ABERNATHY, Alberta The Pulaski Citizen 11 Nov 1959
Alberta Abernathy, about 45, Negro of the Friendship community, was severly burned Thursday, November 5, when kerosene she was using to rekindle a fire under a wash kettle in her yard burst into flames, sending the blaze into her face and over her body.
The victim died Thursday night at 12:30 at Giles County Hospital. Relatives said the woman swallowed the blaze and was so badly burned about the face and body that sheets were used to move the body to the funeral home.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Jordan Funeral Home, Pulaski, and burial was in the Friendship Cemetery.
The victim was the wife of the late Robert Abernathy. Survivors are seven children, including one in service in Japan; a sister, Cliffie Willingham and a brother, Thomas J. Harwell.

ABERNATHY, Anna Mae Evans The Pulaski Citizen 25 Nov 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Mae Evans Abernathy, 78, were held at 10 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia. Burial took place in Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashville.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Isaac Evans and Samantha Stepp Evans, and lived here until the family moved to Maury County in 1928. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Abernathy is survived by her husband, E. A. Abernathy; one daughter, Mrs. John Morton, Nashville; one son, Floyd Abernathy, Maury County; and two sisters, Mrs. M. C. Hannah, Hermitage, and Mrs. Andrew C. Nelson, Fayetteville.

ABERNATHY, Beatrice Roberts The Pulaski Citizen 16 Sep 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. J. Harold Abernathy, 60, native Pulaskian, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. William H. Moss, pastor of First Methodist Church of which she was a member. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Abernathy died at 5 o’clock Monday morning, September 14, at Giles County Hospital after several months illness.
The former Miss Beatrice Roberts, she was born April 12, 1899, the daughter of the late Dr. G. A. Roberts, Pulaski dentist for many years, and Mrs. Beulah Cheek Roberts.
Educated at Martin College, Mrs. Abernathy was active in the work of her church, having been a leader in the missionary society and other endeavors of the church, and prominently indentified in civic and club circles.
Mrs. Abernathy is survived by her husband, J. Harold Abernathy, wholesale grocer salesman; one daughter, Mrs. Wilson Smith, Nashville; three grandchildren; one brother, G. A. Roberts, Jr., Pulaski; and one sister, Mrs. A. U. Given, Decaturville, Ill. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

ABERNATHY, Betty Eslick The Pulaski Citizen 24 Sep 1958

Funeral services for Mrs. Jerome C. Abernathy, 94, lifelong resident of Giles County, were held at 1:30 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Dr. W. Bruce Strother, Dr. William H. Mansfield, and Rev. George Regas, with the burial in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Abernathy died at 10:30 o’clock Sunday night, September 21, at her home near Pulaski, following a long period of declining health.
Born November 26, 1863, she was the former Miss Betty Eslick, daughter of the late Newton Green Eslick and Dorothy Franklin Eslick, members of pioneer families of the county. She was believed to be the oldest alumna of Martin College in Pulaski. She was a member of the Firs Methodist Church and was a charter member of the Col. Greenberry Lee Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, having been a lineal descendant of Col. Lee.
Her husband, Jerome Clayton Abernathy, who died March 14, 1928, was an outstanding teacher of the county and was co-founder of the well-known Abernathy School for Boys in Pulaski, established circa 1900.
Mrs. Abernathy is survived by three sons, Gilbert B. Abernathy, John Matthews Abernathy, and Newton J. Abernathy, Pulaski; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Wellborn, Anniston, Ala., and Mrs. Carter Harrison Witt, Jr., Lynnville; ten grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

ABERNATHY, Carrie McCormack The Pulaski Citizen 05 Apr 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie McCormack Abernathy, 80, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Pisgah Methodist Church of which she was a life-long member. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Marshall D. Moss, pastor of the church, and the Rev. James T. Parsons, retired Methodist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Abernathy died at 3:45 o’clock Monday afternoon at Pulaski Hospital following a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John McCormack and spent her entire life in this county. Her husband, Hardy Abernathy, died ten years ago.
Mrs. Abernathy is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Elmo Gunter, Nashville, Mrs. Willie Harwell and Mrs. Carl Harwell, both of Pisgah, and Mrs. J. D. Brashears, Pulaski; one son, Clarence Abernathy, Pisgah; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; one brother, Dick McCormick, Giles County; and two half-sisters, Mrs. Florence Vaughn, Fort Worth, Texas, and Mrs. John Pack, Nashville.

ABERNATHY, Donald James The Pulaski Citizen 11 Nov 1959
Donald James Abernathy, 7 weeks old infant son of Chief Petty Officer John W. Abernathy and Mrs. Abernathy, died of pneumonia on October 9 aboard ship as the family was returning to The States. Burial rites took place on Wednesday, October 10, at National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif. The infant was born August 21 in Japan.
Chief Abernathy is being stationed at the US Naval Base at San Diego, Calif., after a seven year tour of foreign duty. Abernathy is the son of Nathan A. Abernathy, Pulaski.

ABERNATHY, Elizabeth Louise The Pulaski Citizen 03 Oct 1956

Funeral services for Miss Elizabeth Louise Abernathy, 68, retired school teacher of Pulaski, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Miss Abernathy who had been in declining health for several years, died at 3:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon in a Lewisburg nursing home where she had been a patient a short time.
Born January 8, 1888, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Albert Sidney Abernathy and Vashti Hopkins Abernathy, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
Miss Abernathy was a graduate of Martin College in Pulaski, George Peabody College, Nashville, and the University of Chicago, and held a doctor of divinity degree from the College of Divine Metaphysics, Indianapolis, Ind. She taught in many schools in the South, including Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Georgia.
She is survived by one niece, Mrs. Fred D. Stovall, Pulaski, with whom she had made her home n recent years. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ABERNATHY, Ena Bralliar The Pulaski Citizen 6 May 1953
Mrs. Ena Bralliar Abernathy, 54, died at 11 o’clock Friday night, May 1, at Giles County Hospital, following an illness of six weeks. Funeral rites were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Abernathy, a teacher of several years in the county schools, was serving as speech and hearing service teacher in the school system at the time of her last illness. She was born May 7, 1898 at Prove City, Utah, the daughter of the late Dr. Floyd Bralliar and Ada Conard Bralliar. She was graduated as a registered nurse from Madison College and received a B. S. Degree from Peabody College and was taking graduate work from the University of Tennessee. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Mrs. Abernathy is survived by her husband, Thomas Edward Abernathy, Deputy County Court Clerk; one daugher, Miss Yolanda Abernathy, student nurse at Baptist Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Memphis; two sisters, Mrs. W. H. Cheek, Pulaski, and Mrs. Paul Rahn, San Leandro, Calif.; and three brothers,, Dr. Floyd Bralliar, Jr., Wickenburg, Ariz., Dr. John Barlliar, Franklin, Ky., and Dr. Max Bralliar, United States Air Force, Columbus, Ga. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

ABERNATHY, Eunice Scales The Pulaski Citizen 20 Dec 1950
Mrs Eunice Scales Abernathy, 73, prominent resident of the Tarpley community, died at 2 o’clock Wednesday morning, December 20, at her home, three miles south of Pulaski, following an eight month illness.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock on Thursday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Marshall D. Moss, of Culleoka, former pastor of Rehoboth Methodist Church, the Rev. Fred Harper, pastor, and the Rev. Cullen T. Carter. Burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born September 7, 1877, she was a lifelong resident of the county and the daughter of the late James R. Scales and Tranquilla Gracy Scales.
Mrs. Abernathy, a graduate of Martin College, was an active member of the Rehoboth Methodist Church and its missionary society and the Tarpley Home Demonstration Club, until declining health caused her retirement.

Mrs. Abernathy is survived by her husband, Moulton D. Abernathy; one sister, Mrs. Clyde Birdsong of the same community; one brother, W. E. Scales, Dubeque, Iowa; two nieces, Mrs. Raymond Williams nad Mrs. Wilson Brown; and one nephew, James T. Birdsong, all of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ABERNATHY, Fisher The Pulaski Citizen 25 May 1955
Funeral services for Fisher Westmoreland Abernathy, 65, Giles County farmer and breeder of harness horses, were held at 3:30 p. m. Saturday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. The Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the Methodist Church, officiated and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Abernathy was found dead early Friday morning at an auto parts concern in Nashville operated by his son, where he had been working as a watchman. His death apparently was due to a heart attack, investigators said.
Mr. Abernathy was one of the principals in a Giles County murder trial last year in which he was convicted of second degree murder in the slaying of his second cousin, Ben Aymett, in February, 1954. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison, and was living in Nashville pending a ruling on a motion for a new trial, which was to have been held June 7.
Mr. Abernathy was a native of Giles County, a son of A. Samuel Abernathy, a leading educator of the area, and Sue May Abernathy. He was a member of the Methodist Church and the Masonic Order.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Alice Follis Abernathy; four sons, Billy, James, Harris Abernathy, all of Nashville, and Joe Abernathy, California; and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Abernathy and Mrs. Aubrey O’Neal, Giles County.

ABERNATHY, Fletcher Clayton The Pulaski Citizen 05 Nov 1958
Funeral services for Fletcher Clayton Abernathy, 80, native Giles Countian and retired Maury County farmer, were held at 11 o’clock Monday morning at Bigbyville Methodist Church with the burial in the McCain Cemetery.
Mr. Abernathy died Saturday afternoon, November 1, at Maury County Hospital after several weeks illness.
Born August 28, 1878 in Giles County, he was the son of the late John Abernathy and Katherine Tarpley Abernathy, and was a member of the Bigbyville Methodist Church.
Mr. Abernathy is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irene Adkisson Abernathy, native of Maury County; two daughters, Mrs. W. L. Peters, Escanaba, Mich., and Miss Eleanor Abernathy, Columbia; three sons, John W. Abernathy, Florence, Ala., Raymond Abernathy and Matthews Abernathy, Columbia; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Hobart Townsend and Mrs. Hughey Marks, Pulaski; and two brothers, Mouldton D. Abernathy and Colston Abernathy, Pulaski.

ABERNATHY, Fletcher Colston The Pulaski Citizen 25 Apr 1951

Burial services for 1st Lt. Fletcher Colston Abernathy, 26, and eight other victims of an airplane crash in the Pacific area in 1944 were held at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Mo., at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday afternoon, April 18. Pulaski relatives returned home the following day after attending the service for the young veteran who lost his life in World War II.
Prior to the receipt of the message confirming identification of the wrecked plane and the personnel a few weeks ago, the family had lacked definite information since receiving the message that Lt. Abernathy was missing in action July 28, 1944. Later they were informed that contact with the crew ceased while they were on a courier mission from New Guinea to Biak Island on the “missing in action” date.
The son of Thomas Colston Abernathy and the late Blanche Stephens Abernathy, Lt. Abernathy was born and reared in Giles County. He was a graduate of Prospect High School and was connected with the Reeves Drug Store prior to his military service that started at Cochran Field, Macon, Ga., in June, 1941. Later he received training at Ft. Knox, Ky., Brooks Field, San Antonio, Texas, and Laurel Air Base, Laurel, Miss., before reporting to the Pacific theater on December 3, 1943.
Lt. Abernathy is survived by his father; three brothers, Robert Dudley Abernathy, Moulton D. Abernathy, II, and H. A. Abernathy, all of Pulaski; and six sisters, Misses Martha and Nancy Dee Abernathy, of Pulaski, Mrs. Herbert Kidd, Pikeville, Ky., Mrs. John W. Ayers, Nashville, Mrs. Thurman Carden, San Francisco, Calif., and Mrs. Charles Covington, Jr., Dickson

ABERNATHY, Frances Emmaline Fry The Pulaski Citizen 29 Feb 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Frances Emmaline Fry Abernathy, 72, Scott’s Hill resident, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Scott’s Hill Baptist Church with rites conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. R. G. Hughes, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Abernathy, who was visiting in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Miles on Spofford Avenue in Pulaski, died at 8:45 o’clock Saturday morning, February 25, after a long period of declining health.
Born October 8, 1883, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late James Mitchell Fry and Nancy Jane Fry, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband, Henry Dee Abernathy, died October 24, 1952.
Mrs. Campbell is survived by seven daughters, Mrs. Miles and Mrs. Henry Campbell, Pulaski, Mrs. Carroll Campbell, Bodenham, Mrs. Lewis Harris, Anthony Hill, Mrs. Cecil Cox, Milky Way, Mrs. George Owen, Westside, and Mrs. Elbert Smith, Evansville, Ind.; three sons, James William Abernathy, Westside, Wilson Abernathy, Frankewing, and Leroy Abernathy, Rose Hill; fifty-one grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. E. B. Roberts, Sr., and Mrs. Will Brashears, Giles County, and Mrs. John Johnson, Decatur, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ABERNATHY, George McLaurine The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jun 1956
George McLaurine Abernathy, 64, native of Pulaski and prominent businessman in Memphis, died June 22 at his home after a long illness. Funeral rites were held the following day at First Evangelical Church with burial in Memorial Park in that city.

Mr. Abernathy began his varied career as a newsboy in Pulaski, later learning telegraphy, and successfully becoming a railroad agent; a railroad cashier and an accountant. In 1916 he entered the automobile business, and in 1923 entered the real estate field where he was quite a successful broker, having opened three large industrial subdivisions in Memphis.
Mr. Abernathy is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie Latting Abernathy; two sons, two grandsons; two sisters, Miss Elizabeth Abernathy, Prospect, Mrs. J. Lindsay Wilkinson, Jacksonville, Fla.; and his step-mother, Mrs. E. F. Abernathy, Prospect.

ABERNATHY, Henry Dee The Pulaski Citizen 29 Oct 1952
Funeral services for Henry Dee Abernathy, 69, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Homer Brown, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Abernathy, who had been in declining health for a period of years, died of a heart attack at 9:30 o’clock Friday night at Giles County Hospital.
A resident of the Scotts Hill section, he was born April 12, 1883, in Giles County, the son of the late Charlie Abernathy and Fannie Harwell Abernathy. He was a member of Chestnut Hill Methodist Church.
Mr. Abernathy is survived by Mrs. Emmaline Fry Abernathy; seven daughters, Mrs. Carroll Campbell, Mrs. Henry Campbell, Mrs. Lewis Harris, Giles County, Mrs. Walter Miles, Pulaski, Mrs. Viola Cox and Mrs. George Owens, Leoma, and Mrs. Elbert Smith, Evansville, Ind.; four sons, Ervin Abernathy, Wilson Abernathy, and Leroy Abernathy, all of Giles County, and James Williams Abernathy, Lawrence County; forty-six grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and one brother, Clifford Abernathy, Eric, Okla. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

ABERNATHY, Henry Scales The Pulaski Citizen 23 Dec 1959
Funeral services are incomplete at press time for Henry Scales Abernathy, 75, Eighth District farmer, who died at one o’clock Tuesday, December 22, at Giles County Hospital, after a period of declining health.
Born September 20, 1884, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Henry Gilbert (Bud) Abernathy and Annie Scales Abernathy. His wife, Mrs. Mary Lou Lawson Abernathy, died approximately four years ago. He was a member of the Rehoboth Methodist Church.
Mr. Abernathy is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Malcolm Birdsong, Mrs. Herbert Bass,
Mrs. James Mize and Miss Rachel Abernathy, Giles County; one son, William Clayton Abernathy, Giles County; a number of grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Jack Crowder, Fort Worth, Texas; and one half-brother, Fulton Abernathy, Birmingham, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, in charge of arrangements.

ABERNATHY, John Ervin The Pulaski Citizen 02 Feb 1955
John Ervin Abernathy, 45, farmer of the Scotts Hill section, died unexpectedly of a heart attack about midnight on Monday night, January 31, at his home.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church of which he was a member. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Argine Hughes, pastor, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in the church cemetery.

Born August 23, 1909, in Giles County, he was the son of Mrs. Frances Emmaline Fry Abernathy of that community and the late Henry Dee Abernathy.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Abernathy is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elvie Glover Abernathy; one son, Glenn Abernathy, Cincinnati, Ohio; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Turner, Bodenham and Miss Wilma Aberanthy; seven sisters, Mrs. Walter Miles and Mrs. Henry Campbell, Pulaski, Mrs. Cecil Cox, Mrs. Carroll Campbell, Bodenham, Mrs. Elbert Smith, Evansville, Ind., and Mrs. Louis Harris and Mrs. George Owens, Scotts Hill; and three brothers, James William Aberanthy, Wilson Abernathy, and Leroy Abernathy, all of Scotts Hill. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

ABERNATHY, Joseph Cayce The Pulaski Citizen 22 Oct 1958
Joseph Cayce Abernathy, 80, farmer, livestock dealer and former Giles County trustee, died at 9 p. m. Monday in Giles County Hospital of a heart ailment.
Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski, with Dr. Bruce Strother, pastor of First Methodist Church, and Dr. W. H. Mansfield, Associate Pastor, officiated and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers were members of the George Morgan Bible Class, First Methodist Church.
Mr. Abernathy was a native of Giles County, son of William Richard and Harriett Rogers Abernathy. He was educated in the county schools and was a member of Olivet Methodist Church and a member of the Woodmen of the World.
In 1900, he married Florence Irwin Abernathy of Pulaski, who survives.
Mr. Abernathy served as county trustee from 1920 to 1924, and also served as magistrate of Giles County Quarterly Court for some time.
Other survivors are five daughters, Miss Rebecca Denty Abernathy, Atlanta, Mrs. Hugh Braly, Mrs. C. E. Reed, Mrs. John Floyd Smith and Mrs. David Cheatham, Giles County; two sons, William Richard Abernathy, Wales, and James E. Abernathy, Nashville; a sister, Mrs. John H. Gilbert, Pulaski; a brother, Will Rogers Abernathy, Nashville and 12 grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.

ABERNATHY, Leroy Pointer The Pulaski Citizen 30 Apr 1952
Leroy Pointer Abernathy, native Pulaskian, died of a heart ailment Tuesday morning, April 29, at his home in Monroe, La.
Funeral rites and burial took place Wednesday in Monroe.
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Lane Abernathy, he was born and reared in Pulaski, and attended Massey Military School for Boys in Pulaski. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and was a veteran of World War I.
Mr. Abernathy is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie Wilds Abernathy; two daughters, five grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. H. Q. McElwee, Atlanta, Ga.

ABERNATHY, Mary Bell Sellers The Pulaski Citizen 16 Feb 1955
Mrs. Mary Bell Saellers Abernathy, 88, widow of Charlie Abernathy, died at 5 o’clock Saturday morning, February 12, at Giles County Hospital following several weeks illness.

Funeral services were held at one o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Fred Rogers, pastor of the Lynnville Presbyterian Church, and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Born October 15, 1866, in the Clear Creek Lake section, she was the daughter of the late Henry O. Sellers and Susan A. Moore Sellers. She was married to Charlie Abernathy, who after a few years died. Fifty-one years ago, she located in Fulton, Ky., where she owned and operated a millinery shop until her retirement in recent years.
Mrs. Abernathy, a member of the Episcopal Church in Fulton, Ky., is survived by one sister, Miss Fannie Sellers, Clear Creek Lake; one nephew, Henry Sellers; and three nieces, Miss Mary Sellers, Clear Creek Lake, Miss Brownie Sellers, Arlington, Va., and Mrs. John Melfi, Oak Ridge. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

ABERNATHY, Mary Louella Lawson The Pulaski Citizen 16 Nov 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Louella Lawson Abernathy, 67, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Robert Smith, pastor of Rehoboth Methodist Church, and Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of First Baptist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Abernathy who had been quite ill a long time, died on Saturday, November 12, at Giles County Hospital.
Born November 7, 1888, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late William Lawson and Mary Ann Eason Lawson, and was a member of Rehoboth Methodist Church.
Mrs. Aberanthy is survived by her husband, Henry S. Abernathy; one son, William C. Abernathy; five daughters, Mrs. Malcolm Birdsong, Miss Rachel Abernathy, Mrs. Thomas Johnston, Mrs. Herbert Bass and Mrs. James Mize; and thirteen grandchildren, all of Giles County; and one sister, Mrs. E. R. Adcock, Somerville, Ala., Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

ABERNATHY, Myrtle Mason The Pulaski Citizen 26 Sep 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Edwin F. Abernathy, 88, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the residence in Prospect, with rites conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of Prospect Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family plot in Prospect Cemetery. Mrs. Abernathy died at 6 o’clock Friday afternoon, September 21, at the home after a lengthy illness.
The former Miss Myrtle Mason, she was born August 30, 1868, the daughter of the late Dr. Joseph Gray Mason and Margaret Grigsby Mason. Her husband, Edwin F. Abernathy, died many years ago. She was a member of Prospect Methodist Church.
Mrs. Abernathy is survived by two daughters, Miss Elizabeth Abernathy, Prospect, and Mrs. J. Lindsay Wilkinson, Jacksonville, Fla.; three grandchildren and one step-grandson; and one sister, Miss Meda Mason, Prospect. Wilson Carter and Company, morticians in charge.

ABERNATHY, Mrs. Shields The Pulaski Citizen 20 Mar 1957
Word has been received here of the death Thursday morning, of Mrs. Shields Abernathy at her home in Memphis.
Funeral services will be held Friday at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Memphis with burial there.

Mrs. Abernathy is survived by her husband, Dr. Shields Abernathy, a native of Pulaski; one son, Lane Abernathy, New York City; one daughter, Mrs. Thurman Crawford, Memphis; and five grandchildren.

ABERNATHY, Shields The Pulaski Citizen 3 Dec 1958
Dr. Shields Abernathy, 73, prominent retired surgeon at Memphis and a native of Giles County, died of a heart attack at 6:30 p. m. Friday at his home in Memphis.
Funeral services were held at 3 p. m. Sunday at St. John Episcopal Church in Memphis. Burial was in Memphis.
Dr. Abernathy was a graduate of Vanderbilt Medical School and interned in Bellevue Hospital in New York City. He went overseas with a Memphis hospital until during World War I. He had been on the active staff at Baptist Hospital many years and also served several years on the faculty of University of Tennessee College of Medicine. Early in his career he was associated with Dr. Eugene Johnson, one of the most widely known surgeons in the Mid South at that time.
Dr. Abernathy was a member of Memphis and Shelby County Medical Society, Tennessee State Medical Society, American Radium Society and was a Fellow of the International College of Surgeons. He was a Mason and formerly of old Chickasaw Guards, University Club and Memphis Country Club.
Dr. Abernathy was the son of the late Dr. Charles A. Abernathy and Ella Ezell Abernathy. He was a graduate of Vanderbilt Medical School and interned in New York City, after which he returned to Pulaski to begin practice with his father. Later, he moved to Memphis where he became a cancer specialist.
He retired four years ago due to ill health.
Dr. Abernathy’s wife, Mrs. Helen Salisbury Abernathy, died in March, 1957. His survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Thurman Crawford, Memphis; a son, Lane Abernathy, Chappaqua, N. Y. and a half brother, Will Flournoy of Nashville.

ABERNATHY, Susan Adelaide May The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jun 1954
Mrs. Susan Adelaide May Abernathy, 93, one of the county’s oldest citizens, died at 3:10 o’clock Friday morning, June 18, at her home in Owl Hollow community following a long period of declining health.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. James T. Parsons, Methodist minister, and burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born June 4, 1861, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Julius Pinkney May and Marietta Westmoreland May, members of prominent pioneer families of the county. Mrs. Abernathy, a member of the Blooming Grove Methodist Church, was the widow of A. Samuel Abernathy, well-known educator in his day, having been one of two brothers who operated the old Abernathy School in Pulaski, and later serving as county superintendent of education.

Mrs. Abernathy is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Charles Abernathy and Mrs. Aubrie O’Neal, of the home address; one son, Fisher Abernathy, Pulaski; one brother, Marvin May, Cincinnati, Ohio; twenty-three grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren. Wilson Carter and Company, Morticians in charge.

ABERNATHY, Thomas Edward “Peck” The Pulaski Citizen 7 Dec 1955
Thomas Edward “Peck” Abernathy, 67, deputy Giles County court clerk for the past 21 years, died Wednesday afternoon in Veterans Administration Hospital in Nashville after seven weeks of illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulasi. The Rev. Sam Dodson, Jr., past of First Methodist Church, will officiate and burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Abernathy, a native of Giles County, was the son of Robert D. and Mattie Abernathy Abernathy. He was a graduate of Abernathy Preparatory School which was operated in Pulaski for many years, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
A veteran of World War I, Mr. Abernathy was a charter member of the American Legion Post 60 served as post adjutant for 15 years.
He was a former deputy clerk and master of chancery court in Giles County, having served in this capacity for several years prior to his term of office as deputy county court clerk. For abour five years, he was an employee of the Citizens Bank in Pulaski.
His wife, Mrs. Ena Brailliar Abernathy, died in 1954.
Mr. Abernathy is survived by a daughter, Miss Yolanda Abernathy, Memphis; a sister, Mrs. Frank Martin, Pulaski; and a brother, J. Harold Abernathy, Pulaski.

ABERNATHY, Willie Ellis The Pulaski Citizen 9 May 1951
Mrs. Willie Ellis Abernathy, former resident of Pulaski, died at 3:30 o’clock Sunday morning, May 6, at her home in Jonesboro, Ark. Funeral rites and burial took place Monday at Jonesboro. Mrs. Abernathy, widow of Roy Abernathy, also a former Pulaski resident, is survived by one daughter, Miss Ella Abernathy, of Jonesboro.
Roy Abernathy, born and reared at Pulaski, was the son of the late Butler Abernathy, brother of the late J. C. Abernathy and A. Samuel Abernathy.

ABRAMS, Benjamin Alexander The Pulaski Citizen 23 Nov 1955
Funeral services for Benjamin Alexander Abrams, 78, Lawrenceburg baker and father of Harold Abrams of Pulaski, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Coleman Methodist Church in Lawrenceburg with burial in Mimosa Cemetery in that city.
Mr. Abrams died Saturday at his home after a long illness.
In addition to his wife; Mr. Abrams is survived by four sons; six grandchildren, one great grandchild; and three brother.

ADAMS, Alfred Wheeler The Pulaski Citizen 4 May 1955
Funeral services for Alfred Wheeler Adams, 67, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Elkmont Church of Christ, conducted by the Rev. Davis, and burial took place in Elkmont Cemetery.
Mr. Adams died of a heart attack at his home at Elkmont on Saturday, April 30.

He lived the greater part of his life in Giles County and was the son of the late Richard Edward Adams and Sarah Holt Adams. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Adams is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah Adams; six daughters, Mrs. Jesse Goats and Mrs. Morgan Thompson, Minor Hill, Mrs. Fayne Wright of Florida, Mrs. Joe Beavers, McBurg, and Misses Evelyn and Dolly Adams, Elkmont; six sons, Roy Adams, Minor Hill, Ed and Houston Adams of Ohio, Douglas J.Adams and Evans Adams, Elkmont; twenty-five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

ADAMS, Bess Orr The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Bess Orr Adams, 70, Nashville resident for several years, were held at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning in Nashville and prayer services were held at 2 o’clock that afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home here. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Adams died of a heart attack at 8:30 o’clock Thursday night at a Nashville hospital, following several months illness.
Daughter of the late James Wier Orr and Nannie Gracey Orr, she was born in Marshall County but had made her home in Giles County the greater part of her life. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs Adams is survived by her husband, Robert L. (Bob) Adams; two sisters, Miss Beulah Orr, Washington, D. C. and Mrs. Curt Hall, Newton, Ga.; and one brother, Jamie W. Orr, Mooresville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

ADAMS, Jessie C. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Apr 1953
Jessie C. Adams, formerly of Giles County, died of a heart attack at 10 o’clock Sunday night at his home in Louisville, Ky.
He was born Dec. 6, 1901, the son of Mrs. Nora Adams and the late J. E. Adams. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Funeral services and burial took place in Louisville, Ky.
Besides his mother, Mr. Adams is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Woodard Adams; one daughter, Ruth Ann Adams; one son, David Adams, all of Louisville; three sisters, Mrs. Joe Mathis, Crescent City, Fla., Mrs. Carl Pettes, Lewisburg, Tenn., Mrs. Oral Poarch, Birmingham, Ala.; five brothers, Roy Adams, Birmingham, Willie Adams, Franklin, Tenn., Clayton M. Adams, U. S. Army, Oliver Adams, Lynnville, Tenn., and Paul Adams, Columbia, Tenn.

ADAMS, Johnie Roy The Pulaski Citizen 21 Apr 1954
Funeral services for Johnie Roy Adams, 50, native Giles Countian, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon, April 9, at East Lake Church of Christ in Birmingham, Ala., of which he was a member. Burial took place in Forrest Hill Cemetery in that city.
Mr. Adams died of a heart attack on the preceding Wednesday morning while at work.
A resident of Birmingham the past thirty years, he was born and reared in Giles County, the son of Mrs. J. E. Adams and the late Mr. Adams.

In addition to his mother, Mr. Adams is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nellie Foster Adams; one daughter, Mrs. Thomas George; four sons, Melvin, Floyd, Eugene, and Raymond Earl Adams, all of Birmingham, Ala.; three grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Joe Mathis, Crescent City, Fla., Mrs. Oral Poarch, Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. Carl Pettus, Lewisburg, Tenn.; and four brothers, Willie Adams, Cary, N.C., Claayton Adams, U. S. Army, Fort Benning, Ga., Oliver Adams, Lewisburg, and Paul Adams, Columbia.

ADAMS, Laura Hardin The Pulaski Citizen 20 Jan 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Hardin Adams, 79, who died at 2:45 o’clock Saturday morning, January 9, at her home on Childers Street after a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
The widow of W. J. Adams, she was born July 7, 1874, in the county, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hardin.
Mrs. Adams is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Pearl Rainey and Miss Lillian Adams, Pulaski, Mrs. Delia Mae McGilton and Mrs. Elizabeth Adkerson, both of Rising Sun, Ala., and Mrs. Willie Turner, Rosenbery, Texas; and three sons, Marvin Adams, Pulaski, Cy Adams, Nashville and Hugh Adams, Toledo, Ohio. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge.

ADAMS, Lizzie McGowan The Pulaski Citizen 7 Dec 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie McGowan Adams, 82, were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Stiversville Church of Christ, with Elder J. Clifford Murphy of Pulaski officiating. Burial took place in Gibsonville Cemetery.
Mrs. Adams died at 4:15 o’clock Tuesday morning at her home at Stiversville after a brief illness, having sustained a paralytic stroke on Thursday.
Born April 12, 1873, in Hardin County and moving as a child to Giles County, she had lived most of her life here. She was the widow of Andrew Jackson Adams, who died October 30, 1946. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Adams is survived by one son, Monroe Adams; and six daughters, Mrs. Turner Collins, Mrs. Alvie Parrish, Mrs. Thomas Cook, Miss Ludie Adams, Mrs. George McGaugh, and Mrs. Lewis Henson, all of Maury County.

ADAMS, Martha Rivers The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jul 1959
Mrs. Martha Rivers Adams, 76, Woman’s Page Editor of The Lynchburg News, Lynchburg, Va., died at 5:40 o’clock Sunday morning, June 28, in Virginia Baptist Hospital. Funeral rites took place at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church with the burial taking place in that city.
Born November 10, 1882, at Conway in Giles County on the plantation of her parents, Captain James William Rivers and Mary Flournoy Rivers. She received her education at Athens College and Martin College, and attended Randolph-Macon Womans College where she was a member of the Class of 1904. Her husband, William Duval Adams, Jr., died in 1935.
She was associated with the Lynchburg News more than 45 years as a reporter, feature writer and society editor. During her long literary career, she served on a committee of Governor Harry F. Byrd and as secretary to Senator Carter Glass.

Mrs. Adams, a lifelong Episcopalian, is survived by two daughters, Miss Martha Rivers Adams, Lynchburg, and Mrs. Davis H. Elliott, Roanoke; and one son, William Duval Adams, III, USN, ret., Roanoke, Va.

ADAMS, Myrtle Arthur The Pulaski Citizen 7 Mar 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle Arthur Adams, 62, who died at 3:30 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, March 6, at her home in Lynnville after a lengthy illness, were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at the Lynnville Methodist Church. The Rev. J. C. Wallace, pastor of the church, officiated and burial took place in City Cemetery in Decatur, Ala.
Mrs. Adams was a member of the Lynnville Methodist Church.
Formerly Myrtle Arthur, she was twice married. Her first husband was Charles Shores and after his death she married Jasper Newton Adams who died several years ago.
Mrs. Adams is survived by five sons, Marvin Shores, Lynnville, Arthur B. Shores, Russellville, Ala., Charles O. Shores, Jasper Adams, and J. C. Adams, all of Knoxville; nine grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Roy Poff, Decatur, Ala., Mrs. J. L. Colbert, Pulaski; and two brothers, Elmer Arthur and Oscar Arthur, Pulaski.

ADAMS, Nora E. Casteel The Pulaski Citizen 26 Aug 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Nora E. Casteel Adams, 76, who died August 21, after a brief illness in Crescent City, Fla. were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski, conducted by Charles E. Cheatham of Lewisburg. Burial took place at Mars Hill Cemetery near Mooresville.
Born May 23, 1883, in Coffee County, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ben Casteel. The greater part of her life she lived in the Diana and Lynnville sections.Her husband, J. E. Adamss, died October 9, 1944.
Mrs. Adams is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Joe Mathis, Crescent, Fla., Mrs. Carl Pettus, Lewisburg, and Mrs. Oral Poarch, Birmngham, Ala; four sons, Willie Adams, Lafayette, Tenn., Clayton Adams, Montgomery, Ala., Oliver Adams, Nashville, and Paul Adams, Florence, Ala., and twenty-six grandchildren and twenty-five great-grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

ADAMS, Oma Odell Wise The Pulaski Citizen 20 Apr 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Earl Adams, 40, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Minor Hill Church of Christ, conducted by R. J. Rollins of Athens, Ala. Burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Adams died at 6 o’clock Saturday morning at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville after a weeks illness.
The former Miss Oma Odell Wise, she was born October 15, 1914 in Alabama, the daughter of Ike Wise and Cora Pitts Wise, but spent most of her life in this county. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Adams is survived by her husband, Earl Adams; one daughter, Mrs. Rebecca Barnett; two grandchildren, Minor Hill; one sister, Mrs. Alvin Williams, Lester, Ala.; and two brothers, William Wise, U. S. Army, and Frank Wise, Lester, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

ADAMS, Robert Lewis The Pulaski Citizen 20 May 1953
Funeral services for Robert Lewis Adams, 73, retired Giles County farmer, were held Saturday morning at Trinity Methodist Church in Nashville, conducted by the Rev. A. J. Bunn, pastor of the church. Prayers services were h eld at the grave in Maplewood Cemetery at Pulaski at 2:30 o’clock that afternoon.
Mr. Adams died Thursday at a Nashville hospital following several years declining health.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert Adams and Anne Beasley Adams. He had lived in this county until 1944 when he moved to Nashville. He was a member of Trinity Methodist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Bess Orr Adams, a native of Marshall County, died December 11, 1952.
Mr. Adams is survived by one sister, Mrs. Frank C. Justice of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

ADAMS, Sam J. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Nov 1953
Funeral services for Sam J. Adams, 79, farmer of Limestone County, Ala., were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Veto Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. Dean Bo____________, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Athens Cemetery. Mr. Adams died Saturday in Athens Hospital. Born in Alabama, he was the son of the late Clay Adams and Nancy J. Rogers Adams, and lived at Veto for twenty-eight years. He was a member of the Christian Church.
Mr. Adams is survived by his wife, Mrs. Easter Appleton Adams; five daughters, Mrs. Nancy Cannon, and Mrs. Ruth Bai_____, both of Athens, Mrs. Gr____ Russ, Miss Geneva Adams, Mrs. Lillian Gates, all of Veto, Ala.; two sons, Turner Adams, Ardmore and Rufus Adams, Detroit, Mich.; and fourteen grandchildren. Wilson Carter and Company, funeral directors in charge.

ADAMS, William James (Bill) The Pulaski Citizen 19 Apr 1950
Funeral services for William James Adams, 85, former employee of International Minerals and Chemical Corporation at Wales, who died at 5:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, April 16, at his home in Pulaski, were held at 2 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon at Pulaski Church of Christ. Elder A. C. Dreaden, pastor of the church, officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Adams is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Elizabeth Hardin Adams; six daughters, Mrs. Ernest McGilton, Helena, Ohio, Mrs. Willie Turner, Houston, Texas, Mrs. Claude Rainey, Mrs. John Clark, Miss Lillie Mae Adams and Mrs. Mack Adkerson, all of Pulaski; three sons, Sie Adams, Leoma,, William Hugh Adams, Toledo, Ohio, and Marvin Adams, Wales; a number of grandchildren; and four sisters, Mrs. Jack Clark, Lynnville, Mrs. Ella Lester, Columbia, Mrs. George Robinson, Lawrence County, and Mrs. Wallace Clark, Columbia.

ADCOCK, Lizzie The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jun 1951
Funeral services for Miss Lizzie Adcock, 69, former resident of Giles County, were held Saturday afternoon at the Ninth Street Methodist Church, in Decatur, Ala., with the Rev. Elkins, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial took place in the Decatur Cemetery.

Miss Adcock died at 6:05 o’clock Friday night at Giles County Hospital after a long illness. She was born in Marshall County, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Adcock. In her early childhood the family moved to Giles County. Approximately forty years ago, she moved to Decatur where she was a saleslady for many years for a leading firm.
Miss Adcock, a member of the Methodist Church, is survived by one sister, Mrs. Annie Lawson, Decatur; and two brothers, T. J. Adcock, Decatur and Mark Adcock, Pulaski.

ADCOCK, William Marcus “Mark” The Pulaski Citizen 12 Oct 1955
Funeral services for William Marcus “Mark” Adcock, seventy-nine, retired farmer and dairyman of the Pisgah community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons, pastor of the Pisgah Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. J. W. McCullough, pastor of Bunker Hill Church of God. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Adcock died at 5:15 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Giles County Hospital following a paralytic stroke suffered earlier in the day. He had been in failing health several years.
Born October 3, 1876, in Coffee County, he was the son of the late Rev. Adam Adcock and Sarah Hale Adcock. He was a member of the Methodist Church., having served as teacher of the Men’s Bible Class and superintendent of the Sunday School at Pisgah Methodist Church for several years.
Mr. Adcock is survived by his wife, Alice Maxie Dugger Adcock, to whom he was married fifty-five years ago; four daughters, Mrs. Henry Marks, Mrs. Leslie Brashears and Mrs. Lewis Cooper, all of Giles County, and Mrs. Robert Loyd, Centerville; one son, Ben Adcock, Pisgah; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Annie Lawson; and one brother, Tom Adcock, both of Decatur, Ala. A son, Clyde Adcock, died several years ago.
Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ADKINS, Alice Johnson The Pulaski Citizen 21 Sep 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Johnson Adkins, 84, native Giles Countian, were held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Honeycutt of Killen, Ala., and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Adkins died at 7:30 o’clock Wednesday night, September 14, at the home of her son, Thelma Adkins at Killen, Ala., after a lengthy illness.
Born March 27, 1871, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late William H. Johnson and Mattie Marks Johnson. She was a member of the old Sharon Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Her husband, John Robert Adkins, died seventeen years ago.
Mrs Adkins is survived by three sons, Thelma Adkins, Lee Atwell Adkins, and Gray Adkins, both of Akron, Ohio; one daughter, Mrs. Gene Hamby, Memphis; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Henry Johnson of Texas and Roy Johnson of Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Barns and daughter, Mrs. Woodrow Sanford and her son, Barry Sanford of Memphis, came for the funeral.

ADKINS, Lloyd B. The Pulaski Citizen 27 May 1959
Lloyd B. Adkins, 42, retired United States Navy serviceman and native of Giles County, died Wednesday, May 27, at Bay Pine Hospital near St. Petersburg, Fla.. after a long illness.

Funeral rites and burial will take place on June 1 in Bay Pines.
Born and reared at Lynnville, he was the son of the late J. Rabern Adkins and Eula Booth Adkins, was a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. He was a Methodist.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Adkins is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Burgess Adkins; one step-daughter, Miss Lora Burgess, Bay Pines; five sisters, Mrs. J. C. Ervin, Hanes City, Fla., Mrs. Wayne Carnathan, Greenville, Ala., Mrs. Ken Ford, Memphis, Mrs. John Kastanakis, Huntsville, Ala., and Mrs. Dorris Goodman, Anchorage, Alaska; and two brothers, Lt. Col. James C. Adkins, Omaha, Neb. and Roy B. Adkins, Murfreesboro.

ADKISSON, James Robert The Pulaski Citizen 20 Dec 1950
Funeral services for James Robert Adkisson, 79, farmer of the Covey Hollow section of Maury County who died early Thursday morning after a long illness, were held at 10:30 o’clock Friday morning at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia. Rites were conducted by Riley Moore, and burial took place in McCains Cemetery.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late William G. Adkisson and Martha Lawhorn Adkisson. He was a member of the Church of Christ and a Woodman of the World.
Mr. Adkisson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Addie Hickman Adkisson; a daughter, Mrs. A. W. Gilliam; a son, W. M. Adkisson; and two grandchildren, all of Maury County.

ALBRIGHT, James Leven The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1958
Funeral services for James Leven Albright, 75, retired farmer and watch repairman, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Albright was found dead in bed at 6 o’clock Monday morning at his home three miles south of Pulaski on the Crescent View Road. When neighbors failed to see him going about his home, the sheriff was called to investigate. Mr. Albright, who lived alone, was believed to have been dead about two days.
A native of the county, he was the son of the late W. L.Albright and Idenia Hardiman Albright.
The survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Finley Thomas, Crescent View, and Mrs. Mary Dixon, Washington, D. C., and one niece and one nephew. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ALEXANDER, Anna Smith The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1958
A Pulaski woman was killed when hit by an automobile at the intersection of South Second and Flower Streets in Pulaski Monday night at 6:55 o’clock.
Mrs. Anna Smith Alexander, 75, Negro, was dead on arrival at Giles County Hospital.
Officers who investigated the accident said she was hit by a car driven by Bobby Downing, Pulaski grocery clerk. Downing told police the woman stepped from behind a parked vehicle and into the path of his car. The car skidded nine feet, police said.
Mrs. Alexander was a retired lunchroom worker at Pulaski Elementary School. She had been staying at the home of Mrs. W. F. English on West Flower Street at night and was enroute there at the time of the accident.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p. m. Thursday at Agnew Methodist Church and burial was in the church cemetery with McKissack Funeral Home in charge.

ALEXANDER, Jesse W. The Pulaski Citizen 17 Feb 1954
Prayer services for Jesse W. Alexander, 96, retired Murfreesboro businessman, were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro, conducted by Rev. Ralph Llewellyn and the Rev. Walton L. Smith. Burial took place in the family lot in Evergreen Cemetery in that city.
Mr. Alexander died Monday night at his home in Murfreesboro following several years’ illness.
A native of Williamson County, he was the son of the late John Alexander and Mary Jane Reams Alexander. He was a retired farmer and livery stable owner and had served as an elder in the First Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Alexander is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha V. Abernathy Alexander, a native of Giles County; three daughters, Mrs. W. L. Smith, Smyrna, Mrs. J. O. Key, Paris, and Mrs. Mary Jane Alexander, Murfreesboro; three grandchildren, and one brother, Tom R. Alexander, Terre Haute, Ind.; formerly of Pulaski. Mrs. Alexander is the sister of the late Wiley T. Abernathy of Pulaski.

ALEXANDER, Jess The Pulaski Citizen 9 Mar 1955
Funeral services for Jess Alexander, 87, retired farmer of the Liberty community, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Liberty Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the Simpson Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born August 16, 1867, the son of the late Lem Alexander and Sallie Alexander, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Othello Koon Alexander, died in June of 1939.
Mr. Alexander is survived by two sons, Kelly Alexander, Prospect, with whom he made his home, and George Alexander, Pulaski; two grandchildren; and one brother, Jim Alexander, Athens, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ALEXANDER, John White The Pulaski Citizen 29 Aug 1951
Funeral services for John White Alexander, 85, retired farmer of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home, in Columbia with Melvin Dugger officiating. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mr. Alexander died Saturday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Willie Hayes, in the Campbell Station community, after several weeks illness.
Mr. Alexander, a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, was born and reared in the Campbellsville section, the son of Alex Alexander and Charity Yokley Alexander. His wife, Mrs. Carrie S. Alexander, died last year.
In addition to Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Alexander is survived by four other daughters, Mrs. L. A. Haney, St. Petersburg, Fla., Mrs. H. E. Williford, Campbell Station, Mrs. Ira Tucker, Belle Mina, Ala., and Mrs. J. R. Hayes, Columbia; two sons, Frank Alexander and Cecil Alexander, both of Campbell Station; one sister, Mrs. Florence Baker, Campbellsville; and one brother, Mack Alexander, of Ethridge; and six grandchildren.

ALEXANDER, Mattie Prior The Pulaski Citizen 3 Sep 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Mack Alexander, 81, were held Thursday at North Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg with the burial in John Lay Cemetery in Ethridge. Mrs. Alexander died Wednesday, August 27, at her home at Ethridge after a long illness.
A native of Giles County, she was the former Miss Mattie Prior, daughter of the late John Prior and Elizabeth McCutcheon Prior. The widow of Mack Alexander of Campbellsville, she was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Alexander is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Clay Lance, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. V. H. Felton, Madison; two sons, Elbert Alexander, Oak Ridge, and Clint Alexander, Ethridge, seven grandchildren; and one brother, Neal Prior, Ethridge.

ALEXANDER, Thomas R. The Pulaski Citizen 9 Feb 1955
Thomas R. Alexander, 86, retired Pulaski druggist, died Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. DeWitt Owen, at Terre Haute, Ind.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Sunday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. The Rev. S. Wallace Carr, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiated and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
A native of Franklin, Mr. Alexander had made his home in Pulaski most of his life and had been closely identified with the church, business and civic life of the county. He was an elder in the First Presbyterian Church and had been a leading druggist in the city for more than 40 years until his retirement some years ago.
He began his business career as a member of the Reeves and Alexander Drug firm, and later was associated with the Martin-Alexander Drug Store for some years before opening the Alexander Drug Store which he operated many years in the building on the east side of the square, now occupied by the Vogue.
Closing out his store in Pulaski, Mr. Alexander became connected with a drug store at Smyrna where he stayed several years. Later, he was connected with Loyd Drug Store and Pulaski Drug Store in Pulaski. In addition to his drug business, he was the owner of the Chero-Cola Bottling Company at Fayetteville for some time.
His wife, Miss Dana English, died several years ago.
Mr. Alexander is survived by his daughter, Mrs. DeWitt Owen, and one grandson, DeWitt Owen, Jr., both of Terre Haute.

ALLEN, Alice Daniels The Pulaski Citizen 18 Dec 1957
Funeral services for Alice Daniels Allen, 89, Giles County resident most of her life, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Campbellsville Church of Christ. A former Pulaski minister, Elmer Smith of Nashville, officiated and burial took place in the Yokley Cemetery at Campbellsville. Mrs. Allen died at 8:30 o’clock Saturday night, December 14, at the home of her son, R. L.Allen in the Rich Community, after a long illness.
Born April 22, 1886, in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of the late J. C. Daniels and Mary Sneed Daniels, and was a member of the Church of Christ. Her husband, Jerome H. Allen died June 20, 1924.

Mrs. Allen is survived by four daughters, Mrs. M J. Shelby, Campbellsville, Mrs. Clarence Tyler and Mrs. J. M. Morphis, both of Culleoka, and Mrs. S. R. Irwin, Lynnville; three sons, R. L. Allen, A. V. Allen, Frankewing, and Eugene Allen, Waynesboro; twenty grandchildren, twenty-eight great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

ALLEN, Charles Robert The Pulaski Citizen 27 May 1959
Word has been received of the death of Charles Robert Allen, Jr., 37, broker of Charleston, S. C., at 11 o’clock Wednesday night, May 27, at a hospital in that city. His death came unexpectedly from a heart ailment.
Relatives, Mrs. Carl Reeves, Mrs. Robert Yancey, and Mrs. Cecil Appleby, Pulaski, and Cecil Appleby, Jr., of Nashville, will leave Thursday morning to attend the rites in Charleston; the time not determine at Press time.
Mr. Allen associated with his father, Charles Robertson Allen, in the brokerage business, is the son of the former Miss Jean Montgomery of Pulaski.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Allen is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fronie Allen; four children; two sisters, Mrs. Richard Langford, Annapolis, Md., and Mrs. Jack Boadman, Augusta, Ga., and one brother, Montgomery Allen, Atlanta, Ga.

ALLEN, Claude The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jul 1954
Claude Allen, 25, farmer of Elkton, lost his life in a drowning accident in Elk River near Elkton Saturday afternoon while investigating his trot lines in the stream. His body was recovered about three o’clock Monday afternoon by Sheriff Jack Redding, Deputy Sheriff Collins Wilkes, J. C. Inman and William Travis after dragging equipment from the office was put into operation in the area of the river near the trot line. The body was 150 yards from where the boat was found.
Although details of the drowning are lacking, Sheriff Redding said it is believed Allen fell into the river when his canoe upset. The boat was discovered Monday morning in willows along the bank of the stream, after he failed to return to his home, and recovery of the body followed.
An examination of the body by Pulaski doctors revealed no signs of foul play, Deputy Wilkes stated.
Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at the Elkton Cemetery by the Rev. H. L. Smith, pastor of the Elkton Methodist Church, and the Rev. Jack Jones, pastor of the Baptist Church at Elkton.
Allen is survived by his mother, Mrs. Florence Allen, and a sister, Mrs. William Travis, both of Elkton; and a brother, Eugene Allen of Culleoka. His father, James Tilton Allen, died several years ago.

ALLEN, Claudia The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jan 1954
Funeral services for Miss Claudia Allen, 75, who died at 6:45 o’clock Wednesday morning, January 13, at the home of her sister, Mrs. Reed Braly, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church and burial will take place in the family lot in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Her death followed an attack of influenza and a paralytic stroke.

A lifelong resident of the county, she was born January 6, 1879, the daughter of the late Porter Allen and Maggie Anderson Allen. She had been a member of the Methodist Church many years. In addition to her sister, Mrs. Braly, Miss Allen is survived by one nephew, Louis Braly, who lives one mile west of Pulaski. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

ALLEN, Clifford R. Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Sep 1956
Clifford R. Allen, Sr., 75, native of Pulaski and the father of State Senator Clifford Allen and State Representative Nominee Mel W. Allen of Nashville, died of cancer Thursday in Washington Saturday.
The son of state supreme court Justice John T. Allen and Ella Wilkerson Allen, Mr. Allen attended the University of Tennessee and was graduated from Cumberland University in 1901. He married the former Suzanne Blake Kelley. She died in 1933. In 1936 Mr. Allen married the former Grace Daniels. She survives.
A resident of Washington for the part 47 years. he was a member of the Founders Methodist Church in that city.
Besides the widow and two sons, he is survived by another son, Marshall Allen, of Chicago.

ALLEN, Dora Storey The Pulaski Citizen 30 Sep 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Storey Allen, 52, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home with a Fayetteville funeral director in charge of the rites. Dr. William H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church of which she was a member, will officiate and burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Allen died about 8 o’clock Wednesday morning, September 30, at her home on East Jefferson Street after a long illness.
Born September 4, 1907, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Lewis E. Storey and Mary Lou Johnson Storey. Her husband, Willard Allen died in 1948.
Mrs. Allen is survived by one brother, Edward B. Storey, Pulaski; and one sister, Mrs. Sam Ellis, Montgomery, Ala.

ALLEN, Elizabeth Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 28 Nov 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas Allen, 79, native of Giles County, who died at 10:35 o’clock Friday night, November 23, were held at 10:30 o’clock Monday morning at John C. Roach Funeral Home in Nashville. Burial took place in Spring Hill Cemetery.
She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Richard D. Williams, in Nashville, after a long illness. Mrs. Allen was born and reared at Lynnville, the daughter of the late Caleb Thomas and Bentie White Thomas. Her husband, the Rev. Albert S. Allen, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church in Nashville for twenty-seven years, died several years ago.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Allen is survived by one son, Sidney Allen of Memphis; and three grandchildren.

ALLEN, Ella Underwood The Pulaski Citizen 25 Nov 1959

Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Underwood Allen, 40, were at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Church of Christ ministers, Gilbert Shaffer and David East. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mrs. Allen died Sunday at her home in Pulaski, after a long period of declining health.
A member of the Church of Christ, she was born December 23, 1918, in Giles County, the daughter of the late W. H. Underwood and Mary Kersey Underwood.
Mrs. Allen is survived by her husband, Joe Allen. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.
ALLEN, Felix E. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Nov 1954
Funeral services for Felix E. Allen, 76, resident of Athens, Ala., and father of Leslie G. Allen of Pulaski, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Limestone Presbyterian Church. Mr. Allen died at 11 o’clock Sunday night at his home.
Burial took place in Limestone Cemetery.
In addition to the son at Pulaski, Mr. Allen is survived by another son, Rufus Allen, Decatur, Ala.; one daughter, Mrs. Pat Shaw, Athens; seven grandchildren; one great grandchild; one brother and eight sisters.

ALLEN, Ida Shelton The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jan 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Shelton Allen, 73, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by Virgil Bradford, minister of East Hill Church of Christ. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Allen died in her sleep on Tuesday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Melvin C. Weatherman, after a long illness. A native of Giles County, she was born June 12, 1882, the daughter of the late Tom Shelton and Mary Osborne Shelton, and was a member of East Hill Church of Christ. Her husband, Solon Whitfield Allen, died forty-two years ago.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Weatherman, with whom she had lived eight years; Mrs. Allen is survived by one sister, Mrs. Sam Carr, Pulaski; one brother, Ira Shelton, Pulaski; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

ALLEN, John Henry The Pulaski Citizen 10 Sep 1958
Funeral services for John Henry Allen, 68, farmer of the Powell Road section, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pisgah Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton.. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Allen died at noon Thursday, September 4, at Giles County Hospital.
A native of Cullman, Ala., he was born June 29, 1890, the son of the late Hubert Allena nd Mattie Webster Allen. His first wife, Mrs. Annie Mitchell Allen died about 1941.
Mr. Allen is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Mattie Beard Allen; three daughters, Miss Bertha Allen and Mrs. Lucile Gray, Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Mrs. Lenora Reed, Cullman, Ala.; two sons Redd Allen, Trenton, Mich., and Fred Allen; fifteen grandchildren; two brothers, Nelson Allen and Walter Allen, Cullman, Ala.; and one step-son, William Webster. Bennett-May Company, funeral directors in charge.

ALLEN, Malcolm The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jan 1957

Malcolm Allen, 49, Giles County farmer and lumberman, was killed about 10:30 a. m. Saturday in a timber-cutting accident at a farm in the Friendship Community where he and workmen were felling trees.
Funeral services were held at 11 a. m. Monday at Methodist Church at Cornersville by the Rev. J. T. Culbreath and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial was in New Hope Cemetery in Giles County.
A tree which Allen had cut fell against another, causing a limb of the second to fall and strike Allen’s head, officers said.
Mr. Allen was a native of Giles County, son of Mrs. Leota Poarch Allen, Diana, and the late Sam Allen. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Besides his mother, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maxie George Allen; a daughter, Barbara Allen, Friendship; a son, Cpl. Vernon Allen, with the U. S. Army in Hawaii; a sister, Mrs. Mary Ruth Anderson, Birmingham, Ala.; three brothers, Floyd Allen, Cornersville, Ben Allen, Giles County and Elbert Allen, Detroit, Mich.

ALLEN, Mary Lou Compton The Pulaski Citizen 9 Feb 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Lou Compton Allen, 88, lifelong resident of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at East Hill Church of Christ. Rites were conducted by Virgil Bradford, minister of the church, and J. Bedford Rasbury, minister of Second Street Church of Christ, and burial took place in the family lot in Campbellsville Cemetery.
Mrs. Allen died at 7:20 o’clock Sunday morning, February 6, after a five months illnes at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rebecca Allen Clifton, in Pulaski.
Born August 13, 1886, in the northern part of the county, she was the daughter of the late DeWitt Compton and Nancy Gibson Compton, and had been a member of the Church of Christ since her girlhood. Her husband, Aaron James Allen, died February 1, 1925.
Mrs. Allen is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Clifton and Mrs. John Ward, both of Pulaski, Mrs. Oscar W. Wells and Mrs. Pitman White, both of the Yokley community, and Mrs. Hardy Walker, Lawrencburg; two sons, Luther Allen, Campbellsville, and Joe Allen, Pulaski; twenty-two grandchildren and thirty-three great grandchildren; and one brother, Herbert Compton, Yokley. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

ALLEN, Mattie Witt The Pulaski Citizen 17 Oct 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. R. O. Allen, 84, native of Lynnville, will be held Thursday afternoon at Bryan, Texas and burial will take place in that city. Mrs. Allen died at 8:30 o’clock Tuesday night, October 16, at her home after a period of declining health.
The former Miss Mattie Witt of Lynnville, she was the daughter of the late Carter Harrison Witt, Sr., and Sallie Bugg Witt, members of prominent pioneer families of the county. In 1898 she went to Mississippi to live for a time, later going to Bryan where she spent the greater part of her life. Mr. Allen died about twenty years ago.
Mrs. Allen is survived by one daughter in Bryan; and one son in Dallas, Texas; and one brother, Carter H. Witt, Lynnville.

ALLEN, Minnie Lee McALISTER B. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jun 1951

Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Lee McAlister B. Allen, 64, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at New Sharon Church of God, conducted by the Rev. Campbell, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Allen, a resident of Hazel Green, Ala., died at 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the Lincoln County Hospital at Fayetteville after a brief illness.
Daughter of Green McAlister and Ida McAlister, she was born on July 28, 1886.
Her first marriage was to Jasper Billings who died approximately thirty years ago. Their children are: Mrs. J. C. Billings, Blanche, Tenn., Mrs. T. H. Leake, Athens, Ala., and Mrs. James Widner, Conway in Giles County; J. N. Billings, Taft, in Lincoln County, Buford Billings, Hazel Green, Ala., Alton Billings, Brunswick, Ga., and Hubert Billings, Washington, D. C.
Her second marriage was to James Houston Allen, who survives. Their children are Mrs. Forney Wicks, Huntsville, Ala., and J. H. Allen, Jr., who lives in Hazel Green, Ala.
Mrs. Allen is also survived by thirty-four grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.

ALLEN, Susie Orman Mullins The Pulaski Citizen 30 Apr 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Susie Orman Mullins Allen, 75, former resident of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church. Burial took place in the Bryant Cemetery at Mooresville.
Mrs. Allen died at 11 o’clock Friday morning, April 25, at a Lewisburg nursing home after a period of declining health.
A native of Marshall County, she was the daughter of the late T.Friel Mullins and Sara Jane Robbins Mullins. Her husband, Will T. Allen, died several years ago.
Mrs. Allen is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Stanley J. Reynolds, Fort Wayne, Ind.; one grandson; and one brother, Claggett Mullins, Newburn, Tenn. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

ALLEN, William McKinley The Pulaski Citizen 4 Apr 1951
Funeral services for William McKinley Allen, 35, who died Thursday, March 22, at the home in the Chestnut Grove section, were held the following Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder A. C. Dreaden, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery in the Nineteenth Civil District.
Born August 19, 1915, in Giles County, he was the son of Mrs. Lola Willis Allen and the late W. H. Allen. He had been in declining health for several years.
His father was killed in an accident in 1950.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Allen is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Ed Butler Hayes and Mrs. Clifford Toone, both of Pulaski, and Mrs. Lawrence H. Toone, of the Agnew Creek section of the county; and five brothers, James Allen, U. S. Marine Corps, Ted Allen, U. S. Air Corps, Ed Allen, Chestnut Grove, Roy Allen, Elkton and Aut Allen, Wales. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

ALLEN, Will T. The Pulaski Citizen 12 May 1954

Will T. Allen, 76, native of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski, conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons, Methodist minister. Burial took place in the Mooresville Cemetery.
Mr. Allen died Thursday morning, May 6, at his home in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Mr. Allen is survived by his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Stanley J. Reynolds and one grandchild, all of Fort Wayne; and one sister, Mrs. Ostella Coleman, Texarkana, Texas.
Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ALLRED, Alitha Edmundson The Pulaski Citizen 14 Oct 1949
Mrs.Alitha Edmundson Allred, 52, died unexpectedly about 5:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon, October 8, near her home in the Kedron community. She had suffered a heart ailment for several years.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Kedron Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Elwood Denson, a former pastor. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Born April 6, 1901, in the southern part of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Van Edmundson and Zora Rogers Edmundson. She was a member of the Methodist Church and was president of the Kedron Home Demonstration Club.
Mrs. Allred is survived by her husband, Julius Allred; three sons, Edwin Allred and Billy Donald Allred, both of Chattanooga, and Wendell Allred, Kedron; a brother, Rogers Edmundson, Akron, Ohio; and two half-sisters, Mrs. Claude Rogers, Prospect and Mrs. Frank Barnes, Stella. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors.

ALLRED, Claude A. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Dec 1951
Funeral services for Claude A. Allred, 69, resident of Decatur, Ala., for sixteen years, who died at 2:15 o’clock Sunday afternoon, December 9, at Hamilton-Ellis Clinic in that city, were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Kedron Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Elwood Denson, pastor of the church, and burial took place in the family lot in the church cemetery.
Born February 1, 1887, and was reared in Giles County, he was the son of the late John Wesley and Martha Adelaide Hughey Allred.
He had been in the mercantile business since he moved to Decatur, and had been a member of the Methodist Church since his youth.
His first wife, Mrs. Eula Eubank Allred, died June 8, 1941.
Mr. Allred is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Minnie Smith Allred; one daughter, Mrs. Houston Ross, Aspen Hill; two sons, Julius Allred, Prospect and Shirley Allred, Decatur, Ala.; and seven grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Giles Tucker, Prospect, and Buck Allred, both of Nashville.
ALSUP, Callie Robinson The Pulaski Citizen 12 Sep 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Callie Robinson Alsup, 88, who died at 4:45 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon, September 6, at the Austin Hewitt Home, were held at one o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the Jackson Cemetery, south of Minor Hill. She broke her hip three weeks ago.
Mrs. Alsup, a resident of the Hewitt Home for fifteen years, was born April 7, 1863, in Limestone County, Ala. She was was a member of the Methodist Church.

Her husband, Henry Alsup, died forth years ago. All six of her children are dead.
Mrs. Alsup is survived by several grandchildren, among the number, Mrs. Edward B. Story, Pulaski, Mrs. Don Irving, Sebring, Ohio, and Mrs. Fulton Green, Green Hill, Ala.; and several great grandchildren.

ALSUP, Ervin Howard The Pulaski Citizen 4 Feb 1959
Funeral services for Ervin Howard Alsup, 89, retired farmer of the Stella community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Stella Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Alsup died Sunday at Auburndale, Fla., where he had been making his home for the past ten years. He had been in failing health for several years.
Born May 5, 1869, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John W. Alsup and Mary Kelly Alsup. He was a member of the Christian Church.
Mr. Alsup is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mazie Stovall Alsup; two daughters, Mrs. John T. Kelly, Auburndale, Fla. and Mrs. John B. Harrison, Sr., Pulaski; two sons, W. O. Alsup and Charlie Alsup, both of Giles County; eleven grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren. Wilson T. Carter and Company, in charge.

AMASON, Geneva Ann Phillips The Pulaski Citizen 1 Oct 1958
Funeral services Mrs. Geneva Ann Phillips Amason, 48, Minor Hill housewife, were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bethel Baptist Church in Limestone, Ala., conducted by the Rev. V. W. McDougal. Burial took place in the Mitchell Cemetery in that county.
Mrs. Amason died at 1:20 o’clock Monday morning, September 29, at her home at Minor Hill after an extended illness.
Born September 28, 1910, she was the daughter of H. W. Phillips and Mrs. Lela Burgess Phillips of Lawrence County and was a member of the Baptist Church.
In additon to her parents, Mrs. Amason is survived by her husband, J. B. Amason; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Frances Sneed, Route 1, Pulaski, and Mrs. Neta Hayes Hall, Minor Hill; one son, Woodston Amason, Minor Hill; five grandchildren; one brother, Jasper Phillips, Minor Hill; and three sisters, Mrs. Mamie Knight, Indianapolis, Ind., Mrs. Madelene Shelton, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. Evelene Sneed, Fayetteville. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

AMIS, John Lewis The Pulaski Citizen 22 Sep 1954
John Lewis Amis, 86, retired Giles County farmer, died at 7 o’clock Thursday afternoon, September 16, at a Nashville nursing home, following a long illness.
Funeral rites were held at 1:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, Methodist minister, and burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
A member of the church since his youth, he was born April 28, 1868, in Giles County, the only child of his parents, Lewis Amis and Rebecca Summerhill Amis, early settlers of the county. His wife, Mrs. Emma Allen Amis, died in January of 1939.

Mr. Amis is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Mildred Tolleson, Atlanta, Ga.; three sons, John Horace Amis, Pulaski, Charles Amis, Nashville, and Frank Amis, Detroit, Mich.; nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ANDERSON, Hiram Samuel The Pulaski Citizen 31 Oct 1951
Hiram Samuel Anderson, a native of Giles County, died on October 9, in Dallas, Texas, following a four weeks illness. He died at the home of his daughter where he was visiting.
Funeral rites took place in Dallas.
Born June 3, 1870, at Brick Church in Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert J. Anderson and Rachel Everly Anderson.
In addition to his daughter, Mr. Anderson is survived by one sister, Mrs. Kate A. Williams of Franklin, Tenn.
He had been an elder in a Presbyterian Church in Dallas more than thirty years and was active in the work of the Y. M. C. A.

ANDERSON, Jane Simpson The Pulaski Citizen 19 Feb 1958
Mrs. Jane Simpson Anderson, widow of Albert Sidney Anderson, native Giles Countian, died on Saturday, February 1, at her home in Dallas, Texas. Funeral rites were held on February 5 with burial in that city. A native of Covington, Tenn., she formerly lived in Pulaski. Her husband, Sidney Anderson, died about twenty years ago. For many years the family made their home in San Antonio, Texas.
Mrs. Anderson is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Frank Cavett, Hollywood, Calif., and Mrs. Neil MacMillan, Old Greenwich, Conn.; one son, Albert Sidney Anderson, Jr., El Paso, Texas; several grandchildren; and one sisters, Mrs. E. C. White, Waco, Texas.

ANDERSON, John Marshall The Pulaski Citizen 21 May 1958
Funeral services for John Marshall Anderson, 48, farmer of the Weakley Creek section, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Pulaski Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Robert L. Wilsford, Baptist ministers, and burial took place in New Hope Church Cemetery on Weakley Creek.
Mr. Anderson, who had been in declining health for the past two years, died at 3:30 o’clock Saturday morning, May 17, at the home.
Born July 19, 1909, in Giles County, he was the son of Tom D. Anderson and Susie Petty Anderson, and was a deacon in New Hope Baptist Church. During World War II, he was employed at Redstone Arsenal at Huntsville, Ala., later working for the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company at Birmingham, Ala.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Anderson is survived by two brothers, Loyd Anderson, Nashville and Joe Anderson, Pulaski; and one sister, Mrs. Martin Harris, Birmingham, Ala.; and several nieces and nephews. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

ANDERSON, J. Sumpter The Pulaski Citizen 22 Sep 1954
Dr. J. Sumpter Anderson, 60, prominent Nashville surgeon, died enroute to Mid-State Baptist Hospital after suffering a heart attack at his home on Hampton Avenue about 4 a. m. Tuesday.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday at Trinity Presbyterian Church on Hillsboro road, conducted by Dr. Thomas C. Barr and the Rev. Flynn Humphreys. Burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery in Nashville.
Dr. Anderson had suffered from heart disease for some time, and came near death from an attack of pancreatitis in March, 1953, but had been in apparent good health recently.
Dr. Anderson was born in Pulaski, November 22, 1893, a son of the late Edgar F. and Beulah Sumpter Anderson. He was educated in Giles County public schools and attended Massey Preparatory School in Pulaski before going to Vanderbilt University where he received his medical degree in 1921.
During his junior and senior year at Vanderbilt, he interned at Protestant hospital (now Mid-State Baptist Hospital), and then served as resident for 18 months at Carson C. Peck Memorial Hospital in Brooklyn, N. Y. On his return to Nashville, he became associated with his uncle, Dr. William D. Sumpter, and Dr. E. M. Sanders.
He was active in the Masonic Lodge and was a past potentate of Al Menah Shrine temple. He was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, a veteran of World War I and member of the Nashville Post No. 5, American Legion, the 4 0 and 8, and had been a member of the draft appeal board in Nashville since it was organized in 1940 through World War II.
Dr. Anderson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Grace Smith Anderson; a son, Dr. J. Sumpter Anderson, Jr., San Francisco, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Fred Overton, Nashville; and aunt, Mrs. J. A. Nichols, Nashville; his uncle, Dr. Sumpter; and a granddaughter, Linda Jean Anderson.

ANDERSON, Mary Lou Braly The Pulaski Citizen 08 Apr 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Tate Anderson, native of Giles County, were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning in Atlanta, with the burial in that city. Mrs. Anderson who was stricken with a paralytic stroke on March 29, died early Sunday morning, April 5, at an Atlanta hospital.
Born in the Pisgah community, she was the daughter of the late Will L. Braly and Emma Yarbrough Braly. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Anderson is survived by her husband, Tate Anderson, retired postal employee; one son, Arnold B. Anderson; two grandchildren, Atlanta, Ga.; two sisters, Mrs. Virgil Smith and Mrs. Raymond Oliver, both of Pisgah; and three brothers, Eugene and Hugh Braly, Pulaski, and Bate Braly, Sarasota, Fla.

ANDERSON, Ruth Allen Murrey The Pulaski Citizen 5 Feb 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Allen Murrey Anderson, 40, of Birmingham, Ala., were held Thursday at McDaniel Funeral Home in Cornersville. Burial took place in New Hope Cemetery at Cornersville. Mrs. Anderson died Tuesday in a Birmingham hospital after an illness of three weeks.
Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of Mrs. Leota Poarch Allen of Diana and the late Sam Allen. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Anderson is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Williams, Birmingham, Ala.; one son, Kenneth Allen Murrey, Diana; two grandchildren; and three brothers, Floyd Allen, Cornersville, Elbert Allen, Detroit, Mich., and Ben Allen, Pulaski.

ANGUS, Aub The Pulaski Citizen 28 Feb 1951

Aub Angus, 69, native Giles Countian, and in recent years a merchant in Columbia died at 3 o’clock Sunday morning, February 25, in Vanderbilt Hospital after several months illness.
Prayer services were held at one o’clock Monday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Chapel in Columbia, followed by funeral services at 2 o’clock at the Lynnville Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen, of College Grove. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late James F. Angus and Lou Carpenter Angus, and a member of the Taylors Chapel Methodist Church. He farmed in the Rich community of Giles County before going to Columbia twelve years ago to operate a store.
Mr.Angus is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eula Stewart Angus; two daughters, Mrs. Wilkin Thurman and Mrs. Imogene Cushing, both of Columbia; one son, Willie L. Angus, Rich; six grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. W. H. Owens, Rich; and two brothers, Dale Angus, Fort Worth, Texas and Jack Angus, Columbia.

ANTHONY, Bertha Downing The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Downing Anthony, 66, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder Virgil Bradford, minister of the East Hill Church of Christ, Pulaski, and Elder Paul Matthews of Columbia. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
She died at 3:45 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the home of her son, Robert Anthony, in Columbia, following a long illness.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late George Downing and Ella Surles Downing. Mrs. Anthony, a member of the Church of Christ, was the wife of Grover C. Anthony, retired farmer, who survives. She had lived in this county most of her life, going to Columbia a year ago.
In addition to her husband and son, Mrs. Anthony is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Cleveland Jones, Columbus, Ga.; and one sister, Mrs. D. D. Paysinger, Lynnville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

ANTHONY, Esker Williams The Pulaski Citizen 26 Aug 1959
Mrs. Joe Lee Anthony, 78, Lawrenceburg, died of a heart ailment Wednesday, August 19, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Charles E. Eakin, Nashville. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, Lawrence County, conducted by the Rev. Ernest Blessing and the Rev. C. W. Kunselman. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
A native of Giles County, she moved to Lawrence County at an early age. She was a member of Coleman Memorial Methodist Church.
Mrs. Anthony, the former Esker Williams, is survived by one daughter; and two sons, Norman Anthony, Astoria, Ore., and James H. Anthony, New Orleans, La.

