Funeral services were conducted at 11:00 Thursday morning at Pleasant Hill Church by Rev. Reed, Methodist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Brown was a native of Giles County and a member of the Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Florence Tomerlin Brown; six daughters, Mrs. John Fox, Mrs. Bert Smith, Mrs. Charles Palmer, Mrs. H. Palmer, Mrs. Wilson Clem and Miss Theresa Brown, and seven sons, John Roberts, Billy, N.C., Arland, Paul Wayne, Erskine, all of Pulaski, and Van Williams Brown of Ardmore; two sisters, Mrs. Viola Holland, Mrs. Bernice Watson; one brother, T. Brown.

BROWN, Gaston Lawrenceburg, Tennessee Democrat Union 06 Jun1947
Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon, June 1, at 2 p.m. at the Church of Christ for Gaston Brown, age 77, who died Friday night, May 30, after an illness of almost a week. The last rites were said by Sherman Kelly and W. W. Layton, ministers of the Church of Christ. Burial was in Mimosa Cemetery.
Mr. Brown, a long time resident of this county, was a painter by trade for many years. His wife died last September.
He is survived by one adopted son, Herman Brown of Fort Worth, Texas; and three sisters, Mrs. Alice Kobeck of Columbia, Tenn., Mrs. Alex Lutz of Greeneville, Texas and Mrs. W. H. Rutherford, of Campbell, Texas; also several nieces and nephews.
Freemon Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

BROWN, Hattie Ezell The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1942
Mrs. Hattie Ezell Brown, aged 77 years, wife of W. F. Brown, died at the home in the Bunker Hill community Tuesday morning, January 13, following an extended illness. She had been a lifelong member of the Methodist Church.
Funeral services were conducted at 1 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Bunker Hill Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. Mr. Dickson, and interment in the Indian Creek Cemetery, near Bunker Hill.
Mrs. Brown is survived by her husband, one daughter by a former marriage, Miss Mayme Watson of Bunker Hill; two sisters, Mrs. M. E. (Nora) Woodward of Decatur, Ala., and Mrs. Clyde Harris, and one brother, John Ezell, of Pulaski.

BROWN, James Edwin The Pulaski Citizen 11 Aug 1943
James Edwin Brown, brother of our Marvin Brown, and the late Coley Brown, who died recently at Buena Vista, Tex., first married Miss Collins of a prominent North Giles Collins family. One son survives, J. W. Brown, retired Postal official, St. Louis, Mo. After her death he married the former Miss Medora Glaze, of Elkton and later moved to Ellis County, Texas, Harold G. Brown, Sherman, Texas, M. E. Brown, Dallas and Mrs. N. M. Baird, Spur, Texas and “Miss Medora” survive.

BROWN, John William The Pulaski Citizen 13 Dec 1944
Mrs. John William Brown has received the Purple Heart containing three stars which was awarded posthumously to her husband, Pfc. John William Brown who sacrificed his life in defense of his country.
The award was made to Pfc. Brown for wounds received in action in the European area, resulting in his death on September 11, 1944.
He was inducted into the Army on January 7, 1944, receiving sixteen weeks training at Camp Wheeler, Ga., and Ft. Meade, Md. Sent overseas on July 1st of this year, he was stationed at an Infantry Replacement Depot in France with the 3rd Army.
Pfc. Brown was a member of the Ephesus Church of Christ. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Brown, of Route 1, Pulaski, two brothers and two sisters.
The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1948
Funeral services for Pfc. John W. Brown, World War II veteran who was killed in action in France September 11, 1944, will be held at two o’clock Friday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home, with military rites conducted at the grave in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski by members of the local unit National Guard.
The body of the veteran was returned to his home for burial from the Distribution Center at Atlanta, Ga., on the five o’clock train Thursday afternoon.
The 27-year-old Giles County soldier lost his life in overseas service just 8 months from the date that he left Pulaski for the start of his military training.
Prior to his induction, he was employed at the Pulaski plant of General Shoe Corporation.
Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Brown, Pulaski, Route 1; his wife, a son, John William Brown III; two brothers, Julius Brown and Newt I. Brown, both of Giles County; and two sisters, Mrs. Willia Mae Koon of Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. Annie Will Beard of Columbia.

BROWN, Julia Anna Campbell The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jul 1942
Mrs. Julia Anna Campbell Brown, aged 83 years, widow of Mart Brown, died at the home in the Cedar Grove section at 8 o’clock Tuesday night. Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Prospect Methodist Church, with the Rev. A. R. Hogan and the Rev. J. E. Trotter in charge of the rites. Interment will take place in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mrs. Brown, a lifelong member of the Baptist Church, was a beloved citizen of her community.
Survivors are two sons, Shelly Brown and Charley Brown; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Williams, and Mrs. Martha Campbell, all of Cedar Grove; ten grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

BROWN, Mahlon The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jul 1948
The body of Mahlon Brown, 65, well known farmer of the Bunker Hill community, was found in an old well about a mile and one half from his home about six o’clock Tuesday night by members of the family and neighbors who instituted a search when he disappeared from his home shortly after the noon meal.
According to members of the family, Mr. Brown had been in bad health for the past several months and despondency over his condition is believed to have been responsible for the act Tuesday afternoon.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bethesda Methodist Church by the Rev. James Parsons, Methodist minister of Ethridge. Burial was in the Church cemetery.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Davis Brown and Martha Ellen Tenery Brown. A member of Rehoboth Methodist Church, he was active in Church work and was one of the leaders in his community, where he had moved after residing in Detroit, Mich., Louisville, Ky., and Lynnville for several years.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Susie Watson Brown,; 4 sisters, Mrs. Mahlon Hardy and Mrs. Ora Dyer, both of Giles County, Miss Grace Brown and Mrs. Fred Cole, both of Nashville; and 4 brothers, Irvin Brown and Tom Brown, both of Giles County; Ed Brown, Detroit, Mich., and Carl Brown, Louisville, Ky.

BROWN, Martha Rowland The Pulaski Record 25 May 1949
Mrs. Martha Rowland Brown, native of Pulaski and member of a prominent Middle Tennessee family, died at 2 o’clock Tuesday at Mid-State Baptist Hospital. She had been ill since January.
Funeral services were held at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning at the Finnley M. Dorris Funeral Home in Nashville with Dr. James W. Henley, pastor of West End Methodist Church officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery with Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the Methodist Church, assisting Dr. Henley in services at the grave.
The former Miss Martha Boddie Rowland, Mrs. Brown was the daughter of the late Rev. Wallace T. and Minnie Craig Rowland of Pulaski. She attended Martin College and had resided in Nashville since she was a young woman.

Mrs. Brown had been connected with the Joint University Libraries in Nashville for about a year and a half prior to her illness. She was a member of the West End Methodist Church.
Survivors include her brother, Robert F. Rowland of Nashville; an uncle, C. A. Craig of Nashville; and an aunt, Mrs. A. P. McLemore of Abilene, Texas.


BROWN, Tinie Hall The Pulaski Record 17 Mar 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. J. Whitt Brown, 80, who died at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at her home near Beech Hill after a brief illness, were held Thursday at the residence at 2:30 p.m with the Rev. N. W. Williams officiating. Burial took place in the Brown Hayes Cemetery.
She was a member of the Richland Baptist Church.
She is survived by one son, W. E. Brown, Sr.; three sisters, Mrs. Inez Lyons of New Orleans, La., Mrs. C. W. Williams of Nashville, and Mrs. C. L. Canada of Jackson, Tenn.; two brothers, C. B. Hall of Franklin, Tenn. and Rev. O. E. Hall of Carthage, Tenn.; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

BROWN, W. F (Bill) The Pulaski Record 06 Jan 1943
Mr. W. F. (Bill) Brown died Friday, January 1st, at the age of 81. He was born and lived his entire life on his farm here. He was twice married, first to Miss Beatrice Sanders and after her death to Mrs. Hattie Watson, who died January 13, 1942. He was a member of the Methodist Church at Bunker Hill and Rev. F. G. Dickson conducted both his and his wife’s funeral. He leaves a step daughter, Miss Mamie Watson, and a very few distant relatives and friends to mourn his departure.
Mrs. Nona Woodard and daughter, Christine, of Decatur, Ala., Mr. and Mrs. John Ezell, Mrs. Hensley Hughey, Mrs. John Chambers, Mrs. Mollie Harris and daughter, Mary Will of Pulaski, attended the funeral and burial of Mr. Bill Brown Saturday.

BROWN, Will H. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Aug 1918
Will Brown Killed by Lightning
The few words above tells a sad story. Will Brown of the Rich community was struck by lightning and instantly killed in the Christian Church on Big Creek just at the conclusion of the services there at 12:30 o’clock last Sunday. Several other persons were shocked. Mr. Brown had just arisen to make a few remarks concerning some war funds for Elder Joe Clark when the terrific stroke came that ended his life and did considerable damage to the church.
The funeral services were conducted about noon Monday in the church where he was killed by Elder Coffman and the remains carried to Lynnville for interment. The great number of friends and relatives at the funeral was a tribute to his departed worth. Mr. Brown was a successful farmer, a most excellent citizen and a devoted Christian. He had served four years as a member of the County Board of Education. A wife and two sons survive him.

BROWNLOW, George W. The Pulaski Citizen 05 Dec 1945
Funeral services for George W. Brownlow, 86, Giles County farmer, who died Saturday night at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Will Curtis in Lewisburg, were conducted Monday morning at the Methodist Church at Bunker Hill by the Rev. A. R. Gibbons and the Rev. G. H. Turpin. Burial was in Bunker Hill Cemetery.
The son of the late John Brownlow and Mrs. Emily Brown Brownlow, Mr. Brownlow was a native of Giles County. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to Mrs. Curtis, he is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Alma Rose, of Lebanon; three sons, Garland Brownlow of Texas, Jim Brownlow of Nashville, and Edwin Brownlow of Detroit, Mich.

BROWNLOW, William N. The Pulaski Citizen 03 Oct 1945
William N. Brownlow, 77, leading farmer of the Bunker Hill community, died at his home at 10:20 o’clock Wednesday evening, September 26th, after being injured by a fall at his barn the preceding Monday.
Funeral services were held on Friday, September 28th, with burial in Wright Cemetery near Frankewing.
The son of John L. and Emily J. Brownlow, he was a native of Giles County. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Dollie Brownlow, and one brother, George Brownlow of Bunker Hill.

BRUCE, James Porter The Pulaski Citizen 27 Sep 1944
Funeral services for James Porter Bruce, 90, a resident of Pulaski and Giles County for many years, who died Monday night, September 25, in Detroit, Mich., following a brief illness, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in Pulaski at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial will take place in the family lot at Maplewood Cemetery.
Born in Kentucky, he came to Tennessee in his youth, residing in Lincoln County, later moving to Giles County where he owned a farm at Bryson. About thirty years age he became to Pulaski to reside.
He was a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Bruce is survived by one daughter , Mrs. Bessie Traywick, Detroit; two sons, Tom Bruce of Detroit; and Bob Bruce of Valdosta, Ga.; and a number of grandchildren. A granddaughter, Mrs. Tom Mitchell, lives at Pulaski.
Logan Bruce of Detroit died about four weeks ago.

BRUNSON, Anne Gladish The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jun 1946
Funeral services for Mrs. Anne Gladish Brunson, wife of R. J. Brunson, who died at 6:05 Tuesday evening, June 11, 1946, following a long illness at the home of her sister, Mrs. Lura Abegglen, were held at 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the rites conducted by the Rev. Stuart H. Salmon, pastor of First Presbyterian Church at Pulaski. Burial took place in the family lot at Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Brunson was a member of the Methodist Church. She was a native of the county, the daughter of the late S. W. Gladish and Martha E. Smithson Gladish.
Mrs. Brunson is survived by her husband; one daughter, Mrs. James Parsons; three grandchildren; the one sister, Mrs. Abegglen; and seven brothers, John M. Gladish, Pulaski; Noble Gladish, Nashville; Will Gladish, Lawrenceburg; Henry Gladish, Ethridge; James S. Gladish, Oklahoma City; Tom Gladish, Raymond, Miss.; and Neal Gladish, Marshallton, Del.

BRYANT, James F. The Pulaski Citizen 27 May 1942
James F. Bryant, aged 72 years, died at 8:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, following a brief illness, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Erskine Sharp on South Second Street.
Funeral services will be held at the home at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon, with interment taking place in the Cemetery at Lewisburg.
Mr. Bryant is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Sharp, and Mrs. Ira Harris of Huntsville, Ala.; one son, Earl F. Bryant of Wilmington, N. C.; three sisters, Mrs. John Satterfield of Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. Nannie Laws, of High Point, N.C., and Mrs. Charlie Ledford, Tullahoma; one brother, Charlie Bryant, Gurley, Ala.; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

BUCHANAN, Solon The Pulaski Citizen 21 Aug 1940
Solon Buchanan, 73, of Minor Hill, died suddenly at his home, Friday midnight.
Funeral services were held at the Minor Hill Methodist Church, of which Mr. Buchanan was a member, by Rev. Russell Boaz, Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, followed by burial at Maplewood, where other members of the family are buried.
Mr. Buchanan was born in Giles County, and spent most of his long active and useful life, as a citizen of Giles. When he was a small boy, he went with his father’s family to Lawrence County, and lived there for a few years, returning to Giles where he spent the remainder of his life.
His father, Judge D. Buchanan, was County Judge of Lawrence for some time. Solon Buchanan was associated in business with Booth Brothers for several years. Later, was in the mercantile business on his own account.
Surviving are his wife, a sister of Judge Campbell Hannah, and one daughter, Mrs. George Sanders, who works in the Register’s Office, with her husband.

BUCHANAN, Will L. The Pulaski Citizen 4 Mar 1942
Funeral services for Will L. Buchanan, 70, who died Monday after an extended illness at his home in the Weakley Creek community were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Bennett, May and Company Funeral Home. Dr. George Morgan conducted the services, and interment took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A son of J. Polk Buchanan and Mrs. Almeda Black Buchanan, he grew to manhood in Giles County, where he was engaged in farming, later going to Texas. Fifteen years ago he returned to his native state. He was a thirty-second degree Mason with membership at Dallas, Texas.
Surviving are five sisters, Mrs. Annie Ussery, Mrs. Clara McAlister, Miss Adne Buchanan, all of Weakley; Mrs. Ella Carter, Pulaski, and Mrs. Almeda Brown, Florence, Ala.

BUFORD, Douglas Brown The Pulaski Citizen 11 Nov 1942
Funeral services for Douglas Brown Buford, aged 40, who died at his home in the Riversburg section at 10:45 Sunday night of a heart attack, following an extended period of failing health, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter and the Rev. J. C. Elkins. Interment took place in the family lot at Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Buford is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nelle Coggins Buford; his father, Gil T. Buford of Riversburg; his mother, Mrs. W. F. Booth, of St. Petersburg, Fla.; and one sister, Mrs. John Wiley, of Nashville.

BUFORD, Gil T. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Oct 1944
Gil T. Buford, aged 65, leading farmer of Riversburg, and native Giles Countian died Wednesday morning at the Pulaski Hospital, after an illness of two months.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p. m. at the Bennett-May Funeral Home with the rites conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, assisted by the Rev. Arthur Peterson, pastor of Olivet Church. Burial will take place at Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Buford, the son of the late Gil T. Buford of Giles County and the former Miss Lizzie Watkins of Huntsville, Ala., was active in the advancement of successful farming in this section, being a director of the Giles County National Farm Loan Association, Production Credit Association, and member of the Giles County Farm Bureau. He came from a family who were pioneers in the field of horse and stock breeding.
He was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. James Wiley of Nashville, two grandchildren, Margaret Houston and Jim Wiley; one brother, J. Lawrence Buford of Riversburg.

BUFORD, Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 10 Dec 1941
News was received here Wednesday, by members of the family, that Thomas Buford, long time citizen of Pulaski, died at his apartment in the Robert Lee Apartment, Nashville, Wednesday morning, December 10.
Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 10 o’clock at the Finley Dorris Funeral Home, Nashville.

BULL, Maude Beasley The Pulaski Citizen 16 Sep 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Charles O. Bull, aged 86, mother of Mrs. Wendell P. Baugh, who died at 2:15 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, September 9, at Decatur, Ala., were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the residence, with the Rev. R. Lambuth Archibald, pastor of the Central Methodist Church, conducting the rites. The burial took place in the private Cemetery of the Bull family in Elkton.
Mrs. Bull, the former Miss Maude Beasley of Aspen Hill, and the late Mr. Bull, were native of Giles County, having come from families well known in this section for nearly a century. She had resided in Decatur with her daughter since 1924, after moving from Elkton, where she had lived many years.
In Southern Tennessee and Northern Alabama where she spent her entire life, Mrs. Bull was beloved for her loyalty to her friends and her devotion to her church and community. She was a member of the Elkton Methodist Church.
Besides Mrs. Baugh, Mrs. Bull is survived by two sons, John W. Bull of Tampa, Fla., and Charles E. Bull of Elkton; and two step-daughters, Mrs. J. H. Ragsdale of Fort Myers, Fla., and Mrs. C. Herbert Walker of Pampa, Texas; and several grandchildren.

BUNCH, Charlie T. The Pulaski Citizen 10 Dec 1941
News has been received here by friends of the family, that Charlie T. Bunch, age 71, son of the late Frank M. Bunch, died November 26, 1941, at the home of his sister, Mrs. Maude B. Keaton, at Tyler, Texas.
Mrs. Charlie Bunch died Nov. 5, at Troupe, Texas, where Mr. and Mrs. Bunch had been living during the past fifteen years. After the death of his wife, Mr. Bunch went to Tyler to make his home with his sister, where he lived only three weeks.
Frank Bush was a prominent citizen of Pulaski. Lived at the big brick house, one block south of the Square, on First Street, and was Postmaster for a number of years. Also was in the grocery business.

BUNCH, William Pleasant The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jun 1944
Funeral services for William Pleasant Bunch, 72, who died at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon at his home in Lynnville, following a long illness, were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. H.S. Henderson, Presbyterian minister, and the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Son of the late Enoch and Mrs. Mary Smith Bunch, Mr. Bunch was born December 19, 1871 in Giles County. He was one of the first rural mail carriers from Pulaski and carried the mail for thirty-two years before his retirement.
Highly respected by all with whom he came in contact, Mr. Bunch was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Bunch is survived by his wife; three daughters, Mrs. T. H. Tomes, Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. Brown Hamlin of Westmoreland, Calif., and Mrs. Fred Perron of Ypsilanti, Mich.; nine grandchildren, two great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Ernest Kimbrough of Wales and Mrs. Eban Whitley of California; two brothers, Walter Bunch of Wales and Ed Bunch of California.

BUNDRANT, Fannie M. The Pulaski Record 09 Apr 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie M. Bundrant, 88, who died at her home in Lawrenceburg following a lengthy illness, were held at 2:00 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at First Baptist Church in Lawrenceburg with the Rev. James A. Canaday officiating. Burial was in Ethridge. Mrs. Bundrant was the eldest member of the First Baptist Church in Lawrenceburg.
She is survived by eight daughters, Mrs. Grover N. Bailey, Mrs. W. E. Morse, Mrs. J. B. McCrary, Mrs. Jim Hanes and Mrs. Jim Davis, all of Lawrenceburg, Mrs. W. T. Miller of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Buford White of Pulaski, Mrs. Carl Couch of Savannah, Tenn.; two sons, Earl and Alfred Bundrant of Lawrenceburg; 24 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

BURCH, Dollie The Pulaski Record 23 Jul 1947
Funeral services for Miss Dollie Burch, 80, who died July 23, at 4:30 a.m. following an extended illness, were held Thursday afternoon at two o’clock at Bennett-May Funeral Home with Rev. L. G. Gatlin conducting the services. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Miss Burch had taught school in Tennessee, Alabama and Texas until her retirement a number of years ago. She remained keenly alert to educational progress during her entire lifetime. A member of the Baptist Church, she was a native of Giles County.
Surviving are four brothers, D. W. Burch and B. M. Burch of the Friendship community, Roy Burch of Beech Hill and S. C. Burch of Texas; two sisters, Mrs. W. M. Harwell of Frankewing and Mrs. J. H. Carden of Bunker Hill.

BURCHELL, Charles David The Pulaski Citizen 23 Feb 1946
David Burchell, Route 2, Pulaski, received official notification from the Navy Department Friday that his 19-year-old son, Charles David Burchell, Seaman first class, USNR, died on February 14 as the result of multiple burns while in the performance of his duty and in the service of his country.
The telegram stated further that his remains were interred in Allied territory outside the continental limits of the United States pending cessation of hostilities.
In addition to his father, the young man is survived by a brother, Rogers Burchell, of Route 2; and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Dotson of Pennsylvania.
Prior to his enlistment in the service, he was a student at Campbellsville High School.

BURGESS, Eliza The Pulaski Citizen 07 Mar 1945
Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza Burgess, 82, a resident of Diana section, who died Monday, March 5, at the Lewisburg hospital, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Cornersville Church of Christ, conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Burial took place in New Hope Cemetery in Marshall County.
Mrs. Burgess, the widow of John Burgess, had been a member of the Church of Christ most of her life.
Mrs. Burgess is survived by one daughter, Miss Anna Burgess, Cornersville; four sons, Claud Burgess, Pulaski, Odie Burgess, Stella, Clarence and Hugh Burgess, both of Cornersville.

BURGESS, Emma McGill The Pulaski Record 11 Feb 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma McGill Burgess, 57, who died Thursday morning, January 29, at the home at Appleton after a prolonged illness, were held at 1:30 Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Appleton Church of Christ, conducted by Elder D. B. Noles, minister. Burial in the church cemetery. She is survived by her husband, J. C. Burgess; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Homer Townsend, Junior. A daughter, Mrs. Clarence King died several years ago.

BURGESS, G. W. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Mar 1941
G. W. Burgess, 72, died Friday night at Appleton. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Homer Phillips of Appleton, one half-brother, John Burgess of Liberty Grove, Ala.
Funeral services and burial Sunday afternoon at Appleton.

BURGESS, M. D. The Pulaski Citizen 8 May 1940
M. D. Burgess, age 71 years, passed away at the home of his son, Clyde Burgess, on April 25, where he had been confined to his bed for ten weeks. He had lived in Cornersville for the past fourteen years.
He was a devoted husband and a loving father. Every thing that loving hands and medical care could do, was done for him, but he slipped away.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church at Cornersville. He was a friend to all and will be greatly missed.
His wife, one son, one grandson, and one great granddaughter, survive him. His body was laid to rest in the Brick Church cemetery.
Funeral services were conducted by his pastor, Rev. Putnam and Rev. C. V. Park, of Diana.

BURNS, Joe The Pulaski Citizen 27 Aug 1941
Joe Burns, aged 81 years, died at 4:33 Tuesday morning at his home in the Center Point community, in the eastern part of Giles County.
Mr. Burns was a member of the Center Point Church, and was active in church and civic interests of his community.
Surviving are one one son, Lucius Burns of Center Point, a sister, Mrs. James Hamlin, of Culleoka, and two brothers, John Burns and Lee Burns, both of Giles County.
Funeral services were conducted at 3:30 D. S. T. Wednesday afternoon at Center Point and interment at Center Point Cemetery.

BURNS, John Gwynn The Pulaski Citizen 18 Oct 1944
Funeral services for John G. Burns, 80, who died suddenly of a heart attack at 6:10 o’clock Thursday morning, October 12, at his home in the Seventh Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. E. B. Gatlin, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Burns was a farmer and for many years was prominent in local politics. The survivors are his wife, Mrs. Mary Jane Wolaver Burns, three daughters, Mrs. A. C. Dugger, Pulaski, Mrs. R. B. Robbins, Birmingham, and Mrs. Flora Jones, Washington, D. C.; four sons, Walter Burns, Atlanta, Craig and John Burns, Pulaski, and Nick Burns, Nashville; fifteen grandchildren; and one brother, Lee Burns, Frankewing.

BURNS, R. C. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jul 1944
Pfc. R. C. Burns, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Burns of Shelbyville, was killed in action on the Pacific Island of Saipan. Volunteering for service Sept. 1, 1942, he had participated in several battles beside Saipan, Tarawa, and Guadalcanal. Before entering the service he was employed by the Nashville Bridge Company, Nashville, where he had made his home for eight years.

BURNS, Wilson C. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Feb 1940
Wilson C. Burns, 80, former Justice of the Peace, and a good citizen and successful farmer, died at his home early Sunday morning, Feb. 4, and was buried at Moriah Monday afternoon. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Russell Boaz.
Mr. Burns is survived by three sons, Carrol, with whom he lived in the Moriah community, Walter and Duncan.

BURNS, Wood The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jul 1940
Wood Burns of the Center Point community, was shot and seriously wounded, Sunday, July 7, about 1 o’clock by his cousin, Edgar Burns, of same community.
The story as we get from the officers, is that Wood Burns came to the home of Edgar, and had been drinking, and was under the influence of liquor.
In some way a quarrel ensued, and Wood drew his pocket knife and started toward Edgar in a threatening manner. Edgar, drew a pistol and fired at close range, inflicting a serious wound.
Wood was rushed to the Pulaski Hospital for treatment.
Mr. Burns died about 2 o’clock Monday morning. Funeral services and burial were at Center Point Monday afternoon.
Edgar came to the Sheriff’s office and surrendered.

BURT, Joseph Floyd The Pulaski Citizen 31 Dec 1941
Funeral services for Joseph Floyd Burt, 75, retired stock dealer, who died Thursday afternoon at his home on Elmwood Avenue, Nashville, were held Friday in Lewisburg at the Methodist Church, with the Rev. M. Burch Tucker and the Rev. A. J. Morgan, conducting the rites with interment at Lewisburg. Mr. Burt who had been in failing health about three years, died of a heart attack.
A native of Marshall County, Mr. Burt was a live stock dealer for many years at Lewisburg, and later at Montgomery, Ala., before he retired and moved to Nashville a few years ago.
He was a member of the Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, a son, Embry Burt of Chicago, Ill.; a daughter, Mrs. Icie Ralston of Petersburg; a sister, Mrs. Maggie Reeves of Louisville, Ky.; and two brothers, Haislip T. Burt of Columbia and Morgan Burt of California.
Mrs. Guy Curry is a niece of Mr. Burt, and a daughter of Morgan Burt.

BURT, Morgan The Pulaski Citizen 28 Oct 1942
Morgan Burt, 72 years, father of Mrs. Guy Curry, died in Riverside, Calif., Saturday, October 24, following eighteen months of failing health. Mr. Burt had been residing in Riverside for the past three years.
Funeral services will be held at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with burial in the family lot in the New Hope Cemetery in Marshall County. The time for the services has not been set, pending the arrival of the remains from California.
Mr. Burt is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Curry and Mrs. Clifford Collins of Lewisburg; one granddaughter, Betty Jean Curry; one brother, H. T. Burt, of Columbia, and one sister, Mrs. B. N. Reeves, of Louisville, Ky.

BURTON, Edgar S. The Pulaski Record 29 Jun 1949
Edgar S. Burton, 69, died Saturday at his home in the Brick Church community following a long illness. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at the Brick Church Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Charles S. Ramsey, pastor of the church, and Rev. Leslie Wyatt of Cornersville officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Burton, native of Giles County, was a son of the late John C. and Mary Marshall Burton.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie Rutledge Burton; two sons, Clarence Edgar Burton and William Rutledge Burton, both of the Brick Church community; one daughter, Mrs. M. Graham Williams of Old Hickory; three grandchildren; two brothers, Guy and Kenneth Burton of Brick Church; and one sister, Mr. J. S. Burgess of Pulaski.

BURTON, William Claude The Pulaski Record 31 Mar 1948
William Claude Burton, 63, died unexpectedly Tuesday at 5:30 at his home in Pulaski. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at the Bennett-May Funeral Home with the Rev. Fred C. Woodard and Rev. A. C. Dreaden officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Burton, a native of Normandy, Tennessee, had been a resident of Pulaski about 35 years. Some years ago he operated a hotel and restaurant here. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie Scruggs Burton; three daughters, Mrs. Jack Howk of Hardmore, Tenn., Mrs. Anita McCabe, Nashville, and Mrs. John Porter of Nashville; three sons, John Wesley Burton, W. C. Burton, Jr. and Gordon Burton, all of Giles County; three sisters, Mrs. Edna Harpoole, Nashville, Mrs. Ray Thomas of Nashville, and Mrs. Vernon L. Louks of Chicago and one brother, Eugene Burton of Tampa, Fla.


BUSH, Walter W. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jun 1944
Funeral services for Walter W. Bush, 79, prominent Nashville businessman, who died Monday morning at his residence in Nashville, after an ilness of six months, were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Cosmopolitan Funeral Home. Interment took place in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mr. Bush, a charter member of the Woodmen of the World in Nashville, was born in Murfreesboro and moved to Nashville in his youth. Before he retired he was associated with the Doubleday-Bush Coal Company and had been in the retail coal business for about fifty-two years. He was a member of the West End Methodist Church.
Mr. Bush is survived by one daughter, Miss Frances Bush of Nashville; one son, Julius C. Bush of Nashville; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Celiilia B. Spidell, Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. A. B. Agerton and Mrs. William Robins, both of Auburndale, Fla.; three brothers, John Bush, San Diego, Calif.; A. F. Bush and C. H. Bush, both of Nashville.
-Mr. Bush was well known in Pulaski, having first married Miss Jennie May, and following her death he married her sister, Miss Fannie May, sisters of Gill T. May, Pulaski merchant, and the late R. B. May and Dr. Julius P. May.
Mr. Bush was the grandfather of the Rev. Father Walter S. Bush, pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception of Pulaski.

BUTLER, Albert Milton The Pulaski Citizen 15 Sep 1943
Albert Milton Butler, 86, native of Giles County, and prominent citizen of Hunt County, Texas, died Saturday, September 4, at his home in Greenville, following ten days’ illness, preceded by six months’ period of failing health. Funeral services were held Sunday in Greenville, with burial in East Mount Cemetery.
The son of the late John D. Butler, former Sheriff of Giles County, and Mrs. Donicia Marks Butler, Mr. Butler was reared in this county, moving to Hunt County, Texas, at the early age of nineteen years. During the intervening years he established himself as an extensive land owner, became prominent in banking circles, and was Tax Assessor of Hunt County for four years. He was a member of the Baptist Church, took active part in community interests, and was an influential citizen in his town and county.
Mr. Butler is survived by his wife, Mrs. Teresa Patterson Butler; three sons, R. D Butler, Commerce, Texas, Maj. Roy L. Butler, Fort Sill, Okla., and Walter W. Butler, Pineville, La.; two daughters, Mrs. I. P. Elder, Greenville, Texas and Mrs. Andrew Smith, Oklahoma, Okla.; several grandchildren; two brothers, W. P. Butler, Aspen Hill, Tenn., former sheriff of Giles County, and Walter N. Butler, Columbia, Tenn.; and two sisters, Mrs. J. T. Reese, Columbia, Tenn., and Mrs. Betty Tarpley, Pulaski.

BUTLER, Henrietta McLaurine The Pulaski Citizen 4 Feb 1942
Mrs. Henrietta McLaurine Butler, member of a prominent Giles County family, and widow of the late Clarence Butler, died early Wednesday afternoon, January 28 at the home in Pulaski following a long period of failing health.
Mrs. Butler, a daughter of the late George W. McLaurine and Mrs. Virginia Kelly McLaurine, early settlers of Giles County, was a woman of noble character and gentle manner. She was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the residence, with the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Methodist Church, conducting the rites. Interment followed in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Butler is survived by two daughters, Miss Virginia Butler, Pulaski, Mrs. Crawford Sprigg, Harlingen, New Jersey; two sons, George McLaurine Butler, Tullahoma and Tom Butler, Pulaski; one brother, George McLaurine, Bethlehem, Pa. and a nephew, Laurine Abernathy, of Memphis, who was reared in the home.
Those called by the illness and death of Mrs. Butler were: Mrs. Sprigg, Mr. and Mrs. Laurine Abernathy, Mrs. J. P. Abernathy, and Miss Anne Abernathy, Nashville, Mrs. J. T. Reese, and Miss Mary and Elizabeth Vandergrift, Columbia.

BUTLER, Henry Warring The Pulaski Record 29 Jan 1941

Funeral services for Henry Warring Butler, 71, retired business man of Giles County, whose death following a long illness occurred at eleven-thirty Sunday morning at his home here, were held at two-thirty Monday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. S. R. Bratcher, pastor of the Methodist Church, and the Rev. J. W. Bryson, pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Born and reared in Giles County, Mr. Butler was a member of a prominent family, being the son of the late Judge Samuel Butler and Mrs. Mary Keeling Butler. Until his retirement, he had been in the mercantile business in Pulaski and in the Appleton community. He had served as corporation magistrate from the Seventh District in Giles County Court, and at the time of his death was a member of the board of equalization. He was a member of the Methodist Church and the Knights of Pythias fraternal organization.
Mr. Butler is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie Wilbourn Butler; two daughters, Miss Isabell Butler, a member of the faculty of the Knoxville High School and Miss Margaret Butler, a member of the High School faculty at Kingsport; and one sister, Mrs. J. P. Abernathy, of Nashville.

BUTLER, Henry Todd The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jun 1946
Dr. Henry Todd Butler, 81, native of Giles County and well-known retired physician of Union City, died at 6 o’clock Wednesday morning at his home in that city, following an extended period of declining health.
Funeral services will be held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon in Union City with burial in that city.
Son of the late Dr. Jerome P. Butler and Sarah Scruggs Butler, he was born and reared in the Aspen Hill community and received his education at the University of Louisvill. Following his graduation he began practice at Aspen Hill and after several years he moved to Union City where he practiced until his retirement approximately twenty years ago.
Dr. Butler was twice married, his first wife being Miss Mary Cayce of Kenton, who died several years after their marriage. His second marriage was to Miss Hattie McRee of Union City, who survives.
In addition to his wife, Dr. Butler is sutvived by one daughter, Mrs. Donald Kerr, Union City; one son, Dr. Mark Butler, of Florida; one grandson, Jack Butler Kerr, USNR, station on the West Coast; and a brother, John J. Butler of Aspen Hill.
Dr. Butler was also a brother of the late Dr. George D. Butler of Pulaski.

BUTLER, John David Calvin The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jun 1940
John David Calvin Butler, 99, resident of the 18th District, died at his home Saturday, June 1. Funeral services and burial at Chestnut Grove, Monday, June 3. We believe Mr. Butler was the last surviving member of the Confederate Army, in Giles County. When the editor began publishing the Citizen, Confederate Veterans were more numerous in the county, and approximately same age, as members of the American Legion, are now. And now, forty-six years later, not one survivor is left.

BUTLER, Laura Abernathy The Pulaski Citizen 3 Nov 1943

Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Butler Abernathy, 68, wife of Will P. Butler, former sheriff of Giles County, who died at 5 o’clock Tuesday morning at her home at Aspen Hill, following an extended illness, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the residence, conducted by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the Aspen Hill Methodist Church. Interment will take place in the family lot at Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Cape Abernathy, well-known citizens of this section. She was a lifelong member of the church, devoted to her home and community, where her influence will long be cherished by a wide acquaintance.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Butler is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Elmer Petty, Giles County, and Mrs. Claude Jones, Milan; five sons, Jack Butler, Mt. Vernon, N. Y., Joe Butler, Milan, Clayton, John D. and Pink May Butler, all of Giles County; and a number of grandchildren; two step-daughters, Mrs. Annie B. Banks and Mrs. W. R. Simpson, both of Giles County; one sister, Mrs. J. E. Black of Nashville; two brothers, Taz and Gus Abernathy, both of Beaumont, Texas; and three half-sisters, Mrs. M. E. Akers and Mrs. Wyatt Collins, both of Richmond, Texas and Mrs. Martha A. Purtle, of Sugarland, Texas.

BUTLER, Martha Ann Neal The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jun 1940
Mrs. Henry Butler, died at her home in Pulaski, Saturday. Funeral services and burial at Pisgah Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Butler was the widow of the late Henry Butler, who was for many years, Marshal of Pulaski.

BUTLER, Mary Hayes The Pulaski Citizen 10 Feb 1943
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Ephesus Church of Christ for Mrs. Mary H. Butler, aged 85, one of the county’s most beloved citizens, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. T. Johnson, at Conway, at 10:25 o’clock Tuesday morning of a heart attack., following two years failing health. Interment will take place in the family lot in the Marks Cemetery.
A daughter of Willis and Harriett Hayes, she was a native of Giles County, where she spent all of her long and useful life. She was a consistent member of the Church of Christ since girlhood.
Although totally blind for the last twenty-five years, she maintained a cheerful outlook and was an inspiration to many people in her section.
Mr. Butler died in 1923.
Besides Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Butler is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Hackney King of Pulaski, and two sons, W. C. Butler of Pulaski, and Mahlon Butler of Conway; and eight grandchildren.

BUTLER, Walter N. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Dec 1943
Walter N. Butler, 70, a leading grain dealer in Maury County for nearly half a century, died Tuesday afternoon at one o’clock at his home in Columbia after a long period of ill health.
Son of the late John Dennis Butler and Mrs. Dionitio Marks Butler, prominent citizens of Giles County. Mr. Butler was born and reared in this county, but moved to Maury County in early manhood, where he has since lived.
For several years he operated a granary at Carter’s Creek, later moving to Columbia where he organized the W. N. Butler and Company, feed and grain company, which he managed until his health failed a few months ago and he retired from active business.
Since early in life Mr. Butler had been a member of the Presbyterian Church and was a deacon in the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia. He was also a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge, the Odd Fellows Lodge and the Sons of the American Revolution. He was a director of Commerce Union Bank.
Mr. Butler is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Elder Butler; two sons, Tom Butler, who was associated with his father in business; Walter N. Butler, Jr., of Columbia; five daughters, Mrs. J. C. Jackson, Mrs. Vernon Foster and Miss Ruby Butler, all of Columbia, Mrs. Joe S. Berry, Evanston, Ill., and Mrs. L. C. Legner, Columbia, S. C.; two sisters, Mrs. Betty Tarpley of Pulaski, Mrs. J. T. Reese, Columbia and a brother, W. P. Butler of Aspen Hill.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:30 o’clock at the First Presbyterian Church by the pastor, Dr. J. F. Ligon. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Columbia.

BUTLER, William Clarence The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jul 1941
William Clarence Butler, 32, oldest son of Mrs. Etta McLaurine Butler, and the late Clarence Butler, passed away suddenly Wednesday afternoon, June twenty-fifth.
Clarence has been employed for several years by the Matson Navigation Company, of San Francisco, and has been making trips to many ports all over the world. But for several weeks he has not been in good health and has been in a San Francisco hospital a short while considering his health, he was given a two months leave of absence, that could be extended if his health required. Clarence came home ten days ago. Only Wednesday morning he went to Pulaski Hospital.
Wednesday afternoon he went down town, became desperately ill, and was rushed to the Hospital where he died a few minutes later. Even his family died not suspect he was in a dangerous condition. The entire community was shocked by his sudden and untimely passing. He was a fine young man, always so thoughtful of his mother, and the family.
Clarence graduated from Pulaski High School and attended the University of Tennessee. He was a former member of the Junior Order of the United American Mechanics. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at five at the home on East Hill by Dr. George A. Morgan followed by interment in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
The survivors are his mother, two sisters, Miss Virginia Butler, Pulaski, and Mrs. Crawford Sprigg, of Harlingen, New Jersey; and two brothers, Tom Butler and George McLaurine Butler, Pulaski; an aunt, Mrs. J. P. Abernathy, Nashville, and a cousin who was reared in the home, Laurine Abernathy of Memphis.

CALLAHAN, Brownie Dunavant The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jul 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Brownie Dunavant Callahan, 35, wife of Clarence Callahan, who died at noon June 29, in Protestant Hospital in Nashville, after a brief illness, were held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the rites conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the Campbellsville Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Callahan was a native of Giles County, being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Len M. Dunavant, who formerly resided in the Campbellsville section. For the past two years, Mrs. Callahan has been residing in Nashville.
Mrs. Callahan is survived by her husband; two sons, Billy and Len Howard; her parents, Mt. Pleasant; and her grandfather, Joe S. Dunavant, Campbellsville.

CALLAHAN, Clarice Purdom The Pulaski Citizen 1 Dec 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Clarice Purdom Callahan, 57, wife of L. J. Callahan, well known businessman and farmer of this section, who died at 2 o’clock Monday morning, November 29, at her home on the Columbia Highway, following an extended illness, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. The rites were conducted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church, assisted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Interment took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Callahan, the daughter of the late Burritt S. Purdom and Mrs. Mattie Riddle Purdom, was an active member of the Methodist Church, where she was identified with its various departments until prevented by failing health.
Mrs. Callahan is survived by her husband; three daughters, Misses Eleanor and Colleen Callahan, Pulaski, and Mrs. Howell J. Reeves, Nashville; one son, Clay Callahan, Decatur, Ala.; five grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. James E. Jefcoat, Vardaman, Miss.; and one brother, Marvin Purdom, Memphis.

CALLOWAY, Finley and Emily Hall The Pulaski Citizen 3 May 1944
Relatives in Pulaski received a message Tuesday night stating that Mr. and Mrs. Finley Calloway, of Waxahachie, Texas, were drowned Monday night about eight o’clock when their car plunged into a swollen stream as they were enroute from their home to Camp Hood, Texas, where Pvt. Calloway was stationed.
The message stated that the car failed to halt at the warning of a guard placed at the edge of the river where the bridge had been washed away, plunged off the bank into the roaring torrent and was lost to sight. Both bodies were recovered from the stream several hours later.
Mrs. Calloway, the former Miss Emily Hall, was the daughter of Mrs. Sam Hall, of Italy, Texas, and the late Mr. Hall. She has been a frequent visiton to Pulaski in the homes of her aunt, Mrs. Monroe Bennett, and her uncle, Edwin Williams.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by a sister, Mrs. Wendell Wolaver, of Italy, Texas, and her grandmother, Mrs. Emma Williams of Pulaski.
The marriage of the young couple occurred in November, 1943, and in January he was called into service, and stationed at the camp near his native town of Waxahachie.
The message stated that the funeral service will be held on Thursday in Texas and burial will take place in the Cemetery at Waxahachie.
Mrs. Bennett and Mr. Williams left for Texas Tuesday night as soon as the news of the tragic accident reached here.

CAMPBELL, Alexander The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jun 1940
Alexander Campbell, a member of the large and prominent Campbell family, of Campbellsville, died a little past midnight Thursday morning, at the home of one of his daughters with whom he was staying at Chattanooga.
The body was brought to Pulaski where funeral services were held Friday morning at 10 o’clock at the Bennett-May and Company Funeral Home. Elder Joe Clark officiating.
Burial was at the family burying ground at Campbellsville.
Mr. Campbell was active and generally well known. But has not been well in recent years. He is survive by his wife and five daughters. Also by three brothers, Clarence, Reese and Colon.

CAMPBELL, John Eaton The Pulaski Citizen 24 Sep 1941
John Eaton Campbell, an older half brother of Clarence, Colon and Reece Campbell, died at his home, Santa Barbara, Cal., Sept. 9, age between 90 and 91.
Mr. Campbell left Giles County, fifty-seven years ago, on account of T. B. Other members of the family had the disease. And he had suffered from two or three hemorrhages. So he decided to try the western climate. He responded to conditions. Became vigorous, and lived to a ripe old age.
He taught school at Lynnville, Campbellsville, and other places in association with an older brother, George Campbell.
He went to school to Elder T. B. Larimore, at Mars Hill, and there met Miss Annie Wade of the Florence community. They were married and raised a family.
A number of elderly people will remember him. And will be interested to learn of his passing away.

CAMPBELL, Luther Brady The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jun 1940
Luther B. Campbell, 48, Clear Creek farmer in the Shores Mill community was shot Sunday evening about 6 o’clock. And apparently died instantly. The bullet entered the breast near the heart,, and passed through the body.
No other member of the family was in the house at the time, according to statements made to officers out of the Sheriff’s office, investigating the case.
Mrs. Campbell had gone to the spring, about a hundred yards from the residence, to leave a bucket of milk. She and her husband had been talking together just before she left the house with the bucket of milk. She said she heard no shot, and was much surprised to find her husband lying on his face, dead in a great pool of blood.
Officers and citizens investigating the case Monday, after a preliminary investigation Sunday night, reached the conclusion, it was a case of suicide. But according to reports it is difficult to reconcile the facts. But Mr. Campbell is said to have been a peaceable citizen and if had an enemy who might have killed him, no one seems to know anything about it.
There was a little 22 rifle in the home. But this was in the rack, in a different room. And there was no indication of powder burn on the shirt or body where the bullet entered. And it is hard to conceive how a man might have shot himself through the heart, left no sign of powder burn, unbreached the rifle, removed the empty shell, placed the rifle in the rack, passed out of one door into a hall, crossed the hall and passed through another door in the room where the body was found, leaving no trace of blood anywhere, except the pool where the body was lying.
Funeral services were held at Scott’s Hill Baptist Church Monday afternoon.
Mr. Campbell is survived by his wife, two sons, and four brothers.

CAMPBELL, Mary Forest Yokley The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jan 1940
Mrs. Hamilton Crockett Campbell, died in Pulaski Wednesday morning at 5 o’clock. She and her sons, Donald and Burnie, and a daughter, Miss Grace Campbell, lived on East Hill. Another daughter, Mrs. Turner Morris, lives at Campbellsville.
Funeral services will be held at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, at Campbellsville, Thursday afternoon, Jan. 25, at 1 o’clock, Rev. W. S. Marshall and Rev. J. K. Johnson, officiating.
Burial will be at old Campbell burying ground, where repose the remains of her husband, and other members of the family.

CAMPBELL, Maude The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jan 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Maude Campbell, widow of Frank Campbell, prominent landowner of the Prospect section, who died on January 9 at her home at Veto, were held at one o’clock the following day at the Prospect Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Prospect Cemetery.
Mrs. Campbell was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. Mrs. Campbell is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Addie Smith and Miss Blanche Campbell, both of Veto, and Mrs. Thomas A. Whitfield, of Nashville; two sons, Herman Campbell of Veto, and Mahlon Campbell of Louisville, Ky.; one half-brother, Lawrence Coffman, Elkmont, Ala.; two half-sisters, Mrs. R. W. Martin of Athens, Ala. and Mrs. Adkins of Bethel; four grandchildren, Frank Campbell Waldrop, editor of the Washington Post, Washington, D. C.; Mrs. George Will Smith, Elkmont, Ala., Capt. Joe T. Whitfield, Station Hospital, Marianna, Fla., and Robert Whitfield, University of Tennessee, Memphis, and three great grandchildren.

CAMPBELL, Rebecca Ann The Pulaski Record 23 Jul 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Rebecca Ann Campbell, 58, who died Monday morning, July 14, at her home in the Goodsprings community were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, at the Pleasant Ridge Church. Rev. W. C. Moorehead conducted the services. Burial was in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, R. F. Campbell; three daughters, Mrs. Noble Stafford, Mrs. Henry Ketter and Miss Ludie Campbell; four sons, Loyd, Grady, Lonas and Otis Campbell. The Bennett-May Funeral Home was in charge.

CAMPBELL, Smith The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1942
Funeral services for Smith Campbell, 59, former resident of Prospect, will be held at 5 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Prospect Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. J. E. Trotter. Burial will take place in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. Campbell was reared at Prospect, later accepting work with the railroad, which required his removal to Decatur, Ala., and still later to Birmingham, Ala., where he has made his home for many years. He died suddenly Tuesday morning as he went about his work.
He was a member of the Methodist Church, and of the Masonic Lodge.
Mr. Campbell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sallie Gilbert Campbell; two sons, Gilbert Campbell of Australia, and T. J. Campbell of Birmingham; one brother, Lonnie Campbell, and one sister, Mrs. Floyd Vest, both of Birmingham.

CAMPBELL, Thomas Rome “Bud” The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1949
Funeral services for Thomas Rome (Bud) Campbell, 78, who died at noon on Monday, March 14, at Jackson’s Clinic at Lester, Ala., were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Minor Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. R. B. Lavender, pastor of the First Methodist Church, Athens, Ala.. Burial took place in Jackson Cemetery near Minor Hill.
He was a native of this county, having resided most of his life in the Minor Hill section. In recent years he had made his home with at daughter in Athens, Ala. His wife died thirteen years ago.
Mr. Campbell is survived by three daughters, Mrs. W. R. Sexton and Mrs. Roy Garner, both of Athens, Ala., and Miss Lena Mae Campbell, Pratt City, Ala.; and a son Capt. Thomas H. Campbell, U. S. Army, stationed in Korea.

CAMPBELL, William Herbert The Pulaski Citizen 30 Dec 1942
Funeral services for William Herbert Campbell, aged 47, who died at one o’clock Sunday afternoon, December twenty-seventh at his home in the Sixth Civil District, following a long illness were held Monday afternoon at one o’clock at the Cool Springs Church of Christ by Elder Harry R. Fox. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Campbell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Campbell, two sons, William H. Campbell, Jr., and Malcolm Campbell; two brothers, Henry Campbell and Ervin Campbell, Pulaski, and one sister, Mrs. Odie Thompson, Giles County.
Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

CANEER. John T. The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1943
Funeral services for John T. Caneer, highly respected citizen of the Lynnville section, who died Sunday afternoon following a brief illness, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Culleoka Cemetery, with the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church, conducting the rites.
Mr. Caneer was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ. He was twice married, the first marriage was to Miss Susie Van Cleave of Lynnville, and following her death, he was married to Miss Delia Calvert of Culleoka, who died several years ago.
Mr. Caneer is survived by one brother, Milton Caneer, of Lynnville and several nieces and nephews.

CANEER, Milton Lafayette The Pulaski Record 18 Aug 1948
Funeral services for Milton L. Caneer, retired farmer and school teacher who died Saturday afternoon, August 14, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at the residence of Lynnville with Leon C. Burns of the West Seventh Street Church of Christ, Columbia, officiating. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Eddie Ridgeway Caneer; a daughter, Mrs. J. H. Brown of Niagara Falls, N.Y.; a son, Robert Milton Caneer of Lynnville; two grandsons, James and Jeffrey Brown of Niagara Falls, N.Y.

CANEER, Mollie E. The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Mollie E. Caneer, 87, who died Sunday, following an extended illness at the home between Lynnville and Cornersville, were held Monday afternoon at the Cornersville Church of Christ, of which she was a lifelong member. Burial took place in Beechwood Cemetery.
Rites were conducted by Leonard Jackson, minister of the Franklin Church of Christ. Mrs. Caneer has only one survivor, a daughter, Mrs. L. A. Jackson, of Cornersville.

CANNON, Mary B. Lafferty The Pulaski Citizen 24 Nov 1943
Prayer services were held at 8:30 o’clock Friday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Henegar for Mrs. Mary B. Lafferty Cannon, 82, who died at 4:35 o’clock Thursday afternoon, November 18, following a fall sustained a few days earlier. The rites were conducted by Elder Harry R. Fox, pastor of the Pulaski Church of Christ. Interment took place at Athens, Tenn., former home of Mrs. Cannon.
In July Mrs. Cannon came to Pulaski to make her home with Mrs. Henegar her step-daughter, who is the only survivor.

CANNON, Tennie The Pulaski Citizen 19 May 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Tennie Cannon, 86, widow of Thomas Cannon, who died Friday at her home near Lynnville, were conducted Sunday at Lynnwood Cemetery by Elder Harry R. Fox, pastor of the Pulaski Church of Christ.
Mrs. Cannon is survived by three sons, Martin Cannon, Athens, Ala., Thomas Cannon, Birmingham, Ala., and Perry Cannon of Lynnville; and one sister, Mrs. George Compton, of Dallas, Texas.

CAPLEY, Annie May Roberts The Pulaski Citizen 17 Sep 1941
Mrs. Annie May Roberts Capley, aged 56 years, wife of E. F. Capley, died at 6 o’clock Saturday morning at her home in the Kedron community, after several months of failing health.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Kedron Methodist Church, by her pastor, Rev. J. E. Trotter. Burial took place in the Kedron Cemetery.
Mrs. Capley is survived by her husband, three daughters, Mrs. Herbert Coker, Louisville, Ky., Mrs. John Pollard, Jr., Prospect, Miss Louise Capley, Pulaski; four sons, Charles Capley, Kedron, E. F. Capley, Jr., Pulaski, Calvin Capley, Florence, Ala., Bascom Capley, of California; and three sisters, Mrs. C. F. Eubank, Stella, Mrs. David E. Hewitt, Tulsa, Okla., and Mrs. Oscar Parker, Lexington, Ky.

CARDEN, James Lewis The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jul 1940
James L. Carden, long time resident of the Sharon community, died at his home in Richmond, Va. Funeral services conducted at the Bennett-May and Company Funeral Home, by Rev. T. E. Hudson, assisted by Rev. E. Henry of the Pisgah Circuit. Mr. Carden was a fine citizen, and many loved ones and friends mourn his going away.

CARDEN, John Kenneth The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jun 1942
Funeral services for John Kenneth Carden, aged 26 years, son of Mrs. Myrtha Paysinger Carden, who died at 8 o’clock Friday morning at a Nashville hospital, following an extended illness, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Bethesda Methodist Church. The Rev. G. F. Dickson, pastor of the church, officiated at the rites, with interment in the family lot in the Bethesda Cemetery.
Mr. Carden was born and reared in the Bunker Hill community, where he had many friends, who greatly admired him for his quiet devotion to his widowed mother, and his untiring efforts in trying to fill the place left vacant by the death of his father.
He is survived by his mother; five sisters, Mrs. David Minatra, Mrs. Bernard Birdsong, of Birmingham, Ala., Misses Dorcas Carden, Laverne Carden and Nelle Carden; and two brothers, Stacy Carden, and Herbert Carden.

CARDEN, Lula Golightly The Pulaski Citizen 08 Apr 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Carden, aged 70 years, widow of James L. Carden, who died Saturday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. F. Wilson, at Aymett Town, following a brief illness, were held at the Bennett, May and Company Funeral Home at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon, with her pastor, Rev. G. F. Dickson, conducting the rites, assisted by the Rev. R. A. Johns, pastor of the First Baptist Church at Pulaski. Interment took place at Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mrs. Carden was a member of the Blooming Grove Methodist Church, and the Maclin Woman’s Club.
Mrs. Carden is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Henry W. Cobb, Mrs. Edd M. Ingram, of Giles County; Mrs. Harold F. Marsh, New York City; two sons, Maurice H. Carden, Giles County, and N. Wilson Carden, Richmond, Va.; twenty-one grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren.

CARDEN, Maude Holland The Pulaski Citizen 26 Feb 1947
Mrs. Maude Holland Carden, 79, lifelong resident of Giles County, died at 4 o’clock Friday morning, February 21, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. O. J. Clark, in the Twentieth Civil District, following a prolonged illness.
Funeral services were held at one o’clock Saturday afternoon at the residence, conducted by the Rev. G. H. Turpin, Presbyterian minister. Burial was in Indian Creek Cemetery.
Formerly Miss Maude Holland, she was the daughter of Robert F. Holland and Rothay Tenery Holland, the widow of Murray Carden, who died approximately eleven years ago. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to the daughter, Mrs. Carden is survived by ten grandchildren, and one brother, Dunk Holland of Goodsprings.

CARDEN, Maurice H. Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jun 1948
Funeral services for Pfc. Maurice H. Cardin, Jr., Giles County veteran who lost his life March 15, 1945, in World War II while serving with the U. S. Marine Corps in the Pacific area, will be held at one-thirty o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. The Rev. J. C. Elkins, former pastor of the Berea Methodist Church, will officiate and burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
The body of the young veteran accompanied by an individual military escort will arrive in Pulaski on the five o’clock train Friday afternoon and will be carried to the funeral home for funeral services.
Pfc. Carden, who was killed in action at Iwo Jima, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice H. Carden of Route 2, Pulaski, and was educated at Beech Hill and Campbellsville High Schools in Giles County.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother, Ed Carden, who resides with his parents.

CARDEN, Robert Raymond The Pulaski Citizen 17 Aug 1949
Funeral services for Robert Raymond Carden, 59, well know carpenter, who died at 7:40 o’clock Monday morning, august 15, at his home in Pulaski, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Fred Woodard and the Rev. Mack Pinkleton. Burial took place in the Old Baptist Church cemetery on Indian Creek, the burying grounds for the Carden family for generations.
Born November 16, 1889 in Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert Hatcher Carden and Frances Brownlow Carden. He had been a member of the Baptist Church for a number of years.
Mr. Carden is survived by his wife, Mrs. Neva Tucker Carden; two daughters, Mrs. Robert Breen, St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. John W. Phillips, Huntsville, Ala.; two sons, Eugene Carden, Decatur, Ala., and Melvin Carden, Pulaski; three grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. H. L. Sisk, Pulaski, Mrs. Claude Watson, Lynnville, and Mrs. Lex Hopper, Baitsville, Miss., and two brothers, Ezra L. Carden and P. D. Carden, Bunker Hill.

CARDEN, Reuben H. The Pulaski Citizen 07 Dec 1949
Funeral services for Reuben H. Carden, 80, retired farmer of Lawrence County were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon November 25, at the Ethridge Church of Christ, conducted by Gilbert Gibbs, minister of the church. Burial took place in the John Lay Cemetery at Ethridge.
Mr. Carden, husband of the former Miss Martha Trent Shuler of Campbellsville, died at 7:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, November 23 at his home in Ethridge, following a weeks illness. He was a native of Kentucky and had lived forty years in Lawrence County. Following World War I he resided in Campbellsville community in Giles County, later returning to Lawrence County.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Carden is survived b one daughter, Mrs. Arlie Flippo, Detroit, Mich.; four sons, Buford Carden, Annaheim, Calif., David Carden, Cecil Carden and Herbert Carden, all of Detroit, Mich.; nineteen grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.

CARDEN, Ruth The Pulaski Citizen 10 Apr 1940
Pulaski relatives of Miss Ruth Carden were shocked to receive the news of her death Saturday, near Tulsa, Okla., where she was a student at Tulsa University. Death was caused in an automobile collision, in which a young man with whom she was riding was also killed.
Miss Ruth was 19 years old, daughter of Buford Carden, a native of Giles County, who is now in the oil business in Tulsa.

CARDIN, William Alfred Decatur Daily 18 Feb 1942
William Alfred Cardin, age 64, died at one o’clock yesterday afternoon at the Benevolent Society Hospital where he had been a patient for several days. The funeral cortege will leave the residence, 1610 Thirteen Avenue E., Thursday afternoon for the Ninth Street Methodist Church where services, under the direction of Rev. W. H.
Curl and Rev. B. B. Burks, will begin at 2:30. Interment at the City Cemetery will be in charge of Brown.
The deceased is survived by the widow; a daughter, Mrs. L. L. Hamby, Joplin, Mo.; a son, James D., of Decatur; three sisters, Mrs. Guy Minatra, of Pulaski, Tenn.; Mrs. Maude Birdsong, of Prospect, Tenn.; Mrs. C. Y. Allison, of Nashville, and L. F., of Decatur and a number of other relatives. Pallbearers will be: W. E. Forbes, Guy Steenson, Clayton Coffee, Luther Warren, W. C. Hunter and Millard Scoggins.

CARPENTER, Emma The Pulaski Citizen 13 Oct 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Carpenter, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Etta Bitticks, at Tanner, Ala., following an extended illness, were held at Lynnville Saturday afternoon, with burial at Lynnwood.
Besides Mrs. Bitticks, Mrs. Carpenter is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Anna Murphy and Miss Grace Carpenter, both of Pulaski; two sons, Elmer Carpenter of Sandyhook, and John Carpenter of Pulaski; several grandchildren and great grandchildren.

CARPENTER, Grover The Pulaski Record 03 Sep 1947
Funeral services for Grover Carpenter who died Wednesday at his home in the Lynnville community were held Friday at 2:00 p.m. conducted by the Rev. Charles S. Ramsey, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Lynnville. Burial was in the family lot there. He was a native of Giles County and a member of the Presbyterian Church at Lynnville.
In addition to his wife he is survived by two sons, Turner Carpenter of Charleston, West Virginia, and Buford of Birmingham, Ala.; and four sisters, Mrs. Mitchell Smith, Miss Hettie Carpenter of Columbia, Mrs. Linnie Thurman, Mrs. Melvin Cross of Lynnville; two brothers, Shirley and Houston Carpenter of Lynnville.

CARPENTER, John Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 21 Aug 1940
John Thomas Carpenter, age 66, died suddently at his home west of Lynnville, Tuesday morning, August 20th.
Mr. Carpenter, apparently well as usual, was at the barn. And noticed a cloud coming up. He started to the house, and ran pretty fast to avoid being caught in a shower. Almost immediately upon entering the house he is supposed to have had a heart attack. He collapsed and expired.
Funeral services were held at the residence, Wednesday afternoon, followed by burial at the Lynnville Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, one son, Earl Carpenter, and two daughters, Mrs. William Anderson and Mrs. Eugene Holt.
Mr. Carpenter was a good farmer and a good citizen. A close student of nature, observing many things which the average man passes without seeing. His interest in nature caused him to accept the position of Volunteer Weather Observer for the government which he has held for many years. Keeping accurate daily records of temperature, rain, snow, hail, winds, etc.
Mr. Carpenter will be missed, not alone in the home, but in the community, and by the Weather Bureau.

CARPENTER, Nancy Elizabeth The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jun 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. G. W. Carpenter, 89, who died Wednesday, June 14, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. M. Smith, in Columbia, were held Thursday afternoon at the Lynnville Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the Lynnwood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, Mrs. Carpenter lived all of her long and useful life in the Lynnville section until she moved to Columbia to make her home several months ago. She was a highly respected woman and a lifelong member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Carpenter is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. M. C. Cross and Mrs. L. M. Thurman, both of Lynnville, and Miss Hettie Carpenter, Columbia; three sons, A. H. Carpenter, R. S. Carpenter, and G. C. Carpenter, all of Lynnville; twenty-six grandchildren and thirty-five grandchildren.

CARR, William Samuel The Pulaski Record 02 Jul 1947
Funeral services for William Samuel Carr, age 67, who died suddenly at ten o’clock Tuesday night at the Pulaski Hospital, were held at ten o’clock Thursday morning at the Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rev. L. G. Gatlin conducted the services. Burial was in the Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Carr was a native of Giles County, and had been in ill health for some time.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ada Shelton Carr; one daughter, Mrs. Russell Moore, Pulaski; one son, Hubert Carr, Louisville, Ky.; and four grandchildren.

CARTER, C. H. The Pulaski Citizen 14 Feb 1940
C. H. Carter, died at his home east of town Tuesday about 11 o’clock, following a paralytic stroke that came on at breakfast time.

He was apparently well as usual Sunday and Monday. Was in town Monday. Slept well Monday night, and ate breakfast Tuesday morning. Rising from the table, after breakfast, he stopped, and was holding his chair. Mrs. Carter noticed something unusual in his manner, and asked what was the matter. He said he was dizzy, did not feel well. Mrs. Carter assisted him to bed. He gradually grew worse. Lost consciousness, and passed away about 11.
Funeral services were held at the Christian Church, Wednesday at 2 o’clock. Elder Elmer Smith officiating. Burial at Maplewood.
Mr. Carter is survived by his wife and three sons, Everett, James and Haynes, Jr.

CARTER, Grace The Pulaski Citizen 17 Nov 1943
Miss Grace Carter, 53, a member of a prominent family in Giles County, died at the Pulaski Hospital Tuesday night at 11:30 o’clock from a head injury suffered at 1:30 o’clock that afternoon when she was crushed between the rear wheel of a wagon and a heavy log that workmen were attempting to load on the vehicle.
Miss Carter was said to have been standing near the wagon and it is thought that she tried to balance the log as it toppled during the load operations. She was rushed to the hospital, but failed to regain consciousness.
Born in the Bodenham section, Miss Carter had lived all of her life in the house in which she was born and which has been in the Carter family for four generations. She was a devout member of the Greenwood Church of Christ and one of the most beloved women in her neighborhood.
Survivors are two nieces, Mrs. Cecil Parker and Mrs. Leslie Parker, both of Bodenham; and a brother, John T. Carter, of Lewisburg.
Funeral services were held at two o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by Elder J. Clifford Murphy and burial was in the Carter Cemetery in the Ham’s Creek community.

CARTER, Lorna Burns Dickerson The Pulaski Citizen 24 Nov 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. George Brown Carter, 58, who died Friday, November 19, in St. Augustine, Fla., following an illness of several months, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church. The rites were conducted by the Rev. Charles S. Ramsay, pastor of the church. Interment took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Carter was born and reared in Lynnville but had resided in Florida more than twenty years. She was the former Miss Lorna Burns Dickerson, the daughter of the late Terry Dickerson and Mrs. Annie Burford Dickerson, prominent citizens of Giles County.
Mrs. Carter is survived by her husband; two sons, George Brown Carter, Jr., U. S. Navy, stationed at Camp Parkes, Calif., and Charles Edward Carter, St. Augustine, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. G. C. Smith, Lynnville, and Mrs. John Garrison, Fort Payne, Ala.; one brother, Edward Dickerson, Haileah, Fla.; and one granddaughter, Terry Virginia Carter.

CARTER, Myrtle Ezell The Pulaski Record 20 Aug 1947
Mrs. Myrtle Carter, native of Pulaski a resident of Pulaski most of her lifetime, died Monday morning at 3 o’clock at her home on East Brow Road, Lookout Mountain, near Chattanooga, Tenn. She had been in ill health for the past several months.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, August 19, at her home in Chattanooga and burial was at Maplewood Cemetery Tuesday afternoon.
The daughter of Pinckney Montgomery and Mary Shields Ezell, she was born in Pulaski, August 14, 1866. She received her education at Martin College in Pulaski. She was married 60 years ago to the late John O. Carter, who was in the insurance business.
Mrs. Carter is survived by a son, John O. Carter, Jr., a daughter, Miss Ruby Carter of Lookout Mountain; and a number of nieces and nephews.

CARUTHERS, Ada Puryear The Pulaski Citizen __ Feb 1946
Mrs. R. L. Caruthers, died at 6 o’clock Tuesday morning, February 12, at Pulaski Hospital, following an extended period of declining health. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Church of Christ, with the rites conducted by Elder John Graham, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ and the Rev. W. C. Morehead, pastor of the Trinity Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot at Moriah Cemetery.
Mrs. Caruthers was the former Ada Puryear, daughter of the late Thomas Puryear and Margaret Tidwell Puryear, and was the widow of Robert Lee Caruthers, one time Trustee of Giles County. She was a loyal member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Caruthers is survived by two brothers, Marvin Puryear, Pulaski, and Emmett Puryear, Mobile, Ala., one sister, Miss Florence Puryear and a number of nieces and nephews.

CARUTHERS, Sam L. The Pulaski Citizen 30 Aug 1944
Funeral services for Samuel L. Caruthers, 79, who died Tuesday night, August 22, at a convalescent home in Nashville, after an illness of six months, were held in Giles County at the grave in Lynnville Cemetery at 11 o’clock Thursday morning.
His wife, the former Miss Annie Kelsey of Lynnville, died four years ago.

CASE, E. L. “Res” The Pulaski Citizen 11 Feb 1942
Funeral services for E. L. “Res” Case, aged 67 years substantial citizen of the Prospect community, who died suddenly Monday afternoon while at work at his home west of Prospect, were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the home. Rev. B. H. Brandon, and Rev. J. E. Trotter, pastor of the Prospect Methodist Church conducted the services, and interment took place in the Case Cemetery.
Mr. Case is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rosa Lee Gilbert Case, four daughters, Mrs. Lester Stephens, Piper, Ala., Miss Josephine Case, Pulaski, Miss Ola Mae Case, Decatur, Ala., Miss Sarah Case, Prospect; two sons, Gilbert Case, who is in an Army Camp stationed in Calif.; Ernest Case, Prospect; and seven grandchildren, Piper, Ala., one sister, Mrs. Cope Elder and two brothers, G. C. “Bud” Case, and L. E. Case, all three of Prospect.

CASKEY, Virgie Calvert The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jul 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. John Caskey, 67, who died Monday at her home near Lynnville, were held Tuesday afternoon at the Mooresville Church of Christ by Elder C. M. Pullum, pastor of the Lewisburg Church of Christ. Burial was in Robertson Fork Cemetery.
Mrs. Caskey was formerly Miss Virgie Calvert, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Calvert of the Lynnville section. She was a member of the Lynnville Church of Christ.
Surviving are her husband; one daughter, Mrs. T. D. Mathis, Mooresville; and two grandchildren.

CATHCART, Elbridge The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jul 1943
Funeral services for Elbridge Cathcart, farmer and sub-mail carrier of the Frankewing section, who died suddenly from a heart attack at his home Sunday morning, July 4, were held at 11 o’clock Monday morning at the Frankewing Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. W. C. Morehead of Delrose, and the Rev. G. H. Turpin, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Frankewing. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Cathcart is survived by wife, Mrs. Zora Tucker Cathcart; one half-sister, Mrs. Etta Houze of Pisgah; and two half-brothers, Claude Cathcart of Pisgah, and Pleas Cathcart of Huntsville.

CATHEY, Anna R. The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jun 1945
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna R. Cathey, 70, mother of W. M. Cathey, county agent of Giles County, who died at 9 o’clock Monday morning, June 25, following several months illness with a heart ailment, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ollie Riggs of Marshall County, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon ant the Promise Methodist Church at Holtland, with the rites conducted by the Rev. Paul Dailey. Burial was in the Swanson Cemetery at Chapel Hill.
Mrs. Cathey is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Riggs, Mrs. Ethel Warren of Spring Hill, Mrs. Agnes Johnson and Mrs. Ann Davidson of Lewisburg; five sons, Marvin Cathey of Pulaski, John and Stanley Cathey of Nashville, Guy Cathey of Detroit, Mich., and Joe Cathey of Cathey Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Finis Whitley of Columbia, Mrs. Susie Harvey of Lynnville; three brothers, W. W. Reagan of Dallas, Texas, J. M. Reagan of Thompson Station, and J. F. Reagin of Spring Hill; 19 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

CHAMBERS, Bettie Taylor The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jun 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Bettie Taylor Chambers, 81, widow of Will C. Chambers, who died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. W. Grooms, in Nashville were held at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning at the Elkton Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Frank A Calhoun of Pulaski. Burial followed in the Elkton Cemetery.
Mrs. Chambers had lived all her life in the Elkton section, until about three years ago, she moved to Nashville. She was the daughter of John Taylor, ex-Confederate soldier and farmer. Mrs. Chambers was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church.
Besides Mrs. Grooms, Mrs. Chambers is survived by two sons, Walter Chambers of Nashville, and Aaron Chambers of Corbin, Ky.; four grandchildren, Sgt. Stokley Chambers, Craig Field, Selma, Ala.; Mrs. Grady Mayhew of Florida, Horace Grooms of Nashville, and Peggy Chambers of Corbin; three sisters, Mrs. Henry Nelson, Mrs. Jane Lewis, Mrs. Ollie Birdsong, all of whom live in the southern part of the county; and one brother, David Taylor of Elkton.

CHAMBERS, Guy Jr. The Pulaski Record 15 Aug 1945
Funeral services were held for Cpl. Guy Chambers, Jr. Thursday, August 16, 1945, at the Bennett-May Funeral Home at 11 o’clock. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. William K. Belk conducted the services.
The son of Guy and Eleanor Pittard Chambers, he was reared in Giles County and graduated from Giles County High School. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Eleanor Mack of Portland, Oregon; his parents, and one sister, Miss Mary Ella Chambers of Nashville.
Cpl. Chambers was killed in a motorcycle crash at Ft. Lewis Washington on Tuesday night, Aug. 7. He was on duty at the time as Military Policeman. Cpl. Chambers returned to the United States last summer after serving in the African campaign and has been stationed at Ft. Lewis since that time.

CHAMBERS, Jeff The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jun 1946
Jeff Chambers, 75, native of Giles County, died at 3:15 o’clock Saturday afternoon, June 8, 1946, at his home in Fort Worth, Texas, after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Fort Worth and burial took place in the Texas city.
Son of Edward C. Chambers and Myra Tidwell Chambers, he lived in Giles County until he moved to Texas many years ago.
Mr. Chambers is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Womack Chambers, formerly of Lawrenceburg, a sister of the late Dr. C. M. Womack of Lawrenceburg; one daughter, Miss Leila Mae Chambers; and one son, Max Chambers, both of Fort Worth.
Mr. Chambers was a first cousin of W. T. And Guy Chambers of Pulaski.

CHAMBERS, John W. The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1941
John W. Chambers, aged 50 years, prominent citizen of Pulaski, died suddenly of a heart attack at 2:45 Wednesday afternoon at his home on West Washington Street. He formerly was a merchant and farmer in the neighborhood east of Prospect. Following a slight stroke several years ago, he moved to Pulaski.
Mr. Chambers is survived by his wife, Mrs. Tera Birdsong Chambers, one son, Stokley Chambers, Birmingham; one daughter, Mrs. Grady Mayhew; his mother, Mrs. Betty Chambers; one brother, Walter Chambers, all of Nashville; and one brother, Aaron Chambers, of Corbin, Ky.
Funeral arrangements had not been made at press time Wednesday.

CHAPMAN, Boyd The Pulaski Record 11 Feb 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Boyd Chapman, who died Saturday, Feb. 7th, at 8:45 p.m. at his home near Cornersville, were held Monday afternoon at the residence by Rev. N. O. Baker. Burial was in Marrs Hill Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lamoria Jones Chapman; one daughter, Betty Jean Chapman; four sons, Henry, Paul, Rudolph and Wayne Chapman; one sister and two brothers.

CHAPMAN, Clifford Gordon The Pulaski Citizen 27 Mar 1940
Clifford Gordon Chapman, 29, son of Arthur Chapman, died at the King’s Daughters Hospital, Columbia, March 20, from uremic poisoning, caused by kidney trouble.
Burial was at Brick Church, Wednesday, March 20.
Mr. Chapman is survived by his widow and two small children, and a number of friends and relatives.

CHAPMAN, F. B. “Dock” The Pulaski Citizen 21 Aug 1940
F. B. “Dock” Chapman, 45, died at his home of a heart attack, Wednesday afternoon, August 14.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at Zion Church, Rev. Tillman Newton officiating.
Mr. Chapman is survived by his wife, who before marriage was Miss Sallie Mae Peden. Two sisters, Mrs. L. B. Seymour of Birmingham and Mrs. Geneva Morris of Pulaski, and two brothers, Ozro of Oneconta, Ala. and Ben Sam of Pulaski.

CHAPMAN, Howard The Pulaski Citizen 2 Aug 1944
Howard Chapman, 33, farmer of the Pisgah community, was found dead at this home on Saturday night, July 29. An empty bottle bearing the odor of carbolic acid and a glass were found near the body, and investigating authorities stated that the case was evidently one of suicide, but no definite cause for the act was given.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. F. G. Dickson, pastor of the Pisgah Methodist Church, with burial in Moriah Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie B. Chapman; five brothers, James and Jessie Chapman, both overseas with the U. S. Army, Leonard, Roma and Carl Chapman, all of Pisgah; four sisters, Mrs. Alvah Lovett of Bunker Hill, Mrs. Elvin Jones of Elkton, Mrs. Mable Wiser of Pulaski, and Miss Brownie Chapman of Pisgah.

CHAPMAN, James The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jun 1940
Mt. Pleasant, Tenn. June 17-A feud flared anew in the Enterprise section of Maury County last night, leaving one youth dead and four other persons injured.
James Chapman, 17, was shot to death as he led steering wheel of his car. His brother, Wilson Chapman, 26, suffered minor wounds. Rufus Vandergriff, about 50, suffered buckshot wounds in the arms and legs. Bob Staggs, 21, was shot in the back, and his brother, Oley Staggs, 25, was wounded in the shoulder and scalp.
Police Chief Joe Cologross, who said the shootings were the result of an old feud, announced this morning the arrests of Oley and Bob Staggs, Marshall Staggs, 18, another brother and their father, Lett Staggs, on charges of murder.
Cologross said he turned the four over to Sheriff J. C. Goad who would place them in the Maury County Jail at Columbia.
Burial of James Chapman was held this morning at 10:30 o’clock in the Spencer Graveyard.
The warrents were sworn out in Columbia this morning before Esq. C. H. Denton by J. H. Chapman, father of James Chapman, who was killed in the shooting affray on Watts Hill near Mt. Zion Church in the Enterprise community of Maury County.
It was reported by Goad that ill feeling had existed between the Chapman and Stagg families. Vandergriff is in a Columbia hospital and was reported to be “resting well” this morning.

CHAPMAN, John G. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Aug 1940
John G. Chapman, the venerable father of E. E. Chapman, died Monday morning, age 86. at the home of his son with whom he had been living most of the time for eight years.
One son, Ennice E. Chapman, two sisters, Mrs. Anna Holland of Petersburg and Mrs. Lina King of Huntsville, Ala., survive.
Funeral services were held at the Beasley Funeral Home, Petersburg, at 10:30 a. m., Aug. 6th by Rev. J. B. Alexander. Burial in Unity Cemetery, Petersburg.
Mr. Chapman had long been a member of the Christian Church.
Mr. Chapman had been almost blind for many years, so could not see to get about much. And for the last two years, had suffered much with pains in his back. So he was confined to his bed much of the time. He would at times visit with other members of the family. But spent most of his time here with his son.

CHAPMAN, Lucille Kelly The Pulaski Citizen 13 Nov 1940
Mrs. Ozro Chapman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Kelly, died Tuesday morning at the home of her parents where she has been since June. Mrs. Chapman made her home in Onconta, Ala., for five years. She is survived by her parents, her husband and the following children, Rebecca, Orman, William, Mary Black, and J. B. One sister, Mrs. Bob Black; three brothers, G. L. Kelly, Jr., of Marion, Ill., Fred Kelly, Sydney, Australia, and Jennings Kelly of Birmingham. Funeral after which burial at Maplewood.

CHAPMAN, Lula The Pulaski Citizen 20 Nov 1940
Mrs. Lula Chapman, age 50, passed away at her home near Pisgah, Sunday night, Nov. 17, after an illness extending over about two years.
She was a member of the Baptist Church. Funeral and burial at Moriah Monday afternoon, Rev. S. R. Bratcher, officiating.
Mrs. Chapman is survived by six sons and four daughters, all of whom were with her at the last. Also two sisters and one brother, survive.

CHAPMAN, Susanna McMillion The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jan 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Susanna McMillion Chapman, 88, who died Monday afternoon, January 3, following a year’s failing health, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the home in Pulaski, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the Berea Methodist Church. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mrs. Chapman, the widow of Billie Chapman, had made her home in Pulaski for the past sixteen years. Mr. Chapman died thirteen years ago.
Mrs. Chapman was the last survivor of her immediate family. She is survived by a number of nieces and nephews.

CHAPMAN, William Ozro The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1949
Funeral services for William Ozro Chapman, 75, trader and livestock dealer, who died suddenly of a heart attack on Sunday, March 13, at his home on West Woodring Street, were
held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the Methodist Church in Pulaski. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
He was the son of the late William and Elizabeth Chapman, born and reared in this county. He had been identified with the livestock business for many years.
Mr. Chapman is survived by his wife; and an adopted son, James Chapman, Birmingham, Ala.

CHAPMAN, W. P. “Ben” The Pulaski Citizen 14 Feb 1940
W. P. Chapman, familiarly known as “Ben,” 77, died at his home in Pulaski about 5 o’clock Monday morning, after a decline in health extending over some three or four years.
Mr. Chapman grew up in the Sumac community, and as a young man was active in business there. Some years ago, he sold out his business in Sumac and bought the Livery Stable and Stock Yard on North First Street, Pulaski. The livery stable was completely overhauled and rebuilt. And is now occupied as a modern store house, by the Burt Brothers Furniture, and Furnishing establishment.
Mr. Chapman continued in charge of the Stock Yard. But within the last year or two the entrance was changed from First Street to the rear of the lot.
Mr. Chapman was a member of the United Methodist Church, and of the Odd Fellows Lodge.
He is survived by his second wife, three sons, and two daughters. Sons are Ben Sam, Dock, and Ozro. Daughters, Mrs. L. B. Seymour and Miss Geneva.
After funeral services at the Bennett-May Funeral Home, Wednesday at 2 o’clock, Dr. G. A. Morgan officiating, the body was laid away in Maplewood Cemetery.

CHILDERS, Gertrude Hammonds The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jan 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude Childers, 70, who died Thursday afternoon, December 30, at Minor Hill, after a year’s failing health, were held at 1:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the residence, conducted by the Rev. Haynes Brinkley, pastor of the Minor Hill Baptist Church. Burial took place in the Powell Cemetery.
Mrs. Childers is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Bernard Boyd, Minor Hill and Miss Eula Mae Childers of Nashville; one son, Mauta M. Childers, U. S. Navy; one grandson, Richard Boyd; and one sister, Mrs. Eutilla Kennemer of Athens, Ala.

CHILDERS, William The Pulaski Citizen 6 Mar 1940
The death angel visited our community again Feb. 21 and claimed for its victim William Childers. He had been down for several weeks with that dreadful disease, T. B. All was done by loving hands to prolong his life. Mr. Childers said he was just waiting on the Lord to call him home. It was sad to give him up. He will be missed especially by his loving wife, who stayed by his bedside so long waiting on him but she knows that he’s resting in the arms of Jesus now, where he has no pains to bear. His funeral was at his home, by Rev. Smith and burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, three girls and seven boys, four grown children and a host of friends.

CHILDRESS, Fannie Turner The Pulaski Citizen 15 Dec 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Turner Childress, 87, who died early Tuesday morning at her home in the Nineteenth Civil District, following a brief illness, were held at noon Wednesday at the residence, conducted by the Rev D. B. Booker. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mrs. Childress was a member of the Methodist Church since childhood.
The survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Ida Curtis, Jacksonville, Ark., Mrs. Etna Harwell, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, of the Shores community; two sons, Odus Childress and Dallas Childress, both of Giles County; and several grandchildren.

CHILES, Martha Ella Harwell The Pulaski Citizen 31 Jan 1940
Mrs. Martha Ella Harwell Chiles, 74, died at 10:30 o’clock Saturday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. C. Sigmon at Diana, Tenn. Born August 10, 1865 in Giles County. She married Robert N. Moseley September 16, 1880 and they were happily married for 19 years. She later married Francis Rowland Chiles. At the age of 20 she joined the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church at Diana, Tenn., and for 54 years she lived a devout Christian life at home, church and in her community.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. H. C. Sigmon of Diana, Tenn., and Mrs. Robert Poole of Frankewing, Tenn., twelve grandchildren and nine great grandchildren; two step-sons, Jim Chiles of Stella and Walter Chiles of Lawrenceburg, Tenn.; two brothers, Ed and Elza Harwell of Byrum, Texas, and one sister Mrs. C. R. Menefee of Dallas, Texas.
Funeral services were held at the Diana Methodist Church, Monday, January 20, 1940, at 11 o’clock with the Rev. Vance Park, the pastor and the Rev. Wyatt Harwell of Chapel Hill, Tenn., officiating. Burial was at the Diana Cemetery.

CHOATE, John Rufus The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jul 1948
Funeral services for John Rufus Choate, 87, well known farmer, who died at 8 o’clock Tuesday night, July 27, at his home in the Bodenham community, after several months declining health, will be held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning at Bennett May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. E. D. Troutt, pastor of the Trinity Charge. Burial will take place at Moriah Cemetery.
Son of the late Thomas J. Choate and Mary Eliza Morgan Choate, he was born and reared in Giles County. In early life he was a merchant in Pulaski, but the greater part of his life he operated a farm in the Bodenham community.

His wife, the former Maggie McMasters, died in 1932. Mr. Choate is survived by two sons, Albert Choate, Dothan, Ala., and Roy Choate, Pulaski.
He was the last member of his immediate family.

CHRISTOPHER, John Alexander The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jul 1944
Funeral services for John Alexander Christopher, 67, who died at noon Wednesday at Pulaski Hospital following several months’ failing health, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Minor Hill Church. Burial will take place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Christopher, born in North Alabama, spent the greater part of his life in the Minor Hill section where he was a well known farmer.
Mr. Christopher is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah Porter Christopher; six sons, Floyd Christopher, Pulaski, Royce Christopher, Dundee, Fla., Orel Christopher, Nashville, Billy and Haden Christopher, Oak Ridge, Paul Christopher, Tulsa, Okla.; three daughters, Mrs. Lola Vestal, Pulaski, Mrs. Reba McCormick, Decatur, Ala., Mrs. Luthene Reed, Augusta, Ga.; twenty grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Amelia Pratt, Anderson, Ala.

CHRISTOPHER, William Carter The Pulaski Citizen 29 Oct 1947
William Carter Christopher, 26, well-known operator of Christopher Esso Station until ten days ago, died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage at 4:30 Friday morning, October 24, at Pulaski Hospital following several hours illness.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Pulaski Church of Christ, conducted by Elder Elmer Smith of Nashville, assisted by Elder A. C. Dreaden, minister of the local church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Christopher, who had owned and operated the Esso filling station at the intersection of First and Second Streets for the past three and a half years, had sold the station during the month, because of ill health.
Mr. Christopher, a native of the county, was graduated from Giles County High School, class of 1941, and was a member of the Church of Christ. On July 1943 he was married to the former Miss Lois Mabry, who survives.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Christopher is survived by one small daughter, Elaine; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Christopher, Pulaski; two sisters, Mrs. Kieffer Johnson, Lynnville and Mrs. Leo Hampton, Pulaski; and his grandparents, Mrs. J. A. Christopher of Minor Hill and Mr.and Mrs. W. C. Williams, Appleton.

CLARK, Joe Thomas The Pulaski Record 19 May 1948
Joe T. Clark, 70, minister of Cowan Church of Christ for the past eight years, died Saturday afternoon at his home in Cowan following a week’s illness.
Funeral services were held Sunday at Cowan Church of Christ with Yarbrough Leigh officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery here.
Mr. Clark was a minister of the Church of Christ for 40 years and was a native of Pulaski. He entered the ministry here and was pastor until 1922 when he moved to Cowan.
After three years in Cowan, Mr. Clark moved to Chattanooga, where he was pastor of the East Chattanooga Church of Christ. He returned to Pulaski after four years. Eight years ago he returned to Cowan.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bertha Jones Clark; one daughter, Mrs. Claude Bennett, Birmingham; two sons, Joe T. Clark, Jr. of Chattanooga, and S. C. Clark of Winchester.

CLAUD, Frances Pauline The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jul 1943
Private Paul Claud and Mrs. Claud of Lexington, Ky., have the sympathy of their friends in the death of their six-months old daughter, Frances Pauline, who died early Thursday morning, July 22, in a hospital in Lexington, following a brief illness. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afteroon at the Prospect Cemetery, conducted by Elder Harry R. Fox, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ.
Both parents are natives of this county.

CLAY, William T. Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jan 1944
Funeral services for William T. Clay, Jr., prominent resident of Athens, Ala., who died Tuesday morning, were held at the home at 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. The rites were conducted by the Rev. B. T Waites, pastor of the First Methodist Church, of which he was a member. Interment took place in the City Cemetery.
Mr. Clay is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maurine Gray Clay; one son, Billy Clay, student at Baylor Military Academy, Chattanooga; a sister, Mrs. George H. Osborne, Vallejo, Calif.; and one brother, David M. Clay, U. S. Navy.

CLAYTON, Rachel Witt The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jul 1942
Mrs. Marvin Clayton, 49, one of the most beloved women of her section, died unexpectedly at her home Thursday morning following a few hours’ illness from a heart attack. Funeral rites were conducted by Dr. George A. Morgan, retired minister of the Methodist Church, at three o’clock Friday afternoon at the home, near Waco. Interment took place in the Lone Oak Cemetery at Lewisburg.
She is survived by her husband, one daughter, Miss Anne Witt Clayton, of Washington, D. C.; one son, William Clayton, student at the University of Tennessee; a sister, Miss Sara Laird Witt, Tulsa, Okla.; and a brother, Carter H. Witt, Jr., cashier of the bank at Lynnville.
Before her marriage she was Miss Rachel Witt, daughter of the late George B. Witt, prominent banker of Lynnville for many years, and Mrs. Mattie Wilkerson Witt, well-known teacher at old Lynnville Academy. As Miss Witt, she graduated from Vanderbilt University, where she was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. She was a member of the Methodist Church, and was a successful teacher both at Lynnville and Pulaski. For a time she served as Giles County Supervisor of Elementary Schools. At the time of her death, she was a member of the faculty of the Jones High School at Lynnville.

CLIFTON, Joan The Pulaski Citizen 23 Aug 1944
Funeral services for Joan Clifton, eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Clifton, who died at 5:30 o’clock Monday morning at Pulaski Hospital, following an operation for ruptured appendix, were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at the Pulaski Church of Christ, with the rites conducted by Elder Eugene A. Pitts, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Joan was a student of the third grade at Pulaski Elementary School.
Besides the parents she is survived by one brother, M. L. Clifton; three sisters, Christine, Aline and Imogene, all of Pulaski; and two grandmothers, Mrs. W. A. Clifton, of Rich and Mrs. A. J. Allen of Pulaski.

CLIFTON, Esthleen Adkisson The Pulaski Record 11 Jun 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Odell Clifton, 26, who died suddenly at 3:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at her home near Franklin, Tenn., after a ten-minute illness, were held Wednesday afternoon at the graveside in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
The former Miss Esthleen Adkisson, she was a native of Giles County near Bodenham, daughter of Lela Wisdom Adkisson and the late J. L. Adkisson.
In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by four daughters, Mildred Louise, Joyce, Pauline and Irene and two sons, Wilburn Buford and Jimmy Gordon; seven sisters, Miss Irene Adkisson, Miss Ginie Adkisson and Miss Mamie Adkisson of Evansville; Mrs. T. G. Curtis of Columbia; Mrs. Lizzie Dunnavant of Elkton, and Mrs. Ruth Watson and Miss May Watson of Pulaski and three brothers, Comer Adkisson and Upshaw Adkisson of Austin, Texas and Claude Adkisson of Oak Ridge. Tenn.

COBB, Henry Wilkes The Pulaski Citizen 04 Oct 1941
Henry Wilkes Cobb, aged 54 years, died early Saturday morning at his home in the Eighth District, after an illness of a few days.
Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Bennett, May and Company Funeral Home by Dr. G. A. Morgan and burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Cobb is survived by his wife and the following children: Mrs. Raymond Burch, Herbert O. Cobb, Miss Edith Elene Cobb, Mrs. Clyde Hardy, Mrs. Malcolm Ingram, Miss Margurerite Cobb, James Almus Cobb, Edward E. Cobb, Harry O. Cobb, Jerry Cobb, Misses Kay and Fay Cobb.

COBLE, John H. The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jan 1945
Funeral services for John Hamlin Coble, 54, who died at 12:56 o’clock Tuesday morning, January 9, at the home of his brother, Van Buren Coble, in Lewisburg, following three weeks’ illness, were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
The son of the late John Coble and Mrs. Lelia Bryant Coble, he was born in Marshall County but had resided in Giles County the greater part of his life. His wife, Mrs. Olive Erwin
Coble, died December 4, 1941.
For the past year, Mr. Coble had served as a guart at the state penitentiary in Nashville. He died in Lewisburg while on a visit.
Mr. Coble is survived by four sons, Harwood Coble, Lewisburg, John H. Coble, Jr., with the U. S. Army in Germany, Flournoy E. Coble, U.S. Marines, San Leandro, California, and Hutton Coble, U. S. Navy; four grandchildren; and two brothers, Van Buren Coble, Lewisburg and R. C. Coble, Huntsville, Ala.

COBLE, Olive Erwin The Pulaski Citizen 10 Dec 1941
Mrs. Olive Erwin Coble, wife of John H. Coble, Sr., died early Thursday morning, Dec. 4 at Pulaski Hospital, following an extended illness. A daughter of the late D. G. Erwin and Mrs. Mary K. Abernathy Erwin, she was reared in the Bunker Hill community. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Coble is survived by her husband, and four sons, Harwood, Flournoy, John H. Jr., and Hutton Coble; three brothers, Buford Erwin, Lawrenceburg, Will E. Erwin, Frankewing, and Wyatt Erwin, of Bunker Hill, and three sisters, Mrs. Jack Gaines, Pulaski, Mrs. Icie Harwell, Lawrenceburg.
Funeral services were conducted at the Bennett, May and Company Funeral Home Friday at 2 o’clock by the Rev. M. K. Harwell, with interment in Maplewood Cemetery.

COFFMAN, Mary Alice Malone The Pulaski Record 19 May 1948
Mrs. John Lewis Coffman formerly of Giles County died Monday at the home of her son, Rivers Coffman in Holdensville, Oklahoma. Funeral rites were held Wednesday at Holdensville where burial took place.
Mrs. Coffman, a native of the county, moved to Oklahoma about forty years ago.
In addition to her son she is survived by another son, John H. Coffman of Washington, D.C.; three daughters, Mrs. Otto Praeger of Washington, D. C., Mr. John Miller of Houston, Texas, and Mrs. Burton Harvey of Kansas; 14 grandchildren; one brother, R. M. Malone, of Pulaski; and one sister, Mrs. Dallas Frazier of Travelers Rest, S.C.

COGGIN, Conner E. The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jun 1944
Funeral services for Conner E. Coggin, 55, who died Wednesday, June 7, at the Lewisburg hospital, following two years’ illness, were held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Center Point Church, conducted by te Rev. H. G. Coston. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
A native of Nettleton, Miss., he moved to Tennessee early in life. He was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church.
Mr. Coggin is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillian Hardison Coggin; two daughters, Mrs. Robert Whitworth, Cornersville, and Miss Ruth Coggin, Frankewing; four sons, George Coggin, McBurg, Robert Coggin, Diana, Thurman Coggin, Bunker Hill, and Pfc. Fred Coggin, somewhere in England; five grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. Winnie A. Coggin; two sisters, Mrs. J. T. Payne and Mrs. J. C. Bledsoe of Beech Hill.

COGGIN, Isaac Benton The Pulaski Citizen 07 Dec 1949 The Pulaski Record 14 Dec 1949
The Rev. Isaac Benton Coggin, 73, retired Baptist minister and farmer of Giles County, died at 9:10 o’clock on Wednesday night, Dec. 7, at Fayetteville Hospital, following a weeks illness.

Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 o’clock Sunday at the Bradshaw Baptist Church by Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. L. M. Laten, Baptist ministers. Burial was in the Beech Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Coggin had served as a minister in Giles and Lawrence Counties for a period of more than forty years. He was twice married, his first wife being the former Miss Era Harwell of this county, who died about 25 years ago. His second wife, Mrs. Myrtle Hindman Coggin, died in 1940.
Mrs. Coggin, resident of the Frankewing community, is survived by four sons, Slater Coggin, Sam Coggin and Fagan Coggin, all of Frankewing, and the one son in the Army; two daughters, Mrs. Melvin Hemphill, Russellville, Ala., and Mrs. Ollie Baker, Beech Hill; three step-sons, Houston Hindman, Campbellsville, Cordell Hindman, Bodenham, and Holt Hindman, Frankewing; and one sister, Mrs. Winnie Coggin, Frankewing.
Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

COGGIN, Mal The Pulaski Citizen 05 Dec 1946
Mal Coggin, 76, a former resident of Pulaski, died Friday morning, November 23, at the Protestant Hospital in Nashville following a short illness of pneumonia.
A brother of the late Ed Coggin, Mr. Coggin was born in Maury County, but had lived most of his life in Giles County.
The last member of his immediate family, he is survived by several nieces and nephews, among whom are Miss Mackie Mae Coggin and C. E. Coggin, druggist, of Pulaski.
Funeral services were held Saturday, November 24, at the Cosmopolitan Funeral Home in Nashville and burial was at Godwin Chapel in Maury County.

COGGIN, Myrtle Coggin The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jan 1940
Mrs. Myrtle Coggin, 48, died at her home on Pulaski, Route 7, Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock, of pneumonia.
Funeral and burial, Wednesday afternoon, at Lynnwood Cemetery.
Survived by her husband, I. B. Coggin, five sons and one daughter.

COGGINS, Herman G. The Pulaski Citizen 23 Aug 1944
Pvt. Herman G. Coggins is listed as being killed in action in France. Pvt Coggins was killed on July 29. Coggins is a son of Mrs. Odell J. Coggins of Route 2, Ardmore. Tenn.

COHN, Sol The Pulaski Record 14 Dec 1949
Sol Cohen, retired merchant, died at 2:00 o’clock Thursday morning in a nursing home in Nashville following a long illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon by the Shriners of Nashville. Burial will take place in Reform Temple Cemetery there.
Mr. Cohn was born in Strausbourg, Germany. He came to Decatur, Ala. at the age of 14 in 1888 and began his business career with his brother, Max Cohn. In 1892 he came to Pulaski and purchased the stock of the New York store of N. A. Winebaum, Long Brothers and Ragsdale. Later he went to Chattanooga and entered business there. After three years he returned to Pulaski and opened a new stock of goods on the North side of the square, then moved to the East side and operated the store known as the Sol Cohn Dry Goods Store until he retired 2 � years ago. Mr. Cohn was a thirty-second degree Mason and Shriner.
Mr. Cohn is survived by two nieces, Mrs. Harry Kramer of Nashville and Mrs. Sallie Light of Hollywood, California; one grand nephew, Robert Light of Hollywood; and a grand niece, Miss Ercelle Kramer of Nashville.

COKER, B. M. The Pulaski Citizen 24 Sep 1941
Funeral services for B. M. Coker, age 75, were held Monday morning at 11 o’clock at the Coker residence at Lynnville, Tenn., with the Rev. Ed McCord of Lawrenceburg assisted by the Rev. Allen, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church, officiating.
Mr. Coker, well known and respected citizen of this community, was born November 7, 1865 and spent the larger part of his life in and around Lynnville. He was married in his early manhood to Rosa Bell Martin, also of this community.
He had been ill for the past several months preceding his death Saturday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Survivors are: two daughters, Mrs. E. B. Henry of Columbia, Tenn. and Mrs. Cayce Brush, of Old Hickory, Tenn.; and one son, N. W. Coker, with whom he was making his home at the time of his death. There are seven grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Lou Osborne.

COKER, Bettie Martin The Pulaski Record 11 Feb 1948
On Friday morning, February 6, 1948, at the home in Lynnville the death angel came and claimed Mrs. Bettie Coker, the loving mother of that home. Her death was a shock to her many friends and loved ones, although she had been in ill health for some time.
Mrs. Coker was the daughter of the late Ebb Martin, a prominent citizen of Giles County. She was eighty-four years of age and a member of the Methodist Church (old Elk Ridge) obeying the gospel when she was a young lady.
She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. George Greene of Birmingham, Ala.; five sons, Carl Coker of New York, Luther Coker of Columbia, Brown Coker of Birmingham, Ala., and Ernest Coker, who lived with his mother; two sisters, Mrs. George James of Lynnville and Mrs. Mollie Agee of Nashville; one brother, Tom Martin of Birmingham, Ala.; a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her husband and three of her children passed away a number of years past.
Funeral services were conducted at the Lynnville Methodist Church and the remains were interred in the Elk Ridge graveyard Monday.
A kind, devoted mother, a loving friend and neighbor is gone and only those who knew her best know haw she will be missed not only in the home, but in the town and community. To know her was to love her.

COLBERT, James William The Pulaski Record 02 Feb 1949
James William Colbert died at 11:00 p.m. Sunday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Efe Newton in the Wales community. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2:00 at the Mt. Zion Church of Christ with J. Clifford Murphy, minister of the Church of Christ, officiating. Burial was in Mt. Zion Cemetery. Mr. Colbert was a native of Giles County.
In addition to Mrs. Newton he is survived by three other daughters, Mrs. Rufus Garner, Mrs. Lerton Prince and Mrs. Joe Nix of Lynnville; three sons, Ed Colbert of Auburndale, Fla., James Colbert of Alabama and Joe Colbert of Florida; three sisters, Mrs. Ed McCally, and Mrs. Ira Cherry, both of Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. Arthur Lynch of Culleoka; three brothers, J. L. Colbert of Pulaski, Sam Colbert of Texas, and Ulva Colbert of Nashville.

COLBERT, John Sellers The Pulaski Citizen 01 Nov 1944
Funeral services for John S. Colbert, 34, local businessman who died early Thursday Morning, October 26, at Pulaski Hospital after a week’s illness were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the residence of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Colbert, by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church, and Elder J. Clifford Murphy, minister of the Church of Christ. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Colbert is survived by his wife, Mrs. Erma Cole Colbert; two sisters, Mrs. Eugene Eslick and Mrs. Delmas Grammer; and two brothers, Clarence and Richard Colbert all of Pulaski.

COLBERT, Virginia Anice Wright The Pulaski Citizen 3 Feb 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. James W. Colbert, 62, who died at the home in the Minor Hill section Tuesday night, January 26, following an illness of two years, were conducted at Mt. Zion hurch at 4 o’clock Friday afternoon by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Interment took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Colbert is survived by her husband and eight children, James Colbert, Laten, Ala., Pvt. Lonnie Colbert, Ft. Shed, Ill., Joe Colbert, Eagle Lake, Fla., Ed Colbert, and Miss Christine Colbert, both of Minor Hill, Mrs. Rufus Garner, Mrs. Eason Newton, and Mrs. Lerton Prince, all of Pulaski; three brothers, Roy Wright, Boyd Wright, and Josh Wright, all of Pulaski; and one sister, Miss Lizzie Doggett, Lynnville.

COLE, Alice C. Smith The Pulaski Record 16 Apr 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice C. Cole of Nashville, who died suddenly Monday evening, April 14, at her home there, were held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Park Avenue Baptist Church in Nashville, conducted by Rev. A. M. Nicholson and Rev. C. F. Clark. Mrs. Cole is survived by her husband, Huey Carlmore Cole; foster-son, Charles E. Kesler and William Albert Kesler; sister, Mrs. Mary Wallace of Chicago, Ill.; and a brother, Alton Smith of Pulaski, Tenn. Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park.

COLE, Mary Edna Erwin The Pulaski Citizen 5 Nov 1941
Mrs. Edward Cole of the Brick Church community, died at Pulaski Hospital at 11 o’clock Tuesday night after a brief illness. She was the daughter of Mrs. Sadie Erwin, and the late Mahlon Erwin, of Bunker Hill.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday morning at the Bunker Hill Methodist Church, by Rev. G. H. Turpin of Bryson and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Cole is survived by her husband, her mother, and three brothers, Elwood and Mahlon Erwin, Jr., of Bunker Hill, and Grady Erwin of Texas.

COLE, Samuel Houston The Pulaski Citizen 21 Apr 1943
Funeral services for Samuel Houston Cole, 78, retired farmer, who died early Sunday morning, April 18, at the home of his son, Robert Cole on East Jefferson Street, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder Harry R. Fox, pastor of the Pulaski Church of Christ. Burial followed in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Cole was born in Alabama, but had lived in Giles County since childhood.
Besides Robert Cole, Mr. Cole is survived by another son, Orman Cole of Pulaski; six daughters, Mrs. George Beavers and Mrs. Elmo Tate, both of Pulaski; Mrs. J. T. O’Neal and Miss Hattie Cole of Columbia; Mrs. Jasper Love of Williamsport; and Mrs. Iliff Tate of Lynnville; two sisters, Mrs. P. T. Gordon, Sr., of Pulaski and Mrs. Ara Christenson, of San Diego, Calif.; eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

COLE, Vernon Eldon The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jan 1940
Vernon Eldon Cole, 21, died Jan. 7. Funeral services were held at the Bennett-May and Company Funeral Home, Monday, January 8, Rev. Ellisha Henry, officiating. Burial at Pisgah.

COLE, Wilson The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jul 1941
Esq. Wilson Cole who lived about four miles out on the Minor Hill Road, died under rather mysterious circumstances Friday night. The body was found, parked in his auto, on the road near Cope Whitfield’s Saturday morning. And because no one knew how he came to be there, an inquest was held. But nothing suspicious was developed.
Mr. Cole left home late Friday evening to attend the regular weekly meeting of the Odd Fellows Lodge. There was nothing unusual about that. He often attended the lodge meetings. On this occassion he brought some of the children to the picture show. And expected to take them home, after the lodge meeting.
He attended the lodge meeting, and was one of the last to leave. Nobody, so far as known, has any definite idea of his movements, after he left the lodge. One guess may be as good as another.
Our guess is, that the paralytic stroke, which is supposed to have caused his death, came on gradually. That he was somewhat confused when he reached his car, and so forgot all about the children. That he got into the car and started home as he thought. But at the Highway crossing at Windsor Village, he went south on 31 instead of going west on 64. At Cemetery Street he turned left on Cemetery Street, in his confused condition, instead of turning on the Minor Hill road as he supposed. He probably passed out beyond John Burns’ place, struck the Owl Hollow Road, and was going west toward Highway 31, when he realized that he was seriously sick, and completely lost.
Apparently, he had stopped the car, left the lights burning and got out of the car, possibly to call for help. Not seeing a house near, apparently he started to get back into the car. One foot was on the running board, one on the ground, and the upper part of the body, was slumped into the car, in which position the body was found next morning.
Our information is that Dr. Blackburn, after examining the body, said death probably resulted from paralysis, and that he had probably been dead about eight hours, when found.
When Mr. Cole failed to return from the lodge meeting, Friday night, Mrs. Cole naturally became alarmed, called members of the lodge, and efforts were made to fine him. But the body was not discovered until people began to stir Saturday morning.

COLE, T. Wilson Cole The Pulaski Record 2 Jul 1941
The body of T. Wilson Cole, 60, Giles County farmer and assistant rural mail carrier, was found in his car on the Elkton Highway south of Pulaski at 8 o’clock Saturday morning.
Sheriff Gordon Topp said two hours after the discovery that Cole, who suffered a paralytic stroke two years ago, apparently was the victim of another seizure.
The sheriff’s office was informed of the death by a resident of the community where the body was found. A search ahd been started for Cole by his family after his failure to return home from a meeting he attended Friday night in Lawrenceburg.
Cole was a member of the Church of Christ and the IOOF Lodge.
Surviving are his wife, three children, George W., Mary Anne and Clara Reed Cole, Pulaski; five sisters, Miss Beulah Cole, Pulaski, Mrs. Russell Gilbert, Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Ray Davis, Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Anna Daniels, Prospect, and Mrs. Willie Sewell, of Giles County; and two brothers, Earl and Wilburn Cole of Minor Hill.
Funeral services for Mr. Cole were held at two o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Puncheon Church of Christ by Elder Claude Thomas. Burial was in the Lytle Cemetery near Puncheon.

COLLINS, Anna English The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jul 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna English Collins, 82, widow of Frank Marion Collins, who died at 6:15 o’clock Sunday evening, July 11, at her home in Campbellsville, following an extended illness, were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church by the pastor, the Rev. E. H. Guynn. Burial took place in the Campbellsville Cemetery.
Mrs. Collins was a devoted mother, a faithful member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and a friend of the homeless. Her kindly influence will live on in the deeds she did for others.
Mr. Collins died nearly seven years ago.
Mrs. Collins is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Luther Paisley, Campbellsville; two sons, Sam T. Collins, Sr., Campbellsville, and Solon Collins, Osborne, Ohio; five grandchildren and one great granddaughter; three sisters, Mrs. R. W. Rose, Mrs. R. L. Barshears both of Ham’s Creek, and Mrs. R. L. Rosson, of Columbia; and one brother, Tom English, of Columbia.
Pall bearers were: Samuel Collins, Jr., Marion Collins, Herman Rose, English Barshears, Felix Zuccarello and Earl Zuccarello.

COLLINS, Cullie The Pulaski Record 13 Jul 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Cullie Collins, 54, whose body was found near an electric fence at her farm home at Aspen Hill about 8 o’clock Thursday morning, July 14, will be held at the Lynnville Church of Christ at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Elder Howard Parker of Columbia will conduct the services. Burial will be in the Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Dr. J. U. Speer, who made an examination at the hospital, said it was presumed that she died of electrocution but that the cause of death had not been determined.
The bod was taken to the Pulaski Hospital but she was pronounced dead on arrival.
She is survived by her husband, J. E. Collins; four daughters, Mrs. Cecil Gooch of Pulaski, Mrs. Douglas Allen of Nashville and Misses Audie Collins and Alice Jean Collins of Prospect; two sons, Cleatus Collins and Hollis Collins of Prospect.

COLLINS, George Morgan The Pulaski Record 03 Sep 1947
Funeral services for George Morgan Collins, 57, who died at his home near Boonshill, Sunday, August 17, were held at 2:30 Monday, Aug. 18 at the McBurg Church of Christ. James Sanders of Petersburg officiated. Burial was in the Wright Cemetery. Mr. Collins was a farmer and member of the Church of Christ. He was a son of the late Ab and Emmaline Tully Collins. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Margaret Trantham; four daughters, Mrs. Donald Pruitt of Fayetteville, Mrs. Gilbert Tallent of Frankewing, Mrs. John T. Wright and Miss Georgia Fay Collins of Boonshill; two sons, Leonard Collins of Petersburg and Milus Collins of Boonshill; two brothers, Tom Collins, Petersburg, and Charlie Matt Collins of Red Oak; and two sisters, Mrs. Annie Jane Luna and Miss Sallie Bett Collins of Frankewing.

COLLINS, Roy P. The Pulaski Citizen 15 Oct 1941
About 5:30 Thursday morning, October 9, following several weeks of serious illness, Roy P. Collins passed away at the home of his son, Clifford Collins. Mr. Collins had reached the advanced age of 88.
Mr. Collins in early life enjoyed the benefit of a good education, and for more than fifty years was one of the leading school teachers in Giles County. He taught at a number of different schools. He maintained good order, and his classes made good progress in their school work. In addition to their textbooks, they were taught respect for law and order, and elderly people.
In young manhood, Mr. Collins married Miss Ella Josephine Loyd, of the large Loyd family between Elkton and Bryson. To the family were born two sons, Wilson and Clifford. Both developed into fine types of American manhood. Wilson as a school boy became a noted athlete. Through college he maintained his reputation. And after graduating became a popular coach, first at the University of Tennessee, then at Knoxville High. His death some two years ago, was a great blow to his aged father. The other son, Clifford, became a clerk in Loyd’s Drug Store, and later one of the proprietors, where he is a popular business man, in the prime of life.
Mr. Collins was a member of the Methodist Church, from early life. He had one accomplishment of which the general public knew little. He was a skillful violinist. And kept up his music until well beyond eighty. He did not play for the public but for his own love of music and the violin. Usually in the evening, as the shadows deepened, after supper, he would get out his violin, and for an hour or two would pour forth his soul in the soft, mellow notes of the violin.
In addition to his son, Clifford, Mr. Collins is survived by two half-sisters, Mrs. Anna Birdsong and Mrs. W. M. Oliver, and a half-brother, Dr. Porter McCormack.
Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Friday morning at Bennett-May and Company Funeral Home, Dr. G. A. Morgan and Rev. S. R. Bratcher, officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.

COLLINS, William Adams The Pulaski Record 17 Mar 1948
William Adams Collins, 41, died Tuesday morning at 2:35 at the home of his sister, Mrs. Buford Story in the Campbellsville community following four years illness. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at the Elk Ridge Methodist Church by Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the Elk Ridge Cemetery. He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Misses Faye and Virginia Collins; one son, Dan Collins; one stepson, Dallas Cross, all of Lewisburg; his mother, Mrs. Ellen Collins of Petersburg; three sisters, Mrs. Buford Story, Mrs. Casey Spivey of Lynnville, and Mrs. Norman Morrow of Petersburg; and one grandson, Ray Cross.

COLLINS, Wilson The Pulaski Citizen 26 Feb 1941
After a short illness of heart trouble, Wilson Collins, 51, native of Giles County, son of Roy P. Collins, and brother of Clifford Collins of the Loyd Drug Co., died at a Knoxville hospital Friday. Funeral services were held for him at Knoxville, Saturday. It was at Knoxville where he spent his active life, as an athletic coach. The body was brought here for burial at Maplewood Cemetery, Sunday afternoon.
In early life, at the Massey School here at Pulaski, he developed and gave first evidence of unusual ability in athletics. Later, as a student at Vanderbilt, he added to his reputation as an athlete.
Locating at Knoxville, first as Coach at U. T. and later as Coach at Knoxville High, he devoted his active years of his life to school athletics.
In addition to his father and brother, Mr. Collins is survived by his wife who was before marriage, Miss Ruth Porter, and a daughter, Miss Ruth Porter Collins.

COLVETT, Toni Drena The Pulaski Record 28 Apr 1948
Prayer services for Toni Drena Colvett, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Allen Colvett, were held Monday at 1:00 p.m. at the Bennett-May Funeral Home by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Burial was in the Maplewood Cemetery.

COMPTON, Bessie Mae Sharp and 4 children The Pulaski Citizen 29 Mar 1944
A Giles County mother and four of her children were victims of the violent windstorm that demolished their home in the Lynnville section of the county on Sunday night.
The dead are Mrs. Isaac Newton Compton, 45, two daughters, Faye Jean, age 11, Margaret, 8, and two sons, William, age 13, and Richard, 6. Their bodies were hurld some 700 yards to the side of a hill at the back of the house by the wind which scattered the house and its contents over a wide area.
Two older daughters, Edith, 18, and Martha 15, were swept from their home into a cotton field about 150 yards from the house and did not know where other members of the family were. The younger girl, who was unhurt, dragged her sister, who was injured to the barn where they remained until daylight when Martha sought help at the home of Shirley Wilkes.
Neighbors, forming a searching party, found the bodies of Mrs. Compton and the four children scattered over the hillside several hundred yards at the rear of the home.
Besides her daughters, Martha and Edith, Mrs. Compton is survived by another daughter, Miss Evelyn Compton, of Lewisburg; and two step-daughters, Miss Mary Elizabeth Compton, Nashville and Mrs. J. D. Woodard of Lynnville; a step-son, Clayton Compton, of Birmingham; two sisters, Mrs. Mildred S. Jeter, Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Reece Goldman, Lynnville; and three brothers, Dewey Sharp, Detroit, Oscar Sharp, Waco, and Charlie Sharp, Pulaski.
Mrs. Compton was the widow of Isaac Newton Compton, who died suddenly in December, 1943.
Funeral services for Mrs. Compton and the four children will be held at two o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Lynnville Methodist Church by the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.

COMPTON, Isaac Newton The Pulaski Citizen 22 Dec 1943
Funeral services for Isaac Newton Compton, 62, who died Thursday at his home in the Lynnville section, were held Sunday at the Lynnville Methodist Church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. N. O. Allen. Burial took place in the Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Compton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Compton; five daughters, Misses Margaret, Faye, Martha, Edith, and Lula Compton and two sons, Richard and William Compton.

COMPTON, Mattie Moore The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Moore Compton, 70, widow of Homer O. Compton, who died Thursday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. G. Fox, at Lewisburg, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Highland Avenue Church of Christ, conducted by Elder Leon C. Burns, pastor of the West Seventh Church of Christ. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mrs. Compton was born and reared in the Lynnville section, but had resided in Columbia for twenty-five years.
Besides Mrs. Fox, Mrs. Compton is survived by her son, Condry K. Compton, of Nashville; and three granddaughters.

COMPTON, Z. E. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Dec 1941
Lynnville, Tenn. Nov. 28-Funeral services for Z. E. Compton, 74, farmer residing west of Lynnville, who died of pneumonia will be conducted Saturday morning at 11 o’clock at the Methodist Church in Lynnville, by the pastor, the Rev. N. O. Allen. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery.
His wife, formerly Miss Florence Fry; four daughters, Mrs. Clyde Pinkleton and Mrs. Charley Lovell, both of Columbia, Mrs. Grover Carpenter and Mrs. James Shrader of near Yokley, and six sons, Holt, Jerry, Malcolm, Porter, John and Zopher of Detroit, survive him.

COOK, Forrest A. The Pulaski Citizen 17 May 1944
Sergeant Forrest A. Cook, who has been missing in action in the African area since November 26, 1943, is dead, according to the War Department message received on Monday by the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Asa M. Cook of Pulaski Route 3.
On January 27 the parents of the deceased soldier received a message from the War Department stating that their son had been reported missing in action in the North African area since November 26, and as soon as further details or other information were received the family would be notified promptly.
No other word had been received until the message came from the Secretary of War on Monday. Cook is survived by his parents and one brother, Arney Cook.
Following is the message received Monday: The Secretary of War asks that I assure you of his deep regret in the loss of your son, Forrest A. Cook, who was previously reported missing in action. Report received in the War Department establishes the fact that you son’s death occurred on twenty-seventh of November nineteen forty-three. Letter follows. Dunlop Acting The Adjutant General.

COOK, Opal Dunnavant The Pulaski Record 09 Jun 1948
Mrs. Opal Cook, 23, died in a Clarksville hospital Thursday night of a shotgun wound, said to have been self-inflicted. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Liberty Hill Church in Giles County. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Cook, wife of William M. Cook, was wounded in the left side with a 20 guage shotgun. It was reported that she had been despondent over the illness of her father.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dunnivant of Pulaski; three brothers, Claude and John W. Dunnivant of Pulaski; Paul Dunnivant of Hamilton, Ohio; and two sisters, Mrs. Era Vernon of Pulaski and Mrs. Bertie Lee Hobbs of Waynesboro, Tenn.

COOLEY, Mrs. J. T. The Pulaski Citizen 27 May 1942
Mrs. J. T. Cooley, widow of the late Dr. J. T. Cooley, died Monday at her home in Waverly, Tenn., after an illness of several years. Funeral and burial took place at Waverly Wednesday, Mrs. Cooley was a sister of Mrs. J. M. Simmons, of Pulaski, and an aunt of Mrs. W. R. Crow and Mrs. Taylor Birdsong.

COONRADT, Annie Lee The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jun 1946
Funeral services for Miss Annie Lee Coonradt who died at 2 o’clock Saturday morning, June 8, 1946 at Pulaski Hospital, following a three week illness, were held at one o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Pulaski Church of Christ, conducted by Elder John C. Graham, minister of the Church. Burial was in Spring Place Cemetery in Marshall County.
She was the daughter of Mrs. Paralee Gulley Coonradt and the late Ben Coonradt, and a resident of Marshall County until she moved to Pulaski twenty-years ago. She was manager of Kuhn’s 5 & 10 Store at Pulaski for a number of years, later accepting a position with the Southern Dry Goods Company. This position she resigned six weeks ago to become a matron at Tennessee Orphanage at Spring Hill.
She was a member of the Church of Christ where she was a teacher in the Sunday School and a participant in other activities.
Miss Coonradt is survived by her mother who lives at Pulaski; three half-sisters, Mrs. Will Eves, Pettusville, Ala., Mrs. Bertha Mann, Flintville, and Mrs. Iva Collier, Athens, Ala.; and two half-brothers, Will Coonradt and Frank Coonradt, both of Athens, Ala.

COOPER, Cordie The Pulaski Record 10 Mar 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Cordie Cooper, who died Saturday in a Nashville hospital, following a long illness were held Sunday at the Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. L. G. Gatlin. Burial was in the Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Cooper was a native of Giles County. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. J. D. Garner of Memphis, formerly of Pulaski.

COOPER, Florence Hall The Pulaski Citizen 1 Apr 1942

Funeral services for Mrs. R. B. Cooper, who died Friday at Lynnville following an extended illness, were conducted Saturday at Lynnwood Cemetery by the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church.
Mrs. Cooper is survived by her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Henderson Pigg of Culleoka; and two sons, Henry Cooper of Baton Rouge, La., and Willis Cooper of Winter Garden, Fla.

COPELAND, W. F. (Dub) The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1941
Lewisburg, Tenn., June 16-W. F. (Dub) Copeland, eighteen-year-old son of Dr. and Mrs. W. P. Copeland of Cornersville, was killed and Myrial Holland of Cornersville and Kenneth Davis of Holtland, escaped with minor injuries when the highway style dump truck driven by Holland left the highway, as the young men were riding south near the shoe factory in Lewisburg, at 2 o’clock this morning.
A young brother of Holland said that the youths had been “riding around” were returning to Cornersville when the driver lost control of the truck and it crashed into four shade trees.
Copeland, was a student in the Cornersville High School and a member of the school’s football team last year.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday.
Dr. Copeland and his family formerly lived at Campbellsville, and they have many friends in Giles County, who sympathize with them in the loss of one of his two sons.

CORDER, Benton The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jun 1940
Benton Corder, 40, brother of Stacy and Milton Corder of Pulaski, died at his home, Minor Hill, Friday. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, at the Minor Hill Church of Christ, of which Mr. Corder was a member, by Elder Elmer Smith of Pulaski. Burial at Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Corder was proprietor of a restaurant at Minor Hill.
He is survived by his wife, Mildred Abernathy Corder, his mother, one sister and three brothers, two at Pulaski and Freeman Corder of Minor Hill.

CORLEW, Carney The Pulaski Citizen 28 Apr 1943
Funeral services for Carney Corlew, 56, who died Monday night in Nashville following an extended illness, were held at two o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Roesch-Charlton Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. E. G. Cullom, assisted by Elder J. Clyde Shacklett. Burial took place in the Spring Hill Cemetery.
During his residence in Nashville Mr. Corlew was engaged in the produce business and owned and operated his own stall in the city market for twenty years.
Mr. Corlew is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rena Smith Corlew; two daughters, Mrs. C. E. Essary and Mrs. Frank Fitzgerald; one brother, O. R. Corlew; and one sister, Mrs. Marshll Cook, all of Nashville.-Mr. Corlew is a relative of Mrs. C. E. Coggins of Pulaski.