ANTHONY, Grover Benton The Pulaski Citizen 27 Oct 1954

Funeral services for Grover Benton Anthony, 71, retired Giles County farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter, Methodist minister, and Virgil Bradford, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Anthony died Tuesday at the home of his son, Robert Anthony in Columbia with whom he had made his home the past six years. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Anthony, a native of Giles County, was a son of the late Noah Anthony and Henrietta Fogg Anthony. His wife, Mrs. Bertha Downing Anthony, died in 1952.
In addition to his son, Mr. Anthony is survived by one daughter, Mrs. C. H. Jones, Columbus, Ohio; one grandchild; one sister, Miss Mollie Anthony; and one brother, Joe Anthony, both of Giles County. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ANTHONY, Ida Allred The Pulaski Citizen 5 Sep 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Dan Anthony, 80 year old resident of the Rockwood community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. William A. Jones, Jr., rector of the Episcopal Church. Burial took place in the Anthony Cemetery at Rockwood.
Mrs. Anthony who has been in declining health the past year died at 2:40 o’clock Monday morning at Giles County Hospital.
The former Miss Ida Allred, she was born January 29, 1876 in Giles County, the daughter of the late James Allred, and Adeline Hughey Allred, and was a member of the Methodist Church. Her husband, Dan Anthony died sixteen years ago.
Mrs. Anthony is survived by two sisters, Mrs. A. B. Garner, Rockwood, and Mrs. Giles E. Tucker, Kedron. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ANTHONY, Joe The Pulaski Citizen 16 Nov 1955
Funeral services for Joe Anthony, 58, farmer and cattle buyer of the Rockwood community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at East Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Virgil Bradford, minister of the church, and George Williams, Church of Christ minister of Athens, Ala. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Anthony who had been in failing health the past two years, died at 12:30 o’clock Sunday morning at Giles County Hospital where he had been a patient one week.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born March 19, 1897, the son of the late Joseph Noah Anthony and Henrietta Fogg Anthony.
Mr. Anthony is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Curtis Anthony; and one sister, Miss Mollie Anthony, Rockwood. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ANTHONY, Mary Mildred Kimbrough The Pulaski Citizen 23 Sep 1953
Mrs. Mary Mildred Kimbrough, 80, died at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, September 20, at Giles County Hospital, following a three weeks’ illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. S. O. McAdoo, Cumberland Presbyterian minister. Burial took place in the Anthony Hill Cemetery in the Rockwood community.

The daughter of the late Reece Kimbrough and Mary Fogg Kimbrough, she was born July 7, 1873, in Giles County. She was a member of Fiducia Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Her husband, Neil S. Anthony, died approximately twenty-five years ago.
Mrs. Anthony is survived by only one son, Wilson Anthony, with whom she had lived in the Rockwood community; and one brother, Lake Kimbrough, Columbia. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors.

APPLETON, David Roosevelt The Pulaski Citizen 21 May 1952
A Giles County boy at work on a new job received fatal injuries on Tuesday afternoon, when David Roosevelt Appleton, 18, died about 3 p. m. at Jackson’s Clinic, Lester, Ala.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. (Lum) Appleton, the young man had just begun work at a sawmill owned by Lewis Williams, near Anderson, Ala., when he was crushed by two logs. Although he was able to get up, he suffered internal injuries, and died shortly after he arrived at the hospital. According to reports, the youth had determined to work at the sawmill during vacation time, stating that he “wanted to learn it.” He was a senior at Rogersville, Ala., High School.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Bethel Baptist Church, south of Minor Hill by the Rev. Russell Boaz, pastor of the Lawrenceburg Methodist Church. Burial will take place in Minor Hill Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, David was the son of Thomas C. Appleton. In addition to his parents, he is survived by six sisters, Mrs. Leo Bailey, Mrs. Alton Bailey, both of Anderson, Ala., Mrs. David Pumphrey, Warren, Ohio, Mrs. Harry Sandusky, Lakeland, Fla., and Misses Yvonne and Willodean Appleton of Minor Hill; two brothers, John Robert and R. H. Appleton, Minor Hill, and his maternal grandfather, Robert S. Shelton. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

APPLETON, Nancy E. Sutton The Pulaski Citizen 11 Nov 1953
Mrs. Nancy E. Appleton, 96, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sam Adams, Veto, Ala., Wednesday morning. Funeral services will be held by the Rev. Dean Bolan, pastor of the Veto Methodist Church on Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock, with burial at Veto Cemetery.
A native of Georgia, Mrs. Appleton was the daughter of the late Hiram and Easter Phillips Sutton. She had lived in Giles County most of her life, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
In addition to Mrs. Sam Adams, she is survived by four other daughters, Mrs. Jim Johnson, Bodenham, Mrs. Thomas Clark, Leoma, Mrs. Hardy Long, Pulaski, Mrs. Guy Duncan, of Battle Creek, Mich.; four sons, John Appleton, Veto, Dave Appleton, Pulaski, Douglas Appleton, Lawrenceburg and Weakley Appleton, Coldwater, Mich.

APPLETON, Robert David The Pulaski Citizen 21 Dec 1955
Funeral services for Robert David Appleton, 76, local brick mason, were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister and burial took place in Moriah Cemetery.
Mr. Appleton died at ten o’clock Monday night at his home on West Poplar Street after a long illness.
Born March 6, 1879, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Sam Appleton and Elmina Sutton Appleton, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Myrtle Appleton, died August 5, 1948.

Mr. Appleton is survived by three daughters, Miss Maudie Appleton, Pulaski, Mrs. Thomas Hyatt and Mrs. Robert Hutton, Giles County; three sons, Mack Appleton, Robert Appleton, and Cletus Appleton, all of Pulaski; twenty grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Geneva Griggs, Pulaski, Mrs. Sam Adams, Veto, Ala., Mrs. Jim Johnson, Bodenham, Mrs. Thomas Clark, Leoma, and Mrs. Guy Duncan, Battle Creek, Mich.; and three brothers, John Appleton, Veto, Ala., Douglas Appleton, Lawrenceburg, and Weakley Appleton, Coldwater, Mich. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

APPLETON, William H. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Apr 1950
Funeral services for William H. Appleton, 75, who died on Wednesday, April 5, at his home at Veto, following a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Veto Church. The Rev. J. H. Upton, Methodist minister, officiated and burial took place in the Brown Cemetery at Veto.
A native of Giles County, he had lived for the past twenty-eight years in the Veto community.
His wife, Mrs. Tish Woodley Appleton, died two days previous to his death. They had no children.
Mr. Appleton is survived by his mother, Mrs. Elmina Appleton, Veto; five sisters, Mrs. Mickie Johnson, Bodenham, Mrs. Easter Adams and Mrs. Geneva Long Griggs, both of Veto, Mrs. Mary Clark, Leoma, and Mrs. Lelia Duncan, Battle Creek, Mich.; and four brothers, John Appleton, Veto, Dave Appleton, Pulaski, Douglas Appleton, Lawrenceburg and Weakley Appleton, Ohio.

ARNETT, Charles T. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Nov 1954
Col. Charles T. Arnett, 49, retired Air Force officer and teacher in Florence State Teachers College, Florence, Ala., died Wednesday, October 20, at his home after a long illness.
Funeral services were held the following Friday in Florence and burial took place in Florence Cemetery.
A former member of the War Department’s General staff, he was a nephew of Mrs. Floyd Nelson of Pulaski.
Col. Arnett is survived by his wife; two daughters; one sister; two brothers; and his grandmother, Mrs. George Seay of Montgomery, Ala., who has frequently visited Mrs. Nelson.

ARNEY, Ella Young The Pulaski Citizen 1 Nov 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Young Arney, 83, resident of the Frankewing community the greater part of her life, were held at 11 o’clock Sunday morning at the Frankewing Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Wyatt Harwell and the Rev. J. C. Elkins, Methodist ministers. Burial took place in the family lot in the Wright Cemetery at McBurg.
Mrs. Arney died at 5 o’clock Friday afternoon, October 27, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Con W. Lanier, near Brick Church, following a long illness.
Daughter of the late Alfred Young and Fannie Young, early residents of the county, she was a native of the county and was a member of the Methodist Church.

Her husband, Dan W. Arney died in March 1934. Mrs. Arney is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Lanier, Brick Church, Mrs. Sayre Slaussen, Frankewing, Mrs. Tully Reed, Boonshill, and Mrs. Dewey Toone, Athens, Ala.; two sons, Clifford Arney and Horace Arney, both of Nashville; a step-daughter, Mrs. Cleveland Parker, Campbellsville; and one step-son, Elmo Arney, Veto, Ala.; and two sisters, Miss Estelle Young and Mrs. Dave Hamlin, both of Waxahachie, Texas, and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.

ARNEY, Kathleen Allen The Pulaski Citizen 11 Oct 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Kathleen Allen Arney, 71, who died suddenly of a heart attack on Tuesday morning, October 10, at her home in Giles County, near Veto, Ala., were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Prospect Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Elwood Denson, pastor. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Allen and Jane Adkins Allen. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs Arney is survived by her husband, B. Elmo Arney; three sons, Allen Arney, Nashville, Roy Brown Arney, Wales and Benton Arney, Veto; and two grandsons.

ARNOLD, Lawrence Eldridge The Pulaski Citizen 1 Mar 1950
Lawrence Eldridge Arnold, 76 year old retired farmer of Hickman County, and father of Foster E. Arnold, Pulaski businessman, died at one o’clock Thursday morning, February 23, at his home near Centerville, following a three year illness.
Funeral rites were held at one o’clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of McDonald Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. E. H. Stout. Burial took place in Centerville Cemetery.
A native of Hickman County, he was the son of the late Ben Arnold and Mary Totty Arnold, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Arnold is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sallie Twomey Arnold; three sons, Foster Arnold of Pulaski, Billy Arnold of Centerville and Walker Arnold of Nashville; two sisters, Mrs. Mattie
Williams, Totty’s Bend in Hickman County, and Mrs. Hattie Alderson of California; one brother, Totty’s Bend, and two grandchildren.

ARTHUR, Elmer Marvin The Pulaski Citizen 27 Feb 1952
Elmer Marvin Arthur, 69, retired farmer of the Sixteenth Civil District, died suddenly of a heart attack at 9:15 o’clock Tuesday night, February 26, at Giles County Hospital.
Funeral rites will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the Diana Methodist Church. Burial will take place in the family lot Maplewood Cemetery.
Born in Limestone County, Ala., on December 30, 1882, he was the son of the late Richard Arthur and Mary Ellen Brooks Arthur. He had resided in Giles County for fifty years.
His wife, Mrs. Lena Gray Wolfe Arthur, died Sept. 27, 1947.
Mr. Arthur is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Clarence Pierce, Odd Fellows Hall, with whom he made his home, Mrs. Frances Minor, Pulaski, and Mrs. Levoy Porter, Detroit, Mich.,; five sons, Clifford Arthur and Marvin Arthur, both of Pulaski, W. A. Arthur, Aspen Hill, and John Richard Arthur and Chester Ray Arthur, both of Odd Fellows Hall; fourteen grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. John Colbert, Pulaski, and Mrs. John Poff, Decatur, Ala.; and one brother, Oscar Lee Arthur, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.


ARTHUR, Laura Cole The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1954
Mrs. Laura Cole Arthur, 77, widow of Richard Arthur, died at 10:30 o’clock Sunday morning, September 26, at the home of her niece, Mrs. Clifford Richardson, in Pulaski, following a long period of illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Elkton Methodist Church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. H. L. Smith, and burial took place in the family lot in Elkton Cemetery.
Born July 28, 1878 in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Josiah Cole and Martha E. Davidson Cole, and was a member of the Methodist Church. Her husband, Richard Arthur, died thirty-six years ago.
In addition to Mrs. Richardson with whom she made her home, Mrs. Arthur is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Todd Scruggs, Pulaski, and Mrs. Cliff Fogg, Elkton; and a number of other nieces and nephews. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ARTHUR, Maggie Deason The Pulaski Citizen 24 Apr 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Maggie Deason Arthur, 67, wife of Oscar Lee Arthur, Sr., will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Raymond Greenway and Dr. J. Clark Hensley. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Arthur died at 11:15 o’clock Tuesday night, April 23, at Giles County Hospital after a period of declining health.
Born February 20, 1890, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late John Richard Deason and Fisher Deason and was a member of Olivet Methodist Church.
Mrs. Arthur is survvied by her husband; one son, Oscar Lee Arthur, Jr.; one daughter, Mrs. Mabron Mitchell; one grandson; all of Pulaski; one brother, Neil Deason, Goodspring; and one sister, Mrs. Luther Lively, Decatur, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ASHFORD, Dempsey Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 25 Feb 1959
Funeral services for Dempsey Thomas Ashford, 88, farmer of the Anthony Hill section, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Ashford died at his home on Sunday morning. Born November 29, 1871, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Osborne Ashford and Mary Bass Ashford.
Mr. Ashford is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie McCree Ashford; four sons, Aubrey Ashford, Oakley Ashford, Robert Lee Ashford, and Leonard Ashford, all of Giles County; three daughters, Mrs. Marvin E. Arthur, Mrs. Otis Kimbrough, and Mrs. Tillman Stafford, all of Giles County; twenty-three grandchildren; one brother, Edd Ashford, Louisville, Ky; and one sister, Mrs. Cora Mitchell, Louisville, Ky. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

ASHFORD, Irving R. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jan 1953

Funeral services for Irving R. Ashford, 75, resident of McMinnville and a retired Mississippi planter, were held at the High Funeral Home in McMinnville at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon. Burial took place in Riverside Cemetery in that city.
He died January 6 at Medical Clinic, following a paralytic stroke.
Born in Giles County, Tenn., he was the son of the late P. C. Ashforrd and Lucinda Tinnon Ashford. In 1943, he moved from Shaw, Miss., to McMinnville to engage in defense work.
Mr. Ashford is survived by his wife, Mrs. Agnes Kelly Ashford; and one sister, Mrs. Lulu McGregor, McMinnville.

ASHFORD, James Ed The Pulaski Citizen 11 Nov 1959
Funeral services were held in Louisville, Ky., for James Ed Ashford, 80, L&N employee for thirty-seven years, who died on October 25 at a hospital in that city after a brief illness. Burial took place in Evergreen Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Osborne Ashford and Mary Bass Ashford. He retired two months ago.
Mr. Ashford is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rena Tarpley Ashford, also a native of Giles County; three daughters, Mrs. W. E. Kirk, Mrs. Richard Hibbs and Miss Ruby Ashford, Louisville, Ky.; two sons, Sgt. Ed E. Ashford, presently stationed in Korea, and Garland Ashford, Albuquerque, N. Mex.; five grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. R. D. Mitchell, Louisville, Ky.

ASHFORD, Stacy The Pulaski Citizen 6 May 1959
Stacy Ashford, 60-odd years of age, native of Giles County, died Tuesday morning, May 5, at a Phoenix, Ariz., hospital after an extended period of declining health.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at First Southern Baptist Church in Tucson, Ariz., with burial in that city.
Born and reared in Giles County, he moved to Tucson eighteen years ago when ill health forced his retirement from active duty. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Ashford is survived by his wife, Mrs. Izora Ledford Ashford, also a native Giles Countian; two daughters, Mrs. Giles Campbell, Tucson, and Mrs. Fred Stolp, California; six grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Ross Christopher, Tucson; and one brother, Tillman Ashford, Birmingham, Ala.

ASHFORD, William B. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Apr 1957
William B. Ashford, 89, native of Giles County, died Monday March 25, at his home in Midlothian, Texas, with funeral rites and burial on Wednesday.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late Osborne Ashford and Mary Bass Ashford. Forty years ago he moved to Midlothian where he was engaged in farming.
Mr. Ashford is survived by four sons, Midlothian; two sisters, Mrs. James J. Holbert and Mrs. R. D. Mitchell, Giles County; and two brothers, D. T Ashford, Giles County and Edd Ashford, Louisville, Ky.

ASKINS, Elgie Joseph The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1953
Elgie Joseph Askins, 72, father of a Pulaski businessman, Knox Askins, died Thursday at his home in Fayetteville.

Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, conducted by the Rev. Ben F. Livingston. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery in Fayetteville.
Mr. Askins, a retired farmer, was a native of Lincoln County and had resided in Fayetteville for several years.
Mr. Askins is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie Kidd Askins; two daughters, Mrs. C. L. Benson and Mrs. Joe Grissom, both of Waco, Texas; three sons, Clark Askins, Houston, Texas, E. J. Askins, Jr., Bonham, Texas and Knox Askins, Pulaski; six grandchildren; two step-daughters, Mrs. G. D. Adams, Delina, and Mrs. W. D. Matlock, Birmingham, Ala; a step-son, J. B. Kidd, Lincoln County; and two sisters, Mrs. H. T. Carlisle, Newberry, S. C. and Mrs. B. W. Templeton, Lincoln County.

ASKINS, Worth J. The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1951
Worth J. Askins, 39, resident of Fayetteville, and a brother of Knox Askins, of Pulaski, died at 2 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon at the home following an extended illness.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday at the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Brawley, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the family lot in Rose Hill Cemetery, Fayetteville.
In addition to the brother in Pulaski, Mr. Askins is survived by his father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Askins, Fayetteville; two sisters, Mrs. Joe Grisham, Jr., and Mrs. C. L. Benson, both of Waco, Texas; and two other brothers, Clark Askins, Houston, Texas, and E. J. Askins, Jr., Brenham, Texas.

ATHEY, Rosa Witt The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jan 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa Bell Dickerson Witt Athey, native of Giles County, who died on Thursday, December 29, 1949, at her home in the Wataugua Apartments in Nashville, after a long illness, were held on Friday afternoonin the chapel of Finley M. Dorris Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Dr. King Vivion, pastor of McKendree Methodist Church of which she was a member.
Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mrs. Athey, born and reared in Lynnville, was the daughter of the late George M. Witt and Mrs. Nannie Johnson Witt. She had made her home in Nashville for many years.
Mrs. Athey is survived by one sister, Mrs. J. W. Rizer; one brother, Williard S. Witt; a niece, Mrs. Warren A. Coleman; and a nephew, Warren A. Coleman, Jr. all of Nashville.

ATTWOOD, Mattie Stribling The Pulaski Citizen 13 May 1959
Mrs. Mattie Stribling Attwood, 75, resident of Mt. Hope, Ala., died Thursday, May 7, at Giles County Hospital of injuries sustained in a traffic accident that occurred Friday, May 1, on Highway 31, seven miles south of Pulaski.
Funeral services were held at two o’clock Saturday afternoon at Russellville, Ala., with burial in the Russellville Cemetery.
Mrs. Attwood and her husband, Gus A. Attwood, were visiting their daughter, Mrs. Edward B. Johnson in the Conway community. She and her daughter and Mrs. Elwood Edwards were enroute to the former’s home from Pulaski when the accident occurred.

Mrs. Attwood was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors are her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Edward Johnson, Conway, Mrs. Eleanor Culver of southern Alabama; three sons, Wyatt Attwood, Knoxville, Tommy Attwood, Birmingham, Ala., Oswell Attwood, Mt. Hope, Ala.; nine grandchildren, and one great grandchild; and several brothers and sisters.

AUSTIN, Alberta The Pulaski Citizen 12 Aug 1953
Funeral services for Miss Alberta Austin, 50, Elkton resident, will be held at 11 o’clock Friday morning at Elkton Methodist Church, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield of Lawrenceburg, cousin of the deceased, and the Rev.Cullen T. Carter, pastor of the church. Burial will take place in Elkton Cemetery.
Miss Austin died at 1:40 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at a Nashville hospital, following a long illness. Born October 6, 1902. and reared at Elkton, she was the daughter of the late Orville E. and Minnie Rose Austin. She was a member of Elkton Methodist Church and was educated at Martin College.
The survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Benton E. Phelps, Pulaski, Mrs. Raymond Horn, Rogersville, Tenn., and Mrs. Charles Ball, Waterloo, Iowa; and three brothers, Will Ross Austin, Nashville, Albert Austin, Danville, Ill., twin brother of the deceased; and Eugene B. Austin, Elkton. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors.


AUSTIN, Carter H. The Pulaski Citizen 5 Sep 1951
Carter H. “Pete” Austin, 54, a leading merchant at Ardmore and a magistrate in Giles County Court, died of a heart ailment at one o’clock Monday morning while seated in a chair in his bedroom at home at Ardmore. His body was discovered by his wife an hour later when she went to his bedside to administer medication prescribed by the physician on a routine basis. He had been ill with heart trouble for several months.
Funeral services were held at two o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Ardmore Methodist Church by the Rev. Laws Parks, pastor of the church, and the Rev. Sam Parks, associate pastor. Burial was in the Ardmore Cemetery.
A native Giles Countian, he was the son of Mrs. Maggie Rawls Austin and the late Alex C. Austin. He was educated at Massey Military School in Pulaski, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity and received his law degree at Cumberland University at Lebanon. A church and civic leader, Mr. Austin was a steward in the Methodist Church, president of the Ardmore Bank and of the Ardmore Hosiery Mills, a member of Giles County Court for approximately 15 years and a member of the Town Council.
Active in every phase of community life, he was a member and a past president of the Ardmore Rotary Club. He was an Air Force veteran of World War I. In addition to his mother, other survivors are his wife, Mrs. Catherine Scott Austin; a son, C. H. Austin, Jr.; a sister, Mrs. Cheatham Hamlett; a brother, A. C. Austin, Jr., several nieces and nephews, all of Ardmore.

AUSTIN, Cora Ham The Pulaski Citizen 15 Sep 1954

Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Mae Ham Austin, 79, Elkton resident, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church, with the Rev. H. L. Smith, pastor of the church, and the Rev. Jack Jones, also of Elkton, officiating. Burial took place in Elkton Cemetery.
Mrs. Austin, who fell at her home breaking some bones, died Friday at a hospital in Decatur, Ala.
She was a native of Giles County, the daughter of the late Tom Ham and Sophronia Abernathy Ham. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Austin is survived by her husband, William Edward Austin, one son, Tom Lee Austin, Elkton; four grandchildren, Thomas E. Austin and Mrs. Annie Ruth Pritchard, both of Elkton, Mrs. Howard Watkins, Wayne, Mich., and Mrs. Frank Waple, Washington, D. C.; and five great grandchildren. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors.

AUSTIN, Maggie Rawls The Pulaski Citizen 4 Feb 1953
Mrs. Maggie Rawls Austin, 80, member of a prominent Ardmore family, was fatally injured shortly before 6 p.m. Friday when whe was hit by an automobile while crossing Highway 31S in front of her home in Ardmore.
Funeral services were conducted at two o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Ardmore Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. Charles Poole, and the Rev. Samuel H. Park, retired Methodist minister, and the Rev. Laws Park, both former ministers of Ardmore church now residing at Athens, Ala. Burial was in the Austin family cemetery at Ardmore.
Mrs. Austin died at Giles County Hospital about 7:30 Friday night from internal injuries suffered when struck by a car driven by William Leo Adcock, 29, also of Ardmore, as she was crossing the road in front of her home according to Deputy Sheriff Collins Wilkes. Wilkes said Adcock told him he was blinded by lights of an approaching car and did not see Mrs. Austin in time to stop.
Mrs. Austin’s husband, Alex Austin, known as the founder of Ardmore, died in 1933.
Daughter of the late John J. and Madeline Bearden Rawls, she was a native of Blanche in Lincoln County, and was an active member of the Methodist Church in her community.
Mrs. Austin is survived by a daughter, Mrs. J. C. Hamlett; a son, A. C. Austin; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, all of Ardmore.

AUSTIN, Will The Pulaski Citizen 22 Dec 1954
Funeral services for Will Austin, 87, Elkton mail carrier for many years, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church. The Rev. H. L. Smith, pastor, and the Rev. Jack Jones, pastor of the Baptist Church, will officiate and burial will be in Elkton Cemetery.
Mr. Austin died Monday night at Giles County Hospital after three weeks illness.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Austin. He had resided in the Elkton community most of his life and served as mail carrier until his retirement about 25 years ago. His wife, Mrs. Cora Ham Austin, died three months ago. He was a member of the Methodist Church.

Mr. Austin is survived by a son, Tom Lee Austin, Elkton; three granddaughters, Mrs. Annie Ruth Pritchard, Elkton; Mrs. Mary Louise Waple, Washington, D. C., Mrs. Betty Watkins, Detroit, Mich.; and 4 great-grandchildren Carter Funeral Home was in charge.

AUSTIN, Will Ross The Pulaski Citizen 10 Nov 1954
Will Ross Austin, 65, a native of the Elkton community, died suddenly at 9:30 Saturday evening, November 6, at Vanderbilt Hospital, following a period of declining health.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Martin Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. J. E. Henley, pastor of West End Methodist Church, and burial took place in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville.
Born February 7, 1889, at Elkton, he was the son of the late Orville E. Austin and Minnie Ross Austin. He was graduated from Vanderbilt University, receiving his degree in chemistry. For forty-two years he has been associated with Armour Fertilizer Company and for the past number of years has made his home in Nashville.
He was a member of West End Methodist Church, a 32nd Degree Mason, and a member of American Chemists Society and the American Society of Agricultural Chemist.
Mr. Austin is survived by his wife, Mrs. Wendell Ewing Austin; two daughters, Mrs. B. J. Nixon, Nashville, and Mrs. Victor Sheshunoff, Magnolia, Ark.; two sons, Will Ross Austin, Jr., Nashville and Dr. Andrew C. Austin, Atlanta, Ga.; seven grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Benton E. Phelps, Pulaski, Mrs. Charles Ball, Waterloo, Iowa, and Mrs. R. E. Horn, Rogersville, Tenn; and two brothers, Eugene B. Austin, Elkton, and Albert Austin, Danville, Ill.

AUXFORD, Sallie Irma The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jan 1952
Mrs. Sallie Irma Hughey Auxford died at Giles County Hospital on Monday afternoon, January 14, after an illness of two weeks.
Funeral services were held at Elkton Methodist Church, the Rev. Cullen T. Carter, officiating. Burial was in Elkton Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, Mrs. Auxford spent her girlhood here, and later lived many years in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. George Whitfield, Mrs. Hugh Wilkinson; one brother, John Hughey, all of Elkton, and several nieces and nephews.

AYMETT, Alice Louise Cheatham The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jul 1956
Mrs. Alice Louise Cheatham Aymett, 44, resident of the Riversburg community, died suddenly of a heart attack at 3 o’clock Tuesday morning, July 10, at the home after a few minutes illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Olivet Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Raymond L. Greenwood, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born April 22, 1912, at Wales, she was the daughter of the late James Whitt Cheatham and Bessie Moore Cheatham, and was reared in the McCains community of Maury County. She was a member of the Methodist Church and the Riversburg Home Demonstration Club.

Mrs. Aymett is survived by her husband, Gray Wesley Aymett; and five sisters, Mrs. William A. Smith, St. Louis, Mo., Mrs. Ray Carney, Indianapolis, Ind., Mrs. Aaron Bowman and Mrs. W. H. Bowman, both of Foules, La., and Mrs. Roscoe Acock, Los Angeles, Calif.; and two brothers, James Cheatham, Columbia, and William Cheatham, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

AYMETT, Frederick Field The Pulaski Citizen 11 Feb 1959
Frederick Field Aymett, 51 employee of the State Highway Department, died at 7 o’clock Tuesday morning, February 10, at Giles County Hospital following surgery one week ago.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by Rev. G. W. Stuber and Rev. Mack Pinkelton and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born November 7, 1907, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Thomas W. Aymett and Sallie Abernathy Aymett, and was a member of the Thompson Chapel Baptist Church.
Mr. Aymett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Katie Butcher Aymett; two daughters, Miss Carolyn Aymett, Nashville, and Miss Betty Aymett, who lives at the home; two sons, Carl A. Aymett, USAF, based at San Antonio, Texas and Tom White Aymett, USN, based at Norfolk, Va.; one granddaughter, Angela Aymett, Norfolk, Va.; and one sister, Mrs. John W. Baldwin, Pulaski. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

AYMETT, Sallie Elizabeth Abernathy The Pulaski Citizen 12 Oct 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie Elizabeth Abernathy Aymett, 86, widow of Thomas W. Aymett, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd L. Hickman. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Aymett died at 7 o’clock Saturday morning at her home in the Aymett Town section of the county after a long illness.
Born August 21, 1869, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late H. G. Abernathy and Annie Scales Abernathy, and was a member of Thompson Chapel Baptist Church.
Her husband, Thomas W. Aymett, died in 1928.
Mrs. Aymett is survived by one daughter, Mrs. John W. Baldwin, Pulaski; a son, Fred M. Aymett, Pulaski; six grandchildren and one great grandchild; one sister, Mrs. A. J. Cower, Fort Worth, Texas; one brother, Henry S. Abernathy, Pulaski; and one half-brother, Fulton Abernathy, Birmingham, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

AYRES, Charlotte The Pulaski Citizen 17 Nov 1954
Funeral services for Miss Mary Charlotte Ayres, 78, were held Friday afternoon at Beech Hill Church of Christ and burial took place in the church cemetery.
She died Wednesday, November 3, at Giles County Hospital after a lengthy illness.
A native of Giles County, she was born December 31, 1875, the daughter of the late Powell Ayres and Mary Phelps Ayres. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Two brothers Van Ayres and Robert Ayres, both of Beech Hill, survive. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

AYRES, Jimmie Nell The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jun 1950

Funeral services for Miss Jimmie Nell Ayres, 53, who died at 9 o’clock on Tuesday, June 6, at her home after several months illness, were held at 2 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon at Beech Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Elder A. C. Dreaden of Pulaski. Burial took place in Beech Hill Cemetery.
Born September 30, 1896 in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Powell Ayres and Millie Gallagher Ayres.
The survivors are one sister, Miss Charlotte Ayres; and two brothers, W. R. Ayres and Van Ayres, all of Beech Hill.

AYRES, William Robert The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jan 1958
Funeral services for William Robert Ayres, 88, retired farmer, were held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Beech Hill Church of Christ, conducted by the Rev. George W. Stuber, with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Ayres died at 8:30 o’clock Sunday night, January 12, at Giles County Hospital.
A single man, Mr. Ayres was born March 26, 1870, in Coffee County, the son of the late Powell Ayres and Lizzie Green Ayres.
Mr. Ayres is survived by one brother, Van Ayres of Beech Hill. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BAILESS, Cleopatra Tidwell The Pulaski Citizen 5 Oct 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Cleopatra Tidwell Bailess, 80, mother of Mrs. J. L. Redding of Lynnville, were held at 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Fred S. Rogers, Lynnville Presbyterian Church minister. Burial will take place at 11 o’clock (EST) on Thursday morning at Rising Fawn, Ga.
Mrs. Bailess died at 6 o’clock Tuesday evening, October 4, at Fairmont Nursing Home in Columbia, after a five year illness.
A native of Rising Fawn, she lived most of her life in Georgia and Birmingham, Ala., and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband, Rufus Lee Bailess, associated with the Southern Railway Company, died ten years ago. In recent years she has made her home with Mrs. Redding.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Bailess is survived by three grandchildren, Jack Lee Redding, sheriff of Giles County, Pulaski, Bailess Redding, Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. Robert E. Witt, Ardmore, Tenn.; and five grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BAILEY, Julia Adaline Jones The Pulaski Citizen 14 May 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Sam Bailey, 80, Pulaski resident were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bethel Church in Limestone County, Ala., with the services conducted by the Rev. Tom McConnell, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Mitchell Cemetery in Limestone County. Mrs. Bailey died at one o’clock Friday afternoon, May 9, at the home in Pulaski after an extended illness.
Born August 28, 1877, in Lauderdale County, Ala., she was the former Miss Julia Adaline Jones, the daughter of the late John Jones and Cynthia Jane Hurn Jones, and was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Bailey is survived by her husband, Sam Bailey; five sons, Lumus Bailey, Grady M. Bailey, Lawrence (Bill) Bailey, and Alfred Bailey, all of Pulaski; and Loyce Bailey, of Minor Hill; three daughters, Mrs. M. L. Hooie, Mrs. W. A. Ridgway and Mrs. Allen Glossup, Pulaski; twenty-eight grandchildren and twenty-two great grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Donia Robinson, Rogersville, Ala., and Mrs. Nina Griffin, West Palm Beach, Fla. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

BAILEY, Tennie Norwood Roper The Pulaski Citizen 13 Sep 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Tennie Norwood Roper Bailey, 72, who died at 9 o’clock Sunday night, September 10, at her home in the Minor Hill community, after several months declining health, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Minor Hill Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. E. D. Troutt, Methodist minister, and burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was born August 28, 1878 and was the daughter of the late Thomas Norwood and Eliza Larwood Norwood. She was a member of the Methodist Church. She was twice married, first to John Roper who died eighteen years ago, and later to Jones Bailey, who died in 1944.
Mrs. Bailey is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Reed Randolph; and one son, R. H. Roper; and two grandchildren, all of the Minor Hill community; three sisters, Mrs. Mattie Bolin, Auburndale, Fla. Mrs. Josie Henderson, Lawrence County, and Mrs. Alice Powell, Lawrenceburg; and one brother, Frank Norwood, Ethridge.

BAIN, Lewis Mullins The Pulaski Citizen 6 Oct 1954
Mrs. Charles Bain, 72, former resident of Lynnville, died Sunday, October 3, at her home in Roanoke, Va. Funeral rites were held Monday afternoon in Roanoke and burial took place in Elizabethton, Tenn.
A native of Lynnville, she was the former Miss Lewis Mullins, daughter of the late W. J. Mullins, Sr., and Irene Henry Mullins. She had been away from Giles County twenty years.
Mrs. Bain is survived by her husband; an adopted daughter; Miss Doris Bain of Washington, D. C.; and one sister, Mrs. W. P. Dunlap, Brick Church in Giles County.

BAINS, Myrtle Edmundson The Pulaski Citizen 13 Mar 1957
Mrs. Myrtle Edmundson Bains, 81, former Giles Countian, died early this week at the home in Bessemer, Ala., after a long illness. Funeral rites took place in that city.
The daughter of the late Dr. E. L. Edmundson and Ophelia Grigsby Edmundson of Bethel, she was reared in Giles County. The survivors include her husband, H. L. Bains; three sons; and one sister, Mrs. J. F. Lee, Bessemer.

BAIRD, Ada Vickers The Pulaski Citizen 23 May 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Vickers Baird, 58, who died Sunday, May 20, at her home at Minor Hill, were held at Booths Chapel Tuesday afternoon and burial took place in the church cemetery.
A native of Giles County, she was born July 10, 1892, the daughter of the late Andrew Vickers and Caroline Harrison Vickers.

Mrs. Baird is survived by her husband; two daughters, Mrs. J. W. Ridgway, Minor Hill, and Mrs. George Childress, Campbellsville; nine grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Hollis Thompson, Minor Hill; and two brothers, M. G. Vickers, Minor Hill, and Grundy Vickers, Knoxville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BAIRD, Amelia Harrison The Pulaski Citizen 5 Oct 1955
Mrs. Amelia Harrison Baird, 46, native Giles Countian, died at 6 o’clock on Thursday night, September 29, at Erlinger Hospital in Chattanooga, following three weeks’ serious illness.
Funeral rites were held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter, pastor of the Olivet Methodist Charge, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born July 23, 1909, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence B. Harrison of Aspen Hill and the late Mrs. Stella Brooks Harrison, and was a member of the Methodist Church. was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her first marriage in March of 1926 was to Milton Butler of Aspen Hill, who died in 1928.
In addition to her father and step-mother, Mrs. Maggie Alsup Harrison, Mrs. Baird is survived by her husband, Herbert U. Baird, Chattanooga; one son, Herbert U. Baird, Jr., Lexington, Ky.; one granddaughter, Terry Baird; one sister, Mrs. C. E. Schermerhorn, La Porte, Ind., and three brothers, John B. Harrison, Wales, Albert M. Harrison, Aspen Hill, and Lucius Harrison, Prospect. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BAIRD, John C. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Oct 1951
Funeral services for John C. Baird, 70, retired farmer of the Minor Hill community were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Booth Chapel Methodist Church, conducted by Elder M. F. Norwood. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Baird died on Monday, October 1, at his home after a long period of declining health.
A resident of the Minor Hill section for twenty-three years, he was born April 22, 1881, in Alabama, the son of the late William T. Baird and Martha Francis Baird. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
His wife, Mrs. Ada Vickers Baird, died May 20, 1951.
Mr. Baird is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. W. Ridgway, Minor Hill, and Mrs. John Childers, Campbellsville; and nine grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BAITES, John O. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Nov 1957
John O. Baites, Jr., a leading merchant in Pulaski for the past 17 years, was found dead at his home on East Jefferson Street, about ten o’clock Monday morning.
Sheriff P. M. Butler and Coroner Bill Bennett said death was from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and that a note, addressed to his wife, stated ill health was the reason for the suicide.
Mr. Baites suffered a heart attack a few years ago but had continued to operate his hardware store on the northwest corner of the public square.

Funeral services were held at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday at Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. George Regas, rector of the Church of the Messiah, Episcopal, in Pulaski. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski, with Bennett-May Funeral directors in charge.
A native of Huntsville, Ala., Mr. Baites was the son of the late Dr. John O. Baites and Tennie Goad Baites. He moved to Pulaski in 1940 and opened the Baites Hardward Store which he had since operated. He was active in business, civic, and church affairs, having been a member of First Presbyterian Church and a member of the Board of Directors of the First National Bank.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mildred Darwin Baites; a daughter, Miss Beth Darwin Baites, a student at Florida Southern College, Lakeland; a sister, Mrs. Stanley Morrison, and stepmothers, Mrs. Bessie Baites, Huntsville.

BAKER, Arney Claxton The Pulaski Citizen 12 Aug 1959
Funeral services for Arney Claxton Baker, 66, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at New Zion Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Baker, a batchelor, died Wednesday morning, August 5, at the home in the Beech Hill section after a lengthy illness.
Born June 19, 1893, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Martin Jasper Baker and Martha Jane Hardiman Baker. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Baker is survived by one brother, Ollie Baker, Beech Hill; and one niece, Mrs. Everett Smith, Fayetteville.

BAKER, Arthur The Pulaski Citizen 10 Oct 1951
Arthur Baker, age 70, died at 11:22 o’clock Sunday evening, October 7, at his home in the Fifteenth Civil District following an illness of three months.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 o’clock Tuesday at the Lynnwood Methodist Church of which he was a member. Rev. Moorehead, pastor, officiated and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Baker was born in Illinois, but moved to Giles County about 26 years ago. He was a son of the late James and Nattie Williams Baker. He served as postmaster at Buford Station for several years and was a retired carpenter and millwright.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Phoebe Paxton Norton Baker; four daughters, Miss Anna Baker, of Lynnville, Mrs. Robert Reeves of Buford Station, Mrs. Floyd Bates of Lynnville, and Mrs. G. W. Hudgins of Marietta, Ga.; three sons, James Preslley Baker of Oakland, Calif, George E. Baker, of Peoria, Ill., and John Theodore Baker, of Lynnville; two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Curry of Beaumont, Texas and Mrs. Dow Love of Carroll, Neb.

BAKER, Florence Alexander The Pulaski Citizen 28 Dec 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Florence Alexander Baker, 86, Campbellsville resident, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Baker died at 11 o’clock Tuesday night, December 27, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. John Lee Nelson in Columbia, following a period of declining health.

Born January 17, 1869, at Campbellsville, she was the daughter of the late Mack Elbert Alexander and Charity Yokley Alexander. She had been a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church since girlhood.
Her husband, Billy Baker, died many years ago.
Mrs. Baker is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. John Walker Hayes, both of Columbia; and four grandchildren, Lindsay Nelson, nationally known sports announcer, is a grandson. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

BALDWIN, John William The Pulaski Citizen 13 May 1959
John William Baldwin, 61, retired manager of Davidson Chemical Company, Atlanta, Ga., died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 4:30 p. m. Saturday at his home in the Aymett Town community in Giles County.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 11, at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the Rev. S. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, officiating, Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Davidson County, Mr. Baldwin was the son of the late Robert Lee and Nancy Jane Blackwell Baldwin. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Sadie Aymett Baldwin; a son, John A. Baldwin, Atlanta; a sister, Mrs. John M. Cartwright, Nashville; a brother, James O. Baldwin, Nashville; and two grandchildren.

BALL, Andrew David The Pulaski Citizen 15 Apr 1959
Andrew David Ball, 45, Elkton farmer and a member of a prominent Giles County family died at 1:15 Tuesday afternoon at Veterans Hospital in Nashville where he had been critically ill for the past ten days.
Funeral services were held at ten o’clock Thursday morning at the Elkton Methodist Church by the Rev. Cullen T. Carter, pastor. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski with Masonic rites at the grave.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of Edgar Thomas Ball and the late Kate Gilbert Ball. He was educated at Giles County High School and at Massey Military School in Pulaski. and at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Methodist Church at Elkton and a member of the Board of Stewards. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Pulaski Post No. 60, American Legion, having been Post Adjutant for a two year period.
Following his graduation, Ball became associated with the Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski and retained his interest in the business until a few years ago when he resigned to engage in farming in the Elkton community.
In addition to his father, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nell Stevenson Ball; a son, David Michael Ball; is step-mother, Mrs. E. T. Ball; a step-daughter, Miss Janell Stevenson, Nashville; a step-son, Jim Allen Stevenson, Giles County High School student; a sister, Mrs. James Johnson of Triune; a brother, E. T. Ball, Jr., Pulaski, and a half-sister, Mrs. Luke Dunn of Cookeville.


BALL, Charles Austin The Pulaski Citizen 13 May 1959
Funeral services were held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Waterloo, Iowa, for Charles Austin Ball, 26, son of the former Miss Vernon Austin of Elkton.
Mr. Ball, resident of Waterloo, died at 9:30 o’clock Saturday morning, May 9, at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, N. Y., following an operation for tumor of the brain. He had been ill nine weeks.
Mr. Ball is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Ball, Waterloo; and one sister, Mrs. Glenn Schell, Waterloo.
Giles County relatives are an aunt, Mrs. Benton E. Phelps, Pulaski, and an uncle, Eugene Austin, Elkton.

BALL, Claude The Pulaski Citizen 18 Feb 1953
Funeral services for Claude Ball, 68, retired Lynnville farmer, were Friday afternoon at Campbell Station Church of Christ, with burial in Campbell Station Cemetery.
Mr. Ball died Thursday in Giles County Hospital.
Mr. Ball, a native of Giles County, returned to Lynnville seven years ago after residing in Maury County thirty years. He was the son of the late Leander Ball and Sallie Hayes Ball.
Mrs. Maude Porter Ball, his first wife, died a number of years ago.
Mr. Ball, a member of the Church of Christ, is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Mattie Trice Lovell Ball; one daughter, Mrs. Reavis Hobbs, Franklin; two sons, Brown L. Ball, Pontiac, Mich., and James E. Ball, Nashville; two sisters, Mrs. Cora Carvell, Giles County, and Mrs. J. L. Green, Nashville; and two brothers, Bass Ball, Lynnville and Larrimore Brown, Donelson.

BALL, Mary Virginia The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jun 1957
Funeral services for Miss Mary Virginia Ball, 90, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Greenwood Church of Christ of which she was a member. Horace Smith, minister of the church, officiated and burial took place in the family lot in the church cemetery. Miss Ball died at 5:30 o’clock Saturday morning, June 1, at the Austin Hewitt Home in Pulaski following several weeks illness.
Born May 19, 1867, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late J. L. Ball and Amanda Counts Ball.
Miss Ball, the oldest child of her parents, is the last member of her immediate family, and is survived by the following nieces and nephews: Mrs. Reynolds M. Wheeler, Morrell Yarbrough, Odell Ball, David Ball, all of Giles County, Herbert Mason Ball, Nashville, Lawrence Ball, Cincinnati, Ohio; and Mrs. Earl Brown, Texas. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BALL, Mattie Davis The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jun 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Davis Ball, 87, lifelong resident of the county, who died at 12:15 o’clock Saturday, June 2, at the home of her son, Emmitt Ball, were held at 3:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. H. Grady Coston and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Her death followed a brief illness.
Mrs. Ball, a member of the Church of Christ, was the widow of William Ball who died fourteen years ago.

Mrs. Ball is survived by two daughters, Mrs. C. M. Solomon and Mrs. Lottie Richardson, both of Nashville; and two sons, Emmitt Ball, Pulaski and Ben Ball, Columbia; thirteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

BALL, Nell Stevenson The Pulaski Citizen 17 Nov 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. A. D. Ball, 43, were held at 1:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Elkton Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. H. L. Smith, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the family lot in Elkton Cemetery.
Mrs. Ball died Thursday, November 11, at Giles County Hospital after a period of declining health.
The former Miss Nell Stevenson, she was born January 6, 1911, the daughter of Mrs. Mary Martin Stevenson of Elkton and the late John L. Stevenson. She was educated in the public schools and was a member of the Elkton Methodist Church.
Mrs. Ball was twice married. Her first husband, Allen Stevenson died a number of years ago. Her second husband, Andrew David Ball, died April 14, 1952.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Ball is survived by two sons, David Ball and Jim Allen Stevenson, both of Elkton; one daughter, Mrs. William Hollis, Nashville; one grandson, John Hollis, Nashville; five sisters, Mrs. Floyd Baugh, Farmington, Mrs. Marvin Lanier, Columbia, Mrs. H. C. Oberlander, Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Henry Groth and Mrs. Joe Beech, Nashville, and three brothers, Wilbur Stevenson, Jacksonville, Fla., John Alton Stevenson, Santa Fe, and Harold Stevenson, Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BALL, Willie Mack The Pulaski Citizen 22 Aug 1951
Funeral services for Willie Mack Ball, 61, Lynnville farmer, who died at 7:35 o’clock Wednesday morning, August 22, after a long illness at his home in the Lynnville section, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Campbell Station Church of Christ by Melvin Dugger of Columbia. Burial will take place in the Campbell Station Cemetery.
He was the son of the late Lee Andrew Ball and Sallie Hayes Ball.
Mr. Ball is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dora Jane Martin Ball; four daughters, Mrs. Raymond Jett, Mooresville, Mrs. Coy Risner, Ethridge, Mrs. Tillman Ledford, Columbia, and Miss Martha Ball, Nashville; one son, Sherrell Ball, Lynnville; two sisters, Mrs. R. A. Carvell, Campbellsville, and Mrs. Anna Green, Nashville; and four brothers, R. T. Ball, Brownwood, Texas, B. T Ball and Claude Ball, Lynnville and Larimore Ball, Donelson.

BALLENTINE, Dorothy Mandeville The Pulaski Citizen 2 Oct 1957
Mrs. John Ballentine, a native of New Orleans and a former Pulaski resident, died Tuesday afternoon in a hospital at Key West, Fla., her home city for the past eight years.
Funeral services will be held Saturday in Key West, and in accordance with Mr. Ballentine’s request, the body will be cremated and the ashes scattered over the Atlantic Ocean.

Mrs. Ballentine, the former Dorothy Mandeville of New Orleans, had been hospitalized with a stomach ailment for a few days and was being prepared for her second operation for the condition when her death occurred. Pulaski friends learned Wednesday night in a telephone call to Mr. Ballentine.
Mr. and Mrs. Ballentine came to Pulaski to make their home in 1940 and resided in this city until they moved to Florida about eight years later. While living in Pulaski, she was a member of The Church of the Messiah, Episcopal, and was active in church and civic work.
Mrs. Ballentine is survived by her husband; a daughter, Sally Ballentine; and a brother, Sidney Mandeville, New Orleans, La.

BALLENTINE, Edgar Swope Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Aug 1953
Edgar Swope Ballentine, Sr., 85, died at 11:15 o’clock Friday night, August 21, at his home at Courtland, Ala., after a period of declining health.
Funeral rites were held Sunday afternoon at Courtland, with burial there.
Born, December, 1867, in Giles County, he was the son of the late James H. Ballentine and Mary Eleanor Swope Ballentine.
Mr. Ballentine was twice married. His first wife was the former Katherine Halsey of Alabama. Their children are Edgar S. Ballentine, Jr., of Pulaski, Mr. J. Louie Greene, Washington, D. C. , and Sam H. Ballentine, Memphis.
Mr. Ballentine’s second marriage was to the former Katherine Dinwiddie of Fayetteville, Tenn. She survives and their two daughters, Miss Mary Eleanor Ballentine, Atlanta, Ga. and Miss Anne Ballentine, Courtland. Three grandchildren also survive.

BALLENTINE, John G. The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jul 1959
John G. Ballentine, 52, Key West, Fla., businessman and a former Pulaski merchant, church leader and civic leader, died at 6:30 p. m. Thursday, July 9, in a hospital at Miami, Fla., after a short illness.
Prayer services were held in Key West Saturday and funeral services were held at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski Tuesday, July 14, at 4 p. m. by Dr. W. Bruce Strother, Methodist minister of Columbia, and the Rev. Edwin Gilbert of Nolensville. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery with the Masonic Lodge in charge of the services.
Mr. Ballentine was a native of Sardis, Miss., a son of the late A. M. Ballentine and Daisy Taylor Ballentine. He was a graduate of Princeton University, Princeton, N. J., and of Culver Military Academy. He was active in business circles in Pulaski, where he operated the Auto Supply Store for more than 10 years before moving to Florida, and in the Rotary Club and Episcopal Church in Pulaski.
Mr. and Mrs. Ballentine, the former Miss Martha Rogers Gilbert of Pulaski had resided in Key West for the past few years and were owners and operators of a Real Estate and Trailer business in that city.
Mr. Ballentine is survived by his wife; a daughter, Miss Sally Ballentine, and a brother, Robert Ballentine, of Sardis, Miss.

BALLENTINE, Louise Myers The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1952

Requiem high mass for Mrs. Edgar S. Ballentine, Jr., 57, will be sung at 10 o’clock on Thursday morning at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Pulaski. Rites will be conducted bu Father James Neidergases, Father Thomas J. Lynch and Father James R. Adkinson.
Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
She died at 9:15 o’clock Tuesday night at her home on South Second Street, after a long illness.
The former Miss Louise Myers, she was born on April 4, 1895, in Russellville, Ky., the daughter of Mrs. Ida Alexander Myers of Pulaski and the late Dr. Andrew W. Myers. She was educated in the Kentucky schools and was a talented musician. She was a member of the Catholic Church.
Mrs. Ballentine had resided in Scottsville, Ky., until 1940 when they move to Pulaski, the former home of Mr. Ballentine.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Ballentine is survived by her husband, Edgar S. Ballentine, Jr., Pulaski businessman; two sons, Dr. Andrew Myers Ballentine, Pulaski dentist, and Father Edgar S. Ballentine, III, of Nashville; and two grandchildren, Tommy and Mary Ballentine, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BALLEU, Luke L. The Pulaski Citizen 30 May 1951
Luke L. Balleu, 82, father of Hollis L. Balleu, died at 6 o’clock Tuesday morning May 29, at Giles County Hospital.
Brief services were held at Bennett-May Funeral Home at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon and the remains were taken to Lawrenceburg, Ky., for burial in the family lot.
Mr. Balleu, who has resided in Pulaski since 1946, is survived by three sons, Hollis L. Balleu, manager of Kuhn’s Store, Len Balleu and William Balleu, both of Louisville, Ky. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BANKS, Annie Butler The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Butler Banks, 60, Pulaski Elementary School teacher, were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Banks, who suffered a paralytic stroke early Thursday morning, died at 11:02 Sunday night, without regaining consciousness.
She was born April 24, 1891, in Aspen Hill, the daughter of the late W. P. Butler, former sheriff of the county, and Mrs. Iva butler Butler. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Banks is survived by one sister, Mrs. W. R. Simpson, Aspen Hill; two half-sisters, Mrs. John Elmer Petty, Pulaski, and Mrs. Claude Jones, Goodsprings; and five half-brothers, W. T. (Jack) Butler, Mt. Vernon, N. Y., John D. Butler and Clayton Butler, Pulaski, Joe P. Butler, Milan, Tenn., and Pink May Butler, Goodsprings. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BANKS, Thomas H. The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jan 1952
Thomas H. Banks, 66, former Giles Countian, and storekeeper for the Rhodes-Sulcer Planting Company, in Marion, Ark., died at 9 a. m. Saturday morning at Resthaven Nursing Home in Memphis. He had been a patient at the home since October 7.

Funeral services were held at Bennett-May Funeral Home at 2:30 p. m. Sunday afternoon and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Thomas H. and Alice May Banks. He had resided in Marion, Ark., for the past seven years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Butler Banks, and one sister, Mrs. W. B. Rhodes of Marion, Ark.

BANNER, Grover The Pulaski Citizen 22 Apr 1959
Funeral services for Grover Banner, 45, resident of the Shores Community, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Shores Church of Christ, conducted by Paul McKissick. Burial took place in Scotts Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Banner, an employee of the Murray Ohio Company in Lawrenceburg, died at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Giles County Hospital after a two year old period of declining health.
Born January 28, 1914, in Giles County, he was the son of Jeff Banner and Ada Comer Banner.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Banner is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Lackey Banner; and one daughter, Miss Betty Jean Banner, Shores. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

BARBEE, John Ford House The Pulaski Citizen 29 Feb 1951
John Ford House Barbee, 72, retired hardware salesman of Memphis, and a native of Giles County, died last week at his home after a brief illness.
Mr. Barbee, an elder in the Evergreen Presbyterian Church in Memphis, was born in Pulaski, the son of Dr. J. D. Barbee, a Methodist minister who was a member of the Tennessee Conference for more than fifty years. He was reared in Nashville and was graduated from Vanderbilt University.
Mr. Barbee is survived by his wife; a daughter; two sons; and two brothers, David Rankin Barbee, Washington, D. C. and Robert Wendell Barbee , Memphis.

BARBER, Robert Edward The Pulaski Citizen 07 May 1952
Funeral services for Robert Edward Barber, 37, farmer of the Tarpley community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Rehoboth Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. Fred Harper, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Barber died at 9:30 o’clock Sunday night, May 4, at Giles County Hospital, following a long illness.
Born November 20, 1914, and reared in Giles County, he was the son of Mrs. Florence Scales Barber and the late Bela Boyd Barber. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Barber is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ellen Brown Barber; one small son, Robert Dan Barber; one sister, Mrs. Raymond Hardy; and two brother, Maburn Barber and Vernon Barber, all of the Tarpley community. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.
BARKSDALE, Rilla James The Pulaski Citizen 28 Aug 1957

Funeral services for Mrs. Rilla James Barksdale, 57, native Giles Countian, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at New Zion Church of Christ, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Barksdale, wife of Roy Barksdale, of Louisville, Ky., died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Wednesday, August 21, at her home in Louisville.
Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Andrew James and Annie Hardiman James.
Mrs. Barksdale is survived by her husband; three sons, John William Barksdale, James Edward Barksdale, and Roy M. Barksdale, Jr., all of Louisville; a step-daughter, Mrs. Bennett Oller, Louisville; three brothers, Robert James, Roy James and Calvin James, all of the Kedron community of Giles County; and a half-sister, Mrs. Fred Gilbert, Prospect. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BARKSDALE, Susie Toombs The Pulaski Citizen 20 Sep 1950
Mrs. Susie Toombs Barksdale, 82, native of the county, died suddenly on Tuesday, September 19, at a hospital in Louisville, Ky.
Funeral rites will be held at one o’clock on Thursday afternoon at the New Zion Church of Christ, in the Kedron section conducted by Elder Malcolm White, Primitive Baptist minister.
Mrs. Barksdale, a resident of Louisville for the past sixteen years, was born and reared in Goodsprings community, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Toombs. She was the wife of John Barksdale who died in 1928.
Mrs. Barksdale is survived by two daughters, Miss Lucy Barksdale and Mrs. Mildred Jones; four sons, Roy Barksdale, Dallie Barksdale, Homer Barksdale and Hobert Barksdale, all of Louisville, Ky.; nine grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and one brother, John Toombs, Halls, Tenn.

BARLAR, Cornelius Brown The Pulaski Citizen 14 Nov 1959
Funeral services for Cornelius Brown Barlar, 80, Nashville resident and a native of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Woodbine Funeral Home with the burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park in that city. Mr. Barlar died on Saturday evening, November 14, at a Nashville hospital.
Born in February of 1879, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Alfred Barlar and Frances Lawhorn Barlar. He was a retired carpenter, having lived in Giles County for many years, going to Nashville about ten years ago to live with his son, John W. Barlar. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Barlar, in addition to the son, John W. Barlar, is survived by three other sons, G. I. Barlar, B. B. Barlar, and M. B. Barlar, all of Nashville; six daughters, Mrs. Mattie T. Martin, Nashville, Mrs. Nettie Hendricks, Hermitage, Tenn., Mrs. Clarence Warden, Springfield, Mrs. Eugene Alexander, Tullahoma, Mrs. Sadie Guthrie, Miami, Fla., and Mrs. Lucie Simon, Okinawa; three brothers, Leonard Barlar, Lynnville, Tommy Barlar, Culleoka; and one half-brother, George Hollingsworth, Lewisburg; twenty-two grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren.

BARLAR., David The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jan 1951

Funeral services for David Barlar, 45, farmer of the Seventh Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. P. Littleton of Birmingham, Ala. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
He died at 8:52 Tuesday morning at Giles County Hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Barlar, a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses, was a native of Giles County and the son of the late Smith Barlar and Rilla Phillips Barlar. He was born February 17, 1905.
Mr. Barlar is survived by his wife, Mrs. Georgia Lou Hardiman Barlar; two daughters, Mrs. Billy Brown and Miss Mildred Barlar; and one son, Daniel Barlar, all of the home address; his step-mother, Mrs. Mattie Barlar, Pulaski; and three brothers, Floyd Barlar, Bryant Barlar and Braden Barlar, all of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BARLAR, Jack Ray (Infant) The Pulaski Citizen 31 Dec 1958
Graveside prayer services were held Saturday, December 27, in Maplewood Cemetery for Jack Ray Barlar, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William Barlar of Tupelo, Miss. The child was born Friday night.
In addition to the parents, William and Carol Tinnon Barlar; former residents of Giles County, the child is survived by one brother, Paul Randal Barlar; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Barlar and Mr. and Mrs. Gettis Tinnon, all of Pulaski.

BARLAR, Johnnie Lee Rutledge The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jul 1955
Graveside services for Mrs. Johnnie Lee Rutledge Barlar, 91, former teacher in Giles County, will be held at Brick Church Cemetery at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon, with the Rev. Luke N. Dunn of College Grove, officiating.
Mrs. Barlar died Wednesday night at the home of a niece, Mrs. Clara Belle Ingram, after a long illness.
The last member of her immediate family, she was born December 22, 1864, the daughter of the late Dr. John Boles Rutledge and Mary Ann Wood Rutledge. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. She was the widow of Professor L. G. Barlar, an educator in the county for many years.
Mrs. Barlar is survived by a number of nieces and nephews. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BARLAR, Mattie M. McMillion The Pulaski Citizen 25 Feb 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie M. Barlar, 80, resident of the Austin Hewitt Home, were held at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by David East, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Barlar died at 4 o’clock Friday morning, February 20, at the Hewitt Home after a four weeks illness.
Born July 15, 1878, in Marshall County, she was the daughter of the late John McMillion and Sallie Spivey McMillion. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Barlar was married three times and survived all three husbands. Her first husband Will Porterfield; her second Charlie Ralston, and her third husband was Smith Barlar.

Mrs. Barlar is survived by two sons, Luther Porterfield, Sumac Community, and Vernon Porterfield, Michigan City, Ind.; four daughters, Mrs. Bryant Barlar, Mrs. Braden Barlar, and Mrs. Everett Park, Pulaski, and Mrs. Elmo Chestnut, Muncie, Ind.; twenty-five grandchildren, nineteen great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Lillie Adair, Dallas, Texas; and three brothers, Kenneth McMillion, Dallas, Texas, Shirley McMillion, Louisville, Ky., and Roy McMillion, Linton, __. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

BARLAR, Zana Lou Coker The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jan 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Zana Lou Coker Barlar, 81, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Lynnville Church of Christ conducted by Riley Moore of Columbia. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Barlar died at 2:45 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, January 7, at her home in the Lynnville section, following a long illness.
Born September 1, 1871, in the county, she was the daughter of the late Asa Coker and Amanda Johnson Coker, and was a member of the Lynnville Church of Christ. The last member of her immediate family, she was the widow of the J. M. Barlar, who died January 23, 1949.
Mrs. Barlar is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Shirley Carpenter, Miss Ruby Barlar, and Mrs. Akemore Elias, Lynnville, Mrs. Roberta Waldrop, Nashville and Mrs. Earl Gregg, Mooresville; two sons, A. E. Barlar and E. C. Barlar, both of Nashville; twelve grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors

BARNES, Carrie Mae Edmundson The Pulaski Citizen 24 Sep 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. F. W. Barnes, 77, resident of the Stella Community, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield, with the burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Barnes died Tuesday morning, September 23, at the home after a long illness.
The former Miss Carrie Mae Edmundson, she was born October 1, 1881, in Giles County, the daughter of the late Van Edmundson and Lou Brown Edmundson, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Barnes is survived by her husband, F. W. Barnes; seven daughters, Misses Eliza Lou and Virginia Barnes and Mrs. Tillman Dawes, Stella, Mrs. Frank Gatlin, Stella, Mrs. James Hart, Galveston, Texas, Mrs. R. C. Goskill and Mrs. Royce McCree, both of Lamarque, Texas; three sons, Joe Barnes and C. A. Barnes, both of Stella and Frank Barnes, Lamarque, Texas; a number of grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Claude Rogers, Prospect; and one half-brother, Roger Edmundson, Akron, Ohio.
A son, Robert Barnes, Pulaski policeman, died January 11, 1957. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

BARNES, Dollie Adkins The Pulaski Citizen 02 Oct 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Homer Barnes, 69, former Giles Countian, were held at 2 o’clock at National Funeral Home in Memphis with burial in Memorial Park in that city. Mrs. Barnes died at 1:50 o’clock on Sunday morning, September 29, at St. Joseph Hospital in Memphis after a brief illness.

Mrs. Barnes, wife of Homer Barnes, a retired superintendent of Memphis Cotton Oil Mill, was the former Miss Dollie Adkins, born in Alabama but moved with her family to Giles County at the age of one year. After residing in Giles County for a number of years, Mr. and Mrs. Barnes moved to Memphis forty years ago. She was an active member of the Chelsea Avenue Methodist Church and its missionary society, and was also a member of the Tri-State Cotton Oil Mill Auxiliary and the Northeast Memphis Civic Club.
Mrs. Barnes is survived by her husband, a native of Giles County; one daughter, Mrs. Woodrow Sanford, Memphis; two grandchildren; and one brother, Jim Adkins, Pulaski.
Relatives attending the funeral included J. W. Adkins, Mrs. Dan Gordon and Mrs. Ruth Wilkes of Pulaski, and Tate Anderson of Atlanta, Ga., brother of Homer Barnes.

BARNES, John Litterton The Pulaski Citizen 14 May 1952
Funeral services for John Litterton Barnes, 73, retired farmer, were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Hanna Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Haynes Brinkley. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
He died at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, May 13, at his home in the Stella community, after a six weeks illness.
Mr. Barnes is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lena Mae Tarpley Barnes; and two sons, John L. Barnes, Jr., and Everett Kendall Barnes, both of Stella. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

BARNES, Mary Jo The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jan 1956
Funeral services for Mary Jo Barnes, 8, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. J. W. McCullough, Church of God minister of Bunker Hill. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barnes of McCains, formerly of Giles County, died early Monday morning at the home. She was born July 15, 1947 in Giles County.
In addition to the parents, Mary Jo is survived by one sister, Linda Joyce Barnes, and one brother, James Lee Barnes; and the grandmothers, Mrs. Glen Tate and Mrs. Flournoy Patterson, both of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BARNES, Robert O’Neal The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jan 1957
Robert O’Neal Barnes, 51, a member of the Pulaski Police Department for the past three years, died at 9:15 Friday night at his home on Ingram Street after a six months’ illness.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p. m. Sunday at First Methodist Church in Pulaski by Dr. W. H. Mansfield, Associate Pastor, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski with Bennett-May Funeral directors in charge.
A native of the Stella community, Mr. Barnes was the son of F. W. and Carrie Mae Edmundson Barnes. He was educated in Giles County schools and was engaged in farming before moving to Pulaski to become connected with the police department. He was a member of the Stella Methodist Church, the Giles County Sportsman’s Club and the Fox Hunters’ Association.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Barnes is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lavinia McCracken Barnes; two daughter, Miss Judy Barnes and Mrs. Glen Chapman; a son, Robert Barnes, of Pulaski; seven sisters, Mrs. J. T. Hart, Galveston, Texas, Mrs. R. C. Gaskill and Mrs. Royce McCree, LaMarque, Texas, Miss Eliza Lou Barnes, Stella, Mrs. Tillman Dawes, Stellaa, Miss Virginia Barnes, Stella, Mrs. Frank Gatlin, Bethel; three brothers, Frank Barnes, Jr., LaMarque, Texas, Joe and Arris Barnes, Stella.

BARNES, Tommy The Pulaski Citizen 16 Sep 1953
Tommy Barnes, 17, senior at Minor Hill High School, died Thursday afternoon enroute to Giles County Hospital from a head injury sustained shortly after lunch when he was struck on the back of the head by a pole being raised in the installation of a TV antenna at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barnes of the Stella community.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barnes of the same community, the young man and his father were assisting in the erection of the antenna at his grandparents’ home when the accident occurred. He was rushed to the hospital but was dead on arrival.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete Thursday afternoon.
He was an outstanding basketball player at Minor Hill High School.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Miss Judy Barnes, a junior at Minor Hill High School, and Miss Faye Barnes, Nashville; a brother, Pvt. Bobby Barnes, U. S. Army in Austria; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barnes; and maternal grandparents, Mrs. and Mrs. J. Lytle McCracken, Bunker Hill.

BARNES, Will Culbertson The Pulaski Citizen 2 Nov 1955
Will Culbertson Barnes, 82, retired Louisville and Nashville Railroad conductor, died at 5:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, November 2, at his home at Bethel after a long illness.
Funeral rites will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bethel Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of the church. Burial will take placce in the Brown Cemetery at Bethel.
Born April 18, 1873, at Beaver Falls, Pa., he was the son of the late Robert Inman Barnes and Eliza Jane Douthit Barnes, and moved with his family while a small child to Giles County. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
He had been a railroad conductor for thirty-five years.
Mr. Barnes is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Charles Ewart Hagan; three grandchildren; two brother, Frank Barnes and Fred Barnes, both of Stella; and two sisters, Mrs. Ellis C. Howard and Mrs. Will Smith, Stella.

BARNETT, Elizabeth Campbell The Pulaski Citizen 3 Feb 1954
Relatives have received word of the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell Barnett, widow of Rupert Barnett, which occurred at one o’clock Wednesday morning, February 3, at a hospital in Atlanta, Ga., following a lengthy illness. Funeral rites and burial will take place in that city Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Barnett was the daughter of the late Dr. H. T. Campbell and Mrs. Mollie Abernathy Campbell, formerly of Giles County, and later residents of Nashville.

Mrs. Barnett is survived by one son, Campbell Barnett, Boston, Mass.; and one brother, Hugh Campbell, Gulfport, Miss. Mrs. Barnett lost two sons, Rupert Barnett, Jr. and Hugh Campbell Barnett, during World War II.
Mrs. Porter Stone and Richard Abernathy of Pulaski and Mr. and Mrs. James Abernathy of Nashville will leave early Thursday morning for Atlanta, to attend the funeral of their relative.

BARNETT, Joseph The Pulaski Citizen 2 May 1956
Funeral services for Dr. Joseph Barnett, 71, former Giles Countian, who died Sunday, were held Tuesday, April 24, in Anniston, Ala., with burial in that city.
Dr. Barnett, a chiropractor in Anniston for many years, was born in Lawrence County but came as a child with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Barnett, to Giles County where he lived the greater part of his life.
Dr. Barnett is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Ethel Rogers Barnett; two sisters, Mrs. Effie Ball and Mrs. Joe Meadows, both of Nashville; and one half-sister, Mrs. Willie L. Wheeler,
Bodenham. His first wife, Mrs. Lena Carter Barnett died thirty-five years ago.

BARNETT, Mark The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jun 1955
Funeral services for Mark Barnett, 59, Giles Countian killed in a railroad accident at 8:05 Saturday morning near Wales, were held at 2:00 p. m. Sunday at the Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Lloyd L. Hickman and the Rev. Argine Hughes, Baptist ministers, officiated and burial was in the church cemetery.
Barnett, a former employee on the Joe Scales farm, was killed when he was struck by an L&N freight train about 200 feet south of a crossing at Wales, Chief Deputy Sheriff Hal Stewart said.
L&N Engineer G. B. Haynes of Nashville said he saw the man’s body lying on the track when he was about “two car lengths away from it.” The train continued 25 feet before it could be stopped.
Barnett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ola Wilson Barnett; four daughters, Mrs. Edgar Kellam, Mrs. Sidney Kellam, both of Elkton, Mrs. J. D. Johns, Nashville, and Miss Verna Barnett, Wales; four sons, William Barnett, Beech Hill, Kenneth and Harold Dean Barnett, Wales, Butler Barnett, Nashville; his mother, Mrs. Maude Butler Barnett, Pulaski; three half-sisters and two half-brothers; and 14 grandchildren.

BARNETT, Neal Paul The Pulaski Citizen 9 Feb 1955
Services for Neal Paul Barnett, 34, were to be held at two o’clock Thursday afternoon at the First Baptist Church by J. Clark Hensley, the pastor. Burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Barnett died Tuesday in Veterans Hospital in Nashville from injuries received Saturday morning when a fire truck answering a call, collided with an automobile at Jefferson and Patterson Streets. Barnett was thrown from the fire truck as it struck a basement door of the Jefferson Motor Co. throwing him against a rock wall.
He was a native of Loretto, Tenn., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Everette Barnett. Entering the service in 1940 he was captured in North Africa and held a prisoner of war for 26 months. He was discharged from the service in 1945.
Mr. Barnett was a member of the First Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Opal Glover Barnett; a month old daughter, Cynthia Lucille; six sisters, Mrs. Mollie Brewer of Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Howard Robinson of Chattanooga, Mrs J. H. Wolfe and Mrs. Fred Willis of Kingsport, Tenn., Mrs. Alan Belew and Mrs. C. W. Beeler of Loretto; six brothers, Allen, Roy, James and Billy Barnett of Loretto, Clyde Barnett of Kingsport and Ernest Barnett of Flintville.

BARR, Erskine William The Pulaski Citizen 14 Sep 1955
Funeral services for Erskine William Barr, 78, Minnow Branch farmer, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Union Valley Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial will take place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Barr died at 9 o’clock Tuesday night at Giles County Hospital after several months illness.
Mr. Barr is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myra Bowen Barr; two daughters, Mrs. Everett Lane, Campbellsville community, and Mrs. Gentry Holt, Wales; five sons, Marvin Barr, Mt. Pleasant, Robert Barr, Goodspring, Flournoy and Richard Barr, Lynnville, and Dillon Barr, Roxboro, N. C.; twenty grandchildren and forty-five grandchildren; and four sisters, Mrs. Zena Woodard, Dry Creek, Mrs. Myrtle Matthews, Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. Tippie Jones, Riversburg, and Mrs. Annie Mae Barr, Columbia.

BARRON, Eula Mae Scott The Pulaski Citizen 25 Mar 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Eula Mae Scott Barron, 63, former resident of Lynnville, were held Friday afternoon at the Church Street Church of Christ in Lewisburg. Mrs. Barron died Thurday at Leonard Hospital in that city.
A former employee of the Rose and Boyd Store in Lynnville for a number of years, mrs. Barron is survived by her husband, Orin Barron; two sons, Noel Barron of Chattanooga, and Lt. Comdr. William Barron, San Juan, Puerto Rico; six grandchildren; one brother, Carmack Scott, Lewisburg; and three sisters, Mrs. John C. Harris, Nashville, Mrs. O. D. Harrell, Lewisburg, and Mrs. J. P. Wilkes, Detroit, Mich.

BARSHEARS, Sallie Jane English The Pulaski Citizen 21 Oct 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie Jane English Barshears, 88, resident of the Hams Creek section, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Rock Springs Baptist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Eugene Steelman, Mr. Hearn and the Rev. Floyd Cates with the burial in Rose Hill Cemetery in the Nineteenth Civil District. Mrs. Barshears died at 2 o’clock Thursday morning, October 15, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Noble Campbell, after a few months declining health.
Born July 2, 1871, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late John T. English and Sallie Bell Locke English, and was a member of the Rock Springs Baptist Church. Her husband, R. Lee Barshears, died September 23, 1947.
Mrs. Barshears, the last member of her immediate family, is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Luther Garrett, Hams Creek, Mrs. Luther Long, Pulaski, and Mrs. Campbell, Bodenham; one son, English Barshears, Weakley Creek section; and eleven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

BASS, Alvah Hix The Pulaski Citizen 17 Apr 1957

Funeral services for Alvah Hix Bass, 74, retired carpenter, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. Bruce Strother, Dr. William H. Mansfield and the Rev. J. T. Parsons, Methodist ministers. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Bass who had been a patient in a Nashville hospital several weeks, died at 11:15 o’clock Friday morning, April 12, following a long period of declining health.
Born June 3, 1882, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Presley Hix Bass and Martha Ann Reed Abernathy Bass, and was a member of First Methodist Church in Pulaski.
Mr. Bass is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sallie Lively Bass; one daughter, Mrs. W. H. Birdsong, Chicago, Ill.; three sons, William Presley Bass, Pulaski, Bailey Bass, Jackson, and Billy Joe Bass, Tuscumbia, Ala.; several grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Neal Gladish, Wilmington, Del.; and two brothers, Sterlyn A. Bass and Edgar R. Bass, both of Tarpley community of Giles County. Bennett-May Company, Morticians in charge.