CORLEW, Ruby Noblett The Pulaski Record 07 May 1947
Mrs. Ruby Noblett Corlew of Salem community in Montgomery County, a sister-in-law of Mrs. Clyde of Pulaski, died at Vanderbilt Hospital at 12:10 p.m. Sunday, May 4. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. at the Salem Methodist Church near Clarksville on Tuesday, May 6. The Rev. A. C. Parker officiated. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.
Born July 24, 1898, Mrs. Corlew was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Richard and Willie Florence Harvey Noblett. On August 8, 1920, she was married to Randle Bruce Corlew who survives with four daughters: Mrs. Jimmie Ponds, Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Lennie Bumpus, Salem, Misses Bernice and Corinne Corlew, Salem; a son Bruce Corlew; two brothers, C. E. Noblett of Cunningham and T. D. Noblett of Nashville; and a sister, Mrs. T. B. Batson of Cunningham; Mrs. Corlew was a devoted member of the Mt. Zion Methodist Church in Montgomery County, and was widely loved throughout the community.

COSBY, Robbie Lee The Pulaski Citizen 14 Oct 1942
Funeral services for Miss Robbie Lee Cosby, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Cosby of the Stella community, were conducted at the home at two o’clock Wednesday afternoon, October 7th , by the Rev. J. E. Trotter. Miss Cosby died at her home in St. Louis, Mo., after an illness of one week. Burial took place in the family lot at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
She was admired by a host of relatives and friends.
Besides her parents, Miss Cosby is survived by two sisters, Lorraine Cosby Perry of St. Louis and Mrs. Buford Eubank of Stella.

COSBY, Robert Bruce The Pulaski Citizen 09 Mar 1949
Funeral services for Robert Bruce Cosby, 93, who died at 7 o’clock Saturday morning, March 5, at his home in the Prospect community, after a period of declining health, were held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the Prospect Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister.
Burial took place in the family lot in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Stella. Mr. Cosby is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Maggie Hagan, Elkmont, Ala., Mrs. Lorraine Perry, St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. Buford Eubank, Stella; one son, Roy Cosby, Monroe, La.; fourteen grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

COWGILL, Dorothy The Pulaski Citizen 3 May 1944
Funeral services for Miss Dorothy Cowgill, twelve-year-old daughter of Dr. David M. Cowgill, Director of the Giles and Lincoln County Health Units, who died at noon Friday at St. Thomas Hospital following an extended illness, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church. The rites were conducted by the Rev. J. W. Bryson, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Miss Cowgill was a seventh grade student at the Giles County High School and was a member of the Giles County High School Band.
Besides her father Miss Cowgill is survived by a sister, Miss Rena Ellen Cowgill, member of the junior class at the Giles County High School, and her step-mother.

COWGILL, Ida Lee The Pulaski Citizen 7 Feb 1940
Mrs. D. M. Cowgill, 42, wife of Dr. Cowgill, director of the Giles County Health Unit, died at her home, here in Pulaski, Saturday morning at 5 o’clock, after an illness extending over several months.
Mrs. Cowgill, before her marriage with Dr. Cowgill, was Miss Ida Lee, of Elk City, Okla. After education in her home schools, she took a course in nursing in a Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. She studied public health work at Columbia University, New York.
She and Dr. Cowgill have been here about a year and a half.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Cowgill is survived by two little daughters, and her mother.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, Rev. J. K. Johnson, officiating, followed by burial in Maplewood.

COX, Ada Allen The Pulaski Citizen 8 Oct 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Allen Cox, 63, wife of Floyd Cox of Knatt Grove, who died at the Pulaski Hospital Friday morning, were held at the New Hope Church, by the Rev. W. L. Harwell of Chapel Hill Sunday afternoon. Burial was in New Hope Cemetery in Marshall County.
She is survived by her husband, a son, Jesse Will Cox, Diana; a brother, Will Allen, Pulaski, and a sister, Mrs. Estelle Coleman of Oklahoma.

COX, Della M. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Aug 1941
Funeral services for Miss Della M. Cox, aged 77 years, who died Saturday at the home in the Eighteenth District, were held at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Church at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, by the Rev. Braxton Sams, and burial in the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Miss Cox is survived by two sisters, Misses Etta Cox and Ada Cox, and one brother, Jim Cox, of Scott’s Hill, Giles County.

COX, E. C. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Mar 1940
E. C. Cox, 52, a Deputy Sheriff, died Sunday morning, March 3. He developed a case of pneumonia, and recovered to some extent. But there were some complications, and he was sent to the Hospital for observation and treatment. After a few days he was thought to be well on the way to recovery, and came home. He was thought getting along well, and expected to be out again in a few days. Sunday morning after breakfast, he was sitting up in a chair, when he suddenly collapsed, and died instantly.
Funeral services for Mr. Cox were held at the Funeral Home Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. R. A. Johns and Elder Murphy officiating. He was buried at Maplewood Cemetery. He was a good officer, and had many friends.

COX, James R. The Pulaski Record 02 Mar 1948
Funeral services for Pfc. James R. Cox, 24, who was killed in action May 17, 1945, on Okinawa, were held Friday, February 25, at 2:00 at the Minor Hill Baptist Church with Rev. T. J. McConnell of Anniston, Ala., officiating. Burial was in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Cox entered the Army on June 5, 1944. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Viva Lee McConnell Cox; one son, Robert Lee Cox; mother, Mrs. Gray Cox; one sister, Mrs. James Cook; and a brother, David Gray Cox, all of Athens, Ala.

COX, Lela The Pulaski Citizen 3 Jul 1940
Lela Cox, died suddenly Wednesday night, on the way to church, where a revival meeting was in progress at the New Zion Baptist Church, near the Depot, where she had been a faithful member for many years. She was an officer and an active worker in the Willing Workers, an organization in the church having for its special objective care of the sick and proper burial of the dead.
Lela worked for several years in the home of the editor, where she was faithful and kind to Mrs. Romine. Regard was mutual.

COX, Walter Sumpter The Pulaski Citizen 26 Feb 1941
Walter Sumpter Cox, 32, one of the night policemen of Pulaski, died of heart trouble, sometime during Monday night.
He had been off, with a cold, or flu, for about a week. Had a doctor with him Monday night. The doctor gave some treatment and Mr. Cox, after a time went to sleep. Mrs. Cox, also went to sleep. Tuesday morning about 7 o’clock, Mrs. Cox found him dead. Apparently he passed away without a struggle.
Funeral services are being held at the Pulaski Funeral Home, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30, Rev. S. R. Bratcher, officiating. Burial at Maplewood Cemetery.

CRABB, Willie Ann Buffalo The Pulaski Citizen 9 Sep 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Willie Ann Crabb, 71, wife of N. A. Crabb, who died Tuesday night at her home in the Fourth Civil District following a lingering illness, were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Minor Hill Church of Christ by the Rev. Noles, with burial in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Crabb is survived by her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Roscoe Newton and Mrs. Vera Woodard, of Pulaski; two sons, Arthur Crabb and Charlie Crabb of Minor Hill; and twenty-one grandchildren.

CRABB, Willie Joe The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1942
Willie Joe Crabb, fifteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Crabb, residents of the Minor Hill section died at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Pulaski Hospital where he was carried after an accident pistol discharge had struck him in the heart.
Crabb, who was visiting in the home of his sister, Mrs. James Lovett who resides on the Paulk farm near Pulaski, was lying on the bed twirling the “unloaded” weapon when the accident occurred.
In addition to his parents, and sister, Mrs. Lovett, he is survived by another sister, Miss Jeanette Crabb; three brothers, Keyfer, Thomas and Solon Crabb, all of Minor Hill. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Monday at the Minor Hill Church of Christ by Elder Clifford Murphy. Burial was at the Minor Hill Cemetery.

CRAIG, Sallie Ezell The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jun 1941
The Tennessean of Monday morning, carried the following item of interest to many friends here:
Mrs. Sally Ezell Craig, 86, Birmingham, Mich., who had been visiting in the home of her sons in Nashville for the last four months, died yesterday morning at 11 o’clock from a heart ailment at the home of her son, W. Flournoy Craig, 1906 Tenth Avenue, South.
Mrs. Craig, a native of Pulaski, was the widow of William Rufus Craig, Pulaski, and made her home in that town until she moved to Michigan six years ago, where she lived with her daughter, Mrs. Charles A. Dugan.
The body is at the home of W. Ezell Craig, a son, 3714 Harding Road, where prayer services will be conducted at 9 o’clock Tuesday morning just before the body is removed to Pulaski, where funeral services will be conducted at 11 o’clock. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Craig was a member of the First Methodist Church in Pulaski.
She is survived by five sons, W. Ezell, W. Flournoy, and R. Percy Craig, Nashville, Ed M. Craig, Greenville, S. C., and J. Kennedy Craig, Knoxville; and one daughter, Mrs. Dugan.
Mrs. Craig, in addition to her sons and the daughter, named above, is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Giles Reynolds of Pulaski, and Mrs. John O. Carter, of Chattanooga.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. T. C. Ragsdale, assisted by the pastor, Rev. S. R. Bratcher, and Dr. G. A. Morgan. A wealth of beautiful florals attested the love of many friends. A great many friends from Nashville and elsewhere attended the funeral in addition to all members of the family.

CRAVEN, Fannie Reese The Pulaski Citizen 15 Aug 1945
Mrs. Fannie Reese Craven, 87, died Sunday, July 29, at Highland Baptist Hospital, in Birmingham, Ala., following several weeks illness. Funeral services were held at the First Methodist Church in Ensley with burial in Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham.
For several years, Mrs. Craven was associated with Martin College of Pulaski where she had a host of friends. She was a native of Louisville, Ky., and following her residence in Pulaski went to Birmingham to make her home. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Craven is survived by one daughter, Miss Valeria Craven, Birmingham; two nieces, Mrs. F. H. Pope, Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. C. J. Staples, Pulaski; one great niece, Mrs. W. H. Loyd, Broadlands, Ill.

CRICK, Lucy Frances The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jan 1945
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Frances Crick, 74, who died at 8:10 o’clock Wednesday morning, January 10, in Huntsville, Ala., will be held at 12:00 o’clock Thursday at the Lynnville Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. E. B. Laten, of Columbia. Burial will take place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Crick, the widow of William Crick, had resided in the Lynnville section until recently when the family moved to Huntsville.
Mrs. Crick is survived by four daughters, Mrs. John Johnson, Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. John Hickman, Lynnville, Mrs. J. E. Roach, Cornersville and Mrs. John Gyer, Huntsville; two sons, Joe and Frank Crick, Huntsville; sixteen grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

CRONEY, Robert C. The Pulaski Record 02 Mar 1949
Bob C. Croney, 64, died Friday at 10:00 a.m. at the Fayetteville Hospital following several years illness. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Elkton Baptist Church by Rev. F. E. Durham. Burial was in the Elkton Cemetery.
Mr. Croney, a native of Giles County, was a son of the late Burgess Croney and Sara Pitman Croney. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
He is survived by one brother, Andrew Croney; and a number of nieces and nephews. Wilson Carter and Company in charge of the funeral arrangements.

CRONEY, Mary The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jan 1944
Funeral services for Miss Mary Croney, 55, who died early Wednesday morning, December 29, at her home in Elkton, following several months’ failing health, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the residence. The Rev. Jesse Shannon, pastor of the Elkton Baptist Church, officiated.
Miss Croney is survived by two brothers, R. C. Croney and A. C. Croney, both of Elkton.

CROOK, Berdie Wilkerson The Pulaski Citizen 8 Nov 1944
Funeral services for Berdie Wilkerson Crook, 58, who died at 6:30 o’clock Thursday morning, November 2, at Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville, where she had been a patient the past month, following an extended period of declining health, were held at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. E. B. Gatlin, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
She had been a member of the Baptist Church for forty-nine years.
Mrs. Crook is survived by her husband, W. R. Crook, Pulaski; one son, S. Sgt. Harry O. Crook, U. S. Army, in foreign service; one grandson, Kenneth Hughes Crook; two sisters, Mrs. E. P. Miles, Pulaski, and Mrs. John Yarbrouth, Nashville; and one brother, E. J. Wilkinson, Pulaski.

CROSS, Buren The Pulaski Citizen 11 Sep 1940
Monday’s Columbia Herald, has an account of the accidental car wreck as a result of which Buren Cross died:
Buren Cross, aged 32, foreman of the Internationa Agricultural Corporation’s phosphate mines at Wales, Giles County, received fatal injuries and Mrs. Cross was critically hurt about 9 o’clock last night when the automobile in which they were riding was in a sideswipping collision with another car and then left the road, crashing into a telephone pole about four miles south of here on the Bee Line Highway.

Both injured people were rushed to King’s Daughters Hospital, where Cross died at 6:30 this morning and where Mrs. Cross’ condition was reported somewhat improved this afternoon.
Mrs. Cross suffered a leg broken in two places and cut on the head, besides internal injuries. The auto was badly wrecked.
The accident occurred about 9:00 p. m. as the couple was returning from a week end spent with his parents, James and Estelle Tacker Cross of Mt. Pleasant.
Mr. Cross was born and reared in this county and was for several years an automobile mechanic in Columbia before becoming connected with the phosphate firm of which he was a valued employee.
He was a member of the Baptist Church and well known both here and in Pulaski.
Besides his parents he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eura Deane Brummitt Cross, and his sisters, Mrs. Lucy Hill, of Shelbyville, and Misses Mary and Alma Leach Cross, of Mt. Pleasant.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the chapel of Oakes and Nichols, conducted by the Rev. G. C. Morris, Baptist minister, assisted by Rev. W. H. Williams.
Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.

CUNNINGHAM, Ella The Pulaski Citizen 19 Feb 1941
Mrs. Ella Cunningham, mother of Mrs. Liles E. Abernathy, died her home in Nashville, Tuesday.
Mrs. Cunningham was the daughter of the late Judge and Mrs. A. J. Abernathy, and had spent much of her life at Pulaski, where she many friends and relatives.

CUNNINGHAM, J. Newell The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jul 1941
Dr. J. Newell Cunningham, aged 40, native of Clarksville, died at 5:00 p. m., Thursday afternoon at Panama City, Fla., where he had gone two weeks earlier for his health. Dr. Cunningham, who had been in ill health for some time had made his home in Birmngham, Ala., where he had been a practicing physician since his graduation from Vanderbilt. He was connected for many years with the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, large steel corporation at Birmingham.
Prayer services were conducted Saturday morning at Rollow Funeral Home in Nashville, with burial services at Clarksville by the Rev. Willard Blue, interment at Clarksville Cemetery.

CUNNINGHAM, Richard The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jul 1943
Funeral services for Richard Cunningham, 73, who died Monday afternoon at the home of his son, Ernest Cunningham, in the Prospect section, were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Prospect Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter. Burial followed in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. Cunningham is survived by three sons, Ernest and Roy Cunningham, of Prospect, and R. H. Cunningham, of Tullahoma; and two daughters, Mrs. Aaron Grant and Mrs. Norman Rogers, both of Prospect.

CURRY, Atha C. The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jun 1944

Funeral services for Atha C. Curry, 69, retired conductor of the Northern Railroad, who died Friday at his home in Sheffield, Ala., after an extended illness, were held Sunday at the Brown Funeral Home, with the rites conducted by the Rev. W. H. Saxon, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Sheffield. Burial took place in the city cemetery.
Mr. Curry is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Eubank Curry, a native of Giles County; three sons, Hendon Curry, Nashville, A. C. Curry, Jr., Birmingham and Cameron Curry, U. S. Marines; one daughter, Miss Louise Curry, Sheffield; two grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Denton and Miss Mahalie Curry, both of Columbia.
Mr. Curry was a native of the county, having been a brother of the late R. E. Curry of the Kedron section.

CURRY, William C. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Oct 1943
Funeral services for William C. Curry, 66, veteran of the Spanish-American War, who died at noon, Friday, October 1, following an extended illness, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the residence on the Columbia Highway, conducted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Curry, a native of Giles County, spent most of his life in this county, where he was engaged in farming, later entering the Spanish-American War, and upon his return he had been employed for many years at the Phosphate Mines at Wales. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Curry is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Britton Curry; two sisters, Mrs. Clyde Edmundson, Bethel, and Mrs. Gent Mitchell, Goodspring; and one brother, Turner Curry, Prospect.

CURTIS, Joe Henry The Pulaski Citizen 28 Aug 1946
Funeral Services for Joe Henry Curtis, 71, respected farmer of the Tenth Civil District, who died in his sleep, approximately at 2:39 o’clock Monday morning, August 26, at his home at Center Point, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at McBurg Methodist Church by the Rev. G. H. Turpin, Presbyterian minister. Burial took place in the McCracken Cemetery at Delrose.
Mr. Curtis is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Birdsong Curtis: two daughters, Mrs. Thomas Birdsong, Bethesda and Mrs. James Dunnavant, Lincoln County: two sons, Herman Curtis, Center Point and Pvt. James L. Curtis, stationed in Florida: and two brothers, Albert S. Curtis, Frankewing, and Charles M. Curtis, Lincoln County.

CURTIS, Nora Birdsong Fayetteville & Lincoln County News 23 May 1946
Mrs. Nora Birdsong Curtis, 57, died at her home at Frankewing Saturday, May 11, after a short illness. Wife of Albert Curtis, she was a member of the Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at the McBurg Methodist Church Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. Gibbons, pastor, assisted by the Rev. G. H. Turpin of Bryson. Burial was in the Hereford Cemetery.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Miss Florence Curtis of Frankewing; one son, Cletus Curtis of Dellrose; three brothers, Virgil and Willie Birdsong of Frankewing and Arnold Birdsong of Dellrose; four sisters, Mrs. Charles Massey and Mrs. Henry Curtis of Frankewing, Mrs. Charles McKnight and Mrs. Dee Robinson of Dellrose and one granddaughter.

CURTIS, Rosa Hill The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jun 1942
Mrs. Rosa Hill Curtis, aged 60 years, wife of Arnold Curtis, died at midnight Monday night, June 15, after an extended illness, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ira Shelton, in Pulaski, where she has lived the past two years. Funeral services were conducted at the Bennett-May Funeral Home at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon, by Dr. George A. Morgan, with the burial in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mrs. Curtis lived in Lawrence County and Giles County most of her life and was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Moriah for many years.
Mrs. Curtis is survived by her husband; three daughters, Mrs. Shelton, Mrs. J. B. Vanhoozer, Lewisburg, and Mrs. Ollie Kimbrough of Haywood Creek; two sons, Willie Curtis, Anthony Hill and Elliott Curtis, Pulaski; and twenty-one grandchildren.

DALY, The Pulaski Citizen 17 Sep 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Holland Daly, 70, who died Friday, September 5, in a Decatur, Ala. hospital after a brief illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock the following day (Saturday) at the home in the First District, Giles County, conducted by the Rev. Freeman Smith, pastor of Pettusville Methodist Church. Burial took place in the Daly Cemetery. Mrs. Daly, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ab Holland, is survived by her husband, Asa Daly; three daughters, Mrs. Lillie Thompson, Miss Ozie Daly and Mrs. Ova Lee Hinkle; three sons, Knox Daly, Rayburn Daly, and Ira Daly, all of Giles County; 13 grandchildren; two brothers, Grady Holland and Thomas Holland, both of Gallatin.

DALY, Clagett The Pulaski Citizen 21 Oct 1942
Two Giles County men were critically injured Saturday night in a car wreck, which occurred when their car hit a concrete culvert and overturned on the Cornersville highway a mile northeast of Pulaski.
He death of one of the injured men, Clagett Daly, 18 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Daly of the Wales section, who suffered a fracture of his skull, occurred Tuesday morning at the Pulaski Hospital, where he had been a patient since the accident occurred.
Ott Daly, 52, uncle of the dead man, who was a passenger in the car, remains in a critical condition at the hospital, having had both legs broken and having suffered many cuts and bruises of the body.
Funeral services for Clagett Daly will be held at ten o’clock Thursday morning at the Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial will be at West Point in Lawrence County, where the Daly family formerly lived.
In addition to his parents, Daly is survived by two brothers, Hannon and Nelos Daly, of Pulaski; and three sisters, Mrs. James Evans, Mrs. Marvin Adams, and Mrs. Floyd Shackelford, all of Giles County.

DALY, Ella C. The Pulaski Citizen 27 Mar 1940
Particularly sad is the passing of Mrs. Will Daly of Dalytown just south of Elk River between Elkton and the mouth of Richland Creek, who died Tuesday afternoon, March 12th, following the death of her husband, Saturday, March 9th.
Funeral services for Mrs. Daly were held at the home of her pastor, Rev. Swan, of Elkton, and she was laid to rest by her husband in the family cemetery.
She was a devoted wife and mother and a faithful member of the Methodist Church.
The wealth of flowere that blanketed the two newly made graves bespeak the love and esteem in which these lovely old people were held by their friends.
Their passing is mourned by a large family connection, 8 children, 34 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren and several brothers and sisters.
The children are: Guy B. Daly, Mrs. Floyd Rochell, Mrs. Sallie Hargrove, Noble Daly, Lester Daly, all of Giles County; Dayton Daly, Corbin, Ky., Mrs. Florence Hornbuckle of Clearwater, Fla., and Mrs. Addie Jackson, Athens, Ala.
Mrs. Daly has four half brothers and three half sisters, Messrs. George, Jim and Buck Alred of Nashville, and Claud Alred, Decatur, Ala., and Mesdames, Abe Garner, Dan Anthony, and Giles Tucker of Giles County.

DALY, Mary Holland The Pulaski Citizen 17 Sep 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Holland Daly, 70, who died Friday, September 5, in a Decatur, Ala. hospital after a brief illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock the following day (Saturday) at the home in the First District, Giles County, conducted by the Rev. Freeman Smith, pastor of Pettusville Methodist Church. Burial took place in the Daly Cemetery.
Mrs. Daly, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ab Holland, is survived by her husband, Asa Daly; three daughters, Mrs. Lillie Thompson, Miss Ozie Daly and Mrs. Ova Lee Hinkle; three sons, Knox Daly, Rayburn Daly, and Ira Daly, all of Giles County; 13 grandchildren; two brothers, Grady Holland and Thomas Holland, both of Gallatin.

DANIEL, Florence Berlin The Pulaski Citizen 14 Aug 1940
Mrs. Florence Berlin Daniel, 66, wife of Bob Daniel, died July 24 at her home in Woodlawn Community. She is survived by her husband and two sons, Hershel and Carley, the latter being in the U. S. Army in Panama, also three brothers, Frank and Charles Berlin of Nashville and Will Berlin of Dallas, Texas.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Murphy at Pisgah Church. Burial was in Pisgah Cemetery.
Mrs. Daniel was a member of the Church of Christ and a woman of rare Christian character. She was loved in the community for her cheerful disposition and kind deeds. She will be greatly missed by her devoted husband, her relatives and many friends.

DANIELS, William M. The Pulaski Record 8 Jan 1941
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for William M. Daniels, 77, who died Saturday night at his home in the Prospect section after several months illness. Services were conducted at the residence by Elder Elmer L. Smith, pastor of the Pulaski Church of Christ and burial was in the Prospect Cemetery. Daniels was connected with the L. and N. Railroad many years, having been a section foreman at the time of his retirement several years ago. Born in Coffee County, he had lived in Giles County many years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Cole Daniels; four brothers, Polk, Charles and Martin Daniels, all of Melbourne, Wash., and E. G. Daniels, of Manchester; and two nieces, Mrs. A. P. Warren of Nashville, and Mrs. George J. Gilmore, of Chicago. Wilson Carter and Company in charge.


DARNELL, Joe Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 31 Dec 1941
Joe Darnell, Jr., aged 50 years, was fatally injured Christmas Day when he fell from a moving truck in the Bellview section of Pulaski.
According to reports, Darnell who was riding in the rear of the truck, lost his balance when he attempted to catch his hat after the wind blew it from his head. He fell head first on the hard surfaced highway, sustaining a broken neck.
The injured man was rushed to the Pulaski Hospital, but upon arrival was pronounced dead.
Darnell, who was single, was a farmer, and resided with his brother, John Darnell in the Eleventh District. He is survived by one other brother, Adrian Darnell, also of Giles County.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 o’clock Friday at the New Zion Church, with burial in the church cemetery.

DARNELL, Wylie Fagan The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jun 1943
Wylie Fagan Darnell, 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Darnell of the Sumac community, died Sunday morning at seven-thirty at the Pulaski Hospital of injuries sustained Saturday morning when he fell beneath the wheels of a farm wagon, which the father was using to haul wood on his farm.
The accident occurred when the child, without the father’s knowledge, attempted to climb into the wagon after the vehicle had stopped at a gate. The wheel passed over the child’s left side, relatives said.
In addition to his parents, the child is survived by three brothers, Roy, Adrian, Jr., and J. C Darnell, of Sumac; and four sisters, Misses Christine and Mary Darnell of Sumac; Mrs. Joe Wright of Brick Church and Mrs. Richard Whitsett of Cornersville.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at two o’clock at the New Zion Baptist Church by the Rev. H. G. Coston and burial was in the church cemetery.

DAUGHERTY, Mary Catherine The Pulaski Citizen 6 Oct 1943
Funeral services for Mary Catherine Daugherty, 29, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Daugherty of Pulaski, who died Sunday evening in a Nashville hospital, following a short illness, were held at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder J. T. Clark of Cowan. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Miss Daugherty, who had made her home with her aunt, Mrs. Robert E. Jones, in Nashville for the past sixteen years, attended Hume-Fogg High School, and has been employed in the quartermaster department at Smyrna Air Base until a short time before her death.
Survivors are a sister, Mrs. J. H. McGowan of Vicksburg, Miss.; and a brother, Thomas Daugherty of Gadsden, Ala.

DAVENPORT, Raymond M. The Pulaski Citizen 26 May 1943
Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Davenport received a telegram from the War Department Wednesday morning stating that their son, Raymond M. Davenport, Private First Class, United States Army, previously reported a prisoner of the Japanese, died on May twenty-first in the Southwest Pacific area.
The message signed by The Adjutant General, was as follows: “Report now received from the Japanese Government through International Red Cross that your son, Private First Class, Raymond M. Davenport, previously reported prisoner of war, died on May twenty-first in Southwest Pacific area. The Secretary of War shares your grief and extends his deep sympathy. Letter follows.”
The fact that their son was being held a prisoner of the Japanese was made known to the parents by the War Department on May seventh, 1942. Since that time they had failed in every effort to communicate with their son through the medium of the Red Cross or any other agency, although hope persisted that his life would be spared.
The last letter the parents had from the young soldier was dated February eleventh, 1942, when he stated that all was well with him.
The final message on Wednesday cast a pall of gloom over this area, where countless friends share the grief of the heartbroken parents.
In addition to his parents young Davenport is survived by two brothers, Sgt. Campbell Davenport of Fort Benning, Georgia; Warren Davenport, of Pulaski; a sister, Mrs. Tom Campbell of Pulaski; a half brother, Sgt. W. W. Davenport, stationed at an army camp in Pennsylvania.
Young Davenport, a graduate of Pulaski High School, was employed at the International Mineral and Chemical Corporation at Wales, prior to his enlistment in the armed forces on June 24, 1941. He sailed for overseas duty in October of the same year.
A member of the Cool Springs Church of Christ, he was one of Giles County’s finest young men.
In his death, young Davenport joins the host of heroes who have paid the supreme sacrifice for their country and whose monument will be undying gratitude of the nation.
The Pulaski Citizen 22 Nov 1944
Pfc. Raymond M. Davenport, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Davenport of Goodspring, the first Giles Countian reported a prisoner of war, and also the only prison casualty to date, is the subject of the third in The Citizen’s series of sketches of service men who have sacrificed their lives that their homes might continue to reflect the ideals of their forefathers.
Private Davenport was born in Giles County in 1918, attended the county schools, graduating at Giles County High School, and becoming a member of the Church of Christ at Cool Springs at the age of 17. An employee of The International Minerals and Chemical Corporation at Wales, at the time of his induction, he entered the service on June 24th, 1941. He was honorably discharged five days later “for the convenience of the government: to re-enlist as a volunteer for three years for service in the 464th Ordinance Fincance Dept. Completing his training at Savannah, Georgia, he sailed from Angel Island foo the coast of California on November 1, 1941, and reached Manila, Philippine Islands, on November 20, 1941.
The last letter received by the parents of Pvt. Davenport was dated February 11, 1942. On May 11, 1942, the message from the War Department was received informing them that he was missing, followed by a further telegram on January 23, 1943 stating that he was known to be a prisoner of war of the Japanese in the Philippines. During his interment, no direct message was received from him. Mr. and Mrs. Davenport received a subsequent message from the War Department, informing them of their son’s death from dysentery on May 21, 1943.
Memorial services for Private Davenport were held later by Rev. Harry R. Fox of the Cool Springs Church of Christ.

DAVIDSON, Ara Lois Briggs The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Ara Lois Briggs Davidson, 28, who died at 8:30 o’clock Thursday night at the King’s Daughters Hospital in Columbia, following a few days’ illness, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Lynnville Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Briggs, she had made her home in the Lynnville section until her marriage, when she went to Columbia to reside.
Mrs. Davidson is survived by her husband, Amos Davidson; a small daughter, Jo Ellen Davidson; her parents; two sisters, Mrs. Edward F. Burke and Mrs. Burke Bilbrey, both of Detroit, Mich.; and three brothers, Ralph and Roy Briggs, both of Lynnville, and Joe Briggs of Cornersville.

DAVIS, Coleman A. The Pulaski Record 19 Nov 1947
Funeral services for Coleman A. Davis, age 34, who died Thursday at 12:30 a.m. at the Jackson Clinic in Lester, Ala., after a short illness, will be held Friday at 12 o’clock at the Church of Christ at Minor Hill. Burial will take place at the Flatwood Cemetery in Lawrence County. Elder J. Clifford Murphy will officiate. Mr. Davis was a member of the Church of Christ.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Geneva Davis; one son, Lavon Davis; two daughters, Faye and Dorothy Dean Davis; two brothers, Roy and Cecil Davis; his father, Thomas Davis; and one sister, Mrs. T. B. Gibbs of Lawrenceburg.
Pallbearers will be: Howard Townsend, Herbert White, Paul Townsend, Butler Warren and Charles Haney.

DAVIS, Erwin Coleman The Pulaski Citizen 23 Feb 1944
Funeral services for Erwin Coleman Davis, 57, who died at 5 o’clock Tuesday afternoon following an extended illness, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder Harry Fox. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Davis is survived by two daughters, Mrs. R. C. Russell and Miss Elsie Davis; two sons, McClinton Davis, Pulaski, and Coleman Davis, Prospect; two sisters, Mrs. Evie Worley, Pulaski, and Mrs. Pearl Peacher, Nashville; two brothers, Marvin Davis and George W. Cole, Pulaski.

DAVIS, George Butler Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Sep 1943
Funeral services for George Butler Davis, Jr., 23, were held at 3:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the Rev. John L. Curtis, pastor of the First Baptist Church, and the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church, conducting the rites. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Davis, who has been employed in defense work for several years at Statesville, N. C., died at 1:35 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George B. Davis, on North First Street, following an illness of several months.
Besides his parents, Mr. Davis is survived by his wife and small daughter, Statesville, N. C.; one sister, Mrs. Reese Childers, Stony Point, N. C.; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Whitfield.

DAVIS, Nancy Elizabeth Pigg The Pulaski Record 24 Dec 1947
Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Pigg Davis, 80, wife of J. C. Davis, died unexpectedly Sunday afternoon at her home near Columbia. A daughter of the late John and Mary Finley Pigg, she was born and reared in Marshall County. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Funeral services were held today (Wednesday) at the Lynnville Church of Christ.
Survivors in addition to her husband are six daughters, Misses Velna, Lillian, Louise, and Mary Davis, Mrs. Albert Compton and Mrs. Floyd Pinkelton, Jr.; two half-sisters, Mrs. John Armstrong and Mrs. Randall Worsham; a half-brother, Robert Pigg; nine grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Burial was in the Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.

DAVIS, Theodora Josephine The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jul 1943
Funeral services for Theodora Josephine Davis, 69, who died Monday, June 28, after an extended illness at the home of her brother, Robert C. Lanier, in the Hebron section, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Chestnut Grove Church conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Davis was the widow of Sam Davis who died a number of years ago.
Besides Robert Lanier, Mrs. Davis is survived by another brother, H. M. Lanier, of Athens, Ala.; one daughter, Mrs. Audrey Hastings of Halls; and several step-children, one of whom is John Davis of Detroit, Mich.

DAWS, Robert The Pulaski Citizen 7 Aug 1940
Robert Daws, 86, died at his home in the country, between Minor Hill and Bethel, Monday morning, August 5.
Funeral services were held at the Minor Hill Christian Church, Tuesday, Elder Elmer Smith, officiating. Mr. Daws had been a faithful church member about twenty years.
He was the father of ten children, eight of whom survive. He is also survived by twenty-five grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren.

De JOY, J. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Aug 1941
Word has been received here of the death of J. De Joy at his home in Little Rock, Ark. Mr. De Joy a well-known contractor, had been in failing health for some time. Mrs. De Joy is a native of Pulaski and will be remembered here as Miss Minnie Martin, sister of Emmett Martin and Mrs. John Buchanan.
Besides his wife he is survived by five daughters and two sons and four grandchildren.

DEAN, Carl E. The Pulaski Citizen 20 Dec 1944
Pfc. Carl E. Dean, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dean, is among those included in the list of Giles County heroes who in serving their country in the present conflict, have sacrificed their lives for the principles of democracy.
Born and reared in the County, he attended school at Wales and Giles County High School. At the age of 19 he volunteered for service in September, 1942, and after five months training in the United States was sent to Australia where he was stationed for a year. Transferred to New Guinea, he served his country with honor until he died on July 11, 1944, from wounds received in battle.
Besides his parents, he is survived by five brothers, two of whom are in the armed forces, J. L. Dean, Coxswain, U. S. Navy, in the South Pacific area, and Harold E. Dean with the U. S. Army Air Corps at Lakeland, Fla.; Marvin, of Pulaski, Paul and David of Giles County; four sisters, Mrs. Joseph Walls and Mrs. Charles Sellers of Pulaski, Misses Lorene and Dorothy Dean of Giles County.

DEAN, Dennis Booth The Pulaski Citizen 29 Mar 1944
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Dean have the sympathy of friends in the death of their infant son, Dennis Booth, who died early Tuesday morning. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home with burial at Moriah Cemetery.

DEAN, Jack The Pulaski Citizen 1 Sep 1943
One Giles County farmer is dead and another is held in jail charged with murder, as the result of hard feelings that were said to have developed during a crap game in the Minor Hill section Sunday afternoon, according to reports of officers who investigated the affair.
Jack Dean, 66, is the man who was fatally shot by a 22 caliber rifle, and Elmer Hargrove is in charged with the killing.
Facts on the trouble were meager, but Sheriff Gordon Topp stated that “all information he had obtained indicated that trouble between the men was renewed at the crap game” and resulted in the shooting.
A preliminary trial will be held for Hargrove sometime this week, the Sheriff stated.
Dean is survived by his wife; four daughters, Mrs. Harvey Joyner, Birmingham, Ala.; Misses Ruby and Harlene Dean and Mrs. Marie Kiddy; four sons, J. G. and Carter Dean, all of Giles County; Willard and Elwood Dean, both of whom are serving with the Armed Forces of the country; a half-sister, Mrs. Laura Hazelwood, Birmingham, Ala.; five half-brothers, W. T., Harvey, Joe and Ewing Dean, all of Giles County; and Jim Dean, of Birmingham.

Funeral services were conducted at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church by the Rev. D. B. Noles, of Minor Hill. Burial was in the church cemetery.

DEAN, Rachel Ann Yearwood The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jul 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Rachel Ann Yearwood Dean, 83, widow of J. H. Dean, who died at 8 o’clock Tuesday night, July 4, at the home of her son, Harvey H. Dean, in Pulaski, following a short illness, will be held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder J. T. Clark, of Cowan. Burial will take place in Moriah Cemetery.
She was a member of the Church of Christ, and had lived the greater part of her life in Giles County.
Mrs. Dean is survived by five sons, Will T., Harvey H., Joe L., and Ewing H. Dean, all of Pulaski, and James C. Dean, Birmingham; and one daughter, Mrs. John Lewis, Birmingham; several grandchildren and several great grandchildren.

DEFOE, Annie Mae Jones The Pulaski Citizen 1 Dec 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Mae Jones Defoe, 39, who died early Monday morning at a Nashville hospital following a long illness, were held at 11:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at the Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. D. B. Booker. Burial was in Scott’s Hill Cemetery.
The survivors are five children, Ruby Jewel, Noah, Jr., William, Betty June, and W. C. Defoe; one sister, Mrs. Noah Defoe, Lewisburg; one brother, Bill Jones, Cornersville; and two half-brothers, Lee Jones, Bridgeport, Tex., and Jesse Jones, Mt. Juliet.

DICKERSON, Edward Buford The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jun 1944
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church for Edward Buford Dickerson, 55, who died June 16 in Miami, Fla., following a heart attack. The Rev. Charles S. Ramsay, assisted by the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church, officiated and burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
The body, accompanied by Mr. Dickerson’s nephew, Charles E. Carter, arrived Monday night and was taken to the home of his sister, Mrs. G. C. Smith.
Mr. Dickerson was born and reared at Lynnville, the son of the late Terry Dickerson and Mrs. Annie Buford Dickerson, prominent citizens of the Lynnville section. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and a veteran of World War I. He moved to Florida several years ago.
Besides Mrs. Smith, Mr. Dickerson is survived by another sister, Mrs. John Garrison of Fort Payne, Ala.

DICKERSON, Jennie The Pulaski Record 15 Jan 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Dickerson, 85, who died Friday following a lengthy illness, were conducted Saturday afternoon at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church by the Rev. H. B. Henderson of Smyrna. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
She was a member of a prominent Giles County family. She was a daughter of the late Co. T.M. Gordon and Mrs. Sallie McLaurine Gordon. Mrs. Dickerson was educated at the old Ward’s Seminary in Nashville and was a member of the class of 1867. She joined the First Presbyterian Church in Nashville in 1867.
Surviving are one daughter, Miss Sara Dickerson of Lynnville, and two sons, A. A. Dickerson and Buford Dickerson of Nashville; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; two brothers, DeWitt Gordon and Ludlow Gordon of Nashville.


DICKERSON, Sallie The Pulaski Record 16 Apr 1947
Funeral services for Miss Sallie Dickerson, 75, a prominent teacher in the Lynnville shool, who died April 9 at the Pulaski Hospital following an extended illness, were held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church of which she was a member. Dr. Charles S. Ramsey conducted the services and interment was in the Lynnwood Cemetery.
Miss Dickerson was born and reared at Lynnville, and was a daughter of the late Jones and Vashti Gordon Dickerson, pioneer families of Giles County. She taught in the elementary department of the school in Lynnville for a number of years and resigned last year due to her health. She is survived by two brothers, Buford Dickerson of Nashville and Achilles Dickerson of Lynnville; two nieces and two nephews.

DICKEY, Aaron Coleman The Pulaski Citizen 12 Aug 1942
Funeral services for Aaron Coleman Dickey, 72, who died at his home in the Nineteenth Civil District at 10:30 o’clock Thursday night, following a lingering illness, were conducted at the residence at 4 o’clock Friday afternoon by the Rev. J. T. McConnell. Burial took place in the Liberty Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Dickey is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Dickey; three daughters, Misses Vera Mae, Era, and Dora Dickey; and two sons, Allen Dickey of Wales, and J. T. Dickey, who is in the Army, stationed in Australia.

DICKEY, James Henry The Pulaski Citizen 11 Feb 1942
Funeral services for James Henry Dickey, aged 84 years, whose death occurred on Tuesday, Feb. 3 after an extended illness at the home of his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Joe Dickey, in the Liberty Hill section in the northern part of the county, was conducted Wednesday at the Liberty Hill church by the Rev. A. C. Hughes and Rev. Mr. Irvin. Burial took place in Mt. Horeb Cemetery in Lawrence County.
Mr. Dickey was married to Miss Mattie Lou Inman, who died eighteen years ago. The were the parents of sixteen children, seven of whom survive: Mrs. Eugene _____man, and Sidney Dickey of Alabama, Mrs. Ward Yokley, Ethridge, Miss Florence Dickey, Nashvile, Leslie Dickey, Fayetteville, ____________ Dickey of Florence, Ala. and Charlie Dickey of Birmingham, Ala. Mr. Dickey is also survived by three brothers, Robert Dickey of Wayne County, Lee Dickey and ____________ Dickey of Ethridge, and one hundred and eight grandchildren. (Part of this obit was unreadable)

DICKSON, Ella Williamson The Pulaski Citizen 18 Aug 1943

Mrs. John Dickson, the former Miss Ella Williamson of Giles County, widow of John Dickson, the Bible publisher, died Wednesday morning at her home in San Antonio, Texas. The body is expected to reach Pulaski some time Friday. Funeral arrangements have not been made pending the arrival. Burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Dickson died in February.
The Pulaski Citizen 25 Aug 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. John Dickson, widow of John Dickson, Bible publisher, who died at her home in San Antonio, Texas, on Wednesday morning, were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Dickson was the former Miss Ella Williamson, who was reared in the Riversburg section. Mr. Dickson died in February.

DICKSON, John A. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Mar 1943
Funeral services for John A. Dickson, 90, native of this section, founder of the John A. Dickson Publishing Company, Chicago’s first and now oldest Bible publishing house, whose death occurred Saturday, February 27, at his home in San Antonio, Texas, were held at two o’clock Tuesday afternoon, March 2, at the Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski, Dr. G. A. Morgan, retired Methodist minister, and Elder Harry Fox, pastor of the Pulaski Church of Christ, officiated and interment was in Maplewood Cemetery here.
Born near Lawrenceburg on September first, 1852, Mr. Dickson was an influential citizen in this section for many years, prior moving to Chicago, and, later to Texas. In the early years of his life, he was a member of the faculty of the Blanche Academy in Lincoln County, and later served as a minister in the Methodist Church. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge.
In 1896, Mr. Dickson became connected with the Bible selling industry, and six years later began the publishing of Bibles that earned him national recognition. In this enterprise he had associated with him his two sons, Donnell and J. Wesley Dickson, the former of whom now lives in Nashville, and the latter, in San Antonio, Texas, where he operates a publishing house under the title, “J. Wesley Dickson and Company, Inc.”
Mr. Dickson’s first wife was the late Miss Mattie Lee Stroud, from which union were born the two sons and a daughter, who died in her infancy. He was a widower for about fifteen years, after which his marriage to Miss Ella Williamson of this county took place.

DIXON, Robert G. The Pulaski Citizen 2 Dec 1942
Robert G. Dixon, 58, brother-in-law of Mrs. Finley Thomas, died at noon Saturday at his home at Trinity, Ala. following approximately four years of invalidism as the result of a wreck.
Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at Decatur, Ala., with prayer services being conducted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church, at Maplewood Cemetery, where interment took place Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Dixon is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Beatrice Albright Dixon; one daughter, Mrs. Margie Dixon Lunsford of Washington, D. C.; one grandson, child of the late Thomas G. Dixon; his mother, Mrs. G. W. Dixon of Trinity and one brother, Thomas C. Dixon, of Washington, D. C. W. M. Dixon of Pulaski is a relative.

DOBBINS, Dora Dean The Pulaski Citizen 9 Sep 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Dean Dobbins were held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Bunker Hill Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. F. G. Dickson, with interment in the McCracken Cemetery.
Mrs. Dobbins, the daughter of Mrs. Mary Barnes McCracken and the late John Calvin McCracken, Civil War soldier, died at the home in the Sixth Civil District at 11 o’clock Thursday night, following several months’ failing health.
She represented a high type of Christian gentlewoman, having been a member of the Methodist Church since early life, devoted to her family and friends, and charitable in her dealings with her fellowman.
Besides her mother, Mrs. Dobbins is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Will Due, with whome she made her home, and Miss Mae McCracken; and one brother, Lytle McCracken.

DOGGETT, Parilee The Pulaski Citizen 20 Nov 1940
McDaniel Funeral Home had charge of the funeral and burial of Mrs. Parilee Doggett who died at her home in the Blue Creek section Monday. Burial was at Mars Hill. Mrs. Doggett would have been 95 on Nov. 22.-Lewisburg Tribune

DOLLINS, Joel T. The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jan 1941
Joel T. Dollins, 82, died at his home in the Minor Hill community, Thursday, January 2.
Funeral services were held at the Minor Hill Church of Christ Friday afternoon, Elder J. T. Harris, conducting the service. Burial was in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Dollins is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Mason Carruth of Limestone County, Ala., and Mrs. Stacy Ball of Nashvile; and one son, Brown Dollins of Minor Hill; and one sister, Mrs. Press Haney of Minor Hill. Wilson Carter and Co. in charge.

DONALDSON, S. M. The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1948

DOSS, Dora Magaline The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1941
The death angel visited into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Doss, Tuesday night, April 1st at 10 o’clock and took their loving daughter, Dora Magalene, to join the other angels in heaven.
Although she was spared to us only nineteen years, we spent many happy hours together at home and school. She was always bright and smiling.
Magaline leaves a mother and father, two sisters, Mrs. Jack Turner and Dorothy, one brother, James, and a host of friends and relatives to mourn their loss. May God temper the winds of sorrow, and comfort their loving hearts. Two Loving Schoolmates.

DOSSETT, Robert Lee Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 8 Dec 1943
Lt. Robert Lee Dossett, Jr., 23 of the U. S. Army Air Forces, husband of the former Miss Katherine Beasley of Elkton and son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Dossett of Tullahoma, was killed in a plane crash near Birmingham, Ala., Thursday morning.
Lt. Dossett, who was stationed at the Courtland Army Air Field near Decatur, Ala., was flying alone at the time of the crash. He had been in service about one year.
After completing high school in Tullahoma, Lieutenant Dossett graduated from Columbia Military Academy and attended the University of Tennessee where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
The young officer entered the service in May, 1942, and received his commission in December of the same year at Ft. Benning, Ga.
In addition to his wife and his parents, Lt. Dossett is survived by a son, Robert Lee Dossett, III; sisters, Mrs. Sam Cash, Nashville; Mrs. Louis Rice, Johnson City; and Mrs. Lewis Kiser, Binghamton, N. Y.
The air crash is which Lieutenant Dossett lost his life onr of series of mishaps that befell a night flight of training planes last Wednesday from the army air base at Courtland.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Methodist Church in Tullahoma and burial was in the Tullahoma Cemetery.

DOSTER, J. J. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Oct 1941
J. J. Doster, aged 65 years, surveyor of Rutherford County for ten years, died at his home at Murfreesboro at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon, Oct. 5, after an extended illness.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Murfreesboro Church of Christ, BY Rev. Neal Frazier, assisted by Elder T. H. Kennedy, and interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Doster was born and reared in Giles County. He came to Murfreesboro in 1927 to practice civil engineering. In 1931 he was appointed county surveyor by the County Court, a position he has held since that time.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. J. J. Doster; daughters, Mrs. C. E. Marable of Nashville, Mrs. Alf Myrick of St. Joseph, Tenn., and Nell and Teeny Doster, both of Murfreesboro; sons, Lewis Doster of Normandy, Tenn., and Bucky Doster of Murfreesboro; sister, Mrs. A. D. Yokley of Nashville, and brother, W. Z. A. Doster of Murfreesboro.

DOTSON, Richard Eugene “Dick” The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jul 1943
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Dotson of Pulaski received a telegram Friday from the War Department that their son, Richard Eugene Dotson, Jr., Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Corps, died July fifth in the Southwest Pacific.
Following receipt of the telegram a letter from War Department reached the heartbroken parents Wednesday morning in which it was explained that Lt. Dotson died in an accident in the Pacific war area while “in unselfish service.”
While no details of the accident were given, it is assumed by his parents that the young officer had reached the scene of action in that area where he came to his death.

It is not known that the young officer had not been out of the United States for many days, as his last letter to his parents, written in San Francisco, bore the date of June 21. Because of that, hope existed that a mistake had been made in the tragic news of the telegram, but it was blasted by the official letter Wednesday.
Young Dotson, one of the outstanding boys in Giles County, was a member of the 1940 graduating class at Giles County High School and had finished his pre-law course at Cumberland University, Lebanon. During his years at both schools, he had taken an active part in different phases of school work, especially in the realm of public speaking.
At the close of his sophomore year at Cumberland, the young man answered the call of his country by volunteering for service in the Air Corps, and had been in training in California and Arizona until he left for foreign service a few short weeks ago.
In the death of Lt. Dotson, Giles County has suffered the loss of one of its finest young men and has again been brought face to face with the grim reality of war that demands the flower of the nation’s manhood.
Heartfelt sympathy is extended the grief-stricken parents, whose only son made the supreme sacrifice that the nation might live.
The Pulaski Citizen 6 Dec 1944
Among the first Giles County boys serving in the U. S. Air Corps to give his life for his country was Second Lieut. Richard Eugene Dotson, Jr., 22 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Dotson of Pulaski, who was killed in an airplane accident July 5, 1943, somewhere in Australia.
Born an reared in Pulaski, young Dotson was a member of the 1940 graduating class of Giles County High School. Throughout the years spent in that school he was a leader in class work and in public speaking, having received as president of the Senior High Dramatic Club in the years 1939 and 1940.
Following his graduation from high school, the young man entered the law department of Cumberland University, Lebanon, at the beginning of the fall term in 1940. Here he continued his interest in public speaking and was selected as a member of the University Debating Team to compete with speakers in the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
In 1942, he volunteered for service in the Air Corps and was sent to Santa Ana, Calif., for basic training. Later he received training at Palm Dale, Mercer and Glendale, Calif., and at Chandler, Ariz., where he was awarded his pilot’s wings a short time before he was sent overseas in June, 1943.
Only a few weeks later-July 5-the tragic message of the young flier’s death was received by his parents, and sometime afterwards a letter came from a friend of young Dotson’s telling of the beautiful and touching service that marked the burial of their son on that foreign soil.
A member of the Methodist Church, Dick Dotson was among the leaders in the young people’s work and a regular and faithful attendant at all Church services. In his death, the Church and the town sustained an irreparable loss.

DOUGLASS, Dan Milton The Pulaski Citizen 25 Mar 1942
Funeral services for Dan Milton Douglass, 69, were held at the Bennett, May and Company Funeral Home at one o’clock Monday afternoon with the Rev. J. W. Bryson, pastor of the Pulaski Presbyterian Church, conducting the rites, and interment in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mr. Douglass, a farmer of the Chicken Creek community, died suddenly at his home at two o’clock Sunday afternoon, after a long period of failing health.
Mr. Douglass is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie Harwell Douglass; and one brother, Earl Douglass of Nashville. He was a brother of the late “Kid” Douglass.

DOWLEN, Daisy Dale The Pulaski Citizen 10 Nov 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Daisy Dale Dowlen, 26, who died Friday night in Nashville after she was struck by a car on Woodland Street, were conducted Sunday afternoon at the First Nazarene Church in Nashville by the Rev. H. H. Wise. Burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Police said the car struck Mrs. Dowlen as she stepped into its path while crossing the street.
Mrs. Dowlen, an employee of General Shoe Corporation, was the wife of Jack Dowlen, employee at Pulaski. Other survivors are her mother, Mrs. Bettie Dale, three sisters, Miss Beatrice Dale, Mrs. Myrel Sykes, and Mrs. Billy Woodard and a brother, Simmie Dale, all of Nashville.

DOWNING, Clifford (Hub) The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1949
Funeral services for Clifford (Hub) Downing, 55, farmer and taxicab owner, who died suddenly at 7 o’clock Wednesday morning, March 16, at his home in the Tarpley community, following an extended period of declining health, and will be held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by Elder A. C. Dreaden, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ, assisted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy, minister of the Church of Christ. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the community in which he died, he was the son of the late George L. Downing and Mary Ella Surles Downing.
He was a member of the Ephesus Church of Christ.
Mr. Downing is survived by his wife, Mrs. Katie Mae Neal Downing; a daughter, Mrs. Anita Downing Nelson; and a son, C. H. Downing, Jr., an employee of Hagen-Powell Construction Company; all of the Tarpley community; and two sisters, Mrs. Grover B. Anthony, Pulaski, and Mrs. Del Dewey Paysinger, Lynnville.
The Pulaski Record 16 Mar 1949
Herbert Downing died of a heart attack early Wednesday morning at his home in the Tarpley Shop community. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Mrs. John H. Nelson; a son, Herbert Downing, Jr.; and two sisters, Mrs. D. D. Paysinger of Lynnville and Mrs. Grover Anthony of Pulaski.

DOWNING, William M. The Pulaski Record 07 May 1947
Funeral services for William M. Downing, age 55, who was found dead in his bed following a heart attack Thursday morning, were conducted at the Bennett-May Funeral Home Friday. Rev. Clifford Murphy conducted the services. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Downing was a native of the county, and he was employed for a number of years in Texas and Memphis. He returned to this county about thirty months ago and resided in the Tarpley Shop community until his death. He was a veteran of World War I.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Bell Dewey Paysinger, Lynnville, Mrs. Grover Anthony, Pulaski, Mrs. John H. Nelson, Aspen Hill; one brother, Mr. C. H. (Hub) Downing of Tarpley Shop, and seven nieces and nephews.

DRIVER, Billy The Pulaski Citizen 6 Aug 1941
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Bowers were notified Wednesday that their nephew, Billy Driver, had been killed while engaged in service with the Royal Air Force. Young Driver, aged 21 years, enlisted in Canada for service with the British.
Young Driver was well known in Pulaski where he had visited with his mother, Mrs. Zulda Driver of Tunica, Miss.
Mr. and Mrs. Bowers have many friends here who regret to hear of the untimely passing of this young man.
Mr. Bowers is a member of the firm of Bowers-Brown Motor Company.

DRIVER, J. W. The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jun 1940
J. W. Driver, a former citizen of the Pisgah community, died in Nashville where he has been living in recent years, Monday night. The body was brought to Pulaski Tuesday for burial at the Pisgah graveyard, Wednesday.

DUE, Newton W. The Pulaski Citizen 3 May 1944
Word was received here last week of the death of Newton W. Due, Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Newton W. Due, Sr., of Longview, Texas, and former Giles Countians.
Flight Officer Due was killed in an airplane accident Sunday, April 23, seven miles south of Meridian,Calif., while on a routine training flight, according to the announcement received fromthe War Department.
Due was a graduate of Longview High School and attended Kilgore College and Texas A. & M. College before entering the service.
Young Due’s father, a son of the late Granville P. Due, and a brother of the late Will Due, of Giles County, was born and reared in the Campbellsville community. He has been a ticket agent at the Longview Pacific railway station for many years.

DUE, Will The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jan 1944
Will Due, 64, postmaster of Pulaski and Circuit Court Clerk for two terms, died at nine o’clock Thursday night at a Nashville Hospital where he had been a patient for only a few days.
Mr. Due was one of the county’s most highly respected citizens and a well known farmer and stock dealer, both prior and after his terms of public office. He suffered a heart attack several months ago and had been in ill health since that time.
A member of the Cedar Grove Methodist Church, Mr. Due took active part in the church work and in community affairs.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Belle McCracken Due, of Cedar Grove; his step-mother, Mrs. G. P. Due, of Campbellsville; three sisters, Mrs. Annie D. Matthews, of Columbia; Mrs. Vera Funderburk and Mrs. Betty Fitzgerald, of Texas; a step-sister, Miss Eunice Gilliam, of Campbellsville; and a brother Newt Due, of Texas.
Funeral services were held at two o’clock Saturday afternoon at the residence by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the Cedar Grove Methodist Church, with burial in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.

DUGGER, David Daniel The Pulaski Citizen 13 May 1942
Funeral services for David Daniel Dugger, aged 91 years, retired farmer, who died Sunday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Knox Kennedy, at McCains in Maury County, were held Tuesday afternoon at the McCains Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The Rev. W. H. Talbert conducted the rites, with interment in the McCains Cemetery.
The son of the late Daniel Dugger and Mrs. Lucinda English Dugger, he was born and reared in Giles County, but for many years he has made his home in Maury County, where he was engaged in farming.
Surviving besides his daughter, are one son, Clarence Dugger of Columbia, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

DUNCAN, J. D. The Pulaski Record 15 Oct 1947
Funeral services for J. D. Duncan, age 69, who died at 12 o’clock Sunday morning, October 12, at the Kings Daughter Hospital in Columbia, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Taylor Chapel Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen of Murfreesboro, assisted by the Rev. J. L. Taylor. Burial took place in the Gibsonville Cemetery. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Duncan is survived by his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Clarence Miller; three sons, R. F., and Marvin M. Duncan of Columbia, and J. D. Duncan of Nashville; one brother, Frank Duncan of Lynnville; seventeen grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

DUNCAN, Ida Lacey Follis The Pulaski Citizen 18 Feb 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Lacey Follis Duncan, 38, who died at her home near Lynnville Monday morning, were conducted at the Mt. Joy Cumberland Presbyterian Church at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon by the Rev. G. E. Shelton, assisted by the Rev. J. D. McCain. Burial followed in Gibsonville Cemetery near her home.
Mrs. Duncan was born and reared at Lynnville but lived in the Mt. Joy community for thirteen years. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Duncan is survived by her husband, Flournoy Duncan, one daughter, Lucille, and six sons, Odell, J. C., Rufus, Billy Ray and James Irvin, all of Lynnville, and Phelps Duncan of Mt. Pleasant; three sisters, Mrs. Julian Thurman and Mrs. John Garrett of Pulaski and Mrs. Charles Hancock of New Orleans, and three brothers, Grady of Nashville, Marvin of Chattanooga, John of Columbia, Tenn., and Robinson William Follis of Virginia.

DUNCAN, Mary Elizabeth The Pulaski Record 18 Jun 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Duncan, 80, widow of W. R. Duncan, who died Sunday night at her home at Buford Station, were held Tuesday afternoon at one o’clock at the home. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Surviving are four sons, J. E. Duncan of Nashville, R. L. Duncan of Monteagle, A.M. Duncan and W. R. Duncan, Jr. of Pulaski; five daughters, Mrs. W. E. Joyce of Maryville, Mrs. R. Shaw of Selma, Ala., Mrs. C. M. Goodwin of Pulaski, Mrs. Albert Herrod of Paducah, Ky and Mrs. Howell of Columbia.

DUNCAN, William M. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Sep 1943
Funeral services for William M. Duncan, 72, who died early Saturday morning at his home on South First Street, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Church, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter, of Prospect. Burial took place in the Moriah Cemetery.
Mr.Duncan, formerly a farmer in the county, but more recently the operator of a small grocery on South First Street, was found dead in bed about six o’clock Saturday morning, where he had died while he slept, apparently from a heart attack.
Mr. Duncan is survived by four children, Morris Duncan, Prospect, Charles and Betty Duncan, Pulaski, and Claude Duncan, Elkton; five step-children, Mrs. George Miles and Miss Margaret Martin, Pulaski, Mrs. Ernest Duncan and John Martin, Prospect, and Mrs. Wesley Blade, Elkton; and twenty-five grandchildren.

DUNIVANT, Ben Tom The Pulaski Citizen 25 Oct 1944
Ben Tom Dunivant, Ships Cook, 1-c U.S. N., previously reported missing has been killed in action, according to the message received on Oct. 20, by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Dunivant of Route 2, Pulaski. Volunteering for service in 1940, Dunivant attended Campbellsville High School. Before entering the service he was engaged in farming with his father. He took part in the invasion of North Africa and also in France June, 1944. Surviving in addition to his parents are three sisters, Hattie, Macie and Mildred, and two brothers, Alfred and Frank, all of Route 2, Pulaski.

DUNIVANT, William Vernon The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1941
William Vernon Dunivant, 60, barber in Edgar Short’s Barber Shop for many years, died suddenly, at his home on Highway 31, north of Pulaski, early Sunday morning. Mr. Dunivant had been in declining health for a year or so. Some two months ago, he had to give up work on account of high blood pressure, and heart trouble. Sunday morning, he got up as usual, and went to the bath room to make preparation for breakfast. He suddenly collapsed and expired.
Mr. Dunivant was born in West Tennessee, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dunivant. The family removed to Giles County when he was a small child, so that practically his whole life has been spent in and near Pulaski.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. and Mrs. Dunivant were members, the pastor, Rev. J. W. Bryson, officiated. Burial at Maplewood Cemetery.
In addition to his faithful wife who has been all that she could be during his illness, Mr. Dunivant is survived by two brothers, Bob of Giles County and Charles of Akron, Ohio.

DUNNAVANT, Ida Hyatt The Pulaski Citizen 27 Sep 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Hyatt Dunnavant, 67, widow of John Dunnavant, who died early Thursday morning, September 21, at her home in the Berea community following an operation a month ago, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at New Zion Church, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the Berea Methodist Church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
She was the daughter of the late James Hyatt and Mrs. Susan Doss Hyatt.
Mrs. Dunnavant is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Tull Hardy, Berea, Mrs. W. J. Cook, Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. G. W. Follis, Nashville, and Mrs. Amil Krasney, Whitmore Lake, Mich., and one brother, J. L. Hyatt, Campbellsville.
Mr. Dunnavant died nine years ago.

DUNNAVANT, William James The Pulaski Citizen 21 Aug 1940
William James Dunnavant, 34, died at his home east of Pulaski, Monday morning, August 19.
Funeral services were held at Pisgah, Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock, Rev. Elisha Henry, officiating. Followed by burial at the Pisgah graveyard. Mr. Dunnavant is survived by his wife.

DUNNAVANT, Will V. The Pulaski Record 18 Jun 1941
The death of Will V. Dunnavant, 60, Pulaski barber and farmer, who had been in failing health for several years, occurred Sunday at his home two miles north of Pulaski on the Columbia Highway.
Mr. Dunnavant, who was a lifelong resident of Giles County, had taken an active part in church affairs for many years. He was an elder in the Presbyterian Church, a member of the church choir, and a former teacher in the Men’s Bible Class.
He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Thelma Bryant; a sister, Mrs. Pearl Hyatt, of Giles County; and three brothers, Bob Dunnavant and Ben Dunnavant, both of Giles County, and Charles Dunnavant of Akron, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at four o’clock Monday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski, with the Rev. J. W. Bryson, pastor in charge.

DUNNAVANT, Annie Rogers The Pulaski Citizen 07 Mar 1945
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Dunnavant, 83, who died at 10 o’clock Sunday morning, March 4, at her home in the Sixth Civil District, following more than a year’s declining health, were held at noon Monday at the grave in the Dunnavant Cemetery near Elkton, conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Dunnavant is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Jim Griggs, Mrs. Sam Griggs, Mrs. Richard Beavers and Mrs. Roy Solomon; three sons, James Dunnavant, Will Dunnavant, and Kelly Dunnavant, all of Giles County; and two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Ables, and Mrs. Sam Dunnavant, both of Elkton.

DUPREE, Gertrude Oliver The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jun 1943
Funeral services were held Sunday, June 20, in Austin Texas for Mrs. Gertrude Oliver Dupree, native of Giles County, who died Wednesday, June 16, in Birmingham, Ala., while on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Maggie Mae Mackey. Burial took place in Austin.
Mrs. Dupree, widow of Flint Dupree, who has lived many years in the Texas City, was the daughter of Capt. Lemuel Oliver and Mrs. Oliver who resided in the Chicken Creek section of this county. Mrs. Dupree was twice married.
Surviving Mrs. Dupree are two daughters and one son, Lee Mils, and several grandchildren, all of Austin; a twin sister, Mrs. Fielding (Florence) Harwell, of Marshall, Mo., Mrs. Mackey, Mrs. C. B. Neely of Houston, and three other sisters; four brothers, Earl Oliver of St. Louis, Claude Oliver of Fort Worth, Clifford Oliver and Ewing Oliver of Dallas; and her stepmother, Mrs. L. Oliver, also of Dallas.

EAGIN, J. W. The Pulaski Citizen 10 Mar 1943
Funeral services for J. W. Eagin, aged 72, who died one o’clock Thursday afternoon at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, following an extended period of failing health, were held Friday afternoon at the home in the Wheelerton section, conducted by the Rev. G. H. Turpin. Burial took place in the family lot at Wheelerton.
Mr. Eagin is survived by a sister, Miss Betty Eagin, with whom he made his home; and one brother, A. H. Eagin, Baugh.

EDMONDSON, Pearle McClure The Pulaski Record 02 Jun 1948
Mrs. Pearle McClure Edmondson, a resident of Lynnville, died Wednesday night at the Pulaski Hospital, of a heart attack following a short illness. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church, conducted by Rev. Charles S. Ramsay and Rev. Stuart H. Salmon. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Edmondson was married in 1900 to James Eugene Edmondson. He passed away in 1925. Mrs. Edmondson, daughter of the late William Cooper Edmondson and Harriet Eisselman McClure, was born and educated in Marshall County and had served as hostess at Cumberland University, Maryville College, Pikeville College, Pikeville, Ky. and the University of Tennessee.
She is survived by one daughter, Miss Jamie Edmondson of Lynnville; two brothers, C. C. McClure of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Max H. McClure of St. Louis, Mo., and number of nieces and nephews.

EDMUNDSON, Andrew Otis The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jun 1944
Funeral services for Andrew Otis Edmundson, 61, prominent citizen of the Bethel section, who died at 4:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at his home of a heart attack, were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Bethel Methodist Church, with the rites conducted by the pastor, the Rev. J. E. Trotter. Burial took place in the Brown Cemetery at Bethel.
Mr. Edmundson, leading farmer, Mason and steward of the Methodist Church, was the son of the late Dr. Van Edmundson and Mrs. Lou Brown Edmundson.
Mr. Edmundson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie Smith Edmundson; one son, Van Edmundson, Ethridge; two nieces, Oleta Hughes and Vaneal Hughes; three grandchildren Billy Thomas and Elaine Edmundson; two brothers, Dr. Will Edmundson, Athens, Ala. and Roger Edmundson, Akron, Ohio; and three sisters, Mrs. Frank Barnes, Stella, Mrs. Claude Rogers, Prospect and Mrs. Julius Allred, Kedron.

EDMUNDSON, George Alfred The Pulaski Record 18 Aug 1948
Funeral services for George Alfred Edmundson, age 85, of Valdosta, Ga., who passed away enroute to the Valdosta Hospital after he was stricken with a heart attack in the lobby of a hotel there, Monday, August 9, were held at 4 o’clock August 11, at the Sineath Funeral Home in Valdosta.
Mr. Edmundson, who was a brother of P. C. Edmundson of Pulaski, was born and reared in the Bethel community of Giles County. He was a retired businessman, having operated a furniture business in Valdosta for a number of years before ill health and age forced his retirement. He was a member of the First Methodist Church of Valdosta.
In addition to Mr. P. C. Edmundson of Pulaski, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. T. C. Chandler, Florence S. C., Mrs. Eloise Croft, Detroit, Mich.; one son, C. C. Edmundson, Los Angeles, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews of this county.

EDMUNDSON, Gilbert The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jul 1942
Gilbert Edmundson, 32, a native of the Stella community, died Saturday night, July 11, at 9:00 o’clock, enroute to the Pulaski Hospital, after having collapsed in front of the Sam Davis Theatre. Witnesses stated that Edmundson evidently died from the effects of poison, judging by his actions and appearance. While a theatre employee was telephoning for a doctor, at his request, Edmundson fell to the sidewalk, receiving a head injury. He had reportedly been carrying strychnine in his pocket a short time before his death occurred and made several statements indicating that he intended taking the poison. A local drug store reported that he attempted to buy a strychnine solution there earlier in the afternoon, but was refused.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at Bethel Methodist Church. The Rev. J. E. Trotter conducted the rites, and the burial was in Brown Cemetery.
Survivors are his wife and two sons, Billy Ray and Thomas Gilbert, Pulaski; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Edmundson, Stella; and one brother, Van Edmundson, Stella.

EDMUNDSON, Zora Rogers The Pulaski Citizen 10 Sep 1941
On Friday afternoon about 2:00 o’clock, death entered the home of Mrs. Zora Rogers Edmundson and her spirit returned to the God who gave it.
Mrs. Edmundson, who was the widow of Dr. Van Edmundson, deceased, had been in failing health for some time. She suffered a paralytic stroke about two years ago and then about ten days ago the second stroke followed, affecting the right side. Since that time she was scarcely conscious of things around her.
She was the daughter of the late Joe and Mary Turnbow Rogers, and was born and reared in this community.

Mrs. Edmundson was a member of the Methodist Church here, having joined in early childhood. She was 73 years of age and had lived a very quiet and modest life.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at Bethel by the Rev. J. E. Trotter and the remains were laid to rest in the Stella Cemetery, beneath a mound of beautiful flowers.
Surviving are two children, Roger Edmondson of Akron, Ohio, and Mrs. J. A. Allred, Bethel; two children she reared, Sam and Van Hughes, Bethel; four stepchildren, Mrs. Frank Barnes, Mrs. Claude Rogers, A. O. Edmundson, Bethel, and Dr. Will Edmundson, Athens, Ala.; two brothers, Claude Rogers, Prospect, John Rogers, Arkansas; and three sisters, Mrs. Bell Barber, Rogersville, Ala., Mrs. John Hightower, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Della Hughes, Lawrenceburg; and six grandchildren and several step-grandchildren.-Bethel Cor.

EDWARDS, Fletcher Everette The Pulaski Record 16 Jul 1947
Funeral services for Fletcher Everette Edwards, 48, who died at the Pulaski Hospital Tuesday morning at 6:25, were conducted Thursday at two p.m. at the Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rev. Stuart Salmon, minister of the First Presbyterian Church, officiated. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Edwards, a mechanic, was a native of Phoenix City, Ala. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. He was a veteran of World War Two having served three and one-half years in the Navy. One year was spent in the African campaign and one year was spent in the Pacific. He received an honorable discharge twenty-one months ago.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Katie Harrison Edwards; three daughters, Mrs. Edward Oliver, Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. Leonard Henson, Mt. Pleasant, Rose Marie Edwards; two sons, F. E. Edwards, Jr., Birmingham, Ala., and Marion Lester Edwards; one grandson; his mother, Mrs. W. E. Edwards, Sr., California; one sister, Mrs. Harry Hastings, Winston-Salem, N.C.

EDWARDS, James Albert The Pulaski Citizen 14 Feb 1945
Funeral services for James Albert Edwards, 54, who died Wednesday, February 7, at Pulaski Hospital, after a short illness, were held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Kedron Methodist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery.
He was a farmer of the Conway Community. Mrs. Edwards, formerly Rebecca Griggs, died about ten years ago.
Mr. Edwards is survived by four children, Misses Florence, Christine, and Lois Edwards and James Albert Edwards; four sisters, Mrs. Henry Hurd, Mrs. Lynn Griggs, Mrs. Ozro Miller, and Mrs. Aymett Griggs, all of Giles County; three brothers, Neal Edwards and Clayton Edwards, both of Giles County, and Buford Edwards, Brentwood.

ELAM, A. L. The Pulaski Citizen 20 Mar 1940
A. L. Elam, 80, died Thursday night at the Pulaski Hospital. Mr. Elam, a native of Giles County, spent most of his long life here, in the Bunker Hill community.
Funeral services were held at the home of Mrs. Floyd Elam, Nashville. And burial was at a Nashville Cemetery.
Surviving are the following children, Miss Annie Elam, James Elam, Louisville, Clyde Elam, Nashville, D. L. Elam, Chicago, Norwood Elam, Richmond, and one sister Miss Minnie Elam, Paris, Texas.

ELDER, Annie Victoria The Pulaski Record 30 Jul 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Victoria Elder, age 88 years, formerly of Prospect, who died at an infirmary in Nashville Sunday evening, July 27, 1947, were held Tuesday afternoon, July 29th at 2 o’clock at the Methodist Church in Prospect.
Mrs. Elder is survived by six sons, T. H., Forline, J. H., J. B. and C. D. Elder of Nashville and John F. Elder of Prospect; a daughter, Mrs. J. R. Moore of Prospect; a sister, Mrs. Fannie Hasting of Prospect; several grand children and great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were her grandsons, Roy R., Tillman, David and Woodrow Elder, R. H. and David Moore.

ELDER, David Colston The Pulaski Citizen 11 Dec 1946
David Colston Elder, 72, prominent citizen and leader in fraternal orders, was found dead in bed early Friday morning December 6, at his home near Pulaski, death being attributed to a heart attack.
Funeral services were conducted at two o’clock Sunday afternoon at the First Methodist Church, of which he was a member. The Rev. Watson M. Cook, pastor of the church, conducted the rites and burial followed in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
He was the son of the late George Whitfield Elder and Elizabeth Elder, well known residents of Giles County. He served as a member of County Court for the past ten years and for a number of years had been identified with the Masonic Lodge, Odd Fellows and Junior Order of United American Mechanics, holding positions of trust with each. He has served as a past Worthy Patron of the Order of the Eastern Star.
He was a devout member of the Methodist Church since early manhood, taking a leading part in all of its activities during his long and useful life.
Mr. Elder is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lura Ingram Elder; two sons, A. C. Elder, Fayetteville, and Edwin L. Elder, Lawrenceburg; four grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Joe Patterson, Jr.,and Mrs. Raymond P. Braly, both of Pulaski, and Mrs. W. N. Butler, Columbia.
Among the number who came for the funeral were Dr. and Mrs. J. I. Calcutt, Chattanooga, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Allred and son, Billy, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Loyd, Raymond Rowe, Miss Evelyn Robinson, Decatur, Ala., Mrs. Walter Butler, Jr., Mrs. J. C. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Butler, Columbia, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Willis, Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Caldwell, Nashville, C. S. Cougnman, Fayetteville, Miss Bess Keeling, Miss Bena Keeling, Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Buckner, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Knox, Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Hood, Mr. and Mrs. Oran Hood, Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Comer, Mr. and Mrs. John Morrison, Dr. and Mrs. H. M. Nance, Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Reeves, Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Brown, Mrs. Floyd E. Brown, Miss Mary Moody, J. W. Mclean, Mrs. Margaret Stephens, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith, Lawrenceburg.

ELDER, George The Pulaski Citizen 20 Mar 1946
George Elder, 62, former resident of the Prospect community, died at 12:30 o’clock Monday morning, March 18, at his home in Nashville after several years of declining health.

Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday morning at Rollow-Donnelly Funeral Home in Nashville by the Rev. Woodard Adams, pastor of the Hobson Chapel Methodist Church, Nashville. Burial took place at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of Mrs. F. D. Elder and the late Mr. Elder, and lived in the Prospect section until recent years when he moved to Nashville. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Elder is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Stovall Elder, formerly of this county, his mother; three daughters, Miss Ruby Elder and Mrs. J. Ira Trotter, Jr., both of Nashville and Mrs. David L. Thomas, Bowling Green, Ky.; one son, David Elder, Nashville; on grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. John Moore, Prospect, and Mrs. Thomas Furline, Nashville; and four brothers, Fisher Elder, Prospect, Charlie Elder, Joe Elder and Jimmy Elder, all of Nashville.

ELDERS, Robert Lee The Pulaski Citizen 27 Sep 1944
Robert Lee Elders, Aviation ordnance man, second class, U. S. Naval Reserve, previously missing in action on August 19, lost his life in line of duty, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Decoy Elders, of the Scotts Hill community, have been notified by the War Department.
Born at Elkmont, Ala., the young man attended school in that town and at Hazel Green, Ala., after which he became a farmer in the Giles County community where his parents made their home. Entering the Armed Service in January, 1941, he received his boot training in North Carolina and further training at a camp in Florida. He had been overseas for about 18 months, his last report having reached his parents from somewhere in the South Pacific.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by 4 brothers: James Elders, Los Angeles, Calif., Wilson Elders, U. S. Navy, Camp Peary, Va., Joe B. Elders, U. S. Army, March Field, Calif., and Raymond Elders, U. S. Army, Camp Shelby, Miss.

ELDRIDGE, Solomon The Pulaski Citizen 16 Feb 1944
Funeral services for Solomon Eldridge, 83, farmer of the Lynnville section, who was found dead in bed Tuesday morning, were held at 11 o’clock Friday morning at the home in the Fifteenth Civil District, conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Eldridge is survived by his wife, Mrs. Robbie Eldridge; two sons, William Eldridge, Lynnville, and Robert Eldridge, Sumpterville, Florida; and ten grandchildren.

ELLEDGE, Claude J. The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jun 1941
Claude Elledge, formerly in business at Bodenham, and later in the drug business in Pulaski for several years, recently living in Birmingham, Ala., died there Wednesday, June 18, and was buried there, Thursday, June 19.
Mr. Elledge is survived by his wife, and a son and daughter both grown up and married, and by three grandchildren. Joe Elledge lives in Birmingham and Mrs. McCulley in Chicago.

ELLIS, Minerva The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jan 1944

Funeral services for Mrs. Minerva Ellis, 87, who died early Sunday morning at her home in Nashville, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the residence. Interment was in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Mrs. Ellis is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Mahlon Webb, formerly of Pulaski, now residing in Nashville, Mrs. O. K. Matthews of Columbia, and Mrs. W. R. Coleman, Nashville, and two granddaughters.

EMERSON, Mrs. W. C. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1942
Word has been received by relatives here of the death of Mrs. W. C. Emerson, former Giles Countian, at her home at Weatherford, Okla. Mrs. Emerson is survived by three daughters and one son, all of Oklahoma; one sister, Mrs. Jim Emerson, of Giles County; and one brother, D. Clark, of Giles County. She was a sister of the late J. Ben Clark.

ENGLISH, Anna Marks The Pulaski Citizen 13 Oct 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Marks English, 69, who died Wednesday night, October 6, at the home of her son in Detroit, Mich., were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at a funeral home in Columbia, with burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. English, the daughter of the late William “Cuff” Marks and Mrs. Sue Ralston Marks, was a native of Giles County and grew to womanhood here. She had been a member of the Methodist Church since childhood.
Mrs. English is survived by the one son, Thomas J. Graves, Detroit, Mich.; and one step-daughter, Mrs. James Allen, of Columbia.

ENGLISH, Clyde L. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Sep 1940
Clyde L. English, 66 years of age, passed away at his home, Campbellsville, Tenn., 9:30 a. m. Sunday, Sept. 1st. Mr. English had been in feeble health many years with a bad heart trouble.
He was united in marriage to Miss Janie Cowan in 1897. All through life they were very devoted to each other. Four children were born to them, Ella Lee, Leslie, Jennie and Abbie.
Mr. English was a man of fine character, he loved the community and his neighbors. He loved to mingle and talk with people. He was everybody’s friend. He loved the young people, loved to have them in his home. The little boys of the neighborhood and would sit and talk with them for hours at a time. He will be greatly missed every where.
He was once a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Some little misunderstanding came up years ago and he had his name removed from the church record. Yet he loved the church and honored its work and his home was always thrown open to the preachers, and all kinds of church work.
He was of a happy, cheerful disposition, always meeting each one with a happy smile. Even when on his bed in last hours of affliction he greeted each with a smile and cheerful words.
His passing has cast a heavy gloom over the entire community where he was born and raised and lived his life.
His funeral services were conducted in the home which he so much loved, by Rev. W. S. Marshall from Nashville and Rev. E. Rueb of Columbia, both having been visitors in his home so much. The knew and paid a most beautiful tribute to his precious sweet memory.

He was laid to rest beneath a lovely mound of flowers. The beautiful flowers and large immense crowd at his funeral, testified to his host of loyal friends and loved ones.
He is survived by his most loving and devoted wife, Mrs. Janie Cowan English, three children, Clyde L. English, Jr., Nashville, Tenn., Jennie English, Campbellsville, Hugh A. English, Morristown, Tenn., and little precious granddaughter, Wanda Jane English, which he was so much devoted to. Two brothers, H.K. English, Wales, J. C. English, Campbellsville.

ENGLISH, Oscar The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jul 1942
Fayetteville, Tenn., June 29-Funeral services for Oscar English, 66, who was found dead Saturday morning at his home three miles west of Fayetteville, were conducted Sunday morning at the Bethel Cemetery near Delrose, where burial took place. The Rev. W. C. Moorehead officiated.
Mr. English lived alone and his death was attributed to a heart attck. For the past few months he had been ill with a heart ailment. Surviving are three brothers, William and Ross English of Lincoln County, and Sam English of Giles County.

ENGLISH, Sallie Baker The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jun 1941
Mrs. Sallie Baker English, 80, widow of W. R. English, died Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock, after an illness of three weeks, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. T. Stone in Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. English was born and reared at Campbellsville and spent all her married life there until the family moved to Lawrenceburg in 1917. There they operated the English Inn for a number of years. Some time after Mr. English’s death Mrs. English went to Mt. Pleasant to make her home.
Mrs. English was a lifelong member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Campbellsville, where funeral services were conducted Saturday morning at 10:30 o’clock by Rev. Mr. Gynn, pastor, followed by burial in the family lot in the Campbellsville Cemetery.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Reece Campbell, of Campbellsville, Miss Martha English, Lawrenceburg, and one son, John T. English of Dallas, Texas, and eight grandchildren.

ESLICK, Ethel McLin The Pulaski Citizen 12 May 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel McLin Eslick, aged 72, who died Saturday following an extended illness, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, May 9, at the McLin Cemetery, with the rites conducted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church.
Mrs. Eslick, a native of Giles County, was the widow of Merritt Eslick, who made their home for more thirty years in the state of Oklahoma. Mrs. Eslick returned to Pulaski several years ago, residing with her relative, Mrs. Edwin E. Williams.
Mrs. Eslick, widely known for her gentle disposition, was prominently identified with the Methodist Church since early womanhood.

ESLICK, Raymond The Pulaski Citizen 29 Dec 1943
Relatives in Pulaski received official notification this week that Sgt. Raymond Eslick, 43, who had been serving in the United States Army for 25 years, was found dead in bed at Ft. Mason, Calif., where he had been stationed for some time, on Saturday, December 25.
The telegram stated further that the cause of Sgt. Eslick’s death was not known, and no other information had been obtained at press time.
Sgt. Eslick, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Dan Eslick of this county, is survived by three brothers, Bennett and Eugene Eslick of Pulaski; and Oliver Eslick of Nashville; and a sister, Mrs. D. C. McGovic, of Louisville, Ky.
Funeral services will be held in Pulaski, but arrangements could not be made until it is learned when the body will arrive here.

The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jan 1944
Funeral services for Sgt. Raymond Eslick, 43, who died December 25, at Fort Mason, Calif., were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder Harry R. Fox, pastor of the Pulaski Church of Christ. Interment was in the family lot at Maplewood Cemetery.
Members of the Pulaski unit of the State Guard served as pall bearers.
Sgt. Eslick, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Dan L. Eslick, is survived by three brothers, Bennett and Eugene Eslick, Pulaski, and Oliver Eslick, Nashville; and one sister, Mrs. D. C. McGorvic, Louisville, Ky.

ESTEP, Elder Charlie The Pulaski Citizen 2 Apr 1941
Our community has suffered the loss of another good citizen. Elder Charlie Estep died March 27. Funeral and burial were at Pisgah.
Elder Estep was a ardent member and supporter of the Primitive Baptist Church. His home church was the Unity Church, in eastern Giles County. He had been a member of that church since 1922. He labored both in Middle Tennessee and North Alabama. He was known and loved by a great host of friends, not only in his own church, but by all other alike. Elder Walker and Elder Campbell conducted the funeral services. Elder Walker said in his talk, “That no matter what church spoke of him, they never said a harmful word of him.”
Elder Estep is survived by his wife and fourteen children and two grandchildren.

ESTES, William Mark The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jun 1944
Funeral services for William Mark Estes, 50, veteran of World War I, who died at Veterans’ Hospital at Memphis Tuesday, following an extended illness, will be held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at New Zion Church. The rites will be conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins and burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Estes was a resident of the Woodlawn community.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bertha Chapman Estes; three sisters, Mrs. Virgin Downing, Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. Roy Petty, Lewisburg, Mrs. Bill Stem, Los Angeles, Calif.; two brothers, Leach Estes, Lewisburg, and Ernest Estes, Los Angeles, Calif.

EUBANK, Elizabeth Roller The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jun 1946
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Roller Eubank, wife of W. T. Eubank, who died at 9:30 o’clock Sunday morning, June 9, 1946, at her home in Dallas, Texas, following a protracted illness, were held at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon in Dallas with burial in that city.
A native of Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Roller. She taught school in Pulaski and Giles County, in Florida and Louisiana for a number of years before her marriage.
Mrs. Eubank is survived by her husband; two sisters, Miss Ethel Roller and Mrs. Harry Cohen, both of Pulaski; three brothers, Virgil M. Roller and E. T. Roller, both of Pulaski and C. C. Roller, Nashville.
Mrs. Eubank was a sister of the late Mrs. Grace Poteet, and Dr. Bert Roller, Nashville.

EUBANK, Lon The Pulaski Citizen 22 Nov 1944
Funeral services for Lon Eubank,72, who died suddenly at a store in Prospect at 4:30 o’clock Monday afternoon, November 20, were held at 3:30 Tuesday afternoon at the Kedron Methodist Church, of which he was a member. The Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the church, conducted the rites with burial in the church cemetery.
Mr. Eubank formerly operated a livery stable in Prospect a number of years ago.
The survivors are three sisters, Mrs. R. H. Harris, Nashville, Mrs. Clarence Helmick, Lynnville, and Mrs. A. C. Curry, Florence, Ala.; and one brother, Luther Eubank, Nashville.
Mr. Eubank never married.

EUBANK, Robert Asa The Pulaski Citizen 19 Dec 1945
Robert A. Eubank, 82, retied owner of Woodlawn Nursery at Prospect and former teacher in Giles County for many years, died at eight o’clock Thursday morning, December 13, at his home in Minor Hill, after several months of failing health.
Son of the late Jake Eubank and Nisha Hazlewood Eubank, Mr. Eubank was born and reared near Aspen Hill. Educated at Trinity College in Tehancana, Texas, and Iuka Normal, in Iuka, Miss., he was a leading educator in the early years of his life, having taught at Corsicana, Texas, Guntersville Academy, Guntersville, Ala., Hulka High School, Hulka, Miss., Blanch High School in Lincoln County and at several schools in Giles County.
In 1899, he became connected with the Blanch Nursery as salesman and a few years later formed his own nursery business in Giles County, which he operated until 1943 when his son, R. H. Eubank, assumed the business responsibility.
Funeral services were conducted at two o’clock Friday afternoon at the Minor Hill Methodist church by the Rev. A. R. Hodges and the Rev. W. G. Moorehead. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Eubank is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mackie L. Eubank; two sons, F. L. and R. H. Eubank of Nashville; five daughters, Mrs. Fred Welch of Goodlettsville, Mrs. T. E. Haney, Misses Esther, Orpah and Naomi Eubank, of Minor Hill; two sisters, Mrs. John James and Mrs. Joe Wilburn, of Prospect; and one brother, M. D. Eubank, of Santa Anna, Texas.

EUBANK, William Tillman The Pulaski Citizen 17 May 1944
Funeral services were held in Dallas, Texas, Friday afternoon, May 12, for William Tillman Eubank, 34, traffic manager for American Airlines, who died Thursday afternoon at the home in that city following an illness of four years. Burial took place in Dallas.
Mr. Eubank was the son of W. T. (Tal) Eubank and Mrs. Lizzie Roller Eubank, natives of Giles County.
Mr. Eubank, a graduate of Southern Methodist University at Dallas, was a member of Highland Park Methodist Church, and had held a responsible position with American Airlines since 1931.

EVANS, Fannie Harris The Pulaski Record 2 Mar 1949
Mrs. Fannie Harris Evans died Friday, February 25 at 3:30 p. m. at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Lee of Nashville. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church here Saturday with Rev. L.G. Gatlin, assisted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy and Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating. Burial took place at Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
She was a member of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Evans, a native of Giles County, was a daughter of the late Lillie Burge Harris and R. S. Harris. Her husband, Gilbert Evans, died April 25, 1948.
In addition to Mrs. Lee, she is survived by three other daughters, Mrs. V. C. Golden, Mrs. Herbert Wright, Mrs. William Wright of Kentucky; two sons, James and Gilbert Evans, Jr. of Pulaski; 17 grandchildren and one great grandchild; five sisters, Mrs. Homer Reed, Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Tom Grandstaff, of Worchester, Ohio, Mrs. Jake Smith of Ohio, Mrs. Claude Warren of Waynesboro; one brother, Dr. R. C. Harris of Bolivar, Tenn.; one half-sister, Mrs. Shelby Williams of Nashville; and one half-brother, Shields Harris of Pulaski.

EVANS, Fannie Matthews The Pulaski Citizen 16 Feb 1944
Funeral services for Fannie Matthews Evans, 81, who died early Tuesday morning at Pulaski Hospital following a week’s illness, were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the Olivet Charge. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. R. H. Matthews, prominent family of Maury County, and was married to Phillip Evans, son of Capt. R. L. Evans of Giles County. She came to this county as a bride and had resided here since that time.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Evans is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Walter Hamlett and Mrs. Daisy E. Keeton, both of Campbellsville, and Misses Essie and Nadine Evans, both of Nashville; one son, Herbert J. Evans, of Riversburg, former Register of Giles County; nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Frank Devers, Mrs. Morgan Elliott and Mrs. Robert Seagroves, all of Columbia; two brothers, Bedford Matthews, Maury County, and Will Matthews, Dawson, Texas.

EVANS, Gilbert Sr. The Pulaski Record 28 Apr 1948
Gilbert Evans, Sr., retired farmer, died at his home in the Blooming Grove community Sunday at 7:30 p. m. following an extended illness.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 o’clock Tuesday morning at the First Baptist Church in Pulaski with Rev. L. G. Gatlin officiating. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mr. Evans was a life long resident of Giles County and a member of the Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie Harris Evans; four daughters, Mrs. Victor Golden, Mrs. Herbert Wright, Mrs. William Wright, Mrs. William Lee; two sons, James Evans and Gilbert Evans, Jr.; four sisters, Mrs. Mahlon Smith, Mrs. Jim Owen, Mrs. Annie Ruth Young, and Mrs. Bert Bledsoe; two brothers, Walter Evans and Sam F. Evans; his mother, Mrs. Izora Evans; 15 grandchildren and one great grandchild.

EVANS, Luther The Pulaski Record 02 Jun 1948
Funeral services for Luther Evans, 82, of Lynnville, who died Friday monrning, May 28, at eight o’clock at the Pulaski Hospital where had been undergoing treatment for several days, were held Saturday afternoon, May 29, at 2:00 at the home in Lynnville. Mr. Evans who was a member of a pioneer family of Giles County had been in failing health for several years. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Rev. C. S. Ramsey of Lynnville conducted the services and burial was at Lynnwood Cemetery.
He is survived by one brother, H. B. Evans of Lynnville with whom he made his home; and nine nephews and eight nieces.
Among those who attended the funeral services from a distance were Harold and Evans and son of Jackson, Tenn., Sam Evans of Decatur, Ala., Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Smith and Mrs. Jim Evans of Decatur, Ala., and Thomas Evans and Ben Evans. Wilson Carter in charge.

EZELL, Elizabeth Ridgeway The Pulaski Record 09 Feb 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie Ezell will be held Monday afternoon at two o’clock at the Elkton Methodist Church. The Rev. W. L. Hayes, pastor of the church, will officiate and burial will be in the Elkton Cemetery.
Mrs. Ezell died Monday morning, February 7, at the Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. after several weeks’ illness.
A native of Giles County and a member of the Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Robert I. Baugh and Frances Bowers Baugh, pioneer residents of Giles County.
She was twice married, the first husband, Bob Ridgeway died in 1938.
Survivors include: one daughter, Mrs. Harold P. Manville of Kansas City, Mo. with whom she made her home since the death of her husband, A. G. Ezell; two granddaughters, Susan and Martha Maneville; three brothers, Frank Baugh of Montgomery, Ala., Charlie Baugh of Raymond, Miss., and Floyd Baugh of Farmington, Tenn.; one sister, Mrs. Annie Lee Rowe of Memphis, Tenn.; one foster brother, Edward Carter of Tulsa, Okla., and one foster sister, Mrs. B. H. Woodard of Spring Hill, Tenn.; three step-children, Mrs. Jerry of Huntsvile, Foster Ezell of Nesbitt, Miss., and Grady Ezell of Elkton.

EZELL, John Calvin Palmer The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1947
Funeral services for John C. Ezell, 75, well known retired farmer of the Bunker Hill community, who died at one o’clock Saturday afternoon, August 16, at his home in Pulaski, following several years declining health, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of the Bennett May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Watson Marvin Cook, pastor of the First Methodist Church, and burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Son of the late Marion Polk “Hoose” Ezell and Mary Tarpley Ezell, he was a lifelong resident of the county and a member of the Bunker Hill Methodist Church for many years.
Mr. Ezell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Leona Birdsong Ezell; one daughter, Mrs. Hencely Hughey, Pulaski; one son, Edd M. Ezell, member of the firm of Reeves Drug Store, Pulaski; three grandchildren, Mrs. Robert Dudly Abernathy, Mrs. Jack Lawson and Dudley Hughey, all of Pulaski; two sisters, Mrs. Clyde Harris, Pulaski, and Mrs. M. E. Woodward, Decatur, Al.

FAUTT, Robert H. Jr. The Pulaski Record 20 Aug 1947
Funeral services for Capt. Robert H. Fautt, Jr., 29, of Pulaski, who was killed in a plane crash in Jamaica on August 1, were held Sunday, August 17 at 11:00 a.m. Rev. J. W. Bryson of Atlanta, Ga., formerly of Pulaski, conducted the services in the First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Capt. Fautt, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Fautt of Pulaski, was killed at Bernam Field, Jamaica while participating in the air show being staged in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Army Air Force. His participation included a dive and two slow rolls in a P-47. It was during the second slow roll that he crashed on the field. A native of Giles County, Captain Fautt was a member of the 1943 class of the United States Military Academy, and was stationed in the European theater as a fighter pilot, being hospitalized six months in England after serious injury in combat.
Upon his return to the United States he was transferred to Orlando, Fla. and in July, 1946 to Puerto Rico. His wife, the former Miss Ann Broussard of Lake Arthur, Louisiana and three-year-old daughter, Susan, make their home in New Orleans.
Besides his parents, widow and daughter, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Mahlon Long, Jr.
Pallbearers included Jack Abernathy, Jr., Aubrey Hagan, Jr., Robert Smith, Newton White, III, William J. Yancey, Jr., John H. Stevenson, Robert Story and Clay Tucker.

FERGUSON, Vicie Laretta The Pulaski Citizen 12 Feb 1941
Mrs. Vicie Ferguson, mother of Mrs. Charles Kuhn, died at the home of her daughter, with whom she lived, about midnight, Monday night.
Funeral at Kuhn home, Tuesday conducted by Rev. J. W. Bryson. Burial at Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Ferguson is survived by one daughter and one son, Mrs. Charles Kuhn of Pulaski and Will Ferguson of Cullman, Ala.

FITZGERALD, Ida Elizabeth Muse The Pulaski Citizen 31 Mar 1943
Mrs. John T. Fitzgerald, aged 67, died at Pulaski Hospital at 6 o’clock Thursday evening, March 25, following a brief illness. Funeral services were held at the residence at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon, with the Rev. F. G. Dickson, pastor of the Blooming Grove Methodist Church, officiating, assisted by the Rev. James Parsons. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.

Mrs. Fitzgerald is survived by her husband, three daughters, Mrs. E. K. Harwell, Lewisburg; Mrs. Leroy Lawrence and Mrs. Luther Prentice, Pulaski; three sons, Tom Fitzgerald, Pulaski, John D. Fitzgerald, Santa Fe, and Elmo Fitzgerald, Camp Perry, Ohio; ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Effie Arnold, Oklahoma, two half-sisters and four half-brothers of Marshall, Texas.

FITZGERALD, John Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jun 1943
Funeral services for John Thomas Fitzgerald, 71, retired farmer, who died at the Pulaski Hospital at 7 o’clock Sunday night, were held at the residence at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon by the Rev. F. G. Dickson, pastor of the Blooming Grove Methodist Church, of which he was a member. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Fitzgerald, the former Elizabeth Muse, died three months ago.
Mr. Fitzgerald is survived by six children, Thomas Fitzgerald, Mrs. Leroy Lawrence, Mrs. L. L. Prentice, all of Pulaski, Mrs. E. K. Harwell of Lewisburg, John D. Fitzgerald of Santa Fe, and Sgt. Elmo Fitzgerald of Camp Chafee, Ark.; ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren; two brothers, Jesse Fitzgerald of Pulaski, and Pat Fitzgerald of Nashville; and one sister, Mrs. Jennie Griggs of Pulaski.

FITZPATRICK, Virginia Helmick The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jul 1942
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, June 28, for Mrs. Ed Fitzpatrick, who died Saturday at her home in the Lynnville community, after an extended illness. The Rev. W. D. Thomas, pastor of the Roberson Fork Church of Christ, of which she was a member, officiated; and burial took place in the Elk Ridge Cemetery.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick is survived by her husband, two children, four grandchildren, three sisters, and one brother.

FLAHERTY, Loretta The Pulaski Citizen 23 Feb 1944
Mass was said Sunday morning at the Immaculate Conception Church by the Rev. Father Walter Bush for Miss Loretta Marie Flaherty, 27, registered nurse, who died at 6 o’clock Saturday evening, February 19, at the home on West Flower Street.
Accompanied by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Flaherty, the remains were shipped to Rockland, Mass., where burial will take place.
Miss Flaherty, a native of Brocton, Mass., who has been in declining health for some time, has been residing in Pulaski several weeks since her father, a government inspector at General Shoe Corporation, moved here.
Besides her parents, Miss Flaherty is survived by one sister, Mrs. Frank Arnone, Brockton, Mass.; and two brothers, Joe Flaherty, U. S. Navy and David Flaherty, student at the local high school.

FLAUTT, James Solon The Pulaski Record 01 Jun 1949
Funeral services for James Solon Flautt, 75, native of Pulaski, will be conducted Friday morning at 11o’clock at the Presbyterian Church here. Dr. Walter R. Courtenay, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Nashville will officiate. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Flautt died at 3 p.m. Tuesday. May 31 at Vanderbilt Hospital after suffering a heart attack that morning.
Son of the late Capt. John and Marcella Rose Flautt, Mr. Flautt was born in Pulaski and attend Giles County schools. He was employed by Union National Bank in Pulaski and later moved to Missouri where he entered the flour milling business.
In 1939, he moved to Nashville and became connected with Joy Floral Company. He was a member of the firm’s office staff until time of his death. Mr. Flautt was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Ella Phillips Flautt, a son, John S. Flautt, Wichita, Kansas; a daughter, Mrs. Martin Roberts, Jr. of Nashville; two sisters, Mrs. Sam Woodward of Pulaski and Mrs. A. F. Owings of Georgia; two brothers, Meredith Flautt of Nashville and John H. Flautt of Birmingham, Ala.; two grandchildren, Elizabeth Flautt of Wichita and Martin Roberts, II, of Nashville.

FLEMING, Helen Scruggs The Pulaski Citizen 12 May 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Scruggs Fleming, aged 41 years, wife of John Lee Fleming, of Columbia, who died Thursday morning, May 6, at King’s Daughters Hospital, following several months’ failing health, were held Friday afternoon at the residence by Dr. J. L. Ligon, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Columbia. Burial took place in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Fleming was a native of Giles County, the daughter of J. W. Scruggs and Mrs. Delia Cole Scruggs of Prospect. She has made her home in Columbia since her marriage in 1932, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in that city.
Surviving Mrs. Fleming, besides her husband, are three children, Mickey Pearl, Philmore and Ligon Cole Fleming; her parents, six sisters, Mrs. C. H. Cole, Pulaski, Mrs. Milburn Holley, Mrs. Thomas Wilburn, Mrs. Milton Scott, and Miss Willie Joe Scruggs, all of Prospect, and Mrs. G. E. Barnett of Hanceville, Ala.

FLOURNOY, John Walker The Pulaski Record 23 Apr 1947
Funeral services for John Walker Flournoy, 73, former county court clerk of Giles County, were held at 2:30 o’clock, Monday afternoon, April 14, at the Bennett-May Funeral Home with the Rev. Etuart Salmon and Rev. W. C. Moorehead conducting the services. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery. He was a son of the late Capt. Walter Flournoy, a Confederate Soldier, and Mrs. Ella Ezell Flournoy, pioneer families of Giles County. Mr. Flournoy was a native of Pulaski and was prominent in the county having served two terms as County Court
Clerk and a number of years as deputy county court clerk for his cousin, the late W. Flournoy English. At one time he was associated with the dry goods concern of King and Flournoy in Pulaski. He was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by a brother, Will Flournoy of Nashville, and a half-brother, Dr. Shields Abernathy of Memphis, Tenn.

FLOURNOY, Sallie Will Ballentine The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1941
After a year or two of ill health, Mrs. J. W. Flournoy, passed quietly away, about 11 o’clock Thursday night, December 10, at her home on South First Street, Pulaski.
A daughter of the late A. J. Ballentine, and his wife, who before her marriage, was Miss Amanda Kennedy, Miss Sallie Will, enjoyed best social advantages. She was bright, jolly, and full of life. A sincere friend who made friends and kept them.
She and J. W. Flournoy were congenial life partners.
Funeral services were held at the home Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock, Rev. J. W. Bryson of the Presbyterian Church officiating.
Only surviving members of her immediate family are Mr. Flournoy, and Jack Goodlett and his sister of Austin, Tex., son and daughter of Mrs. Flournoy’s sister, Miss Orlean Ballentine who married J. B. Goodlett.

FOGG, George Horace The Pulaski Record 24 Dec 1947
Funeral services for George H. Fogg, age 88, who died at his home Sunday at 6:00 p.m. after a long illness, were held Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the Cedar Grove Presbyterian Church. Rev. C. M. Zwingle of Nashville officiated. Burial was in the Fogg Cemetery at Cedar Grove. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Fogg; two daughters, Mrs. Charlie H. Brown, and Miss Maggie Fogg; two sons, Audry Lee Fogg and Solon H. Fogg of Cedar Grove; four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Wilson Carter and Company in charge.

FOGG, Sara Elizabeth Johnson The Pulaski Record 11 Aug 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie Johnson Fogg, who died early Thursday morning, July 29 at the home of her brother, Edd Johnson at Stella, following a long period of declining health, were held at 2 p.m. Friday, July 30, at the Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. C. W. Zwingle, pastor of the Fiducia Cumberland Presbyterian Church, assisted by the Rev. Joe Doggett.
She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. The former Sarah Elizabeth Johnson, she was a daughter of the late Arch Johnson and Rachel Hazelwood Johnson, and a lifelong resident of Giles. Her husband, George Fogg, died December 21, 1947. Mrs. Fogg is survived by four brothers, Edd Johnson, Stella, Lindsay Johnson, Bethel, Andrew Johnson, Decatur, Ala., and Melvin Johnson, Oklahoma; and four step-children; Mrs. C. H. Brown, Miss Maggie Fogg, Solon Fogg and A. L. Fogg, all of the Rockwood community.

FOGG, Maude Anthony The Pulaski Citizen 28 May 1941
Mrs. Maude Anthony Fogg, 55, wife of Earl Fogg, died May 19th, at their home in Elkmont, Ala. Mrs. Fogg was a native of Giles County, having been the daughter of the late Noah Anthony and Mrs. Henrietta F. Anthony, of the Cedar Grove community. When she was married to Mr. Fogg they settled in Elkmont.
Funeral services were conducted at the Pettusville, Ala., Methodist Church, and burial was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Fogg is survived by her husband and one son, Clyde of Elkmont, her mother, Cedar Grove, one sister and two brothers, Miss Mary Anthony, and Joe Anthony, Cedar Grove, and Grover Anthony, Aspen Hill.

FOGG, Sallie Ann Spivey The Pulaski Citizen 6 Nov 1940
Mrs. S. A. Fogg, daughter of Elder Jordon Spivey, pioneer minister of the Gospel, and widow of Capt. Fed Fogg, fell asleep in the arms of Jesus, Oct. 29, 2:15 p. m., age 81.
She was a faithful member of the Church of Christ until the end. She was loved and admired by all who knew her, she always had a sweet smile and kind word for all, we will always cherish the memory of her kind deeds, our loss is Heaven’s gain.
Funeral services were conducted by Bro. Elmer Smith, Bro. Clifford Murphy, Bro. Joe Clark at the Church of Christ Wednesday afternoon at 2 p. m.
Those that survive are Mrs. H. T. Mitchell, Mrs. Tol Nance of Pulaski, Mrs. Alice Bailey of Lewisburg, Mrs. Mattie Clark of Leota, Kan., Elder Floyd Spivey of Iowa Park, Texas, Alvie Spivey of Denison, Tex.

FOGG, Walter Scott The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jan 1941
Walter Scott Fogg, 79, dropped dead, at the Old Folks Home, 1625 West Jefferson Street, Louisville, Ky., at 1 p. m. January 16, 1941. He was buried on August Jeffers Lot, Rest Haven Cemetery, Louisville, on January 18.
He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Emma M. Shores, two daughters, Mrs. August Jeffers, and Mrs. Rex May, and a son, Charles Fogg.
Mr. Fogg formerly lived in Giles County, in the Cedar Grove community. He was a good citizen and will be remembered by many of the older people. He removed from the old home place several years ago.

FOLLIS, Wade Hampton The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jan 1945
Funeral services for Wade Hampton Follis, 59, native of Giles County, who died suddenly January 6 in Portsmouth, Va., will be held at one o’clock, Thursday afternoon at the Lynnville Methodist Church by the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the church. Burial will follow in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
A native of the Lynnville community, he was the son of the late Will Follis and Mrs. Fannie Evans Follis, who twenty-seven years ago went to Portsmouth to reside. He never married.
Mr. Follis is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Roberta F. Gray, Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. Jessie Strawn, Pulaski, Mrs. Goldie Wells, Lynnville, Mrs. Vashti Wells, Nashville.

FORSYTHE, James Marion The Pulaski Citizen 2 Sep 1942
The Rev. James Marion Forsythe, aged 57 years, Cumberland Presbyterian minister, died Sunday night at Watertown of a heart attack, shortly after he had concluded an evening revival service. Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at the Murfreesboro Cumberland Presbyterian Church by the Rev. W. S. Marshall of Nashville, and the Rev. E. R. Ladd, pastor. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery at Murfreesboro.

He was born and reared in Giles County, the son of the late Harry Forsythe and Mrs. Julia Simpson Forsythe. He had held pastorates in a number of churches.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Edna Brownlow Forsythe; two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Cosby and Miss Marjorie Forsythe of Murfreesboro; two sons, Robert Forsythe, Murfreesboro, and William Forsythe, stationed in an Army camp in New Jersey; one grandchild; and six sisters, Mrs. Bessie Lewis, Mrs. Louise Brownlow, and Mrs. Mollie Kinnard, all of Pulaski, Mrs. Ella Brownlow of Ethridge, Mrs. Eugene Sawyer and Mrs. Addie King, of Nashville, and two brothers, George Forsythe and Bob Forsythe of Nashville.

FOSTER, Elizabeth Mae Moore The Pulaski Citizen 03 Dec 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie Mae Moore Foster, 72, who died suddenly about 4:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, November 26, at her home in the Berea section, were held Friday afternoon at her residence, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins and the Rev. W. L. Harwell, Methodist ministers. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Daughter of the late Robert Moore and Emma Williams Moore, she was a lifelong resident of the county and a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Foster, the widow of Forrest Foster, who died in 1932, is survived by six daughters, Misses Louise and Ella Foster, Mrs. Maurice H. Cardin, Mrs. Shields Harris, and Mrs. Allen Garrett, all of the Berea Community, and Mrs. Bee Yowell, Buras, La.; two sons, Brown Foster, Berea and Robert Foster, Memphis; a number of grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Lee Wisdom and Mrs. G. W. McCaskill, Berea.

FOSTER, H. G. The Pulaski Citizen 28 May 1941
A letter to Miss Katie Grasse, who lived with the Foster family for several years, brings the news, that H. G. Foster, formerly in the automobile business in Pulaski with Louie Malkemus, died suddenly of a heart attack, in California, on Tuesday, May 13. The body ws buried there on Thursday, May 15.
Messrs. Foster & Malkemus went from Pulaski to Columbia, where they continued in the automobile business for awhile. The partnership was later dissolved, and Mr. Foster and his family, removed to California.
At the time of his death he was working in an airplane factory. Was making good, as we say. And was getting a good salary.
The heart attack came without warning while he was engaged in his regular work, at the factory, and he passed away without a struggle.
He is survived by his wife. His oldestson, George, who is married. And a younger son, Harold, who was just ready to enter college, having completed his high school course. The sudden, an unexpected death, of his father may, or may not alter his plans. We do not know.

FOSTER, Milton Hunt The Pulaski Record 15 Jan 1941
Funeral services for Milton Hunt Foster, 41, Lynnville farmer who died in a Columbia hospital Monday after a brief illness, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at his home with Elder Ben Harding officiating. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lola Young Foster; two daughters, Dorah Ann and Dorothy Jean Foster; three sons, William R., Joe Thomas, and Milton Foster, Jr.; and two sisters, Mrs. J. T. Moore of Stiversville and Mrs. Loyd Hickerson of Donelson.

FOX, Jerome The Pulaski Citizen 6 Sep 1944
Funeral services for Jerome Fox, 74, who died at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning, September 6, at Pulaski Hospital after a long period of declining health, will be held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. F. G. Dickson, pastor of the Rehoboth Methodist Church. Burial will take place in the family lot in the Aspen Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Fox, a lifelong resident of the Tarpley community was a member of the Methodist Church. Mrs. Fox died several years ago.
Mr. Fox is survived by one brother, Clarence Fox, Sheffield, Ala.

FOX, William Anderson The Pulaski Citizen 8 Mar 1944
Funeral services for William Anderson Fox, 65, who died Friday, March 3, at his home in the Tarpley section, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted y the Rev. F. G. Dickson. Burial was in the Aspen Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Fox is survived by one son, William Anderson Fox, Jr., U. S. Navy; and two daughters, Mrs. J. D. Roberts, Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. D. A. Howard, Athens, Ala.; and two brothers, Jerome Fox, Tarpley, and Clarence Fox, Sheffield, Ala.

FOX, William Jordan The Pulaski Citizen 21 Feb 1943
William Jordan Fox, father of Elder Harvey R. Fox, pastor of Pulaski Church of Christ, died Sunday at 4303 Baxter Avenue, Louisville, Ky., where he had made his home many years. Funeral services and interment took place Tuesday in Louisville.
Besides his son at Pulaski, Mr. Fox is survived by another son, Herman Fox, of California; and several grandchildren.

FRANCIS, James Alexander The Pulaski Record 28 May 1947
Funeral services for John Alexander Francis, 68, who died May 20, at the Pulaski Hospital were held Friday at the Union Valley Baptist Church. Rev. Mack Pinkelton conducted the service. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie Nelson; two daughters, Mrs. Viola Parker of Pulaski, and Mrs. Lillie McCrutcheon of Texas; one sister, and three brothers.

FRANCIS, John B. The Pulaski Record 20 Aug 1947
Funeral services for James B. Francis, age 7, retired contractor, who died Thursday night, at 7:58 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville following an illness of several years were conducted at the Lindsley Avenue Church of Christ in Nashville. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late William and Mary Carver Francis. He was educated in the Giles County Schools. He was married to the former Miss Missouri Ann Brymer of Mt. Pleasant fifty-years ago. She died in 1938.
Mr. Francis worked as a contractor in Giles and Maury Counties until his retirement 15 years ago. At that time he moved to Nashville and made his home at 59 Washington Street. He was a member of the Lindsley Avenue Church of Christ in Nashville.
He is survived by three sons, C. N. and C. E. Francis of Nashville and John Francis of Wales, Tenn.; one daughter, Mrs. W. E. Wynne of Nashville; one brother, W. A. Francis of Mt. Pleasant; ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

FRANKLIN, B. E. The Pulaski Citizen 28 Aug 1940
Dr. B. E. Franklin, died at the home of his son, K. M. Franklin with whom he has lived the last few years, from a heart attack, Tuesday afternoon.
Dr. Franklin was 74 years of age, and had been in rather feeble health for the past four or five years..
Dr. Franklin was a native of Kentucky. And as a young man was a practicing physician. But abandoned the medical profession to devote himself to the ministry of the Baptist Church. Before entering the ministry, he took the course of training in the Theological Seminary, at Louisville.
Mr. Franklin is survived by one daughter, and three sons. He made his home, most of the time for the last five years with his son, K. M. Franklin, Pulaski letter carrier, visiting from time to time with other members of the family. Burial at Mt. Olivet, Nashville.

FRANKLIN, H. G. The Pulaski Citizen 20 Dec 1944
Funeral services for Henry Grady Franklin, 47, who died suddenly of a heart attack Sunday, December 17, were held at 1:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mr. Franklin was a farmer of the Riversburg section and worked at the mines at Wales. Mrs. Franklin died several years ago.
Mr. Franklin is survived by four sons, Henry Franklin, who entered the Navy six months ago and is serving in the Hawaiian area, Joe, Harold and Paul Franklin; his mother, Mrs. R. H. Franklin; and one sister, Mrs. Bill Reed; all of the Riversburg community.

FRANKLIN, Thomas Lavert The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1948
Funeral services for Thomas LaVicert Franklin, 27, who died at 3 o’clock Thursday morning, January 8, at his home in the Tarpley community, following a long illness, were conducted at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Rehoboth Methodist Church by the Rev. Marshall D. Moss, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Franklin is survived by his father, Felix Lavert Franklin; six sisters, Mrs. Marvin Underwood, Lynnville, Mrs. Allen Harwell, Cornersville, Mrs. Calvin Turner and Mrs. Walter Phillips, Pulaski, Misses Frances and Peggy Franklin; two half-sisters, Mrs. Johnie Boatright, Lewisburg, and Mrs. Garland Wilkes, Pulaski; and one half-brother, John Franklin, Kansas City, Mo.

FRY, Effie The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1943
Funeral services for Miss Effie Fry, who died Sunday at Pulaski Hospital, following a brief illness, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the home in Lynnville, with burial in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Born and reared in Lynnville, she had lived there all her life except for a few years she resided in New Orleans. She was a daughter of the late James Fry and Sallie Yokley Fry, well known residents of the Lynnville community.
Miss Fry is survived by two brothers, Sam Fry, of Lynnville, and James Fry, of New Orleans.

FRY, James Preston The Pulaski Citizen 2 Aug 1944
Funeral services for James Preston Fry, 58, Pulaski policeman, who died at four o’clock Monday morning, July 31, at his home here after several weeks’ illness, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the rites conducted by the Rev. A. R. Hogan. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Fry, who had served the city of Pulaski as a law enforcement officer for the past fourteen years, was held in high esteem by its citizenry for his faithfulness to duty and his untiring efforts to preserve law and order. He was a member of the United Methodist Church.
Mr. Fry is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ella Weaver Fry; two sons, Floyd Fry, Pulaski, and Albert Lee Fry, who is with the A. E. F. in France; three daughters, Mrs. Lelia Mae Wilson, Decatur, Ala., Mrs. Birdie Sanderson, Pulaski, Mrs. Izora Chapman, Birmingham, Ala.; thirteen grandchildren; six sisters, Mrs. Will Brashears, Mrs. Susie Pratt, Mrs. Eveline Roberts, Mrs. Emma Abernathy, all of Giles County; Mrs. Kittie Bell Johnson, Decatur, Ala., Mrs. Becky Jane Roland, of Texas.

FULLER, Ada Elkins The Pulaski Citizen 16 Feb 1944
Mrs. Ada Elkins Fuller, 71, widow of the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the Olivet Charge, Pulaski, died Friday morning at her home in Chattanooga. Funeral services were held at St. Elmo Methodist Church in that city Sunday afternoon with the rites conducted by the Rev. E. E. Wiley, Jr., and Rev. L. E. Hoppe. Interment took place in Forest Hills Cemetery.
Mrs. Fuller was a member of St. Elmo Methodist Church. Besides one son at Pulaski, Mrs Fuller is survived by two other sons, E. C. Elkins, Chattanooga, and Chaplain O. V. Elkins, U. S. Army; three daughters, Mrs. J. E. Pruitt, Mrs. Pearl Curtis, and Mrs. W. L. England, all of Chattanooga; two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

FUQUA, E. M. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Jan 1940
Funeral services for Dr. E. M. Fuqua who died Sunday night in Nashville, were held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Methodist Church here. Rev. R. A. Johns conducted the services assisted by Rev. S. R. Bratcher.

The passing of Dr. Fuqua has caused widespread regret throughout the town and county where he has practiced his profession since 1921, and has been most successful, loved and honored, by many to whom he has ministered so tenderly and so efficiently.
Dr. Fuqua was born in Todd County, Ky., May 27, 1881. He attended school in Guthrie, Ky., graduated from Bethel College, Russellville, Ky. in 1903. From 1903 to 1907 he taught in the schools of Bardstown and Guthrie, Ky.
He attended Vanderbilt University from which he graduated in 1911 with highest honors winning the Founder’s Medal.
Previous to the World War, he practiced medicine in Nashville. In the World War, he was Captain in the Vanderbilt Unit, 1st Divistion, served 16 months over seas and was cited for bravery.
During 1919 and 1920, he was Superintendent of the Protestant Hospital in Nashville. And at the time of his death was a member of the State Board of Health.
When just a youth, Dr. Fuqua united with the Baptist Church. On October 12, 1921, he was married to Miss Ruby Campbell of Spring Hill.
Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, William Fuqua, his father, B. G. Fuqua, of Springfield, Tenn., and a sister, Mrs. Buford Rosson, also of Springfield.

GAITHER, W. T. The Pulaski Citizen 2 Oct 1940
W. T. Gaither, who will be known here as the husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Arrowsmith Gaither, daughter of Mrs. Estelle Arrowsmith, died of a heart attack in Chicago, Friday, September 27.
At the time he was enroute home from Mayo’s Clinic, at Rocherster, Minn., where he had been for medical examination.
Mr. Gaither was a real estate man in Nashville, a successful young business man.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, at Brentwood Methodist Church, where Mr. and Mrs. Gaither had their membership.
The body was brought to Pulaski for burial on the family lot in Maplewood. Mr. Gaither is survived by his wife. There were no children.

GAMMON, Frank Wilbourn The Pulaski Citizen 10 Sep 1941
Mrs. H. Warring Butler was called to Sardis, Miss., by the death of her sister, Mrs. T. F. Gammon, who died at 4 o’clock Thursday morning, Sept. 4, of a heart attack at her home in Sardis. Mrs. Gammon was before her marriage, Miss Frank Wilbourn, and lived for a while in Pulaski with her uncle, Joe Braden, who was Circuit Court Clerk of Giles County for a number of years.
Mrs. Gammon was prominent in church and civic activities.
Funeral services were conducted Friday at the Methodist Church at Sardis, and interment took place near Sardis, at Davis’ Chapel.
Mrs. Gammon is survived by four children, Ross Irby, Mrs. Louise Temple, and Mrs. Robert Allen Bishop, all of Sardis, and Hudson Irby, of New Mexico; four sisters, Mrs. Butler, Pulaski, Mrs. Edwin Allen, Montevallo, Ala.; Mrs. William G. Bouis of Hot Springs, Ark.; Mrs. A. J. Hill, Leland, Miss.; and a number of grandchildren.

GARDNER, Annie Scott The Pulaski Citizen 09 Oct 1946
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Scott Gardner, 72, well known church leader, who died suddenly at 9:30 o’clock Saturday night, October 5, at her home on Sam Davis Avenue, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church. The rites were conducted by the Rev. J. W. Bryson of Atlanta, Ga., a former pastor, assisted by the Rev. Stuart H. Salmon, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
The daughter of the late David Scott and Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Amis Scott, she was a native of Maury County but had resided in Pulaski the greater part of her life. Identified with the Presbyterian Church since childhood, she served as a Sunday School teacher and a leader in the missionary society over a period of many years. Mr. Gardner died nine years ago.
Mrs. Gardner is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Walter H. Krueger, Jr., Washington D.C.; one son, Hume F. Gardner, Jr., Columbia undertaker; two grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Fields Gordon, Misses Agnes and Emma Scott, all of Nashville; and one brother, Judge W. D. Scott, Frederick, Okla.

GARNER, John Sidney The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jan 1942
Funeral services for John Sidney Garner, aged 69 years, farmer of the Fourth Civil District, who died at his home at Minor Hill Friday evening, were held Saturday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church. Burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Garner is survived by his wife, and several children.

GARNER, Ruchie W. The Pulaski Citizen 03 Feb 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruchie W. Garner, aged 74 years, widow of Will Garner, who died at 6 o’clock Thursday morning, January 28, at her home in the Twenty-first District, following a long period of failing health, were held at 10:30 o’clock Friday morning at the Pulaski Funeral Home, Elder J. Clifford Murphy conducted the rites and burial in the Fogg Cemetery at Cedar Grove.
Mrs. Garner is survived by one half-brother, Ed Roberts of Goodspring. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

GARRETT, James Roy The Pulaski Record 14 Jan 1948
Funeral services for James Roy Garrett, 48, who died at his home Saturday at 1:00 a.m. were held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Elkton Baptist Church by Rev. Durham, pastor of the church. Burial was in the Maplewood Cemetery.
He was the son of Mrs. Jim Garrett and the late Mr. Garrett. In addition to his mother he is survived by his widow, Mrs. Alma Broadway Garrett; two sons, Clyde and Wilson Garrett; five sisters, Mrs. Ruth McNeese, Mrs. Vance Jobe of Petersburg, Mrs. Earl White, Mrs. J. B. Potts, Mrs. John Butler.
GARRETT, James Thomas The Pulaski Record 07 May 1947
Funeral services for J. T. Garrett, age 84, who died May 1, 1947, at the home of his son, Roy Garrett, were held at 3 o’clock Friday at the Elkton Church of Christ. Elder Elmer Smith of Nashville officiated. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.

A native of Giles County, Mr. Garrett moved to Texas where he and his family lived for eighteen years before returning to Giles County where he has resided for the past thirty-four years. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Church of Christ.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Hastings Garrett; five daughters, Mrs. J. M. Butler, Conway, Mrs. J. B. Potts, Pulaski, Mrs. Earl White, Pulaski, Mrs. Lee McNeese, Conway, Mrs. Vance Jobe, Conway, one son Roy Garrett, Conway, 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

GARRETT, Lou Verna The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jan 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. Lou Verna Garrett, 28, who died Sunday at her home on West Washington Street, were held Monday at 1:00 o’clock at the Scott’s Hill Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. R. A. Johns. Burial was in the Scott’s Hill Cemetery.
Surviving are her husband, Edward Garrett; three small sons, William Howard, Thomas Leon and Norris; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel R. Stanford; five sisters, Mrs. Lurline Whitsett, Mrs.Quiller Tankersley, Elise and Lorene Stanford of Giles County, and Mrs. Ozella Smith of Killen, Ala.; three brothers, James, Delmas and Winston Stanford of Giles County and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

GARRETT, Roy The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1948
Funeral services for Roy Garrett, 45, well known Conway farmer, who died at 11:50 o’clock Friday night, January 9, at his home after several months declining health, were held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Elkton Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. F. E. Durham, pastor of the church. He was the son of Mrs. Alice Hastings Garrett and the late James T. Garrett.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Garrett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alma Broadway Garrett; two sons, Wilson Garrett and Clyde Garrett, all of Conway; and five sisters, Mrs. Mahlon Butler, Conway, Mrs. Earl White, Pulaski, Mrs. Lee McNeese and Mrs. J. B. Potts, both of Elkton, and Mrs. Vance Jobe, Petersburg.
Mr. Garrett, father of the deceased, died on May 1, 1947.

GARRETT, Mrs. W. R. The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jan 1944
Prayer services for Mrs. W. R. Garrett, 93, who died Sunday morning, December 26, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. D. Goodpasture, in Nashville, were held at the grave in Mt. Olivet Cemetery Monday morning, with the Rev. Thomas M. Carruthers officiating.
The widow of the late Capt. W. R. Garrett, Mrs. Garrett was born in Pulaski, July 25, 1851, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Batte. Talented in vocal and instrumental music, she was widely known in the music world of her day. She was a member of the St. Ann’s Episcopal Church.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Garrett is survived by one son, Van Winder Garret, of Fort Myers.

GARRISON, Clarence A. The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jun 1944
Funeral services for Clarence A. Garrison, 74, farmer of the Elkton section, who died Thursday afternon, June 22, following a brief illness, were held at 12 o’clock Saturday at the home conducted by the Rev. Mr. Kennedy, of Memphis. Burial took place in the Blanche Cemetery.
Mr. Garrison is survived by his wife, Mrs. Molly Bledsoe Garrison; two daughters, Mrs. Bruce Hooten, New York City, and Mrs. E. T. Watkins, Detroit, Mich.; three sons, Jim Garrison, co-operator of the Cross Roads Service Station, Pulaski, John K. Garrison and Arthur Garrison, both of Elkton; and seven grandchildren.

GATLIN, Elmer Roy The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1948
Funeral services for Elmer Roy Gatlin, 60, who died at 7:45 o’clock Friday night, September 24, at his home in the Fourth Civil District, after several months’ illness, were held Saturday afternoon at the Shoal Bluff Church of Christ, with burial in the church cemetery.
Mr. Gatlin, a farmer, was a lifelong resident of the county and a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Gatlin is survived by his wife, Mrs. Vada Gatlin; four daughters, Mrs. Oda Lynn Alsup, and Misses Corinne, Easter and Margaret Gatlin; seven sons, Jasper, Oliver, Comrade, Boyce, Lindy, E. R. and Frebb Gatlin; one sisters, Mrs. Ocia Bassham, Minor Hill; one brother, Ed Gatlin, Lester, Ala.; and several half-sisters and half-brothers.

GATLIN, Margaret Meadows The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jan 1945
Mrs. Margaret Meadows Gatlin, 34, wife of Frank B. Gatlin, and prominent citizen of the Bethel community, died at 3 o’clock Friday morning, January 5, at Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville, where she had been a patient for several days following a short period of ill health.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the home of her mother, Mrs. Earl Meadows, at Minor Hill, with the rites conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the Bethel Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A talented musician she had taught music both at Bethel and Prospect. She had served years as a teacher in the Sunday School where her influence will continue to be felt by a wide circle of friends.
Mrs. Gatlin besides her husband and mother, is survived by three children, Frank Browning, Jr., Earl Smith, and Anna Gatlin; two sistrers, Misses Dorothy and Mamie Paisley Meadows, Minor Hill; two brothers, David Meadows, Savannah, and Tommy Meadows, a member of Ina Ray Hutton’s orchestra.

GATLIN, William Don The Pulaski Citizen 26 Nov 1941
William Don Gatlin, 3 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ashford Gatlin, of Anderson, Ala., fell in a well and drowned Wednesday afternoon at the home of his grandfather, Coy Gatlin, at Minor Hill. Mrs. Ashford Gatlin and children were visiting at Minor Hill, while her husband is employed in Detroit.
The child is survived by his parents is survived by his parents and an infant brother.


GILBERT, Dora The Pulaski Citizen 8 Oct 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Gilbert, aged 76 years, who died at 1 o’clock Monday at her home in Prospect, after a long illness, were held Tuesday at the residence by Rev. J. E. Trotter, pastor of the Methodist Church. Burial took place in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mrs. Gilbert is survived by four daughters, Mrs. E. L. Case, Mrs. J. H. Brazier, both of Prospect, Mrs. Smith Campbell, Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. Floyd Chambers, Decatur, Ala.; three sons, Bob Gilbert, Athens, Ala., Russell Gilbert, Akron, Ohio, and Lyle Gilbert, Akron, Ohio; twenty-five grandchildren; four step-grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

GILBERT, Ed S. The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jul 1940
Ed S. Gilbert, 58, a brother of John and Charles Gilbert of Pulaski, and of Mrs. Dave Maples of Bethel, died at his home in Nashville, Monday evening, after four or five years of declining health.
Mr. Gilbert was a salesman with Spurlock, Neal and Company for many years until health failed. The body was brought home to Prospect for burial, Tuesday.
In addition to the brothers, and sister, named above, he is survived by his wife.

GILBERT, Edd The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jun 1946
Funeral services for Edd Gilbert, prominent Athens, Ala., druggist for the past forty years, who died Tuesday night at his home at Athens, will be held at 1 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the residence. Burial will take place in Athens.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Gilbert of the Prospect section. Mrs. Gilbert died several years ago.
Mr. Gilbert is survived by two married daughters, one of which is Mrs. Manion Mitchell. He was a brother of the late Mrs. Kate Gilbert Ball.

GILBERT, John A. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jan 1944
John A. Gilbert, 60, leading citizen of Giles County and a traveling salesman for Phillips-Buttorf, Nashville, for many years, died of a heart attack at one o’clock Friday morning at the home on East Jefferson Street.
Son of the late W. S. and Mrs. Mattie Potts Gilbert, Mr. Gilbert was born May 9, 1884, at Gilbertsboro, Ala. In early manhood he came to Pulaski to make his home, having this city as headquarters for his traveling for the Nashville hardware firm, which he represented many years.
Highly respected by all with whom he came in contact, Mr. Gilbert was a leader in Church and civic affairs in this city. He was a member of the local Methodist Church and served as a member of the Board of Stewards.
Survivors include his wife; 3 daughters, Misses Mary Frances, Martha Rogers, and Dorothy Gilbert, all of Pulaski; a son, Joe Gilbert, who is with the armed forces in New Guinea; his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Joe Gilbert; a sister, Mrs. D. G. Maples, of Bethel; a brother, C. R. Gilbert, of Pulaski; his step-mother, Mrs. W. S. Gilbert of Bethel; and the following nieces and nephews, Miss Ruth Maples, Bethel; Miss Ellen Gilbert, Bristol, Va.; Mrs. Perry Woods, of North Carolina; Miss Mary Martha Gilbert of Vicksburg, Miss.; Charles Gilbert of Shelbyville; Edwin Gilbert, North Africa; Gilbert Maples, Nashville; and Gray Gilbert, Jr., Vicksburg, Miss.

GILBERT, Mahlon Boyd The Pulaski Citizen 05 Dec 1945
Funeral services for Mahlon Boyd (Sally)Gilbert, 65, prominent retired railroad employee, native of Bethel, who died November 27 at his home at Columbia after an extended illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the West Seventh Street Church of Christ, with Leon C. Burns, minister. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery in Columbia.
Mr. Gilbert moved to Columbia as a young man and was employed by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad for 42 years. At the time of his retirement several years ago, he was an engineer. On April 19, 1905, he was married to the former Miss Kate Mc__lan.
Mr. Gilbert was an active member of the West Seventh Street Church of Christ and was prominent for his activities as a Mason.
In addition to his widow, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Sh__ton Park of Columbia; a son, Captain M. Gilbert, stationed in Manila; two sisters, Mrs. J. D. Sa__efer and Mrs. Jennie Lou Blackburn, both of Abilene, Texas, and two brothers, Charles C. Gilbert of Nashville and E. B. Gilbert of Columbia. CHECK!

GILBERT, Robert Andrew “Bose” The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jul 1944
Funeral services for Robert Andrew “Bose” Gilbert, 82, prominent citizen of the Prospect community, who died Wednesday midnight, following an extended period of declining health, were held at 10:30 o’clock Friday morning at the Prospect Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter, pastor of the church. Burial was in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. Gilbert is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Harry Aymett, Pulask and Miss Mattie Gilbert, Prospect; one son, Lester Gilbert, Prospect; two grandchildren, and one great grandson; and one sister, Mrs. Joe King, Bryson.
Mr. Gilbert, a native of the county, worked in Pulaski as a young man, later entering the mercantile business for himself at Prospect, where he operated a prosperous store for many years. He retired several years ago.
He was identified with the Methodist Church, having served on the official board over a long period of time.

GILBERT, T. G. “Dock” The Pulaski Citizen 31 Jan 1940
T. G. “Dock” Gilbert, 80, of Prospect, died at his home Saturday.
After funeral services at the Prospect Methodist Church, Sunday, by Rev. B. H. Brandon, the body was laid away in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mr.Gilbert was a good citizen and a member of the large and prominent Gilbert family of the Prospect and Bethel communities.
He is survived by three sons, and three daughters, one brother, R. A. Gilbert, of Prospect, and one sister, Mrs. Joe King of Bryson.

GILBREATH, Nannie Mitchell The Pulaski Citizen 6 Sep 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Will A. Gilbreath, 70, who died suddenly Thursday morning at her home at Lynnville, were conducted at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church, of which she was a lifelong member. The Rev. James W. Jackson, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Columbia, S. C., conducted the rites and was assisted by the Rev. Charles S. Ramsay, pastor of the Lynnville Church. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
The former Miss Nannie Mitchell, she was the daughter of the late James and Sara Kellum Mitchell, and was active in civic and religious affairs of Lynnville. She was a charter member of the P. T. A., a member of the U. D. C., and an active worker in the Red Cross. She had served as State Democratic Committeewoman.
She is survived by her husband, Lynnville businessman; a daughter, Miss Sara Gilbreath, a member of the faculty of Jones High School and one cousin, Mrs. Rufus Hickman of Lawrenceburg.

GILLIAM, Lula The Pulaski Record 21 Dec 1949
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon for Miss Lula Gilliam, 75, resident of Ardmore for many years, at the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church. Services were conducted by the pastor, Rev. Walter Hayes. Burial was in the Marks Cemetery at Aspen Hill. Miss Gilliam died Tuesday morning, December 20, at the home of her sister, Mrs. John Brazier of Ardmore.
Miss Gilliam was the daughter of the late George Gilliam and Elvina Covey Gilliam and was a member of the Methodist Church.
She is survived by three sisters, Miss Ella Gilliam and Mrs. Brazier, both of Ardmore; and Mrs. R. H. Birdsong of Prospect; and three brothers, Buford Gilliam of Pulaski, Jim Gilliam of Elkton, and Bob Gilliam of Bodenham.

GLASCO, Sandy Clay The Pulaski Record 19 Nov 1947
Funeral services for Sandy Clay Glasco, age 65, who died at his home Friday morning, November 14, in Decatur, Ala., after a long illness, were held Sunday morning at 9 o’clock in Brown’s Chapel at Decatur, Ala., with Rev. Gilbert Sparks conducting. Services were conducted at Maplewood Cemetery by Rev. Fred Woodard. Mr. Glasco was a native of Giles County.
Surviving are his widow, Anna Bell Glasco; one sister, Mrs. W. R. Park of Pulaski; three nephews, Roy Gardner of Shelbyville, Tenn., Flournoy Gardner of Pulaski and Leonard Pawear of Birmingham, Ala.

GLOVER, David Matthew The Pulaski Citizen 26 Sep 1942
Funeral services for David Matthew Glover, aged 49, farmer of the Sixth Civil District, who died at 7:30 o’clock Thursday night, September 17, after a short illness, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. D. B. Booker with burial in the church cemetery.
Mr. Glover is survived by his wife, Mrs. Merica Glover; six daughters, Mrs. J. W. Brewer, Mrs. Ed Neely, and Mrs. Frank Ewing McLean, Misses Mattie Ruth, Christine, and Charlotte Glover; his father, Will Glover, all of Giles County; and three sisters, Mrs. Ermon Neely, and Mrs. Nathan Bass, of Giles County, and Mrs. Howard Harrison of Florence, Ala.; and one brother, Jimmy Glover, of Giles County.

GLOVER, George Winford The Pulaski Citizen 10 Dec 1941
George Winford Glover, son of Mr. and Mrs. Canvas Glover of the Pigeon Roost community, died in a New River, N. C. hospital early Sunday morning from injuries sustained in a car wreck Saturday night.
Glover, who was a member of the Marine Corps is survived by his parents and several sisters.

GOATS, Lee Roy The Pulaski Citizen 10 Dec 1941
Funeral services for Lee Roy Goats, aged 52 years, whose death occurred at the home on Dry Creek in the Nineteenth District on Thursday morning, following a long illness, were held Friday morning at the Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Goats was an industrious farmer, and a member of the Rock Springs Baptist Church. He was a World War veteran, having seen service in France, and was with Will C. Hays, one of Giles County’s men who gave his life for his country during that conflict.
Mr. Goats is survived by his wife, and nine children, Misses Lorraine Goats, who is bookkeeper for Abernathy Grain and Feed Co., Pulaski, Claire Goats, Mary Ellen Goats, Virgie Sue Goats, Joyce Ann Goats, Mrs. Clarence McGee, Lee Roy Goats, Jr., and James Loyd Goats.
Leslie Goats of Giles County and J. B. Goats of Lawrence County are brothers.

GOOCH, Kidd Yancey The Pulaski Citizen 10 Sep 1947
Funeral services for Kidd Y. Gooch, 46, who died at 2:20 o’clock Sunday morning, September 6, at the home in the Stella community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Shores Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Smith Cunningham of Lawrenceburg, assisted by the Rev. Thomas of Mt. Pleasant. Burial took place in the Shores Cemetery at Hanna. He was a native of the county, the son of John Y. Gooch and Euphelia Kerr Gooch. In addition to his parents, Mr. Gooch is survived by three sisters, Miss Zera Gooch, Huntsville, Ala., Miss Bernice Gooch, Lewis, Del., and Mrs. Frances Gooch Sherman, Sylacauga, Ala.; and two brothers, Minus Gooch, Pulaski, and Kerr Gooch, Kedron.

GOOCH, Walter Beasley The Pulaski Citizen 31 Mar 1943
Funeral services for Walter Beasley Gooch, 53, farmer of the Third District, who died early Thursday morning, March 25, at Jackson’s Clinic at Lester, Ala., following several months’ failing health, were held at the home at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon, conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Burial took place in the Shores Cemetery at Hanna.
Mr. Gooch is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alma Kerr Gooch; two daughters, Miss Helen Gooch, Pulaski, and Mrs. Alton Aymett, Stella; one son, William, Stella; two brothers, Clarence Gooch, Stella and Arch Gooch, Pulaski; one sister, Mrs. Milton Corder, Minor Hill; and one half-sister, Miss Mary Gooch, Pulaski.

GOOCH, Will B. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1942

Funeral services for Will B. Gooch, aged 83 years, farmer of the Third District, who died at the home at Stella Thursday following a brief illness, were held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Shores Cemetery, with Elder J. Clifford Murphy conducting the rites.
He was the son of the John Y. Gooch and Mrs. Ophelia Hanna Gooch.
Mr. Gooch is survived by three sons, Walter Gooch, Stella, Clarence Gooch and Arch Gooch of Pulaski; and one daughter, Mrs. Hattie Corder, Minor Hill; three brothers, Boss Gooch, Kedron, Joe Gooch, Fall River, and John Y. Gooch, Stella; two sisters, Mrs. John Cathcart, Stella, and Mrs. Betty Massey, Oklahoma.

GORDON, Belle Kennedy The Pulaski Citizen 03 Apr 1940
Mrs. H. B. Gordon, died at a Nashville Hospital Tuesday morning, just past midnight.
Funeral services are to be held at the Bennett-May and Company, Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock, Rev. G. A. Morgan and Rev. J. K. Johnson, officiating.
Burial at Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Gordon is survived by her husband, H. B. Gordon, and one son, William Gordon, both of Pulaski.

GORDON, Robert May Nance The Pulaski Record 26 Jan 1949
Mrs. Roberta May Nance Gordon, 52, wife of Hayes P. Gordon, former state senator, representative and magistrate, died Wednesday night, at 11:00 o’clock at a Lawrenceburg hospital following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Friday at the Pulaski Funeral Home with A. C. Dreaden, minister of the Church of Christ, and Rev. L. G. Gatlin, pastor of the Baptist Church, officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Gordon suffered a stroke of paralysis several years ago and had been a semi-invalid for some time. She became critically ill while visiting with a daughter, Mrs. T. C. Crowder, at Lawrenceburg and died of a heart attck at Lawrenceburg Sanitarium at 11 p.m. Wednesday.
Mr. Gordon, a daughter of Mrs. Henrietta Neely Nance of Pulaski and the late Mr. R. M. Nance, was born and reared in the Goodsprings community. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by three daughter, Mrs. C. L. Meyer, Mrs. Joe T. Parker of Pulaski and Mrs. T. C. Crowder of Lawrenceburg; five grandchildren, Mary Jane and Gary Meyer, Judy and Ann Crowder and Joe T. Parker; two sisters, Mrs. Ariel Price and Mrs. E. B. Roberts, Jr. of Pulaski; four brothers, Cletus and Edward Nance of Pulaski, Martin Nance of Columbus, Ohio, and Robert Nance of Akron, Ohio.

GORDON, Thomas Kennedy The Pulaski Record 12 Nov 1947
Funeral services for Thomas Kennedy Gordon, Sr., retired merchant, who died Friday night of injuries suffered when struck by an automobile, were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Stuart H. Salmon, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Burial was in the Lynnwood Cemetery. Mr. Gordon died in Pulaski Hospital at 7:15 p.m. from injuries received an hour and a half earlier when struck by a car when he was crossing the street at the Southwest corner of the square. According to officers who investigated the automobile was driven by Miss Elizabeth Warren, 26, who stopped immediately and called an ambulance. No charges were placed against Miss Warren.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Gordon was the son of the late Capt. E. H. F. and Eliza Dickerson Gordon, members of pioneer families of Giles County. His wife, Mrs. Edna Fairess Gordon of Maury County, died several years ago. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Jesse Jones and Mrs. Mary Perry, both of Pulaski, and Mrs. M. P. Smartt, of Austin, Texas; and a brother, Foster Gordon, Sr., of Pulaski.

GOULDMAN, Nannie The Pulaski Citizen 11 Dec 1940
Miss Nannie Gouldman passed into the Great Beyond Saturday morning at the home of her sister, Mrs. Bass Gooch. She had been in failing health for several months. She was a daughter of the late John and Martha Gouldman of the Kedron community. She had been a member of the Methodist Church since early girlhood.
She is survived by two sisters Mrs. Boss Gooch and Mrs. John Whitehead, several nieces and nephews.
Services were conducted by Bro. Trotter Sunday afternoon at the Kedron Church, after which the body was interred in the Kedron Cemetery. A large number of friends and relatives were present to pay their last tribute of love and respect to the deceased.

GRAMMAR, Bud The Pulaski Citizen 4 Sep 1940
Lynnville- Funeral services for Bud Grammar, farmer and extensive land owner of the Blue Creek section, died Monday night, of last week, were conducted Wednesday at Mars Hill Church. Burial was in the church cemetery.
He was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors are his widow, four daughters, Mrs. Jim Foster of Blue Creek, Mrs. Johnnie Gregg of Franklin, Mrs. Dewey Matthews of Cornersville, and Mrs. Jimmie Boyd of Lynnville, and three sons, John, Ervie and Frank Grammar of Blue Creek.

GRANT, R. L. (Bob)The Pulaski Record 12 Feb 1941
Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church Friday at 2 o’clock for R. L. (Bob) Grant, 69, who died Thursday afternoon at three o’clock, near Minor Hill at the home of George Hayes, where he had lived for the past fifteen years. He was laid to rest in the Minor Hill Cemetery. He was a native of Giles County. He is survived by three brothers, J. B. Grant of Frankewing, Alonzo Grant of Pulaski, and J. L. Grant of Los Angeles, Calif.; and one sister, Mrs. John Broadway of Huntsville, Ala. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

GRASSE, Katie The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jul 1943
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home for Miss Katie Grasse, who died Saturday morning at the home of her sister, Mrs. Richard E. Dotson, following an extended illness. The Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church, conducted the rites, and the burial took place in the family lot at Maplewood Cemetery.
Miss Grasse was the daughter of the late Prof. J. B. Grasse, head of the music department at Martin College for many years, and Mrs. Henrietta Petsol Grasse. She was born in Tuscaloosa, Ala., but has made her home in Pulaski for thirty-three years.
During her residence in Pulaski she was a faithful member of the Methodist Church, devoted to her family and friends. A woman of high ideals, she was possessed with a gentle disposition that endeared her to a large acquaintance.
Miss Grasse is survived by the one sister, Mrs. Annie Grasse Dotson; four brothers, J. B. Grasse of Nashville, Louie Grasse of Athens, Ala., Richard Grasse of Birmingham, Ala., and Willie Grasse of Monroe, La.; and eleven nieces and nephews.

GRAVES, Alice Earl Williams The Pulaski Citizen 03 Oct 1945
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Earl Graves, 70, native of Tennessee, who died Friday, September 28, at her home in Birmingham, Ala., were held at three o’clock Sunday afternoon at Brown Funeral Home in Norwood, Birmingham.
Mrs. Graves and her husband, James David Graves, made there home in Tennessee until 1900, when they moved to Birmingham.
Survivors include her husband, two daughters, Mrs. G. L. Johnson and Mrs. L. Harris; two sons, Ben L. and J. B. Graves; five brothers, all of Pulaski, Buford, Oscar, Felix, Newell and Luther Williams; one sister, Mrs. Ben L. Eslick, all of Pulaski; and six grandchildren.

GRAVES, Dora Jane Toombs The Pulaski Record 23 Jul 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Jane Toombs Graves, 85, who died at 4:30 Friday afternoon at the home of her son, Charles Graves in the 6th Civil District following two weeks illness, were held Saturday at 2:30 o’clock at the residence by Rev. White with burial in the Graves Cemetery.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ernest Newton, Tullahoma; five sons, Robert Neal Graves, Eaglevile, William Bunyan Graves, Charlie, Stanley, and Beasley all of Giles County; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Susie Barksdale, Louisville, Ky.; one brother, John Toombs, Halls, Tenn.

GRAVES, Lewis Edward The Pulaski Citizen 15 Dec 1943
Funeral services for Lewis Edward Graves, 84, farmer of the Twelfth Civil District, who died at his home at 11 o’clock Monday morning after an illness of four months, were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Mt Zion Church, conducted by the Rev. ____________. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Graves died four years ago.
Mrs. Graves is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lula Gilliam and Mrs. O. C. Gilliam of Giles County; two sons, Edgar Graves, of Giles County, Herman Graves of Knoxville, and several grandchildren.

GRAVES, R. B. The Pulaski Citizen 20 Nov 1940
R. B. Graves died in Nashville Tuesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Curtis Oakley, and was buried Wednesday at 2:30 in Decatur, Ala., after services at the Central Methodist Church. He was ill only a few days. He had a number of relatives and friends in Giles County.

GRAY, Mrs. E. T. The Pulaski Citizen 2 Dec 1942
Mrs. E. T. Gray, aged 79 years, mother of Mrs. Jack Abernathy, died Monday afternoon at her home at Elkmont, Ala., following an extended illness. Funeral services were held at the residence at two o’clock Tuesday afternoon, with the Rev. Berry Copeland, pastor of the Elkmont Presbyterian Church, conducting the rites, assisted by the Rev. B. T. Waites, pastor of Athens Methodist Church, and the Rev. Prickett, pastor of the Elkmont Methodist Church. Interment took place in the family lot at the Elkmont Cemetery.
Mrs. Gray was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church. She had many friends in Northern Alabama and Southern Tennessee who admired her for her lovely Christian character.
Besides Mrs. Abernathy, Mrs. Gray is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Bill Clay and Mrs. A. D. Powers, both of Athens; four sons, Ronald D. Gray and Walton Gray, both of Athens, Edward Gray of Camp Lee, Va., and Fred Gray of Elkmont; twenty-one grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

GRAY, Gillie M. The Pulaski Citizen 23 Feb 1944
Funeral services for Gillie M. Gray, who died January 29, at his home in Birmingham, Ala., were held in that city the following Monday, with burial in Forrest Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Gray was born and reared in the Lynnville section but had made his home in Birmingham for the past twenty-five years.
Mr. Gray is survived by his wife, Mrs. Roberta Follis Gray; two daughters, Mrs. Louise Sours, Montgomery, Ala., and Mrs. Jessie Meharg, Memphis; two sons, Mahlon and Gilbert Gray, of Birmingham; one granddaughter, Miss Mary Ann Gray, Miami, Fla.; five sisters, Mrs. Helen McDower, Decatur, Ala., Mrs. Seletha Ramsey, Lewisburg, Mrs. Georgia Hargrove, Miami, Fla., Mrs. Ruth West, Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Evie Dever, San Antonio, Texas; two brothers, Aubrey Gray, St. Louis, Mo., and Elam Gray, Cannant, Ohio.

GRAY, Mamie Gatlin The Pulaski Citizen 1 Oct 1941
Mrs. Ronald Gray, prominently identified with Giles County the greater part of her life, died at Powers Hospital at Athens, Ala., early Thursday morning, following a major operation Sunday morning.
Mrs. Gray, born at Bethel, was the former Mamie Gatlin, daughter of O. C. Gatlin, and the late Mrs. Anna Smith Gatlin. She received her education at Martin College, later teaching at Wales several years. In 1917 she was married to Henry C. Hays. They made their home at “Fairmont,” the beautiful Hays estate on Dry Creek, above Wales. In the home, in the church, in the school, and in civic and charitable activities, she took a leading part. Mr. Hays died in 1926.
A few years ago she was married to Ronald D. Gray, and went to Athens to reside. In her new home she took her place in church and social prominence.

A woman of high ideals, she was widely known for her gentle manner and sympathetic understanding; she was highly esteemed by people in every walk of life.
Mrs. Gray is survived by her husband, two sons, two year old Tommy Gray, of Athens, and Rogers Herbert Hays, of “Fairmont,” near Pulaski; her father, O. C. Gatlin, of Pulaski, one sister, Mrs. Leslie Fergerson, of Caruthersville, Mo.; and one brother, Frank Gatlin, of Bethel.
Funeral services were conducted at the First Methodist Church at Athens at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon by Dr. B. T. Waites. Interment took place at the Athens Cemetery.
The pall bearers were: Jim Elliott, Jack Gilbert, Edward Goodrich, and W. T. Clay, Jr., of Athens; James Rogers, Fred Booth, J. S. Malone, and E. M. Dunnavant, of Pulaski.

GREEN, George Gary The Pulaski Record 12 May 1943
George Gary Green, 71, retired businessman of Pulaski, died at the Pulaski Hospital Friday morning of injuries received in a traffic accident April 24.
Funeral services were held at the residence Saturday at 2:30 p.m. by Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Green was a native of Lebanon, Tenn., coning here in 1920 to organize the Clemmons and Green Hardward Co., later becoming a member of the Green and White Farm Machinery Co. He also operated the Sunnyside Florists for a number of years. He was a steward in the Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Carrie Clemmons Green; one daughter, Mrs. Charles White; two sisters, Miss Beulah Green, Nashville, Mrs. John Beard, Lebanon; four brothers, Aubey, Walter and Roy Green of Lebanon; Jim Green of Trenton, Ky.; and one granddaughter, Miss Frances White.

GRIFFIN, Jarrett Lawrence The Pulaski Record 05 May 1948
The funeral of Jarrett Lawrence Griffin, 58, who died Saturday, May 1, at his home in Huntsville, Ala. of a heart attack following an illness of two weeks, was held Sunday in the Episcopal Church of the Nativity of Huntsville with the Rev. R. R. Claiborne officiating.
Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Griffin was a native of Pulaski and was a brother of the late Junus M. Griffin of Pulaski.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Eleanor Griffin of Huntsville, and one son, J. L. Griffin, Jr., of St. Louis.

GRIFFIN, John Wesley The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jul 1943
Funeral services for John Wesley Griffin, 31, who died Monday morning following a brief illness, at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala., were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the residence by the Rev. J. E. Trotter. Burial took place in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. Griffin, son of I. G. Griffin, was a farmer in the Third District.
Mr. Griffin is survived by his wife; and two small children; his father; his step-mother; two brothers, A. W. Griffin and Robert L. Griffin, both of the Third Civil District; one sister, Mrs. R. B. Stapp, of Pulaski; four half-brothers, Junior, Alvin, Harold, and Wendell; five half-sisters, Mildred, Helen, Ruth, Frances, and Betty Griffin.

GRIFFIN, Junius Madison The Pulaski Citizen 29 Dec 1943
Funeral services for Junius Madison Griffin, 70, retired farmer, who died at his home at 11 o’clock Wednesday night, December 22, following a period of declining health, were held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home. The rites were conducted by Elder J. T. Clark of Cowan, assisted by Elder Harry R. Fox, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Griffin was born in Lawrence County but the greater part of his life he had resided in Giles County where he was a successful merchant and farmer. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Griffin is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Yarbrough Griffin; one daughter, Mrs. R. L. Rost, Pulaski; one son, Lyle Griffin, Sturgis, Mich.; six grandchildren; and one brother, Jack Griffin, Huntsville, Ala.

GRIFFIS, Josephine McLemore The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. H. D. Griffis, aged 91 years, whose death occurred at ten o’clock Monday morning at the home on South Second Street, were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Center Point Church in the eastern part of the county by the Rev. L. M. Laten and burial in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Griffis is survived by two daughters, Mrs. R. W. George, Pulaski, Mrs. T. T. Eddings, Elkmont, Ala.; three sons, Joe Griffis, Beech, Will Griffis, Dallas, Tex., and Bose Griffis, Red Oak, in Giles County; ten grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

GRIFFIS, Judson The Pulaski Record 09 Jul 1947
Funeral service were held June 24th at New Zion for Judson Griffis, age 61. Mr. Griffis had been ill for more than a year. He was a native of Giles County but at the time of his death was living in Marshall County with his son. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Mae Griffis; five sons, Julius of Detroit, Mich., D. A. of Holts Corner, Charlie Will and Edward of Pulaski, James of Nat Grove, who he was living with at the time of his death; three daughters, Mrs George Jett of Lewisburg, Mrs. John Harvey Pierce of Pulaski and Mrs. John Wesley Savage of Belfast in Marshall County; four sisters, Mrs. H. L. Whitt of Nashville, Mrs. A. C. Hargrove of Nashville and Mrs. Elsie Creek of Pulaski, and Mrs. Joe Miller of Pulaski.

GRIGGS, Robert Allen The Pulaski Citizen 7 Apr 1943
Funeral services for Robert Allen Griggs, seven months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Griggs, who died Saturday at a hospital in Indiana, following a brief illness, were held at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon at Indian Creek Church, near Pisgah, by Rev. D. B. Booker. Burial took place in the Indian Creek Cemetery.
Besides the parents, one sister, Dorothy Louise Griggs, and one brother, William Thomas Griggs, survive.
Mr. and Mrs. Griggs are natives of Giles County, having made their home here until two years ago, when they moved to Osceola, Ind., where Mr. Griggs has a position in a government plant.

GRIGSBY, Brown Morris The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1942
Word has been received in Elkton that Brown Morris Grigsby, aged 28 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Grigsby of Hartwell, Ga., and grandson of Ed N. Grigsby of Elkton, died Thursday, July 30, at Camp Blanding, Fla., after a brief illness. Funeral services and interment took place in the National Cemetery at St. Augustine, Florida.
Born in March, 1914, at Elkton, young Grigsby was a graduate of Webb’s School at Bellbuckle, Tenn., and received his B. A. degree from Vanderbilt University. Following his graduation he accepted a position with a large hotel in Maine, with which he was connected at the time of his induction in the Army.
He had a host of friends here, who hear of his untimely passing with deep regret. He was the only child of his parents, and entered young manhood with a bright future.

GRIGSBY, Edward N. The Pulaski Citizen 8 Dec 1943
Funeral services for Edward N. Grigsby, 95, one of the county’s prominent citizens, who died at 5:30 o’clock Monday morning, December 6, at the home at Elkton, after a brief illness, were held at 10:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at the Elkton Methodist Church, with the rites conducted by Rev. H. H. Austin, pastor of the Lawrenceburg Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. W. J. Bunn, pastor of the Elkton Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in the Elkton Cemetery.
A son of the late E. W. Grigsby and Mrs. Pamelia Adams Grigsby, he was born and reared in Giles County. He was a leading farmer and representative citizen of the Elkton community for many years. He was identified with the Methodist Church and was a Mason.
Mr. Grigsby is survived by two sons, Robert E. Grigsby, Elkton and John C. Grigsby of Hartwell, Ga., one daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Britton, of Nashville; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

GRIGSBY, Florence Witt The Pulaski Citizen 8 May 1940
Mrs. Florence Witt Grigsby, widow of the late H. M. Grigsby of Pulaski, passed away at her home in Pulaski, Sunday morning about 10 o’clock. Mrs. Grigsby had reached the advanced age of 80, and had suffered occassionally during recent months from heart attacks. The end came not unexpectedly to those intimately acquainted. But was none the less a shock.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10 o’clock at the Methodist Church, of which Mrs. Grigsby had been a faithful member from childhood. Rev. G. A. Morgan and Rev. S. R. Bratcher, officiating. A great wealth of beautiful florals gave silent testimony to the esteem in which she was held by the large number of those who knew and loved her.
Mrs. Grigsby is survived by a daughter, Mrs. W. L. Abernathy, and two sons, Charley Grigsby of California, and Hatcher who has lived with his mother, one grand-daughter Mrs. Waldrop of Bryan, Texas, and a grandson, Lane Abernathy, of Pulaski. Three sisters, Mrs. C. T. Reid, Mrs. C. A. Smith, and Mrs. R. O. Allen. Three brothers, Dr. W. H. Witt, R. H. Witt, and C. H. Witt. George B. Witt, died a year or two ago, and members of his family survive.

GRIMES, Alice Morris The Pulaski Record 09 Mar 1949
Mrs. Alice Morris Grimes, age 79, widow of Dr. George Crawford Grimes, died at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at her home at Aspen Hill following several months’ illness. Funeral rites were held Thursday afternoon, March 10, at the Aspen Hill Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. E. D. Troutt, pastor. Burial was in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
The former Miss Alice Morris, she was a native of Wayne County and the daughter of the late John Morris and Eliza Whitfield Morris. Dr. and Mrs. Grimes moved to Giles County in 1906, settling in the Bodenham section where they made their home until 1918 when they moved to Aspen Hill. In 1922, they moved to St. Petersburg, Fla., moving back to Pulaski in 1928, and in a few years returned to Aspen Hill. Dr. Grimes died April 6, 1945. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Grimes is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Otis O’Neal of Aspen Hill; one son, Carl Grimes of Akron, Ohio; five grandchildren, W. C. O’Neal of Cookeville, Robert Morris O’Neal, Otis O’Neal, Jr., James E. O’Neal, and Mrs. Robert F. Wright of Pulaski; two great-grandchildren; and one brother, Herschel Morris of Marks, Miss.

GUFFEY, Callie The Pulaski Citizen 21 Oct 1942
Funeral services for Miss Callie Guffey, aged 88 years, were held at the Bee Springs Presbyterian Church Thursday afternoon by the Rev. G. H. Turpin, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the Bee Spring Cemetery. She died at six o’clock Wednesday morning, October 14, at the home in Wheelerton, Twenty-third Civil District, following a long period of failing health.
Miss Guffey is survived by one sister-in-law, Mrs. Joe Guffey of Wheelerton.

GUFFIE, Perrilda Hollis The Pulaski Record 23 Jun 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Perrilda Hollis Guffie, 90, who died Thursday at her home in the Wheeler community after an extended illness, were conducted Sunday at 2:00 p.m at the Southern Presbyterian Church in the Bryson Community with Rev. G. H. Turpin officiating. Burial was in the Bee Spring Cemetery.
Mrs. Guffie was the widow of Joe Guffie. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Cleo Rambo of Tampa, Fla. and a number of nieces and nephews.

GUNTER, James Franklin The Pulaski Citizen 20 Mar 1946
Funeral services for James Franklin Gunter, 70, who died at 12:30 Friday morning, March 15, at his home in the Eleventh Civil District, after a two weeks illness were held at 11 o’clock Saturday morning at Pisgah Methodist Church, with the rites conducted by the Rev. A. R. Gibbons, a former pastor, assisted by the church. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Gunter is survived by his wife, Mrs. Beulah Pierson Gunter; two daughters, Mrs. Henry Birdsong, Wales, and Mrs. Robert Harwell, Frankewing; four sons, James Alfred Gunter and Thomas Butler Gunter, all of Giles County; eleven grandchildren and three brothers, Elmo Gunter and Ewell Gunter, both of Nashville and J. W. Gunter, Giles County.

GUNTER, John William The Pulaski Citizen 29 Oct 1947
Funeral services for John William Gunter, 75, retired farmer, who died at 10 o’clock Monday night, October 27, at the home of his son, Lacy Gunter, in the Eleventh Civil District, after a prolonged illness, were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Pisgah Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Wyatt Harwell. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
A native of Lincoln County, he was the son of the late J. Alfred and Jane Owen Gunter. For many years he had made his home in Giles County.
Mr. Gunter is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie White Gunter; daughters, Mrs. Clarence Keltner, Pisgah, Mrs. Alton Bass, Lewisburg, Mrs. Wilson White, Pisgah, and Mrs. Floyd Beard, Louisville, Ky., and one son, Lacy Gunter.
He was a member of the Methodist Church.

GUNTER, Martha P. Biles The Pulaski Citizen 31 Jan 1940
Mrs. Sheely Gunter died at her home in Gunter Hollow, about 10 o’clock Tuesday night. Gunter Hollow, is a community not far from Pisgah, in the eastern part of the county.
Funeral and burial Wednesday afternoon.
The death occurred too late for us to get details for this week’s paper.
The Pulaski Citizen 7 Feb 1940
Mrs. Martha Biles Gunter died Jan. 30, 1940, age 86. Survived by two sons, Leonard, Nashville, and Bryan, Pulaski, three daughters, Miss Bass, who lived with her mother, Mrs. Donie Ayers of Beech Hill and Mrs. Leona Milton, of Dallas, Texas. Her husband, E. S. Gunter, passed away two years ago, after having lived happily together sixty-two years.
Mrs. Gunter had been a member of the Methodist Church for many years. She is survived by twenty-one grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Gunter was admired and loved by all who knew her.

GUTHRIE, Jim The Pulaski Citizen 1 Nov 1944
Pfc. Jim Guthrie, son of Mrs. Mary Guthrie Route 2, Prospect, was killed in action on the ninth of October in Germany.

HAGAN, John Alexander The Pulaski Record 28 May 1947
Funeral services for John Alexander Hagan, 78, who died Friday night at 11:44 following several days illness, were held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock at the Stella Presbyterian Church. Rev. Shelton conducted the services with burial in the Stella Cemetery.
Mr. Hagan, a lifelong resident of this county, was active in civic affairs. He was a farmer and livestock dealer in the Stella community.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Malissa Jackson Hagan; two daughters, Mrs. Harrison Schmitt of Hanover, New Mexico and Mrs. Roy Mobley of Athens, Ala.; four sons, Herbert Hagan, Aubrey Hagan, who served two terms as county sheriff, Edwin Hagan and Charles Ewart Hagan, Pulaski attorney, all of Giles County; one sister, Mrs. J. Wiley Jones of Auburndale, Fla.; sixteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

HAGOOD, James Adrin The Pulaski Citizen 10 Aug 1948
James Adrin Hagood, 19, employee on a milk truck operating in the Minor Hill section, was fatally injured about eight o’clock Monday night when he accidentally fell from the moving vehicle as he attempted to step back into the truck bed from the fender after picking up a milk can from a stand on the road 3 miles southeast of Minor Hill, according to Sheriff Campbell Rosson.
The accident was investigated by Sheriff Rosson and Coroner Roy Pittard who stated that no inquest was held since there was no evidence of foul play, and that it appeared that the accident occurred when Hagood “lost his balance”.
The absence of the young man from the truck was said not to have been discovered by the driver until the vehicle had moved some distance down the road from the site of the accident, and that the body was found when the return trip was made to the scene of the accident.
Funeral services were held at two o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Minor Hill Church of Christ and burial was in the Minor Hill Cemetery. A former student at Minor Hill High School, Hagood is survived by his wife, Mrs. Melinee Alsup Hagood; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hagood of Minor Hill; 2 sisters, Miss Edith Hagood and Miss Judith Hagood; and 4 brothers, Ozro, David and Donald Hagood, all of Minor Hill, and Arthur Hagood, St. Joseph, Michigan.

HAILEY, Mattie Beard The Pulaski Citizen 5 Apr 1944
Mrs. Mattie Beard Hailey, 54, native of Giles County, died Wednesday, March 29, in a Nashville hospital following a brief illness. Funeral services were held at 11 o’clock Saturday morning at the Cosmopolitan Funeral Home, Nashville, conducted by the Rev. Hall. Burial took place in the Spring Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Hailey, a resident of Nashville, for a number of years, was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sam L. Beard of the Bethesda community. Mr. Hailey died one year ago.
Mrs. Hailey is survived by five children, all of Nashville; three sisters, Mrs. Eston McMasters and Mrs. Rupert Surles, Giles County, and Mrs. Logan Surles, Nashville; and three brothers, Ike and Hayes Beard, both of Nashville, and Roy Beard, Goodspring.

HALL, Effie Bell Clark The Pulaski Citizen 13 Oct 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Effie Bell Hall, 73, who died early Sunday morning, October 10, at her home in the Twelfth Civil District, were held at 10:30 o’clock Monday morning at Providence Church by Elder Harry R. Fox. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Hall was the daughter of the late Lee Clark and Mrs. Emma Beckham Clark, and a lifelong member of the Church of Christ. She was the widow of A. J. Hall, who died several years ago.
Mrs. Hall is survived by one daughter, Miss Ruby Hall; one son, Abe Hall; one sister, Mrs. Mark Wilson; and one brother, Walter Clark, all of Giles County, and another brother, Elder J. T. Clark, of Cowan.


HALL, Euthera Stem The Pulaski Record 05 Nov 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Euthera Stem Hall, wife of E. E. Hall, operator of the Lynnville Roller Mill, were held Wednesday afternoon at the home by Rev. J. L. Taylor, the pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church. Burial was in the Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville. Mrs. Hall died at her home Monday night, Nov. 3, following an illness of several weeks.
She was a native of Bedford County, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Stem, and was a member of the Lynnville Methodist Church.
Surviving are these daughters, Mrs. Marshall Sparks of Memphis, and Mrs. C.A . Colvin and Mrs. Walter Spoonts of Columbia; two sons, Roy C. Hall, Abingdon, Va. and Earl Hall, Cester, Mo.; a sister, Mrs. G. E. Love of Cornersville; two brothers, C. E. Stem of Nashville and C. T. Stem, Longview, Texas; and twelve grandchildren.

HALL, Lucius H. The Pulaski Record 21 Dec 1949
Lucius H. Hall, age 69, died at 6:00 o’clock Thursday afternoon, December 14 at his home at Odd Fellows Hall community. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 10:00 at the Odd Fellows Hall Church of Christ by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Burial was in the Lynnwood Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sallie McGough Hall; one daughter, Mrs. J. C. Farrell of Lynnville; one son, Charlie Hall of Pulaski; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three sisters, Mrs. Monroe Chapman, Mrs. John Chapman, and Mrs. Walter Clark of Pulaski.

HAMLETT, Annie Bell Cheatham The Pulaski Citizen 11 Dec 1946
Funeral services for Mrs. Bell Cheatham Hamlett, 78, who died December 8, 1946, at her home on South Third Street following two weeks illness, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May and Company, conducted by the Rev. Watson M. Cook, pastor of First Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead. Burial took place at Moriah Cemetery.
A daughter of the late F. H. Cheatham and Martha Martin Cheatham, she was a native of Maury County. Since her marriage to Mr. Hamlett she had made her home in this county. She was a member of the Methodist for many years. In addition to her husband, Joe Hamlett, Mrs. Hamlett is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Joe Cheatham, Mrs. Newt Puryear, Mrs. Odell Ball, and Mrs. Walter Burns, all of Pulaski, and Mrs. Herman Cole, Athens, Ala.;one son, Cheatham Hamlett, Ardmore; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. R. J. Sanders, Pulaski; two half-sisters, Mrs. Sam Dunlap, Pulaski, and Mrs. J. A. Harding, Franklin; and one half-brother, Joe F. Cheatham, Lynnville.

HAMLIN, Alex The Pulaski Citizen 15 Sep 1943
Funeral services for Alex Hamlin, 70, farmer of the Beech Hill section, who died suddenly at 11 o’clock Saturday morning, September 11, at his home, following three years’ failing health, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Friendship Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. E. G. Godwin. Burial took place in the Diana Cemetery. He was a member of the Methodist Church.

Mr. Hamlin is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Lula Griggs Hamlin; three daughters, Mrs. Marvin Hopkins, Beech Hill, Mrs. Roberta Justice, Nashville, and Mrs. Eulas Beasley, Diana; one son, Morris Hamlin, who is stationed in an army camp in California; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. W. L. Summerford, Pulaski and Mrs. R. L. Woodard, Columbia; two brothers, J. H. Hamlin and R. L. Hamlin, both of Dallas, Texas.

HAMLIN, James The Pulaski Citizen 12 Nov 1941
Funeral services for James Hamlin, aged 75 years, who was killed Wednesday morning, November 5, at Culleoka when struck by a train, as he carried the mail from the post office to the depot, were conducted Friday afternoon at the Baptist Church at Culleoka, and interment followed in the Culleoka Cemetery.
Mr. Hamlin formerly lived in Giles County, going to Culleoka to reside about thirty years ago.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Burns Hamlin, and five children, two sisters, Mrs. W. L. Summerford, and Mrs. R. L. Woodard, both of Pulaski, and one brother, Alex Hamlin, all of Giles County.

HANCOCK, E. Cliff III The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jul 1944
E. Cliff Hancock, III, 24, resident of Nashville, who was killed in a plane crash last week at Selma, Ala., was a descendant of the late Mrs. Amelia Reynolds Hancock, sister of Edd Reynolds of Pulaski. He was the son of Mrs. Grayson Love Hancock of Nashville and the late E. C. Hancock.
Funeral services for young Hancock were held Monday in Nashville and burial took place in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

HANCOCK, Henry Hull The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jun 1944
Funeral services for Henry Hull Hancock, 56, farmer of the Riversburg section, who died of a heart attack at his home on Tuesday night, were held at 11 o’clock Friday morning at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the Pleasant Valley Methodist Church. Burial took place in the Friendship Cemetery at Culleoka.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Noah and Florence Nixon Hancock.
Mr. Hancock is survived by his wife; two daughters, Miss Christine Hancock of Nashville, and Miss Imogene Hancock of Washington, D. C; one brother, Thomas Nixon Hancock of Fresno, Calif; one sister, Mrs. Carrie Hancock Johnson of Knoxville and Oak Ridge.

HANEY, Mary Drennon Angeline The Pulaski Citizen 16 May 1945
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary D. Haney, 89, who died suddenly at 7:30 o’clock Friday evening, May 11, at her home in the Fourth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Haynes Brinkley. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Daughter of the late David Dollins and Betty Tucker Dollins, she was born in Lincoln County but had resided in Giles County for many years. She was the widow of William Presley Haney who died nine years ago. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Haney is survived by three daughters, Mrs. J. D. Jackson of Lawrenceburg, Mrs. N. S. Howard and Mrs. J. L. Farris both of Minor Hill; five sons, C. H. Haney, D. E. Haney, T. E. Haney, H. W. Haney all of Minor Hill, and W. D. Haney of Huntsville, Ala.; twenty-five grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.

HANEY, Unice Pearl Davis Waits The Pulaski Citizen 23 Apr 1941
Mrs. D. E. Haney, 52, passed away at her home at Minor Hill last Wednesday morning. Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning at the Minor Hill Church of Christ by the Rev. J. T. Harris of Lawrenceburg and Rev. Braxton Sams, of Pulaski.
Mrs. Haney, a member of prominent Giles County family, is survived by her husband, a daughter, Mrs. Edward Nance of Pulaski, a son, G. K. Waits, Minor Hill, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Davis, Athens, Ala., a sister, Mrs. E. L. McGrew, Evergreen, Ala., six brothers, Cecil, Grady, Dock and Gentry Davis of Athens, Ala., Hilliard Davis, Lakeland, Fla., and Herschel Davis of Medford, Oregon.

HANNA, Allie Mae Smith The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jun 1941
Mrs. Allie Mae Smith Hanna, 54, wife of F. E. Hanna, died of a heart attack at her home in the Third District Friday. Mrs. Hanna has not been in very good health for several years, but the end came as a shock, as she went about her duties at home.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 2:30 at Pleasant Hill and burial was in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Hanna is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Smith; two sisters, Mrs. Edd Howard and Mrs. Lindsay Witt, all of Giles County; and two brothers, Lucius Howard Smith of Giles County and B. Holland Smith, Newark, N. J.

HANNA, Mary Frances Petty The Pulaski Citizen 10 Mar 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Frances Petty Hanna, 90, who died at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon, March 3, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dave Bass, at Stella, following a year’s illness, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Shores Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. E. D. Troutt, pastor of the Trinity Charge.
Burial took place in the church cemetery. A lifelong resident of the county, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Sarah Barnett Petty, and a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for many years. Her husband, James Adam Hanna died in 1914.
In addition to the one daughter, Mrs. Bass, Mrs. Hanna is survived by one son, Harvey Hanna of Bodenham; fourteen grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Betty Sibley, Atlanta, Ga., and one brother, Erskine Petty, Ethridge.

HANNA, Rollie A. The Pulaski Citizen 01 Mar 1944
Funeral services for Rollie A. Hanna, 74, who died at his home in the Hanna community early Friday morning after a lengthy illness, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Pleasant Hill Church, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Hanna is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Vaughn Hanna; two daughters, Mrs. Elmer Cathcart, Lynnville, and Mrs. Wesley Powell, Detroit; three sons, Walter Hanna, Joe Macey Hanna and Osteen Hanna, all of Giles County; six grandchildren and one great granddaughter.

HARDEMAN, Mrs. N. B. The Pulaski Citizen 8 May 1940
Mrs. N. B. Hardeman, wife of the president of Freed-Hardeman College in Henderson, Tenn., died of acute indigestion in Henderson Monday night at 7:15 o’clock, according to word reaching friends here.
Funeral services will be at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in Henderson.
In addition to her husband, surviving are a son, Dorsey Hardeman, San Angelo, Texas, and two daughters, Mrs. W. D. Powers and Mrs. C. M. Foy, both of Henderson.
Mr. Hardeman held services in Pulaski often, and conducted revival meetings, and has relatives and friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Hardeman were in Pulaski together only about a month ago, and many friends will be shocked to hear of the sudden and unexpected death of Mrs. Hardeman.

HARDIMAN, Alexander The Pulaski Citizen 20 Oct 1948
Funeral services for Alexander Hardiman, 76, who died at 12:40 o’clock Tuesday morning, October 19, at his home in the Eleventh Civil District, following an illness of two weeks, were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at New Zion Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Loyd Hickman. Burial took place in New Zion Cemetery.
Mr. Hardiman, the last member of his immediate family, was a native of the county, and the son of the late William Hardiman and Margaret Ann Gordon Hardiman. A sister, Mrs. Missie Permelia Baker died October 12.
Mr. Hardiman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ella Mae Parsons Hardiman; four daughters, Mrs. S. S. Taylor, Wales, Mrs. Willie Gaines, Frankewing, Mrs. Frank Dale, Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Ben Allen, Bunker Hill; three sons, A. B. Hardiman and C. E. Hardiman, both of Madison, and W. E. Hardiman, Pulaski; nineteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

HARDIMAN, Olice Jackson The Pulaski Citizen 1 Mar 1944
Funeral services for Olice Jackson Hardiman, 63, farmer who died on the evening of February 19 at his home in the Eighteenth Civil District, were held at the Scotts Hill Church at 2:00 o’clock Sunday afternoon, with the rites conducted by the Rev. L. B. Collins, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Hardiman is survived by his wife; three daughters, Misses Eva and Vera Hardiman, Scotts Hill and Mrs. Frank Pratt, Bodenham; and one son, Claude Hardiman, Scotts Hill.

HARDIMAN, Will Hester The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jan 1948
Funeral services for Will H. Hardiman, 45, native of Giles County, who died suddenly of a heart attack at 11:30 o’clock Friday morning, January 23, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, following three days illness, were held at one o’clock Saturday afternoon at Pulaski in the chapel of Bennett May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the First Methodist Church, Pulaski. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery here.
Mr. Hardiman, who resided in Tullahoma where he owned and operated the Taylor Drug Store was born and reared in this county, the son of the late W. W. Hardiman and Myrtle Kersey Hardiman. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Hardiman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary B. Hardiman; three sons, John Hardiman, pharmacy student at Howard College in Birmingham, Ala., Paul Hardiman, student at University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and Larry Taylor Hardiman, Tullahoma; and one brother, Odis Hardiman, Nashville.

HARDIMAN, William Monroe The Pulaski Citizen 06 Aug 1941
William Monroe “Billie” Hardiman, known to a large circle of friends as Billie, died at Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville, Saturday evening at 5 o’clock, following a second operation for a tumor on the brain.
Billie was taken to the Hospital Monday for examination. And it was decided that an operation gave the only hope. He under went the first operation Thursday. But the shock was so severe, and so long time was necessary to complete the operation, that it was decided best to let him rest awhile. Saturday afternoon he was placed under the anesthetic a second to complete the operation. But the shock was too much for him. He did not recover consciousness.
Billie was 18, a graduate of the Pulaski High School, and had spent one year at the University of Tennessee. He was an unusually bright boy, made high grades at school, was a leader among the boys of his age, and was a good musician, a member of high school orchestra, and had a great many friends.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Methodist Church, Revs. Bratcher and Morgan officiating. In keeping with the wishes of his parents, the service consisted mainly of a musical program. Some appropriate scripture readings and a prayer.
A great mass of beautiful florals, and a large congregation, gave evidence of the esteem in which this young man was held in the community.
The body was laid to rest in Maplewood Cemetery.

HARDIMAN, W. W. The Pulaski Citizen 24 Dec 1941
News was received Tuesday about 1:00 o’clock that W. W. Hardiman, of Pulaski, prominent coal dealer and owner of the Elkton Cotton Gin, had died at a Nashville Hospital where he had been about ten days.
Some two weeks ago Mr. Hardiman sustained a second stroke of paralysis, and on advice of his local physician went to the Hospital for treatment. Then three or four days ago, it was reported taht he had developed pneumonia. So the announcement of his death, while it comes as a great shock to his many friends, is no great surprise to those who knew his condition.
Monroe Bennett and A. D. Ball, went to Nashville for the remains. But at time of going to press, no announcement of funeral plans had been made. The burial will be in Pulaski where Mr. Hardiman has a lot adjoining that on which his grandson was buried several months ago.
Mr. Hardiman did many acts of kindness and charity of which only a few of his more intimate friends knew anything. Like most of us, he was probably misunderstood by more people than knew him. And he cared more about a clear conscience than popularity.
Mr. Hardiman is survived by two sons, Otis Hardiman, of Nashville; and W. H. Hardiman, of Tullahoma; and several grandchildren.

HARDING, Ben F. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Nov 1944
Funeral services for Ben F. Harding, 61, superintendent of the Tennessee Orphans’ Home at Spring Hill, and father of Mrs. James Blackburn of Pulaski, who died suddenly Tuesday at the King’s Daughters Hospital, Columbia, will be conducted at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the West Seventh Street Church of Christ in Columbia. Clay Pullias of Nashville assisted by Leon C. Burns and Felix C. Sowell, Sr., of Columbia will officiate and burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia.
Mr. Harding, the son of James A. Harding, one of the founders of the Nashville Bible School now known as David Lipscomb College, was born in Nashville in 1883 and educated at the old Nashville Bible School. Before becoming superintendent of the orphans’ home at Spring Hill he served as minister of the West Seventh Street Church of Christ at Columbia.
At the time of his death Mr. Harding was a trustee of David Lipscomb and an elder of the West Seventh Street Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Griffin Harding; three daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Woolsey of Denton, Texas, Mrs. Patricia Blackburn of Pulaski, and Mrs. Mary Gartner of Spring Hill; a son, James A. Harding, serving with the U. S. Navy; his mother, Mrs. Pattie Cobb Harding of Atlanta, Ga., and two sisters, Mrs. C. H. Payne of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. Woodson Harding Armstrong of Searcy, Ark.

HARDY, George The Pulaski Citizen 25 Sep 1940
After lingering for about a years, and suffering intense agony, much of the time, George Hardy, 61, passed to rest and sleep, Tuesday morning.
Funeral services were to be held Wednesday afternoon, at 2 o’clock at Bennett-May and Company Funeral Home. Body interred in family plot at Dunnavant graveyard where sleep many members of the family, gone on before.
Mr. Hardy had been Chief Deputy Sheriff for several years. And was a quiet, dependable, trustworthy officer. Discharging the duties of his office without fear, favor, or partiality.
He was a member of one of the large pioneer families of the county, and cherished the ideals, characteristic of those early settlers, who came largely from Virginia and North Carolina.
A strange fatality has attended Deputy Sheriffs of Giles County within the past year. E. C. Cox, R. L. Tucker, and George Hardy. We do not recall when such a number of officials have passed away in such a short time.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Rowe Phillips.

HARGROVE, Buford The Pulaski Citizen 6 Dec 1944
Funeral services for Buford Hargrove, 49, who died at 12:35 o’clock Monday morning, December 4, at his home near Minor Hill after several months’ illness, were held Tuesday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church by the Rev. Haynes Brinkley. Burial was in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Hargrove is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Eula Mae Hinkle and Miss Ruby Hargrove, Minor Hil; four sons, Richard, Calvin, Herbert and Harold Dean Hargrove, all of Minor Hill, and Otha Gray Hargrove, with the Navy in the Southwest Pacific; two grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Martha Lou Kincaid, Nashville, Mrs. Bessie Stubblefield, Anniston, Ala., Mrs. Patsy Skinner, Columbia, and Mrs, Diana Skinner, Franklin; four brothers, Wallace Hargrove, Franklin, Jones Hargrove, Chapel Hill, Murray Hargrove, Russellville, Ky., Otha Hargrove, Athens, Ala.
Mr. Hargrove was a member of the Baptist Church, a veteran of World War I, and a member of the Modern Woodmen.

HARGROVE, Cynthia Beal The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jun 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Cynthia Beal Hargrove, 93, who died Tuesday afternoon at her home in the First Civil District, following a short illness, were held at 1 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the residence by the Rev. R. W. Prichett of Elkmont. Burial took place in the Elliott Cemetery.
Mrs. Hargrove was a native of Limestone County, and was a member of the United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Hargrove is survived by five sons, Tom, Henry and Azzie Hargrove of Nashville, Will Hargrove of Prospect, and Lonnie Hargrove of Ardmore; three daughters, Miss Zoe Hargrove and Mrs. Leslie Magnusson of Ardmore, and Mrs. Ezra White of Pettusville, Ala.; twenty-eight grandchildren, thirty-two great grandchildren, and two great, great grandchildren.
The grandsons were the pall bearers.

HARGROVE, Edward F. The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jun 1944
Funeral services for Edward F. Hargrove, 74, farmer of the Prospect community, who died early Wednesday morning at his home east of Prospect, will be held at one o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Methodist Church at Pettusville, Alabama, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Stovall. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Hargrove is survived by one son, O. W. Hargrove; one daughter, Mrs. Fred Bates, Prospect; eleven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; and three brothers, George Hargrove, Texas, Bob Hargrove, Huntsville, Ala., and Tom Hargrove, Prospect.

HARGROVE, Ida Robinson The Pulaski Citizen 14 Apr 1943
Funeral services for Ida Robinson, 69, who died early Monday morning at her home, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Pettusville Methodist Church, with the Rev. Woodrow Williams, pastor, conducting the services. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Hargrove was a member of the United Methodist Church.
The survivors are her husband, Edward F. Hargrove; one daughter, Mrs. Fred Bates; and one son, Oce W. Hargrove, all of the Ardmore section.

HARGROVE, Mary Ann Boswell The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jul 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ann Boswell Hargrove, 78, wife of A. L. Hargrove, who died early Thursday morning, July 6, at the home near Ardmore, following three years’ illness with a heart ailment, were held Friday afternoon at the residence, conducted by the Rev. Audry Minor, pastor of the Ardmore Baptist Church. Burial was in the Gatlin Cemetery in Limestone County, Ala.
Mrs. Hargrove was a native of Giles County and lived all of life here.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Hargrove is survived by three daughters, Mrs. J. W. Couch, Washington, D. C., Mrs. H. B. Mangrum and Miss Lacy Hargrove, both of Ardmore, one son, John Hargrove; and one grandson, Reynard Mangrum, with the U. S. Navy, in New Guinea.

HARGROVE, Sam W. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jul 1943
Funeral services for Sam W. Hargrove, 76, retired farmer, who died Saturday at his home in the Elkton section, following several years of failing health, were held at 10 o’clock Monday morning at the Elkton Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. H. H. Austin, pastor of the Lawrenceburg Methodist Church. Burial took place in the Elkton Cemetery.
Mr. Hargrove is survived by his five sons, Jack Hargrove and John R. Hargrove of Birmingham, Ala., Pat Hargrove of Athens, Ala., J. P. Hargrove of Montgomery, Ala., and Otey Hargrove of Elkton; two daughters, Misses Mina and Henrietta Hargrove of Elkton; one brother Rabe Hargrove of Bethel; and one sister, Mrs. Alice McKnight of Marlin, Texas.

HARGROVE, Mrs. T. R. The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jan 1940
Mrs. T. R. Hargrove, 73, died at her home in the Veto community, after a long illness, Monday, Jan.8.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Pettusville Methodist Church, Rev. A. M. Jones, officiating.
Mrs. Hargrove is survived by three daughters, four sons, and forty-one grandchildren.

HARGROVE, William Marvin The Pulaski Citizen 16 Aug 1944
Funeral services for William Marvin Hargrove, 64, who died at 10 o’clock Thursday morning, August 10, in a Nashville hospital, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Prospect Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter, pastor of the church. Burial was in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. Hargrove is survived by two sons, Robert Gilbert Hargrove, Pulaski, Hugh Hargrove, in overseas service; two daughters, Mrs. James T. Gibbs, Chattanooga, Mrs. John Kelly, Prospect; four brothers, Ed E. Hargrove and Alvin Hargrove, both of Nashville, Glen Hargrove, New Orleans, Webb Hargrove, Pulaski; three sisters, Mrs. A. J. Elder, Prospect, Miss Grace Hargrove and Mrs. Erskine Lewis, both of Pulaski.

HARRIS, Butler The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jul 1941
Butler Harris, aged 28, died Tuesday at 4:00 p. m. at his home in Nashville, after an extended illness. Mr. Harris was a son of the former Alderman, J. W. Harris, and the late Mrs. Harris. Funeral services were conducted last Wednesday at the Pulaski Baptist Church by the Rev. R. A. Johns officiating, and interment in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Harris is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Johnson Harris, his father, five sisters, Mrs. Beulah Dillard, Memphis; Mrs. Mamie Hall, Ardmore; Mrs. Eloise Sims, Lewisburg; Misses Ruth and Josephine Harris of Akron, Ohio; and two brothers, John Harris and Herman Harris of Akron.

HARRIS, Carrie Etta Eubank The Pulaski Record 17 Dec 1947
Mrs. Carrie Etta Harris, age 79, died at 1 o’clock Sunday monring at her home in Pulaski, after several years of illness. She was the widow of the late Richard M. Harris, former county court clerk of Giles County.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Monday at the Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard. Burial was in the Maplewood Cemetery.
She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas Eubank of Prospect and was a lifelong resident of Giles County.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Bessie Markell of Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs. W. J. Bryan of Nashville and Mrs. W. I. Peden o f Mexico City; and two sons, Richard Elmo Harris of Pulaski and Orlan Harris of Toledo, Ohio.

HARRIS, Claud The Pulaski Citizen 27 May 1942
Claud Harris, aged 73 died suddenly Thursday evening at his home on Church Street from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was a substantial citizen and member of the Church of Christ. His sudden passing is deeply regretted by a host of friends. Prayer service was conducted from the residence Friday afternoon by Eld. Jim Sanders, with burial in Talley Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Liza Taley Harris; two sisters, Mrs. Maude McCracken of Pulaski, and Mrs. Lola Bledsoe of Lynnville; and several nieces and nephews.

HARRIS, Henry C. The Pulaski Citizen 15 Sep 1943
Funeral services for Henry C. Harris, 73, highly respected citizen of the Bodenham section, who died Wednesday morning at his home, following two months’ illness, will be held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Cemetery Presbyterian Church. Burial will take place in the family lot in the church cemetery.
Mr. Harris is survived by his wife, Mrs.Lizzie Hamlett Harris; four daughters, Mrs. Earl Moates, Mrs. Marion West, Miss Lena Harris of the Pulaski Hospital Nursing Staff, and Mrs. Cora Bell Tittsworth; and four grandchildren.

HARRIS, John B. The Pulaski Record 13 Oct 1948
John B. Harris, retired farmer, died at Gordon’s Hospital at Lewisburg, Thursday, October 7th, at 4 p.m. following an extended illness.
Funeral services were conducted at Bennett-May Funeral Home on Friday at 2:30 p.m. by Elder A. C. Dreaden, pastor of the Pulaski Church of Christ. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Eliza Harris; one daughter, Mrs. O. O. Stone of Lewisburg; one son, Leslie Harris; one step-son, Frank W. Finney; one granddaughter, Miss Shirley Harris; two sisters, Mrs. Joe Newton of Spartansburg, S.C. and Mrs. Kelly Ellis of Memphis.

HARRIS, John Samuel The Pulaski Citizen 29 Apr 1942
Funeral services for John Samuel Harris, aged 23 years, who died at Pulaski Hospital Friday afternoon, following an illness of several weeks, were held at two o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Stella Cumberland Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. R. A. Johns conducting the rites. Interment took place in the family lot in the church cemetery.
Mr. Harris, a cabinet maker, had been employed at the Davis Cabinet Company in Nashville for the past three years.
Mr. Harris is survived by his mother, Mrs. Harvey B. Hanna, and step-father, Mr. Hanna; one sister, Miss Doris Harris; three half-sisters, Mrs. Murray Loyd, Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. Delmas Sneed, Pulaski, and Miss Mary Elizabeth Hanna; and two half-brothers, Thomas Butler Hanna, and Robert Calvin Hanna.
Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

HARRIS, Richard H. The Pulaski Citizen 8 Sep 1943
The death of Richard H. Harris, 80, Giles County Clerk for a period of 12 years, occurred Monday afternoon at a convalescent home in Nashville where he had been in a patient during the past several months of an extended illness.
Born in the Prospect community, Mr. Harris was a son of the late Robert Simpson and Eliza Jane Harris, prominent citizens of this county. In early manhood he was in the carriage business in the Prospect and Kedron communities, moving to Pulaski when he was elected to the office of County Court Clerk.
One of the most popular officials in the county, Mr. Harris was elected to the office for three terms. After his retirement from public life, he continued to make his home in Pulaski and to operate his farm near town.
He was a member of the Pulaski Methodist Church.
Mr. Harris is survived by his wife, the former Miss Eddie Eubank of the Prospect section; three daughters, Mrs. William Bryan, of Nashville; Mrs. Alberta Peden of Washington, D. C.; and Mrs. Manley Markell of New York City, N. Y.; two sons, Elmo Harris, who is serving overseas with the United States Army; and Orlan Harris, of Texas; two sisters, Mrs. Claud Ball, of Prospect; and Mrs. H. K. Malone of Cornersville; four brothers, Dr. W. C. Harris and Rob Harris, of Lawrenceburg; Dr. J. S. Harris, McMinnville; and A. M. Harris of Prospect.
Funeral services were held at three o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the local Methodist Church. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.

HARRIS, Robert Samuel The Pulaski Record 18 Aug 1948
Funeral services for Dr. Robert Samuel Harris, 89, veterinarian, who died Friday in a Nashville hospital following an extended illness, were held Sunday, August 15, at 2 p.m. at the grave in Kedron Cemetery in Giles County. Dr. Harris had resided in Lawrenceburg for a number of years.
He leaves seven daughters, Mrs. S. W. William, Hattiesburg, Miss., Mrs. Homer Reed, Mrs. Bertha Smith, Mrs. Tom Grandstaff, all of Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Gilbert Evans of Pulaski, Mrs. John Young of Waynesboro, Tenn., and Mrs. Claude Warren of Little Rock, Ark.; and two sons, Dr. Robert Harris, Bolivar, Tenn. and Shields Harris of Pulaski.

HARRISON, Smith The Pulaski Citizen 14 Apr 1943
Funeral services for Smith Harrison, 38, who died at his home near Lester, Ala., Thursday, after a long illness, were conducted at Hester’s Chapel Church of Christ by the Rev. Creal of Athens, Ala. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Harrison is survived by his wife, and four children, Herbert, J. B., Molly Will, and Paulette; three brothers, Amos Harrison, Salem, Ala., Elton Harrison, Anderson, Ala., and Lewis Harrison, Bethel; and two sisters, Mrs. Dewey White, Pulaski and Mrs. Lena White, Florence, Ala.

HARRISON, William Allen The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1942
Funeral services for William Allen Harrison, 70, who died Friday morning at his home in the Peach community in Lawrence County, following a period of declining health, were held at 3:00 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the New Zion Church, conducted by the Rev. Coffman, of Lawrenceburg, the Rev. Thorneberry of Loretto, and the Rev. Noles. The burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Harrison was a part owner and the operator of the Peach Mill and Gin Company.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Berah Harrison; one sister, Mrs. Alice Townsend; and two brothers, Ed Harrison, and Marvin Harrison, all three of Giles County.

HART, Minnie Sanders The Pulaski Record 22 Oct 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Sanders Hart, age 82, who died on Sunday afternoon at 12:30 at the Austin Hewitt Home, were conducted Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Methodist Church by the Rev. Fred Woodard. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Hart was a native of Giles County and the widow of the late James S. Hart who operated the Hart House here for more than twenty years. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Hart is survived by one sister, Mrs. Wiley T. Abernathy, and one brother, Amos Sanders of near Riversburg; her nephews, Wiley Abernathy, Jr., Jack Abernathy, and Jim Sanders of Pulaski.

HARWELL, Edgar Rufus The Pulaski Citizen __ Jul 1946
Funeral services for Edgar Rufus Harwell, 63, who died at 6 o’clock Sunday morning, July 7, at his home at Bunker Hill, after an extended illness, were held at 10 o’clock Monday morning at the residence, conducted by the Rev. W. M. Crook of Pulaski, a former pastor, and the Rev. J. L. Taylor, pastor of the Bunker Hill Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.

Mr. Harwell was a well known farmer of his community and a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Harwell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Watson Harwell; six daughters, Mrs. Robert Aymett, Mrs. Gus Soffes, Misses Jean and Julia A. Harwell, all of Giles County, Mrs. Pete Bruder, Milwaukee, Ms., and Mrs. Frank Douthit, Delrose; five sons, James Harwell, Joe Harwell, George Harwell, Brown Harwell, all of Giles County, and Edward Harwell, U.S. Army; three grand children; one brother, Luther B. Harwell, Pulaski.

HARWELL, Ermon S. The Pulaski Citizen 27 Nov 1940
Inexpressibly sad was the death of Ermon Harwell on November 21, 1940. At the age of 45, when life was so full of hope and happiness, why should one so useful and worth while be called away, leaving the hearts of loved ones crushed and bleeding? Truly his sun went down while it was yet day, for scarcely had he come to the meridian of life. The passing of this highly esteemed citizen opens the fountain of sympathy in the hearts of many friends, in this time of great sorrow, leaving the home desolate, and the sweetest hopes forever withered.
Born and reared in the Frankewing community, he taught school for a short period of time, later buying a farm and farming until his present position, as assistant cashier of the Bank of Frankewing. He had served as Justice of the Peace for the 10th Civil District since 1936 and had made the court an honorable and conscientious member, always attesting for the right.
Ermon gave himself to the Lord early in life and was a simple trusting child of God. Word’s but feebly express the beauty of his character. It was a privilege to know him here, it will be a benediction to meet him in eternity.
He died of an incurable malady of the spine. For more than a year he battled bravely with death, suffering the any agonies peculiar to his complaint, but like Job of old, he was true to God. He had a cheerful disposition and wore a smile all through life that never faded.
Funeral services were conducted Friday morning at 11 o’clock at Mt. Zion Church by the Rev. Vance Park and his body was laid to rest in the Wright Cemetery, beneath a mound of lovely flowers, attesting the loyalty of his many friends.
Surviving are his wife, Aileen Arney Harwell, his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harwell and three brothers and four sisters.
To the dear wife and to the bereaved family, I commend you to Him who hath said, “There shall be no more death, neither sorrow,” and may you find great comfort in the presence of Him who said, “Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” Mrs. F. R. Edmundson

HARWELL, James Robert The Pulaski Record 20 Aug 1947
James Robert Harwell, age 65, died at 6:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at his home in the fifth civil district following several months illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:00 o’clock at the Choates Creek Church by Rev. Hilan Minnehan. Burial was in the church cemetery. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Naomi Rice Harwell; Mrs. Jewell White, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Margaret Hendrix, Huntsville, Ala.; one step-son, Edward Gene Rice, Giles County; three grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Minnie Martin, Manila, Arkansas; two half-sisters, Mrs. Arthur Felker and Mrs. Willie Johnson, Giles County; two half-brothers, Richard Harwell, Atlanta, Georgia and Walter Harwell, Giles County.

HARWELL, Kathryn Pearson The Pulaski Record 02 Jun 1948
Mrs. Kathryn Pearson Harwell, 31, native of Giles County, died at her home in the Burns community near Shelbyville at 9:50 p.m. Saturday of a bullet wound in the head. Investigating officers said the wound was self-inflicted.
Funeral services were held Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Pisgah Methodist Church with Rev. J. C. Daniel officiating and burial was in the Pisgah Cemetery.
The Howells moved to Shelbyville from Pulaski about two years ago. Mrs. Harwell was a daughter of William H. Pearson of Pulaski and late Leah Weddington Pearson.
Survivors include her husband, Sterling Harwell; two daughters, Misses Annelle and Susan M. Harwell of Burns; four sons, James W., Joe Lane, Sterling W. and George O. Harwell, all of Burns; one sister, Mrs. Kaliah Burch of Giles County; two brothers, Allen Pearson of Shelbyville and Joe Merle Pearson of Seattle, Washington.

HARWELL, Mattie The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jan 1940
Miss Mattie Harwell was born Jan. 7, 1859 and died Jan. 10, 1940. She was the daughter of Wesley and Jane McCracken Harwell. She had three sisters, Mrs. W. J. Abernathy, Mrs. Henry Aymett, and Mrs. John Keltner and two brothers, Erskin and Tom Harwell. She was the last survivor of the family. She was born and lived her long life in Mt. Pisgah community. A more beautiful character never lived among us. She was a Methodist and had been a member of Mt. Pisgah most of her life. She was loved by every one who knew her.

HARWELL, Nolon D. The Pulaski Citizen 15 Sep 1943
Corp. Nolon D. Harwell, 21, United States Air Corps, stationed at Mitchell Field, New York, who arrived Monday September 6, for a 15-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Harwell of the Shores community, was killed in an automobile accident Thursday night about midnight in the Goodspring section.
The wrecked car with Harwell’s lifeless body was found early Friday morning by a passing motorist who notified residents of the community and Sheriff Gordon Topp. The car, it was brought out in the investigation, had failed to make the bridge crossing in that community and had jumped a 15-foot ditch at the scene of the accident, Sheriff Topp said.
In addition to his parents, Corporal Harwell is survived by a sister, Mrs. John A. Sneed of Pulaski; four brothers, Glenn, Joseph William and Olan D., his twin brother, all of whom are in the United States Navy, and Paul Harwell of Giles County.
Funeral services will be held at two o’clock Thursday afternoon at Scott’s Hill Church by the Rev. H. G. Coston. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

HARWELL, Otis Emerson The Pulaski Citizen 09 Oct 1946
Funeral services for Otis Emerson Harwell, 78, who died suddenly at 4 o’clock Friday afternoon, October 4, were held at 11 o’clock Sunday morning at the Pisgah Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. A. R. Gibbons. Burial was in Mt. Zion Cemetery near Frankewing.
He was a lifelong resident of the county, the son of the late Berry and Mary Bratton Harwell and had served as a steward in the Methodist Church forty years.
Mr. Harwell is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Helen McCanless Griffin Harwell; one son, Hugh C. Harwell, Frankewing; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one step-daughter, Mrs. Olin Harwell; one step-son, John Harwell, Pulaski; one sister, Mrs. Anna Ross, Ft. Smith, Ark.; five half-brothers, Robert Harwell, Hazelgreen, Ala., Albert Harwell, Huntsville, Ala., Claude Harwell and Guy Harwell, both of Meridianville, Ala., and Lester Harwell, Birmingham, Ala.

HARWELL, S. H. The Pulaski Citizen 24 Apr 1940
S. H. Harwell, 79, who lived on Fall River road, west of Goodspring, in the 18th District, died at his home Sunday.
After funeral services at the residence, Monday, conducted by Rev. R. A. Johns, the body was buried on the family burying lot near the home.

HARWELL, Sam Ella Simpson The Pulaski Citizen 10 Nov 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Sam Ella Harwell, 65, wife of Ernest Harwell, who died at 9:30 o’clock Thursday night, November 4, while visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. D. Stanford, were held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Scott’s Hill Church, conducted by the Rev. A. R. Hogan. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Harwell was a member of the Church of Christ since early childhood.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Harwell is survived by one son, Harold Harwell, who is serving somewhere in the Army; three sisters, Mrs. J. D. Stanford, Mrs. Alice Stanford, and Mrs. B. F. Barshears all of Giles County; two brothers, W. T. Simpson, Decatur, Ala. and Will Simpson, Pulaski.

HARWELL, Samuel Knox The Pulaski Citizen 26 Apr 1944
Funeral services for Samuel Knox Harwell, former Giles Countian, and prominent Nashville dry goods merchant were conducted Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Belle Meade home by the Rev. William E. Phifer, minister of the Westminister Presbyterian Church. Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mr. Harwell, brother of W. E. Harwell, well-known real estate dealer, and uncle of Riggs Harwell, Vice-President and Cashier of the Richland Bank, suffered a heart attack at his home early Friday morning, from which he never recovered.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Harwell was a son of the late Rev. Coleman A. and Elizabeth Bridges Harwell. He was born April 19, 1864, and had just recently observed his eightieth birthday.
Mr. Harwell was one of the organizers of the Neely, Harwell and Company, prominent Nashville wholesale dry goods firm, and served as active head of the company for thirty years.
Mr. Harwell spent his boyhood days on his family’s farm and entered the business world at the age of 16 when he became a merchant in Pulaski. He moved to Nashville in his early twenties, joining the Richardson Brothers Wholesale Shoe Company.
A few years later he entered the wholesale dry goods business as a junior partner of the firm of Warren, Neely and Company, associating himself with the late G. M. Neely.
In 1911, Mr. Neely and he organized Neely, Harwell and Company, of which Mr. Harwell had served as active head since.
For many years, Mr. Harwell was a member of Moore Memorial Presbyterian Church, serving as chairman of the Board of Deacons during that time.
When the Westminister Presbyterian Church was organized in 1936, he became a charter member of the new church and was elected an elder.
Recently Mr. Harwell provided a fund to erect a chapel for this church in memory of his son, Goodrum McClure Harwell who died in 1916.
Mr. Harwell was also a member of the Belle Meade Country Club.
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Morton B. Howell of Nashville; three sons, Sam K. Harwell, Jr., Robert E. Harwell, both of Nashville, and Capt. Coleman Harwell, now serving in Italy; three brothers, Judge W. E. Harwell, H. R. Harwell, both of Cornersville, Tenn., and T. M. Harwell of Giles County; one sister, Mrs. Betty Harwell Trigg of Diana, Tenn.; a half sister, Mrs. Earl Harwell of Giles County; 10 grandchildren.

HARWELL, Samuel Knox Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 23 Aug 1944
Samuel Knox Harwell, Jr., 43, member of a prominent Nashville family and a partner in the wholesale dry good firm, Neely-Harwell and Co., died Tuesday morning at a Nashville hospital after suffering a heart attack Thursday night.
Harwell, a son of the late Samuel K. Harwell and Leila McClure Harwell, was a nephew of W. E. Harwell of Cornersville, widely known Pulaski real estate dealer, and T. Meade Harwell, prominent farmer of the Pisgah community, and Mrs. Earl Harwell, of Aspen Hill. His father died in April of this year, his mother in 1929.
Mr. Harwell entered his business career in the early 1920’s when he became a partner in the firm his father founded, Neely-Harwell and Co. He was extremely active in church and civic affairs, having been a member of the Presbyterian Church, first a member and deacon of the Moore Memorial Presbyterian Church, and in recent years was one of the prime forces in the establishment of Westminister Presbyterian Church, serving as a member of the building committee and at the time of his death as chairman of the board of deacons.
He was a member of the Rotary Club and had been most active in the Chamber of Commerce, particularly in the field of agriculture. He was chairman of the Agricultural Committee and the Conference Committee on Agriculture of the General Postwar Planning Committee. A leader in the Farmers’ Club of the Chamber of Commerce he this year directed the industrial garden movement in which employers encouraged the growing of victory gardens by all their employees.
He made his home on Harding Place, Belle Meade.
Mr. Harwell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Josephine Douglass Harwell; two daughters, Evalina and Leila Harwell; a son, Sam K. Harwell, III; a sister, Mrs. Morton B. Howell of Nashville, and two brothers, Robert E. Harwell of Nashville and Capt. Coleman A. Harwell, now serving in Italy.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday morning at 10 o’clock at Westminister Presbyterian Church and burial will take place in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

HARWELL, Walter Alvie The Pulaski Citizen 6 May 1942
Funeral services for Walter Alvie Harwell, aged 56 years, well-known farmer of the Twentieth Civil District, who died at his home at Bunker Hill on Sunday morning, May 3, following an illness of several weeks, were conducted at the home at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon, with the Rev. W. L. Harwell officiating at the rites. Interment took place at the Bee Spring Cemetery, near Bryson.
Mr. Harwell was a leading citizen in his community, taking a prominent place in the church, and in other activities.
Mr. Harwell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ida McNeely Harwell; one sister, Mrs. R. M. Erwin; and one brother, Collier Harwell.

HARWELL, Walter M. The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jun 1940
Columbia, Tenn. June 13-Walter M. (Dick) Harwell, 25, of Frankewing, Giles County, was killed this morning when he fell from a truck which was hauling poles for the telephone company.
Wheels of either the truck or the trailer on which poles were being hauled went over his head. The resultant jar caused the driver, Vincent Williams of Pulaski, to stop at once, he said, but Harwell was dead when reached.
The men were employed by William Taylor, contractor, and were returning from Southport where they had taken a load of poles in the telephone company’s countywide expansion program.
Harwell, unmarried, had been employed by the TVA in construction work in the Cleveland area until about a month ago.
Member of a well known Giles County family, he was born at Frankewing, son of the late Otey Harwell and Mrs. Annie McLin Harwell.
Besides his mother he is survived by his brothers, Malcolm and Raymond Harwell of Frankewing, and his sisters, Mrs. Mary Lou Clark of Madison, Mrs. Catherine Harwell and Mrs. Annie Harris of Frankewing, and Mrs. Elise Creasy of Carter’s Creek.

HARWELL, William Earl “Early” The Pulaski Citizen 12 Feb 1947
Funeral services for William Earl Harwell, 68, well known farmer of the Twenty first District, who died at 6:15 o’clock Saturday evening, February 8, at his home at Aspen Hill following several months of declining health, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Aspen Hill Methodist Church, the rites conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Death was attributed to a heart attack.
Son of W. L. Harwell and Sarah F. Birdsong, he was a native of the county and a member of the Methodist Church.

Mr. Harwell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mae H. Harwell; one daughter, Mrs. Jim King Ralston, Aspen Hill; two sons, Meade Harwell, in Benton County; and John Harwell, Aspen Hill; several grandchildren and one great grandson; and one brother, Elmo Harwell, of the Blooming Grove community.

HASKINS, Elizabeth The Pulaski Citizen 11 Aug 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Joe Haskins, 74, who died Wednesday morning at her home at Bethel, following an illness of two months, were held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Bethel Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. J. E. Trotter. Burial took place in the Brown Cemetery.
Mrs. Haskins is survived by her husband; five daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Barnes, Bethel, Mrs. Ethel Gilbert, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Cora Travis and Mrs. Florence Royalty, both of Pontiac, Mich., and Mrs. Margaret Norman, Bethel; three sons, Woodrow Haskins, and Tom Rye Haskins, Prospect and Corp. Tom Haskins, Indiantown Gap, Pa.; and thirteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

HASKINS, Robert Joseph The Pulaski Record 07 May 1947
Funeral services for Robert Joseph Haskins, age 79, farmer of the Bethel vicinity, who died at his home on Prospect, Route 1 on Sunday afternoon, May 4, following a six months illness, were held Monday afternoon, May 5, at 2:00 o’clock at the Bethel Methodist Church with Rev. J. C. Elkins conducting the services. Burial was in the.Brown Cemetery at Bethel.
Mr. Haskins was born February 22, 1868 in East Tennessee and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Haskins. He spent most of his life in Giles County and was a member of the Baptist Church.
He is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Barnes of Prospect, Route 1, Mrs. Ethel Gilbert of Detroit, Michigan, Mrs. Cora Travis of Pontiac, Michigan, Mrs. Florene Fidler of Pontiac, Michigan, and Mrs. Margaret Norman of Oak Ridge; two sons, Woodrow W. Haskins of Prospect, Route 1 and Tom Rye Haskins of Pulaski; and a sister, Mrs. Hattie Coble of Decherd. Pallbearers were Shelley Sulcer, Melvin Hughes, Ray Fidler, Jack Travis, David Moore, R. H. Moore, and Jim Powell. Wilson Carter Funeral Home in charge.

HASTING, Martha James The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha James Hasting, aged 85 years, who died Saturday night at her home at Prospect, were conducted at the Prospect Methodist Church at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon, with burial in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mrs. Hasting is survived by seven grandchildren: Mrs. Roy Cunningham, Mrs. J. W. Roberts, Mrs. Will E. Boatright, and Miss Frances Birdsong, of Giles County, and Miss Jessie Birdsong and Gilbert Birdsong of Nashville, and Wilson Birdsong of Prospect.

HASTINGS, Cleveland The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jul 1942
Funeral services for Cleveland Hastings, aged 57 years, farmer of the Liberty community, who died at his home at 10:15 o’clock, July 5, following an extended illness, were held at two o’clock Monday afternoon at the Liberty Methodist Church by the Rev. J. H. Elder. Burial took place in the Biles Cemetery.
Mr. Hastings is survived by his wife, Mrs. Susie Tate Hastings; three daughters, Miss Venie Hastings, Mrs. Clifford May, and Mrs. Bill Rogers; three sons, J. C. Hastings, William Hastings, and J. C. Hastings; his mother, Mrs. Fannie Hastings, all of Giles County; one sister, Mrs. Marion Sanders, Pulaski; one brother, Willie Hastings, Liberty; and three grandchildren.

HASTINGS, J. C. The Pulaski Citizen 4 Sep 1944
T-4 J. C. Hastings, a son of Mrs. Mildred B. Hastings of Route 1, Prospect, was killed in action on September 20th somewhere in France.

HASTINGS, W. F. The Pulaski Citizen 15 May 1940
W. F. Hastings, 86, of the Prospect community, died Monday morning and was buried Tuesday afternoon.

HASTINGS, William Jerome The Pulaski Record 24 Mar 1948
Funeral services for William Jerome Hasting, 34, farmer of Dellrose, Tenn., were held Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at the Pulaski Funeral Home with Rev. J. H. Elder officiating. Burial was in the Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Hasting, a veteran of World War II, died Thursday night in veterans hospital at Nashville after a nine days illness.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mildred Wells Hasting; his mother, Mrs. Cleveland Hasting; three sisters, Mrs. David Moore, Mrs. William Rogers, and Mrs. Susie May; and one brother, James Hasting, all of Giles County.

HATFIELD, William Henry The Pulaski Citizen 5 May 1943
Funeral services for William Henry Hatfield, 64, who died Thursday morning at this home at Brick Church, were conducted at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at Brick Church, with Elder W. C. Thomas of Mt. Pleasant officiating, Burial took place in the church cemetery.
A native of Sequatchie County, Mr. Hatfield came to Giles County in 1916, where he devoted his time to farming. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Hatfield is survived by one daughter, Mrs. M. G. Burgess of Brick Church; one son, Clyde Hatfield of Old Hickory; and five grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. D. S. Thompson of Brick Church, and Mrs. M. L. Parkins of Chattanooga.

HAYES, Buford The Pulaski Citizen 8 May 1940
Buford Hayes, about twenty, a young negro man, was stabbed and slashed to death, Saturday night, about 11 o’clock, at one of the places on North First Street. It is reported that three or four negroes “ganged-up” on him.
A doctor was called. But when he got there, he told those standing by, what they needed was an undertaker. He could render no service to a dead man.

HAYES, Earl A. The Pulaski Citizen 25 Nov 1942

Services were held Saturday at Maplewood Cemetery for Earl A. Hayes, 51, who died Wednesday in Detroit, Mich., where he had been employed. The Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Methodist Church conducted the service, following the arrival of the remains on the noon train.
Mr. Hayes was the son of William and Mrs. Mendozie Young Hayes, former residents of Giles County, but residents of Nashville for many years.
The one survivor in the immediate family is the sister, Miss Helen Hayes, an employee of the National Life and Accident Insurance Company of Nashville.
Leland Hayes, who died earlier this year, was a brother.

HAYES, Ellie Janes The Pulaski Record 18 May 1949
Mrs. Ellie Janes Hayes, 63, widow of W. G. Hayes, died Friday, May 13, at her one in Pulaski after a long illness. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the Rev. Fred C. Woodard officiating. Burial was in the Lynnville Cemetery.
Mrs. Hayes, a native of Giles County, was the daughter of the late John and Bessie Wilcox Tacker. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Garland Felker and Mrs. J. W. Sisk of Pulaski, Mrs. Terry Arnold, Bruceton, Tenn., Mrs. James Allen of Columbia, Tenn.; three sons, Gray Hayes of Pulaski, W. E. Hayes of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Joe Hayes of Memphis; three brothers, Tom Tacker of Pulaski, Buford and Bob Tacker of Oklahoma City; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

HAYES, Leland Young The Pulaski Citizen 26 Aug 1942
Funeral services for Leland Young Hayes, resident of Nashville, who died suddenly Friday in Chicago, while on a trip, were held at Maplewood Cemetery Monday at noon by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Interment followed in the family lot.
Mr. Hayes was the son of the late William Berry Hayes and Msr. Nancy Mendozie Young Hayes of Nashville, formerly well-known citizens of Giles County.
Mr. Hayes is survived by one sister, Miss Helen Hayes, and one brother, Earl Hayes, both of Nashville. He was a brother of the late Clyde, Willie and Harry Hayes.

HAZELWOOD, Nancy Bell The Pulaski Citizen 3 Feb 1943
Mrs. Nancy Bell Hazelwood, aged 69, died Friday afternoon, January 22, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. C. Gaines, in the Bodenham section. Funeral services and interment took place at Albertsville, Ala., on Monday.
Mrs. Hazelwood was a native of DeKalb County, Ala.
Mrs. Hazelwood is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Gaines, and Mrs. Tom Martin of Giles County, and Mrs. Smith of Alabama.

HAZELWOOD, Arthur Berry The Pulaski Citizen 15 Sep 1943
Funeral services for Arthur Berry Hazelwood, 68, farmer of the Sixth Civil District, who died Tuesday night, August 31, at his home at Goodspring following an extended period of failing health, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
He was a member of the Methodist Church
Mr. Hazelwood is survived by his wife, Mrs. Blanche Morton Hazelwood; three daughters, Misses Ruth and Orpah Hazelwood, Goodspring, and Mrs. T. B. Garner, West Helena, Ark.; three grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Leora Hazelwood, Athens, Ala.; three brothers, Clarence Hazelwood, Decatur, Ala., Grover Hazelwood, Athens, Ala., and Emmett Hazelwood, Birmingham, Ala.

HEFLEY, Chester L. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jun 1940
Funeral services for Chester L. Hefley, 69, farmer of the Twelfth District who died Monday, were held Tuesday afternoon at Berea Methodist Church. Burial was in New Zion Cemetery.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Johnson Russell of Nashville, Mrs. J. M. Walker of Old Hickory, Mrs. William McCormick of Lynnville, and Miss Velma Hefley, who lived with her father, and one son, Ollie Hefley, also of the Twelfth District.

HELTON, David Neal The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1942
David Neal Helton, aged 70 years, died at his home in the Good Springs community Saturday at noon after an illness of two weeks. Funeral services were held at 12:30 Sunday at the home by the Rev. Harold Loyd, pastor of the Chestnut Grove Church, with interment in the Chestnut Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Helton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fronia May Helton; one son, W. L. (Dock) Helton; and three daughters, Mrs. Ensley Miller, and Mrs. Robert Barr, both of Giles County, and Mrs. Thurman Wilcoxson of Louisville, Ky.

HELTON, William Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 9 Aug 1944
Funeral services for William Thomas Helton, 65, farmer of the Sixth Civil District, who died in a Pulaski physician’s office at 10:15 o’clock Wednesday morning, August 2, following a heart ailment of several months’ duration, were held Thursday afternoon at Spring Place in Marshall County, with burial in the church cemetery.
Mr. Helton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrtle A. Helton; and three sons, T. L. Helton and C. H. Helton, Prospect, and J. T. Helton, Petersburg.

HENDERSON, Martha The Pulaski Citizen 22 Oct 1941
Mrs. Martha Henderson, aged 78 years, died Sunday, Oct. 19, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Will Carr in Pleasant Ridge community.
Funeral services were conducted Monday at Greenwood Church and burial at Greenwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Henderson is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Carr, and a son, Guy Henderson, of Giles County.

HENDRICKS (HENDRIX), Will L. The Pulaski Citizen 17 Mar 1943
The body of Will L. Hendricks (Hendrix), 70, farmer of the Campbellsville section of Giles County, who had been missing from his home since Saturday was found by neighbors about 3 o’clock Monday afternoon in Factory Creek about a mile from his home, according to Sheriff Gordon Topp.
Officers state that Mr. Hendricks was in Pulaski Saturday afternoon, and that he was seen in his own community, following his trip to town. It is thought he was drowned later in the day, although how the accident occurred has not been determined.
Funeral services were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Union Valley Baptist Church and burial was in the Morristown Cemetery in this county.
Mr. Hendricks is survived by his wife; two daughters, Misses Ada and Lula Mae Hendricks, of Giles County; five sons, Joe Mack Hendricks, who is in the armed service overseas; William Jackson, Tommy and James Hendricks, all of Giles County; and Woodrow Hendricks, of Ft. Smith, Ark.; a sister, Mrs. Robbie Lovett, of California; two brothers, Ed Hendricks, Calif. and Lillow Hendricks, Giles County.

HENDRIX, John Dee The Pulaski Citizen 15 Nov 1944
Funeral services for John Dee Hendrix, 52, who died at 3:40 o’clock Monday afternoon, November 13, at his home in the Fourth Civil District, after several months’ illness, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Appleton Church. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Hendrix is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie D. Hendrix; two sons, Delmer Hendrix of Crossville, and Franklin Hendrix of Minor Hill; two granddaughters; his mother, Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Hendrix of Appleton; three sisters, Mrs. Fannie Oliver, Mrs. Linnie Plott and Miss Eula Hendrix, Appleton; four brothers, Will Hendrix, Heron and Roy Hendrix, Appleton, and McKinley Hendrix, Watts Bar.

HENEGAR, Susie Smoot The Pulaski Citizen 17 Feb 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Susie Smoot Henry, aged 86, mother of Harold E. Henegar, Pulaski businessman, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, February 7, at the McMinnville Church of Christ, conducted by Elder T. Q. Martin, assisted by Elder Granville W. Tyler. Burial took place in the Mountain View Cemetery.
Mrs. Henegar, who died Friday, February 5, at the home of her son, Frank Henegar, in McMinnville, following an illness of several months, was a native of Moore County. In 1881 she was married to Thomas Jefferson Henegar of Warren County. Her husband died in 1918.
Mrs. Henegar was a member of the Church of Christ.
Besides her son at Pulaski, Mrs. Henegar is survived by four other sons, Frank Henegar, manager of the Warren County Creamery, D. Porter Henegar, manager of the Warren County Canning Company, and Ulric Henegar, former manager of the Gallatin Creamery, all of McMinnville and Ernest Henegar, manager of the Marshall County Creamery at Lewisburg; and stepson, James Henegar of McMinnville; and one step-daughter, Mrs. M. C. Melton of Oklahoma City; and six grandchildren.
Harold E. Henegar is manager of the Giles County Creamery at Pulaski.

HENRY, Elisha The Pulaski Citizen 4 Sep 1940

Rev. Elisha Henry, Pastor of the Pisgah Circuit, Pulaski District, after a short illness, died at the Pulaski Hospital about midnight Monday night.
Mr. Henry was in the midst of the summer revival meeings in his circuit. Had closed a meeting at Bunker Hill, Sunday night before he was taken sick. Friends were greatly shocked and surprised to learn he was in such a serious condition Saturday when an emergency operation was performed.
He developed peritonitis, and grew rapidly worse, passing away just after midnight, Tuesday morning.
After funeral services at Pisgah Wednesday morning, the body was taken to Manchester, his former home, for burial.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters and five sons.

HENRY, Joe W. Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Feb 1940
Joe W. Henry, Sr., 87, father of Sheriff Joe W. Henry, Jr., died Friday morning, of pneumonia, at the residence of his son, Sheriff Joe Henry of Pulaski.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Methodist Church in Lynnville, where the family formerly resided. Rev. C. L. Kelly, local pastor, assisted by Rev. S. R. Bratcher, and Rev. G. A. Morgan, Pulaski officiating.
Mr. Henry was unusually active for his age. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, a member of the Over Eighty Club, and a member of the Giles County Riding Club. He was an erect, graceful, horseback rider, and took great delight in riding when the weather was favorable. He attracted much attention in some of the show rings at the Dairy Festival Horse Show, and riding contests last summer.
Mr. Henry is survived by his sons, Joe Henry, with whom he lived, by a daughter, Mrs. S. E. Dunlap, of Wiggins, Miss., another daughter, Mr. J. C. Clendenin, of Washington, D. C., a son, E. B. Henry of Atlanta, Ga. and another son, E. B. Henry of Columbia, Tenn. There are thirteen grandchildren, one brother, Clarence Henry, of Shelbyville.

HENSON, N. J. The Pulaski Record 02 Jul 1947
Funeral services were held Monday at Gibsonville in Maury County for N. J. Henson, age 71, retired merchant of Columbia, who died Sunday at 4 p. m. at his home there. Mr. Henson was a native of Giles County and moved to Columbia in early life and was engaged in a grocery business. He retired in 1943. He is survived by his wife; one daughter, Mrs. H. L. Grant of Columbia; one brother, W. F. Henson of Columbia; and two sisters.

HERBERT, Katherine Rogers The Pulaski Record & Pulaski Citizen 30 Apr1941
Mrs. Katherine Rogers Herbert, 87, widow of Dr. Robert Nathaniel Herbert, one of Giles County’s leading physicians for more than fifty years and the mother of Dr. Rogers N. Herbert, of Nashville, died at 7 o’clock Sunday morning at her home at Aspen Hill, about seven miles from Pulaski.

Mrs. Herbert was a native of this county and was one of the best known women in this entire section. A daughter of the late John Rogers and Sarah Miller Rogers, she was a representative of old and pioneer families of Middle Tennessee. Mrs. Herbert was a graduate of the old Ward Seminary in Nashville and was a teacher before her marriage. She was widely recognized as a Latin scholar.
In the early days of her married life she moved with her husband to Aspen Hill and their home became the center for family gatherings and for gracious hospitality to a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. After the death of her husband in 1925, Mrs. Herbert continued her residence in the old home and it remained the gathering place for the large connection.
Mrs. Herbert taught Sunday School up until her health began to fail about two years ago. She held many positions of leadership in both community and county wide organizations. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and her home was always open to ministers visiting in the community.
One son, Robert C. Herbert, died a few years ago.
Survivors besides Dr. Herbert of Nashville, are her daughters, Mrs. John J. Butler of Aspen Hill, Mrs. Fred Beasley of Giles County, Mrs. Sallie H. Draper of Biloxi, Miss., and Mrs. C. H. Beasley of San Francisco, Calif.; Mrs. Sam Mann of Watsonville, Calif., Mrs. Julian Matlock, of Chicago, John Robert Herbert, of St. Louis, Miss Elizabeth Herbert of Nashville; three great grandchildren; and a sister, Miss Elizabeth Rogers of Nashville.
Mrs. Herbert was a sister to the late Dr. Joe Rogers, who was a practicing physician in Nashville for many years.
Funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon at 2:00 p.m., by Dr. G. A. Morgan officiating. The body was laid to rest in the Herbert Circle of Maplewood where repose the remains of other family members.

HEREFORD, Lou Ella The Pulaski Citizen 13 Oct 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Lou Ella Hereford, 73, who died Friday morning, following a brief illness, at the home in the Friendship community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Friendship Church, conducted by the Rev. R. A. Johns. Burial took place in the Brown Cemetery.
Mrs. Hereford is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ina Wilson, with whom she made her home.

HERRING, Ada Walker The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jun 1941
Mrs. Ada Walker Herring, widow of the late W. J. Herring, of Madison, Ala., passed away early Wednesday morning after a period of failing health. Mrs. Herring was a daughter, of the Rev. John F. Walker, Cumberland Presbyterian minister, and Mrs. Emily Ann Brown Walker. She was eighty years of age last April.
After the death of Mr. Herring many years ago, she came back to Giles County to make her home. She was a sister of the late Mrs. Dezzie Walker May who passed away two and a half years ago.
Mrs. Herring was an active member of the Methodist Church at Pulaski, and prominent in other church activities. She represented a high type of Christian womanhood; she spent her life in service for others.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Bennett, May and Company Funeral Home Thursday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock by the Rev. Charles H. Herring, her brother-in-law, of Woodstock, Ala. Interment in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Herring is survived by two brothers, C. Herbert Walker, of Pampa, Texas and H. P. Walker, Auburndale, Fla.

HESTER, Joseph Hinton The Pulaski Citizen 31 May 1944
Funeral services for Joseph Hinton Hester, 77, prominent resident of the Minor Hill community, who died Thursday, May 25, at a Nashville hospital following a brief illness, were held Saturday afternoon at the Minor Hill Church of Christ, conducted by the Elder J. T. Harris of Lawrenceburg. Burial took place in Hester Cemetery in Limestone County, Ala.
A native of Limestone County, Mr. Hester came in 1905, to the Minor Hill section where he was a successful farmer and stockman. In his more active days, he contributed liberally to the upbuilding of the community. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. E. B. Jones, with whom he made his home, Mrs Hattie Norwood, Florence, Ala., and Mrs. Sidney Hanna, Athens, Ala.; four sons, Leonard Hester, Pulaski, Elmer Hester, Minor Hill, Herbert Hester, Chattanooga, Herschel Hester, Nashville; ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Fannie McDougal, Vernon, Texas.

HESTER, Mary Jane Bassham The Pulaski Citizen 10 Sep 1941
Mrs. Mary Jane Bassham Hester, aged 90 years, widow of W. R. Hester, died at her home at Athens, Ala., last Friday afternoon. She had been in failing health for a number of years.
Mrs. Hester was a native of Giles County. The family lived in the Bethel community until a few years ago, when they went to Athens to reside.
Funeral services were conducted at the Hester Cemetery, near Minor Hill, at 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Hester is survived by two daughters, Miss Nena Hester, and Mrs. Bill Corder, of Athens, Ala., and one son, John Hester, of Dothan, Ala., and several grandchildren, and several great grandchildren.

HICKMAN, Agnes The Pulaski Record 12 Jan 1949
Funeral services were held at 1 o’clock Friday afternoon, Dec. 1, at the Stiversville Church of Christ for Mrs. Agnes Hickman, 75, widow of William E. Hickman, who died Thursday night, Dec. 30 at the home of her son, Carmack Hickman at Lynnville, following a short illness. Mrs. Hickman suffered a fall several weeks ago and never recovered. A life-long resident of Maury County, she was the daughter of Marion Frances and Adalyon Thurmon Oliver and was a member of the Stiversville Church of Christ.
In addition to Mr. Carmack Hickman, she is survived by another son, F. B. Hickman of Culleoka; a daughter, Mrs. William Hubble of Culleoka; and eight grandchildren. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.

HICKMAN, Brownie Harris The Pulaski Citizen 27 Nov 1940
Brownie Harris Hickman died in a Nashville infirmary of pneumonia November 17, 1940. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hickman. She was 38 years old.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs. I. L. Hamlett of Lynnville, two brothers, Almos Hickman of Cornersville and ____________ Hickman of Lewisburg, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at the home of Mrs. I. L. Hamlett by Luther McDaniel and the remains were laid to rest in the Roberson Fork Cemetery.
She became a member of the Church of Christ in early womanhood.

HICKMAN, Jesse K. The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jan 1940
Lynnville-Funeral services for Jesse K. Hickman, 78, Lynnville farmer who died Friday of pneumonia were conducted Saturday at the residence by the Rev. C. L. Kelley and the Rev. W. H. Moorehead. Burial was in the Yokley Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Laura Hindman; one daughter, Miss Bertha Hickman; five sons, Joe, Clarence, John, Smith and Sam Hickman; eleven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

HICKMAN, John T. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Aug 1943
Funeral services for John Thomas Hickman, Sr., 84, successful farmer and one of the oldest citizens of the Lynnville section, who died Friday night following an extended illness, were conducted at his home Sunday afternoon by Elder J. Clifford Murphy of Pulaski. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
He was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Hickman is survived by five daughters, Mrs. R. P. Newton, Mrs. Will Nipp, and Mrs. John Wilsford, all of Pulaski; Mrs. H. M. Beasley of Italy, Texas, Mrs. Hallie Mae Crunk of Kansas City, Mo.; five sons, John and Clayton Hickman, both of Lynnville, Joe Hickman of Pulaski, Leonard Hickman of Culleoka, James Hickman of Lynchburg, Va.; forty grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren.

HICKMAN, Laura Hindman The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jul 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Jesse K. Hickman, 76, who died Sunday, July 12, at her home at Yokley, following a long illness, were conducted Monday at Taylor’s Chapel by the Rev. W. C. Morehead, pastor of the Methodist Church at Delrose. Burial took place in the Gibsonville Cemetery. Mrs. Hickman, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hindman, was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors are a daughter, Miss Bertha Hickman, and four sons, Joe Hickman, Smith Hickman, and Sam Hickman all of the Yokley community, and Clarence Hickman of Nashville.

HICKMAN, Memorie Bradley The Pulaski Citizen 28 Feb 1940
Lynnville.-Funeral services for Mrs. Clayton Hickman, 58, who died Thursday following a stroke of apoplexy, were conducted Saturdat at the Lynnville Church of Christ by Elder Clifford Murphy of Pulaski. Burial was in Lynnville Cemetery. Mrs. Hickman was formerly Miss Memorie Bradley, daughter of the late Hugh Bradley and Mrs. Nancy Woodard Bradley. She was married first to Ed Deason and later to Clayton Hickman. She is survived by her husband and three daughters, Mrs. John Lively of Gridley, Calif., Mrs. Aubrey Poarch and Mrs. Floyd Kersey, both of Lynnville, and five sons, Ewell Deason, Harry and Fred Cole Hickman, all of Lynnville. James Allen Hickman of Pulaski and William Crunk Hickman of Chattanooga.

HICKMAN, Woodrow Wilson The Pulaski Record 21 Apr 1948
Prayer services were conducted Saturday afternoon at the Lynnwood Cemetery, Lynnville, for Woodrow Wilson Hickman, 29, who died Tuesday afternoon, April 13, in an infirmary at Detroit, Michigan after an illness of two weeks. Burial in Lynnwood Cemetery.
He was a son of Mrs. Gertrude Gilligan and the late C. E. Hickman of Lynnville. He moved to Nashville as a boy and was educated in the old Falls School there. He had lived in Detroit since January and was employed by the Colonial Baking Company there. In addition to his mother, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Melvin Foust, and a brother, C. B. Hickman, both of Nashville.

HIGGINS, Henry Franklin The Pulaski Record 06 Aug 1947
Funeral services for Henry Franklin Higgins, age 63, who died Thursday afternoon, July 31, at 3:30, at his home in the 19th District following a long illness, were held Friday afternoon, Aug. 1, at 3 o’clock at the Rose Hill Church, conducted by the Rev. George Kelly and Rev. Mack Pinkelton, with burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Carrie Beets Higgins; six daughters, Mrs. Louise Estes, Misses Gladys, Mamie, Helen Ruth, Dorothy and Willie Dean Higgins; four sons, Tom Rye, James, Mahlon and Darnell Higgins; six grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Effie Davenport, Murfreesboro, and Mrs. Mae Cardwell of California; two brothers, Coleman Higgins of Giles County and Logan Higgins of Marshall County. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

HIGHT, John Earnest The Pulaski Citizen 16 Oct 1940
John Earnest Hight, age 59, died at his home in 12th District Saturday afternoon at 2 p. m. after a long illness. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. C. Elkins at the Pleasant Valley Methodist Church Sunday afternoon at 2 p. m. and burial in Lynnwood Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Thomas Hight, five sons, Earnest, Culleoka, Edward, Floyd, and Loyd, of Pulaski, Route 3, and Van of Pulaski; three daughters, Mrs. J. W. Moore, Mrs. Lovell Kincaid, of Pulaski, Route 2, and Miss Paralee Hight of Columbia; one brother, Ben of Dallas, Texas; and five sisters, Mrs. Jim Damascus, Mrs. Will Pillington of Columbia, Mrs. Odell Clark, Mrs. Ed Damascus and Miss Mollie Hight of Columbia, Route 6.
Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

HIGHTOWER, James Lewter The Pulaski Record 09 Jun 1948
Funeral services for James Lewter Hightower, age 94, Maury farmer, who died Saturday at a Nashville hospital, were conducted Sunday at Prospect Cemetery by Rev. J. C. Elkins. Son of the late James and Lucy Westmoreland Hightower, he was a native of Limestone County, Ala. for 52 years. He lived in Columbia for nine years and had lived in Nashville for the past two years.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Eugenia Hightower; four daughters, Mrs. Mary Harris, Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. John Strickland, Nashville, Mrs. Ronald Beasley, Alabama and Mrs. George Braden of Georgetown, Ky.; two sons, L. M. Hightower and O’Neal Hightower, both of Nashville; a brother, John C. Hightower, Athens, Ala.; a sister, Mrs. Bettie Gilbert of Prospect; 34 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.


HILL, Arthur Frank The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jan 1943
Funeral services for Arthur Frank Hill, 51, a most highly respected citizen, who died Wednesday at his home in Lynnville, following an extended illness, were conducted Friday morning at 10:00 o’clock at Higgins Funeral Home in Fayetteville, by Dr. E. W. Williams, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Murfreesboro and the Rev. Neal Frazier of Tennessee State College. Burial was in Blanche Cemetery.
Mr. Hill was the son of the late Emmett W. Hill and Mrs. Mollie Mollie McCormick Hill, a prominent family of Elkton.
He was graduated from Fayetteville High School and Tennessee State College and received his Masters Degree from Peabody College completing his Smith Hughes course at the University of Tennessee.
He lived in Murfreesboro for thirteen years and was an elder in the First Presbyterian Church of which he was a member, and for a number of years was president of the Men’s Bible Class. For eight years he served as County Agent of Rutherford County and for the past year was teacher of Agriculture at Jones High School at Lynnville.
He is survived by his wife formerly Miss Elizabeth Forbes, his mother and four brothers, Walton Hill of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Monroe and Herbert Hill, both of Ardmore, and Ben Hill of Decatur, Ala.

HILL, B. B. The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jan 1940
B. B. Hill, 43, brother of Lawrence Hill, and a dairyman living east of town, died at the Hospital Sunday morning of pneumonia.
The funeral and burial were at Greenvale, Wilson County, former residence of the family, Monday.
Mr. Hill is survived by his wife, four daughters, and two sons, and other relatives.

HILL, Herbert Norfleet The Pulaski Record 30 Apr 1947
Funeral services for Herbert Norfleet Hill, 71, who died Sunday at his home in Akron, Ohio, were held Thursday morning at the Bennett-May Funeral Home at 10:30 with Rev. W. M. Cook conducting the services. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Hill was a native of Murfreesboro, but he had lived in Giles County years before going to Akron, Ohio where he was connected with the Goodyear Rubber Co. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Gray Ragsdale of Pulaski; Mrs. Florence Watson of Laredo, Texas; and Mrs. P. E. Batten of Brooklyn, New York.

HILL, Mable Clara McNeese The Pulaski Citizen 5 Apr 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Mable Clara McNeese Hill, 49, who died suddenly Wednesday evening, March 29, at her home in the Ninth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Elkton Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. W. J. Bunn, pastor of the Elkton Methodist Church.
Mrs. Hill is survived by her husband, Robert Hill; five daughters, Mrs. Johnnie Yant, Mrs. Melvin Newman, Misses Louise, Maybell and Mary Elise Hill; two sons, William Hill and Robert Hill, Jr.; fourteen grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Nettie Hughes, Prospect, Mrs. Pearl Walker, Arkansas, Mrs. Maude Lee Pylant, Ardmore, Mrs. Irene Lewis, Baugh; and five brothers, W. A. McNeese, Floyd McNeese, John A. McNeese, Joe McNeese, and Carl McNeese, all of Elkton.

HILL, Missie McLean The Pulaski Citizen 24 Sep 1941
Mrs. Missie McLean Hill, 93, died at her home at Salem at 9:30 P. M., Monday. She had been in ill health for the past four years.
The funeral was conducted at the home at 11 o’clock Wednesday by Rev. C. R. Wade, with burial at the Hill Cemetery, four miles west of Lewisburg.
She is survived by the following nieces and nephews: Mrs. Gray Ragsdale, Pulaski, Mrs. Florence Watson, Tarpon Springs, Fla., Mrs. Celene North, Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Halbert Harville, Clarksville, Mrs. W. J. Sanders, Tullahoma, Misses Missie, Neva, and Mrs. Dona Smith, Murfreesboro; Bert Hill, Toledo, Ohio, Charles Hill, Memphis, and Mrs. Ed Fitzpatrick, Miss Florence Evans, W. H. Evans, and John A. Evans, Lewisburg.
Mrs. Hill was the widow of the late J. T. Hill of near Mooresville.-Lewisburg Tribune

HILL, Roberta Grandstaff The Pulaski Citizen 31 Jul 1946
Funeral services for Mrs. Roberta Grandstaff Hill, 42, who died at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon, July 26, at Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville, following a two weeks illness, were held at 11 o’clock Sunday morning at Bennett May Funeral Home by the Rev. F. M. Pope. Burial took place in the family lot at Greenvale Cemetery near Murfreesboro, with the rites conducted by the Rev. Edward Kellogg of Lebanon.
Mrs. Hill, a member of the Greenvale Baptist Church, was the daughter of Mrs. May Grandstaff and the late Robert Grandstaff. Her husband, B. B. Hill, died seven years ago.
Mrs. Hill is survived by four daughters, Mrs. J. D. Jones, Jr., and Misses Dorothy, Rebecca, and Carol Hill; two sons, Buford and W. J. Hill, all residing at the family home in the Blooming Grove section; her mother, Mrs. Grandstaff; and one sister, Mrs. Roy Willard, both of Milton.

HILLHOUSE, James W. The Pulaski Citizen 28 Feb 1940
A newspaper from Aurora, Mo., brings announcement of the death of James W. Hillhouse, 91, who went with his father, the late Robert Hillhouse, from Giles County, Tenn. to Lawrence County, Mo. in 1852. In fact Lawrence County, Mo., was largely colonized by people from Tennessee, many of them from Giles County, when they could go there and enter as homesteads, good farm land.
Mr. Hillhouse was one of the last survivors of the homestead rush. Possibly, there may be representatives of the Hillhouse family or other families who knew them, still living in Giles County.

HILLIS, Conner H. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Jul 1940
Petersburg, Tenn. July 2-Conner H. Hillis, 58, Petersburg general merchant, was instantly killed at 3:30 o’clock last night when the automobile he was driving was in a head-on collision with a milk truck two miles north of Fayetteville on the Fayetteville-Petersburg Highway.
Both machines overturned and Hillis’ car caught fire. Vernon Jobe, 40, driver of the truck, who was cut on the head in the collision, put out the fire with a can of milk from his truck, but received several burns when he came near the blazing car.
Doak Moore, an occupant in Hillis’ car, received serious injuries in the accident and was rushed to the Lincoln County Hospital, where he was declared to be in critical condition.
Hillis had been to Nashville and was on his way back to Petersburg., he was driving fast, witnesses reported.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Laura Sandlin Hillis; one son, Leon Hillis, of St. Louis, Mo.; three brothers, Alvin, Will, and Durge Hillis; and one sister, Mrs. John Word, of Minor Hill.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Church of Christ in Minor Hill. The Rev. Elmer Smith of Pulaski will officiate, and burial will be in Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Hillis was formerly in business at Minor Hill.

HINDMAN, Albert Frank The Pulaski Record 16 Apr 1947
Funeral services for Albert Frank Hindman, 86, who died Wednesday afternoon, April 16, at the home of his son, Albert D. Hindman, 329 Hermitage Avenue, Nashville, following an extended illness, were conducted Thursday afternoon at the chapel of Oakes and Nichols in Columbia by the Rev. L. H. Ferguson. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mr. Hindman had made his home with his son in Nashville for the past seven years. A son of the late Elihue and Lizzie Bailey Hindman, he was born January 6, 1861 in Obion County but spent most of his life in Maury and Giles Counties. His wife, Mrs. Dora Adams Hindman, died six years ago.
In addition to Albert D. Hindman, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Hannah Cross, Chattanooga, Mrs. Helen Givens, Nashville, and Mrs. Margaret Page, Columbia; 13 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

HINDMAN, Amy The Pulaski Citizen 20 Dec 1944
Funeral services for Miss Mary Amy Hindman, 22, daughter of the late Alexander Hindman of Campbellsville, who died at the home in Pulaski at 12:45 o’clock Saturday morning, December 16, after several years illness, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Campbellsville Church of Christ by Elder Claude Thomas of Mt. Pleasant. Burial took place at the Gibsonville Cemetery, near the Maury County line. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Miss Hindman is survived by her mother, Mrs. Sallie Alen Hindman; her twin brother, Amos Hindman, Campbellsville; one sister, Miss Evelyn Hindman, who is employed at Cheek’s Caf�; and the grandmother, Mrs. A. J. Allen, Pulaski.