BASS, Atha Filmore The Pulaski Citizen 14 Nov 1956
Funeral services for Atha Filmore Bass, 77, retired farmer, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons, pastor of Blooming Grove Methodist Church. Mr. Bass died of a heart attack at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in Giles County Hospital, after a long illness. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born June 20, 1879, the son of the late Gus Bass and Ann Tucker Bass. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Bass is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary McCormick Bass; two daughters, Mrs. James Kellam and Mrs. Raymond Phillips; one grandson; two sisters, Mrs. Jerome Roden and Mrs. Kirk M. Arney; and one brother, Leonard Bass, all of Giles County. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BASS, Joseph Ordway “Audie” The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1959
Joseph Audie Bass, 83, retired farmer, died at 10 o’clock Thursday night, July 16, at Giles County Hospital after several months illness. Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock the following Saturday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with burial in Center Point Cemetery. Born April 1, 1876, in Giles County, he was the son of Frank Bass and Nancy Holley Bass. He had been a member of the Mt. Zion Methodist Church since his boyhood.
Mr. Bass, the last member of his immediate family, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie Harwell Bass; two sons, Alton Bass, Lewisburg, and Guy Bass, Pulaski; one granddaughter, Mrs. Carroll Roller, Pulaski.

BASS, James E. The Pulaski Citizen 19 May 1954
James E. Bass, 52, employee of Monsanto Chemical Company, Columbia, died at 5:25 o’clock Sunday afternoon, May 16, after a long illness.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Riverside Church of Christ, conducted by Amos Derryberry and Dorris Billingsley and burial took place in Head Springs Cemetery at Belfast.

Native of Minor Hill, Mr. Bass had lived in Columbia the past ten years. He was a son of Mrs. Virgie Prince Bass and the late John Bass and was a member of the Church of Christ.
In additon to his mother, Mr. Bass is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dorothy D. Bass; three sons, Billy Pat, Robert Allen and James Charles Bass, all of Columbia; three brothers, Will, Ervin, and Herbert Bass, Pulaski; and four sisters, Mrs. Ethel McCree, Mrs. Ruby Harwell, Mrs. Maxie Holley and Mrs. Al Williams, all of Pulaski.

BASS, Jennie Patton The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jul 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Patton Bass, who died unexpectedly at 4:45 o’clock Friday morning, July 9, at her home in Mt. Pleasant, where held there Sunday afternoon with burial in Arlington Cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Miss Freda Bass and Mrs. Ruth Bass Sexton, Mt. Pleasant; two sisters, Mrs. Bell Akers, Dover, Ohio, and Mrs. S. S. Journey, Ensley, Ala., three brothers, George Patton, Ensley, Andy Patton, Louisville, Ky., and William Patton, Gordonsburg.
Miss Freda Bass is a member of the faculty of Giles County High School, a position she has held a number of years.

BASS, John Audie The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1959
Joseph Audie Bass, 83, retired farmer, died at 10 o’clock Thursday night, July 16, at Giles County Hospital after several months illness.
Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock the following Saturday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with burial in Center Point Cemetery.
Born April 1, 1876, in Giles County, he was the son of Frank Bass and Nancy Holley Bass. He had been a member of the Mt. Zion Methodist Church since his boyhood.
Mr. Bass, the last member of his immediate family, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie Harwell Bass; two sons, Alton Bass, Lewisburg, and Guy Bass, Pulaski; one granddaughter, Mrs. Carroll Roller, Pulaski.

BASS, John Henry The Pulaski Citizen 12 Mar 1952
John Henry Bass, 83, service station operator in the Bunker Hill community, was found dead Tuesday morning, March 11, at his home. It is supposed that he died early Monday night from a heart attack, as he had suffered from the ailment for a number of years. A member of the family visited him Monday night, taking him some food for his supper.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Bunker Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Carl Holloway, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Bee Spring Cemetery.
Born in Giles County on March 13, 1868, he was the son of the late George Bass and Ann Holbert Bass. He had been a member of the Methodist Church since his youth.
Mr. Bass never married.
The survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Mollie Stevenson, Bodenham, and Mrs. Sidney Mitchell, Bunker Hill and two brothers, Clyde Bass, Flintville, and O. B. Bass, Bunker Hill. Toney Rainey, Ardmore, Funeral Directors.


BASS, Rachel Harwell The Pulaski Citizen 9 Dec 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Rachel Harwell Bass, 44, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. S. O. McAdoo, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, Methodist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Bass died at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at Giles County Hospital, following several months illness.
Born October 25, 1909, in the Stella section, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Coleman Harwell and Hattie Howard Harwell. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and was active in community service.
Mrs. Bass is survived by her husband, Clyde Bass, farmer of Stella; two daughters, Mrs. Thomas Burks, South Bend, Ind., and Miss Eleanor Bass, Stella; one son, Billy Bass, Stella; and two grandchildren; Her mother died August 1, 1953. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors, in charge.

BASS, Robert Hugh The Pulaski Citizen 27 Feb 1957
Graveside services for Robert Hugh Bass, 79, retired farmer of Campbell Station, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Maplewood Cemetery conducted by Gynnath Ford, minister of the Lynnville Church of Christ. He died of a heart ailment at 8:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at his home in Lynnville where he had lived the past two years.
Born May 6, 1877, in Wilson County, he was the son of the late Dan Bass and Julia Borum Bass.
Mr. Bass is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Mae Griggs Bass; one son, Herman Bass, Detroit, Mich.; and three brothers, Capt. H. H. Bass, Nashville, Oscar Bass, Old Hickory, and Relly Bass, Birmingham, Ala.; and one sister, Mrs. Will Bullington, Donelson. Bennett-May Company, Morticians in charge.

BASS, Sallie Lena Hanna The Pulaski Citizen 20 May 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie Lena Hanna Bass, 65, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Stella Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by Rev. S. O. McAdoo, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Bass died at 11:25 o’clock at Stella following a long illness.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was born October 25, 1887, the daughter of the late James Adam Hanna and Frances Molly Petty Hanna. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Mrs. Bass, the last member of her immediate family, is survived by her husband, Dave Bass, farmer of the Stella community; one daughter, Mrs. James Cosby, Minor Hill; five sons, Grady E. Bass, Stella, Butler Smith Bass, U. S. Air Force stationed at Smyrna Air Force Base, Robert Bass, Nashville, Joe Paul Bass, U. S. Navy, in the Pacific area, and Roy Bass, Stella; and seven grandchildren. A daughter, Mrs. Forrest Wilburn, the former Miss Lena Mae Bass, died April 20 of this year. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

BASS, Virgie Prince The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jan 1955

Funeral services for Mrs. Virgie Prince Bass, 79, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the Minor Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Haynes Brinkley, pastor of the church, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the family lot in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Bass died at 11:20 o’clock Tuesday night at Giles County Hospital following a long period of declining health.
Born September 8, 1875, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Gideon Prince and Mary Aurora Appleton Prince. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Her husband, John H. Bass, died December 31, 1943.
Mrs. Bass is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Abe Holley, Mrs. Loyd Harwell and Mrs. Matthew Williams, Pulaski and Mrs. John McCree, Minor Hill; three sons, Herbert Bass, Ervin Bass and Will Bass, all of Pulaski; twenty three grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Lillian Vestal, Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Maude Shook, Pulaski; and one brother, Claude Prince, Minor Hill. Bennett May and Company Funeral Directors in charge.

BASSHAM, Walter Joseph The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jun 1956
Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at Pettus Owen and Wood
Funeral Home in Nashville for Walter Joseph Bassham, 76, former resident of Minor
Hill, with burial rites taking place at 2:30 o’clock that afternoon at Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Bassham died Thursday at his residence on Burch Avenue.
Born Feb. 20, 1880, at Prospect, he was the son of the late John A. Bassham and Caroline Case Bassham. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Stella.
Mr. Bassham is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Roper Bassham; three daughters, Mrs. Luther H. Hathcoat, Minor Hill, Mrs. O. W. Thomas, Montgomery, Ala., and Mrs. Mary B. Elder, Madison, Tenn.; three grandchildren, Mrs. Rachel Pratt, Athens, Ala., Donald Hathcoat, Anchorage, Alaska, and G. David Elder, Madison; and one great grandchild.

BATES, Charles Newton The Pulaski Citizen 20 Nov 1957
Charles Newton Bates, 83, retired farmer and dairyman of Lincoln County who moved to Giles County three years ago, died at 10 o’clock Thursday morning, November 21, at Giles County Hospital after an illness of three months.
Funeral rites will be held at Higgins Funeral Home in Fayetteville with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery at Fayetteville. Dr. William H. Mansfield and Dr. Bruce Strother will officiate. The time has not been set pending word from relatives.
Born in Lincoln County, March 16, 1874, he had lived most of his life in Lincoln County, and was twice married. His first wife, Mrs. Ethel Williams Bates, a Lincoln Countian, died eleven years ago. His second wife, Mrs. Henrietta Hargrove Bates survives.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Bates is survived by six daughters, Mrs. William Ward, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. H. C. Harrison, Fort Myers, Fla., Mrs. Jo Sipes, Cookeville, and Mrs. Ellis Towery, Mrs. Webb Shofner and Mrs. Marvin Grisham, all of Lincoln County; two sons, Carlos R. Bates, Fayetteville, and Warren Bates, St. Petersburg, Fla.; 22 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mattie Dill, Corsicana, Texas.

BATES, Walter Van The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1958
Walter Van Bates and Sherman Smith, Elkton residents, were killed near Columbia about 4:10 Monday afternoon when the truck in which they were riding overturned after an apparent attempt to avoid passing a stopped school bus.
Funeral services for Mr. Bates were held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Church of Christ in Ardmore and burial took place in the Elliott Cemetery, with Rainey Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Bates, a member of the Church of Christ, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Isabel Widner Bates; his parents, Erskine and Ola Ussery Bates; Elkmont, Ala.; two daughters, Patricia Ann and Virginia Gayle Bates; two sons, Odie Erskine Bates of Elkton and Forrest Wayne Bates, Decatur, Ala.; three brothers, Lewis, Willis and Alvin Bates and a sister, Louise Daly.

BAUGH, Atha S. The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jul 1958
Atha S. Baugh, son of the late Atha T. Baugh and Maggie May McCord Baugh, and grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Luther W. McCord, of Pulaski, died on August 6, following a stroke at his home in Fort Pierce, Fla. Funeral rites took place in that city.
He is survived by his wife; one daughter; and two grandchildren; Louisville, Ky.; two sisters, Mrs. Stewart Watson and Miss Margaret Baugh, both of Georgia; and one brother, Hansell Baugh, New York City.

BAUGH, Maggie May McCord The Pulaski Citizen 2 May 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Maggie May McCord Baugh, 88, native Pulaskian, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr. Burial followed in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Baugh, who had been residing in Atlanta, Ga. forty five years, died there Saturday after a period of declining health. Born and reared in Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late Luther McCord and Margaret Shapard McCord, prominent residents of the county, and was a member of the Methodist Church. She was graduated from Martin College and had served as organist at the Methodist Church for many years.
Mrs. Baugh, widow of Atha T. Baugh, is survived by two daughters, Miss Margaret Baugh and Mrs. Stuart Walton, Atlanta, Ga., and two sons, Atha Baugh, Jr., Louisville, Ky. and Hansel Baugh, New York City. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BAUMANN, J. Fred The Pulaski Citizen 28 Mar 1956
J. Fred Baumann, 67, Knoxville businessman and civic leader, died of a cerebral hemorrhage early Tuesday morning, March 27, at Fort Sanders Hospital after several days illness. Funeral rites and burial took place in that city.
Mr. Baumann, a member of a widely-known Knoxville family, had operated an automobile service and tire shop for more than forty years.
In addition to his wife, the former Miss Hallie Harwood of Pulaski; Mr. Baumann is survived by one son, J. Fred Baumann, Jr.; and one daughter, Mrs. T. E. Martin; both of Knoxville.


BAYLESS, Gertrude Grant The Pulaski Citizen 9 May 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude Grant Bayless, 74, member of a prominent Giles County family, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Albert E. Dimmock, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Bayless died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Sunday morning at her home on South Third Street, as she was preparing to attend church services.
The daughter of the late Dr. James Talliaferro Grant and Helen Buford Grant, she was born and reared here and was educated at Martin College, Pulaski. She was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church.
Her husband, a railroad official in Washington, D. C., died many years ago.
Mrs. Bayless is survived by one son, Albert Berry Bayless, Jr., Evansville, Ind.; three grandchildren, A. B. Bayless, third, Corbin, Ky., Mrs. Rowland Cummins, and Mrs. Robert Thompson, both of Evansville, Ind.; and three great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BAYLESS, W. T. The Pulaski Citizen 4 Nov 1953
W. T. Bayless, 71, former Pulaski resident, died of a heart attack at 5 o’clock on Friday afternoon, October 30, at his home in Bradenton, Fla., following a period of declining health. Funeral rites were held there Sunday.
Reared near Petersburg, he moved as a young man to Giles County where he made his home until a year ago. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Bayless is survived by his wife, Mrs. Kate Welch Bayless; one son, Marsh Bayless; two sisters, Mrs. Smith White, Pulaski and Mrs. James Franklin, Louisville, Ky.

BAYLY, Bessie Pillow Acuff Keller The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jul 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Pillow Acuff Keller Bayly, 67, Lewisburg resident and mother of R. P. (Bob) Keller, Pulaski realtor, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Lewisburg Church of Christ. Burial took place in Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg.
Mrs. Bayly died at 3 o’clock Saturday morning, July 6, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Grover C. Wallace at Pasadena, near Houston, Texas, after a brief illness.
A member of the Church of Christ, Mrs. Bayly was born in Marshall County, the daughter of the latre Jim Acuff and Effie Cowden Acuff.
Mrs. Bayly is survived by one son at Pulaski; four daughters, Mrs. E. O. Parr, Mrs. Collier Hunter and Mrs. Reavis Coggins, Jr., all of Lewisburg, and Mrs. Wallace at Pasadena, Texas; seven grandchildren; and one brother, Woodson Wilkes, Nashville.

BEARD, Ann Henry Eaton The Pulaski Citizen 5 Feb 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Ann Henry Eaton Beard, 77, native of Giles County, were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by Tom Holland, minister of East Hill Church of Christ. Burial took place in Beech Hill Cemetery.

A member of the East Hill Church of Christ, she was born November 3, 1889, in Giles County, the daughter of the late James Henry Eaton and Destie Stockton Eaton. Her husband, Robert Pinkney Beard, died August 26, 1949.
Mrs. Beard is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Hugh Harwell, Pulaski, with whom she had made her home in recent years; three sons, Henry Beard, Coffeyville, Kans., Roy Beard, Louisville, Ky., and Gilbert Beard, Joplin, Mo.; ten grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren; and one half sister, Mrs Atha Mitchell, Frankewing. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

BEARD, John Roy The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jan 1952
John Roy Beard, 54, well-known farmer of Minor Hill, died at his home on Tuesday morning, January 15, after an illness of several months.
Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p. m. at the Chestnut Grove Methodist Church with the pastor, the Rev. William Starnes, officiating. Burial will be in Chestnut Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Beard is survived by his wife, the former Miss Bessie Lee Stafford; seven daughters, Mrs. James Barr and Mrs. Villard Palmer of Goodsprings, Misses Imogene, Betty Sue, Barbara Ann, Rachel, and Patricia Beard; two sons, Harold and Charles Beard; three sisters, Mrs. N. E. McMaster and Mrs. R. E. Surles of Stella, Mrs. Logan Surles of Louisville, Ky.; two brothers, Ike W. Beard and Hayes M. Beard, Nashville; and one grandchild.

BEARD, Presley Osborne The Pulaski Citizen 9 Dec 1953
Funeral services for Presley Osborne Beard, 48, farmer of the Pisgah community, were held at 11 o’clock Friday morning at Pisgah Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Beard died Wednesday night following a long period of declining health.
Born August 12, 1905, he was the son of Bob Beard and Carrie Russell Beard. He was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church.
Mr. Beard is survived by one sister, Mrs. Mattie Beard Allen, Cornersville; and two brothers, Howard Beard, Friendship, and John Henry Beard, Frankewing. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge.

BEARD, Robert Murray The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jul 1959
Funeral services for Robert Murray Beard, 23, native of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, July 18, at Skinner’s Funeral Home in Coffeyville, Kans., with burial in Edna, Kans. Mr. Beard died at 1:45 o’clock Wednesday morning, July 15, in Coffeyville as a result of a kidney ailment.
Born February 29, 1936, in Giles County, he was the son of Henry Beard , now residing in Coffeyville, Kans., and Mrs. Clyde B. Graham, now residing in Crowell, Texas. He had made his home in Coffeyville since 1948. He attended Beech Hill High School and was a member of the Baptist Church.
In addition to his father and mother, Mr. Beard is survived by his wife Mrs. Eva Mae Billips Beard; and one son, Bobby Dean Beard, both of Coffeyville; two sisters, Mrs. William D. Lovett, Pulaski, and Mrs. William H. Pierce, Fayetteville; one half-brother, Michael Henry Beard, Coffeyville; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Clark of Pulaski.

BEARDEN, Hattie Sands The Pulaski Citizen 2 Mar 1955
Funeral services for Hattie Sands Bearden, 73, former Lynnville resident, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Lynnville Church of Christ, conducted by J. Bedford Rasbury, minister of Second Street Church of Christ. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Bearden died on Saturday, February 26, at the home of her daughter, Miss Brownie Bearden, at Maryville, Tenn.
Born in the Lynnville section, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Sands and Sarah Coffey Sands, and was a member of the Church of Christ. Her husband, Charles Henry Bearden, died in 1929.
Mrs. Bearden is survived by two daughters, Miss Brownie Bearden, and Mrs. W. F. Braden, Memphis; five sons, Robert S. Bearden, Louisville, Ky., Wendell H. Bearden, Baltimore, Md., Paul Bearden, Charles H. Bearden, Jr., and Carl W. Bearden, all of Nashville; one brother, John Sands, Lynnville; three sisters, Mrs. Will Pearson, Mrs. Charley Jenkins, and Mrs. Jim Goad, all of Nashville; two half-sisters, Mrs. Emmett Gibson, Columbia and Mrs. W. Rufe Thurman, Lynnville; and seventeen grandchildren.

BEARDEN, William Woodville The Pulaski Citizen 6 May 1953
William Woodville Bearden, 86, retired farmer, died at 5:50 o’clock, Sunday afternoon, May 3, at the home in the Lynnville section following several years declining health.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Center Point Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman and the Rev. L. M. Laten, Baptist Ministers. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Bearden had been a member of the Center Point Baptist Church the greater part of his life and had served as a deacon for more than four decades.
Born April 3, 1867, in Lincoln County, TN, he was the son of the late Rufus Mack Bearden and Mary Cunningham Bearden. When he was eleven years old, the family moved to Giles County where he lived the remainder of his life. His wife, Mrs. Alice Redd Bearden, died May 11, 1942.
Mr. Bearden is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Robert B. Watson, Lynnville; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. J. H. Bledsoe and Mrs. William Morrison, both of Petersburg. TN.

BEASLEY, Erma Gray The Pulaski Citizen 6 Apr 1955
Erma Gray Beasley, 57, native of Giles County and an employee of the National Carbon and Carbide Company in Columbia for a number of years, died unexpectedly of a heart attack about midnight on April 4 at his home at McCains in Maury County.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Craft Memorial Methodist Church in Columbia, with the Rev. Richard Roe, pastor, officiating. Burial took place temporarily in Mt. Olivet Vault in Nashville, at a later date to be removed to the new cemetery in Columbia.
Born November 16, 1897, at Aspen Hill, he was the son of the late William James Erma Beasley and Mary Kerr Beasley, and was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The family lived at Aspen Hill until about fourteen years ago, moving to Maury County.

Mr. Beasley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lorene Jones Beasley; six daughters, Mrs. Thomas E. Guschke, Mrs. James A. Underwood, Mrs. Tillman Demastus, Mrs. Robert Harris, all of Columbia, and Mrs. Robert Ramsey, Topeka, Kans., and Miss Nancy Beasley, McCains; two sons, E. Gray Beasley, Jr., Knoxville, and Billy Clay Beasley, McCains; ten grandchildren, five sisters, Mrs. E. B. Young, Bryson, Mrs. Maggie Tarpley, Madison and Misses Lela and Gradye Beasley, teachers in Giles County, who live at Rockwood; and one brother, Orrin K. Beasley, Kedron.

BEASLEY, Etoile Haney The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jun 1952
Mrs. Etoile Haney Beasley and Mrs. Velma King Taylor were killed in an automobile wreck north of Elkton. They were coming to Pulaski to attend the graduation exercises of Mrs. Taylor’s daughter, Miss Barbara Ann Taylor, at Martin College.
Mrs. Beasley was the former Miss Etoile Haney of Tuscumbia, Ala., the daughter of late Dr. and Mrs. Haney. She had resided in Elkton since the death of her husband, John G. Beasley, several years ago, having returned to Giles County from Montgomery, Ala., where they were residing at the time of his death. She was a member of the Methodist Church and a leader in the Elkton community.
Mrs. Beasley is survived by two daughters, Mrs. W. H. Rector, Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. C. W Ewart, Fresno, Calif.; a brother, Craig Haney, Birmingham, Ala.; a sister, Mrs. Lucille Jenkins of Chattanooga; and 2 grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Beasley were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by the Rev. Walter Hayes, former pastor of the Elkton Methodist Church. Burial was in the Elkton Cemetery.

BEASLEY, Flora Cox The Pulaski Citizen 2 Nov 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Flora Cox Beasley, 76, widow of Logan Beasley, were held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. J. E. Trotter, Methodist minister, officiated, and burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Beasley who had been in failing health for several months, died Friday at Giles County Hospital.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was born Dec. 5, 1878, the daughter of the late Edward R. Cox and Augusta Ann Abernathy Cox. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Beasley died in 1943.
Mrs. Beasley is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Edward Wheeler; two grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Charles R. Gilbert, Pulaski, Mrs. Joe Cridebring, Tucumcari, N. M., and Mrs. J. M. Reed, Fort Worth, Texas; and one brother, Mahlon Cox, Arrington, Tenn.

BEASLEY, Logan McClure The Pulaski Citizen 11 Feb 1953
Logan McClure Beasley, 76, retired farmer, died of a heart attack at 11:15 o’clock Tuesday night, February 10, at Giles County Hospital a few minutes after he arrived there.
Funeral rites will be at 10:00 o’clock on Thursday morning at the residence near Pulaski. The Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the Aspen Hill Methodist Church, will officiate and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born June 20, 1876, in the Aspen Hill community, he was the son of the late Neil S. Beasley and Mildred Lambeth Beasley. He was a member of the Aspen Hill Methodist Church.

Mr. Beasley is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Flora Cox Beasley; two daughters, Mrs. J. Rufus Baker, Columbia, and Mrs. Edward Wheeler, Pulaski; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Maude Beasley, Memphis, and Mrs. J. Carley Lester, Pulaski; and three brothers, Fred W. Beasley, Lynnville, Clarence Beasley, Boston, Mass., and Claiborne Beasley, San Francisco, Calif. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors
BEASLEY, Ocia Owings The Pulaski Citizen 12 Apr 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. W. H. Beasley, 75, who died at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning, April 12, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. L. Baker, in Winchester, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in Murfreesboro. Burial will take place in Maple View Cemetery in Smyrna.
Mrs. Beasley, the former Miss Ocia Owings, was the daughter of the late Rev. N. B. S. Owings, a Methodist minister. Her husband, Rev. W. H. Beasley, also a Methodist minister, died in August, 1949.
Mrs. Beasley was a sister of the late Allison F. Owings who died a week ago in Cusseta, Ga.
Both the late Rev. Owings and Rev. W. H. Beasley, held many pastorates in Giles County.

BEASLEY, Ollie The Pulaski Citizen 9 Nov 1955
Funeral services for Ollie Beasley, 78, former resident of the county, were held at 3:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Beasley died Friday at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Theo Pierson, in Enid, Okla.
A native of Marshall County, he had lived in Giles County thirty years, having been a farmer in the Pisgah community. In 1942 at the death of his wife, Mrs. Maude Woodward Beasley, he went to Oklahoma to make his home.
Mr. Beasley is survived by one granddaughter and two great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Atlas Wilson, Lewisburg; four brothers, Eugene Beasley, Lewisburg, Marvin Beasley, Odessa, Texas, Carl Beasley, Beaumont, Texas, and Jesse Beasley, Enid, Okla.; and one half-brother, Roy Beasley, Montgomery, Ala.

BEASLEY, Reba Mobley Davis The Pulaski Citizen 29 Nov 1950
Mrs. Reba Mobley Davis Beasley, 46, former resident of Giles County, died at 10:30 o’clock on Thursday morning, November 23, 1950, at Jackson Clinic, Lester, Ala., after a brief illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock on Friday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Stella in Giles County, conducted by Rev. M. F. Norwood of Salem, Ala. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
A native of Maury County, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late James E. Mobley and Mattie Harris Mobley. She was residing at Salem, Ala., at the time of her death, but had spent the greater part of her life in Giles County. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
She was twice married: her first husband, William H. Davis, dying in 1938.

Mrs. Beasley is survived by her second husband, William H. Beasley, whom she married in December, 1948; three daughters, Mrs. Bradford Roberts, Pulaski, Mrs. Russell Appleton, Nashville, and Miss Evelyn Davis, Salem, Ala.; three sons, James W. Davis, Pulaski, Edward Gray Davis, of the U. S. Army in Korea and Don Davis, Salem, Ala.; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Manton White, Florence, Ala.; and three brothers, Roy Mobley, Athens, Ala., Herman Mobley, Prospect, and Alvin Mobley of Fort Worth, Texas.

BEATY, Jennie Griffis The Pulaski Citizen 16 Sep 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Griffis Beaty, Elkton resident, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, September 9, in Elkton Methodist Church with rites conducted by the Rev. H. H. Austin, a former pastor, assisted by Rev. Albert Dimmock, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski. Burial took place in Elkton Cemetery.
Mrs. Beaty died at 3:15 Tuesday morning at Franklin Nursing Home in Franklin, Tenn. where she had been a patient four and one half years.
Born and reared in Elkton, she was the daughter of the late Pleas Griffis and Nannie Grigsby Griffis. She was a lifelong member of the Elkton Methodist Church. Her husband, Werner C. Beaty died twenty years ago.
Mrs. Beaty is survived by brother, Tom W. Griffis, Pulaski; one nephew, Rev. David Thomas Ridgeway, Gulfport Miss. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

BEAVER, George Henry The Pulaski Citizen 24 Apr 1957
Funeral services for George Henry Beaver, 64, Giles County farmer, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at East Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Elder Elmer L. Smith of Nashville. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Beaver who had been making his home recently with his son, James Beaver in Huntsville, Ala., died there early Tuesday morning, April 23, after a period of declining health.
Born May 21, 1892, in Maury County he was the son of the late Newt Beaver and Josephine Callahan Beaver, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Beaver is survived by his wife, Mrs. Zelto Cole Beaver; one daughter, Mrs. Carnis Lovett, Illinois; three sons, James Beaver, Huntsville, Ala., Cecil Beaver, Giles County, and Leonard Beaver, Tipsy, N. Y.; seventeen grandchildren; two brothers, Hunter Beaver, Lynnville, and Barney Beaver, Dallas, Texas, and one sister, Mrs. Calvin West, Wayne, Mich. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BECKHAM, Cleveland Grover The Pulaski Citizen 30 Dec 1953
Cleveland Grover Beckham, 68, former Tax Assessor of Giles County and farmer of Cedar Grove community, died of a heart attack at 10:30 p. m. Monday night at Giles County Hospital after several weeks of declining health.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon at First Baptist Church by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Beckham was a native of Giles County and had spent his life in the Eighteenth and Sixth District with the exception of some years in Texas where he was engaged in farming. In addition to farming, he operated a singing school in Giles County for several years and was a traveling salesman for a stove company for some time.
He served two terms as Tax Assessor and was a former member of the Giles County Court from the Eighteenth District. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.

Mr. Beckham is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Nelson Beckham; four daughters, Mrs. Garland Deason, Pulaski, Mrs. James T. Traughber, Knoxville; Mrs. Cowden McGee, Fayetteville, and Mrs. Carroll Lawson, Lenoir City; three brothers, Milton Beckham, Lawrenceburg, Elmo Beckham, Russellville, Ky., and Walter Beckham, Pulaski; and three sisters, Mrs. Jack Littrell, Moulton, Ala., Mrs. Myrtle Holt, Pulaski, and Mrs. A. D. Long, Appleton.

BECKHAM, Elizabeth Fannie The Pulaski Citizen 26 Aug 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Fannie Beckham, 90, native of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon, August 27, in Owens-Brumley Chapel in Fort Worth, Texas, with burial in Laurel Land Cemetery south of Dallas. Mrs. Beckham died Saturday morning, August 15, in a hospital after a lengthy illness. A resident of that city for forty-five years, she had made her home with her son, J. G. Beckham for several years.
The survivors include three other sons, Vergie Beckham, Durant, Okla., Raney Beckham and Coleman Beckham, both of Fort Worth; two daughters, Mrs. John Hill, Cleburne, and Mrs. Gilbert Phillips, Savannah, Tenn.; thirty-one grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Belle Rainey, Florence, Ala.

BECKHAM, Leroy The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jul 1952
Leroy Beckham, 75, native Giles Countian, residing in Atlanta, Ga., for the past several years, died in Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon, July 22, following a paralytic stroke.
Funeral services were held at one o’clock Thursday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the Scotts Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Beckham is survived by three sons, Otis Beckham of Dallas, Texas, Jack Beckham and R. C. Beckham of Atlanta, Ga.; one daughter, Mrs. Gordon Arrowwood of Atlanta, Ga.; a number of grandchildren, four brothers, Cleve G. Beckham and Walter E. Beckham of Pulaski, Milton Beckham of Lawrenceburg and Elmo Beckham of Russellville, Ky.; three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Holt, Pulaski, Mrs. A. D. Legg of Lawrence County, and Mrs. Vince Tidwell of Lawrenceburg.

BECKHAM, Walter E. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jan 1955
Funeral services for Walter E. Beckham, 84, retired farmer of Scotts Hill community, were held at 1:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late William N. Beckham and Sallie Simpson Beckham. A batchelor, he lived with his brother, C. G. Beckham until the death of the latter December 26, 1953.
Mr. Beckham, a member of the Scotts Hill Baptist Church, is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Holt, Pulaski, Mrs. Jack Littrell, Moulton, Ala., and Mrs. A. D. Legg, Five Points, Ala.; and two brothers, Elmo Beckham, Russellvile, Ky., and Milton Beckham, Lawrenceburg.
Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BEDDINGFIELD, George Earl The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1958

Funeral services for George Earl Beddingfield, 63, farmer of the Kedron Community, were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at Kedron Methodist Church with burial in Elkton Cemetery. Mr. Beddingfield died at 5:45 o’clock Monday afternoon, June 16, at Giles County Hospital after a brief illness.
Born 1895, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Allen Beddingfield and Ida Dodd Beddingfield.
Mr. Beddingfield is survived by his wife, Mrs. Vera Stewart Beddingfield; three daughters, Mrs. Edna Holly, Prospect, Mrs. Ruth Shaffer, Clearwater, Fla., and Mrs. Clara Hartman, Gallatin; four sons, Howard Beddingfield, Pulaski, and Leon Beddingfield, George Earl Beddingfield, Jr., and James Beddingfield, all of Prospect; seventeen grandchildren; and one half-brother, Calvin Clay, Giles County; his step-mother, Mrs. Evie Beddingfield and two step-children, Mrs. Margaret Huckaby, Stella Community, and Mrs. Millie Musgrove, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

BEDDINGFIELD, Mr. and Mrs. Will The Pulaski Citizen 30 Aug 1950
A double tragedy occurred Tuesday evening near Delrose, when Mr. and Mrs. Will Beddingfield, both lifelong residents of that section, died within a few hour of each other, Mrs. Beddingfield’s death resulting, relatives state, from a heart attack brought on by the shock received when her husband was brought home from a neighbor’s home unconscious from an attack of apoplexy. Mr. Beddingfield succumbed in the early hours of the following morning.
Mr. Beddingfield, who has survived two previous strokes, was visiting at a neighbor’s home when he was stricken. He did not regain consciousness before his death, according to the family, and did not know of Mrs. Beddingfield’s death. His wife, who, it is said, had been in ill-health from a chronic heart ailment for five years, was overcome at the sight of her husband’s condition and died within a few minutes, around 8:00 P. M. Mr. Beddingfield’s death occurred at 4:00 a.m. Wednesday.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Charles Weaver, First Church of God, 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, with interments in the Shiloh Church Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Beddingfield are survived by two sons, Burl, who lives near Delrose, and Dewey, who lived with his parents. Mrs. Beddingfield was the last survivor of her immediate family, but Mr. Beddingfield is survived by five brothers, Tully, James, Charles, Elmore and Ed Beddingfield.

BEELER, Lura Warden The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jun 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Lura Warden Beeler, 77, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Brown Foster, minister of the Campbellsville Church of Christ. Burial will take place in the family lot in the Campbellsville Cemetery. She died at 5:45 o’clock Wednesday afternoon after a period of declining health.
Mrs. Beeler, widow of Lon Beeler, was born and reared at Campbellsville, the daughter of the late Calvin J. Warden and Jane McCain Warden. About 1927 she was married to Mr. Beeler, moving to Paoli, Okla., where she lived until his death about six years ago. Since that time she had lived in Florida, coming here two years ago when she moved to the Austin Hewitt Home.
Mrs. Beeler, a devoted member of the Church of Christ since her girlhood, is survived by one sister, Mrs. Atlas Story, Kissimmee, Fla.; and four nieces and eight nephews. Her nieces and nephews in Giles County are: Mrs. Luther Allen, Edmund Beeler, Frank Beeler, Marvin Beeler, and Mrs. Allison Hayes. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.


BEELER, Oscar Marion The Pulaski Citizen 13 Dec 1950
Oscar Marion Beeler, 83, retired farmer and saw mill operator of the Campbellsville community, died unexpectedly at 7 o’clock on Saturday night, December 9, at the home of his son, Edmund W. Beeler, at Campbellsville.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Campbellsville Church of Christ, conducted by Elder Brown Foster of Columbia, and burial took place in the family lot in the Campbellsville Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born April 13, 1868, the son of the late Daniel Beeler and Elizabeth Bratton Beeler. He had been an active member of the Church of Christ since young manhood.
His wife, Mrs. Alice Warden Beeler, died January 5, 1932.
Mr. Beeler is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Luther Allen and Mrs. Allison Hayes; three sons, Edmund W. Beeler, Frank Beeler and Marvin Beeler; and two grandchildren, all of the Campbellsville community; and two sisters, Mrs. P. C. Kimbrough, of Virginia and Mrs. Whitt Smith, Lawrenceburg.

BEETS, Roy Bryant The Pulaski Citizen 20 Jun 1951
Funeral services for Roy Bryant Beets, 49, farmer of the Rose Hill community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Rose Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Willie Daniels, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Ed Caperton and the Rev. George Kelly, all of Iron City. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Beets died at 6:30 o’clock Saturday evening at his home, after a two weeks illness.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was the son of the late William Beets and Mary Elizabeth Cooper Beets.
Mr. Beets is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alta Mae Pinkelton Beets; seven daughters, Mrs. James Higgins, Mrs. Nathaniel Whibby, Misses Wilma, Clara Mae, Barbara Dell, Jo Ann and Larry Sue Beets; four sons, Vernon Beets, Billy Beets, Paul Beets and Eddie Beets; five grandchildren; and eight sisters, Mrs. Frank Higgins, and Mrs. Dee Norman, both of Rose Hill, Mrs. Leroy Goats, Mrs. M. C. Norman, Mrs. Frank Dickey, all of Pulaski, Mrs. Kate Wiley, Terrell, Texas, Miss Maggie Beets, Nashville and Mrs. William Thompson, Elkton. North Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

BELEW, Billy Harold The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jan 1955
Billy Harold Belew, 7-weeks old son of Mrs. Yeager Belew, was found dead in bed Saturday night at the home in the Minor Hill community.
Prayer services were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Center Point Church in Lawrence County and burial took place in the church cemetery.
The child, son of Mrs. Belew and the late Mr. Belew, who died in July, 1954, is survived by one sister, Sibyl Belew, and one brother, Virgil Belew; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Williams of Summertown; and Will Belew, Russellville, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

BELEW, Louis Nelson The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jan 1957

Funeral services for Louis Nelson Belew, 50, employee of the Dodge Main Motor Company in Detroit, Mich., were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Baptist Church at Anderson, Ala., conducted by A. J. Rollings, Church of Christ minister of Athens, Ala. Burial took place in the Anderson Cemetery. Mr. Belew died at 11 o’clock Friday morning, January 11, at a hospital in Detroit after a month’s illness.
Born December 22, 1906, in Lauderdale County, Ala., he was the son of the late Louis Tilden Belew and Virginia Lee Davis Belew.
Mr. Belew, a single man, is survived by five sisters, Mrs. Watus Skeets, Pulaski, Mrs. James L. Hudson, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Alex Culpepper, Dearborn, Mich., and Mrs. Robert Poteete and Mrs. Howard Poore, both of Lincoln Park, Mich.; and three brothers, Brown Belew, Minor Hill, and Grady Belew and Garron Belew, both of Dearborn, Mich. Bennett-May Funeral Company, Morticians in charge.

BELEW, Noble Telden The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1959
Funeral services for Noble Telden Belew, 80, retired farmer of the Twenty-first District, will be held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at the Primitive Baptist Church in Anderson, Ala. Burial will take place in Anderson.
Mr. Belew died at 10 o’clock Tuesday night at his home after a four months illness.
Born July 30, 1878, he was the son of the late Jim Belew and Julie Howard Belew. Mr. Belew is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie Belew; five daughters, Mrs. Leo Hudson, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Robert Poteete, Mrs. Howard Poore, and Mrs. Alex Culpepper, all of Detroit, Mich, and Mrs. W. L. Skeets, Pulaski; three sons, J. B. Belew, Minor Hill, Grady Belew and Garland Belew, both of Detroit; three brothers, Joe Belew, Ball Belew and Noah Belew, all of Anderson, Ala.; and one sister, Mrs. Elvis Nusmith, Anderson, Al. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

BELEW, Yeager H. The Pulaski Citizen 4 Aug 1954
Funeral services for Yeager H. Belew, 47, saw mill worker of Minor Hill, were held Friday at Center Point Methodist Church, near Lawrenceburg, and burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Belew died of a heart attack at his home on Wednesday.
Son of Will Belew and the late Mrs. Ethel Hines Belew, he was born in Franklin County, Ala.
In addition to his father, Mr. Belew is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruthie Williams Belew; two sons, Marlin Belew, Russellville, Ala., and Virgil Belew, Minor Hill; one daughter, Sybil Belew, Minor Hill; and one sister, Mrs. Laura Clouse, Tuscumbia, Ala.

BELL, Karen (Infant) The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1959
Graveside services for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Bell of Nashville were held at 2:30 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski. In addition to the parents, the child is survived by the grandparents, Dr. W. J. Johnson of Pulaski and Mrs. Bensie Storey Johnson of Nashville.

BELL, Katherine The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jan 1950

Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine Bell, 89, retired school teacher and resident of Murfreesboro, who died Thursday night, January 5, at Woodhaven Rest Home, after a long illness, were held on Saturday afternoonat the First Methodist Church in Murfreesboro. Rites were conducted by Rev. M. J. Triplett, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. Malcolm North, Nazarene Minister. Burial took place in Evergreen Cemetery in that city.
Mrs. Bell was well known here, having been associated with Martin College for approximately twenty-five years.
Mrs. Bell is survived by one daughter, Miss Sarah Garner Bell, Murfreesboro; a step-daughter, Mrs. Morris Case, Lawrenceburg, Ky.; a step-son, W. H. Bell, Vallejo, Calif.; and two sisters, Mrs. Lula R. White, Memphis, and Mrs. J. F. McFadden, Chicago, Ill.

BELL, Nora Capps The Pulaski Citizen 23 Sep 1953
Funeral services have been tentatively set for Saturday at Bennett-May Funeral Home for Mrs. Nora Capps Bell, 77, who died Wednesday afternoon at her home in Nevada, Mo., after a long period of declining health.
Mrs. Bell, a native of Nevada, Mo., is survived by her husband, Dr. A. J. Bell, veterniarian of Pulaski for many years’ one son, Arthur Bell, Nevada; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. John Nelson; and two brothers, Ben Capps and Bill Capps, all of Nevada, Mo. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge.

BELLAMY, Sarah Elizabeth Morris The Pulaski Citizen 16 Apr 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Gordon E. Bellamy, 23, who died at 7:05 Monday evening at her home in Wales, were held at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Newton Morris at Wales on Wednesday afternoon at 2 p. m. The Rev. Albert E. Dimmock and the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr. officiated and burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mrs. Bellamy was the former Miss Sarah Elizabeth Morris. She was graduated from Giles County High School and was a member of the Methodist Church.
She is survived by her husband , one daughter, Bonita Kaye Bellamy, and her parents.

BENNETT, Donald Eugene The Pulaski Citizen 8 Sep 1954
Donald Eugene Bennett, 20, son of George T. Bennett, Giles County High School Band Director, and Mrs. Bennett, died at 11:00 o’clock Wednesday night at a hospital at Oak Ridge after several months illness.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at First Methodist Church in Pulaski and burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Iowa, the young man had resided in Pulaski for the past three years when his father accepted the position at Giles County High School. He was a graduate of Giles County High School and Martin College in Pulaski and attended Western State College at Memphis.
In addition to his parents, other survivors are a sister, Judith Ann Bennett, and a brother, Jimmy Bennett, of Pulaski.

BENNETT, Inez Abernathy The Pulaski Citizen 26 Sep 1951

Funeral services for Mrs. Inez Abernathy Bennett, 74 who died at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning, September 26, at the home in Pulaski, will be held at 3:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bethesda Methodist Church. The rites will be conducted by the Rev. Fred Harper, pastor, and two former pastors, the Rev. Marshall D. Moss of Culleoka and the Rev. Simon Ensor of Springfield. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Her death came after five years of declining health.
She was a lifelong member of Bethesda Methodist Church.
Born August 1, 1877, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Robert A. Abernathy and Mary Brown Abernathy.
Her husband, William Thomas Bennett died February 12, 1923.
Mrs. Bennett, the last member of her immediate family, is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Astor White of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BENNETT, Jennie Smith The Pulaski Citizen 9 Sep 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Claude Bennett, 89, were held in the Chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Clyde Hale and Athens Clay Pullias of Nashville, and David East, Pulaski, Church of Christ ministers. Mrs. Bennett died at 3:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at her home in Pulaski, after a period of declining health.
The former Miss Jennie Smith, she was born October 22, 1869, in Giles County, the daughter of the late Monroe Smith and Sarah Abernathy Smith, members of pioneer families of Giles County. She was a member of the Second Street Church of Christ.
Mrs Bennett was the widow of Claude Bennett, one of the members of the originial firm of Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors and furniture dealers, which was established in 1898.
Mrs. Bennett is survived by two sons, Monroe Bennett, Pulaski, and Claude Bennett, Jr., Birmingham, Ala.; one daughter, Mrs. Herbert J. Sparks, Pulaski; two grandsons, William Monroe Bennett, Jr., member of the family firm, Pulaski, and Dr. Claude Bennett, Birmingham, Ala.; three great-grandchildren; one brother, Orman Smith, Charleston, S. C.; and one sister, Mrs. Robert H. Hudgens, Wartrace. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

BENNETT, Vera Blanton The Pulaski Citizen 31 Dec 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. A. G. Bennett, 74, resident of Petersburg, Va., were held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Bennett died of a heart attack at 12:30 o’clock on Wednesday night, December 24, at her home in Petersburg. The former Miss Vera Blanton, she was the daughter of the late Robert N. Blanton and Elizabeth Morgan Blanton.
Mrs. Bennett is survived by her husband, A. G. Bennett, Petersburg, Va.; four daughters, Mrs. Knox Adkins and Mrs. Maxwell MacMaster, both of Pulaski; Mrs. Martin Graney, Berkeley, Mich.; and Mrs. Charles E. Goolsby, Petersburg, Va.; several grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Arthur Werne, Opelika, Fla. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

BERRY, Lawrence David The Pulaski Citizen 4 Oct 1950

Lawrence David Berry, 77, retired farmer of Giles County died on Friday, September 29, while on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. Mary Walsh in Dayton, Ky., after a weeks illness from a heart ailment.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock on Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Berry moved to Giles County in 1930, following a residence in Kentucky where he was born, the son of the late Bruno V. Berry and Nannie Nevin Berry. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Marriott Berry, died four years ago.
Mr. Berry is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Walsh, Dayton, Ky., Mrs. R. M. Burkhalter, McComb, Miss., Mrs. Arthur Hopson and Mrs. J. D. Robinson, both of Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. R. V Chenault, Covington, Ky.; one son, Charles C. Berry, Pulaski; twenty-two grandchildren and five great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Charles Hester, Miami, Fla.; and one brother, R. B. Berry, Florida.

BETHELL, Mary H. The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jul 1954
Funeral services were held in Lawrenceburg Friday for Mrs. Mary H. Bethell, mother of Charles V. (Pat) Bethell of Pulaski, who died Thursday, July 8, in Orlando, Fla.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Jim Crawford, Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Louise Lawrence, Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. Walter Justus, Monterey, Calif,. And Mrs. A. J. Greene, Philadelphia; three sons, Arthur Bethel, Jr., Baltimore, Md., William Bethell, Birmingham, Ala., and Pat Bethell, Pulaski; and her husband, Arthur Bethell, Sr., Brinkley, Ark.

BETHSHARES, James Clifford The Pulaski Citizen 18 Dec 1957
James Clifford Bethshares, owner of a chain of stores, including The Factory Outlet Store in Pulaski, died Saturday afternoon at his home in Lewisburg after an illness of several months.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p. m. Sunday at First Methodist Church in Lewisburg and burial was in the Lone Oak Cemetery. Active pallbearers were managers of his stores, and honorary pallbearers were members of the Board of Stewards, First Methodist Church.
Born and reared at Humboldt, Mr. Bethshares moved to Lewisburg as a young man. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Porter Bethshares. He owned and operated the Pulaski Outlet Store and department stores in Lewisburg, Fayetteville, Shelbyville and Corinth, Miss.
He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee, a member of Sigma Ph Epsilon, a chapter member of the Lewisburg Lions Club and a steward in the Methodist Church. He was active in Boy Scout work and in the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce, in addition to actively supporting the Marshall County High School program and the establishment of the Marshall County Recreation center.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Grace Center Bethshares; two sons, Ensign James C. Bethshares, stationed at the Memphis naval base, and Jack Bethshares, Lewisburg; three brothers, Clyde Bethshares and Alfred Bethshares, Humboldt and W. E. Bethshares, Nashville.

BILES, Newton Jeffries The Pulaski Citizen 10 Sep 1952

Funeral services for Newton Jeffries Biles, 72, retired mail carrier at Lynnville, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Merle C. Patterson, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, assisted by the Rev. Fred Rogers and the Rev. W. C. Moorehead of Lynnville. Burial took place in the Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Biles, who suffered a heart attack the last day of August, died at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at Giles County Hospital, after a ten day illness.
Born June 10, 1880, and reared in Giles County, he was the son of the late DeWitt Clinton Biles and Lydia Davis Biles. In 1905 he was married to the former Miss Florence Moore, who survives.
Reared in the southern part of the county, Mr. Biles and his family moved to Lynnville in1917 and the following year he entered the postal service. He retired after twenty-four years service and entered the insurance field.
Active in the religious, civic and fraternal life of the community, he was a member of the Lynnville Presbyterian Church and was a 32nd Degree Mason.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Biles is survived by one daughter, Miss Ruth Biles, Nashville; two sons, R. E. Biles and James N. Biles, both of Nashville; four granddaughters; and one brother, Tom Biles, Madill, Okla.

BILES, Ollie Lee The Pulaski Citizen 31 Oct 1951
Ollie Lee Biles, 78, farmer of the Prospect community, died suddenly of a heart attack about 11:30 o’clock Friday morning, October 26, while walking on his farm.
Funeral services were held at the residence at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon by the Rev. Elwood Denson, pastor of the Prospect Methodist Church. Burial took place in the Prospect Cemetery.
Born February 15, 1872, he lived his entire life in the same community. He was the son of the late Stephen J. Biles and Mattie Curry Biles. He has been a member of the Methodist Church for many years.
Mr. Biles is survived by his wife, Mrs. Zora Pulley Biles; one son, Grady Biles, Pulaski businessman; three grandchildren, Miss Mollie Biles, teacher in Columbia High School in Columbia, Bill Lee Biles and Carey Biles, both of Pulaski; two sisters, Miss Mabel Biles and Mrs. Jack Bayless, both of Athens, Ala.; and three brothers, Mack Biles, San Antonio, Texas, Polk Biles, Eastland, Texas, and Floyd Biles, Athens, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BILES, Eva Ruth The Pulaski Citizen 13 Feb 1957
Miss Eva Ruth Biles, 51, native of Lynnville, died at 3:05 Tuesday afternoon, February 12, at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, after eight years illness.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning at Marshall-Donnelly-Combs Funeral Home in Nashville, conducted by Dr. Walter R. Courtenay and Dr. Prentice Pugh. Burial will take place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.

Born and reared at Lynnville, she was the daughter of Mrs. Florence Moore Biles and the late J. Newt Biles. She was graduated from Jones High School at Lynnville and received her degree from George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville. Upon her graduation, she taught for a time in Moultrie, Ga., later going to Nashville where she taught in the city school system for a number of years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and the Order of Eastern Star.
Miss Biles, in addition to her mother, is survived by two brothers, Robin E. Biles and James N. Biles; and four nieces, all of Nashville.

BILES, Richard Patrick The Pulaski Citizen 25 Sep 1957
Graveside services were held Saturday, September 7, in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski for Richard Patrick Biles, day-old infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lee Biles, of Nashville, who was born September 4 in Vanderbilt Hospital.

BILES, William Lee The Pulaski Citizen 24 Oct 1956
Prayer services were held at 3:30 on Monday afternoon, Oct. 22, in Maplewood for William Lee Biles, Jr., six day old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lee Biles of Nashville, formerly of Pulaski. Survivors also include a sister; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Grady Biles and J. Roy Colvin, Pulaski. The child died Sunday night at Mid-State Baptist Hospital in Nashvile. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BILLINGS, Buford Dickey
Buford Dickey Billings, 44, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 3 o’clock Monday morning, June 22, at his home at Hazel Green, Ala.
Funeral rites and burial took place at Hazel Green at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Billings is survived by his second wife; two sons and three daughters; three sisters, Mrs. Widner, Prospect, Mrs. Carl Leeke, Athens, Ala., and Mrs. J. C. Billings, Fayetteville; one half-sister, J. N. Billings, Taft, Alton Billings, Brunswick, Ga., and Hubert Billings, Washington, D. C. and one half-brother, J. H. Allen, Hazel Green, Ala.

BIRDSONG, Anna Keeton The Pulaski Citizen 2 May 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Keeton Birdsong, 90, native Bee Spring resident, will be held at 11 o’clock Thursday morning at Bee Spring Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Bruce Robinson, pastor of the church, and burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Birdsong died of pneumonia at 3:15 o’clock Wednesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Elsie Gatlin, in Lincoln County, near Fayetteville, following several years declining health.
Born December 12, 1865, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late and Mrs. John K. Keeton; and was the widow of the late Gus Freeman Birdsong, who died many years ago. A lifelong resident of the county, she was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
In addition to the daughter, Mrs. Gatlin, Mrs. Birdsong is survived by ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

BIRDSONG, Annie Pearl Birdsong The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jul 1956

Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Pearl Birdsong Birdsong, 74, Pisgah housewife, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Young’s Chapel Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Bruce Robinson, pastor and Lloyd Robinson. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mrs. Birdsong died at noon Saturday at Giles County Hospital after a prolonged illness.
Born July 15, 1882, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Birdsong and Mattie King Birdsong, and was a member of the Liberty Methodist Church.
Mrs. Birdsong is survived by her husband, Will Pleasant Birdsong, farmer of the Pisgah community; three daughters, Mrs. Raymond Chapman, Blooming Grove, Mrs. William Holt, Bunker Hill and Miss Vestal Birdsong, Pisgah; one son, Andrew Lewis Birdsong, Pisgah; seven grandchildren; and one brother, Jess Birdsong, Elkton. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

BIRDSONG, Beulah Parsons The Pulaski Citizen 24 Feb 1932
Mrs. Presley Birdsong, 65, a highly esteemed woman of the Lynnville section, died at the home of Dud Parsons, her brother in law, following a lingering illness.
Mrs. Birdsong before her marriage, was Miss Beulah Reeves and her first husband was Joe Parsons, brother of Dud Parsons and John Parsons, Mayor of Lynnville. After his death, she married Presley Birdsong, who died several years ago, and she is survived only by one granddaughter, Mrs. Evans Orr of Mooresville, and two brothers, Tom and Sim Reeves of Lawrence County. Mrs Birdsong was a member of the Church of Christ, and funeral services were held at the home Wednesday morning, conducted by Elder Maurice Clymore of Pulaski, Burial was at Lynnwood Cemetery.

BIRDSONG, Eugene Logan The Pulaski Citizen 01 Nov 1950
Eugene Logan Birdsong, 19, died of bronchial pneumonia at 5 o’clock on Tuesday morning, October 31, at a Donelson hospital.
Funeral rites were held at the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery at 11 o’clock on Wednesday morning, conducted by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the First Methodist Church.
Born April 23, 1931, at Aspen Hill, he was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence B. Birdsong of Pulaski.
In addition to the parents, he is survived by three brothers, Clarence B. Birdsong, Jr., Fayettevile, Henry T. Birdsong, Memphis, and David S. Birdsong, Pulaski; and his grandfather, John Thomas Birdsong, Pulaski.

BIRDSONG, Eunice Mildred Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 08 Apr 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Eunice Mildred Thomas Birdsong, 67, resident of the Bethesda section of the county, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons and the Rev. Earl Cantrell, pastor of the Bethesda Methodist Church. Mrs. Birdsong who had been in declining health for some time, died of a heart attack Sunday morning while enroute to the hospital.
Born September 21, 1891, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Isaac B. Thomas and Ophelia Brown Thomas, and was a member of Bethesda Methodist Church. Her husband, Henry Kirk Birdsong, died December 21, 1953.

Mrs. Birdsong is survived by four sons, Freeman Birdsong, Thomas Birdsong, and Brown Birdsong, all of the Bunker Hill-Bethesda section, and John Wilson Birdsong, Pulaski; five daughters, Miss Everlene Birdsong, Bethesda, Mrs. Guy Bass, Pulaski, Mrs. John Owens, Cornersville, Mrs. James Owens, Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. Stacy Pierson, Shelbyville; twenty-four grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Rabie Wilson, Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. Mitchell Chambers, Benton, Ky. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

BIRDSONG, Henry Kirk The Pulaski Citizen 23 Dec 1953
Henry Kirk Birdsong, 64, retired farmer of the Bethesda community, died at 3:15 o’clock Monday afternoon, December 21, at his home following a period of declining health.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons and the Rev. R. E. Stevenson, pastor of Bethesda Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, he was born April 12, 1889, the son of the late Thomas Edward Birdsong and Ann Henry Hollis Birdsong. He was a member of Bethesda Methodist Church.
Mr. Birdsong is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eunice Thomas Birdsong; five daughers, Mrs. John Owen, Mrs. Guy Bass, Miss Evalena Birdsong, Mrs. James Owen, and Mrs. Stacy Pierson, all of Giles County; four sons, John Birdsong, Freeman Birdsong, Thomas Birdsong, and Brown
Birdsong; a number of grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. John Ezell and Mrs. Clyde Tate, both of Pulaski, and Mrs. Tera Chambers, Birmingham, Ala.; and two brothers, R. H. Birdsong, Prospect and Newton Birdsong, Decatur, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

BIRDSONG, James Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 02 Jun 1954
A Giles County man was killed instantly and another seriously injured at 10:30 Monday night in an automobile-tractor accident that occurred 3� miles south of Pulaski on Highway 31.
State Highway Patrolman Homer Smith said James Thomas Birdsong, 35, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Birdsong of the Seventh District, was killed, and Lowell Dollins of Minor Hill, passenger in a car driven by Jack Hastings, suffered a fracture of the skill, possible fracture of the ankle and other injuries. Dollins remained a patient at Giles County Hospital Wednesday, and Hastings was treated for minor injuries at the hospital and released.
Birdsong was killed when thrown from the fender of the tractor on which he was riding when the wheel of the vehicle driven by his father was knocked off by the car driven by Hastings, according to the Patrolman, who stated the impact hurled the wheel, axle, housing and other parts a distance of 102 feet.
The victim and his father were enroute to their home after working late in fields at a distance from the residence when the accident occurred, members of the family said.
A second car, following the Hastings car and driven by Billy Bell, was not wrecked in the accident, the officers said.
Funeral services for Birdsong were held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Rehoboth Methodist Church by the Rev. Marshall Moss of Cedar Hill, Tenn., former pastor of Rehoboth assisted by the Rev. Ralph Bruce, pastor, and the Rev. Cullen T. Carter. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
In addition to his father, Birdsong is survived by his mother, Mrs. Irene Scales Birdsong; and a sister, Mrs. Raymond Williams, of Pulaski.

Birdsong was educated at Pulaski schools and was a member of Rehoboth Church.

BIRDSONG, John Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 16 Sep 1953
John Thomas Birdsong, 86, retired farmer, died at 1:55 o’clock Friday afternoon, Sept. 11, at Giles County Hospital, where he had been a patient two weeks, following a paralytic stroke.
Funeral rites were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the Rev. Marshall D. Moss of Cedar Hill, a former pastor, and the Rev. Cullen T. Carter officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, he was born November 12, 1866, the son of the late Thomas Logan Birdsong and Adelaide Abernathy Birdsong, members of pioneer families of the county. He was educated in the county schools and at Old Giles College.
A member of the Methodist Church since his youth, he had been an active member, having served on the board of stewards and as Sunday School Superintendent at Aspen Hill Methodist Church for many years. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge.
On March 19, 1890, he was married to the former Miss Betty Butler of Aspen Hill, who died August 9, 1938.
Mr. Birdsong is survived by two sons, Clyde Birdsong, with whom he lived in recent years, and Clarence B. Birdsong; one daughter, Mrs. Clarence Cardin; all of Pulaski; six grandchilden, Mrs. Raymond Williams, James Thomas Birdsong, and David S. Birdsong, Pulaski, Henry T. Birdsong, Nashville, Clarence B. Birdsong, Jr., Chicago, Ill., and Thomas L. Cardin, SK 2/c, United States Navy, based at San Francisco, Calif.; and one brother, Neil C. Birdsong, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors


BIRDSONG, Logan Hudgens The Pulaski Citizen 12 May 1954
Funeral services for Logan Hudgens Birdsong, 49, native Pulaskian, were held at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon in Fort Walton, Fla., his place of residence for the past nine years. A prayer services was held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski and burial followed in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery with the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., officiating. Mr. Birdsong died unexpectedly.
The son of Neil Colston Birdsong and Mrs. Mattie Harwell Birdsong of Pulaski, he was born August 9, 1904, was graduated from Massey Military School in Pulaski and attended University of Tennessee. He lived in Panama thirteen years, first as a construction company employee and later as a Civil Service employee in the transportation department. Returning to the States in 1941, he worked successively at Dayton, Ohio and Mobile, Ala., locating in Fort Walton with Gulf State Life Insurance Company.
He was an active member of the Methodist Church and president of the Methodist Men’s Club.
In addition to his parents, M. Birdsong is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elsie Schildt Birdsong; one daughter, Miss Shirley Louise Birdsong; one son, Logan Hudgens Birdsong, Jr., all of Fort Walton; and one sister, Mrs. Willie E. Winstead, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.


BIRDSONG, Mary R. Boyd Knoxville News Sentinel 16 Dec 1956
Mrs. Mary R. Birdsong, Arnold Hotel, widely known in Knoxville for her outstanding flower gardens in past years, died at St. Mary’s Hospital last night after celebrating her 84th birthday Friday. She entered St. Mary’s in June.
Mrs. Birdsong was the widow of Albert Sidney Birdsong, former superintendent of the Old Knoxville Water Department. He died eight years ago.
She was the former Mary Boyd Birdsong, member of a prominent Knoxville family. She was a life long member of First Presbyterian Church and a charter member of the Knoxville Flower Lovers Club.
Mrs. Birdsong had lived at Arnold Hotel the past seven years.

BIRDSONG, Mattie Harwell The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jun 1957
Mrs. Mattie Harwell Birdsong, 80, lifelong resident of the county, died at 8:45 o’clock Sunday morning, June 9, at the residence on South Third Street, after a period of declining health.
Funeral services were held at 3:30 o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield and the Rev. Wallace Carr, and burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born September 5, 1876, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Logan D. Harwell, Methodist minister, and Esther Ann Ralston Harwell, members of pioneer Giles County families.
She was a member of First Methodist Church and the Woman’s Society of Christian Service. On December 26, 1953, Mr. and Mrs. Birdsong celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Birdsong is survived by her husband, Neil C. Birdsong, retired Pulaski contractor; one daughter, Mrs. Willis E. Winstead, Pulaski; four grandchildren, Miss Martha Winstead, South Bend, Ind., Mrs. Robert E. Lee, Jr., Pulaski, Logan H. Birdsong, Jr., and Miss Martha Louise Birdsong, both of Fort Walton, Fla.; and one great granddaughter. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BIRDSONG, Neil Cowan The Pulaski Citizen 06 May 1959
Neil Cowan Birdsong, 85, retired Pulaski building contractor, and a member of a pioneer
Giles County family, died at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday at his home on South Third Street, after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p. m. Wednesday at Bennett-May Funeral Home by Dr. Bruce Strother and Dr. W. H. Mansfield, Methodist ministers. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Born September 22, 1873, Mr. Birdsong was a native of Giles County, son of Thomas Logan and Adelaide Abernathy Birdsong.
He was a member of First Methodist Church and was supervisor of Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski for several years.
His wife, Mrs. Mattie Harwell Birdsong, died in 1957. Mr. Birdsong is survived by a daughter, Mrs. W. E. Winstead, Pulaski; four grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.


BIRDSONG, Rilla Hollis The Pulaski Citizen 30 Sep 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Rilla Hollis Birdsong, 82, resident of the Blue Creek section, were held at one o’clock Friday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ernest E. Boatright, after an extended illness. (This must mean she died at one o’clock Friday morning!)
A native of Giles County, she was born May 18, 1871, the daughter of the late Mr. Hollis and Mary Erwin Compton Hollis. Her husband, John Wesley Birdsong, died fourteen years ago.
Mrs. Birdsong is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Boatright; one son, Alexander Birdsong, Tracy City; six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge.

BIRDSONG, Ruth The Pulaski Citizen 08 Mar 1950
Miss Ruth Birdsong, 51, postmaster at Elkton for the past eighteen years, died at Pulaski Hospital at 6:30 o’clock, Monday afternoon. She was stricken after attending a ball game at Giles County High School on Friday night previously, when she had started to drive her automobile to her home in Elkton.
Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Walter L. Hayes, pastor of the church of which she was a member. Burial took place in the family lot in the Elkton Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the Elkton section, she was a daughter of Mrs. Eunice Taylor Birdsong and the late Lewis Ollie Birdsong. She was graduated from Elkton High School and attended Middle Tennessee State Teachers College in Murfreesboro.
In addition to her mother, Miss Birdsong is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Carson Simpson, Aspen Hill, Mrs. Elbert Petty, Fayetteville, Mrs. W. H. Hardiman, Tullahoma, and Mrs. W. A. Senesac, Nashville; two brothers, Taylor Birdsong, an employee of the post office in Pulaski and David Birdsong, Huntsville, Ala.; and three nieces and one nephew.

BIRDSONG, Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 14 Apr 1954
Thomas Birdsong, 29, son of Mrs. and Mrs. Newt Birdsong of Decatur, Ala., died at his home in Oakland, Calif., Sunday night, April 11, after an illness of two years.
Funeral rites and burial will take place in the California city Thursday.
Mr. Birdsong, who had been employed by a utility company before illness forced his retirement, is survived by his wife, two sons, his parents, four sisters and one brother, Charles R. Birdsong. He was the grandson of W. A. Whitlock of Prospect, who survives.

BIRDSONG, Tony Ray The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nog 1958 “Bunker Hill”
Sorry to hear of the death of the baby born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Birdsong of Bethesda. So glad the mother was spared to remain with her family who needs the love and care of a mother.

BIRDSONG, William Pleasant The Pulaski Citizen 10 Oct 1956

Funeral services for William Pleasant Birdsong, 72, retired farmer of Pisgah community, will be held at one o’clock on Thursday afternoon at Young’s Chapel Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Bruce Robinson, pastor, and the Rev. Lloyd L.Hickman, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Birdsong died at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, October 10, at Giles County Hospital a few hours after he sustained a paralytic stroke.
Born February 9, 1884, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Adolphus Benton Birdsong and Ella Vashti Hollis Birdsong. His wife, Mrs. Annie Pearl Birdsong Birdsong, died July 21 of this year.
Mr. Birdsong is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Raymond Chapman, Blooming Grove, Mrs. Wilson Holt, Bunker Hill, and Miss Vestal Birdsong, Pisgah; one son, Andrew Lewis Birdsong; seven grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Anna Curtis and Mrs. Lola McLin, Frankewing, Mrs. Dee Robinson, Dellrose, and Mrs. Charles McKnight, Pulaski; and two brothers, Arnold Birdsong, Dellrose, and Virgil Birdsong, Frankewing. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

BLACK, Ressie Solon The Pulaski Citizen 6 Nov 1957
Ressie Solon Black, 74, retired farmer of the Apple Hill community in Giles County, was found dead Thursday night at his home where he lived alone. Sheriff P. M. Butler and Coroner William Bennett said he apparently had died from a heart attack.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a. m. Friday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. Tom Holland, Church of Christ minister, officiated and burial was in the Moriah church cemetery.
He was a native of Giles County, son of John R. and Addie Smith Black. His death was discovered by neighbors who went to investigate when the lights in his home failed to be turned on late in the afternoon. He was sitting in a chair in front of a window in the bedroom where evidence showed he had been cleaning the stove, officers said.
Mr. Black is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mable Hunter, Minor Hill; three sons, James and Julius Black, Pulaski, and Thomas Black, U. S. Army, Fort Stewart, Ga.; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

BLACK, Willa Mae Boyd The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Paul Black, 51, resident of the Minor Hill community, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Minor Hill Church of Christ. Rites will be conducted by Billy Ray Davidson, minister of the church, and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Black died suddenly of a heart attack about 4:45 o’clock Monday morning, January 20, at her home.
Born September 17, 1905, in Giles County, she was the former Miss Willa Mae Boyd, the daughter of Mrs. Olna Abernathy Boyd of Minor Hill and the late Richard Boyd. She had been an active member of the Minor Hill Church of Christ since her girlhood.
In addition to her mother and husband, Mrs. Black is survived by one son, Jimmy Black who has been stationed in Germany with the U. S. Army; one brother, Bernard Boyd, Oak Ridge; and four sisters, Mrs. Eva Will Rogers, Minor Hill, Mrs. Valeria Ridgway, Anderson, Ala.,Mrs. Mabel Caldwell, Huntsville, Ala., and Mrs. Rachel Ingram, Lewisburg. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

BLACKMAN, Mattie Scott Alley The Pulaski Citizen 6 Nov 1957

Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Scott Alley Blackman, 73, Pulaski resident for several weeks, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield and Dr. Bruce Strother, Methodist ministers, with burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Blackman died of a heart attack on Saturday afternoon, November 2, at her apartment on West Flower Street.
A native of Bedford County, she was the daughter of the late Orlando C. Alley and Clena Roundtree Alley, and was a Methodist. A retired school teacher, she was born and reared at Wartrace where she had taught for many years. She had moved to Pulaski little more than a month ago.
Mrs. Blackman is survived by one son, Jack Blackman, superintendent of Giles County Hospital; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Louise Krieger, Long Beach, Calif.; one granddaughter, Miss Susan Blackman; one grandson, Edwin W. Blackman; and one brother, Ogburn Alley, Dalton, Ga.
Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BLACKMON, Mattie Lane McMillion The Pulaski Citizen 17 Sep 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Lane McMillion Blackmon, 68, were held Tuesday afternoon, September 9, at Griffin Funeral Home in Jackson, conducted by the Rev. O. T. Arnett, with burial in Highland Memorial Gardens, Jackson. Mrs. Blackmon died Sunday afternoon, September 7, at her Jackson home after an illness of three days.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Gus H. McMillion and Josie Lane McMillion. She lived here until fourteen years ago when the family moved to Jackson. She was a member of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, the Eastern Star Lodge No. 115, and the World War II Mothers.
Mrs. Blackmon is survived by her husband, E. D. Blackmon; two sons, E. D. Blackmon, Jr., Champaign, Ill., and C. Harvey Blackmon, Jackson; one daughter, Mrs. T. R. Byrum, Corpus Chrisit, Texas; six grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Anna Belle McMillion, Jackson.

BLAKE, John The Pulaski Citizen 13 Aug 1952
Funeral services for John B. Blake, 88, brother of Otto Broecker and Mrs. E. E. Eslick of Pulaski, were held Wednesday afternoon at Higgins Funeral Home, in Fayetteville. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery in that city.
Mr. Blake died Tuesday night at Lincoln County Hospital after a long illness.
Mr. Blake, former circuit court clerk and a former senator of Lincoln County, is survived by one brother and one sister in Pulaski, and one brother, Luther Blake, New York City.

BLAKE, Mrs. Sam The Pulaski Citizen 9 May 1956
Word has been received here of the death on Monday morning, May 7, of Mrs. Sam M. Blake at a Birmingham, Ala. sanatarium, following a long illness.
Mrs. Blake is a sister-in-law of Mrs. Otto Broecker and Mrs. F. E. Eslick. Mr. Blake died several years ago.

BLAKELY, Levonia McClinton The Pulaski Citizen 17 Oct 1951
Mrs. L. E. Blakely, 91, the former Levonia McClinton of Giles County, died October 4, at her home in Los Angeles, Calif.

Funeral rites were held there Saturday, with burial in that city. Mrs. Blakely, a widow, is survived by one daughter and one son.

BLALOCK, Mary O’Bryan The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1958
Mrs. Mary O’Bryan Blalock, daughter of Mrs. Mesa Rose O’Bryan and the late J. B. O’Bryan, died Saturday, December 6, at her home in Baltimore, Md. Funeral rites took place in that city.
Mrs. Blalock is survived by her husband, Dr. Blalock, member of the staff of John Hopkins Hospital; one daughter, Mrs. William C. Sadtler; and two sons, William A. Blalock and A. Dandy Blalock, Baltimore.
Mrs. Blalock was a niece of the late Miss Meda Mason of Prospect.

BLANKENSHIP, H. W. The Pulaski Citizen 20 Jun 1951
H. W. Blankenship, 72, retired railroad man of Prospect, died at 9 o’clock Wednesday night, June 6, at his home after several months illness.
Rites were conducted the following Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the residence by Rev. Elwood Denson, pastor of Prospect Methodist Church. Burial took place in the Prospect Cemetery.
Born in Maury County, he was the son of the late John Blankenship and Betsy Cape Blankenship. Most of his life he spent in Giles County, where he was employed by the L&N Railroad. In time he was advanced to foreman of section hands which he held for twenty-five years. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Blankenship’s first wife, Mrs. Hassie Thurman Blankenship died in August, 1922.
His second wife, Mrs. Susie Sutherland Blankenship, survives. He is also survived by two daughters, Mrs. Spencer Fogg, Aspen Hill and Mrs. Matthew Harwell, College Grove; three sons, R. H. Blankenship, Aspen Hill, John W. Blankenship, Veto, Ala., and Thurman Blankenship, Birmingham, Ala.; one sister, Mrs. Eural Smith, Itaska, Texas; two half-sisters, Mrs. Tillman Anderson, Columbia and Mrs. Ernest Prosser, Pulaski; and two half-brothers, John May Blankenship, Bunker Hill, and Henry F. Blankenship, Columbia.

BLANKENSHIP, Susie Sutherland The Pulaski Citizen 5 Nov 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Susie Sutherland Blankenship, 61, widow of H. W. Blankenship, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the residence in Prospect, conducted by the Rev. Elwood Denson of Thompson Station, former pastor, assisted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Prospect Cemetery.
Mrs. Blankenship died at 12:30 o’clock Saturday morning at her home after two years declining health.
Born September 6, 1991 in Prospect, she was the daughter of the late Joe J. Sutherland and Sallie Ann McAlister Sutherland. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Blankenship, the second wife of H. W. Blankenship, is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Eunice Wales, Dyersburg, Miss Lillie Sutherland, Mrs. Daisy Randolph and Mrs. Jim Randolph, all of Prospect, and Mrs. Naomi Chunn, Nashville; and twelve nieces and nephews. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors.

BLASINGAME, James Harper The Pulaski Citizen 7 Apr 1954
James Harper Blasingame, 75, native Giles Countian, died Saturday, April 3, of a heart attack, following a long illness at his home in Oxford, Miss., where he had lived since 1920.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Oxford Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. J. K. Johnson, with burial in St. Peter’s Cemetery in that city.
Mr. Blasingame, a retired farmer and dairyman, was born March 2, 1879 in Giles County, the son of the late W. J. Blasingame and Mary Morello White Blasingame. He was a member of the Oxford Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Blasingame is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cora Gregory Blasingame; two daughters, Miss Louise Blasingame and Mrs. Herbert Lee O’Hara, both of Oxford; two sons, James W. Blasingame, Mt. Pleasant, Tenn. and Joe Blasingame, Oxford; two grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. J. Dave Coffman, Pulaski.
Relatives from Pulaski attending the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. J. Dave Coffman, J. D. Coffman, Jr., Mrs. Mary C. Rambo, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Hagan and J. D. Gregory.