HINDMAN, Urshula Lovell The Pulaski Record 19 Jan 1949
Mrs. Urshula Lovell Hindman, 72, widow of Wiley G. Hindman, died Thursday morning at the home of her son, Irvin Hindman of Southport in Maury County, following an illness of two months. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 1 o’clock at Taylor’s Chapel by the Rev. N. A. Allen. Burial was in the Gibsonville Cemetery.
Born and reared at Yokley, she had been residing with her son since last November. She was a daughter of the late E. T. and Mary Walker Lovell.
In addition to her son, she is survived by four other sons, Ike and Jim Hickman of Lynnville, Charlie Hindman of Southport and Sullivan Hindman of Stiversville; a stepson, Bob Hindman of Campbellsville; two brothers, Henry and John Wyatt Lovell of Yokley; 17 grandchildren; and a number of great-grandchildren.

HOBBS, Betty Jo The Pulaski Record 16 Jul 1947
Funeral services for Betty Jo Hobbs, age 2, who died Thursday morning from pneumonia, will be held Friday morning at ten o’clock at the Methodist Church at Aspen Hill. Rev. W. C. Moorehead will conduct the services and burial will be in Aspen Hill Cemetery.
She is survived by her grandmother, Mrs. Flournoy Patterson; one sister and one brother.

HOBBS, Callie The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Callie Martin Hobbs, 94, one of the oldest citizens of the county, who died Friday at the home of her son, Harry Hobbs, near Lynnville, following five years illness, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Lynnville Church of Christ, conducted by Elder C. W. Posey, minister of the church. Burial took place in the Cemetery at Campbell Station.
Mrs. Hobbs, widow of Joseph Hobbs, was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ. She recalled vividly the stirring events of the War Between the States.
Mrs. Hobbs is survived by one daughter, Mrs. J. E. Park of Nashville; five sons, Harry, Owen, and John Hobbs, all of Lynnville, and Albert and Allen Hobbs of Nashville; and two brothers, J. L. Martin and W. M. Martin, both of Nashville; and a number of grandchildren.

HOBBS, Doss The Pulaski Citizen 07 Dec 1949
Funeral services for Doss Hobbs, 69, farmer of Elkton, were held at one o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. L. Hayes, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Elkton Cemetery.
Mr. Hobbs died at 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon, November 19, at his home after several months illness.
Mr. Hobbs is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Roland Hobbs; one son, Leland R. Hobbs;one granddaughter, all of Elkton; and one brother, Ezra Hobbs, Birmingham, Ala.

HODGE, John David The Pulaski Record 16 Apr 1947
Funeral services for John David Hodge, 69, who died April 11, were held at Redding’s Chapel Saturday, April 12, with Rev. H. L. Hill and Rev. Lester Sutton conducting the services. Mr. Hodges, a native of Giles County, was a farmer. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lela Tosh Hodge; seven daughters, Mrs. Sarah Wildes, Mrs. Audrey McNeese, Mrs. Henrietta Smith, Mr. Edith Barton, Miss Eunice Hodge, Miss Inez Hodge, and Miss Billie Hodge; one step-daughter, Miss Martha Lane Poole; four sons, James David Hodge, Jr., James Archie Hodge, Raymond Hodge and Robert D. Hodge; two sisters, Mrs. J. H. Sutton, Miss Etta Hodge. Wilson Carter Funeral Home was in charge.

HOLDER, James Ernest The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jul 1944
James Ernest Holder, 21, Giles County soldier serving with a medical unit at Camp Blanding, Jacksonville, Fla., was fatally injured Tuesday, July 4, when he was struck by a car on a street in Jacksonville. He received a head injury and died shortly after arrival at a hospital in that city.
The body accompanied by a soldier from Camp Blanding, reached Pulaski Saturday morning and funeral services were held at 2:30 that afternoon at Mt. Moriah Church by the Rev. Frank Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Holder is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pillow Holder, of Thompson Station, formerly of Route 1, Pulaski; one brother, Sherman Holder, Cullman, Ala.; four sisters, Mrs. Campbell Johnson, Lynnville, and Misses Virginia, Rosa Lee and Lucile Holder, of Thompson Station.
The young man was born and reared in the Bodenham section of Giles County and was engaged in farming prior to entering the service. His basic training was received at Camp Lee, Va., after which he was stationed at Drew Field, Fla., and later at Camp Blanding.

HOLDER, Lucy Jane Hutton The Pulaski Citizen 23 Aug 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Jane Holder, 74, who died at 8 o’clock Monday morning, August 21, at the home of her niece, Mrs. Leonard Goats, in the Moriah community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Moriah Church, conducted by the Rev. E. B. Gatlin, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Pulaski. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Holder is survived by her husband, Gilbert Holder, who is a patient in a Nashville hospital; two sons, Felix Holder, employed by the L. & N. Railroad, Mt. Pleasant, Roy Holder, U. S. Army, who is overseas; and one brother, Jess Hutton, Giles County.

HOLLEY, Dovie The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. Dovie Holley, 71, whose death occurred at Diana on Monday, December 15 following an extended illness, were held Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist Church and burial took place in Center Point Cemetery. She is survived by several children.

HOLLEY, Henry The Pulaski Citizen __ Aug 1946
Funeral services for Henry Holley, 76, who died Friday morning, August 24, at his home in the Prospect section following an extended illness, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Center Point Baptist Church by the Rev. L. M. Laten. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Holley was a native of the county and a member of the Baptist Church. He had farmed in the Tenth Civil District the greater part of his life.
Mr. Holley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Helmick Holley; one daughter, Mrs. Arney Holley, Pulaski; six sons, W. C., J. R. and L. R. Holley, Center Point, O. J. Holley, Hazel Green, Ala., C. J. Holley, Prospect and H. B. Holley, Bufords; a number of grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Flournoy Reed, Pulaski, Mrs. Mollie Mitchell, Bryson, and Mrs. Ida Pigg, Lynnville; and one brother, Jim Holley, Diana.

HOLLEY, Jim T. The Pulaski Citizen __ Nov 1947
Funeral services for Jim T. Holley, 80, who died at his home in the Diana section on October 31, following several months illness, were held at two o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Diana Church of Christ, conducted by the Rev. Neal, Methodist minister, and the Rev. Ike Coggin, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the Diana Cemetery.
Mr. Holley, a member of the Church of Christ, was a native of the county and the son of the late A. B. Holley and Phoebe Collins Holley. His wife died many years ago.
Mr.Holley is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Levi Reed, Pulaski, Mrs. Thomas F. Mitchell, Petersburg, and Mrs. Ida Pigg, Lynnville.

HOLLEY, Joe P. The Pulaski Citizen __ Aug 1945
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, August 6, at 2:00 o’clock at the Center Point Baptist Church for Joe P. Holley, 66, who died Sunday morning, August 5, at his home near Center Point. Mr. Holley had been ill for some time. Rev. H. G. Coston, pastor of the church conducted the services.
Mr. Holley was a native of Giles County, where he was engaged in farming all his life. He was a son of the late Abe Holley and Phoebe Collins Holley and a member of the Baptist Church.
Surviving Mr. Holley are his wife, Mrs. Annie Mitchell Holley; one daughter, Mrs. Clyde Long, Pulaski; three sons, Eslick, Floyd and Brown Holley of Frankewing; and six grandchildren.

HOLLEY, Marjorie Kirk The Pulaski Citizen 17 Apr 1940
Mrs. Marjorie Kirk Harwell, 21, died at her home east of Pulaski Saturday after a lingering illness of T. B.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Pulaski Funeral Home, Rev. R. A. Johns, officiating.
Burial at Maplewood.
Survivors are her husband, Sam Holley, a small daughter, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Kirk. Three sisters and a brother.

HOLLEY, Ophelia Harwell The Pulaski Citizen 25 Oct 1944

Funeral services for Mrs. Ophelia Harwell Holley, 76, widow of W. H. Holley, who died at 1:00 o’clock Wednesday, October 18, at her home at Frankewing, following a long illness, were held at 12 o’clock Thursday at Mt. Zion Church by the Rev. A. R. Gibbons, pastor. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Holley was the daughter of the late Thomas Harwell and Martha Edna McKnight Harwell.
Surviving are two daughters, Miss Patty Holley and Mrs. Monroe King; four sons, Avie A. Holley, Rufus Holley, Bill Holley, and Sam Holley, all of Frankewing.

HOLLEY, Victoria A. Harwell The Pulaski Record 02 Apr 1941
Mrs. Toad Holley, 85, of the Bradshaw community, died Friday March 23. She was a member of the Methodist Church. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. H. G. Coston, the pastor of Bradshaw Baptist Church and burial was in the Bradshaw Baptist Cemetery. She is survived by four daughters and a niece with whom she lived.

HOLLINSHEAD, Warren Henry The Pulaski Citizen 31 Mar 1943
Funeral services for Dr. Warren Henry Hollinshead, 78, head of the chemistry department at Ward-Belmont College for thirty years, were held Friday afternoon in Nashville at the Waverly Place Methodist Church conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Fred C. Woodard.
Dr. Hollinshead, uncle of Mrs. W. H. Hardiman of Pulaski, was a graduate of Vanderbilt University, and later was a member of the faculty of the university.
Dr. Hollinshead was a member of the Waverly Place Methodist Church, and was a teacher of a class for thirty years.
His daughter, Miss Margaret Hollingshead, taught in the Pulaski High School a number of years ago.

HOLLINGSWORTH, Mrs. Albert The Pulaski Record 12 Feb 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. Albert Hollingsworth, age 31, whose death occurred Jan.29, at her home here, were conducted at 2 p. m., Jan. 30, at the Cool Springs Church of Christ, Elder Elmer Smith, pastor of the Pulaski Church of Christ officiated and burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Hollingsworth is survived by her husband, three children, her mother, Mrs. H. G. Hewitt of Pulaski; one sister, Mrs. Mattie Edding of Clarksville; two brothers, Jeff Hewitt of Giles County and Jack Hewitt of Decatur, Ala. Mrs Hewitt was a member of the Church of Christ. Bennett May and Co. in charge.

HOLLINGSWORTH, William The Pulaski Citizen 18 Oct 1944
Pvt. William Hollingsworth, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hollingsworth of Culleoka, died in an English hospital on September 13 as a result of wounds received while in action in France one month earlier, August 13, according to a message received Sunday by the parents.
Pvt. Hollingsworth was born and reared in the Brick Church community, and before his induction on August 20, 1943, was a valued employee of the International Minerals and Chemical Corporation at Wales. Young Hollingsworth was 19 years of age and had been overseas since June.

Survivors in addition to his parents are three sisters, Mrs. Reed Garner, Mrs. Newt Walls and Mrs. Norman Fisher, Pulaski; eight brothers, Guy, Gilbert and Edward Hollingsworth of Mooresville, Maury County; Albert and Jerry Hollingsworth of Pulaski; Marsh Hollingsworth of Pocatello, Idaho; Sgt. Liston Hollingsworth, somewhere in Holland and Pfc. George H. Hollingsworth, New Guinea.
The Pulaski Record 28 Jul 1948
Funeral services for Pvt. William G. Hollingsworth, 19, Giles County serviceman, who died of wounds received in France September 13, 1944, were held at the Church of Christ in Lewisburg at 2:00 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Alvis Wiggins officiated and burial was in the Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski with military rites conducted by the local unit of the Tennessee National Guard.
A native of Pulaski, Private Hollingsworth was inducted into the Army August 20, 1943.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hollingsworth of Lewisburg; three sisters, Mrs. Reed Garner, Mrs. Newton Walls and Mrs. Norman Fisher, all of Pulaski; eight brothers, Albert and Jerry Hollingsworth, both of Pulaski, Liston, Guy and Gilbert Hollingsworth of Lewisburg, Marsh Hollingsworth of Pocatello, Idaho, George Henry Hollingsworth of Detroit, Mich., and Pvt. Edward Hollingsworth of Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

HOLLIS, Ada George The Pulaski Record 24 Dec 1947
Mrs. Ada George Hollis, age 78, died at her home Saturday, December 20. Funeral services were held Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at the Bethany Presbyterian Church at Bethany. Rev. W. C. Folks conducted the rites. Interment was in Maplewood Cemetery. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by her husband, J. W. Hollis; one son, C. W. Hollis; two brothers, E. B. George and L. H. George, both of Dellrose; two grandsons, William Hollis of Nashville and Phillip Hollis of Dellrose. Wilson Carter and Co. in charge.

HOLLIS, James W. The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1948
Funeral service for James W. Hollis, 78, retired farmer, who died on Wednesday night, January 14, after a long illness, at his home at Lynnville, were held at 2 o’clock the following Friday at the Lynnville Church of Christ, conducted by the Rev. J. L. Taylor, Methodist minister and Elder C. W. Posey, minister of the Church of Christ. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Hollis, a lifelong resident of the county, was the son of the late Alexander and Mary Erwin Hollis. He served his community as deputy sheriff, constable and road commissioner for a period of twenty five years.
Mr. Hollis was married three times, the first wife, the former Miss Laura West.; the second wife, was Mrs. Susie Clark and the surviving wife, Mrs. Lavonia Worsham.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Hollis is survived by six children of the first marriage, Mrs. Lucille Crunk, Nashville, Mrs. Raleigh Hodge, Lewisburg, Mrs. James Young, Cetus Hollis, Cecil Hollis, and Malcolm Hollis, all four of Louisville, Ky., twelve grandchildren and one great grandchild; three step children, Mrs. Frank White, Mrs. Noble Brimer and Alfred Worsham, Jr., all of Louisville, Ky.; one sister, Mrs. Rilla Birdsong, Lynnville; and one brother, J. D. Hollis, Nashville.

HOLLY, Corine Morrison The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jan 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Corine Morrison Holly, 61, who died Sunday afternoon at her home near Yell, in Marshall County, were conducted by Gill’s Chapel Monday afternoon by the Rev. M. K. Harwell. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church. Deceased is survived by her husband, W. Owen Holly and two step-daughters, Mrs. Lucile Medearis, Pulaski, and Mrs Tom Bivins, of Yell.

HOLT, Albert Sidney The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1948
Funeral for Albert Sidney Holt, 61, farmer of the Sixth Civil District, who died at 7:30 o’clock Monday night, September 27, at Pulaski Hospital, were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at the Pulaski Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Marshall D. Moss, pastor of the Pisgah Charge. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
He was born and reared at Bunker Hill, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lifus Holt.
Mr. Holt is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie Minatra Holt; one daughter, Mrs. Campbell Parsons, Sheffield, Ala.; one son, Everett Holt, of the Tarpley Community of Giles County, three grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. John Minatra, Mrs. Buford Gilliam and Mrs. Mary Wilkinson, all of Pulaski; and three brothers, Erwin Holt, Pulaski, Jim Holt, Little Rock, Ark., and Luther Holt, Old Hickory.

HOLT, Clarence The Pulaski Citizen 7 Aug 1940
After a year and a half of poor health, Clarence Holt passed away Tuesday morning about 6 o’clock, age about 60 years.
He is survived by his wife, and five children, four daughters and one son. The daughters are Mrs. Mahlon Phillips, Misses Lady Ruth, Dozie May and Marjorie. The son James Edward.
Funeral services were being conducted at Bennett-May and Company Funeral Home, Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock, Rev. G. A. Morgan officiating. Burial at Maplewood.

HOLT, Flournoy The Pulaski Citizen 31 May 1944
Funeral services for Flournoy Holt, 41, employee of the State Highway Department who died at the Pulaski Hospital Tuesday night as the result of injuries suffered Monday afternoon when the road grader he was driving left the highway, overturning in a creek bed, are tentatively planned for Thursday afternoon pending the arrival of a brother from El Paso, Texas. Services will be conducted at the Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the Cedar Grove Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. Frank Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery.
Holt, who had been an employee of the highway department for the past nine years, had finished the day’s work and was returning home when the freak accident occurred at 4:30 o’clock Monday afternoon, on a small bridge near the Babe Nance residence on the Minor Hill road, eight miles southwest of Pulaski. Cause of the accident is not known.

The injured man was removed from the grader cab by passing motorists and rushed to the Pulaski Hospital where medical examination revealed a fractured skull and internal injuries. He never regained consciousness.
Holt, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Holt, of Cedar Grove, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Stanford Holt; one son, Morris Barshears; his parents, and the following brothers, Sullivan Holt, El Paso, Texas; Hugh E. Holt and Richard E. Holt of Pulaski.

HOLT, Hannah Louise Edwards The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Raymond Holt, who died Thursday, July 30, at her home in the Pisgah section, after an extended illness, were held at the Pisgah Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. F. G. Dickson, with burial in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Holt is survived by her husband, and two small children.

HOLT, Sara Olivia Watson The Pulaski Citizen 17 Sep 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Sara Olivia Watson Holt, 75, who died at 5:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon, September 11, at Pulaski Hospital, following a brief illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at the home, conducted by the Rev. Marshall D. Moss, pastor of the Bunker Hill Methodist of which she was a member. Burial took place in the Nave Cemetery at Bunker Hill. Her husband Yancy Elijah Holt, died on September 1. Mrs. Holt is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Lee Taylor and Mrs. Martin Brewer, both of Pulaski; Mrs. Rollie Beard, Belfast, Mrs. John Martin,Mt. Juliet; Mrs. Allen Watson, Bunker Hill, three sons, Leon W. Holt, Dallas, Texas, Wilson Holt, Bunker Hill and Yancey Earl Holt, Frankewing; fifteen grandchildren; two brothers, Earl Watson, Decatur, Ala., and Henry Watson, Waxahachie, Texas; and one half brother, Wilson McNairy, Miami, Fla.

HOLT, W. T. (Will) Pulaski Record 13 Feb 1946
W. T. (Will) Holt passed away Friday morning at 7:30 and was buried at Bee Spring Cemetery Saturday afternoon after funeral in the Methodist Church conducted by Rev. A. R. Gibbons of Diana and J. G. York. Mr. Holt was one of nine children of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Holt who passed away several years ago. He was the first of the nine to go to his reward. He had lived in and around Bunker Hill all his life and was a member and a loyal one of the Methodist Church. He has served as steward for number of years. He loved his church and had often said he hated to give up his church work worse than anything else. He was the third steward of the Methodist Church to pass away inside four months and oh, how they are missed.
Rev. and Mrs. D. E. Smith of Petersburg attended the funeral of W. T. Holt and spent the weekend with his sister, Mrs. E. L. Carden and Mr. Carden.
Those from afar who attended the funeral of W. T. Holt were: Mr. and Mrs. Luther Holt and family of Madison, Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Harwell and family of Columbia, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Watson and Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Watson of Nashville, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Holt and son, Everett, Mr. and Mrs. Buford Gilliam and family of Pulaski, Mr. and Mrs. John Minatra and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Minatra of Campbellsville, Mrs. Clara Bell Minatra of Nashville, Mr. Vanburen Coble of Lewisburg, Mr. R. C. Coble of Huntsville and Erwin Holt of Pulaski.

HOLT, Woodrow W. The Pulaski Citizen 23 Aug 1944
Sgt. Woodrow W. Holt is listed as being killed in action in France. Sgt. Holt, a son of Mrs. Susan Holt of Frankewing was killed on July 30, according to the message received by the mother.

HOLT, Yancy Elijah The Pulaski Citizen 03 Sep 1947
Funeral services for Yancy Elijah Holt, age 86, who died at 11:00 a. m., Monday, September 1, at the Pulaski Hospital, following a brief illness were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the residence at Bunker Hill, conducted by Rev. W. M. Cook, with burial in Nave Cemetery at Bunker Hill.
He was a retired farmer of the Bunker Hill Community. Survivors are: his widow, Mrs. Olivia Watson Holt; five daughters, Mrs. Lee Taylor and Mrs. Martin Brewer of Pulaski, Mrs. Rollie Beard of Belfast, Tenn., Mrs. John Martin of Mt. Juliet, Tenn., and Mrs. Alien Watson of Bunker Hill; three sons, Leon W. Holt of Dallas, Texas, Wilson Holt of Bunker Hill, and Yancey Earl Holt of Frankewing; fifteen grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

HOPKINS, Brown The Pulaski Citizen 26 Oct 1949
Sorrow struck twice in one week in the Edward L. Hopkins family of the Blooming Grove section, as two sons were buried within a week of each other.
Brown Abernathy Hopkins, 38, died at Pulaski Hospital Tuesday morning at 2:36 o’clock after a week’s illness caused by severe shock. He suffered paralysis and had remained unconscious since receiving news that his brother, Edward L. Hopkins, Jr., had died of self-administered poison on Monday, October 17.
Funeral services were held at Bennett-May Funeral Home on Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock, the Rev. Fred C. Woodard and the Rev. Marshall D. Moss officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
The son of Edward L. and Mary Elizabeth Aymett Hopkins, Mr. Hopkins was a native and life-long resident of Giles County. He was a farmer and a member of the Blooming Grove Methodist Church.
Besides his parents, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edith Dugger Ingram Hopkins, two stepsons, Wendell and Richard Ingram and one brother, Clarence.

HOPKINS, Edward L. Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 19 Oct 1949
Death came to one brother and serious illness to another as Edward L. Hopkins, Jr., died and his brother, Brown Hopkins, is in Pulaski Hospital suffering from severe shock and partial paralysis sustained at the news of his brother’s death.
Edward Lee Hopkins, Jr., age 42, well-known farmer of Blooming Grove, died at Pulaski Hospital at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon. Death was attributed to a self-administered dose of strychnine. He had been in a state of ill health and despondency for a period of several months, according to relatives of the family.

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, the Rev. Fred C. Woodard and the Rev. Marshall D. Moss officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Hopkins was the son of Edward L. Hopkins and Mary Elizabeth Aymett Hopkins. He was a member of the Blooming Grove Methodist Church, and a veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Laura Dean Hopkins, one step-daughter, Darrell Smith, two brothers, Clarence and Brown, all of Pulaski.
The condition of Brown Hopkins on Thursday morning was reported from Pulaski as “about the same.” He had not regained full consciousness since he was stricken with paralysis resulting from the violent shock when he learned of his brother’s death at Pulaski Hospital Monday afternoon.

HOPKINS, Samuel Lee The Pulaski Citizen 04 May 1949
Funeral services for Samuel Lee Hopkins, 87, retired farmer and magistrate in Giles County Court, who died Friday, April 29, at the home of his son, John Hopkins, in the Eight Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the parlors of Bennett May Funeral Home.
Rites were conducted by the Rev. Marshall D. Moss, pastor of Rehoboth Methodist Church and burial took place in the Hopkins Cemetery. He had been in declining health for several years.
Mr. Hopkins who had served a total of twenty years in County Court, was a life long resident of the county and was the son of the late Adolphus Hopkins and Elizabeth Brown Hopkins. His wife, Mrs. Docia Aymett Hopkins, died in 1929.
Mr. Hopkins is survived by two sons, John Hopkins, Pulaski and Holmes Hopkins, Pensacola, Fla.; five grandchildren.

HOPPER, Bobby The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1949
Funeral services for Bobby Wayne Hopper, six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Argyle Hopper of the Fourteenth District of Giles County, who died Friday, March 11, at King’s Daughters Hospital in Columbia, following a six-day illness, were held at one o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Campbellsville Church of Christ, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
In addition to the parents, the child is survived by one small sister, Carolyn Hopper; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hindman of the same community.

HOPPER, L. W. (Leck) The Pulaski Record 28 Jul 1948
L. W. (Leck) Hopper, age 67, died at his home in Batesville, Miss., July 23 and was buried there Sunday, July 25.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hopper and was raised in Giles County. His mother was Miss Mollie McKinney, sister of Henry McKinney of Frankewing. He was married to Kate Carden in 1911 or 1912. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hatcher Carden. They moved to Mississippi in 1913 and have lived and raised a family of eight children, all of whom live in that section.
In failing health for twelve months, he suffered a stroke some months before his death and never recovered.
Besides his widow and children, he is survived by Bonnie Russell and Dee Hopper of Birmingham, Ala., and Ernie Hopper of Oklahoma.

HOUSTON, William Akin The Pulaski Citizen 29 Nov 1944
2nd Lt. William Akin Houston, Jr., 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Akin Houston of Miami, Fla., formerly of Pulaski, and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Gil T. May of Pulaski, was killed in a plane crash in China on November 13, according to a message from the War Department received by his grandparents last week.
Houston was born in Pulaski where he spent his early years. He was graduated from Giles County High School, later attending The College of the Pacific at Stockton, Calif., for a period of two years.
He returned to Pulaski in June, 1942, volunteering for the Army Air Corps service, and leaving from here to begin his basic training at Maxwell Field, Ala., Gunter Field, and Decatur, Ala., receiving his wings and graduating at Napier Field at Dothan, Ala. He had further training at Alpena, Mich., Denver, Colo., St. Joseph, Mo., and Wilmington, Del.
Leaving for India in January, 1944, he was engaged in service of the Air Transport Command as Chief Pilot, flying supplies over the Hump from India to a base in China.
In addition to his parents and grandparents, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Russell Cook of Miami, Fla., and is a great-nephew of Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Houston of Nashville, a nephew of Mrs. Ira Shires and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fitzpatrick of Lewisburg.

HOWARD, Ben F. The Pulaski Citizen 08 Jun 1949
Funeral services for Ben F. Howard, 73, prominent Minor Hill farmer, who died of a heart attack at 6 o’clock Friday morning, June 3, at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala., were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church. Rites were conducted by a former pastor, the Rev. L. M. Mayer of Jackson. Burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery. He had been in declining health for some time.
Born and reared in the Minor Hill section, he was the son of the late Stephen Howard and Bettie Bass Howard. He was a highly respected citizen of the community and had been a deacon in the Baptist church for many years.
Mr. Howard is survived by his wife, Mrs. Agnes Boyd Howard; five daughters, Miss Clara Howard, Minor Hill, Mrs. Beaumont Lawson, Mrs. J. G. Gresham, Mrs. G. H. Mansell, all of Florence, Ala., and Mrs. J. B. Battle, Livingston, Ala.; one son, Charlie Howard, Florence, Ala.; thirteen grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. T. C. Harwell, and Mrs. W. T. Boyd, both of Stella; and four brothers, Elmore Howard, Taft, Ellis Howard, Stella, Floyd Howard, Aspen Hill, and N. S. Howard, Minor Hill.

HOWARD, Infant The Pulaski Citizen 31 Jul 1946
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. David Smith Howard, born July 25, died at 10 o’clock Friday night at Pulaski Hospital.
Prayer services were held Saturday at Friendship Cemetery at Culleoka.

HOWELL, John Fleming The Pulaski Record 23 Apr 1947
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Columbia for John Fleming Howell, age 57, Columbia carpenter, a native of Giles, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack as he was preparing to ride to work.
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Howell, he was born in Giles County, but had resided much of his life in Columbia, moving there in 1931. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Archie Howell; two sons, Mahlon and John F. Howell, Jr.; six daughters, Mrs. Wilma Luttrell, Mrs. Doris Witherspoon, Miss Lillie Mae Howell, Mrs. Imogene Chumley, Miss Martha Marie Howell, and Miss Joyce Ann Howell; a sister, Mrs. Nettie McNeese, of Pulaski; a half-sister, Mrs. Bytha Edmiston, of Columbia; and five grandchildren. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.

HOWELL, Lura Ellen The Pulaski Record 08 Oct 1947
Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Lura Ellen Howell Foust, age 20, who died Wednesday at a hospital in Lawrenceburg, following a long illness.
Services were conducted at the Fall River Methodist Church, with the Rev. Homer Brown, pastor of the Scotts Hill Baptist Church officiating. Burial was in the Fall River Cemetery.
She is survived by her husband, Luther Russell Foust; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Howell and one sister, Mrs. Virginia Defoe; four brothers, Gilbert, Wallace, Dewey, and C. G. Howell.

HUBBELL, Forrest Thurman The Pulaski Record 09 Mar 1949
Mrs. Forrest Thurman Hubbell, 82, widow of J. M. Hubbell, 82, widow of J. M. Hubbell, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning at her home in the Yokley community of Giles County. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p. m. Wednesday, at Taylor’s Chapel Methodist Church. Burial was in Gibsonville Cemetery.
Mrs. Hubbell, a native of Giles County, was a daughter of J. Mace and Lucy Ann Hickman Thurman. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Clyde Hickman of Yokley; one son, Marshall Hubbell of Major, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. L. W. Lovell, Mrs. J. W. Anderson and Miss Douglas Thurman of Giles County, and three grandchildren.

HUDSON, Thaddeus Eugene The Pulaski Citizen 15 Dec 1943
The Rev. Thaddeus Eugene Hudson, 87, beloved retired Cumberland Presbyterian minister and resident of Pulaski for the past 52 years, died Saturday afternoon at his home in Pulaski after a long illness.
Born February 21, 1856, in Bethesda, he was the son of Luvis Miles Hudson and Mary Jane Shaw Hudson, prominent citizens of Williamson County.
Entering the ministry in early manhood, Mr. Hudson held pastorates in many sections of his native state, among them being the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Pulaski and historic Mt. Moriah Cumberland Church, a few miles west of this city.
In the latter Church his service as pastor extended over 35 years, during which time he endeared himself to countless people in all sections of this and surrounding counties.
In addition to his pastoral duties, Mr. Hudson devoted much thought and time to the writing of inspirational and uplifting prose and poetry, among the most noteworthy being his column “All Sorts” that appeared in The Pulaski Citizen and a book of poems “String of Pearls” that was published a few years ago.
During the years of his active ministry, Mr. Hudson conducted revival services in the states of Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Florida, and served as State Synodical Secretary for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for many years.
Mr. Hudson’s wife, the former Miss Laura Elizabeth Johnson of Franklin, died several years ago, since which time he had lived in Pulaski with his daughter, Mrs. Roxye Dade.
Their three sons, who preceded their parents in death, were Marvin Eugene Hudson, Lewis Miles Hudson and Clyde Meredith Hudson.
In addition to Mrs. Dade, Mr. Hudson is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Samuel S. Heide, of Birmingham, Ala.; five grandchildren, Mrs. Walter McLean, Trinidad, Mrs. George Haivley, New Orleans, La., Mrs. Harry White and Miss Jane Hudson, Louisville, Ky.; and Samuel S. Heide, Jr., Tampa, Florida; three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at two-thirty o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.

HUGHES, Lula Osborne The Pulaski Citizen 16 Feb 1944
Mrs. Lula Osborne Hughes, 69, wife of Lewis D. Hughes, farmer of the Bethel section, died at the home at 7 o’clock Monday evening, February 14, following a brief illness. Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the residence, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter. Burial took place in the Brown Cemetery.
She had been a member of the Baptist Church for many years.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Hughes is survived by four sons, Elmer and Gilbert Hughes of Bethel, Floyd and Bill Hughes of Pulaski; two daughters, Mrs. Roy Hargrove, Huntsville, Ala., and Mrs. Audie Webb, Savannah; several grandchildren and one great grandchild; four sisters, Mrs. Mattie Biles, Pulaski, Mrs. A. C. Hughes, Campbellsville, Mrs. John Case, Athens, Ala., and Mrs. George Lewter, Ardmore; two brothers, John Osborne, Pulaski and Leonard Osborne, Athens, Ala.

HUGHEY, Evie Mattie The Pulaski Record 28 May 1947
Funeral services for Miss Evie Mattie Hughey, who died May 14, at the home of her sister, Mrs. Hugh L. Wilkinson near Elkton, following an extended illness, were held May 15, at 2:30 o’clock at the Elkton Methodist Church with Rev. W. J. Bunn, pastor of the church officiating. Burial was in the Elkton Cemetery.
Miss Hughey, a member of the Methodist Church, had been a teacher most of her life, having retired several years ago. She had taught in five different states. She was a native of Giles County, having been born and reared in the Elkton community.

She was a graduate of Bostich and Dianing School at Mt. Pleasant and of Peabody College. She had lived in retirement with her sister, Mrs. Erma Auxford of Tuscaloosa, Ala., at the beautiful old home of George I. Hughey which she owned. Her entire life was one of beautiful sacrificial service, a service that will live on and one in the hearts of the people she served.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Erma Auxford of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Mrs. George G. Whitfield and Mrs. Hugh L. Wilkinson of Elkton; and one brother, John W. Hughey of Elkton; and several nieces and nephews.
Many relatives and friends from a distance attended the funeral at the Methodist Church and the burial at Elkton Cemetery.

HULL, William Clark The Pulaski Citizen 8 Oct 1941
Word has been received here of the death of William Clark Hull, aged 80 years, prominent citizen of Waxahachie, Texas, who died at his home Friday, Sept. 11.
Mr. Hull, a native of Mississippi, went to Texas as a young man, where he was engaged in farming interests the greater part of his life. For the past twenty-one years he has been a resident of Waxahachie, where he was active in church, civic and Masonic circles.
Mr. Hull is survived by his widow and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Hull formerly lived in Giles County, and will be remembered as Miss Dezzie Woodward, a sister of the late Dr. N. N. Woodward.

HULSEY, W. F. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Dec 1943
Funeral services for W. F. Hulsey, 89, who died on Wednesday, December 15, at his home in the Bryson community, following a fall sustained several months ago, were held Thursday morning at the Bryson Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead and the Rev. G. H. Turpin. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery, at Fayetteville, the birthplace of Mr. Hulsey.
The Bryson community has lost one of its worthy citizens in the passing of Mr. Hulsey.
The survivors are his wife, Mrs. Laura Carwell Hulsey; five daughters, Mrs. O. S. Young and Mrs. Will Davidson, both of Bryson, Mrs. J. Raymond Stuckey, Alexander City, Ala., Mrs. S. E. Smith, Pine Bluff, Ark., and Mrs. Tom Stevenson, Frost, Texas; four sons, A. B. Hulsey, San Simon, Ariz., J. F. Hulsey, Hamlin, Texas, Thomas Hulsey, Gridley, Calif., Robert Hulsey, Bryson; eighteen grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. R. L. Moyers, Fayetteville; two brothers, G. D. Hulsey, Dallas, Texas, and J. W. Hulsey, Fayetteville.

HUTTON, Josiah Lawson The Pulaski Citizen 3 Jan 1940
Columbia, Tenn. Dec. 29-Funeral services for Josiah Lawson Hutton, 79, president of the Middle Tennessee Bank here and Tennessee’s first state superintendent of banks, who died this morning in a Nashville hospital, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the First Presbyterian Church here.
The Rev. Frank Ligon, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery here.
Mr. Hutton had extensive banking experience. He was the first Superintendent of Banking, when that office was created. And served for awhile as liquidating agent for the Citizens Bank of Pulaski, when that bank was placed in receivership. He had a number of friends in Pulaski and Giles County.

HYATT, Cynthia Lois The Pulaski Citizen 20 Sep 1944
Funeral services for Cynthia Lois Hyatt, ten months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hyatt, who was found dead in bed early Saturday morning, September 16, were held at four o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder Eugene A. Pitts, pastor of the Pulaski Church of Christ. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Cynthia Lois was the only child of her parents. Her father is serving with the Navy overseas.

HYATT, Pearl Dunnavant The Pulaski Citizen 30 Sep 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Pearl Hyatt, aged 58 years, who died early Saturday morning, September 26, at her home in the Seventh Civil District, following an illness of several months, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder Elmer L. Smith of Murfreesboro. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Hyatt was a lifelong resident of Giles County, having been a daughter of the late Frank Dunnavant and Mrs. Eliza Cowan Dunnavant, and the widow of Harvey M. Hyatt, who died many years ago. She was devoted to her family, and was a faithful member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Hyatt is survived by five sons, James, William P., Russell, and Dudley Hyatt, all of Pulaski, and Charles Hyatt, of Coatesville, Pa.; three grandchildren; and three brothers, Bob and Ben Dunnavant, of Pulaski, and Charles Dunnavant, of Cleveland, Ohio.

HYATT, Rosie Deleader The Pulaski Record 28 Jul 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Rosie Deleader Hyatt, 38, who died Thursday at the King’s Daughters Hospital, were conducted Saturday at 2:00 o’clock at the New Zion Baptist Church by Mack Pinkelton with burial in New Zion Cemetery.
She is survived by her husband, Charlie W. Hyatt; three daughters, Misses Margaret, Iva Dell and Alma Ruth Hyatt; a son, Charlie Wayne Hyatt, all of Southport community in Maury County; her father, George H. Green; stepmother, Mrs. Louise Green of Goodspring; five sisters, Mrs. Lottie Bowen of Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. Hazel Grinell and Mrs. Oscar Rinell of Lawrenceburg, and Miss Rosa Ana Green of Goodspring; two half-sisters, Misses Elizabeth and Shelby Green; and one half-brother, Waldren Green of Goodspring. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

HYATT, William Howard The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jul 1943
Funeral services for William Howard Hyatt, 72, who died early Monday morning, July 26, at his home in the Eleventh Civil District following an extended illness, will be held at the New Zion Church at 1:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Hyatt is survived by his wife; six sons, Will Hyatt, in the Seabees, in Hawaii; W. L. Hyatt, U. S. Army in Ireland; Thomas Hyatt, U. S. Army in Arizona; Eldridge Hyatt, Hendersonville; Willard and Homer Hyatt, Pulaski; four daughters, Mrs. Flem Howell, Columbia; Mrs. Clarence Walls, Cornersville; Mrs. Sara Frances Seagraves, Mt. Pleasant; Mrs. Alvin Johnson, Missouri; and a number of grandchildren; one brother, J. L. Hyatt, Campbellsville; six sisters, Mrs. Grady Follis, Nashville; Mrs. John Dunivant and Mrs. Tull Hardy, both of Pulaski; Mrs. W. J. Cook, Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. Kate Steele, Ennis, Texas; and Mrs. Amil Krasner, Whitmore Lake, Mich.

HYDE, Porter The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jul 1940
Porter Hyde, 24, a prominent citizen of Giles and Robertson counties and a nephew of Mrs. Emmett Williams, of Lynnville, died in a Phoenix, Ariz. sanatoriium Friday, July 12.
He was a boy of sterling character and leaves a host of friends and relatives to mourn his loss.
He is survived by two sisters, Mary Hyde of Springfield and Mildred Hyde Williams of Lynnville.

INGRAM, Grover Cleveland The Pulaski Citizen 24 Apr 1946
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon for Grover Cleveland Ingram, 63, who died Sunday morning at Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville from the effects of carbolic acid said to have been self-administered on Wednesday at his home in the Eighth District. Conducting the rites at the Bennett-May Funeral Home were the Rev. A. R. Gibbons and Rev. J. L. Taylor. Interment was in the Maclin Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late John C. and Sarah Roden Ingram, and had lived in the Eighth District, where he had been engaged in farming all his life. For many years, he was a district member of the Giles County Board of Education and at the time of his death was a member of the Giles Court of Giles County. He was a member of the Blooming Grove Methodist Church, having joined in young manhood.
In 1907, he was married to Miss Elise Aymett, who survives. Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Amos Hamlett and Mrs. Loyd Kirk; four sons, Malcolm Aymett, Robert Vernon , John Morris, and James Harris Ingram, all of Pulaski; two sisters, Mrs. Agnes Graves of Nashville and Mrs. Olin Cobb of Pulaski; a brother, Robert Taylor Ingram of Pulaski and eight grandchildren.

INGRAM, John The Pulaski Citizen 25 Dec 1940
John Ingram, farmer on R. 4, Pulaski, nephew of Prof. Edd Ingram, of Minor Hill, died at the Pulaski Hospital, Friday morning following an attack of tetanus.
Some two weeks ago, when working about his home, Mr. Ingram accidently stuck a rusty nail in his right hand. Realizing the danger, he went at once to the doctor, and the doctor administered tetanus serum. Notwithstanding this precaution, the dread infection set up. Mr. Ingram was removed to the Hospital where the best care and attention could be given him. But he continued to get worse.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May and CompanyFuneral Home. Burial at Maplewood. Services were conducted by his pastor, Rev. J. W. Purcell.
Mr. Ingram is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edith Dugger Ingram, and two sons, Wendell Ingram and Richard Lee Ingram. Also his mother, four brothers and two sisters.

JACKSON, John Adrian The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jul 1942
John Adrian Jackson, 32, was found dead near his home in the Third Civil District Friday morning, June 26, at 5:30 o’clock. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:00 p. m. at the Pleasant Hill Church. The Rev. J. Clifford Murphy of Pulaski, assisted by the Rev. J. T. Harris of Lawrenceburg, conducted the services, and burial was in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
His death resulted from a dose of carbolic acid, said by the family physician to have been self-administered. He was inducted into the Army in February and was at home on furlough from Camp Stewart, Georgia, where he had been stationed. Dr. D. E. Jackson said the death was a suicide resulting from several months of ill health.
Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Madden Jackson; two brothers, Lester and Curtis Jackson, all of the Minor Hill community; and a sister, Mrs. Herman Townsend of Pulaski.

JACKSON, Lucy The Pulaski Citizen 3 May 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Jackson, 73, widow of Jeff Jackson, who died at 9 o’clock Sunday morning, April 30, at her home in the Minor Hill section, were held Monday afternoon at the Oak Grove school building. Burial was in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Jackson died several years ago.
Mrs. Jackson was the last member of her immediate family.

JACKSON, Malissa Jane The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jan 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Malissa Jane Jackson, 86, who died Thursday afternoon, December 30, at the Austin Hewitt Home, following a brief illness, were held at 11:30 o’clock Friday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial took place in the Jackson Cemetery at Minor Hill.
Mrs. Jackson is survived by two sons, Mason Jackson, of Minor Hill, and Roy Jackson, of Louisville, Ky., and a number of grandchildren.

JAMES, Henry The Pulaski Citizen 4 Aug 1943
Funeral services for Henry James, 75, farmer of the Lynnville community, whose body was found hanging in a woodshed at his home late Saturday afternoon, were held at two o’clock Sunday afternoon at the residence by the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church. Burial was in Elk Ridge Cemetery.
The lifeless body was discovered by Mr. James’ daughter, Mrs. David Wells, with whom he made his home.
A life time resident in that community, Mr. James was highly respected in that area. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
In addition to his daughter, he is survived by three grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Dora James, of Lynnville; Mrs. Lizzie James of Summertown; and five brothers, John, Morgan, Jesse, Jim and George James of Lynnville.

JAMES, William Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 30 Aug 1944
William Thomas James, 57, prominent citizen of the Prospect section, died at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon, August 29, at Madison at the home of his sister, Mrs. Roy Simpson, following an illness of four months.
Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Prospect Methodist Church, with the rites conducted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter, pastor of the church, and the Revs. H. B. Brandon and J. C. Elkins, former pastors. Burial took place in Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. James, an outstanding citizen of the community, was a rural mail carrier at Prospect for the past twenty years, and was a member of the Methodist Church, where he served as Sunday School Superintendent and a member of the Board of Stewards until his death. He was a veteran of World War I serving most of his enlistment on foreign soil.
Mr. James is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucy Reese James; two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Purdy, Knoxville, and Miss Frances James, Prospect; one son, William T. James, Jr., Prospect; three sisters, Mrs. Roy Simpson, Madison, Mrs. Florence Powell and Mrs. Malloy Gilbert, both of Prospect; four brothers, R. E. James, Nashville, Leon James, Prospect, Pete James, Florence, Ala., and Sam James, Madison.

JENKINS, Charlie Jones The Pulaski Citizen 07 Dec 1949
Funeral services for Charlie Jones Jenkins, 78, well known farmer of the Bufords community, who died Thursday morning, Dec. 1, 1949, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, after a prolonged illness, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, a former pastor, and burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Jenkins, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Jenkins, was born and reared in Giles County and spent the greater part of his life here. Several years the family resided in Texas.
Mr. Jenkins is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nancy Sands Jenkins; one daughter, Mrs. Roy Patton, Nashville; and two granddaughters, Mrs. Marion Collins, Bufords, and Miss Joyce Ann Patton, Nashville; and two step-grandsons, James Patton, Nashville, and Howard Patton, Daytona Beach, Fla.; and two brothers of Dallas, Texas.

JOHNS, Mollie Powers The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jun 1942
Mrs. Jim Johns, aged 71 years, died in a Nashville hospital at 4:20 Saturday afternoon, following a brief illness. Funeral services were conducted at two o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. R. A. Johns, pastor of the First Baptist Church, of which she was a member. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Johns has been a widow since 1929.
Survivors are two daughters, Mr. Joe Attkisson, Pulaski, and Mrs. George Teague, Savannah, Tenn.; one son, Dave Johns, Pulaski; and ten grandchildren.

JOHNS, Robert A. The Pulaski Citizen 16 Dec 1942
Rev. Robert A. Johns, beloved pastor of the First Baptist Church died suddenly Friday afternoon, December 11, at St. Petersburg, Fla., where he had made his home since September 1, following his resignation from the Pulaski Church.
Funeral services were held at College Park, Ga., near Atlanta, Tuesday afternoon, with interment there.
Mr. Johns, aged 68, a native of Missouri, was pastor of the First Baptist Church for the past eight years, having resigned because of failing health. He served pastorates at Adams, Wincherster, and Nashville, before coming to Pulaski.
Mr. Johns is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eunice Thomas Johns; two sons, Brooks Johns, who is in Officers Training School at St. Petersburg, and Arthur Johns, of Pulaski; and one daughter, Mrs. Edward Dean Stith, of St. Petersburg.

JOHNS, Robert Lee The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jul 1944
Pvt. Robert Lee Johns, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Johns of Lynnville, was killed in action in France on June 25, according to a telegram received by his parents from the War Department.
Pvt. Johns enlisted July 14, 1943, and received his training at Camp Wheeler, Ga., and Fort Meade, Me. He went overseas with an infantry unit in December, 1943.
In addition to his parents, Pvt. Johns is survived by a sister, Miss Syble Johns; and two brothers, Owen, Jr. and W. H. Johns, all of Lynnville.

JOHNSON, Effie L. Hazelwood The Pulaski Citizen 3 Feb 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Effie L. Johnson, aged 56, who died suddenly Saturday morning, following a stroke of paralysis, at the home near Stella, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Stella Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson was a member of the United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband and eleven children, Mrs. Wilson Anthony, Pulaski, Arnold Johnson, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Alton LeCroix, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Lewis Bates, Prospect, Miss Auvelene Johnson, Pulaski, Adrian Johnson, Camp Pickett, Va., Harold Johnson, Camp Gordon, Ga., Erskine Johnson, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Raymond Brown, Mississippi, E. L. Johnson, Jr., and Helen Johnson, Stella, several grandchildren, and one brother, Bob Hazelwood, Nashville.

JOHNSON, N. Uley The Pulaski Citizen 22 Sep 1943
N. Uley Johnson, 67, prosperous farmer of the Ardmore community and brother of Dr. W. J. Johnson of Pulaski died Wednesday morning at his home of a heart attack.
Mr. Johnson was born and reared in Limestone County, Alabama. He was one of the most highly respected citizens in his community and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Twice married, Mr. Johnson is survived by his second wife, who was the former Miss Mamie McNeese. Other survivors arer six children: Martha Sue, Uley, Jr., Birdie, and George Walter Johnson, all of Ardmore, Floyd Johnson, principal of the High School at Elkmont, Alabama; and Paul Johnson, of Knoxville; a sister, Mrs. W. E. Tillery; and two brothers, Dr. Johnson, Pulaski, and Bradley J. Johnson, of Huntsville.
Funeral services will be held at two o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Ardmore Baptist Church by the pastor. Burial will be in the Johnson Cemetery in Limestone County.

JOHNSON, William Newton The Pulaski Record 23 Jul 1948
Funeral services for William Newton Johnson, 79, life-long resident of Bodenham, who died at 7:30 o’clock Sunday night at the home of his son, Willie L. Johnson, were held at 3:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Choates Creek Methodist Church.
The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiated and burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Johnson was a son of the late Thomas Wilkes and Elizabeth Hamilton Johnson of Giles County. His wife, Mrs. Florence Boatright Johnson died in 1946.
Also surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Ozro Belker and Mrs. Hubert Felker of Bodenham, Mrs. Elvin Stanford of Ethridge, Mrs. Frank Smith of Lewisburg, and Mrs. Howard Long of Columbia; three sons, Jhn Lee and Flournoy Johnson of Bodenham and Ed Johnson of Savannah; a number of grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Amanda Davis of Bodenham, and Mrs. Mattie Kelly of Nashville; and three brothers, Finis E. Johnson of Rose Hill, Jim L. Johnson of Bodenham and Clarence Johnson of Nashville.

JOHNSON, W. W. The Pulaski Citizen 31 Jan 1940
In the death notices in Tuesday’s Tennessean, was the following which derives local interest from the fact that Mr. Johnson attended Massey School here, and made many friends while in business here, later. His wife was Miss Myra Tatum of Prospect.
Monday afternoon, Jan. 29, 1940, at 1:05 o’clock, at a local infirmary, William W. Johnson, age 28 years. Survived by wife, Mrs. Myra Tatum Johnson; children, Mary Emily, Billie and John Johnson; mother, Mrs. Pearl Johnson; two brothers, J. Dobson and James K. Johnson. The remains are at the Marshall Funeral Home, 129 Eighth Avenue, South, where funeral services will be held this (Tuesday) afternoon, Jan. 30, at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. J. B. Spurlock, assisted by Rev. James T. Parsons. Pallbearers will be: Honorary, Stewards and Men’s Bible Class of Blakemore Methodist Church and officials of Lion Oil Refining Company. Active, Gilbert Maples, W. J. Bryan, John Urban Wilson, Ed Young, Joe Hicks, Charles J. Sanders, H. G. Buchanan and Robert Montgomery. Interment Triune Cemetery, Marshall Funeral Directors in charge.

JOHNSON, Zada Storey The Pulaski Record 19 Nov 1947
Mrs. Zada Storey Johnson, age 65, died at the home of her son, Dolan Johnson at Frankewing, on Friday morning, November 7. She had been in ill health for some time but her death was unexpected. She was the wife of the late W. E. Johnson, and the daughter of the late Alonzo and Sallie George Storey and was born and reared in the western part of Lincoln County.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, conducted by Elder R. A. Largen. Burial was in the Wright Cemetery. She was the last member of a large family, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors are the following children: Kenneth and Carroll Johnson, Mrs. C. M. Douthit and Mrs. Joe Trudeau, all of Chicago, Ill., T. E. Johnson of Nevada, Texas, and Dolan and M. O. Johnson, of Frankewing; and seven grandchildren.-Fayetteville Observer.

JOHNSTON, Edgar Frank The Pulaski Citizen 23 Feb 1944
Prayer services were held at 11 o’clock Thursday morning at Maplewood Cemetery by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun for Edgar Frank Johnston, five weeks old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Johnston. The child died suddenly February 16.
Besides the parents, he is survived by one sister, Patricia Ann; and two brothers, Thomas and James Johnston.

JONES, Adam The Pulaski Record 02 Mar 1949
Mrs. Miller Bass of Stella and Mrs. Renzo Smith of Pulaski received a message stating that their father, Mr. Adam Jones of Terrell, Texas, had died Saturday morning, February 19th which was his 86th birthday. Mr. Jones was born and reared in Giles County. In 1888, he was married to Miss Inez Eubanks. They made their home in Giles County until 1910 when they moved to Texas. For the last 25 years he had made Terrell, Texas his home. Mrs. Jones passed away in 1938. Surviving are six children: Mrs. Renzo Smith, Mrs. Miller Bass of Giles County, Mrs. Charles L. Wilson, W. J. Jones and Paul Jones of Dallas, Texas and Elmo Jones of Arlington, Texas.

JONES, George Penton The Pulaski Record 06 Apr 1949
George Penton Jones, 75, retired farmer died at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday morning, March 30, at his home in the thirteenth district following four months illness. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 o’clock Friday at the residence by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
He is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Ramsey and Mrs. Nola Blair of Columbia; Mrs. Florence Hayes of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Mrs. George Stansil and Miss Laura Mae Jones of Giles County; eight sons, Lenora Jones of Lynnville, Allen and Jim Jones of Pulaski, Charlie Jones of Fairbanks, Ala., David and George Jones of Columbia, Bill and Bobby Jones of Giles County; 27 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Sophie McCurrie of Birmingham; one brother, Dan Jones of Giles County.


JONES, Ila Hudson The Pulaski Record 19 Jan 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Ila Hudson Jones, wife of W. L. Jones, Pulaski automobile dealer, who died Saturday at 5:10 p.m., were held Sunday at Bennett-May Funeral Home by Rev. A. C. Dreaden. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Jones was a native of Perry County and a member of the Church of Christ.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by a brother, J. C. Catham of Clarksville, Tenn.; three sisters, Mrs. Jenny Rollins, of Hickory Points, Tenn., Mrs. W. H. Mullinicks of Caruthersville, Mo., Mrs. Robert French of Nashville; four nieces, Mrs. James Neeley of Caruthersville, Mo., Mrs. Jay French of Nashville, Mrs. Burney Black of Clarksville, Tenn., Mrs. Vernon Williams of Clarksville, Mrs. Holland Anderson of Birmingham, Ala.; and three nephews, Henry Dudley Williams of Clarksville, Robert French and James Neeley of Mo.
Wilson Carter Funeral Directors in charge.

JONES, James Llewellyn “Lew ” The Pulaski Citizen 4 Sep 1940
Lew Jones, well-known and much beloved citizen of Pulaski, entered final sleep about 10:30 o’clock Saturday night, age 75.
Lew Jones came of pioneer stock. His father was a scholarly man and in his young manhood was a teacher in Giles College. Later he became a Justice of the Peace and was for some time Chairman of the County Court. He was the first County Judge, and served in that capacity for several years.
Lew was well educated, especially in English and literature. And as a young man he became assistant Postmaster and did most of the work. In that capacity he became personally acquainted with practically every person in and near Pulaski, an acquaintance which he kept up and extended, as the youngsters came on, and strangers came in. Probably no other man in the community knew personally so many people in the Seventh District, as he, white and black, rich and poor.
About forty years ago, the editor of the Citizen needed an assistant news reporter and office man. Some one suggested Lew Jones, and the result of an interview, was association in the business, which has continued with only slight interruptions, to the end.
A few years later the Nashville Banner, wanted a local reporter. Mr. Romine recommended Lew Jones, and he was engaged, and continued local reporter for the Banner for thirty-five years, and was recognized as one of the best in the state.
A little later he was elected Corporation Justice of the Peace, and for several years held three jobs at one time. His with with the Citizen, with the Banner, and as Justice of the Peace.
About twenty-two years ago, he became a candidate for the office of City Recorder, which in addition to keeping records of the Board Meetings, carried with it the duties of City Treasurer and Judge of the Police Court. That office has been his life work since.
It is proper to state that he never undertook a political venture with out discussion and mutual understanding with the editor. And when he gave up his work with the Citizen, it was with the understanding he might return if he wanted to. He enjoyed his newspaper work. And as much for the pleasure it afforded, as the pay he received for it, he kept up his special column of personal and local items, almost every week. He carried a key to Citizen Office to the last. And at any time, day or night, or Sunday, was welcome to come in., read the exchanges, prepare copy, and generally make himself at home. We knew, and loved, trusted and understood each other like brothers. And while others will miss his wholesome passages, no one will miss his contributions to the Citizen, as the editor will.

In young manhood he met and won Miss Lucille Pack, who made a congenial companion. They loved the same things, and each was devoted to the other. The raised two brilliant daughters. After completing such educational advantages as were offered in Pulaski, they completed A. B. courses at Peabody College. Then they went to Columbia College, and took their A.M. Degrees there. And for several years have maintained themselves in congenial literary surroundings, as coaches, and literary assistants to students who need assistance, and have means to pay for it.
Mr. Jones had a beautiful tenor voice, and in the home with brothers and sisters, or occasionally in a barber-shop chorus, he would sing the melodies which were popular in the 80’s and 90’s. But he was timid about singing in public.
The only survivors of the immediate family now here, are his wife, and his sister, Mrs. Buford Short. The two daughters, Misses Lucile and Lynette, live in New York. There are several nieces and nephews, none of whom live here.
An impressive funeral service was held at the Methodist Church of which he had long been a constant member., Monday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock. A wealth of beautiful florals indicated the esteem in which he was held. A male quartette of good voices sang some of his old-time favorites. And Mr. Bratcher, the pastor, and Dr. Morgan, former pastor, conducted the simple service which might have met his approval, if he had planned the program.
At the Cemetery, the Junior Order, of which he had long been a member, conducted the burial service according to the ritual of the order.
Farewell brother. We commend thee to the loving kindness and tender mercies of the Just and Wise Judge, who will pass final judgement on the things written in the book of life.

JONES, Thomas Porter The Pulaski Citizen 20 Sep 1944
Thomas Porter Jones, 93, native of Giles County, died at one o’clock Monday afternoon, September 18, at the home of his nephew, H. P. Jones, in the Bryson section.
Funeral services and burial took place Wednesday at Gadsden, in West Tennessee, where Mr. Jones had resided the greater part of his life.
Mrs. Jones died several years ago.

JONES, William Matthews The Pulaski Citizen 6 Sep 1944
Funeral services for William Matthews Jones, 74, farmer of the Minor Hill section, who died at noon, Sunday, September 3, after a long illness, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Haynes Brinkley, assisted by the pastor of the Athens, Ala., Baptist Church. Burial was in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Jones is survived by his wife; and two sons, Claude Jones, Athens, Ala., and Harry Jones, Minor Hill; three grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. J. S. McGill of Minor Hill.

JORDAN, Andrew Silas The Pulaski Record 07 Feb 1945
A. S. Jordan, a well-known farmer of near Stella, died February 4 after along illness. Funeral services held at Oak Grove Church, Monday, Feb. 5, at 3:00 p.m. with the Rev. Loyd Middleton officiating. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery. Mr. Jordan was 86 years old. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Dora Ann Tucker Jordan. He was a real Christian and was loved by all. Beecham and Fields of Loretto were in charge.

JORDAN, Dora Ann Tucker The Pulaski Citizen 14 Feb 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Ann Jordan, 80, who died at 6:22 o’clock Saturday afternoon, Feb. 7, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hughes in the Thirds District, after a two weeks’ illness, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Oak Grove Church, conducted by Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Her husband, Andrew Silas Jordan, died three years ago. Mrs. Jordan is survived by two brothers, Luther and A. K. Tucker, both of Giles County, Tennessee.

JORDAN, James Lee Marshall County Gazette, Lewisburg, TN, Nov. 21, 1947
Funeral services for James Lee Jordan, aged 61years, were held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Lewisburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of which he was a member and elder. Rev. Vaughn Fults, pastor, and Rev. W. L. Harwell, officiating. Burial was in Lone Oak Cemetery.
Mr. Jordan, a farmer, died instantly Tuesday morning from a self inflicted gunshot wound in the head at his home on the Horton Highway near Laws Hill.
Surviving are: his widow, Mrs. Margaret Allen Jordan; mother, Mrs. Adele Jordan; three brothers, Aubrey Jordan, of Nashville; Howard Jordan, of Philadelphia, and Clyde Jordan of Lewisburg; one sister, Mrs. Joe Boyd Ogilvie, of Lewisburg.
Active pallbearers were: Robert Walker, Jesse Smotherman, of Murfreesboro; Thomas Allen, Ewell and Fowler Jordan, and Julian Haynes of Murfreesboro.
Sunday School Class and Elders of Church were honorary pallbearers.

KAISER, Lenice Alford The Pulaski Citizen 10 Dec 1941
Mrs. Lenice Kaiser, aged 52 years, wife of J. M. Kaiser, prominent farmer and live stock dealer of the Lynnville section died suddenly at noon Tuesday. Mrs. Kaiser was apparently in her usual health when stricken, and passed away in a few minutes.
Before her marriage she was Miss Lenice Alford, only daughter of the late Dr. M. D. Alford, well known physician of this community, and Mrs. Emma Bryant Alford. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Kaiser is survived by her husband and a large number of relatives.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 1 o’clock at the home east of Lynnville by the Rev. William Zaricor, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Lebanon. Interment took place in Mars Hill Cemetery, near Lynnville.

KEELING, Gus The Pulaski Citizen 10 Apr 1940
Gus Keeling, after a lingering illness extending over several months, died at his home in Lawrenceburg Friday night.
Mr. Keeling was a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Keeling, who formerly lived on the road between Pulaski and Goodspring. Gus Keeling lived at the old home place, and grew to young manhood there. As a young man he married a daughter of L. P. Allen of same neighborhood. But she lived only a short time after the marriage. And Mr. Keeling never remarried.
When the family removed to Lawrenceburg, several years ago, he went with them, and has made his home there since.
The body was brought to the Bennett-May and Company Funeral Home Saturday morning, and burial from there Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock with funeral services at the grave in Maplewood, conducted by Rev. E. R. McCord, pastor of the Methodist Church at Lawrenceburg where Mr. Keeling had his membership.

KELLAM, Ann The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jun 1941
Miss Ann Kellam, fifteen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Kellam of the Berea community, passed away at the Pulaski Hospital Wednesday night, following an illness of several days with appendicitis. Ann was the only daughter in the home.
Funeral services were conducted at the Bennett, May and Company Funeral Home on Friday at 2 o’clock by Rev. J. C. Elkins, her pastor, of the Olivet charge of the Methodist Church, assisted by Rev. S. R. Bratcher, and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Survivors are her parents and four brothers, Fred Kellam, Berea, and James Kellam, Clebert Kellam, and David Kellam, all of Detroit, Mich.

KELLAM, Martha Ann Simpson The Pulaski Citizen 02 Oct 1945
Mrs. Fields Kellam, 86, a member of a pioneer family of Giles County, died at 3:35 o’clock Wednesday morning at her home in Pulaski after a year’s illness.
Funeral services will be held at two-thirty o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Methodist Church. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
The former Miss Anna Simpson, Mrs. Kellam was the last member of her immediate family. She was a member of the Methodist Church and had taken part in all phases of Church work until her health failed several months ago.
Survivors are two daughters Misses Minnie and Ola Kellam; and two sons, Roy and Simpson Kellam, all of Giles County.

KELLER, J. L. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Sep 1944
Funeral services for J. L. Keller, 73, who died suddenly Sunday night, September 3, at his home at Lynnville from a heart attack, were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. J. W. Bryson, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski. Burial was in the Cornersville Cemetery.
Mr. Keller had brought a home in Lynnville only last November, having resided in Texas many years prior to that time.
Mr. Keller was twice married, his first wife being the former Ellen Ayres, and his second wife was formerly Fannie Hickerson of Lynnville.
Besides his wife, Mr. Keller is survived by three sons, Frank, Charlie, and J. L. Keller, Jr., all of Dallas, Texas; one step-daughter, Mrs. L. O. Upton, Brick Church; one sister, Mrs. Kittie Simpson, Wartrace; and two brothers, Charlie Keller, Nashville, and Robert Keller, Wartrace.

KELLUM, Rufus William The Pulaski Citizen 1 Mar 1944
Funeral services for Rufus William Kellum, 59, farmer of the Crescent View section, who died Friday evening, February 18, at his home following several weeks’ illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the rites, conducted by the Rev. L. G. Gatlin, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Burial took place at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mr. Kellum is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Speer Kellum; five sons, Edgar, Sidney, and Allen, Crescent View, Flournoy Kellum, Arizona, George Kellum, U. S. Army, Florida; two daughters Mrs. Leonard Tosh, Frankewing, Miss Susie Mae Kellum, Crescent View, and one sister, Mrs. Will Torrence, Pulaski.

KELLY, George L. The Pulaski Citizen 30 Apr 1941
On Wednesday afternoon, April 23, about 2:30 G. L. Kelly who had been in poor health for some time, quietly passed away at his home on West Jefferson Street.
Mr. Kelly was a native of Wayne County, Tenn. A graduate of Peabody College, and in early life taught school. He came to Pulaski many years ago. And has lived here since. He was for a time bookkeeper for the Phosphate Mines at Wales, and has been associated in business with several different firms.
Recently his health has not been good. The loss of a son and daughter greatly depressed him. And about a year ago, he underwent a major operation at St. Thomas hospital. And has not been quite well since.
Mr. Kelly was a member of the Methodist Church, a member of the official board, and for a long time teacher of the Kelly Bible Class, a class of ladies-one of the largest and most active classes in the Sunday School.
Funeral services were held at the church Friday afternoon, conducted by the pastor, Rev. S. R. Bratcher, assisted by Dr. G. A. Morgan. The Official Board of the Church, were honorary pall bearers.
Survivors are Mrs. Kelly, one daughter, Mrs. Bob Black, and three sons, Jennings, Sheffield, Ala., G. L. Jr., Marion, Ill., and Fred, Australia.

KELLY, Otis Julian The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jul 1943
Funeral services for Otis Julian Kelly, Jr., 29, who died early Tuesday morning at St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, following several weeks’ illness, were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at the residence of his mother, Mrs. O. J. Kelly, at Prospect, with the Rev. J. H. Elder of Savannah, conducting the rites. Burial took place in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. Kelly, a native of the Prospect community, lived practically all his life in this section. Since the war emergency he has been employed at the Ordinance Plant at Birmingham, Ala., until recent months.
Mr. Kelly is survived by his wife, the former Miss Rachel Harwell; and two small daughters, Julianna and Thinette; his mother; two sisters, Mrs. Juanita Stanley of Nashville and Miss Almeda Kelly, of Prospect; three brothers, Aaron Kelly of Nashville, John Kelly of Prospect, and J. B. Kelly, who is on foreign duty with the Armed Forces.

KELLY, Solon E. The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jan 1940
Solon E. Kelly, aged 70, of Poplar Hill, near Prospect, died Monday morning after a brief illness at the home of O. J. Kelly, where he had resided since the death of his mother and father. He was a Mason, was loved by all, especially the younger element who called him Uncle Skinner. He joined the church while a youth, and lived a consistent life.
Funeral services were held by Rev. B. K. Brandon in the Methodist Church, at Prospect. Burial at Prospect.
Mr. Kelly is survived by one brother, Joel B. Kelly, of Kosse, Texas, and several nieces and nephews.

KENNEDY, Lucille Rothrock The Pulaski Citizen 20 Oct 1943
Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. John Kennedy, native of Giles County, who died at her home in Waxahachie, Texas.
Mrs. Kennedy was the former Lucile Rothrock, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Rothrock of Waxahachie, formerly of Giles County. She was a niece of the late George Rothrock of Pulaski.
Mrs. Kennedy is survived by her husband, a son by a former marriage, Robert Rothrock Clark and several brothers and sisters.

KENNEDY, Martha Evins The Pulaski Record 29 Jan 1941
Funeral services were held from the Presbyterian church at Lynnville Wednesday at 2 o’clock for Mrs. Martha Evins Kennedy, 85, widow of J. M. Kennedy, long time Lynnville farmer. Mrs. Kennedy, a native of Maury County, who was educated and reared at Culleoka and lived there and at Lynnville most of her life, died Sunday afternoon at Greensboro, N. C., where she had resided for the past five years. The body arrived at Lynnville, Tuesday afternoon. She is survived by her children, Mrs. S. J. Winn of Greensboro, with whom she was living at the time of her death, and a son, Evins Kennedy of Lynnville.

KENNEDY, Mayburn The Pulaski Record 28 Jul 1948
Full military services will be conducted by an Army chaplain and Mr. Melvin Dugger, pastor of the Church of Christ at Columbia, at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Columbia Friday afternoon at 4:00 o’clock for Pfc. Charles Mayborn Kennedy, killed in action during World War II on the Anzio beachhead in Italy. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Kennedy of McCain, he was a native of Maury County where he was educated. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Morgan Kennedy; a son, Charles M. Kennedy, Jr.; and a daughter, Karen Kennedy of Columbia; and five brothers, Carl Kennedy of Johnson City, Robert Kennedy of Lawrenceburg, Alpheus Kennedy of Johnson City, Knox Kennedy of Pulaski and Frank Kennedy of Columbia.

KENNEDY, Wallace The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jul 1941
Wallace Kennedy, aged 44 years, died suddenly from an attack of angina pectoris at 3 a. m. last Sunday at his home in Columbia, following a three year period of failing health.
Mr. Kennedy, a native of Giles County, was born at “Mount Gordon,” the old Topp homestead near Brick Church. He was the son of Dr. Alfred O. Kennedy of Columbia, and the former Miss Bessie Topp. Early in life both of his parents died, causing him to spend many years at “Mount Gordon” where he was partly reared by his uncle, Gordon Topp.
Funeral services were conducted at 10 o’clock Sunday morning at the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia and interment at Santa Fe in the family lot.
Mr. Kennedy is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucile Harris Kennedy.

KERSEY, Della Williams The Pulaski Citizen 8 Oct 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. Della Williams Kersey, aged 87 years, widow of Roland Kersey, who died at the Austin Hewitt Home at 5:00 o’clock Tuesday morning, were held at the Bennett, May and Company Funeral Home on Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock, with Dr. George A. Morgan, conducting the rites. Interment took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Kersey was a native of Giles County, having been reared in the Friendship community. All the eventful years of her long and worthy life spent in this county. She and Mr. Kersey were the parents of five children, but only one, Mrs. Nora Webb, of Pulaski, survives. Mrs. Kersey has been a widow many years, and has been at the Hewitt Home for ten years.
Mrs. Kersey is also survived by several grandchildren, Mrs. W. T. Earheart, Miss Frances Webb, Mrs. Margaret Batchelor, Otis B. Hardiman, and W. H. Hardiman, all of Pulaski; and Collier Webb of Alabama; four half-brothers, Virgil Williams, Kirby Williams, and Sidney Williams; two half-sisters, Mrs. Belle Griggs and Mrs. Alma Porterfield, all of Giles County.

KERSEY, George The Pulaski Citizen 15 Sep 1943
Funeral services for George Kersey, 82, retired farmer of the Fourteenth Civil District, who died Friday afternoon, September 10, at his home in the Rich community, following twelve months’ failing health, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Big Creek Church of Christ, conducted by Elder Harry R. Fox, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Kersey is survived by two daughters, Mrs. May Underwood, Rich, and Mrs. Elam Wells, Detroit, Mich.; one son, Jim Kersey, Nashville; several grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Laura Buckner, Liberty Hill.

KIDDY, James Henry The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1941
James Henry Kiddy of Minor Hill, died Saturday. Funeral services were conducted Sunday and burial in the Lytle Cemetery below Minor Hill. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.
The Pulaski Record 2 Apr 1941
Funeral services for James Henry Kiddy were conducted at Puncheon Church of Christ by Rev. Noles, Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Burial was in Noblit Cemetery. He was 61 years, 5 months and six days old. He leaves to mourn his death, his second wife, Mrs. Irene Taylor Kiddy; three children, Grady of Minor Hill, Mrs. Dock Estep of Columbia, and Clarence Kiddy of Arkansas; seven grandchildren; three sisters, Carrie Kiddy, Mrs. Walter Davis, and Mrs. Dallas Jackson, all of Minor Hill. About three weeks ago he confessed to the Church of Christ. We know he is in the hands of the Lord. Bennett-May in charge.

KILLEBREW, W. D. The Pulaski Citizen 20 Oct 1948
W. D. Killebrew, father of Mrs. William K. Owen of Pulaski, died suddenly Sunday of a heart attack in a hospital in Birmingham, Ala.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Rideout Funeral Home in that city and burial took place in Birmingham.
Dr. and Mrs. Owen and her daughter, Earline Williams Owen, have returned from several days stay there.

KIMBROUGH, Etta Campbell The Pulaski Citizen 30 Sep 1942
Funeral services for Miss Etta Campbell Kimbrough, who died in Columbia, on Wednesday, September 23, after an extended illness, were held at 10:30 o’clock Friday morning at the First Baptist Church in Columbia, of which she was a member, with the Rev. W. Edwin Richardson, pastor, conducting the rites. Interment took place in the New Hope Cemetery in Giles County.
Miss Kimbrough, the daughter of the late Frank Kimbrough and Mrs. Matilda Campbell Kimbrough, was a native of Giles County, and had lived here the greater part of her life, goint to Columbia twelve or fifteen years ago to reside. She was a life-long member of the Baptist Church.
The survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Lura Kinzer of Columbia, and Mrs. Leroy Kelly of Bodenham and one brother, Ernest N. Kimbrough of Wales.

KIMBROUGH, Jennie Tarpley The Pulaski Citizen 15 Mar 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Tarpley Kimbrough, 62, wife of John L. Kimbrough, who died Sunday midnight at her home in the Stella community, following an extended illness, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Stella Church, with the rites conducted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
She had been a member of the Baptist Church for many years. Besides her husband, Mrs. Kimbrough is survived by one son, Grady Kimbrough; five grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Alex Rose, Aspen Hill, Mrs. Luther Tucker and Mrs. Sam Shackelford, both of Pulaski, Mrs. Ed Ashford, Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. R. C. Ledford, Lynnville.

KIMBROUGH, Mary Frances The Pulaski Record 01 Jun 1949
Mrs. Mary Frances Kimbrough, 88, died Tuesday, May 31, at her home in the Weakley Creek community of Giles County after an illness of several weeks. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the residence by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton with burial in the Kimbrough Cemetery.
Mrs. Kimbrough, widow of Daniel R. Kimbrough, was a native of Maury County and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Henry Schindler of Nashville, and Mrs. Perry Williams, Weakley Creek; two sons, Elmer R. Kimbrough, Lynnville, and Andrew M. Kimbrough, Lawrenceburg merchant; a brother, John F. Hickman, Texas; and two sisters, Mrs. Luther Byrd and Miss Haulie Hickman, Weakley Creek.

KINCAID, Mary Janie Boyd The Pulaski Citizen 07 Apr 1948
Funeral Services for Mrs. Mary Janie Boyd Kincaid, 74, who died at 8 o’clock Thursday evening, April 1 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Townsend, were held Friday afternoon at the Minor Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Elder T. Coffman of Lawrenceburg. Burial took place in the family lot in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Her husband D. P. Kincaid, died eighteen years ago. Mrs. Kincaid is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Townsend, Puncheon, Mrs. Earl Hagan, of the Bethel community in Lawrence County, Mrs. Smith Jackson, Pulaski, and Mrs. Will Marston, Lawrenceburg; one son, David H. Kincaid, Minor Hill; twenty grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren; and four brothers, Wiley Boyd, Bascom Boyd, Ben Boyd and Razzie Boyd.

KING, A. Dave The Pulaski Record 27 Oct 1948
Funeral services for A. Dave King, 66, who died at his home in the Pleasant Hill community, Thursday after a long illness, were held at New Pleasant Hill Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 18, with the Rev. W. L. Hayes officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. King is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Ellen King; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Rolan and Miss Elizabeth King and Mrs. Gordon Billings of Louisville, Ky.; three sons, Robert King of Louisville, Ky. and Paul King of Pleasant Hill; one brother, Lee King of Elkton, Tenn.; 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

KING, Addie Forsythe The Pulaski Citizen 30 Dec 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Addie Forsythe King, aged 73, wife of Alonzo King, who died Friday night at her home in Nashville, after a week’s illness, were conducted Monday morning at the Bracey-Welch Funeral Home, with the Rev. W. S. Marshall officiating. Interment took place in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
A native of the Bodenham community, near Pulaski, Mrs. King has made her home in Nashville for about eighteen years. Her husband has been confined to a New York hospital for many years.
Mrs. King was educated in Giles County and received her musical training in Nashville. Following her marriage, she moved to New York City, where she taught music for a number of years.
She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Besides her husband, Mrs. King is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Victoria King Barber; a grandson, Ernest Barber; two brothers, George W. Forsythe and Robert C. Forsythe; and six sisters, Mrs. Mollie Kinnard and Mrs. Eugene Sawyers, all of Nashville, and Mrs. Leonard Brownlow of Ethridge, Mrs. Robert Lewis of Pulaski, Mrs. Ola Davis of Columbia, and Mrs. William Brownlow of Prospect.

KING, Addie Sanders The Pulaski Citizen 30 Aug 1944

Funeral services for Mrs. Addie Sanders King, 73, widow of William Berry King, who died early Wednesday morning, August 30, in Detroit, following an illness of three weeks, will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Lynnville Methodist Church, by the pastor, the Rev. N. O. Allen. Burial will follow at Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. King was a native of the county, having resided the greater part of her life in the Lynnville section. For the past ten years or more she has made her home with her children in Detroit. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. King is survived by five daughters, Mrs. C. E. Poitevant, Lynnville, Mrs. Mark Boyd, Louisville, Ky., Mrs. Roy Newman, Kokomo, Ind., Mrs. L. M. Hitt and Miss Lorene King, Detroit; three sons, Rufus B. King, Kerrville, Texas, Howard and Kenneth King, Detroit; eleven grandchildren and five great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Lee Bigham, Delina, Mrs. Nora Kennedy and Mrs. Lorena Sisk, both of Nashville; and one brother, John Rufus Sanders, Pulaski.

KING, Frances Rebecca The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1943
Funeral services for Miss Frances Rebecca King, 23, who died Wednesday, Sept. 22, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. King, following an extended illness, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Morehead. Burial took place in the new Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Miss King is survived by her parents; three sisters, Miss Elizabeth King and Mrs. Ed Rolin, both of Pleasant Hill, and Mrs. G. G. Billings, of Louisville, Ky.; four brothers, Robert King and John King, both of Louisville, Ky., Allison King of Huntsville, Ala., and Paul King, of Pleasant Hill.

KING, Mary Elizabeth Mason Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1949
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Mason King, widow of Andrew L. King died at 7 o’clock Thursday morning, March 10, at her home in Pulaski at the advanced age of eighty nine years and eleven months. She had been in failing health for many months.
Funeral rites were held at 2:30 o’clock Friday morning in the chapel of Bennett May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the First Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family vault in Maplewood Cemetery.
She was a daughter of the late Albert Mason and Mary Scruggs Mason, pioneer residents of the southern part of Giles County. She was educated in the schools of the County and at private school in Pulaski. She was the oldest member of the Methodist Church in Pulaski. She was married at the age of nineteen to Andrew L. King, prominent businessman of the section, who died in Pulaski on July 10, 1924.
Mrs. King is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ben Rambo (Mildred King Nelson Rambo); one granddaughter, Mrs. Rogers H. Hayes, a great grandson, Rogers Nelson Hays; all of Pulaski; one half sister, Mrs. Carson T. Mason, Pulaski; and a half brother, W. R. Simpson, Aspen Hill.

KING, Mattie I. The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jan 1941
News was received here Tuesday morning, announcing the death of Mrs. Mattie I. King, 86, widow of the late J. Wilkes King, formerly of Conway, Giles County.
After the death of her husband, Mrs. King went to live with her only daughter,

Mrs. Zelma Rothrock, at St. Charles, Mo. But Mrs. King never lost interest in her home folks, and kept in touch with Giles County by keeping up her subscription to the Citizen all these years, she has been living in Missouri.
The body will be brought to Pulaski for burial at Maplewood Cemetery, beside the remains of her late husband.
Funeral services will be held at Bennett-May and Company Funeral Home, Thursday afternoon, Jan. 9, at 2:30 o’clock.

KING, Rosa Bell Gilbert The Pulaski Citizen 13 Sep 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa Bell King, 86, widow of J. H. King, who died suddenly early Friday morning, September 8, at her home at Bryson, were held at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning at the residence with the rites conducted by the Rev. G. H. Turpin, assisted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead. Burial followed in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
She was the daughter of Carey E. Gilbert and Elizabeth Reed Gilbert, prominent family of the county.
Mrs. King is survived by two sons, Dr. Charles King of Birmingham, and Gilbert King of Chattanooga; two daughters, Mrs. McG. Anderson, Bryson, and Miss Sallie Mae King, Chattanooga; and one grandson, Gilbert King. Jr.

KINZER, Albert The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jul 1941
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Frank Wilkes were called to Columbia last week by the death of Mr. Wilkes uncle, Albert Kinzer, who died last Tuesday. The funeral services were conducted at the West Seventh Street Church of Christ, by Elder Austin of Mt. Pleasant, and interment in Nebo Cemetery, west of Columbia.

KIRK, Robert Earl The Pulaski Record 30 Apr 1947
Funeral services for Robert Earl Kirk, age 33, who died April 25, at the Veterans Hospital in Nashville following an extended illness, were held April 26 at the Bennett-May Funeral Home at 2:30 o’clock with interment in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Kirk, who was a member of the Baptist Church, was a native of Giles County. Prior to his death, he had been engaged in farming.
He was a veteran of World War II, having served three and one-half year, eighteen monthsof which he spen overseas.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Inez Morgan Kirk; one son, Robert Earl Kirk, Jr.; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Kirk of Columbia; three sisters, Mrs. Elmer Fralix, Lewisburg, Mrs William McGrew, Tarpley Shop, and Mrs. Arthur Watts, Giles County.

KIRKLAND, Edward Jerome The Pulaski Citizen 31 Dec 1941
Funeral services for Edward Jerome Kirkland, aged 59 years, whose death occurred early Saturday morning, after a brief illness at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Cary Oliver, were held at 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May and Company Funeral Home, with the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, officiating. Mr. Kirkland was born in Giles County, and lived his life in the same county; the last twelve years in Pulaski.
Burial took place at the Anthony Cemetery.
Survivors are the following daughters, Mrs. Oliver, Mrs. Will C. Pickle, Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Neil Capley, Mrs. Henry Hyle, Mrs. William Green, Mrs. R. S. Neil and Miss Sara Kirkland; one son, E. J. Kirkland, Jr., and a half-sister, Mrs. Fred Gilbert.

KNIGHT, Elizabeth Speed The Pulaski Citizen 9 Oct 1940
Mrs. Walter Knight of Columbia, mother of Mrs. Roy Springer, of Pulaski, died at her home in Columbia, Tuesday afternoon, following a stroke of paralysis.
Mrs. Knight was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Funeral services were held at the Church, Wednesday afternoon. Burial at Rose Hill Cemetery.

KNIGHT, Walter Hugh The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1942
Walter Hugh Knight, aged 59 years, prominent citizen of Columbia, and father of Mrs. Roy T. Springer of Pulaski, died at his home in Columbia Saturday of a heart attack. A native of Smith County, Mr. Knight, who has been an employee of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad for twenty-six years, came to Maury County thirty eight years ago. He married Miss Elizabeth Speed.
Funeral services were held at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Columbia at 10 o’clock Monday morning, by the pastor the Rev. E. Reub. Interment followed in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Surviving are four children: Mrs. Springer, Mrs. F. T. Hamilton, Mrs. G. D. Garrette, and Monte Knight, of Columbia; three sisters, Mrs. Flossie Crafton, Mrs. D. E. Smith of Nashville, Mrs. Allie Smith of Fort Worth; three brothers, L. P. Knight, of New Port, Ark., H. O. Knight of Detroit, and W. R. Knight, of Red Boiling Springs, and four grandchildren. Joe Knight, formerly of Pulaski, was a brother.

KNOX, Gilbreath M. The Pulaski Record 30 Apr 1947
Gilbreath M. Knox, age 83, retired farmer, died at 6:45 p.m., Sunday, April 27 at a Nashville nursing home after a year’s illness. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, April 29 at 2 p.m. at the Lynnville Church of Christ and burial in Lynnwood Cemetery.
A son of Gilbreath and May Robertson Knox, Mr. Knox was born in Giles County. He lived in Texas a number of years, and returned to Giles County about 18 years ago. He was an active member of the Church of Christ. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two nephews, Herman Knox of Birmingham, Ala., and J. Hugh Knox of Nashville.

KUHN, Tinney Camelia The Pulaski Record 25 May 1949
Mrs. Tinney Camelia Kuhn, 87, died Saturday at 8:30 a.m. at the home of her son, Charlie Kuhn following a long illness. Funeral services were held at 2:00 o’clock by J. Clifford Murphy, minister of the Church of Christ. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Kuhn, a native of Giles County, was the wife of the late Edwin Brown Kuhn. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Carl Samuelson of Tucson, Arizona; and two sons, Charlie and Orris Kuhn.

LaCROIX, U. G. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Aug 1943
Funeral services for U. G. LaCroix, 79, farmer of the Bodenham section, who died Friday evening, August 6, at the local hospital, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Hall’s Stand Church in Lawrence County, with burial in the church cemetery.
Mr. LaCroix was born in Lawrence County, but had resided in Giles County for the past fifty years. He is survived by his wife and several children.

LAINE, Ruth The Pulaski Citizen 29 Oct 1941
Lebanon, Tenn., Oct. 24-Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Laine, 91, widow of the late Dave Laine, were conducted from the Ligon and Son Funeral Home at 11 o’clock this morning, with the Rev. Carter Johnston and the Rev. R. A. Johnson in charge of services. Mrs. Laine was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her death following a protracted illness, came at 5 o’clock yesterday morning. Mrs. Laine was of a pioneer Wilson County family and is survived by fifty-two direct descendants, including three children, Will Laine, Mrs. William S. Clemmons of Pulaski, and Mrs. Turner Hankins of Greenwood.

LAMAR, Robert Oscar The Pulaski Citizen 17 Oct 1944
Funeral services for Robert Oscar Lamar, former resident of Pulaski, who died recently at his home in Birmingham, after several weeks’ illness, were held in that city, with interment there.
Mr. Lamar formerly owned and operated a nursery east of Pulaski for several years. At time of his death he was state adjuster for the Aetha Life Insurance Company.
He is survived by his wife; five sons, Robert O. Jr., Fred, Tyler and Charles, all of Birmingham, and A. G. Lamar, stationed in England; and three married daughters.

LANE, Robert W. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Nov 1944
Cpl. Robert W. Lane, 29, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will J. Lane, Lynnville, died on October sixth as result of wounds received in action in Germany. He participated in the North African and Sicilian campaigns and was slightly wounded in July, 1943. He took part in the invasion of France and Holland and was in Germany when he was killed.
The Pulaski Record 10 Dec 1947
Military services for Cpl. Robert W. Lane, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Lane of Columbia, who lost his life in Germany on October 6, 1944 were held at 1:00 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon, December 10, at the Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home by Rev. O. J. Allen of Murfreesboro. Members of the Herbert Griffin Post of the American Legion were in charge of military rites there and served as active pallbearers.
Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville with members of the Giles County American Legion Post in charge of the grave.
Cpl. Lane was a member of the famous 82nd Armored Division, and participated in the North African, Sicilian theaters of war and in the invasion of Italy and then went into Germany where he lost his life.

He was born and reared in the Campbellsville community, where his parents lived until recently. He graduated from Campbellsville High School in 1940, and was later connected with the Tennessee Valley Authority in Columbia until he entered the Army on July 8, 1941. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Besides his parents, he is survived by two brothers, W. J. Lane of Columbia and John P. Lane of Lynnville.

LANGLEY, Sally The Pulaski Citizen 1 May 1940
After nearly one hundred years on this earth “Aunt Sally” passed away Friday night at 10 o’clock. She had been blessed with health and kind care all her life and was always patient. For about three years she sat on the side of her bed till got tired and then lay down. She had been a widow over 40 years and made her home with her niece, Mrs. Sally Ann Southerland 26 years.
Services at the house and burial at Prospect Saturday afternoon.
She is survived by nieces and nephews and relatives and friends. She was a Methodist and attended church in her younger days. We extend our sympathy to those who will miss her.

LATHAM, J. L. The Pulaski Citizen 23 Sep 1942
Funeral services for J. L. Latham, aged 77, father of one of Pulaski’s well-known businessmen, Leonard Latham, were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, September 15, at the Landersville, Ala., Christian Church, with the Rev. Robert Sanders conducting the rites. Interment followed at the Landersville Cemetery.
Mr. Latham died at 4:45 o’clock Monday afternoon at his home in Landersville, after several months of failing health.
Besides his son in Pulaski, Mr. Latham is survived by two other sons, five daughters, twenty-four grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren.

LAWHORN, Edith Ann The Pulaski Record 08 Oct 1947
Funeral services for Edith Ann Lawhorn, seven year old Pulaski Elementary School pupil, who suffered a skull fracture when struck by a car Friday, were conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Pulaski Baptist Church by the Rev. L. G. Gatlin. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
According to City Policeman Joe Henry and Deputy Sheriff Brad Keltner, who investigated, the little girl was returning home from school with her brother and sister when they stepped between parked cars on North First Street into the path of an automobile driven by E. W. Brown, negro, age 38, of Pulaski. Buster Lawhorn, her brother, was struck also but was released from the hospital after first aid treatment. The other sister, Benda, was unhurt.
Officers said Brown drove the injured children to the hospital. It was the first traffic fatality in Giles County this year, officers said.
The little girl is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Lawhorn; another sister, Jerry; two brothers, Kenneth and Larry; and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Campbell and Mrs. Sam Redden, all of Pulaski.

LAWRENCE, William Thomas The Pulaski Record 03 Mar 1948
William Thomas Lawrence, age 80, died at the home of his son, Onis Lawrence near Minor Hill Monday, February 23. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at the Minor Hill Baptist Church by Rev. Haynes Brinkley. Burial was in the Minor Hill Cemetery. Mr. Lawrence, a native of Giles County, was married to Mattie Roper in 1888. She died three years ago.
In addition to his son, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Aubrey Thorne of Minor Hill and one son, Leroy Lawrence of Cornersville; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

LEDFORD, Etta Jordan The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jul 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. Etta Ledford, 73, a native Giles Countian, whose death occurred Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Solon Craig, in Decatur, Ala., were held at 1 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Oak Grove Methodist Church. The Rev. Harold Lloyd, pastor, officiated, and burial was in the church cemetery.
In addition to Mrs. Craig, Mrs. Ledford is survived by four other daughters, Mrs. Stacy Ashford of Arizona, Mrs. Will Harris of Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Jerome Tarpley of Giles County, and Miss Viva Ledford of Decatur, Ala., and one son, Clarence Ledford of the Campbellsville community in Giles County.

LEGG, William Andrew The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jun 1942
William Andrew Legg, aged 84 years, died at noon Monday, June 15, after an extended illness, at his home in the Bethel community. Funeral services were held at three o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Bethel Methodist Church, with the Rev. J. E. Trotter, pastor of the church, conducting the rites. Interment took place in the Legg Cemetery at Legg, Ala.
Mr. Legg, a highly respected citizen of the Bethel community, was born and grew to manhood at Legg, Alabama, just across the state-line in Alabama. He established a home at Bethel where he reared his family. He was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church, and took an active part in the affairs in his section of the county.
Survivors are: three daughters, Mrs. Willie Meadows, Mrs. George Meadows and Mrs. Roy Meadows; two sons, Wesley Legg, and Smith Legg, who made his home with his father; and five grandchildren, all of Bethel; and one sister, Mrs. Robert Shelton of Athens, Ala.

LEMOND, Ella The Pulaski Citizen 2 Sep 1942
Miss Ella Lemond, aged 70 years, died Thursday night from a heart attack at the home of her sister, Mrs. W. E. Jackson, at Frankewing. Funeral services were held at 2:00 o’clock Friday afternoon at Mt. Zion Methodist Church by the Rev. E. G. Godwin, and the interment took place in the Delina Cemetery.
Miss Lemond was born and reared in Lincoln County, but had made her home in Giles County for more than twenty years.
The survivors are Mrs. Jackson, and Mrs. Frank Hulsey, of Bryson; and several nieces and nephews.

LENTZ, Lou Anna Holley The Pulaski Record 23 Feb 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Lou Anna Holley Lentz, 73, who died Tuesday morning, February 22, at her home in the Mooresville community in Marshall county, after a long illness, were held Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 23, at the Church Street Church of Christ in Lewisburg. Avis C. Wiggins, the minister, officiated, and burial was in the Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mrs. Lentz, the daughter of the late John and Eliza McMillan Holley, was a native of Giles County. She had resided in Marshall County for 12 years and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, J. T. Lentz; three daughters, Mrs. K. R. Harwell of Louisville, Mrs. B. F. Holley of Brick Church, and Mrs. J. V. Callahan of Mooresville; three sons, Willie Lentz of Ostella, and James Lentz of Louisville; three sisters, Mrs. J. M. Wolf of Brick Church, Mrs. Alonzo Whitworth of Diana and Mrs. George Hollingsworth of Lewisburg; two brothers, George Holley of Sulphur Springs, Texas and Lee Holley of Riversburg; and 13 grandchildren.

LESTER, Eunice Ragsdale The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank L. Lester, 66, prominent church and civic leader, who died suddenly Saturday morning at the home at Aspen Hill following a few months of failing health, were held at 10:30 o’clock Monday morning at the Pulaski Methodist Church. Dr. George A. Morgan officiated at the rites, assisted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Church, and the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the Aspen Hill Church. Interment followed in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
The daughter of the late Richard H. Ragsdale and Mrs. Ann Howard Ragsdale, she was formerly Miss Eunice Ragsdale, who was identified with the religious and social life of the community.
Mrs. Lester lived at Aspen Hill all of her life, except for about fifteen years they lived in Pulaski, returning to the home at Aspen Hill about a year ago. She was a lovable woman, a teacher in the Sunday School for many years, and a leader in the Missionary work of the church, and took an active part in the King’s Daughters’ program.
Mrs. Lester is survived by her husband, and one son, Richard L. Lester, two grandsons, Richard Lester, Jr., and Frank Martin Lester; and two brothers, Gray Ragsdale, Sr., Pulaski, and J. Henry Ragsdale, Ft. Myers, Fla.

LESTER, Frank Leon The Pulaski Citizen 3 Nov 1943
Funeral services for Frank Leon Lester, 69, retired farmer of the Aspen Hill community, who died at 2:15 o’clock Tuesday morning at Pulaski Hospital, after a long period of failing health, were conducted at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday morning in the chapel of the Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church officiating, assisted by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the Aspen Hill Methodist Church. Interment took place in the family lot at Maplewood Cemetery.
Well-known citizen of the county, Mr. Lester spent all his life here, having been the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Lester. He was active in business and civic affairs, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
His wife, the former Miss Eunice Ragsdale, died in March 1942.
Mr. Lester is survived by one son, Richard Leon Lester, Pulaski business man, two grandsons, Dick, Jr., and Frank Martin Lester; and one brother, J. Carley Lester.

LEWIS, Erskine Johnson The Pulaski Citizen 27 Sep 1944
Funeral services for Erskine Johnson Lewis, 56, well-known Pulaski citizen, who died at 7 o’clock Wednesday evening, September 20, following six months’ failing health, were held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the rites conducted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of First Methodist Church, and the Masonic Lodge in charge of burial at Maplewood Cemetery.
Born in Lincoln County he was the son of the late John Sam Lewis and Mrs. Mary Curtis Lewis.
Mr. Lewis is survived by his wife, Mrs. Betty Hargrove Lewis; three brothers, R. E. Lewis, Pulaski, Curtis Lewis, Cullman, Ala., and John Lewis, Hanceville, Ala.

LEWIS, Robert Edward The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jun 1946
Funeral services for Robert Edward Lewis, 67, who died at 9:30 o’clock Thursday morning, June 6, at his home on East Madison Street following a brief illness caused by a heart ailment, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. W. M. Cook, pastor of First Methodist Church, conducted the rites and burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Lewis, well-known painter, a craftsman in his trade for many years, was a native of Lincoln County, the son of John S. and Mary Curtis Lewis. The greater part of his life he made home in Pulaski where he was a member of the Methodist Church, the Masonic Lodge and Order of Eastern Star.
Mr. Lewis was married three times, his first wife being the former Miss Idella Foster, the mother of his two daughters. Following her death he married Miss Lula Johnson who died a number of years ago. In March 1942, he married Mrs. Bessie Forsythe Smith, who survives.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Lewis is survived by the two daughters, Mrs. Flournoy Torrence, Dallas, Texas, and Mrs. George Funk, Detroit, Mich.; four grandchildren; and two brothers, John Lewis, Hanceville, Ala., and Curtis Lewis, Cullman, Ala.

LEWTER, Edward Sullivan The Pulaski Record 17 Mar 1948
Funeral services for Edward S. Lewter, 32, who was killed Friday morning by the accidental discharge of his rifle, were held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Bennett-May Funeral Home, with Rev. Joe Clark of Cowan, Tenn., minister of the Church of Christ officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
According to Sheriff Campbell Rosson, Mr. Lewter took his rifle into the yard of his home near Tarpley Shop community when some dogs appeared. The gun was fired apparently accidently the bullet hitting Mr. Lewter in the mouth, Rosson said.
Mr. Lewter is survived by his wife, Mrs. Luthene Marks Lewter; two daughters, Delene and Linda Lewter; his mother, Mrs. Mattie Hargrove, Ardmore, Tenn.; and one brother, Marion Lewter, of Ardmore.

LEWTER, Matthews The Pulaski Citizen 22 Apr 1942
Funeral services for Matthews Lewter, aged 56 years, were held at two o’clock Saturday afternoon, April 11, at the Baptist Church at Union Hill, with the rites conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Mr. Brown. Mr. Lewter died Friday at his home at Ardmore, following an operation.
Mr. Lewter was born and lived his entire life at Ardmore. He was a life-long member of the Baptist Church and gave liberally of his means to its support.
The survivors are his wife, two sons, Marion Lewter, of Ardmore, and Edward Lewter of Pulaski; an aged mother, Mrs. Lewter; and two brothers, Pete Lewter and Lofton Lewter, all of Ardmore.

LEWTER, W. Carlton The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1949
Funeral services for W. Carlton Lewter, 47, who died at 10:30 o’clock Friday night, March 11, at his home in the Bee Spring section of Lincoln County, after a brief illness, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Wheelerton Baptist Church, conducted by the pastor, assisted by the Rev. F. E. Durham, pastor of the Elkton Baptist Church. Burial took place in the Gatlin Cemetery in Limestone County, Ala.
He was born and reared in Lincoln County, the son of the late William and Susie Merrell Lewter. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Lewter is survived by his wife and six children.

LINEBERGER, Mattie Lou Poarch The Pulaski Record 09 Apr 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Lineberger, 76, widow of the late A. A. Lineberger, were held at the Higgins Funeral Home in Fayetteville on April 4 with Rev. T. W. Mayhew officiating. Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Lineberger died April 2 following an extended illness. Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Dave and Lucindy Massey Poarch. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. W. W. Foster of Huntsville, Mrs. Velma Petty of Fredericks, Maryland, Miss Inez Lineberger and Mrs. Earl Bearden of Fayetteville; two sons, J. A. Lineberger of Orange, Texas, W. C. Lineberger of Fayetteville; one sister, Mrs. Sina Sanders of Fayetteville; one brother, Calvin Poarch of Birmingham; and eight grandchildren.

LIVELY, R. Howard The Pulaski Citizen 18 Oct 1944
Funeral services for R. Howard Lively, 49, who died Saturday, October 14, in Louisville, Ky., following an operation, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the home of his sister, Mrs. Alvah H. Bass, on the Pisgah Road, conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons, Methodist minister. Burial took place at Lynnwood Cemetery with the Masons in charge.
Mr. Lively, a native of the Tarpley community, had been employed by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad for the past twenty-eight years. For a number of years he had resided in Louisville. He was a Mason and a member of the South Louisville Presbyterian Church.

Mr. Lively is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nelle Wilkes Lively; two daughters, Mrs. Leon Miller, Louisville, and Mrs. Leo Gobble, Lawrenceburg; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Bass, Pulaski; and one brother, Virgil Lively, Decatur, Ala.
L. E. Wallace, Louisville, of the L. & N. Railroad, attended the rites Tuesday in Giles County.

LOCKE, Addie Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 23 Feb 1944
Mrs. Tom N. Locke, 68, well-known citizen of Lynnville, died Sunday morning, February 20, in Detroit, Mich., at the home of her son, Horace Locke, where she was spending the winter.
The remains arrived Wednesday morning and funeral services were held at 3 o’clock at the Church of Christ, of which she was a member, with the rites conducted by Elder Harry R. Fox, pastor of the Pulaski Church of Christ. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
The former Miss Addie Thomas, daughter of the late Henry and Moriah Jordon Thomas, she was born in Columbia, but had resided in Lynnville since childhood.
Mrs. Locke is survived by her husband; and two sons, Horace and William Locke, both of Detroit.

LONG, Buford Ray The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jan 1940
Buford Ray Long, nineteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Long, who live in the 19th district of Giles County, north of Bodenham, was accidently killed about 1 o’clock Sunday morning, when the car in which he and two other boys were driving, was struck on the railroad crossing at Buford Station. The other young men were Vinson Young and Nathaniel Hobbs. Neither of whom was seriously injured.
The accident occurred at the grade crossing. The passenger train No. 7, does not stop at Buford, and usually goes fast when passing there. The train stopped, picked up all the young men and brought them to the Pulaski Hospital. But it is supposed that Long was killed instantly when the crash occurred.
Long was a graduate of Bodenham High School, and lived with his father and mother and two younger brothers.
Funeral services were held at Rock Springs Baptist Church. Burial at Rose Hill.
Richard Long is a brother to Clyde and Luther Long of Pulaski.

LONG, Henry C. The Pulaski Citizen 25 Mar 1942
Henry C. Long, 61, of 3584 1-2 Electric Avenue, retired carpenter and former Detroit resident, died Friday, March 13, 1942, in Port Huron Hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Long was born in Waco, Tenn. October 15, 1880.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nan Long; a daughter, Miss Mary E. Long, both of Port Huron, and a brother, Clarence Long, Nashville, Tenn.
Rev. Dwight S. Large, pastor of First Methodist Church, conducted funeral services at 2:00 p. m. Sunday, March 15, 1942, in McNinch-Kipp Memorial Home.
Burial was in Lakeside Cemetery.

LONG, James T. The Pulaski Citizen 5 Mar 1941
Funeral services for Mr. James T. Long were held Sunday, March 2nd, at Elkton Methodist Church.
Mr. Long was of middle age and had been in precarious health for several years. Survived by his wife and several children, one of whom (a son) was 21 years of age at time of father’s demise. Mr. Long was a steward in his church, a Republican in politics, hard boiled in his opions, generally speaking above the average as a citizen.

LONG, James T. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Mar 1944
Funeral services for James T. Long, 73, native of Giles County, who died Friday evening at his home in St. Louis, Mo., following two years failing health, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with rites conducted by Rev. L. G. Gatlin, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
A native of this county, Mr. Long was well-known here where he had resided until he moved to St. Lois twenty-seven years ago. Until two years ago he had held a responsible position
with the International Shoe Company in that city.
Mr. Long is survived by two sons, Emmett R. Long, St. Louis, and Gardner Long Reynolds, Nashville; two daughters, Mrs. Roy W. Tippensee and Mrs. Martin P. Lavin, St. Louis; two grandsons, James W. Tippensee, U. S. Navy, Great Lakes, Ill., and Duane A. Reynolds, Nashville; and one sister, Mrs. W. A. Reynolds, Pulaski.

LONG, Janie Jones The Pulaski Record 30 Apr 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. S. J. Long, 80, who died April 26 at her home in the Stella community, were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Rev. Stuart H. Salmon, pastor of the Pulaski Presbyterian Church, conducting the services.
Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jones, pioneer family of that community, Mrs. Long lived a Christian life, having joined the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in early childhood. She was a good wife, a good mother, and a good neighbor. She was a native of Giles County having been born and reared in the Stella community.
Surviving are two children, Mrs. Judson McCree of Shawnee, Okla., and Elbert C. Long of Nashville; six grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Burial was in the church cemetery.

LOVETT, Mildred The Pulaski Citizen 25 Sep 1940
Miss Mildred Lovett, 17, died at the Hospital, Saturday night, from infection of the foot, resulting from stepping on a small sharp bone of some kind.
During one of the hot evenings, Sept. 15, she stepped from the porch out into the yard, bare foot. She happened to step on a small sharp bone which stuck into the heel. It was not very painful and she gave the incident little attention at first, removed the little bone and giving simple local treatment. Later, tetanus, or lock-jaw, developed. And in spite of all that could be done, she grew steadily worse, and passed away Saturday night.
Funeral services were held at the Funeral Home Sunday afternoon. Burial at Moriah.
She leaves behind to mourn her going away four brothers and two sisters, Mrs. Herman Adams, of Pulask, Mrs. L. A. Chapman of Petersburg, and Johnnie, Emmett, James and Cornis Lovett, all of Pulaski.

LOVETT, W. T. The Pulaski Citizen 1 May 1940
W. T. Lovett, age 70, died at his home, near Pulaski, Tuesday morning, April 30.
Funeral services were to be held at Moriah, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. S. R. Bratcher, officiating. Burial at Moriah.
Mr. Lovett is survived by four sons, and four daughters, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Lovett, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lovett, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Lovett, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Lovett, Miss Mildred Lovett, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Adams, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Chapman. In addition to these survivors, there are ten grandchildren, three great grandchildren, two sisters and one brother.

LOYD, Charles Neal The Pulaski Record 09 Feb 1949
Charles N. Loyd, age 67, farmer of the Cedar Grove community, died Friday morning at the Pulaski Hospital following an extended illness.
Funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Bennett-May Funeral Home with Rev. E. D. Trout officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Loyd, a life long resident of Giles County was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Loyd. He was a member of the Cedar Grove Methodist Church.
He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Claude Button, Jr., Misses Margaret and Barbara Loyd of Cedar Grove; and Msr. Elwyn Andrews of Birminghaml; four sons, Eugene, Charles and Robert Loyd of Pulaski; and Rev. Harold Loyd Barksdale, Illinois.

LOYD, Eunice Rackley The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jul 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Eunice Rackley Loyd, 53, wife of Charlie N. Loyd, who died suddenly Thursday evening at their home in the Cedar Grove section, following a week’s illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Cedar Grove Methodist Church, with the Rev. Carl Elkins of Mulberry and Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church, conducting the rites. Interment took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Loyd was devoted to her home, faithful to the church of her choice, and loyal to ervery duty entrusted to her. Because her close association with both the youth and the adults of her community her influence will live on in the memory of her host of friends and admirers.
Mrs. Loyd is survived by her husband; four sons, Eugene Loyd, who is in training at Great Lakes, Ill.; Charles and Robert Loyd of Pulaski; and Rev. Harold Loyd of Lima, Ill.; four daughters, Mrs. E. E. Andrews, of Birmingham, Ala.; Misses Jane, Margaret and Barbara Ann Loyd; her father, W. R. Rackley, Pulaski; four sisters, Mrs. Garland Holt, Mrs. Grady Biles, both of Pulaski; Mrs. Lilburn Frazier, Decatur, Ala.; and Mrs. Aubrey George, of Columbia; two brothers, J. M. Rackley, Pulaski, and B. W. Rackley, who is in foreign service with the Seabees.
The pall bearers were: R. W. Everly, M. T. Holt, Sidney Hanna, of Athens, Ala., Howard Ranck, Reed Garner, Stacy Garner.

LOYD, James Allen The Pulaski Citizen 07 Jan 1942
Many friends of J. Allen Loyd, prominent citizen of Pulaski, were shocked by his death from heart trouble Tuesday morning.
Mr. Loyd attended a meeting of the Official Board of the Methodist Church, Monday evening, and took an active part in making plans for a larger meeting on Thursday night of next week, in the interest of Martin College.
After going home he had a slight trouble, but thought it indigestion, and soon passed into restful sleep.
Tuesday morning he had a return of the trouble, and called for Dr. Johnson. The Doctor examined him, and gave directions that he keep quiet, not get up or take any exercise during the day, and see him later. Putting on his overcoat, and turning to tell his patient good-bye, the Doctor was shocked to find him dead.
Age 73, Mr. Loyd was a member of a large and prominent Giles County family. He grew up in the country, in the Bryson and Delrose community, a son of John H. Loyd and his wife, Nancy Brown Loyd. As a big boy he worked in the store at Delrose, and later at Bryson. When H. M. Grigsby wanted an active, promising young man in the drug business with him, he selected Allen Loyd. And in a few years sold the business to him. Later, Mr. Loyd took into the business Harry Bennett and Clifford Collins, who in turn succeeded him.
Mr. Loyd was a good citizen, an active member of the Methodist Church, and for many years a member of the Official Board.
He married Mrs. Lillie Aymett Birdsong, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Aymett, and theirs was a congenial, happy home.
Mr. Loyd is survived by his wife and one brother, Knox Loyd of Bryson.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock by the Rev. George A. Morgan, former pastor, assisted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor, with interment in Maplewood Cemetery.

LOYD, Lillie Aymett The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jun 1949
Mrs. Lillie Aymett Loyd, 78, prominent church leader and club woman, died at 12 o’clock noon on Monday, June 13, at her home on West Madison Street, following a period of declining health.
Funeral rites were held at the Methodist Church at 4 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, with the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was born May 16, 1871, the daughter of the late John M. Aymett, and Annie Eliza Harwell Aymett. She was twice married. In 1890 she married Clarence Birdsong, who died in 1892. Later she married J. Allen Loyd, Pulaski druggist, who died January 6, 1942.
She had been an active member of the Methodist Church since her girlhood and was a life member of the Woman’s Society. She was a charter member of the Pulaski Students Club and the King’s Daughters and was a member of the Gay Nineties Club.

Mrs. Loyd is survived by two aunts, Mrs. Neil C. Birdsong, Pulaski, and Mrs. W. M. Montgomery, Pisgah; and a number of other relatives. She was the last member of her immediate family.

LOYD, Lizzie Holt The Pulaski Citizen 31 Mar 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie Holt Loyd, who died at her home in Nashville, Thursday, following a year or more of failing health, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Bee Spring Church, with the Rev. G. H. Turpin officiating at the rites. Burial took place in Bee Spring Cemetery.
Mrs. Loyd, the daughter of the late Dr. W. L. Holt of Bunker Hill, was the widow of Colonel Loyd. Most of her life was spent in this section of Giles County, going to Nashville a few years ago to reside. She was a member of the Waverly Methodist Church of Nashville.
Mrs. Loyd is survived by one son, Cornelius Loyd, of Paris; two grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Earl George of Delrose, and Mrs. E. B. Young of Bunker Hill.

LOYD, Rutha The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jun 1940
Aunt Rutha Loyd, one of the oldest and best colored people of the Woodlawn community, passed away Wednesday morning. Aunt Rutha was eighty-two years old and a friend to every one both white and colored. She will be missed by all who knew her. Funeral was at Powell Chapel and burial at Rocky Ridge. Her son Jake and family are moving into the old home where Aunt Rutha had lived so long.

LOYD, Sterling The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jul 1942
Funeral services for Sterling Loyd, aged 88 years, who died Saturday, July 18, at his home in Memphis following a protracted illness, were conducted at the Union Street Methodist Church by the pastor, with interment taking place in Memphis.
Mr. Loyd was born and reared in Giles County, his parents representing the well-known family of pioneer days who settled in the Bee Spring section. Many years ago Mr. Loyd moved with his family to Memphis where they have since made their home. He was a devout member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Loyd is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Stevenson Loyd; two sons, Clarence Loyd of Texas, and Leon Loyd of Memphis; one daughter, Mrs. Grace Perry of Memphis; and a granddaughter, Miss Blanche Loyd, who was reared from infancy in the home. Knox Loyd of Bee Spring is the only surviving brother. The late J. Allen Loyd , Pulaski druggist, who died last January, was a brother.

LUKENBILL, James S. The Pulaski Citizen 20 May 1942
Mrs. John M. Gladish received a message Sunday evening stating that her brother, James S. Lukenbill, of Schodack Landing, New York, died suddenly Sunday afternoon at his home, following a stroke sustained earlier in the day. Mr. Lukenbill is survived by three sisters and two brothers. Services and interment took place in New York.

LUNA, Charlie The Pulaski Citizen 5 Dec 1941
Funeral services for Charlie Luna, farmer of the Frankewing section, who died on Tuesday, Oct. 28, were held Thursday morning at Mt. Zion Church by Rev. E. G. Godwin. Interment took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Luna is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ada Sutton Luna; two daughters, Miss Golden Luna, of Madison; and Mrs. Horace Payne of Frankewing; two sons, Charles Luna, Jr., of Frankewing and Wendell Luna, who is in the Marine Corps, stationed at Paris Island, S. C., and a sister, and several brothers.

LUNA, L. L. The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jul 1943
Columbia, July 27-L. L. Luna, 70, died Sunday night at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Alleyne Williams of East Fifteenth Street, after an illness of about three years.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Viola Sullivan Luna; three sons, Corbet R. Luna of Petersburg, Jack B. Luna of Pulaski, O. C. Luna of North Africa; five daughters, Mrs. Williams and Miss Mabel Luna of Columbia; Mrs. Gertrude West of Cornersville; Mrs. Ernest Archer of Charlotte, N. C.; and Mrs. M. E. Coleman of Spring Hill.
The funeral procession will leave the residence of Mrs. Williams this morning at 11 o’clock for Talley Station in Lincoln County. Services will be conducted at 2 o’clock at Cane Creek Cemetery.

LUNA, Wendell E. The Pulaski Citizen 04 Oct 1944
Pfc. Wendell E. Luna, Unites States Marine Corps was killed in action in the performance of his duty and service of his country, according to the message received by his mother, Mrs. Ada S. Luna, Route 1, Frankewing.
Pvt. Luna entered service in July, 1940, took part in the battles of Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester and New Guinea, and at the time of his death had served with the Marines overseas 25 months. Survivors, in addition to his mother, are two sisters, Mrs. Clifford S. Sparks and Mrs. Horace C. Payne, and one brother, Charles N. Luna, Jr., all of Frankewing.
The Pulaski Record 27 Oct 1948
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, October 24, for Pfc. Wendell E. Luna at the Frankewing Methodist Church with the Rev. W. L. Harwell officiating. A military burial was held at the grave on the church grounds.
Pfc. Luna was killed September 23, 1944 whild serving with the 7th Marine Division on _______ Island. He was hit by a mortar shell while trying to carry to safety a wounded comrade. For this deed he was posthumously awarded the Silver Medal. He was participating in his fourth major battle of the war when he was killed.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Ada Sutton Luna; two sisters, Mrs. Clifford H. Sparks and Mrs. Horace C. Payne; and one brother, Charles N. Luna, Jr.; four nephews, Gerald and Carroll Payne, Frank H. Sparks II, and Charles N. Luna III.

LYTLE, Cecil Allen The Pulaski Citizen 3 May 1944
Funeral services for Cecil Allen Lytle, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Lytle of the Campbellsville section, who died early Saturday morning at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville following a brief illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Young Lytle was a senior at the Campbellsville High School this year and received his graduation diploma April 14.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Miss Wilby Lytle, and a brother, Buford Lytle, U. S. Navy, who is in overseas service.

LYTLE, W. F. The Pulaski Citizen 20 May 1942
W. F. Lytle, aged 84, prominent citizen of the Minor Hill section, died Wednesday morning, following a paralytic stroke sustained several days earlier. Mr. Lytle was visiting his daughters in Birmingham at the time of his death.
Deceased was the last of the older generation of early settlers of Minor Hill, and was an esteemed citizen, greatly beloved by all who knew him.
He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Noah White, Mrs. Ad White, and Dr. Mary Will Lytle; one grandson, Lytle White; and one granddaughter, Miss Carolyn White, both of Birmingham.

McLIN, Sam L. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Oct 1947
Funeral services for Sam L. McLin, 68, who died suddenly in his sleep about four o’clock Sunday morning, October 19, at his home in Shelbyville, were held at 1:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Mt. Zion Methodist Church at Frankewing, conducted by the Rev. Wyatt L. Harwell of the Olivet Charge, and the Rev. H. L. Harwell of Fayetteville. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Son of the late James Monroe McLin and Frances Montgomery McLin, he was a native of the county, where he lived until eighteen months ago when he moved to Shelbyville. He formerly was a merchant at McBurg.
Mr. McLin is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ola Abercrombie McLin; one small daughter, Judy; one sister, Mrs. Florence Holley, Frankewing; and two brothers, John McLin, McBurg, and Charlie B. McLin, Frankewing.

MAGNUSSON, J. B. The Pulaski Citizen 20 Sep 1944
J. B. Magnusson, 8-year-old son of Levi Magnusson of Ardmore, died Saturday morning from injuries received in an automobile trailer accident on Friday afternoon. Another brother aged 6, barely escaped serious injury in the same accident, according reports reaching The Citizen office.
According to our informant, farmer Magnusson had loaded his automobile trailer with cotton and was enroute to the Ardmore Gin, the youngsters riding in the trailer, when the vehicle became unhitched and wrecked, injuring one son fatally and the other painfully.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon, at 2 o’clock by the Rev. Arnold Hargrove, pastor of the Piney Grove Baptist Church. Interment was in the Gatlin Cemetery in Limestone County, Alabama.


MAHONEY, W. C. The Pulaski Citizen 7 May 1941
W. C. Mahoney, 69, a retired track supervisor of the L&N Railroad, passed away at a hospital in La Grange, Ky., Friday, May 2.
Mr. Mahoney born and reared in Giles County, was the son of Thomas Mahoney, section foreman of the L&N for many years, and Mrs. Asenath Cothron Mahoney. Funeral services were conducted in La Grange Sunday afternoon and prayer services were conducted in the Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville Monday morning by the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the Methodist Church at Lynnville. Burial was held with Masonic rites.
He married Miss Elizabeth Lowery who died twenty-four years ago.
Survivors are a daughter, Miss Mary Mahoney, a teacher in Mulberry, Fla., a sister, Mrs. Sam Woodward, Nashville, two brothers, Dan Mahoney, retired L&N conductor of Lynnville, and Owen Mahoney, a teacher in the city schools, Dallas, Texas.

MALONE, John William The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jun 1943
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist Church for John William Malone, 75, who died early Friday morning at the home on West Washington Street, following a brief illness, with the Rev. John L. Curtis, pastor, conducting the rites. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Malone, the son of William A. Malone and Mrs. Harriett Luna Malone, who spent his entire life in this county, was a rural mail carrier from the local post office for eighteen years, having carried Route No. 3. When he retired as route carrier he entered the mercantile business. He was a member of the Baptist Church. His wife, the former Miss Hettie Ann McMillion, died more than five years ago.
Mr. Malone is survived by five sons, W. E. Malone, Clarence Malone and J. L. Malone, all of Pulaski, C. D. Malone of Atlanta, Ga. and E. J. Malone of Lawrenceburg; and one daughter, Mrs. Irene Malone Waldrum of Nashville; eighteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Six of the grandsons are in the service.

MALONE, Madison Lee The Pulaski Citizen 2 Aug 1944
Funeral services for Madison Lee Malone, 76, merchant of the Kedron community, who died at 3:20 o’clock Thursday afternoon, July 27, at his home following a prolonged illness, were held Friday afternoon at the Kedron Methodist Church, with the rites conducted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church, the Masonic Lodge and the Jr. O.U.A.M.
Mr. Malone is survived by his wife, Mrs. Raby Stapp Malone; one son, David Malone, and one granddaughter, all of Kedron; one brother, Henry K. Malone, Culleoka; and two sisters, Mrs. L. Minnie Powers and Mrs. Ada Madry, both of Kasse, Texas.

MALONE, Robert Martin The Pulaski Record 09 Feb 1949

Robert M. Malone, 71, retired Pulaski seed merchant, died at his home Thursday night, February 3, following an extended illness. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Pulaski Methodist Church with Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor, officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Malone, a native of Giles County, was the son of the late William and Carrie Cox Malone. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ella Booth Malone; three daughters, Mrs. Carlton Smithson, Mrs. John Paulk of Pulaski, and Mrs. Charles C. Clements of Atlanta, Ga.; one sister, Mrs. Dallas Frazier of Travelers Rest, S.C.; and six grandchildren.

MANGRUM, Arthur Lelon The Pulaski Citizen 7 Oct 1942
Funeral services for Arthur Lelon Mangrum, 43, farmer of the Seventh Civil District, who died at 11:30 o’clock Friday night, October 2, at the home of his brother, Jesse Mangrum, following several months’ failing health, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Cool Springs Church with Elder Harry R. Fox, pastor of the Pulaski Church of Christ, conducting the service. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Mangrum is survived by two daughters, Clara Mae Mangrum and Frances Mangrum; his mother, Mrs. Minnie Butler Mangrum; four brothers, Jesse Mangrum, Frank Mangrum of the U. S. Army, Lester Mangrum of Pulaski, and Melvin Mangrum of Salem, Ala.; three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Daniel of Salem, Ala., Mrs. Bertha Rogers and Mrs. Ona Mae Barnett, both of Bethel.

MANKINS, D. R. “Roane” The Pulaski Citizen 7 Feb 1940
D. R. Mankins, familiarly called “Roane,” age 66, died at his home in the Minor Hill community, Friday morning, Feb. 2, after a short illness with pneumonia.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church at Minor Hill, Sunday afternoon, Dr. K. L. Rudolph officiating, in the absence of the pastor, Rev. Russell Boaz.
Mr. Mankins is survived by his wife, six sons, five daughters, and twenty-four grandchildren. Sons are Loyd, Herbert, John, Raymond, Jim and Thomas. Daughters are Mrs. Elvin Hayes, Mrs. Homer Townsend, Mrs. Vaudie Shelton, and Misses Ruby and Etha. All live in Giles County, except Miss Etha who lives in Nashville.
The church house was filled to capacity at the funeral services. Burial at Minor Hill.