BLEDSOE, Benjamin Newson The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Benjamin Newson Bledsoe, 74, retired farmer, merchant and assistant postmaster at Minor Hill, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Bledsoe died unexpectedly at noon on Sunday, December 29, at his home after a period of declining health.
Born April 3, 1882, at Petersburg, he was the son of the late William Henry Bledsoe and Liza Jane Austin Bledsoe. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Bledsoe is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jessie Powell Bledsoe, and one sister, Mrs. O. J. Harwell, Elkton.

BLEDSOE, John Earl The Pulaski Citizen 4 Mar 1953
Funeral services for John Earl Bledsoe, 69, farmer and retired salesman of Lynnville, were held at 10:30 Monday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. The Rev. W. C. Moorehead, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church, officiated and burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Bledsoe died Saturday at Giles County Hospital of injuries sustained Friday night when was struck by an automobile driven by Robert O’Neal 10 miles north of Pulaski on Highway 31. Officers reported that a car driven by Mr. Bledsoe ran into a wagon in a minor accident, and that the Giles County man had stepped out of his car and was holding one of a team of mules when struck by an automobile driven by O’Neal. He was said to have suffered six fractures of his left leg and facial injuries in the accident.
The son of Thomas K. and Margaret Wilson Bledsoe, he was a native of Lincoln County, but had lived in Giles County most of his life. He was educated at Lynnville Academy.
Mr. Bledsoe is survived by three brothers, Marine W. Bledsoe, Columbia attorney, J. Braden Bledsoe, Greenville, S. C., and S. Monroe Bledsoe, of Berkley, W. Va.


BLEDSOE, Lola Harris The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jan 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Lola Harris Bledsoe, 81, who died Friday, January 7, at the home in Lynnville, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Lynnville Church of Christ. Gynnath Ford, minister of the church, officiated and burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
A member of the Church of Christ, she was born in Giles County July 26, 1873, the daughter of the late G. H. Harris and Mary Nave Harris. She was the widow of Dr. James Hugh Bledsoe who died in 1910.
Mrs. Bledsoe is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Nat Coker, with whom she had made her home the past four years, Lynnville, Mrs. Guy Ogle, Goodlettsville, and Mrs. Henry Hackman, Nashville; one son, Rufus Bledsoe, Detroit, Mich.; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BLOW, Otis The Pulaski Citizen 13 Sep 1950
Otis Blow, approximately 74 years of age, a native Giles Countian, died at 10:30 o’clock Monday night, September 4, in Lansing, Michigan after a long period of declining health. Burial took place beside his mother Saturday in Birmingham, Ala.
Born and reared in Lynnville, he was the son of Henry Blow and Addie Riddle Blow. He was an agent for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, serving at Mt. Pleasant, Tenn. and later at Bowling Green, Ky., retiring because of ill health.
Mr. Blow is survived by his wife; two sisters, Mrs. Clemmie Cason, Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. Harry C. Isbell, Visalia, Calif.; and two brothers, Talmadge Blow and Henry Blow, both of Birmingham.

BOATRIGHT, Edward The Pulaski Citizen 4 Mar 1959
Edward Boatright, 23, native of Giles County and an employee of Heil-Quaker, Inc., at Lewisburg, died about 12:30 p. m. Tuesday night in a traffic accident that resulted when he suffered a heart attack while driving to Cornersville.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday at the Cornersville Church of Christ with Campbell Pullias officiating. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Relatives said physicians stated Mr. Boatright suffered a heart attack before the car ran into a bridge abutment as he was enroute to Cornersville.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Boatright of Cornersville, Mr. Boatright served four years in the Navy and was discharged last year. He had been residing in Cornersville with his parents for the past several months.
In addition to his parents, other survivors are: four sisters, Mrs. Ned Odeneal, Jr., Pulaski, Mrs. Ward Nelms and Mrs. William Bowers, Cornersville; Mrs. Guy Watson, Clarksville; and two brothers, Eric Boatright, Cornersville, and James Boatright, Nashville.

BOAZ, James The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jul 1950

Funeral services for James Boaz, 33, resident of Huntsville, Ala., who died there at 10:30 o’clock, Saturday night, July 1, after a weeks illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. The Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister, and the Rev. Hawkins, Methodist minister of Huntsville, officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery here.
Son of Mrs. T. W. Brashears of Pulaski and the late Jack Boaz, he was born and reared in this county. For a number of years, Mr. Boaz had been a foreman of a government plant in Huntsville. He was a member of the Church of Christ. In addition to his mother, Mr. Boaz is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Woodard Boaz, also a native of Giles County; a son, Billy Boaz; a daughter, Joyce Boaz, all of Huntsville; a sister, Mrs. Lucile Pierce, Pulaski; two brothers, Wayland Boaz, Pulaski and Lindsay Boaz, Fayetteville; a half-sister, Miss Elizabeth Brashears, Pulaski; a half-brother, Thomas Brashears, San Antonio, Texas; and an aunt, Mrs. Joe Greenwell, Pulaski.

BOGAR, Mary Louise Shelton The Pulaski Citizen 6 Apr 1955
Mrs. Mary Louise Shelton Bogar, 41, resident of Birmingham, Ala., the past six or eight years, died at one o’clock Saturday afternoon, April 2, at South Highland Infirmary in that city.
Funeral services were held at one o’clock Sunday afternoon at Rehoboth Methodist Church of which she was a member. Rites were conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Ray Tomerlin, and Elder J. Clifford Murphy, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born September 28, 1913 in Giles County, she was the daughter of William Shelton of the Tarpley community, and the late Mrs. Maude Wright Shelton.
In addition to her father, Mrs. Bogar is survived by her husband, George Bogar; and one daughter, Sherrie Gail Bogar; both of Birmingham, Ala.; one sister, Mrs. Jean Shelton Roberts, Washington, D. C.; and one brother, William Wright (Buster) Shelton, Birmingham, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

BOLDEN, Luther Lee The Pulaski Citizen 22 Apr 1959
Luther Lee Bolden, 36, a native of Giles County and an employee of the Cordell Construction Company in Winchester, Ky., was found dead of a heart attack in his car near Ricetown, Ky., at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon.
Funeral services were to be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home by Gilbert E. Shaffer, Church of Christ minister of Pulaski. Burial will be in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, with Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.
Bolden was a native of Giles County, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Martin Bolden and the late Tom Bolden. He was educated in Giles County schools and was a member of the Olivet Methodist Church. He had been employed by the Cordell Construction Company for the past six months. In addition to his mother, other survivors are two children, Douglas Lee and Margaret Ellen Bolden; a brother, James Scott Bolden of Birmingham; and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Hardison, Tullahoma, and Mrs. Carl McMillion, Louisville, Ky.

BOLDEN, Raymond M. The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jul 1953
Mrs. Willie M. Bolden, Route 2, Pulaski, has been notified that the body of her son, Pfc. Raymond M. Bolden, who was killed in action in Korea, will arrive in Pulaski on the eleven o’clock train Thursday morning, July 16.

Funeral services are tentatively set for two o’clock Saturday afternoon, July 18, at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. Burial will take place in Mount Moriah Cemetery.

BOLDEN, Thomas William “Tom” The Pulaski Citizen 29 Aug 1951
Funeral services for Thomas William Bolden, 64, Giles County farmer, who died Saturday, August 25, at Giles County Hospital, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Church, conducted by F. H. Curtis, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Bolden died at 8:35 o’clock Saturday night after several months illness.
Born April 10, 1887, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Scott Bolden and Mary Lumpkins Bolden.
Mr. Bolden is survived by his wife, Mrs. Victoria Martin Bolden; two daughters, Mrs. Charles Hardin and Mrs. Carl McMillion, Pulaski; three sons, Luther Lee Bolden, Hillsboro, Tenn., James Scott Bolden, Pulaski, and Pfc. Raymond M. Bolden, who was reported “Missing in Action” in Korea a year ago; two grandchildren; and one brother, Bob Bolden, Nashville.

BOND, William McCree The Pulaski Citizen 19 Feb 1958
Funeral services for Mr. William McCree Bond, 73, retired machinist of International Minerals and Chemical Corporation at Wales were held at 10:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Bond died Sunday morning at Giles County Hospital after a short illness.
Born April 10, 1884, in Hickman County, he was the son of the late Samuel Bond and Fannie Crawford Bond.
Mr. Bond is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eliza Totty Bond; one son, William Bond, Pulaski; four daughters, Mrs. Frankie Peden, Madison, N. C., Mrs. Linnie Sue Chapman, Columbia, Mrs. Gene Way, Graham, N. C., and Mrs. Beatrice Wright, Gallatin; one brother, Alonzo Bond, Nashville; four sisters, Mrs. Mary Barnett, Mt. Pleasant, Miss Ruth Bond, Centerville, Mrs. Ann Rudy, Mayfield, Ky., and Mrs. Edith Hunter, Detroit, Mich. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BONDS, Floyd Davis The Pulaski Citizen 29 Oct 1958
Funeral services for Floyd Davis Bonds, 76, retired farmer of the Waco section were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Lynnville Church of Christ, conducted by Elder Gynnath
Ford, minister of the church. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mr. Bonds died unexpectedly of a heart attack about 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, October 26, while walking through the woods with his son and another companion several miles from his home.
Born April 8, 1882, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John Bonds and Tishie Willis Bonds, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Bonds is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ora Sands Bonds; two daughters, Mrs. Eugene Davis, Souderton, Pa., and Mrs. Brown Barlar, Lynnville; one son, Raymond Bonds, Lynnville and five grandchildren.


BONDURANT, Elizabeth Benson Patterson The Pulaski Citizen 3 May 1950
Mrs. Elizabeth Benson Patterson Bondurant, 72, prominent resident of Elkton, died at one o’clock on Monday afternoon at the country home near Baugh, following several months illness. Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon at Bethany Presbyterian Church at Bryson by the Rev.Taylor Bird, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the family lot in Elkton Cemetery.
The daughter of the late Dr. Hugh L. Patterson and Sue Patterson Patterson, leading citizens of the section, she was born on July 14, 1877 and spent her entire life in that community. She was an active member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Bondurant is survived by her husband, Richard G. Bundurant; two daughters, Miss Bess Bondurant, teacher at Elkton High School, and Mrs. Gray Ragsdale, Jr., Pulaski; two sons, Richard Bondurant, Columbia and Hugh Peter Bondurant, Nashville; three grandchildren, Judy and Richard Ragsdale, Pulaski, and Charlie Bondurant, Columbia; and one sister, Mrs. Thomas W. Griffis, Pulaski.


BOOTH, Lena Will May The Pulaski Citizen 16 Sep 1953
Mrs. Lena Will Booth, 62, native of Giles County died at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, September 16, in a Birmingham, Ala. Hospital following an operation.
Funeral rites will be held at 10 o’clock Friday morning in Birmingham. Burial will take place at 4 o’clock in Maplewood Cemetery, with the Rev. Albert E. Dimmock and the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., of Pulaski, officiating.
Born November 4, 1890, she was the daughter of the late T. H. May and Ida Marks May. She was a graduate of Martin College and a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Booth, who had lived in Birmingham thirty years, is survived by her husband, Mason Booth; three daughters, Mrs. George Wheelock and Mrs. Jack Worrell, both of Birmingham and Mrs. Frank Kennedy, Aberdeen, Miss.; four grandchildren; and five sisters, Miss Sue May, Pulaski, Mrs. F. V. Napier, Mrs. G. A. Scruggs, and Mrs. Albert Searcy, all of Nashville and Mrs. J. H. Black, Columbia.

BOOTH, Richard H. The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jul 1952
Richard H. Booth, 98, believed to be Giles County’s oldest citizen, died at 7:30 Wednesday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. R. Adkins, in Lynnville after several weeks of declining health.
Funeral services were to be held at 10:30 Thursday morning at the Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church. Burial was to take place in the family lot at the Moriah Cemetery.
Mr. Booth was the son of Charles Booth and Emily Jones Booth, pioneer settlers who cleared the land for the family home in the Minor Hill community. For many years, he resided in that section where he supervised the farming interests and engaged in real estate business. In late years, he and his wife, Mrs. Zora Powers Booth, made their home with Mr. and Mrs. Adkins at Lynnville. He was a member of the Methodist Church.

Mr. Booth was married three times, his first wife and the mother of his children, Mrs. Sallie Powers Booth, died many years ago. His second wife was Miss Ella Allen of Giles County who died several years ago.
In addition to Mrs. Booth, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Adkins of Lynnville, Mrs. N. N. Woodward of Waxahachie, Texas, and Mrs. Collins Lusby of LaFollette; and several grandchildren.

BOOTH, Steven Willis The Pulaski Citizen 24 Dec 1958
Steven Willis Booth, 18-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stone Booth, died at 9:30 o’clock Sunday night, December 21, at the home of his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Jones, at Williamsport in Maury County. The child had been ill for the past twelve months.
Funeral rites took place at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Williamsport Methodist Church, conducted by the pastor. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
In addition to the parents, Fred Stone and Jane Anne Jones Booth; an the maternal grandparents; the infant is survived by the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Booth, Pulaski; and the great-grandfather, Fagan Booth, and Mrs. Booth, Pulaski.

BOOTH, Thomas Fagan Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1952
Dr. Thomas Fagan Booth, Jr., prominent Pulaski physician, church and civic leader, died at 3:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at the Baptist Hospital in Knoxville following a stroke of paralysis suffered about nine o’clock Tuesday night.
Funeral services were held at three o’clock Thursday afternoon at the First Methodist Church in Pulaski by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
In Knoxville to attend a convention of the Tennessee Medical Association, Dr. Booth became ill Tuesday night while he and Mrs. Booth were driving to their hotel from a meeting. He was taken to his hotel and then removed to the hospital where he died a few hours later.
A native of Pulaski, Dr. Booth was the son of Thomas Fagan Booth and the late Mrs. Nannie Lou Stone Booth. He was a graduate of the Massey Preparatory School, formerly in Pulaski, and was a member of the 1926 graduating class at Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine. Following his graduation, he served two years internship at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, La., after which he returned to Pulaski for the practice of his professin that was continued until he was stricken with paralysis last year.
His marriage to Miss Merle Van Zandt, a former member of the Martin College faculty of Fort Morgan, Colorado, occurred in June, 1936.
A church and civic leader, Dr. Booth was a member of the Board of Stewards of the First Methodist Church in Pulaski, a member of the Masonic Lodge, the Pulaski Rotary Club, the Giles County Medical Society, the Martin College Board of Trustees and the staff of Giles County Hospital. He was honored last year by receiving the title of Knight Commander of the Court of Honor, one of the hightest bestowed in the Masonic Order and the first to be received in Giles County. He was a director of the First National Bank and of the Chamber of Commerce.

In addition to his wife and father, Dr. Booth is survived by his step-mother, Mrs. Roxye Elinor Booth; a brother, Fred Booth, Pulaski; a half-sister, Mrs. Edward Whiddon of Nashville; three nephews, Gary Whiddon, Nashville, Fred Stone Booth, U. S. Air Corps in Korea, and Tommy Booth, student at Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, Cookeville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BOOTH, Zora Neil The Pulaski Citizen 18 Apr 1956
Mrs. Zora Neil Booth, 82, widow of R. H. Booth, died at 7 o’clock Friday morning, April 13, at the home of her step-daughter, Mrs. J. R. Adkins, and Mr. Adkins in Lynnville, after a three weeks’ illness.
Funeral rites were held at 11 o’clock Saturday morning at the grave in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, with the services conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, her former pastor.
Born September 29, 1873, in Bedford County, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Neil, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Booth is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Annie Williams, Pullman, Wash., and Mrs. Etta Jorday, Shelbyville; one brother, Will Neil, Fresno, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Booth died July 16, 1952. A niece, Mrs. James Hall and Mr. Hall of Shelbyville came for the funeral.
BORUM, Cessie Lee Boatright The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Cessie Lee Boatright Borum, 81, were held Wednesday at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home, Columbia. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Borum died Tuesday at her home in Columbia.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the lte Thomas Reece Boatright and Frances Olivia Foster Boatright.
She was a Presbyterian. Her husband, Joseph Beverly Borum, died February 14.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Hugh D. White, Columbia; a son, Beverly Borum, Columbia; a sister Mrs. Kittie Burnett of Nashville; and five grandchildren.

BOSHERS, Dewey R. The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jul 1951
Dewey R. Boshers, 48, owner of the Pulaski Machine and Welding Shop, died at 12:45 o’clock Thursday afternoon, July 19, at Giles County Hospital, following a few weeks illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock at the First Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor, and burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, near Pulaski.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, he was the son of Mrs. Molly Hollmann Boshers Napier and the late Polk Boshers.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Boshers is survived by his wife, Mrs. Thelma Prindle Boshers; two sons, Romeo D. Boshers and Carl Boshers, both of Pulaski; three sisters, Mrs. Jessee Patrick and Mrs. James Englett, both of Pulaski, and Mrs. Ezra Brock, Evansville, Ind.; one brother, Hollmann Boshers, Lewisburg; four half-sisters, Mrs. James Davis, Anderson, Ala., Mrs. Daisy Wiley, Pulaski, Mrs. Herbert Flarerty, Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. Ennis Dollar, Memphis; and one half-brother, Tommy Napier, Memphis.

BOSHERS, Roger Dale (Infant) The Pulaski Citizen 16 Oct 1957

Roger Dale Boshers, two-day old infant son of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Boshers of Detroit, Mich., formerly of Pulaski, died Thursday at Giles County Hospital. Graveside services were held at Mt. Moriah Cemetery on Sunday afternoon. In addition to the parents, the child is survived by two brothers, Dewey and Lynn Boshers; and the two grandmothers, Mrs. Dewey Boshers and Mrs. Thomas Holt. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

BOTTOM, James W. The Pulaski Citizen 21 Feb 1951
Funeral services for James W. Bottom, 27, native of Giles County, who died at 12:30 o’clock (EST) on Monday morning, January 29, at East Tennessee Baptist Hospital, at Knoxville, were held in Knoxville the following day and burial took place in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Mr. Bottom, a veteran of three years service in the Army Air Corps during World War II, was a bookkeeper for the A & P Stores in Knoxville when he was taken ill. He was graduated from Jones High School at Lynnville in 1942 and was a member of the Lynnville Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Bottom is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lois Hill Bottom, a native of Knoxville; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bottom of Lynnville; five sisters, Mrs. Emma Burnette , Mrs. Agnes Rolin, Mrs. Jewel Smith, Mrs. Mary Joyce and Mrs. Martha Chester, all of Nashville; and three brothers, Steve H. Bottom of Nashville, Morris C. Bottom of Birmingham, Ala. and John T. Bottom, Lynnville.

BOTTOM, Mary Lou Puckett The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jul 1950
Mrs. Mary Lou Puckett Bottom, 79, resident of Elkton, died July 6, in Nashville following several months of declining health. Prayer services were held Friday morning in Nashville, conducted by the Rev. Deane Stroud and the Rev. Pickens Johnson. At 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon rites were held at the Elkton Methodist Church, with the pastor of the church, the Rev. W. L. Hays officiating. Burial took place in the Elliott Cemetery near Elkton.
Born in Lincoln County, Mrs. Bottom was the daughter of the late Isaac Puckett and Mary Beaty Puckett, pioneer settlers of the section. A resident of Elkton for twenty-five years, she had been a lifelong member of the Methodist Church and was a member of its Society of Christian Service. Her husband, Gaius Benjamin Bottom, died eighteen years ago.
Mrs. Bottom is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Grady Ezell, Elkton; one son, Allison Bottom, Nashville; one sister, Mrs. Sam Henderson, Purvis, Miss.; and two brothers, Charles I. Puckett, Elkton, and G. W. Puckett, Baugh; five grandchildren, Mattie Lou Ezell, Elkton, Mrs. Luther Griffin, Tommy Bottom and Libby Bottom, Nashville, and Kenneth Bottom, Houston, Texas; and two great grandchildren.

BOULDEN, Bertha The Pulaski Citizen 28 Oct 1953
Funeral services for Miss Bertha Boulden, 70, were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist Church in Ashland City, conducted by the Rev. W. O. Largen, of Nashville, and the Rev. Robert Lewis, pastor. Burial took place in Forest Hill Cemetery.
Miss Boulden, aunt of Mrs. Marvin Rainey of Pulaski, was injured fatally Monday afternoon when struck by a car within the city limits of Ashland City.
She was a native of Giles County, the daughter of the late Rev. Wood Boulden and Martha Morris Boulden.
Miss Boulden is survived by four sisters, Mrs. J. L. Taylor, Dickson, Mrs. Myrtle Church, Santa Fe, Mrs. Daisie Alexander, Nashville and Mrs. Mabel Clark, Johnson City; one brother, W. C. Boulden, Lake Wales, Fla.; and three nieces and six nephews.

Mr. and Mrs. Rainey and Mrs. Erskine Sharp attended the funeral.

BOWEN, Louis A. The Pulaski Citizen 24 Dec 1952
Airman Second Class Louis A. Bowen, 26, native of Giles County who was stationed at a base in the state of Washington, lost his life in the huge airplane crash at Moses Lake, Wash., Saturday night in which 86 servicemen died.
The young man is believed to have been enroute home for Christmas from the Washington base where he had been stationed for about a year. He served as a paratrooper in World War II and came through all of those experiences without injury, and had reentered military service several months ago after being employed at a sawmill in Giles County for some time.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Bowen of Route 1, Lynnville, Bowen attended Campbellsville High School and worked in that area until his World War II service took him away from home.
The young man’s father left immediately for Washington upon learning of his son’s death, and funeral services will not be arranged until further word reaches Pulaski, although the service will be held at the Union Valley Baptist Church in the Campbellsville community.
In addition to his parents, Bowen is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Chapman Bowen of Maury County; two sons, Rackley Wayne, 5 and Jerry Louis, 3; his sisters, Mrs. Frances Hazelwood, Mrs. Margaret Lovett, and Mrs. Betty Chapman of Route 1, Lynnville; and his brothers, Walter and Rogers Bowen, who reside with their parents, and Leon Bowen, Jr., also of near Lynnville.

BOWERS, Fred Marshall The Pulaski Citizen 25 Mar 1953
Funeral services for Fred Marshall Bowers, 63, farmer of the Blue Creek community were held at Cornersville Methodist Church and burial took place in Beechwood Cemetery at Cornersville.
Mr. Bowers, died Sunday of a heart attack enroute to Gordon Hospital in Lewisburg.
A native of Marshall County, he was the son of the late William Richard Bowers and Lavonia Cook Bowers. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and a veteran of World War I.
Mr. Bowers is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie Hyde Bowers; two daughters, Miss Pauline Bowers and Mrs. Jack Jett, both of Blue Creek; one grandson; and one brother, Sam Bowers, Cornersville.

BOWERS, Horace Jennings The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jan 1952
Horace Jennings Bowers, 78, retired banker, died at his home Saturday after several years ill health.
Funeral services were held at 3 p. m. Sunday at the home of his son, Robert M. Bowers. The Rev. Fred Gates officiated, assisted by Sanford Garner. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Dickson County, Mr. Bowers was the son of the late Isaac M. and Mary McNeely Bowers.
Mr. Bowers was a former claim agent for the Illinois Central Railroad. He practiced law at Holdenville, Okla., while it was still Indian Territory. He was cashier of the Farmers and Merchants Bank at White Bluff, Tenn. for a number of years., and was an officiat of First National Bank of Tracy City, Tenn., from 1910 until 1934, the time of his retirement.

Since that time, he had made his home at Pulaski and Monteagle, Tenn.
He was a member of the Episcopal Church. He is survived by his wife, the former, Miss Anna Goodall; one daughter, Mrs. A. H. Pegues, Cleveland, Tenn.; one son, Robert M. Bowers; two grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Mary B. Dismukes, Washington, D. C.

BOYD, Bennie B. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Sep 1956
Funeral services for Bennie B. Boyd, 80, lifelong resident of the Stella community, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, September 1, at Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Haynes Brinkley, Baptist minister, conducted the services and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Boyd died Friday, August 31, in a Nashville hospital after a short illness.
Born in April of 1876, he was the son of the late Jack Boyd and Mary Gatlin Boyd and was the last of a family of fifteen children.
Mr. Boyd is survived by three sisters-in-law, Mrs. R. J. Boyd, Mrs. W. T. Boyd, both of Stella community, and Mrs. Richard Boyd of Minor Hill, and a number of nieces and nephews.

BOYD, Dicey The Pulaski Citizen 4 Nov 1959
Miss Dicey Boyd was found dead in a barn on the Boyd farm about 6 p. m. Sunday. Her mother, who was in critical condition at Giles County Hospital Monday night was found slumped in a rocking chair bleeding badly from head wounds. She told officers she was attacked by a Negro man who came to her house asking for money.
Joe Henry Johnson told officers he became frightened when Miss Boyd caught him misusing a cow, an act which he said had occurred several times before.
A coroner’s report showed Miss Boyd was killed by a blow on the head by a blunt object. She was found sprawled in the barn. A two-foot plank lay near the body and a pocket knife was found in another part of the barn.
Johnson was taken back to the scene of the murder Monday morning, a few hours after his arrest. He maintained until mid-afternoon that he did not attack the woman.
Sheriff P M. Butler, Deputy Sheriff James Newton and Trooper Joe Fite went to the scene Sunday evening as soon as the tragedy was reported and have worked night and day with the Alabama officers in solving the crime……
Funeral services for Miss Boyd were held at 3:00 p. m. Tuesday at the Stella Church of Christ by Elder A. J. Rollins and burial was in the church cemetery, with Wilson Carter Funeral Directors in charge.
In addition to her mother, Miss Boyd is survived by two brothers, Willie Boyd and Irmer Boyd and three sisters, Mrs. Jim Pigg, Giles County, Mrs. Marvin Croley, Athens, Ala., and Mrs. Owen Bass, Giles County.

BOYD, Ellen Ettie Smith The Pulaski Citizen 18 Apr 1951

Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen Ettie Smith Boyd, 84, who died at 1:30 o’clock Friday morning at her home in Stella, after a brief illness, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Stella Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by Elder G. B. Derryberry of Nashville, minister of the Church of Christ. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Boyd a member of the Church of Christ, was born April 19, 1866 in Giles County, the daughter of the late Bryant Smith and Mary Jane Hanna Smith.
Mrs. Boyd is survived by her husband, Bascom Boyd; and a step-daughter, Mrs. Lura Waters of Pulaski.

BOYD, Henry White Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Feb 1958
Henry White Boyd, Jr., 49, president of General Shoe Corporation and nationally known business leader, died Saturday, February 23, of an intercraniel hemorrhage at Methodist Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota. He was a frequent visitor to Pulaski, visiting the local General Shoe Plant many times.
Funeral services were conducted at 10:30 a. m. Tuesday, February 25, at First Presbyterian Church, Nashville, by Dr. Walter L. Courtney. Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mr. Boyd leaves three children, Henry White Boyd, III, a student at Mississippi State College, Philip Boyd, a student at Duke University, and Caroline Boyd, a student at Harpeth Hall school in Nashville. He is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Gordon Beaham of Kansas City, Mo.
Mr. Boyd was born in Highland Park near Chicago on June 17, 1908, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry White Boyd. His father, who died several years ago, was one of the country’s best known executives in the leather industry and was for many years president of Armour Leather company. His mother also died several years ago.
Henry White Boyd, Jr., graduated from Cornell University in the class of 1931, with a degree in mechanical engineering. Enter the company’s employ in 1931, as a clerk, he had exceptionally steady rise from position as office manager to assistant secretary of the company, secretary and treasurer, vice-president and treasurer, and finally in 1947, the presidency, succeeding Maxey Jarman, who became Chairman of the Corporation.

BOYD, Jimmie “Effie” The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Jimmie “Effie” Boyd, 78, were held at one o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Haynes Brinkley and the Rev.Mr. Smith. Burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery. She died on Thursday night at Giles County Hospital.
A lifelong resident of the Minor Hill Community, she was born April 1, 1880, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sky Boyd.
Mrs. Boyd is survived by one daughter, Mrs. McKellar J. White, Minor Hill; five grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Ben Howard, Florence, Ala. Bennett-May & Company in charge.

BOYD, John Alfred The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jul 1953
Funeral services for John Alfred Boyd, 73, retired farmer of the Lynnville Presbyterian Church, with the rites conducted by the Rev. Fred Roges, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Boyd died of a heart attact at 9 o’clock Tuesday night at the home, following several years declining health, caused by a heart ailment.

A lifelong resident of the Lynnville section, he was the son of the late James Benton Boyd and Mary Grace White Boyd, members of prominent pioneer families. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Boyd is survived by two sisters, Miss Kate Boyd, Lynnville, and Mrs. Camilla Welch, Tyler, Texas; and four brothers, Douglas Boyd, Walter J. Boyd, and Jimmy Boyd, all of Lynnville, and Mark Boyd, Louisville, Ky.
A brother, Rufus Benton Boyd, died June 3, 1952.

BOYD, Razzie James The Pulaski Citizen 24 Aug 1955
Funeral services for Razzie James Boyd, 74, retired farmer of the Stella community, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Stella with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. Harold Dean Smith, the Rev. Haynes Brinkley, and the Rev. Troy Bunch of Collinwood officiated.
Mr. Boyd died on Friday, August 19, at his home after a long illness.
Born September 3, 1880, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Jack Boyd and Mary Ann Gatlin Boyd, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Boyd is survived by his wife, Mrs. Velia Jones Boyd, to whom he was married Feb. 5, 1905; a son, Jones Boyd; one daughter, Mrs. J. D. Gregory; three grandchildren; and one brother, Ben Boyd, all of Stella community. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BOYD, Rufus Benton The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jun 1952
Rufus Benton Boyd, 59, Lynnville farmer, died suddenly of a heart attack late Tuesday afternoon, June 3, at the home one mile north of Lynnville.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in Lynnville Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Albert E. Dimmock, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski. Burial will take place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of Lynnville, he was born December 28, 1892, the son of the late James Benton Boyd and Mary Grace White Boyd, members of prominent pioneer families.
Mr. Boyd had been a member of the Presbyterian Church since boyhood and had served as a Deacon for many years. He was also secretary-treasurer of the Sunday School.
He was a veteran of World War I, having served with the A. F. F. in Europe. He was a member of the American Legion, Post 224, at Lynnville.
Mr. Boyd, a single man, is survived by two sisters, Miss Kate Boyd, Lynnville and Mrs. W. W. Welch, Tyler, Texas; and five brothers, Alfred Boyd, W. Douglas Boyd, Walter J. Boyd, and James W. Boyd, Lynnville, and Mark S. Boyd, Louisville, Ky. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BRADEN, Eva Horne The Pulaski Citizen 31 Oct 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Horne Braden, 87, widow of the late F. M. (Tobe) Braden, were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia, with Elder Leon C. Burns, officiating.

Mrs. Braden died at 4:25 o’clock Saturday morning at the home of her grandson, James B. Goldman, 2339 Fernwood Drive, Nashville. She had been ill for several months.
A native of Illinois, she was the daughter of the late James M. Horne and Nancy McCasland Horne, and had spent most of her life in Giles County.
Her husband, F. M. Braden died in 1920
Mrs. Braden is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Bridges Sands of Columbia, Mrs. A. B. Goldman, Nashville, and Mrs. Ben S. Chapman, Pulaski; a son, W. F. Braden of Memphis; a sister, Mrs. Amanda English of Aurora, Ill., two grandchildren and four grandchildren.
Grandsons served as pallbearers.

BRADFORD, James K. The Pulaski Citizen 17 Oct 1951
Funeral services for James K. Bradford, 80, Nashville resident, father of Virgil E. Bradford, minister of the East Hill Church of Christ, were held Thursday afternoon at the Reid Avenue Church of Christ. Burial took place in Woodlawn Memorial Park in Nashville. He died Wednesday afternoon at the residence.
Mr. Bradford is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lena Eskridge Bradford; two daughters, Mrs. E. E. Van Arsdale, Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Edward Lee, Nashville; two sons, J. K. Bradford, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., and Virgil Bradford, Pulaski; eight grandchildren; two sisters and two brothers.

BRADLEY, Hattie McMahan The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1953
Mrs. Hattie McMahan Bradley, 73, native of Lynnville, died Sunday, July 26, at the home of her son, Joe Bradley, in Glenco, Ill.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Lynnville Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. C. B. Cook of Columbia, her former pastor. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
She was the daughter of the late Thomas G. McMahan, a pioneer family of Lynnville. Her husband, R. E. Bradley, died fifteen years ago.
Mrs. Bradley, who lived in Lynnville until thirty years ago, is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Jesse Hull, Detroit, Mich.; two sons, Joe Bradley, Glenco., Ill. and Richard Bradley, Detroit, Mich.; and two sisters, Mrs. Myra Reed, New York City, and Mrs. Lillie Fleming, Atlanta, Ga. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BRAGG, Ronnie The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jan 1959
Ronnie Bragg, 16, Minor Hill High School student, died unexpectedly at one o’clock
Wednesday afternoon, January 14, at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala.
Funeral services are tentatively set for 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Minor Hill Baptist Church. The Rev. Harold Smith, pastor, will officiate and burial will take place in Minor Hill Cemetery.
Born April 11, 1942, in Giles County, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bragg of the Minor Hill Community, and was a member of Minor Hill Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, the youth is survived by one sister, Miss Ruth Ann Bragg; and his grandmother, Mrs. Lonnie Chapman, Shores. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.


BRAGG, Tom H. The Pulaski Citizen 23 May 1951
Funeral services for Tom H. Bragg, 75, who died Monday at the home of his niece, Mrs. Morgan Jobe in Lewisburg, were conducted at 3:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Bethlehem Church of Lewisburg. The Rev. Leonard Sanderson, officiated, and burial took place in Bethlehem Cemetery.
A native of Coffee County, he had resided in Marshall County for a number of years. He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Jack Cox, Mrs. Robert Hughes and Mrs. Maybelle Bragg, all of Pulaski; and three sons, Joe Tom and William Bragg of Pulaski and Cecil Bragg of Virginia.

BRALLIAR, Floyd Burton The Pulaski Citizen 5 Sep 1951
Dr. Floyd Bralliar, 76, father of Mrs. T. E. Abernathy and Mrs. William H. Cheek of Pulaski, died at 3 o’clock Wednesday morning, September 5, at Madison Sanitarium following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. W. E. Strickland, president of Kentucky-Tennessee Seventh-day Adventist Conference, assisted by Rev. G. A. Coon, the Rev. R. L. Kimball and the Rev. R. E. Stewart. Burial will take place in Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville.
Dr. Bralliar, college professor, garden writer and lecturer and widely known horticulturist, suffered a stroke several years ago and had been in failing health since that time.
In 1896 he was married to Miss Ada Conrad of Walla Walla, Wash. Their children are Mrs. Abernathy and Mrs. Cheek of Pulaski. Mrs. Bralliar died Nov. 30, 1900.
His first teaching was in Iowa in 1894, the year before he received his M. S. Degree from Battle Creek, Michigan College. Later he studied at Iowa State College and Walla Walla, Wash. College. In 1921, he became the 10th student to receive a Ph. D. degree from Peabody College.
Later Dr. Bralliar married Miss Mertie Boynton of Lincoln, Neb. Their children are Dr. Floyd Bralliar, Jr., Wickenburg, Ariz., Dr. John S. Bralliar, Franklin, Ky., Dr. Max Bralliar, Nashville and Mr. Paul Rahn, San Leandro, Calif. Mrs. Bralliar died in March of this year.
Other survivors are one sister, Mrs. E. A. Sutherland, Madison; eleven grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

BRALLIAR, John S. The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jul 1959
Dr. John S. Bralliar, 50, practicing physician of Franklin, Ky., and brother of Mrs. William Cheek of Pulaski, died of a heart attack on Saturday at his home.
Funeral rites were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon in Franklin with burial in National Cemetery in Nashville.
A native of Davidson County, Tenn., he was the son of the late Dr. Floyd Bralliar and Mrs. Mertie Boynton Bralliar.

In addition to his sister here, Dr. Bralliar is survived by his wife, Mrs.Katherine Swann Bralliar; one son, John Bralliar, Franklin; one grandchild; two brothers, Floyd Bralliar, Jr., Wickenham, Aria., and Max Bralliar, London, England; and one other sisters, Mrs. Paul Rahn, San Leandro, Calif.

BRALLIAR, Mertie Boynton The Pulaski Citizen 21 Mar 1951
The death of Mrs. Mertie Boynton Bralliar, wife of Dr. Floyd B. Bralliar, garden editor of The Nashville Tennessean, occurred Wednesday morning March 21 at Madison Sanitarium, Madison, Tenn. after a long illness.
Funeral services were incomplete pending arrival of relatives from California. The body was taken to Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home on Gallatin Road, Nashville. A native of Calhoun, Nebraska, Mrs. Bralliar had lived for the past twenty-five years at Madison. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
She is survived by her husband, three daughters, Mrs. T. E. Abernathy and Mrs. W. H. Cheek, Pulaski, Mrs. Paul Rahn, San Lerando, Calif., Dr. Floyd Bralliar, Jr., Franklin, Ky., Dr. Max B. Bralliar Nashville; eleven grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren. Four sisters and three brothers also survive, but their names were not available on Wednesday.

BRALY, Barry Neal The Pulaski Citizen 13 Feb 1952
Funeral services for Barry Neal Braly, four-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Neal Braly, of Bodenham, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Church, conducted by Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
The child died at 9 o’clock Sunday morning at a Lawrenceburg hospital, following five days illness.
In addition to the parents, the child is survived by one sister, Brenda Joy Braly; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Braly of Bodenham. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.
BRALY, Cora The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jun 1955
Funeral services for Miss Cora Braly, 73, were held at 2 o’clock on Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with J. Bedford Rasbury, minister of Second Street Church of Christ officiating. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery. She died Thursday at a Nashville hospital after a long period of declining health.
A native of Giles County, she was born June 5, 1881, the daughter of the late James P. Braly and Mary Virginia Payne Braly, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Miss Braly is survived by two brothers, Raymond P. Braly, Pulaski and Clyde D. Braly of Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BRALY, Elwin Douglas The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nov 1952
Funeral services for Elwin Douglas Braly, 41, Asheville and Marin, N. C., engineer, who died Sunday of a heart attack in Atlanta, Ga., were held Thursday afternoon in Marion. Burial took place in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Braly is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rosamond Braly; one daugher, Lee Braly, Marion; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Braly, Asheville.

Mr. Braly was a member of the North Carolina Society of Engineers and had been working about six months with the engineering firm of Wiedemann and Singleton in Atlanta.
He was a native of Columbia, Tenn., went to Asheville at an early age, attended the Asheville city schools and was graduated from Lee H. Edwards High School.
Braly had been employed for several years as a resident engineer for the State Highway and Public Works Commission and later as Marion city engineer.
Mr. Braly was a nephew of Mrs. Pearl Hickman of Pulaski, and Dr. E. R. Braly of Lawrenceburg.

BRALY, Ernest Richard The Pulaski Citizen 18 Dec 1957
Dr. Ernest Richard Braly, 70, Lawrenceburg optometrist and real estate man, died Saturday afternoon in the Lawrence County Hospital after a short illness.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p. m. Monday at the Downtown Church of Christ, of which he was a member. Rufus R. Clifford officiated and burial took place in Mimosa Cemetery.
Dr. Braly became ill while on a visit to Florida and was taken to the hospital after returning Friday.
Dr. Braly was a native of Giles County, son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Braly. He had been a resident of Lawrenceburg for more than 40 years, going there shortly after his graduation from a school of optometry in 1912. He was a veteran of World War I and a charter member of the L. O. Crane Post, American Legion.
Dr. Braly operated a motion picture theater in Lawrenceburg for some time during the days of silent pictures. He was the organizer of the Lawrence Realty and Auction Company and served as its president.
He established the Middle Tennessee District Fair in Lawrenceburg and headed it for many years. He owned the Braly Circus, which showed at fairs until about two years ago. He also established the North Alabama fair at Florence, Ala.
In 1917, he married Miss Claudia Kelly, who survives.

BRALY, Leila Virginia Elledge The Pulaski Citizen 14 Apr 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Leila Virginia Elledge Braly, 88, were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and T. D. Anderson, friend of the family. Burial took place in the family lot at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mrs. Braly died at 9:45 o’clock Thursday night at the home of her son, Mack Braly, in the Bodenham community.
Mrs. Braly, resident of the Bodenham section the greater part of her life, was born April 23, 1865, in Alabama, the daughter of the late Joe Elledge and Mary Cox Elledge, and was a member of the Methodist Church. Her husband, Newt Braly died five years ago.
In addition to the one son, Mrs. Braly is survived by two daughters, Mrs. H. B. Craig, Nashville, and Mrs. Jesse Ward, Goodsprings; one grandson and one great grandson; and one sister, Mrs. Maude Brewer. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

BRALY, Mahlon Paisley The Pulaski Citizen 14 Oct 1959

Funeral services for Mahlon Paisley Braly, 72, retired employee of Swift Packing Company in Nashville, were held on Monday morning, October 5, at Roesch-Patton Funeral Home in Nashville, with the burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park in that city. Mr. Braly died on Friday, October 2, at his home, 2207 Natchez Trace in Nashville, following a long period of declining health.
Born February 22, 1887, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Jame D. Braly and Pattie Paisley Braly, and was a son of the late James D. Braly and Pattie Paisley Braly, and was a member of the Lutheran Church.
Mr. Braly is survived by his wife, Mrs. Katherine Bontly Braly; one daughter, Mrs. Donald L. Curtis; and one granddaughter, Pamela Curtis, both of Clark Field, Phillipines; and one brother, Tyree Braly, Pulaski.

BRALY, Mary Emma Yarbrough The Pulaski Citizen 5 Dec 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Emma Yarbrough Braly, 69, who died Thursday night, November 29, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Virgil Smith, in the Pisgah community, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. James T. Parsons, Methodist minister, officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
The former Miss Mary Emma Yarbrough, she was born on December 7, 1861, in Giles County, the daughter of the late Nathan Yarbrough and Mary Jane Kimbrough Yarbrough. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband, William L. Braly, died in 1944.
Mrs. Braly is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Tate Anderson, Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. Raymond Braly, Pisgah; three sons, Eugene and Hugh Braly, Pulaski, and Bate Braly, Sarasota, Fla.; a number of grandchildren; and one brother, A. P. Yarbrough, Wichita, Kans.
Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BRALY, Mattie Hamlett The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jan 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Hamlett Braly, 80, who died at 10 o’clock Thursday morning, January 26, at Giles County Hospital after several months illness, will be held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Paul McReynolds, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Born November 26, 1875, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Solon Hamlett and Stacy E. Tidwell Hamlett. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Her husband, Will M. Braly, died July 27, 1955.
Mrs. Braly is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Harris, Sheffield, Ala., and Mrs. Bright Abernathy, Kingsport, Tenn.; and two brothers, Edgar Hamlett, Bodenham, and Walter Hamlett, Campbellsville. A sister, Mrs. Ashley Tyler, died January 10. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

BRALY, Mattie Lucy Marks The Pulaski Citizen 07 Nov 1956

Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Lucy Marks Braly, 81, native of Giles County and a resident of Limestone County, Ala., were held Monday afternoon, Octobert 29, at Tanner Methodist Church. Burial took place in Athens Cemetery. Mrs. Braly died at 5 o’clock Sunday morning, October 28, at Sericea Hills Farm, the home of her son, C. B. Braly, Sr., near Athens.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Edwin Marks and Susanna Tarpley Marks.
Mrs. Braly, widow of Nat C. Braly, is survived by four sons, C. B. Braly, Sr. and George L.Braly, Athens, Dr. T. E. Braly, Chattanooga, and N. B. Braly, Gallatin, Tenn.; one daughter, Mrs. Roy Rogers, Leeds, Ala.; sixteen grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren.

BRALY, Reed Aperson The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jul 1952
Funeral services for Reed Aperson Braly, 83, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Roy West and the Rev. A. R. Hogan, Methodist ministers, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
He died suddenly of a heart attack on Saturday night at his home two miles west of Pulaski.
Born February 7, 1869, he was the son of the late Robert C. Braly and Virginia Neal Braly. He was a lifelong resident of the county and was a member of the Methodist Church.
For a number of years he had grown broom corn and had manufactured household brooms which found a ready sale in this locality.
Mr. Braly is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucy Allen Braly; one son, Lewis Braly, one grandson; all of Pulaski; and two brothers, Will Braly and Bob Braly, both of the western section of the county. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BRALY, Robert Neal The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jan 1957
Funeral services for Robert Neal Braly, 77, farmer of the Bodenham community, were held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Braly died on Monday morning at his home after several months illness. Lifelong resident of the county, he was born September 22, 1879, the son of the late Robert C. Braly and Virginia Neal Braly, and was a member of Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Braly is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ella Clifton Braly; one daughter, Mrs. Harwood Greene; two sons, Amis Braly and William Neal Braly; six grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Montie May and Mrs. Charles Zeigler; and one brother, Finis Braly, all of Giles County. Bennett-May and Company, Mortician in charge.

BRALY, Virginia Payne The Pulaski Citizen 28 Feb 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia Payne Braly, 89, who died at 8 o’clock Saturday morning, February 24, at the home of her son, Raymond P. Braly in the Pisgah community, after a lengthy illness were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by A. C. Dreaden, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ, assisted by the Rev. Mouldon Holloway, pastor of the Pisgah Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
The former Miss Virginia Elizabeth Payne, she was born July 7, 1861 in Giles County, and was the daughter of the late Samuel Payne and Martha Neal Payne. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Her husband, James T. Braly, died in July 1937.

Mrs. Braly is survived by one daughter, Miss Cora Braly, Nashville; two sons, Clyde D. Braly, Nashville, and Raymond P. Braly, Pulaski; two grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BRALY, Will Milton The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jul 1955
Funeral services for Will Milton Braly, 82, retired farmer of the Bodenham community, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church, west of Pulaski. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Paul E. McReynolds, pastor, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Braly died unexpectedly about 9 o’clock Wednesday night at his home following a years declining health caused by a heart ailment.
Born October 11, 1872, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert Culwell Braly and Jennie Neal Braly. He had been an elder in Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church for many years.
Mr. Braly is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Hamlett Braly; two sisters, Mrs. Florence May and Mrs. Chrarles Zeigler of the Bodenham community; and two brothers, Finis Braly and Bob Braly, both of Bodenham. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BRANCH, Cary Glover The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jan 1956
Cary Glover Branch, 82, retired farmer, former Giles County magistrate and a former State employee died unexpectedly Tuesday morning at his home in Odd Fellows Hall community.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a. m. Thursday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski, with the Rev. Fred Rogers, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Lynnville, officiating. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery.
A native of Lafayette County, Missouri, he was the son of the late Herny Cary and Emily Wilcoxen Branch. He was educated in schools in Lafayette County and in St. Louis.
Mr. Branch was a salesman for Hamilton Brown Shoe Company of St. Louis for many years, and was twice elected to the Missouri State Legislature for 1904-8. He was editor of a newspaper of a newspaper. The Lexingtonian in Lexington County, Missouri, for a period of time before moving to Giles County in 1917.
After his return to Tennessee, he was employed by the Tennessee Agricultural Department from 1939 to 1949 and was stationed at Chattanooga during his term of office. He returned to Giles County in 1949 and engaged in farming. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Lynnville.
Mr. Branch was a lineal descendant of Pocahonatas, according to records that showed his grandfather’s name appeared ninth of the line of descent in the book “Pocahontas and Descendants.”
Mr. Branch is survived by his wife, Mrs. Estelle Adams Branch; two daughters, Mrs. A. C. Neal, Nashville, Miss Mary Lillian Branch, Los Angeles; two sons, Kearnes and C. G. Branch, Jr., Los Angeles, and one grandchild; two sisters, Mrs Martha Sparks, St. Louis and Miss Katherine Branch of Los Angeles.

BRANCH, Henry The Pulaski Citizen 2 Feb 1955

Funeral services for Henry Branch, 50, paint company representative, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Church of the Messiah, Episcopal, conducted by the Rev. William A. Jones, rector of the church. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Branch died Friday afternoon at his home north of Pulaski, following a period of declining health.
A native of Lincoln, Neb., he was the son of the late Henry Branch and Bennita Wood Branch, who were residents of Giles County before moving to Nebraska. Mr. Branch and his family moved here about two years ago from Kansas City where he had been district manager for Singer Sewing Machine Company.
Mr. Branch was graduated from Culver Military Academy, Culver, Ind., and Princeton University, Princeton, N. J. He was a member of the Episcopal Church.
Mr. Branch is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bennita McKinney Branch; and two daughters, Misses Bennita Branch and Patricia Branch, all of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

BRANCH, Joe The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1958
Funeral services for Joe Branch, 80, Memphis resident and native Giles Countian, were held Wednesday, December 17, in Memphis with the burial in that city. Mr. Branch died at 9 o’clock Monday night, December 15, after a period of declining health.
Born and reared at Elkton, he was the son of the late John Branch and Ellen Hobbs Branch. He was a Methodist.
For a number of years, Mr. Branch was an insurance agent in Nashville, later moving to Memphis where he has made his home for several years.
Mr. Branch is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bobbie Roland Branch, also a former resident of the Elkton Community; one son, John M. Branch, a postal employee of the main Memphis Post Office; and one brother, Asa Branch of Pulaski.

BRANNAN, Mattie Bugg The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jul 1952
Mrs. Mattie Bugg Brannan, 103, native of Lynnville, died Monday morning, July 28, at her home in Morrilton, Ark., where she had resided since 1899.
Funeral rites and burial took place in that city on Tuesday afternoon.
Born in Lynnville on November 1, 1848, she was the youngest of ten children of the late Robert Malone Bugg and Martha Laird Bugg, pioneer residents of the county.
She was married on October 1, 1872 to Henry M. Brannan, a young merchant and Confederate veteran. The couple moved in 1899 to Morrilton where he died in 1923.
Mrs. Brannan is survived by three daughters, Misses Annie Patty and Elizabeth Brannan, Morrilton; one son, George Brannan, Morrilton; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mrs Brannan was an aunt of Hatcher Grigsby and Mrs. W. L. Abernathy of Pulaski.

BRASHEARS, Ann Elizabeth Helton The Pulaski Citizen 25 Nov 1959

Funeral services for Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Helton Brashears, 65, were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Rock Springs Baptist Church of which she was a member. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Brashears died at one o’clock Monday afternoon in Giles County Hospital.
Born February 20, 1894, in Giles County, she was the former Miss Ann Elizabeth Helton, daughter of the late Joe Helton and Lou Attkisson Helton. Her husband, Walter Brashears, died thirty-two years ago.
Mrs. Brashears is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Gladys Church, Pulaski, and Mrs. Allen Dickey, Wales; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Beck, Nashville, and Mrs. Susie Pryor, Lewisburg; and two brothers, A. B. Helton, Wales, and Will Helton, Texas. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

BRASHEARS, Kathleen Young The Pulaski Citizen 03 Jun 1953
Mrs. Kathleen Young Brashears, 40, died at 9 o’clock Wednesday night, June 3, at Giles County Hospital following a brief illness.
Funeral rites will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with Virgil Bradford, minister of East Hill Church of Christ, conducting the services. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born, December 5, 1912 in Giles County, she was the daughter of Mrs. Annie O’Neal Young of Pulaski and the late Henry Young. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
In additon to her mother, Mrs. Brashears is survived by her husband, Will T. Brashears; one son, Charles Brashears, and one grandchild, all o f Crescent View; two sisters, Mrs. Homer Story, Brick Church, and Mrs. Minnie Parsons, Pulaski; and two brothers, John M. Young and Henry B. Young, both of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BRASHEARS, Thomas W. The Pulaski Citizen 10 Oct 1951
Funeral services for Staff Sgt. Thomas W. Brashears, 21, Giles County soldier fatally injured in an automobile accident 8 miles east of Urbana, Ill., Saturday night, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett May Funeral Home in Pulaski, Virgil Bradford, Church of Christ minister, and the Rev. Loyd Hickman, Baptist minister, will officiate and burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Sgt. Brashears died at ten o’clock Sunday morning in a hospital near Urbana from injuries sustained in the wreck that occurred at 11:30 Saturday night.
The son of Mrs. Zana Florence Brashears of Pulaski and the late Tom Brashears, the young soldier was a native of Giles County. He attended Giles County High School and was a member of the football team and active in the sports program of the school. He quit school to volunteer for service in the Air Corps, and at the time of his death was stationed at Chanute Air Force Base, Champaign, Ill., where he had recently been transferred from a base in Texas.
Sgt. Brashears and another soldier were killed in the automobile accident while on a weekend pass from Chanute Field, relatives said.

BRAY, Mary Ann Williams The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jan 1954

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ann Williams Bray, 92, who died at 11:55 o’clock Thursday night, January 7, at her home in Lynnville after a brief illness were held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at the residence. The Rev. Fred S. Rogers, pastor of the Lynnville Presbyterian Church, officiated, and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. A lifelong resident of the Lynnville community and its oldest citizen, she was born August 27, 1861, the daughter of the late Carson Williams and Mary Jane Wells Williams. She was the oldest member of the Presbyterian Church, and was the widow of William Winn Bray, a former merchant of Lynnville. Mrs. Bray is survived by six daughters, Miss Nicie Bray, Miss Eula Bray and Mrs. L. S. Renfro, all of Lynnville, Mrs. W. H. Sienknecht of Knoxville, and Mrs. E. A. Rankin and Mrs. R. V. Hill, both of Birmingham, Ala.; and two brothers, Emmett Williams, Nashville, and John Williams, Culleoka.

BRAZIER, James The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jul 1952
James Brazier, 45, Lawrenceburg, was fatally injured in an automobile accident about four miles south of Pulaski on Highway 31 late Friday afternoon. He suffered a skull fracture and died about an hour after being conveyed to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, after treatment at Giles County Hospital.
The body of Brazier was taken to his home near Lawrenceburg Friday night.
Mr. Brazier, a farmer of near Deerfield, was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brazier. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Grace Gobbell Brazier; a daughter, Miss Sybil Brazier; three sons, Paul, Olen and Charles Brazier, all of Lawrence County; five brothers, Lavern, McKinley, Eugene, J. W., and Wilburn Brazier; and two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Hollis and Mrs. Madge Jacobs.

BRAZIER, John Henry The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jul 1952
Funeral services for John Henry Brazier, 27, Giles Countian who died Saturday at his home in Derry, N. M., were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Prospect Methodist Church by the Rev. Elwood Denson, pastor. Burial was in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. Brazier died from an accidental discharge of a gun that occurred when he was getting into his truck to return to some work on the irrigation system at his farm that had been interrupted by a trip to the nearby residence according to relatives.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of Mrs. Mary Gilbert Brazier and the late James H. Brazier. He was a veteran of World War II, having served overseas in the Navy. At the time of his death, he was a farmer and merchant at Derry.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Hibler Brazier, and a daughter, Miss Mary Alice Brazier, of Derry; a sister, Miss Martha Brazier, and a brother, Carey Brazier, both of the Prospect community.

BRAZIER, John Rhea The Pulaski Citizen 28 Dec 1955
Funeral services for John Rhea Brazier, 64, Ardmore carpenter, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Ardmore Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. M. O. Blackwelder, pastor of the church. Burial will take place in Elkton Cemetery.
Mr. Brazier died at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, December 28, at his home at Ardmore after a long illness.

Born in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Newton Brazier and Sallie Rhea Brazier, but had lived in Giles County the greater part of his life. He had made his home at Ardmore for the past six years.
Mr. Brazier is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Nina Gilliam Brazier; four daughters, Mrs. Jessie Owens, Springfield, Mo., Mrs. Mary Dell Moore and Mrs. Melvin Smith, both of Baileyton, Ala., and Miss Elise Brazier, Enterprise, Ala.; one son, John Bob Brazier, Ardmore; several grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Strain, Athens, Ala., and Mrs. Alma Chambers, of the Vinta Community. Wilson Carter and Company, morticians in charge.

BREEDING, Leslie (Buck) The Pulaski Citizen 08 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Leslie (Buck) Breeding, 34, who died on December 24, at his home in the Goodspring section, were held at 2 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon, Christmas Day, at Minor Hill Baptist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Haynes Brinkley, Baptist minister and burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery. He had been in declining health due to a heart ailment.
Born August 22, 1923, in Giles County, he was the son of Irving Breeding and Rachel Wood Breeding, and was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, the survivors include three brothers, Douglas and Bill Breeding of Goodspring, and Frank Breeding of Nashville; and three sisters, Mrs. Allene O’Neal, Columbus, Ga., Mrs. Inez Jones and Miss Joyce Breeding of Nashville. Wilson T. Carter and Company, Morticians in charge.

BREWER, Donald Lee The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jul 1951
Funeral services for Donald Lee Brewer, four-day old son of Mr. and Mrs. John William Brewer, who died in Vanderbilt Hospital, were held Saturday at Shores Church of Christ, with Brown Foster officiating.
The family lives in the Nineteenth Civil District.

BRITTON, J. Leon (Jack) The Pulaski Citizen 13 May 1959
Funeral services for J. Leon (Jack) Britton, 51, proprietor of the Southland Roller Rink in Chattanooga, were held at National Funeral Home in that city with burial in White Garden Cemetery. He died at 4 o’clock Thursday morning of a heart attack.
Born June 15, 1907, in Moulton, Ala., he attended public school at Woodlawn School in Giles County. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Britton of Minor Hill.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Britton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Cobb Britton; one daughter, Debra May Estelle Britton; and one sister, Mrs. Kenneth Montgomery, Minor Hill.

BRINKLEY, Carl Peck The Pulaski Citizen 19 Oct 1955
Word has been received here of the death of Carl Peck Brinkley, a former Martin College student. Mr. Brinkley was killed in an automobile accident near his home at Whitehouse, Tenn. He was enroute from Hartsville to Whitehouse, and was accompanied by another man who was also reported killed. Mr. Brinkley was a member of the 1950 class of Martin College and was a student at Peabody College.

BRITTON, Margaret Edna Ann Beard The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jan 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Edna Ann Britton, 68, were held at 11 o’clock Sunday morning at New Zion Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Malcolm White with burial in the church cemetery.
She died at 11 o’clock Saturday morning at Giles County Hospital following a three weeks illness.
Born March 5, 1888 in the county, she was the daughter of the late John M. Beard and Rhoda Lanier Beard. Her husband, Bill Britton, died several years ago.
Mrs. Britton, a resident of the Friendship community, is survived by one son, John Britton, with whom she lived; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Dud McCanless and Mrs. Carl Russell, Friendship; two brothers, ___________ Beard, Friendship; two half-sisters, Mrs. J. W. Cox, Diana, and Mrs. Joe Gaines, Friendship; and one half brother, Wilton Beard, Bunker Hill. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BROADWAY, Hattie Grant The Pulaski Citizen 8 Apr 1959
Mrs. Hattie Grant Broadway, 68, native of Giles County, died at her home in Huntsville, Ala., on Tuesday, March 24, after a six weeks illness. Funeral services, were held the following Wednesday with the burial in that city. She was a Baptist.
Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tobe Grant, she was the wife of John Broadway who survives. Other survives include four children and nine grandchildren; and three brothers, J. Luther Grant, Santa Ana, Calif., Alonzo Grant and Buford Grant, Pulaski.

BROCK, Leslie Green The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jun 1959
Graveside services for Leslie Green Brock, 67, farmer of Elkmont, Ala., were held at 3:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Scrouge Cemetery in Limestone County, Ala. Mr. Brock was found dead of a heart attack Monday morning at his home.
Mrs. Brock is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lena Smith Brock; three sons, Alton Brock, Ardmore, Johnny Brock and Jimmy Brock, Arkansas; two daughters, Mrs. Geraldine McKnight, Ardmore, and Mrs. Mary Smothers, Martin, Tenn.; 22 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; four brothers, Herman Brock, Oklahoma, James Brock, Missouri, Milton Brock, California, Bunyan Brock, Limestone County, Ala.; and three sisters, Mrs. Ida King and Mrs. Ada Brown, both of Limestone County, Ala., and Mrs. Etta Holder, Oklahoma. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

BROCK, Ola Myrtle Holt The Pulaski Citizen 29 Aug 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Ola Myrtle Holt Brock, 75, Pulaski resident, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, near Elkton. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mitchell Sawyer, pastor of the church, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Brock died at 8:50 o’clock Sunday night at Giles County Hospital after a long period of declining health.
Born April 19, 1881, in the Ardmore section, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie Holt and Jennie Naves Holt, and was a member of the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church.

Mrs. Brock is survived by her husband, Clint Brock; two daughters, Mrs. William Fogg, Toney, Ala., and Mrs. Ralph Balch, Capshaw, Ala.; twelve grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren; and five half-brothers, Jesse Holt, Ardmore, Raymond Holt, Elkmont, Ala., Kelly Holt, Memphis, and Hubert Holt, Lucedale, Miss., and Leon Holt, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BROCK, Zebbie Dee The Pulaski Citizen 10 Sep 1958
Zebbie Dee Brock, 74, retired farmer of Elkton, died at 6:30 o’clock Thursday night, September 4, at his home after an extended illness. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Bethel Methodist Church in Limestone County, Ala., of which he was a member. Rites were conducted by the Rev. G. M. Bynum, of Decatur, Ala., and burial took place in Gatlin Cemetery in Limestone County.
He was born January17, 1884, in Limestone County.
Mr. Brock is survived by his wife, Mrs. Vola Smith Brock; three daughters, Mrs. Harold Blackwell and Mrs. Brooksie Mitchell, both of Limestone County, Ala., and Mrs. Walter Traylor, Smyrna, Ga.; two sons, Milan Brock, Hazel Green, Ala., and Charles Brock, Athens, Ala.; nineteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Elzie Franklin, Blanche in Lincoln County, and Mrs. Virgie Mealer, Limestone County, Ala.; and four brothers, Odie Brock, Huntsville, Ala., Tommy Brock, Waxahachie, Texas, Clint Brock, Pulaski, and Fred Brock, Limestone County, Ala.

BROECKER, Mary Blake The Pulaski Citizen 30 Oct 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. O. E. Broecker, 85, Pulaski resident, were held at 10:30 o’clock Monday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. Bruce Strother and Dr. William H. Mansfield, Methodist pastors, and the Rev. George Regas, Episcopal minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mrs. Broecker died at 8 o’clock Saturday night, October 26, at Giles County Hospital after several weeks illness.
Born and reared in Fayetteville, she was the former Mary Blake, daughter of the late Dr. George W. Blake, and Eliza Hansell McCord Blake. She was graduated from George Peabody College in Nashville, Columbia University, New York City, and studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. She and her husband, C. Otto Broecker, lived in Milwaukee, Wis., several years. He died in 1930. While a resident of Milwaukee, Mrs. Broecker was active in civic affairs.
Later, Mrs. Broecker lived in Pulaski, and at Monteagle where she had a summer cottage, and at Fort Myers, Fla., where she spent her winters.
Mrs. Broecker is survived by one sister, Mrs. Edward E. Eslick, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BROOKS, Arthur The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jun 1956
Arthur Brooks, 62, retired railroad man and a native of Giles County, died at his home in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sunday, May 27.

Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, June 2, at McDonald Funeral Home in Athens, Ala., and burial took place in Chestnut Grove Cemetery in Giles County with the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, pastor of Chestnut Grove Methodist Church, conducting the graveside services.
Born and reared in Giles County, he was the son of the late Burl and Nancy Morgan Brooks.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Berzett, Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Mildred Gilliam, Nashville; three sisters, Mrs. Lila Davis, Mrs. Sandlin Womack and Mrs. John Huber, all of Athens, Ala.; and two brothers, Mike Brooks, Athens, Ala., and Ewing Brooks, Miami, Fla.

BROOKS, Lena Powell The Pulaski Citizen 26 Sep 1951
Funeral Services for Mrs. Lena Powell Brooks, 62, who died Thursday morning September 20 at her home near Minor Hill, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Baptist Church, with the Rev. Roy West, Methodist minister, officiating. Burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Born November 13, 1888 in Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Robert Powell and Elida Griggs Powell. Her husband, Edgar Brooks, died October 13, 1939.
Mrs. Brooks is survived by one daughter, Mrs. John W. Bell, Pulaski; one son, Atha Brooks, Minor Hill; one step daughter Mrs. Ozro Davis, Oak Grove; two step sons , Floyd Brooks, Rockwood, and Oakley Brooks, Minor Hill; four grandchildren and four step grandchildren; and one brother, A. W. Powell, in California.

BROOKS, Lula M. Tenery The Pulaski Citizen 28 Nov 1956
Funeral services for Mrs Lula M. Tenery Brooks, 81, native Giles Countian, who died on October 16 at a Nashville hospital, were held at the home in Nashville, 1207 McGavock Pike. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Harris Stephens, Baptist minister, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
The daughter of the late John Tenery and Lizzie Sam Gilliam Tenery, she was the widow of Lee Brooks, former merchant of the Bryson section. In later years the Brooks family moved to Nashville.
Mrs. Brooks, a member of the Baptist Church, is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Sims McAnn, Nashville; two grandchildren, Mrs. Lawrence Leftwich, Nashville, and Billy Brooks McAnn, California; two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Lola Paysinger, Nashville.

BROOKS, Matthew Franklin The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jun 1952
Funeral services for Matthew Franklin Brooks, 76, father of B. B. Brooks of Pulaski, were held in Athens, Ala., at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at the Market Street Church of Christ. conducted by Bennie Lee Fudge, minister. Burial took place in the Athens City Cemetery.
Mr. Brooks died at 6:50 o’clock Sunday evening at his home in that city, following a period of declining health.

Mr. Brooks is survived by his wife, Mrs. Katherine Bates Brooks; two daughters, Mrs. B. C. Brackeen, Athens, and Mrs. Icie Gardner, Lindsey, Okla.; two sons, Bryan B. Brooks, Pulaski, and Harry P. Brooks, Huntsville, Ala.; several grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Miller Boyd, Athens; and three brothers, Ben Brooks, Walter Brooks, and James Brooks.

BROWN, Albert Edward The Pulaski Citizen 7 May 1958
Funeral services for Albert Edward Brown, 43, were held at 2 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon, April 30, in Jackson Funeral Home at White Bluff, Tenn., with burial in the family cemetery.
Mr. Brown died on April 26 in Washington Hospital at Fayetteville, Ark., from injuries sustained in a tractor accident at Prairie Grove, Ark.
A native of Dickson County, Tenn., he was the son of the late Samuel Brown and Emma Ashworth Brown.
Mrs. Brown is survived by two sons, Charles and Pete Brown; and two daughters, Misses Faye and Louise Brown; all of Oklahoma City, Okla.; one sister, Mary Forsythe, Pulaski; and four half-brothers, Charlie Brown, Pulaski, John R. Brown, Corcoran, Calif.; G. W. Brown, Stevensville, Mich., and Jackie Samuel Brown Lee, U. S. Navy, based at San Francisco, Calif.

BROWN, Eloise Tungette The Pulaski Citizen 26 Mar 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Eloise Tungette Brown, 93, widow of Coley H. Brown, will be held at 11 o’clock Friday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home with rites conducted by Dr. W. Bruce Strother and Dr. William H. Mansfield, pastors of First Methodist Church. Burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Brown who had been in declining health, died at 4 o’clock Thursday morning, March 27, at her home, Brown Farms, at Conway.
Born July 7, 1864, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late William Tungette and Harriett Pentecost Tungette, members of prominent families of the county. She was a member of First Methodist Church. Entering Martin College as a child, she attended the same school until her graduation. Her husband, Coley H. Brown, died in 1940.
Mrs. Brown is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Hill Turner, Brown Farms, and Mrs. Anglin White, Birmingham, Ala.; two grandchildren and one great-grandson. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

BROWN, Emmaline Jett The Pulaski Citizen 29 Dec 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Emmaline Jett Brown, 78, who died at 5:30 o’clock on Monday morning, December 25, at Austin Hewitt Home after several weeks illness, were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the First Baptist Church, and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
She was born October 23, 1872, in Giles County, and was the daughter of the late Giles J. Jett and Mary Jane Perry Jett. Mrs. Brown, a member of the Baptist Church, had lived at the Hewitt House for the past sixteen years.
Mrs. Brown is survived by one sister, Mrs. M. P. Hargrove, Triune; and one brother, Oscar Jett, Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.


BROWN, Floyd M. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Floyd Miles Brown, 70, bachelor of Ardmore, formerly of Bryson, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Bethany Presbyterian Church of which he was a deacon. Burial took place in the Bethany Cemetery, with the Rev. Donald White, pastor of the church, and the Rev. E. M. Trammell, pastor of Ardmore Methodist Church, officiating. Mr. Brown died at 11 o’clock Friday morning, January 17, at the home of a sister at Ardmore, after a long illness.
Born December 26, 1887, in Giles County, he was the son of the late William A. Brown and Ida Rowe Brown.
Mr. Brown is survived by two sisters, Mrs. W. S. Mims and Miss Mattie Mae Brown, both of Ardmore. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BROWN, Frank Lebon The Pulaski Citizen 03 Jun 1959
Frank Lebon Brown, 71, formerly county register of Giles County, died Monday morning in Giles County Hospital after an illness of two years.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bennett May Funeral Home in Pulaski. The Rev. S. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, and David East, Church of Christ minister, officiated, and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Brown was a native of Giles County, son of the late Newton R. and Mamie Newbill Brown. He was educated at Abernathy preparatory school and Castle Heights Military Academy.
He served as deputy county register under his father and later Herbert Evans from 1919 to 1922.
Mr. Brown was a Veteran of World War I, a charter member of Post 60 American Legion. He was an honorary member of the Pulaski Civitan Club, and a member of First Presbyterian Church.
His wife, Mrs. Lucille Wood Brown, survives.

BROWN, Irvin Robert The Pulaski Citizen 03 Jun 1953
Funeral services for Irvin Robert Brown, 74, retired farmer of the Bethesday community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bethesda Methodist Church.
Mr. Brown died at 10:15 o’clock Monday night at the home of his sister, Mrs. Mahlon Hardy, after an extended illness.
Born October 10, 1878, in the Bethesda section, he was the son of the late Davis Brown and Martha Ellen Tenery Brown. He was a member of Bethesda Methodist Church.
Mr. Brown, a single man, is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Hardy, Mrs. J. T. Dunnavant, Pulaski, and Mrs. W. F. Cole, Nashville; and three brothers, Tom K. Brown, Glendale, Ed Brown, Detroit, Mich., and Carl Brown, Louisville, Ky. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BROWN, Julius May The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1952
Funeral services for Julius May Brown, 44, farmer of the Prospect community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Prospect Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Troy Bunch of Clifton, former pastor of the church, and the Rev. Elwood Denson, pastor of the church, and burial took place in the Prospect Cemetery.

Mr. Brown died at 11 o’clock Sunday morning, August 17, at Limestone County Hospital in Athens, Ala., after a long illness.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born October 6, 1907, the son of Shelly Brown and Gracie Tate Brown of the Prospect community. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Brown is survived by his wife, Mrs. Allie Hardiman Brown; one sister, Mrs. A. L. Fogg, Rockwood in the county; and one brother, William Brown, Prospect.
Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

BROWN, J. Tully The Pulaski Citizen 28 Nov 1951
J. Tully Brown, 66, cashier of the Ardmore Bank and a leading Giles County citizen, died unexpectedly of a heart attack Wednesday night about eleven o’clock at his home in Ardmore.
Funeral services will be held at two o’clock Friday afternoon at the Ardmore Methodist Church and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Brown was born in the Bryson community of Giles County and was the son of the late W. A. Brown and Ida Rowe Brown. He had been a cashier of the Ardmore Bank since it was established in 1917 and prior to that he was connected with the Alex Austin mercantile business at Elkton and later at Ardmore. He was active in civic and church affairs of the county, having been a member of the Ardmore Methodist Church and a member of the board of stewards.
His wife, Mrs. Nancy Cannon Brown, died October, 3, 1950, and their son, Lt. David Brown, was killed in action in World War II shortly before his mother’s death.
Mr. Brown is survived by another son, Lt. Col. Harold R. Brown of Rapid City, Iowa; three sisters, Mrs. W. S. Mims and Miss Hattie Mae Brown, both of Ardmore and Mrs. Joe Mansfield of Blanche; a brother, Floyd Brown of Ardmore; and three grandchildren.

BROWN, Kate The Pulaski Citizen 2 Dec 1953
Funeral services for Miss Kate Brown, 82, daughter of the late Dr. Owen Brown, prominent physician of Lynnville, were held at 10:30 o’clock Thursday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Fred Rogers, pastor of the Buford Memorial Presbyterian Church, and burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born in Lynnville on November 17, 1871, she was the daughter of Dr. Brown and Mrs. Elizabeth Buford Brown. Her entire residence had been spent at Lynnville except for a brief residence in Florida. She was a member of Buford Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Miss Brown is survived y three sisters, Mrs. Allen Dickerson and Mrs. Hugh P. Rhea, both of Lynnville, and Mrs. Ed Buford, Lakeland, Fla. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge.

BROWN, Lemora Birdsong Lawrenceburg, Tennessee Democrat Union 29 May1953
Mrs. Lenora Birdsong Brown, age 73, died Tuesday morning at the Lawrence County Hospital of a cerebral hemorrhage; however, she had been in failing health for a number of years.
Funeral services will be held this (Thursday) afternoon at 3 o’clock at Freemon Funeral Home with E. O. Coffman officiating and burial will be in Mimosa Cemetery.

Mrs. Brown, a daughter of the late J. H. Birdsong, and the widow of H. E. (Pick) Brown, former city policeman, is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews.
Freemon Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

BROWN, Nancy Cannon The Pulaski Citizen 4 Oct 1950
Mrs. Nancy Cannon Brown, 54, died suddenly late Tuesday afternoon, October 3, at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, following an operation performed earlier in the day.
Funeral rites will be held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning at the Ardmore Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. S. Laws Park, pastor of the church. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Born July 9, 1896, and reared in the Lynnville community, she was the daughter of the late A. O. Cannon and Nannie West Cannon. She was an active member of the Ardmore Methodist Church and its missionary society. She served as a clerk in the Ardmore Bank in which her husband was cashier.
In additon to her husband, Mrs. Brown is survived by one son, Major Harold Brown, U. S. Army Corps, Rapid City, S. D.; two grandchildren; and six sisters, Mrs. Allen Matthews, Columbia, Mrs. T. H. Briggs, Tulsa, Okla., Mrs. D. H. Weldon, Lavonia, Ga., Mrs. N. H. Matthews and Mrs. A. C. Dorris, both of Old Hickory, and Mrs. John A. Ward, Mexico City, Mex.
A son, David Brown, lost his life during World War II.


BROWN, Mrs R. P. The Pulaski Citizen 21 May 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. R. P. Brown, who died at her home in Kingston, Tenn., Thursday, after a long illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Baptist Church at Kingston. Burial took place in that city.
A daughter, Mrs. Clyde Young of Pulaski, survives.
Other survivors include three daughters and one son, all of Kingston.

BROWN, Tom K. The Pulaski Citizen 23 Dec 1964
Funeral services for Tom K. Brown, 84, retired Eight District farmer, were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning in the chapel of Bennett May Funeral Home, with the rites conducted by the Re. J. T. Parsons, the Rev. Cullen T. Carter, and the Rev. Gerald Hattie, pastor of Rehoboth Methodist Church. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Brown died Monday night December 21, in Giles County Hospital, after a period of declining health.
Born November 11, 1880, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Davis Brown and Martha Ellen Tinery Brown. His wife, Mrs. Daisy Abernathy Brown, died several years ago.
Mr. Brown is survived by two sons, Milton T. Brown and Wilson Brown; and one daughter, Mrs. Ellen Barber, all of Pulaski; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren; four sisters
Mrs. Mahlon Hardy, Mrs.. Jim Dunnavant, both of Pulaski, Mrs. Fred Cole and Mrs. Grace Price, both of Nashville; and two brothers, Edd Brown, West Palm Beach, Fla., and Carl Brown, Louisville, Ky. Bennett May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.


BROWNING, Edna Ailene Emerson The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jul 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Ailene Emerson Browning, 44, Pulaski resident, who died at 12:50 o’clock Tuesday morning, July 17, at Mid-State Baptist Hospital in Nashville, were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the First Baptist Church in Pulaski. Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the church, officiated and burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
She had been ill two weeks.
Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late W. R. Emerson and Mattie Emerson. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Browning is survived by her husband, Waldo Browning; two sisters, Mrs. O. K. Bryant, Pulaski, and Mrs. Pearl Rado, Leoma; and one brother, W. R. (Tony) Emerson, Leoma.

BROWNING, Lillie The Pulaski Citizen 26 May 1954
Funeral services for Miss Lillie Browning, 73, registered nurse of Pulaski, who died at 11 o’clock Thursday morning, May 27, in Lewisburg, were held at 4:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the Methodist Church, officiated and burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born in Giles County on January 15, 1881, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Henry Browning and Tennie Butler Browning and was educated in Pulaski schools. She received her professional training at Douglas Infirmary in Nashville. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Miss Browning is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Bess Browning Bischoff Oliver, now a resident of Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Amos R. Young, Pulaski, and Mrs. Burt Hunter, Lewisburg, and Mrs. Ernest Denham, Williamsburg, Ky. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BROWNING, Raymond The Pulaski Citizen 26 Aug 1953
Dr. Raymond Browning, 75, widely known evangelist of the South, died of a heart attack Friday night, August 21, at his home in Bethany Okla.
Funeral rites took place at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the First Church of the Nazarene in Bethany, with burial in that city. Dr. G. B. Williamson of Kansas City, general superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene, officiated.
Born at Aspen Hill in Giles County, he was the oldest son of the late Frank Browning and Nina Ray Browning. He attended Webb School during the days of famed “Old Swaney” Webb and also attended Emory University. For a time he taught at Emory University.
When he joined the Conference of the Methodist Church, South, he served as the evangelist for many years, traveling with his own evangelistic party. In the late 20’s he united with the Church of the Nazarene, where he served both as pastor and evangelist. He was active in the work o f the church until his death. He was also a poet and a writer of sacred songs.
Dr. Browning is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mollie Browning; one son, David Browning, a missionary in British Honduras; and five daughters.

BROWNLOW, James Erskine The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jul 1951
James Erskine Brownlow, 71, well known farmer of the Third District, died at 10 o’clock Tuesday night, July 24, at his home at Stella, following several years of declining health.

Funeral rites will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Smith Cunningham of Murfreesboro, and the Rev. J. B. Burns, pastor. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born April 4, 1880, the son of the late Sterling Brownlow and Elizabeth Paisley Brownlow. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Brownlow is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie Reagin Brownlow; two daughters, Mrs. Leslie Kerr, Stella, and Mrs. Julius Gardner, Dayton, Ohio; one son, Sterling Brownlow, Stella; five grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Jim Forsythe, Murfreesboro; and three brothers, John M. Brownlow, Aspen Hill, Will Brownlow, Stella, and Leonard Brownlow, Ethridge. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BROWNLOW, Rena Mae Petty The Pulaski Citizen 14 Nov 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. John M. Brownlow, 69, resident of Cedar Grove section, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Cedar Grove Methodist Church of which she was a member. Rites were conducted by the Rev. James D. Bass, Jr., pastor of the church, and Dr. William H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Brownlow died at one o’clock Monday morning, November 12, at Giles County Hospital following a prolonged illness.
The former Miss Rena Mae Patty, she was born February 21, 1887, the daughter of Mrs. Helen Hanna Petty and the late John Petty.
Mrs. Brownlow in addition to her mother, is survived by her husband, John M. Brownlow; two sons, Roy P. Brownlow, Pulaski druggist, and Ben Brownlow, Pulaski lumber dealer; four daughters, Mrs. Dan Williams, Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. Leslie Clark, Mrs. Charles Solomon, Mrs. Andrews Birchett, all of Cedar Grove; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. David C. Neal, Tarpley; Mrs. Albert M. Harrison, Cedar Grove, and Mrs. Osteen Blassingame, Sarasota, Fla.; and three brothers, J. Elmer Petty, Pulaski, Edd T. Petty, Sr., Aspen Hill, and Earl Petty, Sarasota, Fla. A niece, Mrs. Ervin M. Braly was reared in the home.
Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BRUCE, Alduren The Pulaski Citizen 14 Nov 1951
Funeral services for Alduren Bruce, 42, farmer of Minor Hill fatally injured late Friday afternoon when struck by an automobile on Highway 11 near Minor Hill were held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Minor Hill Church of Christ by M. L. Norwood, Giles County Church of Christ minister. Burial was in Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Bruce died enroute to Giles County Hospital from injuries received when he stepped from behind a truck into the path of an automobile driven by W. L. Helton of the Goodsprings community, according to Chief Deputy Hal Stewart, who, with Cpl. Noble Dycus and Patrolman James Chandler of the State Highway Patrol investigated the accident.
Bruce was said to have obtained a ride in the truck when he started to his home from Minor Hill, where he had been on business, and to have just dismounted from the vehicle in the vicinity of his home when the accident occurred.

Bruce is survived by his mother, Mrs. Myrtle Bruce, of near Minor Hill, and a brother, Harry Bruce of Pulaski.

BRUCE, Myrtle White The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle White Bruce, widow of John Bruce, were held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by Tom Holland, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Bruce died unexpectedly at 8:30 o’clock on Thursday night, December 11, at the home of her son, Harley Bruce in Nashville.
Born January 27, 1882, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Ransom White and Willie Ann Miles White, and was a member of the Church of Christ. Her husband died in 1946.
In addition to her son, Mrs. Bruce is survived by three grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Lum Davis, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

BRUNER, Mary Rouark The Pulaski Citizen 16 Feb 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Rouark, 61, wife of R. E. Bruner, former principal of Jones High School at Lynnville for a number of years, were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at the First Methodist Church in Centerville, where the family had made their homefor the past ten years. Burial took place in Mt. Garner Cemetery at Decherd.
Mrs. Bruner died Monday in St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after a long illness.
Mrs. Bruner, the former Miss Mary Rouark, has taught school for a long time in towns throughout Middle Tennessee.
Mrs. Bruner is survived by her husband, R. E. Bruner, agricultural teacher in Hickman County High School; her mother Mrs. Frances Reed Rouark, Morgantown, N. C.; two daughters, Miss Margaret Bruner, Webster Groves, Mo., and Mrs. Nellie Weddington, Decatur, Ga.; one granddaughter; three sisters, Mrs. W. R. Talley, Bradenton, Fla., Mrs. B. L. McGinnis, Morgantown, N. C., and Mrs. W. L. McGinnis, Jacksonville, Fla.

BRUNSON, Robert Juan The Pulaski Citizen 19 Feb 1958
Funeral services for Robert Juan Brunson, 84, retired farmer of the Eighth District were held at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Earl Cantrell, pastor of Rehoboth Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Brunson died Tuesday morning at the home after a period of declining health.
Born October 12, 1873, in Giles County, he was the son of Robert Jackson Brunson and Rosa Jane Poag Brunson, and was a member of Reboboth Methodist Church. His wife, Mrs. Ann Gladish Brunson, died June 11, 1946.
Mr. Brunson is survived by one daughter, Mrs. James Parsons; and three grandchildren, Miss Grace Parsons, Nolan Parsons and Steve Parsons, all of the home address. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BUFORD, James Lawrence The Pulaski Citizen 22 Apr 1959

Funeral services for James Lawrence Buford, 76, retired L&N Railroad dispatcher, were held at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Buford died Thursday night at his home in the Olivet Community following a long illness.
Born August 17, 1882, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Gilbert Taylor Buford and Elizabeth Watkins Buford. After retiring from the railroad, he became a livestock farmer. He was a Presbyterian and a Mason.
Surviving is one niece, Mrs. Jim Wiley, Palatka, Fla. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

BUGG, Monroe The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jun 1959
Monroe Bugg, one of the most prominent and highly respected Negro citizens of Pulaski died of a heart attack suffered in his place of business on West College Street early Tuesday evening.
Bugg, 53, who operated an electric appliance store in the Bellview section of Pulaski was considered one of the best electricians in this area, and had to his credit the installation of many of the county’s larger electrical heating and air conditioning units.
Funeral services were incomplete Wednesday, the family awaiting word from two sons who are serving with the armed forces. Other survivors are his wife, three sons and three daughters.

BURNS, James Claude The Nashville Tennessean 27 Oct 1958
Shelbyville-James Claud Burns, 85, retired Shelbyville real estate dealer, died yesterday morning in Bedford County Hospital after a brief illness.
Services will be held at 2 p. m. today , at McFarlin Thompson Funeral Home. Jack Dunn and Herschel Patton will officiate. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery near Petersburg, Tennessee.
A native of Giles County, Tennessee, Mr. Burns had lived in Bedford County about 24 years.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Buleah Burns; two daughters, Mrs. Joy McNatt and Mrs. Edward O’Neal; three sons, Howard, Cannon and Sanford Burns, all of Shelbyville. Two step daughters, Mrs. Clayton McBride and Mrs. Jimmy Demonbreun, Shelbyville; a step son, Sanford Whitt, Tullahoma, Tenn.; 15 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.



BURTON, Claude Stockard The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jun 1958
Prayer services for Mrs. W. M. Burton of Nashville, 74, mother of Mrs. J. D. Coffman, Jr., of Pulaski, were held at Mimosa Cemetery at Lawrenceburg at 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon, following funeral services held in Nashville earlier in the afternoon.
Mrs. Burton, the former Miss Claude Stockard of Lawrenceburg, and widow of Dr. W. M. Burton of Nashville, died of a heart attack Friday morning at her home in Nashville.
In addition to Mrs. Coffman, Mrs. Burton is survived by one son, Wilson Price Burton, Nashville; another daughter, Mrs. Jane Morgan Schwabenton, Nashville; five grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and one brother, Gene Stockard of Lawrenceburg.

BRYANT, Elizabeth The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jan 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Bryant, were held at Dellrose on January 6th, with burial in Dellrose Cemetery. Mrs. Bryant was 86 years old, and the widow of the late Andrew Bryant. She was a member of the Dellrose Baptist Church.
She is survived by two sons, Henry Bryant, Dellrose, and Will Bryant, Pisgah; three daughters, Mrs. Fannie Pogue, Dellrose, Mrs. Lois Tosh, Frankewing and Mrs. Mary Hodge, McMinnville; 56 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren, 15 great great grandchildren.

BRYANT, O. B. R. The Pulaski Citizen 7 May 1952
Funeral services for O. B. R. Bryant, 77, farmer of the Prospect community, who died at 1:15 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at his home after several months illness, will be held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Church of Christ at Pettusville, Ala. M. A. Creed, minister, will officiate and burial will take place in the Pettusville Cemetery.
The grandsons will serve as pall bearers.
Mr. Bryant, a member of the Church of Christ, was a native of the county, the son of the late Jack Bryant and Mattie Carpenter Bryant.
Mr. Bryant is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Brown Bryant; one daughter, Mrs. Leon Wales, Prospect; four sons, Rupert Bryant, Peoria, Ill., Dewey Bryant, Veto, Ala., Louie Bryant, Albuequerque, N. M., and Richard Bryant, Prospect; twenty-one grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Sallie Hobbs, Veto, Ala.; and one brother, George Bryant, Veto, Ala. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors.

BRYANT, W. Earl The Pulaski Citizen 18 Oct 1950
W. Earl Bryant, 57, native Giles Countian, died of a heart attack on Thursday night, October 5, at a hospital in Panama City, Fla., following a weeks illness.
Funeral rites were held Saturday morning at the First Methodist Church in that city and burial took place at 2 o’clock on Sunday afternoon in Huntsville, Alabama.
A business man of Panama City for thirty years, he was born and reared in Giles County, the son of the late Jeff Bryant and Minerva Richardson Bryant. He was an active member of the First Methodist Church, having served as a steward for a number of years.
Mr. Bryant is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary D. Kelley Bryant; two daughters, Mrs. Paul Burton, Pensacola, Fla., and Mrs. Jerry Laws, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; two sons, W. E. Bryant, Jr., student at Troy, Ala., and Kelley Bryant, student at University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; five grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Will Dunivant, Pulaski, Mrs. J. P. Brents, Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. D. M. Hicks, Aubudon, N. J.

BRYMER, James Richard The Pulaski Citizen 6 May 1959
Funeral services for James Richard Brymer, 40, local truck driver, will be held at 10 o’clock Friday morning at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Gilbert E. Shaffer, minister of East Hill Church of Christ. Burial will take place in the Gatlin Cemetery near Ardmore. Mr. Brymer died at noon Wednesday at Giles County Hospital after a few days stay in the hospital.

Born June 6, 1918, in Giles County, he was the son of the late George Brymer and Molly Chumley Brymer.
Mr. Brymer is survived by his wife, Mrs. Inez Brymer; two sons, Horace and Norris Brymer; two daughters, Mary and Katherine Brymer, all of Pulaski; and two sisters, Mrs. Horace Moore, Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Franklin Norman, Nashville. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

BUCHANAN, Adyne The Pulaski Citizen 22 Dec 1954
Funeral services for Miss Adyne Buchanan, 74, native of Giles County, were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at First Methodist Church in Pulaski. Rites were conducted by Dr. W. H. Mansfield, pastor of First Methodist Church in Lawrenceburg, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.

BUCHANAN, Lula Anderson The Pulaski Citizen 15 Aug 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Anderson, resident of Birmingham, Ala., for approximately 40 years, and a native of Giles County, were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield, her former pastor at Ensley Methodist Church in Birmingham, now associate pastor of First Methodist Church in Pulaski. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Buchanan died suddenly about 5 o’clock Monday afternoon at her home at Fairview in Birmingham following a years declining health.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Neil Anderson and Almanza Young Anderson, and had been a member of the Methodist Church since her girlhood. Her husband, Clarence Buchanan, also a native of Giles County, died in 1936.
Mrs. Buchanan is survived by two sisters, Miss Annie Anderson who made her home with her; and Mrs. Rainey Cobbs, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge.

BUCHANAN, Ida Mabel Moore The Pulaski Citizen 9 Dec 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Walter Buchanan, 74, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Cullen T. Carter and the Rev. Robert Stroud, Methodist ministers. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Buchanan died at noon Saturday at her home in the Lynnville section following an eighteen months’ illness.
The former Ida Mabel Moore, she was born November 28, 1879 in Lawrence County, the daughter of the late W. J. Moore and Elizabeth Robinson Moore. She had been a member of Cedar Grove Methodist Church.
Mrs. Buchanan, who had lived in Giles County the past forty years, is survived by her husband, Walter Buchanan, retired farmer and merchant; one daughter, Mrs. James R. D. Williams, Tarpley; one son, Joe H. Buchanan, Nashville; and four grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge.



BUCHANAN, Lida Mae Alexander The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jun 1959

Funeral services for Mrs. Lida Mae Alexander Buchanan, 77, native of Giles County, were held at 10:30 o’clock Monday morning at Lawrence Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg, conducted by the Rev. H. R. Allen. Burial took place in the family lot in John Lay Cemetery at Ethridge. Mrs. Buchanan died at 11 o’clock Saturday night, June 13, at Lawrence County Hospital after a lengthy illness.
For many years a resident of Ethridge, she was born at Campbellsville, the daughter of the late Turner Alexander and Morgan English Alexander. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Her husband, Frank Buchanan, died in 1946.
Mrs. Buchanan is survived by one son, Kenneth Buchanan, Summertown; four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

BUCHANAN, Sam The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jun 1950
Funeral services for Sam Buchanan, 75, Giles County resident for the past thirty years, who died at 7:45 o’clock on Tuesday morning, June 20, at a Nashville hospital, after several years declining health, were held at 2 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church. Rites were conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of First Baptist Church in Pulaski, and burial took place in Mimosa Cemetery in Lawrenceburg.
A native of Lawrence County, he was the son of Demosthenes Buchanan, county judge of Lawrence County for two terms, and Mary Jane Quarles Buchanan.
Mr. Buchanan, a single man, was a retired farmer and the owner and operator of the Peach Milling Company for many years. He had been a member of the Baptist Church since childhood.
Mr. Buchanan is survived by one brother, Walter Buchanan, Lynnville; and following nephews and nieces: A. R. Buchanan, John Ed Buchanan, and Mrs. Harry Jones, Minor Hill; Joe H. Buchanan, Nashville; Mrs. James R. D. Williams, Jr. and Mrs. George Sanders, both of Pulaski; and Kenneth Buchanan, Ethridge.

BUCHANAN, Walter The Pulaski Citizen 10 Mar 1954
Funeral services for Walter Buchanan, 84, retired farmer of Giles County, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Buchanan died at 6 o’clock on Wednesday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James R. D. Williams, following a long illness.
Mr. Buchanan, the last member of his immediate family, was born in Giles County and reared in Lawrence County, the son of the late Judge D. Buchanan and Mary Jane Quarles Buchanan. For a few years, Mr. Buchanan was engaged in the hardward business in Lawrenceburg. Thirty-eight years ago he moved to Giles County where he engaged in farming until his retirement. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Ida Moore Buchanan, died December 5, 1953.
In addition to his daughter, Mr. Buchanan is survived by one son, Joe H. Buchanan, Nashville; and four grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

BUCHANAN, Willie Mack Crow The Pulaski Citizen 27 May 1959

Funeral services for Mrs. Elliott M. Buchanan, 80, native of Pulaski, were held at 3:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. John Lindenberger and Dr. W. Bruce Strother, with the burial in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Buchanan died at 4 o’clock Saturday morning, May 23, in a Chattanooga hospital, after a few weeks illness.
The former Miss Willie Mack Crow, she was born October 2, 1878 in Pulaski, the daughter of the late Henry Clay Crow and Sarah Catherine Dickerson Crow. Her husband, Elliott M. Buchanan, a Chattanooga attorney, died in 1938.
Mrs. Buchanan was active in church and civic affairs; was a member of the Presbyterian Church, Daughters of the American Revolution and United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Mrs. Buchanan is survived by one brother, W. R. Crow, Pulaski businessman; one sister, Mrs. Ben D. Jackson, Memphis; and one nephew, Henry Ward Crow Hicks, Chicago, Ill.
Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

BUELL, Alice Bannister The Pulaski Citizen 25 Feb 1959
Graveside services for Mrs. Alice Bannister Buell, former resident of Pulaski, will be held at 3:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon in Maplewood Cemetery, with the Rev. Wallace Carr, officiating.
Mrs. Buell died on Tuesday night at her home in Birmingham, Ala., where she has resided for many years.
The former Miss Alice Bannister, she was the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Monroe Bannister and the granddaughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Rufus White of Giles County.
The survivors include one half-sister and two half-brothers.

BUGG, Lena Sparkman The Pulaski Citizen 5 Nov 1958
Graveside services for Mrs. Lena Sparkman Bugg, 87, former resident of Lynnville, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mrs. Bugg, the last member of her immediate family, died at 1:15 o’clock Friday afternoon, October 31, at Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield, Kans.
Born December 23, 1870, in Leiper’s Fork Community in Maury County, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Colden Sparkman and Lucy Cummins Sparkman. Her husband, Seymour Bugg, died many years ago. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Bugg is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Harry Pope, Arkansas City, Kans., Mrs. George R. Blake, Winfield, Kans., and Mrs. Homer H. Hackney, Jellico, Tenn.; two sons, Dr. Colden Bugg, Memphis, and W. Ernest Bugg, Washington, D. C.; twelve grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Bennett-May Funeral Home, Funeral Directors in charge.

BUIS, Mary Franks The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jan 1951
Mrs. Mary Franks Buis, sister of Mrs. C. B. Patterson of Pulaski, died suddenly of a heart attack at 10:30 o’clock Monday night, January 15, at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis after a year of declining health.

Funeral rites were held on Wednesday afternoon at First Methodist Church in Memphis and burial took place in that city.
Mrs. Buis is survived by her husband, F. L. Buis, Memphis businessman; two daughters, Miss Helen Buis and Mrs. Fay Richardson; one son, F. L. Buis, Jr.; two grandchildren and one great granddaughter, all of Memphis; two sisters, Mrs. Patterson, Pulaski and Mrs. E. B. Turner of Memphis.
Mrs. Buis, a devout member of the Methodist Church, has frequently visited relatives here.

BULL, Charles Edward The Pulaski Citizen 20 May 2001
Funeral services for Charles Edward Bull, 72, retired resident of Birmingham, Ala., were held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at Elkton Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Talmadge Clayton. Burial took place in the Elkton Cemetery. Mr. Bull died on Tuesday, May 12, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Leon W. Brannon in Birmingham.
A native of Elkton, he was the son of the late Charles O. Bull and Maude Beasley Bull.
Mr. Bull is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Brannon, Mrs. Sue Jones, Hollywood, Calif., and Mrs. Carolyn Mendelson, New York City; one son, Charles E. Bull, Jr., New Orleans, La.; four grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. W. P. Baugh, Decatur, Ala., Mrs. Marcella Walker, Dalhart, Texas, and Mrs. Henry Ragsdale, Fort Myers, Fla.; and one brother, John W. Bull, Tampa, Fla.

BUMPUS, William Holland The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jul 1959
Funeral services for William Holland Bumpus, 65, Pulaski traveling salesman for a pharmaceutical company, were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. Wallace Carr officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Bumpus died of a heart attack Monday morning at a service station near Savannah, Tenn.
Born December 11, 1893, in Franklin, Ky., he was the son of the late Charles F. Bumpus and Velma Neely Bumpus. He had lived in Giles County eighteen years; was a registered pharmacist, a veteran of World War I, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the American Legion.
Mr. Bumpus is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irene Burgess Bumpus; one sister, Mrs. Otis Hardiman, Nashville; and one nephew whom he reared, William F. Holt of Clarksville. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

BURCH, Bernard Markham The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jul 1955
Bernard Markham Burch, 81, retired farmer of the Friendship section, died at 7:45 o’clock Monday night, July 11, at Giles County Hospital where he had been a patient the past three months.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, the Rev. Glenn Bonner and the Rev. Lloyd Hickman. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, he was born September 20, 1872, the son of Capt. Bernard M. Burch and Mary Mildred Black Burch. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
His first wife, Mrs. Ezella Kirkpatrick Burch, died many years ago.

Mr. Burch is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Leona Marks Burch; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Jean Christopher, Sylacauga, Ala. and Mrs. Julian Hughey, Friendship; one grandson; two sisters, Mrs. Walter Harwell, Frankewing and Mrs. Hawkins Cardin, Pulaski; three brothers, Roy Burch of Beech Hill, William Burch of Frankewing and Solon Burch of Waxahachie, Texas.

BURCH, Leona May Marks The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jun 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Bernard M. Burch, 83, resident of the Friendship community, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. T. Culbreath of Franklin, former pastor. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Burch died at 10 o’clock Tuesday night, June 16, at her home after a long illness.
The former Miss Leona May Marks, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Harwell Marks and Leona Clark Marks. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Her husband, Bernard M. Burch, died approximately four years ago.
Mrs. Burch is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Julian Hughey, Friendship; one grandson, Jerry Hughey, Friendship; one brother, Myron Marks, Frankewing; two half-brothers, Kelly Marks and Adlay Marks, Beech Hill; and two half-sisters, Mrs. J. J. Godfrey and Miss Musie Marks, Beech Hill; and one step-daughter, Mrs. John Christopher, Sylacauga, Ala. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

BURCH, Mackie Cook The Pulaski Citizen 16 Mar 1956
Graveside services were held at noon Thursday, May 17, in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski for Mrs. Mackie Cook Burch, 88, native of the county, who died Tuesday at her home in Raymond, Miss. Dr. W. H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church, Pulaski, officiated.
Born and reared near Campbellsville, she was the daughter of the late Herald Cook and Delia Alexander Cook. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
The last member of her immediate family, Mrs. Burch is survived by her husband, Will Tom Burch, resident of Raymond for approximately thirty-five years; and one niece, Mrs. James Todd, Merced, Calif. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BURGESS, Etta Clark The Pulaski Citizen 8 Aug 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Clyde Burgess, 72, will be held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Brick Church Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Glenn Bonner and the Rev. J. C. Elkins, Methodist ministers. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mrs. Burgess died at 6 o’clock Wednesday evening at Giles County Hospital after a long period of declining health.
The former Miss Etta Clark, she was born in Giles County, the daughter of the late A. G. P. Clark and Frances Chiles Clark. She was a member of the Diana Methodist Church and was active in church and community affairs for many years.
Mrs. Burgess is survived by her husband, Clyde Burgess; one son, James Burgess, Florence, Ala.; two grandchildren.; and three sisters, Mrs. Jack Luzada, Corpus Christi, Texas, Mrs. Jack Parker, Shelbyville, and Mrs. Will Edd Fox, Lewisburg.

BURGESS, Lena Leonard The Pulaski Citizen 8 Oct 1958

Funeral services for Mrs. Lena Leonard Burgess, 88, Pulaski resident, were held at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. John Lindenberger, pastor of Brick Church Presbyterian Church, assisted by the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski. Burial took place in Brick Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Burgess died at 9:45 o’clock Monday night, October 6, at Giles County Hospital, after a period of declining health.
Born May 13, 1870, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Dr. John M. Leonard and Sina Hart Leonard. She was a member of the Brick Church Presbyterian Church.
Her husband, Lon B. Burgess died on Sunday, September 14, this year.
Mrs. Burgess is survived by two daughters, W. H. Bumpus, Pulaski, and Mrs. C. O. Mohr, Champaign, Ill.; one grandson, William F. Holt, Monroe, La.; and one brother, Leonard Hart, Brick Church. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

BURGESS, Lon B. The Pulaski Citizen 17 Sep 1958
Funeral services for Lon B. Burgess, 83, retired farmer of the Brick Church community, were held at 10:30 o’clock on Tuesday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. John B. Lindenberger, pastor of Brick Church Presbyterian Church. Burial took place in the Brick Church Cemetery.
Mr. Burgess died unexpectedly of a heart attack at noon on Sunday, September 14, at Giles County Hospital.
A native of Giles County, he was born April 6, 1875, the son of the late James C. Burgess and Margaret King Young Burgess. He was an elder in the Brick Church Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Burgess is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lena Leonard Burgess; two daughters, Mrs. Holland Bumpass, Pulaski, and Mrs. C. O. Mohr, Champaign, Ill.; one grandson, William F. Holt, Monroe, La.; and one sisters, Mrs. Ollie Smith, Old Hickory, Tenn. Bennett-May, funeral directors in charge.

BURGESS, Sarah Owen Abernathy The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jan 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Owen Abernathy Burgess, 67, resident of the Brick Church community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Brick Church Presbyterian Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Fred S. Rogers, pastor of the church, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Burgess died at 8 o’clock Monday morning at the home after a long illness.
Born June 10, 1887, she was the daughter of the late Ethelbert Hardaway Abernathy and Nancy Elizabeth White Abernathy, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Burgess is survived by her husband, R. Dudley Burgess, former magistrate of Giles County; one son, Woodrow Burgess, Brick Church; one daughter, Mrs. William Barczi, Chicago, Ill.; one sister, Mrs. David E. Martin, Pulaski; and one brother, John White Abernathy, Brick Church. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BURKS, Jody The Pulaski Citizen 1 Feb 1956

Jody Burks, 55, farmer of the Bodenham community, died at Giles County Hospital at 10:30 a. m. Tuesday of a head injury which officers said was from a self-inflicted wound from a 22-rifle shot.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at West Side Baptist Church by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial was in the West Side Cemetery with Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.
Relatives said Mr. Burks had been depressed because of a nervous condition for several weeks and that he was found lying wounded on the kitchen floor shortly after the family had finished breakfast.
He was rushed to the hospital where he died a few hours later.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Burks was the son of Mrs. Charlie Burks of the Bodenham community and the late Mr. Burks. He had been engaged in farming for the past several years.
In addition to his mother, other survivors are his wife, Mrs. Mary Pratt Burks; a daughter, Mary Anne Burks; a son, Lonnie Burks, both of Bodenham; a sister, Mrs. William Hutton, Pulaski; and two brothers, Willie Burks, Pulaski, and Sherman Burks, Bodenham.

BURKS, Mary Susan Pratt The Pulaski Citizen 3 Jun 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Susan Pratt Burks, 52, widow of J. D. Burks, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in Second Street Church of Christ. Burial will take place in Westside Cemetery.
Mrs. Burks died at 8:45 o’clock Thursday morning, June 4, at a Nashville hospital after an extended illness.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late R. F. Pratt and Mary Susan Fry Pratt. Her husband died several years ago.
Mrs. Burks is survived by one son, Richard Lonnie Burks; one daughter, Miss Mary Ann
Burks; one grandson; all of Pulaski; one sister, Mrs. Jim Burdett, Lawrence County; and two brothers, Malcolm Pratt, Giles County, and Roy Pratt, Columbia.

BURNS, Robert Lee The Pulaski Citizen 23 Mar 1955
Funeral services are incomplete for Robert Lee Burns, 88, retired farmer of the Center Point community, who died about 3:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, March 23, at his home.
Services will be held at Bradshaw Baptist Church of which he is a member, and burial will take place in the church cemetery. The Rev. Lloyd L. Hickman, pastor of the church will officiate.
Born October 6, 1866 in Bedford County, he was the son of the late Nicholas Burns and Betsy Melson Burns. He lived most of his life in Giles County.
His first wife, Mrs. Lizzie Walls Burns, died forty-one years ago.
Mr. Burns, the last member of his immediate family, is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Ada Clift Burns; four daughters, Mrs. Maude Holley, who lived in his home, Mrs. John Posto and Mrs. James Bicknell, both of Louisville, Ky. and Mrs. Phil Deegan, Chicago, Ill.; and a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BURROW, Marguerite Cameron The Pulaski Citizen 28 Oct 1959

Funeral services for Mrs. Marguerite Cameron Burrow, 49, resident of Mooresville Community, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at McDaniel Funeral Home in Cornersville with the burial in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mrs. Burrow died at 5 o’clock Wednesday morning, October 21, at Leonard Hospital in Lewisburg after a lengthy illness.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of Mrs. Blanche Tarpley Cameron of Columbia and the late James Elmer Cameron. Her husband, T. D. Burrow, died about two years ago.
Mrs. Burrow is survived by two sons, James D. Burrow and Freddie Burrow, Mooresville; wo sisters, Mrs. John Wooten, Pulaski and Mrs. Tom Harris, Columbia; and one brother, Robert Eugene Cameron, Lynnville.

BURT, Glenn Marshall The Pulaski Citizen 18 May 1955
Glenn Marshall Burt, 46, owner of Burt Furniture Store in Pulaski and civic leader in the community, died at 8 a. m. Saturday in Vanderbilt Hospital, after and illness of several weeks..
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. Sam Dodson, pastor of First Methodist Church. Burial was in Maplewood in Pulaski. .
Mr. Burt was born in Columbus, Ga. and came to Pulaski in 1934 to establish a furniture store. With his brother, Buford H. Burt, he operated Burt and Duncan Furniture Store in Lewisburg and Johnson Furniture Company in Centerville.
He was a member of First Methodist Church and the Elks Lodge in Pulaski.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ann Thurman Burt; one son, Marshall Burt; his father, S. W. Burt of Nashville; one brother, Buford H. Burt of Columbia; three sisters, Mrs. Holton Lautzenheizer of Phoenix, Arizona, Mrs. Roy A. Bowers of Nashville, and Mrs. Cannon Johnson of Columbia.

BUTLER, Elizabeth Elder The Pulaski Citizen 28 Feb 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Elder Butler, 74, widow of Walter N. Butler of Columbia, who died on Wednesday night, February 21, after a brief illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia. Rites were conducted by the Rev. M. C. Patterson and burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery at Columbia.
A daughter of the late George W. Elder and Nancy Abernathy Elder, she was born in Giles County, and was married to Walter N. Butler, also a native of Giles County. Mr. Butler was a prominent flour and grain dealer in Columbia for many years. died in 1943.
Mrs. Butler is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Foster, Mrs. Mary Butler Jackson, and Miss Ruby Butler, all of Columbia, Mrs. Margaret Berry, Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. Georgia Legner, Springfield, Ill.; two sons, Thomas Reese Butler, Columbia and W. N. Butler, Jr., Carter’s Creek, Maury County; and two sisters, Mrs. Joe Patterson, Jr., (her twin), and Mrs. Raymond P. Braly, both of Pulaski.

BUTLER, John Jerome Dennis The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jul 1954
John Jerome Dennis Butler, 89, retired merchant and farmer of Aspen Hill, died at 5:10 o’clock Thursday afternoon, July 1 at his home, following a long period of declining health.

Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the Aspen Hill Methodist Church, of which he was a lifelong member. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born August 3, 1864, in Aspen Hill, he was the son of the late Dr. Jerome Pillow Butler and Sarah Hamner Scruggs Butler, members of pioneer families of Giles County.
Mr. Butler’s first wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Bunch Butler, died many years ago.
Mr. Butler, the last member of his immediate family, is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Wessie Herbert Butler; one daughter, Mrs. Sam L. Mann, Watsonville, Calif.; two sons by his first wife, Frank Butler and Grady Butler, both of Los Angeles, Calif.; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

BUTLER, Mary Tarvis The Pulaski Citizen 15 Dec 1954
Miss Mary Tarvis Butler, 88, native Giles Countian, died Saturday night at her home in Howe, Texas.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon in the Church of Christ, conducted by Johnnie Jackson, minister of the Church of Christ of Pottsboro, Texas, and burial took place in Van Alotyne Cemetery.
Born in Giles County on May 11, 1866, she had lived in Texas the greater part of her life.
Miss Butler is survived by two sisters, Miss Lela Butler and Miss Pearl Butler, both of Howe, Texas; two brothers, L. J. Butler, Howe, and J. I. Butler, Whitesboro, Texas; two nieces, Mrs. Tully Johnson and Mrs. Eleanor Tucker; and two nephews, W. C. Butler and J. M. Butler, all of Giles County.

BUTLER, Maude The Pulaski Citizen 24 Aug 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Maude Butler, 76, were held Thursday at Cool Spring Church of Christ with burial in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Butler died Wednesday on West Woodring Street in Pulaski where she had been making her home, after a long illness.
A native of Giles County, she was born April 3, 1879, and was the last member of her immediate family. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

BUTLER, Tom W. The Pulaski Citizen 10 Dec 1958
Tom W. Butler, 46, former resident of Pulaski, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 9:30 o’clock Saturday morning, December 6, at the home of his sister, Mrs. Crawford Sprigg in New York City. Graveside services are tentatively set for Saturday at the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born and reared in Pulaski, he was the son of the late Clarence Butler, Sr., and Etta McLauring Butler.
In addition to Mrs. Spriggs, Mr. Butler is survived by another sister, Miss Virginia Butler, Miami, Fla.; and one brother, George McLaurine Butler, Nashville.

BUTLER, Wessie Herbert The Pulaski Citizen 19 Aug 1959

Funeral services for Mrs. Wessie Herbert Butler, 80, a member of a prominent Giles County family, will be held Saturday, August 22, at 2 p. m. at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. The Rev. Chester A. Stephens, pastor of Cedar Grove Methodist Church will officiate, and burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
The body will arrive in Pulaski on the noon train Thursday. Mrs. Butler died Thursday night, August 13, in Watsonville, Calif., where she had resided for the past ten years.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Robert N. and Kittie Rogers Herbert. Active in church and civic affairs, she was a member of the Methodist Church and was connected with the school system in Giles County for many years, having served as principal of the Pulaski Elementary School for 24 years. She retired in 1947, and went to California in the fall of 1954 to make her home.
She was the widow of the late John J. Butler, who was a merchant and farmer of the Aspen Hill community. Mr. Butler died July first, 1954.
Mrs. Butler is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Sam L. Mann, Watsonville, Calif.; five grandchildren; two step-sons, Frank Butler, Los Angeles, Calif. and Grady Butler, North Hollywood, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. James S. Draper, Nashville, Mrs. Clayborn H. Beasley, San Francisco, Calif.; and two brothers, Dr. Rogers N. Herbert of Nashville and Haynes T. Herbert, Dallas, Texas.


BUTNER, Paul Levern The Pulaski Citizen 18 Feb 1959
BUTNER, Mary Louise Mericle
A/3c Levern Butner, a former Giles Countian, and his wife, Mary Louise Mericle Butner, who were residing at Bartow, Fla., were killed instantly February 5 when a train hit their automobile at El Paso, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 5.
Joint funeral services were held at First Baptist Church at Bartow with Rev. J. W. Sioble, Miami, officiating, assisted by the Rev. George H. Liner and Dr. J. Harvey Saunders. Interment was in Wildwood Cemetery in that city.
Airman Butner, 22, was stationed at Biggs Air Force Base, Texas. A 1955 graduate of Summerlin Institute, he was president of the DCT Club during his senior year. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. The family, who formerly lived at Aymett Town community, moved to Florida when their son was 4 years old.
His survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marion T. Butner, Mulberry; a brother, Joe Butner, stationed at San Diego, Calif., with the Navy; a half-brother, Rev. Albert Butner, Lacoochee; two half-sisters, Mrs. Edith Summerford, Brandon and Mrs. Lola Duke, West Hollywood, Fla., and his grandmother, Mrs. Letha Barker of Athens, Ala.
Mrs. Butner, 20, was the former Miss Mary Louise Mericle of Lakeland. She was graduated from Lakeland High School in 1956. Survivors are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Mericle, Lima, Ohio; three brothers, Francis B. Mericle, Jr., Lakeland, Tommy L. and Billy D. Mericle, Lima; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Price, Elida, Ohio, and William T. Snow, Lima.

BYRD, Grace Petty Kimbrough The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jun 1953

Funeral services for Mrs. Grace Petty Kimbrough Byrd, 79, were held in Toledo, Ohio, and burial took place in the Hope Cemetery in Ottowa, Kans., on Monday, June 15.
Mrs. Byrd died on June 11, in Toledo, after an illness of eighteen months with a heart ailment.
Mrs. Byrd, who was a nurse for many years, was born June 12, 1873 in Denver, Colo.
In 1901 the former Miss Petty married James W. Long of Pulaski, who died July 19, 1919, at Rantoul, Kans.
In August 1920, she married William H. Kimbrough of Wales who died in 1942 at Loretta.
On June 20, 1950, she married J. Riley Byrd of Lawrenceburg. Mr. Byrd, a semi-invalid, resides in Lawrence County.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Byrd ios survived by one daughter, Mrs. Samuel Goodrich of Toledo, with whom she had been making her home; and two grandchildren.
She was a member of Ashland Avenue Baptist Church in Toledo.

BYROM, James M. The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jan 1959
James M. Byrom, 52, resident of Chattanooga and a brother of John O. Byrom of Pulaski died Monday night of massive body burns suffered when his clothing caught fire from a blaze originating in the kitchen of his home.
Mr. Byrom had been in ill health for several months. \
Funeral services were held at 10 a. m. Wednesday at the National Funeral Chapel in Chattanooga and graveside services at Estill Springs Cemetery were conducted by the Rev. Allen Persons of Fort Thomas, Ky.
Mr. Byrom, a son of Mrs. R. C. Byrom of Pulaski, and the late Mr. Byrom, was a native of Estill Springs and was a former employee of the U. S. Government at Washington. He had visiited relatives in Pulaski on a number of occassions in recent years.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Byrom is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Bell Smith Byrom; two sisters, Mrs. Allen Persons of Fort Thomas, Ky., and Mrs. Reed Elliott of Knoxville; and three brothers, R. C. Byrom of Camden, Harmon Byrom of Iuka, Miss., and John O. Byrom, Pulaski.
The fire was brought under control without damage to the house.

BYRNE, John The Pulaski Citizen 2 Apr 1958
Dr. John Byrne, 42, surgeon of Delphi, Ind., who formerly practiced medicine in Lawrenceburg, died Monday morning at a hospital in Lafayette, Ind., of injuries sustained Saturday night in a traffic accident near Lafayette.
Funeral services will be held at 8 a. m. Thursday at Delphi and burial will take place in Delphi.
Dr. Byrne was te son of Dr. J. W. Byrne of Utica, N. Y., and the late Mrs.Byrne. He was a veteran of World War II.
In addition to his father, Dr. Byrne is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mavis Smith Byrne; and a daughter, Margaret Ellen Byrne, of Pulaski; a brother, Jim Byrne, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and a sister, Mrs. Charles Faulkner, Springfield, Mass.

CALLAHAN, Rickey Joel The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jan 1959

Rickey Joel Callahan, 2, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mack Callahan of Lewisburg, died of suffocation from smoke from a fire that destroyed their home on the old Columbia Highway Friday afternoon, January 9.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at London Funeral Home in Lewisburg and burial in Lone Oak Cemetery.
Mrs. Callahan, thr former Miss Kay Mitchell of Beech Hill, and her 14-month-old daughter, Theresa Darlene, were severely burned in the fire and remained this week as patients in Leonard’s Clinic at Lewisburg.
In addition to the parents and sister, other survivors are his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary Mitchell Forsythe of Pulaski, and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Callahan of Lewisburg.

CALLAHAN, Willie The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jun 1959
Funeral services for Willie Callahan, 82, resident of Pulaski, were held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. Bruce Strother and Dr. W. H. Mansfield, Methodist ministers. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mr. Callahan died at 1:30 o’clock Thursday morning, June 18, at Giles County Hospital.
Born January 29, 1877, in Maury County, he was the son of the late James Callahan and Lou Moore Callahan.
Mr. Callahan, a bachelor, is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Erskine Abernathy and Mrs. W. C. Shelton; and four brothers, Frank Callahan, Hugh Callahan, Jesse Callahan and Carter Callahan, all of Giles County. Bennett-May and Company in charge

CAMPBELL, Abraham The Pulaski Citizen 18 Oct 1950
Funeral services for Abraham Campbell, 80, retired farmer who died on Saturday, October 7, at the home of his brother, Rufus Campbell in the Goodsprings section, were held on Sunday afternoon, with burial in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. He had been ill three weeks following a paralytic stroke.
He was the son of the late Abraham and Fannie Price Campbell. Mr. Campbell is survived by two brothers, Rufus and Frank Campbell, both of the Goodsprings section; and one sister, Mrs. Bill Johnson.

CAMPBELL, Annie English The Pulaski Citizen 7 Sep 1955
Mrs. Reece Campbell, 68, who suffered severe burns in an accident Saturday morning at her home at Campbellsville, died at 12:20 a. m. Tuesday at Giles County Hospital.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday at the Campbellsville Cumberland Presbyterian Church by the Rev. J. W. Elder, a former pastor of the church. Burial was in Campbellsville Cemetery, with Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.
Mrs. Campbell’s clothing caught fire while she was burning some papers in the yard of her home. Men of the neighborhood rushed to her rescue and succeeded in extinguishing the blaze but not before she was severely burned. She was rushed to the hospital where her condition had been critical for the past several hours.

A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was the former Miss Annie English, a daughter of the late William R. English and Sallie Baker English. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and attended Martin College in Pulaski.
Mrs. Campbell is survived by her husband, a merchant and farmer in the Campbellsville community; two sons, James W. Campbell, Campbellsville and John E. English, Charlotte, N. C.; a daughter, Mrs. Jerome Smith, Pulaski; two sisters, Miss Martha English, Lawrenceburg and Mrs. Tom Stone, Tynan, Texas; and two grandchildren.

CAMPBELL, Anna Minerva Luna Kenney The Pulaski Citizen 2 Nov 1955
Funeral services for Anna Minerva Luna Kenney Campbell, 70, native Giles Countian, will be held at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. J. W. McCollough will officiate and burial will take place in Bee Spring Cemetery.
Mrs. Campbell, who had been residing the past thirty years in Los Angeles, Calif., and had arrived Sunday for a visit with relatives, died Wednesday at Giles County Hospital.
Born November twenty-seven, 1882, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Luna and Fannie Franklin Luna. She was twice married but survived both husbands.
Mrs. Campbell is survived by a son, Henry L. Kenney, Los Angeles, Calif.; and five cousins, Mrs. Dan Warren, Kenneth L. Franklin and Robert Franklin, all of Frankewing, and Jim Bell Ivy and Samuel Franklin, both of Louisville, Ky. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

CAMPBELL, Clarence The Pulaski Citizen 29 Aug 1951
Clarence Campbell, 83, prominent farmer, church and civic leader of the Campbellsville area and former member of the State Legislature, died at 11:50 Monday morning at his home at Campbellsville after several months’ illness.
Funeral services were held at two o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the residence by the Rev. James W. Elder, a former pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Campbellsville, and burial was in the Campbellsville Cemetery.
Born March 3, 1868, he was a lifelong resident of Campbellsville and was the son of the late Dr. James H. Campbell and Mary Alexander Campbell. Active in church and civic affairs, he served as an elder in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for many years and held the position of Sunday School Superintendent for 50 years. He was interested in community projects and was given the title of “Father of 4-H Clubs in Giles County” as thr result of the support given the young people in perfecting that organization.
Mr. Campbell was credited with being the oldest Shorthorn Cattle Breeder in the State of Tennessee and served many years as president of the Shorthorn Breeders Association and of the Tennessee Beef Breeders Association.
He served as a member of the Legislature during the Administration of the late Grovernor Austin Peay.
Mr. Campbell was married to the former Miss Sallie Burns of Maury County. Her death occurred in 1937.

Survivors are 5 daughters, Mrs. Jimmia Hannah, West Palm Beach, Fla., Mrs. Donald Campbell, Pulaski, Mrs. Carson Vaughan, Nashville, Mrs. Blanche Shuler and Mrs. Waters Smith, both of Campbellsville; a son, Burns, Campbellsville; 8 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Reece Campbell, merchant at Campbellsville.

CAMPBELL, Colon The Pulaski Citizen 2 Aug 1950
Funeral services for Colon Campbell, 80, who died at 3:35 o’clock Thursday afternoon, July 27, at Pulaski Hospital after a six months illness, were held at 10:30 o’clock Friday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. J. W. Elder, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Lawrenceburg, officiated and burial took place in the family lot in the Campbellsville Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the Campbellsville community, he was the son of the late Dr. James Henderson Campbell and Mary S. Alexander Campbell. He was a salesman and had been a member of the Cumberland Church for many years.
Mr. Campbell is survived b y two brothers, Clarence Campbell and Reece Campbell, both of the Campbellsville community; and a number of nieces and nephews.

CAMPBELL, Ethel Buford The Pulaski Citizen 6 Nov 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Buford Campbell, 70, niece of the late Mrs. Cal Brown of Pulaski, who lived in Pulaski a number of years, were held at 10:30 Monday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with burial in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville. Mrs. Campbell died at 8 o’clock Saturday night, November 2, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe Christian in Port St. Joe, Fla.
The daughter of the late Albert Buford and Martha Rivers Buford, she was born in Florida but after the death of her parents, had resided with relatives. She was the granddaughter of the late Dr. R. H. Rivers, Methodist minister of Louisville, Ky., one time president of Martin College. Her husband, Norman Campbell, died seven years ago.
In addition to the daughter, Mrs. Campbell is survived by three grandchildren; three brothers, Rivers Buford, Tom Buford and Lynn Buford, all of Florida.

CAMPBELL, Mamie The Pulaski Citizen 4 Mar 1953
Prayer services for Miss Mamie Campbell, 81, Pulaski resident, were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the graveside in Maplewood Cemetery. Rites were conducted by Dr. R. B. Stone, Methodist minister.
Miss Campbell died at 9:30 o’clock Monday night in a Nashville hospital after an extended illness.
She was born August 14, 1871, in Davidson County, Tenn., the daughter of the late Edward Robert Campbell and Mary Overton Winston Campbell. She was a devoted member of the Methodist Church.
Miss Campbell is survived by one sister, Mrs. Laps D. McCord, Sr., Pulaski, with whom she had made her home for many years; two brothers, Key Campbell, Enid, Okla., and Stanley Campbell, Bridgeport, Conn.; and two cousins reared in the Campbell home, G. A. Stanley, Nashville, and Dr. Louise Stanley, Washington, D. C.
Relatives who came to the funeral were G. A. Stanley and his daughter, Mrs. Emory Frombach, Nashville, Mrs. John T. Bush, Memphis, and Mr. and Mrs. Campbell McCord and family, Knoxville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors


CAMPBELL, Martha Brown The Pulaski Citizen 17 Nov 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Brown Campbell, 73, resident of Pulaski for the past nine years, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of First Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Prospect Cemetery.
Mrs. Campbell died at midnight Sunday night, November 14, at Giles County Hospital following a long period of declining health.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was born August 25, 1881, at Prospect, the daughter of the late Mart Brown and Julia Campbell Brown. Her husband, Webb Campbell, died January 12, 1939. She was an active member of the First Methodist Church.
Mrs. Campbell is survived by one daughter, Miss Viola Campbell, Pulaski; one sister, Mrs. Mary Brown Williams, Pulaski and two brothers, Shelley Brown and Charlie Brown, both of Cedar Grove. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

CAMPBELL, Oscar M. The Pulaski Citizen 16 Mar 1955
Funeral services for Oscar M. Campbell, 37, native of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Sardis Springs Baptist Church, five miles north of Athens, Ala. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in Athens Cemetery.
Mr. Campbell died Wednesday night at Limestone County Hospital after a heart attack.
Born February 20, 1918, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Will Campbell and Tressie Walls Campbell, former residents of the Scotts Hill Section. Three years ago Mr. Campbell and his family moved to Limestone County, Ala.
Mr. Campbell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nina Bell Watson Campbell; two daughters, Doris and Linda Campbell; and two sons, Loyce and Don Campbell, all at home; five sisters, Mrs. Archie Smith, Lynnville, Mrs. Ernest Nave and Mrs. Bennie Nave, both of Athens, Ala., Mrs. Louie Pigg, Hohenwald, and Mrs. Paul Emberton, Sheridan, Ark.; and two brothers, Edward Campbell, Pulaski and Albert Campbell, Minor Hill.

CAMPBELL, Ozro The Pulaski Citizen 16 Aug 1950
Ozro Campbell, 64, native of Giles who went to Texas six months ago to make his home, died suddenly on Friday morning, August 11, at the home of his son, Robert Leslie Campbell at Odem, Texas.
Funeral services were held at Chestnut Grove Methodist Church in Giles County on Monday afternoon by the pastor of the church, the Rev. Bill Starnes. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Born and reared in Giles County, he was the son of the late Thomas Neal Campbell and Lucinda Coleman Campbell. Mr. Campbell spent his entire life here, until he went to the home of his son in Texas several months ago. His wife, Mrs. Blanche Hardiman Campbell, died in January, 1946. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Campbell is survived by one daughter, Miss Peggy Campbell, Washington, D. C.; and three sons, Robert Leslie Campbell and Solon Campbell, Odem, Texas, and William Neal Campbell, Washington, D. C.; one grandson, two sisters, Mrs. Robert I. Davenport, Pulaski, and Mrs. W. R. Hannah, Whitesboro, Texas; and two brothers, Walter N. Campbell, Bodenham, and S. A. Campbell, Little Rock, Ark.

CAMPBELL, Richard Franklin The Pulaski Citizen 4 Apr 1951
Funeral services for Richard Franklin Campbell, 62, retired farmer of the Pleasant Ridge section, who died on Thursday, March 29, in Giles County Hospital, were held at 2 o’clock on Friday afternoon at the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church. Rites conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and the Rev. Ernest Carter, Pulaski Nazarine minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
He had been in declining health for the past year. Born June 10, 1888, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Abraham Campbell and Fannie Price Campbell. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
His first wife, Mrs. Rebecca Smotherman Campbell, died July 4, 1947.
Mr. Campbell is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Dovie Norwood Cole Campbell; three daughters, Mrs. Ludie Campbell Cobb, Pulaski, Mrs. Henry Keeter, Fall River, and Mrs. Noble Stafford, Pleasant Ridge; four sons, Grady Campbell, Loyd Campbell, Lonas Campbell, and Odus Campbell, all of Giles County; several step-children; two sisters, Mrs. Tennie Johnston, Lawrence County, and Mrs. Emma Arnold, Clarksville; and one brother, Rufus Campbell, Goodsprings.
Bennett-May and Company, Morticians.

CAMPBELL, Samuel Alexander “Sam” The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1958
Samuel Alexander Campbell, 75, former Giles Countian and retired railroad man of Little Rock, Ark., died Thursday morning, August 14, at the Baptist Hospital in Little Rock, after a lengthy illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Owens Funeral Home with the burial in Edgemont Cemetery in that city.
Born October 28, 1882, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Thomas Neal Campbell and Lucinda Coleman Campbell, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Campbell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Florence Hardiman Campbell, also a native Giles Countian; one son, Mahlon Campbell, Little Rock; three daughters, Mrs. Almon Perry and Mrs. Victor Locke, Little Rock, and Mrs. William Carmichael, New Orleans, La.; four grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Robert I. Davenport, Giles County, and Mrs. Walter Hannah, Whitesboro, Texas; and one brother, Walter Campbell, Giles County.

CAMPBELL, Thompsie Ann Adkins The Pulaski Citizen 19 Sep 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Thompsie Ann Adkins Campbell, 79, were held at 10 o’clock on Monday morning at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Campbell died at 2 o’clock Sunday morning at the home of her brother, J. W. Adkins, in the Tarpley community.
Born November 17, 1876, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Leroy Adkins and Martha Powell Adkins. Her husband, Joseph Elmo Campbell, died March 21, 1949.

Mrs. Campbell is survived by one son, Woodson Campbell of Hollandale, Miss.; one brother, J. W. Adkins; and one sister, Mrs. Homer Barnes, Memphis. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

CAMPBELL, Tressie Walls The Pulaski Citizen 22 Dec 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Tressie Walls Campbell, 70, who died of a heart ailment Friday morning at Giles County Hospital, were held at one o’clock Saturday morning at Scotts Hill Baptist Church. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Born June 25, 1884, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late John Walls and Eliza Shelton Walls. She was the widow of Will Campbell who died in 1952.
Mrs. Campbell, a member of the Scotts Hill Baptist Church, is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Ernest Nave and Mrs. Benny Nave, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Archie Smith, Lynnville, Mrs. Lewis Pigg, Summertown, Mrs. Paul Emberton, Sheridan Ark.; three sons, Edward Campbell, Pulaski, Oscar Campbell, Athens, Ala., and Albert Campbell, Minor Hill; thirty-nine grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Bob Myers, Giles County, Mrs. Roy Defoe and Mrs. Floyd Raymond, Leoma; and two brothers, Newton Walls and Floyd Walls, both of Giles County. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

CAMPBELL, Walter The Pulaski Citizen 11 Apr 1951
Walter Campbell, native of Giles County, died on Monday, April 2, at his home in Mullin, Texas. Funeral Rites and burial took place there.
Mr. Campbell, who was born in this county approximately 75 years ago, was the son of the late Jeff Campbell and Mary Locke Campbell. He moved to Texas about fifty years ago.
Mr. Campbell, a single man, is survived by two sisters, Miss Florence Campbell and Mrs. Walter Barker, who make their home a Mullin.

CAMPBELL, Will Calvin The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1952
Funeral services for Will Calvin Campbell, 74, farmer of Scotts Hill section, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Campbell died at 5:30 o’clock Sunday morning at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala., after a weeks illness.
He was a native of the county, the son of the late Brady Campbell and Kate Myers Campbell, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Campbell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Tressie Campbell; five daughters, Mrs. Ernest Naves, and Mrs. Bennie Naves, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Archie Smith, Bufords, Mrs. Paul Pemberton, Arkansas, Mrs. Louis Pigg, Summertown; three sons, Edward Campbell and Albert Campbell, Union Hill, and Oscar Campbell, Alabama; and three brothers, Millard Campbell and Buford Campbell, both of Bodenham, and Jim Campbell, Lawrenceburg. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

CAMERON, Dutch Toy The Pulaski Citizen 14 Dec 1955

Dutch Toy Cameron, 64, manager of the boys’ department of Loveman’s, Nashville, died of a cerebral hemorrhage Saturday afternoon, December 10, at Veterans’ Administration Hospital in Nashville. He became ill six weeks ago, having suffered the first of a series of strokes at that time.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Cosmopolitan Funeral Home by Dr. James W. Henley, pastor of West End Methodist Church, and burial followed in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Mr. Cameron who had been employed at Loveman, Berger and Teitlebaum since 1926, was a native of Cookeville, the son of the late James Cameron and Mary Alice Cameron. He was a member of West End Methodist Church.
Mr. Cameron is survived by his wife, Mrs. Florence May Cameron, a Pulaski native; two daughters, Mrs. John T. Moose, Fort Pierce, Fla., and Mrs. D. L. Sawyer, Atlanta, Ga.; five grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. C. A. Martin, Jr., Nashville and Mrs. Amanda Verno, Detroit, Mich.

CANNON, Lessie Burns Burns The Pulaski Citizen 20 Apr 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Lessie Burns Burns Cannon, 65, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd L. Hickman, Baptist minister. Burial will take place in Center Point Cemetery.
Mrs. Cannon, a resident of the Lynnville section, died unexpectedly of a cerebral hemorhage at 5:45 o’clock Wednesday morning, April 20, at Giles County Hospital.
Born near Petersburg, Tenn., on February 1, 1890, she was the daughter of the late Al Burns and Lula Neely Burns. She was a member of Bradshaw Baptist Church.
Mrs. Cannon is survived by one son by her first husband, Lewis Burns, Louisville, Ky.; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Arthur Hobbs, Lynnville. Mrs. Cannon’s second husband, Damon Cannon, died approximately twenty years ago. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

CAPLEY, Bernice Kirkland The Pulaski Citizen 29 Oct 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Bernice Kirkland Capley, 43, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon, October 23, at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia, and burial took place in the Anthony Cemetery.
Mrs. Capley, wife of N. C. Capley, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. William Green in Columbia, after several weeks illness.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late E. J. Kirkland and Katherine Eubank Kirkland.
In addition to her husband and Mrs. Green, Mrs. Capley is survived by six other sisters, Mrs. Cary Oliver, Pulaski, Mrs. Will Pickle, Chapel Hill, Mrs. Jim Ligan, Decatur, Ala., Mrs. Henry Howell and Mrs. Elmer Hill, Columbia, and Mrs. R. S. Neil, Lewisburg.

CAPPS, Stewart Pate The Pulaski Citizen 1 Mar 1950
Stewart Pate Capps, 67, brother of Mrs. Joe Tom Kennedy of Pulaski, died early Wednesday morning, March 1, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, after several months declining health.

Funeral rites will be held in Nashville on Thursday afternoon and burial will take place in Spring Hill Cemetery in Nashville.
Mr. Capps, who was a retired divisional manager in cable of the telephone company in Middle Tennessee, had served as a stewart in the Brentwood Methodist Church for 28 years.
In addition to the sister here, Mr. Capps is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bernice Roberts Capps; a daughter, Mrs, Maynard Hall; a son, Charles S. Capps; another sister, Miss Cora Capps, Nashville; and two grandchildren.

CARDEN, Cletus The Pulaski Citizen 16 May 1956
Cletus Carden, 81, retired millright of Claremore, Okla., and a native Giles Countian, died Monday, May 14, at his home after a long illness. Funeral services were held there Wednesday and burial took place in Oklahoma City.
Born March 29, 1875, in Giles County, he was the son of the late William Henry Carden and Joanna Watson Carden. As a young man he moved to Claremore.
Mr. Carden is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Hall Carden; also a native Giles Countian; one son, Delmas Carden, Tulsa, Okla.; one daughter, Mrs. Troy Cisco, Oklahoma City; three sisters, Mrs. Cope Whitfield, Pulaski, Mrs. O. C. Parks, Athens, Ala., and Mrs. S. F. Neal, Fort Worth, Texas; two brothers, ____________ Carden and F. B. Carden, both of Tulsa, Okla.




CARDEN, Jennie Bell Decatur Daily 24 Oct 1958
Mrs. Jennie Bell Carden, 73, died at 12:15 a.m. today at her residence after suffering a heart attack at her home, 403 Line St. N.E., about 11 o’clock last night.
Funeral services will be Sunday afternoon at 2 O’clock at Brown Funeral Home Chapel. J. W. Faulkner will officiate. Burial will follow in City Cemetery, Brown directing.
Surviving are one son, James D. Carden; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Hamby, both of Decatur.; two sisters, Mrs. Earl Watson, Decatur, and Mrs. H. T. Minatra of Pulaski, Tenn.; one grandson, James Arthur Carden of Peru, Ind.; one great granddaughter, Celia Ann Carden, also of Peru, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers are to be Bob Harrison, Rufus Warren, Guy Jones, Will Hunter, Avery Taylor and C. T. Meek.
The body will remain at the funeral home until time for burial. The family has requested no flowers.

CARDIN, Ezra The Pulaski Citizen 22 Feb 1956
Bunker Hill Farmer Dies From Injuries Received in Wreck
Ezra Lee Cardin, 78, retired farmer and merchant of the Bunker Hill community, died at 1:00 A.M. Tuesday at Giles County Hospital of injuries suffered in an automobile accident Monday morning near Delrose.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at Bennett May Funeral Home in Pulaski by the Rev. James T. Parsons, pastor of Bunker Hill Methodist Church, and Dr. R. B. Stone. Burial was in the Indian Creek Cemetery.
Mr. Cardin suffered a broken jaw, head lacerations and chest injury in the accident that involved a collision of two cars at the crest of a hill near the Giles Lincoln County line. James Wakefield, 43, of Fayetteville, salesman for Southern Woodenware Company, Nashville and driver of the other car involved in the accident, suffered a fractured left leg and was admitted to St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville.
Mr. Cardin was a former merchant, a member of the firm of Lackey & Cardin at Bunker Hill, and had been engaged in farming for many years. He was a native of Giles County, the son of the late Hatcher and Fannie Brownlow Cardin. He was a member of the Methodist Church and was active in church and civic affairs of his community.
Mr. Cardin was twice married. His first wife, Mrs. Eula Bryant Cardin, died August 30, 1912, and his second wife, Mrs. Lillie Smith Hughey Cardin, survives.
In addition to his wife, other survivors are a son, Clarence Cardin, Pulaski businessman, three daughters, Mrs. Neely H. Watson, Miss Elise Cardin both of Pulaski; Mrs Jack Johnson, Nashville; a sister Mrs. H. L. Sisk, and a brother, P. D.Cardin, both of Pulaski; and two step sons, Hencely Hughey of Pulaski, and Howard Hughey, Nashville.

CARDEN, Neely Loyd The Pulaski Citizen 20 Jul 1955
Funeral services for Neely Loyd Carden, 78, native Giles Countian, were held at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon at First Christian Church in Athens, Ala., with burial in Athens, Cemetery.
Mr. Carden died about 8:15 o’clock Friday morning at his home in Athens after a five year heart ailment.
Native of Giles County, he was born October 10, 1876, the son of the late William Henry Carden and Joanna Watson Carden, and had lived in Athens the past fifty years. He was associated with the Birmingham Trust Company until his retirement four years ago.
Mr. Carden, a member of the First Christian Church in Athens, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edna Carter Carden; three sisters, Mrs. Cope Whitfield, Pulaski, Mrs. O. C. Park, Athens, and Mrs. S. L. Neal, Fort Worth, Texas; and three brothers, Charles B. Carden and F. B. Carden, Tulsa, Okla., and Cletus Carden, Claremore, Okla.
Pulaskians attending the funeral, in addition to the immediate family, were Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Carden, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ingrum and Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Nance.

CARDIN, James Thurman The Pulaski Citizen 25 Mar 1959
Funeral services for James Thurman Cardin, 37, Chief Petty Officer, United States Navy, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Dr. W. Bruce Strother, pastor of First Methodist Church, and the Rev. C. P. Covington, Sr., Nashville,. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery with military rites.
Mr. Cardin died at 9:15 o’clock Wednesday morning, March 18, in the U. S. Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Va., after an illness of several months.

Born July 30, 1921, in Giles County, he was the son of James Hawkins Cardin and Mrs. Helen Burch Cardin. He was educated in Giles County Schools and entered the Navy in October of 1939. He was a member of First Methodist Church in Pulaski and was a Mason.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Cardin is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ann Abernathy Cardin; one son, Robert Thurman Cardin; one daughter, Blanche Kathleen Cardin; two sisters, Mrs. Laten White and Mrs. Van Hughes; and one brother, Robert Cardin, all of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

CARDIN, Ketty Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jun 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Ketty Thomas Cardin, 93, widow of Thomas Cardin, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley and the Rev. Lloyd Hickman. Burial took place in the Shores Cemetery at Hanna.
Mrs. Cardin died at 6:35 Friday morning, June 8, at her home in Pulaski after a long period of declining health.
Born August 12, 1862, at Sevierville, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Ann Graham Thomas. Her husband, Thomas Cardin, died 51 years ago.
Mrs. Cardin is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Annie Mitchell and Mrs. Ruby Boaz, both of Pulaski; two sons, Harry Cardin, Decatur, Ala., and Ollie T. Cardin, Goodsprings; twenty-nine
grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Lee Ingram, Brick Church. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

CARDIN, Ezra Lee The Pulaski Citizen 22 Feb 1956
Ezra Lee Cardin, 78, retired farmer and merchant of the Bunker Hill community, died at 1:00 a. m. Tuesday AT Giles County Hospital of injuries suffered in an automobile accident Monday morning near Dellrose.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p. m. Wednesday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by the Rev. James T. Parsons, pastor of Bunker Hill Methodist Church, and Dr. R. B. Stone. Burial was in the Indian Creek Cemetery.
Mr. Cardin suffered a broken jaw, head lacerations and chest injury in the accident that involved a collision of two cars near the Giles-Lincoln County line.
Mr. Cardin was a former merchant, a member of the firm of Lackey and Cardin at Bunker Hill, and had been engaged in farming for many years. He was a native of Giles County, the son of the late Hatcher and Fannie Brownlow Cardin. He was a member of the Methodist Church and was active in church and civic affairs of his community.
Mr. Cardin was twice married. His first wife, Mrs. Eula Bryant Cardin, died August 30, 1912, and his second wife, Mrs. Lillie Smith Hughey Cardin, survives.
In addition to his wife, other survivors are a son, Clarence Cardin, Pulaski businessman; three daughters, Mrs. Neely H. Watson, Miss Elise Cardin, both of Pulaski, and Mrs. Jack Johnson, Nashville; a sister Mrs. H. L. Sisk and a brother P. D. Cardin, both of Pulaski; and two step-sons, Hencely Hughey of Pulaski, and Howard Hughey, Nashville.

CARDEN, William Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 1 Aug 1956

The Citizen was notified Friday of the death of William Thomas Carden, 79, Giles Countian residing in Rome, Ga., who for many years contributed articles to this paper under the pen name of “Major Tom Noodle.”
A letter from Mrs. James M. Jones, daughter of the late Mr.Carden and a resident of Rome, Ga., explained that her father died June 18 at his home on the Calhoun Road, Rome, Ga., and enclosed a clipping of the obituary that appeared in the Rome News Tribune.
William Thomas Carden, 79, author and humorist who wrote under the pen name Major Tom Noodle, died at his home on the Calhoun Road, at 12:01 a. m. today. He had been in declining health for sometime, his condition having been critical for the past week.
Born in Coffee County, Tenn., on November 10, 1876, Mr. Carden was the son of T. A. and Martha Bryant Carden. He had spent the greater part of his life in Rome and Floyd County and served as tax receiver of Floyd County for 16 years. Prior to that he had served as a Methodist minister. Mr. Carden was a well-known author, writer and humorist. He used the pen name of Major Tom Noodle, and his writings created interest throughout this section. He was married on December 28, 1911 to Miss Clemmie Dodd, who survives him.
Surviving besides his wife, are three daughters, Mrs. Morris Lee Goswick, of Rome Rte. 2, Mrs. Roy Knowles of Rome, and Mrs. James M. Jones, of Millen; two sons, Fred W. Carden, of Rome Rte. 2, and Titus A. Carden of Winston Salem, N. C.; two sisters, Mrs. Lynn Hunter, of South Side, Tenn., and Mrs. Wynn McKinney of Adairsville, Ky.; two brothers, Colon H. Carden of Port Royal, Tenn. and Ben H. Carden, of Nashville, Tenn.; and eleven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, W. T. Carden, Jr. in 1937.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 3 p. m. in the chapel at Stevens Funeral Home. The Rev. B. W. Hancock and the Rev. D. E. Kilby will offficiate with interment in the family lot in Salmon Cemetery.

CAREY, Michael The Pulaski Citizen 24 Sep 1958
Michael Carey, 80, father of Mrs. J. U. Speer of Pulaski, died on Sunday, September 14, at his home in Charlton, London, England, after a long illness. Rites took place there.
Mr. Carey is survived by his wife, Mrs. Harriett Frewin Carey; two daughters, Mrs. Speer, and Mrs. William Taylor, Charlton; and a number of grandchildren.

CARPENTER, Elmer C. The Pulaski Citizen 4 Nov 1953
Graveside services for Elmer C. Carpenter, 49, were held Monday at Lynnwood Cemetery by the Rev. Guerry Reed, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church.
Mr. Carpenter, who suffered burns in a factory accident about five years ago, died Friday in Zeiter Hospital in Detroit, Mich.
Son of Oliver Carpenter and Mary Tacker Carpenter of Lynnville, he was reared in Giles County. He had worked for a diesel motor corporation in Detroit for about twenty-six years.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Carpenter is survived by three brothers, Owen Carpenter, Detroit, Walter Carpenter, Lynnville, and Brown Carpenter, Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge of arrangements.
CARPENTER, Joel E. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jan 1956

Funeral services for Joel Ephriam Carpenter, 70, retired stock trader of the McBurg community, were held Tuesday at McBurg Church of Christ with burial in Wright Cemetery. Mr. Carpenter died Sunday at Columbia.
A native of Lincoln County, he was the son of the late O. B. R. Carpenter and Nancy Carpenter.
Mr. Carpenter is survived by three daughters, Mrs. M. E. McLin, Memphis, Mrs. E. W. McKinney, Pulaski and Mrs. Wayne Wakefield, Frankewing; two sons, Kenneth Carpenter and Flavil Carpenter, Pulaski; and two sisters, Miss Annie Tera Carpenter and Miss Estella Carpenter, both of Frankewing; and six grandchildren.