MANKINS, Stella Brooks The Pulaski Citizen 27 Apr 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Stella Brooks Mankins, 40, wife of Herbert R. Mankins, who died at 4:20 o’clock Friday morning, April 22, at her home in the Minor Hill community following sixteen months illness, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Tom McConnell, pastor. Burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Daughter of Mrs. Lena Powell Brooks and the late Edgar Brooks, she was born and reared in Giles County, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to her husband and mother, Mrs. Mankins is survived by a daughter, Betty Sue Mankins; a son, David Rhea Mankins; a sister, Mrs. John Bell, Pulaski; a brother, Atha Brooks, Minor Hill; a half-sister, Mrs. Ozro Davis, Oak Grove; and two half-brothers, Floyd Brooks, Rockwood, and Oakley Brooks, Minor Hill.

MANSFIELD, Emily Mayberry The Pulaski Record 06 Apr 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Emily Mayberry Mansfield, 82, who died Friday in Lewisburg at the home of her daughter, Miss Martha Mansfield, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Delrose Methodist Church. The Rev. W. C. Moorehead and the Rev. W. C. Folk officiated. Burial was in Bee Spring Cemetery.
She was the widow of John I. Mansfield, who died in 1942. She had resided in Lewisburg the past two years and was a native of Sequatchie Valley.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Herbert Hill of Lewisburg and Mrs. John Dunnavant of Lynnville; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Carl George of Fayetteville and Mrs. Tilda Locker of Frankewing; three sons, Joe A. Mansfield of Taft, Tenn., Jones Mansfield of Delrose, and Charles Mansfield of Cornell, California; four stepsons, Robert Mansfield of Pulaski, Tenn., Matt H. Mansfield of St. Petersburg, Fla., Dr. W. H. Mansfield of Ardmore, Okla., and James S. Mansfield of Lubbock, Texas; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Graham of Jasper, Tenn., Mrs. Thomas Dill of Whitwell, Tenn., and Miss A. J. Mayberry of Dunlap, Tenn.; and one brother, Taylor Mayfield of Illinois.

MANSFIELD, John The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jul 1942
John Mansfield, who was nearing the century mark, died Friday at his home in the Delrose community. Funeral services were held at two o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Delrose
Methodist Church, with the pastor, the Rev W. C. Morehead, conducting the rites. Interment followed in the family lot at the Bee Spring Cemetery.
Mr. Mansfield, a farmer in his active years, was a well-known and highly respected citizen of his section, and a devout member of the Methodist Church.
He is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Emily Mansfield; seven sons, Matt H. Mansfield, Tucson, Ariz., Rev. W. H. Mansfield, Waco, Tex., Charley Mansfield, Los Angeles, Calif., Jim Mansfield, Levelland, Texas, Bob Mansfield, Elkton, Jones Mansfield, Delrose, and Joe Mansfield, Coldwater, Tenn.; six daughters, Miss Martha Mansfield, and Mrs. Harwood Coble, both of Delrose, Mrs. John Dunnavant, Lynnville, Mrs. Jim Locker, Diana, Mrs. Carl George, and Mrs. Herbert Hill, both of Fayetteville.

MANSFIELD, Norman Lee The Pulaski Citizen 26 Mar 1941
Norman Lee Mansfield, 68, of Prospect, died Monday morning at Baugh Infirmary at Decatur, Ala. Mr. Mansfield had been in failing health several years. He was a member of the Methodist Church and of the Masonic Lodge. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday morning at the Elkton Methodist Church by Rev. A. R. Gibbons and Rev. J. W. Swann, with burial in the Elkton Cemetery, the Masons having charge of the services at the grave.
Mr. Mansfield is survived by his father, John L. Mansfield, Delrose; two daughters, Mrs. Tim Raspberry, Nashville, Mrs. Marjorie Mitchell, Delrose; two sons, James Mansfield, Bunker Hill, Morris T. Mansfield, Memphis; four brothers, M. H. Mansfield, Tucson, Ariz., Rev. W. H. Mansfield, Daco, Tex., Bob Mansfield, Pulaski, Jim Mansfield, Abeline, Tex.; two sisters, Mrs. Carl George, Fayetteville, Mrs. Tilde Locker, Cornersville.
Wilson T. Carter and Company Funeral Directors.

MAPLES, David The Pulaski Citizen 26 Feb 1941
David Maples of Bethel, one of the prominent citizens of the county, died at his home about 1:30 Monday morning.
Mr. Maples was taken with a heart attack Sunday. A doctor was called, and he appeared to rally from the attack. A second attack came on in the night, and this he could not survive.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church of which Mr. Maples was an active member, Tuesday afternoon, followed by burial at Prospect, with services at the grave by the Masonic Lodge.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Gilbert Maples, a daughter, Miss Ruth, and a son, Gilbert Maples of Nashville, also a half-sister, Mrs. W. D. Jones, Elkmont, Ala., and a half-brother, Rev S. E. Maples, Pell City, Ala.
A large attendance of friends, and a wealth of beautiful florals, gave evidence of the esteem in which this man was held, by those who knew him.

MAPLES, Martha Elizabeth Gilbert The Pulaski Citizen 07 Jul 1948
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Gilbert Maples, 69, prominent resident of the Bethel community, died at 5:45 o’clock Monday morning, July 5, at her home after an illness of several weeks.
Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Bethel Methodist Church with the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor, officiating. Burial took place in Prospect Cemetery.
A native of Gilbertsboro, Ala. Mrs. Maples was a daughter of the late W. S. and Mattie Pitts Gilbert. She taught school in the Gilbertsboro section before her marriage to D. G. Maples, who died several years ago.
Mrs. Gilbert had resided in Bethel since her marriage and had been prominent in religious and civic activities in her community. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Miss Ruth Maples of Bethel; one son, Gilbert Maples of Nashville; two grandchildren, Betty Jane and Gilbert Maples, Jr., of Nashville; and one brother, Charles R. Gilbert of Pulaski.

MARBUT, Minnie Lee Long The Pulaski Citizen 6 Dec 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Lee Marbut, 61, widow of D. E. Marbut, who died early Saturday morning, December 2, at her residence at Minor Hill, following a brief illness, were held at 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Minor Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the church. Burial took place at Booth’s Chapel Cemetery.
Mrs. Marbut is survived by two sons, Edward Marbut and Aubrey Clay Marbut; one daughter, Mrs. Shelby Norwood; all of Minor Hill; eight grandchildren; one brother, Melvin Long, Rockaway, Ala.; one sister, Mrs. Minerva Prentice, Minor Hill; and one half-sister, Mrs. Harry Long, Minor Hill.

MARKS, Fred C. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1942

Funeral services for Fred C. Marks, 49, native Giles Countian, who died Friday morning at a hospital at Beaumont, Texas, were held at 2:30 Monday afternoon at the Bennett, May and Company Funeral Home with Dr. G. A. Morgan officiating. Burial took place in the family lot at Maplewood Cemetery with the burial services conducted by the Masons.
Mr. Marks was born and reared in Giles County, having been a son of the late J. B. Marks, Sr. and Mrs. Mattie Hughey Marks. He located in Texas where he lived for some time, later going to South America where he remained five years as a representative of the International Harvester Company in Argentine.
Mr. Marks is survived by his wife and one daughter, Martha; five brothers, Hughey Marks, Perry Marks, Luther Marks, all of Pulaski, J. B. Marks, Jr., Nashville, Joe Marks and Lenis Marks of Texas; four sisters, Mrs. Leonard King, Newark, N. J., Mrs. Theo Lacy, Columbus, Ga., and Miss Lucy Marks, Nashville.

MARKS, George Clinton The Pulaski Citizen 25 Nov 1942
Funeral services for George Clinton Marks, aged 61 years, who died Sunday afternoon, November 22, at his home in the Liberty community, after several months failing health, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Liberty Methodist Church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. J. E. Trotter, assisted by Rev. H. B. Brandon of White House, and the Rev. J. H. Elder of Savannah. Burial took place in the Nelson Cemetery at Liberty.
Mr. Marks, a son of the late Otie Marks, was a steward in the Liberty Methodist Church.
Survivors are two daughters, Misses Inez and Birdie Lee Marks; and a sister-in-law, Miss Ruth Kirkland, who makes her home with the family.

MARKS, George W. The Pulaski Citizen 19 Feb 1941
Funeral services for George W. Marks, 67, Giles County farmer and trader, whose death after a long illness in the Tarpley community, were held at ten o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. J. W. Purcell, pastor of the Methodist Church at Rehoboth. Burial was in the family Cemetery at Rehoboth.
Mr. Marks, who was born and reared in Giles County, had been a member of the Methodist Church for many years.
He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Charlie Tucker and Mrs. Lee Gordon; three sons, Dan, Julius, and George W. Marks, and one brother, Odie Marks, all of Giles County.

MARKS, John Howard The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jun 1944
Funeral services for John Howard Marks, 35, veteran of World War II, who died at his home at Frankewing Monday night, June 5, following an extended illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Pisgah Methodist Church, with the rites conducted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun. Burial took place at Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Marks, after nine months at Camp Howze, Gainesville, Texas, was granted a medical discharge in August 1943. Since that time he has spent some time in a hospital in Texas, later entering Veterans’ Hospital at Memphis.
He was the son of Mrs. Annie McCormack Marks and the late John W. Marks.
Mr. Marks is survived by his wife, Mrs. Katherine Pigg Marks; his mother; three sisters, Mrs. Lacy Gunter and Mrs. Hallie Gunter, and Mrs. Davis Hightower, Lewisburg; and one brother, William Henry Marks, Frankewing.

MARKS, Mack The Pulaski Citizen 12 Nov 1941
Mack Marks, aged 51 years, Negro tenant farmer residing on the farm of Sam Collins near Campbellsville was burned to death in his two room house Friday night about 11:30 o’clock.
It was thought at first that Marks’ death was due to failure to awake in time to flee from the blazing house. Later, it was learned that Marks had several dollars upon his person and it is believed he met death by foul play, from the hands of unknown parties.
Marks’ body was found in a corner of the house near the fire place. Buttons from his clothing established the fact that he burned with his clothes on.
It is believed that Marks, after returning from a neighbor’s house was either shot or slugged as he entered the house, and that the building was ignited in order to hide the crime.

MARKS, Odie The Pulaski Citizen 23 Apr 1941
Odie Marks, 73, died at 10 o’clock Saturday night, April 19 at his home in the Tarpley community. His wife passed away in October 1938. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon by Rev. J. T. Trotter, with burial in the Marks Cemetery.
He is survived by one son, Clinton Marks, of Tarpley. A brother, George W. Marks passed away about two months ago.

MARKS, Sula Myrtle Gordon The Pulaski Citizen 16 Oct 1940
On Saturday, Oct. 5th, 9:25 p. m. at her home, Aspen Hill, Mrs. Claude Marks passed on to the great beyond. She was stricken with paralysis a few days before her death. She was a good Christian woman and will be missed in the church, community and most of all in her home. A vacant place here is left but in Heaven one more is added. Mrs. Marks is survived by two sons, Grady and John Robert, three sisters, Mrs. Sam Dunivant, Mrs. Robert Scales, and Mrs. Beech Tarpley, two brothers, Lee and Roy Gordon and several nieces and nephews, and other relatives. Mrs. Marks was a sister of R. C. Deason’s first wife. She was laid to rest on Sunday in Maplewood Cemetery.

MARKS, Tom The Pulaski Citizen 13 Sep 1944
Tom Marks, former Giles Countian, died Friday of a heart attack at his home at Houston, Texas where he had resided a number of years. Funeral services were held Monday.
Mr. Marks is survived by his wife, and two sons Meredith and Noble Marks, of Texas; and one brother, Jones Marks of the Tarpley community.

MARTIN, Willie McNairy The Pulaski Citizen 6 Mar 1940
Mrs. Willie McNairy Martin, 78, widow of the late Ed N. Martin, for many years a prominent hardware merchant in Pulaski, died at her home on the Columbia Road just north of Pulaski, Friday March 1, after a long period of declining health.
Mrs. Martin was before her marriage, Miss McNairy, a member of one of the early and prominent families of Giles County. She became the mother of five fine boys. And her chief delight was her home and her boys. She was a good mother and greatly beloved by those who knew her best.
Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. J. K. Johnson officiating. Burial at Maplewood.

MASON, William Clayton The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jan 1944
William Clayton Massey, 92, one of the oldest citizens of the county, died at six o’clock Thursday evening, January 20, at his home in the Pisgah section, following several months’ failing health; Funeral services were held at 11 o’clock Saturday morning at the Pulaski Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. F. G. Dickson, pastor of the Pisgah Church, assisted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
The son of the late Samuel Elton Mason and Mrs. Sarah Jane Clayton Mason, he was born in Lawrence County, but had resided in Giles County the greater part of his life.
In the passing of Mr. Mason, the county has lost one its most highly respected citizens. Mr. Mason is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha Ann Mason; two daughters, Mrs. Calvin Park, Centerville, and Mrs. D. W. West, Pulaski; one son, John M. Mason, Pulaski; ten grandchildren and one great grandchild.

MASSEY, Betty Jane The Pulaski Citizen 19 May 1943
Betty Jane Massey, aged 14 years, died early Thursday morning, May 15, at Pulaski Hospital, where she had been a patient several days, following a months’ illness. Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Aspen Hill Methodist Church by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Massey of Aspen Hill, she was a freshman in the Giles County High School, where she had a host of friends who are deeply grieved by her unexpected death. She had been a member of the Aspen Hill Methodist Church several years.
Besides her parents, Miss Massey is survived by one brother, Ruel E. (Sam) Massey, corporal in the United States Air Corps, Drew Field, Tampa, Fla.; one sister, Miss Doris Massey, secretary to the Giles County Extension Service and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Hutton of Bodenham.
A brother, John M. Massey, died January 1, 1941.

MASSEY, Hallie Laverta Teeters The Pulaski Citizen 28 Apr 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. R. M. Massey, 62, who died Friday, April 23, at her home near Elkton, following a brief illness, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Elkton Cemetery, with the rites conducted for the Rev. Houston Shannon, pastor of the Elkton Baptist Church.
Early in life she became affiliated with the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Massey is survived by her husband; six sons, Jonathan Massey, of Birmingham, Ala., Loy Massey and Leonard Massey, Pascagoula, Miss.; Robert Massey, Jacksonville, Fla., John Baugh Massey, who is in the Army, and Grady Massey, Elkton; and three daughters, Mrs. Grace Greenway, Truman, Ark.; Mrs. Virgie Pope, Elkton, and Mrs. Sue Wilburn, Campbellsville.

MASSEY, John M. The Pulaski Record 8 Jan 1941
John M. Massey, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Massey, of Aspen Hill, died January 1st and interment was in Maplewood Cemetery here. He had been in ill health for some time. He is survived by his parents; one brother, Ruel Edgar Massey; and two sisters, Doris and Betty Jane Massey. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

MAULTSBY, Roy Rogers The Pulaski Record 27 Oct 1948
Funeral services for Roy B. Maultsby, 54, retired mail carrier, who died Sunday at his home after an extended illness, were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Cool Springs Church of Christ. Roger McKenzie of Nashville, assisted by A. C. Dreaden of the Pulaski Church of Christ officiated.
Burial was in the church cemetery with members of the American Legion and the National Guard Unit in charge of rites at the grave.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Maultsby was the son of the late William H. and Rosa Rogers Maultsby. He was a veteran of World War I and had been active in Legion affairs. He was a member of the Cool Springs Church of Christ.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Amy Lou Bailes Maultsby; two daughters, Mrs. James E. Holt of Pulaski and Mrs. William B. Price of Cullman, Ala.; two sons, Roy Rogers Maultsby, Jr. of the U. S. Navy, San Diego, Calif. and Morris Rogers Maultsby of Pulaski; five grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. W. T. Mayfield.

MAULTSBY, William A. The Pulaski Citizen 01 Dec 1943
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Maultsby of Pulaski received official information late Wednesday afternoon that their son, Pfc. William A. Maultsby, 22, United States Marine Corps, died November 13, 1943.
The telegram from the Commandant of the U. S. Marine Corps contained no other information but stated that a letter follows.
Young Maultsby was one of Giles County’s finest young men, popular and beloved by a host of friends. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a leader in the young people’s activities. A graduate of Giles County High School, he was employed as a bookkeeper at The Union Bank at the time he volunteered for service in the Marine Corps.
Prior to overseas service, Pfc. Maultsby received training at camps in North Carolina and in California.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. James Holt and Mrs. James Smith; and two brothers, Morris Maultsby and Roy, Jr., all of Pulaski.

MAY, Gilbert Taylor The Pulaski Citizen 30 Nov 1949
Gilbert Taylor May, 81, widely known clothing merchant, died at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Louis Brown, at Huntsville, Ala. He had been in ill health for several months, and was taken to Huntsville from Pulaski last week. Funeral services were held at Bennett-May Funeral Home at 3 p.m. Tuesday, the Rev. Fred C. Woodard officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
The son of the late Julius Pinckney and Marietta Westmoreland May, both members of pioneer families in Giles County. Mr. May was born in Pulaski and spent practically all of his life here. In early manhood, he traveled as a salesman for a shoe company, and beginning in 1912, for many years was with his brother, Boone May, part owner and operator of a shoe and clothing store in Pulaski, on the south side of the square. Later, he entered the women’s ready-to-wear business under the name Gil T. May, and successfully managed that business, now located on the east side of South First Street until he became ill about a year ago. Another branch store located in Shelbyville was also owned by Mr. May at the time of his death. Since his ill health, the interests of Mr. May have been under the supervision of John B. McClure.
For many years, Mr. May served the Town of Pulaski as Mayor, and at the time of his death was a member of the Giles County Library Board, and a steward in the Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Willa Smith May, three daughters, Mrs. Lewis Brown, Huntsville, Mrs. Will Cross, Clarksville, Mrs. Will Aiken Houston, Miami; one foster son, John Bateman McClure, Pulaski; six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

MAY, Samuel A. The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jul 1949
Funeral services for Sam Andrew May, 73, retired farmer of the Eighth District, who died at 4:30 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon, July 27 at his home following several weeks illness, will be held at 4 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Marshall D. Moss, pastor of the Rehoboth Methodist Church , assisted by the Rev. Fred C. woodard, pastor of the First Methodist Church in Pulaski. Burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born January 25, 1876 in this county, he was the son of the late Charles W. May and Musadora Butler May, members of pioneer Giles County families. He was an influential citizen of his community and a lifelong member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. May is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Aymett May; three sisters, Mrs. G. A. Roberts, Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. John Nelson and Mrs. Albert Eldon Birdsong, both of Pulaski; and two brothers, Rex May of Louisville, Ky., and Allen May, Pulaski.

MAY, Thomas The Pulaski Record 30 Nov 1949
Funeral services for Thomas May, 46, who died Thursday, November 24, at his home in Detroit, Michigan, were held Sunday at the Moriah Church. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiated, assisted by Thomas Anderson. Burial was in the Moriah Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, Mr. May was a son of Vincent F. and Zada Stafford May. He had been a city employee in Detroit for the past several years.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by one sister, Mrs. W. C. Sawyer of McBurg, Tenn.; and one brother, Harvey May of Elkton, Tenn.


MAYNARD, Sarah The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1941
Mrs. Sarah Maynard, 75, died at noon Monday, April 7, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ozro Holt, at Wales. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock by Elder Elmer Smith at Mt. Moriah Church with burial at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Holt, and one son, Sam Maynard of Giles County.

McCANLESS, Lula Bell The Pulaski Citizen 2 Apr 1941
Mrs. Lula Bell McCanless, 69, wife of H. D. McCanless, passed away at 8:30 Monday evening. Funeral services were conducted by the former pastor, Rev. C. V. Park, at the Friendship Church Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, and burial in the family lot at Friendship Cemetery. Mrs. McCanless is survived by her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Richard Holt, of Cedar Grove, and two sons, Breta and Lavoye of Florence, Ala.

McCONNELL, Eva May Burgess The Pulaski Citizen 12 Aug 1942
Funeral services were held at the Bethel Baptist Church in Lauderdale County, Ala., at two o’clock for Mrs. Eva May McConnell, 42, wife of Oliver Lee McConnell, conducted by the Rev. T. J. McConnell, assisted by the Rev. Steve Lewis. Burial took place in the Mitchell Cemetery.
Mrs. McConnell was a resident of the Minor Hill section in Giles County, but she died, following a brief illness, at Jackson’s Infirmary at Lester, Ala.
Mrs. McConnell is survived by her husband; two daughters, Miss Mable McConnell and Mrs. James Robert Cox, of Giles County; one son, Willard McConnell, who is in camp at San Francisco, Calif.; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Burgess of Lauderdale County; two sisters, Mrs. M. C. Cockrill of Athens, Ala., and Mrs. T. J. McConnell; and two brothers, L. H. Burgess and E. E. Burgess, all of Lauderdale County, Ala.

McCORD, Anne Leah The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1941
After a little more than a month of painful illness, Miss Anne Leah McCord, associate editor of The Record, passed away at the Pulaski Hospital, Thursday evening about 9 o’clock.
A daughter of the late Gen. Laps D. McCord, and his wife, Betty Thompson McCord, Miss Anne Leah was a native of Pulaski. She went with her father’s family to Nashville, when he became Secretary and Adjutant-General for Governor Robert L. Taylor. Later, Mr. McCord served as Attorney General of Davidson County. And still later, when Governor was elected to the U. S. Senate, Mr. McCord became his secretary, and moved to Washington, where Miss Anne Leah not only had a good literary education, but also enjoyed cultural training in both art and music.
After the death of Senator Taylor, the McCord families retured to Pulaski, where Laps D. McCord, Jr., who had been engaged in newspaper work in Nashville, while his father and sisters were in Washington, bought the Record.
Surviving are two sisters, Miss Mary Boyd McCord, and Mrs. E. R. Reynolds, with whom she lived. And two brothers, Laps D. McCord, Jr., of Pulaski, and Elwood McCord of St. Louis, and their families.
Funeral services were held at Bennett, May and Company Funeral Home, Saturday morning at 10:30 o’clock, and, in keeping with her expressed wish, the service was short and simple. “How Firm a Foundation” of her selection was sund by close friends. Rev. W. J. Bryson, offered prayer and Rev. S. R. Bratcher read selected passages of Scripture. Then spoke a few words of condolence. Three or four of Miss McCord’s favorite selections were played from records. And the body was laid away in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.

McCORD, Sallie Lou The Pulaski Citizen 03 Dec 1947
Miss Sallie Lou McCord, 78, member of a prominent Giles County family died at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at the home of her sister, Mrs. A. T. Baugh, in Atlanta, Ga., where she had been making her home for the past several months.
Funeral services were held at three o’clock Thursday afternoon at the First Methodist Church in Pulaski by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the church. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Born and reared in Pulaski, Miss McCord was the daughter of the late Luther W. McCord, former owner and editor of The Pulaski Citizen for many years and a leading businessman of Giles County, and Mrs. Margery Shappard McCord, both members of pioneer families of this county.
She was graduated from Martin College, Pulaski, and from Peabody College, Nashville, and for a while was a member of the faculty at Martin College.
For many years Miss McCord made her home in Pulaski, having resided in the family home on West Jefferson Street with her aunts, the late Misses Sallie and Lou Shapard. After her health failed, she made her home with nieces in Nashville and with her sister in Atlanta.
She was a member of the Methodist Church and for years took part in all phases of the church work and in the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
In addition to her sister, she is survived by a brother, Frank McCord of Atlanta, and a number of nieces and nephews.

McCOWAN, Ellis Gatlin The Pulaski Record 18 May 1949
Mrs. Ellis Gatlin McCowan, 69, widow of M. B. McCowan, died of a heart attack at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Brown Watson of Bryson. Funeral services were conducted Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the Bee Spring Presbyterian Church with Rev. Turpin of Chattanooga officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. McCowan was a native of Giles County and a member of the Bee Spring Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Clyde Edmundson??, Mrs. Buford Stevenson, Mrs. Brown Watson, Mrs. Allen Kellum, all of Giles County, Mrs. Bill Snell of Old Hickory; nine sons, Charlie McCowan of Petersburg, Coleman, Gene, and Calvin McCowan of Bee Springs, Douglas McCowan of Lincoln County, John and George McCowan of Chicago, Ill., Ed McCowan of Columbia and Leslie McCowan of Mt. Pleasant; thirty grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren, and several brothers and sisters.

McFARLAND, John R. The Pulaski Record 12 Feb 1941

Funeral services for John R. McFarland, 44, merchant of Elkton, whose death following a long illness occurred February 4 at his home in that community, were held at one-thirty Tuesday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church by the Rev. J. W. Brown, pastor of the Methodist Church, and the Rev. Edward Lee, pastor of the Baptist Church. Burial was in the Elkton Cemetery.
Mr. McFarland is survived by his wife; and the following children, Misses Odella, Mary, Pauline McFarland, all of Columbia; and Tom McFarland, who is stationed with the National Guard in Florida.

McLIN, James Monroe The Pulaski Citizen 28 Aug 1940
James M. Maclin, 88, former Justice of the Peace, and retired farmer of the Frankewing Community, died at his home Tuesday afternoon.
Funeral services were being conducted Wednesday afternoon at the Mt. Zion Methodist Church. Rev. Wyatt Harwell, officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Maclin has been a member of the Methodist Church, and a member of the official board for a long time. And served as Superintendent of the Sunday School. He is survived by four daughters and three sons.

McMILLION, Eula Holley The Pulaski Citizen 05 Dec 1945
Funeral services for Mrs. Carl McMillion, 28, who died Saturday, November 24, at her home at Providence after a short illness of influenza, were held at eleven o’clock Monday morning at the Providence Church of Christ by Elder Claud Thomas of Mt. Pleasant. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. McMillion, formerly Miss Eula Holley, was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors are her husband; a daughter, Lynda Sue McMillion; her father, Joe M. Holley; three sisters, Mrs. Clarence Pointer, of Old Hickory, Mrs. Ernie Will Doggett of Pulaski, and Mrs. C. E. Burton of Brick Church; and two brothers, Bill Holley of Manchester and Pfc. Jerome Holley, who is serving with the armed forces overseas.

McNEESE, James The Pulaski Record 20 Apr 1949
James McNeese, 17, a junior at Minor Hill High School and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McNeese of Anthony Hill, was killed instantly at 7 o’clock Monday night when the car he was driving skidded and overturned about a mile east of Minor Hill.
Two other riders, Miss Juell Mansfield, teacher at Minor Hill, suffered painful bruises and J. C. Eastep, a student, sustained a head injury. The were released from the hospital after receiving first aid treatment.
State Highway Patrolman John Pollock who investigated, said the group were preparing to go to school to practice for a play when the accident occurred.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Elkton Baptist Church by the Rev. F. E. Durham. Burial was in the Gatlin Cemetery near Ardmore.
He was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Mildred Garrett of Pulaski; and a brother, David Rhea McNeese of Minor Hill.

McNEESE, James Monroe The Pulaski Record 07 May 1947
Funeral services for Jim McNeese, 73, who died May 1, were held Friday at one o’clock at the Baptist Church at Elkton with Rev. Shannon of Nashville conducting the services. Burial was in Elkton Cemetery. A retired farmer, Mr. McNeese was a member of the Church of Christ. His wife died one year ago.
Surviving are two daughters, Miss Eva McNeese, Mrs. Otis Jones, both of Elkton; one son, Lee McNeese of Elkton; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

MEADOWS, Earl The Pulaski Citizen 8 Sep 1943
Funeral services for Earl Meadows, 57, prominent citizen of the Fourth Civil District, who died early Monday morning at his home at Minor Hill, following two years’ illness, were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the residence, with Elder C. L. Whitaker, minster of the Church of Christ at Morrell, Ark., the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the Trinity Charge, and the Rev. Braxton Sams, pastor of the Baptist Church at Friendship, Tenn., conducting the rites. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Meadows had been a rural mail carrier for the past forty years, having served in that capacity since he was seventeen years of age, and during the time carrying routes from the Goodspring, Bethel and Minor Post Offices. He held the record of carrying the mail longer than any other carrier in the county.
The son of the late George P. Meadows and Mrs. Anna Scott Meadows, he was born in the Bethel community, and had resided in the southern part of the county all of his life. He was a member of the Church of Christ for thirty years.
Mr. Meadows is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie Paisley Meadows; three daughters, Mrs. Frank Gatlin, Bethel, Misses Dorothy Meadows, student at Tennessee College, Murfreesboro and Mamie Paisley Meadows, Minor Hill; two sons, David Meadows, Waynesboro, and Thomas Meadows, student at University of Tennessee Dental College, Memphis; five grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Bruce Wilson, Goodspring, and Mrs. Leon Douglas, El Paso, Texas.

MEDLEY, Betty The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jul 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Medley, 77, widow of Joe Medley, who died at 9:45 o’clock Saturday night, July 1, at the home of a son, Ben Medley, in the Twentieth Civil District, following several months illness, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Mt. Zion Baptist Church at Frankewing, conducted by the Rev. York. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Besides Ben Medley, Mrs. Medley is survived by another son, Sam Medley.

MEEK, Buford The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1942
Funeral services for Buford Meek were held at the Marcella Church of Christ, with Elder Dan Robinson of Dechard conducting the rites, with interment in the church cemetery.
Mr. Meek, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Meek, was born August 21, 1914, and died June 30, 1942. Early in life he became a member of the Marcella Church of Christ, and remained a faithful member for a number of years; going to Denton, Texas a year ago, hoping to be benefited. He and his family returned to his home here only a few days before his death.
Mr. Meek is survived by his wife, Mrs. Virginia Cooper Meek; one son, Larry Meek; his parents; four sisters, Mrs. Arthur Lane of Nashville, Mrs. Carl Cooper and Mrs. Hooper Collier, both of Giles County, and Mrs. Buford Wharton of Knoxville; and one brother, Billie Meek of Lewisburg.

MERRILL, Charles L. The Pulaski Record 28 Jan 1948
Funeral services for Charles L. Merrill, 49, Decatur, Ala. City Electric Department employee, were held Monday, January 19, at Laughlin’s Funeral Service Chapel, Huntsville. Burial was in Elkton Cemetery. Mr. Merrill died at 12:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at a Huntsville Hospital. He was seriously burned December 24 wile at work on a line. He was substation manager of the city electric system.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mae Merrill; the mother, Mrs. J. T. Merrill, Ardmore, Tenn.; four brothers, Lewis and Faunt, Ardmore, Pitt Merrill of Huntsville, and Herman Merrill of Los Angeles, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. Cletus Stevenson, Mrs. Smith Campbell, both of Ardmore, and Mrs. B. L. Whitt, Huntsville.

MERRELL, Frank The Pulaski Citizen 21 Feb 1943
Frank Merrell, 40 year old farmer of Bunker Hill community, was fatally shot by Leonard Tallent about 12:30 o’clock Saturday night in an altercation at a crap game at the underpass at Frankewing.
Funeral services for Merrell were held at eleven o’clock Monday morning at Bee Springs Presbyterian Church by the Rev. G. H. Turpin, with burial in the church cemetery.
Mr. Merrell is survived by his father, Dr. Pink Merrell; three brothers, Dave and Jack Merrell, of Frankewing; and Virgil Merrell, of Knoxville, Texas; two sisters, Miss Dena Merrell and Mrs. Florence Story, of Bee Springs.

MERRITT, Leona K. Kandt The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Leona K. Merritt, 22, wife of James Adrian Merritt, Jr., who died at 6:15 o’clock Monday night, January 19, at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala., following a long illness were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Baptist Church in the Hanna Community, conducted by Elder Claude Thomas of Mt. Pleasant. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Merritt is survived by a two-year-old daughter, Jackie Sue Merritt; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Kandt, Elk Grove, Calif.; two sisters, Miss Dorothy Kandt, Elk Grove, Mrs. Bob Baker, Sacramento, Calif.; and her maternal grandfather, Philip Krammerer, Lodi, Calif.
The Pulaski Record 21 Jan 1948
Mrs. Leona Merritt, 22, wife of James A. Merritt, Jr., died Monday night at Jackson Hospital, Lester, Ala., after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Hanna Baptist Church with W. C. Thomas, Church of Christ minister from Mt. Pleasant officiating. Burial was in Shores Cemetery at Hanna.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Jackie Sue Merritt, Pulaski; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Kandt, Elk Grove, Calif.; and two sisters, Miss Dorothy Kandt, Elk Grove and Mrs. Robert Baker, Sacramento, Calif.

MILLER, Mary Ann The Pulaski Record 15 Jan 1941
Mary Ann, month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen Miller, of Pulaski, died last Wednesday. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Dan Gordon, with the Rev. R. A. Johns officiating. Burial was in the Kedron Cemetery.

MILTON, Sarah The Pulaski Citizen 31 Jan 1940
Mrs. Sarah Milton, 79, formerly a resident of Giles County, but in recent years a resident of Aberdeen, Miss., died at her Mississippi home Sunday.
The body was shipped to Pulaski for burial at the Lytle Grave Yard, Tuesday. Funeral at Minor Hill, Tuesday at 2 o’clock.

MINATRA, Ann Henry The Pulaski Citizen 10 Sep 1941
Mrs. Ann Henry Minatra, aged 75 years, died Monday afternoon, Sept. 8th, at her home near Bryson, after an extended illness.
Funeral services were conducted at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at the old Minatra home place at Bunker Hill, and burial took place in the Minatra Cemetery, near Bunker Hill.
Mrs. Minatra is survived by her husband, T. Walter Minatra, and three daughters, Miss Lorena Minatra, Mrs. Shirley Watson, and Mrs. Frank Watson, and nine grandchildren.

MINATRA, Belle The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1948
Funeral services for Miss Belle Minatra, 76, who died at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, January 17 at the home of her brother, P. W. Minatra, in Bunker Hill, were held at the residence on Sunday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. Marshall D. Moss, pastor of the Bunker Hill Methodist Church. Burial took place in the Minatra Cemetery near the home.
She was the daughter of the late W. Henry Minatra and Mary Jane Dyer Minatra. The brother was the only survivor of the immediate family.

MINATRA, Thomas Walter The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jun 1945
Funeral services for Thomas Walter Minatra, farmer of the Twenty Third District who died at 5 o’clock Thursday afternoon, June 21, at his home at Dellrose were held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at the home of Ward Minatra at Bunker Hill by the Rev. G. H. Turpin, pastor of the Bee Spring Presbyterian Church. Burial was in the Minatra Cemetery at Bunker Hill.
Mr. Minatra is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Shellie Watson, Mrs. Lena Hargrove, Mrs. Frank C. Watson and Miss Lorena Minatra.; and nine grandchildren.

MITCHELL, Edna Earle Minatra The Pulaski Citizen 26 Oct 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Earle Minatra Mitchell, 36, who died at 6:20 o’clock Sunday morning, October 23, at a Florence, Ala. hospital after a brief illness, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Bunker Hill Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Marshall D. Moss, pastor of the church, with the burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
Daughter of Earl Minatra and Vallie Storey Minatra, she was born and reared in the Bunker Hill community of Giles County, and married Melvin Mitchell of the same community. She was a member of the Bunker Hill Methodist Church.
Mrs. Mitchell is survived by her husband and one small daughter, Linda Ann Mitchell, Florence, Ala.; her parents, Bunker Hill; two sisters, Mrs. Allison Worsham, Beech Hill, and Mrs. Bill Davis, Brick Church; three brothers, Fred Minatra, Pulaski, James Minatra and Edwin Minatra, both of Columbia; and a grandmother, Mrs. D. W. Minatra, Bunker Hill.

MITCHELL, Jentry P. The Pulaski Record 23 Feb 1949
Jentry P. Mitchell, 49, farmer of the Stella community, died Sunday morning, Feb. 20, in the Vanderbilt Hospital following an extended illness. Funeral services were held on Monday, Feb. 21, at 11 a.m. at the Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. L. G. Gatlin officiated. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Mitchell was a native of Giles County and was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Stella.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maude Curry Mitchell; two daughters, Mrs. C. E. Sherrell, Jr. of Decatur, Ala., Mrs. Lester Williams of Pulaski; a son, J. P. Mitchell, Jr. of Pensacola, Fla.; two brothers, R. D. and Mahlon C. Mitchell of Giles County, and three grandchildren.

MITCHELL, Lou Etta Watson The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1942
Mrs. Lou Etta Watson Mitchell, aged 57 years, wife of Gibson Mitchell, of Petersburg, died Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Lincoln County Hospital at Fayetteville, following a long illness. Mrs. Mitchell was born and reared in the Bryson community of Giles County, but in recent years has been living near Petersburg.
Funeral services were conducted at the Bee Spring Presbyterian Church at Bryson at 11:30 Monday morning by the pastor, the Rev. G. H. Turpin. Interment took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Mitchell is survived by her husband, and six children: Floyd Mitchell, Misses Pauline Mitchell and Mary Lou Mitchell, John Allen Mitchell, Petersburg, Mrs. Clayton Beddingfield, Bunker Hill in Giles County, and Pvt. Thomas Henry Mitchell of Camp Casey, Washington; five brothers, Tom Watson, Fayetteville, Felix Watson, and Wyatt Watson, Bunker Hill, Frank Watson and Joe Watson; and a sister, Miss Icie Watson, all of Bryson; and a married sister who lives in Albany, Ala.

MITCHELL, Nancy Frances The Pulaski Citizen 20 Sep 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Frances Mitchell, 71, who died early Sunday morning, September 17, at her home near Dellrose, in Lincoln County, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Shiloh Church.
She was a sister of Morgan P. Sumners and Sheelie Sumners of Bunker Hill. Mrs. Mitchell was the widow of Elijah Mitchell who died in the Spring of this year.

MITCHELL, Pauline The Pulaski Record 13 Apr 1949
Funeral services for Miss Pauline Mitchell, age 28, who died Tuesday, April 5, in Waverly Hills Hospital, Ky., were held Thursday, April 7, at 2 p.m at Bee Springs Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Otto Winton. Burial was in the church cemetery. She was a member of the Church of God.
A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Gibson Mitchell, she is survived by three brothers, William Floyd Mitchell of Lewisburg, Tenn., Thomas Henry Mitchell of Petersburg, Tenn. and John Allen Mitchell of Louisville, Ky.; two sisters, Miss Mary Lou Mitchell of Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. Clay Beddingfield of Giles County; a nephew, Paul Beddingfield; and a niece, Barbara Ann Beddingfield.

MIZE, James Lewis The Pulaski Citizen 12 Feb 1941
James Lewis Mize, 64, died Monday night, Feb. 10. Mr. Mize lived at the Chambers home place on Agnew Creek, and is survived by his wife and several children.
Funeral services were being conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at the Trinity Methodist Church by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor. Burial was at the Moriah Cemetery.
Mr. Mize was a good citizen and will be greatly missed.

MOFFITT, Ary A. The Pulaski Record 09 Jun 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Ary A. Moffitt, 78, of 1005 Shelby Avenue, Nashville, were conducted Tuesday, June 1, at 10 a.m. at her home by Rev. P. F. Langston. Burial was in the Spring Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Moffitt died Sunday, May 30, 1948, 3:15 p.m. at her home in Nashville. A native of Giles County, a true member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Brick Church, a companion of the late Thomas F. Moffitt, who died three years ago Christmas Eve. She was the daughter of E. W. Holley and Julia Lanier Holley of Giles County, was educated in Giles County Schools. Her survivors include a daughter, Mrs. B. I. Page of Nashville; two sons, Buford Moffitt of Chicago, Ill. and T. W. Moffitt of Lexington, Ky.; a step-daughter, Mrs. Willie G. Massey of Prospect, Route 1; three step-sons, L. H. Moffitt of Nashville, Frank Moffitt of Dallas, Texas, and Earnest Moffitt of Canton, Ohio; thirteen step-grandchildren of Giles County; a brother, Lee Holley of Pulaski; two sisters, Mrs. F. M. Fuqua and Mrs. R. L. Berlin of Nashville.

MOONEY, Nettie Smith The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jul 1941
Mrs. Nettie Smith Mooney, 84, widow of J. W. Mooney, died Friday afternoon at 2:30 at the home of her nephew, Henry Smith, at Bunker Hill. Mr. Mooney died many years ago.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock by the Pulaski Funeral Home by the Rev. G. H. Turpin. Interment took place in the Smith Cemetery near Bunker Hill.
Mrs. Mooney is survived by four nephews, Henry Smith, and Roy Smith of Bunker Hill, Willie Smith, of Nashville, and Eldred Smith of Detroit, Mich.

MOORE, G. W. The Pulaski Citizen 20 Nov 1940
G. W. Moore, aged 84 years 4 months and 4 days, died at his home in Petersburg at 2:30 o’clock, Nov. 12, 1940. He had been a faithful and devoted member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church since his early youth. Funeral service was conducted at 2 o’clock by the Rev. W. M. Crawford and H. J. Burroughs and burial was in Old Orchard Cemetery. He is survived by his wife; one daughter, Mrs. George W. Marsh of Fayetteville; and following sons, R. R. Moore, Troy, Ill., O. E. Moore, Shelbyville, J. B. Moore, Petersburg, W. B. Moore, Fayetteville, and S. R. Moore, McMinnville; also one sister, Mrs. Ellen Moore Wells, and 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Moore was a Tidwell before marriage, and has many relatives and friends in Giles County.

MOORE, Otha The Pulaski Citizen 17 Nov 1943
Funeral services for Otha Moore, 28, native of Pulaski, who was killed in an airplane crash near the Embry Riddle Air Field at Union City, were held Thursday afternoon in Union City.
Moore, a civilian who was taking a refresher course in aviation at the Army Primary Training Field in that section, had been making his home in Union City for several years and was manager of the Black and White Dry Goods Store in that city at the time of his death.
Moore was a graduate of Giles County High School and was a member of the Pulaski Band that was organized and directed by the Rev. Dan Patch.
He is survived by his wife; his mother, Mrs. Ada Moore, of Memphis; his father, Shelby Moore of Nashville; and a sister, Mrs. Frank Wright, of Memphis.

MOORE, Rowena The Pulaski Citizen 17 May 1944
Mrs. Rowena Moore, 81, died Wednesday morning in Pulaski at the home of the her daughter, Mrs. J. L. Millican, following a brief illness.
Besides Mrs. Millican, Mrs. Moore is survived by another daughter, Mrs. J. B. Carroll, Athens, Ala.; one son, G. H Green, Lawrenceburg; and a number of grandchildren, six of whom are with the armed forces. Five grandsons are overseas.
Funeral arrangements had not been completed at press time.

MOORE, Samuel E. The Pulaski Citizen 19 Aug 1942
Lewisburg, Tenn., Aug. 17-Funeral services for Samuel E. Moore, 70, farmer of the Cornersville community who died of a wound from a gun blast at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Finis Jenkins at Cornersville, Saturday afternoon were conducted at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Jenkins home, by Rev. A. C. Parker, pastor of the Cornersville Methodist Church. Burial was in the Beechwood Cemetery.
He is survived by two sons, William and Garrett Moore of Old Hickory; besides Mrs. Jenkins, a daughter, with whome he had made his home for some time; one brother, Thomas Moore, a member of the Marshall County Court and a large land holder of the southern part of Marshall County.

MOOREHEAD, Charles The Pulaski Citizen 10 May 1944
Charles Moorehead, twelve-year-old son of Mrs. Margaret Moorehead and the late Cleburn Moorehead of Ham’s Creek, was instantly killed Friday afternoon when he was dragged to death by a young mule.
Young Moorehead was riding the mule when the animal became frightened, throwing the lad to the ground. In the fall, Moorehead’s foot caught in the harness and he was dragged approximately a quarter of a mile before the animal was stopped. The accident occurred on the farm of Dave Risner, a neighbor residing in the Fifth District.
Deceased is survived by his mother; one brother, Wilson Brown Moorehead; and three sisters, Martha Dean, Rilla Jean and Cleburn June Moorehead. Mr. Moorehead died three years ago.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at the Greenwood Church of Christ by T. D. Anderson, and interment was in the Greenwood Cemetery.

MOREHEAD, Cleburn Brown The Pulaski Citizen 12 Mar 1941
Cleburn Brown Morehead, 42, years of age, died Monday March the 3rd, 1941 at the Pulaski Hospital with tetanus. His death was quite a shock to the entire community. He was sick only a few days, but all that loving hands could do, was done for him, but it was beyond human power. His radiant smile and sunny disposition made his passing easier on those that loved him. He will be sadly missed in the home and also by his friends and loved ones of this community.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 2 p. m. at Greenwood, by Thomas D. Anderson who spoke words of comfort to the bereaved ones. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret Cook Moorehead and four small children, Charles, Wilson, Martha Deane and Rilla Jean, and one brother, Luther Morehead, who stook by him until the end. By the help of our Lord may the mother rear these children to be useful women and men.
His body was laid away in the Greenwood Cemetery by the side of his mother who passed away one year ago.
Pallbearers were: Marshall Parker, Allen Dugger, Elwood Parker, Noble Campbell, Marshell Anderson and English Brashears.
The Pulaski Funeral Home was the Undertaker in charge. Much love and sympathy is extended to the bereaved ones.

MORRIS, Clint The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jul 1940
Clint Morris, prominent citizen farmer and stockman of the Campbellsville community, died at the Pulaski Hospital Monday night.
Mr. Morris had become violently sick, and was brought to the hospital for care and treatment. But doctors were unable to save him.
Mr. Morris is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie May Gosnell Morris of Campbellsville; four daughters, Mrs. Hugh K. English, Jr. of Campbellsville, Mrs. Marvin Mann of Nashville, Mrs. Charles Robbins of New Jersey, and Miss Christine Morris of Campbellsville; four sons, C. E. Morris, Jr. and William Morris, both of Pulaski, Gosnell Morris of New York and Eugene Morris of Campbellsville; and two brothers, W. L. Morris of Nashville and John Morris of

Campbellsville. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10:45 a. m. at the residence.
Funeral services will be held at the residence Thursday morning at 10:45. Burial at Maplewood, Pulaski.

MORRIS, Gregory Neil The Pulaski Citizen 8 Mar 1940
Gregory Neil Morris, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Morris, Jr., aged 17 months and 20 days died April 30 after a short illness. Burial was at Maplewood Cemetery. He is survived by his parents and one brother, C. E. Morris, III.

MORAN, Eugene The Pulaski Citizen 24 Apr 1940
Eugene Moran, 71, a good citizen and successful farmer living on Agnew Creek, south of Bodenham School, after a severe and painful illness, extending over several months, died at his home Friday morning. Mr. Moran recently went to a hospital somewhere in Arkansas for treatment. But apparently was not benefitted.
Mr. Moran was a native of Williamson County, and lived there till 1910, when he sold out, and bought the place formerly known as the Lindsay farm, on Agnew Creek.
Mr. Moran was actively interested in his local community. Probably no other citizen contributed more in time and public interest, that he in the consolidated Bodenham School. And as long as his health would permit he attended and participated in most of the public meetings at the school building, in the interest of the school or community. He served the county on the Board of Tax Equalizers, and made a good record for fair dealing and justice both to individuals and the public.
Funeral and burial were at Moriah, Saturday at 11 o’clock, Elder Elmer Smith officiating. Mr. Moran had been for some time a member of the Christian Church.
Mr. Moran is survived by his wife, two sisters and two brothers.

MOREHEAD, Luther Bell The Pulaski Citizen 9 Aug 1944
Funeral services for Luther Bell Morehead, 56, who died at 8:30 o’clock Monday night, August 7, at Pulaski Hospital following several years’ failing health, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Greenwood Church by T. D. Anderson and the burial rites were conducted by the Masonic Order. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
He was a well known farmer of the Bodenham section and was a member of the Methodist Church and a Mason.
Mr. Morehead is survived by his wife, Mrs. Violet Irene Morehead; one son, Edward Morehead, U.S. Army, stationed at Quoddy Village, Me.; two grandchildren, John Edward and Ira Gayle Morehead, Birmingham, Ala.

MOREHEAD, Narcissus Caldonia The Pulaski Citizen 20 Mar 1940
On Saturday evening at 3 o’clock March the 9th, 1940, Mrs. Narcissus Caldonia Morehead passed quietly away at her home on Hams Creek. She had been in declining health for some time. All that loving hands could do was done but it was beyond the control of human power “Aunt Donia” as she was affectionately called by most who knew her was a good mother, neighbor and friend. She will not only be missed in her immediate family but in the community as well, for she was always ready to lend a helping hand in time of sickness and distress. At the time of her death she was 79 years 11 months and 7 days old. She is survvied by her two sons Luther of Weakley Creek and Cleburn of Hams Creek, one sister Mrs. Mary Cross of Lawrence County, one brother Joe Stafford of Bodenham, several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Morehead had been a member of the Church of Christ at Greenwood for many years, where funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon by Thomas D. Anderson, and the remains were laid to rest in the Greenwood Cemetery.

MORGAN, Effie Kennedy The Pulaski Citizen 3 Jan 1940
After lingering in the shadow s for about a year, Mrs. G. A. Morgan passed away at the Pulaski Hospital , Friday night, peacefully and gently, as a babe going to sleep. There was no struggle or gasping. The tired heart simply ceased its feeble breathing ceased and the spirit in the frail body to join the hosts of those who dwell with the immortals.
Mrs. Morgan was before marriage Miss Effie Kennedy of Cornersville, a sister of the late Rev. M. S. Kennedy, so long the beloved past of the Pulaski Presbyterian Church. As a young woman she met, and later married the Rev. G. A. Morgan, a young Methodist preacher, who was at the time stationed near her father’s home.
She made an ideal preacher’s wife. Always accepted with a murmur or complaint whatever assignment came to her husband. And entered actively into the work with him. She was an active worker, and a leader in the Missionary Society, as her husband was with the congregation.
One son was born to them, George A. Morgan, Jr. And it was the ambition of each of his parents to give him even better opportunities than they enjoyed, although each had enjoyed the benefits of a good education.
When Dr. Morgan was President of Martin College, Mrs. Morgan was his chief assistant. Even when he had occasion to be away from the College for a few days, the work went on smoothly under her guidance.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Methodist Church, Rev. S. R. Bratcher, pastor in charge, assisted by Rev. Cullen T. Carter, District Superintendent, officating. In keeping with Mrs. Morgan’s wishes, the service was short and simple.
A wealth of beautiful florals gave evidence of the high esteem in which the good woman was held.
Burial was on the family lot at Cornersville. This too was Mrs. Morgan’s wish.
The large auditorium was filled to capacity, not only local friends of the family, but also relatives and friends from other communities. And a number of preacher friends of both Mr. and Mrs. Morgan who came to pay a final tribute of love and respect.

MORGAN, George The Pulaski Citizen 1 Apr 1942

Funeral services for George Morgan, 79, who died Wednesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Oscar Ward in Pulaski, following several years of failing health, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Aspen Hill Methodist Church by Dr. G. A. Morgan, assisted by the pastor, Rev. A. R. Hogan, with interment in the family lot in the Aspen Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Morgan is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ward, and Mrs. Byrd Harden, Lewisburg; and three sons, Will Morgan, Conway, John Mitchell Morgan, Athens, Ala., and Patterson Morgan, Pulaski, and a number of grandchildren.
MORGAN, George Allen The Pulaski Citizen 3 Mar 1943
Dr. George Allen Morgan, 76, retired minister of the Methodist Church and highly respected citizen of the county, died of a heart attack at one o’clock Thursday afternoon at his home in Pulaski, where he had lived since his retirement from the ministry.
Son of the late G. B. and Alice Holt Morgan, Dr. Morgan was born in Bedford County, where he spent the early years of his life. He was a graduate of the Webb School, Bell Buckle, and of the Vanderbilt School of Religion in Nashville.
After his graduation from the theological school, Dr. Morgan entered the Tennessee Conference of the Methodist Church, where he spent fifty years of faithful service in pastorates in many towns in Middle Tennessee. Among the chucrhes he served were those at Fayetteville, Gallatin, Lebanon, Murfreesboro, West End Methodist Church, Nashville, and the First Methodist Church at Pulaski.
Interrupting his years of service as pastor, Dr. Morgan accepted the presidency of Martin College, Pulaski, which position he held for a period of eleven years. At the end of that time, he resigned and resumed his work in the field of preaching.
Dr. Morgan was first married to Miss Effie Vernor Kennedy of Cornersville, whose death occurred in December, 1939. To this union was born a son, George Allen Morgan, Jr., who, at present, is serving as a Lieutenant with the armed forces of this country, being stationed at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.
His second marriage was to Mrs. Carolyn Smith of Nashville, prominent worker in the women’s work of the Methodist Church, who survives.
Since his retirement from the ministry, Dr. Morgan has continued to serve as teacher of the Men’s Bible Class at the local Methodist Church, which he organized several years ago as well as to hold services in churches in this county and in other parts of the state.
Throughout the years of service, Dr. Morgan’s life proved a benediction to all with whom he came in contact. In his death, the town has suffered the loss of an honest and upright man.
In addition to his wife, Mrs. Carolyn Benedict Smith and son, Lt. George A. Morgan, Jr., of Ft. Sill, Okla.; two grandchildren, Eve and Jack Morgan; and two sisters, Mrs. R. A. Conger, of Fayetteville and Mrs. W. B. Moore of Petersburg; and a brother, Rev. A. J. Morgan, of Lewisburg.
Funeral services for Dr. G. A. Morgan were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Methodist Church by the Rev. Frank Calhoun, pastor, assisted by Dr. J. J. Stowe of Nashville, and the Rev. Harvey W. Seay, superintendent of the Pulaski District. Interment was in the Cemetery at Cornersville.

MORTON, Willie Smith The Pulaski Citizen 3 Mar 1943
Funeral services for Willie Smith Morton, 78, brother of Prof. W. P. Morton, principal of Giles County High School, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Highland Avenue Church of Christ in Columbia, with the rites conducted by Elder F. C. Sowell and Elder Leon A. Burns. Burial took place in the Morton Cemetery.
Mr. Morton, minister of the Church of Christ for fifty-eight years, died Thursday night at his home, following an extended illness. The son of the late James H. Morton and Mrs. Margaret H. Morton, he was born and reared in Maury County.
Mr. Morton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nannie Morton, five sons, C. E. Morton, Maury County; H. K. Morton, Nashville; H. S. Morton, Birmingham, Ala.; J. D. Morton, Miami, Fla; and W. N. Morton, Carthage, Miss.; four daughters, Mrs. C. L. Smith, Lynnville; Mrs. Oma Notgrass, Mrs. C. P. Clark and Miss Clara Morton, all of Columbia; eighteen grandchildren; two great grandchildren; one brother, W. P. Morton, Pulaski; and four sisters, Mrs. Ethel Journey, Pinehurst, N. C., Mrs. Walker Hardiman, Soddy, Mrs. N. P. Cheek, Lewisburg, and Mrs. Della Cheek, Columbia.

MOSS, Edwin Paisley The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jul 1941
Edwin Paisley Moss, 3-year-old son of Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Moss of Williamsburg, Ky., died Saturday evening enroute from Williamsburg to a Knoxville, Tenn., hospital.
Mrs. Moss and two sons came down three weeks ago for a visit at Pulaski with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Paisley. On last Tuesday this little boy developed a throat infection, and on Thursday they returned to their home. As his illness became more serious, and complications developed, he was rushed to a specialist at Knoxville but died enroute.
Mr. and Mrs. Paisley, Mrs. Emmett Hendrickson, and Mrs. Edith Todd, left Sunday morning for Williamsburg where funeral services were conducted Monday.
He is survived by his parents, and a five year old brother, Clive Moss, Jr.

MOSS, Edwin S. The Pulaski Citizen 25 Aug 1943
Friends of Dr. Clive A. Moss will regret to learn of the death of his father, Dr. Edwin S. Moss, prominent physician of Williamsburg, Ky., who died Monday, following a brief illness.
Dr. Moss was eighty-three years of age, and had practiced continuously since finishing college in early manhood until his recent illness.
He is survived by his wife; and the one son, Dr. Moss; and one daughter, Mrs. George Lewis of Philadelphia. Dr. Moss was the father-in-law of the former Miss Lucy Paisley of Pulaski.

MURPHY, Everette The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jan 1940
Funeral services for Everette Murphy, 26, native of Pulaski, who died Wednesday night at Little Rock, Ark., were conducted at the Church of Christ here by Elders Elmer Smith and Joe Clark, with burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
Everette was a member of the Church of Christ, an obedient child, a faithful husband and devoted father. His ever-present smile will be missed by his family and many friends.
Survivors are his wife and one daughter, Mary Sue, parents, Elder and Mrs. J. C. Murphy, Pulaski; two sisters Mrs. H. A. Reynolds of Nashville and Mrs. Henry Aymett, Pulaski, two brothers, P. K. and Clyde B. Murphy.

Pall bearers: Ed Eslick Marvin Davis, Jr., O. L. Hosay, Abe Holley, Pulaski; Tom McCord, Columbia; Buford Cole, Athens, Ala.

MURPHY, James W. The Pulaski Record 28 May 1947
Funeral services for James W. Murphy, age 59, of Nashville, who died Sunday afternoon at a nursing home in Nashville following an extended illness, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. The Rev. A. Faxon Small, pastor of Waverly Place Methodist Church in Nashville officiated and burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery in Lynnville.
Mr. Murphy, a native of Ohio, had been a construction foreman for the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. in the Southern States for 22 years until he was retired last June. He began his wofk with the company in St. Louis and was later transferred to Atlanta and from there to Nashville. Prior to his entry into the nursing home about two weeks before his death, he had resided on Carothers Avenue in Nashville.
In 1926 he was married to Miss Jettie Carpenter of Lynnville who survives. He was a member of the Waverly Place Methodist Church for many years and also a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America.
Among those who attended the funeral services were: from Atlanta, Mr. B. L.Murray, Mr. W. B. Lovelady, Mr. R. W. Page, Mr. G. C. Galsert, Mr. Jim Williams; from Chattanooga, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Gray; from Nashville, Mr. R. B. Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. Mark M. Mandot, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Page, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cason and daughter, Shirley, Mrs. O. F. Burris, Mrs. Addie English, MRS. Bennie McSpadden and Mrs. Fred Ferrell.

MUSGROVE, Thomas L. The Pulaski Citizen 13 Dec 1944
Another serviceman on Giles County’s roll of war heroes to make the supreme sacrifice was Pfc. Thomas L. Musgrove, 24-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Musgrove, of Route 1, Goodspring, who was killed in action in France June 15, 1944.
Serving with an infantry division, the young man had been overseas for almost two years, having participated in the invasion of Africa in 1942 and later in the Silician campaign. From that theater he was transferred to England for the invasion of Europe and the following war on French soil, in which he lost his life.
Young Musgrove received four months’ training at Camp Wheeler, Ga., and approximately 8 months’ at Fort Bragg, N. C., before he was sent overseas. Prior to his enlistment in the Army, he was engaged in farming in the Goodspring community.
Born in the state of Alabama, the young man moved with his family to Tennessee when he was eight years old. He attended school at Oak Grove, after which he received training at the CCC camps for a period of two years.
In addition to his parents, Pfc. Musgrove is survived by seven sisters and two brothers, all of the Goodspring community.

McALESTER, Mary C. The Pulaski Record 20 Apr 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary C. McAlester, age 96, who died Monday morning at her home at Bodenham were held at 2:00 o’clock at the Mount Moriah Church with Rev. Moorehead, Rev. F. D. Troutt and Rev. Fred C. Woodard officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mrs. McAlester, a native of Giles County, was a member of the Trinity Methodist Church. She is survived by one daughter, Miss Grace McAlester; and two sons, R. G. McAlester of Pulaski and Buford F. McAlester of Wichita, Kansas.

McALESTER, Vivian Ann The Pulaski Citizen 22 Mar 1944
Funeral services for Miss Vivian Ann McAlester, who died early Monday morning at Pulaski Hospital, following several weeks’ illness, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Mt. Moriah, with the rites conducted by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the Trinity Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun and the Rev. Richard Roe. Burial was in Moriah Cemetery.
The daughter of Mrs. Mary C. McAlester and the late Frank McAlester, Miss McAlester was a devoted member of the Methodist Church, and a member of the Bodenham Home Demonstration Club and the Pulaski Garden Club.
Besides her mother, Miss McAlester is survived by one sister, Miss Grace McAlester; two brothers, R. G. McAlester, Pulaski and Bedford McAlester, Wichita, Kans., and one half-brother, W. B. McAlester, Pulaski.

McCANLESS, Ella Pack The Pulaski Citizen 18 Dec 1940
Frankewing-Our sympathy is hereby extended to Miss Myrene McCanless, daughter, and Mrs. Lew Jones and Mrs. Corinne Williams, sisters, in the death of Mrs. W. T. McCanless last Thursday. She was buried in the family plot following funeral services in Friendship Church by Rev. O. P. Gentry, of Manchester. Mrs. McCanless was 74, and 40 years a member of the Methodist Church. She was an extra good woman, and been a widow over 30 years.

McCORD, Bryant The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jan 1948
Bryant McCord, 18, a senior at Jones High School, died unexpectedly at one o’clock Friday, January 23, at the school, following the eating of his lunch. Death was attributed to a heart attack.
Funeral rites were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church conducted y the pastor, Dr. Charles S. Ramsay, and burial took place in the Lynnwood Cemetery.
Young McCord, a popular student and a leading figure in athletics and other school activities, was the son of Claiborne McCord of Lewisburg and Mrs. Sallie Tom Bryant McCord Williams of Lynnville.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by one brother, Jimmy McCord, Lynnville; one half-sister, Lana Williams; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Bryant.

McCORD, James The Pulaski Citizen 6 Sep 1944
Pvt. James McCord, 29, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. McCord of Cornersville, died August 7 from wounds received in action in France on July 30, according to a message received by his wife, Mrs. Imogene Copeland McCord of Lynnville.
Pvt. McCord was employed in Detroit, Mich., before entering the service in December, 1943. He was a member of the infantry and received his training at Camp Croft, S. C., going overseas in June. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Other survivors are a daughter, Donna Copeland McCord; a son, Eddie McCord; a sister, Craig Blair of Cornersville and a brother Claiborne McCord of Lewisburg.

McCORMACK, John Bunyan The Pulaski Citizen 21 Oct 1942
Funeral services for John Bunyan McCormack, 70 years, retired farmer, who died at 10 o’clock Wednesday night, October 14, at his home on East Washington Street, following twelve months’ failing health, were held at the residence at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon, with the Rev. H. G. Coston conducting the rites. Interment took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. McCormack is survived by his wife, Mrs. Tommie V. McCormack; five daughters, Mrs. Otha Sandridge and Mrs. Claiby Roberts, both of Pulaski, Mrs. Buford Holley, Mrs. Willie Holley, and Mrs. Clint Wilburn, all of Giles County; three sons, D. B. McCormack of Beech Hill, Harris McCormack of Birmingham, Ala., and Willie McCormack of Florence, Ala.; one brother, Dick McCormack of Pisgah; one sister, Mrs. Carrie McCormack; and two half-sisters, Mrs. John Pack of Pisgah, and Mrs. Lonnie Vaughan of Fort Worth, Texas.

McCORMACK, Lula Murray The Pulaski Citizen 1 Mar 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Murray McCormack, 71, who died Thursday, February 24, at her home in the Bunker Hill section, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the Rev. F. G. Dickson conducting the rites. Burial was in Indian Creek Cemetery.
Deceased had been a member of the Baptist Church since young womanhood. She is survived by her husband, R. J. McCormack; two sons, Vance McCormack, Louisville, Ky., and William McCormack, Lynnville; four daughters, Mrs. Lillie Doggett, Louisville, Ky., Mrs. Esther Ingram and Mrs. P. D. Carden, both of Bunker Hill, and Mrs. Lucile Hefley, Berea; eight grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.

McCORMICK, Marvin The Pulaski Citizen 3 Sep 1941
Marvin McCormick, aged 59 years, died at 8 o’clock Saturday night at his home in the Blooming Grove section after an extended illness.
Funeral services were conducted at 3 o’clock D. S. T. at the Blooming Grove Church by Rev. Gibbons and Rev. Harwell, and burial at the Pisgah Cemetery.
Mr. McCormick is survived by his wife, four sisters, Miss Minnie McCormick, Mrs. J. R. West, Mrs. Annie Marks, and Mrs. Roy Wynne, all of Giles County, and four brothers, J. F. McCormick, and Don McCormick, of Pulaski, and Virgil McCormick, of Giles County, and Tom Lee McCormick of Farmington.

McCOWN, Thomas Phillips The Pulaski Citizen 2 Sep 1942
Mrs. Florence Henderson McCown, of Elkton, was notified Tuesday morning that her son, Cpl. Thomas Phillips McCown, was drowned Monday night as the result of an accident on the camp grounds of Ft. Dupont, Deleware, where he was stationed as a member of the armed forces of the country.
The tragic message contained little in way of details of the accident, which brought an untimely end to the life of this fine young soldier, who met the call of his country by volunteering several months ago.
The young man, who was in his twenty-sixth year, had returned to camp about ten days ago, following a few days’ furlough spent with his mother at their home at Elkton.
Greatly beloved in the community where he was born, young McCown took an outstanding part in school and church activities. He was a graduate of the Giles County High School and Columbia Military Academy, and was a member of the Elkton Maplewood Methodist Church.
His only survivor is his mother, since the death of his father, Martin H. McCown, occurred 11 years ago.
The body will reach Pulaski on the 5 o’clock train Thursday afternoon and will be carried to the Bennett-May Funeral Home, where funeral services will be held the following morning at ten o’clock. The Rev. J. W. Swann pastor of the Methodist Church, will conduct the services, and burial will follow in the family lot in the Cemetery at Fayetteville.

McCRACKEN, Mae The Pulaski Citizen 29 Dec 1948
Funeral services for Miss May Etta McCracken, 76, retired school teacher, who died at 2:58 Saturday afternoon, December 25, at her home at Bunker Hill, following several months illness, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Bunker Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. H. H. Austin of Mt. Pleasant. Burial took place in the McCracken Cemetery at Bunker Hill.
Daughter of the late John C. McCracken and Mary C. Barnes McCracken, she was born and reared in Giles County. She had been for many years a leading school teacher, and was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. Miss McCracken is survived by one sister, Mrs. Will E. Due; and one brother, J. L. McCracken, both of Bunker Hill.


McCRACKEN, Mary Barnes The Pulaski Citizen 22 Dec 1943
Mrs. Mary McCracken, beloved woman of the Bunker Hill community who passed her one hundredth birthday in the month of May, 1943, died Thursday at her home after an extended period of failing health.
Daughter of the late Jim and Lavinia Barnes, Mrs. McCracken was born and reared in Giles County. In early life she was married to the late John Calvin McCracken and moved to Bunker Hill where the family home was established and where the remainder of his life was spent.
Left a widow at an early age, Mrs. McCracken was a source of inspiration to neighbors and friends in meeting and accomplishing the difficult task of rearing five small children.
She was a devout member of the Methodist Church and took active part in all phases of its work as long as her health permitted. For many years she was the teacher of the children’s class in the Sunday School and was called “Mammy May” by her host of young pupils.
Mrs. McCracken is survived by three children, Miss Mae McCracken and Lytle McCracken, with whom she made her home; and Mrs. W. E. Due of Cedar Grove.
Funeral services were held Friday morning, December 17 in the Bunker Hill Methodist Church by the Rev. F. G. Dickson and burial was in the McCracken Cemetery in that community.

McCRACKEN, Maye Etta The Pulaski Citizen 29 Dec 1948
Funeral services for Miss May Etta McCracken, 76, retired school teacher, who died at 2:58 Saturday afternoon, December 25, at her home at Bunker Hill, following several months illness, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Bunker Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. H. H. Austin of Mt. Pleasant. Burial took place in the McCracken Cemetery at Bunker Hill.
Daughter of the late John C. McCracken and Mary C. Barnes McCracken, she was born and reared in Giles County. She had been for many years a leading school teacher, and was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church.
Miss McCracken is survived by one sister, Mrs. Will E. Due; and one brother, J. L. McCracken, both of Bunker Hill.

McCRACKEN, Robert Lytle The Pulaski Citizen 27 Apr 1949
Funeral services for Robert Lytle McCracken, 89, who died suddenly of a heart attack at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, April 26, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. E. Dale, in Cornersville, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at McDaniel Funeral Home in Cornersville. Rites were conducted by the Rev. M. K. Harwell, Methodist minister, and burial took place in the family lot in Mt. Zion Cemetery at Frankewing. He had been in declining health for a number of years.
He was in his ninetieth year, having been born in Giles County, August 1, 1859, and was the son of the late Luther McCracken and Charlotte Smith McCracken. He had been a member of the Methodist Church for many years.
His wife, Mrs. Virginia Blow McCracken, died January 13, 1929.
Mr. McCracken is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Dale, Cornersville, Mrs. Clay Minatra, Bunker Hill, Mrs. Rufus Campbell, Pulaski, Mrs. Garland Brownlow, Fort Worth, Texas, and Mrs. Luther Holt, Madison; one son, Mahlon McCracken, Bunker Hill; twenty-four grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
A son, William D. McCracken died in 1948.

McCRACKEN, William David The Pulaski Citizen 11 Aug 1948
William David McCracken, 50, employee of the Post Office Department, United States Government, for 29 years and a member of a prominent family in Giles County, died early Thursday morning at Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville, after a short illness.
Funeral services will be held at the Bennett May Funeral Home in Pulaski at 3:00 o’clock Friday afternoon by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of First Methodist Church in Pulaski. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Son of Robert Lytle McCracken of the Bunker Hill community and the late Virginia Blow McCracken, he was born and reared in Giles County and had lived in Pulaski for several years. As a railway mail clerk, he had headquarters in Nashville and was currently serving on the Nashville-Montgomery line.
Mr. McCracken was a highly respected citizen of this county and was a member of the Pulaski Methodist Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lillian Smith McCracken; his father, Robert Lytle McCracken; a daughter, Mrs. Vernon Hindman; a granddaughter, Jane Hindman of Pulaski; a brother, Mahlon McCracken of Bunker Hill; and five sisters, Mrs. Luther Holt, Old Hickory, Mrs. Claude Dale, Cornersville, Mrs. Rufus Campbell, Pulaski, Mrs Clay Minatra, Bunker Hill, and Mrs. Garland Brownlow, Ft. Worth, Texas.

McCREE, John H. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Dec 1944
Pulaski’s first public ceremony to present a posthumous award to the parents of a World War II service man was impressively held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock on the North side of the public square, when Mr. and Mrs. John L. McCree received the Silver Star and Purple Heart awards on behalf of their son, Pfc. John H. McCree who was killed in action in the European theatre a year ago.
In charge of the presentation was Col. Frank T. Addington, Post Commander of Camp Forrest, assisted by officers of Hdq. 10th Infantry Regiment, Tennessee State Guard, and C o. G., local State Guard Company.
Escorted by Lt. Col. A. J. English and Major R. M. Bowers of the Hq. Staff, Mr. and Mrs. McCree were introduced to Col. Addington, after which Company G, under the command of Capt. F. E. Arnold, drew up in company front facing the participants in the ceremony, and the colors were advanced by the color guard.
Addressing the assembly, Col. Addington stressed the need for full and complete cooperation of the entire citizenship to bring about victory. Pointing to the example of Pvt. McCree and others, he made the comparison that while 90 per cent of the men and women at home were working as hard and continuously as possible, there were still ten per cent who were isolating themselves from was duties and letting others carry their burden.
After reading the citation which described the unselfish gallantry of Pvt. McCree, the awards were presented to Mr. and Mrs. McCree by Col. Addington.
The solemnity of the occasion was enhanced as “To The Colors” was played on the trumpet by Billy Petty, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Petty, after which the State Guardsman passed in review.

McCRORY, Roy Winfield The Pulaski Citizen 8 Apr 1942
Funeral services for Roy Winfield McCrory, 55, who died Wednesday morning at a Florence, Ala. hospital after a brief illness of pneumonia, were held at 4 o’clock Thursday afternoon with Dr. M. E. Lazenby officiating. Interment followed in the Florence Cemetery.
Mr. McCrory, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Drake McCrory of Pulaski, a veteran of World War I, lived at Lewisburg before he entered business at Florence about thirty years ago. He was postmaster at Florence at the time of his death, a member of the First Methodist Church, and of the American Legion.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Bessie Smith McCrory; two sons, Roy McCrory, Jr., of the U. S. Army stationed in Alaska, and John D. McCrory, Florence; two sisters, Mrs. W. H. Braden, Cornersville, Tenn., and Mrs. Jurando Logan, Lewisburg; two brothers, Dan and Charles McCrory, Lewisburg, Tenn.

McDONALD, Sam F. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Oct 1941
Columbia, Tenn., Oct 13-Funeral services for Sam F. McDonald, 71, who died Saturday following an illness of several weeks, were held yesterday afternoon at the Nebo Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. R. L. Geonton, assisted by Elder F. C. Sowell, minister of the Seventh Street Church of Christ. Burial was in McCain’s Cemetery.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Rankin McDonald, he was born and reared in Maury County. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lelia Davis McDonald; one son, Frank McDonald; one sister, Mrs. John Hutton of Pulaski; and one brother, John McDonald, of Maury County.

McDOUGAL, William Walston The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nov 1941
Sergeant William Walston McDougal, 71, widely known piano tuner of Columbia, was fatally injured last Thursday afternoon when he was struck by automobile driven by J. L. Townsend, also of Columbia. The accident, which was said to have been unavoidable, occurred near the Log Cabin Tourist Court, on North First Street.
Mr. McDougal, who was immediately rushed to the Pulaski Hospital, suffered two broken legs and a fractured skull. His death occurred at 10:45 p. m., Thursday night.
“Sarg,” as he was familiarly known to friends throughout the state, had been traveling for the last several years as piano tuner and mechanical musical instrument mechanic, and had been associated in the piano business with a Columbia firm for the past twenty years.
He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Funeral services were conducted at a Columbia funeral home Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock by Rev. A.W. Beasley, pastor of the Methodist Church. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.

McGEE, Anna Carpenter The Pulaski Citizen 23 Feb 1944
Funeral services for Anna Carpenter McGee, 66, who died Sunday morning at her home in the Thirteenth Civil District after a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Lynnville Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
She had been a member of the Methodist Church for many years. Mrs. McGee is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Wilson Angus and Mrs. Wessie Daugherty, both of Lynnville; three sons, Clarence McGee and Horace McGee, both of Mt. Pleasant, and Ray McGee of Atlanta; sixteen grandchildren and one great grandchild.

McGILL, Joe S. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jun 1944
Funeral services for Joe S. McGill, 75, who died Thursday morning, June 1, at his home at Minor Hill, June 1, at his home at Minor Hill, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the residence, conducted by the Rev. Haynes Brinkley. Burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. McGill is survived by his wife, Mrs. Docia Jones McGill; one daughter, Mrs. J. R. Newton, Minor Hill; one son, Floyd McGill, Oklahoma City, Okla.; and two grandchildren.

McGREW, Elizabeth Tarpley The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jun 1941
Mrs. Emmett McGrew passed away at Columbia last week. Funeral services were conducted at Columbia and burial in Maplewood Cemetery at Pulaski.
Mrs. McGrew was a widow. She had been in failing health several years.
She is survived by one sister, Mrs. J. E. Cameron, Waco, and three brothers, Earl Tarpley and Guy Tarpley, of the Tarpley community, and Genie Tarpley of Stella.

McGREW, Lena The Pulaski Record 16 Nov 1949
Miss Lena McGrew, 81, died at 5:00 o’clock Sunday, November 6, at the home of her brothers, Neeley McGrew of Memphis, following several years of failing health. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 8, in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home by Rev. Fred C. Woodard. Burial was in the family lot at Maplewood Cemetery.
Born January 8, 1868, Miss McGrew was the daughter of the late Neal and Louisa McGrew and a member of the Methodist Church. She was educated here and lived here until the death of her parents.
In addition to her brother, she is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Clarence Powell of Danville, Ky., and Mrs. W. E. Gilbert of Nashville.

McGREW, Robert Pitts The Pulaski Citizen __ Oct 1943
Former Giles Countian Killed By Escaping Negro Convict
Funeral services for R. P. McGrew, 72, native Giles Countian employed as workhouse guard and employee of the Davidson County Highway Department for the past 20 years, who was killed Saturday by an escaping Negro convict, were held at two o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Bethesda Methodist Church by the Rev. F. G. Dickson and the Rev. James Parsons. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. McGrew, who was born and reared in the Bethesda section, is survived by a sister, Miss Estelle McGrew, of Pulaski; and two brothers, Wynn McGrew, of Tarpley; and Irvin McGrew, Phoenix, Arizona.
The following statement appeared in the Wednesday issue of The Nashville Banner:
Meanwhile the Davidson County grand jury is expected to receive evidence against the convict, George Hambrick, who is being held in county jail on charges of murder and escape. He was arrested by deputies under Sheriff Claude Briley shortly after his escape.

McGREW, William Irvin The Pulaski Citizen 01 Mar 1944
Irvin McGrew, native of Giles County and former merchant in Pulaski, died Sunday afternoon, February 27, at the home of his son, Irvin, Jr., in Phoenix, Ariz., where he had been visiting for the past several weeks.
Born in the Bethesda community, Mr. McGrew made his home in Giles County until about 15 years ago when he and his family moved to Washington, D. C. For many years he was in the mercantile and furniture business in Pulaski and was, at one time, a traveling salesman for a furniture company.
The family lived in Washington until two years ago when the frail health of Mrs. McGrew necessitated the breaking up of the family home. Since that time Mr and Mrs. McGrew have made their home with their daughter, Miss Martha McGrew, in Chicago.
Mr. McGrew is survived by his wife; his daughter; and two sons, Irvin McGrew, Jr., Phoenis, Ariz., and Steele McGrew, of Athens, Ala.; three grandchildren; a sister Miss Estelle McGrew, and a brother, Wynn McGrew, both of Giles County.
Funeral services will be held at two o’clock Tuesday afternoon, March 7, at the Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. William T. Steele, of Nashville. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery.

McGREW, Robert Pitts The Pulaski Citizen 20 Oct 1943
Funeral services for R. P. McGrew, 72, native Giles Countian employed as workhouse guard and employee of the Davidson County Highway Department for the past 20 years, who was killed Saturday by an escaping Negro convict, were held at two o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Bethesda Methodist Church by the Rev. F. G. Dickson and the Rev. James Parsons. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. McGrew, who was born and reared in the Bethesda section, is survived by a sister, Miss Estelle McGrew, of Pulaski; and two brothers, Wynne McGrew of Tarpley, and Irvin McGrew, of Phoenix, Arizona.
The following statement appeared in the Wednesday issue of The Nashville Banner:
Meanwhile the Davidson County grand jury is expected to receive evidence against the convict, George Hambrick, who is being held in county jail on charges of murder and escape. He was arrested by deputies sheriff under Sheriff Claude Briley shortly after his escape.

McGUIRE, Ella Lackey The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jul 1942
Funeral services were held Thursday morning in Decatur, Ala., for Mrs. Ella Lackey McGuire, aged 77 years, native of Giles County, who died suddenly at noon Monday, June 29, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Matthew Tine, in Washington, D. C., where she was visiting. The services were held at 10:30 o’clockat the Brown Funeral Home, with the Rev. William F. Wimberly, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Athens, Ala., conducting the rites, assisted by the pastor of the Central Baptist Church of Decatur, with interment in the Decatur Cemetery.
Mrs. Tine and another daughter, Mrs. E. R. Reese, also of Washington, accompanied the remains to Decatur where Mrs. McGuire has made her home for the past fifteen years.
Mrs. McGuire was born and reared at Delrose in Giles County, and was a member of the Methodist Church. Fifty-four years ago she was married to R. R. McGuire, who died last November.
Survivors, besides the two daughters mentioned include: Mrs. James A. Hines of Frankewing; Mrs. Joe F. Williford, Mrs. A. B. Markham, and Mrs. Russell Moseley, all of Decatur; and one son, R. H. McGuire, Athens, Ala.; a sister, Mrs. W. E. Green, Washington, D. C.; and one brother, W. E. Lackey, Ardmore.

McKINNEY, Augusta Lytle Mayes The Pulaski Citizen 29 Oct 1947
Mrs. Augusta Lytle Mayes McKinney, 77, died at 3:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 29, after a prolonged illness, at the home near Bunker Hill. Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending the arrival of the son from Washington, D.C. Burial will take place in the Wright Cemetery at Frankewing.
She was the daughter of the late Sam Mayes and Elizabeth McCracken Mayes and a lifelong resident of the county. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. McKinney is survived by her husband, Henry A. McKinney; three daughters, Misses Lillian and Lelabel McKinney, Bunker Hill, and Mrs. James R. Archer, Atlanta, Ga.; and five sons, W. B. McKinney, Washington, D.C., Gaylon McKinney, Frankewing, Mayes McKinney, Elsie McKinney, and Howard McKinney, all of Bunker Hill; and several grandchildren.

McKINNEY, John F. The Pulaski Citizen 2 Sep 1942
Funeral services for John F. McKinney, 66, retired farmer of the Minor Hill community, who died in a Nashville hospital at 8 o’clock Monday morning, after several months’ failing health, were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Minor Hill Methodist Church of which he was a member. Interment took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. McKinney is survived by his wife; three daugthers, Mrs. Leon Grady, of Bangor, Me., Mrs. Lizzie Cox, of Memphis, Mrs. George Felker, of Huntsville, Ala.; and one son, Van McKinney of Thomasville, Ga.; and six sisters, Mrs. Mack Jackson, Stella, Mrs. Stacy Corder, Mrs. Mary Jackson, and Mrs. Will Alsup, all of Minor Hill, Mrs. Mattie Hardiman, and Mrs. Inez Abernathy, both of Florence, Ala.

McKINNEY, Laura Young The Pulaski Citizen 10 Dec 1941
Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Laura Young McKinney, aged 73 years, at the home in El Paso, Texas on Nov. 28, after a lingering illness. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Louise McKinney Lucas, and one sister; Mrs. Cora Young Tefft, of Los Angeles, Calif.

McKISSACK, Bettie May The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jun 1944
Mrs. Bettie May McKissack, 81, widow of Dr. Edward F. McKissack, prominent dentist of Pulaski, died at five o’clock Sunday afternoon, June 18, at her home on the Bee-Line Highway, following an extended period of failing health.
Funeral rites were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home by Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of First Methodist Church. Interment took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
The daughter of the late Julius Pinckney May and Mrs. Marietta Westmoreland May, Mrs. McKissack was a leader in social, religious and civic activities, until prevented by ill health.
Mrs. McKissack is survived by two brothers, Gil T. May, prominent businessman of Pulaski, and E. M. May, Cincinnati; and one sister, Mrs. A. Samuel Abernathy, Pulaski.

McKNIGHT, Ruby Ward The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruby Ward McKnight, 22, who died at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning, March 16, at her home in the Conway section, will be held at one o’clock Thursday afternoon at Briar Ridge Baptist Church. The Rev. F. E. Durham, pastor of the Elkton Baptist Church, will conduct the services and burial will take place in the church cemetery. (Elkton)
She was a member of the Baptist Church and the daughter of Henry Ward and Lena Biles Ward of Bryson.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. McKnight is survived by her husband, Jesse McKnight; three sons, Eugene and Jimmy McKnight; an infant daughter, Caroline Shirley, born Wednesday morning; two sisters, Mrs. Leonard McKnight and Mrs. Isola Watkins, Lynnville, and two brothers, William Ward, Bryson and Roy Ward, Lynnville.

McKNIGHT, Wayne The Pulaski Citizen 7 Apr 1943
Wayne McKnight, aged 13 months, only son and child of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard McKnight died last week, aftermath of whooping cough. Remains were laid to rest in Aspen Hill Cemetery.

McKNIGHT, William Presley The Pulaski Citizen 8 Mar 1944
Funeral services for William Presley McKnight, 75, who died Wednesday morning, March 1, at the home of his nephew, C. B. McKnight at Delrose, were held at one o’clock Thursday afternoon at Mt.Zion Church at Frankewing, conducted by the Rev. G. H. Turpin. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. McKnight is survived by two brothers, Charlie McKnight, Delrose and J. B. McKnight, Frankewing, and a number of nieces and nephews.

McLAURINE, Eva Holt The Pulaski Record 13 Mar 1940
Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Holt McLaurine, 72, who died late Wednesday night at her home in the Bunker Hill section, were held Thursday afternoon at the Bee Springs Church, followed by burial in the church cemetery. Born and reared in the Bunker Hill community, Mrs. McLaurine was a daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Wyatt L. Holt, and she was the widow of Dell McLaurine, who died many years ago. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. She is survived by one son, Howard McLaurine, of Bunker Hill, who is chairman of the Giles County Agricultural Conservation Association committee; and three sisters, Mrs. E. H. Young, of Bunker Hill; Mrs. Earl George of the Delrose community, and Mrs. C. V. Loyd of Nashville.

McLAURINE, George Egbert The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jan 1944
Relatives have been informed of the death of George Egbert McLaurine, 72, on January 4 at his home in Muskogee, Okla., where funeral and burial took place.
He was born and reared in Lynnville, the son of the late John McLaurine and Mrs. Margaret Haywood McLaurine, prominent residents of Lynnville. He received his education at Vanderbilt University.
In early life he moved to Muskogee where he has since operated a drug business.
Mr. McLaurine is survived by a daughter, Miss Margaret McLaurine, of Muskogee; two sisters, Mrs. L. E. Cowden of Fayetteville, and Mrs. W. F. Burden of Beech Grove; and two nieces, Miss Mary Sumner McLaurine of Lynnville and Miss Elaine Word of Cornersville.

McLEAN, Mary Pearl Vandiver The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jan 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Pearl McLean, 45, wife of R. L. McLean, of the Eighteenth Civil District, who died Thursday afternoon at the local hospital, following a long illness, were held at 1 o’clock Friday afternoon at Moriah Church by Elders Vandiver and Thomason of Nashville, with burial in the church cemetery.
Mrs. McLean is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Noah Tripp, Franklin, Tenn., and Mrs. Grady Barnes, Pulaski; four sons, Paul Neal McLean, Johnson City, Tenn., R. L. McLean, Jr., Wales, Frank Ewing McLean and John M. McLean, who live at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Vandiver, Rossville, Ga., one sister, Mrs. Elmo Beckham, Russellville, Ky., and one brother, N. P. Vandiver, Luling, Tex.

McLEAN, Robert Love The Pulaski Citizen 2 Aug 1944
Funeral services for Robert Love McLean, 58, farmer of the Eighteenth Civil District, who died at 9:20 o’clock Friday morning, July 28, following several months’ declining health, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Moriah Church, conducted by the Rev. C. V. Vandiver of Nashville. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. McLean is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Grady Barnes, and Mrs. Noah Tripp, both of Giles County; four sons, Paul McLean, Elizabethton, R. L. McLean, Jr., whois in overseas service, F. E. McLean, Belleville, Mich., and John M. McLean, Giles County; six grandchildren; mother, Mrs. Sallie Tidwell McLean, Giles County; four sisters, Mrs. Ed Neal and Mrs. Herbert Mize, Giles County, Mrs. A. T. Ashford, Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. H. M. Johnson, Gadsden, Ala.; three brothers, Ervin McLean, Giles County, W. C. McLean, Chattanooga, and J. L. McLean, Greensboro, N. C.

McLEAN, Sallie Tidwell The Pulaski Citizen 3 Mar 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie Tidwell McLean, 82, who died on Tuesday night, March 2, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Horace Johnson, in Gadsden, Ala., will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Moriah Church near Pulaski. The Rev. Stuart H. Salmon, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski, will conduct the services and burial will take place in the church cemetery. She had been in failing health for the past several months.
Mrs. McLean, a resident of the county, was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Darl Tidwell. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. McLean is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Ed Neal and Mrs. Herbert Mize of the Bodenham community, Mrs. Tillman Ashford, Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. Johnson, Gadsden, Ala.; three sons, Ervin McLean, Giles County, Willie McLean, Chattanooga, Tenn., and Joe McLean, North Carolina; a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Her husband died fourteen years ago.

McLIN, James M. The Pulaski Citizen 28 Aug 1940
James M. Maclin, 88, former Justice of the Peace, and retired farmer of the Frankewing community, died at his home Tuesday afternoon.
Funeral services were being conducted Wednesday afternoon at the Mt. Zion Methodist Church. Rev. Wyatt Harwell, officiating. Mr. Maclin had been a member of the Methodist Church, and a member of the official board for a long time. And served as Superintendent of the Sunday School.
He is survived by four daughters and three sons.

McMASTERS, Lindsay Ditchler The Pulaski Citizen 27 Sep 1944
Funeral services for Lindsay Ditchler McMasters, 72, who died Sunday afternoon, September 24, at Pulaski Hospital, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church, by a former pastor, the Rev. Minor E. Powers. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
He was a retired merchant of the Bodenham community and had been an elder in Mt. Moriah Church for a quarter of a century.
Mrs. McMasters died a number of years ago.
Mr. McMasters is survived by one step-daughter, Miss Katie Lunsford, Bodenham; two sisters, Mrs. W. C. Eubank, Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. F. E. Bassham, Anderson, Ala.; and one brother, G. B. McMasters, of Lawrence County.

McMILLION, Harvey The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jul 1940
Harvey McMillion, 64, son of the Judge and Mrs. G. H. McMillion, died at his home in the Odd Fellows Hall community, about 6:30, Friday morning, July 5.
Mr. McMillion grew up on the farm, and was a good practical farmer. During the years when his father was County Judge, the family lived in town, and Harvey engaged in the insurance business.
Failing health, and death of both father and mother, caused Harvey to give up active work, and return to the farm home, where he and one sister, and some farm people have lived for serveral years.
Mr. McMillion was a member of the Presbyterian Church. He had not been quite well for some twenty years, but kept up until about a week before he passed away.
Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church, Pulaski, at 2:30, Sunday morning, Rev. A. R. Batchelor officiating. Burial on the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. McMillion is survived by two sisters, Miss Anna Belle who lived at the family home with him, and Mrs. Elmer Blackmon of Clarksdale, Miss. Also an aunt, Mrs. Harvey Walker, Nashville, and an uncle, Will Lane of Memphis.

McMULLINS, James M. The Pulaski Record 25 Jun 1947
Funeral services for James M. McMullins, 67, were held June 18, at the Leggtown Church of Christ near Athens, Ala. with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maude McMullins; one son, Robert, both of Athens; four brothers, Will, Dee and Leonard, all of Athens; Roy of Minor Hill; three sisters, Mrs. R. J. Smith of Athens, Mrs. Johnnie Stanford of Minor Hill and Mrs. Ellie Johnson of Elkmont.

McMURRAY, Willie The Pulaski Citizen 01 May 1940
Mrs. Willie McMurray, age 79 years, died in a local hospital on April 25, 1940. She was the widow of the late John Winfield McMurray, who died several years ago. Mrs. McMurray had lived in Pulaski for the past 14 years. Funeral was at Bunker Hill Methodist Church where she had been a member since early in life.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Edwin Loyd of Pulaski and Mrs. Pink May Taylor, of Little Rock, Ark. Ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren also survive.

McNEESE, Elza M. The Pulaski Record 17 Aug 1949
Elza M. McNeese, 57, resident of Columbia for the past 12 years was found dead Monday morning, Aug. 15, in his room at 911 S. Garden Street, Columbia. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at the grave in Maplewood Cemetery with Rev. Fred Woodard officiating.
Mr. McNeese had been an employee of Adwell Motor Company in Columbia for the past four years. He was a native of Giles County. His parents were the late R. L. and Gertrude Reese McNeese. He is survived by a son, Julian M. McNeese of Georgia and one grandchild.

McNEESE, Field The Pulaski Citizen 6 Nov 1940
Field McNeese, 60, died Oct. 29, 1940, at his home near Elkton. Survived by his widow, Mrs. Carrie Hodges McNeese, one brother, Esq. J. M. McNeese; four children, Mrs. Ula Johnson, Ardmore, Mrs. Maples Scott, Elkmont, Ala., Luther McNeese, Chattanooga, Grady McNeese of Elkton. Burial at Gatlin graveyard, services by Methodist minister, Rev. J. W. Swann. He was a man of honor, good citizen, and neighbor, sociable and of smooth temperament. Had been a member of the Methodist body many years.

McNEESE, Lila Pettes The Pulaski Citizen 6 Oct 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Ward McNeese, 67, who died at 10:15 Friday night, October 1, at her home in the Sumac community, after an extended illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Frankewing Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. H. G. Coston. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Before her marrige she was the former Miss Lila Pettes of Lincoln County. Her first marriage was to J. A. Dale of Giles County. The following children survive: Claude Dale, Cornersville, Frank Dale of Cleveland, Ohio, Clyde Dale and Mrs. Clyde Hatfield, both of Giles County; and eight grandchildren. She is also survived by her second husband, Ward McNeese.

McNEESE, Malcolm The Pulaski Citizen 17 Mar 1943
Funeral services for Malcolm McNeese, aged 18 years, who died at 9:35 o’clock Saturday morning, March 13, at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Lee McNeese in the Elkton section, following a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Elkton Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. H. Shannon, pastor. Burial took place in the Elkton Cemetery. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Besides his parents, he is survived by four sisters, Misses Frances, Nelle, Nancy, and Lillian McNeese, all of whom live at the home, and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim McNeese at Elkton.

McNEESE, Willie Ruth Tatum The Pulaski Citizen 19 Aug 1942
Mrs. Malcolm McNeese, 27-year-old mother of two small sons, was fatally burned early Saturday morning by an explosion of a mixture of kerosene and gasoline, which she was using to start a fire in the kitchen stove at her home in South Pulaski.
Mrs. McNeese was enveloped in flames, when the fuel in a partly-filled five-gallon can exploded and set fire to her clothing and to the area of the kitchen in which she stood. Her husband, who came to the rescue from the adjoining room, succeeded in moving her from the room and in smothering the flames by wrapping her in a bedspread.
Mrs. McNeese was immediately rushed to Pulaski Hospital, where she died about four hours later. Her husband, in the meantine, was undergoing treatment at the hospital for severe burns on his face, arms and hands, which he suffered in the vain effort to save his wife’s life.
Mrs. McNeese was the former Miss Willie Ruth Tatum, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Tatum, whose home is on Rural Route 2, Pulaski. She was a member of the Methodist Church at Campbellsville, in which community she formerly lived.
In addition to her husband and her parents, Mrs. McNeese is survived by her sons, Robert and Vernon; and two brothers, Henry and Newton Tatum; and three sisters, Misses Willa Dean, Ann Tatum, and Mrs. Katherine Taylor, all of Giles County.
Funeral services were held at three o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of Olivet Methodist Church. Burial was in the Moriah Cemetery, near Pulaski.

McREE, C. Emmett The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jan 1944
Funeral services for C. Emmett McRee, 71, retired farmer, who died at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at his home, after an extended illness, were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Pleasant Hill Church, conducted by Elder Claude Thomas. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. McRee was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Mattie G. Hagan McRee; two brothers, Roy McRee, Stella, and Judson McRee, of California; three sisters, Mrs. J. W. Lanier, Shawnee, Okla., Mrs. Henry Bass, Minor Hill and Mrs. Andrew Jones, Stella.

MEDLEY, Bennie Lee The Pulaski Record 04 Feb 1948
Funeral services for Bennie Lee Medley, 45, who died Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m., were held Thursday at 1:00 at the Pulaski Funeral Home. Burial was in the Mount Zion Cemetery at Frankewing.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Kizzie Doss of Frankewing, Mrs. Clarence Rowe of Campbellsville and Mrs. Henry McGee of Pulaski; and two brothers, Sam Medley of Pulaski and Henry Medley of Elkmont, Ala.

MERRITT, Leona Kandt The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Leona K. Merritt, 22, wife of James Adrian Merritt, Jr., who died at 6:15 o’clock Monday night, January 19, at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala., following a long illness were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Baptist Church in the Hanna Community, conducted by Elder Claude Thomas of Mt. Pleasant. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Merritt is survived by a two-year-old daughter, Jackie Sue Merritt; her parents, Mr. and Msr. Emanuel Kandt, Elk Grove, Calif.; two sisters, Miss Dorothy Kandt, Elk Grove, Mrs. Bob Baker, Sacramento, Calif.; and her maternal grandfather, Philip Krammerer, Lodi, Calif.

MILES, Florence Reed The Pulaski Record 02 Mar 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Florence Reed Miles, 48, who died suddenly of a heart attack Thursday, February 17, were held Friday at 2:00 at the Mt. Moriah Church by Rev. E. D. Trout. Burial was in the church cemetery.
A daughter of the late Alexander C. Reed and Mary Puryear Reed, she was a native of Giles County and a member of the Methodist Church. In 1919 she was married to Willie O. Miles, who survives.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Miss Mary Ellen Miles; one son, Billy Reed Miles; one brother, Carson Reed, and a sister, Mrs. Nina Reed Moore.

MINATRA, Pressley Ward The Pulaski Record 02 Nov 1949
Funeral services were held Saturday, October 29, for Pressley Ward Minatra, 76, of the Bunker Hill community who died on Thursday, October 27, at Pulaski Hospital. Rites were conducted by Rev. Marshall D. Moss, Methodist minister, and burial took place in the Minatra Cemetery near his home. A lifelong resident of Giles County, he was born December 15, 1872 and was a son of the late Henry Minatra and Mary Jane Dyer Minatra. He was the last member of his immediate family.

MINOR, Julia Parsons The Pulaski Citizen 9 Sep 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Parsons Minor, 56, who died at her home in the Kedron community Tuesday afternoon after an extended illness, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Kedron Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. J. E. Trotter, assisted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins. Burial took place in the Frazier lot beside her first husband, James Ezra Frazier, in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mrs. Minor was a member of the Methodist Church, a good woman of a cheerful and patient disposition.
Survivors are two daughters, Miss Jewel Frazier, and Miss Christine Minor, both of Nashville; and one grandson, of Kedron; two sisters, Mrs. George Wells, Decatur, Ala., and Mrs. Cully Dyer, Dallas, Texas; three brothers, Walter O. Parsons, Roanoke, Va., Arthur Parsons, and Mack Parsons, of Nashville.

MOORE, Mrs. T. L. The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1941
Mrs. T. L. Moore passed away early Thursday morning at a Birmingham hospital.
Funeral was held at John’s Funeral Home Friday afternoon and burial in Birmingham Cemetery.
Mrs. Moore had been in failing health for several months with high blood pressure and heart trouble but had gotten much better but she pricked a pimple on her face and blood poison developed and she passed away in a few days.
Mrs. Moore is survived by her husband T. L. Moore, one daughter, Mrs. Jennings Kelly, and two sons, Douglas Moore with whom she made her home and Wallace Moore, all of Birmingham.

MOORE, Tera Legg The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jun 1942
Mrs. Tera Legg Moore, 68, widow of Andrew Moore, former teacher in Pulaski, died at two o’clock Wednesday morning at Pulaski Hospital, following two years of failing health. Funeral rites will be conducted at the Bethel Methodist Church at 10 o’clock Thursday morning by the pastor, the Rev. J. E. Trotter. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery at Pulaski, beside her husband.
Mrs. Moore, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. J. F. Legg of Bethel, was for many years a teacher in the school at Bethel. She was a faithful member of the Methodist Church, where she was the leader in the work of the primary department. Her gentle manner and her quiet devotion to her church, the school, and her community made her life a vital influence in her section, esteemed by all who knew her.
Mrs. Moore is survived by two sons, Capt. Frank A. Moore, in the Medical Corps, in a camp in Florida; and Will Allen Moore, Flatwood, Tenn.; two daughters, Miss Ruth Moore, a teacher at Mobile, Ala., and Mrs. Julian Hargrove, Bethel; three grandchildren; and two sisters, Miss Ella Legg, Bethel, and Mrs. Charles S. Logan, Prospect.

MORRIS, Sallie Tidwell The Pulaski Citizen 14 Feb 1945
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie Tidwell Morris, 78, who died at 7:30 o’clock, Thursday night, February 8, at Pulaski Hospital following a brief illness, were held at one o’clock Saturday afternoon at George White Memorial Presbyterian Church at Wales, with the rites conducted by the Rev. J. W. Bryson, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the family lot at Moriah Cemetery.
The daughter of the late James P. Tidwell and Mrs. Jane Johnson Tidwell, well-known citizens of the Bodenham section, she was a charter member of the George White Memorial Presbyterian Church. On December 24, 1885, she married William Bartley Morris, who died nineteen years ago. Mrs. Morris, who live sixty years in the Wales secion was highly respected by a host of friends.
Mrs. Morris is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Oscar Watson, Houston, Texas; three sons, Turner Morris, Campbellsville, Flournoy and Newton Morris, Wales; eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; seven sisters, Mrs. Jennie Spivey, Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Addie Moore, Louisville, Ky., Mrs. Rufus Lovell and Mrs. Lena Alexander, both of Columbia, Mrs. Mollie Tinnery, Mrs. J. E. Paisley and Mrs. Gertrude Witherow, all of Pulaski; and one brother, J. A. Tidwell, Campbellsville. Two of her grandsons are in overseas’ service.

MORROW, W. H. (Bill) The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jun 1941
W. H. (Bill) Morrow, retired livestock dealer and farmer, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E. H. Farris, May 31, after an illness of several weeks. Final rites were conducted at Gibsonville Cemetery Sunday afternoon, June 1, by C. S. Austin of Mt. Pleasant, minister of the Church of Christ. Pall bearers were Clyde Morrow, Clarence Morrow, Maynard Murphy, Phoeneas Murphy, Jim Brown, and Eugene Brown. Mr. Morrow was a member of the Big Creek Church of Christ for many years. He and the late Charlie Smith provided the site and building of the Big Creek meeting house more than fifty years ago.
Mr. Morrow was born August 11, 1854 in the 14th District of Giles County, Tenn., and spent his entire life within a few miles of his birth place. For fifty years he was extensively engaged in farming, lumbering and livestock trading. He was widely known for his uncanny ability to judge livestock values. Most of his trading operations were centered around Lynnville where he owned and operated a large stock barn and pen before the World War. He served on the board of directors of the Bank of Lynnville until the dissolution in 1931.
Survivors are one sister, Mrs. Josie Thurman, Manchester, Tenn.; three daughters, Mrs. A. M. Farris, Ft. Worth, Texas, Mrs. J. S. Green, Franklin, Tenn., Mrs. E. H. Farris, Lynnville; and one son, Charles H. Morrow, Detroit, Mich. He is also survived by eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

NANCE, Adelle Waldrum The Pulaski Citizen 09 Oct 1946
Funeral services for Mrs. Adele Waldrum, 85, who died at one o’clock Monday morning, October 7, at her home in the Goodsprings section after a period of declining health, were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Cool Spring Church of Christ, conducted by Elder J. T. Harris of Lawrenceburg. Burial took place in the church cemetery. The grandsons served as pall bearers.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, the daughter of the late Elisha Sterling Brown and Eliza Hannah Shores Waldrum.
Mrs. Nance is survived by three daughters, Miss Alice Nance, Goodsprings, Mrs. Nora White, Minor Hill, and Mrs. Lena Phillips, Pulaski; two sons, F. E. Nance and Elwood M. Nance, both of Smyrna; seventeen grandchildren; twenty-nine great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

NANCE, John Milton The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jul 1949
Funeral services for John Milton Nance, 86, farmer of the Cedar Grove section, who died Sunday, July 24, at Pulaski Hospital, after a long illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. E. D. Trout, Methodist minister. Burial took place in the Kimbrough cemetery in the Rockwood section.
Born in Giles County April 24, 1863, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sam Nance. Mr. Nance is survived by one son, Jimmy Nance; one step-son, Cliff Fogg, both of Giles County; and one grandson, Howard Chapman, Nashville.

NANCE, Robert M. The Pulaski Citizen 01 Jun 1940
Robert M. Nance, 71, died unexpectedly at noon Saturday at his residence on his farm in the Goodspring section. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Retta Neely Nance; his daughters, Mrs. E. B. Roberts, of Brewton, Ala., Mrs. Hayes Gordon and Mrs. Ariel Price, both of Pulaski; his sons, Cletus and Edward Nance, both of Pulaski, Robert Nance of Akron, Ohio, and Martin Nance of Columbus, Ohio; one sister, Mrs. Estelle Hannah of Dallas, Texas; eleven grandchildren, and one great grandchild. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Funeral services were at the Cool Springs Church of Christ, with Elder Elmer L. Smith of Pulaski officiating followed by burial in Cool Spring Cemetery.

NAVE, Harvey Marion The Pulaski Citizen 13 Sep 1944
Funeral services for Harvey Marion Nave, 68, who died in 12:25 a. m. September 10 at the home at Fall River in the Eighteenth Civil District, were held at two o’clock Sunday afternoon at Scotts Hill Church by the Rev. Hatfield. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Nave is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha F. Nave, three sons, J.A. Nave, Leoma, Harvey Nave, Jr., Pulaski, and one other son and three daughters.

NEAL, Harry William The Pulaski Citizen 28 Aug 1946
Harry William Neal, 49, prominent merchant of Aspen Hill, died at 11:30 o’clock Wednesday night, August 21, at Pulaski Hospital, following several months illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the residence, with the Rev. C. M. Zwingle, pastor of the Fiducia Cumberland Presbyterian Church, officiating the rites. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery, with the Masonic order in charge.
In addition to operating a store, Mr. Neal was a farmer, a former mail carrier, and at one time a school bus driver, and served as constable of the Twenty-third District over a periof of years. He was a member of the New Zion Church of Christ and a Mason.
Mr. Neal is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Rogers Neal; his father, George W. Neal; one sister, Mrs. Walter Hanna; two brothers, David Neal and Herbert Neal, all of Giles County.
His mother, Mrs. Jennie Marks Neal, died several years ago.

NELSON, Andrew C. The Pulaski Citizen 16 Oct 1940
Andrew C. Nelson, after about six weeks illness in the Hospital, died Wednesday morning, October 15, about eight o’clock.
Mr. Nelson was 59 years and 5 months of age, born in Pulaski and moved with his family to Tarpley when he was quite young. He attended school at Giles College. Mr. Nelson was a salesman for a long time at R. C. Deason’s Store at Riversburg, and had many friends who will be interested.

Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at Bennett-May and Company Funeral Home. Burial at Maplewood Cemetery, beside his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Nelson.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Maggie Hill and one brother Floyd Nelson and six nieces and nephews and other relative.

NELSON, Callie L. The Pulaski Citizen 13 Oct 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. B. F. Nelson, 87, who died on Tuesday, October 5, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Francis near Lynnville, were held Wednesday afternoon at the Liberty Hill Baptist Church by the Rev. R. C. Hughes. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Nelson had resided with Mrs. Francis for the past seven years.
Mrs. Nelson is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Francis, Mrs. C. C. Cluff of California, Mrs. W. P. Toungett of Ethridge, and Mrs. C. C. Crumley of Missouri; sixty-one grandchildren, fifty-two great grandchildren, and ten great great grandchildren.

NELSON, Erma Downing The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Erma Downing Nelson, 52, who died at 3:15 o’clock Friday morning January 16, at her home at Tarpley, following a prolonged illness, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the residence conducted by the Rev. Marshall D. Moss, pastor of Rehoboth Methodist Church, assisted by Elder A. C. Dreaden, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ. Burial took place at Maplewood Cemetery.
She was a lifelong resident of the county, the daughter of George L. and Louella Surles Downing. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Nelson is survived by her husband, John H. Nelson; two sisters, Mrs. Grover B. Anthony, Columbia and Mrs. D. D. Paysinger, Lynnville; and one brother, Herbert Downing, Tarpley.

NELSON, John C. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Apr 1943
John C. Nelson, brother of Mrs. J. Clifford Murphy of Pulaski, died suddenly at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning at his home near Mt. Pleasant, in Maury County. Funeral arrangements are not complete, pending word from members of the family.
Mr. Nelson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Callie Daniel Nelson, and one son, W. H. Nelson, III; and five sisters, Mrs. Murphy; Mrs. Frank Morrow, Miami, Fla., Mrs. Albert Holt and Mrs. Betty English, both of Mt. Pleasant, and Mrs. Frank Moorman, of Washington, D.C.

NELSON, Joseph Stokley The Pulaski Citizen 1 Nov 1944
Joseph Stokley Nelson, 51, civic leader, businessman and farmer of Pulaski, died of a heart attack at his home on South First Street early Thursday morning, October 26, following a brief illness. Funeral services were held at Pulaski Methodist Church at 4 o’clock Friday afternoon, with the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the church, conducting the rites. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery, with members of the Masonic Lodge officiating.

Mr. Nelson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mildred King Nelson; one daughter, Mrs. Rogers H. Hays; one grandson, Rogers Nelson Hays; his mother, Mrs. Henry Nelson, Aspen Hill; four sisters, Mrs. Cordwell W. Griggs, Nashville, Mrs. John Yokley and Mrs. John D. Butler, both of Giles County, and Mrs. Oscar C. Hardigg, Jr., Richland, Wash.; and three brothers, Paul Nelson, Huntsville, Ala., C. H. Nelson, Jr., Aspen Hill, and Robert Taylor Nelson, U. S. Navy, in foreign service.
Born in the Aspen Hill section, Mr. Nelson was the son of Mrs. Henry Nelson and the late Mr. Nelson, leading families of the county. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Nelson, widely known throughout Giles County, was Disaster Chairman of the local chapter of the American Red Cross, and was a 32nd degree Mason and a Shriner, having each year taken an active part in the drive for the Crippled Children;s Home. He was a veteran of World War I and a past Commander of the Pulaski Post of the American Legion.

NEWTON, Charlie Guy The Pulaski Record 23 Feb 1947
Funeral services for Charlie Guy Newton, 74, who died April 10, were held April 11 at the Bennett-May Funeral Home with Rev. Gatlin conducting the services. Burial was in the Johns Cemetery. Mr. Newton, who was a native of Giles County, was a farmer in the Aymett Town community. He is survived by three daughters, Miss Josephine Newton and Mrs. Virginia Reynolds of Pulaski and Mrs. Clara Mae Carpenter of Aymett Town; two sons, Pat Newton and Charlie Guy Newton, Jr. of Aymett Town; two sisters, Miss Ida Newton of Aymett Town, and Mrs. Croata Newton of Pulaski; one brother, Reece Newton of Sumac.

NEWTON, Duffie The Pulaski Citizen 29 Oct 1941
Funeral services for Miss Duffie Newton, aged 82 years, daughter of Jasper Newton, who died at her home in District 11 Saturday afternoon, were held at the home on Sunday afternoon, and burial nearby in the Johns Cemetery. Miss Newton is survived by two brothers of Giles County.

NEWTON, Ernest D. The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jul 1941
Ernest Newton, age 64 years, died at his home near Pisgah July 22, after four months illness. Mr. Newton was liked by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Janie Graves Newton; one son Herman Newton of Tullahoma; one grandson, Bobby Newton; one brother, Walter Newton of Sumac; four sisters, Mrs. Orpha Rhodes who made her home with him, Mrs. Verna Holt of Frankewing, Mrs. Allie Dee Britton of Culleoka and Mrs. Peakie Holt of Friendship; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral was at Pisgah, conducted by Rev. R. A. Johns and Rev. Neal Graves, with burial at the church cemetery.

NEWTON, Robert Harrison The Pulaski Citizen 18 Aug 1943
Funeral services for Robert Harrison Newton, 64, farmer of the Minor Hill section, who died at 5:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the home of the son, W. Eff Newton, at Bodenham, following an extended period of failing health, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Hacker of Florence, Ala. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Besides the son mentioned, Mr. Newton is survived by his wife; six other sons, Ernest, Grady, Emmett, McKinley, and Bob Newton all of Minor Hill, and Ed Newton, who is in the Army; and two daughters, Mollie and Nancy Newton.

NEWTON, Ruby Adams The Pulaski Citizen 4 Feb 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruby Lee Newton, widow of Everett Newton, whose death occurred early Saturday morning after an extended illness, were conducted at two o’clock Monday afternoon at the home near Wales, with Elder Clifford Murphy conducting the services. Burial took place at Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Newton died several years ago.
Mrs. Newton is survived by two sons, William and Stanley Newton; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William James Adams, of Wales; six sisters, Mrs. Ernest McGilton of Helena, Ohio; Mrs. Y. C. Turner of Houston, Texas, Mrs. John Clark of Aspen Hill, Mrs. Claude Rainey of Pulaski, Miss Lillie Mae Adams of Wales, Mrs. Mack Anderson of Pulaski; two brothers, Sie Adams of Leoma and Hugh Adams of Helena, Ohio.

NEWTON, Willis Henry The Pulaski Citizen 19 Feb 1941
Funeral services for Willis Henry Newton, 86, who died Tuesday evening at his home, were held at the Pisgah Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon. Burial was in Pisgah Cemetery. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Wesley Holt, Mrs. Bob Holt, Mrs. R. J. Britton, and Mrs. Orpha Rhodes, and two sons, Walter and Ernest Newton; and nine grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

NICHOLSON, Bessie May The Pulaski Citizen 19 May 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie May Nicholson, 47, who died at midnight, May 13, at her home in the Eighteenth Civil District, following a week’s illness, were held at 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Pleasant Ridge Church, conducted by the Rev. D. B. Booker. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Nicholson is survived by her husband, Floy Nicholson; one son, Roy Nicholson of Camp Jordon Johnson, Tallahasse, Fla.; her father, Love Reynolds; and three brothers, Emmett Reynolds, Newt Reynolds, and Frank Reynolds, all of Giles County.

NIPP, Will Adam The Pulaski Citizen 29 Dec 1948
Funeral services for Will Adam Nipp, 73, retired farmer, who died of a heart attack at 9:25 o’clock Saturday morning December 25, after an illness of three weeks, at his home in Lynnville, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Lynnville Church of Christ, conducted by Elder Ben F. Vick, minister of the church. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Nipp, a member of the Church of Christ for many years, was a native of the county, and the son of the late James Nipp and Sara Ellizabeth Hollis Nipp.
Mr. Nipp is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha Hickman Nipp, and one son Nathan Nipp, both of Lynnville.

NIX, Robert The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jul 1940
Robert Nix of the Blue Creek community killed his wife and himself sometime about 10 o’clock, at their home, Sunday night.
According to Sheriff Joe Henry, and Deputy Keltner, who visited the scene, it appears that Mr. Nix struck his wife probably with the breach end of a double barrel shot gun. The blow apparently broke the gun stock. Then the enraged man beat the head of the woman with the heavy gun barrel, till the head was beaten almost to pulp.
At sometime, probably after Mrs. Nix was killed, Mr. Nix went to a neighbor’s, and asked to borrow a gun and some shells, saying something had been after his chickens. He took the gun and three shells.
He left two notes, for his daughter who had gone to Lewisburg to visit her sister. One note was left on the front porch with a lamp. This told the young lady not to come in without help. The other note, left in the house gave direction about where to bury the bodies. Having completed plans, Mr. Nix apparently placed the muzzle of the loaded gun to his forehead, and pulled the trigger, blowing off the whole top of his head.
Mr. and Mrs. Nix were well to do farm people. They had raised a family of five daughters and two sons. One of the sons died a few years ago, one is a truck driver, and four of the daughters are married. The youngest daughter was living at home with her parents.
It is reported that during the last few years, relations between Mr. and Mrs. Nix, had not been agreeable. Some six months ago, Mrs. Nix left home, and later filed suit for divorce. But before the case came up for trial, some of the children intervened, and Mr. and Mrs. Nix agreed to make up, and the divorce proceeding was dismissed. The appeared to be getting along satisfactorily. And probably no one will ever know what precipitated the trouble.

NORWOOD, Inez Glover The Pulaski Citizen 4 May 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Inez Lee Glover Norwood, 72, who died Thursday, April 28, at her home in the Goodspring section, after a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Chestnut Grove Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Daughter of the late Thomas Glover and Mary May Glover, she was a native of the county.
Mrs. Norwood is survived by her husband, John William Norwood; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Campbell and Mrs. Eugie Kincaid; and five sons, Bartow Norwood, Sidney Norwood, Will Cole Norwood, and Basil Norwood, all of Giles County, and a son who resides in Florida.

NORWOOD, Theola Vernon The Pulaski Record 07 Dec 1949
Funeral services for Theola Vernon Norwood, age 79, were conducted at the Bennett-May Funeral Home at 1 o’clock Monday afternoon by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial was in the Johns Cemetery in the northern part of Giles County.
Mrs. Norwood died Sunday at the home of Mrs. E. E. Robinson, where she had been making her home for the past several months. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Charles Norwood of Hartsville, Ala; a brother, Joe Vernon of Tiptonville; and a sister, Mrs. Syd Lindsey of Columbia.

ODENEAL, W. L. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jul 1942
Funeral services for W. L. Odeneal, aged 64 years, farmer of the Bunker Hill community, were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Bee Spring Church by Elder Clifford J. Murphy, and Claude Geter of Lawrenceburg, with burial in the Bee Spring Cemetery. Mr. Odeneal died at noon Monday at the hospital, after several days’ illness.
Survivors are: his wife, Mrs. Mary Sue Tenery Odeneal; two daughters, Mrs. Robert Mitchell of Kentucky, Miss Martha Odeneal; two sons, Tenery Odeneal and Jim P. Odeneal; one sister, Mrs. Young of Memphis; and two brothers, one of them, Bob Odeneal, who lives near Nashville.

OLIVER, Alexander Berry The Pulaski Citizen 5 Apr 1944
Funeral services for Alexander Berry Oliver, 74, retired carpenter, who died Saturday morning, April1, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary Lizzie Austin, at Elkton, following an extended period of failing health, were helda t 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. The rites were conducted by the Rev. L. G. Gatlin, pastor of the First Baptist Church at Pulaski, and the Rev. W. J. Bunn, pastor of the Elkton Methodist Church. Interment took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Besides the one daughter, Mr. Oliver is survived by one son, Carey Oliver, Pulaski, and a number of grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs.. Bob Young, Columbia.

OLIVER, J. L. The Pulaski Citizen 8 Apr 1942
Funeral services for J. L. Oliver, 22, farmer of the Minor Hill section, who died at 1:30 Saturday morning following a brief illness with pneumonia at the Jackson hospital at Lester, Ala., were conducted at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Appleton Church of Christ, with Elder J. T. Harris in charge, with the burial in the Cemetery at Appleton.
Mr. Oliver is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Brown Oliver; two children, Jackie Brown Oliver and Barbara Annette Oliver; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William P. Oliver; and two sisters and two brothers.

OLIVER, Lizzie Shye The Pulaski Citizen 8 Dec 1943
Burial services for Mrs. Lizzie Shye Oliver, 75, widow of Capt. Lemuel Oliver, who died early Friday morning, December 3, at the home in Dallas, Texas, following a brief illness, were held at 4:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Maplewood Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Fred Gates, pastor of the Church of the Messiah, Episcopal, at Pulaski.
Funeral services were held in Dallas Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Oliver was a native of Williamson County, but upon her marriage came to Giles County, where the family lived for many years. After the death of Captain Oliver in 1913, Mrs. Oliver went to Dallas where she has since made her home with a son. She was an active member of the Episcopal Church.

Mrs. Oliver is survived by two sons, D. C. Oliver and H. E. Oliver, both of Dallas; two daughters, Mrs. Boyer Bell of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Sam Bostick of Temple City, Calif.; five grandchildren and several great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Jennie Bell Redmond and Miss Maude Shye, both of Franklin.

OLIVER, Swan R. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1949
Swan R. Oliver, native of Giles County, died Monday, March 14, in Dallas, Texas, after several months’ illness. Funeral rites and burial took place in the Texas city.
He was the son of the late Dr. A. F. Oliver and Rebecca Abernathy Oliver of Giles County but for the past twenty years had resided in Dallas.
The survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Asa G. Dunnavant and Mrs. Luther B. Harwell, both of Pulaski; and one brother, Hawkins Oliver, Lawrenceburg.

O’NEAL, Elmo The Pulaski Record 14 May 1947
Funeral services for Elmo O’Neal, 84, who died April 19, at the home of his sister, Mrs. Dorris Wilson, in Lynnville, after an extended illness, were held Saturday afternoon, April 20 at the Beech Grove Methodist Church in Lincoln County, conducted by the Rev. Herbert S. McConnell. Burial was in Marshall County. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. R. L. Smith of Fayetteville, and Mrs. M. L. Barnes of Columbia; three brothers, Virgil O’Neal and E. R. O’Neal of Fayetteville, and W. B. O’Neal of Chapel Hill; three half-sisters.

ORMAN, J. Sykes The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jul 1943
Funeral services were held in the chapel of Oakes and Nichols in Columbia Sunday afternoon for J. Sykes Orman, 89, who died Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Paul Martin, in Birmingham, Ala., with the Rev. D.W. McIver, pastor of the Garden Street Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Mr. Orman, a native of Maury County and a former part-owner of The Maury Democrat, had made his home in Birmingham for the past twenty years. He was a member of the Garden Street Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Orman is survived by his wife and the one daughter; one son, W. A. Orman of Columbia; and three sisters, Misses Janie and Julia Orman of Birmingham, and Mrs. Rush Odil of Spring Hill.