CARPENTER, Mark The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1952
Funeral services for Mark Carpenter, 64, Riversburg farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Olivet Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
He died at 7:45 o’clock Friday morning, March 14, at his home in the Riversburg community following a long illness.
Born and reared in Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert Hensley Carpenter and Vergie Cross Carpenter. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Carpenter is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl G. Carpenter; three daughters, Mrs. William Felker and Misses Catherine and Mary Pearl Carpenter, Riversburg; one son, Herman Carpenter, Nashville; one step-son, Kenny Gilliam, Nashville; eleven grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Lura Johnson, Columbia, Mrs. Edward Johnson, Rose Hill (Giles County), and Mrs. Sallie Britton, Stiversville; and two brothers, Robert Carpenter, Columbia and Oliver Carpenter, Lynnville. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

CARPENTER, Minnie Robinson The Pulaski Citizen 1 Nov 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Robinson Carpenter, 57, who died on Saturday afternoon, October 21, at 3:30 o’clock after an illness of two weeks, were held the following Sunday at the McBurg Church of Christ. Elder R. A. Largen of Fayetteville officiated, and burial took place in Wright Cemetery at McBurg.
A native of Lincoln County, Mrs. Carpenter was the daughter of the late Scott Robinson and Della Gill Robinson.
She is survived by her husband, Richard Carpenter; three daughters, Mrs. Elsie McKinney, Mrs. Wayne Wakefield, both of Frankewing, and Mrs. Emmett McLin, Memphis; two sons, Kenneth Carpenter and Flavil Carpenter, both of Pulaski; three grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Hattie Harrison, Delrose; and four brothers, Jim Robinson, Pulaski, Kelly Robinson, Dee Robinsn, both of Delrose, and Leon Robinson, McBurg.

CARPENTER, Oliver The Pulaski Citizen 14 Oct 1959

Funeral services for Oliver Carpenter, 76, Lynnville farmer, were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at Lynnville Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. S. Eddings, pastor of the church. Burial will take place in the Lynnwood Cemetery. Mr. Carpenter died at 7:40 o’clock Sunday night, October 11, at Maury County Hospital, after a several months of declining health.
Born January 1, 1883, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Bob Carpenter and Virgie Cross Carpenter. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Carpenter is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Tacker Carpenter; two sons, Walter Carpenter, Lynnville, and Brown Carpenter, Nashville; two grandchildren; one brother, Robert Carpenter, Columbia; and two sisters, Mrs. Lura Johnson, Nashville, and Mrs. Sallie C. Britton, Mt. Pleasant. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

CARPENTER, Robert Shirley The Pulaski Citizen 25 Feb 1953
Robert Shirley Carpenter, 68, farmer of the Grigsby community near Lynnville died Friday morning at 4:25 o’clock at King’s Daughters Hospital, Columbia, after a long illness.
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:00 at Lynnville Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, and a former pastor, the Rev. N. O. Allen, of Trinity Methodist Church. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery here. Mr. Carpenter, a member of Taylor’s Chapel Methodist Church, was born August 19, 1884, in Giles County, he was the son of the late George Washington Carpenter and Nancy Elizabeth Strawn Carpenter.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Walcie Barlar Carpenter; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Ellen Hunt, Grigsby community, and Mrs. Clara Hunt, Covington; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. H. M. Smith, Columbia, and Mrs. Lou Ellen Cross, Minnow Branch community; and a brother A. H. Carpenter, Lynnville. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

CARR, George Robert The Pulaski Citizen 17 Apr 1957
Funeral services for George Robert Carr, 69, retired farmer of the Shores section, will be held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and the Rev. Robert Davis, pastor. Burial will take place in the church cemetery. Mr. Carr died at 10:30 o’clock Thursday morning at Giles County Hospital following a long illness.
Born October 22, 1887 in Giles County, he was the son of the late George Carr and Tennessee Dotson Carr, and was a member of the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church.
Mr. Carr, a single man, is survived by five sisters, Mrs. Charlie Willis, Shores, Mrs. Floyd Brasheers, Pulaski, Mrs. Lige Rogers, Lewisburg, Mrs. F. C. Hamby, Leoma and Mrs. Leon McNeese, Anthony Hill community of Giles County; two brothers, Will Carr and Herbert Carr, Goodsprings; and two half-brothers, Forrest Thornton, Goodspring and Homer Thornton, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge of arrangements.

CARTER, Abe The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jul 1953
Abe Carter, 86, father of A. D. Carter of Prospect, died of a heart attack at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, July 19, at Jackson Clinic of Lester, Ala., following a brief illness.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Brown Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Cisne, Ill., and burial took place in the church cemetery.

Mr. Carter, a retired farmer and a Spanish-American veteran, was a native of Cisne, but had moved to Prospect to make his home with his son eight years ago.
In addition to the son here, Mr. Carter is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Earl Johnson, Cisne; and three other sons, Herschel Carter, Goff, Ill., Joe Carter, Tucson, Ariz., and Ray Carter, Connersville, Ind.

CARTER, George Brown The Pulaski Citizen 21 Mar 1951
Word has been received here of the death and burial at Miami, Fla., of George Brown Carter, 66, former resident of Giles County. His death occurred on March 18.
He was the son of the late Porter and Sallie Smith Carter, and was born and reared in Giles County.
His wife, the former Miss Lorna Burns Dickerson of Lynnville died in 1943. He is survived by two sons, George Jr., of St. Augustine, Fla., Charles Edward of Miami, Fla., and two grandchildren.

CARTER, Hattie Wood The Pulaski Citizen 21 Mar 1956
Mrs. Hattie Wood Carter, 85, widow of John R. Carter, died early Wednesday morning, March 21, of bronchial pneumonia while visiting a daughter, Mrs. Robert R. Holland in Marine City, Mich.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with Virgil Bradford officiating. Burial will take place in the family lot in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Born March 18, 1870, at Wales, she was the daughter of the late Billy Wood, Esq., and Bettie Neal Wood, having spent her entire life in the house in which she was born.
She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Carter is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Kennon Wood, Miami, Fla., Miss Sallie Will Carter, Nashville, and Mrs. Robert R. Holland, Marine City, Mich.; and two grandchildren. Her husband died many years ago. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

CARTER, Joe The Pulaski Citizen 16 Nov 1955
Funeral services for Joe Carter, 58, farmer of the Weakley Community, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Greenwood Church of Christ, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Carter died unexpectedly at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon at his home.
Born May 29, 1897, he was the son of the late Robert Lee Carter and Georgia Ella Beard Carter.
Mr. Carter is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rosie Norman Carter; two sisters, Miss Effie Mae Carter, Weakley Community, and Mrs. G. W. Henderson, Florence, Ala.; one brother, Mahlon Carter, Weakley; three step-daughters, Mrs. Earl Womble, Mrs. James Shrader and Miss Ida Belle Watts, Giles County; and three step-sons, Robert Watts, Giles County, and Wilburn Watts and Charlie Watts, both of Columbia. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

CARTER, Marvin E. The Pulaski Citizen 16 Apr 1952

Marvin E. Carter, 73, insuranceman for 45 years, died Sunday night at a Johnson City hospital of a heart attack. Burial took place at 3 p.m Wednesday in Johnson City.
A native of Pulaski, Mr. Carter was the son of the late Joseph Taylor Carter and Mary Virginia Smith Carter. He was educated in Giles County and Mt. Pleasant schools. He was a layman in the Methodist Church.
He lived in Nashville and Clarksville for several years before moving to Johnson City.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Sutton Carter, two daughters, Miss Martha Early Carter, associated with the Marshall Plan, Paris, France, Mrs. Alex Abernathy, Washington, D. C.; one son, Marvin Sutton Carter, Little Rock, Ark.; two sisters, Misses Gertrude and Mable Carter, Prospect; two brothers, Almus Carter, Pulaski, and Wilson Carter, Prospect.

CARTER, Mary Lucy Christopher The Pulaski Citizen 20 Nov 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Lucy Christopher Carter, 76, wife of the Rev. Cullen T. Carter, retired Methodist minister, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at First Methodist Church in Pulaski. Dr. Bruce Strother , Dr. William H. Mansfield, pastors of the church, the Rev. W. T. Steele of Nashville, the Rev. W. M. Cook of Santa Fe, and Earl Cantrell, student pastor of Reboboth Methodist Church, will officiate and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Carter died at 12:40 Thursday afternoon, November 21, at the home following a paralytic stroke sustained Wednesday night.
Born August 14, 1881 at Salem, Ala., in Limestone County, she was the daughter of the late Robert C. Christopher and Martha Beasley Christopher. She was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church, a charter member of the WSCS, and was a member of the Eastern Star.
On November 19, fifty-two years ago she was married to Mr. Carter.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Carter is survived by one son, James Paul Carter of Chicago, Ill., one granddaughter, Mrs. Edward Cheatham, Atlanta, Ga.; one sister, Miss Trudie Christopher, who lives in the home; and three brothers, Jack Christopher, Athens, Ala., and Audie Christopher and Henry Christopher, both of Salem, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

CARTER, Sam The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jan 1957
Funeral services for Sam Carter, 77, former Pulaski businessman, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home with Dr. Bruce Strother, pastor of First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Carter, who had been ill a long time, died Thursday afternoon, January 17, at Nashville hospital.
A member of First Methodist Church, he was reared in Pulaski by his relative, Tom Norman, and Mrs. Norman, and had benn a clerk for M. Cohen and Sons, Clark White and Sons and other firms for many years.
Mr. Carter’s sole survivor is his wife, Mrs. Stella Webb Carter, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.


CARTER, Stella Webb The Pulaski Citizen 9 Sep 1959

Funeral services for Mrs. Stella Webb Carter, 78, were held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church, with burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Carter died Saturday afternoon at a Columbia nursing home following a long illness.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Tom Webb and Kittie Hardiman Webb, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband, Sam Carter, died several years ago. Mrs. Carter, the last member of her immediate family, is survived by one sister-in-law, Mrs. Mahlon Webb, Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

CARTER, Thomas Brown The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jun 1953
Thomas Brown Carter, 78, auditor for Giles County and a member of a prominent family of this section, died on a heart ailment at 4:30 Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. A. E. Dimmock, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, and J. B. Rasbury, Church of Christ minister. Burial was to be in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of Joshua H. and Julia Brown Carter. In early life, Mr. Carter taught school in the county and later became assistant cashier of Peoples Bank in Pulaski. For 20 years he was a cotton buyer, and served as manager of the Coca Cola plant for a long period of time, prior to becoming auditor for the county in 1951.
He was a member of the Second Street Church of Christ and of the Exchange Club.
Mr. Carter is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nan Sue White Carter; three sons, Thomas B. Carter, Jr., Washington, D. C., Robert Tony Carter, Knoxville, and Major William C. Carter, U. S. Army, Korea; one sister, Mrs. Emma Ada, Elkton, Tenn. and two grandchildren.

CARTER, Thomas Merry The Pulaski Citizen 7 May 1952
Funeral services for Thomas Merry Carter, 83, retired farmer and livestock dealer of the Lynnville section, who died Sunday night, May 4, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. W. C. Moorehead, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church, officiated and burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
He died at 7:30 o’clock Sunday night at Giles County Hospital, following a long illness. Only last week he fell at his home, breaking his hip.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born October 5, 1868, and was the son of the late James Merry Carter and Margaret Locke Carter, pioneer settlers of the county. He had been a member of the Methodist Church for many years.
Mr. Carter is survived by his wife, Mrs. Zada Woodward Carter; two daughters, Miss Annie Lou Carter, Orlando, Fla., and Mrs. Margaret C. Davis, Nashville; two sons, James Carter and Thomas M. Carter, Jr., both of Lynnville.
He was the last of his immediate family. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.



CARVELL, Cora Lee Ball The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jul 1956

Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Bell Ball Carvell, 75, Lynnville resident, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the home with the rites conducted by Gynnath Ford, minister of the Lynnville Church of Christ, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Carvell died at 6:30 o’clock Monday morning at the home after a long illness.
A member of the Church of Christ, she was born February, 23, 1881, in Giles County, the daughter of the late Leander Ball and Sallie Hayes Ball.
Mrs. Carvell is survived by her husband, Robert Aymett Carvell, Sr.; four daughters, Mrs. Frank Hargrove and Mrs. Bascom Capley, both of Lynnville, Mrs. Pat Morgan, Columbia, and Mrs. Walter Cross, Bowling Green, Ky.; five sons, Grady Carvell, Dewey Carvell, and R. A. Carvell, Jr., all of Lynnville and Tonnie Carvell and C. L. Carvell, both of Pulaski; nineteen grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Anna Green, Nashville; and one brother, B. T. Ball, Lynnville. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

CARWILE, Etta Pearl Hendrix The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jan 1952
Etta Pearl Hendrix Carwile, 75, died at her home near Lester, Ala., Monday morning of a heart ailment. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hester’s Chapel, with Elder Tonnis Davis, minister of the Church of Christ officiating.
A native of Alabama, Mrs. Carwile had lived almost all her life in Giles County. Her husband died two years ago.
She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Elmer Gatlin, Mrs. T. E. Townsend, Minor Hill, Mrs. Lester Wade, Lester, Ala., Mrs. W. H. Cowan, Elkmont, Ala.; one son, Marvin Carwile, Minor Hill; two sisters, Mrs. Gibson Long, Mrs. Jim Davis, Anderson, Ala.; 22 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren. Carter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

CASE, Rosalie Gilbert The Pulaski Citizen 6 Nov 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. E. L. Case, 73, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon, October 31, at Prospect Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, with burial in the Case Cemetery at Prospect. Mrs. Case died at 8:45 o’clock Wednesday morning at the home of her son, Gilbert Case, after a long illness.
A native of Giles County, she was the former Miss Rosalie Gilbert, daughter of the late T. G. Gilbert and Eudora Russell Gilbert and was a member of Prospect Methodist Church. Her husband, E. L. Case, died in 1942.
Mrs. Case is survived by two sons, Gilbert Case, and Ernest Case, Nashville; four daughters, Mrs. Lester Stephens, Briarfield, Ala., Mrs. Robert Paysinger, Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. Marvin Floeter, Nashville, and Miss Josephine Case, Prospect; eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Lyle E. Gilbert and Russell C. Gilbert, both of Akron, Ohio; and two sisters, Mrs. J. H. Brazier, Prospect, and Mrs. Smith Campbell, Birmingham, Ala.


CASKEY, John The Pulaski Citizen 26 Dec 1951

Funeral services for John Caskey, 81, were held at the Robertson Church of Christ at 1 p. m. today.
Mr. Caskey died Thursday afternoon at his home near Lynnville after a brief illness.
E. H. Guthrie of Lewisburg officiated and burial was in the Robertson Cemetery.
A son of the late Will and Sarah Barrett Caskey, he was a farmer and a member of the Church of Christ.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Jack Mathis, and two grandchildren.

CATHCART, John Andrew The Pulaski Citizen 20 Apr 1955
Funeral services for John Andrew Cathcart, 80, farmer of the Stella community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Stella, with the Rev. E. B. Journey, Baptist minister officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Cathcart died at 8:15 o’clock Friday night, April 15, at his home in the Stella community after a long illness.
Born November 15, 1874, he was the son of the late W. H. Cathcart and Adelaide Burns Cathcart and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Cathcart is survived by his wife, Mrs. Addie Gooch Cathcart; one son, Elmer Cathcart, Stella; one granddaughter, Mrs. David Tarpley; and four grandchildren, Yokley. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

CATHCART, T. M. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Dec 1950
T. M. Cathcart, 50, a resident of the Pisgah community died Tuesday afternoon of a shotgun wound in his right temple, said to have been self-inflicted. A yardstick was use to discharge the12 guage gun which caused his death at approximately 4:30 p. m.
A half-brother Early Cathcart, of Pulaski, having finished an early supper at the house of his sister, Mrs. Etta Houze at Pisgah, went to call on his half-brother who lived alone, nearby. He discovered Mr. Cathcart’s body in the bedroom of the residence at 5:15 o’clock. An investigation by the Sheriff’s office set the time of death as within an hour of the discovery of the body. A child in the neighborhood is quoted as saying a shot was heard in the vicinity at about 4:30 o’clock.
A note was found stating, in part, that he found “he could not go on.” This is thought to refer to the fact that Mr. Cathcart had been in ill health for several months. A farmer, he lived alone at his residence in the Pisgah community.

CATHCART, William Earl The Pulaski Citizen 11 Apr 1951
Funeral services for William Earl Cathcart, 65, retired carpenter were held at two o’clock Monday afternoon at the Pisgah Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Marshall D. Moss of Culleoka, a former pastor. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Cathcart died unexpectedly in the yard of his home in Pulaski at 6:30 o’clock Sunday night. His death was attributed to a heart attack.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late M. C. Cathcart and Irene Coble Cathcart.
Mr. Cathcart is survived by one sister, Mrs. Etta Houze; and a brother, Claude Cathcart, both of Pisgah. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

CATO, Joseph William The Pulaski Citizen 24 Aug 1955
Joseph William Cato, 51, dairy farmer of the Bethel community, died suddenly of a heart attack about 6:30 o’clock Thursday morning, August 25, as he started on his daily farm duties.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home and burial will take place in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville.
Born in Mississippi on March 18, 1904, he was the son of Mrs. A. C. Cato of Brookhaven and the late Mr.Cato. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Cato was a traveling salesman for Butler Brothers, wholesale hardware concern of St. Louis, Mo., for many years, living in Nashville at the time. Eight years ago he came to Bethel and purchased a general merchandise store which he operated for three years. Since that time he has specialized in dairy farming.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Cato is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruth Tallman Cato; tow daughters, Miss Anne Cato, a member of the elementary school faculty at David Lipscomb Collegge in Nashville, this summer serving as a counselor at a camp in New Jersey, and Miss Jane Cato, at home; one son, Jackson W. Cato, United States Navy, stationed in San Diego, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. W. J. Barron, Brookhaven, Miss., Mrs. Clifford Rawls, New Orleans, La., and Mrs. Armand Pierrault, Natchez, Miss.; and one brother, Horace Cato, Brookhaven, Miss. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

CAYCE, Shy Higgins The Pulaski Citizen 25 Oct 1950
Shy Higgins Cayce, 69, who was born in Pulaski, died at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning, October 21, after a six weeks heart ailment at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Uzzelle, Sr., in Glen Allan, Miss.
Vice-president of George T. Broadnax, Inc., Memphis, Mr. Cayce had a background of a half century in the retail jewelry business.
Services were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon with burial in Forest High Cemetery, Memphis.
Mr. Cayce is survived by two daughters; one son, five grandchildren, and a brother, Kenneth Cayce, Nashville.

CHAMBERS, Clifton Harold The Pulaski Citizen 6 Apr 1955
Clifton Harold Chambers, 64, retired farmer and a veteran of World War I, died at 8:45 o’clock Thursday morning, March 31, at his home in the Elkton community following an operation performed March 14 at Thayer Veterans Hospital in Nashville. He had been in declining health for the past four years.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Friday at Elkton Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Cullen T. Carter and the Rev. H. L. Smith, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. Jack C. Jones, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the Elkton Cemetery.
Born March 31, 1891, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Ben Chambers and Mattie Elizabeth Whitfield Chambers. He died on his sixty-fourth birthday. Mr. Chambers was a steward in the Elkton Methodist Church, having joined the church at Vinta in his boyhood. He was a retired farmer and was a veteran of World War I, having served in combat duty in France.

Mr. Chambers is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alma Kate Brazier Chambers; one daughter, Mrs. James Broadway; one son, Ben Newton Chambers; three grandchildren, all of the Elkton section; one sister, Mrs. Earl Henderson, Prospect; and two brothers, Floyd Burt Chambers, Chattanooga, and Willie Chambers, Tulare, Calif. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

CHAMBERS, Ivon Walter The Pulaski Citizen 1 Aug 1951
Funeral services for Ivon Walter Chambers, 64, resident of Nashville, and former merchant of Elkton, who died Saturday night, July 28, at General Hospital in Nashville, were held at 1:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Elkton Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Cullen T. Carter, pastor, and burial took place in Elkton Cemetery.
Born and reared in Giles County, he was the son of the late Will Chambers and Betty Taylor Chambers. He owned a grocery store in Elkton for many years, and approximately six years ago moved to Nashville where he worked in the same line of business.
He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Chambers, who was a single man, is survived by one brother, Aaron Chambers, of Corbin, Ky.

CHAMBERS, William Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jul 1952
William Thomas Chambers, 61, Pulaski employee of Stanley, Inc., for the past 15 years, died at 10:30 Friday night at Giles County Hospital three hours after being stricken by a heat stroke at a place of business in downtown Pulaski.
Funeral services were held at two o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. A. E. Dimmock, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Chambers was a native of the county, the son of the late William Chambers and Mary Stafford Chambers, members of pioneer families who settled in the Agnew community in 1812.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski.
Mr. Chambers is survived by a brother, Guy Chambers of Pulaski and a niece, Mrs. Richard Bruce of New Orleans, La.

CHAMBERS, Willie The Pulaski Citizen 30 Sep 1959
Willie Chambers, 54, native Giles Countian and retired farmer of Tulare, Calif., died at 8:30 o’clock Monday morning, September 28, at a hospital in that city after a period of declining health. Funeral services and burial will take place Saturday in Tulare.
Born July 11, 1905, he was the son of the late Ben Chambers and Mattie Whitfield Chambers. In his youth he joined the Methodist Church.
Mr. Chambers is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Dendy Chambers; eight children; one sister, Mrs. Earl Henderson, Prospect; and one brother, Floyd Chambers, Chattanooga.

CHAMBLISS, Mary Elizabeth The Pulaski Citizen 8 Aug 1951

Funeral services for Miss Mary Elizabeth Chambliss, 78, who died at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, August 7, at her home in the Eleventh Civil District, after a ten day illness, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Friendship Methodist Church. Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in the Brown Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of James Madison Chambliss and Sara Elizabeth Nevils Chambliss.
Miss Chambliss is survived by two brothers, Robert Lester Chambliss, Friendship, and Clyde Chambliss of Lawrenceburg; five nieces and three nephews. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

CHAPMAN, Adelaide Rankin The Pulaski Citizen 6 Mar 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Adelaide Rankin Chapman, 74, Pulaski resident, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. William A. Jones, rector of the Episcopal Church, and Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of First Baptist Church in Pulaski, with burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Chapman died Friday at Giles County Hospital after a period of declining health.
A native of Marshall County, she was the daughter of the late Robert S. Rankin and Mary Pyland Rankin, and was a member of the Baptist Church in Lewisburg.
Mrs. Chapman is survived by her husband, E. E. Chapman, retired Pulaski merchant; and one sister, Mrs. John Harris, Miami, Fla. Bennett-May Company, Morticians in charge.

CHAPMAN, Arthur P. “Nat” The Pulaski Citizen 28 Mar 1956
Arthur P. “Nat” Chapman, 41, farmer and logger of Pulaski, died about 5 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at his home on the Elkton Highway.
Deputy Sheriff Hal Stewart said that Mr. Chapman appaarently had swallowed an insecticide. He was at home alone at the time and his body was found in the bathroom.
Funeral services will be held at two o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home and burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Chapman was the son of Arthur Chapman of Pulaski and the late Ruth Barlar Chapman. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Brick Church.
In addition to his father, he is survived by his widow, Mrs. Edith Williams Chapman, a brother, Garland A. Chapman, Pulaski, and a niece and nephew.

CHAPMAN, Bob The Pulaski Citizen 22 Apr 1959
Funeral services for Bob Chapman, 62, farmer of the Eleventh Civil District, were held a t 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Raymond L. Greenway, pastor of Berea Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Chapman died at 10:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at Giles County Hospital after a lengthy period of declining health.
Born February 14, 1897, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John T. Chapman and Sue A. Hall Chapman. He was a member of the Berea Methodist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Rena Belle Wheeler Chapman, died several years ago.
Mr. Chapman is survived by two sons, Loyd Chapman and Wheeler Chapman, Berea; four grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Dan Marks, Berea.. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

CHAPMAN, Daphney June The Pulaski Citizen 19 Feb 1958
Mrs. Lon L. Chapman, 59, resident of the Shores Community, died at 10:30 o’clock
Friday morning, February 7, at Giles County Hospital after several years declining health.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, February 9, at Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiated, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Born June 21, 1898, in Giles County, she was the former Miss Daphney June Harwell, daughter of the late Tom Harwell and Eliza Glover Harwell, and was a member of the Methodist Church. She was twice married; her first husband was Lacey Tucker who died many years ago.
Mrs. Chapman is survived by her husband, Lon L. Chapman; five sons, Leslie Tucker, Fall River and Harold Tucker, Pulaski, by a former marriage; and Bernard Chapman, Shores, James Chapman, Pulaski, and Bobby Chapman, Florence, Ala.; five step-children, Mrs. Floyd Spraggins, Fort Worth, Texas, Mrs. Albert Tackle, Decatur, Texas, and Mrs. Loyd Wilburn, Florence, Ala., Mrs. Daly Chapman, Louisville, Ky., Ewing Chapman, Goodspring; twenty-five grandchildren; two brothers, Floyd Harwell, Minor Hill, and Elmer Harwell, Dallas, Texas; and one sister, Mrs. Tally Comer, Dallas, Texas. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

CHAPMAN, David Michael The Pulaski Citizen 20 Feb 1952
Funeral services for David Michael Chapman, four month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Chapman, were held at noon Wednesday at Scotts Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
The infant died early Tuesday morning, February 19, at the home, after a brief illness with influenza.
In addition to the parents, the child is survived by the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Chapman of Scotts Hill, and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie J. Bobo of Lawrence County. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

CHAPMAN, James Monroe The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jan 1956
Funeral services for James Monroe Chapman, 91, retired farmer of the Berea community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Raymond Greenway, pastor of the Berea Methodist Church. Burial took place in the New Zion Cemetery.
He died at 9:15 o’clock Saturday morning in Madison at the home of his son, James Hoyt Chapman, after a long illness.
A native of Giles County, he was born October 21, 1864, the son of the late Francis Marion Chapman and Sarah McMillion Chapman. He was a member of the Berea Methodist Church, having served as a steward more than fifty-five years.
His wife, Mrs. Joella Hall Chapman, died May 3, 1953.

Mr. Chapman is survived by one son, Hoyt Chapman, Madison; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Maxwell, Pulaski and Mrs. James P. Williams, Nashville; six grandchildren, nine grandchildren; one brother, Auvy Chapman, Decatur, Ala.; one sister, Mrs. Ollie Craig, Pulaski; and two half-brothers, Eugene Chapman and Arthur L. Chapman, both of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

CHAPMAN, Joella Hall The Pulaski Citizen 5 May 1954
Mrs. Joella Hall Chapman, 88, wife of J. Monroe Chapman, died Sunday morning at Madison Hospital where she had been a patient one week, following a lengthy illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. W. J. Fesmire, Methodist minister, assisted by Dr. Jeffrey Reese of Madison. Burial took place in New Zion Cemetery on the Lewisburg highway.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was born March 27, 1866, the daughter of the late Abe Hall and Elizabeth Ingram Hall, and had been a member of the Methodist Church for many years.
Mrs. Chapman is survived by her husband, J. Monroe Chapman; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Maxwell, Twelfth District, and Mrs. James Williams, Nashville; one son, Hoyt Chapman, Madison; several grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. John T. Chapman, Twelfth District, and Mrs. Walter Clark, Odd Fellows Hall. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

CHAPMAN, John W. (Billy) The Pulaski Citizen 6 May 1959
Funeral services for John W. (Billy) Chapman, 74, retired carpenter and plumber of Pulaski, were held at 3:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at First Baptist Church, with the Rev. W. Floyd Cates, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial took place in the Chapman Cemetery at Wales. Mr. Chapman died of a heart attack at 6:30 o’clock Monday morning, April 27, in Giles County Hospital.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late John H. Chapman and Mary Martin Chapman and was a member of the Baptist Church. His wife, Mrs. Della Forline Chapman, died November 10, 1934.
Mr. Chapman is survived by five daughters, Miss Clara Chapman and Mrs. Daniel Kolle, Pulaski, Miss Eula Mae Chapman, and Mrs. Dewey Porter, Nashville, and Mrs. Edward Willoughby, Peoria, Ill.; one son, Brown Chapman, Pulaski; eight grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Sam Rose, Pulaski, Mrs. Marshall Francis, Shelbyville, Mrs. Joe Dickey, Ethridge, and Mrs. Lonnie Cross, Lynnville; and three brothers, Cove l. Chapman, Columbia, and Sam Chapman and Matt Chapman, Giles County.

CHAPMAN, Joseph Martin The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jan 1957
Funeral services for Joseph Martin Chapman, 90, retired blacksmith of Pulaski, who died on January 7 at the home of a son, Joe Hicks Chapman, at Mayodam, N. C., were held the following day at the Baptist Church near Madison, N. C., with burial taking place in the Municipal Cemetery in Mayodan.
Mr. Chapman is also survived by another son, Roy B. Chapman, Chattanooga; and two grandchildren, Jackie Chapman and Barbara Ann Chapman, Mayodan.

CHAPMAN, Lester Daniel The Pulaski Citizen 10 Sep 1958

Funeral services for Lester Daniel Chapman, 78, native of Giles County, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Appleton Church of Christ, conducted by Alden Hendrix, minister of the Church of Christ. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late Sim Chapman and Susan Jane Moore Chapman. He was a former teacher in both Giles and Lawrence County, a funeral director at Appleton for a number of years, a retired farmer and has served as a member of the Lawrence County School Board.
Mr. Chapman is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Laura Chapman; one daughter, Mrs. Wallace Nelson, Los Angles, Calif.; two sons, Alvie Chapman, Loretto, and Raymond Chapman, Five Points, Lawrence County; nine grandchildren; and one brother, L. L. Chapman of the Shores community.

CHAPMAN, Lula Mae Warren The Giles Free Press __ Sep 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Mae Warren Chapman, age 83, of Pulaski were held at 2:30 p. m. on Wednesday in Bennett-May chapel with rites conducted by Dr. W. H. Mansfield. Burial was in the family lot in Maplewood. Mrs. Chapman died Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 24 at Giles County Hospital after an extended illness.
She was a daughter of the late Thomas Henry Warren and Mary Elizabeth Tucker Warren of Lincoln County and was born January 29, 1874. Her husband died about eight years ago, was a livestock dealer in Pulaski.
Mrs. Chapman is survived by a son, James Chapman of Birmingham, Ala.; three sisters, Mrs. W. M. Giley of Decatur, Ala., mrs. H. P. Bracken of Homestead, Fla., and Miss Elizabeth Warren of Miami, Fla.; and two brothers, George Butler Warren of Fort Worth, Texas and E. F. Warren of Pensacola, Fla.

CHAPMAN, Martha Ann Wall The Pulaski Citizen 18 Apr 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Ann Wall Chapman, 88, widow of Buck Chapman, who died at 6:35 o’clock Monday night April 9, at Giles County Hospital will be held at one o’clock Thursday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home. The Rev. Loyd Hickman, Baptist minister, will officiate and burial will take place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Chapman was born October 21, 1862, in Giles County, the daughter of the late Tom Wall and Mary Pillow Wall.
Mrs. Chapman is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Sallie Pollion, Linden, Mrs. Annie Carter and Mrs. Evie Brashears, both of Oklahoma and Mrs. E. B. Parker of Pulaski; five sons, Luther Chapman, Culleoka, Owen Chapman of Pulaski, Bill Chapman of Texas, and Wes Chapman of Columbia and Matt Chapman, Santa Fe; a number of grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Lou Tucker, Columbia; and Mrs. Rosie Hazelwood, Pulaski; and one brother, Lindsay Wall, Columbia. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

CHAPMAN, Minnie Coleman The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jan 1950

Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Coleman Chapman, 63, who died at 6 o’clockon Monday morning, January 23, 1950, at the home on East Maple Street, following a long illness, were held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Coleman and Mary Dotson Coleman, and a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Chapman is survived by her husband, Owen Chapman; a sister, Mrs. Lizzie Simpson, Pulaski; and one brother, Ed Coleman, Diana.

CHAPMAN, John Richard The Pulaski Citizen 26 Feb 1958
CHAPMAN, Lucinda Shrader
Joint funeral services for John Richard Elmo Chapman, 88, and his wife, Mrs. Lucinda Shrader Chapman, 88, who died within hours of each other, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church. The rites will be conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Argine Hughes, Baptist ministers, and burial will take place in the family lot in the church cemetery.
Mr. Chapman died at 3:10 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Lawrence County Hospital after a brief illness, and Mrs. Chapman died at 6:50 o’clock Thursday morning at the same hospital after an extended period of declining health.
Mr. Chapman was born May 13, 1869, in Giles County, the son of the late Bob Chapman and Elizabeth Parker Chapman. Mrs. Chapman, the former Miss Lucinda Shrader, was born in Giles County on February 20, 1870, the daughter of the late Tuck Shrader and Betty McDonald Shrader. Both were members of the Baptist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Chapman are survived by one son, Lee Chapman, Scotts Hill; four daughters, Mrs. Howard Smith and Mrs. James Davis, both of Paris, Tenn., Mrs. Ewin B. Cox, Scotts Hill, and Mrs. Willie Roberts, Decatur, Ala.; twelve grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

CHAPMAN, Lon L. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Nov 1958
Lon L. Chapman, 75, farmer of the 18th Civil District, was found dead in his car in a Pulaski parking lot Thursday afternoon, November 13. His death was attributed to natural causes.
Born May 3, 1883 in Giles County, he was the son of the late Sims Chapman and Susan Moore Chapman. He was a Methodist.
His first wife, Mrs. Martha Jane Stockman Chapman, died in 1920, and his second wife, Mrs. Daphne June Harwell Chapman died February 7, this year.
Mr. Chapman is survived by his wife Mrs. Sadie McGee Chapman; five sons, Daly Chapman, Louisville, Ky., Ewing Chapman, Goodsprings, Bernard Chapman, Shores, James Chapman, Pulaski, and Bobby Chapman, Florence, Ala.; three daughters, Mrs. Floyd Spraggins, Fort Worth, Texas, Mrs. Albert Tackle, Decatur, Texas, and Mrs. Loyd Wilburn, Florence, Ala.; 5 step-sons, Leslie Tucker, Fall River, and Harold Tucker, Pulaski; Joe Tom Bragg, Minor Hill, William Bragg, Florida, and Cecil Bragg, Nashville; three step-daughters, Mrs. Robert Hughes, Mrs. Jack Cox, Pulaski, and Mrs. James Owens, Vansant, Va.; and twenty-six grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were incomplet at press time (Thursday). Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.


CHAPMAN, Lula Mae Warren The Pulaski Citizen 25 Sep 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Ozro Chapman, 83, Pulaski housewife, were held at 3:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Chapel with the rites conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Chapman died Tuesday afternoon at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
The former Miss Lula Mae Warren, she was born January 29, 1874, in Lincoln County, the daughter of the late Thomas Henry Warren and Mary Elizabeth Tucker Warren. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Her husband, Ozro Chapman, prominent livestock dealer of the county, died approximately eight years ago.
Mrs. Chapman is survived by one son, James Chapman, Birmingham, Ala.; three sisters, Mrs. W. M. Giley, Decatur, Ala., Mrs. H. P. Bracken, Homestead, Fla., and Miss Elizabeth Warren, Miami, Fla., and two brothers, George Butler Warren, Fort Worth, Texas, and E. F. Warren, Pensacola, Fla. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

CHAPMAN, Mamie Forline The Pulaski Citizen 03 Oct 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Hugh Chapman, 70, Pulaski housewife, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at First Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the church, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Chapman died unexpectedly of a heart ailment at 3:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at the home in Pulaski after a long period of failing health.
The former Miss Mamie Forline, she was born July 22, 1886, the daughter of the late Henry Forline and Henrietta Schrader Forline, and was the wife of Hugh Chapman who died about sixteen years ago. She was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Chapman is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Nola C. Gray, Pulaski; and Mrs Charles F. Hissong, Los Angeles, Calif.; one son, Raymond Chapman, Pulaski; seven grandchildren; and two brothers, T. H. Forline, Pulaski and George R. Forline, Lubbock, Texas. Bennett May Co., morticians in charge.

CHAPMAN, Ozro Orman The Pulaski Citizen 17 Oct 1956
Funeral services for Ozro Orman Chapman, 63, veteran of World War I and an insurance agent, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Northwood Methodist Church with the burial taking place in Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens in Florence, Ala. Mr. Chapman died at one o’clock Thursday afternoon at his home in Florence after a long illness.
Born June 15, 1893, in Giles County, he was the son of the late W. P. (Ben) Chapman and Rebecca Worsham Chapman. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
His first wife, Mrs. Lucile Kelly Chapman, died in 1940. His second wife, Mrs. Margaret Harrison Chapman, survives. Other survivors include five sons, Ozro Orman Chapman, Jr., Billy Chapman, and J. B. Chapman, Birmingham, Ala., Bobby Chapman, Fort Benning, Ga., and John Chapman, Florence, Ala.; two daughters, Mrs. Walter Kennedy, and Mrs. Mary C. Moore, Cocoa, Fla.; nine grandchildren; one brother, Ben Sam Chapman, Pulaski; one sister, Mrs. L.B. Seymour, Birmingham, Ala.; and one half-sister, Mrs. Geneva Morris, Pulaski; and his step-mother, Mrs. Edith Sands Chapman, Pulaski.


CHAPMAN, Rena Bell The Pulaski Citizen 6 Apr 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Bob Chapman, 55, resident of Berea community, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. W. J. Fesmire, pastor of Berea Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Chapman died at 2 o’clock Wednesday morning, April 6, at Giles County Hospital.
The former Miss Rena Bell Wheeler, she was born July 3, 1900, the daughter of the late John I. Wheeler and Josephine Dugger Wheeler. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs Chapman is survived by her husband, Bob Chapman; two sons, Herbert W. Chapman and Loyd B. Chapman; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs Susie Marks and Mrs. Earl Tarpley; and four brothers, Charlie Wheeler, Dan Wheeler, John Wheeler and Bob Wheeler, all of Giles County. Bennett-May and Company, Directors.

CHAPMAN, Susie Hall The Pulaski Citizen 27 Oct 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Susie Hall Chapman, 83, resident of the Berea community, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon, October 15, at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. W. J. Fesmire, pastor of Berea Methodist Church of which she was a member, and the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, a former pastor. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Chapman died October 14 at Giles County Hospital, having sustained a paralytic stroke a few days previous.
Born June 16, 1871, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Abe Hall and Elizabeth Ingrum Hall. Her husband, John Chapman, died March 10, 1945.
Mrs. Chapman is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Dan Marks, who lived with her mother; one son, Bob Chapman, Berea; four grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. G. W. Clark, Odd Fellows Hall. Bennett-May in charge.

CHEATHAM, Clarissa Hooten The Pulaski Citizen 16 Sep 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Nat B. Cheatham, 44, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at London Funeral Home in Lewisburg with Jack Dunn, Church of Christ minister, officiating. Burial took place in Lone Oak Cemetery, Lewisburg. Mrs. Cheatham died of a heart attack Wednesday morning, September 9, at her home in the Lynnville section.
The former Miss Clarissa Hooten, she was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Marcum Hooten of Lewisburg. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cheatham is survived by her husband, Nat B. Cheatham; one daughter, Miss Patricia Cheatham, Lewisburg; one son, Granville Cheatham, Lynnville; one sister, Mrs. Robert Walker; and one brother, J. W. Hooten, both of Lewisburg.

CHEATHAM, Fletcher Burkett The Pulaski Citizen 16 Sep 1953
Funeral services for Fletcher Burkett Cheatham, 37, veteran of World War II, were held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home with the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.

Mr. Cheatham died early Thursday night at Giles County Hospital. He was born 11 Jan 1916, in Giles County and graduated from Giles County High School. Upon entering the business world he was employed for a time by the State of Tennessee, later going into the military service, where he attained the rank of second lieutenant. He then accepted a position as merchandiser with Montgomery-Ward Company in Detroit, Mich., which he held until ill health caused his retirement several months ago.
He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Cheatham is survived by the aunt who reared him, Mrs. Robbie Vaughn Matthews; one brother, David E. Cheatham, Pulaski attorney; two step-sisters, Mrs. Modena Powell and Mrs. Lorena Holland, both of Nashville; and two other aunts, Mrs. Fred Scott and Mrs.Cynthia Pittard, both of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

CHEATHAM, Joseph Lee The Pulaski Citizen 30 Apr 1958
Funeral services for Joseph Lee Cheatham, Sr., 77, retired Maury County farmer, will be held at 10:30 o’clock Thursday morning at Williams Funeral Home in Columbia, with the burial in Philadelphia Cemetery in that county. Mr. Cheatham died at 5 o’clock Wednesday morning at Maury County Hospital after a four months illness.
Born in Maury County, he was the son of the late B. Frank Cheatham and Josie Kerr Cheatham, later residents of the Campbellsville Community. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Cheatham is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie Davidson Cheatham; three sons, Frank Thomas Cheatham, Joseph Lee Cheatham, Jr., and Howard Kerr Cheatham; and two grandchildren, all of Columbia; five sisters, Miss Neeley Cheatham, Miss Lena Cheatham, Mrs. Bedford Matthews and Mrs. Myrtle Matthews, all of Columbia, and Mrs. Herbert J. Evans, Pulaski; and one brother, Delma Cheatham, Columbia.

CHEATHAM, Luther Marvin The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Luther Marvin Cheatham, 80, retired farmer of the Brick Church Community, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by Tom Holland, minister of East Hill Church of Christ and burial will take place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mr. Cheatham died at 6:20 o’clock Wednesday morning, January 29, at Giles County Hospital after a long period of declining health.
Born January 27, 1878, in Marshall County, he was the son of the late James Cheatham and Kitty Harris Cheatham. He had lived in Giles County since early manhood and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Cheatham is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Baxter Cheatham; three daughters, Mrs. Arch Taylor, Dalton, Ga., Miss Mary Cheatham, Tampa, Fla., and Mrs. Ewell Scott, Culleoka; five sons, Thomas Cheatham, and Robert L. Cheatham, Nashville, Charlie Cheatham, Nat Cheatham, and Jesse Cheatham, all of Lynnville; and thirteen grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

CHEEK, William Harris The Pulaski Citizen 24 Sep 1958

William Harris Cheek, 74, retired Pulaski merchant, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at 11:45 p. m. Wednesday at Giles County Hospital after a period of declining health.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a. m. Friday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. Dr. Bruce Strother and Dr. W. H. Mansfield, Methodist ministers of Pulaski, and the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, will officiate and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Cheek was a native of Pulaski, the son of the late B. S. Cheek and Julia Brandstetter Cheek. He was educated at Abernathy Preparatory School in Pulaski and was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Cheek entered business with his father in Pulaski soon after graduation, and later owned and operated Cheek’s Bakery on the East side of the public square in Pulaski from 1916 until his retirement.
Mr. Cheek is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ada Bralliar Cheek; two daughters, Mrs. William Dean of Giles County and Mrs. Grady Paul Roland of Jackson; a son, William H. Cheek, Jr., of Fort Myers, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Will Jones of Nashville; a brother, B. A. Cheek of Nashville; ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

CHILDERS, Betty Hine Richardson The Pulaski Citizen 12 Mar 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert J. Childers, wife of Dr. Childers, were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning in Plainfield, N. J. Mrs. Childers died on Saturday morning, March 8, after a short illness.
A resident of Plainfield for many years, Mrs. Childers was the former Miss Betty Hine Richardson of Athens, Ala.
In addition to Dr. Childers, Mrs. Childers is survived by one daughter, Mrs. George Lane, Plainfield; and two sons, Ros R. Childers, Plainfield and Edward Childers, Nashville.

CHILDERS, Mary Holland Grant The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1958
Funeral services for Mary Holland Grant Childers, 76, Pulaski resident, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Dr. Bruce Strother and Dr. William H. Mansfield, pastors of First Methodist Church, and burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs Childers died Friday night, June 13, in Giles County Hospital after a period of declining health.
Born at Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Taliaferro Grant and Helen Buford Grant, and was a member of the Methodist Church. Her husband, Joseph B. Childers, member of the firm of Childers Grocery and Seed Company, died June 26, 1918.
Mrs. Childers is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Clarence Abernathy and Mrs. Pat Bethell, Pulaski; one son, Joseph Childers, Jr., Nashville; seven grandchildren and one great-grandson; and one sister, Mrs. Mark Eslick, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

CHILES, James Emerson The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jul 1957

Funeral services for James Emerson Chiles, 87, retired farmer and merchant, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Cumberland Church at Stella, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, Methodist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Chiles died unexpectedly Sunday night, July 14, at his home in Lawrenceburg where he had made his home for the past three years.
Born December 27, 1869, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Roland Chiles and Sarah Clark Chiles, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Chiles is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ada Gooch Chiles; one son, James E. Chiles, Jr.; and one step-daughter, Mrs. Troy Lehman, both of Miami, Fla., and one brother, Walter Chiles, Lawrenceburg. Wilson T. Carter and Company, Morticians in charge.

CHRISTOPHER, John Paul The Pulaski Citizen 22 Feb 1956
The body of John Paul Christopher, 45, one of two Pulaski men who drowned Sunday in a fishing accident at Wheeler Dam, was recovered Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. Christopher, operator of a West College Street Service Station, vanished in the stream when the boat capsized.
Mr. Christopher was a member of the Methodist Church and of the Pulaski Lions Club.
Funeral services for Mr. Christopher will be at 2 p. m. Thursday at the First Methodist Church by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Nell Stigall Christopher; two daughters, Misses Marilyn and Phillis Ann Christopher; his mother, Mrs. Sarah Porter Christopher; two sisters, Mrs. Luthene Reed, Pulaski, and Mrs. Reba McCormick, Minor Hill; and five brothers, Floyd and William B. Christopher, Pulaski; Orel Christopher, Nashville; Hayden Christopher, Nyack, N. Y., and Royce Christopher, Haines City, Fla.

CHRISTOPHER, Julia Harrison The Pulaski Citizen 31 May 1950
Mrs. Julia Harrison Christopher, resident of Louisville, Ky., died suddenly on Thursday morning, May 18. Funeral rites and burial took place on Saturday in that city.
Mrs. Christopher is survived by her husband, Braden Christopher; one daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Drury; one son, Robert Christopher; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William D. Harrison; six sisters, Mrs. Alene Wantland, Miss Edna Harrison, Mrs. Dora Baker, Mrs. Ethel Cissel, Mrs. Ona Hicks, and Mrs. Katherine Owen; and three brothers, Ed Harrison, Luke Harrison, and Daniel Harrison, all of Louisville, Ky.

CHRISTOPHER, Robert Braden The Pulaski Citizen 21 May 1952
Funeral services for Robert Braden Christopher, 62, native of Giles County, were held in Louisville, Ky., at Oakdale Methodist Church Monday afternoon, conducted by the pastor. Burial took place in that city.
Mr. Christopher, who had been employed in the Louisville and Nashville railroad shops in Louisville for many years, died of a heart ailment Friday, May 16, at a hospital following a brief illness.

Born and reared in Giles County, he was well known here, moving to Louisville, Ky., in 1922. He was an active member of the Methodist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Julia Harrison Christopher, died about two years ago.
Mr. Christopher is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Jack Drury, San Francisco, Calif., one son, Robert Ray Christopher, Louisville, Ky.; two grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. W. F. Harwell, Mrs. Ben Holt, and Mrs. John Bledsoe, all of Pulaski, and Mrs. R. M. Tuttle, Kansas City, Mo.; and two brothers, Ross Christopher, Stanfield, Oregon and Walter Christopher, Pulaski.

CHUNN, Charley Boyd The Pulaski Citizen 24 Aug 1955
Lightning killed Charley Boyd Chunn, 67, carpenter of Route One, Cornersville, as he worked in a barn on the J. Hart Leonard farm near Brick Church when the bolt struck at 4:30 p. m.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday at the Methodist Church at Cornersville. Burial was in the Cornersville Cemetery.
He was a native of Maury County, but had spent most of his life near Cornersville. His parents were Thomas J. and Dolly Sampson Chunn. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Sammie Hyde Chunn; two daughters, Mrs. A. E. McMillian, Cornersville, and Mrs. Mark Curtis, Lewisburg; three sons, Joe W. Chunn, Cornersville, Buford Chunn, Chicago, and Ernest Chunn, Florida; four sisters, Mrs. Lum Hartley and Mrs. Howard Barnes, Bethesda community, Mrs. Olga Stephens, Nashville, and Mrs. Iva Moore, Pottsville; four brothers, H. T. and Nolie Chunn, Columbia, Sam Chunn, Nashville, and Morton Chunn, Bethesda; and ten grandchildren.

CHURCH, Maney Sims The Pulaski Citizen 31 Oct 1956
Maney Sims Church, 82, Pulaski church and civic leader and retired businessman, died of a heart ailment about midnight Monday, October 29, at Giles County Hospital.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church by Dr. Bruce Strother, pastor, and Dr. W. H. Mansfield, associate pastor and Dr. R. B. Stone. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
A native of Williamson County, Mr. Church was the son of the late Captain J. P. Church and Sophronia Yokley Church. He was educated at Battle Ground Academy in Franklin and began his business career as a traveling salesman, a position he held for several years prior to moving to Pulaski in 1917.
Mr. Church was engaged in the real estate business for some time in the early part of his life in Pulaski and later formed the M. S. Church Auto Parts Company which he operated until his retirement. He was a former member of the Board of Mayor and Alderman and was active in church and civic affairs as a member of First Methodist Church, the Morgan Bible Class, the Chamber of Commerce and the Giles County Sportsman’s Club.
Mr. Church is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Booth Church; a son, John T. Church, Pulaski; a daughter, Mrs. Marion Slaughter, Hollywood, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Robbie Lee, Nashville; a brother, Ernest Church, Nashville; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

CLARK, Angeline Adams The Pulaski Citizen 4 Nov 1953

Mrs. Angeline Adams Clark, 84, died Sunday following a long illness, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Walker, in the Lynnville community.
Funeral services were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the residence, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Born September 23, 1869, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late W. J. Adams and Elvorie Sweeney Adams. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Clark is survived by a son, F. M. Ayers, Canton, Ill.; twelve grandchildren; and twelve great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge of funeral arrangements.

CLARK, Arrow The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jan 1957
Funeral services for Arrow Clark, 81, native Giles Countian, will be held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by Dr. W. H. Mansfield and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Clark, who had made his home in Nashville for several years, died at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning at General Hospital, Nashville, having sustained a paralytic stroke the week before.
Born in May of 1875 at Diana, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clark, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Clark is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Harwell Clark; also a native Giles Countian; one daughter, Mrs. Ladye C. Park, Nashville; three sisters, Mrs. Will Price and Mrs. Florence Eslick, Pulaski and Mrs. Will Hodge, Cornersville; and one brother, Joe Clark, Pulaski. Bennett-May Funeral Company, Morticians in charge.

CLARK, Billy Morris The Pulaski Citizen 2 May 1956
Funeral services for Billy Morris Clark, 20, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Diana Methodist Church and burial took place in the Diana Cemetery.
Mr. Clark, who had undergone a heart operation at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, died early Thursday morning.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. James Clark of Diana, he was graduated from Beech Hill High School. In addition to the parents, Mr. Clark is survived by two brother, Terry Clark and Carl Dean Clark; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Clark, Diana and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Clark, Cornersville.

CLARK, Fannie ElizabethHall The Pulaski Citizen 9 Feb 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Elizabeth Hall Clark, 81, resident of Odd Fellows Hall Community, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Tom Holland, minister of East Hill Church of Christ. Burial took place in Providence Cemetery. Mrs. Clark died Thursday morning, April 3, at her home.
Born June 1, 1876, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Abraham Hall and Elizabeth Ingram Hall, and was a member of the Church of Christ. Her husband, G. W. Clark, died a number of years ago.

Mrs. Clark, the last member of her immediate family, is survived by one son, Robert Lee Clark, Odd Fellows Hall; one daughter, Mrs. Lois McClintock, Unionville; and nine grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.



CLARK, Hattie Robinson The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Robinson Clark, 78, widow of Ben Clark, were held Saturday afternoon at McDaniel Funeral Home in Cornersville with the burial in the Cornersville Cemetery. She died at a Columbia nursing home on Thursday night after a long illness.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late J. A. Robinson and Callie Robinson. Her husband died several years ago.
Mrs. Clark is survived by four brothers, Clarence Robinson, Loyd Robinson and Joe Robinson, all of Giles County, and J. A . Robinson of California.

CLARK, Ida Lou Burgess The Pulaski Citizen 3 Jul 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Lou Burgess Clark, 80, Pulaski resident, were held at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Clark died at 1:15 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Giles County Hospital after a period of declining health.
Born June 6, 1877, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late James C. Burgess and Margaret Young Burgess, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband, John Bunyan Clark, died June 2, 1937.
Mrs. Clark is survived by one son, John M. Clark, Pulaski postal employee; one brother, L. B. Burgess, Brick Church; and one sister, Mrs. Ollie Smith, Old Hickory. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

CLARK, Mackie Mae Blackburn The Pulaski Citizen 13 May 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Mackie Mae Blackburn Clark, 74, widow of Waycliffe Clark of Jamestown, N. Y. were held Friday afternoon in Jamestown with the burial in that city. Mrs. Clark died of a heart attack in a hospital on Wednesday night, May 6.
Born and reared in the ancestral home near Lynnville, she was the daughter of the late Capt. James Knox Polk Blackburn and Nancy Laird Blackburn.
Her husband, Wycliffe Clark, died a number of years ago.
Mrs. Clark is survived by one daughter, Mrs. George Shields, Grand Rapids, Mich., and one son, Laird Clark, Jamestown; and several nieces and nephews.
Edward O. Blackburn of Lynnville, nephew, flew to Jamestown to attend the rites.

CLARK, Mary The Pulaski Citizen 6 Sep 1950

Funeral services for Miss Mary Clark, 81, former resident of Lynnville, who died on Monday September 4, in a Nashville nursing home, were held at 11 o’clock on Tuesday morning at the graveside in Lynnwood Cemetery in Lynnville, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Wallace, pastor of Lynnville Methodist Church.
Miss Clark, a native of Mulberry, Tenn., was the daughter of the late Dr. Byrd Patterson Clark and Anthony Dismukes Clark. She was a sister of the late Dr. Mark L. Clark, prominent physician of Lynnville. Upon completion of her academic education she studied nursing in Nashville, where she followed that profession for twenty-five years. Twenty-one years ago she came to Lynnville to reside.
Miss Clark, a member of the Lynnville Presbyterian Church, is survived by one niece, Mrs. Willie Clark Sherrell, Nashville; and two nephews, William H. Buford, St. Louis, Mo., and Mark P. Buford, Batesville, Miss.

CLARK, Mrs. Robert S. Teares The Pulaski Citizen 7 Oct 1959
Word was received here Wednesday morning of the death in Uniontown, Ky., of Mrs. Robert S. Clark, the mother of Mrs. Joe W. Henry, Jr.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at noon Wednesday. Mrs. Clark was a native of Uniontown, daughter of the late Judge and Mrs. William Teares. She was a communicant of St. Agnes Catholic Church.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Joe W. Henry, Jr., and two grandsons, Joe W. Henry, III, and Robert Clark Henry, all of Pulaski.

CLARK, Myrtle Harwell The Pulaski Citizen 25 Sep 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Arrow Clark, 76, native of Giles County, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Chapel with burial in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery, Mrs. Clark died on Tuesday evening, September 24, at her home on Vanderbilt Place in Nashville after a long period of declining health.
Born July 29, 1881 in Giles County, she was the former Miss Myrtle Harwell, daughter of the late William Goldsmith Harwell and Eleanor Benson Harwell, and was a member of the Methodist Church. Her husband, Arrowsmith Clark, died early in 1957.
Mrs. Clark is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Lady Clark Park, Nashville; and two sisters, Mrs. Bensie H. Johnson, Nashville, and Mrs. Nathaniel Stevenson, Columbia.

CLARKE, James P. The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jul 1952
Requiem high mass for James P. Clarke, Sr., native Pulaskian, and a Nashville resident was sung at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning at the Cathedral of Incarnation, Nashville. Burial took place in Calvary Cemetery.
Mr. Clarke, a clerk for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, died unexpectedly Monday morning, July 28, at his office. He had been employed by the L & N for thirty years.
Born February 18, 1896, at Pulaski, he was the son of the late Michael Clarke and Ellen Clarke. He was graduated from Massey Military School at Pulaski, and served eighteen months in the A. E. F. during World War I.

Mr. Clarke is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Torbett O’Brien Clarke; one son, James P. Clarke, Jr., Nashville; and two sisters, Miss Mary Ellen Clarke, Nashville, and Mrs. Carl Hatchett, Athens, Ala.

CLAUD, Betty The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jul 1950
Funeral services for Miss Betty Claud, 72, who died suddently on Friday, July 14, at her home in Prospect, were held at the residence at 2:30 Saturday afternoon. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Troy Bunch, pastor of the Prospect Methodist Church, and burial took place in the family cemetery near the home.
Miss Claud, a member of the Methodist Church, had been a resident of the county for many years and was the daughter of the late L. B. Claud and Susie Hardiman Claud.
Miss Claud is survived by a sister, Miss Dessie May Claud, Nashville; three brothers, Henry T. Claud, with whom she made her home, Linsley Claud, Veto, Ala., and Haywood Claud, Murfreesboro; her step-mother, Mrs. L. B. Claud, Elkton; and seventeen nieces and nephews.

CLAUD, Etta Burge Shelton The Pulaski Citizen 20 Mar 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Etta Burge Shelton Claud, 85, former resident of the Prospect community, were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at the Elkton Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Walter J. Bunn of Homestead, former pastor of the church, and burial took place in Prospect Cemetery.
Mrs. Claud died Saturday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Bessie Shelton, in Fort Worth, Texas.
A native of Giles County, she was born August 31, 1871, the daughter of the late Wesley Burge and Mary Surles Burge. She was twice married; her first husband, Jim Shelton, died many years ago, and the second husband, Leonard B. Claud, died several years ago.
Mrs. Claud is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Shelton, and Mrs. Jimmie McCombs, Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Grady Birdsong, Elkton, and Mrs. Dessie May Bunyard, Nashville; one son, Haywood Claud, Murfreesboro; a number of grandchildren; two step-sons, Lindsay Claud and Henry Claud, both of Prospect; and one half-sister, Mrs. Harvey Hanna, Pulaski. Bennett-May Company, Morticians in charge.

CLAUD, Henry T. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Apr 1957
Funeral services for Henry Tankersley Claud, 71, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, March 27, at Prospect Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of the church, and burial took place in the Prospect Cemetery. Mr. Claud died Tuesday morning, March 26, at the home of his niece, Mrs. F. A. Tate, Prospect community.
Born January 20, 1886, in Giles County, he was the son of the late L. B. Claud and Susie Hardiman Claud, and was a member of the Prospect Methodist Church.
Mr. Claud is survived by one sister, Mrs. Dezzie Mai C. Bunyard, Nashville; and two brothers, Lindsey Claud, Giles County and Haywood Claud, Murfreesboro.
Wilson T. Carter and Company, Morticians in charge.


CLAYTON, Mrs. Cora McCord The Pulaski Citizen 18 Nov 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora McCord Clayton, 91, were held at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning at the First Methodist Church in Lewisburg, with rites conducted by the Rev. Eugene Moore of Nashville, a former pastor. Burial took place in Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg.
Mrs. Clayton, former resident of Lewisburg, died at 11 o’clock Friday morning in a Columbia hospital, following a period of declining health.
A native of Chapel Hill, she was born December 5, 1864, the daughter of the late Cowden McCord and Sarah Williams McCord. She was educated in the public schools of Chapel Hill and in 1881 was married to Daniel B. Clayton, who was engaged in the lumber business in Lewisburg for many years. Mr. Clayton died in 1935.
During the past six years, Mrs. Clayton had divided her residence between the homes of her two daughters, Mrs. George Stephenson of Petersburg and Mrs. Robert E. Lee of Pulaski. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to her two daughters, Mrs. Clayton is survived by two sons, W. M. Clayton of Murfreesboro and Everett M. Clayton, Nashville; ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

CLEMMONS, America Lane The Pulaski Citizen 30 Dec 1953
Mrs. America Lane Clemmons, 86, member of a prominent Pulaski family, was burned fatally Thursday morning when her dress caught fire as she stood near an open fireplace.
Mrs. Clemmons suffered first degree burns about nine o’clock at her home on Sam Davis Avenue and died at 10:20 a.m. at Giles County Hospital. She resided alone and a neighbor, Mrs. Ozro Long, who went to her home to visit, found Mrs. Clemmons on the floor.
Funeral services were held at two-thirty Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the Methodist Church. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Wilson County, Mrs. Clemmons and her husband, the late W. S. Clemmons, came to Pulaski 34 years ago when he and other members of his family opened a hardware business on the south side of the public square. He died several years ago.
Mrs. Clemmons was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Gary Green, who, with her daughter, Mrs. Charles White, operates the Sunnyside Florist in Pulaski; three other grandchildren, David Clemmons, of St. Louis, Mo.; and Miss Sarah Clemmons, Chattanooga; as sister, Mrs. Turner Hankins, Lebanon; and a brother, Will Lane of Lebanon. A son, B. K. Clemmons, died in Chattanooga several years ago.

CLIFT, Loys Frances The Pulaski Citizen 29 May 1957
Funeral services for Miss Loys Frances Clift, 38, were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, May 22, at McDaniel Funeral Home, conducted by Elder Campbell Pullias, Church of Christ minister, and Rev. Pink Griggs, Baptist minister, and J. H. McCord. Burial took place in Beechwood Cemetery at Cornersville.
Miss Clift died of a heart attack in a Nashville hospital on Tuesday.
A native of Giles County, she was born March 18, 1919, the daughter of Mrs. Lulie Young Clift and the late Thomas Moore Clift, and was a member of the Cornersville Church of Christ.

In addition to her mother, Miss Clift is survived by her grandmother, Mrs. Pearl Young Ingram, Pulaski; and three aunts, Mrs. Ada Clift Burn and Miss Evelyn Young, Pulaski, and Mrs. Rachel Young Hopper, Miami, Fla.

CLIFT, Lucille Clark The Pulaski Citizen 6 Feb 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucile Clark Clift, 67, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at First Methodist Church in Lewisburg, with the Rev. H. E. Baker and the Rev. J. A. Biggs officiating and burial took place in Mars Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Clift who suffered burns when her clothing caught fire Thursday from an open grate, died Thursday night in Lewisburg.
Mrs. Clift, the widow of John Rufus Clift, was a native of Giles County, the daughter of the late Andrew J. Clark and Mary Ann Beck Clark. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Clift is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Fred Wilson, Columbia, and Mrs. William Middleton, Decatur, Ala.; four sons, Nelson Clift, Robertson Fork community, Emmett Clift and Lindell Clift, Lewisburg, and J. R. Clift, Huntsville, Ala., seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Dave Purdom, Columbia, Mrs. Will Erwin, Diana and Mrs. Frank Wilkinson, Elkton; and three brothers, Armon Clark, Charleston, S. C., and Roscoe Clark and Roy Clark, both of Diana.

CLIFTON, Alonzo T. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jul 1955
Funeral services for Alonzo T. Clifton, 76, retired farmer, were held at Greenwood Church of Christ Monday with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Clifton died Sunday at his Lawrenceburg home.
He was a native of Giles County and a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Clifton is survived by two sons, Herman Clifton and William Clifton, Weakley Creek section of Giles County; a grandson; and one sister, Mrs. Etta Morrow, Weakley Creek.

CLIFTON, Ed The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jan 1952
Ed Clifton, 54, farmer of the Pisgah community died at 6:45 Wednesday night at Giles County Hospital following a heart attack.
Funeral services will be held at two o’clock Friday afternoon at the Spencer Hill Church of Christ, but the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
He was a native of Giles County, and the son of the late Newt and Frances Bishop Clifton.
Survivors are: three daughters, Mrs. Ernest Henson of Southport, Mrs. Clarence Newton of Blooming Grove, and Miss Annie Ruth Clifton of Pisgah; four sons, Carl Clifton, Diana, Cpl. Ralph Clifton of Korea, mason and Billy Joe Clifton of Pisgah; 10 grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Bob McMillan of Yokely, Mrs. Will Wiley of Southport, and Mrs. Robert Shelton of Mt. Pleasant; one brother, Claude Clifton of Prospect. Pulaski Funeral Home will be in charge.

CLIFTON, Elsie Parsons The Pulaski Citizen 21 Oct 1959

Funeral services for Mrs. Elsie Parsons Clifton, 77, native Giles Countian and Columbia resident, were held Sunday at Union Valley Baptist Church with the burial in the Campbellsville Cemetery. Mrs. Clifton, who in recent years had made her home in Mt. Pleasant and Columbia, died Saturday after a long illness.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Parsons and Laurel Meece Parsons, and was a member of the Baptist Church. Her husband, William Clifton, died in 1943.
Mrs. Clifton is survived by three sons, Luther Clifton and R. L. Clifton, Giles County, and Odell Clifton, Franklin; three daughters, Mrs. James Holder, Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. Lawrence Lane, Giles County, and Mrs. Eloise Dobbins, Columbia; twenty-two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. M. B. Thurman, Lubbock, Texas, and one brother, Arnold Parsons, Austin, Texas.

CLIFTON, Kate Nix The Pulaski Citizen 12 Mar 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Kate Nix Clifton, 66, resident of the Weakley community, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Greenwood Church of Christ, conducted by E. O. Coffman, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in the Greenwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Clifton died at 10 o’clock Friday morning, March 7, at the Lawrenceburg Sanitarium, following an extended period of declining health caused by a heart ailment.
She was a member of the Church of Christ. Mrs. Clifton is survived by her husband, Alonzo T. Clifton; two sons, Herman Clifton and William Clifton, both of the Weakley community; one grandson; three sisters, Mrs. Bill Kaiser and Mrs. Ross Wells, both of Lynnville, and Mrs. Leonard E. Black, Lawrenceburg; and three brothers, Morgan Nix, Lewisburg, Jim Nix, Weakley, and Dee Nix, of La Grange, Ark.

CLIFTON, Lizzie Shelton The Pulaski Citizen 15 Mar 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie Shelton Clifton, 49, who died at 11:40 o’clock Sunday morning, March 12, at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville after several weeks illness, were held at Spencer Hill Church, with the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of Mrs. Ella White Shelton and the late Alex Shelton. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs Clifton is survived by her mother, her husband, Ed Clifton, farmer of the Pisgah community; three daughters, Mrs. Eugene Henson, Campbell Station, Mrs. Clarence Newton and Miss Annie Ruth Clifton, Pisgah; four sons, Carl Clifton, Diana, and Ralph, Nathan and Billy Joe Clifton, all of Pisgah; six grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Birdie Brooks, Nashville, Mrs. Lois Scribner, Columbia, and Mrs. Lacy Dugger, Mt. Pleasant; and one brother, Robert Shelton, Mt. Pleasant.

CLIFTON, Nora Kimbrough The Pulaski Citizen 18 May 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Nora Kimbrough Clifton, 77, resident of the Weakley community, were held Wednesday afternoon at New Hope Bapist Church, with the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, pastor of the church, and T. D. Anderson, Methodist layman, officiating. Burial took place in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Clifton died of a heart attack on Monday night at her home.

Born November 29, 1877, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Kimbrough and Bettie Mae West Kimbrough. The widow of Elmer Clifton, who died twenty-seven years ago, she was a charter member of the New Hope Baptist Church, established fifty-eight years ago.
Mrs. Clifton is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Jim Holt, Weakley Creek community; ghree sons, Baxter Clifton, Weakley and Samuel Clifton and Jim West Clifton, Nashville; six grandchildren; one sister, Miss Ida Kimbrough, Lawrence County; and one brother, Bob Kimbrough, Lawrence County.

CLIFTON, Samuel Loyd The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jan 1957
Funeral services for Samuel Loyd Clifton, 49, a carpenter, were held at 10:00 o’clock Tuesday morning, January 15, at Grace Baptist Church in Nashville, of which he was a member. Dr. Frank E. Darby, pastor of the church officiated, and burial took place in Greenwood Cemetery in Giles County after a brief service at the Greenwood Church of Christ. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, conducted the rites in Giles County.
Mr.Clifton died at his home on White’s Creek Road in Davidson County at 11 o’clock Sunday morning, January 13, after an extended illness.
Born and reared in Giles County, he was the son of the late Elmer Clifton and Nora Clifton. He moved to Nashville about twenty years ago.
Mr. Clifton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cherrie Fields Clifton; one sister, Mrs. Lois Hart, Giles County; and two brothers, Jim Clifton, Nashville, and Baxter Clifton, Giles County.

CLINARD, William C. The Pulaski Citizen 30 Aug 1950
Funeral services for William C. Clinard, 69, native Giles Countian, were held Thursday afternoon at the Hester Funeral Chapel at Lester, Ala. The Rev. Tom McConnell officiated and burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Clinard died Monday night, August 21, at Morrell Memorial Hospital, at Lakeland, Fla. after a four weeks’ illness.
Mr. Clinard is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Madeline Barnes, Nashville, Mrs. Thomas Green, Goodsprings, and Mrs. Aubrey Norwood, Lakeland; one son, Roy Clinard, Miami, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Will Douglas, Nashville, and Mrs Jennie Chambers, Lester, Ala.; two brothers, John Y. Clinard, Appleton, and Bob Clinard, Athens, Ala.; eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

COATS, Jessie Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 8 Oct 1952
Sgt. Jessie Coats, Jr. was killed in action in Korea on the first of October. Sgt. Coats had a total of five years of Army service to his credit, having been in Korea three months on his second enlistment following a period of service in Germany.
In addition to his wife, Mrs. Katie Lee Rogers Coats, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Coats of the Minor Hill area; two sisters, Miss Lenore and Dorothy Coats; and three brothers, Fred Coats, Kenneth Coats, and Jeffrey Coats, all of Minor Hill.

COBB, Robert Olin The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jul 1958

Funeral services for Robert Olin Cobb, retired farmer of the Blooming Grove section, will be held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Thomas Vann, Dr. William H.Mansfield and the Rev. James T. Parsons, Methodist ministers, and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Cobb, who had been a patient in Giles County Hospital for six weeks, died at 12:30 o’clock Wednesday.
Born May 7, 1880, in Giles County, he was the son of the late A. S. Cobb and Annie Dickey Cobb. he was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Cobb is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bird Ingram Cobb; and several nieces and nephews. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

COBB, William Ambrose The Pulaski Citizen 2 Dec 1953
Funeral services for William Ambrose Cobb, 72, farmer of the Elkton community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. W. O. Smith, pastor of the church, and the Rev. Jack Jones, pastor of Elkton Baptist Church, and burial took place in Elkton Cemetery.
Mr. Cobb die at 3:20 o’clock Monday morning at Giles County Hospital, following several days stay in the hospital. A lifelong resident of the county, he was born May 31, 1881, the son of the late William J. Cobb and Martha Ables Cobb. He had been a member of the Methodist Church since his boyhood.
Mr. Cobb is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Hasting Cobb; one daughter, Mrs. Charles C. Stinnett, Elkton; one son Joe Cobb, Elkton; five grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Eunice Cobb Thompson and Mrs. Kate Cobb Potts, both of Elkton. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge.

COBBLE, Harvie The Pulaski Citizen 22 Aug 1951
Funeral services for Harvie Cobble, 67, farmer of the Cedar Grove community, who died at 9:30 o’clock Sunday morning, August 19, at his home, were held at 3:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. Roy West, pastor of the Cedar Grove Methodist Church, officiated and burial took place in the Fogg Cemetery.
He had been ill for several weeks.
Mr. Cobble, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Stella Pratt Cobble; four daughters, Mrs. Gardner Pratt and Miss Ruby Cobble, both of Cedar Grove, Mrs. Roy Allen, Elkton, and Mrs. Edd Allen, Goodsprings; thirteen grandchildren; one sister at Huntsville, Ala. and two brothers, Dee Cobble and Lee Cobble, both of Huntsville, Ala.

COBBS, Jesse B. The Pulaski Citizen 1 May 1957
Funeral services for Jesse B. Cobbs, 68, insurance and real estate dealer of Corpus Christi, Texas, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Aransas Pass, Texas, with burial in the family lot in that city. Mr. Cobbs died of a heart ailment at noon on Sunday, April 28, at his home.

Born and reared in Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert Samuel Cobbs and Callie Bell Cobbs. His wife, Mrs. Lorene Marks Cobbs, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Marks of Giles County, died of a heart ailment in November of last year.
Mr. Cobbs is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Jessie Johnson, Aransas Pass, Texas; two grandchildren; two brothers, Frank Cobbs and Garland Cobbs, Birmingham, Ala.; and four sisters, Mrs. Turner Braly, Columbia, Mrs. Donna C. King, and Mrs. Edward Traylor, both of Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. Grady Smith, Louisville, Ky.

COBLE, Lizzie Smith The Pulaski Citizen 31 Mar 1955
Mrs. Lizzie Smith Coble, 82, died at 8 o’clock Thursday morning, March 31, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Herman Smith at Frankewing, after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Boonshill Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Lincoln County, conducted by Elder Andy Largen and Elder Jim Sanders of Petersburg. Burial took place in the Wright Cemetery.
A native of Lincoln County, she was born June 16, 1872, the daughter of the late David and Elizabeth McWhorter Smith. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Her husband, Marshall Coble, died September 13, 1925.
Mrs Coble is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Slater Coggin, both of Frankewing. Mrs. Rouchen Horton, Valdosta, Ga., Mrs. Willie Hardeman, Pulaski; three sons, Woodrow Coble, Frankewing, Floyd Coble, Fort Worth, Texas, Marvin Coble, Fayetteville; thirty-six grandchildren and thirty-six great grandchildren.