ORR, Willie Clyde The Pulaski Citizen 3 Mar 1943
Funeral services for Willie Clyde Orr, 58, Nashville furniture salesman, who died yesterday at a local hospital after a brief illness, were conducted Wednesday morning at the Methodist Church at Lynnville. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Orr, who resided at 1117 Maxey Lane, was born in Giles County. He had made his home in Nashville for the past eighteen years, during the time he was connected with the Harley-Holt Furniture Company.
Mr. Orr was a member of the Bear Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Giles County.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Vashti K. Orr; three daughters, Mrs. Thomas Fields and Miss Geraldine Orr, both of Nashville; and Mrs. J. C. Cochran of Knoxville; one son, Meham Hill Orr of Nashville; two sisters, Mrs. Robert McCord of Old Hickory and Mrs. J. B. Murray of Hattiesburg, Miss.; and one brother, J. B. Orr of Cleveland, Ohio.

OWEN, Mrs. J. J. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Sep 1941
Word was received here Tuesday of the death of Mrs. J. J. Owen, who died at her home at Poplar Bluff, Mo., Tuesday morning. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at Poplar Bluff.
Mrs. Owen was the mother of C. W. and J. C. Owen, owners of the local Coca-Cola Plant, and besides the two sons mentioned above, is survived by another son, Herman Owen, who lives at Poplar Bluff, and two daughters, Mrs. Murray Beard, Harrodsburg, Ky., and Mrs. Bessie Thompson, Mayfield, Ky.


OWEN, Mary Craig The Pulaski Record 26 Jan 1949
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 25, at the Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia, for Mrs. Mary Craig Owen, 89, widow of Bob Owen, who died Sunday afternoon at the home of her grandson, Frank Collins, Jr., in Nashville following a short illness.
A native of Lynnville, she had lived in Nashville for the past 12 years. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Other survivors, in addition to her grandson, include two granddaughters. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.

OWEN, Pinkney The Pulaski Citizen 27 Mar 1940
The community was made sad by the passing away of Pinkney Owen last Wednesday morning. He will be missed in the Frankewing community wher he had been for over twenty years. He was owner and operator of the stock yards here. He was a man of few faults, if any. He was always pleasant and made anyone feel welcome in his home. When any one lived on his premises he looked after them as if they were his children. He was very much loved by little children who he would always try to entertain when they were in his home, or around him in the community, any place. Mr. Owen was 71 years old and seemed to be in good health until last fall he began to go down. But he didn’t visit a Doctor until about seven weeks ago when they found him with a disorderly kidney, and heart trouble. He was carried to the hospital twice during the seven weeks of illness. Every thing that money and hands of his wife, assisted by a good nurse, Charlie Luna, could do, was done for him to restore his health. But all was in vain. He was buried at Boonshill, Thursday. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Jim Sanders, Rev. Hart, of Petersburg, Tenn., and Rev. Jim Dickerson of Elga, Ala.

OWEN, Robert Leslie The Pulaski Citizen 1 Dec 1943
Funeral services for Robert Leslie Owen, 68, who died at noon Wednesday, November 24, at his home in the Frankewing section, following an extended illness, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Bethesda Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. F. G. Dickson and the Rev. L. M. Laten. Burial took place in the Bethesda Cemetery.

Mr. Owen is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie Dyer Owen; six daughters, Mrs. Clarence Henderson and Mrs. Otha Russell, Cornersville, Mrs. Henry Ambrosius, Louisville, Ky., Mrs. Ray Estep, Mrs. Milton Brown and Mrs. Forrest Russell, all of Giles County; three sons, John Owen, Cornersville, Pfc. Robert Owen, U. S. Army, station at New Orleans, and James Owen, Frankewing; fourteen grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Wynne McGrew and Mrs. Hoyt Minatra, both of Giles County, Mrs. Will Carden and Mrs. Earl Watson, both of Decatur, Ala.

OWEN, Sarah Agnes Smith The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jun 1940
Mrs. Sarah Agnes Smith Owen was born April 12, 1863, died June 14, 1940. Having been reared in a Christian home she became a Christian early in life and joined the Methodist Church. Her Christian faith was an inspiration to those whom she came in contact with. She was married to Tom B. Owen fifty years ago and was a devoted wife and mother, the light and life of the home through the many years. She had unusual good health until the fatal sickness which was of several months duration and which she bore with patience comforted by the faith and hope that had been her strength through a long useful life. She loved the church and was interested in its welfare. The community has lost a noble, useful citizen; the church a loyal member, but the loss in the home is greater than all. She had given more than fifty years to her home and family but is there no longer to welcome the children with a smile to the home they loved so dearly nor is she there to cheer them on their way.
Surviving her is her husband, Tom Owen, one daughter, Mrs. Hugh Oliver, Abilene, Texas; two sons, Brown Owen, Sheffield, Ala., and Beaty Owen, Cornersville, Tenn.; one brother, Will Smith, Diana, Tenn.; one sister, Mrs. J. W. Driver, Madison, Tenn.; and four grandchildren and many friends and other relatives.
A son, Talmage Owen, died in 1918. Funeral services were at Pisgah by Rev. Vance Park, assisted by Rev. M. L. Harwell and Rev. Elisha Henry. Burial Pisgah Cemetery.

OWEN, Tom B. The Pulaski Citizen 21 Feb 1943
Funeral services for Tom B. Owen, aged 74, prominent farmer of the Pisgah section who died Thursday morning at Pulaski Hospital, following a brief illness were conducted at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Pisgah Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. F. C. Dickson, assisted by the Rev. Vance Park and the Rev. Harwell, former pastors. Interment took place in the Pisgah Cemetery.
Mr. Owen was a life-long resident of the Pisgah community, having been the son of W. A. and Pattie Harwell Owen, well-known citizens of Giles County.
Mr. Owen is survived by three children: Mrs. Hugh Oliver, Abilene, Texas, Brown B. Owen, Sheffield, Ala., and Batie Owen, Cornersville; three sisters, Mrs. Ida Helmick, and Misses Mary and Nina Owen, all of Everman, Texas; and four brothers, C. P. Owen, McAdoo, Texas, C. M. Owen, Olton, Texas, A. L.Owen, Fort Worth, Texas, and Lester Owen, Waxahachie, Texas.

PAGE, Turner The Pulaski Citizen 14 Apr 1943

Funeral services for Turner Page, 51, who died Friday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Luther Thomas, in the Lynnville section, following a brief illness, were held at the Liberty Hill Church Saturday afternoon by the Rev. N. O. Allen. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Page was a member of the Church of Christ.
Besides Mrs. Thomas, Mr. Page is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Allen Thomas of Lynnville; and two sons, Ozro Page of Winchester and J. D. Page, who in the Army, stationed in Arizona.

PARK, Arthur J. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Mar 1943
Arthur J. Park, 75, prominent landowner and cattle dealer, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home near Elkton at 4:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church. Burial will follow at the Elkton Cemetery.
Mr. Park is survived by his wife, one son, Brock Park of New York City, one daughter, Mrs. Betty Wells; and one grandson, Brock Wells, both of Seattle, Wash.; one sister, Miss Fannie Park of Nashville; and six brothers, Will Park of Texas, Walter Park of Pulaski, Jim Park of Nashville, Blake Park of Texarkana, Texas, Wiley Park of Elkton and Ozro Park of Athens, Ala.

PARK, Mary Kathleen The Pulaski Citizen 14 Apr 1943
Mr. and Mrs. Claude R. Park have the sympathy of a host of friends in the death of their eight-monts old daughter, Mary Kathleen, who died at the home at 9:30 o’clock Thursday morning, April 8, of whooping cough and pneumonia. Funeral services were conducted at the residence at 3 o’clock, Friday afternoon by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the First Methodist Church, followed by burial in the Park Cemetery at Elkton.
Survivors besides her parents are, three brothers, Thomas, Joe and Henry; three sisters, Barbara, Margaret, and Mabel; a grandfather, Walter Park of Pulaski, and a grandmother, Mrs. T. B. Gregory of Florence, Ala.

PARKER, Bettie The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1941
Mrs. Bettie Parker, 62, died in Pulaski Sunday. She was a sister of Mrs. Flournoy Patterson.
Giles County were conducted at New Zion Church at 2:30 Monday afternoon by Rev. S. R. Bratcher. Burial was a New Zion Cemetery, near Sumac.

PARKER, Georgia Lena Jones The Pulaski Citizen 16 Apr 1941
Mrs. Edward Parker passed away Friday at the Pulaski Hospital where she had been the past two weeks.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 10 o’clock at the Bennett, May and Company Funeral Home, conducted by Elder Elmer L. Smith and burial in Lynnwood Cemetery.

Mrs. Parker is survived by her husband, three children, Mrs. Elizabeth Dotson, Detroit, Mich., Rogers and Charles Burchell, Giles County, her father, George Jones, three brothers, Allen and James Jones, Giles County, and Charlie Jones of Lancaster, Pa., two half-brothers, David Jones and George W. Jones, both of Columbia, Tenn., two half-sisters, Miss Florence Jones, Giles County, and Mrs. Nola Banks, Centerville.

PARKER, Ida The Pulaski Citizen 10 Feb 1943
Funeral services were held Saturday morning, January 30, at the residence in Tuscaloosa, Ala., for Miss Ida Parker, aged 76, who died the previous day at the city hospital following an illness of several months. Burial took place in the family lot in that city.
She was a member of the First Methodist Church of Tuscaloosa and took a part in its activities.
Miss Parker is survived by one brother, D. D. Parker and several nephews and nieces, which include Clarence, Robert and Cecil Mackey, Mrs. Maynette Mackey Edwards, Taylor Parker, and Mrs. James E. Vanderpool.
Miss Parker and the other members of her family were natives of Giles County, having made their home in the Campbellsville section. They are related to the Parker and Baker families here. This family moved to Tuscaloosa about twenty-five years ago.

PARKER, Nancy Louisa Smith The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jan 1940
Mrs. Nancy Louisa Smith Parker, 61, wife of Marvin Parker of the Wales community, died at the Pulaski Hospital Sunday of morning, Jan. 14, at 4:43 o’clock after an illness of only a few days, were conducted at the home, Monday, by Rev. Elkins with burial in the Parker graveyard, not far from Campbellsville. She was born and reared in Giles County and had been a faithful member of the Methodist Church since early girlhood. She is survived by her husband, Marvin Parker, two children, Mrs. Clint Wells of Ethridge and Taylor Carpenter of Lynnville, one step-son, Rufus Parker of Wales, four grandchildren and five brothers, Andrew Smith, Mack Smith, Michael Smith, Monasee Smith and Tom Smith, all of Giles County. Several nieces and nephews.

PARKER, Naomi Brown The Pulaski Citizen 19 Apr 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Naomi Brown Parker, 23, wife of Joe T. Parker, who died at 7:10 o’clock Wednesday evening, April 12, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Brown at Vale Mills, following an illness of three years, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. The rites were conducted by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the Trinity Methodist Church, assisted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Besides her husband and parents, Mrs. Parker is survived by two sisters, Miss Willa Mae Brown, Nashville, and Miss Annie Will Brown of Giles County; and three brothers, Julius Brown and N. R. Brown, Giles County and John William Brown, Camp Stewart, Ga.



PARKER, Oliver Wendell The Pulaski Citizen 31 Dec 1941

Oliver Wendell Parker, aged 45, a resident of New Kensington, Penn., died Saturday morning at the Pulaski Hospital from injuries received in an automobile accident on Sunday morning, December 21.
Mr. Parker, who was accompanied by his wife and 11-year-old daughter, Jean, were enroute to Elmore, Ala., to spend the Christmas holidays with relatives. Their journey was abruptly broken when the car in which they were riding left the highway near Pigeon Roost Creek, overturning several times before it came to a stand still at the bottom of the embankment.
Parker, who was an adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Sarber, of Elmore, Ala., was a World War veteran, and at the time of his death was foreman of a steel mill in Pennsylvania.
Survivors besides his foster parents, are his wife, Elizabeth Hill, one son, Malcolm, and one daughter, Jean.
The body was shipped to Elmore, Ala., for interment.
Mrs. Parker, and daughter, Jean, who were also seriously injufed are reported to be recovering at the Pulaski Hospital.

PARKER, Tom B. The Pulaski Citizen 15 Nov 1944
Funeral services for Tom B. Parker, 49, well-known farmer of World War I, who died suddenly of a heart attack at his home at 3:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon, November 11, after a brief illness, were held at the Moriah Church at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. Minor E. Powers of Columbia, former pastor of the church. Burial took place in the church cemetery with veterans of World War I serving as pall bearers.
Mr. Parker was the son of the late Quarles T. Parker of the Moriah community.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Stella Rich Parker; one son, Harold Parker, Wales; one grandson, Tommy Parker; four sisters, Mrs. W. A. Johnson, Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Beulah Ridenor, Little Rock, Ark., Mrs. Hazel White, Tampa, Fla., and Mrs. Mattie L. Jennings, Birmingham, Ala; two brothers, Cleveland Parker, Campbellsville, and Arch Parker, Blue Island, Ill.

PARKS, William Glynn The Pulaski Record 09 Feb 1949
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, January 23, for little William Glynn Parks, 19 months, 24 days old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Parks of Lewisburg, Tenn., Rt. 3. Funeral services were conducted in the Church of Christ in Diana, Tenn. by Rev. Mack Pinkelton of Pulaski. Burial was in the Diana Cemetery. In addition to his parents he was survived by two brothers, Thomas Larry and Jerry Wayne Parks; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Parks of Pulaski Rt. 7; Mr. and Mrs. Odis Rutledge of Lewisburg, Rt. 3; great grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith of Diana, Tenn.; and great-grandfather, Mr. W. R. Parks of Pulaski, Rt. 7.

PARSONS, John Collier The Pulaski Citizen 11 Aug 1948
Funeral services for John Collier Parsons, 81, former mayor of Lynnville, who died at 6:30 o’clock Tuesday night, August 10, at Lynnville, will be held at 10:30 o’clock Thursday morning at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen, Methodist minister of Murfreesboro. Burial will take place in Lynnville Cemetery.
He died of pneumonia after several years of declining health. Mr. Parsons, a retired farmer, formerly had been the mayor of Lynnville for fifteen years.

He had been a member of the Presbyterian Church since early manhood. His wife, Mrs. Emma Compton Parsons died sixteen years ago.
Mr. Parsons is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Julian Knox, Lynnville, Mrs. Joe Knox, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. Gettis Tinnon, Pulaski; twelve grandchildren, one great grandchild; and one brother, Dud Parsons, Lynnville.

PARSONS, John Robert The Pulaski Citizen 15 Sep 1943
The Rev John Robert Parsons, pastor of East End Methodist Church in Nashville for the past six years and former pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church, died Tuesday night in St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, after an illness of six months.
A native of Tracy City, Mr. Parsons would have been 59 years old today. He received his early education in Tracy City schools and graduated from Branham and Hughes Preparatory School, Spring Hill, and at Vanderbilt University.
A member of the Methodist Conference since 1909, Mr. Parsons held his first pastorate at Mulberry. He had held other pastorates at Winchester, Savannah, Murfreesboro, Pulaski, Columbia, and West Nashville. He was chairman of the Tennessee Conference of Education of the Methodist Church, and a member of the board of trust of Martin College. He was active in work with other conferences and educational boards.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ruby Jane Workman Parsons; a son, Lt. John R. Parsons, Jr., of the United States Army Medical Corps, Camp Haan, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Oscar Holt, of Palmer and Mrs. Eva Brazile of Tracy City; and two brothers, Lt. Thomas S. Parsons of Camp Claiborne, La., and Harvey Parsons of Tracy City.
Funeral services had not been announced at press time of this paper.

PARSONS, Mark L. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jan 1944
Funeral services for Mark L. Parsons, 74, who died Thursday night at his home in the Pleasant Valley community after an extended illness, were held at one o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the Pleasant Valley Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot at Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Parsons is survived by his wife, Mrs. Molly Gordon Parsons; one daughter, Mrs. Clifford J. Smith, Pleasant Valley; one grandson, Lt. Mark J. Smith, Camp Richie, Md.; one great granddaughter, Sylvia Jane Smith; one brother, Arnold Parsons, Austin, Texas; and one sister, Mrs. Bill Clifton, Giles County.

PARSONS, Martha Mason The Pulaski Citizen 15 May 1940
Mrs. Martha Mason Parsons, 83, passed away at her home on Buchanan Creek, Tuesday morning, May 14.
Mrs. Parsons was a noble Christian woman, greatly loved by those who knew her best. Her husband, the late J. S. Parsons, died a year or two ago.
There were six children, five sons and one daughter, Earl, Frank, James, Mace, aand Lee and Miss Sadie. Funeral conducted by Rev. Elisha Henry assisted by Rev. A. R. Gibbons. Burial at Maplewood.


PATE, Ella Evans The Pulaski Citizen 22 Dec 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Evans Pate, 85, who died early Monday morning at the home of her son, Ernest Pate, in the Twelfth Civil District, were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at the Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins and Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial followed in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
She was a member of the Methodist Church since childhood.
Mrs. Pate is survived by two sons, Ernes and Jesse Pate; one daughter, Mrs. L. M. Portress; six grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Willie Sands, Mrs. Sallie Sands, and Miss Jeffie Evans; and one brother, Phillip Evans, all of Giles County.

PATTERSON, Flournoy The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jan 1942
Flournoy Patterson, aged 64 years an expert cabinet maker associated with C. B. Patterson Lumber Company for many years, died at his home Monday afternoon, following an extended illness.
Funeral services were conducted at the Bennett, May and Company Funeral Home at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon with Dr. George A. Morgan, conducting the rites.
Mr. Patterson is survived by his wife, two brothers, C. B. Patterson and Raymond Patterson, and one half-brother, Joe Patterson, Jr., all of Pulaski.

PATTERSON, Joe M. Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 06 Jun 1945
Joe Patterson, Jr., 70, prominent Pulaski contractor and lumber dealer for many years, died at 3:30 o’clock Monday afternoon June 4, at his home on South Third Street, following a prolonged illness.
Funeral services will be held at the residence at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon, with the rites conducted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church, of which he was a member. Burial will take place in the family lot at Maplewood Cemetery.
Born July 4, 1874, in Pulaski, he was the son the late Joe Patterson and Mrs. Josephine Tillery Patterson. Early in life he became affiliated with the lumber business, later becoming an outstanding contractor. He retired from business five years ago because of failing health. He had served as a member of the board of aldermen for the past ten years, a position he held at the time of his death.
Mr. Patterson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Georgia Elder Patterson; two daughters, Mrs. Edward H. Deets, Clarksburg, Md., and Mrs. Josephine Patterson Hickman, Pulaski; three grandchildren, Ned Deets, U. S. Naval Air Corps, Clinton, Okla., Miss Sally Deets, Clarksburg, and Miss Mary Jo Hickman, Pulaski; two brothers, Clifford Patterson and Raymond Patterson, Pulaski.
Pall bearers will be C. E. Coggin, J. E. Roe, Julian Smith, Erskine Sharp, Clyde Ealy, Edwin E. Williams, Whitfield Edmundson, Clifford Collins.

PATTERSON, Maggie Myers The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jul 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. M. L. Patterson, aged 83, mother of Logan Patterson, who died unexpectedly at noon Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Billie Voorhies, at Decatur, Ala., were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church, with the Rev. W. J. Swann, pastor, and burial at the Elkton Cemetery.

Mrs. Patterson, who was Miss Maggie Myers, a daughter of a Presbyterian minister in South Carolina, taught school for many years. She was a leader in church and civic activities; she was president of the Women’s Society for Christian Service of the Elkton Methodist Church, and was the teacher of the Matrons’ Class in Sunday School.
Survivors include three sons, Logan Patterson, Nashville; Dr. Sam Patterson, Toledo, Ohio; Grady Patterson, Birmingham; and two daughters, Mrs. Voorhies, and Mrs. Lee Groth, Baugh.

PAYSINGER, Mrs. Allen The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jun 1942
Mrs. Allen Paysinger died at her home at Ardmore on the afternoon of June 8th. The daughter of Frank and Drusilla Philpot, she was born in Limestone County, Alabama, but spent her childhood in Lincoln County, Tennessee. Having lived in Giles County for more than thirty years, she was loved and affectionately known to the community ads “Aunt Ollie”. She had been a steadfast member of the Baptist Church since childhood.
Mrs. Paysinger is survived by her husband; a daughter, Miss Mamie Paysinger; two sisters, Mrs. J. N. Hargrove, Athens, Ala., and Mrs. Fannie Rowe, Delrose; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Services were conducted at the chapel of the McConnell Funeral Home in Athens, Alabama, by the Rev. Wimberly, pastor of the Athens Baptist Church, assisted by the Rev. Hargrove and the Rev. Brown of Ardmore. Interment was in the Athens Cemetery.

PAYSINGER, Hattie Chuck “H. C.” The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jul 1940
In the passing of H. C. Paysinger, Wednesday night, July 10, the editor has lost more than a friend. For twenty years Mr. Paysinger had been a correspondent of the Citizen under the pen name Sparks Knocker from Crack Hill. He missed few issues of the Citizen. And in recent years, he was a frequent visitor of the Citizen Office. He was a genial comrade and co-worker, interested in the Citizen, and all the force.
He not only reported the local news of the community in which he lived. But would report important happenings from the Bryson and Bunker Hill communities, of other reporters overlooked such items.
A vein of quaint humor ran through all his writings. And we do not know how many subscribers took the Citizen, just for the sake of his comment on various subjects. Some of these lived even beyond the borders of Tennessee. Had no special interest in local news. But enjoyed Mr. Paysinger’s quaint humor.

Mr. Paysinger came by his names in an unusual way. When a baby, he was not named at once. His father and mother talked about a name for the baby, but did not agree on any of the family names. When the baby was a month or so old, the father was in a store in town one day, when a bright little girl came in, and the merchant said, “Good morning, Hattie.” Mr. Paysinger was impressed by the name, and good manners of the little girl. So when he returned home, he told the mother he had a name for the baby. The mother agreed, and so the first name became “Hattie.” The mother died when Mr. Paysinger was only about two years old. His father worked at the mill on Elk River. And soon the little boy was playing about the mill. And became a great favorite with the mill people. One of these was a good natured Irishman who took much interest in the little boy. When Hattie was about eight years old, had learned to swim and fish, one day he had two fish hooks set out, and was playing about. His Irish friend observed the boy had gotten out of sight of his fishing, and for a joke, picked up a red-headed woodpecker that some one had killed, and hooked on one of the fish hooks, replacing the fishing pole about as it had been left.
When the little boy thought of his fishing, he ran up to see if he had caught anything. And when he pulled up the bird, instead of a fish, the Irishman was watching, called out, “The boy has caught a woodchuck.” Other people, joined in fun, calling the little boy, Wood Chuck. In a little while the “Wood” was dropped, and the boy acquired his second name. He was called by friends, sometimes Hattie, at other times, Chuck. When he became a man he accepted both names and signed himself, H. C. Paysinger. He married as a young man, and raised a fine family of boys and girls, all of whom survive.
We shall miss Mr. Paysinger. Not only the editor, the office force, and his family and friends, his church and Sunday School, will miss him. Also, hundreds of people who never knew him personally, will miss his good natured, good humored comments.

PEDEN, Mary Lena The Pulaski Record 30 Apr 1947
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Lena Peden, 67, and a resident of the Conway section, who died April 12, at the Pulaski Hospital, were held at 3:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Moriah Church with Rev. W. C. Moorehead conducting the services. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Peden was the widow of the late Tom Peden. She is survived by four daughters:, Mrs. Grover Yant, Mrs. Mildred Williams, Misses Susie Peden and Edna Jo Peden; two sons, Bill Peden and Alfred Peden, all of Giles County.

PEDEN, Thomas V. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Apr 1942
Funeral services for Thomas V. Peden, aged 64 years, farmer of the Waco community, were held at three o’clock Friday afternoon at the Taylor’s Chapel Methodist Church, with the Rev. N. O. Allen officiating, assisted by the Rev. C. L. Kelley. Burial took place in the Gibsonville Cemetery.
Mr. Peden died Thursday night at 6:20 at the King’s Daughters Hospital at Columbia, after an extended illness. A son of the late W. E. and Mrs. Mary Ann Pryor Peden, he was born and reared in Giles County. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.Virginia Hickman Peden; three daughters, Mrs. Whitt Wilson of Maury County, Mrs. L. F. Carpenter, and Miss Lois Peden of Giles County; three sons, William Peden of Centerville, Everett Peden of Maury County, and Howard Peden of Giles County; and three sisters, Mrs. Robert Dugger, Mrs. Wilkes Johnson, and Mrs. John Cummins, all of Maury County.

PEDEN, Tom J. The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1941
Tom J. Peden, 61, a life-long resident of this county, passed away Thursday morning at 7:20 o’clock at his home in the Twenty-first District after a long illness.

Funeral services were conducted Friday at 2 o’clock at Mt. Moriah and burial in church cemetery.
Mr. Peden is survived by his wife, seven daughters, Misses Sue Mae Peden, Sallie Peden, Jo Peden, Mrs. Mary Hayes, Mrs. Martha DeFoe, Mrs. Mildred Williams, Giles County and Mrs. Laura Barnes, Old Hickory, Tenn. and two sons, Bill and Alf of Giles County.

PERRY, James Foster The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1948
Funeral services for James Foster Perry, 39, former resident of Giles County who died suddently at 1:30 Thursday afternoon, September 23, at Quantica, Va., were held at 10 o’clock Monday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Walter J. Bunn, Methodist minister. Burial took place in Diana Cemetery.
Son of Mrs. Mary Gordon Perry of Pulaski, and the late Robert S. Perry, he was born in 1909 and reared in Giles County and was graduated from the Beech Hill High School. He was a member of the Baptist Church. He left this county in 1928 and had been making his home in Roanoke, Va.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Perry is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hazel Martin Perry; a small daughter, Peggy Perry; two sisters, Mrs. Stanford Cordell, Fort Myers, Fla., and Mrs. Pete Townsend, Felda, Fla.; and two brothers, Robert S. Perry, Jr., Front Royal, Va. and William Perry serving with the U. S. Navy in Germany.

PHELPS, Ida Alice Bagley The Pulaski Record 14 Jan 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Alice Bagley Phelps, 74, who died at 11:05 a.m. Friday at the Shelbyville Hospital following a long illness, were held Saturday at 2 o’clock at the Charity Baptist Church. Burial was in the Charity Cemetery in the Eighth district of Moore County.
Mrs. Phelps, born in Moore County, was the daughter of the late James and Jennie Petty Bagley, and a widow of McGuder Phelps. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Roy Worley of Petersburg, Mrs. Jim Moore, Mrs. Ben Sanders and Mrs. Marvin Bobo of Shelbyville; three sons, George Phelps of Nashville, Edward Phelps of Chicago and John Phelps; 21 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one niece and one nephew, Mrs. Fount Thompson and Ernest Prosser of Pulaski.

PHELPS, Lillie Poston The Pulaski Record 02 Nov 1949
Funeral services were held Friday, October 28, at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Lillie Poston Phelps, 81, who died Wednesday, October 26, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. R. Steelman at Conway. The services were conducted at the residence by Rev. Mack Pinkelton and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski. She was the widow of Dan Phelps and was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to Mrs. Steelman, Mrs. Phelps is survived by five other daughters, Mrs. Chester Hardy of Conway, Mrs. Cleve Yant of Aspen Hill, Mrs. Tenchie Boyd of Lawrence County, Mrs. John Boyd of Alabama and Mrs. Floyd Richardson of Wales.

PHILLIPS, Billy The Pulaski Citizen 25 Sep 1940

Billy Phillips, employee of the Ne-Hi Bottling Works, and Adrian Davis, employee of the Coca-Cola plant, after their day’s work was done Friday, went to Decatur for a drive. Starting home, later in the evening, one of them suggested that they drive out the Moulton Road some distance. As they drove along the smooth, level road, going pretty fast, they ran into some loose gravel, used in repairing the road, and not yet well settled. Losing control of the car, it crashed into something beside the road, and was badly wrecked.
Mr. Phillips was so seriously injured, that he never regained consciousness. He was removed from the scene of the wreck to the Decatur Hospital where he died Saturday morning.
The body was removed to Pulaski Saturday for burial Sunday afternoon. Funeral services were conducted by Elder Elmer Smith. Burial at Maplewood. Survived by his wife, also his mother, brothers and sisters.
Mr. Davis was painfully, but not seriously hurt.

PHILLIPS, Kate Tarpley Powers The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jul 1943
Mrs. Kate Tarpley Powers Phillips, 50 died at 10 o’clock Monday morning at her home on West Woodring Street after an illness of only a few days.
Mrs. Phillips is survived by her husband, Robert Phillips; three sons, Jack Powers, U. S. Army, in Indiana, Billy Powers, and Lowell Powers, Pulaski; one step-son, Guy Powers, who is in foreign service; one sister, Mrs. Walter Witherow, Wales; four brothers, Joe Tarpley, Tommy Tarpley, and Russell Tarpley, all of Giles County, and Robert Tarpley of Nashville.
Funeral services will be conducted by Elder Harry R. Fox and interment will take place at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. The time for the funeral has not been set, pending the arrival of the son from Indiana.
Mrs. Phillips was a member of the Church of Christ.

PHILLIPS, Susie Sandlin The Pulaski Citizen 14 Oct 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. James L. Phillips, aged 75 years, widow of James L. Phillips, who died at 4:45 o’clock Friday morning, October 9, at Pulaski Hospital, following a period of failing health, were held at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Church of Christ in Pulaski, conducted by Elder Harry R. Fox, pastor of the church.
Interment took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery, with the sons serving as pallbearers.
Mrs. Phillips was greatly admired for her beautiful Christian character, exerting a kindly influence over all with whom she came in contact. She was a member of the church from childhood.
Mrs. Phillips is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Otis Jones and Mrs. Guy Daly, of Prospect, Mrs. J. H. Young of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Cecil Whitlock of Pulaski; six sons, Ben Phillips of Elkmont, Ala., G. M. Phillips and Rowe Phillips of Giles County, Nick Phillips and Bransford Phillips of Cleveland, Ohio, and Gilbert Phillips of Raleigh, N. C.; forty-two grandchildren, several great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Julia Bratcher of Birmingham, Ala.

PICKENS, Sara Elizabeth The Pulaski Record 17 Sep 1947

Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church for Miss Elizabeth Pickens, age 48, of Lynnville, who died Saturday at her home in the Lynnville community. Rev. Charles S. Ramsey of Lynnville and Rev. R. O. Allen of Murfreesboro conducted the services. Burial was in the Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
She is survived by he father, J. L.Pickens; two brothers, Emmett Pickens of Akron, Ohio, and Orville Pickens of Nashville; and two sisters, Miss Allie Mai Pickens and Mrs. Virgil Lawry of Lynnivlle. Miss Pickens was one of this county’s most successful teachers and had been connected with Giles County schools for twenty-six years.

PICKETT, Forrest Edward The Pulaski Citizen 17 Aug 1949
Funeral services for Forrest Edward Pickett, 54, farmer of the Sixth Civil District, who died at 5 o’clock Monday morning, August 15, after a five weeks illness at his home in the Anthony Hill section, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Booths Chapel. The Rev. E. W. Doggett officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Born in Giles County August 9, 1895, he was the son of James and Bettie Locke Pickett. Mr. Pickett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Esther Noles Pickett; two daughters Mrs. Gilbert Wilburn, Lewisburg, and Miss Martha Pickett, Anthony Hill; and three sons, Kenneth, David and Solon Pickett, Anthony Hill; one grandson; one sister, Mrs. Ella Craig, Pulaski; and one brother, Earl Pickett, Goodsprings.

PICKETT, James Lewis The Pulaski Citizen 10 May 1944
Funeral services for James Lewis Pickett, 68, sawmill operator, who died Wednesday morning, May 10, at his home in the Minor Hill section following a period of declining health, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Minor Hill Church of Christ and will be conducted by Elder J. T. Harris of Lawrenceburg. Burial will take place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Pickett is survived by his wife; one son, Leslie Pickett; one daughter, Mrs D. B. Knowles; and several grandchildren, all of Minor Hill; three brothers, Will, Forrest and Earl Pickett; and one sister, Mrs. Ella Craig, all of Giles County.

PICKLE, Neely The Pulaski Citizen 25 Feb 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Neely Pickle, 66, mother of Mrs. Ervin H. Thomas, of Lynnville, who died early Tuesday morning at the Pulaski Hospital, were held at one o’clock Wednesday at Belfast Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Mr. Nelson. Interment took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Pickle was the widow of John Pickle, and was a prominent citizen of Belfast. She had been in failing health for some time, and had been a patient at the local hospital for five months.
Surviving Mrs. Pickle are two daughters, Mrs. Thomas, and Mrs. Knox Glenn, Belfast; and several grandchildren; one brother, at Chapel Hill; and a nephew, Woods Beech of Marshall County.

PIERCE, Charlie E. The Pulaski Citizen 08 May 1946

Funeral services for Charlie E. Pierce, 73, who died at 10:45 o’clock Wednesday morning, May 1, at his home at Odd fellows Hall, after a three months illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the New Zion Church conducted by Elder Clyde Thomas of Mt. Pleasant. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Pierce, a retired farmer, was a member of the Church of Christ. His wife, Mrs. Mary Whitworth Pierce, died thirty five years ago.
Mr. Pierce is survived by four daughters, Mrs. D. J. McNeese, Miss Lacy Pierce, Mrs. W. T. Whitworth, all of Giles County, and Mrs. Otis Doggett, Columbia; five sons, Coley, Gail, Graydon. Dan L., and Shelby Pierce, all of Giles County; forty four grandchildren and six great grandchildren; three brothers, Joe Pierce, Maynard, Texas, Bob Pierce, Cornersville, and Woodard D. Pierce, Minor Hill.
Four grandsons in the Armed Forces who could not attend were: William T. Whitworth, Troy Whitworth, Joe E. Doggett and Cordell Pierce.
Grandsons serving as pall bearers were: William Pierce, Billy Pierce, Perry Whitworth, Herbert McNeese, D. J. McNeese, Jr., and Jesse McNeese.

PIERCE, John Wiley The Pulaski Record 07 Apr 1948
Funeral services for Mr. John Wiley Pierce, 84, who died March 19, at the home of his son, Willie Pierce, following a long illness, were held March 20 at New Zion Church by Bro. Murphy. Burial was in New Zion Cemetery. He was a member of the Church of Christ for a number of years. He is survived by five children; three sons, Willie Pierce, Fitch Pierce and Calvin Pierce; two daughters, Mrs. Bob Roberts and Mrs. Tom Polly; 26 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren. Pallbearers were his grandsons, William H. Pierce, Melvin E. Roberts, Graden Pierce, David Pierce, Paul Pierce, Billie Pierce, all of Giles County.

PIERCE, Mary Frances The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jan 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Frances Pierce, 62, who died Thursday at her home in the Brick Church community, were held at 1 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Diana Methodist Church. The Rev. E. G. Godwin, pastor of the church, conducted the services and burial was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Pierce is survived by her husband, Arthur Pierce; one daughter, Miss Sammie Pierce; and two sons, Willard and Virgil Pierce.

PIGG, Edward Tillman The Pulaski Citizen 02 Feb 1949
Edward Tillman Pigg, 27 year old businessman of Pulaski ended his life with a pistol blast in the right temple about seven o’clock Saturday morning soon after he had been called to breakfast by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Pigg, at their home on Woodring Street.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Stella Presbyterian Church by Elder A. C. Dreaden, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ, and burial was in the Stella Cemetery. Pall bearers were members of his Sunday School Class and his first cousins.

The young man had been a member of the Stella Church of Christ since early childhood and had served as Sunday School Teacher there for an extended time. Born and reared in Pulaski, Mr. Pigg had spent all of his life in this city except for three years of volunteer service with the Army Air Force Corps during World War II, most of which was spent in the European Theater. He finished Giles County High School in the class of 1940 and attended Tennessee Polytechnic Institute at Cookeville the following year before entering military service in the early part of 1942. He was discharged from service in 1946 and the same year became associated with his father in the operation of the J. T. Pigg Dry Goods Store on North First Street, an association that was terminated by sale of the business on January 1, 1949.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Boyd, several aunts and uncles and a number of first cousins.

PIGG, Maggie Franklin The Pulaski Citizen 23 Dec 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Maggie Pigg, 63, who died early Wednesday morning, December 16, at the home of Mrs. Sallie Edwards, in the Twelfth Civil District, were held at the Bennett-May Funeral Home at one-thirty o’clock Friday afternoon, conducted by Elder Harry R. Fox. Interment took place in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mrs. Pigg is survived by two sons, Cecil Pigg of California, Floyd Pigg of Ft. Riley, Kansas; two daughters, Mrs. Katherine Buchanan of Elkmont, Ala., and Mrs. Mahlon Looney of Nashville; one brother, R. H. Franklin; and one half-sister, Mrs. J. C. Crumley, both of the Twelfth District.

PILLOW, Sam Ella The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jan 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Sam Ella Pillow, 81, who died Sunday evening at her home on South Fourth Street, following a brief illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the Trinity Charge. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mrs. Pillow had been a member of the Methodist Church since young womanhood. Mrs. Pillow is survived by six daughters and two sons, Mrs. George Dodson, Mrs. Bill Martin, Mrs. May Brown, Mrs. Joe Tidwell, Mrs. Ira Inglett and Miss Eva Pillow and Sam and Roy Pillow and several grandchildren.

PINKELTON, Mary Jane The Pulaski Record 16 Jul 1947
Funeral services for Miss Mary Jane Pinkelton, age 18, who died at her home in Columbia, Friday, July 11, after a long illness, were held Saturday afternoon at the residence conducted by Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial followed in Moriah Cemetery in Giles County. She was the daughter of Vonnie and Lura Wilson Pinkelton. Miss Pinkelton was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Gilbert Teeples of Elkmont, Ala., and Mrs. Roy Burches and Miss Annie Laurie Pinkelton, both of Columbia; and four brothers, James, Grady, Woodrow and Smith Pinkelton, all of Maury County.

PINKELTON, William Cordell The Pulaski Record 07 Sep 1949

William Cordell Pinkelton, 45, died early Monday morning in his hotel room in Nashville of a heart attack. Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 p.m. at home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Pinkelton of the Yokley community, with Bro. Mack Pinkelton officiating. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Pinkelton served three years in the Army, 11 months of which was spent overseas. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nora Cole Pinkelton, Nashville; one daughter, Mrs. Donald Westcott, Bowling Green, Ky.; two sons, Buddy and Bobby Pinkelton of Nashville; seven sisters, Mrs. R. L. Hickman, Mrs. Jake Ralston and Mrs. James Cross, all of Lynnville, Mrs. Vivian Brown of Oak Ridge, Mrs. R. A. Dawson of Columbia, Mrs. Annie Mae Carpenter of Nashville, Mrs. Ewing Dean of Pulaski; three brothers, Clyde Pinkelton of Columbia, Wilbur Pinkelton of Southport, John Mark Pinkelton of Martin.

PITTARD, Fred Eugene The Pulaski Record 25 Jun 1947
Funeral services for Fred Eugene Pittard, 50, who died in a Memphis hospital, following a cerebral hemorrhage, June 19, were held at the Mt. Moriah Church Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock with Rev. Stuart Salmon, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski, conducting the services. Burial was in the Mt. Moriah Cemetery. The Masonic Lodge of Pulaski was in charge of services.
Mr. Pittard was a member of the Masonic Lodge and a World War I veteran. He was a member of the Methodist Church, and a native of Giles County, but due to having been connected with construction work, he had been away from Giles County for the past twenty years.
He is survived by his wife, Miss Ruth Estes of Waynesboro; two daughters, Mrs. Crutcher Young of Paducah, Ky. and Mrs. Clarence Lawrence of Memphis; two sons, Fred Wilson and Homer Pittard, both of Memphis; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Virginia Shores of Bodenham, and Mrs. Guy Chambers of Pulaski; one brother, G. M. Pittard of Memphis.

PITTARD, Kirksey H. The Pulaski Citizen 20 Mar 1946

PITTARD, James Cleaborne The Pulaski Record 08 Jun 1949
James Cleaborne Pittard, 68, died at 2:45 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, May 24, at his home on the Lewisburg highway following a long illness. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by W. L. Harwell, Olivet, J. C. Elkins of Prospect and William DeRamus of Watertown, ministers of the Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born and reared in Giles County, Mr. Pittard was the son of the late James David and Sallie Smith Cosby Pittard. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cynthia Vaughn Pittard and daughter, Thelma Pittard; a son, Cleaborne Pittard, Jr., of Blooming Grove; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Quigley, Florence, Ala., and Mrs. John H. Tinnon of Riversburg.

PITTARD, Margaret Judkins The Pulaski Record 09 Jul 1947

Funeral services for Mrs. J. Roy Pittard, age 73, who died at twenty minutes after nine o’clock on Thursday evening, July 10, at her home at Whiteside, will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at the residence. Services will be conducted by Rev. W. C. Moorehead of Trinity Charge and Rev. W. O. Largen of Ashland City. Burial will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Pittard was the daughter of the late Frances Raines and John Wesley Suggs. She was a member of the Cedar Grove Methodist Church for a great many years. She is survived by her husband, and one sister, Mrs. Charles Jones of Merritt Island, Florida.

PITTS, Lillian Lillard The Pulaski Citizen 14 Oct 1942
Murfreesboro, Tenn., Oct. 11-Mrs. Lillian Lillard Pitts, a lifelong resident of Rutherford County, died Saturday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. H. Stickney, 512 East Main Street, after a short illness.
Mrs. Pitts was a daughter of the late Thomas Overton Lillard and Harriet Hill Lillard.
She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and of the Col. Hardee Murfree Chapter of the D. A. R.
Funeral services were held at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Stickney residence, with Dr. E. W. Williams, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. J. L. Kellermann, Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery.
She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Stickney; five sisters, Mrs. E C. Cannon, Jr. and Mrs. T. G Ivie, Murfreesboro, Mrs. E. H. Murray, Pulaski, Mrs. W. G. Templeton, Nashville, Mrs. Alma Quinn, Anniston, Ala., and two grandchildren.

PLUMMER, Mrs. J. H. The Pulaski Citizen 10 Sep 1941
Mrs. Otto Crosswy was called Thursday night to her former home in Centerville, by the sudden passing of her mother, Mrs. J. H. Plummer. She was prominent in her church and civic affairs.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday morning at 10 o’clock at the Methodist Church and interment at Centerville.
Mrs. Plummer is survived by her husband, Dr. J. H. Plummer, and one child, Mrs. Crosswy, of Pulaski.

POGUE, Edward The Pulaski Citizen 2 Apr 1941
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Marrs were called to Fayetteville Saturday night by the death of Mr. Marrs’ grandfather, Edward Pogue. He was an elderly man and had been in failing health for several years. Mr. Pogue is survived by five sons and two daughters.
Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 2:30 in Birmingham, Ala., and burial there.

POLLARD, Mrs. S. J. The Pulaski Citizen 25 Aug 1943
Chief Warrant Officer, Charles M. Pollard and Mrs. Pollard, were called to Eugene, Ind., by the death of Mrs. Pollard’s mother, Mrs. S. J. Pollard, who died in that city on August 11, following an extended period of failing health.
Besides one son here, Mrs. Pollard is survived by another, John Pollard, of Eugene; and one daughter, Mrs. Carl Pritchard, of Danville, Ill.
Mrs. Pollard was seventy-one years of age.

POPE, Janie Evelyn The Pulaski Citizen 25 Oct 1944
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Elkton Cemetery for Janie Evelyn Pope, four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pope, who died Friday, October 20, at the home in the Thirteenth Civil District, following a three weeks illness.
Besides the parents the child is survived by one small brother, J. D. Pope; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Steelman of Campbellsville and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ray of Elkton.

POPE, Julia The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jun 1940
Miss Julia Pope, died in Washington, D. C., Friday, June y, and was buried there. Miss Pope was a daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. G. A. Pope, who formerly lived in the house that later burned on the lot where the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cohen, is now located., and sister of Col. William R. Pope, retired, who lives at the former home of his grandfather, Maj. B. F. Carter.

POPE, Otto The Pulaski Citizen 05 Dec 1945
Funeral services for Otto Pope, 53, former member of the automobile firm of Pope-Brown Motor Company of Pulaski, who died Thursday at his home in Oklahoma City from a heart attack, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Higgins Funeral Home in Fayetteville. The Rev. Ellis M. Bearden, of Sewanee, officiated and the burial was in the family plot in Rose Hill Cemetery in Fayetteville.
A native of Fayetteville, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pope, who were owners and operators of the Pope Hotel in Fayetteville for many years. He was a member of the Episcopal Church, and while living in Fayetteville, was connected with the Ford Motor Company.
Approximately 20 years ago, Mr. Pope and his wife, the former Miss Madeline Brown, moved to Pulaski where he became associated in the automobile business with his brother-in-law, Hutton Brown. Later, they moved to Oklahoma City, where Mr. Pope was connected with the Ford Motor Company.
Survivors are his wife; and two sisters, Mrs. Helen Pope Stewart and Mrs. William Hatcher, of Oklahoma City.

POPE, William Morris The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1948
Funeral services for Pfc. William Morris Pope, 19 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Pope of Elkton, who lost his life in overseas service Nov. 19, 1944, were held at 2:00 Wednesday afternoon at the Baptist Church at Elkton by the Rev. F. E. Durham, pastor. Burial was in Elkton Cemetery.
The body of the young Giles Countian was returned from France for burial at his home on Tuesday morning.
The young veteran was killed in action at Metz, France in November 1944 following his induction int service in February of the same year. He was a member of the Elkton Baptist Church and was a graduate of the High School at Elkton in the class of 1943.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Kenneth Whitt and Miss Eunice Joyce Pope, and a brother, Billy C. Pope, all of Elkton.

PORTER, Courtney Rebeckah White The Pulaski Citizen 3 Jun 1942
Mrs. Courtney Rebeckah White Porter, aged 74 years, one of Pulaski’s most beloved citizens, died shortly after midnight Thursday morning at her home following a period of failing health. Funeral services were held at the home at 10:30 Friday morning, with Dr. George A. Morgan officiating at the rites, assisted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Methodist Church. Interment followed in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
She was born July 1, 1867 in Pulaski, a daughter of the late Alfred C. W. White, and Mrs. Sarah Jane Black White, both of whose families were among the pioneer settlers of the county. Her grandfather, Alexander Black, was the first Chancery Court Clerk of Giles County.
She received her education in the public schools and at Martin College. In 1884 she was married to Robert Henry Porter, a native of Mississippi, who became associated with the firm of Stone, Porter and White, a business that was widely known to dealers in several states. In 1910 he was elected to the presidency of the old Union Bank, and when it was reorganized in 1920, he was made president and served in that capacity until his death.
Mrs. Porter was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church, a member of the Woman’s Missionary Society, and a charter member of the Margaret Circle of the King’s Daughters, in all of which she took a prominent part until her health began to decline.
She is survived by four daughters, Miss Janie Porter, Mrs. J. E. Roe, and Mrs. Rankin Rhea, all of Pulaski, and Mrs. Wilson Collins of Knoxville; two granddaughters, Miss Courtney Rhea of Pulaski, and Miss Ruth Porter Collins of Knoxville; three grandsons, Robert Porter Rhea of Nashville, John E. Roe, III, and Robert Roe, both of Pulaski; and a great-granddaughter, Juliet Ann Rhea of Nashville.

PORTER, Minnie Hazelwood The Pulaski Citizen 23 Apr 1941
Mrs. Minnie Hazelwood Porter, 65, widow of the late Rev. T. H. Porter, Cumberland Presbyterian minister, died early Monday morning, April 21, at her home at Aspen Hill.
Mrs. Porter spent Sunday morning as usual and went to her church across the road from her home in the afternoon where she taught her Sunday School Class. After Sunday School the pastor began the preaching services when suddenly Mrs. Porter had a collapse. She was rushed home and everything possible done for her but she passed quietly away at three o’clock in the morning. Truly a good woman has gone to her reward.
Funeral services were conducted at the Fiducia Cumberland Presbyterian Church Tuesday at 11 o’clock by Rev. Minor Powers, pastor, and burial was at Aspen Hill.
Mrs. Porter is survived by three children: Mrs. E. B. Pulley, Aspen Hill; Mrs. Paul Reese, Nashville; Finis Porter, Centerville; and several grandchildren; two brothers, L. A. Hazelwood, Aspen Hill and Avery Hazelwood, Nashville.

PORTERFIELD, William Edward The Pulaski Citizen 24 Mar 1943

Funeral services for William Edward Porterfield, 79, who died at 3:15 o’clock Saturday afternoon, March 20, at his home in the Diana section, following an extended illness were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Brick Church Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Park. Burial took place at the Cemetery at Brick Church.
Mr. Porterfield was a retired farmer, and a member of the Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Leona Griggs Porterfield, and one brother, Willis Porterfield of the Friendship community.
A sister, Mrs. Aaron Trigg, died two weeks ago in Texas.

PORTRESS, W. A. The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jan 1940
W. A. Portress, 73, died at his home in the Blooming Grove community, Tuesday, Jan. 9.
Funeral services were scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, at the Blooming Grove Methodist Church, Rev. Elisha Henry, the pastor, officiating. Burial in the Marks graveyard.
Mr. Portress is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Elsie Carpenter and Mrs. George Angus.

PORTERFIELD, Amanda E. The Pulaski Citizen 25 Sep 1940
Woodlawn-The death angel visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Griggs, Sunday afternoon at three o’clock, and claimed for its victim her mother, Mrs. Lon Porterfield. She had a stroke of paralysis and didn’t last long. Her husband died a few months ago and she just prayed to go on with him. She was known by most people as Aunt Mandy. She leaves one daughter with whom she lived. Her body was laid to rest by the side of her husband at Diana Monday afternoon.

POSTON, Jimmie The Pulaski Citizen 06 Oct 1948
Jimmie Poston, 19 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Poston of Lincoln County, formerly of Giles County, died at 12:30 o’clock Saturday morning at Lincoln County Hospital of burns and injuries sustained in a jeep truck accident Thursday night.
Funeral services were held at two o’clock Sunday afternoon with the Rev. T. W. Mayhew, pastor of the Fayettteville Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery in Fayetteville.
The youth suffered burns on the upper part of his body when the jeep he was driving collided with a truck at Brown’s Store in West Fayetteville and crashed into a gasoline pump, which burst into flames.
Poston was graduated from Central High School in Fayetteville two years ago, and had been engaged in farming on his father’s farm.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by five sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Bradbury of Dallas, Texas, Mrs. John Robert Fisk of Lewisburg, Mrs. Paul Towey of Fayetteville, Mrs. Woodrow Gunter of McBurg, and Miss Betty Poston of Fayetteville; and one brother, Herbert Poston of Dallas, Texas.

POTTS, Andrew B. The Pulaski Citizen 15 Dec 1942
Funeral services for Andrew B. Potts, 65, well-known farmer of the Liberty section, who died Wednesday afternoon, December 9, following a two weeks illness, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Liberty Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. H. B. Brandon of White House, Tenn. assisted by the pastor, the Rev. J. E. Trotter. Burial took place in the Potts Cemetery.
Mr. Potts was a member of the Methodist Church for fifty-three years, where he took a leading parts in its activities.
Deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. Catherine Cobb Potts; three sons, William Potts, J. B. Potts, and Edward Potts; and six grandchildren, all of Giles County.

POTTS, Lizzie Williamson The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jun 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie Williamson Potts, widow of John Potts, who died Tuesday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John H. Maples at Elkmont, Ala., were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the residence, with the burial in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mrs. Potts was a native of Giles County, having made her home most of her life in the Prospect section, and was a member of the Methodist Church since girlhood.
Besides Mrs. Maples, Mrs. Potts is survived by three other daughters, Mrs. Will Gladish, of Lawrenceburg; Mrs. Lizzie Mae Barnett of Arkansas; and Mrs. Eddie Lou Tatum of Missouri; three sons, Ewell Potts of Louisiana, Buck Potts of California, and Louie Potts of Arkansas; and a number of grandchildren.

POWELL, Frances E. The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jan 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Andrew Powell, 84, who died Monday afternoon at her home in Decatur, Ala., following a period of failing health, were held at 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Aspen Hill Methodist Church. Brief services were held earlier in the afternoon at Decatur. Burial took place in the family lot in the Aspen Hill Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Powell, natives of this county, had made their home in the Aspen Hill section for many years, moving to Decatur fifteen years ago.
Mrs. Powell is survived by two step-grandsons, Oliver Powell of Florida, and James Powell, U. S. Navy.

POWELL, Gladys Alsup The Pulaski Citizen 29 Oct 1941
Mrs. Gladys Powell, aged 30 years, wife of Burton Powell, died at the home Friday afternoon. Funeral services were held at Minor Hill Saturday afternoon and burial at Minor Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Powell is survived by her husband, two small daughters, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Alsup, two sisters, Mrs. Buren Davis, Pulaski, Mrs. Reedus Gatlin; and two brothers, Howard Alsup and Aubrey Alsup, all of the Minor Hill locality.

PRICE, Will A. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jun 1940
Will A. Price, 65, whose home for a good many years has been on the Highway, north of Pigeon Roost, died Tuesday night, about midnight, at the Hospital, where he was taken, after becoming critically sick a few days ago. Mr. Price has not been in good health for five or six years. Suffering from high blood pressure.
Mr. Price during his active years of his life, was a farmer and livestock man. He is survived by his wife and two sons, Robert and Ariel. He was a consistent member of the Christian Church.
Funeral services will be held at the Bennett-May and Company Funeral Home at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon.

PRIER, Robert W. The Pulaski Citizen 8 Dec 1943
Funeral services for Robert W. Prier, 50, who died early Saturday morning at his home, following a heart attack, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the C. P. Church, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins. Burial was in the Campbellsville Cemetery.
Mr. Prier, native of the county, was a farmer and a merchant. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Prier is survived by his wife, Mrs. Icie Garrett Prier; one son, R. W. Prier, Jr.; two grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. W. H. Williams, of Columbia, and Mrs. Henry McGriff of Bowling Green, Ky.; his step mother, Mrs. Ethel Prier, of Columbia.

PRINCE, Ira Allison The Pulaski Citizen __ Oct 1949
Funeral services for Ira Allison Prince, 71, former member of the Giles County Court, who died at 11:05 o’clock Monday night, October 24, at his home in the 18th District, following several years illness, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church. Rev. William Starnes, pastor of the church, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, conducted the services and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Born January 7, 1878, he was native of the county.
Mr. Prince, retired farmer had served as a member of County Court from 1930 to 1948.
Mr. Prince is survived by his wife, Mrs. Allie Phillips Prince; and a nephew, Homer Shelton, Evansville, Ind.

PRINCE, Mabel Claire Miller The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jan 1942
The death of Mrs. Thomas J. Prince which occurred Saturday night at her home in Macon, Mississippi, came as a great shock to her many friends in Giles County. Mrs. Prince, before her marriage in 1936, was Miss Mabel Claire Miller, the daughter of Mrs. Jessie Hickman Miller, and the late H. C. Miller.
She formerly made her home in Lynnville, where she graduated from Robert B. Jones High School, and later attended Florida State College for Women and Peabody College. She taught in the Columbia City School, in Florida and in Mississippi.
Besides her husband she is survived by two small children, Elizabeth and Tommy, her mother, Mrs. Jessie H. Miller of Columbia, and one brother, J. M. Miller of Nashville.
Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at Macon, and interment took place there.
Mrs. Whitfield Edmundson, Mrs. Ozro Long, Mrs. Rufus T. Hickman of Pulaski, Mrs. W. A. Gilbreath, and Miss Sara Gilbreath of Lynnville attended the funeral.

PRINCE, Mahala Irene Jackson The Pulaski Citizen 11 Nov 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Mahala Irene Prince, aged 67, who died October 26 at her home in Minor Hill were held at 4 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Minor Hill Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. A. R. Hogan. The burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Prince is survived by three sons, Samuel Erskine of Salem, Ala., Homer Carden, San Antonio, Texas, Sgt. James Edison Prince of Camp Forrest, Tenn.; three daughters, Mrs. Mason Williams, Crestview, Tenn., Mrs. Silas Davis, Goodspring, Tenn., and Mrs. Henry Treadway, Winter Haven, Florida; two brothers, Newt Jackson of Pulaski and Andrew Jackson of Minor Hill; 24 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren.

PRINCE, Mary Elizabeth The Pulaski Citizen 20 Sep 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Prince, 95, who died Friday night, September 15, at the home of her son, Ira Prince, in the Eighteenth Civil District, following a week’s illness, were held at the residence at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Burial was at Booth’s Chapel Cemetery.
Besides the one son, Mrs. Prince is survived by one grandson, Homer Shelton of Howell, Ind. Mrs. Prince was the widow of M. P. Prince.

PRINDLE, Fred Will The Pulaski Citizen 8 Mar 1944
Funeral services for Fred Will Prindle, 65, who died suddenly about one o’clock Thursday afternoon, March 2, while on a business trip in Lawrence County, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist Church, with the rites conducted by the Rev. L. G. Gatlin, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Moriah Cemetery.
Mr. Prindle, a native of Giles County, spent the greater part of his life here, where he had been a salesman for many years for Butler-Warren. For the past seven years he had been a salsesman for the Pulaski Funeral Home, a position he held at the time of his death. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Prindle is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Dewey Boshers; two sons, Jerome and Roy Prindle; four grandchildren; all of Pulaski; and one sister, Mrs. Ervin McLean, Giles County.

PROSSER, Fannie The Pulaski Citizen 11 Sep 1940
Miss Fannie Prosser, aged 62, died at the home of her brother, John Prosser, Tuesday night, Sept. 3rd. Funeral services were held at the Petersburg Cemetery Thursday, Sept. 5th at 12 o’clock. Miss Fannie or Aunt Fannie as she is better known by all who knew her always met everybody with a smile. She was kind and good to all. She spent her life trying to help others. She loved her Bible and always kept it near her work and would read it so many times during the day. She was loved by all who knew her. She is survived by seven brothers: John Prosser of Pulaski, Jim of Knoxville, Tenn., Tom of Decatur, Ala., Will and Hubert of Belleville, Tenn., Cleveland of Howell, Tenn., and Joe of Roscoe, Texas. And several nieces and nephews.

PROSSER, Mary Catherine Bagley The Pulaski Record 14 May 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Catherine Prosser, 70, who died at her home near Sumac following a heart attack, were conducted May 9, at 11 a.m., at the Providence Church with Rev. L. G. Gatlin and Edward Lee officiating. Burial was in the Maplewood Cemetery. A native of Moore County, she was a member of New Zion Baptist Church.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Fount Thompson; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Annie Welburn; one son, Ernest Prosser; eleven grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs Mack Phelps of Shelbyville. Wilson Carter and Company of Prospect was in charge.

PRUITT, John The Pulaski Citizen 1 Nov 1944
Funeral services for John Pruitt, 47, farmer of the Frankewing community who died suddenly at Pulaski Hospital Monday night, October 30, after a short illness, were held at Mt. Zion Church on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock the Rev. A. R. Gibbons officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Ed Holley and Miss Mary Pruitt; three sons, Ray Joe Pruitt with the U. S. Army in South Carolina, Lex Pruitt of Kentucky and Donald Pruitt, Frankewing and one sister. Mr. Pruitt had lived in the Frankewing community for the past fifteen years.

PRYOR, Raymond L. The Pulaski Record 16 Apr 1947
Raymond L. Pryor, 53, died at 8:00 o’clock Monday morning at Kennedy Veterans Hospital in Memphis following a brief illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock at New Hope Baptist Church by the pastor, Mack Pinkelton, assisted by T. B. Anderson with burial in New Hope Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eva Mae Pryor; two sisters, Mrs. Will Nix and Mrs. Rufus Nix of Lawrence County; three brothers, Waldron Pryor, Birmingham, Ala., Joe L. Pryor, Cincinnati and Harvey Pryor of Lawrence County. He had been a member of the Baptist Church a number of years, chairman of the board of deacons.

PRYOR, Sam J. The Pulaski Citizen 17 Sep 1941
Word has been received here of the death of Sam J. Pryor, age 47, in Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville, Friday morning following a lingering illness.
Sam J. Pryor and his brother, Solon Pryor, both learned the printer’s trade in The Citizen Office, in the days of hand set printing. Later, both worked with The Columbia Herald. Still later, Sam went to Nashville where he has been for several years.
Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Pryor, his wife, the former Miss Lillie Langston and five children of Nashville; four sisters, Mrs. Herman Graves of Birmingham, Mrs. George Tomlin and Mrs. William Tomlin and Miss Mattie Pryor; and a brother, N. B. Pryor, all of Nashville. Children are Mrs. Raymond Hartman, Mrs. Thomas Soapes, Mrs. William Snyder, Miss Margaret Pryor and Sam Pryor, Jr.

PUCKETT, Betty Louise McCarty The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jun 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Louise Puckett, who died suddently early Thursday morning at a hospital in St. Louis where she had been a patient since May 1, were held at 10 o’clock Sunday morning in the chapel of the National Funeral Home in Chattanooga, with the Rev. T. Perry Brannon, officiating at the rites. Burial took place in the Elkton Cemetery in Giles County, with the service by the Rev. Andrew Birchett.
Mrs. Puckett is survived by her husband, J. M. Puckett; her father, T. F. McCarty, of LaFayette, Ga.; and two brothers, E. V. McCarty, of Los Angeles, Calif. and W. E. McCarty of Mobile, Ala.

PURDOM, Elenor The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jun 1940
Miss Elenor Purdom, formerly of Pulaski, died at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis, Saturday afternoon about 5 o’clock, and the body was buried in the Memorial Park Cemetery, at Memphis.
Miss Purdom is survived by a brother, Marvin Purdom, who was in his youth a printer in the Citizen Office; by a sister, Mrs. James Jefcoat, of Mississippi, and another sister, Mrs. Lindsay Callahan, of Pulaski.
Miss Purdom was a bright student in High School, and after graduating became an operator in the telephone office, in early day of the business here. She was clever, polite, and accomodating. Made friends among members of the telephone company, and patrons of the office. She was promoted from time to time till she became an office clerk and bookkeeper. Later she was transferred to Memphis, where she continued with the Telephone Company to the end.
Some six months ago, she became an invalid, and toward the last was transferred to the hospital where she received good care. Ane in appreciation of her long, efficient and loyal service, with the Company, she was continued on sick leave, even after it became apparent, that she could never return to work.
Funeral services were held in Memphis Sunday afternoon. Honorary pallbearers were officials of the Memphis and Nashville offices of the Telephone Company.
Miss Purdom was a conscientious worker in the Methodist Church and faithful to her duties. She was teacher of a large, active Sunday School class.
Last summer some fifty fellow-employees and pioneers of the Southern Bell Telephone Company, gave a dinner in honor of thirty-fifth year as an employee of the Company.

PURYEAR, Robert Newton The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1943
Robert Newton Puryear, 81, retired farmer and prominent citizen of Giles County, died at four o’clock Wednesday afternoon after an extended illness at his home on South Second Street in Pulaski, where he has lived for the last several years.
Born and reared in Giles County, Mr. Puryear was the son of the late Henry and Frances Reed Puryear, members of pioneer families in this section. He was an extensive land owner and made his home in the Bodenham community until ill health forced him to retire from active supervision of his farm.
An elder in the Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Mr. Puryear was one of the most active and faithful members of the church, contributing of his time and talents to promotion of Church work.
Mr. Puryear is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Martin Puryear; two daughters, Mrs. Allen Phelps and Mrs. Harvey Smith, both of Pulaski, and two sons, Edgar Puryear of Giles County and Henry Puryear of Columbia; six grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at eleven o’clock Friday morning at the residence by the Rev. Minor Powers, pastor of Moriah Church, and burial will take place in the church cemetery.

PUTNAM, Mrs. O. L. The Pulaski Citizen 28 Oct 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. O. L. Putnam, sister of R. Hutton Brown, prominent business man of Pulaski, were held Tuesday morning in Los Angeles, Calif., where she had resided since her marriage. Mrs. Putnam died suddenly Sunday morning from a heart attack.
Burial will take place Friday afternoon at Rose Hill Cemetery at Fayetteville, Tenn.
Mrs. Putnam is survived by her husband, the one brother, and two sister, Mrs. George Russell of Petersburg, and Mrs. O. W. Pope of Oklahoma City, Okla.

RACKLEY, Jessie Finklea The Pulaski Citizen 9 Aug 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Finklea Rackley, 37, who died Wednesday, August 2, as the result of injuries received in an automobile accident near Thompson Station in Williamson County, were conducted Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Garland Holt. Final rites were said by the Rev. E. B. Gatlin, pastor of the First Baptist Church, and the Rev. Frank Calhoun, pastor of First Methodist Church. Interment was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Rackley, the wife of Billy Wade Rackley, who is a member of the Seabees, a branch of the Navy, stationed in Hawaii, was enroute to Nasvhville with a group of friends when the car in which they were riding was sideswiped by a northboung Nashville ice cream truck and immediately became ignited landing bottom up on the edge of the highway. A passing soldier succeeded in saving all the occupants of the car from the holocaust with the exception of Mrs. Rackley who was said to have been wedged underneath the steering wheel and whose body was burned beyond recognition. The accident occurred about 12:30 p. m.
The soldier, Jack Padget of Columbia, whose heroic action saved five of the group from the flames of the burning automobile, was rushed to Nashville Hospital where he is suffering from serious burns. He was at home on leave and enroute to Nashville to visit his father who was ill in a Nashville Hospital.
The most seriously injured were Mrs. Grady Biles of Pulaski, head and back injuries, cuts and bruises, recuperating at Pulaski Hospital; Mrs. Aubrey George of Columbia, severe burns on hip and lower limbs; Mrs. L. L. Frazier, all three sisters-in-law of Mrs. Rackley, and Mrs. Frazier of Decatur, Ala., are recuperating from cuts and burns at the King’s Daughters Hospital, Columbia. Mrs. Roy Brownlow, whose right arm was broken, was the least injured of the group and is now convalescing at her home on Sam Davis Avenue.
Mrs. Rackley, a native of Monroeville, Ala., was graduated at Martin College, Pulaski, and was married to Rackley about 15 years ago, and had made her home in Pulaski until 1942 when her husband enlisted with the Seabees, after which time she returned to Monroeville to make her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Foster Finklea. Other survivors are two sisters, Margaret and Nelle and one brother, John, of Monroeville, and another brother, George, stationed at Fort Benning, Ga.

RACKLEY, Martha Frances Norwood Garner The Pulaski Citizen 6 May 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. G. W. Rackley, 75, who died Tuesday, May 5, who died Tuesday, May 5, at 12:30 p. m., at the home of her son, Louis Garner, in the Goodspring community, were held today at 1 o’clock at the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church. The Rev. Harold Loyd conducted the rites.

Mrs. Rackley is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Luther Glover; and four sons, T. E. Garner, Calvin Garner, Alvis Garner, and Louis Garner, all of Giles County; seventeen grandchildren; and one great-grandchildren.

RAINEY, Viola Wilkinson The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Ike Rainey, native Giles Countian and grandmother of City Recorder Marvin Rainey, whose death occurred Saturday, March 7, at the home of her son, Guy Rainey, in Nashville, were held at 10:30 o’clock Monday morning, March 9th, at the East End Methodist Church in Nashville by the Rev. J. R. Parsons and the Rev. E. P. Anderson. Interment took place in Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Nashville.
Mrs. Rainey, the former Miss Viola Wilkinson of Giles County, is survived by four sons, Guy Rainey of Nashville, Earl Rainey of Pocatello, Idaho, Hugh Rainey of Memphis, and Paul Rainey of Salt Lake City, Utah; eleven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

RALSTON, John A. The Pulaski Citizen 30 Aug 1944
Funeral services for John A. Ralston, 59, well-known farmer of the Lynnville section, who died suddenly Saturday night, August 26, of a heart attack, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Lynnville Methodist Church, with the rites conducted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun and the Rev. N. O. Allen. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
The son of the late Sam and Mrs. Deborah Boatright Ralston, Mr. Ralston was a lifelong resident of the Lynnville section He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Ralston is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lacy Pinkelton Ralston; one daughter, Mrs. Cecil Hollis, Louisville, Ky.; one son, Eldon Ralston, employee of National Life and Accident Insurance Company, Marshall, Texas; two brothers, Sam Ralston, Lynnville and Tom Ralston, California.

RALSTON, Mattie Sue Baker The Pulaski Record 02 Jul 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Sue Baker Ralston, 59, who died suddenly, June 27, were held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock at the Bennett-May Funeral Home. Elder J. Clifford Murphy assisted by Rev. R. O. Godwin conducted the services. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Ralston, a native of Marshall County had lived in Giles for approximately 45 years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lena Will Adcock, Pulaski, Mrs. Thomas Griffin, Columbia; two sons, C. A. Ralston, Jr., Pulaski and Stanley Ralston, Pulaski; two sisters, Mrs. Marvin Davis, Sr. of Pulaski and Mrs. Walter Spencer, Medina, Tenn.; one brother, Hunter Baker of Decatur, Ala.; and four grandchildren.

RANDOLPH, Lillian June The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jan 1941
Funeral services for Lillian June Randolph, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Randolph, age seven months, were held Thursday. She was a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Clark.
The death angels called little June to rest, late Wednesday afternoon. She had pneumonia and intestinal flue. The sickness was too much for her to overcome.
She was a beautiful child. She leaves her mother and father, two brothers, Billy and Joe, one sister, Sue, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Bro. Elkins preached the funeral. She was laid to rest Thursday afternoon in Diana Cemetery.

RANDOLPH, Richard “Dick” The Pulaski Citizen 27 Nov 1940
Anthony Hill-This community was made sad when Uncle Dick Randolph passed into the Great Beyond Saturday morning. Burial at Chestnut Grove Sunday afternoon, Harold Loyd, pastor, conducting the services. Mrs. Randolph was a member of Chestnut Grove for many years. He lived in this community a great part of his life and taught several singing schools. He had many friends and old acquaintances here and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

RANDOLPH, Willis E. The Pulaski Citizen 9 Aug 1940
Funeral services for Willis E. Randolph, 44, who died early Monday morning, August 7, at Pulaski Hospital, following an operation for a stomach ailment, were held at Prospect at the home of his brother-in-law, H. W. Blankenship, at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter, pastor of the Prospect Methodist Church. Burial was in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. Randolph, a native of Giles County, was a resident of Athens, Ala., where he was employed by the railroad. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Randolph is survived by his wife, Mrs. Daisy Sutherland Randolph; one daughter, Dorothy Mae Randolph; two sons, Willie E. and Billy Joe Randolph, all of Athens; one brother, Elmer Randolph, Prospect; four sisters, Mrs. Walter Randolph, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Van Smith, Grandview, Texas, Mrs. Joe Dobbs, Oklahoma City, and Mrs. Joe Charles, Pontiac, Okla.

RANSOM, Ella Crowe The Pulaski Record 26 Nov 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Crowe Ransom, age 87, who died at her home in Nashville Thursday morning, November 20, of a heart attack, were held at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning at McKendree Methodist Church. She is the widow of Dr. John J. Ransom, prominent Methodist pastor and missionary.
Dr. King Vivion, pastor of the church, and Dr. John Ferguson, pastor of Belmont Methodist Church, officiated. Burial was in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Mrs. Ransom was born in Marion, Ala. in 1859, she moved with her family in her early childhood to Pulaski where she was reared and educated. She was a member of the first graduating class of Martin College at Pulaski and later studied art which she also taught for two years at Gallatin, Texas.
Mrs. Ransom is survived by two sons, Richard B. Ransom of Nashville; John Crowe Ransom of Gambier, Ohio; two daughters, Miss Annie Phillips Ransom of Nashville and Miss Ellene Ransom of Jackson, Miss.; four grandchildren, Mrs. O. D. Foreman of Nashville, Stephen Chandler Ransom of Detroit, Mich., David R. Ransom of Nashville and John James Ransom II of Gambier; and a great granddaughter, Robb Reavill Foreman of Nashville.

RAY, Annie Henry Watson The Pulaski Citizen 18 Nov 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Ed Ray will be held Friday at Bunker Hill for Mrs. Ed Ray, who died Wednesday morning in a Fayetteville hospital, following an operation performed earlier in the morning. Burial will take place at the Bethany Cemetery.
Mrs. Ray is survived by her husband; four daughters, Miss Mildred and Mrs. Nora Lee Wooten of Bunker Hill, Mrs. Roy Gatlin of Delrose, and Mrs. Earl Gatlin of Coldwater; two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Mitchell of Bunker Hill, and Mrs. Mahlon Brown of Bethesda, and one brother, Foster Watson of Alabama.

RAY, Robert Lee The Pulaski Citizen 18 Aug 1943
Funeral services for Robert Lee Ray, 79, retired farmer and country merchant, who died Thursday night, August 12, at his home in the Elkton section following a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Center Point Church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Ray is survived by his wife, and four children by his last marriage, Hubert Lee Ray, who id in the Armed Forces, stationed in England; Mrs. Virginia Moore, Mrs. Lillie Mae Moore, and Harvey Ray; all three of the Elkton community; several children by a former marriage, among whom are Bob Ray of Wartrace, one son who lives in the West, and two daughters, who live in Nashville.
RAY, William Edward The Pulaski Record 31 Mar 1948
Funeral services for William Edward Ray, 78, who died Friday morning at his home in the Bunker Hill Community, were conducted at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the Bunker Hill Methodist Church. Burial was in the Bethany Cemetery.
Surviving are four daughters, Miss Mildred Ray and Mrs. Nora Lee Wooten of Pulaski, Mrs. Roy Gatlin of Dellrose and Mrs. Early Gatlin of Fayetteville and 13 grandchildren.

REAGIN, Thomas S. The Pulaski Record 11 Feb 1948
Thomas S. Reagin, age 85, formerly of Giles, died Thursday morning, Feb. 12, at 9:45 o’clock at his home, 1202 Litton Ave., Nashville, Tenn., following an illness of two weeks.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday morning at 10 o’clock at the Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home in Nashville. Dr. C. R. Matlock will officiate and burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Giles County.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Reagin was the son of the late Thomas Caleb and Emma Smith Reagin. He received his education in the schools of the county and made his home in Giles until moving to Nashville about thirty years ago. He was formerly an instructor in woodworking at the State Training School in Jordonia.
Mr. Reagin was married June 22, 1890, to the former Miss Cora Grant, who died twenty-five years ago. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and was formerly active in the Masonic Lodge at Bethel.
Survivors include six daughters, Mrs. G. C. Kimbrough of Pulaski, Mrs. R. E. Brooks of Lakeland, Fla., Miss Agnes Reagin, Mrs. W. H. Brewington, Mrs. Percy Crumpler, and Mrs. Frank Lowery, all of Nashville; one son, Robert G. Reagin of Nashville; four sisters, Mrs. Agnes Hunter, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Emma Kerr of Kansas City, Kans., Mrs. March Fudge and Mrs. Hattie Brownlow, both of Pulaski; two brothers, J. C. Reagin of Miami, Fla. and A. M. Reagin of Independence, Mo.; 21 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren.

REEVES, William Edward The Pulaski Citizen 07 Apr 1948
Funeral services for William Edward Ray, 77, retired farmer, of the Twentieth Civil District, who died at 1:20 o’clock Friday morning, April 2, at his home after a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Bunker Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Marshall D. Moss. Burial took place in Bethany Cemetery at Bryson. Mrs. Ray died November 20, 1942.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late T. J. and Mary Ann Holly Ray. Mr. Ray is survived by four daughters, Miss Mildred Ray, Bunker Hill, Mrs. Nora Lee Wooten, Pulaski, Mrs. Roy Gatlin, Delrose, and Mrs. Earlie Gatlin, Fayetteville; four sisters, Mrs. Asa Lunsford, Cornersville, Mrs. Frank Barnes, Nashville, Mrs. John Kellum, Bryson and Mrs. Annie Laurie Cole, Louisville, Ky.; thirteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

REAVES, John Ira The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1949
Funeral Services for John Ira Reaves, 78, well known retired farmer of the Bradshaw community, who died at 11:15 Wednesday night, March 16 at a Nashville hospital, following a period of declining health, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Bradshaw Baptist Church. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Ike Coggin, assisted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist ministers, and burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Son of the late Arch Reaves and Mary Burns Reaves, he was a lifelong resident of this county and was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. His wife, Mrs. Alice Graves Reaves, a native of Marshall County, died five years ago.
Mr. Reaves is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Roy Park, Pulaski, and Mrs. John Lovett, Beech Hill; a son, William Reaves, Beech Hill; twelve grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; and one brother, George Reaves, Louisville, Ky.

REAVES, Sarah Alice Graves The Pulaski Citizen 4 Aug 1943
Funeral services were held at 1 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Bradshaw Baptist Church for Mrs. Sarah Alice Reaves, 70, who died early Monday morning at the home in the Tenth Civil District, following a period of failing health. The Rev. H. G. Coston, pastor of the church, and the Rev. Isaac Benton Coggin, conducted the services, and burial took place in the Center Point (Bradshaw) Cemetery.
Mrs. Reaves, the wife of John Ira Reaves, was a member of the Baptist Church for forty years.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Reaves is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Roy Park and Mrs. John Lovett; and one son, William Reaves, and several grandchildren all of the Tenth District; and one brother, J. D. Graves of Birmingham, Ala.

REESE, Alma The Pulaski Citizen 6 Mar 1940
Mrs. Alma Reese, 54, died in Nashville Sunday, and after funeral services at the Funeral Home in Nashville, the body was brought to Pulaski, her former home, for burial Tuesday.
Mrs. Reese is survived by a son by her first husband, Franklin Doud, of Elkton. And a daughter by her second husband, Mrs. Herbert Hastings, with whom she lived in Nashville. Her mother, Mrs. Ella Brewster, also survives.
Mrs. Reese was a capable saleswoman, and was in the store with Long Brothers, here for several years. She also worked in other stores.

REESE, John T. The Pulaski Citizen 10 Feb 1943
Funeral services were conducted Monday in Los Angeles, Calif., for John Thomas Reese, 39, who died there at 11:00 o’clock Thursday night of pneumonia. He is survived by his wife and a six-year-old son; and his mother, Mrs. J. T. Reese of Columbia.
Mr. Reese was a native of Pulaski, having been the son of Mrs. Annie Butler Reese. When the son was nine years old the family moved to Nashville.
Mr. Reese had been residing in California for ten years.

REESE, Marion Elmer The Pulaski Record 06 Apr 1949
Marion Elmer Reese, 63, a retired building contractor and farmer, died at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, at his home in the Blooming Grove community following a long illness. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Blooming Grove Methodist Church by Rev. Marshall D. Moss, pastor, assisted by James Parsons. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel McKnight Reese; two daughters, Mrs. William S. Harwell of Blooming Grove; Mrs. R. E. Nance of Tuscaloosa; two sons, Edgar Lane Reese of Tuscaloosa, and Lancaster Reese of Pulaski; five grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Raymond Shelton; one half-brother, Roscoe Newton; two half-sisters, Mrs. Alton Smith and Mrs. Memory Byford.

REEVES, Altha Dupree Watson The Pulaski Citizen 22 May 1940
Mrs. B. W. Reeves, age about 70, widow of the late B. W. Reeves, who died twenty years ago, passed away at her home in Pulaski, Sunday Morning.
Funeral services were held at the residence, Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock, Rev. S. R. Bratcher, officiating.
Mrs. Reeves was a good woman, left alone with a large family, five daughters and three sons, she managed the home, even better than the average family. The large family now grown to manhood and womanhood, married, and some living far away, nearly all of them came to pay a final tribute of love and respect to mother.
The daughters are: Mrs. Glen Nelson, Mrs. Phillip Reed, Mrs. Raymond McGuire, Mrs. Clyde Johns, Mrs. John Sessions. Sons: J. W. Reeves, A. J. Reeves, and E. W. Reeves.

REEVES, Carl J. The Pulaski Citizen 8 Oct 1941
When Carl J. Reeves passed away about 12:30 Friday, October 3, Pulaski and Giles County lost one of their foremost citizens and business men.
Born in Pulaski, forty-nine years ago, the only son of the late W. P. Reeves, and his wife, Mrs. Kate Jamison Reeves. Car grew to young manhood here in Pulaski. He attended the local schools, then attended the famous Webb School. Then took a college course in Pharmacy. He was just ready to take place in the firm of W. P. Reeves & Son, when he was called for service in the first World War. On account of his special fitness and preparation, he was assigned to work as a Pharmacist, and served in that capacity during the war.
Returning to Pulaski at the close of the war, he took up his work, associated with his father. And after the death of his father, continued the business, and the firm name, in memory of his father.

He succeeded in business, because he deserved success. He gave close attention to details. But perhaps his outstanding characteristic was kindness, and consideration for the unfortunate. Many times he filled prescriptions for people who were sick, with no hope of ever receiving pay. And when a Doctor was needed in a hurry, he would go himeself, if necessary, to get one. Hundreds of people could tell stories of his actis of kindness. It came natural for him. He was married to Miss Mary Eliza Montgomery. And theirs was a happy married life.
He is survived by his wife, and some relatives of both his father and mother.
Mr. Reeves lived the life of a quiet business man. Was a member of the Presbyterian Church, the Masonic Lodge, and of the Rotary Club. But seldom attended public meetings. Took no active part in politics or public affairs. His business and his home, were his chief concern. Occasionally, he would go with a congenial party, on a fishing trip for rest and recreation.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30, at the Presbyterian Church, which was filled to capacity, and many people were unable to get into the building. A great many beautiful florals, gave silent testimony to the large number of friends who took this means of paying a last tribute of respect to the memory of their departed friend.

REEVES, Edwin W. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Aug 1943
Funeral services for Edwin W. Reeves, 51, native of Giles County, who died at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon, August 2, in a hospital in San Antonio, Texas, were held at 4 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Ryan Funeral Home in Victoria, Texas, with interment in Rosemont Ceremony in that city.
For twenty-five years Mr. Reeves had been a highly esteemed salesman of the Brown Shoe Company at St. Louis. A resident of Victoria for the past eighteen years, Mr. Reeves was born and reared in the Elkton section, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Reeves.
Mr. Reeves is survived by his wife, the former Miss Grace Schier; five sisters, Mrs. Philip Reed and Mrs. Clyde Johns, both of Pulaski, Mrs. Glenn Nelson, Nashville, Mrs. Raymond McGuire, Chattanooga, and Mrs. J. T. Sessions, Atlanta; and two brothers, John W. Reeves, Old Hickory and A. J. Reeves, U. S. Navy.
Mrs. Reed and niece, Miss Willa Jo Stanford of Pulaski, Mrs. McGuire, Mrs. Sessions, and John Reeves attended the funeral.

REEVES, Robert Anderson The Pulaski Citizen 17 Aug 1949
Funeral services for Robert Anderson Reeves, 86, retired farmer of the Lynnville section, who died at 7 o’clock Sunday morning, August 14, at Pulaski Hospital, after several weeks illness, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder Bowers of Lawrenceburg. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Born April 1, 1863 in Maury County, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joe Reeves.
His wife died twenty-one years ago.
Mr. Reeves is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Virgil McClintock, Lewisburg, Miss Cordie Reeves, Giles County, and Mrs. Grace Collins, Nashville; one son, Robert Reeves, Lynnville; fourteen grandchildren.

REID, Lillie Witt The Pulaski Citizen 05 Dec 1945
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Witt Reid, 84, wife of C. T. Reid, who died at 7 o’clock Sunday night at her home in Lynnville after an extended illness, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the residence with the Rev. C. B. Cook, pastor of the Methodist Church at Murfreesboro, officiating, assisted by the local pastor, the Rev. N. O. Allen. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Daughter of the late C. H. Witt, Sr. and Sallie Bugg Witt, Mrs. Reid was born and reared at Lynnville. She attended public schools in Giles County, was graduated from Martin College in Pulaski, and the old Price Seminary, Huntsville, Ala. For many years, she was a leader in church and civic affairs of her community, having been a lifelong member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband, who for many years was engaged in the mercantile business at Lynnville and was former president of the Bank of Lynnville, died six years ago.
Survivors are two sisters, Mrs. C. A. Smith of Lynnville, and Mrs. R. O. Allen, of Bryan, Texas; and two brothers, Dr. Will H. Witt of Nashville, and C. H. Witt of Lynnville.
She was a sister of the late Mrs. H. M. Grigsby of Pulaski, and George B. Witt and R. H. Witt of Lynnville.

RENFRO, Emma Davis The Pulaski Citizen 7 Apr 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Davis Renfro, aged 82, who died Wednesday, March 31, at her home near Culleoka, were held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Friendship Baptist Church in Maury County, conducted by the Rev. J. W. Owen, pastor. Burial took place in the Friendship Cemetery.
Mrs. Renfro, wife of the late W. C Renfro, was the mother of L. S. Renfro of Lynnville, a member of the Curry Motor Company, former Pulaski automobile dealers.
A daughter of the late W. O. and Ophelia Shaw Davis, Mrs. Renfro was born and reared in Williamson County. She had made her home in Maury County for many years.
Surviving are three sons, J. B. Renfro of Birmingham, Ala., W. F. Renfro of Culleoka, and L. S. Renfro of Lynnville; three daughters, Misses Mary and Minnie Renfro of Culleoka and Mrs. G. H. Justice of Lynnville; and her grandchildren, Miss Willie Grace Orr of Columbia, Lt. J. B. Renfro, Jr., United States Army, W. C. Renfro of Birmingham, Ala., and Ged Hardy, Justice of Lynnville.

REYER, Moroni Mothoni The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jul 1943
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Reyer of Ardmore were notified by the War Department on Monday that their son, Monroni Mathoni Reyer, Military Police in the United States Army, had met death as result of bullet wound Sunday, July 11, at Boston, Massachusetts, where he was stationed.
No particulars of the young man’s death were given in the telegram, it was said in Pulaski. Reyer, who was 23 years old, had been in the service of his country for less than a year.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Jesse Hamilton, of Cullman, Ala., Mrs. Wilburn Price, Ardmore, and Miss Mavene Reyer, Ardmore.
The young man’s body will arrive at Ardmore Thursday afternoon after which funeral arrangements will be made.

REYNOLDS, Arthur Newton The Pulaski Record 30 Apr 1947
Funeral services for Arthur Newton Reynolds, 42, who died at his home at Goodsprings, April 24, were held Sunday afternoon at the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church at 2 o’clock. Rev. W. C. Moorehead officiated and burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Reynolds was a native of Giles County.
Surviving are his father, Love Reynolds of Goodspring; his wife, Mrs. Lorene Wray Reynolds; two sons, Sgt. E. Reynolds, stationed in Georgia, Julius Reynolds, Goodsprings; one daughter, Jelene Reynolds, Goodsprings; two brothers, Emmett Reynolds, Goodsprings and Frank Reynolds of Kentucky; and several nieces. Bennett May Funeral Home was in charge.

REYNOLDS, Joanna Hassell Montague The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jun 1948
Mrs. Solon E. Reynolds, member of a prominent family and civic leader, writer and lecturer of Giles County, died at her home on South Second Street at on o’clock Monday afternoon after an extended illness.
Funeral services were held at four o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the residence by the Rev. E. D. Trout, pastor of the Trinity Methodist Church, and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
A native of Waynesboro, Mrs. Reynolds was the former Miss Joanna Montague, daughter of the late John F. and Joanna Hassell Montague. She had made her home in Giles County since early childhood and throughout the years had taken active part in charitable, cultural and civic endeavors in the county.
An extensive traveler, Mrs. Reynolds shared her interesting experiences with citizens of this area and elsewhere through the medium of lectures and the writing of a column, “Along the Way,” that has appeared in this paper from time to time.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. William B. Holt; two grandchildren, Solon and Betty Holt; one sister, Mrs. Jim Oaks, Sr. of Memphis; one brother, Frank Montague of Pulaski.

REYNOLDS, Willie Bessie Campbell The Pulaski Citizen 26 Aug 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Emmett Reynolds, 40, who died Wednesday night at the local hospital, were held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, assisted by the Rev. Harold W. Coke. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Reynolds, the former Miss Willie Bessie Campbell, is survived by her husband, who is a blacksmith in the Goodspring community; and two daughters, Miss Juanita Reynolds and Mrs. James Collins.

RICHARDSON, Ida Dretha Lazenby The Pulaski Record 22 Oct 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. George Richardson, 71, who died Friday afternoon at her home in Lynnville, were conducted at 2:30 o’clock on Sunday afternoon at Robertson Fork Church of Christ with Claud Thomas officiating. Burial was in the Lynnwood Cemetery.
She was a daughter of the late James and Martha Hubble Lazenby. Mrs. Richardson was a native of Giles County.
Mrs. Richard is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Houston Sands, Lynnville and Mrs. Evan Richardson, Columbia; two sons, Robert Lee Richardson, Detroit; and J. M. Garrett, Lynnville; four sisters, Mrs. L. C. Tiller, Miss Fannie Lazenby, Mrs. J. W. Brown and Mrs. Parker, of Houston, Texas; and two brothers, Russell and Tom B. Lazenby, of Nashville.

RICHARDSON, James Arthur The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jan 1947
Funeral services for James Arthur Richardson,72, who died at 10:15 0’clock Sunday night, January 19, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. F. Britton(Blanche), near Pulaski, following a two weeks illness, were held at two o’clock Monday afternoon at the Pisgah Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Maude Walker of Alabama minister of the Primitive Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Son of the late Jim Richardson and Mattie Wiley (Jim was step father) Richardson, he was a lifelong resident of the county and a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. Mrs. Richardson died several years ago.
Mr. Richardson is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Britton, Mrs. Walter Pruitt (Nora), Columbia, Mrs. Charles Sanders (Louise), Bunker Hill, and Mrs. Dan Pruitt (Mamie), Lewisburg; three sons, Walter Richardson, Columbia, Claude Richardson, Bunker Hill, and “Jack” James William Richardson, Frankewing; three sisters, Mrs. Joe Green, Pulaski, Mrs. Hugh Porter, Columbia, and Mrs. Albert Lindeman, Nashville; and two brothers, Walter Richardson and Floyd Richardson, both of Pulaski.
(these were his step brothers and sisters and there were more sisters not listed in obit)

RIDGEWAY, Raymond The Pulaski Citizen 14 Feb 1945
Funeral services for Raymond Ridgeway, 76, native of Giles County, 76, native of Giles County, who died Tuesday in Chattanooga, following an accident in which he sustained fatal injuries, were held Wednesday at the Elkton Methodist Church by the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot at the Elkton Cemetery.
Mr. Ridgeway, a bachelor, had made his home at Chattanooga for the past thirty years. He is survived by two sisters, Miss Sara Ridgeway and Mrs. L. L. Gilbert, both of Knoxville, who were here for the funeral.

RISNER, Ethel Mae Shrader The Pulaski Citizen 18 Oct 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Mae Risner, 38, who died suddenly from a heart attack at noon Sunday, October 15, while attending church services, were held at one o’clock Monday afternoon at the Liberty Hill Church by the Rev. J. T. McConnell. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Risner is survived by her husband, Dave Risner; a daughter, Bessie Mae Risner; two sons, David Risner, Jr., and Roy Risner; two brothers, Marshall and Marvin Shrader, all of Giles County.

RITTENBERRY, Baxter The Pulaski Citizen 3 Dec 1941
Dr. Baxter Rittenberry, aged 68 years, prominent physician of Selma, Ala., whose death occurred on Wednesday, Nov. 19th at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary Alice Johnson, at Selma, was a native of Giles County. The family formerly lived at Campbellsville for many years, and were descendants of early settlers in that section. Later the Rittenberry family moved to Birmingham, Ala. where they were identified with the civic and social life of that city.
Baxter Rittenberry, upon the completion of his medical course, became a physician, locating at Selma. He established a splendid practice, and has served as president of the Dallas County Medical Association. He was a Mason and a Shriner.
Mr. Rittenberry is survived by his wife, and two daughters, Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. P. R. Tyler (Katherine) of Birmingham, and one son, Baxter Rittenberry, Jr., of Selma, and three grandchildren, and one sister, Miss Mary Rittenberry, former John Herbert Phillips High School teacher for more than twenty years. The late Miss Alma Rittenberry was also a sister.
Funeral rites were conducted Thursday at Selma and interment there.

RIVERS, William C. The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jul 1943
Major General William C. Rivers, 77, retired officer of the United States Army, native Giles Countian, died of a heart attack Saturday, July 10, at Asheville, North Carolina.
Born in Pulaski, General Rivers wa a member of a distinguished family that was prominent in Church, civic and social circles in this area for many years.
A graduate of West Point Military Academy, Gen. Rivers had many years of outstanding military service to his credit. He served as Inspector General of the United States Army under President Calvin Coolidge with the rank of Major General, and during World War I, he commanded troops in many battles and was decorated with the Distinguished Service Medal and Croix de Gruerre.
General Rivers is survived by his wife, who lives in Warrenton, North Carolina; and two sons, James Battle Rivers, of New Orleans, La., and William Flournoy Rivers, who is now serving in India.
General Rivers was a cousin of Colonel William R. Pope, retired Army officer of Pulaski.

ROBERTS, Benjamin Wray The Pulaski Record 09 Apr 1947
Benson Wray Roberts, 42, resident of the Minor Hill community, was killed about 10:30 o’clock Tuesday night when he was struck by a car and dragged for approximately seventy five feet before the car could stop.
The driver of the car told authorities that he did not see Roberts in the road until his car was too near to avoid striking him.
C. M. Pollard, highway Patrolman, investigated which occured on Highway No. 11 bout one half mile South of Minor Hill. No charges were placed against the driver of the car.
Funeral services for Roberts were held Thursday afternoon at two o’clock at Minor Hill with burial there. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Oscar Roberts, Minor Hill; two brothers, Ezra Roberts of Minor Hill, and Otha Roberts of Bartow, Florida. Pulaski Funeral Home was in charge.

ROBERTS, Ed The Pulaski Citizen 17 Feb 1943
Funeral services for Ed Roberts, aged 75, who died at the home at Goodspring early Friday morning, February 12, after a brief illness, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Chestnut Grove Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. A. R. Hogan. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Mr. Roberts was a farmer, and a member of the United Methodist Church
Deceased is survive by his wife, Mrs. Eveline Roberts, four sons, Rupert Roberts of Whiteside, Blanchard Roberts of Brewton, Ala., Claude and Flournoy Roberts, both of San Francisco, Calif., and four daughters, Misses Rachel Roberts, Edith Roberts, and Mrs. Ruth Glover, all of Goodspring, and Mrs. Annie Bruce of Los Angeles, Calif.

ROBERTS, Floyd Flournoy The Pulaski Citizen 15 Oct 1941
Funeral services for Floyd Flournoy Roberts, aged 53, who died at 5 o’clock Thursday, Oct. 9, at his home on Little Dry Creek, were held at Moriah Church Saturday at 2:00 o’clock by Rev. Clifford Murphy, and burial in the church cemetery.
Mr. Roberts is survived by his wife, one daughter, Geneva Roberts, one son, Doyce Roberts, two brothers, Boyd Roberts of Giles County and Wyatt Roberts of Athens, Ala., two sisters, Mrs. Ed Green, of Giles County and Mrs. Lula Chandler, of Texas, two uncles, Buck Roberts and Milton Roberts, of Giles County.

ROBERTS, Walter Aiker The Pulaski Citizen 07 Jul 1948
Walter Aiker Roberts, 83, prominent Franklin citizen, and a native of Giles County, died at 7:25 o’clock Sunday afternoon at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville where he had been a patient since an operation performed on June 4.
Funeral services were conducted at 4:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the First Methodist Church in Franklin with interment in Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Mr. Roberts was the son of the late Dr. Joseph Coleman Roberts and Sarah Jane Anthony Roberts of Pulaski, and spent his childhood and young manhood in Giles County. For many years Mr. Roberts had made his home at Franklin, where he held a prominent place in the Methodist Church and in real estate and banking circles.
Suviving him are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Hanner Roberts; three daughters, Mrs. George Briggs, Mrs. John Green and Mrs. Tyler Beng, II; five grandchildren, one great-grandchild, all of Franklin. He was an uncle of Mrs. Frances Hampton Moose, Pulaski, and Mrs. Jack Wighman, New York City, John T. Moore, Gainesville, Fla.; and Miss Libby Shannon, New York City. He was a brother of the late Mrs. Sallie Roberts Hampton.

ROBERTS, William Buckner The Pulaski Citizen 15 Dec 1943
Funeral services were held at one o’clock Monday afternoon at Scott’s Hill Church for William Buckner Roberts, 81, who died Saturday midnight at his home in the Eighteenth Civil District, conducted by Elder Harry R. Fox, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Roberts, who was a bachelor, is survived by one brother, M. W. Roberts, of Giles County; and two sisters, who reside in Texas.

ROBINSON, Gleaner Roberts The Pulaski Record 31 Mar 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Gleaner Robinson, 62, who died Thursday, March 11, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Everette Williams, following a long illness, were held March 12, at the Friendship Methodist Church by the Rev. E. G. Godwin. Burial was in the Spring Place Cemetery near Cornersville. She was a member of the Friendship Methodist Church.
She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Everette Williams, Mrs. Garland Burns, Mrs. Melvin Burch, and Mrs. Samuel Poole, all of Giles County; one son, Carl Robinson; two sisters, Mrs. Pink Barlar, Mrs. Walter Newton; one brother, John Roberts; ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

ROBINSON, James Otis The Pulaski Citizen 29 Apr 1942
Funeral services for James Otis Robinson, 69, who died Thursday at his home, following an extended illness, were held at 2:30 Friday afternoon at Spring Place, near Cornersville.
Mr. Robinson, a farmer of the Sumac community, is survived by his wife; a son, Carl Robinson; four daughters, Mrs. Sam Poole, Mrs. Everette Williams, and Mrs. Garland Burns, all of Giles County, and Mrs. Melvin Burch of Marshall County.

ROBISON, Grigsby Franklin The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jul 1941
Grigsby Franklin Robison, 52, passed away Monday afternoon, June 23 at his home near Pulaski.
Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday afternoon at New Zion Church by Dr. George A. Morgan. Burial took place in the New Zion Cemetery on the Lewisburg highway.
He is survived by his wife and several children.

ROCHELLE, David The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1949
David Rochelle, 46, well known farmer of the Bunker Hill community, died at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning, March 12, at Pulaski Hospital, following several months’ illness.
Funeral rites were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Bunker Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Elder A. C. Dreden, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born and reared in Giles County, and was the son of David and Mattie Hasting Rochelle. Mr. Rochelle is survived by his wife, Mrs. Violet Osborne Rochelle; two sons William Rochelle, Huntsville, Ala. and James K. Rochelle, U. S. Navy, stationed at Guam, Martianas Island; and his mother, Mrs. W. L. George, Bryson.

ROE, Mrs. J. E. Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1941
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Roe were called Saturday to his former home at Easton, Md., by the serious illness of his mother, Mrs. J. E. Roe, Sr. They left at once, but his mother had passed away before they arrived.
Mrs. Roe had undergone a major operation from which she did not rally. She died Saturday night.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 o’clock at Easton. Mrs. Roe is survived by her husband, and the one son, J. E. Roe, Pulaski.

ROGERS, Andy The Pulaski Citizen 28 May 1941
Andy Rogers, 67, died May 26, at his home west of Aspen Hill. He was born in Limestone County, Ala., but had lived in Giles County many years.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 2 o’clock at the home with burial in the Aspen Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Rogers is survived by one son, William Rogers, who lived with him. Mrs. Rogers died a few years ago.

ROGERS, Elias L. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Oct 1944
E. L. Rogers, 85, of the pioneer Rogers clan, died at the home of son-in-law, Random Elder in Alabama Thursday. The body was brought to the residence of son here, Elsie Rogers, where funeral services were held, Rev. Shannon, Baptist minister, officiated. Remains were interred in the family plot at Dunnavant burial grounds. He was the progenitor of a large family of stalwart sons and daughters, all of whom live in sections near birth place. Mr. Rogers was strictly honest in his connection with his fellow men and one of our social, clever citizens who held no ill regard for his neighbors and associates.

ROGERS, Elizabeth The Pulaski Citizen 11 Feb 1942
Miss Elizabeth “Lizzie” Rogers, aged 77 years, prominent church and missionary leader, died at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, following a long period of feeble health, at the home of her niece, Mrs. C. P. Woodward on Acklen Avenue in Nashville.
A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rogers, representative family of the old Dry Creek community of Giles County, she grew up in a cultured Southern home, attended Martin College, and was a favorite in the social life of her day. From early life she was a member of the Salem Methodist Church.
After the death of her parents she made an extended visit to San Francisco, Calif., where she became deeply interested in educational and social service work in the Chinese Missions. While there a vacancy occurred, and Miss Rogers accepted the position. There she spent thirty years, giving her life in service to a people she came to love sincerely. She was adored by the Chinese people as she went daily among them teaching them her way of life. Truly “she adorned the religion she taught.”
In October 1940 she came to Nashville to make her home with Mrs. Woodward.
Funeral services were held at the Bennett, May and Company Funeral Home at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon with Dr. George A. Morgan conducting the rites, assisted by the Rev. J. W. Bryson. Interment followed in Maplewood Cemetery.
Surviving are the following nieces and nephews: Mrs. Woodward, Dr. Rogers N. Herbert and Mrs. Elliott Williams, Nashville; Mrs. Fred W. Beasley, Mrs. John J. Butler, Mrs. Hugh K. English, Mrs. Thomas M. Carter, and James S. Rogers, Pulaski; Mrs. James S. Draper, Biloxi, Miss., Luther Woodward, Harlingen, Tex., William Rogers, Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Claiborne Beasley, and Haynes F. Herbert, San Francisco, Calif.

ROGERS, J. B. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Aug 1943
Funeral services for J. B. Rogers, 26, who died Sunday at Rove Cottage Sanitarium at Asheville, N. C., were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Booth’s Chapel Cemetery by Elder D. B. Noles.
Mr. Rogers, a native of Giles County, had made his home with his uncle, Frank Forsythe, at Minor Hill since the death of his parents. Mr. Rogers was a member of the Methodist Church. Besides Frank Forsythe, Mr. Rogers is survived by two other uncles, Ishmael Forsythe of Birmingham, Ala., and Will Forsythe of Arkansas.

ROGERS, Mrs. J. W. The Pulaski Citizen 16 Apr 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. J. W. Rogers, widow of a pioneer Dallas, Texas, manufacturer and former Tennessean, and sister of Mrs. Wilbur W. Wilkinson, Nashville, were held Monday at Dallas, where she had resided for the past half century.
Mrs. Rogers was a native of Giles County. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Wells. She was educated in the schools of that section, and after her marriage to Mr. Rogers moved to Dallas where she resided until her death Sunday.
She was the mother of John William Rogers, Jr., Dallas playwright and journalist.

ROGERS, Jim The Pulaski Citizen 27 Mar 1940
The remains of Jim Rogers came here Friday night, from Akron, Ohio, and were taken to the home of his sister, Mrs. Van Edmundson. Funeral at Bethel Church, and burial at Stella Saturday afternoon. He is survived by one brother, Claude Rogers of Prospect, Mrs. Edmundson and a host of friends.

ROGERS, John Wells The Pulaski Record 16 Apr 1947
Funeral services for John W. Rogers, age 85, of Blooming Grove, who died Thursday morning, April 17 at 1:30, at his home there, will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home, Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife and five daughters, Mrs. Don McCormick, Mrs. Frank Parsons, Misses Almeda and Georgia Rogers of Pulaski, and Miss Tommie Rogers of Nashville; two sons, Floyd and Ben Rogers of Pulaski; and two nephews, Harold and Edwin Rogers.

ROGERS, Lafayette The Pulaski Citizen 7 Apr 1943
Funeral services for Lafayette Rogers, 75, who died at 8:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at the home of his son, E. C. Rogers in the Twenty-first Civil District, following a brief illness, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Dunnavant Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Shannon, pastor of the Elkton Baptist Church.
Mr. Rogers is survived by two other sons, Elsie Rogers, and Vilas Rogers, both of Giles County.

ROGERS, Sam H. The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jan 1941
After several months of ill health, Sam H. Rogers, 45, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Rogers, formerly of the Buford community of Giles County, died at his home Valley Farm, near Lewisburg, Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services were held at the home of W. P. Murrey, brother-in-law of Mr. Rogers, near Lewisburg Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock, Rev. E. M. Steele and Rev. E. B. Willis, officiating. Burial at Loneoak Cemetery, Lewisburg.
Mr. Rogers was well educated and was a genial, likable gentleman, who made friends, and retained them.
As a young man he live on his mother’s farm, now a part of the Milky Way Farms. He was a member of the Methodist Church and of the Masonic-Lodge. After marriage he lived at his wife’s home, Valley Farm, near Lewisburg.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah Ogilvie Rogers, one little daughter, and three sisters, Mrs. Porter Stone, Pulaski, Miss Mary Rogers, Florence, Ala., and Miss Sue Rogers, Dayton, Tenn.
A large number of Mr. Rogers relatives and friends from Pulaski, and Giles County, attended the funeral.

ROLIN, Margaret Widner The Pulaski Citizen 30 Aug 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Widner Rolin, 73, wife of Jim Rolin, who died early Wednesday morning, August 30, at the home at Ardmore, after an illness of four months, will be held at 11 o’clock Friday morning at the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church near Elkton, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. J. Walter Bunn. Burial will take place in the Elliott Cemetery.
Mrs. Rolin, a lifelong resident of the county had been a member of the Methodist Church more than sixty years.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Rolin is survived by eight sons, Clarence Rolin, U. S. Army, in England, Pink Rolin, Nashville, Erskine Rolin, Pulaski, J. W. Rolin, E. D. Rolin, Lige Rolin, Walter Rolin, and Woodrow Rolin, all of Ardmore; and a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Ola Widner, Giles County, and Mrs. Ida Dunivant, Gladewater, Tex.; five brothers, J. W. Widner, Giles County, Earl Widner, Walter Widner and Arthur Widner, Melrose, New Mexico, and Erve Widner, Mexia, Texas.

ROMINE, William Bethel The Pulaski Citizen 13 May 1942
William Bethel Romine, aged 80, died at the Pulaski Hospital Friday night, May 8, at 7:45 o’clock, following an illness of several months. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Methodist Church, of which he had long been an active member. Dr. George A. Morgan, assisted by Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, officiated. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, with the Masonic Order in charge of the services.
Mr. Romine, dean of Middle Tennessee newspaper men, served as editor and publisher of The Pulaski Citizen for 47 years. He entered the hospital on April 3, after selling his interest in the newspaper and retiring from active life.
Mr. Romine was born at Stantonville, McNairy County, Tenn., on November 21, 1861, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Romine, pioneer settlers who immigrated from North Carolina.
He grew up on the farm, and following his graduation from high school, entered Peabody Normal School in Nashville. He graduated with honors in 1887, later taking a special course in Bookkeeping and Accounting at Goodman’s Business College.
Completing his business education, Mr. Romine accepted a position as teacher in the Robinson Preparatory School at Columbia, whre he taught until he came to Pulaski in 1888 to serve as principal of the Pulaski High School. He held this position until 1890, resigning to accept a place on the Gainesville, Texas High School Faculty.
In 1891 he was married to the charming and talented Miss Lizzie Wilkes, daughter of the late Judge and Mrs. John S. Wilkes. To this union was born a son, John Wilkes Romine, who died at the age of three. Mrs. Romine died November 24, 1937.
After four years spent in Texas as a teacher, Mr. Romine returned to Pulaski and purchased The Pulaski Citizen from the Mrs. John Bateman Smith estate, serving for forty-seven years as its editor and publisher. Last July he sold a one-half interest in the paper to Harwood Smith, a native Giles Countian, who on April 1st, 1942 purchased his remaining one-half interest.
Mr. Romine has always been known for his elocution and diction. His words were always correctly pronounced, and when they were spoken they conveyed to the listener his exact thought. It has been said that during his youth he stammered, and that in order to overcome this handicap, he found it necessary to speak slowly. This he did all his life…….
Survivors are two brothers, Sam Romine, Savannah, Tenn., and John Romine, of Hanford, Calif.

ROSE, Henry The Pulaski Citizen 7 Aug 1940
Henry Rose, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Rose, and a brother of Solon Rose, died at his home in Cordele, Ga., Wednesday, July 31.
Mr. Rose was born in Pulaski, and grew to young manhood here, where he was associated in business with his father and brothers, under the firm name of W. S. Rose’s Sons Company. Later, Henry and his older brother, W. A. Rose removed to Athens where they were in business for sometime. Still later the removed to Tuscaloosa.
Surviving Mr. Rose, in addition to his brother, Solon, are his wife and two daughters.
The funeral and burial were held in Athens, where Mr. Rose was in business for several years, when a young man-his first business after leaving Pulaski.

ROSE, Maggie Hoke The Pulaski Citizen 12 Mar 1941
Mrs. Maggie Hoke Rose, 72, a native of Germany, died at the home of her son, Casper Rose, in the Rose Hill community, Thursday. She is survived by four sons and one daughter.
Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at Rose Hill and burial in the church cemetery.

ROSE, Nora Etta Chapman The Pulaski Citizen 19 May 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert Cornelius Rose, 65, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edgar Tatum, in the Nineteenth District, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the Methodist Church at Campbellsville. Burial was in the Chapman Cemetery in the Hebron community.
Mrs. Rose died early Thursday morning at the home of Mrs. Tatum.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Chapman of the Hebron community, she was twice married; the first marriage to Sterling Long, and after his death her second marriage to Robert Cornelius Rose. Mrs. Rose was a member of the United Methodist Church.
Besides Mrs. Tatum, Mrs. Rose is survived by four other daughters, Mrs. Ozro Tatum, Mrs. Russell Hickman, Mrs. Walter Owen, all of Giles County; and Mrs. Milburn Lovell of Maury County; one son, Raymond Rose; one brother, Ewing Chapman; and two sisters, Mrs. Anderson Hayes and Mrs. Edgar Hamlett, all of Giles County.

ROSE, Perry Austin The Pulaski Citizen 20 Sep 1944
Perry Austin Rose, 66, retired educator, died at his home in Lebanon at 8:30 o’clock Monday morning, September 11, following several years’ declining health. Funeral services were at 10:00 o’clock Wednesday morning, at Ligon and Bobo Funeral Home, with burial at the Lebanon Cemetery. The Rev. A. M. Nicholson officiated at the rites.
Mr. Rose was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin Rose and Mrs. Annie Potts Rose of Giles County. Educated at Webb School, State Teachers College in Murfreesboro and the University of the South at Sewanee, he had occupied the principalships of schools in Giles, Lincoln, Maury and Williamson counties, covering a period of more than thirty years.
During his active teaching career he was prominent in educational circles and community club activities.
He was a member of the Episcopal Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Alma Brownlow Rose; seven children, Mrs. L. B. Boaz, Franklin; Robert A. Rose, Savannah, Ga.; G. B. Rose, Salem, N. J.; W. W. Rose, Lebanon; Mrs. R. N. Talcott, Nashville; J. E. Rose, Lebanon and Miss Jean Rose, Lebanon; two sisters, Miss Virginia Rose, Pulaski, and Mrs. Siesel Fleischer, Los Angeles, Calif.; and two grandchildren.

ROSE, William The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jul 1943
Funeral services were held at twelve o’clock Sunday at the Liberty Hill Church for William Rose, who died Saturday afternoon after three months’ illness. The Rev. D. B. Booker conducted the services and burial took place in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Rose, the son of the late Jim Rose and Mrs. Maggie Hoke Rose, is survived by his one sister, Mrs. Bertha Davis; and three brothers, Casper Rose, Lester Rose and Jimmy Rose.

ROSS, Evelina Williams The Pulaski Citizen 28 Apr 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. J. M. Ross, 92, one of the oldest citizens of this county, who died Wednesday at her home at Lynnville, following a brief illness, were held at the residence Thursday afternoon, with the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church, conducting the rites. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Before her marriage Mrs. Ross was Miss Evelene Williams, and was the widow of J. M. Ross who died many years ago. She was a liveling member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Ross is survived by five daughters, Mrs. H. B. Evans and Miss Lena Ross of Lynnville; Mrs. Bertha Fleming and Mrs. Butler Wilson of Nashville; and Mrs. Joe Walsh of Columbia; and two sons, Will Ross and Morgan Ross of Lynnville; several grandchildren and great grandchildren, Mrs. Bennett Minatra of Pulaski is a granddaughter.

ROSSON, Ida Mae Copeland The Pulaski Citizen 22 Dec 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. J. J. Rosson, 63, who died at her home at Campbellsville at 10:30 o’clock Sunday morning, December 19, following an illness of one year, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. E. H. Gynn, pastor of the church. Burial will take place in the Campbellsville Church.
Mrs. Rosson, was a native of the county and had lived here all her life. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Rosson is survived by her husband, J. J. Rosson; five sons, Campbell D. Rosson, Naval Air Base, Corpus Christ, Texas, Robert B. Rosson, Navy Shore Patrol, New Orleans, Chief Petty Officer William Wiley Rosson, San Diego, Calif., J. F. and M. F. Rosson, both of Campbellsville; two daughters, Mrs. J. M. Clifton, Nashville, and Mrs. Jim Riggs, Huntsville; one grandson, O. C. Follis, stationed at Camp Lee, Va.; two brothers, Dr. W. F. Copeland and George Copeland of Lynnville.

ROST, Mrs. L. N. The Pulaski Citizen 14 Nov 1942
Mrs. L. N. Rost, beloved mother of Roscoe L. Rost, Pulaski jeweler, died October 22 at her home at McComb, Ill., following an extended illness. Funeral services and interment took place in that city. Mrs. Rost was 83 years of age.
Besides the son at Pulaski, Mrs. Rost is survived by another son, Howell Rost, of McComb, and five grandchildren.
Mrs. Rost, who has frequently visited Mr. and Mrs. Rost and sons here, has a wide circle of friends, who will be grieved to learn of her passing.

ROTH, Elizabeth Johnston The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Preston J. Roth, whose death occurred at the hospital at Lewisburg at five o’clock Friday morning following a week’s illness of pneumonia, were held at a local funeral home in Lewisburg at ten o’clock Saturday morning with interment in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Formerly Miss Elizabeth Johnston she was a native of Giles County, having been the daughter of John Clinton and Mrs. Mary Jane Dickerson Johnston, prominent residents of this county.
Following her marriage she lived at Houston, Texas until about twelve years ago, when she returned to her native state, making her home at Lewisburg.
She was a fine woman, and a leader and lecturer in Eastern Star work.
She is survived by her husband, one sister, Mrs. Celeste Hancock, of Memphis, Tenn., and two brothers, Charlie Johnston, Farmington, Tex., and Cale Johnston, Dallas, Tex.

ROWE, Lou Elder The Pulaski Record 15 Jan 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. Lou Elder Rowe, 69, who died Wednesday night at her home in the Bryson community, were held Friday morning at the Bryson Methodist Church, of which she was a member, with the Rev. A. R. Gibbons, pastor officiating. Burial was in the Bee Spring Cemetery. Mrs. Rowe was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Elder and was born and reared in Giles County. She was the widow of J. G. Rowe, who died twenty years ago. She is survived by two daughters, Miss Mary Elizabeth Rowe and Mrs. H. D. Sumners, both of Bryson; two step sons, Currin Rowe, of Scottsville, Ky., and Raymond Rowe of Decatur, Ala.; three sisters, Mrs. Joe Patterson of Pulaski, Mrs. Walter Butler of Columbia, and Mrs. Raymond Braly of Pisgah; and one brother, D. C. Elder, who is a member of the Giles County Court. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

ROY, Mattie Waggoner The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jul 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Waggoner Roy, former resident of Pulaski, who died Friday morning in Nashville at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roy D. Fautt, were conducted at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the church of the Advent, Episcopal, Nashville, with Dr. Prentice A. Pugh, rector, officiating. Burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Waggoner had a fall several weeks ago and was improving, when she developed pneumonia.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Fautt; and Mrs. Martha Roy Langley; a son, John C. Roy of Pampanga, Phillipine Islands; a brother, Forrest L. Waggoner, New York City, and several grandchildren.

RUCKER, Ola Holt The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jun 1943
Mrs. S. R. Rucker, 68, native of Giles County, died Wednesday, June 23, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. D. A. Higdon at St. Elmo. Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at a funeral home in Forest Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Rucker was the form Ola Holt, daughter of John F. Holt, former sheriff of Giles County, and Mrs. Laura G. Holt.
Besides her husband and daughter, Mrs. Rucker is survived by six grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Ed Humphrey, of Pulaski.

RUSHING, LaRue Story The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jun 1943
Mrs. J. H. Rushing, the former LaRue Story, and former resident of Pulaski, died at the home at Waverly Sunday morning following a long illness. Services were held at the residence at 3:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, with the Rev. J. E. Wolfe, pastor of the Methodist Church, officiating, and burial took place in the Wyley Cemetery.
Mrs. Rushing was a native of Henry County. She and Mr. Rushing made their home in Pulaski, while he was a traveling salesman for a wholesale grocery firm. About eighteen years ago they moved to Waverly, where they operated the Waverly Drug Store. Mrs. Rushing was prominent in civic and social affairs.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Rushing is survived by a sister, Mrs. Walter Dody of Paris, and a brother, Hugh Story of California.

RUSSELL, Forrest Rayburn The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jul 1941
Forrest Rayburn Russell, aged one year and eight months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otha B. Russell, died Thursday of colitis at the Pulaski Hospital. Burial was at Pisgah Cemetery.

RUSSELL, Grady The Pulaski Citizen 8 Sep 1943
Pvt. Grady Russell, United States Army, son of Mrs. M. H. Russell of Pulaski, died at five o’clock Wednesday morning at Fort Adams Hospital in Rhode Island, according to a telegram received here from Mrs. Russell, who had been at her son’s bedside for the past ten days.
Pvt. Russell, 31, had been critically ill for two weeks, following an operation for appendicitis.
The young man had been in service for almost three years, having been one of the first to volunteer from Giles County. For three years prior to his enlistment, he held a position at Miami, Fla.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by a daughter, Mary Edna Russell; two sisters, Mrs. Tom Rye Clark and Mrs. William Watson; and four brothers, Robert Clifford, William Lee, John Alton and Andrew Jewel Russell, all of Giles County.
Funeral arrangements had not been made at the time The Citizen went to press.
The Pulaski Citizen 15 Sep 1943
Funeral services for Private Grady Russell, 31, who died Wednesday morning, Sept. 8, at Fort Adams Hospital in Rhode Island, were helda t 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.

RUSSELL, Ida Dora Gilliam The Pulaski Citizen 25 Oct 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Dora Russell, 63, native of Giles County, who died suddenly early Sunday morning, October 24, at the home of her son, Everette Russell, of Delrose, were held at 3:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Pisgah Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Russell had lived in Giles County, practically all her life.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Annie Beard, Giles County and Mrs. Lester Harwell, Huntsville, Ala.; two sons, Claud Russell, Celeste, Texas and Everette Russell, Delrose; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild; one brother, W. E. Gilliam, Wolf Creek, Texas.

RUTHERFORD, John Herbert The Pulaski Citizen 17 Nov 1943
Funeral services were held at 11 o’clock Thursday morning at the Bennett-May Funeral Home for John Herbert Rutherford, 8, son of Mrs. Malcolm White, who died Wednesday night, November 10, following an extended illness at the home in Pulaski, conducted by the Rev. Vandiver of Nashville, assisted by the Rev. Tingle. Burial took place at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Besides his mother, the child is survived by his step-father, two sisters and one brother.

RUTLEDGE, Charles Wood The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jan 1941
Charles Wood Rutledge died at his home at Brick Church, Monday, Jan. 20, 1941, at 1:30 o’clock after an illness of several weeks.

Mr. Rutledge was 84 years of age, the eldest son of Dr. John B. Rutledge, pioneer physician and Mary Ann Wood Rutledge, outstanding and prominent citizens of Giles County before and during the Civil War. He was born and reared in Giles County and spent his entire life and died on the land his pioneer grandfather, Martin B. Wood, settled shortly after the revolutionary period.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and in his early manhood was Superintendent of the Brick Church Sunday School for 20 years, but in latter years he professed faith in the Christian Science Church.
He was keenly interested and alert to all current events, politically and nationally.
Funeral services and burial were held at Brick Church Tuesday at eleven o’clock by Rev. J. W. Bryson, pastor of the Pulaski Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Rutledge is survived by one sister, Mrs. Johnnie Rutledge Barlar, and numerous nieces and nephews living in many different states.
He was a kind and good neighbor and will be greatly missed in his community.
Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

SANDERS, Balzora Powell The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1941
Mrs. Balzora Powell Sanders, 83, widow of J. M. Sanders, passed away at 4:30 Thursday afternoon, April 3rd, at her home in the Liberty community. Funeral services were conducted at the Liberty Church Saturday at 1 o’clock by Rev. B. H. Brandon, and burial took place at the Pott’s Cemetery.
Mrs. Sanders is survived by six children: W. M. Sanders, Mrs. W. J. Hastings and Mrs. Erskine Tate, all of Liberty, Marion Sanders of Pulaski, Mrs. R. A. Comer, of Goodsprings, Mrs. C. J. Hazelwood, Decatur, Ala.; and nineteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Pulaski Funeral Home, Directors.