COBLE, Ozro The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jan 1952
Ozro Coble, 40 year old merchant of Bryson, died in Giles County Hospital on Sunday afternoon after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 11 a. m. Monday at Bryson Methodist Church, the Rev. W. C. Folks officiating. Burial took place in Elkton Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Coble was the son of Mr. O. O. and Eleanor Stevenson Coble. He was a member of the Methodist Church. He had been in the mercantile business in the Bryson community for many years.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Alvin Coppage, Washington, D.C.

COBLE, Richard Charles The Pulaski Citizen 10 Dec 1952
Funeral services for Richard Charles Coble, 56, fire chief of Huntsville, Ala., were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at Laughlin Funeral Home. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in that city.
Mr. Coble died suddenly of a heart attack early Sunday afternoon at his home in Huntsville.
Born and reared in the Bryson community of this county, he had lived in Huntsville for thirty-three years and had served as fire chief for a number of years.
Mr. Coble is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie McCullough Coble; two daughters, Mrs. Joyce Coffman and Mrs. Betty Lou Fowler, both of Huntsville; and one grandson, Larry Fowler; and one brother, Van Buren Coble, Lewisburg, Tenn.

COCKE, Joseph R. The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1959
Joseph R. Cocke, 70, retired non-commissioned Army officer, died Sunday night, January 18, at Thayer Veterans Hospital in Nashville after an extended illness.
The remains were shipped to Vernon, Texas where the funeral rites and burial will take place on Thursday.
A native of Texas, he had retired as a Master Sergeant after thirty years of services in the Unites States Army. He had lived in Pulaski for approximately fifteen years.
He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski and was a great lover of music, having played frequently at Stacy Chapel.
Mr. Cocke is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Rich Long Cocke, Nashville; and his mother, three sisters and three brothers, all of Arlington, Texas.

COFFMAN, Charlie C. The Pulaski Citizen 29 Apr 1953
Funeral services for Charlie C. Coffman, 71, retired farmer of Ardmore, were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at Ardmore Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. V. T. Lewis, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Gatlin Cemetery, near Ardmore.
Mr. Coffman died at 10:15 o’clock Sunday night at Lincoln County Hospital, after a long period of declining health.
Born December 27, 1881, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert C. Coffman and Missouri Carter Coffman. He was a member of Ardmore Baptist Church.
Mr. Coffman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maude Smith Coffman; one son, Cornelius Coffman; one granddaughter, Kay Coffman, all of Ardmore; and two brothers, Tullie Coffman and John R. Coffman, both of Athens, Ala.
Toney Rainey and Son, Funeral Directors.

COFFMAN, J. Dave The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jan 1955
J. Dave Coffman, 86, former State Representative and civic and church leader of Pulaski, died of a heart attack at eight o’clock Sunday morning at Giles County Hospital where he had been a patient for about a week.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a. m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski by the Rev. J. Wallace Carr, pastor. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
A native of Minor Hill, in Giles County, Mr.Coffman was the son of James Shelton Coffman and Mary Elizabeth Barnett Coffman. He was educated in Giles County schools and a graduate of the former Walker-Davidson School, a private school in Pulaski,. Following his graduation, he taught schools in Tennessee, Alabama and Texas and assisted in the organization of the first school at Minor Hill.
Later, he was engaged in the mercantile business at Stella, served as Trustee of Giles County from 1816 to 1820 and as State Representative from 1933 to 1935.
Active in church and civic affairs, Mr. Coffman was an elder in the First Presbyterian Church and had been a member of the Masonic Lodge for 54 years.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Coffman is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mary C. Rambo; a son, J. D. Coffman, Jr., and two grandsons, J. D. Coffman, III, and Wilson Coffman, all of Pulaski; and a sister, Mrs. J. M. Graves, Athens, Ala.

COFFMAN, J. R. The Pulaski Citizen 30 Nov 1957
J. R. Coffman, 69, native Giles Countian and a salesman for Clarke and Courts Office Supply Company of Dallas, Texas, died on Monday, November 18, at a Dallas hospital, following a paralytic stroke. Funeral rites were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at Weiland-Merritt Funeral Home in Dallas with the burial in Grove Hill Memorial Park in that city.
Born and reared in Pulaski, as a young man he located in Fort Worth, Texas where he lived twenty-three years; then moving to Dallas where he made his home the past eighteen years. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and had been active in church, fraternal and civic clubs. He had served as a member of the school board for a time and had served on the Democratic committee for many years.
Mr. Coffman is survived by his wife; four daughters; seven grandchildren; and four sisters, Mrs. J. G. Steere and Mrs. Emma Mansfield, both of Dallas, Mrs. E. E. Ayers, Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. G. G. Wicklin, Austin, Texas.

COFFMAN, Lizzie Kelly The Pulaski Citizen 3 Apr 1957
Mrs. Lizzie Kelly Coffman, 76, died Monday, March 25, at her home in Athens, Ala., after several weeks illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Goodsprings, Ala., Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
Born in Giles County, she moved to Athens, Ala., about twenty years ago. She was a member of the Baptist Church.

COFFMAN, William H. The Pulaski Citizen 5 Nov 1952
Funeral services for William H. Coffman, 92, native Giles Countian, who died Thursday, October 30, at his home in Bartow, Fla., were held Saturday in Auburndale, Fla.
He was the son of the late James Shelton Coffman and Mary Elizabeth Barnett Coffman, early residents of the Minor Hill Community. He was a deacon in the Auburndale Baptist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Ella Wilson Coffman, a native of Prospect community, died in 1947.
Mr. Coffman, who had visited here frequently, is survived by one brother, J. Dave Coffman, Sr., Pulaski, and one sister, Mrs. John Graves, Athens. Ala.

COGGIN, Mackie Mae The Pulaski Citizen 17 Oct 1951
Funeral services for Miss Mackie Mae Coggin, 52, Pulaski business woman, who died at 4 o’clock Friday morning, October 12, at Vanderbilt Hospital, following a ten weeks illness, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr. and the Rev. A. E. Dimmock and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.

Born August 9, 1899 at Lynnville, she was the daughter of the late Ed Coggin and Rose Ann Bray Coggin. When she was three years old, the family moved to Pulaski where she was educated. For twenty-six years she was a saleslady in Long Brothers and later The National Store. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Miss Coggin is survived by one brother, Clyde E. Coggin, Pulaski druggist; one niece, Sarah Ann Coggin; and one nephew, Charles E. Coggin, student of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

COGGIN, Winnie Ann Coggin The Pulaski Citizen 6 Sep 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Winnie Ann Coggin Coggin, 85, who died on Saturday, September 2, at her home in Frankewing, after a long illness, were held Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were concluded at Nettleton, Miss., with services at New Chapel Church and burial in the church cemetery.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Elias Coggin and Eliza Kersey Coggin. She was the wife of the late George Coggin.
Mrs. Coggin, the last member of her immediate family, is survived by one daughter, Mrs. J. T. Payne, Frankewing; and several grandchildren.

COHEN, Nelle Roller The Pulaski Citizen 22 Apr 1959
Mrs. Harry Cohen, 65, Pulaski church and civic leader, died at 7:20 p. m. Wednesday in Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville, of a heart ailment.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Friday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski with Dr. W. Bruce Strother, pastor of First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will take place in Temple Cemetery, Nashville.
Mrs.Cohen, the former Nelle Roller, was a native of Giles County, daughter of the late Joe C. and Inez Riddle Roller. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband is a member of the Pulaski firm of M. Cohen and Sons, wholesale grocers.
Mrs. Cohen was a past president of the American Legion Auxiliary in Pulaski, president of the Margaret Circle of the King’s Daughters, the founder of the Giles County High School Band Backers’ organization and an ardent supporter of all movements for the betterment of the community.
She was the writer of the column, “Flowers for the Living” that appeared in The Pulaski Citizen for several years, and was the author of a History of Pulaski and received statewide acclaim for this work.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Cohen is survived by two sons, Joe Cohen, Pulaski, David Cohen, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; and two grandchildren, Valeria and Ted Cohen.

COHEN, Rachel Lightman The Pulaski Citizen 15 Aug 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Rachel Lightman Cohen, 81, widow of M. Cohen, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at West End Synagogue in Nashville, conducted by Rabbi William Silverman, Rev. Bernard Glusman and Rev. Max Levine. Burial will take place in the synagogue cemetery.
Mrs. Cohen died at noon on Wednesday at Vanderbilt Hospital , after a long period of declining health.

Mrs. Cohen, a resident of Nashville for the past thirty years, was born in Poland, living in Alabama for a period of years, and coming to Pulaski in 1902. It was in Pulask that her husband, Meyer Cohen, established the wholesale grocery business.
Mrs. Cohen is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Adolph Jacobs, with whom she made her home; three sons, Harry Cohen, Louis Cohen and Sol Cohen, all of Pulaski; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

COKER, Ernest A. The Pulaski Citizen 10 Dec 1958
Funeral services for Ernest A. Coker, 70, retired salesman, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Lynnville Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. George Chandler. Burial took place in the Elk Ridge Cemetery near Lynnville. Mr. Coker died at 1:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon, December 4 in Veterans Hospital in Biloxi, Miss.
A native of the Lynnville Community, he was the son of the late Marion Lafayette Coker and Betty Martin Coker. He was a member of the Methodist Church, and a veteran of World War I and served overseas.
Mr. Coker is survived by one sister, Mrs. George Green, Birmingham, Ala.; four brothers, Carl Coker, New York City, Luther Coker, Nashville, Charlie Coker, Greensboro, N. C. and Brown Coker, Biringham, Ala.; and seven nieces and two nephews.

COKINOS, John The Pulaski Citizen 29 Nov 1950
Funeral services for John Cokinos, 56, a native of Greece, and in recent years a farmer of the Lynnville community, were held at 1:30 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen, of College Grove, former Lynnville pastor, assisted by the Greek Pappas of the Greek Orthodox Church in Nashville. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Cokinos, who had been in failing health for the past year, died of a paralytic stroke at 3:15 o’clock on Sunday afternoon, November 26, at Vanderbilt Hospital, in Nashville.
Mr. Cokinos came to the United States 45 years ago and soon returned to Europe with the American Army in World War I. After the war he came to Nashville and for several years operated various restaurants. Fifteen years ago he retired from the restaurant business and came to Lynnville where he has operated a farm. He was a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Johana Long Cokinos; a sister, Mrs. Louis Morris, Nashville; and two other sisters nad a brother in Greece.

COLBERT, Mary Ethel Arthur The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jun 1955
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in Bennett-May Funeral Home for Mrs. John L. Colbert, 68, who died at 6 o’clock Tuesday evening at the home in Pulaski after a long illness. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery, with Elder J. Clifford Murphy, Church of Christ minister, officiating.
The former Miss Mary Ethel Arthur, she was a native of Giles County and the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Arthur.

Mrs. Colbert, member of Second Street Church of Christ, is survived by her husband, John L. Colbert; two daughters, Mrs. Eugene E. Eslick, Pulaski, and Mrs. Delmas Grammar, Nashville; two sons, Richard Colbert and Clarence Colbert, both of Pulaski; one foster daughter, Mrs. Woodrow Barlar, Pulaski; one sister, Mrs. Roy Poff, Decatur, Ala.; and one brother, Oscar L. Arthur, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

COLBERT, Thomas Richard The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1955
Funeral services for Thomas Richard Colbert, 49, Pulaski resident, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Virgil Bradford, minister of East Hill Church of Christ, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Colbert, who had had a heart ailment for several months, died at 11:45 o’clock Monday night at Giles County Hospital.
Born March 12, 1906, in Giles County, he was the son of John L. Colbert and Mary Ethel Arthur Colbert. She died June 21, this year.
Mr. Colbert was associated with his father in the trucking business and was a member of the East Hill Church of Christ.
In addition to his father, Mr. Colbert is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie Mae Harris Colbert; one daughter, Mrs. James Helton; one grandson, Eddie Doggett, Pulaski; two sisters, Mrs. Eugene E. Eslick, Pulaski, and Mrs. Delmas Grammar, Nashville; one brother, Clarence L. Colbert, Pulaski; and one foster sister, Mrs. Woodrow Barlar, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

COLE, A. D. The Pulaski Citizen 14 Feb 1951
Funeral services for Dr. A. D. Cole, 67, prominent Loretta physician, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the gymnasium of the Loretta High School, conducted by Elder Gilbert Gibbs. Burial took place in the cemetery at that place, with the Masonic order in charge of rites.
Dr. Cole who was born and reared at Minor Hill in Giles County, died Tuesday afternoon from an attack of influenza and a heart ailment. He had been practicing medicine in Lawrence County for forty-seven years.
Dr. Cole was a member of the Church of Christ and the medical society.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lena Arthur Cole; two daughters, Miss Estha Cole, Columbia, and Mrs. Eva Copeland, Ethridge; a sister, Mrs. Gilbert McCartney, Minor Hill; and two brothers, Jim Cole and John Cole, both of Nashville.

COLE, Anna Arthur The Pulaski Citizen 12 Apr 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Arthur Cole, 73, who died at 10:40 o’clock Wednesday night, April 5, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Murray on Cemetery Street following a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Milford Walker, Baptist minister of Decatur, Ala., assisted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of First Baptist Church in Pulaski. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.

Mrs. Cole, a member of the Methodist Church, was a native of Limestone County, Ala., but had lived the greater part of her life in Giles County. She was the daughter of the late Richard Arthur and Mary Ellen Brooks Arthur.
Her husband, Henry Cole, died on April 6, 1949.
Mrs. Coles is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Murray, and Mrs. J. A. Wright, Taylorsville, Ill.; three sons, Anderson Cole, Clifford Cole and Leonard Cole, all of Pulaski; nine grandchildren, one great grandchild; three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Adams, Lynnville, Mrs. J. L. Colbert, Pulaski, and Mrs. Roy Poff, Decatur, Ala.; and two brothers, Elmer Arthur and Oscar L. Arthur, both of Pulaski.

COLE, Beulah The Giles Free Press 26 Apr 1956
Miss Beulah Cole, manager of the Fair Store for the past 25 years, died Thursday, April 26, at 12:00 noon in the Lawrenceburg Nursing Home after six weeks illness.
Miss Cole, the daughter of the late Lewis and Mary Elizabeth Balchum Cole, was a member of the Church of Christ.
Funeral services will be held on Friday at 2 p. m. at the East Hill Church of Christ. Brother Virgil E. Bradford officiated with burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
Survivors include four sisters, Mrs. Anna Daniels of Prospect, Mrs. Ray Davis of Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Willie Sewells of Lynnville and Mrs. Russell Gilbert of Akron, Ohio; two brothers, Earl Cole of Nashville and Wilburn Cole of Minor Hill; and a number of nieces and nephews.

COLE, Ella Mae The Pulaski Citizen 3 Feb 1954
Mrs. Ella Mae Cole, 71, died Wednesday, January 27, at her home in Pulaski after a long illness. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born March 7, 1882, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Josiah (Syke) Cole and Martha Emmaline Davidson Cole. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Cole is survived by her husband, William Cole; one daughter, Mrs. Jim Storey, Dallas, Texas; three sons, “Tiny” Cole, Mobile, Ala.., Jack Cole and Claytie Will Cole, both of Wales; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Todd Scruggs and Mrs. Laura Arthur, both of Pulaski; and Mrs. Clifford Fogg, Prospect. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

COLE, George W. The Pulaski Citizen __ Dec 1955
George W. Cole, Pulaski businessman and Republican leader in Giles County, died at the Giles County Hospital Thursday afternoon after a few months illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski and burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery.

A native of Giles County, Mr. Cole was the son of the late George W. Cole and Amanda Daugherty Cole. He was a political leader in the county and had been an agent for a tailoring concern in Pulaski for many years, and was a member of the Giles County Sportsmen Club and the Beagle Club.
He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Cole is survived by his wife, Mrs. Catherine A. Callahan Worsham Cole; three daughters, Mrs. L. H. Andrews, Nashville, Mrs. Ellen Cole McCord and Miss Jane Cole, both of Pulaski; a step-son, William Edward Worsham; 4 grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Evie Worley, Pulaski, and Mrs. Pearl Peacher, Nashville.

COLE, Hattie Louise Hagood
Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Louise Hagood Cole, 71, widow of Dr. W. H. Cole, who died at 3:45 o’clock Monday afternoon, April 3, at the home at Minor Hill, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Haynes Brinkley, pastor of the church and burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery.
Born October 23, 1878, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Warren Hagood and Rebecca Jordon Hagood. She was a lifelong resident of the county and a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Cole is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ross Jackson and Mrs. Eubert Franks, Minor Hill; one son, Tyson Cole, Lawrenceburg; three grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Lillian Springer, Lexington, Ala., and Miss Belzona Hazelwood, Minor Hill.

COLE, John H. The Pulaski Citizen 20 Feb 1957
Funeral services for John H. Cole, 89, former merchant of Brick Church, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Nashville funeral home, conducted by G. L. Cullom, minister of the Church of Christ. Burial took place in Spring Hill Cemetery in Nashville.
Mr. Cole died at 10 o’clock Monday night, February 11, at a hospital in Baltimore, Md., after a six weeks illness. For a number of years he has made his home with his son, Marvin L.Cole in Baltimore.
A native of Giles County, he was born April 21, 1867, the son of the late Richard Cole and Charlotte Blow Cole of the Brick Church section. His wife, Mrs. Mary Eliza Houston Cole, died November 18, 1936. He had been a member of the Church of Christ for many years.
Mr. Cole is survived by four sons, Marvin L. Cole, Baltimore, W. Fred Cole, Colmo Cole and Noble E. Cole, Nashville; and two daughters, Mrs. Charles Morrow, Nashville and Mrs. Albert Curtis, Lodi, Calif.; thirteen grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren; one half-sister, Mrs. Sam Whitsett, Brick Church; and two half-brothers, Flournoy Cole and Sam Cole, both of Pulaski. The grandsons served as pallbearers.

COLE, Mary D. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Feb 1954
Mrs. Mary D. Cole, 76, widow of W. B. Cole, died on Monday, January 25, at her home in Athens, Ala., following several weeks’ illness. Funeral rites were held Wednesday in First Baptist Church with burial in that city.

Mrs. Cole is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Edward Hunter, Mrs. Marvin Davis, Jr. and Mrs. Edward A. Eslick, all of Pulaski; five sons, Herman Cole, Buford Cole, Lester Cole, Athens, Ala., Lawrence Cole, Vero Beach, Fla., and Lawrence Cole, Collinsville, Ala., and a number of grandchildren.

COLE, Onis Murel The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jul 1950
Funeral services for Onis Murel Cole, 56, farmer of the Minor Hill section, who died Friday morning, July 7, after a long illness, at the home, were held there at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. Haynes Brinkley, Baptist minister, assisted by the Rev. Dewey Noles, minister of the Church of Christ of Minor Hill. Burial took place in the Noblitt cemetery near Minor Hill.
He was the son of the late Jarrett Cole and Rowena Burgess Cole.
Mr. Coles is survived by his wife, Mrs. Tavie Norwood Cole; four children, Misses Hortense and Zoo Cole, Edwin Cole and David Cole, all of the home address; and one brother, Carlos Cole, Lawrenceburg.

COLE, Robert Henry The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jul 1954
Robert Henry Cole, 84, native of Giles County, died at 5:30 o’clock on Monday afternoon, July 19, at his home in Athens, Ala., following an illness of three years.
Funeral rites were held Tuesday afternoon at the residence with burial in City Cemetery.
Born December 4, 8169, in Giles County, he was the son of the late W. F. Cole and Melissa Blow Cole, and was a member of the Methodist Church. His wife, Mrs. Etta Stinnett Cole, died four years ago.
Mr. Cole is survived by three daughters and two sons; two sisters, Mrs. S. C. Reed, Pulaski, and Mrs. Jennie Eubank, Santa Anna, Texas; three half-sisters and three half-brothers, all of New Mexico.

COLE, Robert Thomas The Nashville Tennessean 19 Apr 1959
Columbia, Tenn.–Robert Thomas Cole, 85, of 213 Sixth Street, retired machinist and blacksmith, died at 11:40 a. m. yesterday in Maury County hospital after an illness of two weeks.
Services will be at 11 a. m. tomorrow at Williams Funeral Home, the Rev. Fred D. Craddock, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Cole had resided here since 1899. He had also been employed by Porter-Walker Hardware Company here. He was a member of Central Christian Church.
His first wife, Mrs. Tennie McKennon Cole, Miami, Fla., and Ernest Cole, Augusta, Ga.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The body is at the funeral home.

COLEMAN, William Edward “Ed” The Pulaski Citizen 14 Aug 1957
Funeral services for William Edward Coleman, 76, Diana farmer, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Coleman died at 6:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at Giles County Hospital after an illness of one year.
Born in Giles County on March 17, 1881, he was the son of the late Thomas Coleman and Mary Dodson Coleman. His wife, Mrs. Sallie Fitzpatrick Coleman died November 15, 1956.

Mr. Coleman is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Owen Chapman, Pulaski; five sons, Clayton Coleman, Diana., Leon Coleman, Columbai, Tommy Coleman, Murfreesboro, Bill Coleman, Washington, D. C. , and Steve Coleman, Pulaski; five grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Will H. Simpson, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

COLLINS, Agnes Augusta Harwell The Pulaski Citizen 6 Oct 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Agnes Augusta Harwell Collins, 54, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at First Baptist Church in Pulaski, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor, and burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Collins died Wednesday night at Giles County Hospital following a long illness. She was brought to the local hospital two weeks ago from Detroit, Mich., where she had made her home for the past ten years.
Born October 28, 1899, in Giles County. She was the daughter of the late Stephen Harwell and Mattie Harwell Harwell. She was the widow of Tom Collins, well known live stock dealer of Giles County for many years.
Mrs. Collins is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Ethel Boone and Mrs. Nancy Tomerlin, both of Pulaski, and Mrs. Pearl Walls, Columbia. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

COLLINS, Charlie Matt The Pulaski Citizen 15 Sep 1954
Charlie Matt Collins, 78, resident of the Boonshill community, died Tuesday, September 7, at his home after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Boonshill Presbyterian Church with burial in the church cemetery.
Mr. Collins is survived by his wife Mrs. Pearl Redd Collins; four daughters, Mrs. Don Rhiner, Fayetteville, Mrs. Malvin Caldwell, Boonshill, and Mrs. Owen Harrison and Mrs. Dean Mitchell, both of Lewisburg; two sons, Sam Collins, Fayetteville and Malcolm Collins, Bunker Hill; a number of grandchildren; and Mrs. Annie Luna, McBurg.

COLLINS, Cora Barrett The Pulaski Citizen 4 Feb 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Barrett Collins, 64, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. J. B. Rasbury, minister of the Second Street Church of Christ, will officiate and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Collins died of a heart attack at 11 o’clock Monday night in a Nashville hospital following a long period of declining health.
Born April 15, 1888, at Covington, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Barrett. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Collins is survived by her husband, Drake Collins; three sons, Capt. Drake Collins, Jr., United States Army, Austin, Texas, Richard Collins, Dyersburg, and Robert Collins, Piedmont, Ala.; six grandchildren; and one brother, R. Clint Barrett, Covington. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors

COLLINS, George Osborne The Pulaski Citizen 16 Nov 1955

George Osborne Collins, 50, farmer of the McBurg community, was electrocuted at 8 p. m. Monday when he came in contact with a wire attached to a kerosene stove equipped with an electric fan.
His wife, Mrs. Uldine Mills Collins, a teacher at Beech Hill High School in Giles County, suffered minor shock when she attempted to aid her husband who is reported to have placed his hand on a pipe that was in contact with the cord from the fan while seeking to determine why the fan had ceased to operate.
Funeral services for Mr. Collins were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the McBurg Methodist Church by the Rev. E. E. Walkup and burial took place in the Wright Cemetery in Lincoln County.
Mr. Collins is also survived by his father, Perry Collins of the McBurg section.

COLLINS, James Ezell The Pulaski Citizen 21 Sep 1955
Funeral services for James Ezell Collins, 67, farmer of the Aspen Hill community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Collins died at 1:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Cecil Gooch, in Pulaski, after a long illness.
Born March 12, 1888, in Marshall County, he was the son of the late Almon A. Collins and Susannah Neese Collins, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
His wife, Mrs. Cullie Allen Collins, died July 14, 1949.
Mr. Collins is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Gooch, Mrs. Bill Yant, Aspen Hill, and Mrs. Douglas Allen, Nashville; three sons, Hollis Collins, Elkton, Cleatus Collins, Georgetown, Ind., and Audie L. Collins, Aspen Hill; six grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Lola Crowell, Nashville, Mrs. Sallie Warden, Old Hickory, and Mrs. Daisy Story, Pulaski; and two brothers, Joel Collins, Chapel Hill, and Charlie Collins, Nashville. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

COLLINS, Lura Davis The Pulaski Citizen 21 Sep 1955
Mrs. Lura Davis Collins, 65, native of Giles County, died Wednesday, September 14, at a Nashville hospital after a six months illness.
Funeral services were held at 11 o’clock Friday morning at Pettus, Owens and Wood Funeral Home in Nashville with burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late George Davis and Almeda Davis, and was a member of the Minor Hill Baptist Church. The family moved to Nashville in 1945.
Mrs. Collins is survived by her husband, G. B. Collins; five daughters, Mrs. Andy Kovalick, Nashville, Mrs. G. D. McCrea, Harlingen, Texas, Mrs. H. N. Skidmore, Fort Dix, N. J.,
and Mrs. George Reed, Elkhart, Ind.; five sons, James Collins, Pulaski, Floyd Collins, Lafayette, La., and Erskine Collins, Austin Collins, and Kenneth Collins, all of Nashville; eight grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Roy McCrea and Mrs. Aubrey Thornton, Pulaski, Mrs. Fred King, Anniston, Ala.; and five brothers, Rufus Davis, Ozro Davis, Charlie Davis, Guy Davis, and Luther Davis, all of Pulaski.

COLLINS, Pearl Brady The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jul 1959

Funeral services for Mrs. Pearl Brady Collins, 75, resident of the Boonshill Community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Higgins Funeral Home in Fayetteville, with the burial in the Wright Cemetery at McBurg. Mrs. Collins died Saturday morning at her home after a long illness.
A native of Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Lawson Brady and Mary Redd Brady. Her husband died in 1954.
Mrs. Collins is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Malvin C. Caldwell, Lincoln County, Mrs. Lillie Vance Rimer, Fayetteville, and Mrs. Ruby Mitchell, Lewisburg; two sons, Malcolm Collins, Bunker Hill Community, and Sam Collins, Fayetteville; 18 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

COLLINS, Thomas T. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Apr 1950
Funeral services for Thomas Talifario Collins, 70, retired stock dealer, who died at 9:00 o’clock Sunday morning at his home in Pulaski after several months illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born and reared in Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert Bugg and Lula Moore Collins. He had spent most of his life in Giles County. Five years ago he moved to Detroit, Mich., where he resided until last July when he became ill. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Collins is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Agnes Harwell Collins; one daughter by his first marriage, Mrs. Evelyn Butler; three grandchildren; four sister, Mrs. Newton Rees and Mrs. Calvin Dale, of Fayetteville, Mrs. Sam Fox of Lewisburg, and Mrs. E. C. Hunter, of Pulaski; and two brothers, W. W. Collins, Diana and Drake Collins, Pulaski.

COLSTON, Thomas Sammy The Pulaski Citizen 6 Aug 1952
Funeral services for Thomas Sammy Colston, 14, youth of the Ardmore section, who died Saturday, August 2, were held at the graveside at Gatlin Cemetery, near Ardmore, on Sunday afternoon.
The survivors include the parents, C. L. Colston and Mrs. Elizabeth Henderson Colston; and several sisters and brothers. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

COLLINS, Curtis Ray The Pulaski Citizen 27 Aug 1958
Funeral services for Curtis Ray Collins, Beaumont, Texas, who was killed Sunday in a traffic accident near Beaumont, were held at 2:00 p. m. Tuesday at the Ardmore Baptist Church. The Rev. M. O. Blackwelder, pastor, officiated and burial was in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Collins was returning to the family home in Beaumont after having brought Mrs. Collins and their three children to Ardmore to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Smith. His car was involved in a head-on collision with another autombile on the highway within 150 miles of his home.
Survivors are his wife, the former Miss Norene Smith; three daughters, Deborah Yvonne Collins, Arlynne Collins, and Veda K. Collins, and a son, Ronald Ray Collins; his father, Fred Collins, and step-mother, Mrs. Collins of Oklahoma City; two sisters, Mrs. Clara May Beauchamp, Oklahoma City; Mrs. Willie Joe Phillips, Gary, Texas; two brothers, David Earl Collins, Beaumont, Texas, and Collie D. Collins, Fairbanks, Alaska; and several aunts and uncles.

COLLINS, William Wesley The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jun 1953
William Wesley Collins, 80, retired merchant of Diana, died at 7:30 Monday evening, June 1, at his home after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Diana Methodist Church, with the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the church, and the Rev. W. W. Owen, a former pastor, officiating. Burial took place in the Diana Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the Diana community, he was the son of the late Robert Bugg Collins and Lula Moore Collins.
He was an active member of the Diana Methodist Church, having been a trustee at the time of his death. He had served as Sunday School Superintendent and teacher of the Men’s Bible Class for many years.
Mr. Collins is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lou Orr Collins; one daughter, Mrs. Slater Varnell, Chattanooga; one son, William W. Collins, Jr.; and one granddaughter, Miss Diane Collins, both of New Orleans, La.; three sisters, Mrs. Calvin Dale and Mrs. Newton Rees, Fayetteville, and Mrs. Sam Fox, Lewisburg; and one brother, Drake Collins, Pulaski.

COLVETT, Fred The Pulaski Citizen 14 Apr 1954
Fred Colvett, 61, who was born and reared at Lynnville, died Sunday morning, April 4, in a Chicago, Ill., hospital. Funeral rites and burial took place in that city.
A son of the late William Colvett and Theora Tunnell Colvett, he was a veteran of World War I, and on returning from service went to Chicago, where he entered the insurance and real estate business. He has been a member of the Church of Christ many years.
Mr. Colvett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rose D’Louey Colvett; two daughters, Mrs. Jack Allen of Alaska, and Miss Willa Mae Colvett of California; a sister, Miss Ethel Colvett, Chicago; and three brothers, Bonny Colvett, Kansas City, Mo., Joe Colvett, Chicago, and Herbert Colvett, Valparaiso, Ind.

COLVETT, John Melvin The Pulaski Citizen 14 Oct 1959
Funeral services for John Melvin Colvett, 79, retired carpenter of Auburn, N. Y., and a native of Giles County, will be held Friday afternoon in Fulton, N. Y. Mr. Colvett who had been in declining health for some time, died Monday night, October 12 in Auburn.
Born May 9, 1880, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Sam P. Colvett and Josephine Morrow Colvett. His first wife, Mrs. Ada Murphy Colvett, died in 1946.
Mr. Colvett is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Lena Davis Colvett; six daughters, Mrs. Vera Clark and Mrs. Louise Hobbs, both of Nashville, Mrs. Ursie McGowan, Murfreesboro, Mrs. A. B. Rogers, Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. Jim Henderson, Elkton, and Mrs. Kenneth Wells, Campbellsville; two sons, Velmer Colvett, New York City, and Eubon Colvett, Los Angeles, Calif., sixteen grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Kate Colvett Cochran, Nashville.

COMER, Mollie Lou Etta Stephenson The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1959

Funeral services for Mrs. Solon O. Comer, 42, Dallas, Texas, resident since 1951, were held at 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon, July 15, at Poole Funeral Home, 315 Hampton Street. Rev. R. J. La Parde officiated with burial in Laurel Lane Memorial Park.
Mrs. Comer died Friday, July 17, in Methodist Hospital, Dallas, after a long illness. Mrs. Comer, who lived at 2507 W. Brooklyn Avenue, was born in Giles County, Tenn., and was the former Miss Mollie Lou Etta Stephenson.
She is survived by her husband; two sons, Charles and Wallace of Dallas; three daughters, Mrs. Ben Hartsell and Miss Sue Comer of Dallas, and Mrs. Robert Fitzgerald of Bryan, Texas; her mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Phillips of Pulaski, Tenn., and one sister, Mrs. Merlie Defoe of Cornersville, Tenn.

COMER, Roxie Anna Roberts The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jan 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. John Comer, 79, resident of Powell community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon, at Mt. Zion Church with the rites conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Comer died at 10:35 o’clock Sunday morning, at the home after a long illness.
The former Miss Roxie Anna Roberts, she was born in Giles County on January 28, 1877, the daughter of the late John Roberts and Bettie Shelton Roberts. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Comer, widow of John Comer who died June 8, 1945, is survived by one son, Calvin Comer, with whom she lived; two grandsons, William Comer and Gene Comer; seven great-grandchildren; and one brother, Oscar Roberts, all of the Powell community. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

COMER, Sarah Edna Sanders The Pulaski Citizen 16 Aug 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Edna Sanders Comer, 82, who died on Friday, August 11, at her home in the Eighteenth Civil District, were held Saturday afternoon at the Scotts Hill Baptist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Homer Brown, pastor of the church, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Comer, widow of Robert A. Comer, was born September 18, 1867 and was the daughter of the late James Sanders and Kathony Roper Sanders. She had been a member of the Scotts Hill Church for forty-five years.
Mrs. Comer is survived by four children, Tally Comer of Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Ada Bivins, Mrs. Odie McIntyre and Ozro Comer, all of Giles County; twelve grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; three half-sisters, Mrs. Mary Hazelwood, Montgomery, Ala., Mrs. Virgie Tate and Mrs. Bessie Hasting, both of Prospect; two half-brothers, Marion Sanders of Pulaski and Mitchell Sanders, Birmingham, Ala.
A daughter, Mrs. Dillie McMasters, died July 18, 1950.

COMPTON, Dee Herbert The Pulaski Citizen 11 Feb 1959

Funeral services for Dee Herbert Compton, 84, retired farmer of the Rich Community, were held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at Big Creek Church of Christ, and burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville. Mr. Compton died on Wednesday, February 4, at the home of his son, Perry Dee Compton in Nashville after a period of declining health.
Mr. Compton, the last member of his immediate family, was born June 1, 1874, in the Fourteenth District of Giles County, the son of the late DeWitt Compton and Nancy Gibson Compton. His wife, Mrs. Emma Foster Compton, died thirty years ago.
He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Compton, in addition to the son in Nashville, is survive by another son, Carl Compton, Kansas City, Kans.; one daughter, Mrs. Olin Smith, Monzonola, Colo.; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

COMPTON, Neal Bunyan The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1959
Funeral services for Neal Bunyan Compton, 67, retired farmer of the Hams Creek section, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Greenwood Church of Christ, conducted by Andrew Brown, with the burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Compton died at noon on Sunday, July 26, at his home after several weeks illness, following a paralytic stroke.
Born November 5, 1891 in Giles County, he was the son of the late Alf Compton and Laura Alsup Compton. Mr.Compton, a batchelor, is survived by one sister, Mrs. Laura Parker; and one niece, Mrs. English Brashears, both of Ham Creek.

COMPTON, Prudie Kellum The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jul 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Prudie Kellum Compton, 73, resident of the Bodenham section, were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Cullen T. Carter, Methodist minister. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mrs. Compton died Sunday at the home of her niece, Mrs. C. H. Warren at Bodenham after a brief illness.
Born October 31, 1884, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Rev. John L. Kellum and Fannie Hunt Kellum. Her husband, Richard O. Compton, died many years ago.
Mrs. Compton is survived by a step-daughter, Mrs. John Jones, Columbia; a step-son, Kelly Compton, Emigrant, Mont.; two half-sisters, Mrs. Robert Hunter, LaVergne, Tenn., and Mrs. Warrmeth Johnson, Smyrna, Tenn.; and several nieces and nephews. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

CONNALLY, Mrs. Gordon L. The Pulaski Citizen 28 Mar 1951
Mrs. Gordon L. Connally of Jackson, mother of Mrs. Roy Eubank of Pulaski, died unexpectedly at 9:45 Thursday night, March 22, while driving with her daughter, Miss Helen Conally and friends. She had been in declining health for the past year.
Funeral rites were held at 11 o’clock Saturday morning at the Griffin Funeral Home with Dr. Samuel Stanworth, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial took place in Hollywood Cemetery at Jackson.
Mrs. Connally was born at Huntsville, Ala., the daughter of William McCravey and Sally French McCravey. Since 1905, she had resided in Jackson where Mr. Connally engaged in the retail furniture business. He die on March 15, 1929.
Mrs. Connally was prominently identified with the First Presbyterian Church and its activities.

Mrs. Connally is survived by the two daughters; one son, J. Garth Connally, Memphis; and three grandchildren, Mrs. Wharton Jones, Senatobia, Miss., and Gordon and Helen Eubank of Pulaski.

CONNELL, Alfred Michael The Pulaski Citizen 18 May 1955
Funeral services for Alfred Michael Connell, 81, retired farmer, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Connell died at 4:10 Sunday afternoon at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
A native of Giles County, he was born September 20, 1873, the son of the late Matthew J. Connell and Susannah Eason Connell. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Connell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie Burgess Connell; and one sister, Mrs. McG. Ingrum, Pulaski; two nieces, Miss Lynn Ingrum, Pulaski, and Mrs. J. B. Whitmire, Sr., Decatur, Ala.; three nephews, M. F. Ingrum, Memphis, Fred and Ben Ingrum of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

CONNELL, William Theodore The Pulaski Citizen 30 Mar 1955
Funeral services for William Theodore Connell, 76, retired farmer of the Lynnville community, were held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Lynnville Church of Christ. Gynnath Ford, minister of the church, and Virgil Bradford, minister of the East Hill Church of Christ, officiated, and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Connell died at 1:45 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Giles County Hospital, after a long illness. A native of Dyer County, Tennessee, he was born January 19, 1879, the son of the late William Thomas Connell and Mary Gold Connell, and was a member of the Church of Christ. He had lived in Giles County since childhood.
His wife, Mrs. Essie Overstreet Connell, died October 23, 1938.
Mr. Connell is survived by three daughters, Mrs. John Coble and Mrs. Kenneth Sisk, Pulaski, and Mrs. Howard Ashton, Lynnville; one son, Joe Connell, Columbia; four grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Charles Hooten, Lewisburg; and one brother, George Connell, Nashville.
Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

COOK, Cecil Irvin The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jan 1955
Funeral services for Cecil Irvin Cook, 58, employee of Leheigh-Portland Cement Company of Birmingham, Ala., were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon in that city with burial there.
Mr. Cook died Sunday morning at his home at Tarrant City, a section of Birmingham following a six months illness.
Born April 21, 1896, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cook, former residents of the Woodlawn community.
Mr. Cook is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gladys Lewis Cook; five children; three sisters, Mrs. Iris Ridner, Woodlawn, Mrs. Lizzie Compton, Elkmont, Ala., and Mrs. C. M. Crawford, Birmingham, Ala.; and three brothers, J. E. Cook, Sumac community of Giles County, W. J. Cook, Birmingham, Ala., and A. M. Cook, Nashville.

COOK, Fred Wilson The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jan 1956
Funeral services for Fred Wilson Cook, 32, Ardmore World War II veteran killed in a traffic accident January 11 on Highway 31, South, were held at 2:00 p. m. Sunday at the Ardmore Baptist Church. The Rev. M. O. Blackweilder, pastor of the Baptist Church, and the Rev. E. M. Trammell, pastor of the Methodist Church, officiated, and burial was in the Gatlin Cemetery near Ardmore.
Mr. Cook is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cook of Ardmore; two brothers, James Cook, Ardmore; Robert Cook, Denver, Colorado; and three sisters, Mrs. Clifton Toone, Pulaski, Mrs. Wayne Kech, Nampa, Idaho; and Mrs. Barney Warkloa, Mt. Emphian, New Jersey.

COOK, Henry Frazier The Pulaski Citizen 16 Apr 1958
Funeral services for Henry Frazier Cook, 87, former resident of Prospect Community, were held at one o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pettus-Owen Funeral Home in Nashville. The Rev. Carl L. Elkins, pastor of Blakemore Methodist Church in Nashville, officiated at the rites and the burial which took place in Prospect Cemetery. Mr. Cook died on Saturday, April 12, in a Nashville hospital after a long illness.
Mr. Cook, a retired lumber company employee, was a native of Maury County but resided most of his life at Prospect. He was a member of Prospect Methodist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Susie Gilbert Cook, died in 1952 soon after the family moved to Nashville.
Mr. Cook is survived by one son, W. M. Cook; two daughters, Mrs. W. R. Spears, and Mrs. Harold G. Daly, all of Nashville; eleven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

COOK, Sallie Clem The Pulaski Citizen 13 May 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie Clem Cook, 71, Giles Countian, were held at the Ardmore Funeral Home on Sunday afternoon, conducted by Dr. W. H. Mansfield. Burial took place in the Gatlin Cemetery in Limestone County, Ala. Mrs. Cook died Wednesday afternoon at Giles County Hospital after several weeks illness.
Born February 14, 1866, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Emmett Clem and Amanda Stovall Clem, and was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Cook is survived by her husband, Jesse Frank Cook; three daughters, Mrs. Clifton Toone, Pulaski, Mrs. Bernard Warkala, Mt. Ephraim, N. J. and Mrs. Kenneth Wayne Keck, Nampa, Idaho; two sons, Robert L. Cook, Denver, Colo., and Jimmy Cook, Ardmore; twelve grandchildren; and two brothers, Kerby Clem, Bethel, Ala., and Raybon Clem, Nashville. Wilson T. Carter and Company, in charge.

COOK, Susie Eleanor Gilbert The Pulaski Citizen 27 Aug 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Susie Eleanor Gilbert Cook, 80, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Prospect Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Elwood Denson, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mrs. Cook died Monday, August 25, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. R. Spears, in Nashville.

Born September 1, 1872, and educated in the Prospect community, she was the daughter of the late John E. Gilbert and India Westmoreland Gilbert. She Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Cook is survived by her husband, H. F. Cook; two daughters, Mrs. Spears, and Mrs. Harold G. Daly; one son, W. W. Cook; and eleven grandchildren, all of Nashville.
The family formerly lived t Prospect. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

COOK, William James The Pulaski Citizen 8 Apr 1959
Funeral services for William James Cook, 73, retired employee of the Jefferson Foundry in Birmingham, Ala. were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Woodlawn Christian Church, with the burial in Forest Hill Cemetery in that city, Mr. Cook died Friday, April 3, at a Birmingham hospital after several months illness.
Born February 12, 1886, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John Cook and Viola Doss Cook. He moved to Birmingham in 1926. He was a member of the Christian Church and had served as a deacon for several years.
Mr. Cook is survived by his wife, Mr. Eva Hyatt Cook, also a native of Giles County; three daughters and two sons; two brothers, Asa M. Cook, Nashville; and Edward J. Cook, Pulaski; and three sisters, Mrs. W. M. Compton, Elkmont, Ala., Mrs. Iris C. Ridner, Pulaski, and C. M. Crawford, Birmingham, Ala.

COOPER, James K. The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jul 1952
Funeral services for James K. Cooper, 90, retired farmer, were held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Rose Hill Baptist Church. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Robert Earl Wilsford conducted the services and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Cooper, who was nearing his ninety-first birthday, died at 11 o’clock Friday night, July 18, at his home in the Rose Hill section, after several years of failing health.
He was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church and a lifelong resident of the county, the son of the late Isaac Cooper and Susan Copeland Cooper.
His wife, Mrs. Susan Alice Boatman Cooper, died May 23, 1951.
Mr. Cooper is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Perry Smith and Miss Hallie Cooper, who live at the Rose Hill home, and Mrs. Floyd Bivins, Lewisburg; three sons, Clyde Cooper, of the Rose Hill section, Willie Cooper, Halls, Tenn., and Clay Cooper, Fayetteville; ten grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Delia Norman, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

COOPER, Janie Shaw The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jul 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Janie Shaw Cooper, 68, widow of C. T. Cooper, who died at 7:30 o’clock Sunday night, July 23, were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at Choates Creek Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery near Campbellsville.

Mrs. Cooper died after an extended period of declining health in Old Hickory at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Veto Steele, where she had made her home since the death of her husband, C. T. Cooper, in April, 1949.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Ed Shaw and Mattie Penny Shaw. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Cooper is survived by one son by a former marriage, William F. Sandusky, Nashville; one step-daughter, Mrs. J. D. Garner, Memphis; one step-son, Claude Cooper, Pulaski; five grandchildren, one great grandchild; three sisters, Mrs. Bob Wheeler and Mrs. Dan Wheeler, Giles County, and Mrs. Delilah Kelly, Ethridge; and four brothers, W. R. Shaw and G. W. Shaw, both of Pulaski, and Herbert Shaw and Claude Shaw, both of San Angelo, Texas.

COOPER, Susan Alice Boatman The Pulaski Citizen 30 May 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Susan Alice Boatman Cooper, 85, were held Friday afternoon at Rose Hill Baptist Church in Giles County.
The Rev. Eugene Steelman and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist ministers, officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Cooper died Wednesday afternoon at her home after a three weeks illness.
Daughter of the late William Boatman and Sara Wray Boatman, she was a native of Giles County, and a member of the Choates Creek Methodist Church.
Mrs. Cooper is survived by her husband, James K. Cooper; three daughters, Mrs. Perry Smith and Miss Hallie Cooper, both of Rose Hill, and Mrs. Floyd Bivins, Lewisburg; three sons, Clyde Cooper, Rose Hill, Clay Cooper, Fayetteville, and Willie Cooper, Halls, Tenn.; eleven grandchildren, twenty-two great grandchildren and eleven great great grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

COPE, Lula Pearl The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Pearl Goodwin Cope, 58, mother of W. F. Cope, Jr., Pulaski druggist, were held Wednesday at Moore-Motlow Funeral Home in Tullahoma. Burial took place there.
Mrs. Cope, storekeeper at the Tennessee Vocational School in Tullahoma, died Monday night at the school.
A native of Sparta, she had resided in Tullahoma twenty-seven years.
In addition to her son, Mrs. Cope is survived by two grandchildren, Pulaski; a sister, and four brothers.

COPELAND, William Flournoy The Pulaski Citizen 5 Nov 1952
Dr. William Flournoy Copeland, 74, prominent Giles County physician and the mayor of Lynnville, died of a heart ailment at ten o’clock Thursday morning, October 30, at Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville, following a year of declining health.

Funeral rites were held at the Lynnville Methodist Church at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, with the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, pastor of the church, and the Rev. W. C. Wallace of Nashville, a former pastor, officiating. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery under the auspices of the Masons and Odd Fellows.
Born July 28, 1878, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Matthew Taylor Copeland, Esq., and Nancy Lovice May Copeland.
Upon his graduation from the University of Nashville in 1904, he went to Southport in Maury County to practice. It was here he met and married Miss Lennie Wiley on November 24, 1908. She survives.
Later Dr. Copeland moved to Campbellsville where he practiced nineteen years. Later practice took him to Cornersville for a few years and eleven years ago he moved to Lynnville where he filled many places of trust. A member of the Lynnville Methodist Church, he served on the honorary board of stewards and the board of trustees, in addition to becoming mayor of Lynnville in recent years. He was a member of the Giles County Medical Society, the Tennessee Medical Society and was a member of the staff of the new Giles County Hospital.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, the Odd Fellows and the Woodman Lodge.
In addition to his wife, Dr. Copeland is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Joe Moore, Cornersville, Mrs. Lyndal Smith, Chattanooga, and Mrs. Earl Davis, Lewisburg, and Mrs. Reeves Rainey, Nashville; one son, Matthew Wiley Copeland, Lynnville; and nine grandchildren.
A son, W. F. Copeland, Jr., died June 16, 1941.

CORDER, John Milton The Pulaski Citizen 02 Oct 1957
Funeral services for John Milton Corder, 60, former Giles Countian, were held at 1:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Shores Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Corder died Thursday night, September 26, at his home at Goodlettsville, after a long illness.
Born January 20, 1897, in Limestone County, Ala., he was the son of Mrs. Louella McKinney Corder of Minor Hill and the late George Corder.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Corder is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie Gooch Corder; and two brothers, Stacy Corder and Freeman Corder, both of Minor Hill.
Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

CORDER, Lou Ella McKinney The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Lou Ella McKinney Corder, 90, were held at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Minor Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Chester A. Stephens, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Corder died unexpectedly Friday morning at the home at Minor Hill.
Born October 7, 1869, in Limestone County, Ala., she was the daughter of the late Jack McKinney and Louisa Browning McKinney. Her husband, George Corder, died many years ago. Mrs. Corder is survived by two sons, Stacy Corder and Freeman Corder, both of Minor Hill; eight grandchildren; one brother, Harry McKinney, Minor Hill; and three sisters, Mrs. Cora Jackson and Mrs. Lillie Alsup, both of Minor Hill, and Mrs. Mattie Hardiman, Florence, Ala. Bennett-May & Company in charge.


COSBY, Thomas Milton The Pulaski Citizen 7 May 1952
Funeral services for Thomas Milton Cosby, 71, will be held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning in the parlors of Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Roy West, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church, and the Rev. A. R. Hogan, a former pastor. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
He died at 1:15 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, May 6, after a brief illness at his home in the Eighteenth Civil District.
He was born December 28, 1880, in the same house in which he spent his entire life. He was the son of the late Thomas P. Coshy and Catherine Johnson Cosbym and had been a member of the Trinity Methodist Church since childhood.
Mr. Cosby is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie Shook Cosby; a foster son, Rev. W. V. DeRamus, Gainesboro, Tenn., and a number of nieces and nephews of West Tennessee. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

COSBY, Walter Alonzo The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jun 1951
Funeral services for Walter Alonza Cosby, 70, retired farmer of the Stella community, who died on Saturday, June 2, at his home on West Washington Street, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Stella. The Rev. Wyatt Harwell officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Cosby, a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, died at one o’clock Saturday afternoon following a five year illness.
He was born in Giles County on November 16, 1880, the son of the late Ephriam F. Cosby and Missouri Martin Cosby.
Mr. Cosby is survived by his wife, Mrs. Inez Judia Cosby; and two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Roberts, Stella, and Mrs. Daisy Graham, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

COUCH, Ivabell Appleton The Pulaski Citizen 5 May 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. William Claude Couch, about 71, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Appleton Church of Christ, conducted by M. F. Norwood, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in Appleton (Dobbins) Cemetery. Mrs. Couch died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Thursday April 29, at the home near Nashville, following a brief illness.
The former Iva Bell Appleton, she was born and reared in Appleton section of the county. A member of the Church of Christ, Mrs. Couch is survived by her husband, William Claude Couch; one son, Kenneth Couch, Appleton, Tenn.; three daughters, Mrs. John Cole, Antioch, Mrs. Bob Taylor Raines, Nashville, and Mrs. Guy Davis, Minor Hill; several grandchildren; three sisters, including a Mrs. Eubank of Texas; and two brothers, Tom Appleton and Noah Appleton, of Giles County. Bennett-May and Co., Morticians in charge.

COUCH, William Claude The Pulaski Citizen 3 Nov 1954
Funeral services for William Claude Couch, 75, resident of Appleton, were held at 11 o’clock Friday morning at Appleton Church of Christ, conducted by M. F. Norwood, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in the Dobbins Cemetery in that community.

Mr. Couch, who had lived with a daughter in Nashville recently, died at 9:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, October 27, following a long period of declining health.
His wife, Mrs. Iva Appleton Couch, died one year ago. (*actually six months).
Born in Lawrence County, he had resided at Appleton on the Giles-Lawrence County line the greater part of his life. He was the son of the late Mr. Couch and Mrs. Lissie Dobbins Couch Norwood.
Mr. Couch is survived by three daughter, Mrs. Guy Davis, Minor Hill, Mrs. John D. Cole of Antioch, Tenn., and Mrs. Robert Raines, Nashville; one son, Jack Couch, Appleton; and several grandchildren. Bennett-May and Co. Funeral Directors.

COWAN, Sanders H. The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1958
Sanders H. Cowan, 60-odd years of age, a native of Giles County, died Sunday, August 17, at a hospital in Toledo, Ohio, after a period of declining health.
The remains arrived at Union Station, Nashville, at 3:20 Wednesday afternoon and were conveyed to Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the grave in Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville.
Born at Campbellsville, he was the son of the late Abner Cowan and Sue Lee Guest Cowan. The survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Lee Cowan, Toledo; and one brother, Buck Cowan, Nashville. He was an uncle of Miss Jennie English of Campbellsville and Hugh Abner English of Chattanooga.

COX, Ada Bell The Pulaski Citizen 4 Mar 1959
Funeral services for Miss Ada Bell Cox, native Giles Countian, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Robert Hall, Cumberland Presbyterian minister. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Miss Cox died Saturday night, February 28, at a Columbia nursing home after an extended period of declining health.
Miss Cox, a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, was born January 11, 1864, the daughter of the late Gerdine Cox and Martha Mayfield Cox.
The last member of her immediate family, Miss Cox is survived by serveral nieces and nephews. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

COX, Elizabeth Lyman The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jul 1955
Mrs. Elizabeth Lyman Cox, 74, the mother of Parmenas Cox, president of First National Bank in Pulaski and a former resident of Pulaksi, died Wednesday afternoon in Martha Gaston Hospital in Lebanon after a long illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Minor Hill Methodist Church, with the Rev. H. T. Tipps and the Rev. J. E. Trotter, officiating.
Burial will take place in Oxford Cemetery in that community.

A native of Knoxville, Mrs. Cox had resided with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Dowdy, in Lebanon, for the past two and a half months, having moved there from Pulaski where she lived for many years. She was the widow of James Thaddeus Cox, a former principal of Giles County High School, and was educated at the University of Tennessee.
Born December 8, 1880, she was the daughter of Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Johnston Lyman of Lynbrook, N. Y., and the late Elbert Porter Lyman. She was a member of the Minor Hill Methodist Church and a former teacher in its Sunday School, and was active in church, school and club affairs in the county. She was the founder of the Parent-Teacher organization in Giles County and was a former member of the Twentieth Century Club.
In addition to her son in Pulaski, her mother and Mrs. Dowdy, Mrs. Cox s survived by another daughter, Mrs. Leon Bibb, Clarksville; another son, Lyman Cox, Old Hickory; eight grandchildren; two brothers, Dr. Warren Lyman, Ottawa, Canada, Addison Lyman, Memphis; and a sister, Mrs. Wellington Donaldson, Lynbrook, N. Y. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

COX, Etta Brinkley The Pulaski Citizen 11 Apr 1956
Funeral services for Miss Etta Brinkley Cox, 87, Giles County native, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Argine Hughes and the Rev. Paul McReynolds. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Miss Cox died at 5:30 o’clock on Saturday morning at Cozy Rest Haven at Columbia after a period of declining health.
Born September 13, 1868, in Giles County, she was a daughter of the late Gourdyne Cox and Martha Mayfield Cox. Survivors include one brother, James B. Cox, Scotts Hill; and one sister, Miss Ada Cox, Columbia. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

COX, Garner Floyd The Pulaski Citizen 10 Feb 1954
Funeral services for Garner Floyd Cox, 82, retired farmer of the Diana community, who died at his home after a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Cornersville Methodist Church. The Rev. Wyatt L. Harwell, pastor of the church, officiated, assisted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, of St. Joseph and burial took place in New Hope Cemetery near Cornersville.
Mr. Cox, a member of the Methodist Church, is survived by one son, Jesse Will Cox of Diana; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Sallie Tidwell, Nashville; and one brother, Will Cox of Nashville.

COX, Jones The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1958
Funeral services for Jones Cox, 78, Twelfth Civil District retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Raymond Greenway. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Cox died Friday at a Nashville hospital after a long period of declining health.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late David Kennedy Cox and Della Marks Cox. His wife, Mrs. Lena McNeese Cox, died about ten years ago.
Mr. Cox is survived by one daughter, Mrs. R. W. Jacobi, Cleveland, Ohio. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

COX, Lula McDougal The Pulaski Citizen 19 Aug 1959

Funeral services for Mrs. Lula McDougal Cox, 76, native Giles Countian and widow of Charlie Cox, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church, with the burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Cox died on Friday, August 14, at the home of her sister, Mrs. E. L. Hanna in Lawrenceburg, after a long illness.
Mrs. Cox, who was a resident of the Scotts Hill section, was born October 13, 1882, the daughter of the late William McDougal and Betty Hardiman McDougal. She was a member of the Scotts Hill Baptist Church.
Mrs. Cox is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Hanna, Mrs. S. R. Stanford, Union Hill, and Mrs. Mandy Williams, Pulaski; and two brothers, Robert McDougal, Shores, and A. J. McDougal, Scotts Hill. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

COX, Mahlon G. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jan 1956
Funeral services for Mahlon G. Cox, 73, native Giles Countian, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Edwin Gilbert of Athens, Ala., a nephew, and the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., Methodist ministers.
Burial took place in Prospect Cemetery. Mr. Cox died suddenly about 8 o’clock Friday night at this home in the Arrington community, in Williamson County.
Born November 28, 1882, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Prof. Edwin R. Cox and Augusta Ann Abernathy Cox, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
He grew to manhood here, marrying in 1916 and moving to Williamson County in 1919 where he had been a successful farmer and dairyman.
Mr. Cox is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sallie Sherrell Cox, also a native Giles Countian; and three sisters, Mrs. Charles R. Gilbert, Pulaski, Mrs. J. M. Reid, Fort Worth, Texas, and Mrs. J. J. Cridebring, Tucumcarl, N. Mex. Bennett May and Co., morticians in charge.

COX, Sally Gordon The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. S. E. Cox, 73, mother of Mrs. G. A. Roberts, Jr., of Pulaski were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Butler, Ga., hometown of the Cox family. Burial took place in that city. Mrs. Cox died early Sunday morning, December 14, at the home of a daughter in Miami, Fla., after a prolonged illness.
In addition to the daughter at whose home she resided, Mrs. Cox is survived by two other daughters in Miami, Mrs. Massey Wilkes and Mrs. Luther Edmondson, and Mrs. Roberts of Pulaski; and one son, Ishmael P. Cox of Butler, Ga.; and a number of grandchildren.

COX, Simon Eroy The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jul 1953
Simon Eroy Cox, 78, father of Mrs. G. A. Roberts, Jr., of Pulaski, died on Tuesday morning, August 4, at Howell Hospital in Macon, Ga., after an extended illness.
Funeral services were held at 5 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Butler, Ga., conducted by the Rev. E. R. Dunn, pastor. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Cox, cotton broker and retired farmer, had been a member of the South Georgia Cotton Exchange and for many years had served as chairman of the county board of education. He was a member of the Baptist Church.

He was born December 12, 1875, at Butler, Ga., the son of the late Stephen Hilliard Cox and Lucy Harmon Cox.
Mr. Cox is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sally Gordon Cox; five daughters, Mrs. Roberts, Pulaski, and Mrs. Massey Wilkes, Mrs. Jack Hickman, Mrs. W. L. Edmondson and Mrs. H. L. Cone, all of Miami, Fla.; one son, I. P. Cox, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.; six grandchildren; and one brother, J. E. Cox, Butler, Ga.

CRABB, Arthur Arnold The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jul 1950
Arthur Arnold Crabb, 52, of the Minor Hill Community, an invalid confined to his wheelchair for a number of years, died from a self-inflicted bullet wound at five o’clock p.m. Saturday at his home. His wife, Mrs. Sammie Davis Crabb said she discovered him dead in his wheelchair, his gun beside him, when she returned from the barn where she been milking the cows. In Mrs. Crabb’s absence, he had rolled his chair to the telephone, called one of their children, and told the family to come to the home quickly.
Mr. Crabb, a native of Giles County had engaged in farming before his illness. He was a son of Albert Noah and Willie Ann Buffalo Crabb. Funeral services were held Monday at 3:00 p.m. at the Minor Hill Church of Christ, D. B. Noles officiating, and burial was in Minor Hill Cemetery.
Survivors are his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Mary Janet Crabb and Mrs. Genevieve Lovett and one son, Solon Crabb, all of Minor Hill; nine grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Ross Newton of Pulaski, and Mrs. Vera Woodard of Arlington, Texas; one brother, Charles Crabb of Minor Hill.

CRABB, Vera Zerl Hardy The Pulaski Citizen 20 May 1953
Prayer services for Mrs. Vera Zerl Hardy Crabb, 64, were held at 12:30 o’clock Saturday at the residence near Anderson, Ala., followed by funeral services at 2:30 o’clock at New Zion Church of Christ in Giles County. Rites were conducted by J. R. Creel of Athens, Ala., minister of New Zion Church and burial took place in the New Zion Cemetery.
Mrs. Crabb died at 7 o’clock Thursday morning at her home at Anderson.
Born in Giles County on October 5, 1888, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Henry Hardy and Lucinda Whitaker Hardy. She had been a member of the Church of Christ since her girlhood.
Mrs. Crabb is survived by her husband, Freelin Crabb; three sisters, Mrs. Bob Rogers, Stella, Mrs. Bill Rogers, Dallas, Texas, and Mrs. Claude Gooch, Maryville; and three brothers, Oswald Hardy, Detroit, Mich., Robert Hardy, Blue Mts., Miss., and Leon Rogers, Athens, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

CRABTREE, James Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 8 Aug 1951
Funeral services for Mr. James Thomas Crabtree, 65, who died Saturday night, August 4, at Giles County Hospital, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Crabtree, a retired farmer of the Kedron community, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at 7:30 o’clock Saturday night after a few hours illness.

He was born in Marshall County, the son of the late William Crabtree and Mary Hill Crabtree. The greater part of his life he made his home at Bethel and later at Kedron. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Four years ago he retired, moving into the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bill Hughes, on South Second Street.
Mr. Crabtree is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ada Miller Crabtree; four daughters, Mrs. Hughes, Pulaski, Mrs. B. M. Gooch, Mrs. Edgar Hughes and Mrs. Joe Hughes, all of Kedron; two sons, Frank Allen Crabtree and Stokely Crabtree, Kedron; a number of grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. N. W. Webb, Decatur, Ala.,; and one brother, Will Crabtree, Kedron. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

CRABTREE, Mattie Estelle The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jul 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Rufus Walter Crabtree, 73, Fayetteville resident, were held Wednesday at Gallant Funeral Home with burial in Riverside Cemetery in that city. She died Sunday at her home after a long illness.
Mrs. Crabtree is survived by her husband, R. W. Crabtree; three daughters, Mrs. Guy Fogg, Belfast, Mrs. Johnnie Gray and Mrs. Erlean Sumners, Fayetteville; five sons, Ollie Crabtree, Bennie Crabtree, Lincoln County, Floyd Crabtree, Ardmore, Charles Crabtree, Fayetteville; one sister, Mrs. Charlie Humbles, Lewisburg, and three brothers, Jim and Howell Crabtree, Petersburg, and Clarence Crabtree, Lewisburg.

CRABTREE, Will Edward The Pulaski Citizen 1 Oct 1958
Funeral services for Will Edward Crabtree, 76, retired farmer of Giles County, will be held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at Kedron Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. George Williams, Christian minister of Decatur, Ala. Burial will take place in the Kedron Cemetery. Mr.Crabtree died at 5 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, October 1, at Giles County Hospital, after a period of declining health.
Born October 4, 1881, in Marshall County, he was the son of the late William Crabtree and Mary Hill Crabtree. He came to Giles County with his family at the age of 14 years.
Mr. Crabtree is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Wright Crabtree; two sons, Ernest E. Crabtree, Pulaski and Alga Crabtree, Mulberry, Fla.; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Maudie Webb, Decatur, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

CRAFTON, Mary Amanda Curtis The Pulaski Citizen 16 May 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Amanda Curtis Crafton, 78, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church, of which she was a member. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mrs. Crafton died at 9:40 o’clock Wednesday night, May 16, at the home of a step-daughter, Mrs. W. O. Daughtry in the Vale Mill Community, following a long illness. She broke her hip six weeks ago.
Born January 6, 1878, in the county, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Curtis.

Mrs. Crafton, the last member of her immediate family, had been married four times, and was survived by four sons, Robert Newton, Fall River, Sam Newton, New Prospect, Charles Newton, Scotts Hill, and Tom Newton, Nashville; a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and three step-daughters, Mrs. Daughtry, and Mrs. Ella Bee, Akron, Ohio, and Mrs. Murphy Smith, Kosciusko, Miss. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.


CRAIG, Amelia Martin The Pulaski Citizen 1 Sep 1954
Mrs. Amelia Martin Craig, 81, died Tuesday, August 24, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Stanley Gowan, in the Berea community, after a three year period of illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock the following Wednesday afternoon at New Zion Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Born May 7, 1873 in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of the late Jim Martin and Goodlett Franks Martin, and was a member of Berea Methodist Church.
She was married three times, her first husband, Sam Blackburn, a native of Texas, die in that state eleven years ago. Her second marriage was to Robert Wolfe who died several years ago. Her last husband, Gene Craig, died in 1949.
In addition to the one daughter, Mrs. Craig is survived by eight grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren; and one brother, Jesse Martin, Pulaski; and three sisters, Mrs. Beulah Rittenberry and Mrs. Gracie Collins, both of Nashville, and Mrs. Marvin Reeves of Columbia.
Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

CRAIG, Cornelius Abernathy The Pulaski Citizen 20 Mar 1957
Cornelius Abernathy Craig, 88, founder of one of the nation’s largest insurance companies and a native of Pulaski, died Tuesday afternoon in Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville, following an illness of several years.
Funeral services will be conducted from West End Methodist Church in Nashville at 10:30 a. m. Thursday and burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.
Mr. Craig, former president and chairman of the board of National Life and Accident Insurance Company and one of its founders in 1902, had been in failing health since 1952. He retired at his own request as chairman of the company’s executive and finance board in 1949, and had been honorary chairman of National Life since that time.
A leader in religious, civic and financial affairs, Mr. Craig had served as chairman of the book committee of the Methodist Church; a director of the Federal Home Loan Corp. of Cincinnati, the NC & St. L Railway and the Nashville branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; treasurer of Scarritt College, and a trustee of Scarritt College, Peabody College and Vanderbilt University. He was said to be the only man ever to serve concurrently on the board of trustees of all three educational institiutions.
Mr. Craig was born in Pulaski, June 15, 1868. He was a son of William Jackson and Virginia Boisoir Abernathy Craig. His father, a native of North Carolina, had gone first to Maury County and later moved to Giles County.

After the death of Mr. Craig’s father, his family moved from their farm to Pulaski. He attended public schools in Pulask and after two years at Giles College, he began his career in 1884 as a clerk in a dry goods store. He was a clerk later in a drug store, and subsequently established his own retail drug business in Pulaski and operated it for 10 years. While in this business, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.
In 1896, Mr. Craig entered the insurance business as an agent in Pulaski, and later he got together with Mr. Willis and Mr. Clements and they bought and reorganized an insurance company that became the National Life and Accident Insurance Company.
Mr. Craig maintained his interest in Pulaski and Giles County and expressed it by donating a library and several thousand volumes to his former home town. In 1946, he established a trust fund at Vanderbilt for worthy Giles County students as a memorial to his wife.
A lifelong Methodist, Mr. Craig was a member of West End Methodist Church and served many years as a member of the Board of Stewards.
Mr. Craig married Miss Maggie Sinclair of Franklin September 11, 1889. She died in 1945.
He is survived by a son, Edwin W. Craig, chairman of the board of National Life; a daughter, Mrs. Douglas Self Henry; three granddaughters, Mrs. William C. Weaver, Jr., Mrs. Walter Robinson, Jr., and Mrs. Harry Joyce; two grandsons, Douglas Henry, Jr., and C. A. Craig, II; and nine great-grandchildren, all of Nashville.

CRAIG, Ella Pickett The Pulaski Citizen 12 Sep 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Pickett Craig, 69, who died Saturday, September 8, were held at Booths Chapel, conducted by M. F. Norwood, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Craig died at 12:10, noon, Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wilburn Yearta in Pulaski, after a long illness.
Born September 30, 1881, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late James Pickett and Bettie Locke Pickett. Her husband, John Craig, died more than thirty years ago.
Mrs. Craig, a member of the Church of Christ, is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Yearta and Mrs. Earl Hill, both of Pulaski, Mrs. Bennie H. Hicks, Goodsprings, Mrs. Waters Jones, Stella and Mrs. J. B. Williams, Nashville; one son, Ewell Craig, Nashville; twenty-one grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and one brother, Earl Pickett, Goodsprings.

CRAIG, Juliet O. Tabb The Pulaski Citizen 5 Nov 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. William Ezell Craig, 70, Nashvillian who died Friday were held at 10 o’clock Monday morning at the residence, 3711 Woodmont Blvd., Nashville, with the burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in that city.
The former Juliet O. Tabb, she was a native of West Virginia, and in 1911 married mr. Craig, a native Giles Countian and a widely known church and civic leader. Mrs. Craig was active in the work of the West End Methodist Church and various civic and cultural organizations.
In addition to her husband, retired chairman of the board of Brandau-Craig-Dickerson Company, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Winston Sykes Dustin and Mrs. Joseph H. F. Handly; and five grandchildren, all of Nashville.

CRAIG, Stephen Michael The Pulaski Citizen 22 Dec 1954
Stephen Michael Craig, 4-day old son of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Craig, died December 17 at Giles County Hospital.
Prayer services were held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at the graveside in Maplewood Cemetery by the Rev. W. J. Fesmire, pastor of the Olivet Charge of the Methodist Church.
In addition to the parents, the child is survived by the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Craig and Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Dunavant.

CRAIG, William Ezell The Pulaski Citizen 26 Aug 1959
William Ezell Craig, 83, native Pulaskian and retired prominent businessman of Nashville, died of pneumonia Monday night at St. Thomas Hospital after an illness of one year.
Funeral rites were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at West End Methodist Church with Bishop Costen J. Harrell of Atlanta, Ga., and Dr. John W. Henley, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial took place in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Born and reared in Pulaski, he was the son of the late Will Craig and Sallie Ezell Craig. He received his education at Pulaski, Spring Hill Academy, and at Giles College, Pulaski. In 1894, he located in Nashville, identifying himself with the printing industry, first with Brandon Printing Company, fourteen years later going to Memphis where he organized the Morgan-Craig Company. In 1912, he became associated with the Brandau-Craig-Dickerson Company. For many years he was president of the firm and chairman of the board, retiring two years ago.
Mr. Craig also held a prominent place in the church and civic affairs of Nashville for several decades, lending constructive interest in the cause of higher education through colleges in Middle Tennessee, including Martin College at Pulaski.
Mrs. Craig, the former Miss Juliette Ople Tabb of Parkersburg, W. Va., died in 1958.
Mr. Craig is survived by two daughters, Msr. Winston Sykes Dustin and Mrs. Joseph H. F. Handly, Nashville; several grandchildren; three brothers, R. Percy Craig, Nashville, Edward M. Craig, Greenville, S. C., and John Kennedy Craig, Knoxville; and one sister, Mrs. Charles A. Dugin, Birmingham, Mich.

CRAMER, Mrs. Albert P. Cramer The Pulaski Citizen 31 Oct 1956
Mrs. Albert P. Cramer, 86, aunt of Mrs. J. U. Speer of Pulaski, died October 19, at Atlantic Shore Sanitarium at Somers Point, N. J., after a long illness. Funeral services were held on Monday with burial at Somers Point.
A native of Ireland, she had been a resident of Somers Point forty-eight years.
Mrs. Cramer is survived by her husband; one niece, Mrs. Speer who was reared by Mrs. Cramer; and one nephew, John Carey, New York City.

CRANE, Ellis King The Pulaski Citizen 5 Mar 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Ellis King Crane, 46, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Cornersville Church of Christ, conducted by Elder Raymond Fite, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg.

Mrs. Crane, Wheeler resident, died unexpectedly Sunday night at Giles County Hospital in Pulaski, after a few hour illness.
Born in Alabama, she was the daughter of Mrs. Ben King of Ardmore and the late Mr. King. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Crane is survived by her husband, Spark A. Crane, Wheelerton; one son, Carl Crane, Shelbyville; one grandson, David Crane, Shelbyville; her mother, Mrs. King; and five sisters, Mrs. Howard Camp, Mrs. Roy Waaltons, and Miss Alma King; Ardmore, Mrs. Nellie Malone, Huntsville, Ala., and Mrs. Raymond Martin, Nashville; and three brothers, Orval King, Lewisburg, James King, Toledo, Ohio, and Albert King, Chattanooga. Toney Rainey, Ardmore, Funeral Director.

CREECY, Mattie Jane Lunsford The Pulaski Citizen 11 Dec 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Jane Lunsford Creecy, 78, former resident of Diana community, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Cornersville Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. E. G. Godwin and the Rev. C. E. Blackburn. Burial took place in Beechwood Cemetery at Cornersville. Mrs. Creecy, a resident of Cornersville several years, died Wednesday, December 4, at Hamlin Nursing Home in Lewisburg.
Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Lunsford and Sara Lou Briggs Lunsford, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Creecy is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Herschell Doggett, Nashville; two sons, Tommy Creecy, Cornersville, and Garrett Creecy, Red Oak, Lincoln County; and one brother, Asa D. Lunsford, Cornersville.