SANDERS, Charles Milton The Pulaski Record 19 Jan 1949
Charles Milton Sanders, 66, died at 9 a.m. Saturday at the local hospital. Funeral services were held on Sunday at 2 o’clock at the Bee Springs Presbyterian Church with Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Sanders is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bertha Washburn Sanders; three daughters, Mrs. Floyd Brewer of Bunker Hill, Misses Myrtice Sanders and Betty Jane Sanders of Pulaski; one son, Charles M. Sanders, Jr. of McBurg; four grandchildren; and one brother, Jim Sanders of Bryson. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

SANDERS, Flossie Lee The Pulaski Citizen 8 Dec 1943
Funeral services for Miss Flossie Lee Sanders, 31, who died at the home in the Twentieth Civil District at one o’clock Saturday afternoon, after an extended period of declining health, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Bee Spring Church, conducted by the minister of the Church of God at Fayetteville. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
She was a member of the Church of God.
He survivors are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sanders, one sister and one brother, who live in the same community.

SANDERS, George The Pulaski Citizen 22 Aug 1945
George Sanders, 39, leading farmer and former Register of Giles County was killed in an accident while operating a tractor on his farm at Bunker Hill about noon Friday, August 17th.

Although no witnesses were present att he time, it is believed that the tractor struck a stump as he was preparing to leave the field, the jolt causing Mr. Sanders, who was handicapped by the loss of his left arm, to be thrown to the ground, probably stunning him.
Evidence showed that the tractor continued in motion climbing a slight embankment until it struck several small saplings, causing the motor to cease. Under its own weight, the tractor then reversed, running back down the small incline and coming to a standstill after one of the wheels had struck Mr. Sanders’ head as he lay where he had fallen.
A small colored boy helper on the farm had been in the field a short time before, upon hearing the motor stop, discovered the tragic accident and ran to apprize tenants on the farm. Medical aid was summoned from Pulaski, but death occurred before a doctor could reach the scene.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. John Rufus Sanders, Mr. Sanders was born and reared in Giles County. He was graduated from Massey Preparatory School in Pulaski, attended Fall Business College in Nashville, and later completed training at Southern School of Printing in Nashville. An able linotype operator he was connected with several newspapers in Northern Alabama and Middle Tennessee until 1931, when he lost an arm in an automobile accident. He was married to the former Miss Virginia Buchanan, the daughter of the late Solon and Cullie Hannah Buchanan.

SANDS, James Buford The Pulaski Record 30 Jun 1948
James Buford Sands, 74, farmer at Waco, died Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. at his home following a long illness. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the residence. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery.
He was a member of the Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lorena Wright Sands; three daughters, Mrs. Ottie Boatright, Gary, Indiana, Mrs. J. M. Goldman, Columbia, Tenn., and Mrs. R. L. Davis, Lynnvilla; three sons, Buford, Alton and Nathan Sands; twelve grandchildren, six sisters, and two brothers.

SANDS, Luther Coleman The Pulaski Citizen 10 Aug 1949
Funeral services for Luther Coleman Sands, 76, former lumber company manager who died at 4:30 o’clock Monday morning, August, 8, 1949, at his home in Lynnville, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church. Rites were conducted by Dr. Charles S. Ramsey, pastor of the church and burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Sands had been in declining health for the past eight years. Born February 1, 1873 in Giles County, he was the son of the late James Ervin Sands and Priscille McGee Sands. During the years the Lynnville Lumber Company was in operation, he was manager of the plant. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Sallie Devers Sands, died December 7, 1948.

SANDS, Ralph The Pulaski Citizen 8 Apr 1942
Funeral services for Ralph Sands, four-year-old of Mr. and Mrs. R. L.Sands, who died at 8 o’clock Tuesday night in Nashville, were held at 9 o’clock Friday morning at the home near Lynnville, with burial in Lynnwood Cemetery.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Samuel Sands and Randall Sands; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Weatherford and Mrs. R. H. Sands.

SANDS, Sallie Devers The Pulaski Citizen 08 Dec 1948
Mrs. Luther Sands, who died at midnight Tuesday night, December 7, at her home in Lynnville, following a long illness, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Lynnville Methodist Church. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen, Methodist minister, assisted by the Rev. C. S. Ramsey, pastor of Lynnville Presbyterian Church. Burial will take place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
The former Miss Sallie Devers, she was a lifelong resident of the Lynnville section and the daughter of the late Charlie Devers and Bell Black Devers. She was a member of the Methodist Church and a highly respected citizen of her community.
Mr. Sands is survived by her husband, Luther Sands, retired mill operator; three daughters, Misses Cullie and Cleon Sands, Lynnville, and Mrs. Phil Swann, Knoxville; one son, Herman Sands, railroad ticket agent at Mt. Pleasant; four grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. L. G. Wheeler, Decatur, Ala.; and three brothers, Frank Devers, Maury County, Will Devers, Lynnville, and Alex Devers, Houston, Texas.

SANDS, Thurman E. The Pulaski Record 28 Jul 1948
Funeral services for Thurman E. Sands, 20, who was killed in a plane crash in England January 4, 1945 were held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. The Rev. M. G. Adams and the Rev. C. W. Posey officiated. Burial was in the Lynnwood Cemetery, with members of the American Legion and National Guard participating in the rites at the grave.
Lieutenant Sands, native of Lynnville, Tennessee was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Sands. After volunteering for the Army Air Forces in April, 1943, he reported to Kessler Field, Miss. and later received college training at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
He was subsequently stationed at Maxwell Field, Ala.; Arcadia, Fla.; and Bainbridge, Ga. He received his wings at the Army air field at Marianna, Fla. in May 1944. He reached England Dec. 14, 1944, and there was pilot in a Mustang fighter group of the 8th Air Force.
He graduated from Jones High School at Lynnville and was a student at Tennessee Polytechnic Institute at Cookeville when he entered service.
Besides his parents, he is survived by a sister, Barbara Sands; and a brother, Joe Ed Sands, both of Lynnville.

SANDS, W. F. The Pulaski Citizen 28 Feb 1940
W. F. Sands, after lingering for more than a year and a half, died of heart trouble, at his home near Lynnville Sunday night.
Mr. Sands was elected to the Legislature in November 1938. He went to Nashville the first of January 1939, and was sworn as a member of the Legislature. But soon thereafter was taken sick, and spent most of the time of the legislative session, in the Hospital. He rallied to some extent, and was able to go home. But was never a well man afterward.
Funeral services were held Tuesday in the shade of a beautiful tree in the Lynnville Cemetery. Rev. W. C. Moorehead, officiating.
Mr. Sands was a jovial, good humored disposition. Liked to tell jokes, and hear his friends tell jokes. He was kind hearted, and of a charitable disposition.
He had reached the age of 68. He is survived by his wife, three brothers and five sisters.

SCOGGINS, Beulah Johnston The Pulaski Citizen 21 Apr 1943
Mrs. Beulah Johnston Scoggins, 75, native of Giles County, died early Saturday morning in Memphis, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. W. R. Marbut, while on a visit. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at a funeral home at Bessemer, Ala., followed by burial at Bessemer.
Mrs. Scoggins, widow of Philip Scoggins, was the daughter of the late William Johnston and Mrs. Patty Anderson Johnston, whose parents were among the pioneer settlers of the county.
For many years Mr. and Mrs. Scoggins made their home in the Blooming Grove section, where they identified themselves with the church and community activities.
After the death of Mr. Scoggins, she made her home with her children, residing most of her time with a daughter in Bessemer.
Mrs. Scoggins is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Fisher Carden and Mrs. W. C. Hunter, both of Decatur, Ala., Mrs. W. R. Marbut, Memphis, and Mrs. O. A. Bates of Bessemer; two sons, Millard Scoggins, Decatur, Ala., and Oscar Scoggins of the Minor Hill section of Giles County; and several grandchildren. Jimmy Scoggins of Pulaski is one of the grandsons.

SCOTT, Jennie Anderson The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jun 1940
Mrs. Jennie Anderson Scott, 74, formerly of the Campbellsville community, but in recent years, living on South First Street, Pulaski, died Friday, following several months illness, climaxed by a major surgical operation about two weeks ago.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Methodist Church, Pulaski, Rev. S. R. Bratcher, the pastor officiating.
Mrs. Scott was a daughter of Robert J. and Margaret Hays Anderson. She was educated at Campbellsville and Martin College. She had been a devout member of the Methodist Church from early life.
She was married in 1895 to David Lee Scott. Following their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Scott lived for several years at Waco, Texas. The family returned to Giles County in 1915. Mr. Scott died about a year after returning to Giles County, leaving Mrs. Scott with three daughters and one son, all of whom survive. Mrs. Clarence B. Birdsong and Miss Hallie Scott of Pulaski, Miss Edith Scott of Birmingham, and Carter Scott, who is engaged in the automobile business in Pulaski. Burial was on the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.

SCOTT, Jordan B. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Dec 1940
Mr. Jordan B. Scott, died at Raymond, Miss., his adopted home, cause, paralysis. He was a native of Conway and was a successful farmer and business man.
He was the father of Vilas Scott, Mrs. Neil Gladish, Raymond, Mrs. Tyeer (Miss Etha), New Orleans, Mrs. A. J. Nelson and Mrs. J. W. Tucker, Conway. He was a life time Methodist. His remains were interred in Raymond, the obsequies attended by a large concourse of friends he had made in that section during his residence there.

SCOTT, Mittie Osborn The Pulaski Citizen 28 Aug 1940
Miittie Osborn Scott, for thirteen years relict of A. Hayes Scott, brother of J. B. Scott, Raymond, Miss., died August 13th at her home at Conway in her 79th year.
Sje was descendant of the pioneer Osborn family, settlers in this section. Foster Osborn, McBurg merchant, is the only immediate member of the family remaining. The body was interred by side of her husband in the family plot with funeral services by Rev. J. W. Swann, Methodist minister. Among those attending: Dr. Joe Wright, Lynnville; Mrs. W. R. Murray and folk, Wales; Walter Christopher, Goodspring; Mrs. R. L. Tucker, Butler and Marianne, Charles Tucker, Mrs. Perry Marks, Pulaski, Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Brown, Miss Mary Abernathy, Raymond Abernathy, Pulaski.

SEAGRAVES, Emma Grimes The Pulaski Citizen 3 Jun 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Seagraves, 84 years, who died Friday, May 22, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Monty Woods, at Aspen Hill, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the home, with the Rev. G. F. Dickson officiating. Burial took place in the Shores Cemetery, near Stella.
Mrs. Seagraves was a member of the Rehoboth Methodist Church. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Woods, and Mrs. Dovie Craig of Florida; one son, Kenneth Seagraves of Nashville; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchildren.

SELLERS, Owen Brown The Pulaski Citizen 9 Aug 1944
Funeral services for Owen Brown Sellers, 74, farmer of the Lynnville community, who died at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, July 29, at St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, after a seven-weeks’ illness, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church, with the rites conducted by the Rev. Charles Ramsay, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Sellers is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nettie Compton Sellers; one son, Henry Sellers, Lynnville; three daughters, Miss Brownie Sellers, Washington, D. C., Mrs. John W. Melfi, Nashville, and Miss Mary Sellers, Lynnville; two sisters, Miss Frances Sellers, Lynnville, and Mrs. M. B. Abernathy, Fulton, Ky.

SELLS, Thomas R. The Pulaski Citizen 27 May 1942
Funeral services for Thomas R. Sells, prominent real estate dealer of Dothan, Ala., who died suddenly at his home at 1:30 Monday afternoon, will be held Thursday morning at the First Presbyterian Church at Pulaski, with the Rev. J. W. Bryson conducting the rites. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Sells, a native of Birmingham, Ala., but in recent years in business in southern Alabama, was married several years ago to Miss Aline Bell, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Bell of Pulaski.
Mr. Sells is survived by his wife; two brothers, and three sisters.

SESLER, Charlie Chapman The Pulaski Citizen 20 Dec 1944

Funeral services for Charlie Chapman Sesler, 72, retired merchant of Nunnelly, and father of Mrs. W. J. Johnson of Pulaski, who died at 6:45 o’clock Saturday evening, December 16, at his home following a long illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Nunnelly Church of Christ, of which he was a member. Elder Willie Cochran, minister of the church, officiated at the rites, and burial took place in Oakmont Cemetery at Shipps Bend, near Centerville.
Mrs. Sesler died three years ago. Besides Mrs. Johnson Mr. Sesler is survived by another daughter, Miss Elizabeth Sesler; one son, Hubert Sesler; both of Nunnely; and one granddaughter, Sybil Johnson, Pulaski.

SESSLER, Mrs. C. C. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Mar 1941
Mrs. C. C. Sessler, 71, wife of a retired merchant of Nunnaly, passed away at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services were conducted at the Church of Christ at Nunnally, Thursday afternoon, by Rev. Woods of White’s Bluff and Rev. Martin of Nunnally. Burial was in Oakmont Cemetery at Shipp’s Bend.
Mrs. Sessler is survived by her husband; three children, Miss Elizabeth Sessler, Centerville; Mrs. W. J. Johnson, Pulaski, Hubert Sessler, Birmingham; one granddaughter, Sybil Johnson, Pulaski; three sisters, Mrs. W. A. Allen, Gainesville, Tex., Mrs. B. B. Gossett, Nashville, Mrs. L. L. Gossett, Graham, Tenn.; three brothers, Frank and Walker Duncan, Nashville, and A. C. Duncan, Graham, Tex.

SHACKELFORD, Loyd The Pulaski Citizen 10 Dec 1941
Loyd Shackelford, aged 32, was fatally injured late Saturday afternoon when the car in which he was riding alone left the pavement on the hill about one mile north of Pulaski, on Highway 31.
According to witnesses Shackelford’s car jumped the guard rail on a curve, overturning several times before it came to a standstill at the bottom of the ravine. The injured man was pinned underneath the car.
Shackelford was rushed to the Pulaski Hospital where he died at 8 o’clock Sunday night.
Shackelford, who had been employed by the Sharp Motor Company for a number of years, is survived by his wife; his mother, Mrs. Sam Shackelford; five brothers, Floyd, Marcus, Marvin and Renzo, all of Pulaski, and Sidney Shackelford; a sister, Mrs. James Sowell, both of Columbia.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clockat the Pulaski Funeral Home by Rev. R. A. Johns. Interment took place in Maplewood Cemetery.

SHACKELFORD, Marcus The Pulaski Citizen 9 Dec 1942
Marcus Shackelford, 31 year old employee of the International Chemicals and Mineral Corporation at Wales, was instantly killed about two o’clock Sunday morning when his car left the Lewisburg Highway and plunged down a 40 foot embankment about a mile north of Pulaski.
When removed from the totally wrecked car, Shackelford’s body was found to have been crushed by the impact of the steering wheel, as the car crashed to the base of the embankment.
The fatal accident occurred a year after the death of Shackelford’s brother, Loyd, which occurred December 7, 1941, as a result of a similar car wreck in the same section of the county.
Shackelford was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Pulaski.
He is survived by his wife; two sons, David and Billy Shackelford; his mother, Mrs. Sam Shackelford; four brothers, Renzo, Marvin, Sidney, and Floyd Shackelford, all of Giles County; and a sister, Mrs. James Sowell, of Columbia. Funeral services were held at two o’clock Monday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home by Elder Harry Fox, pastor of the Pulaski Church of Christ. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.

SHARP, Joe E. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1941
Lewisburg, Tenn., June 14-Funeral services for Joe E. Sharp, seventy-two-year-old head of J. E. Sharp & Sons grocery firm here for thirty-five years, who died Friday afternoon at 4:45 o’clock of a hemorrhage, will be held at the Lewisburg Church of Christ Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock, conducted by Elder D. D. Woody of Chattanooga, assisted by the Rev. Lloyd T. Householder, pastor of the local Baptist Church, and Mayor J. N. McCord. Burial will be in Lone Oak Cemetery.
He had been a member of the Church of Christ for more than fifty years, and was a member of the Lewisburg Chamber of Commerce.
He was the father of Erskine Sharp, mayor of Pulaski, and is survived by three other children, Mrs. Lindsey Simmons, Joe H. and Sheffer Sharp, members of the grocery firm and local auto agency of Lewisburg; his wife, Mrs. Sallie Glasscock Sharp; a sister, Mrs. Alice Bowden, of near Lewisburg; and six grandchildren.
Mr. Sharp was a native of Marshall County, and was one among the oldest grocery merchants in point of service in Lewisburg.

SHELTON, George Washington The Pulaski Citizen 22 Apr 1942
Funeral services for George Washington Shelton, aged 61 years, who died Friday at Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville, following an illness of several months, were conducted by Dr. George A. Morgan Saturday afternoon at two o’clock at the Minor Hill Methodist Church. Interment took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Shelton is survived by two sons, John Wesley Shelton, and Delbert Shelton, both of Pulaski; and two daughters, Mrs. Cora B. Johnson, Fall River, and Mrs. Clara May Kelley, Minor Hill; and sixteen grandchildren; his father, Jess Shelton, Pleasant Ridge; three brothers, Earl Shelton, Peach, Tom Shelton, Pleasant Ridge, Edd Shelton, Cottonwood Point, Mo., and two sisters, Mrs. Nora Sweeney, Minor Hill, and Mrs. Mamie Nance, Sumac.

SHELTON, John B. (E.) Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Dec 1944
Prayer services for John E. Shelton, Jr., eighteen months old son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Shelton, who died Wednesday, November 29, at the home south of Pulaski on the Bee-Line Highway following twenty-four hours illness, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Maplewood Cemetery.
Beside the parents the child is survived by five sisters, Joy, Pat, Billy, Carolyn and Judy Shelton.

SHELTON, Linda Gayle The Pulaski Citizen 27 Apr 1949
Funeral services for Linda Gayle Shelton, ten months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Shelton of Minor Hill, who died of pneumonia at 6 o’clock Saturday morning at the home, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Minor Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Elder D. B. Noles, minister of the church. Burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery. The infant was the only child of the parents.

SHELTON, Frances Louise Wright The Pulaski Record 22 Jun 1949
Mrs. Louise Wright Shelton, age 19, died Friday morning, June 17th at 7 o’clock at her home in the Union Hill community following an illness of several weeks. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at Scott’s Hill by Rev. C. H. Lewis.
She became a Christian at an early age and was a member of Scotts Hill Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, James Shelton; and two small children, Betty Anne and James Larry; her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wright; two sisters, Ruth and Danese Wright; and one brother, Alvin Wright.

SHELTON, Mattie The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Shelton, wife of Ed Shelton, whose death occurred Wednesday night, Dec. 10 at Ethridge, were held at the home at one o’clock and burial took place in the Evans Cemetery in Giles County, near Waco. Mrs. Shelton was reared in Giles County, having been the daughter of Gus Henry Barber. She is survived by her husband and several children.

SHELTON, Maude Wright The Pulaski Record 12 Feb 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. William P. Shelton, 53, who died early Wednesday morning at her home in Pulaski, will be held at ten o’clock Thursday morning at the Pulaski Funeral Home by the Rev. C. B. Parks. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery here.
Mrs. Shelton is survived by her husband, W. P. Shelton; two daughters, Louise and Jean Shelton; one son, William Shelton; and one brother, H. P. Wright and two half-brothers, Clinton and Alvie Wright; and a half-sister, Mrs. Elsie Case.

SHELTON, Thomas Benton The Pulaski Citizen 21 Dec 1949
Funeral services for Thomas Benton Shelton, 77, retired farmer who died at 1:10 o’clock on Wednesday morning, December 21, at Pulaski Hospital after a long illness, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Haynes Brinkley and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist ministers. Burial will take place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Shelton, a member of the Baptist Church, was a native of Alabama, but had resided in Giles County for many years. He was the son of the late Harvey Shelton and Susie Patterson Shelton.
Mr. Shelton is survived by seven daughters, Mrs. Lena Jackson, Mrs. Leona Mankin, Mrs. Vera Jackson, Mrs. Jennie Mankin, Mrs. Jewel Cole, Mrs. Myrtle Crabb, and Mrs. Christine Belew, all of Giles County and Mrs. Bobbie Belew, of Detroit, Mich., and one son, Vaudie Shelton, Minor Hill.

SHOOK, J. W. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Feb 1941
J. W. Shook, 62, who lived on the Minor Hill road, south of Good Springs, died suddenly at his home, Monday.
Funeral and burial at Moriah, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
Mr. Shook is survived by his wife and several children.

SHORT, John The Pulaski Citizen 3 Apr 1940
John Short, 69, died Thursday night at his home in the Anthony Hill community, and was buried at the Anthony Hill grave yard for colored people.
Uncle John has been for many years a subscriber to the Citizen. And had many friends in town to whom he sold nice fresh vegetables from his garden, fruits from his orchard , and chickens and eggs. He was thrifty and industrious. Had learned a lesson which many white people need to learn. There is always a market at a good price, for something really good. We pay freight on apples from Washington, on grapes from New York, on lettuce and carrots from California, and so on. When we could, with a little care raise fine fruits and vegetables here in Giles County.
But most of our home market gardening is left to a few men.

SHORT, Lou Minor The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jul 1944
Mrs. Lou Minor Short, 89, beloved mother of Mrs. F. B. Hulme of Pulaski, died at 5:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, July 11, at her home in Franklin, following an extended period of failing health.Funeral rites were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the residence by the Rev. Herbert L. Robinson, with interment in Mt. Hope Cemetery, in Franklin.
She was the daughter of Maurice L. and Juan Hunter Bond, of Virginia, and had lived all of her long and useful life in Franklin. She was prominently indentified with the church, social, and civic activities of her city; having been listed in Who’s Who in her county. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Short, the widow of Thomas J. Short, is survived by four daughters, Misses Eunice, Tennye B. and Tommy Lou Short, all of Franklin, and Mrs. Hulme of Pulaski; one son, Charley Short, Franklin; five grandchildren and one great grandchild, all of Pulaski.

SHORT, Orlean The Pulaski Citizen 3 Jun 1942
Miss Orlean Short, aged thirty years, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Short, died Tuesday, May 26th, after an illness of several weeks.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Providence, with Elder J. C. Murphy officiating, and interment in the church cemetery.

SHRADER, Robert H. The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1942
Funeral services for Robert H. Shrader, 83, highly respected farmer of the Campbellsville community, who died Saturday, July 25, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harold Thurman, following two years of failing health, were held at noon Sunday at Lynnwood Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the Olivet Methodist Church.
Mr. Shrader spent his entire life in the community in which he was born, rearing a family of seven children, three of whom survive, Mrs. Houston Carpenter, Mrs. Ewing Chapman, and Mrs. Thurman. He is also survived by 18 grandchildren and several great grandchildren; one sister, Miss Kittie Shrader; and one brother, Dave C. Shrader, both of Greenville, Texas.

SHURBERT, John Henry The Pulaski Citizen 4 Aug 1943
Funeral services for John Henry Shurbert, 83, retired farmer of the Twentieth Civil District, who died at 10 o’clock Tuesday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Clarence Holt, with whom he had made his home for a number of years, were held at 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
In failing health for a number of years, he sustained a broken hip in a fall near his home about a week ago, which was the direct cause of his death.
Mr. Shurbert was a consistent member of the Methodist Church.
Besides Mrs. Holt, Mr. Shurbert is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Joe Phillips; and several grandchildren, all of Pulaski.

SIBLEY, Sara Elizabeth “Bettie” Petty Sibley The Pulaski Citizen 20 Oct 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Sara Elizabeth Petty Sibley, 78, native of this county, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in Hapeville, Ga., and burial took place in Fairview Cemetery in that city.
Mrs. Sibley, who has made her home the past three years in Hapeville was killed instantly Tuesday, October 12, when struck by a Central of Georgia freight as she attempted to cross on the intersection of Central and Fulton Avenues. She evidently did not hear the tran and shouts of the people who tried to warn her.
Mrs. Sibley, who lived most of her life in Giles County in the Stella community was the widow of Felix Sibley.

SILLIMAN, Mrs. W. B. The Pulaski Record 12 Feb 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. W. B. Silliman, 70, formerly of Pulaski, whose death occurred Wednesday at her home in Gadsden, Ala., were held at two o’clock this afternoon at the Pulaski Church of Christ, by Elder Joe Clark, former pastor here. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mrs. Silliman is survived by three daughters, Miss Ruby Silliman, of Gadsden, Ala., Mrs. Raymond Williams of Mississippi, and Mrs. Jack James of Nashville; and by one son, Fred Silliman, of New Orleans, La.; several step-children, and three sisters, Mrs. L. A. Wilkerson, Bodenham, Mrs. L.L. Jones, Nashville, and Mrs. Jim Prince, Nashville.

SIMMONS, James Micajah The Pulaski Record 16 Apr 1947
Funeral services for James Micajah Simmons, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Simmons, who died April 13, were conducted Monday afternon at 3:30 o’clock at the Bennett-May Funeral Home with Rev. W. M. Cook conducting the services. The infant is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Simmons; one brother, Kenny Simmons, 2 years old; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Simmons of Columbia and Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Billingsley of New Orleans, La.

SIMMONS, James Monroe The Pulaski Record 21 Mar 1948
James Monroe Simmons, 86, retired farmer, died Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Taylor Birdsong, after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at the Bennett-May Funeral Home at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday with Dr. R. B. Stone and Rev. Fred C. Woodard officiating. Additional services and burial were held at the Cornersville Cemetery with Rev. Joe Stowe, Jr., officiating.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Simmons resided in Texas for 23 years and moved back to Giles County ten years ago from Marshall County. He was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church. His wife, Mrs. Jennie Horne Birdsong Simmons, died seven years ago.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Taylor Birdsong and Mrs. W. R. Crow, both of Pulaski; two sons, Lindsay H. Simmons, mayor of Lewisburg, and J. H. Simmons of Detroit; and one grandson.

SIMMONS, Jennie Horne Simmons The Pulaski Citizen 02 Apr 1941
Mrs. James Monroe Simmons, after an illness of several weeks, died at her home in Pulaski, Saturday, March 20th, at 6:00 p. m. Funeral services were held at the Bennett, May and Co., Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at 2:00, conducted by Rev. S. R. Bratcher and Prof. R. B. Stone; interment in the family lot at Cornersville. Prayer service by Rev. E. B. Willis, of Lewisburg.
Beautiful florals attested the high esteem in which Mrs. Simmons was held.
Mrs. Simmons was born and reared near Wales. Later Cornersville was her home until three years ago when Mr. and Mrs. Simmons moved to Pulaski.
The deceased is survived by her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Taylor Birdsong and Mrs. W. R. Crow, two sons, L. H. Simmons of Lewisburg, and James Simmons, of Detroit, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. Gentry Hancock of Tulsa, Okla., Mrs. Stella Wood, of Twin Falls, Idaho, and a brother, Oscar Horne, of Pulaski.
Since early childhood Mrs. Simmons had been a member of the Methodist Church. She was a loyal wife, a devoted mother, and leaves a host of friends who join The Citizen in sympathy to the bereaved family.

SIMMONS, Mack The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jun 1941
Mack Simmons, a negro man, who has been working at the phosphate plant, was shot and killed it is said by Oscar Arthur, at Arthur’s Store on the Highway, north of Pulaski, Thursday afternoon. Arthur, is reported to have done the shooting, and claims self defense.
The trouble is said to have started about some money.
Cleve Hamby and C. R. Park, Deputy Sheriffs, and Joe Hickman, Constable, made an investigation, and Arthur was held under a bond of two thousand dollars.

SIMPSON, Frances Paris The Pulaski Citizen 6 Oct 1943

Friends of the family learn with regret of the death Friday, October 1, of Mrs. Frances Paris Simpson, wife of Roger O. Simpson, at their home in Houston, Texas, following an illness of eighteen months.
Funeral services were held Monday in Birmingham, Ala., where burial took place in the family lot in a Birmingham Cemetery.
Mrs. Simpson is survived by her mother. —— Roger O. Simpson is the son of County Trustee W. R. Simpson and is well known here.

SIMPSON, James Owen The Pulaski Citizen 8 Dec 1943
Funeral services for James Owen Simpson, native of Giles County, who died Monday afternoon at the home in Greenville, Texas, following two years failing health, were held in that city on Tuesday afternoon, with interment in the Greenville Cemetery.
Mr. Simpson, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Simpson, resided in this section until he moved to Greenville more than two decades ago.
Mr. Simpson is survived by his wife; four children; and several grandchildren; six brothers, Stanley and Everly Simpson, both of Greenville, Texas, Mack Simpson of Lawton, Okla., Guy Simpson, Winter Haven, Fla., Silas and Paul Simpson, Pulaski; three sisters, Mrs. Bertha Evans, Pulaski, Misses Mable and Ethel Simpson, both of Nashville.

SIMPSON, Robert Elmer The Pulaski Citizen May 1949
Funeral services for Robert Elmer Simpson, 58, former resident of the county, who died at 7:15 o’clock Sunday Morning, May 15 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Louisville, KY, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett May Funeral Home in Pulaski. Rites were conducted by Rev. L. G. Gatlin, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Pulaski, with burial in New Zion Cemetery on the Lewisburg Highway.
He had been in failing health for several months. Mr. Simpson had resided in Louisville, KY, since leaving Giles County, hd been a carman in the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Shops for twenty years. He was born and reared in the Sixteenth Civil District of the county and was the son of the late Ben Simpson and Etta Mae Grubbs Simpson.
Mr. Simpson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Clara Hayes Simpson, daughter of Will W. Hayes of Riversburg; a daughter, Mrs. Bertha Sue Burroughs; a son, Robert Allen Simpson; a grandson, Michael Simpson, all of Louisville, KY; and one sister, Mrs. Lucian E. Burns, Pulaski.

SIMPSON, Robert J. The Pulaski Citizen 21 Oct 1942
Robert J. Simpson, one of Giles County’s oldest citizens, died at 6:45 o’clock Saturday evening, October 17, at his home at Elkton at the age of ninety years. He was a lifelong resident of Giles County, having been born and reared at Simpson’s Chapel, where his forefathers settled when they emigrated from North Carolina.
Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the Rev. J. W. Swann, pastor of the Methodist Church at Elkton, and the Rev. J. W Bryson, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Pulaski, officiating at the rites. Interment followed in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Simpson is survived by three daughters, Misses Mabel and Ethel Simpson of Elkton, and Mrs. Bertha S. Evans of Pulaski; and seven sons, J. O. and A. Stanley Simpson of Greenville, Texas, Thomas Everly Simpson of Dallas, Texas, John McKimmin Simpson, of Lawton, Okla., Silas T. Simpson of Pulaski, Guy and Paul Simpson of Elkton.

SIMPSON, Susan Catherine The Pulaski Citizen 11 Aug 1943
Miss Susan Catherine Simpson, 87, daughter of the late David James and Sarah Williams Simpson, died at 9 o’clock Thursday morning at the home of her sister, Mrs. Field Robertson Kellam, with whom she had made her home for the past nine years. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Pulaski Methodist Church by the pastor, Rev. F. A. Calhoun. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Miss Simpson had been a member of the Methodist Church since girlhood. Besides Mrs. Kellam, she is survived by a number of nieces and nephews. Miss Simpson was a sister of the late R. J. Simpson, and the foster mother of Elmer Simpson of Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. Ruth Simpson Burns of Pulaski.

SIMPSON, Thomas Everly The Pulaski Record 03 Sep 1947
Funeral services for Thomas Everly Simpson, 63, who died Thursday, August 28, in Dallas, Texas, were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. W. M. Cook. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Simpson, son of the late R. J. Simpson and Mary Tarpley Simpson was a native of Giles County and lived in the Elkton Community before moving to Texas.
He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Bertha Evans, of Pulaski, Misses Mable and Ethel Simpson of Nashville; and four brothers, Silas Simpson of Pulaski, Guy Simpson of Avon Park, Florida, Stanley Simpson of Greenville, Texas and Mack Simpson of Lawton, Oklahoma.

SIMPSON, William Roger The Pulaski Citizen 23 Nov 1949
William Roger Simpson, Sr., 79, former trustee of Giles County died at his home at Aspen Hill at 10:25 a.m. Saturday after an illness of several months. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at the Bennett May Funeral Home with the Rev. E. D. Troutt officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Simpson was the son of the late John and Mary Scruggs Simpson, pioneers in Giles County and residents of the Campbellsville Community. He had been engaged in the mercantile and cotton ginning business for many years. In 1940 he was elected to the position of County Trustee, and in 1942 was re elected for a second term. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Simpson was twice married. His first wife, the former Miss Cora Orr having died in 1916. His second marriage was to Mrs. Iva Butler Simpson, who survives, with five daughters, Mrs. Julian Bee, Pulaski, Mrs. Beverly O’Neill of Nashville, Misses Betty Ann and Beverly Simpson of Aspen Hill and Miss Mary Simpson of Nashville; four sons, Roger O. Simpson of Houston, Texas, J. Carson Simpson, Pulaski, William Roger Simpson, Jr., of the Merchant Marine, stationed at New Orleans, La. and William Butler Simpson, Pulaski; one sister, Mrs. Eunice Mason, Pulaski.

SISCO, Fanny Walker The Pulaski Record 07 May 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Fanny Walker Sisco, 84, who died Tuesday afternoon at her home following a long illness, were conducted at three o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Pleasant Grove Church. Gilbert Walker of Huntsville and W. T. Weeks of Hazle Green, Alabama, officiated and burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Sisco was the widow of the late J. E. Sisco and the daughter of the late Edmund Walker and Patsy Whitworth Walker and was a native and life long resident of Lincoln County. She was a member of Kelly’s Creek Primitive Baptist Church. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. W. R. Tucker of Giles County, Mrs. E. E. Baxter of Fayetteville, Mrs. R. C. Ross of Huntsville, Ala., and Miss Willie Sisco of Lincoln County; four sons, Edmund A. Sisco of Owens Cross Roads, Ala., and L. J. Sisco, W. A. Sisco and Alton Sisco, all of Lincoln County; 37 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

SISK, Frank The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nov 1941
William Frank Sisk, aged 76 years, died at his home in Pulaski Sunday afternoon after an extended illness. In his active years Mr. Sisk was a carpenter. Funeral services were conducted at the Bennett, May and Company Funeral Home at 2 o’clock by the Rev. G. H. Turpin, with burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Sisk is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Iva Bell Tidwell, one grandson, Frank Butler Tidwell; one sister, Mrs. Tom Hamilton, Union City; and two brothers, Hiram L. Sisk, Pulaski and Winfield Sisk, Nashville.

SISK, Hiram Lee The Pulaski Citizen 24 Nov 1943
Funeral services for Hiram Lee Sisk, 73, well known carpenter of Pulaski, who died at 3:30 o’clock Monday afternoon, following a brief illness, were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the rites conducted by the Rev. G. H. Turpin, pastor of the Bryson Presbyterian Church assisted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Allen Sisk, Mr. Sisk was a native of Giles County, and a member of the Methodist Church. since early life.
Mr. Sisk is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Cardin Sisk; five daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Grooms and Mrs. Roy Harkleroad, both of Decatur, Ala., Mrs. Floyd Stevenson, Evansville, Ind., Mrs. Ray McCorkle, Florence, Ala., and Miss Ruth Sisk, Pulaski; six sons, John Allen, Kenneth, and Harold Sisk, all of Pulaski, Massey Sisk, Florence, Ala., Sylvester Sisk, Nashville, and Sgt. Wilburn Sisk, Shaw Field, Sumpter, S. C.; and several grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Tom Hamilton, Union City.

SLEDGE, Anna Lindsay The Pulaski Citizen 29 Apr 1942
Mrs. Anna Lindsay Sledge, aged 90 years, former resident of the Bodenham community, died Friday at a hospital in Meridian, Miss., where she had been a patient since last August. Funeral services were conducted Saturday in Meridian, and her remains were brought to Pulaski, where interment took place in the family lot in Maplewood Sunday morning, beside others of her family. Brief services were held by the Rev. W. B. Sanders of Martin College.
Mrs. Sledge has made her home in Meridian with her son, R. L. Sledge, and his family for many years. R. L. Sledge died about fifteen years ago.
Mrs. Sledge is survived by three granddaughters, Misses Anna Catherine, Thelma and Lillian Sledge, all of Meridian.
Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

SMITH, Andrew Jackson The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jan 1944
Funeral services for Andrew Jackson Smith, 71, farmer of the Thirteenth Civil District, who died at 8:45 o’clock Sunday at the Pulaski Hospital, following two weeks’ illness, were held Monday at 12 o’clock at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The rites awere conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the Pleasant Valley Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Smith had lived all his life in Giles County, having been the son of the late George W. Smith and Mrs. Sarah Campbell Smith.
Mr. Smith is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Cleve Dunavant, Pulaski; two sons, Clifford J. Smith and John Astor Smith, both of Pleasant Valley community; two grandchildren. Lt. Jack Smith of Camp Richie, Md., and Cletus Smith, Giles County; and one great granddaughter, Sylvia Jane Smith; three brothers, Mack Smith and Monty C. Smith, of Giles County and Tom Smith of Columbia.

SMITH, Carolyn Ann The Pulaski Citizen 13 Apr 1949
Funeral services for Carolyn Ann Smith, five and a half years old, who died at 6:15 o’clock Wednesday morning, April 13, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Razzie Smith, in Minor Hill community, after an illness of two months, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Minor Hill Church of Christ. Rites will be conducted by Elder D. B. Noles, minister of the church, and burial will take place in the church cemetery.
In addition to the parents, the little girl is survived by three brothers, Jimmy Gene Smith, Robert Evans Smith and Austin Wayne Smith; and a grandmother, Mrs. Vertie Bullington, Winter Haven, Florida.

SMITH, Charlie V. The Pulaski Citizen 14 Oct 1942
Funeral services for Charlie V. Smith, aged 82 years, prominent citizen of Lynnville, who died Friday afternoon at the home after a long illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the residence, with Elder J. T. Clark of Cowan conducting the rites. Interment followed in the private family lot near the home.
The son of the late Nathan Smith and Mrs. Elizabeth Frances Brown Smith, well-known members of pioneer families in that section, he was born and spent his entire life in the lovely ancestral home in Lynnville. His first marriage was to Miss Anna Campbell of Campbellsville, who died many years ago. Late in life he was married to Mrs. Clara Bodenheimer Wagstaff, who preced him by several years.
Mr. Smith was a successful farmer and livestock dealer, a valuable citizen in the civic and educational affairs of his community, and an active member of the Lynnville Church of Christ.
Mr. Smith is survived by four daughters, Miss Mildred Smith of Lynnville, Mrs. D. M. Clements of Washington, D. C., Miss Sarah Hunt Smith of Hattiesburg, Miss., and Miss Anna Clayton Smith, of Monroe, La.; two sons, Albert Smith of Central City, Ky., and Campbell Smith of Lynnville; and several grandchildren.


SMITH, Colie The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1942
Funeral services for Colie Smith, 31, who died Friday night at his home in the Minor Hill community after an extended illness, were held at 1 o’clock, Saturday at the residence by the Rev. C. B. Noles, with the burial at Booth’s Chapel.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Mrs. Frances Smith; and four children, J. C. Smith, Louie Smith, Janette Smith and Billy Smith; two sisters, Mrs. Leila Davis of Athens, Ala., and Mrs. Gladney of Florida; one half-sister, Miss Adele Smith, and one half-brother, Cully Smith, both of Oklahoma.

SMITH, Dan Rex The Pulaski Record 13 Aug 1947
Funeral services for Dan Rex Smith, age 13, who died at 6:45 p.m. (DST) Thursday, August 7, 1947 at the St. Thomas Hospital following three months illness, were held at the Hanna Baptist Church, conducted by Bros. Edward Lee and Mack Pinkelton. Burial was at Shores Cemetery. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smith of Prospect community; one sister, Mrs. David Walls of Pulaski; three brothers, John, Willis and Joe Smith; one half-sister, Mrs. Julian Johnson; two half-brothers, Howard Neal Smith and James Smith of Pulaski; and grandmother, Mrs. J. M. Smith of Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

SMITH, Elvin The Pulaski Citizen 20 Mar 1940
Elvin Smith, 60, died Saturday morning at the Pulaski Hospital, after a short illness. But he had not been in robust health for several years.
Mr. Smith was a candidate for Circuit Court Clerk, in two different elections in recent years, and made a creditable race each time. When early returns came in it looked like he was a winner. But when returns from the big districts came in he was nosed out by small majorities, each time. He was a man of quiet, unassuming disposition, who made friends, and retained the friendship of those who knew him.
Funeral services were held at Bennett, May and Company Funeral Home, Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock, Rev. Billy Marshall of Nashville, and Rev. S. R. Bratcher of Pulaski, officiating. Burial was at Moriah where members of Mrs. Smith’s family are buried.
In addition to Mrs. Smith, Mr. Smith is survived by one son, Dorris Smith of Birmingham, and six half brothers.

SMITH, George A. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Sep 1941
George Smith, aged 80 years, well-known citizen of the Bethel community, died early Wednesday morning, November 26, after an extended illness. Mr. Smith was born and reared in Bethel and was the son of Isaac and Jane Adams Smith, deceased. He married Miss Rena Turner who passed on in March 1917.
Surviving are two sisters, Miss Mattie Sue Smith, and Miss May Smith, with whom he made his home in recent years and three brothers, G. R. Smith, Elkton, Ben F. and Lynn Smith, Bethel.
Funeral services will be held at the Bethel Methodist Church by the Rev. J. E. Trotter, pastor, and interment will follow in the Brown Cemetery.

SMITH, George Madison The Pulaski Record 26 May 1948
George Madison Smith, 70, a farmer of the Ardmore community, died at his home Sunday, May 16, at 6:15 a.m. after a three months illness. Funeral services were held Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the Ardmore Methodist Church, conducted y Rev. Bunyan Smith, pastor of Third Baptist Church of Nashville assisted by Rev. L. A. Hatfield. Burial was in Blanche Cemetery.
Mr. Smith, son of the late Willis Smith and Caroline Reed Smith, was a native of Giles County and had been a member of the Baptist Church for a number of years. He was a senior deacon at the Union Hill Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nola Stevenson Smith; two daughters, Mrs. Floyd Thrasher of Flintville, Ala., and Miss Oneda Smith of Ardmore; six sons, Malcolm Smith of Taft, Eugene Smith of Jackson, Carter Smith of Louisville, Ky. and Edwin, Harry and Mack Smith, all of Ardmore; seven grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. A. R. George, Decatur, Ala.; and two brothers, E. O. Smith, Cash Point, and G. C. Smith of Blanche.
SMITH, Hazel (Dock) The Pulaski Citizen 9 Sep 1942
Hazel (Dock) Smith, 31-year-old farmer living near Salem, Ala., who was found in an unconscious condition lying in a road in the Minor Hill section about 8:30 Saturday night, died Sunday morning at the Jackson Clinic, where he was taken soon after he was discovered.
Thorough examination at the hospital revealed that Smith had suffered a puncture of his left lung. Although he regained consciousness, he was never able to recall any of the events preceding his accident, according to Dr. D. E. Jackson, the attending physician.
No signs of violence were found on the body and there were no clues as to the cause of Smith’s fatal accident, Dr. Jackson stated.
Funeral services for Smith were held Tuesday morning at the residence and burial was in the family Cemetery in the Salem community.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife; his mother, Mrs. Julia Smith; two sisters, Mrs. Nell McGuire and Mrs. Milton Scott; three brothers, Bligh and Clay Smith, all of Giles County, and John Smith, who is serving with the nation’s armed forces at a camp in Louisiana.

SMITH, J. Hiram The Pulaski Record 30 Dec 1947
Funeral services for J. Hiram Smith, age 69, farmer of the Hughey Community in Lincoln County, who died at his home Wednesday night following an illness of about ten weeks, were conducted Thursday afternoon, Dec. 25 at 2 o’clock at the Beech Grove Methodist Church at Hughey. The pastor of the church, the Rev. W. C. Folks, officiated, assisted by the Rev. W. D. Moorehead. Burial was in the Barnes Cemetery.
Son of the late John H. and Minerva Hogan Smith, he was born and reared near Boonshill. He was a member of the Beech Grove Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Mary Ella Harrison; three daughters, Mrs. Lillian Smith and Mrs. Thomas B. Cunningham of Fayetteville and Mrs. Samuel Baumgardner of Chicago, Ill.; five sons, Hugh D. Smith and H. Lindsay Smith of Hughey, Clifford Smith of Fayetteville, Thomas W. Smith of Nashville, and Harrison Smith of Greensboro, N.C.; three sisters, Mrs. C. I. Hopper of Boonshill, Mrs. M. S. Gunter of Fayetteville, and Mrs. E. L. Cardin of Bunker Hill in Giles County; three brothers, W. W. Smith of Frankewing, K. T. Smith of Fayetteville, and the Rev. D. B. Smith of Petersburg; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

SMITH, Larkin Carden The Pulaski Citizen 22 Mar 1944
Larkin Carden Smith, 93, one of Giles County’s oldest and best known citizens was found dead early Sunday morning at his home in the Stella community. Mr. Smith retired at his usual time Saturday night and was dead when members of the household tried to arouse him Sunday morning.
Mr. Smith, a life-long farmer of the Stella community, was born on February 8, 1851, and during his life time saw three wars fought to conclusion. He was a devout member of the Methodist Church and was for many years a teacher in the Sunday School at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church. He was secretary of the Over-Eighty-Club at the time of his death.
Mr. Smith was married to Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Sims Gregory to which union one daughter and four sons were born. Mrs. Smith died four years ago, since which time Mr. Smith had resided at the old homestead with his son, Riley Smith.
Survivors are Mrs. L. A. Hagan of Pulaski; Renzo C. and Riley Smith of Stella, and Ben Smith of Cleveland, Ohio; twenty-five grandchildren and three step-children: J. D. Gregory of Stella, Marvin Gregory and Mrs. J. H. Blasingame, both of Oxford, Miss.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church by the Rev. J. E. Trotter. Interment was in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

SMITH, Mack Alexander The Pulaski Citizen 10 May 1944
Funeral services for Mack Alexander Smith, 69, who died suddenly of a heart attack Monday morning of the home of a neighbor, Frank Callahan, on Rhea Branch, while on a business trip, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Campbellsville Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Smith was a well-known farmer of the Campbellsville section and was a member of the United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Lou Wilkinson Smith; one daughter, Miss Mackie Mae Smith, principal of the Woodlawn School; one son, Waters Smith, Campbellsville; one grandson, Bobby Smith; one brother, Monty Smith, Giles County; and a nephew, James Crafton.

SMITH, Mary Louella Young The Pulaski Citizen 01 Nov 1944
Mrs. Mary Louella Smith, wife of Otto E. Smith, retired businessman and farmer, and mother of Harwood Smith, editor of The Pulaski Citizen, and Everett Smith, Pulaski merchant, died at her home in the Pisgah community Saturday afternoon, October 28, at 3:10 o’clock, following several years’ of declining health.
Funeral services were held at the Pisgah Methodist Church at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, with the rites conducted by the Rev. F. G. Dickson, pastor of the church. Interment was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Smith, born August 11, 1866, at Friendship was the daughter of the late Jesse N. Young and Mrs. Mary Frances Blow Young, pioneer settlers of the county. Her marriage to O. E. Smith, took place on September 5, 1893. Mr. and Mrs. Smith having observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary on September of this year. In her girlhood she united with the Methodist Church, devoting her life’s work to its activities, her home and her friends.
A woman of high ideals, she was known for her gentle manner, and was highly esteemed by people in all walks of life.
Besides her husband and sons, Mrs. Smith is survived by four grandchildren: Mrs. James E. Mackey, Jr., Robert E. Smith, Susan Smith, and Janine Smith, all of Pulaski; one half-sister, Mrs. Aubrey Wynne, Nashville; six half-brothers, Amos Young, Nashville, John Young, Arlington, Will Young, Kathleen, Fla. and Robert C. Young, Birmingham, Ala., Edward Young and Jesse J. Young, both of Giles County.

SMITH, Mary Parham The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jul 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Parham Smith, 63, who died at 7 o’clock Saturday night, July 8, at her home near Stiversville, Maury County, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Stiversville Church of Christ by Elder C. S. Austin, of Mt. Pleasant. Burial took place at Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mrs. Smith was born and reared in Maury County and had resided there all her life.
She is survived by her husband, Algie Smith; one daughter, Mrs. Will Gidcomb, Detroit; three sons, Carl Smith, Columbia, Clayton and Lucius Smith, both of Detroit; four grandchildren, all of Detroit; five sisters, Mr. C. M. West, Dallas, Mrs. Mattie Wiley, Akron, Mrs. Virgie Jones, Nashville, Mrs. J. T. Dunivant, Pulaski, Mrs. Luther Lee, Culleoka; two brothers, Frank Hill, Stiversville, and Ben Hill, Dallas.

SMITH, Mattie Lou Wilkinson The Pulaski Citizen 23 Mar 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Lou Wilkinson Smith, 72, who died suddenly of a heart attack at 7 o’clock Wednesday night, March 23, at her home in the Minnow Branch community, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Campbellsville Methodist Church. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins of Prospect, a former pastor, assisted by the Rev. W. L. Harwell, pastor of the church. Burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
She was a lifelong resident of the county and a member of the Methodist Church. She was the daughter of the late Dallis Wilkinson and Elizabeth Felker Wilkinson. Her husband, Mack A. Smith, died five years ago.
Mrs. Smith is survived by one daughter, Miss Mackie Mae Smith, principal of the Brick Church School; a son, Waters Smith, Campbellsville; a nephew reared as a son in the home, James Crafton, Campbellsville; a grandson, Bobby Smith; and a half-sister, Mrs. Joe Hayes, Old Hickory.
Two brothers, Rev. W. D. Wilkinson and Charlie Wilkinson, died within nine weeks of the other in 1948.

SMITH, Mitchell The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jul 1940
Mitchell Smith, a good farmer and citizen of the Campbellsville community, died at the Pulaski Hospital Monday night, where he had been brought for treatment when his ailment became serious.
Funeral services will be held at Lynnville Thursday afternoon at 1:30. Burial at Lynnwood Cemetery.

SMITH, O. A. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jun 1946
Funeral services for Oavie A. Smith, 81, retired farmer of the Brick Church community, who died at 9:30 Monday night, June 10, at Pulaski Hospital after a prolonged illness, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Cornersville Methodist Church, of which he was a member. The Rev. W. L. Harwell, former pastor of the church, and the Rev. W. L. Armstrong, pastor, conducted the rites and burial was in Beechwood Cemetery at Cornersville.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ada Jenkins Smith; three sons, Sam and Horace Smith of Cornersville, and Clifford Smith of Brick Church; one sister, Mrs. Pearl Ingram, Pulaski; and two brothers, Walter Smith of Frankewing, and Shelby Smith, of Shreveport, La.

SMITH, Otto Edgar The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jul 1945
Otto Edgar Smith, 80, prominent retired Pulaski merchant and farmer, died at 5:35 o’clock Friday afternoon at Pulaski Hospital, following one month’s illness.
Funeral services were held at one o’clock on Saturday afternoon at the Pisgah Methodist Church, of which he was a member. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery, the Rev. F. G. Dickson in charge.
Son of the late George Washington and Susan Elizabeth Smith, pioneer settlers of the county, he was born on September 11, 1864 in the Bradshaw Community. He received his education in the county schools and the Lexington Business College at Lexington, Ky., and later taught school at Beech Hill. Locating on a farm between Friendship and Beech Hill, he engaged in farming and the mercantile business and operated the post office known as “Young, Tenn,” in connection with the store. In 1904 he purchased a farm at Pisgah residing there and operating it successfully until his death. In 1924 he became the senior member of the firm of O. E. Smith & Son which has since that time been one of the leading grocery firms of Pulaski.
On September 5, 1893, he was married to Miss Mary Louella Young, whose death occurred eight months ago. He has been a member of the Methodist Church since young manhood.
Mr. Smith is survived by two sons, Robert Everett Smith, junior member of O. E. Smith & Son, and John Harwood Smith, Editor of the Pulaski Citizen, and four grandchildren, Mrs. James E. Mackey, Jr., Robert Smith, Susan Smith and Janine Smith.

SMITH, Renzo C. The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jul 1948
Renzo C. Smith, 72, retired farmer and livestock dealer, died suddenly of a heart attack at 6 o’clock Tuesday night, July 27, at his home in the Stella community.
Funeral rites will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Pleasant Hill Church, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, Methodist minister. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Smith, a former member of the County Court of Giles County, was a lifelong resident of the county, the son of the late Larkin Smith and Phoebe Gilbert Smith. He was a member of the Methodist Church.

Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ellie Jones Smith; four daughters, Mrs. Paul E. Burton, Mrs. Robert Bucy and Mrs. Mary Nelle Milholland, all of Nashville and Mrs. Herbert Smith, Pulaski; seven grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Aubrey Hagan, Pulaski; and two brothers, Riley Smith, Pulaski and Ben Smith, Cleveland, Ohio.

SMITH, Riley Richard The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jun 1946
Funeral services for Riley Richard Smith, 79, who died after a prolonged illness at one o’clock Saturday afternoon, June 8, at his home in the Third District, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, Methodist Minister, and Elder Claude Thomas of Mt. Pleasant. Burial was in the church cemetery. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Smith is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Mary Cosby, Mrs. Boyd Howard and Mrs. T. Riley Smith, all of the Stella community; two sons, Barnes Smith, Shawnee, Okla., and Robert Smith, Bethel; several grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Bascom Boyd, Stella.

SMITH, Rufus Claude The Pulaski Record 17 Dec 1949
Funeral services for Rufus Claude Smith, age 74, who died at his home here Friday night, Dec. 12, after a short illness, were held at Bennett-May Funeral Home Sunday afternoon. The Rev. Fred C. Woodard and Rev. L. G. Gatlin conducted the services and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Lincoln County, Mr. Smith came to Pulaski about twenty-five years ago. He was employed at Stanley, Inc. local handle factory for about 23 years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Willie Woodward Smith; two daughters, Mrs. H. A. Mitchell of Pulaski, and Mrs. Mavis Byrne of Binghamton, New York; a son, E. C. Smith of Columbia; a sister, Mrs. Alma Smith George of Decatur, Ala.; and three brothers, George, Gladis, and Emmett Smith of Ardmore, Tenn.

SMITH, Ruthie Howell The Pulaski Citizen 19 Aug 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruthie Howell Smith, 23, wife of Solomon Smith, who died at 6:30 o’clock Thursday evening at the home of her father, Charlie Edward Howell, in the Eighteenth Civil District, were held at the residence at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon by the Rev. Homer Brown. Burial took place in the Shores Cemetery.
Mrs. Smith is survived by her husband, her parents, three sisters, and five brothers, one of whom is in the Army, stationed at Boston, Mass.

SMITH, Shelby Washington The Pulaski Record 19 May 1948
Shelby Washington Smith, former resident of Giles County, died Sunday at 3:00 p.m. at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. A. Halley of Shreveport, Louisiana, following a year’s illness.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. at the Bennett-May Funeral Home by Rev. Fred C. Woodard. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Smith was a son of the late Mr. William A. Smith and Nancy Smith.
In addition to Mrs. Halley, he is survived by another daughter, Mrs. F. E. Tissot of New York; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

SMITH, Will Meade The Pulaski Citizen 19 Feb 1941
Funeral services for Will Meade Smith, 81, retired farmer of the Diana section, who died late Sunday afternoon at the Pulaski hospital after a short illness of heart trouble were held Monday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. W. H. Saxon, of Bessemer, Ala., former pastor of the Methodist Church at Pisgah. As a member of the Methodist Church, Mr. Smith had taken an active part in all church affairs.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Clark Smith; one daughter, Mrs. Vestal Gosnell of Lynnville and five grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. J. W. Driver of Madison.

SMITH, William T. The Pulaski Citizen 21 May 1947
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Stella Church for William Turner Smith, 86, retired farmer of the Bethel community, who died suddenly at 9 o’clock Saturday night, May 17, at his home. The rites were conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, Methodist minister, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Smith, a member of the Methodist Church, was a lifelong resident of the county. Mr.Smith is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie Barnes Smith; five daughters, Mrs. Elsie Graves, Bethel, Mrs. Bessie Hester, Dothan, Ala., Mrs. Marie Bass, Nashville, Mrs. Verna Jackson, Mt. Rozelle, Ala., Mrs. Blanche Hillis, Bethel; three sons, James Smith, Nashville, Harry Smith, Lester, Ala., Herbert Smith, Salem, Ala.; twenty-eight grandchildren; and one brother, Ben Smith, Bethel.

SMITH, Willie The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1947
Funeral services for Willie Smith, 49, native of Giles County, who died at 4 o’clock Friday morning, August 15, at Vanderbilt Hospital following several weeks illness, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. W. M. Cook. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Smith, who was a carpenter by trade, was reared at Bunker Hill and resided there until about ten or fifteen years ago when he moved to Nashville.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Mrs. Willie West Smith; two daughters, Mrs. Maurice Curtis and Miss Annie Ruth Smith, both of Pulaski; two sons, Willie Douglas Smith, Pulaski and Carl Edward Smith, Bunker Hill; one grandchild; his mother, Mrs. Hardy H. Smith, Bunker Hill and three brothers, E. L. Smith, Detroit, Mich, Henry Smith and Roy Smith, Bunker Hill.

SNEED, William Marion The Pulaski Citizen 8 Nov 1944
William Marion Sneed, Seaman, second class, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Sneed of the Goodspring community was the first casualty among Giles County fighting men to be reported in World War II. In tribute to the spirit of bravery and self sacrifice of this boy and the many young men of Giles County who have been and will be lost in serving the cause of continued freedom for their country, The Citizen dedicates this as the first of a series of biographical sketches.
Seaman Sneed was born at Birmingham, Ala., where he lived until 1932 when the family removed to Giles County. He attended Bodenham High School and later served for six months in a CCC Camp on the West Coast. Before entering the Navy in October, 1941, two months before Pearl Harbor, he was employed by the R. B. Broyles Furniture Company, at Birmingham.
After completing boot training at Norfolk, Va., he served aboard the U. S. S. Sims and was engaged in three major battles, including that of the Coral Sea, in the Southwest Pacific area. His ship was bombed and sunk in May, 1942.

SOLOMON, Marvin The Pulaski Citizen 25 Feb 1942
Funeral services for Marvin Solomon, aged 47 years, whose death occurred Sunday at the Veterans Hospital, Memphis, were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at the Bee Spring Church with Elder Clifford J. Murphy conducting the services, and interment in the Bee Spring Cemetery.
Mr. Solomon was a farmer who lived in the eastern part of the county, near Wheelerton. He is survived by one son, Woodrow Solomon and one daughter, Miss Mildred Solomon, both of Wheelerton.

SPARKS, Ida Kimbrough The Pulaski Citizen 19 Apr 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. O. A. Sparks, 69, who died at 9:30 o’clock Wednesday night at Pulaski Hospital, following a weeks’ illness, will be held at Stella Church at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon, with the rites conducted by Elder Harry R. Fox, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ. Interment will take place in the Stella Cemetery.
The former Miss Ida Kimbrough, she was a native of the Stella section where she spent a long and useful life.
Mrs. Sparks is survived by her husband; two daughters, Miss Ethel Sparks and Mrs. Sterling Brownlow; three sons, Herbert J. Sparks, employee of the local post office, Joe Sparks and Oakley Sparks; and two grandchildren, all of Giles County.

SPEER, Nannie Cordelia Newton The Pulaski Citizen 8 May 1940
Mrs. J. N. Speer, after lingering in poor health for several months, died at her home in Pulaski, Tuesday morning.
Funeral services were to be conducted at the residence Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Revs. G. A. Morgan, and S. R Bratcher in charge. Burial at Maplewood.
Mrs. Speer is survived by her husband, and two daughters, to whom sincere sympathy is extended.

SPIVEY, Izora Martin The Pulaski Record 08 Jun 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Izora Spivey, 82, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, May 29, at the Lynnville Church of Christ, and burial was at the Lynnville Cemetery. The services were held at the home of her niece, Mrs. L. W. Gilliam of Lynnville.
Mrs. Spivey died at 7:40 o’clock Friday night, May 27, at the home of her daughter, mrs. H. F. Malone, 1206 Berry Street, Old Hickory, following an extended illness.
A native of Giles County, Mrs. Spivey was the former Miss Izora Martin, daughter of the late Ira D. and Melissa Strickland Martin. She received her education in this county. She was married to Samuel Wade Spivey, a farmer in the Lynnville community, who died about seven years ago. Since her husband’s death she had resided with her daughter in Old Hickory. Mrs. Spivey was a member of the Church of Christ.

Other survivors include a brother, J. J. Martin of Lewisburg, Tenn., and a grandson, Richard Malone of Old Hickory.

SPIVEY, Mary Elizabeth Martin The Pulaski Citizen 6 Sep 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Spivey, 82, widow of John Spivey, who died Sunday night, September 3, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Martin, in Columbia, following an extended illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Lynnville Church of Christ, with Elder Ben F. Harding officiating. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Spivey was born in Giles County where she had resided until five months ago. Mr. Spivey died several years ago.
Besides Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Spivey is survived by another daughter, Mrs. V. D. Kincaid, Nashville; one son, John Allen Spivey, Cornersville; a number of grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Jim Hickman, Oklahoma, Mrs. W. F. Brown, Garland, Texas, and Mrs. Sam Spivey, Old Hickory; and a brother, J. J. Martin, Lewisburg.

SPIVEY, Samuel Wade The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1942
Funeral services for Samuel Wade Spivey, 84, who died Friday, were conducted Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock at the Lynnville Church of Christ, of which he was a member, by Elder Ben Harding of Spring Hill. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Spivey had been in his usual health until he was stricken with a heart attack and his unexpected death was a shock to the community.
Fifty-eight years ago he was married to Miss Izora Martin.
Survivors are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Jack Malone of Old Hickory; a grandson, Richard Wade Malone; a sister, Mrs. Will Burrows of San Antonio, Texas; and a brother, David Spivey of Matidor, Texas.

SPRINGS, Lena Jones The Pulaski Citizen 20 May 1942
Pulaski relatives received word Monday that Mrs. Leroy Springs had been found dead Monday morning in her apartment at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
Mrs. Springs was the only daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Jones, prominent residents of Pulaski, where as Miss Lena Jones she grew to womanhood, and was greatly admired by a large acquaintance.
Her firs marriage was to Henry P. Wade, a brother of Thomas B. Wade, Jr., and David R. Wade, Sr., in later years she was married to Col. Leroy Springs of Lancaster, S. C. Mrs. Springs had been a widow several years.
The deceased was brought to Pulaski on Wednesday with interment taking place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Springs is survived by one step-son, Elliott Springs, of Lancaster, S. C.; two brothers, William K. Jones, Pulaski, and Lawrence M. Jones, of Michigan. The late Buford H. Jones was a brother of the deceased.

STACY, Richard Mahlon The Pulaski Record 08 Oct 1947
Richard Mahlon Stacy, age 86, retired Pulaski coal dealer, died Friday, October 8, at Pulaski Hospital after an extended illness.
Funeral services were held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church, with the Reverend Stuart H. Salmon officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Stacy, a native of Giles County, was the son of the late J. B. and Rebecca Johnson Stacy. He served as deputy clerk and master of Chancery Court here in the office of his father who was Clerk and Master. Later he entered the coal business and operated the Stacy Coal Company for 44 years. He retired two years ago.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nancy Hardin Stacy, and one daughter, Mrs. Ernest Keller of Pulaski.

STALCUP, James B. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Mar 1944
Funeral services for James B. Stalcup. 59, native of Giles County, who died Tuesday night, February 22, at his home in Louisville, Ky., were held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at the home of his sister, Mrs. Ozell Stevenson, at Taft in Lincoln County, conducted by R. D. Caster of Louisville. Burial took place in the Blanche Cemetery, in Lincoln County.
Mr. Stalcup had made his home in the western part of Giles County, until recently when he moved to Louisville to reside.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Phyne Stalcup; two daughters, Misses Edna and Frances Stalcup, Louisville; four sons, Houston and Herbert Stalcup, Louisville, Lawrence Stalcup, Ft. McPherson, Ga., Clyde Stalcup, Camp Buckner, N. C.; four sisters, Mrs. Stella Pepper, Detroit, Mrs. Maude Foster, Birmingham, Mrs. Stevenson, Taft, and Mrs. Fronie Winford, Taft; and two brothers, David Stalcup, Detroit and Albert Stalcup, Taft.

STANDIFER, Walter S. The Pulaski Citizen 2 Apr 1941
Walter S. Standifer, 85, father of Fred Standifer, passed away at his home at Gadsden, Ala., Monday morning. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock and burial at Gadsden.

STAPLES, Cleve The Pulaski Citizen 6 Aug 1941
Following a stroke of paralysis which rendered Cleve Staples a helpless invalid for more than two years, he passed away at 6:40 a. m. Friday, August 1, at his home on West Madison Street, Pulaski, age 58.
Born at Elba, New York, Mr. Staples spent most of his early life in Buffalo, where the family lived at that time. After completing his high school education, he took a special course in shorthand, typewriting, and secretarial work.
As a young man he came to Pulaski, and not long afterward was employed by the law firm of Eslick and Eslick. His work was so efficient, and his life so satisfactory, that he continued with the firm until the death of the senior member, Hon. E. E. Eslick. Then the surviving member, Bennett Eslick, until the fatal stroke which ended his active career.

Mr. Staples was a genial, likeable man, a great reader of good books and magazines, so was well posted on current events, a good conversationalist when he had time for conversation. But for him, his work came first. And next was his home, his little family consisting of his wife and daughter, who survive. He did not have much time for the general public. But had a few warm personal friends, with whom he would spend a pleasant hour occasionally.
After funeral services at Bennett, May and Company Funeral Home Saturday evening at 5 o’clock, conducted by Revs. Bratcher, Morgan and Loyd, the body was laid away in the Pulaski Cemetery.

STEELE, E. J. The Pulaski Citizen 2 Dec 1942
Funeral services for E. J. Steele, aged 83 years, highly respected citizen and retired farmer of Lynnville, who died late Sunday afternoon, were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at his residence, conducted by the Rev. N. O. Alen, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church. Burial took place in the Mars Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Steele was a member of the Baptist Church.
The survivors are his wife, Mrs. Olivia Rowell Steele; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Rhea of Lewisburg; three sons, Gordon Steele of Cincinnati, Ohio, Joe Steele, and James Steele, both of Lynnville; fourteen grandchildren and several great-grandchildren; and one brother of Rossville, Ga.

STEPHENS, Martha The Pulaski Citizen 18 Nov 1942
Mrs. Martha Stephens, 78, mother of the late Mrs. Blanche S. Abernathy, died at 7 o’clock Monday evening, November 9, at her home in Princeton, Ky., following an extended illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the First Baptist Church by the pastor, the Rev. Cothran, and the Rev. A. M. Schultz of Hopkinsville. Interment took place in the family lot in the Scottsboro, Cemetery.
Mrs. Stephens, the widow of H. J. Stephens, was a lifelong member of the Baptist Church, and was prominent in its activities.
Mrs. Stephens is survived by one daughter, Mrs. J. L. Vinson; five sons, Hershel Stephens, J. D. Stephens and Sam Stephens, all of Princeton, Hise Stephens of Honeapath, S. C., and Weldon Stephens of Bartow, Fla.; two step-sons, George Stephens and John Stephens, of Princeton; twenty-one grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Colston Abernathy and daughter, Miss Kathleen Abernathy, and son, Corp. Robert D. Abernathy, of Camp Forest, attended the funeral services Wednesday.

STEPHENSON, Catherine Harris The Pulaski Citizen 29 Dec 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Harris Stephenson aged 80 years, who died at Protestant Hospital, Nashville, following an operation Thursday, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the First Baptist Church. Interment took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Stephenson was born at Shelbyville, the daughter of the late Thompson Harris and Mrs. Catherine Wallis Harris. Since early life she was a member of the Baptist Church, where she was prominent in its activities for many years.
A woman of high ideals, she was well known for her gentle manner and sympathetic understanding.
Mrs. Stephenson is survived by her husband J. E. Stephenson; one daughter, Miss Mary Stephenson, teacher in the public schools at Dyersburg; one son, William W. Stephenson, director of a branch of shoe department, O. P. A., Washington, D. C.; two grandchildren; one step-son, George N. Stephenson, Wellington, Kans.; and one brother, Alfred W. Harris, Nashville.

STEVENS, Frank The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nov 1941
Frank Stevens, 87, died Friday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jim Smith, of Diana. He had been in ill health for several years, and had been almost an invalid for the past year.
Mr. Stevens was born and reared in Coffee County and moved to Giles County several years ago.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Diana Methodist Church by Elder Luther McDaniel of Cornersville. Burial was in the Haywood Cemetery in Marshall County.
He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. George Lewis, of Cornersville, Mrs. Grover Prosser and Mrs. Jim Smith, both of Diana. Two sons, Bill Stevens of Petersburg and Jimmie Stevens of Diana. Nineteen grandchildren and thirty-one great grandchildren.
His grandsons acted as pall bearers.

STEVENSON, Kate The Pulaski Record 21 Jan 1948
Mrs. Kate Stevenson, wife of the late E. A. Stevenson, died Sunday morning January 18, 1948 at 4:00 o’clock at her home at Auburndale, Fla. She and her husband had moved to Auburndale from their home near Bryson, Tenn. about twenty-eight years ago.
She was a member of the Methodist Church of Auburndale and a member of the Society of Christian Service there. She was a charter member of the Missionary Society of Bee Spring Memorial Church and at the time of her death was a member of the Society of Christian Society of the Auburndale church.
She was a woman of high ideals and influence for good was felt by all who knew her.
She is survived by several brothers, sisters, nephews and by three step-children, Edgar L. Stevenson, Yber City, Fla., Mrs. O. O. Coble of Dellrose, Tenn., and Mrs. Varina Schepke, Lake Alfred, Fla.

STEVENSON, Matt Paine The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1942
Funeral services for Matt Paine Stevenson, 76, former Giles Countian, who died Wednesday at his home on Walker Street at Huntsville, Ala., following a brief illness, were conducted at 10 o’clock Friday morning at a local funeral home at Huntsville, with interment at the Elkton Cemetery at Elkton, Tenn.
Mr. Stevenson was born at Bryson, and made his home in that community until about twenty years ago, when he moved to Huntsville. He was a fine citizen, an industrious farmer, and a lifelong member of the Methodist Church.
The survivors are his widow, Mrs. Mollie Paysinger Stevenson; two daughters, Mrs. Percy R. Underwood of Huntsville, Mrs. C. L. Baugh of Raymond, Miss.; three sons, Guy Stevenson of Lake Wales, Fla., Frank Stevenson of Evansville, Ind.; a sister, Mrs. Margaret Storey of Bryson; two brothers, John L. Stevenson of Elkton and Erskine Stevenson of Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., and seven grandchildren.

STEVENSON, Mattie Mitchell The Pulaski Record 23 Jun 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Mack Stevenson, 77, who died Thursday, June 17th at a Fayetteville hospital following an extended illness, were held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Bee Spring Cemetery by Rev. G. H. Turpin assisted by Rev. W. C. Folks and Rev. B. M. Womack of Fayetteville. Burial was in Bee Spring Cemetery.
Mrs. Stevenson had been undergoing treatment at the Lincoln County Hospital since she fell three weeks ago and suffered broken bones.
Daughter of the late Frank and Margaret Smith Mitchell, she was a native of the Bee Springs community and was the last member of her immediate family. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Stevenson is survived by four daughters, Mrs. W. B. Watson, Bunker Hill, Mrs. Tom Gatlin of Taft, Mrs. Carl Jester of Fayetteville, and Mrs. Herman Holt of Old Hickory; five sons, Buford Stevenson of Frankewing, J. R. and Samuel Stevenson of Delrose, Oscar Stevenson of Old Hickory, and Mrs. Auburn Stevenson of Memphis; 43 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.

STEVENSON, Susie Abernathy The Pulaski Record 15 Oct 1947
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Bennett-May Funeral Home for Mrs. John H. Stevenson, age 79, who died at the Austin Hewitt Home on Saturday, October 11, at 3 o’clock following a long illness.
Services were conducted by Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church, of which she was a member. Burial was in Elkton Cemetery.
Mrs. Stevenson was the daughter of James E. and Rebecca Denty Abernathy.
Her husband, who died in 1926, represented Giles County in the state legislature for many years. Mrs. Stevenson was active in church and social work.
She is survived by as step-daughter, Mrs. Leon Stevenson, Elkton; a sister, Mrs. J. Cayce Abernathy; and a brother, DeLacy Abernathy.

STILES, Ned The Pulaski Citizen 19 Feb 1941
Funeral services for Ned Stiles, aged 85, of the Lynnville community, who died January 30, following an illness of three years, were conducted at his home, by the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the Methodist Church. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Duncan have lived in his home for the past ten years. Mr. Stiles had no close relatives.
He was a half-brother of the late Robert Brevard Jones, by whose munificient bequest
the R. B. Jones High School was founded in 1900. In addition to the grounds and buildings, Mr. Jones left an endowment of more than $25,000.

STINNETT, John Alex The Pulaski Record 23 Mar 1949
John Alex Stinnett, 77, died at 5:30 a.m. Monday, at the home of his son, Hubert Stinnett of Columbia. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Lynnville by Rev. C. Sudberry, Church of Christ minister of Columbia. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Burgerson Stinnett; three daughters, Mrs. Lee Hendrix of Campbellsville, Mrs. Tenney Estes and Miss Ruby Stinnett of Columbia; and two sons, William of Ashwood and Hubert Stinnett of Columbia; 25 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Tommy Stinnett of Lewisburg.

STOCKMAN, Charles Madison The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jun 1945
Funeral services for Charles Madison Stockman,70, who died suddenly from a heart attack at 6 o’clock Tuesday evening, June 26, at his home in north Pulaski, will be held Friday afternoon at Scotts Hill Church and burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Stockman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nora Stockman, four daughters, Mrs. James Stanford, Lewisburg, Mrs. Junior Adcock, Pulaski, Miss Hautie Bell Stockman, Galveston, Texas, and Miss Loyce Stockman, Pulaski; two sons, Rev. Woodrow Stockman, Pocahontas, Ark., and Cecil Stockman, U. S. Army, Boston, Mass.; one sister, Mrs. James Durrett, Fall River, three brothers, J. Stockman, Fall River, Will Stockman, Cornersville, and Gus Stockman

STONE, Newton The Pulaski Citizen 7 Aug 1940
News has been received here by Porter Stone, and his sister, Mrs. Clifford Collins, of the death of their brother, Newton Stone, in Los Angeles, Cal.
Newton was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Stone. He grew to young manhood, here in Pulaski removing as a young man to California where he has lived since.
The body was buried in his adopted state.

STOREY, Ella Robinson The Pulaski Citizen 19 May 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Robinson Storey, 67, wife of H. G. Storey, who died Monday morning at her home near Delrose following an extended illness, were conducted Tuesday morning at the Shiloh Church, with the Rev. W. C. Morehead and the Rev. G. H. Turpin, officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Storey was the daughter of the late John H. Robinson and Mrs. Mary Merrell Robinson, and was a member of the United Methodist Church
Besides her husband, Mrs. Storey is survived by one daughter, Miss Mary Storey, Delrose; and four sons, Grady, Vernon, J. C. and Farris Storey; one brother, O. L. Robinson; and a half brother, G. D. Robinson, of Pulaski.

STOREY, Farris Diemer The Pulaski Record 27 Oct 1948
Farris Diemer Storey, age 48, died at his home near Delrose, Tenn., Thursday afternoon, after a lingering illness. Funeral services were conducted at 11:00 o’clock Saturday morning at the Bunker Hill Church of God by Rev. Ottie Winston, assisted by Rev. J. G. York. Burial was in the Bee Springs Cemetery.
He was the son of the late Harlan Storey and the late Ella Robinson Storey and was a native of Lincoln County. He was a member of the Bunker Hill Church of God.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Beddingfield Storey; three sons, Robert Wayne Storey, George Deimer Storey, and Grady Lavon Storey; and two daughters, Misses Jewell and Wanda Storey, all of Lincoln County; one sister, Miss Mary Storey; and three brothers, Grady and Vernon Storey of Dellrose and John C. Storey of Louisville, Ky.

STOREY, Thomas Albert The Pulaski Record 11 Feb 1948
Funeral services for Thomas Albert (Dick) Storey, age 68, retired merchant and farmer, who died in the Pulaski Hospital Monday, were held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Pulaski Presbyterian Church with Rev. C. W. Perry of Lewisburg officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Storey suffered a heart attack Friday while working on his farm at Frankewing. He was an elder in the Frankewing Presbyterian Church, and a member of the tax equalization board of Giles County. He was a son of Moses S. and Susan Zimmerman Storey.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Daisey Harwell Storey; four daughters, Mrs. Travis Williams and Mrs. John Bass, Frankewing, Mrs. Floy Flournoy of Nashville, Mrs. Cowan Forbes of Ardmore; two sons, Gilbert of Beech Hill and William of Pulaski; and eleven grandchildren.

STOREY, Thomas Alonzo The Pulaski Citizen 26 Feb 1941
Thomas Alonzo “Lon” Storey, aged 82 years, retired farmer near McBurg, died Friday, Jan. 24, 1941, after an extended illness. Funeral service was held Saturday at the McBurg Methodist Church, of which he was a member, conducted by Rev. H. J. Burroughs. Burial was in the Wright Cemetery. He was the son of the late Calvin and Mary Elizabeth Shipp Storey. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Fred Partain, with whom he lived, and Mrs. William Johnson of Frankewing; one son, James Storey; and a brother, Holland Storey of McBurg; and several grandchildren.-Fayetteville Observer.

STORY, Aud The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jan 1942
Aud Story, aged 63 years, highly respected citizen of the Nineteenth District, died early Saturday morning at his home, following an illness of several months. Mr. Story, the son of James C. Story and Mrs. Mary Jane English Story, was born in Maury County, but has lived in Giles County, near Campbellsville, since childhood. He was an industrious farmer, and had many friends in every walk of life.
Funeral services were conducted Monday morning at 11 o’clock at the home by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the Methodist Church, with interment in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Story is survived by his wife, Mrs. Salina Blade Story and seven children, Homer, Edwin, and Leon Story of Campbellsville, Audie Story, who is stationed with the United States Nacy at Norfolk, Va., Miss Bertha Story and Mrs. Sanford M__lens, both of Charleston, W. V. and Mrs. Nolan Stanley of ____________ ; and five brothers, Claude Story of Nashville, James Story of Maury County, Gray Story, Shirley Story and Buford Story of Giles County.

STORY, Harlan George The Pulaski Record 09 Feb 1949
Harlan George Story, 72, died at the Pulaski Hospital Saturday. Services were held at Shiloh Methodist Church Sunday afternoon at 2:00 with Rev. W. E. Winton officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include one daughter, Miss Mary Story of Nashville; three sons, Vernon and Grady Story of Delrose, and J. C. Story of Louisville, Ky.; and 12 grandchildren.

STOVALL, Lena Lee Loyd The Pulaski Citizen 17 Sep 1941
Mrs. Lena Lee Loyd Stovall, aged 62 years, wife of Sterling E. Stovall, former representative in the State Legislature, died at 2:30 Saturday afternoon at her home in the Bryson community. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at the Bryson Methodist Church by Rev. A. R. Gibbons, pastor and Harold Loyd, Willis and G. H. Turpin. Burial took place in Bee Spring Cemetery.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Stovall is survived by two daughters, Misses Adeline Stovall and Lillian Stovall; six sons, Thomas Alton Stovalll, Stanley Stovall, Wilson Stovall, all of Bryson, Fred Stovall of Pulaski, Marvin Stovall of Jackson, Tenn., Frank Stovall, who is in the army at Macon, Ga., two grandchildren, Elizabeth and Fred Stovall, Jr., and one brother, Charlie Loyd, of Giles County.

STOVALL, William Lawson The Pulaski Citizen 21 Oct 1942
Funeral services for William Lawson Stovall, aged 80 years, retired farmer of the Third Civil District, who died at 5:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at his home, were held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon a the Church at Stella by Elder J. T. Clark of Cowan, with interment in the Stella Cemetery.
Mr. Stovall is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Andrews Stovall; three daughters, Mrs. Henry Jackson, and Mrs. Earl Alsup, both of Stella, and Mrs. Hiliary Farrell of Nashville; four sons, W. C. Stovall of Prospect, Mahlon Stovall of Nashville; Ed Stovall of Florida, and seventeen grandchildren.

STYMANS, Nancy Elizabeth Butler The Pulaski Citizen 27 Oct 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Butler Stymans, 65, former resident of the county, who died Tuesday morning, October 26, following a few days’ illness, at the home of her son, Alvin Butler, in the Wales section, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Oak Hill Church in Lawrence County, conducted by the Rev. D. B. Booker. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Stymans, who has been residing in Fresno, Calif., for a number of years, died while on a two weeks’ visit to her son in this county. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Philip Rogers, and as Mrs. Butler spent most of her life in this county.
Mrs. Stymans, is survivedby her husband, William D. Stymans, Fresno; four daughters, Mrs. Delia Russell, Long Beach, Calif.; three sons, Alvin Butler, Wales, Dave Butler, Dell, Ark., and John G. Butler, Camp Bowie, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. Selina Shaw, Killen, Ala., and Mrs. Tinie Baker, Ore.; three brothers, Cleve Rogers, Athens, Ala., Andrew Rogers, Los Angeles, Calif., and Farley Rogers, Giles County; and a number of grandchildren.

SULLIVAN, Emma Lively The Pulaski Citizen 7 Oct 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Lively Sullivan, aged 57 years, wife of John Sullivan, a retired contractor, who died at 7:40 o’clock Sunday night at the home on South Second Street following an extended illness, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. J. W. Bryson, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of which she was a member. Interment took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.

A woman of a quiet, gentle disposition, she was greatly admired by a host of friends. She was devoted to the work of the church.
Deceased is survived by her husband and one brother, Virgil Lively of Decatur, Ala.; one half-brother, Howard Lively of Louisville, Ky., and one half-sister, Mrs. Edgar Bass of the Tarpley community.

SULLIVAN, Mary Elizabeth The Pulaski Citizen 27 Nov 1940
After several weeks of failing health, Miss Mary Frances Sullivan, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Sullivan, and sister of Mike, Will, Ted, and James Sullivan, peacefully went to sleep Tuesday morning, to wake no more in this life.
Miss Mary was a bright girl, educated principally in Martin College, when Misses Hood and Herron, were at the head of the institution.
A few years after graduation from Martin College, she was elected a teacher in the Pulaski Public School, where for four years, she was successful and popular with both students and parents.
When her mother’s health began to fail, she gave up her school work to look after the housekeeping and make a home for her father, and brothers. After her mother’s death, she was still more needed by her father and brothers. And so for thirty years or more she has devoted her life and activities to service for other members of the family.
After the death of Mrs. Mike D. Sullivan, Miss Mary was both mother and teacher for little Mary Michael. During the past six months, her health began to fail. And recently she became wakeful and restless at night. Sunday night she was up moving about the rooms two or three times, during the night. Early Monday morning, she was up again, and in some way fell full length on the pavement floor, striking the back of her head against the floor.
Her brother assisted her back to her bed, called in her closest friends, and a doctor and a nurse. She retained consciousness, and did not appear to suffer much pain. But Tuesday morning, about 6 o’clock, her breathing gradually became slower, and finally ceased. The tired body had entered its final rest.
Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 9:00 at the Catholic Church, of which she was a devout member. Father Bush will be the officiating minister.

SULLIVAN, Maxie The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1942
Funeral services for Miss Maxie Sullivan, 74, resident of Pulaski for many years, who died early Sunday morning at the home of Miss Elsie Richardson in Nashville, following an extended period of failing health, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. The Rev. Thomas Thrasher, rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church of Columbia, conducted the rites, with interment in Maplewood Cemetery.
Miss Sullivan was born in Marshall County, the daughter of the late Owen and Mary Gant Sullivan. At the age of fourteen she came to Pulaski, where she became the foster daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Anthony.
As a business woman, she held responsible positions with a number of business firms, at one time serving as manager of the Kuhn’s Store. In addition to having taken an active part in the business world, she also was active in church circles, having been a consistent member of the Episcopal Church.
Besides Miss Richardson, Miss Sullivan is survived by a foster-sister, Mrs. D. M. Kelly of California; one foster-brother, Dr. John C. Anthony, of Birmingham, Ala.; and one cousin, Mrs. H. C. Cole, of Nashville.

SURLES, Zanie Miranda The Pulaski Citizen 27 Aug 1941
Mrs. Willis J. Surles, died at 1:00 o’clock Monday afternoon at her home at Cedar Grove, after a lingering illness.
Mrs. Surles is survived by three sons, Austin Surles, Raymond Surles and W. J. Surles, Jr., and two step-sons, Roy Surles and Floyd Surles, and one step-daughter, Mrs. Harvey Phillips.
Funeral services were conducted at the Cool Springs Church of Christ at 3:30 D. S. T. Wednesday afternoon, and burial in the Cool Spring Cemetery.

SUTTLE, James P. The Pulaski Citizen 22 May 1940
James P. Suttle, 61, Pulaski, suffered a heart attack and dropped dead in the grandstands at Sulphur Dell yesterday afternoon just as the double header ended.
Suttle, according to witnesses, arose to leave the park, clutched at his heart, and dropped. His body was at the Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home last night, awaiting arrival of members of his family.
Mr. Suttle was married and had two children. Monday’s Tennessean
Jim P. Suttle, as he was known to friends was a son of the late George E. Suttle, and lived at the old Suttle home place on the road from Tarpley Shop to Bunker Hill.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30, at the Bennett-May and Company Funeral Home, Rev. Elisha Henry, officiating. Burial on the family lot at Maplewood.

SWANN, J. W. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Oct 1944
Funeral services for Rev. J. W. Swann, 75, retired Methodist minister, who died Tuesday afternoon at his home in Nashville, following a years illness will be conducted at the Meridian Street Church Thursday afternoon at 1 o’clock. Burial will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon.
Born at Vervilla, Tenn., Mr. Swann received his education at Viola and Morristown, Tenn. He had served as minister of the Tennessee Conference of the Methodist Church for 38 years and had held pastorates at Watertown, Portland, Clarksville, Lebanon, Ardmore and Elkton, Tenn. He retired from the ministry about a year ago.
Survivors include his wife, three daughters and two sons.

SWEENEY, Nora L. The Pulaski Citizen 16 May 1945
Funeral services for Mrs. Nora L. Sweeney, 69, who died suddenly at 7:30 o’clock Sunday night, May 13, at her home in the Fourth Civil District following a three week illness, were held Monday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. Haynes Brinkley, pastor of the church. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Widow of Will Sweeney, she was the daughter of the Mr. and Mrs. Jess Shelton of Giles County.
Mrs. Sweeney is survived by three daughter, Misses Myrtle and Razzie Sweeney and Mrs. Alice Gatlin; two sons, Dorsie Sweeney and Woodrow Sweeney; six grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Mamie Nance and Mrs. Josie Glover; and three brothers, Earl Shelton, Tom Shelton, all of Giles County, and Ed Shelton of Missouri.

TARPLEY, Annie Eliza Barber The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jan 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Eliza Barber Tarpley, 86, who died at 7 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, December 29, at the home of her son, Harry Tarpley, at Aspen Hill, following a two weeks’ illness were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the residence. The rites were conducted by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the Aspen Hill Methodist Church. Burial took place in the Marks Cemetery near Tarpley.
She was the widow of Leonidas Tarpley, who died more than sixty years ago.
Besides the one son, Mrs. Tarpley is survived by five grandchildren, Mrs. N. H. Townsend, Jr., Harry Lee Tarpley, Mrs. Margaret Hazelwood, Mrs. Herman Mobley, all of Giles County, and Sgt. John B. Tarpley, Camp Claiborne, La.; and a number of great grandchildren.

TARPLEY, Claude The Pulaski Citizen 4 Nov 1942
Funeral services were held in Henderson Sunday for Claude Tarpley, 58, a native of Giles County, who died at Henderson Sunday morning, following an extended illness.
Mr. Tarpley, a successful farmer at Henderson for many years, was the son of John Tarpley of the Weakley Creek community of Giles County, who moved to that section about forty-five years ago.
Mr. Tarpley is survived by his wife, four sons, all of whom are in the service, and three daughters. Another son lost his life two months ago when a vessel was sunk in the Pacific area. Mr. Tarpley is also survived by two brothers, Ben Tarpley and Bill Tarpley, and one sister, Mrs. John Cherry, all of Henderson.

TARPLEY, Harry The Pulaski Citizen 08 May 1946
Funeral services for Harry Tarpley, 63, merchant of the Aspen Hill community, who died suddenly at his home at 12:40 o’clock Thursday morning, May 2, were held at 2:00 o’clock Friday afternoon at the residence, with the rites conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, Methodist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery, Pulaski.
A son of Lee and Annie E. Barber Tarpley, he was a lifelong resident of Giles County.
Mr. Tarpley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maggie Beasley Tarpley; three daughters, Mrs. Niles H. Townsend, Jr., and Mrs. Margaret Hazelwood, both of Aspen Hill, and Mrs. Herman Mobley, Prospect; one son, Harry Lee Tarpley, Rattlesnake, Fla.; and nine grandchildren.

TARPLEY, Lee Anna The Pulaski Record 18 Jun 1941
Funeral services for Mrs. Jerome Tarpley, 71, whose sudden death occurred at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at her home in South Pulaski, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church by the Rev. Harold Loyd, pastor. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Tarpley, who was the former Miss Lee Anna Williamson is survived by three sisters, Misses Cleo and Vernon Williamson, both of Pulaski and Mrs. C. A. Bivens, of St. Anna, Texas; and two brothers, Jim Williamson of Aspen Hill and Arthur Williamson of Goodspring.
The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1941
Mrs. Lee Tarpley, 71, passed away Saturday afternoon, June 14, at her home on South First Street, after a lingering illness of several months.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at Pleasant Ridge Church by Rev. Harold Loyd, and interment was in the church cemetery in the family lot.
Survivors include three sisters, Misses Vernon and Cleo Williamson, of Pulaski, and Mrs. C. A. Bivens, of Santa Anna, Texas, and two brothers, Jim Williamson, and Arthur Williamson of Giles County. A sister, Miss Fannie Williamson, passed away about six months ago.

TARPLEY, Maggie Berry The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1942
Mrs. Maggie Tarpley, 79, whose death occurred early Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed Powers, in Pulaski, following a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Church, with Rev. R. A. Johns, pastor of the First Baptist Church, conducting the rites. Burial took place in Moriah Cemetery, with the grandsons serving as pall bearers.
Mrs. Tarpley is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Powers and Mrs. Walter Witherow, of the Rose Hill community; and four sons, Robert Tarpley, Nashville, Joe Tarpley of Campbellsville, Russell Tarpley and Tommy Tarpley, of Giles County, and a large number of grandchildren.

TATE, Clara Buford The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jun 1945
Mrs. Clara Buford Tate, 71, native of Giles County, died in Nashville at 10:00 o’clock Wednesday night, June 20, following a few weeks illness at the home of her niece, Mrs. Norman Campbell with whom she had made her home for several years.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett May Funeral Home in Pulaski by the Rev. J. W. Bryson, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
The daughter of the late Albert Buford and Mrs. Clara Reed Buford, she was born and reared at Lynnville, attending school in Pulaski, and Mrs. Clark’s School for Girls in Nashville where she was graduated. Following her marriage to Edward O. Tate, they made their home for several years at Lynnville, later going to Nashville to reside. Mr. Tate died several years ago.
Mrs. Tate served as hostess at Ward-Belmont College in Nashville for eleven years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Besides the niece, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Tate is survived by several other nieces, and nephews and one brother, Thomas Buford, of Memphis.

TATE, Mattie Moates The Pulaski Citizen 20 Oct 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Moates Tate, 85, who died at 3:30 o’clock Monday morning, October 11 at the home of her son, Ed Tate, near Bethel, following an extended illness, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Liberty Church, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor. Burial was in the Potts Cemetery.
Mrs. Tate, who had made her home at Bethel for the past three years, was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Tate is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Harvey Dean, Pulaski, and Mrs. Jimmie Hazelwood, Prospect; the one son; nine grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

TATUM, Clyde Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 25 Aug 1943
Mr. and Mrs. William Tatum of Elkton received official notice from the Navy Department on Saturday that their son, Clyde Thomas Tatum, 35, Boatswain Mate, First Class, United States Navy, had been “killed in action in performance of his duty.”
The telegram gave no details and it is not known where the young man was serving, since his parents had had no mail from him in the past several months. He had been serving in the Navy for about 18 years.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother, John Ed Tatum; four sisters, Miss Maggie Tatum, Mrs. Eugene Dunivant, Mrs. David Dunivant, and Mrs. Annie Pearl Thomas, all of the Elkton section of the county.

TAYLOR, Harvey The Pulaski Citizen 29 Ma y 1940
Harvey Taylor, a twenty-year-old negro, was killed Sunday morning on the farm of Tom Moore near Ostella by Sidney White, a negro was reported to have attempted to enter White’s home after firing the gun into the house.
Taylor was shot three times with a 32-calibre pistol and then was hit in the head with an ax, according to Douglas Tankersley, deputy sheriff, who was called soon after the negro was killed. No arrest was made. Marshall Gazette

TAYLOR, Henry H. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Nov 1942
Funeral services Henry H. Taylor, 73, father of W. J. Taylor, who died in a Fayetteville hospital Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock were held at Higgins Brothers Funeral Home by the Rev. H. J. Burroughs. Interment took place in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Taylor, a farmer of the Kelso community in Lincoln County, died of a fractured skull and internal injuries sustained two hours earlier while riding home after casting his vote at the Kelso precinct. He was thrown from his horse, which was frightened when a tree blew across the road.
Mr. Taylor was a member of the Baptist Church.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Willis Routt of Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. Kenneth Richardson of Fayetteville, Mrs. Joe Ayers of Louisville, Ky., and Miss Bessie Taylor of Fayetteville; three sons, W. J. Taylor of Louisville, Ky., Robert Taylor of Fayettville, Joe Taylor with the armed forces overseas; and a brother, Will Taylor of Lincoln County.

TAYLOR, John Lafayette The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1948
The Rev. John Lafayette Taylor, 65, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church, died suddenly of a heart attack at 11:15 o’clock, Monday night, January 19, at the parsonage, following several years of declining health.
Funeral rites were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at the Methodist Church in Lynnville, conducted by the Rev. H. T. Tipps, superintendent of the Columbia District. The Rev. Tipps was assisted by the Revs. Thornton Fowler and Russell Boaz of Nashville, R. L. Hayes of Petersburg, and Dr. R. B. Stone of Pulaski.
Burial took place in the family lot in Union Cemetery at Dickson.
Mr. Taylor joined the Methodist Conference in 1912 and remained an active minister until his death. He had been on the Lynnville charge more than a year and had held pastorates in Giles County and other sections of Middle Tennessee. The community and the church have lost one of its most faithful ministers.
Mr. Taylor is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie Bouldin Taylor, the daughter of a Methodist minister; one son, James Taylor; and one sister, Mrs. Kate Speight, Dickson; and one brother, Nick Taylor, Columbia.

TAYLOR, Olive H. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Feb 1942
Bowling Green, Ky., Feb 16-Funeral services for Mrs. Olive H. Taylor, 72, who died Saturday morning at her home near Rockfield, were held at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon at Providence Knob Church on the Bowling Green-Russellville Road with burial following in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. C. B. Yokley of Pulaski, Tenn., Mrs. D. R. McMillen of Louisville, Ky. and Miss Mary Taylor of Lawrenceburg, Tenn.; one son, W. T. Taylor of Rockfield, and a brother, Pleas Huffer.

TAYLOR, Robert S. The Pulaski Citizen 9 Aug 1944
Citizens of the Beech Hill section of Giles County received shocking news late Wednesday when Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Taylor received a message from the War Department stating that their son, Pfc. Robert S. Taylor had been killed in action on July 14 in France.
Taylor, aged 21, was a graduate of the Beech Hill High School, and was employed at the Vultee plant in Nashville at the time of induction.
The Pulaski Record 12 May 1948
Funeral services for Pfc. Robert S. Taylor, age 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Taylor were held Saturday afternoon, May 8, at 1:00 o’clock at the Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski, conducted by Rev. E. G. Godwin of Blanche and Rev. Harold Poole of Nashville.
Born and reared in Giles County, Pfc. Taylor was a member of the Friendship Methodist Church since a very early age.
He graduated from Beech Hill High School in 1942 and entered the army the same year.
He was killed in action on July 14, 1944 in the battle of St. Lo, France.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Taylor of Wales; three sisters, Willa Mae, Jean and Mrs. J. W. Locker of Frankewing; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Hardiman of Friendship; a host of relatives and friends.
Pallbearers were M. L. Jenkins, Robert Hewgley, John Herschel McCord, William Newton, Ben Allen, Earlie Hardiman and Noble Hewgley. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery. Bennett-May in charge of arrangements.
TEEPLES, John The Pulaski Citizen 14 Feb 1945

Funeral services for John Teeples, 72, who died at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon, February 6, in the Wales section, were held at the grave in Indian Creek Cemetery the following day by the Rev. G. H. Turpin, pastor of Bee Spring Church.
Mr. Teeples had resided most of his life in the Bunker Hill section of the county but had moved to the Wales section several months ago.
He is survived by one brother who lives in Alabama.

TEEPLES, Sallie The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1941
Mrs. Sallie Teeples, aged 70 years, wife of John Teeples, of the Bunker Hill section, died Monday, Dec. 8. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at the Baptist Church near Pisgah and burial followed in the church cemetery. Mrs. Teeples is survived by her husband.

TERRELL, Sarah West The Pulaski Citizen 30 Sep 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Ervie Terrell, aged 55, who died early Saturday at the home on South First Street, following a brief illness, were held at 3:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home, with Elder J. Clifford Murphy conducting the rites. Interment took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Terrell, the daughter of the late J. G. West and Mrs. Eleanor Morrow West, was born in Maury County, but had lived in this county for many years. She has had a position until her recent illness with the Stephens Manufacturing Company.
Mrs. Terrell is survived by her daughter, Miss Pauline Terrell, who is connected with the AAA office.

THOMAS, Anne White The Pulaski Citizen 31 Dec 1941
Mrs. Anne White Thomas, aged 80 years, widow of Dave Thomas, died at 6 o’clock Monday evening at the Austin Hewitt Home, following an extended illness. Mrs. Thomas, born and reared in the southern part of the county, was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. Her married life was spent in the Stella section, where funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Stella Cumberland Presbyterian Church by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, former pastor, and the Rev. J. E. Trotter, of Prospect. Interment took place in the Stella Cemetery.
Mrs. Thomas is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Maude Evans, and one granddaughter, Miss Aileen Evans, both of Lynnville; and two brothers, Ed C. White of Prospect and W. C. White of Athens, Ala.

THOMAS, John Robert The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1943
Funeral services for John Robert Thomas, 71, prominent Decatur, Ala. business man, and extensive real estate owner, who died at 8 o’clock Friday morning, were held at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon at his hom in Decatur, with Dr. R. M. Howell officiating, assisted by the Rev. John O. Cowell, Jr. Interment took place in the city Cemetery.
Mr. Thomas was a native of Giles County, having been born and reared in the Tarpley community. Early in life he established a grocery business on South First Street in Pulaski, moving to Decatur in 1905 to enter the retail grocery business. Later he entered the wholesale grocery field. In recent years he has been associated with his son in the Thomas Furniture Company.
He took an active part in the development of his city and a leading place in the religious and civic interests of this section.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eula Devers Thomas, also a native of Giles County; one son, Robin L. Thomas, Decatur; two grandsons, John Robin and Jerry Thomas; two brothers, M. L. Thomas of Shelbyville, Tenn. and J. D. Thomas of Decatur; two sisters, Mrs. Kettie Carden, Prospect and Mrs. Lucy Ingram, of Diana.

THOMASON, Belle Page The Pulaski Citizen 20 Oct 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. W. A. Thomason, who died at 3:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon, October 16, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. C. Barham, in Lewisburg, following a brief illness, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Lewisburg Baptist Church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Claybrooks. Interment took place in Old Orchard Cemetery in Petersburg.
Mrs. Thomason is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Barham, Mrs. Lucile Freeman, Pulaski, and Mrs. J. M. Redd, Petersburg; and several grandchildren.

THOMPSON, Arthur The Pulaski Record 01 Oct 1947
Arthur Thompson, age 48, farmer of the Minor Hill community, was found dead Wednesday afternoon about 8:00 p.m. by Bob Townsend and his son. His neck was broken and hs face bore bruises. Mr. Townsend and seen Thompson put out of a car and laid on the side of the road and went down to investigate.
State Highway Patrolman, C. M. Pollard identified the two Alabama men with whom Thompson left early Wednesday morning as Horace Knight and Virgil Andrews. The were held for questioning.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Booth Chapel Church. Burial was in the Booth Chapel Cemetery.
He is survived by his widow and a 17 month old baby; his father, William James Thompson; two sisters, Mrs. Cora Mae Thompson and Mrs. Razalee Jackson of Minor Hill; five brothers, Hollis, Ollie, Owens, Ezra and Roy Thomspon.

THOMPSON, Camilla Adams The Pulaski Citizen 22 Apr 1942
Mrs. Camilla Thompson, aged 66 years, wife of Will Thompson, died at the home in the Minor Hill community Friday morning, after an illness of several weeks. Funeral services were conducted at two o’clock Saturday afternoon at Booth’s Chapel, with Elder D. B. Noles officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Thompson was a life-long member of the Methodist Church.
Surviving are her husband, and eight children, Mrs. Razzie Jackson, Cora Thompson, Ezra, Roy, Hollis, Ones, Arthur and Ollie Thompson, who is in the United States Army. All the children, except Ollie, live in the Minor Hill community.

THOMPSON, Fannie Hall The Pulaski Citizen 25 Feb 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Hall Thompson, aged 54 years, whose death occurred Wednesday afternoon following an extended illness at her home in the Sixth District were conducted at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Cedar Grove Methodist Church with the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor, conducting the rites. Burial took place in the Fogg Cemetery.
Mrs. Thompson is survived by her husband, Ed Thompson, four step-children, Vester Thompson, and Miss Mary Belle Thompson, Good Springs, Fount Thompson, Beech Hill, and Forrest Thompson, Chattanooga; one sister, Mrs. Wesley Thompson, Minor Hill; and two brothers, Bob Hall, Bessemer, Ala., and Will Hall, Nashville.

THOMPSON, Olivia Brown The Pulaski Citizen 7 Feb 1940
Mrs. Olivia Thompson, 84, mother of Steele Thompson, and sister of the late Newt H. Brown, long-time Register of Giles County, died at her home in the Tarpley Shop community, Monday.
Funeral services were held at the residence Tuesday. Burial at Maplewood Cemetery. In addition to her son, Steele Thompson, Superintendent of Pulaski’s Water and Light Department, Mrs. Thompson is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Roscoe Rogers, with whom she lived.
Mrs. Thompson had been a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, since childhood.

THOMPSON, William “Bill” The Pulaski Citizen 26 Feb 1941
William Thompson, a well-known and beloved citizen of this community died at his home Feb. 21st. Mr. Thompson was known to a host of friends as Uncle Billie. He was born in Moore County, Oct. 15, 1858. He moved from there in early manhood to Huntsville, Ala. Later, he married Miss Anne Griggs. They reared their children, Sterling, Charley and one daughter, Erma, all survive hime.
Mr. Thompson in early life did not seem to take much interest in the church, but about three years ago he realized his need of something better than this world can offer. He became affiliated with the Beech Hill Church of Christ. He remained faithful to his church until the end. Although he was old and feeble he could be seen on Sunday morning trudging on to church. This act in his life is an example for people who are more able to attend church than he, to follow. The Rev. Mr. Coston who helped to conduct the funeral services remarked that seeing Mr. Thompson’s faithfulness to his church was the greatest blessing he had received from knowing him. Funeral services were conducted at Bradshaw (Center Point) Church. He was laid to rest in the same Cemetery.

THORNTON, Eli J. The Pulaski Citizen 31 Jan 1940
Eli J. Thornton, 89, of the Scott’s Hill community, died Monday morning, and was buried at Scott’s Hill, Monday afternoon, following funeral services at Scott’s Hill Church, Elder Elmer Smith, officiating.

THURMAN, Embry S. The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jun 1943
Embry S. Thurman, 25, Private in the United States Army, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Thurman of Lynnville, was killed last Wednesday in the crash of an army plane at Tampa, Florida.
The tragic message received by his parents from the War Department stated that Thurman was on a routine training flight when the accident occurred.
The young soldier attended the Jones High School at Lynnville, prior to his volunteering for service on December 29, 1941.

Besides his parents, he is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Collier Webb, Florence, Ala.; Misses Sara Lou, Nina May, and Nancy Thurman, all of Lynnville; and three brothers, Edgar Thurman, Columbia; Joe Thurman, Army Air Forces, North Africa; and W. R. Thurman of Lynnville.
Catholic prayer services for young Thurman were held at two-thirty Tuesday afternoon at the home of his parents at Lynnville by the Rev. Father Walter Bush, of Columbia. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery with military services conducted by members of the Pulaski Unit of the State Guard.
The Pulaski Citizen 29 Nov 1944
Pvt. Embry S. Thurman, U. S. Air Corps, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Thurman, of Route 1, Lynnville, who lost his life in a plane crash while on a routine training flight on May 26, 1943, is another on the list of war heroes to be enshrined in the hearts of Giles Countians.
Stationed with the 304th Bomb Squadron at Drew Field, Fla., at the time of his death, the young man had received previous training at Sheppard Field, Texas; Santa Monica, Calif.; Key Field, Savannah, Ga., completing a fine record for the air corps service, for which he had volunteered months earlier.
Prior to entering the service, young Thurman was employed at the Andrew Jackson Hotel in Nashville. During his residence in that city, he became a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
In commemoration of his service to his country, a Citation of Honor was sent to his parents by General H. H. Arnold, Commanding General Army Air Forces, a few months after his death.
Another representative of the Thurman family carrying on in his brother’s stead is Pvt. Joe W. Thurman, U. S. Army, who has been serving in the European theater of war for the past two years.

THURMAN, Hattie The Pulaski Citizen 26 Mar 1941
After a long illness Miss Hattie Thurman passed away at the home of her brother, Julian Thurman. She bore her suffering with a smile and was loved by all who knew her. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. John Thurman, and three brothers, Julian, Cliff and Dud Thurman, all of this county, and one sister, Mrs. M.C. Keltner of Nashville. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock by Rev. J. C. Elkins. Interment at Lynnwood Cemetery.
Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

THURMAN, Josephine Morrow Colvett The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jul 1941
Mrs. Josephine Morrow Colvett Thurman, 82, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edna Thurman Stanfield, at Manchester, Tenn., July 1, 1941.
Mrs. Thurman was the wife of the late Sam P. Colvett, and late Jesse N. Thurman. She was the daughter of the late Berry and Ursie Morrow, of Giles County.
Funeral was at Big Creek Church of Christ, in Yokley-Rich community, Giles County, Wednesday. Burial was in the Colvett graveyard.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Stanfield, Mrs. Kate Colvett Cockran, one son, Melvin Colvett, three grandsons, six granddaughters, Mrs. Patterson Clark, Mrs. E. D. Gowan, Mrs. J. D. Epps, Nashville, Mrs. A. B. Rogers, Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. Kenneth Wells and Mrs. Verna Colvett Henderson, Giles County Aand fourteen greatgrandchildren.

THURMAN, Lula The Pulaski Citizen 5 Nov 1941
Funeral services for Miss Lula Thurman, daughter of the late W. S. “Hop” Thurman were held at Big Creek Church of Christ Friday, Oct. 31st at 2:30 p. m., Elder Elmer Smith of Murfreesboro officiated. Burial was in the Yokley Cemetery.
Miss Thurman was born and reared in the Rich and Yokley community. She was a devoted member and ardent worker in church affairs.
Survivors are, one sister, Mrs. E. B. Braden, two nephews, Darnell and Owen Thurman, one niece, Mrs.Morrell Yarbrough.

THURMAN, Margaret Wilcoxen The Pulaski Citizen 14 Apr 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Wilcoxen Thurman, who died at her home in the Yokley community at 10 o’clock Thursday morning, following an extended illness, were held Friday at Taylor’s Chapel, with the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor, conducting the rites. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Thurman was a woman possessed of a kindly and charitable disposition, devoted to her home and community.
Mrs. Thurman is survived by her husband, Edd Thurman; two sons, Webster, Columbia, and Beaumont Thurman, Yokley; two daughters, Mrs. Tom Smith, Pulaski, and Mrs. C. L. Dunnavant, Yokley; eight grandchildren; and three sisters, all of New Mexico.

THURMAN, Robbie Lou Shrader The Pulaski Citizen 20 Sep 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Harold Thurman, 48, who died at 11 o’clock Saturday morning at her home in the Lynnville section, following four years’ illness, were held at one o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Lynnville Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the Olivet Methodist Church. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
She was the former Miss Robbie Lou Shrader, daughter of the late R. H. and Mrs. Ella Joines Shrader. She had been a member of the Baptist Church for many years.
Mrs. Thurman is survived by her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Rufus Parker, Campbellsville; and two sisters, Mrs. Houston Carpenter, Lynnville, and Mrs. Ewing Chapman, Wales.

THURMAN, William Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jul 1944
Funeral services for William Thomas Thurman, 84, farmer of the Lynnville section, who died at his home Thursday, June 29, after a two weeks’ illness, were held Friday afternoon at Lynnville Church of Christ, conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy of Pulaski, assisted by the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
He was a life long resident of the county and a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Thurman is survived by two daughters, Miss Ethel Thurman and Mrs. J. T. Carpenter; three sons, Lester, Arlo and Harold Thurman, all of Lynnville; nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

TIDWELL, Frank Alfred “Al” The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jun 1941
Frank Alfred Tidwell, 28, died at 6:40 a. m. Saturday, May 31, at the family home in the Eighteenth District. He had been sick about six months.
Funeral services were conducted at the Pulaski Funeral Home at 3:00 o’clock Sunday afternoon by Rev. George A. Morgan and butial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Tidwell is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matthews Tidwell and two brothers, Charles Butler and Thomas Wesley, all of Giles County.

TIDWELL, James Walter The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jul 1941
James Walter Tidwell, second son of James A. Tidwell, of the Campbellsville community, and the late Mrs. Tidwell, died at 9 o’clock Monday night at the Pulaski Hospital of peritonitis, following an operation for ulcerated stomach on Monday morning.
Mr. Tidwell was a farmer, and unmarried.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 2 o’clock at Bennett, May and Company Funeral Home, and burial in Lynnwood Cemetery.
The survivors are, his father, two brothers, Tyree Tidwell of Campbellsville, John Lewis Tidwell, of California, and two sisters, Mrs. Felix Zuccarello, of Campbellsville, and Mrs. Ruby Petty of Columbia.

TIDWELL, Mary Jane McLean The Pulaski Record 11 Jun 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. W. J. Tidwell, 64, who died June 2, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ollie Dunavant, following an extended illness, were held Wednesday morning at the Mt. Moriah Church with the Rev. W. M. Cook conducting the services. Interment was in the church cemetery. A member of the Methodist Church, Mrs. Tidwell was the widow of the late William J. Tidwell, who died a number of years ago.
In addition to Mrs. Dunavant, she is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Tyree Braly; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

TINNON, Alexander F. The Pulaski Citizen 14 Feb 1945
Funeral services for Alexander F. Tinnon, 78, who died on Monday, February 12, at the home of his niece, Mrs. C. W. Lanier in the Brick Church section, after a week’s illness, were held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home by Elder Clifford Murphy, minister of the Church of Christ. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Tinnon, a bachelor, was a member of the Pulaski Church of Christ. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. James Fleeman, Midlothian, Texas; and one brother, John N. Tinnon, Riversburg.

TINNON, Josie Evie Roberts The Pulaski Citizen 26 Feb 1941
Mrs. W. L. Tinnon, 71, died at her home on Childers Street, Wednesday afternoon, February 26, following a short illness.
Funeral services were conducted at the funeral home, Thursday afternoon, Elder Elmer Smith officiating. Mrs. Tinnon had been for a long time a devoted member of the Christian Church. Burial was in the Pulaski Cemetery.

Surviving are her husband, W. L. Tinnon; two sons, Allen and Loyd, and two daughters, Mrs. Ben McNeese and Mrs. N. L. Dockery.

TINNON, W. L. The Pulaski Citizen 13 Aug 1941
A few weeks ago, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Tinnon, both in feeble health at the time, arranged for two graves, in the Pulaski Cemetery. The remains of Mrs. Tinnon were laid away about a week after the lot was bought. And now the remains of her husband are placed beside hers, as they had planned while living.
W. L. Tinnon, 77, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ben McNeese, in Decatur, Saturday. He had lived with her, since the death of Mrs. Tinnon.
The body was returned to the family home on Childers Street, Pulaski, for funeral services, Sunday afternoon. Services were conducted by Elder Clifford Murphy, of the Christian Church, of which Mr. Tinnon had long been a faithful member.
Mr. Tinnon is survived by two sons, and two daughters, Loyd Tinnon of Shelbyville, Ky., and Allen Tinnon of Athens, Ala. Mrs. Ben McNeese with whom he lived during the last weeks of his life, and Mrs. Newt Dockery.

TIPPER, Marcie Ann The Pulaski Citizen 04 May 1949

TODD, Andrew The Pulaski Citizen 14 May 1941
The body of Andrew Todd was found at 11:45 Thursday morning by his son, Fred Todd, and was brought to McConnell’s Funeral Home. The body was found within 15 feet of the west bank of the river and about where the boat overturned. Funeral services will be held Friday, the hour to be set later.
Andrew Todd, eldest son of the late W. W. Todd, was drowned about six o’clock Wednesday afternoon when a boat in which he and Guy Nelson were fishing was overturned on the west side of Elk River just above the Florence road bridge. Nelson narrowly escaped a similar fate…..
Mr. Todd was a veteran of the Spanish-American war and is survived by his widow; four children, Fletcher, Frank and Fred Todd, and Mrs. Miller, by a former marriage, and two daughters and a son by his present wife; three brothers, John, Norman, and Emmet, and one sister, Mrs. Anerton.-Limetone Democrat

TODD, Mrs. B. H. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Feb 1941
Mrs. B. H. Todd, recently a resident of Pulaski, was killed in an automobile crash, near Macon, Ga., Thursday, Feb. 20, while enroute to Florida.
Mrs. Todd was an aunt of Miss Avis Marie Burch who has been a student in Martin College, until her marriage Feb.11, as reported in the Citizen last week.
Mrs. Todd, was the widow of the late Dr. Todd of Columbia and had taken an apartment across the street from Martin College, and her niece lived with her, while attending the College. When Miss Burch married, the aunt decided to go to Florida for the rest of the season. And in company with Miss Pauline Langley, a graduate nurse of Columbia was making the trip by auto, when the accident occurred. Mrs. Todd died as a result of the accident, and Miss Langley was painfully but not seriously hurt.
Mrs. Todd was a native of New York, but had lived in Columbia, where her husband practiced his profession, and where Mrs. Todd was active and prominent in religious and social circles. The body was brought back to Columbia for funeral and burial.

TODD, Eva The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jul 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Todd, 59, widow of R. A. Todd, who died suddenly Saturday, July 1, at her home at Athens, Ala., were held at the Limestone Presbyterian Church Sunday afternoon by the Rev. M. A. Creel. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Todd was a member of the Church of Christ.
The survivors are three sons, Frank Todd, Pulaski, Fred Todd of Athens, and Fletcher Todd, U. S. Army; and one daughter, Mary Eunice Miller, Huntsville, Ala.; her mother, Mrs. L. E. Grubbs, Athens; and seven grandchildren; three brothers and six sisters.

TOMERLIN, John Alexander The Pulaski Record 24 Mar 1948
John Alexander Tomerlin, 89, retired farmer, died Friday morning at his home in the Goodsprings community after a long illness. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Cool Springs Church of Christ with Rogers McKenzie officiating. Burial was in Cool Springs Cemetery.
Mr. Tomerlin is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nancy Harwell officiating; three daughters, Mrs. Pansy Billons of Athens, Ala., Mrs. Ruby Massey of Derby, Kansas, and Mrs. Johnnie Walls of Prospect; one son, Oscar Tomerlin of Lebanon; one sister, Mrs. Betty Tucker of Pulaski; one brother, Richard Tomerlin of Phoenix, Ariz.; eight grandchildren and three great grandchilren.

TORRENCE, Edgar The Pulaski Citizen 27 Aug 1941
Edgar Torrence, aged 35 years, farmer of District 12 of Giles County, died at 1 o’clock Friday morning in a hospital in Little Rock, Ark., after an extended illness.
Funeral services were conducted at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Olivet Methodist Church by Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor, assisted by Rev. J. E. Trotter. Interment took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Torrence is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillian McCaskill Torrence, his father, Bob Torrence, and one sister, Mrs. Orlean Griggs, both of Los Angeles, Calif.

TRIBBLE, Alfred M. The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jan 1942
Alfred M. Tribble, 21, a native of Madisonville, Ala., died last Thursday night at 9 o’clock at the Pulaski Hospital from injuries received in an automobile accident which occurred one hour earlier, on the Bee Line Highway one mile north of Pulaski.
Tribble, who was driving was thrown underneath the car when the machine crashed into the highway railing, and overturned.
Tribble was accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Burton Seamans, and Lewis Downing and was enroute from Louisville, Ky., to his home in Alabama, when the accident occurred.
Mrs. Seamans received cuts and bruises, but was able to be removed from the hospital, to her home in Athens, Friday. Downing was not injured, returned to Louisville, Friday morning.
Funeral services for Tribble were held Saturday morning in Athens, Ala.

TRICE, Edward Houston The Pulaski Record 23 Feb 1949
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Columbia for Edward Houston Trice, 82, Southport, Maury County farmer, who died at his home Saturday morning, Feb. 19. Services were conducted by the Rev. Parsons at the Gibsonville School with burial at the Gibsonville Cemetery. A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Sim and Sarah Hannah Gibson Trice and was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Effie Ussery Trice; a sister, Mrs. Mary Duncan of Giles County, and several nieces and nephews.

TRIGG, Wilba Fox The Pulaski Citizen 25 Oct 1944
Mrs. Wilba Fox Trigg, 46, of Diana, was instantly killed last Wednesday morning when she was struck by the Pan-American, fast passenger train of the Lewisburg & Northern line, the accident occurring one mile south of her home.
Mrs. Trigg was enroute to visit a neighbor, was in the act of crossing the railroad tracks when her foot apparently became lodged in some unknown way preventing her escape from the path of the fast moving train, according to witnesses. The body was badly mangled.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Fox, Mrs. Trigg had been in ill health for many years and had been an inmate of a Nashville sanitarium, but at the time of the accident was spending several weeks with relatives at Diana.
Survivors include her husband, Knox Trigg; a daughter, Miss Betty Donna Trigg of Diana; a son, Knox Trigg, Jr., of the air corps, stationed in Nebraska; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Fox; a sister, Mrs. Esman Sanders of Tampa, Fla., and two brothers, Will Ed Fox of Lewisburg, and Burch Fox of Cornersville.

TUCKER, Lizzie Poston The Pulaski Citizen 17 Apr 1940
Mrs. Foster Tucker, widow of the late Foster Tucker, died at her home in Pulaski, Sunday afternoon, after an illness of several months.
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock at the Bennett-May and Company Funeral Home, Pulaski, conducted by Rev. H. H. Austin. Burial at the Elliott grave yard, on the Highway between Elkton and Ardmore.
Mrs. Tucker was before marriage, Miss Lizzie Poston, of Bunker Hill. She is survived by four sisters, two brothers. Sisters are: Mrs. Clarence Tucker, Pulaski, Mrs. Hood Wilkinson, Mrs. Lytle McCracken, and Miss Annie Poston. Brothers are: Jim Poston, Fayetteville, and Edwin Poston, Pulaski.

TUCKER, Lorene Davis The Pulaski Citizen 8 Oct 1941
Mrs. Lorene Davis Tucker, aged 35 years, wife of Lee Tucker, died at 5:40 Monday afternoon Oct. 6, at the home at Anthony Hill after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Davis, and a member of the Church of Christ. Funeral services were conducted at the church at Cool Springs at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon by the Rev. Mr. Harris, of Lawrenceburg, and burial in the Cool Springs Cemetery.
Mrs. Tucker is survived by her husband, and two children, Frances Tucker, and Thomas Tucker.

TUCKER, Mary Inez Mayes The Pulaski Citizen 18 Feb 1942
On February 5, God’s finger touched her and she slept. Thus did Mrs. R. E. Tucker pass
from the scene of her earthly labors to her heavenly reward. Mrs. Tucker was born October 5, 1867. She was the daughter of the late Samuel and Elizabeth Mayes.
At the age of fourteen she joined the Methodist Church and was a faithful member until death. In 1892, she was united in marriage to R. E. Tucker who died four years ago. To this union was born five children, three of whom survive. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Roy Smith, who resided with her mother; two sons, Flournoy Tucker of Alcoa, Tenn. and Raymond Tucker of Atlanta, Ga., and one sister, Mrs. H. A. McKinney, Frankewing, Tenn.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. G. H. Turpin and Rev. F. G. Dickson at Bunker Hill Methodist Church Friday evening and the body was laid to rest in McCracken Cemetery.

TUCKER, Robert L. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Mar 1940
Robert L. Tucker, 52, a Deputy Sheriff died Saturday, March 2. He had been sick for several weeks, and for the last week was in a critical condition. In his case the end was expected. Funeral services were conducted at the Bennett-May and Company Funeral Home Sunday afternoon, at 3:30, Elders Murphy and Smith officiating. Burial at Maplewood. He was a good police officer and had many friends.

TUCKER, Thomas Jefferson The Pulaski Citizen 20 Oct 1943
Funeral services for Thomas Jefferson Tucker, 81, retired farmer, who died early Sunday morning, October 17, at his home in the Twentieth Civil District, following an extended illness, were held at 11 o’clock Monday morning at the Bunker Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. F. G. Dickson. Burial took place in the Baptist Church cemetery.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church.
Mr. Tucker is survived by his two daughters, Mrs. Lena Watson, Fort Myers, Fla., and Mrs. Lee Sumners, Bunker Hill; one son, Clarence Tucker, Pulaski, several grandchildren and great grandchildren.

TUNNELLE, William Harrison The Pulaski Citizen 19 May 1943
Funeral services for William Harrison Tunnelle, 86, prominent citizen and retired business man of Lynnville, who died unexpectedly Sunday from a heart attack, were conducted at the residence Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock by the Rev. H. S. Henderson, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Smyrna. Burial followed in Lynnwood Cemetery.
A native of Abbingdon, Va., he moved soon after the War Between the States to Maury County, but has been a resident of Lynnville for the past forty years. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Tunnelle is survived by three daughters, Miss Bertha Tunnelle of Lynnville, Miss Pearl Tunnelle, a teacher in Dallas, Texas, and Mrs. H. C. Worley of Waxahachie, Texas; four grandchildren and one great grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. W. L. Cox of Newport, Ark., and Mrs. J. A. O’Neil of New York City and one brother, J. E. Tunnelle of Oklahoma.

TURNER, Harold The Pulaski Citizen 15 May 1940
Harold Turner, 39, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Turner, was found dead in his automobile, parked near his home, about 7 o’clock Monday morning.
Mr. Turner was formerly a bookkeeper in the Citizens Bank. In recent years he has worked with his father at the Ice Plant.
A pistol found near by, in the automobile, was supposed to indicate that the wound in the right temple, supposed to have caused instant death, had been self-inflicted. No inquest was held.
Funeral services are to be held at 2:30, Wednesday afternoon at the residence, Rev. R. A. Johns and Rev. G. A. Morgan officiating.
Mr. Turner is survived by his wife and one young son. His father and mother, two sisters and two brothers.

TURNER, James Crawford The Pulaski Citizen 17 Aug 1949
Funeral services for James Crawford Turner, 78, retired farmer, who died at 4 o’clock Friday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Shaw on Spofford Avenue, where he had lived for the past twelve years, were held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
He was born June 11, 1871 in Giles County. His wife, Mrs.Dorinda Parsons Turner, died fourteen years ago.
Mr. Turner is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Clifford Patch, Milan, and Mrs. Robert Williams, Cleveland, Ohio; four sons, Brown and Walter Turner, both of Pulaski, Robert Turner, Ardmore, and Claude Turner, Knoxville; several grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Daisy Hardiman, Pulaski.

TURNER, Laura Oakes The Pulaski Citizen 24 Mar 1943
Mrs. J. Frank Turner of Lookout Mountain and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, died Tuesday morning, March 16, in the Florida City.
Mrs. Turner was formerly Miss Laura Oakes, daughter of James T. and Josephine Peden Oakes of Pulaski. Spending her younger life in this city, she went to Chattanooga following her marriage and had resided there continually, except for a stay in Florida for part of the year for the past few years.
Mrs. Turner is survived by her husband, J. Frank Turner, president of the Turner Manufacturing Company; daughter, Mrs. Francis C. Walton; two grandchildren, Mrs. Thomas A. Roberts of Cleveland, Ohio, and Jane C. Walton, who is attending school at Sarasota, Florida; two sisters, Mrs. O. G. Harrison of Nashville and Mrs. Robert O. Ragsdale of Hendersonville, N. C. and a brother, James B. Oakes of Fort Lauderdale.
A resident of Lookout Mountain for a number of years, Mrs. Turner took an active part in the social life of the mountain and Chattanooga.
Funeral services were held in Pulaski Friday morning at ten o’clock at the Bennett-May Funeral Home, and interment was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Pallbearers were Wyatt Martin, John Abernathy, William Yancey, Porter Stone, David Wade, Jr., Clifford Collins, W. R. Crow and A. J. English.

TURNER, Rosa Lee The Pulaski Citizen 26 Nov 1941
Funeral services for Miss Rosa Lee Turner, native of Pulaski, who died in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Tom Turner, were held at the Bennett, May and Company Funeral Home Friday at 2:30 o’clock with the Rev. J. W. Bryson, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, conducting the rites. Interment took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Miss Turner, a member of the Presbyterian Church, was the daughter of the late Col. W. P. H. Turner and Mrs. Minerva McAnally Turner, prominent citizens of Pulaski in earlier days.
Surviving Miss Turner are two sisters, Miss Nora Turner of Louisville, and Mrs. Lewis King of Nashville.

TURNER, Willie Fount The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jan 1945
Funeral services for Willie Fount Turner, 63, farmer of the Tenth Civil District, who died at his home at six o’clock Saturday morning, January 6, were held at one o’clock Sunday afternoon, at the Diana Church by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Burial was in the Diana Cemetery.
Mr. Turner is survived by his wife, Mrs. Olgie Mae Turner.

UNDERWOOD, Ida Prince The Pulaski Citizen 4 Sep 1940
Lynnville-Funeral services for Mrs. J. E. Underwood, 58, who died Wednesday, Aug. 28, were conducted this afternoon at the Lynnville Church of Christ by Elder Ben Harding of Columbia. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Underwood, before marriage, was Miss Ida Prince, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Prince. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Brown L. Ball of Pontiac, Mich., and Miss Eleanor Underwood of Lynnville, and a son, John E. Underwood of Fayetteville, and five sisters, Mrs. Etta Gibson and Mrs. Lillie Howell of Columbia, Mrs. Pearl Woods of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Beulah Wilson of Warrensville, Ky., and Mrs. Grace Parker of Ethridge; and three brothers, Walter Prince of Columbia, Johnny Prince of Mt. Pleasant, and Barnett Prince of Leoman, Tenn.

USELTON, George The Pulaski Citizen 26 Feb 1947
Funeral services for George Franklin Uselton, 57, who died at 5:45 o’clock Thursday morning, February 20, following several months illness at his home in the Sixteenth Civil District, were held at 11 o’clock Saturday morning at the Lynnville Church of Christ, conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy, minister of the Church of Christ. Burial was in the Lynnwood Cemetery.
Son of Robert W. and Anna Stevenson Uselton of Guthrie, Oklahoma, he was a native of Coffee County, Tennessee, and had resided in Giles County for the past twelve years.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Uselton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Wallace Uselton; two daughters, Mrs. Charlie Cheatham and Mrs. Charlie Harwell; three sons, Clyde Uselton, Edward Uselton, and George Uselton; and ten grandchildren, all of the Lynnville community; three sisters, Mrs. Mary McFarland, West Virginia, Mrs. Hattie Locke, Huntsville, Alabama, and Mrs. Lucile Randolph, Guthrie, Okla.; six brothers, Irvin Uselton, Guthrie, Okla., Horace Uselton, Lonnie Uselton and Frank Uselton, Wartrace, Jim Uselton, Manchester, and Ernest Uselton, Tullahoma.

USELTON, Lillie Street The Pulaski Citizen 14 Feb 1945
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Street Uselton, 78, who died of a heart attack Thursday morning, February 1, at her home in the Nineteenth District, were held the following day at the residence by the Rev. L. B. Collins, assisted by the Rev. Burke of Decatur, Ala. Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
She was a native of Giles County, the daughter of Wade and Nancy Jane Madry Street, and a member of the Baptist Church since childhood.
Mrs. Uselton is survived by her husband, George B. Uselton; two daughters, Mrs. Fred Halbrooks, Decatur, Ala., and Mrs. Coy Carpenter, Rose Hill; two sons, Floy Uselton, Pulaski, and Flournoy Uselton, Decatur, Ala.; eleven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Malor Tinnon, Prospect; and two brothers, Walter Street, Huntsville, Ala., and Frank Street, Cornersville.

VANHOOZER, Joseph Pettus The Pulaski Citizen 17 May 1944
Funeral services for Joseph Pettus Vanhoozer, 73, farmer of the Seventh Civil District, who died at 4:40 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, May 10, were held at 11 o’clock Friday morning at the residence, conducted by the Rev. A. R. Hogan and the Rev. Walter J. Bunn. Burial took place at the Elliott Cemetery near Elkton.
Mr. Vanhoozer is survived by his wife; one son, Jacob Vanhoozer; and two daughters, Mrs. James Long, Elkton, and Mrs. Ramsay, Louisville, Ky.

VAUGHAN, Cora Glaze The Pulaski Citizen 10 Apr 1940
Mrs. Mark Vaughan, known by many men and women who went to school to her some years ago, as Miss Cora Glaze, passed away at her home Monday morning.
Mrs. Vaughan, before her marriage, was a good teacher, in our local public school, and has many friends in the community who learned to know and love her when they were boys and girls in her classes. Since marriage, she been a devoted wife and homemaker.
Funeral services at the home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by Elder Elmer Smith. Burial at Maplewood.

VAUGHAN, Mary Etha Hagan The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jul 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Will C. Vaughan, aged 66 years, who died Saturday, July 18, at her home at Minor Hill, following an extended illness, were held at the residence at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon, with the Rev. T. J. McConnell of New Bethel, Ala., assisted by the Rev. Randall T. Wofford of Loraine, Ill., conducting the rites. Interment took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
The former Miss Mary Etha Hagan, she was married to Taylor Powell, after whose death she married Will C. Vaughan.
Mrs. Vaughan was one of the most beloved women of her section, and a consistent member of the Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband; three sons, Albert Powell, and Hagan Powell, both of Richmond, Ky., and Royce Powell of Miami, Fla.; one daughter, Mrs. B. N. Bledsoe of Minor Hill; and one stepson, Carson Vaughan of Nashville.

VAUGHN, Edna Smith The Pulaski Citizen 17 Aug 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Smith Vaughn, 49, Giles Countian, who died at 2:30 o’clock Friday morning, August 12, at the hospital at Fort Pierce, Fla., after a brief illness, were held at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Fred Woodard, pastor of First Methodist Church, the Rev. John Holmes of Nashville, the Rev. John T. DeForest. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery at Pulaski.
The former Miss Edna Smith, she was born and reared in the Frankewing community, and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Smith. She had been a member of the Methodist Church the greater part of her life. Following her marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn lived at Pulaski.
In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Vaughn is survived by a step-daughter, Miss Eleanor Vaughn, Ft. Pierce; six sisters, Misses Mallie and Eunice Smith and Mrs. Oscar West, Frankewing, Mrs. B. A. London, Jr., Cornersville, Mrs. Jewell Derryberry and Mrs. Edwin Williams, Pulaski; two brothers, Hume Smith, Murfreesboro, and W. Julian Smith, Pulaski; one aunt, Mrs. Pearl Ingram, Pulaski; and one uncle, Walter Harwell, Frankewing.

VERNON, Roy Edward The Pulaski Citizen 12 Apr 1944
Roy Edward Vernon, 21, former employee of the Stephens Manufacturing Company, died at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon, April 7, at Pulaski Hospital, following a month’s illness. Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Pulaski Funeral Home by the Rev. H. G. Coston. Burial was in the Johns Cemetery.
Mr. Vernon is survived by his mother, Mrs. Jessie Robison; step-father, E. E. Robison; two sisters, Mrs. Herbert Robison and Mrs. Herman Edwards; four brothers, Freeman, Raymond, and Truman Vernon, all of Giles County, and Russell Vernon of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

VERNON, Ruth Randolph The Pulaski Citizen 27 Apr 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Randolph Vernon, 32, who died at 8:30 Tuesday morning, April 26, at Pulaski Hospital, following a brief illness, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at New Zion Baptist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Loyd Hickman and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Vernon, a member of the Methodist Church, was a lifelong resident of the county and the daughter of John Randolph and Lillie Ray Randolph.
In addition to her parents, who live at Blooming Grove, Mrs. Vernon is survived by her husband, Truman Vernon; two daughters, Betty Sue Vernon and Thelma Vernon; and three sons, Henry, Jerry and Johnny Vernon, all small children who live with the parents at Sumac; three sisters, Mrs. W. A. Watts, Mrs. J. B. Nolley and Mrs. Floyd Pierce, all of Pulaski; and three brothers, Brown Randolph, Nashville, William Randolph, Blooming Grove, and John Morris Randolph, U. S. Navy, Key West, Fla.

VOORHIES, Joseph Lane The Pulaski Citizen 28 Oct 1942
Dr. Joseph Lane Voorhies, aged 82 years, retired physician of Columbia, died at his home in that city Saturday night. Funeral services were held at 9 o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Maury Undertaking Company, with the Rev. A. W. Beasley, pastor of the First Methodist Church conducting the rites. Interment followed in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Dr. Voorhies, for many years one of Columbia’s leading physicians, began the practice of medicine in Campbellsville, in Giles County, where he made his home five or six years. It was at Campbellsville he met and married Miss Lura Zuccarello.
Dr. Voorhies served as county health officer of Maury county for more than twenty years.
Mrs. Voorhies died two years ago.
Survivors are two sons, James and Joe Voorhies, both of Columbia; three grandchildren; and one brother, Jim Voorhies, Columbia attorney.
Pulaski relative attending funeral services were Mrs. Guy Zuccarello, Mrs. J. H. Zuccarello, Mrs. Clyde Ealy, Mrs. Virginia Shores, Earl Zuccarello, and Mr. and Mrs. Felix Zuccarello.

VOORHIES, William The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jul 1944
Funeral services for William Voorhies who died at 5:30 o’clock Sunday morning, at his home in Decatur, Ala., following a heart attack, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church in Decatur, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Glass, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the Elkton Cemetery in Giles County.
The son of the late W. M. Voorhies, Sr., and Milda Kennedy Voorhies, he was born and reared in Pulaski. He worked many years with Pullen and Harwood Wholesale Groceries, as a clerk and later as a traveling salesman. After several years he entered the grocery business in Athens, Ala. For the past fifteen years he has been in the real estate business in Decatur.
Mr. Voorhies is survived by his wife, the former Miss Edna Patterson, native of Giles County; two sisters, Mrs. Amos R. Richardson, Pulaski, and Mrs. Frank Miller, Birmingham; and one brother, Van Voorhies, Pulaski.

WADE, Herman The Pulaski Citizen 25 Aug 1948
Funeral services for Herman Wade, 43, who died Saturday afternoon, August 21, in Oakville Memorial Sanitarium at Memphis, following a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Puncheon Church of Christ , conducted by Elder D. B. Noles, Minister of the Church. Burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Wade is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Forsythe Wade; one daughter, Mrs. Homer Mosley; two sons, James Wade and Harold Wade; and two grandchildren, all of the Minor Hill section; his mother, Mrs. Elijah Wade, Nashville; two sisters, Mrs. Ezra Thompson, Minor Hill, and Mrs. Russell Owen, Nashville; and one brother, Hollis Wade, Minor Hill.

WADE, Thomas B. Sr. The Pulaski Record 26 Nov 1947
Thomas B. Wade, Sr., age 74, prominent farmer and civic leader, died unexpectedly at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday morning of a heart attack. He was stricken while visiting his farm in the Wales community.
He was the son of the late Thomas Berryman and Ella Reynolds Wade and was a member of a pioneer Giles County family.

Mr. Wade was owner of “Clifton Place,” historic Wales home, until his retirement several years ago. He was born at “Broks Side,” his family home at Wales. He received his education at Pulaski where he was residing at the time of his death, Spring Hill, and at Southwestern University at Clarksville. For many years he had been an active member of the George White Memorial Presbyterian Church at Wales.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at the residence conducted by the Rev. Stuart H. Salmon, pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery.
His only survivor is a daughter, Miss Katherine Wade. His wife, the former Miss Annie White, died last May.

WAGSTAFF, Robert Lee The Pulaski Citizen 12 May 1943
Robert Lee Wagstaff, 72, a leading citizen of Giles County and former Postmaster at Lynnville, died at six o’clock Monday afternoon at his home in that community following several years illness.
Mr. Wagstaff was a member of a prominent family of that section, the son of the late Bazil Wagstaff and Mrs. Ellen Ursery Wagstaff. Since early manhood, he had been very active in Democratic politics in Giles County. He served as Postmaster at Lynnville under the administration of Presidents Wilson and Roosevelt, retiring from the position four years ago on account of ill health.
Prior to his acceptance of the post office position, Mr. Wagstaff served as Tax Assessor of Giles County, and was for a number of years Assistant Cashier of the People’s Bank at Lynnville.
He was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ.
Funeral services were held at three o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the residence at Lynnville by Elder J. T. Clark, pastor of the Church of Christ at Cowan. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Wagstaff is survived by his wife, who was formerly Miss Allie May Isaacs; one daughter, Mrs. Sam Blackburn, and a granddaughter, Miss Dorothy Blackburn, of Lynnville.

WALDROP, David Berryman The Pulaski Citizen 1 Nov 1944
Funeral services for D. B. Waldrop, 69, who died Monday afternoon, Oct. 23, at his home in Nashville, following a month’s illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Lynnville Church of Christ, conducted by Elder Leon C. Burns. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Born and educated at Lynnville, Mr. Waldrop was engaged in farming there for many years. He moved to Nashville in 1923 and was employed as a mechanic at Vanderbilt University until his retirement about 12 years ago.
Mr. Waldrop was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Lucy Cole Waldrop; eight sons, Charles Waldrop, St. Louis, Mo., Clarence Waldrop, Columbia, Frank Waldrop, Madison, David Waldrop, Little Rock, Ark., William Waldrop, Atlanta, Ga., Roy Waldrop, Donelson, Jack Waldrop, U. S. Army Air Forces, stationed in the European area, and Fred Waldrop, Nashville; three sisters, Mrs. H. G. Hewitt and Mrs. W. M. McGee, both of Lynnville, and Mrs. D. T. Stanton, Nashville; and four brothers, J. A. Waldrop, Lynnville, R. W. and E. M. Waldrop, both of Nashville, and Dr. J. G. Waldrop, Nashville, Ark.

WALDROP, James Andrew (Beck) The Pulaski Record 21 Jan 1948
James Andrew (Beck) Waldrop, age 77, of 323 Wilburn Street, Nashville, died at Vanderbilt Hospital Tuesday afternoon after an illness of three months. Funeral services were held at the home at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, conducted by James O. Baird. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Waldrop was a native of Giles County and was educated in public schools here. He had lived in Nashville since 1922 and was a carpenter until his retirement ten years ago. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
He is survived by a son, Claude A. Waldrop, Sr. of Nashville; a daughter, Mrs. Glenn Winans of Villa Park, Ill.; three sisters, Mrs. Will McGee and Mrs. D. T. Stanton, and Mrs. H. G. Hewitt, all of Nashville; three brothers, Dr. R. W. Waldrop and Dr. E. M. Waldrop, of Nashville, Tenn. and Dr. J. G. Waldrop of Nashville, Arkansas; grandchildren, ClaudeA. Waldrop, Jr. of San Diego, Calif, Rayburn C. and Frieda Waldrop of Nashville, Maurice Jackson, Villa Park, Ill., Gale Jackson, Los Angeles, Calif., and Dwight Winans, Villa Park, Ill.; and three great grandchildren.

WALKER, Ida Reed The Pulaski Citizen 1 Sep 1943
Mrs. Ida Reed Walker, died on August 24 in Frederick, Okla., at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Williams. Mrs. Walker was a native of Giles County.
Besides the daughter, Mrs. Walker is survived by four sons; Robert Walker, Will Walker, and Ed Walker of Oklahoma City, and Lawrence Walker of Texas; and two sisters, Mrs. Will Daly Scott of Frederick, and Mrs. Mary Lou Parker of Birmingham.

WALKER, Sallie Lane The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie Lane Walker, 89, widow of Harvey Walker, formerly well known resident of Lynnville, who died at one o’clock Sunday afternoon, January 18, at her home in Nashville after a few weeks’ illness of pneumonia were held at the Finley-Dorris Funeral Home in Nashville on Tuesday morning. Burial took place Tuesday afternoon in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville and services were conducted by the Rev. Charles S. Rambo, pastor of the Lynnville Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Walker, who has been residing in Nashville in recent years, is survived by two daughters, Misses Helen Walker and Josephine Walker; and one son, Harvey Walker III, all of Nashville; two nieces, Mrs. _______ Blacmon and Miss Anna ______ McMillion, both of Jackson; one nephew, Will Lane, of Memphis.

WALKER, William Coleman The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jan 1944
Funeral services for William Coleman Walker, 74, farmer of the Blue Creek community, who died Friday at his home after a brief illness, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Lynnville Methodist Church, with the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the church, conducting the rites. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Walker is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maggie Cameron Walker; a daughter, Mrs. Winnie Lee Hobbs of Lynnville; two sons, Cameron Walker, Lynnville and Massey Walker, Old Hickory; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Ida Hertzler, Madison, Ala., and Mrs. Matie Smith, of Giles County.

WALL, Lura Lawson The Pulaski Citizen 5 May 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Lura Lawson Wall, 50, wife of David Arch Wall, who died at her home Sunday in the Anthony Hill community, following several months illness, were held Tuesday afternoon at the Chestnut Grove Church by the Rev. G. E. Shelton, Cumberland Presbyterian minister of St. Joseph. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Besides her husband Mrs. Wall is survived by five children, Woodrow Wall, in an Army camp in New York, Mrs. Dewey Shelton, Mrs. Thurman Cardin, Miss Edith Mary Wall, and David A. Wall, Jr.; and one sister, Mrs. Emma Lou Aimar, South Carolina.

WALL, Octa The Pulaski Citizen 20 Mar 1946


WALL, W. D. The Pulaski Record 4 Feb 1942
Funeral services for W. D. Wall, 74, native of Giles County, whose death following a seven weeks’ illness occurred Saturday night at the Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church by the Rev. J. W. Bryson. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Wall was born and reared in Giles County, where he had spent most of his life. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Wall’s wife died several years ago, but he is survived by five children, Mrs. Bill Wilson, Mrs. Fred Jones and Mrs. M. J. Kirkland, all of Pulaski; Mrs. W. M. Fowler of Columbia; and Mrs. C. D. Southerland, of Lewisburg; nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

WALL, William B. The Pulaski Citizen 4 Feb 1942
Funeral services for William B. Wall, aged 73, who made his home in Columbia, with his daughter, Mrs. M. W. Fowler, were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the Presbyterian Church in Pulaski. Burial was in Pulaski.
Mr. Wall, a retired farmer, died at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville Saturday night at 7:30 after having been ill since Christmas. At that time he was visiting his daughter, Mrs. Ida Watson, in Pulaski when he became ill and was taken to the hospital. He lived in Giles County and Pulaski until the death of his wife, Mrs. Sara Belle Wall, about nine years ago, when he moved to Columbia. He had been a member of the Baptist Church since early in life.
Also surviving are three other daughters, Mrs. Fred Jones and Mrs. Mallie Kirkland of Pulaski, and Mrs. Dick Southerland of Lewisburg; three sisters, Mrs. Lou Tucker and Mrs. Octie Meece, of Columbia and Mrs. Rosie Hazelwood, of Pulaski; two brothers, Milton Wall, of Wales, and Lindsey Wall of Columbia.

WALLACE, J. G. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jul 1943
Funeral services for J. G. Wallace, aged 81 years, who died June 20 at the home of his son, Sam Wallace, in the Prospect community, following several months’ illness, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday, June 21, at the Elliott Cemetery, by his pastor, the Rev. Ewell Sexton of the Ardmore Baptist Church, and the Rev J. W. Swann of Elkton.
Besides his son, Mr. Wallace is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Henry Kraus, Highland, Ill., Mrs. John R. Hargrove, of Ardmore, and six grandchildren.


WALLACE, Rufus J. The Pulaski Citizen 25 Dec 1940
Rufus J. Wallace, son of J. G. Wallace, both of whom lived near the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church in District Number 1, met instant death, being struck by a through freight train, at Ardmore Monday, December 16.
Mr. Wallace had gone to Ardmore on business and parked his car on the west side of the Depot. Having finished his business, he apparently started back to his car, and had to cross the railroad and siding. His pocket knife, pipe and tobacco were found near the body, so it is supposed he was cleaning his pipe, preparing to fill and light it, before getting in the car. One train, going north had been side-tracked to permit the fast freight, going south to pass. The cotton gin, running near the depot, was making some noise, and Mr. Wallace whose hearing at times was not good, apparently noticed the standing train, passed in front of it, facing a strong wind blowing from the west, and occupied with his pipe and tobacco, did not notice the train comng from the north. However it happened, he was struck by the passing train, and instantly killed. It is doubtful if he was seen by either engineer or fireman. And if he had been seen, it would probably have been too late to stop the heavy train which was running fast.
Funeral services were held at Pleasant Hill Church, of which Mr. Wallace was a member, and a member of the official board, Wednesday afternoon. Services were conducted by Rev. J. W. Swann, his pastor assisted by Rev. Sexton, the Baptist preacher at Ardmore.
Burial was at the Elliott graveyard, where his mother was buried.
Mr. Wallace is survived by his wife, and three children, two boys and a little girl. And by his aged father, J. G. Wallace. All of whom have much sympathy in this shocking bereavement.

WARD, Albert G. The Pulaski Record 28 Apr 1948
Funeral services for Pfc. Albert G. Ward, 23, who was killed in action in Belgium February 5, 1945, will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the Scotts Hill Baptist Church by Rev. Homer Brown of Leoma. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Ward, son of Thomas Ward of Lawrenceburg and late Mrs. Ward, was born in the Eighteenth Civil District of Giles County, October 28, 1921. He was a member of the Shores Baptist Church.
Survivors in addition to his father, are four sisters, Mrs. Jewel Andrews, Mrs. Oney Mae Garner, Mrs. Mamie Lou Glover and Mrs. Bessie Doss, all of Lawrence County; six brothers, J. C. Ward of Winter Garden, Fla., Johnnie Ward, Eglin Field, La., Lee Ward of Goodspring, Robert, Audie and Larry Ward, all of Lawrenceburg.

WARD, Curtis Scott The Pulaski Citizen 17 Sep 1941
Word has been received here by Mrs. J. W. Henry of the death Sunday night of her brother, Curtis Scott Ward, at his home in Oklahoma City.
Mr. Ward had spent a part of his childhood in Pulaski where he was a student of the old Abernathy School. He was born in San Diego, Calif. in 1891. His mother was the former Miss Maggie Scott, member of a prominent Maury County family.
Mr. Ward was a World War veteran and since that time had been a newspaper reporter in Oklahoma City.
Besides Mrs. Henry, Mr. Ward is survived by his wife, and a brother, W. R. Ward, of Mobile, Ala., aunts, Mrs. Hume Gardner, Pulaski, Mrs. Fields Gordon, Nashville and Miss Agnes Scott, Pikeville, Ky., Miss Emma Scott, Orange, Tex., and one uncle, W. D. Scott, Frederick, Okla. Also three niedes who made their home with him, Margaret Ward, Georgiana Ward and Betty Lou Ward.

WARD, Ida Frances Merrell The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jan 1940
Mrs. G. W. Ward, 68, died at her home in the Goodspring community, Tuesday, Jan. 9.
Funeral and burial at Cool Spring Jan. 10. Services by Rev. S. R. Bratcher, in the absence of Rev. Russell Boaz, her pastor.

WARD, Mary Magdalene Howell The Pulaski Citizen 1 Mar 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Magdalene Ward, 43, wife of Thomas N. Ward, who died Sunday morning at Jackson Clinic, at Lester, Ala., following several weeks’ declining health, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Scotts Hill Baptist Church, conducted by Rev.Haynes Brinkley, Baptist minister. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Ward is survived by her husband; three daughters, Mrs. Onie Mae Garner of Lawrence County, Mrs. Mamie Lou Glover, Lawrenceburg, and Miss Bessie Ward, Scotts Hill; four sons, Albert Ward, U. S. Forces in England, Robert, Audie and Larry Gene Ward, Scotts Hill; four step-children, Clinton Ward and John Ward, both of Winter Garden, Fla., Mrs. Jewel Andrews, Veto, and Lee Ward, Giles County; four sisters, Mrs. Mattie Bivins and Mrs. Ada Smith, both of Giles County, Mrs. Zella Ward, Winter Garden, Fla., and Mrs. Ruby Griffin, Prospect; three brothers, Charlie Howell, Fred Howell and Herman Howell, all of Giles County.

WARD, Johnnie Sue The Pulaski Citizen 2 Feb 1944
Funeral services for Johnnie Sue Ward, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Houston Ward, who died Tuesday, were held at the home at Goodspring at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. J.W. Fryer, pastor of the Chestnut Grove Methodist Church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Besides the parents the survivors are one sister, Lizzie Ruth Ward; and one brother, C. H. Ward, Jr.

WARD, George Washington The Pulaski Citizen 4 Aug 1943
Funeral services for George Washington Ward, 75, farmer of the Sixth Civil District, who died at his home Friday, were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Cool Springs Church of Christ by Elder Harry R. Fox, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ, and the Rev. Jernigan of the Nazarene Church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Ward is survived by two sons, Jess Ward, Goodspring, and Walter Ward, Hohenwald; and one daughter, Mrs. John Zeigler, Goodspring.

WARREN, Mary Leduski Marbut Foster The Pulaski Citizen 2 Oct 1940
Mrs. M. L. Warren, 79, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Boyd, of the Stella community, Thursday morning, September 27.

Funeral services were conducted at 11 o’clock Friday morning at the Baptist Church at Minor Hill, of which Mrs. Warren was a member, Rev. Baxter Sams, assisted by Rev. Russell Boaz, conducted the services. Burial at the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Warren was the venerable mother of Walter Foster, and during recent years had lived with her children, where she was always welcome. She would spend a few weeks with one, then go to the home of one of the others. Besides Mrs. Boyd and Walter Foster, there were two other children, Dave Foster of Louisville, KY, and Mrs. T. A. Steele of Nashville.
Mrs. Warren was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Marbut, of the Marbut community, east of Minor Hill. The Marbuts were of pioneer stock. J. G. Marbut was a Justice of the Peace for many years, kept a country store and was postmaster at Marbuts. The postoffice, before rural free delivery was established, was named for Mr. Marbut at whose store the postoffice was located. As a young woman Miss Mary Marbut married Asa Foster. After his death, she married a second time, Joseph W. Warren.

WARREN, Mason Clarence The Pulaski Citizen 8 Nov 1944
Funeral services for Mason Clarence Warren, 48, who died suddenly of a heart attack at 7:15 o’clock Friday morning, November 3, on the Public Square while enroute to his work, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Minor Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Elder J. E. Thorneberry of Loretto. Burial was in Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Warren had spent the greater part of his life in the Appleton section, having been affiliated with the mercantile business. Recently he had accepted a position in the market of Jitney Jungle and moved his family to Pulaski only the day before his death.
Mr. Warren is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rona Crowder Warren; three daughters, Mrs. Ralph Mincey and Misses Betty and Jean Warren, Pulaski; four sons, Butler Warren, M.Sgt. U. S. Army, overseas, Elwood Warren, Pharmacist’s Mate, 1 c, St. Augustine, Fla., Oscar Lee Warren, Pulaski; three grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Rolon Madry, Goodsprings, and Mrs. M. F. Norwood, Minor Hill; three brothers, Dr. R. E. Warren, Pulaski, H. H. Warren, Appleton, and P. C. Warren, Minor Hill.

WASSON, Annie Anderson The Pulaski Citizen 27 Apr 1949
Mrs. Annie Anderson Wasson, 83, well-known Nashville church woman, died at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon, April 27, at the home of her son, S. E. Wasson, Jr., in Donelson, following a two months illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in the Pulaski Methodist Church at Pulaski, conducted by Dr. Charles M. Laymon and the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the Pulaski church, officiating. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery, Pulaski.
Mrs. Wasson, a sister of Mrs. J. Bascom Abernathy of Pulaski, had been a frequent visitor here for several years. Daughter of the late George W. Anderson and Sophronia Meadows Anderson, she was born at Wartrace, Tenn., where she received her education.
She was married to the Rev. S. E. Wasson, Sr., pastor of McFerrin Memorial Methodist Church in Nashville and of leading congregations in Georgia, Alabama, and Texas. He died twenty-one years ago.
She was a member of Calvary Methodist Church and was active in its Sunday School work and the woman’s organizations.
In addition to her son and the one sister, Mrs. Wasson is survived by two brothers, Dr. W. B. Anderson and Dr. E. P. Anderson, both of Nashville; three grandsons, Cpl. S. E. Wasson, III, USMC, Patton Anderson Wasson and George Newcombe Wasson, Donelson, and a granddaughter, Ann Wasson, Donelson.

WATSON, Elmer The Pulaski Citizen 08 Aug 1945
Young Milk Truck Driver Killed on Blue Creek August 2nd —
Elmer Watson, 30, driver on a milk route in the county was instantly killed during a thunder storm on Thursday evening about 8 o’clock when a bolt of lightning struck him as he was handling a milk can on the route about ten miles north of Pulaski.
Accompanied by an assistant Elbert West, Watson had stopped the truck and had alighted near the barn of the farm owned by the former Miss Sue Rogers, on Blue Creek while he waited for the negro farmer to complete the milking of a cow.
It was reported that Watson had his hand on a wire fence, when the bolt hit, striking him with such force that he fell in the road. Although the occupants of the barn were also knocked to the floor, none was hurt, and Watson was aided and carried into the barn by West, but death was immediate.
Besides operating the milk truck, Watson was the proprietor of the South End filling station. His wife is an employe of General Shoe Corporation.
A native of the county, he was a member of the Pulaski Church of Christ, where funeral services were held on Saturday afternoon, conducted by Eld. John Graham. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Besides his wife, he is survived by his parents; Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Watson of Pulaski; five sisters, Mrs. Joe Hill [Mary], Mrs. Lee Barshears [Willa Mae], Mrs. William Willis [Lucille], Mrs. Oscar Campbell [Nina], and Mrs. Garfield Hobbs [Mildred], all of Pulaski; three brothers, Tom Watson, William Watson, both of Pulaski, and Roy Watson, U. S. Army.

WATSON, Hattie Bell Stevenson The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Bell Watson, wife of Felix Watson, of the Bunker Hill community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Bee Spring Presbyterian Church by the pastor, the Rev. G. H. Turpin. Interment took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Watson took an active part in her church and the home demonstration club.
Survivors are her husband and one daughter, Florie Watson.

WATSON, Tom The Pulaski Record 09 Aug 1944
His remains were interred at Bee Springs Cemetery Friday, a short while after his wife has been laid to rest in this secluded spot. Tom Watson was a branch of the prolific pioneer Watson set, industrious. Of personal habit clean. It was not Tom Watson’s intentions to offend.

WATSON, William The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jan 1942
Word was received Tuesday morning by Mrs. Gray Ragsdale notifying her of the death of her brother-in-law, William Watson at Tarpon Springs, Fla., which occurred there at 10 o’clock Monday night. Mr. Watson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Florence Hill Watson; and two children, Elizabeth and Billy Watson.

WEATHERFORD, Mattie West The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jul 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie West Weatherford, 72, who died at 8 o’clock Saturday night, July 22, at the home on East Hill, following two weeks’ illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the rites conducted by Elder Claude Thomas of Mt. Pleasant. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John West and lived in Pulaski until her marriage to Milton Weatherford. She resided in Athens, Ala., and in Texas until the death of Mr. Weatherford seventeen years ago, when she returned to Pulaski. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
She is survived by one brother, Carson West.

WEATHERMAN, Willis The Pulaski Citizen 12 Nov 1941
Funeral services for Willis Weatherman, aged 60 years, whose death occurred Sunday morning at his home in the Anthony Hill section after an extended illness, were held Monday at the Cool Springs Church by Elder Clifford Murphy, and burial took place in the Cool Springs Cemetery.
Mr. Weatherman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Prosser Weatherman, a small daughter, Louise Weatherman; four sisters, Mrs. D. B. Leffler, Louisville, Ky., Miss Lula Weatherman, Pulaski, Mrs. Ernest Parr and Mrs. Otis Hammonds, both of Giles County; and two brothers, W. L. Weatherman of Texas, and Melvin C. Weatherman, Pulaski.

WEAVER, Mary Idella Morris The Pulaski Citizen 29 Dec 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Idella Morris Weaver, 88, who died at 11:35 Monday morning, December 27, following an illness of four months, at the home of her grandson, Floyd Fry in the Minnow Branch section, were held at 2 o’clock, Tuesday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church. The Rev. L. G. Gatlin, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Pulaski, officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery.
She had been a member of the Baptist Church since childhood and was the daughter of the late Henry Morris and Nancy Allen Morris of Giles County.
Mrs. Weaver is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Alla Fry, of the Minnow Branch Community, Mrs. Roy Gardner, Shelbyville, and Mrs. Edna Shields, Pulaski; and one son, W. P. Weaver, Grand Rapids, Mich.; twenty-six grandchildren and twenty-eight great grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Mr. Weaver died a number of years ago.

WEBSTER, Alfred Davis The Pulaski Record 19 Nov 1947
Alfred Davis Webster, age 73, caretaker at Martin College, was found dead in a ditch near Harris Street about 9 o’clock Sunday morning by City Policeman, Joe Henry, Sr. Sheriff Rosson and Robert Wright, state highway patrolman, who investigated said they found the man lying on his face in a pool of water where apparently he had fallen into a ditch from a six foot embankment. No evidence of foul play was found.
Funeral services were held at New Zion Baptist Church at 1:00 Monday afternoon. The Rev. J. Clifford Murphy officiated. Burial was in the New Zion Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Webster; three daughters, Mrs. Flora Sweeney, Mrs. Maggie Lou Poarch, and Mrs. Mary D. Wright; a son, Walter Webster, of Giles County; eight step-children, 13 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren, all of Giles County.


WEBSTER, Luther Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 21 Apr 1943
Luther Thomas Webster, aged 62 years, retired railroad conductor, died at his home in Evansville, Ind., Friday morning, April 16, at 11 o’clock, following an extended illness. Funeral services were held Saturday in Evansville, with the burial taking place Sunday in the family lot at Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnwood.
Mr. Webster, retired Illinois Central Railroad conductor, was born at Lynnville, and grew to manhood in Giles County, later identifying himself with the railroad industry, in which capacity he served for more than thirty-seven years.
Mr. Webster is survived by his wife, the former Miss Mary Abernathy of Pulaski; two sons, Thomas and James Webster, both of Evansville; one sister, Mrs. Louise Gleason, of Nashville; and one brother, Robert Webster, of Arkansas.

WEBSTER, Mary Jane Abernathy The Pulaski Record 09 Mar 1949
Mrs. Mary Jane Webster, 65, widow of Luther T. Webster, died Saturday morning at Pulaski Hospital. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. E. D. Trout officiated. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Webster, a native of Giles County, was a daughter of the late John W. and Catherine Tarpley Abernathy. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include two sons, James Webster of Springfield, Ohio and Thomas Webster of Gary, Ind.; two sisters, Mrs. Hughey Marks and Mrs. Hobart Townsend; and three brothers, Moulton, Colston, and Fletcher Abernathy, all of Pulaski.

WELDON, Jennie C. The Pulaski Citizen 24 Sep 1941
Mrs. Jennie C. Weldon, aged 41 years, wife of Lewis R. Weldon, of the Hanna School section, died on Tuesday morning, Sept. 23, after a short illness.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock at the Mt. Pisgah Church, in Limestone County, Ala., near Rogersville, and burial in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Weldon is survived by her husband and several small children.

WELLS, Clifford London The Pulaski Citizen 3 Feb 1943
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wells of the Conway community have received a message from the War Department that their son, Staff Sgt. Clifford Landon Wells was killed in action on January 7, 1943, in northwest Africa in defense of his country while serving with the United States Army Air Corps.
St. Wells was born April 27, 1919, in Giles County and received his education at Elkton High School and of Hines Junior College, Raymond, Miss. He was making his home in Hattisburg, Miss., at the time he was inducted into the Army on October 7, 1941. Two weeks later he received an honorable discharge from that branch of the service to join the Air Corps.
He received his training in the air service at Keesler Field, Miss. at the Glen Martin plant in Baltimore, Md., and Tyndall Field, Fla., where he received his silver wings. He was also stationed at Columbia, S. C., Shreveport, La., and Baer Field, Ind. He left the United States in late November as a Flight Engineer, aerial gunner and mechanic on an airplane.
In addition to his parents, Sgt. Wells is survived by three sisters, Mrs. J. C. Hasting of Pulaski, Mrs. Vannie Tate, of Huntsville, Ala. and Miss Mary Ophelia Wells, of Pulaski; and two brothers, Frank Wells, Raymond, Miss., and Clyde Wells of Pulaski.

WELLS, Herschel C. The Pulaski Record 25 Jun 1947
Funeral services for Herschel C. Wells, 61, died suddenly while plowing in his cornfield late Friday afternoon, were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Big Creek Church of Christ. Bro. W. C. Thomas of Ethridge conducted the services. Burial was in the Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Wells, a member of the Church of Christ, was a native of Giles County, having been born in reared on Mack Branch and wa a farmer in the 14th Civil District.
He is survived by his wife, Goldie Sands Wells; one daughter, Mrs. Willie I. Anges of the Rich community; and one son, William J. Wells of Milky Way Farms; six grandchildren; one sister, Miss Kate Wells of Lynnville; two brothers, Murphy Wells of Nashville and Elam Wells of Lynnville. Pulaski Funeral Home was in charge.

WELLS, William H. The Pulaski Citizen 20 Mar 1946
Funeral services for William H. Wells, native of Giles County, who died Monday, March 11, at a Nashville infirmary, after several months illness were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at a funeral home in that city conducted by Rev. King Vivion, pastor of McKendree Methodist Church. Burial took place in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville.
Son of Mrs. Margaret Wells and the late Virgil Wells, he was born and reared in the Bunker Hill section. Upon the death of his father the family moved to Nashville where William Wells worked for a number of years in shoe stores.
Mr. Wells is survived by his mother, two sisters, Mrs. Allyne Hall and Mrs. Worley Young; and one brother, Thomas Wells, Louisville, Ky.

WEST, Ada Orlena McAfee The Pulaski Record 14 May 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. W. J. West, 75, who died at two o’clock Monday afternoon, May 5, 1947 at her home in the Blooming Grove community following a lengthy illness, were held at 2:00 Wednesday afternoon at the Blooming Grove Church, officiated by Rev. W. L. Harwell. Burial was in the Wright Cemetery in Boonshill. She was the daughter of the late Monroe and Eliza Adelaide Emmons McAfee and the widow of Wilson Julius West, who died a number of years ago. She was a native of Lincoln County.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Willa Bolton of Detroit Michigan; one other daughter, Mrs. Annie Chiles of Blooming Grove; six sons, William West of Nashville, Buford and Marion West of Blooming Grove, Alton West of New Jersey, Ted West of Ohio, Chester West of Huntsville, Ala.; one step-daughter, Mrs. G. M. Stevenson, Florida; three step-sons, Oscar West, Frankewing, Robert West, Brick Church, Ewing West of Pisgah; 11 grandchildren; two sister, Mrs. Lillie Scott of Fayetteville and Mrs. J. E. Miller of Tracy City, and two brothers, Jesse McAfee of Boonshill and Milburn McAfee of Detroit, Mich.

WEST, Ewing Wilson The Pulaski Record 30 Dec 1947
Funeral services for Ewing Wilson West, 58, who died at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday morning, December 24, at his home in the Pisgah Community following a brief illness, were held at 2 o’clock Friday at Blooming Grove Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. Marshall D. Moss, pastor, and W. L. Harwell. Burial took place in the Wright Cemetery. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. West is survived by his widow, Mrs. Carrie Mason West; two daughters, Martha and Jean West; three sons, Wilson, Joe, Dwight West, all of Giles County; one sister, Mrs. Guy Stevenson of Florida; two brothers, Oscar West of Frankewing, and Robert West of Lawrenceburg; six half-brothers, W. H. West of Nashville, A. M. West of New Jersey, Buford West of Pulaski, Theo West of Toledo, Ohio, Marion West of Pulaski, Chester West of Huntsville, and one half-sister, Mrs. Julia Bates of Michigan.
Pallbearers were Tommy and Leonard Rogers, William Henry and John Allen Pierce, John Mason, Jr., and Robert Parsons.

WEST, William H. The Pulaski Record 10 Sep 1947
Funeral services for William H. West, age 77, who died Saturday night, September 6, at his home west of Lynnville following a long illness, were held Monday at the Lynnville Church of Christ with Curtis W. Posey officiating. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mr. West was a son of the late W. H. and Elizabeth Thorpe West. His wife was the late Della Kincaid West. He is survived by a daughter, Miss Sara West of Lynnville; a son, Herbert West of Detroit, Mich.; five sisters, Miss Mollie West and Mrs. Virda Estes, both of Lynnville; Mrs. Widdie Williams of Pulaski, Miss Ella West of Nashville, and Mrs. Lillie Hollis of Akron, Ohio; and two brothers, Campbell West of Detroit, Mich., and Carter West of Lynnville.

WHEELER, Virginia “Jennie” White The Pulaski Citizen 22 Dec 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Wheeler, who died Monday in St. Louis, were held Wednesday at Maplewood Cemetery, following the arrival of the remains on the noon train. The rites were conducted by the Rev. J. W. Bryson, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Wheeler was a native of Giles County, the former Miss Jennie White, who was born and reared in the Red Oak section of the county. Following her marriage to Henry Wheeler, well-known Pulaski merchant, she resided in Pulaski for many years where she endeared herself to a large acquaintance. She was prominent in civic and church circles, having been a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
Seventeen years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler moved to St. Louis to make their home.
Mrs. Wheeler is survived by her husband; three sons, James Wheeler, Fairmont, W. Va., Robert Wheeler, Casper, Wyo., and Frank Wheeler, St. Louis.

WHEELER, Willie Homer The Pulaski Record 28 May 1947
Willie Homer Wheeler, age 31, died May 10 at a hospital in Tucson, Arizona, where he had been a patient for 10 months and 8 days. He was born in Giles County and was known and loved by all who had met him. Being crippled since he was 14 months old, he was handicapped and was compelled to walk on crutches, but he was always cheerful and could do many things so well that many were amazed.
He became a member of the Church of Christ early in life and was a faithful member. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Wheeler; four sisters, Mrs. Kathleen Chapman of Pulaski, Mrs. Jimmie Thomas, Russellville, Ala., Miss June Wheeler of Russellville, Ala. and Mrs. Dean Worsham of Huntsville, Ala.; and one brother, Gordon T. Wheeler of Nashville.

WHITAKER, Maude Cartwright The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jul 1941
Mrs. Maude Cartwright Whitaker, aged 67 years, died Friday at the home of her niece, Mrs. Guy Matthews, after a long illness. Mrs. Whitaker, a native of Nashville, was a daughter of James Cartwright and Mrs. Laura Cartwright, and was a life-long member of the Charlotte Avenue Church of Christ in Nashville.
Funeral services were conducted at the Matthews home on Saturday by Elder J. S. Batey and Elder J. E. Acuff of Nashville, with interment in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Survivors are: one sister, Mrs. Alice McClure, Lewisburg; two nieces, Mrs. Matthews, and Mrs. V. B. Ashley, Franklin, Tenn.; and two step-sons, W. L. Whitaker, and J. A. Whitaker, Nashville.

WHITE, Carrie P. Alsup The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jul 1940
Mrs. W. H. White, 60, died at her home in the Wales community at 4 o’clock Friday morning, July 5.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Minor Hill Church of Christ Saturday afternoon , Elder J. C. Murphy officiating. Burial was in Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. White is survived by her husband, W. H. White; three daughters, Mrs. Leo Beasley of Salem, Ala., Mrs. Tom Martin and Mrs. Leonard Hester, both of Giles County; one son, Mahlon White of Rose Hill community. Also by a sister, Mrs. C. B. Harrison, and two brothers, Will Alsup and Ervin Alsup, both of Giles County.

WHITE, Charlie McClellan The Pulaski Record 07 Sep 1949
Funeral services for Charlie McClellan White, 82, who died Thursday night at Pulaski Hospital were held Friday at 3:30 .m. at Bennett-May Funeral Home here with the Rev. Fred C. Woodard officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. White, native of Huntsville, Ala. was active in social and club work. She was graduated from Martin College in the class of 1883. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Her husband was the late Tony White.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Tommy Carter; one son, Charles White, Pulaski; a sister, Miss Willie McClellan of Huntsville; four grandchildren, Miss Frances White, Tom B. Carter, Jr. of Washington, D.C., Captain William Carter, U. S. Army and Bobby Carter of Pulaski; and two great-grandchildren.

WHITE, Clark “Babe” The Pulaski Citizen 16 Oct 1940
Clark White, of the grocery firm of Clark White and Son, passed away without a struggle Sunday morning about 6 o’clock.
Mr. White had a severe sickness about a year ago, and has not been quite well since. He was able to be up and about his place of business. But suffered occasionally with hear attacks. He had such an attack Friday afternoon. But rallied to treatment and appeared as well as usual Saturday. He talked and joked with friends as if in his usual health.
Saturday evening he ate supper as usual, and retired for the night. When his son came in from the store, late in the evening, Mr. White was awake and Herbert asked how he was feeling. He replied, as well as usual. And that was probably his last words.
When breakfast was ready Sunday morning, Mr. White had not come out, and Herbert went to his door to call him. Receiving no answer, he entered the room, and found his father dead on his bed. Apparently, the heart had simply ceased beating and he died as he was, possibly without waking. The body was still warm, indicating that he had been dead only a few minutes.
Mr. White was about 75 years of age, a member of the Christian Church, and of the Masonic Lodge. He was a good citizen and a successful business man. He had been for several years a director of the Union Bank.
His home until recent years, was at Minor Hill, and in the Minor Hill community. He was in the mercantile business at Minor Hill for several years. Later removing to Pulaski where he conducted a grocery and field seed business to the last.
He was for many years a Justice of the Peace from the 4th Civil District. And was a dependable member of the County Court.
In politics, he was a republican. But never sought political appointments, and never forfeited the friendship of a friend on account of politics.
The funeral was at Stella, Monday afternoon, Elder Elmer Smith officiating. The family burying place was at Stella before Minor Hill Cemetery was established. The burial service at the grave was conducted by the Masonic Lodge, of which Mr. White had been a faithful member from early manhood.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Bryan Pigg and Mrs. Virgil Crowder and two sons, Herbert White and Clark White, Jr. A brother, John White, lives in Kansas. And there are a number of other relatives, in the county and elsewhere. The White family comes of old pioneer stock.

WHITE, Clellie Gunter The Pulaski Record 19 May 1948
Mrs. Clellie Gunter White, 32, died Friday at 10:00 p.m. at the Pulaski Hospital following a long illness. Funeral services were held Sunday at 1:30 p.m at the Bennett-May Funeral Home by Rev. Mack Pinkelton and Rev. L. M. Laten. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Mrs. White was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gunter.
She is survived by her husband, Wilson White; three sons, Charles, Floyd and Billy White; and one daughter, Barbara Ann White; three sisters, Mrs. Clarence Keltner, Mrs. Alton Bass, and Mrs. Myrtle Beard of Kentucky; and one brother, Lacey Gunter of Frankewing.

WHITE, Daisie Reed The Pulaski Record 14 Jan 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Daisy Reed White, 66, who died Thursday at her home in Prospect, Tenn. after several months of illness were held Friday at 2 o’clock at the Prospect Methodist Church by the Rev. J. C. Elkins. Burial was in the Prospect Cemetery.
Born in Prospect, Mrs. White was married to Ed C. White in 1900. Mr. White, a retired merchant and rural mail carrier, survives.
She was the daughter of the late John D. Reed and Mattie Ezell Reed. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Other survivors include four daughters, Mrs. William H. Elder; Mrs. John A. Stevens of Santa Fe, Tenn.; Mrs. Hugh C. Hargrove of Nashville, Mrs. Frank Williams of Veto, Ala.; three sons, M. T. White, Owen E. White and Edward R. White, all of Nashville; three brothers, John D. Reed and Harry Reed of Nashville, Alvin Reed of Sheffield, Ala.; two sisters, Mrs. C. W. Denham of Birmingham, Ala. and Mrs. Lawrence Clark of Albany, N. Y.; and her stepmother, Mrs. John D. Reed of Albany.
Pallbearers were: A. D. Carter, Leon James, Buford Harris, John Pollard, Jr., C. E. Reed, Honorary pallbearers were Mr. White’s Bible class.

WHITE, David Elmer The Pulaski Record 23 Apr 1947
Funeral services for David Elmer White, 68, who died April 15 at his residence at Minor Hill following a brief illness, were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Hester Church of Chirst of which he was a member. Deward Noles conducted the services. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Mr. White , a prominent farmer and merchant, was the son of the late James Monroe and Amanda Warren White. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lillian Jackson White; one son, Ben Hooper, at home; four brothers, U. G. White, Athens, Noble C. White of Pulaski, T. M. White of Minor Hill, and H. Clay White of Anderson, Ala.; four sisters, Mrs. Lola Cribbs, Sheffield, Mrs. Lula Thompson, Anderson, Ala., Mrs. Verna Siniard, Salem, Ala., and Mrs. Bessie Jackson of Bethel;
Pallbearers were: Clarence White, Dewey White, Ozro White, Wilson White, J. T. Siniard, and Junior Cribbs.

WHITE, Fannie McAlister The Pulaski Citizen 1 Apr 1942
Mrs. Fannie McAlister White, aged 73 years, widow of Tom White, died Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Toomey in the Bethesda community, near Bunker Hill, following an illness of two weeks. Mrs. White was reared in the Bodenham community and lived there the greater part of her life. Funeral services were conducted at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the New Hope Baptist Church by T. D. Anderson, and burial took place at the church cemetery.
Mrs. White is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Toomey, and Mrs. Carlos Butler, Conway; and six sons, Carter A. White, and Sidney White, both of Pulaski; Frank White of Louisville, Ky., Reedy White of Wichita Falls, Tex., Irving White, and Vernon White, both of Oklahoma, Okla.

WHITE, Gardner The Pulaski Citizen 20 Mar 1940
Our people were greatly shocked Monday morning when a message came announcing the death of Gardner White, 53, at Sarasota, Fla., of heart trouble.
Mr. and Mrs. White had been spending several weeks in Florida, and were planning to come home this week. But an attack of heart trouble came on, he was rushed to a local Hospital, and died there about 9:30, Monday morning.
The remains reached Nashville, Tuesday evening at 6 o’clock, and were met there by Monroe Bennett, and brought to Mr. White’s home at Wales, where funeral services were to be held at 2 o’clock Wednesday conducted by Rev. J.K. Johnson. Burial at Maplewood, Pulaski. Honorary pall bearers, the Board of Directors of the Union Bank, of which Mr. White was a member. Also, the Board of Directors of National Life and Accident Insurance Co., Nashville, of which Mr. White was also a member.
Mr. White was a member of one of the old pioneer families of Giles County. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Newton H. White. His father was not only prominent in local affairs, but for many years was one of the prominent figures in State political and business affairs. He was for two terms Speaker of the Senate, and was an important factor in much important legislation.
He is survived by his wife, one son and two daughters. His children are all grown up and married. His mother, Mrs. Newton H. Newton, has her home at Wales, where she usually spends the summer months. She spends the winters generally in Nashville. His son, Newton H. White, III, a musician, lives in New York City. One daughter, Mrs. William Regen, lives in Lebanon, and Mrs. William Daniel, lives in Clarksville. A sister, Mrs. Robert Webster, lives in Nashville. An older brother, Capt. Newton H. White, of the U. S. Navy, retired, lives at Mitchelville, Md., near Washington City.

WHITE, Halle Gardner The Pulaski Record 14 Jan 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Newton Harris White, Sr., 82, who died Friday night at her home in Nashville, following a long illness, were conducted at 12:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church.
A native of Enterprise, Miss., Mrs. White was educated in Mississippi and Evansville, Ind. Following her marriage, Mrs. White resided at “Hallehurst,” Wales, Tenn., until about 12 years ago when she moved to Nashville.
Her husband, who died in 1931, twice served as speaker of the State Senate. Mrs. White was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Survivors are her daugthers, Mrs. Robert C. Webster of Nashville; a son, Capt. Newton H. White, Jr., Mitchelville, Md.; a sister, Mrs. J. D. Rhea of Giles County; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and three nephews.

WHITE, Harriet Overton The Pulaski Citizen 16 Dec 1942
Funeral services for Miss Harriet Overton White, aged 82 years, who died at 4:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at he home in the Twelfth Civil District, following an extended illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. W. Bryson. Interment took place at Maplewood Cemetery.
Miss White, the daughter of Charles Henry and Mrs. Mary Maxwell White, a prominent Giles County family, was a member of the First Presbyterian Church at Pulaski.
The survivors are one sister, Miss Mary White; one brother, Wharton White, one niece, Mrs. Tom B. Carter, and two nephews, Charles Charlie White, Pulaski, and Henry White, Chouteau, Okla.

WHITE, Lura Lytle The Pulaski Citizen 29 Dec 1943
Mrs. Lura Lytle White, wife of Noah White, passed away at her home in Birmingham,
Alabama on December 10th. Funeral services were conducted by Revs. E. O. Coffman, J. E. Thornberry, and Claude Thomas at the old Lytle homestead near Minor Hill Sunday afternoon December 12th. Mr. J. H. Stribling also paid a tribute of beautiful remarks. Interment was in her ancestral Cemetery on the old homeplace. Mrs. White was a native of the Minor Hill community and was a former resident of Lawrenceburg and Iron City, Tennessee. She was a very devoted wife and mother and a lifelong and faithful member of the Church of Christ. She is survived by her husband, Noah White and one son, Lytle White; two sisters, Dr. Mary W. Lytle and Mrs. A. F. White; and one niece, Carolyn White, all of Birmingham, Alabama.

WHITE, Martha Coffman The Pulaski Record 28 May 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha White, age 85, who died at her home on Route 3, Athens, Ala., on May 18, following a lengthy illness, were held at the Oak Grove Church on Monday, May 19, at 2 p.m. with Rev. Joe Anglin officiating. Burial was in the Good Springs Cemetery.
Mrs. White was the widow of the late George W. White of Giles County and the daughter of the late Robert and Mary Coffman also of Giles County.
Mrs. White, affectionately known as “Aunt Martha,” was a member of the Baptist Church. Surviving are the following nieces and nephews: Miss Osle Coffman, Harvey, Robert and Warren Coffman, Mrs. Claude Adams, Mrs. Marvin Poteete, Mrs. W. C. Kieff, and Mrs. R. O. Simmons, all of Limestone County, Ala. and others in Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado.

WHITE, Robert The Pulaski Record 13 Apr 1949
Robert White, 55, died at 12:15 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at his home in Pulaski after several months illness. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at the Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Mack Pinkelton and Rev. J. W. Weatherwood with burial at Maplewood Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Burchell White; three daughters, Miss Alice White of Bufords, Mrs. James Gilliam and Mrs. William Hyatt of Pulaski; four sons, Virgil, Alonzo of Pulaski and Guy and Paul White of Bufords Station; one brother, Harold A. White of Memphis; and four grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

WHITE, Thomas E. The Pulaski Citizen 10 May 1944
Funeral services for Thomas E. White, 82, native of Giles County, who died Sunday night at Ft. Yuma Hospital (Ariz.) were held at the Johnson Chapel at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Burial took place in the Yuma Cemetery.
Judge White, veteran justice of peace at Winterhaven, Calif., was born in Giles County, but had resided in the West for many years. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Florence E. White.

WHITE, William C. The Pulaski Citizen 25 Oct 1944
Pvt. William C. White was killed in action on September thirtieth in Italy, according to message received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert White, of Buford.
He was a native Giles Countian, and had been in service approximately eight months. Besides his parents, survivors include two children, Bobby Joe, 5, and Barbara, 3; four brothers, James L. White, now in New Guinea, Burchell, Guy, and Paul at home; three sisters, Ola, Bertha May, and Alice.

WHITE, William Smith The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jul 1942
Funeral services for William Smith White, aged 52 years, farmer and stockman of the Seventh Civil District, who died at 3:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at the local hospital, following a brief illness, were conducted at the Bennett-May Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. R. A. Johns, pastor of the First Baptist Church, conducted at the rites, with interment in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. White is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dora Bayless White; his mother, Mrs. Fannie M. White; seven brothers, Astor White, Pulaski, Clarence, Shirley, Lofton, Laten and Wilson White, all of Giles County and Lindsey White, of Austin, Texas; and two sisters, Mrs. Ernest L. Roberts and Mrs. John Birdsong, both of Giles County.

WHITFIELD, Cora Sanders The Pulaski Record 03 Mar 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Sanders Whitfield, 75, who died at her home Saturday, February 27, were held Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at the Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rev. Fred C. Woodard officiated., assisted by Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Rev. L. G. Gatlin and Rev. Godby. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
She is survived by her husband, J. B. Whitfield; two daughters, Miss Sara Whitfield and Mrs. George B. Davis; and one sister, Mrs. W. B. Hooper; and one granddaughter, Mrs. Reece Childers.

WHITFIELD, Fannie Bugg The Pulaski Record 23 Feb 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Walter Whitfield, 80, of Prospect, were held at 11 o’clock Thursday morning, Feb. 17, at Bennett-May Funeral Home here with the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the Prospect Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in the Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Whitfield died Wednesday, Feb. 16, at Jackson Clinic in Lester, Ala., following an illness of several weeks.
Survivors include three nieces, Mrs. H. B. Pope of Arkansas City, Mrs. George Blake of Winfield, Kan., Mrs. Homer Hackney of Jellico; and two nephews, Dr. Colin Bugg of Memphis and Ernest Bugg of Washington, D. C.

WHITFIELD, Walter The Pulaski Record 27 Oct 1948
Funeral services for Walter Whitfield, 91, who died at his home at Prospect on Friday afternoon, were held at 3:30 o’clock, Saturday afternoon at the Prospect Methodist Church by Rev. J. C. Elkins. Burial was in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie Bugg Whitfield.

WHITSETT, America McCandless The Pulaski Citizen 13 Dec 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. America McCandless Whitsett, 83, who died at 9:30 o’clock Saturday morning, December 9, following ten years’ declining health, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternon at the Friendship Methodist Church by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead. Burial was in the McCandless family Cemetery.
She was a life-long resident of the Friendship community and a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Whitsett is survived by one nephew, H. D. McCandless, with whom she made her home.

WHITT, Asa The Pulaski Citizen 4 Feb 1942
Athens, Ala., Jan. 31-Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon for Asa Whitt, Athens policeman, whose death took place late Wednesday from a heart attack. Services took place at the residence, with burial following in the city cemetery.
A native of Giles County, Tennessee, Whitt had lived in this county since his young manhood, having been engaged in the retail mercantile business until recent years when he became a law enforcement officer.
Surviving are his wife, three sons, the Rev. Joseph Whitt of Arkansas, Carlton Whitt, University of Alabama student, and Wayne Whitt, Athens High School senior, and three daughters, Miss Geraldine Whitt, Miss Alta Whitt, and Miss Jewel Whitt.

WHITT, Garrett W. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Feb 1943
Funeral services for Garrett W. Whitt, aged 82 years, well known and highly respected citizen of Ardmore, were held at the Ardmore Baptist Church at 2:30 o’clock, Wednesday afternoon by the Rev.Mallie Hargrove, of Howard College Birmingham, AL. Interment took place in the Gatlin Cemetery. Mr. Whitt died at his home at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, following an extended period of failing health.
Mr. Whitt was born in Giles County on January 4, 1861 and had lived within two miles of his birthplace during all his long lifetime. Mr. Whitt’s ancestors came from Cork County, Ireland, to Georgia, later settling in Tennessee.
He has been a member of the Baptist Church since he was eighteen years old.
Mr. Whitt is survived by his widow, Mary Jane Whitt; three daughters, Mrs. L. W. Currin of Athens, AL, Mrs. Asa Roper and Mrs. T. A. Garrett of Ardmore; and three sons, W. E. Whitt of Ardmore, Rev. J. A. Whitt of Spencer WV, and Sheriff Martin F. Whitt of Athens, AL.

WILBURN, Alice Marie The Pulaski Citizen 31 Jul 1940
Alice Marie Wilburn, two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Rowe Wilburn of the Conway community died Sunday, and was buried Monday afternoon at the Simpson graveyard, following the funeral services at Liberty.

WILBURN, Henry Jasper The Pulaski Citizen 10 Aug 1949
Funeral services for Henry Jasper Wilburn, 83, retired farmer of the 18th Civil District, who died at 6 o’clock Wednesday morning, August 10, at General Hospital in Nashville, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Scott’s Hill Baptist Church. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.
He had been in declining health for several years and had lived in Nashville for the past three years.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Tom Wilburn and Nancy Curtis Wilburn. Mr. Wilburn is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Pat Bryant and Mrs. George LaCroix, both of Baltimore, Md., Mrs. L. Choate, North Carolina, and Mrs. Jim Ingram, Brick Church; five sons, Edgar and John Wilburn, Giles County, Luther Wilburn, Miami, Fla., Hobert Wilburn, Nashville and Robert Wilburn, Fort Worth, Texas; and a number of grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Richard White, Lawrence County; and two brothers, Tommy Wilburn, Lawrence County and Wiley Wilburn, Giles County.

WILBURN, Joe A. The Pulaski Record 13 Aug 1947
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at Liberty for Mr. Joe A. Wilburn, age 70, retired farmer of Prospect, Route 2, who died August 11 at his home in the Liberty community after seven years illness with paralysis. Services were conducted by Elder Harris of the Liberty Hill Church of Christ of which he was a member. Mr. Wilburn is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie Eubanks Wilburn; a daughter, Mrs. Ed Potts; a granddaughter, Mrs. Charles F. Meagher of Knoxville; three brothers, G. W. Wilburn, J. B. Wilburn and W. S. Wilburn, all of Prospect. Wilson Carter in charge.

WILBURN, Mary Ella Jones The Pulaski Citizen 10 Nov 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ella Jones Wilburn, 75, widow of John Wilburn, who died Thursday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Allie Broadway, following a short illness, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Liberty Methodist Church., with the Rev. J. H. Elder of Gallatin conducting the rites, assisted by the pastor, the Rev. J. E. Trotter. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Besides Mrs. Broadway, Mrs. Wilburn is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Elsie Rogers; one sister, Mrs. J. H. Hardy, of Birmingham, Ala.; four brothers, George Jones, Decatur, Ala., H. Clay Jones, Aspen Hill, James Jones of Blanche, and Tom Jones of Blooming Grove; sixteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

WILBURN, Nadine The Pulaski Citizen 9 Dec 1942
Nadine Wilburn, 8 year-old invalid daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Wilburn of the Scott’s Hill community in Giles County, died at seven-thirty Friday night at the Pulaski Hospital from burns suffered early that morning when her clothing became ignited at an open fireplace in her home.
The child, whose vision was greatly impaired, is thought to have been unaware that her clothing was afire, until the blaze attracted the attention of other members of her family, who succeeded in extinguishing her clothing. Although she is said to have reacted to some extent to treatment administered at her home by a local physician, her condition necessitated her removal to the hospital, where her death occurred a few hours later.
In addition to her parents, the child is survived by several brothers and sisters.
Funeral services were held at one o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Scott’s Hill Baptist Church by the Rev. H. G. Coston. Burial took place in the church cemetery.

WILKES, Eunice The Pulaski Record 12 Jan 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Euncie Wilkes, 65, widow of Will Wilkes, who died Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 11, at the home of her niece, Mrs. Paul of Lynnville with whom she made her home, following a long illness, were held Thursday afternoon, Jan. 13, at the residence, conducted by the Rev. Claude McAdams of Columbia and the Rev. N. O. Allen of College Grove. Burial was in the Lynnwood Cemetery.
Daughter of the late Luther Wilkes and Mrs. Mollie Head Wilkes, she was a member of the Methodist Church.
Surviving are a step-daughter, Mrs. Louise Brayer of Wadsworth, O.; a step-son, Joe Wilkes of Lynnville; a sister, Mrs. Paul Malone of Lynnville; four brothers, Massey Wilkes of Miami, Fla., Earl Wilkes of Ft. Worth, Texas, Joe Wilkes of Detroit, Mich., and Shirley Wilkes of Lynnville; and a number of nieces and nephews.

WILKES, John B. The Pulaski Record 23 Jun 1948
John B. Wilkes, 73, a retired attorney of Pulaski, died of pneumonia Thursday morning at 5 o’clock at a Nashville nursing home. He had been in failing health for over a year.
Funeral services are to be conducted Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Pulaski Methodist Church by Rev. Fred C. Woodard. Burial at Maplewood Cemetery.
Born and educated in Pulaski, he was the son of the late Judge John S. and Florence Wilkes. His father served on the Tennessee Supreme Court. Mr. Wilkes attended Vanderbilt University and in 1896 was married to the former Mary Wakefield who survives. He was a member of the Methodist Church, its Board of Stewards, of the Odd Fellows and was a 32nd degree Mason.
Survivors, in addition to his widow; are two daughters, Mrs. Christine Thomas of Nashville, and Mrs. Marthame Sanders of Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. Florence Hooper of Pennsylvania; and five grandchildren.

WILKES, Joseph T. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Aug 1942
Funeral services for Joseph T. Wilkes, 55, merchant of Sawdust Valley in Maury County, and father of Joe Frank Wilkes, former Elementary School Supervisor of Giles County, were held Tuesday afternoon at 5 o’clock at the Nebo Methodist Church. The Rev. O. H. Lane, pastor, conducted the rites, with interment taking place in Mt. Nebo Cemetery.
Mr. Wilkes died Monday afternoon at his home, following an illness of several weeks. He was born and reared in Maury County. He was a merchant and magistrate in that section for many years. He was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church, and for a long span of years was a leader in every civic and religious enterprise in his community. Mrs. Wilkes died three years ago.
The survivors are one daughter, Miss Rachel Wilkes, a teacher in the Columbia High School; one son, Joe Frank Wilkes, of Norris; a grandson, Frank Gilbreath Wilkes; two sisters, Mrs. Ella Harmon of Manchester, and Mrs. Ethel Mayberry, of Pasadena, Calif.

WILKES, Margaret The Pulaski Citizen 24 Nov 1943
Miss Margaret Wilkes, 35, Giles County Register, died Tuesday afternoon at the Pulaski Hospital where she had been a patient since Sunday.
Miss Wilkes had been in failing health for the past several months but had been able to be in her office at the Court House until about a week ago when she became ill with influenza.
Elected to the office of Register in the last General Election, Miss Wilkes had served in efficient and capable manner during the intervening months, despite the fact that her physical condition grew worse with passing months.
Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Will Wilkes, Miss Wilkes was born and reared in the Lynnville community and had made her home there until she was elected to the county office, at which time she moved to Pulaski.
She was a faithful member of the Lynnville Methodist Church having retained her membership there after moving to Pulaski.
Miss Wilkes is survived by a sister, Mrs. Norman Boyer, of Wadsworth, Ohio; and a brother, Joe Wilkes, of Lynnville.
Funeral services will be held at eleven o’clock Thursday morning at the Methodist Church at Lynnville, with the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor, the Rev. John Ferguson, pastor of Belmont Methodist Church, Nashville and the Rev. Harvey Seay, District Superintendent, officiating. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery.

WILKINSON, Clarence Rhodes The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jun 1943
Funeral services for Clarence Rhodes Wilkinson, 85, who died at 6 o’clock Friday evening at his home in the Seventh Civil District, following a period of declining health, were held at 4:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Pulaski Funeral Home, with the rites conducted by the Rev. F. G. Dickson, pastor of the Pisgah Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot at Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Wilkinson was a retired farmer and a was a member of the United Methodist Church
The survivors include one brother, J. A. Wilkinson, with whom he made his home; one sister, Mrs. Lizzie Arnold of Oklahoma; and several nieces and nephews.

WILKINSON, Ella Viola Black The Pulaski Record 31 Mar 1948
Mrs. Malcolm A. Wilkinson, 69, died at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, at the Pulaski Hospital after an extended illness. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Bennett-May Funeral Home by Rev. A. C. Dreaden, pastor of the Pulaski Church of Christ. Burial took place in the Fogg Cemetery at Cedar Grove.
She is survived by her husband, Malcolm A. Wilkinson; six daughters, Mrs. D. E. Rose of Elkton, Mrs. Grady Kimbrough of Stella, Mrs. Lifford Coffman of Gadsden, Ala., Mrs. James Martin, Jr. of Pulaski, and Miss Dezzie Wilkinson; two sons, Guy W. Wilkinson of Salem, Ala., and M. A. Wilkinson of Elkton; 19 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

WILKINSON, Julie Ann The Pulaski Citizen 29 May 1940
Julie Ann Wilkinson, colored, who had been faithful old servant for the past 22 years in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cope Whitfield, died last Tuesday after serveral weeks of illness.

WILKINSON, Leander A. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jan 1944
Funeral services for Leander A. Wilkinson, 73, retired farmer of the Bodenham section, who died at 7:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, following two weeks illness, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial will take place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mr. Wilkinson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ella Daugherty Wilkinson; one daughter, Mrs. Brandon Witt, Elkton; one son, Hubert Wilkinson, Fayetteville; several grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Mack Smith, Campbellsville; Mrs. J. T. Hayes, Old Hickory; three brothers, Lon and Charlie Wilkinson, both of Oklahoma and Rev. W. D. Wilkinson, Elizabethtown.

WILKINSON, Lee The Pulaski Record 11 Feb 1948
Lee Wilkinson, 79, widely known Giles County columnist, died Tuesday at the home of his brother, Frank Wilkinson in the Conway community, after a long illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. at the Elkton Methodist Church with Rev. W. C. Moorehead and Rev. J. W. Bunn officiating. Burial was in the Elkton Cemetery.
For more than a half a century, Mr. Wilkinson wrote columns for the Pulaski Record and the
Pulaski Citizen. He was associated editor for The Record for a number of years. His columns contained humor, pithy sayings, poetry, news, opinions, and philosophical expressions. He discontinued his columns last year because of declining health.
Mr. Wilkinson, a son of the late Tyree R. and Eliza Scruggs Wilkinson, was a native of Giles County.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs. L. R. Gordon, and two brothers, Frank and Hugh Wilkinson, all of Giles County.

WILKINSON, Mark The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nov 1941
Mark Wilkinson, farmer and Justice of the Peace in District 13, who has lived in the Pleasant Valley community, some twenty years, was found dead, near his home Monday afternoon. Circumstances indicate suicide.
Mr. Wilkinson, about 60 years of age, was raised in the Bodenham community. But moved to the Pleasant Valley community, where he has made his home since.
He is said to have borrowed a gun. Went out into the woods, near where some men were hauling firewood. And using a stick to work the trigger, shot himself. The body was found in a little while by the men hauling fire-wood.
Mr. Wilkinson had been a member of the County Court for eleven years. And was a good citizen.
Funeral services were conducted at the Bennett-May and Company Funeral Home at 2 o’clock Tuesday by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the Olivet Circuit, with interment in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Wilkinson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie McCaskill Wilkinson; one son, Mark Wilkinson, Jr., student at the University of Tennessee Junior College at Martin, Tenn.; and one daughter, Miss Elizabeth Wilkinson, senior at G. C. H. S.; two sisters, Mrs. Mack A. Smith, Minnow Branch; Mrs. J. T. Hayes, Old Hickory, Tenn.; four brothers, Leander A. Wilkinson, Weakley Creek, Charlie D. Wilkinson, Idabell, Okla., R. Lou Wilkinson, Durant, Okla., and the Rev. W. D. Wilkinson, of Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

WILLIAMS, Annie Mae The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jul 1944
Funeral services will be held Thursday in Bowling Green, Ky., for Miss Annie Mae Williams, sister of Mrs. S. H. Martin of Pulaski, who died in Montana Monday morning, while on a visit. Burial will take place in the Kentucky city.
Miss Williams, who has taught school for many years, has been teaching in the schools of Bluefield, West Virginia. She was a native of Bowling Green.
Miss Williams is survived by the one sister, Mrs. Martin; and three brothers.
Mrs. Martin and her daughters, Mrs. Rebecca Reynolds and Mrs. Blanche Withers; and Martine Withers, all of Pulaski, left Tuesday to attend the obsequies.

WILLIAMS, Ella Johnston The Pulaski Citizen 13 Dec 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Johnston, Williams, 75, widow of W. M. Williams, who died at 4:45 o’clock Saturday morning, December 9 at a Nashville hospital following several years’ declining health, were held at Pulaski Funeral Home at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, with rites conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead of Delrose, assisted by the Rev. Arthur Peterson. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mrs. Williams, a lifelong member of the Methodist Church, is survived by three sons, Perry and Robert Williams, of Pulaski, and James Williams of Nashville; and six grandchildren.

WILLIAMS, Henry Harrison The Pulaski Citizen 18 Oct 1944
Funeral services for Henry H. Williams, 86, prominent farmer of the Beech Hill community, who died Friday afternoon, October 13, following an extended illness, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Beech Hill Church of Christ by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Williams is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Johnnie Barlar and Miss Flournoy Williams, Beech Hill, Miss LeVert Williams of Lewisburg, Miss Douglas Williams of Alabama, and Mrs. May Morring, of Huntsville, Ala.; several grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. N. S. Ward of Lincoln County and Mrs. H. J. Eslick of Giles County; three brothers, Alfred Williams, Louisville, Ky., Walter and Newbern Williams of Giles County.

WILLIAMS, James C. “Bill” The Pulaski Record 09 Feb 1949
Bill Williams, 30, son of Mr. and Mrs. V. Q. Williams of Elkton, was killed instantly Wednesday, about 10 p.m. in an automobile accident about 10 miles south of Ardmore on Highway 31.
It was reported that Williams who was accompanied by Miss Nellie May Roland of Prospect pulled out from a side road and was struck by a Donald Duck fruit truck. Hurled from his car, Williams was thrown under the truck’s trailer which passed over his body. Miss Roland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Roland, was not seriously hurt, and was released from the Athens Hospital after treatment.

He had been employed by the General Shoe Corporation for eight years, and was a veteran of World War II.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 Friday at the Elkton Baptist Church with Rev. Durham, pastor officiating. Burial will be in the Elkton Cemetery.
He is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Houston Henderson, Mrs. Hess Polly, Mrs. Jim Durham; two brothers, Howard and Amos Williams.

WILLIAMS, Lora Hall The Pulaski Record 18 Aug 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Lora Hall Williams, 77, were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at the Friendship Methodist Church by Rev. James Neal, pastor. Burial was in the New Zion Cemetery.
Mrs. Williams, a native of Giles County, died Sunday at the home of her son, Everette Williams, in the Friendship community. She was the widow of Charles Williams and a member of the Methodist Church.
She is survived by three sons, Everette, Lochie and Vincent Williams, all of Giles County; two daughters, Mrs. Ethel Portwood of Madison and Mrs. Beatrice Williams of Old Hickory; two sisters, Mrs. Inez Lyons of New Orleans, and Mrs. Ella Mae Canada of Jackson; and two brothers, Ollie Hall of Carthage, and Claude Hall of Franklin.

WILLIAMS, Margaret Carter The Pulaski Record 09 Jun 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Carter Williams, who died at the Lincoln County Hospital at Fayetteville, Friday night, June 4, following a heart attack, were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the Fayetteville Episcopal Church. The Rev. John T. DeForrest and the Rev. Ellis M. Bearden of Sewanee officiated. Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Fayetteville. Mrs. Williams was the wife of A. T. Williams, prominent Fayetteville lumber dealer. Daughter of the late Judge N. P. Carter and Mrs. Ora Lee Smith Carter, she was a native of Lincoln County. She was a member of the Episcopal Church and at the time of her death was chairman of the Lincoln County Cancer Association. Surviving in addition to her husband are one daughter, Mrs. William Pitner of Pulaski; one son, John Nelson Williams of Fayetteville; two sisters, Mrs. J. B. Rutledge of Fayetteville and Mrs. James D. Andrews, Jr. of Nashville; and an uncle, George Smith of Penn’s Grove, New Jersey.

WILLIAMS, Mary Louise Aymett The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jan 1944
Mrs. Edwin E. Williams, 55, one of Pulaski’s most beloved women, died early Friday morning at her home on South Third Street following an extended period of failing health.
Mrs. Williams, the former Miss Mary Louise Aymett, was born and reared in this county, having been the daughter of the late Henry and Lula Young Aymett, prominent citizens in this section.
A member of the Pulaski Methodist Church, Mrs. Williams was active in all phases of the Church program. She also devoted much of her time and talent to the Garden Club in its participation in civic plans for beautification of Pulaski and the betterment of homes in this area.
Mrs. Williams is survived by her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Jack Blackman; a granddaughter, Susan Blackman; a brother, Harry Aymett; half-sister, Miss Nelle Aymett; a half-brother, Henry Aymett.
Funeral services were held at two-thirty o’clock Saturday afternoon at the residence by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Methodist Church. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery. Pall bearers were John McClure, Carson Simpson, David Wade, Jr., J. E. Roe, Thurman Smith, Mitchell Howard, George White, and Jack Abernathy, Sr.
The profusion of beautiful flowers was mute evidence of the love and esteem in which Mrs. Williams was held by a host of friends.

WILLIAMS, Mullin The Pulaski Citizen 13 May 1942
Mullin Williams, who lived in the Pisgah community for several years, died Wednesday at the home of his son at Milville, in Lincoln County, following an extended illness. The burial took place Thursday at Bee Spring in Giles County.
Mr. Williams is survived by his wife and several children.
WILLIAMS, Mrs. Tom Erwin Williams The Pulaski Citizen 20 Oct 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Tom Erwin Williams, 35, who died Friday at her home south of Lynnville following a long illness, were conducted at the Roberson Church of Christ, of which she was a member, by Elder C. M. Pullins, pastor of the Lewisburg Church of Christ. Burial was in the Mars Hill Cemetery.
She was the daughter of the late Newt McConnell and Mrs. Fannie Fox McConnell of Blue Creek.
Mrs. Williams was graduated from the Cornersville High School and attended State Teachers College in Murfreesboro and taught some time in the public schools of Marshall County.
In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by a daughter, Martha Williams, a son, Wayne Williams; a sister, Mrs. Joe Howard of Chapel Hill; and a brother, Sehow McConnell of Blue Creek.

WILLIAMS, Virginia Jane Keltner The Pulaski Citizen 16 Feb 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia Jane Williams, 57, who died suddenly at 9:30 o’clock Sunday morning at her home in the Eleventh Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Friendship Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. E. G. Godwin. Burial took place in the New Zion Cemetery.
Mrs. Williams is survived by her husband, Kirby Williams; three sons, Graham Williams, New Guinea, Bunyan Williams, Camp McCoy, Wis., and Herbert Williams, Beech Hill; eight daughters, Mrs. Russell Moore, Pulaski, Mrs. Thomas Sanders, Corpus Christi, Texas, Mrs. Cecil Harwell, San Fernando, Calif., and Misses Mary Lizzie, Olivene, Jane, Rachel, and Evelyn Williams, all of Beech Hill.

WILLIAMS, W. H. The Pulaski Citizen 14 May 1941
Rev. W. H. Williams who has many friends in Giles County, died at his home in Columbia, early Tuesday morning, May 6.

Mr. Williams was a Methodist Minister, and was pastor on the Pisgah circuit several years ago. Later he was pastor on the Olivet and Pleasant Valley Circuit. He may have served other charges in the county. He went from Olivet to South Columbia where he served several years before taking the superannuate relation.
Then he became a candidate for Circuit Court Clerk of Maury County, and was elected. And continued in that office till his death.
He was a kind, unselfish, unassuming, Methodist preacher, and made many friends.

WILLIAMS, Will Edward The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jan 1944
Funeral services for Will Edward Williams, 68, who died on the morning of January 8 at the home of his brother, N. W. Williams, in the Blooming Grove section, after and extended illness, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the New Zion Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Ed Christopher of Athens, Ala. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Williams never married. Besides the one brother, N. W. Williams, he was also survived by three other brothers, Henry and Walter Williams, both of Giles County, and Alfred Williams of Louisville, Ky.; and two sisters, Mrs. N. S. Ward of Lincoln County and Mrs. Henry J. Eslick, of Giles County.

WILLIAMS, Zuma Light The Pulaski Citizen 16 Dec 1942
Funeral services for Miss Zuma Light Williams were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Aspen Hill Methodist Church, conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Burial took place in the Aspen Hill Cemetery, beside her first husband, Will Hardin.
Mrs. Williams, who died in Memphis, where she has been making her home for several years, is survived by four children, Mrs. Leona Crawford and Miss Martha Kate Hardin of Memphis; John Hardin who works in a defense plant, and Charlie Hardin, who is in the Navy.

WILLIAMSON, Ed The Pulaski Citizen 25 Dec 1940
Ed. Williamson, recently a guard at the Central State Hospital, on the highway between Nashville and Murfreesboro, was found dead on the highway, in the Fourteenth District of Giles County, west of Lynnville, Friday afternoon. Mr. Williamson, 58, and unmarried, evidently died of a gunshot wound, in the right side of the head, and supposed to have been self-inflicted.
Mr. Williamson, a son of the late Frank Williamson, was raised in Giles County. He was a farmer, and a soldier in the World War. For several years had been a guard at the Hospital and for some days had been visiting in the community of his boyhood home.
The body was buried at the Lynnville Cemetery Saturday, with the ritualistic service of the American Legion.

WILLIAMSON, Fannie The Pulaski Record 11 Dec 1940
Miss Fannie Williamson, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williamson, died at her home on South First Street, Sunday.
Funeral at Pleasant Ridge, Monday afternoon, Elder Elmer Smith, officiating.
Miss Williamson was a good woman, and has lived in Pulaski most of her adult life. She lived in the home with Mr. and Mrs. Austin Hewitt for several years. Assisted Mrs. Hewitt with the housekeeping. Lived with her father, as long as he lived. And since his death, lived with other members of the family.

Her cousin, W. H. Williamson, who formerly lived here, came up from his home in South Alabama, for the funeral.
The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jan 1941
December 10th, 1877, a girl baby was born-reared in Giles County and lived the last half of life in our town, Pulaski.
December 10th, 1940, she was tucked in the bosom of mother earth, to be here no more forevern, but who will be fondly remembered by countless friends and admirers who knew her as Miss Fannie. She lived on earth in uprightness 73 years, her chosen work was dress making, which she did, until disabled by age and its infirmities. The beauty of her being, was her kind disposition, her thoughtfulness of others. She made many sacrifices to make others happy, many children shard in her joys at Christmas.
Miss Fannie was successful in her work, she arose early and worked late, she saved her earnings, and was prepared to live in comfort in the afternoon of her life, with her sisters who let her need nothing their hands could supply.
She was our friend, wife and I, Miss Fannie and her sisters lived in one house ten years, a sweet memory.
Miss Fannie, was a good nurse, a good, old-time doctor, a good cook, and housekeeper, her needle work was beautiful, in all this she lived to help others, who will hold cherished memories of her, and was made better by her being. Miss Fannie was a Christian, a faithful servant to God, and made herself worthy of every confidence and trust, surely she won the reward to which St. Paul referred. Sincerely, W. V. Dunivant

WILLIAMSON, Lillie Campbell Parker The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1942
Mrs. Lillie Parker Williamson, aged 64 years, died at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, July 22, at her home at Cornersville, following a brief illness. Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Ninth and Russell Street Church of Christ in Nashville, of which she was a member, with Elder S. H. Hall, the pastor, conducting the rites. Interment took place in the Spring Hill Cemetery.
The daughter of the late Dr. James H. Campbell, well-known physician of the Campbellsville section, and Mrs. Mary Alexander Campbell, she was married at an early age to E. Hume Parker. Their four daughters survive: Mrs. Harry S. Dunnn, Jr., of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. C. T. McMahon of Nashville, Mrs. John Royer of New York City, and Mrs. Webb Cullom of Nashville; and nine grandchildren.
For many years Mr. and Mrs. Parker lived in the Riversburg community, later moving to Nashville to reside. Mr. Parker died in 1931.
In later years she married Gil T. Williamson, who died more than two years ago.
A woman of high ideals, she was widely known for her sunny disposition and devotion to the work of her church.
Besides her daughters she is survvied by three brothers, Clarence Campbell, Colon Campbell, and Reece Campbell, all of Campbellsville.

WILLIS, John William The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jul 1942
John William Willis, aged 71, who died at 7 o’clock Wednesday evening at his home in the Eighteenth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Pleasant Ridge Church, conducted by Rev. Harold Loyd, with burial in the church cemetery.
Mr. Willis is survived by four children: Robert Willis of Paris, Texas, Mrs. Mitchell McKinney and Mrs. Sturdvard of Roxton, Texas, and Miss Lavonia Willis, who lives at the home; one brother, Charles Willis of Giles County; and three sisters, Mrs. Bill Allen and Mrs. Belle Webster of Pulaski and Mrs. Mollie Rolland of Ladonia, Texas.

WILLOUGHBY, William Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 22 Apr 1942
Funeral services for William Thomas Willoughby, 21, who died suddenly of a heart attack in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday, April 18, were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Moriah Church by the Rev. A. H. Hogan. Burial was in Moriah Cemetery.
Willoughby attended Giles County High School, and about a year ago enlisted in the U. S. Navy. He was stationed at the Jacksonville Naval Base at the time of his death.
He is survived by his father, Nathan Willoughby, who lives near Pulaski; five brothers, Edward, who is with the U. S. Army in Los Angeles, Calif., Norris, with the U. S. Navy in Oahu, David, of Columbia, Bobby and Alvin, of Pulaski; four sisters, Jean and Jane, of Pulaski; and two sisters living in Columbia.

WILSON, Earl The Pulaski Record 19 May 1948
Earl Wilson, age about 50, of Athens, Ala., died at General Hospital, Nashville, at 6:15 Thursday morning, May 13, where he had been for several weeks for treatment and an operation. His body was sent to Athens, Ala. in a McConnell Service ambulance Thursday afternoon, accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, who had been with him during the time he was in the hospital. Funeral services were conducted at two o’clock Saturday at First Methodist Church in Athens, Dr. B. T. Waites and Dr. B. D. Lavender conducting the services. Interment at City Cemetery, Athens. Mr. Wilson had been with M. J. Easter’s Standard Oil agency in Athens for several years and had a wide circle of friends who were deeply distressed to hear of his death. He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. William Cacaia of Passaic, N.J. and Mrs. Herman Nebrig of Decatur; a stepdaughter, Miss Dorothy King; and a brother, Bruce Wilson of Pulaski.

WILSON, Florida Pearl The Pulaski Citizen 17 Nov 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Florida Pearl Wilson, who died at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon, November 11, at the home in the Thirteenth Civil District, following an extended illness, were held at the residence at 1 o’clock Friday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Elkins, pastor of the Pleasant Valley Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Wilson was a native of Wayne County, having moved to this county about a year ago.
Mrs. Wilson is survived by her husband, Joe Wilson; one daughter, Mrs. Astor Smith, of the Pleasant Valley community; and several sisters and brothers who live in other sections.

WILSON, Frank B. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Jul 1940
Dr. Frank B. Wilson, son of the late Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Wilson of Pulaski, and brother of Mrs. Louis Farrell of Omaha, Nebraska, and Mrs. Gardner White and Mrs. James Rogers, of Wales, died at his home, Winter Haven, Fla., Wednesday, and was buried there Friday.
After attending local schools in Giles County, Dr. Wilson graduated from the Southwestern Presbyterian College, then located at Clarksville, studied medicine at Vanderbilt, and did graduate work at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester. He enlisted for service in the Medical Corps of the World War. But developed flu-pneumonia, before going over. He had a second attack some ten years later, and has not enjoyed good health since. A third attack of the same ailment proved fatal.
Dr. Wilson was associated for a time with Dr. John E. Baugh, of Elkton. Later removing to Huntsville. And was there when he volunteered for service in the World War. In addition to survivors mentioned above, he is survived by his wife, who was Miss Flora Doak, daughter of a Tennessee Presbyterian minister, and by three sons, Dr. William Wilson of Atlanta, Frank Wilson, Jr., Huntsville, and Hugh Wilson, Washington D. C.

WILSON, Laura The Pulaski Citizen 5 Nov 1941
Mrs. Laura Wilson, widow of Hugh Wilson, died Wednesday night Oct. 29, following an extended illness, at the home of her son, Madison Wilson, in Shelbyville. Mrs. Wilson was a native of Giles County, having been the daughter of the late Dr. Tol Grant, prominent dentist of Pulaski a generation ago, and the late Mrs. Grant.
For many years Mrs. Wilson was a member of the faculty of the Pulaski Elementary School where by her quiet manner and amiable personality, she made her influence count for good among those with whom she came in contact.
Mrs. Wilson was a life-long member of the Presbyterian Church where her funeral services were conducted Saturday morning at 10 o’clock by Rev. J. W. Bryson, pastor. Interment took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Wilson is survived by one son, and two grandchildren, James Hugh Wilson, and Carolyn Ann Wilson, of Shelbyville, and three sisters, Mrs. Joe B. Childers, Sr., Mrs. Albert Bayless, Sr., and Mrs. Mark Eslick, Sr., all of Pulaski.

WILSON, Mallie The Pulaski Record 12 Jan 1949
Funeral services for Mrs. Mallie Winchester Wilson were held at 10:00 o’clock Wednesday morning at the First Presbyterian here with Rev. W. M. Belk officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Wilson who was 89 died on Monday night at the home of a daughter, Mrs. James Rogers of Wales, following an extended period of ill health.
A daughter of the late Maj. George Winchester and Mollie Henderson Gaines Winchester, Mrs. Winchester was born April 1, 1859 at Craigfront, the ancestral house of her grandfather, Gen. James Winchester in Sumner County. When she was five years of age, the family moved to Memphis, where Major Winchester practiced law and later served as judge in the Memphis courts. After her marriage on February 17, 1885, to Dr. William Edwin Wilson, she moved to Pulaski where her husband practiced medicine until his death in 1931.
Mrs. Wilson was an active member in the Presbyterian Church and was a Sunday School teacher for 25 years.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Gardner White of Pulaski, Mrs. James Rogers of Wales and Mrs. Louis Farrell of Nashville; one son, Dr. Edwin Wilson of Grand Rapids, Mich.; one sister, Mrs. Dabney Scales of Memphis; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

WINSTEAD, Walter The Pulaski Citizen 22 Mar 1944
Walter Winstead, 70, native of Weakley County, died March 11 at his home in South Pasadena, Calif. The funeral rites and burial were held in the California city.
Mr. Winstead is survived by his wife; and one brother, Willis E. Winstead, Pulaski businessman.

WISER, Mrs. George W. The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jul 1944
Funeral services were held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at the Farr Hill Cemetery in Coffee County for Mrs. George W. Wiser, 47, who it is said took her own life on Thursday morning, July 13, at her home near Bunker Hill, following a period of despondency, probably due to ill health.
The Wiser family, natives of Coffee County, has resided the past twelve years in the Twentieth Civil District, below Bunker Hill, on the farm of the late Dr. Mims.
Mrs. Wiser is survived by her husband, a farmer of the Bunker Hill community; and seven children, including the following, Thurman, J. R., Cecil, Katie Ruth, and Ruby; and two stepsons.

WISER, Valeria The Pulaski Citizen 21 Apr 1943
Valeria Wiser, twenty-two months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Wiser of Route 4, Pulaski, was fatally injured Friday when she fell out of the door of her home upon a broken water glass, cutting a deep gash in her throat.
She was rushed to the Pulaski Hospital, but was pronounced dead upon arrival there.
The baby is said to have been holding the glass in hand when she tripped and fell out of the door.
Burial services were held Friday afternoon at the Farrar Hill Cemetery near Manchester.

WITHEROW, Gertrude Tidwell The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jul 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude Tidwell Witherow, 65, well-known practical nurse for many years, who died suddenly while on duty at Pulaski Hospital on Tuesday morning, July 27, were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Stuart H. Salmon, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of the county, she was the daughter of the late James P. Tidwell and Lucy Frye Tidwell, and was the widow of Frank Witherow who died approximately eighteen years ago. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Witherow is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Cordie Lovell, Culleoka; and Mrs. J. E. Paisley, Pulaski; four half-sisters, Mrs. Mollie Tenery, Wales, Mrs. Addie Moore, Louisville, Ky., Mrs. Lena Alexander, Columbia, and Mrs. Jennie Spivey, Dallas, Texas; and one half-brother, James A. Tidwell, Campbellsville.

WITHEROW, Thomas Walter The Pulaski Citizen 29 Dec 1943
Funeral services for Thomas Walter Witherow, 66, who died early Friday morning, December 24, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charlie Dugger, in Pulaski, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Church, conducted by Rev. J. W. Bryson, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Witherow, a farmer of the Nineteenth Civil District, united with the Presbyterian Church at the age of eighteen years, and several years later transferred his membership to the Primitive Baptist Church.
Mr. Witherow is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Tarpley Witherow; four daughters, Mrs. Dewey Barker, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Charlie Dugger, Mrs. Sid Dugger, and Miss Martha Witherow, all of Pulaski; six sons, John, Joe, and Albert Witherow, all of Giles County, Thomas Witherow of Sylacauga, Ala., James Witherow, U. S. Army, stationed in Indiana, and Robert Witherow, U. S. Navy, stationed on West Coast; twenty-five grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Edd Tate, Prospect; and two brothers, Will Witherow of Mt. Pleasant and Jim Witherow of Pulaski.

WITT, Ella Walsh The Pulaski Record 03 Mar 1948
Mrs. Ella Walsh Witt, 81, wife of Dr. W. M. Witt, prominent Nashville physician, died at her ome in Nashville at 10 o’clock Friday night. Funeral services were held at the residence Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Dr. James W. Henley officiated. Burial was at 4:30 p.m. at Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mrs. Witt had been extremely active in Nashville literary, charitable, religious and social circles for many years.
She was born in Lynchburg, Va. and received her education there and in New Orleans when she moved with her family to that city. For several years, Mrs. Witt taught school in Como, Miss. and then moved to Nashville.
Mrs. Witt had served as chairman of that department of the Centennial Club and was a member of the Browning Club and Belmont Magazine Club. She was a member of the West End Methodist Church and a member of the Lee Society and Vanderbilt’s Woman’s Club.
Survivors in addition to her husband, one brother, Edward F. Walsh of Lynchburg; and a sister, Miss Grace Walsh of Lynchburg. She was an aunt of Mrs. Will Abernathy, Jr. and Mr. Hatcher Grigsby of Pulaski.

WITT, Robert Harrison The Pulaski Citizen 10 Dec 1941
Robert Harrison Witt, aged 71 years, one of Giles County’s most prominent citizens, died Saturday night at his home on the Bee Line Highway in the Lynnville section, following an extended illness. Mr. Witt was a member of one of our pioneer families, having been a son of the late Carter H. Witt and Mrs. Sarah Bugg Witt. The Witt family for several generations has been identified with the business, religious, and cultured interests in this part of the county.
For eight years Mr. Witt was State Auditor under the administrations of Gov. Austin Peay and Gov. Henry Horton.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Susie Smith Witt; one daughter, Mrs. George Springer of Franklin, and three sisters, Mrs. C. T. Reid and Mrs. Mary Witt Smith, both of Lynnville, and Mrs. R. O. Allen of Bryan, Texas, and two brothers, Carter H. Witt of Lynnville, and Dr. Will Witt prominent physician of Nashville. The late George B. Witt, banker of Lynnville, was brother. Carter H. Witt, Jr., cashier of the bank at Lynnville, is a nephew.
Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at the home by the Rev. H. S. Henderson, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Smyrna. Interment followed in Lynnwood Cemetery.

WOLAVER, Leona Beck The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jul 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Leona Beck Wolaver, aged 76 years, who died Saturday morning at her home in the Seventeenth Civil District following a long illness, were held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock at the Diana Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. E. G. Goodwin. Burial took place in the New Hope Cemetery in Marshall County.
Mrs. Wolaver is survived by her husband, Frank Wolaver, a member of the Giles County “Over Eighty Club”; and seven children, Mrs. Mack Wheeler, and Tom Wolaver, of Ostella, Mrs Cyrus Pettus of Lawrenceburg, Charlie Wolaver of Spring Place, Mrs. Tom Boatright of Lynnville, Mrs. Will Worsham of Beech Hill, and Miss Emma Wolaver; several grandchildren and great grandchildren.

WOLAVER, Oliver C. The Pulaski Citizen 10 Aug 1949
Oliver C. Wolaver, 89, one of the county’s oldest citizens and a retired farmer of the Diana section, died at 6:30 o’clock Saturday evening, August 6, 1949, after a three months illness at the home of his son, Harold G. Wolaver in the Brick Church community.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Diana Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. M. K. Harwell, with burial in the Diana Cemetery.
Born in December 1859, he would have been 90 years of age, had he lived to December. He was the son of the late William Wolaver and Eliza Gosnell Wolaver, and had been a member of the Methodist Church for many years.
Mr. Wolaver is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maxie Clark Wolaver; five sons, Steger and Myron G. Wolaver, Diana, Knox Wolaver, Norfolk, Va., Duell Wolaver, Pulaski, and Harold Wolaver, Brick Church; eight grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. John G. Burns, Pulaski.
The nephews served as pall bearers.

WOLFE, Robert The Pulaski Citizen 20 Nov 1940
Robert Wolfe who has been living for several years on Dr. Deane’s farm on the Brick Church road, was struck by a car driven by Louie Gordon, a citizen of the Brick Church community, Saturday afternoon, as a result of which, Mr. Wolfe died at the Hospital Tuesday morning.
As we get the story, Mr. Wolfe was leisurely driving some cattle along the side of the road. The automobile, going in same direction approached. Mr. Wolfe, apparently not noticing the approaching car, stepped out on the road in front of the car, and was struck, before the driver could stop the car. Mr. Gordon stopped and with assistance, helped Mr. Wolfe into the car, and brought him to the Hospital, in Pulaski where he lingered without regaining consciousness to the end.
While the accident was apparently unavoidable, Mr. Gordon was none the less distressed by it.

WOMBLE, James W. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jan 1944
Funeral services for James W. Womble, 75, who died Tuesday morning, January 25, at his home in the Center Point community, were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at the Center Point Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. I. B. Coggin. Burial was in the Diana Cemetery.
Mrs. Womble died last March. Deceased is survived by two daughters, Mrs. A. J. Griffis and Mrs. Howard Holley and several grandchildren, all of Giles County.

WOOD, Mary Curry The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jul 1948
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Curry Wood, 77, who died following a long illness at 6 o’clock Sunday morning, July 25, at her home in Pulaski, were held at 1 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. Robert O. Godby, Nazarene minister. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Wood, the widow of John Bell Wood who died nine years ago, was a native of Bridgeport, Ind., the daughter of the late Cornelius Curry and Mary E. Hardy Curry. She was highly respected in her community and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Wood, the last member of her immediate family, was a graduate of Bridgeport High School.
Mrs. Wood is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Frank Burgette, Louisville, Ky., Mrs. Bessie Wood Holley, Pulaski, and Mrs. Emmett Hazelwood, Athens, Ala.; six grandchildren; and two great grandchildren; a step-daughter, sister Mary De Loures Wood, Nashville; and a step-son, John Robert Wood, Louisville, Ky.

WOODARD, Dode Felix The Pulaski Citizen 2 Feb 1944
Funeral services for Dode Felix Woodard, 73, who died suddenly Sunday afternoon at his home in the Nineteenth Civil District, were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Whitt Francis. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mr. Woodard is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Francis, and Mrs. Bob Woodard; three sons, Otis Woodard, Lewisburg, Ruben Woodard, Mt. Pleasant and Azie Woodard of Kentucky; and several grandchildren.

WOODARD, George Herbert The Pulaski Record 24 Dec 1947
Funeral services for George Herbert Woodard, age 54, who died at 6:35 Wednesday night, after a short illness, were held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Union Valley Baptist Church. Rev. Mack Pinkelton conducted the services. Burial was in the Campbellsville Cemetery. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Woodard.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his widow; seven daughters, Mrs. Joe Dickey of Columbia, Mrs. Myron Thomas, Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. Dalton Oliver, Misses Gerladean, Mollie, Maria, Annette, all of Giles County; two sons, David Leonard, Willie Joe; two sisters, Mrs. Lester Bass and Mrs. Robert Dial; four brothers, Bob, Tommy, Hicks, and John L. Woodard of Giles County.

WOODARD, James Flournoy The Pulaski Citizen 16 Feb 1944
Funeral services for James Flournoy Woodard, 25, who died early Saturday morning at Fort Sanders Hospital, Knoxville, following a three weeks’ illness, were held at the Campbellsville Church of Christ at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. D. B. Booker. Burial was in the Campbellsville Cemetery.
Mr. Woodard was a native of Giles County bu recently had been employed in defense work at Clinton.
Mr. Woodard is survived by his wife, Mrs. Idell Townsend Woodard; a ten-months’ old son, Wallace Edward; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woodard; two sisters, Misses Lois Mae Woodard and Anna Lou Woodard; three brothers, Robert F., Joe A., and Rufus W. Woodard, all of Lynnville.

WOOTEN, Bettie The Pulaski Record 28 May 1947
Funeral services for Mrs. Bettie Wooten, age 65, who died at a Nashville hospital Sunday after a prolonged illness, were held Tuesday at the Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski, with burial in the Smith Chapel Cemetery at Tullahoma.
Mrs. Wooten, a daughter of John W. and Mrs. Eliza McNutt Wooten, was a native of Bedford County.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. John Davidson of Lynnville, and two brothers, John W. Wooten of Chattanooga and Jesse Wooten of Lynnville.

WOOTEN, Emma Austin The Pulaski Citizen 15 Dec 1943
Mrs. Edwin Austin Wooten, 88, native of Giles County, died at her home in Idabelle, Okla., on November 23, following an extended illness. Funeral services were held in that city, with burial there.
She was born and reared at Elkton but went to Alabama to make her home upon her marriage to Frank Wooten, later moving to Oklahoma. Mr. Wooten died many years ago.
Mrs. Wooten is survived by three sons and several grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Fannie Hinds, of Albertville, Ala.; and one brother, W. E. Austin, of Elkton.

WOODWARD, Josephine The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jul 1943
Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Woodard of the Thirteenth Civil District have the sympathy of their friends in the loss of their eight months old daughter, Josephine, who died Sunday at Pulaski Hospital a few hours after being taken there. She had been ill a few days with colitis.
Burial took place in the Campbellsville Cemetery.

WORSHAM, Alf A. The Pulaski Citizen 08 Apr 1942
Funeral services for Alf A. Worsham, aged 75 years, who died Wednesday morning at his home at Lynnville, following a long period of failing health, were conducted Friday at the Lynnville Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. N. O. Allen, with the burial in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Worsham was town marshall of Lynnville for several years, later serving as constable of the Fifteenth District of Giles County.

Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lavonia Wheeler Worsham; two daughters, Mrs. Frank White and Mrs. Rilla May Briner; and one son, A. A. Worsham, Jr., all of Louisville, Ky.
WRAY, David Allen The Pulaski Citizen 13 Apr 1949
Funeral services for David Allen Wray, 68, farmer of the Eighteenth Civil District, who died at 5:15 o’clock Tuesday morning, April 12, at Pulaski Hospital, following six weeks’ illness, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Booths Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and Rev. Eris Journey, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
He was a native of the county and the son of the late Harry Wray and Mary Ann Reyer Wray.
Mr. Wray is survived by his wife, Mrs. Letha Bee Wray; four daughters, Mrs. Lorene Reynolds, Goodsprings, Mrs. Joe Pope, Columbia, Mrs. Lester Roland, Lynnville; and Miss Esther Wray, who lives with the parents; three sons, Floyd Wray, Audie Wray and Otto Wray, all of Giles County; ten grandchildren and one great grandchild; five sisters, Mrs. Beatrice Smith, Etowah, Ark., Mrs. Ada Felker, Mrs. Melissa Roberts, Mrs. Ella Felker, and Mrs. Virgie Williams, all of Minor Hill; and three brothers, John Wray, California, Elzie Wray, Minor Hill, and Ernest Wray, Ingrams Crossroads, Ala.

WRIGHT, Elizabeth Jane The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jun 1942
Funeral services for Elizabeth Jane Wright, ten-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Wright of the Goodspring community, who died suddenly at 7:30 Friday morning at the home, were held at 2:00 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Cool Springs Christian Church by Elder Clifford J. Murphy, with burial in the Cemetery at Cool Springs.
Besides the parents, she is survived by one brother, Harold Dean Wright, and one sister, Willa Mae Wright.

WRIGHT, Joe B. The Pulaski Citizen 4 Feb 1942
Friends in Middle Tennessee were shocked to learn of the sudden passing of Dr. Joe B. Wright prominent physician, whose death occurred at 7:15 Tuesday evening at his home at Lynnville following a heart attack earlier in the day. He had been active in his pracitce until a few hours before he was stricken.
Dr. Wright was born at Elkton, Tenn., fifty-three years ago, the son of the late Dr. Joe Murphy Wright and Mrs. Sue Scott Wright. He attended Tulane University at New Orleans, and Vanderbilt University at Nashville, where he graduated in the spring of 1912, having been a member of the Kappa Psi Medical Fraternity. At a later date he took a post-graduate course at Bellvue Hospital in New York.
In the fall of 1912 he began the practice of his profession at Lynnville where he became one of the leading physicians of the county. He was well known as a “natural diagnostician.” His ability and keen understanding made him greatly loved among the people with whom he lived.
A veteran of World War I, he served overseas in the Medical Corps in France, where he was promoted o the rank of Captain in the Thirty-fourth Ambulance Company of the 310th Regiment. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 60 at Pulaski.
He was a Mason, and at the time of his death was treasurer of the Masonic Lodge at Lynnville.
Dr. Wright was a member of the Giles County Medical Society, having served as its president.
In June 1918, Dr. Wright was married to Miss Margaret Wagstaff, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Wagstaff, representatives of prominent families of the Lynnville section. Mrs. Wagstaff died September 1939. Surviving are one daughter, Miss Betty Wright, a teacher in the Jones High School at Lynnville, and one son, Joe B. Wright, Jr., student at Columbia Military Academy at Columbia.
Funeral services will be held at the home at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon with Elder B. F. Harding of Spring Hill conducting the rites. Interment will follow in Lynnville.

WRIGHT, Sallie Whitehead The Pulaski Citizen 25 Mar 1942
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie Whitehead Wright, 77, widow of Josh Wright, who died Sunday evening, March 22, at her home at Kedron, following many months of failing health, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Kedron Methodist Church, with Elder J. T. Clark conducting the services, assisted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter, pastor of the Kedron Church. Burial took place at the church cemetery.
Mrs. Wright, lifelong resident of the Kedron community, and a member of the Church of Christ since childhood, was a good woman. She was well known for her cheerful disposition, and kindly manner.
Mrs. Wright is survived by three children: Mrs. Will Crabtree, and Eugene Wright of Kedron, and Mrs. Arthur Glover, Athens, Ala., eight grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.

WYNNE, Annie Taylor The Pulaski Citizen 22 Mar 1944
Funeral services for Miss Annie Taylor Wynne, who died early Friday morning, March 17, in Pulaski, where she had been residing for several months, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Bethany Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. J. W. Bryson, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Pulaski, and the Rev. G. H. Turpin. Burial was in the family lot in the Elkton Cemetery.
The daughter of the late C. O. Wynne and Mrs. Georgie Taylor Wynne, she spent the greater part of her life in the Elkton section, where she was identified with her community and church.
Miss Wynne is survived by two brothers, H. P. Wynne, Elkton, and A. A. Wynne, Nashville; and several nephews and nieces.

YARBROUGH, Ambrose The Pulaski Record 30 Jun 1948
Funeral services for Ambrose Yarbrough, age 92, who died Friday morning, June 9, at his home in the New Prospect community in Lawrence County, after an illness of six months, were held Sunday afternoon at the North Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg. Tom Anderson officiated. Burial was in the Yarbrough Cemetery on Weakley Creek.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Annie Ussery Yarbrough; a daughter, Mrs. Lacy Kimbrough of Lawrence County; one sister, Mrs. Emma Braley of Giles County; one brother, Buck Yarbrough of Oklahoma; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

YARBROUGH, Lucy Sands The Pulaski Citizen 31 May 1944
Mrs. Lucy Sands Yarbrough, 77, widow of S. A. Yarbrough, former resident of the Lynnville section, died Sunday, May 28, in Dallas, Texas, where she had been making her home for several years. Interment took place in Denton, Texas.
She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Yarbrough is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Orland Harris, and Miss Kathleen Yarbrough, both of Dallas; one son, Nathan Yarbrough, Iowa; five step-sons, Walter, Marvin, Oscar, and Cecil Yarbrough, all of Denton, Texas; six sisters, Mrs. Charlie Jenkins, Milky Way, Giles County, Mrs. Lela Goad, Lewisburg, Mrs. Hattie Bearden and Mrs. Nina Gibson, both of Columbia, Mrs. Ruth Thurman, Lynnville, and Mrs. Will Pearson, Nashville; three brothers, Jim Sands, Lynnville, Tom and John Sands, both of Nashville.

YOKLEY, Fred The Pulaski Citizen 25 Mar 1942
Funeral services for Fred Yokley, 40, native of Giles County, having been born and reared in Campbellsvile, were held in Walters, Okla., on Sunday, March 15th, with interment in Walters.
Mr. Yokley, who has been employed in the oil fields in Indiana for some time, died in a hospital in Evansville. Brief services were conducted in Evansville.
Mr. Yokley, the second son of Hugh A. Yokley, and the late Mrs. Yokley, well-known descendants of pioneer families in the Campbellsville section, moved with the family in 1914 to Oklahoma where they have since lived.
Surviving Mr. Yokley are his wife, of Evansville; his father, Hugh A. Yokley; three brothers, Willard Yokley, Eugene Yokley, and Hugh Arden Yokley, Jr., all of Oklahoma; two aunts, Mrs. John A. Morris of Campbellsville, and Mrs. Will Tom Burch of Raymond, Miss.

YOKLEY, Sam The Pulaski Citizen 12 Aug 1942
Funeral services were held at the Marshall Funeral Home in Nashville at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon for Sam Yokley, 37, who died in a Nashville hospital, following a few months’ illness. The Rev. W. S. Marshall, pastor of the West Nashville Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted the rites, with the interment in the Spring Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Yokley, a resident of Decherd, held a responsible position with the Norman Manufacturing Company, where he was held in high esteem by the men with whom he came in contact.
Born and reared at Campbellsville, he was the son of Mrs. Andrew D. Yokley and the late Mr. Yokley. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Campbellsville.
Mr. Yokley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irene Cooper, Yokley; three children, Jimmy, Eugene, and Bobby Ann Yokley of Decherd; his mother; one brother, A. D. (Jack) Yokley, both of Nashville; four sisters, Mrs. Eugene Roddy, Paducah, Ky., Mrs. Frank Little, Mrs. Ross Crote and Mrs. Frank Mason, all of Nashville.

YOUNG, Ann Sherrill The Pulaski Citizen 4 Aug 1943
Funeral services for Mrs. Ann Sherrill Young, 76, who died at 8 o’clock Wednesday morning at her home in the Friendship community, following an extended period of failing health, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Friendship Methodist Church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. E. G. Godwin. Burial will take place in the New Zion Cemetery.
Mrs. Young was twice married, her first husband being Tom Keltner. Many years after the death of Mr. Keltner she was married to T. Young. She was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Young is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Kirby Williams and Mrs. Lochie Williams; both of the Friendship section; three sons, Tolley Keltner of Corbin, Ky., Albert Keltner and Will Elliott Keltner, both of Louisville, Ky.; and a number of grandchildren, five of whom are in the Armed Forces; one step-daughter, Mrs. W. J. Taylor of Louisville, Ky. and one step-son, George Young, of Friendship.

YOUNG, Arnie The Pulaski Record 21 Apr 1948
Arnie Young, age 73, retired farmer of the Bunker Hill community and former member of the Giles County Quarterly Court, died at the Pulaski Hospital Tuesday afternoon after an extended illness.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 Wednesday afternoon at the Bunker Hill Church of Christ by Bro. Ira North, minister of the Lindsley Avenue Church of Christ in Nashville, assisted by Elder A. C. Dresden, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ. Burial was in the Pisgah Cemetery.
Mr. Young, a member of the Church of Christ and a son of the late Napoleon B. and Martha Jane Losier Young, was born and reared in the Frankewing community and lived at Pisgah in his younger life and had lived at Bunker Hill for the past thirty years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elsie Montgomery Young; one daughter, Mrs. Cletus S. Dunnivant of Pulaski; three sons, Sam Young of Bunker Hill, Maurice Young of Huntsville, Ala., and Raymond Young of Pisgah; six grandchildren; one great grandson; two sisters, Miss Bessie Young of Pulaski, Mrs. Fred L. Wilson of Camden, Tenn.; two brothers, Clyde Young of Pulaski and Lexie Young of Pisgah, and several nieces and nephews.

YOUNG, Blanche The Pulaski Citizen 10 May 1944
Funeral services for Miss Blanche Young, 68, who died Thursday morning, May 4, following a heart attack Wednesday at the home of her sister. Mrs. Harry Hardin, in Birmingham, Ala., were held at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. The rites were conducted by the Rev. E. G. Godwin, pastor of the Friendship Methodist Church, and the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial took place in the Maplewood Cemetery.
Miss Young was a native of the county, having been the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Crutcher Young and spent the greater part of her life in this section.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church.
Besides the one sister, Miss Young is survived by one brother, Homer Young, of the Friendship community.

YOUNG, John T. The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jun 1941
John T. Young, 73, one of the best farmer citizens in the eastern part of the county, died at the Pulaski Hospital, Tuesday, June 3, about 1:00 o’clock, following ten days serious illness.
T. Young was a son of the late N. B. Young. He has spent his long, and active life as a citizen of Giles County, and of the Beech Hill community.
Mr. Young was twice married. First to Miss Etta Smith of the Pisgah community who became the mother of his three children. Lake Young, was killed in action as a soldier in the former World War, 1918. Mrs. J. W. Taylor, and George Young survive in the Beech Hill community. Also Mr. Young’s second wife, who was Mrs. Annie Sherrill Keltner. Mr. Young is survived by three brothers, Arnie Young, San Antonio, Tex., Clyde Young, Pulaski, and Lexie Young, Pisgah. Two sisters, Miss Bess Young, Pulaski, and Mrs. Fred L. Wilson, Camden.
Mr. Young had been actively identified with the public school interests of Giles County for about forty years. Was also identified with the Methodist Church. At his request funeral services were held at the Beech Hill School Auditorium, the school in which he had taken so much interest in recent years.

YOUNG, Josephine The Pulaski Citizen 14 Feb 1940
Mrs. Josephine Young, 77, widow of the late R. L. Young, died at her home on North First Street, Pulaski, Friday, Feb. 9.
After funeral services at the Baptist Church of which she was a member by Rev. R. A. Johns, Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, the body was laid away at Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Young is survived by two sons, Frank of Lewisburg and Russell of Pulaski. Also several grandchildren.
Mrs. Young was a good Christian woman, who will be missed in her home, in the church, and in the community where she lived.

YOUNG, Lou Anna The Pulaski Citizen 24 Nov 1943
Funeral services for Miss Lou Anna Young, who died Monday in a Nashville hospital, were held at 1 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Frank A. Calhoun, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial took place in the Beech Hill Cemetery.
Miss Young was a native of Giles County, where she had lived most of her life. She was a member of the Methodist Church
The survivors are three sisters, Mrs. D. W. Arney, Frankewing, Miss Estelle Young, and Mrs. Dave Hamlin, both of Waxahachie, Texas.

ZUCCARELLO, Ida Maxwell The Pulaski Record 28 Dec 1949
Mrs. Ida Maxwell Zuccarello, age 77, died at 8:30 Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clyde Ealy, following a heart attack six weeks ago.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 Monday afternoon at the Pulaski Methodist Church with the Rev. Fred C. Woodard and Dr. R. B. Stone officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Zuccarello, a native of Maury County, was a daughter of the late Jesse Greenlee Maxwell and Seachie Chappell Voorehies Maxwell. She was graduated from Howard Female College at Gallatin. She was married to Guy Zuccarello in January 1896 and move to Giles County. Active in W. S. C. S. over 50 years, Mrs. Zuccarello served as president three times. She was a charter member of the Twentieth Century Literary Club and helped to organize the Gay 90’s Club. She was also secretary of the first Parent-Teachers’ Association organized in Pulaski.
In addition to Mrs. Ealy, she is survived by one son, Dr. G. M. Zuccarello of Nashville; two grandchildren, Miss Dorothy Ann Ealy and William Maxwell Ealy; and one sister, Mrs. Robert Perry of Maury County.