CRENSHAW, John B. The Pulaski Citizen 21 Nov 1951
John B. Crenshaw, former teacher of the Pulaski City School, died Monday at his home in Trenton.
Funeral rites were held on Wednesday. Mr. Crenshaw lived in Pulaski six or seven years. He and his wife taught in the city schools.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Crenshaw is survived by three sons.

CRIBBS, Lota Ethel White The Pulaski Citizen 6 Nov 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Lota Ethel White Cribbs, 74, Sheffield, Ala., housewife, were held at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Tom Holland, minister of East Hill Church of Christ. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Cribbs died Monday morning, November 4, at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala., after a period of illness.
Born August 17, 1883, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late J. M. White and Amanda Warren White, and was a member of the Church of Christ.

Mrs. Cribbs is survived by her husband, S. F. Cribbs; five daughters, Mrs. Corinne Fain, Lester, Ala., Mrs. Mable Jackson, Sheffield, Ala., Mrs. Bennie Bee, Garden City, Mich., Mrs. Harry White, Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. Louise Gosa, Indianapolis, Ind.; four sons, Ermon Neely, Albertsville, Ala., and Edward Neely, Pulaski, and S. F. Cribbs, Jr., Flint, Mich.; a number of grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Jackson, Lester, Ala., and Mrs. Verna Seniard, Muncie, Ind.; and three brothers, Noble C. White, Pulaski and Clay White and Morgan White, both of Salem, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

CRICK, Eva Stofel The Pulaski Citizen 18 Dec 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Stofel Crick, 79, resident of the Lynnville section, were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at the First Baptist Church in Lynnville, conducted by the Rrev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Rose Cemetery at Columbia.
Mrs. Crick died at one o’clock Monday morning, December 16, at the home at the Giles-Maury County line hill after a lengthy illness.
Born March 30, 1879, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late J. W. Stofel and Hauty Williams Stofel.
Mrs. Crick is survived by her husband, Frank Crick; two daughters, Mrs. Tom Lee, Portersville, Ala., and Mrs. Lena Miller, Lewisburg; two sons, Brodus Smith and Earl Smith, both of Lewisburg; sixteen grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.
Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

CRIDEBRING, Joseph Jackson The Pulaski Citizen 20 Nov 1957
Joseph Jackson Cridebring, 84, retired teacher of Tucumcari, N. Mex., and husband of the former Miss Lizzie Cox of Pulaski, died Friday, November 15, at his home after a period of declining health. Rites took place in that city.
Born in Ohio of German parentage, he was at the time of his marriage to the Giles Countian, the superintendent of schools at Alamogordo, N. Mex.
Mr. Cridebring is survived by his wife, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edwin R. Cox of Pulaski; one son, Edwin Cridgbring, Tucumcari; and four daughters.

CRINER, Gladys Poteete The Pulaski Citizen 30 Aug 1950
Funeral services for Gladys Poteete Criner, 34, wife of J. C. Criner, Jr., were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Pulaski Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Criner died at 4 o’clock Friday afternoon, August 25, in Pulaski Hospital following a brief illness.
Born at Delrose, she was the daughter of the late Brown Poteete and Grace Roller Poteete, and was educated in Nashville. In 1934 she was married to Joseph C. Criner, Jr., who survives.
She was a member of the Methodist Church and was serving as a Sunday School teacher in the cradle roll department at the time of her death. She was an active member of the American Legion Auxiliary.
In addition to her husband, field man for the Giles County Farm Bureau; Mrs. Criner is survived by one son, Joe Criner, a student in Giles County High School.

CROCKETT, Susan Lightfoot The Pulaski Citizen 14 Oct 1959

Funeral services for Mrs. Susan Lightfoot Crockett, widow of Nathan Adams Crockett, were held at the residence, 3805 Whitland Avenue, Nashville, at 3 o’clock on Monday afternoon. Burial took place in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Nashville. Mrs. Crockett died at 9:30 o’clock Saturday morning at her home.
Born and reared in Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late Jones Lightfoot and Susie Abernathy Lightfoot. Her marriage to Mr. Crockett took place in 1946. He died in 1949.
Mrs. Crockett is survived by one nephew, Harry Lightfoot, Los Angeles, Calif.

CROSS, Audie M. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Oct 1953
Funeral services for Audie M. Cross, 68, farmer of the Yokley community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Taylor Chapel Methodist Church. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Cross died about midnight Sunday, October 4, in Giles County Hospital after several days’ illness.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was the son of the late Henry T. Cross and Amanda ____________ Cross. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Cross is survived by his wife, Mrs. Zora Francis Cross; three daughters, Mrs. T. E. Peden, Russellville, Ky., Mrs. E. B. Thurman, Lynnville, and Mrs. John L. Goldman, Birmingham, Ala.; and three sons, Walter Cross, Bowling Green, Ky., Wilburn Cross, Lewisburg, and Malcolm Cross, Philadelphia, Pa.

CROSS, Cora Beatrice Powell The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jun 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Beatrice Powell Cross, 60, housewife of the Yokley community, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Taylor Chapel Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Mr. Hickman. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Cross, who had been in failing health for several months died at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at her home.
A native of Marshall County, she was the daughter of the late Van Powell and Sarah McConnell Powell but had lived in the Yokley section since her marriage forty-four years ago. She was a member of the Taylor Chapel Methodist Church.
In addition to her huisband, Lonnie B. Cross, she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Henry Hickman, Mrs. Cordell Russell, and Mrs. W. D. Beasley; and one step-son, Elmer Cross, all of Giles County; three grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Horace McLauring, Iron City and Mrs. L. T. Thorne, Birmingham, Ala.

CROSS, Melvin Carver The Pulaski Citizen 3 Nov 1954
Melvin Carver Cross, 59, highly respected member of Giles County Court and a farmer of the Minnow Branch community, died Monday afternoon in Giles County Hospital after a long illness. Funeral services were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Lynnville Methodist Church by the Rev. W. J. Fesmire and the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, Methodist ministers. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery in Lynnville.

Mr. Cross was a native of Giles County, the son of the late Henry T. and Amanda Carpenter Cross. He engaged in farming for many years and, in addition, was a subscription agent for the Newspaper Printing Corporation, Nashville, until he resigned because of illness. He
was a member of the Campbellsville Methodist Church and served as a member of the Board of Stewards.
Mr. Cross represented the Thirteenth District in the County Court and took active part in the affairs of the county and his community.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lou Ellen Carpenter; three daughters, Mrs. J. P. White, Nashville, Mrs. William Alred, Ringgold, Ga., and Mrs. W. B. Mathis, Citrus Heights, Calif.; three sons, Cordell Cross, Lynnville, Nathan Cross, Lawrenceburg, and Revis Cross, Lafayette, Ind.; two sisters, Mrs. Eddie Hickman and Mrs. Grady Cummings, both of Lynnville; two brothers, L. B. and A. M. Cross, both of Lynnville; and eight grandchildren.

CROSS, Thomas Martin The Pulaski Citizen 8 Mar 1950
Funeral services for Thomas Martin Cross, 71, who died at 9 o’clock Sunday night, February 26, at his home at Ethridge were held on Tuesday afternoon at Ethridge Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. M. Walker of Fayetteville and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial was in John Lay Cemetery there.
The Rev. Cross, a minister for 40 years, was a member of County Line Primitive Baptist Church.
He is survived by Mrs. Maggie Eubank Cross; three daughters and four sons; thirteen grandchildren all of Ethridge; three sisters and brothers.

CROSS, Will E. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Feb 1958
Will E. Cross, 76, retired manager of the Clarksville, Tenn., office of Southern Bell Telephone Company, and former manager of the Pulaski office of the company, died at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning at his home in Clarksville after an illness of several years.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at McReynolds Funeral Home with the burial in Greenwood Cemetery in Clarksville.
Mr. Cross is survived by his wife, Mrs. Carrie May Cross, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Gil T. May of Pulaski; two daughters, Mrs. M. N. Bakarick, Athens, Ga., and Mrs. J. C. Bunnell, Clarksville; nine grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. J. A. Huggins, Detroit, Mich.; and one brother, John Cross, Columbia.

CROSTHWAITE, Annie Tate Harris The Pulaski Citizen 12 Nov 1958
Mrs. Annie Tate Harris Crosthwaite, 57, retired Summertown school teacher, died Wednesday morning, November 12, at Lawrenceburg County Hospital after a short illness. Funeral services will take place at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Summertown Church of Christ, with the burial in Mimosa Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of Mrs. J. T. Harris of Lawrenceburg and the late Mr. Harris. She had taught school more than 25 years and had retired a month ago.

In addition to her mother, Mrs. Crosthwaite is survived by her husband, Burton L. Crosthwaite; one son, Thomas Crosthwaite, Summertown; and two brothers, Thomas Harris, Lawrenceburg, and Charlie Harris, Danville, Ky.

CROWELL, Ernest The Pulaski Citizen 5 Dec 1956
Ernest Crowell, a native of Bedford County and an attorney practicing law in Pulaski from 1907-1924, died Munday at a sanitarium in Sulphur, Okla.
Mr. Crowell, who had resided in Oklahoma for many years, was a member of the Giles County Bar Association and a leader in the Republican Party during his residence in Pulaski. His wife, the former Miss Mary Lee Meadows, Giles County native died several years ago.
The message of Mr. Crowell;s death received by friends in Pulaski did not contain funeral arrangements.

CROWELL, Frank The Pulaski Citizen 15 Feb 1956
Funeral services for Frank Crowell, 76, former Pulaski resident, were held Tuesday afternoon, Februay 7, at the Lee Funeral Home in Washington, D. C., and burial took place in the National Cemetery at Arlington with full military honors.
Mr. Crowell died of a heart attack on Thursday, February 2, at his home in Washington.
A Veteran of Foreign Wars and a member of the Presbyterian Church, he formerly made his home in Pulaski, having been associated with the Burton Barber Shop for a number of years.
Mr. Crowell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Lewis Crowell, native Pulaskian; four daughters, Mrs. Gilda Keller, Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Adelaide Cross and Misses Jean and Jane Crowell, Washington; five sons, Lt. W. R. Crowell, stationed in Germany, Thomas W. Crowell, New York City, and John F. Crowell, Alden E. Crowell, and David Lee Crowell, all of Washington; and three daughters by a former marriage.

CRUMLEY, Joe The Pulaski Citizen 7 Aug 1957
Funeral services for Joe Crumley, 86, retired farmer of the Fourteenth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the Old Cemetery at Ethridge. Mr. Crumley died at 4 o’clock Saturday morning, August 3, at a nursing home in Lewisburg after a ten months illness.
Born November 4, 1870, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Crumley. His wife, Mrs. Haughty Francis Crumley, died in September of 1949.
Mr. Crumley is survived by four grandsons, Eugen Dickey, Columber, Walker Dickey, Kenneth Dickey, Porterfield, Texas, and Sherman Dickey, California; six great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Mandy Strange, Columbia, Mrs. Daisy Hickman, Giles County, Mrs. Drucilla Crowder, Cedar Hill, Tenn., and Mrs. Roxie Dawson, Lewisburg; three brothers, Press Crumley, Bakersfield, Calif., Columbus Crumley, Portageville, Mo., and Amos Crumley, Giles County.
Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

CRUTCHER, Alice Irene Appleton The Pulaski Citizen 16 Apr 1958

Mrs. Alice Irene Appleton Crutcher, 52, employee of the County Court Clerk office in Pulaski, died at 1:15 o’clock Monday afternoon, April 14, at her home at Prospect after several months illness.
Funeral rites were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Tom Holland, minister of East Hill Church of Christ, assisted by James E. Holt and J. Clifford Murphy. Burial took place in Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Stella.
Born September 29, 1905, at Minor Hill, she was the daughter of Roy Parr Appleton and Pearl McMasters Appleton, and was a member of the Church of Christ. She was graduated from Minor High School and attended Middle Tennessee State College at Murfreesboro and a business college in Nashville. Later she held a position with the State Department of Unemployment in Nashville. For the past year, she had been a clerk in the office of Coleman G. Davis, County Court Clerk.
Mrs. Crutcher is survived by her husband, W. W. Crutcher; a nine year-old son, Jimmy Crutcher; two sisters, Mrs. Ralph L. Carson, Nashville, and Mrs. J. Luster Jackson, Prospect; one brother, Roy Russell Appleton, Nashville; and one half-brother, Smith Appleton, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

CRUTCHER, C. S. The Pulaski Citizen 10 Sep 1958
C. S. Crutcher, 56, deputy collector of Internal Revenue, Nashville, died unexpectedly Tuesday, September 2, in a hospital in Nassawadox, Va., having been stricken while en route home from a business trip to Washington, D. C. A native of Wilson County, he joined the Internal Revenue Department in 1942.
A brother of Woodrow Crutcher of Prospect, Mr. Crutcher is also survived by another brother, Hilary Crutcher, Nashville; and two sisters, Miss Darcie Crutcher and Miss Catherine Crutcher, Nashville.

CUFF, Roger P. The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jul 1958
Roger P. Cuff, Mt. Pleasant, Mich., professor, and husband of the former Miss Eleanor Frazier of Pulaski, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Friday, July 11 in Lucerne, Switzerland, while on a European tour with Mrs. Cuff and others.
Funeral rites were held Wednesday, July 16, in Mt. Pleasant where they had made their home for a number of years.
Former professor of English at David Lipscomb College in Nashville, he was holding the chair of English at a college in Mt. Pleasant, a position he had held since going to the Michigan city. He was a native Tennessean.
Mrs. Cuff is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Arthur Frazier, now of Brewton, Ala., former residents of Pulaski.

CULPEPPER, Ralph The Pulaski Citizen 15 Apr 1959

Ralph Culpepper, 32-year-old factory worker of Dearborn, Mich., and the husband of the former Miss Shirley Belew, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Belew of Minor Hill, drowned in Mud Lake in Michigan Saturday night when he fell through two inches of ice while running a new coon dog with two companions. One of his companions also fell in, but managed to climb from the frigid water back onto the ice.
Culpepper’s body was recovered at 11:58 p. m. by State Police Trooper in about 16 feet of water some 30 feet from the north shore at the Fox Country Club on North Territorial Road.
Culpepper’s companions said the dog chased a coon onto the ice and the men followed. They said they were behind Culpepper when he fell through the ice and Parker also fell through.
They said they told Culpepper to keep his head above the water while they got a board or stick to hand him, but Culpepper submerged in the muddy waters.
State Troopers spent about 15 minutes dragging for the body before it was located.
Funeral services for Culpepper were conducted Monday in the J. L. Peters Funeral Home and burial was in Parkview Memorial Cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, are his parents, John J. Culpepper, Taylor Township; three sisters, Mrs. Odessa Watson and Mrs. Violet Hall, both of Taylor Township, and Mrs. Ristie Ridge, Hammond, Ill.; and four brothers, Alex and Worthel, both of Taylor Township, Henry of Dearborn, and Lawrence of Lincoln Park, Ill.

CULPS, Alice Cole The Pulaski Citizen 17 Oct 1951
Mrs. Robert Culps, the former Alice Cole of Giles County, who attended the funeral of her sister-in-law, Mrs. L. E. Blakely, on October 6, died suddenly a few hours after her return to her home.
Her rites were held in Los Angeles. Mrs. Culps is survived by her husband; one daughter and one son.
Mrs. Blakely is a half sister of Lewis Culps and Miss Addie Lewis Culps and Miss Addie Culps of Pulaski.

CULPS, Lewis The Pulaski Citizen 13 May 1959
Funeral services for Lewis Culps, 83, retired grocery employee, were held at 3:30 o’clock
Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield and Dr. W. H. Strother with the burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Culps died Saturday midnight at his home 602 Spofford Avenue in Pulaski, after a long illness.
Born February 6, 1876, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert L. Culps and Mary Jane Boyd Culps.
Mr.Culps is survived by one sister, Miss Addie Culps, Pulaski, and several nieces and nephews. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

CULPS, Robert O. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Oct 1952
Robert O. Culps, 87, native Giles Countian, died Tuesday morning October 21 at his home in Los Angeles, Calif.
Funeral services will take place there at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon.
Born and reared here he moved to Los Angeles more than thirty years ago. His wife died October 6, 1951.

Mr. Culps is survived by one daughter and son, Mrs. Harry Schalk and Boyd Culps, both of Los Angeles; one sister, Miss Addie Culps; and one brother, Lewis Culps, both of Pulaski.

CUMMINS, Ann Clifton The Pulaski Citizen 30 Apr 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Ann Clifton Cummins, 79, lifelong resident of the Southport Community of Maury County, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Williams Funeral Home in Columbia, with burial in the Gibsonville Cemetery. Mrs. Cummins, died Sunday night at her home.
A sister of Will Clifton of Lynnville, Mrs.Cummins is survived by one daughter; three sons; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two other brothers and three sisters.

CUNNINGHAM, Melinda Catherine Davis The Pulaski Citizen 03 Mar 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Melinda Catherine Davis Cunningham, 76, were held Friday afternoon at Prospect Methodist Church, with burial in Prospect Cemetery. Mrs. Cunningham died Thursday morning at the home of her son, Roy Cunningham at Prospect, after a long illness.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was born March 3, 1876, the daughter of the late Jim Davis and Betty Parker Davis. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband, Roy H. Cunningham, died several years ago.
Mrs. Cunningham is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Norma Rogers and Mrs. Aaron Grant, both of Prospect; two sons, Roy, with whom she made her home, and Ernest Cunningham, Prospect; seventeen grandchildren and three great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Dave Hickerson, Wartrace, and Mrs. Alice Stewart, Decatur, Ala.; and three brothers, Horace Davis, Miami, Fla., Jim Davis, Colorado, Texas and Adam Davis, Shelbyville. Wilson Carter and Co.



CURRY, Arney Carroll The Pulaski Citizen 21 Oct 1959
Arney Carroll Curry, 57, Pulaski automobile dealer, church and civic leader, died of a heart attack Friday night, October 16, at 11:30 o’clock at his home on South First Street.
Funeral services were held at 3 p. m. Sunday at First Methodist Church with the Rev. William Moss, Dr. W. H. Mansfield, and Dr. R. B. Stone officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski with Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge. Active pallbearers were Dr. W. J. Johnson, Byron Eslick, Parmenas Cox, Ross Bass, Herbert Parsons, Dr. Joe Gordon of Lewisburg and Dr. A. M. Ballentine.
Honorary pallbearers were members of the Board of Stewards of the Methodist Church, the George Morgan Bible Class, Board of Directors of the First National Bank, the Pulaski Rotary Club, and employees of Curry Motors.
Mr. Curry was a native of Giles County, son of Mrs. Minnie Stapp Curry, Pulaski, and the late Robert Emmett Curry.
Mr. Curry was a member of the Methodist Church, the Pulaski Rotary Club, a member of the Board of Directors of First National Bank, a member of the Industrial Commission and of Hillcrest Country Club.

He had been in the automobile business for about thirty years. A brother, Guy Curry, was in the automobile business with him until his death 10 years ago.
For the past several years, Mrs. Curry was co-chairman of the annual Rotary Club Horse Show in Pulaski.
Mr. Curry was honored by Dodge Motors Corporation at a dinner at Hillcrest Country Club Wednesday night, October 14, when he was named a member of the Executive Council. In addition he was named by the Chrysler Corporation as the most outstanding dealer in the Memphis territory.
Surviving in addition to his mother, are his widow, Mrs. Louise Young Curry, Pulaski; a daughter, Mrs. Dan Martin; a son, Kent Curry; a brother, Robert E. Curry; four sisters, Mrs. Smith Eubank, Mrs. Smith Legg, Mrs. Mitchell Howard, and Mrs. Arney White, all of Giles County.

CURRY, Mahaley The Pulaski Citizen 6 Feb 1952
Funeral services for Miss Mahaley Curry, 68, were held Sunday afternoon at a funeral home in Columbia by the Rev. C. B. Cook and Elder Leon C. Burns. Burial took place in the Kedron Cemetery in Giles County.
She died Saturday in a Nashville hospital following a short illness.
Native of Giles County, she was a daughter of the late Bud and Marie Jane Hargrove Curry and was a member of the Kedron Methodist Church.
Survivors include sister, Mrs. Mary Denton, Columbia, with whom she made her home, and a number of nieces and nephews.

CURRY, Pearl Bell The Pulaski Citizen 26 Aug 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Pearl Bell Curry, 71, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Prospect Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Prospect Cemetery.
Mrs. Curry died at 5 o’clock Thursday morning at Giles County Hospital following a few hours illness, having sustained a paralytic stroke.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was born November 5, 1881, the daughter of the late Joe B. Bell and Mary James Bell.
Mrs. Curry is survived by her husband, retired farmer of Prospect; one daughter, Mrs. T. F. Nipper, Knoxville; two sons, James Curry, Prospect; and Leldon Curry, Sarasota, Fla.; two grandchildren; and one brother, W. B. Bell, Orange, Texas.

CURTIS, Albert Sidney Fayetteville & Lincoln County News 30 Aug1951
Albert Curtis, 81, died at the Lincoln County Hospital about noon Tuesday after a brief illness.
Funeral services were held at the McBurg Methodist Church at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon. Rev. W. C. Folk and Rev. J. C. Elkins officiated. Burial was held in Hereford Cemetery.
Mr. Curtis was born and reared in Lincoln County and was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Smith Curtis. He was engaged in farming in the Delrose community and for many years had been a member of the McBurg Methodist Church. His wife, Mrs. Nora Birdsong Curtis, died about five years ago.

Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Mack Taylor of Delrose; one son, Cletus Curtis, also of Delrose; one brother, Charles Curtis of Hughey, and two grandchildren.

CURTIS, Arnold O. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jul 1956
Funeral services for Arnold O. Curtis, 76, retired farmer of Anthony Hill section, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by Everett Prestridge, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Curtis died at 10:20 o’clock Sunday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ira Shelton, after a long illness.
Born August 11, 1879, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Thomas Curtis and Lizzie Sandusky Curtis, and was a member of the Church of Christ. His wife, Mrs. Rosa Hill Curtis, died fourteen years ago.
In addition to Mrs. Shelton, Mr. Curtis is survived by 2 other daughters, Mrs. J. B. Vanhoosier, Winter Haven, Fla., and Mrs. Oley Kimbrough, Lynnville; and two sons, Willie Curtis, Giles County and George Eliot Curtis, Winter Haven, Fla.; 26 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

CURTIS, Cora Harwell Williams The Pulaski Citizen 12 Sep 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Harwell Williams Curtis, 76, who died of a heart attack on Tuesday night, August 28, at her home near Fayetteville, were held the following day at Zion Baptist Church in Giles County, conducted by the pastor of the church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
She was the daughter of the late Walter A. Harwell and Annie Abernathy Harwell of Frankewing.
Her first husband was Tom Williams of Frankewing.
She is also survived by three children, Hassie Williams, Burt Williams and Foster Williams, all of Giles County; three sisters, Mrs. Odie Robinson, McBurg; Mrs. Davis London, Cornersville, and Mrs. B. Twittie, Lewisburg; and one brother, Earlie Harwell, College Grove.

CURTIS, Etta Watson The Pulaski Citizen 18 Feb 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Etta Watson Curtis, 74, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Young’s Chapel Presbyterian Church. The Rev. G. H. Turpin, of Chattanooga, a former pastor, officiated and burial took place in the Young’s Chapel.
Mrs. Curtis died at 7 o’clock Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Willie Mangrum in Murfreesboro.
She was reared at Bunker Hill, the daughter of the late William (Comfort) Watson and Lizzie Gilliam Watson. Her husband, Jim Curtis, died several years ago.
Mrs. Curtis, a member of the Presbyterian Church, is survived by one daughter; one granddaughter; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Gaines Jones, Pulaski and Mrs. Fredonia Williams, Dellrose; and one brother, Bud Watson, Oklahoma.

CURTIS, Louise Kimbrough The Pulaski Citizen 20 May 1959

Funeral services for Mrs. Louise Kimbrough Curtis, 50, resident of the Pleasant Hill section, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home with the burial in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Stella. Mrs. Curtis died at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning, May 20, at the home after a long illness.
Born August 19, 1908, in Giles County, she was the daughter of Belve Kimbrough and Ida Craig Kimbrough.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Curtis is survived by five sons, William I. Curtis, Cecil Curtis, Tommy Curtis and Harold Curtis, Giles County, Calvin Curtis, Texas; three daughters, Misses Betty and Patricia Curtis, and Mrs. Rosie Curry, Giles County; five brothers, Oley Kimbrough, John R. Kimbrough, Louie Kimbrough, Alvie J. Kimbrough, and Cordell Kimbrough, all of Giles County; and one sister, Mrs. Jasper Jones, Giles County.
Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

CURTIS, Lucy Watson The Pulaski Citizen 29 May 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Watson Curtis, 71, resident of the Bryson community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon, at Bethany Presbyterian Church at Bryson with the burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Curtis died at 12:30 o’clock Sunday, May 19, her birthday, at Giles County Hospital after a two weeks illness.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late George Allen Watson and Fannie Storey Watson, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Her husband, John K. Curtis, died March 31, 1938.
Mrs. Curtis is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Harvey May, Elkton, and Mrs. Bobbie Ray, Tullahoma; six sons, J. K. Curtis, Jr., Robert W. Curtis, Cecil Curtis, and Gilbert Curtis, all of Giles County, James Max Curtis, Memphis, and John Allen Curtis, Texas; nineteen grandchildren; one brother, Julius May Watson, Giles County; and one sister, Mrs. Allen Aymett, Sr., Pisgah. Bennett-May Funeral Home, Funeral Directors in charge.

DABNEY, Annie Rhea The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jul 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Rhea Dabney, 89, native Giles Countian, were held at 10:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, July 3, in the chapel of Griffin Funeral Home in Jackson, Tenn. The burial took place in Ridgecrest Cemetery at Jackson. Mrs. Dabney died at 9 o’clock on Monday morning, July 7, after a lengthy illness.
She was born November 19, 1868, at Bufords Station in Giles County, and in 1900 was married to William Presley Dabney. The same year they moved to Jackson where he established the Dabney Furniture Company which he operated until his death several years ago.
Mrs. Dabney, prominent in social and cultural affairs of the city, was society editor of the Jackson Sun for many years and was a devou member of the First Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Dabney is survived by one granddaughter, Mrs. D. W. Booth of Spartanburg, S. C.; one grandson, Thompson Dabney, Jackson; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. William Rhea Dabney, Jackson; and four great-grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. David Rhea, Jr., of Pulaski attended the rites for his aunt.


DABNEY, Ida The Pulaski Citizen 12 Sep 1951
Funeral services for Miss Ida Dabney, 67, were held Friday afternoon at Robertson Fork Church of Christ, of which she was a member, conducted by Gaston Collins of Nashville. Burial took place in Walker Cemetery. She died Thursday of a heart attack at her home.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was the daughter of the late Sam D. Dabney and Tennie Walker Dabney.
Survivors include a number of first cousins.

DALE, William Bernard and Louise Dale The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1959
A 40-year-old former Giles County man shot and killed his 44-year-old bride of about three weeks Wednesday at their home in the Webber City community in Lawrence County and then killed himself.
Dead are William Bernard Dale, 40, traveling salesman, and Mrs. Louise Dale. Authorities said they had found no motive for the shooting.
Charles Freemon, Lawrence County coroner, said Mrs. Dale was in her small shop adjacent to the home when her husband drove up in an automobile, spoke to some tourists in another car and walked into the shop.
Freemon and Deputy Sheriff Arthur Hairrell said they were told that he said nothing when he entered the shop, but began firing as his wife with a 25 caliber automatic pistol. She was hit by several bullets and died a few minutes later.
Freemon said that Dale then went to the house, and after entering, fired three shots into his body, one from the automatic and two from a 38 caliber revolver.
Freemon quoted one of the customers in the shop as saying he thought someone was shooting firecrackers until he saw Mrs. Dale fall to the floor.
Freemon and Hairrell said Mrs. Dale, who was a widow, and Dale married about three weeks ago.
Mrs. Dale’s body was carried to Hunt Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg
Dale’s body was brought to Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski where funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 p. m. The Rev. William H. Moss and Dr. W. H. Mansfield, Methodist ministers of Pulaski, will officiate and burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Dale is survived by his parents, R. B. and Mrs. Nannie Elizabeth Troxler Dale of Pulaski; two children, David and Dana Dale of Nashville; and a sister, Mrs. Bob Sullivan, Meridian, Miss.

DALY, Asa The Pulaski Citizen 4 Mar 1953
Funeral services for Asa Daly, 77, farmer of the Baugh community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Don Orr, pastor of the Pettusville Methodist Church, Pettusville, Ala. Burial took place in the Daly Cemetery.
Born November 27, 1875, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Joe Daly and Julia Rochelle Daly.

Mr. Daly is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Lillie Thompson, Miss Osie Daly and Mrs. Ovale Hinkle, all of Baugh; three sons, Knox Daly, Madison County, Ala., Rayburn Daly and Iris Daly, Baugh; thirteen grandchildren and twenty-three great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Dovie Wallace, Athens, Ala., and Mrs. Musa Biggerstaff, Nashville, and one brother, Raymond Daly, Veto, Ala. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors

DAILY, Edd Neal The Pulaski Citizen 24 Nov 1954
Edd Neal Daily, 67, drag-line operator at International Minerals and Chemical Corporation at Wales, died at 5:45 o’clock Sunday night, November 14, at Giles County Hospital, following several months’ illness.
Funeral rites were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by J. Bedford Rasbury, minister of the Second Street Church of Christ in Pulaski. Burial took place at West Point Cemetery in Lawrence County.
Born April 15, 1887, at Rogersville, Ala., he was the son of the late Jesse Daily and Fannie Waddell Daily. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Daily is survived by his wife, Mrs. Willie Hardwick Daily; three daughters, Mrs. Marvin Adams, Wales, Mrs. Floyd Shackelford, Pulaski, and Mrs. James Evans, Centerville; two sons, J. H. Daily, Chicago, Ill., and William Daily, Pulaski; five grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Ross Quinn, West Point, Tenn.; and one brother, Ott Daily, Wales. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

DALY, Guy B. The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1958
Funeral services for Guy B. Daly, 75, well-known livestock dealer of the county, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by Dr. W. B. Strother and Dr. William H. Mansfield, pastors of the First Methodist Church. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Daly, who had made his home in Pulaski for a number of years, died at 9 o’clock Tuesday night, March 18, at Giles County Hospital, after a period of declining health.
Born February 19, 1883, in Giles County, he was the son of the late William Lucas Daly and Martha Calvin Daly.
Mr. Daly is survived by his wife, Mrs. Olivia Phillips Daly; five daughters, Mrs. John H. Stevenson, Pulaski, Mrs.Luke Womack, Nashville, Miss Gladys Daly, Clarksville, Mrs. James Clark, Montgomery, Ala., and Mrs. Ephe Pitts, Fayetteville; three sons, Harold Daly, Nashville, Paul Daly, Batesville, Ark., and Neal Daly, Dallas, Texas; fifteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Calvin Jackson, Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. Clyde Hornbuckle, Clearwater, Fla., and Mrs. George Hargrove, Elkmont, Ala.; and three brothers, Lester Daly, Ardmore, Tenn., Noble Daly, Athens, Ala., and Dayton Daly, Corbin, Ky. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

DANIELS, Retta The Pulaski Citizen 22 Mar 1950
Funeral services for Miss Retta Daniels, 85, resident of the Rich community, who died at 11:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, March 15, at a Nashville hospital after an extended illness, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Campbellsville Church of Christ, conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy, minister of the Church of Christ. Burial took place in the Yokley Cemetery in Campbellsville.

Miss Daniels, a lifelong resident of the county, had been a member of the Church of Christ since childhood. She was the daughter of the late Jim Daniels and Mary Ann Sneed Daniels.
Miss Daniels is survived by one sisters, Mrs. J. A. Allen of Culleoka.
DANIELS, Robert The Pulaski Citizen 3 Feb 1954
Funeral services for Robert Daniels, 83, retired farmer of the Berea community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pisgah Methodist Church, conducted by J. Clifford Murphy and Virgil Bradford, ministers of the Church of Christ. Burial took place in the Pisgah Cemetery.
Mr. Daniel died Sunday, January 31, at Giles County Hospital, where he had been a patient about two weeks.
A lifelong resident of the county, Mr. Daniels is survived by two sons, Collier R. Daniels, Panama City, Fla., and Herschel Daniels, Atlanta, Georgia.

DARNELL, Leroy The Pulaski Citizen 19 May 1954
Funeral services for Leroy Darnell, 16, Giles County youth found dead on his father’s farm in the Sumac community Monday, were held at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday at New Zion Baptist Church by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
The youth’s body was found hanging from a tree near a field where he and his father, Adrian Darnell, had been working. As they were leaving to go to the house for luncheon, the father said, the boy heard a dog barking in the woods. The father said his son investigated, while he continued toward the house. Members of the family investigated when he did not arrive.
He had been an 8th grade pupil of Brick Church School when he stopped school a year ago.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Joe Wright and Mrs. Carter Wright, both of Odd Fellows Hall, and Mrs. Vestal Gowan; a half sister, Mrs. Richard Whitsell, both of Cornersville; and four brothers, Jessie, Melvin and Joe, all of Sumac, and James C. Darnell of Lewisburg. Pulaski Funeral Home was in charge.

DARNELL, Will Fox The Pulaski Citizen 25 Apr 1956
Funeral services for Will Fox Darnell, 41, supervisor of offices of Florence Stove Company, Lewisburg, were held Tuesday at Bills and McGaugh Funeral Home with burial in Lone Oak Cemetery in that city. Mr. Darnell died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Monday.
A lifelong resident of Marshall County, he was the son of Mrs. John A. Darnell of Lewisburg and the late Mr. Darnell, and was a veteran of World War II, and a member of the American Legion and Elks Club.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Darnell is survived by is wife, Mrs. Mary Louise Smith Darnell, daughter of Harvey H. Smith of Pulaski; two sisters, Mrs. Clayton Baxter and Mrs. Carl Richardson, Lewisburg; two brothers, John A. Darnell, Jr., Lyndhurst, N. J., and Charlie Boyd Darnell, Lewisburg; and one nephew, John Adams Darnell, III, Springfield, Mass.

DAUGHTRY, Robert W. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jun 1950
Robert W. Daughtry, 20, son of Oscar and Ruth Daughtry of Chestnut Street, Pulaski and the operator of Bob and Nita’s Caf� in Mt. Pleasant, died instantly of a bullet wound said to have been self-inflicted, at the Bluff Park beer parlor on Rockdale Hill at 8 o’clock Friday night.

According to Jess Kennedy, proprietor of Bluff Park and an eye witness to the tragedy, Daughtry pulled out a foreign make pistol and was flourishing it about. Kennedy stated he asked the youth if he was sure the safety was on the pistol. Instead of replying, Daughtry suddenly placed the pistol against his right ear and fired. He is said to have died instantly. A note indicating his intention to commit suicide, was left, but no clear reason was given.
Daughtry was a native of Giles County. He served three years in the armed forces. Besides his parents, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Juanita Luna Daughtry; two sisters, Sue and Juanita Daughtry, both of Pulaski; a paternal grandmother, Mrs. W. E. Daughtry; and a maternal grandfather, G. W. Warren, all of Pulaski.
Funeral services were held at the Church of God in Pulaski. Burial was in the Leoma Cemetery.

DAUGHTRY, Wiley Oscar The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nov 1952
Funeral services for Wiley Oscar Daughtry, 65, well known cabinet maker of Pulaski, were held at one o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. H. G. Coston, Baptist minister, and burial took place in Freeman Cemetery at Leoma.
Mr. Daughtry died at 9:20 o’clock Friday night, November 14, at Giles County Hospital, following a long illness.
A native of Lawrence County, he was the son of the late John Walton Daughtry and Sarah Ann Palmore Daughtry. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Daughtry is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nancy Ann Newton Daughtry; one daughter, Mrs. Robert Tillman, Pulaski; five sons, Harvey Daughtry, Owensboro, Ky., Herman Daughtry, Ethridge, William Daughtry, Pocatello, Idaho, Walter Daughtry, Santa Ana, Calif., and James Daughtry, Kenoshia, Wis.; fifteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren; two half-sisters, Mrs. Lena Allredd and Mrs. Susie Yearger, Lawrenceburg; and one half-brother, George Daughtry, Leoma. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

DAVENPORT, Gilbert Henry The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jul 1959
Funeral services for Gilbert Henry Davenport, 71, native Giles Countian and retired carpenter and contractor, were held at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning in Whittier, Calif., with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery in that city. Mr. Davenport died at 5 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, June 24, after several months illness.
Born March 1, 1888, he was the son of the late Levi Patrick Davenport and Eunice Nelson Adams Davenport. August 30, 1908, he married the former Miss Eunice Myrtle Harwell of Giles County, moving in 1917 to Logan County, Okla. Twenty-four years ago, the family movied to Whittier. Mr. Davenport was a Methodist.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Davenport is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ben Caldwell, San Marino, Calif., and Mrs. Robert Adair, Odessa, Texas; four sons, James Levi Davenport and Ferrell Eugene Davenport, Dallas, Texas, Rupert Glen Davenport, Whittier, Calif.; 12 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Frank Pittard, Pulaski, Mrs. R. D. Boyd, Riverside, Calif., Mrs. L. M. Hightower, Nashville, and Mrs. Wilson Cole, Savannah; and four brothers, Charles A. Davenport and Robert I. Davenport, Pulaski, Roy P. Davenport, Tampa, Fla., and Jerome B. Davenport, Auburndale, Fla.

DAVENPORT, Orvie Orton The Pulaski Citizen 3 Jan 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. John W. Davenport, 75, mother of Frank Davenport, Pulaski businessman, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Macedonia Baptist Church in Lawrence County. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Davenport, the former Miss Orvie Orton, died at 6:50 o’clock Tuesday morning January 2, of a heart ailment at her home in the Center community of Lawrence County, following a period of declining health. She had been a member of the Baptist Church many years.
Mrs. Davenport is survived by her husband, John W. Davenport; two daughters, Mrs. Mae Kelton and Mrs. Clarence Nutt, Lawrenceburg; six sons, Homer German, Charleston, W. Va., Charles German, Blue Ridge, Ga. and Jack German Chattanooga, Hoke Davenport, Maryville, Frank Davenport, Pulaski, and Bill Davenport, Knoxville; twenty-six grandchildren and six great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Olive Brindley, Winter Haven, Fla., and Mrs. Wiley Freeman, Oneonta, Ala.; and one brother, Boman Orton, Winter Haven, Fla.

DAVENPORT, Rupert The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1953
Rupert Davenport, 55, carpenter and substiture mail carrier of Giles County died at about 3:30 Wednesday morning at Giles County Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident at 6:30 Tuesday night on the Minor Hill highway.
Funeral services had not been arranged Thursday morning, although the service will be held at the Cool Springs Church of Christ and burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery.
Davenport’s wife, Leda B. Raines Davenport, was injured and was suffering from shock following the accident, although it was not believed she was seriously hurt. She remained a patient at the hospital Wednesday night.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Patrick Levi and Mrs. Eunice Adams Davenport. He was formerly employed in Pulaski, and was a member of the Cool Springs Church of Christ and a highly respected citizen of his community.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by an adopted son Carlton Davenport of Columbia; four sisters, Mrs. Wilson Cole and Mrs. Frank Pittard, of Pulaski, Mrs. Roy D. Boyd, Riverside, Calif., Mrs. L.M. Hightower, Nashville; five brothers, Charlie A. Davenport of Bogue Chitto, Miss., Robert I. Davenport, Pulaski; Gilbert Davenport, Whittier, Calif.; Roy Davenport, Tampa, Fla., and J. B. Davenport, Auburndale, Fla.; and one grandchild.

DAVIS, Amanda J. Davis The Pulaski Citizen 22 Feb 1956
Funeral Services for Mrs. Amanda J. Davis Davis, 90, resident of the Minor Hill Community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the residence, conducted by Tom Holland, minister of the Church of Christ. Burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Davis died at 8:30 o’clock Friday morning, February 17, at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.

Born January 29, 1866, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Billy Davis and Emmaline Roberts Davis, and was a member of the Church of Christ. Mrs. Davis, the last member of her immediate family, was the widow of Tom Davis who died in 1949.
Mrs. Davis is survived by one son, Larkin Davis, Athens, Ala.; six daughters, Mrs. Cecil White, Louisville, Ky., Mrs. Will Chambers, Mrs. Ambus Wright, Mrs. Charlie Crabb, Mrs. Houston Moody and Miss Lela Davis, all of the Minor Hill community; twenty one grandchildren; and twenty one great grandchildren. Bennett May and Co., funeral directors in charge.

DAVIS, Bertha Magdalene Rose The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jun 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Magdalene Rose Davis, 59, widow of Will Davis and a resident of the Fourteenth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Liberty Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Wallace Gowan and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial
took place in Rose Hill Cemetery in the Nineteenth District. Mrs. Davis died at 2:15 o’clock Friday morning, June 19, at the home.
Mrs. Davis is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Felix Oakley and Mrs. Garland Fralix, both of Liberty Hill, and Mrs. Wayne Deihl, Ohio; and one son, William Davis, Liberty Hill; nineteen grandchildren; and three brothers, Casper Rose and Lester Rose, Liberty Hill, and Jim Rose, Goodsprings. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

DAVIS, Effie Gunter The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jun 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Effie Gunter Davis, 76, McBurg resident, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Higgins Funeral Home in Fayetteville, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church in Pulaski. Burial took place in Wright Cemetery at McBurg.
Mrs. Davis died at 4:30 o’clock Monday morning at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
Born April 8, 1882, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late William Gunter and Fannie Emmons Gunter, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Davis is survived by her husband, Floyd Davis.

DAVIS, Fannie Gibbs The Pulaski Citizen 12 Nov 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Gibbs Davis, 84, resident of the Choate’s Creek community, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Choate’s Creek Methodist Church. Elder J. Clifford Murphy officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery.
She died Saturday at Giles County Hospital.
Daughter of the late Henry Gibbs and Rilla Ann Gibbs, she was born October 16, 1868, in Giles County, and was a member of the Church of Christ. In 1900 she was married to G. W. Davis, who died thirty-seven years ago.
Mrs. Davis is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Luther Richardson, and two grandsons, Kenneth and George Richardson, Choate’s Creek; two sisters, Mrs. Beulah Hannah, Inglewood, Calif., and Mrs. Pearl Rhodes, Oklahoma, Okla.



DAVIS, Franklin D. The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1959
Funeral services for Franklin D. Davis, 23, resident of Florence, Ala., who celebrated his birthday at a supper given by neighbors a few hours before he was fatally shot across the road from the State Line, South of Minor Hill were conducted Monday afternoon at the Hester Chapel Church of Christ.
Tom Holland officiated and burial was in Hester Cemetery, with Spry Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hayden H. Davis of Florence; a sister, Mrs. Betty Sue Christopher; grandmother, Mrs. Vera Felker, Minor Hill; three uncles and six aunts.
Investigation of the shooting was being continued this week after Grady O. Helton, 21 former resident of Anthony Hill who is now a mechanic in Florence, Ala., admitted firing the 22 calibar bullet that killed Davis. Preliminary hearing is expected to take place Friday morning. Deputy Sheriff James R. Newton, investigating officer said Tuesday.
The shooting took place about 11 p. m. Saturday night across the road from Long’s Beer Tavern, where Davis and some friends had gone after his birthday supper in Athens.
Sheriff P. M Butler said Helton admitted shooting to Jack Freeland, investigator for the district attorney;s office, and to Deputy Sheriff Newton when they picked him up Sunday in Florence.
Deputy Sheriff Newton said the shooting resulted when Helton “walked into” an argument between Davis and an unidentified man. Helton, who fled the scene, was arrested by Deputy Newton Sunday afternoon at his home in Florence.

DAVIS, George Washington The Pulaski Citizen 18 Feb 1953
Funeral services for George Washington Davis, 71, resident of the Shores community, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Methodist Church of Harvey, Ala. The Rev. E. C. Prestridtge officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Davis died at 3:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence, Ala. after a long illness.
He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Davis is survived by his wife, Mrs. Geneva Favors Davis; four daughters, Mrs. Luther Thigpen, Lexington, Ala., Mrs. Joe Brown, Rogersville, Ala., Mrs. Leslie Tucker, of the Shores community, and Mrs. Jimmy Bivens, Loretta; one step-daughter, Mrs. Albert Longshore, Shores; four sons, William Davis and Luther Davis, Rogersville, Ala., Pvt. Hoyt Davis, stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and Robert Davis, Shores; two step-sons, Roy Pratt and Jesse Pratt, Pulaski; one sister, Miss Jessie Davis, Rogersville, Ala.; two brothers, Edward Davis and Walter Davis, Florence, Ala.; twenty-three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

DAVIS, James Washington The Pulaski Citizen 13 Dec 1950
Funeral services for James Washington Davis, 69, farmer of the Eighteenth Civil District, who died suddenly of a heart attack at 1:45 o’clock on Friday morning, December 8, at his home, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Scotts Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Homer Brown, pastor, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.

He was a native of the county and the son of the late Henry Davis and Lou Petty Davis. Mr. Davis, a member of the Methodist Church, was twice married. His first wife was the former Miss Cora Estelle Stafford, who died in 1923.
Mr. Davis is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Bammer Wright Davis; one daughter, Mrs. Clyde Clemmons; and one son, Morris Davis; and four grandchildren; all of Scotts Hill community; one sister, Mrs. Hicks Harwell, Giles County; two brothers, Floyd Davis, Akron, Ohio and Tom Davis, Albany, Ind.

DAVIS, Jessie Christenberry The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jul 1950
Mrs. Jessie Christenberry Davis, 75, who had been in declining health for a number of years, died at 9:30 o’clock. Tuesday night, July 4, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edd Ezell on East Washington Street.
Funeral rites will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home and burial will take place in the family lot in Mt. Nebo Cemetery, five miles south of St. Joseph in Lawrence County. The Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church, and the Rev. Harvey Reed Overton, Jr., assistant pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski, will officiate.
Mrs. Davis was born in Decaturville, Tenn., and moved to Lawrence County when a child. She was the daughter of the late Dr. G. W. Christenberry and Bettie Hubble Christenberry, and was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Her husband, John G. Davis, died in Lawrence County many years ago.
Mrs. Davis is survived by one daughter; one sister, Mrs. George L. Kelly, Sr., Pulaski; and one brother, W. P. Christenberry, El Campo, Texas.
Following the death of her husband, Mrs. Davis and daughter move to Pulaski.

DAVIS, Lum The Pulaski Citizen 22 Oct 1952
Funeral services for Lum Davis, 72, retired produce dealer, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Minor Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Tom Holland, minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Davis died of a heart ailment at 5:20 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Giles County Hospital.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was the son of the late John C. Davis and Martha Mankins Davis, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Davis is survived by his wife, Mrs. Faustea White Davis; one daughter, Mrs. Luther Gower, Pulaski; and two sons, Adrian Davis and Buren Davis, Pulaski; three grandchildren; one sister, Miss Lula Davis, Minor Hill; and six brothers, Jim Davis, Tom Davis, John Davis, and Walter Davis, all of Minor Hill, Herschel (Shug) Davis, Louisville, Ky. and Rufus Davis, Winter Haven, Fla. Wilson Carter Funeral Company, Funeral Director.


DAVIS, Ozro The Pulaski Citizen 20 May 1959

Funeral services for Ozro Davis, 57, farmer of the Minor Hill Community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery. Mr. Davis died at 5 o’clock Friday afternoon at Giles County Hospital after a brief illness.
Born November 2, 1901, in Giles County, he was the son of the late G. L. Davis and Almeda Bass Davis.
Mr. Davis is survived by his wife, Mrs. Viva Brooks Davis; three sisters, Mrs. Roy McCree and Mrs. Maude Thornton, Giles County, and Mrs. Fred King, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; and four brothers, Luther Davis, Rufus Davis, Charlie Davis and Guy Davis, all of Giles County. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

DAVIS, Phillip Anthony The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jan 1952
Phillip Anthony Davis, two-year and nine-month-old son of William C. Davis and Mrs. Madelyn Bassham Davis of Minor Hill, died at 4:10 Wednesday afternoon at Jackson Clinic, Lester, Ala., after a short illness of mumps.
Funeral services will be held at two o’clock Friday afternoon at the Minor Hill Church of Christ and burial will be in Minor Hill Cemetery.
In addition to his parents, the child is survived by a sister, Sheila Rene Davis; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard S. Bassham of Liberty Hill; and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Shook Davis of Minor Hill.

DAVIS, Robert W. and son, Glen The Pulaski Citizen 26 May 1954
Funeral services for Robert W. Davis, 36, and his son, Glen, 11, former Giles Countians who were drowned Saturday in Michigan, were held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Giles County. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
The father and son drowned Saturday while fishing on Lake Huron near Tin Conning, Mich., when a high wind overturned their boat about 100 feet offshore near Emory Gillman boat landing, according to information received in Pulaski.
Another son, Roger, 14, was rescued by the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard also rescued two men whose boat was sunk in attempts to reach the Davis Boat.
The Davis family moved to Michigan about three years ago. Mr. Davis was a machine operator.
Other survivors include the wife and mother, Mrs. Lacy Risner Davis; and Mr. Davis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Davis, Route 1, Ethridge.

DAVIS, Verner Lee The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1958
Funeral services will be held Thursday morning, December 18, in Nashville for Verner Lee Davis, Nashville resident. Burial will take place in Wartrace.
He died on Tuesday in Nashville.
Mr. Davis is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret Carter Davis, formerly of Pulaski; and one sister, Mrs. Annie Roberts, Warner Robbins, Ga.


DAVIS, Ward The Pulaski Citizen 27 Mar 1957
Funeral services for Ward Davis, 64, farmer of the Ostello community of Marshall County, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at London Funeral Home in Lewisburg, with burial in Beechwood Cemetery at Cornersville. Mr. Davis died at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Leonard Hospital in Lewisburg, after a period of declining health.
He was a native of Giles County, born April 9, 1892, son of the late James Alphus Davis and Betty Davidson Davis, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Davis is survived by his wife, Mrs. Virgie McKelvey Davis; two daughters, Mrs. Max Coggin, Melbourne, Fla.; and Mrs. R. C. Harrison, Ostello; four sons, J. W. Davis, George Davis, Billy Davis and Don Davis, all of Marshall County; one sister, Miss Lou Davis, Brick Church; and four brothers, Turney Davis, Brick Church, Joe Davis, Tallahassee, Fla., and Ollie Davis, Nashville, and Paul Davis, Lewisburg.

DAVIS, Wessie Dial The Pulaski Citizen 6 Aug 1952
Mrs. Wessie Dial Davis, 79, died on Sunday July 20, at her home at Lynnville after a ten day illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock the following Monday afternoon at the residence, conducted by Elder Claude McAdams of Lebanon. Burial took place in the Lynnwood Cemetery.
Born, 1873, in Maury County, she was the daughter of the late John Dial and Priscilla Smith Dial. Her husband, W. J. Davis, also a native of Maury County, died about fifteen years ago. The had made their home at Lynnville since 1913.
Mrs. Davis, a member of the Church of Christ, is survived by one daughter, Miss Iva Davis, Lynnville; three sons, W. C. Davis, Lynnville, James S. Davis, Austin, Texas, and Oscar J. Davis, Chicago, Ill.; four grandchildren and five great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. J. B. Freeland, Lynnville, Mrs. W. L. Boatright, Culleoka, and Mrs. O. C. Pilkerton, Birmingham, Ala.; and two brothers, Reece Dial, Murfreesboro, and W. E. Dial, Washington, R. I.

DAVIS, William Marvin Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 26 May 1954
William Marvin Davis, Sr., 68, a Giles County Republican leader and a traveling salesman for Tennessee firms for the past 40 years, died at 12:30 p. m. Tuesday at Giles County Hospital after a years’ illness.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Bennett-May Funeral Home by Virgil Bradford, minister of the East Hill Church of Christ. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Davis was a native of Giles County, the son of the late J. B. Davis and Amanda Daugherty Davis. He had taken an active part in the business, church and political life of the community, and had been the local representative of the former Harwood-Yancey firm, Craig-Shofner, and Keith-Simmons of Nashville for the past 15 years. He was a member of the Second Street Church of Christ.
Mr. Davis is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ida May Baker Davis; a son, William Marvin Davis, Jr.a leading merchant of Pulaski; and two daughters, Miss Marie Davis and Miss Martha Davis, both of Pulaski; two sisters, Mrs. Flautt Worley, Pulaski, and Mrs. S.M. Peacher, Nashville; and a half-brother, George Cole of Pulaski.

DAVIS, William Marvin Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1958
William Marvin Davis, Jr., 44, Pulaski merchant and church and civic leader, died of a heart ailment Wednesday, April 19, at 8:00 a.m. at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville after a short illness.
Funeral services were held at 3:30 p. m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Pulaski by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, former pastor of the church. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery with
Bennett-May Funeral Directors in charge.
Mr. Davis was a native of Pulaski, the son of Mrs. W. M. Davis of Pulaski and the late Mr. Davis. He was co-owner of the Davis-Eslick Supermarket on East Washington Street, a deacon in the First Baptist Church, a member of the Exchange Club, and a member of the Masonic Lodge.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Davis is survived by his wife, Mrs. Frances Cole Davis; two duaghters, Miss Judy Davis and Miss Betty Davis; and two sistes, Miss Martha Davis and Miss Marie Davis, all of Pulaski.

DAWES, Evelyn Jackson The Pulaski Citizen 7 Mar 1956
Funeral Services for Mrs. Evelyn Jackson Dawes, 41, will be held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at Minor Hill Baptist Church, with rites to be conducted by the Rev. Harold Smith, pastor of the church. Burial will take place in Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Dawes died Thursday morning at the home near Minor Hill. A member of the Minor Hill Baptist Church, she was born July 10, 1914, the daughter of Mrs. Nina Howard Jackson and the late Junius Jackson of the Minor Hill section. Her first husband, Clifford Gatlin, died many years ago.
Mrs. Dawes is survived by her husband, Eldred James Dawes; two daughters, Mrs. Woodrow Evans, Limestone County, Ala., and Mrs. John R. Christopher, Athens, Ala.; two sons, Thomas Gatlin and David Eldred Dawes, both of Minor Hill; one grandchild; her mother, Mrs. Junus Jackson; five sisters, Mrs. Pink Beard, Abernathy, Texas, Mrs. Ozro Hagood, Mrs. Burton Powell, and Mrs. Cletus Craig, Minor Hill, and Mrs. Denton Craig, Huntsville, Ala.; and four brothers, Wilburn Jackson, Iron City, Woodrow Jackson, Lester, Ala., and Albert Jackson and Avery Jackson, Minor Hill. Pulaski Funeral Home, in charge of arrangements.

DAWS, Billy Wayne The Pulaski Citizen 27 Aug 1958
Funeral services for Billy Wayne Daws, 11 years old, were held at one o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Chester A. Stephens, Methodist minister. Burial took place in Aspen Hill Cemetery.
The youth, a student in Pulaski Elementary School, died at 6:25 o’clock Friday evening, August 22, at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville after a period of declining health.
Born June 5, 1947, in Giles County, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Daws.
In addition to his parents, the boy was survived by three brothers, Melton Eugene, James Wilson, and James Fred Daws; and five sisters, Mrs. Mary Greenfield, Mrs. Christine Shelton, Mrs. Ethel Garner, and Misses Sarah Daws and Katherine Daws, all of Pulaski. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

DAY, Charles Irving Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 21 Feb 1951

Charles Irving Day, Sr., 82, died at 2:05 Monday afternoon, January 22, at his home in New Kensington, Penn., as the result of a fall on the Thursday before.
Funeral services were held at the Beck Funeral Home and burial was in Greenwood Memorial Park in that city.
Mr. Day is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eddie Lou Adkins Day, a native of Giles County, Tenn.; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Artman, Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. Howard Lutes, Grove City, Penna.; three sons, Frank E. Day, Chattanooga, Tenn., Estill A. Day, Hawthorne, Calif., and Charles I. Day, Jr., New Kensington, Penna.; four grandchildren; and one brother, Harry R. Day, Mexico, Miss.
Mrs. Day is the daughter of the late Edd Adkins and Lou Adkins of Pulaski.

DAY, James Hillary The Pulaski Citizen 4 May 1955
Funeral services for James Hillary Day, 75, retired railroad man, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Culleoka Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. W. T. Buckner, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Friendship Cemetery at Culleoka.
Mr. Day died at 3:55 o’clock Sunday morning, May 1, at his home on Victoria Street in Pulaski after a long illness.
Born April 29, 1880, in Maury County, he was the son of the late John Day and Hattie Adkins Day, and was a member of the Methodist Church and was a Mason.
Mr. Day, who had lived in Pulaski several years, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Jett Day; and three sisters, Mrs. John Roberts, Nashville, Mrs. C. D. Young, Elkton, and Mrs. Logan Davidson, Lewisburg. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

DEAN, Joe Lindsay The Pulaski Citizen 18 Aug 1954
Funeral services for Joe Lindsay Dean, 59, farmer of Giles County, who died suddenly at 9:30 o’clock Saturday morning August 14, at the home in Pulaski, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and Dr. J. Clark Hensley and burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Dean had been in declining health the past year.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born January 27, 1895, the son of the late John Houston Dean and Rachel Ann Yearwood Dean.
Mr. Dean is survived by his wife, Mrs. Carrie Buchanan Dean; four daughters, Mrs. Joseph Wall and Miss Dorothy Dean, Pulaski, Mrs. Burford Gilliam, Tullahoma, and Mrs. Elene Dean Sellers, Springfield, Ohio; five sons, Marvin Dean, Fayetteville, Gene Dean and J. L. Dean, both of Houston, Texas, and Paul Dean and David Dean, both of Pulaski; thirteen grandchildren; and four brothers, W. T. Dean and Harvey Dean, both of Pulaski; Jim Dean, Birmingham, Ala., and Ewing Dean, Campbellsville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

DEAN, Will Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 18 Nov 1959
Funeral services for Will Thomas Dean, 74, Pulaski, taxi driver for many years, were held at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rev. W. H. Moss and Dr. William H. Mansfield, pastors of First Methodist Church, and the Episcopal rector, the Rev. George Regas, officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.

Mr. Dean died of a heart attack at 10:45 o’clock Monday night, November 16, at Giles County Hospital, having been stricken on Friday.
Born May 16, 1885, in Giles County, he was the son of the late J. H. Dean and Rachel Yearwood Dean. He was a member of the Methodist Church..
Mr. Dean is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alma Holland Dean; two daughters, Mrs. Allan Hays English, Columbia, and Mrs. Joe Dunavant, Campbellsville; four grandchildren; three brothers, Harvey H. Dean and Ewing H. Dean, both of Giles County, and J. C. Dean, Birmingham, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

DEANE, Allen Woodaard The Pulaski Citizen 2 Aug 1950
Dr. Allen Woodard Deane, 77, one of Giles County’s leading physicians, who has recently rounded out fifty years of medical practice in Giles County, died of a heart attack at 11:45 a.m. Friday at the Pulaski Hospital. His death came as a shock to his many friends in the county, as he had been active and making medical calls up until a few days before his death.
Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, The Rev. Harvey Reed Overton and the Rev. Dean Stroud of Nashville, officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Dr. Dean is survived by his wife, the former Miss Annie Neely; one son, William Deane; four daughters, Mrs. Coleman Davis, Mrs. Gilbert Storey, and Mrs. Edward Hopkins, all of Pulaski, and Mrs. Carter McClean of Nashville; ten grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Lizzie Stroud of Nashville.
Born in Hickman County, Dr. Dean received his early education at the county schools there and at Shady Grove Preparatory School in Hickman County. His medical degree was received at the University of Nashville in March, 1900. After post-graduate work at Maryland Medical College, Baltimore, Md., and at New York Polyclinic, New York City, Dr. Deane began practice in the Brick Church Community in this county, and remained from 1900 until 1920 when he opened an office in the King Building on West Madison Street, being associated for 14 years with the late Dr. George Butler.
In the past few years, his office has been located in the Blackburn Building on West Madison Street. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
In April of this year, Dr. Deane was honored by the members of the Giles County Medical Society with a testimonial dinner, in recognition of his half-century of service in Giles County. On this occassion he was presented with a 50-year diamond studded service pin. He recalled that he had attended more than 3000 births during his practice in this county. Many affectionate tributes attested to the deep regard of the people among whom he had lived and worked.

DEANE, William Allen The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1958
Funeral services for William Allen Deane, 52, merchant of the Brick Church Community, were held at 10 o’clock Monday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield, associate minister of First Methodist Church, and Tom Holland, minister of East Hill Church of Christ. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Deane died at 10:05 Saturday night, June 14, at Gordon’s Hospital in Lewisburg, after a period of declining health.

Born May 19, 1906, in Giles County, he was the son of Mrs. Annie Neely Deane and the late Dr. A. W. Deane, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Deane is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ellene Cheek Deane; two daughters, Mrs. Bill Jones and Mrs. Jimmy Burch, both of the Sumac Community; five grandchildren; and four sisters, Mrs. Coleman G. Davis, Pulaski, Mrs. Gilbert Storey, Beech Hill, and Mrs. Annie Laurie Hopkins, Pulaski and Mrs. Carter McLean, Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

DEASON, Ellen Lawson The Pulaski Citizen 23 Apr 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen Lawson Deason, 75, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Albert E. Dimmock, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Deason, widow of J. R Deason, who died last year, died at 9:15 o’clock Monday night, April 21, at the home on West Jefferson Street after a six weeks illness.
A livelong resident of the county, she was the daughter of the late Joseph G. Lawson and Lou Green Talley Lawson. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Deason is survived by one son, William R. Deason, Pulaski; and a number of nieces and nephews. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.



DEASON, J. R. and Dorothy Johnson The Pulaski Citizen 11 Nov 1953
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in Pulaski and Boonshill in Lincoln County respectively, for J. R. Deason, 28, and Miss Dorothy Johnson, 25, both victims of a Saturday night fire which destroyed a house in the rear of 218 Treutlan St. in Nashville.
Their bodies were found by fireman in answering a call turned in shortly after midnight. Investigating police said both lived at the Treutlan St. address. Mr. Deason had apparently attempted to rescue Miss Johnson, as his body was found at a point about four feet within the entrance to her room.
Both were pronounced dead, apparently of suffocation.
Deason was listed as an employee of the Parkrite Company. Miss Johnson, who was employed as a waitress at the Terminal restaurant, was said by relatives to have been married and divorced and had resumed her maiden name.
Funeral services for Mr. Deason were held at two o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. The Rev. W. J. Fesmire, pastor of the Olivet Circuit, Methodist Church, officiated and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dorothy McMillen Deason and two sons, Richard and Ray Deason, all of Winter Haven, Fla.; four sisters, Mrs. Louise Higgins, Mrs. Foster Cleveland,
and Mrs. Jesse Wright of Pulaski, and Mrs. Paul Green of Winter Haven, and a brother, Robert Allen Deason, of the U. S. Air Force, in Africa.

Services of Mrs. Johnson were at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Boonshill by R. A. Largen. Burial was in Boonshill Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Ann Hall, her mother, Mrs. George Swinford, both of Lincoln County; and a sister, Mrs. Louise Baucom of Aspen Hill.

DEASON, James Rufus The Pulaski Citizen 1 Aug 1951
Funeral services for James Rufus Deason, 82, vice mayor of Pulaski and retired hardward merchant were held at 3:30 Saturday afternoon at First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski by the Rev. Albert E. Dimmock, pastor, and the Rev. John DeForest, minister of the Church of the Messiah, Episcopal. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Deason died of a heart ailment shortly after noon Friday at Giles County Hospital where he had been a patient for the past nine days.
Son of the late John Deason and Nancy Fisher Deason, he was born in Bedford County but had made his home in Giles County for more than 75 years. He retired from active business in 1938 after having operated a hardward store in Pulaski for many years. An active church and civic leader in Pulaski, he was a member and an elder of the First Presbyterian Church and had been a member of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for ten years. Serving as chairman of committees on streets, lights and power and as sanitation officer for the city, Mr. Deason rendered invaluable and untiring service to the municipality and its residents.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Ellen Lawson Deason; a son,William Deason, of Pulaski; two brothers, R. C. Deason, merchant at Riversburg; and J. N. Deason of Minor Hill; and two sisters, Mrs. O. L. Arthur of Pulaski and Mrs. Luther Lively of Martin, Tennessee.

DEASON, Robert Clair The Pulaski Citizen 12 Sep 1951
Funeral services for Robert Clair Deason, 75, Riversburg merchant, who died at 4:45 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, September 11, at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. Wyatt Harwell of Frankewing and the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the Olivet Methodist Church, near Riversburg, will officiate and burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski. He had been in declining health for the past four months.
He was a native of Bedford County, born October 26, 1876, and was the son of John Richard Deason and Nancy Fisher Deason. He came to Giles County in 1906 and established a general merchandise store at Riversburg.
He was a member and a former steward at the Olivet Methodist Church.
The former Miss Mattie Gordon was his first wife who died in 1912. His second wife, the former, Miss Oma Arthur died October 8, 1937.
Mr. Deason is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Louise Higgins, Mrs. Foster Cleveland, Mrs. Jesse Wright, all of Riversburg, and Mrs. Paul Green, Winterhaven, Fla.; two sons, S/Sgt. Robert Allen Deason, Kendall Field, Panama City, Fla., and J. R. Deason, Winterhaven, Fla.; two sister, Mrs. Oscar Arthur, Pulaski and Mrs. Luther Lively, Martin, Tenn.; a brother, John Neal Deason, Minor Hill; and 14 grandchildren.
His brother, James R. Deason, died July 27 of this year.

DEETS, Edward Henderson The Pulaski Citizen 15 Feb 1958

Edward Henderson Deets, 70, retired highway engineer and in recent years a resident of Clarksburg, Md., died at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon, February 24, at the Montgomery County (Md.) Hospital after a period of declining health.
Funeral rites will be held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Neilsville Presbyterian Church near the home with the burial in the church cemetery.
When Pulaski streets were being paved in 1924-25, Mr. Deets was the resident engineer on the project.
Mr. Deets is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nell Patterson Deets, daughter of Mrs. Joe M. Patterson of Pulaski; one son Edward H. (Ned) Deets, Charlottesville, Va.; one daughter, Mrs. W. D. Thomson, Bermuda, W. I.; and four grandchildren.
Mrs. Thomas H. Selman, Jr., of Rome, Ga., niece of Mrs. Deets, will attend the funeral.

DeGARIS, John A. (Jack) The Pulaski Citizen 26 Mar 1952
John A. (Jack) DeGaris, 66, prominent Pell City, Ala., druggist, died Thursday, March 13, at a Birmingham, Ala., hospital after a brief illness.
Funeral rites were held Friday at Kilgore Funeral Home in Pell City, with burial in Valley Hill Cemetery at Cropwell, Ala.
He was a member of the Episcopal Church, the Alabama Pharmaceutical Association, Kappa Psi Fraternity, was a Mason and a Shriner. He had been in the retail drug business more than twenty-five years.
Mr. DeGaris is survived by his wife; a daughter and a son; and three sisters.
Mr. DeGaris formerly was employed in Ellege Druge Store in Pulaski many years ago.

DENISON, Walter Leonard The Pulaski Citizen 1 Nov 1950
Walter Leonard Denison, 54, widely known road contractor of Albuequerque, N. M., died on Thursday, October 26, at his home in that city following an extended period of illness.
Funeral rites and burial took place in Alburquerque.
Born Feb. 28, 1896, at Cushman, Ark., he had resided in New Mexico for a number of years, first at Las Vegas, and the past ten years at Albuequerque.
He was a member and one of the first wardens of St. Mark’s-on-the-Mesa Episcopal Church, and was a veteran of World War I.
Mr. Denison is survived by his wife; two sons, Leonard M. Denison, Albuequerque and Walter E. Denison, Bonham, Tex.; three sisters, Mrs. Floyd White, Pulaski, Mrs. Cledis Jones, Battesville, Ark., and Mrs. L. D. Peters, Memphis, Tenn.; four brothers, Alvis Denison, Albuequerque, Ross Denison, San Antonio, Texas, Shell Denison, F

DERRYBERRY, Cecil Louie The Pulaski Citizen 1 Oct 1952
Cecil Louie Derryberry, 40, minister of the Manchester, Tenn., Church of Christ, died Thursday morning, September 25, at his home there, following several months illness.
Funeral took place at one o’clock Saturday afternoon in the Manchester Church, conducted by Harris Dark, of Nashville, and Andy Peel of Manchester. Burial took place in Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg.

Mr. Derryberry, born and reared in Giles County, attended David Lipscomb College in Nashville, and entered the evangelistic field in 1941. He served eight years on his first pastorate at Winston-Salem, N. C., going to Manchester two years ago.
Mr. Derryberry is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Hyatt Derryberry; one son, Donald Derryberry of Manchester; two daughters, Miss Joan Derryberry, Nashville, and Miss Peggy Derryberry of Manchester; his mother, Mrs. D. I. Derryberry of Nashville; six sisters, Mrs. Lawrence Welch of Detroit, Mrs. N. D. Dever and Mrs. M. L. Pruitt of Nashville, Mrs. William Gordon of Pulaski, Mrs. E. O. McCullough of Louisville and Mrs. Gray Richards of Memphis; four brothers, Wade Derryberry of Nashville, Z. O. Derryberry of Tuscaloosa, Elmo Derryberry of Mt. Pleasant and Raymond Derryberry of Spring Hill.

DICKERSON, Achilles Allen The Pulaski Citizen 26 Mar 1952
Achilles Allen Dickerson, 76, retired businessman, died unexpectedly at 5:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, March 26, at his home in Lynnville.
Funeral rites will be held at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church. Burial will take place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Born and reared at Lynnville, he was the son of the late Jones Dickerson and Vashti Gordon Dickerson, prominent pioneer families. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Dickerson was associated in the firm of St. Bernard Coal Company in Nashville for many years, moving back to Lynnville upon his retirement a few years ago.
Mr. Dickerson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Courtney Brown Dickerson; one uncle, Ludlow Gordon, Nashville; and a number of nieces and nephews.

DICKEY, Abner The Pulaski Citizen 15 Apr 1953
Abner Dickey, 55, farmer of the Ham’s Creek community, died unexpectedly of a heart attack about 3 o’clock Friday afternoon, April 3, at the Giles County Stock Yards in Pulaski.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Rock Springs Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Earl Wilsford, pastor of the church, assisted by Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery in that community.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert W. Dickey and Fannie Hedgepeth Dickey. He was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Annie Crumbley Dickey, died eighteen years ago.
Mr. Dickey is survived by four sons, Eugene Dickey, Columbia, Sherman Dickey, Nashville, Kenneth Dickey, Detroit, Mich., and Walter Dickey, Dallas, Texas; five grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Jim Davis, Ethridge; one brother, Robert L. Dickey, Merkel, Texas; and one half-brother, Neil S. Dickey, Columbia. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

DICKEY, Alice Hayes The Pulaski Citizen 09 Apr 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Hayes Dickey, 74, were held at 1:30 o’clock Monday afternoon in Columbia, conducted by the Rev. Burns P. Drake and the Rev. R. F. Allen. Burial was in Moriah Cemetery in Giles County.

She died Sunday morning at the home of her son, John M. Dickey, in Columbia.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Ben Hayes and Martha Horne Hayes and was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was the widow of J. W. Dickey.
Mrs. Dickey is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Mary Hobbs, Giles County and Mrs. Mattie Doggett, Maury County; three sons, John M. Dickey, Solon Dickey and James Dickey, all of Maury County; twenty-two grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Pernie Cooper, Giles County; and four brothers, Hugh Hayes, Columbia, Anderson Hayes and Houston Hayes, Giles County, and John Hayes, Nashville.

DICKEY, Charles William ____________ __ Feb 1950
Dr. Charles William Dickey, age 89, native of Giles County and one of Middle Tennessee’s pioneer country doctors, died at his home, Nashville, Tuesday after an illness of several months.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, March 1, at the Bracey-Welsh Funeral Home in Nashville conducted by Dr. John L. Ferguson. Burial was in Woodlawn Park in Nashville.
Dr. Dickey was born at Odd Fellows Hall in this county on October 5, 1861, a son of the late Charles William and Mary Dickey. He attended the original Webb School at Culleoka and later attended the Nashville College of Medicine. While he was attending the college it became Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and he received his degree there.
Dr. Dickey practiced first in Giles County and later in Marshall County. During the early part of his career, he was one of the few doctors in this section and typified the pioneer physician who contributed so much to the success of the rural communities.
His first wife was the former Miss Laura Jane Lester of Lester Station, who died in 1902. Several years later he married the former Miss Priscilla Page of Brentwood, Tenn., who survives.
Dr. Dickey retired in 1932 and moved to Nolensville and in 1940 he moved to Nashville. He had been a Mason for 50 years, and was a member of the Nolensville Methodist Church. Dr. Dickey was the father of the late Brown Page Dickey, Nashville attorney.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Gilbert B. Dickey, and a daughter, Mrs. T. Fulcher Jones, both of Nashville; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

DICKEY, Smith T. The Pulaski Citizen 30 May 1956
Smith T. Dickey, 58, owner of the Dickey Carpet and Linoleum Company, 1917 Church Street, Nashville, and a native of Giles County, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 7:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at his home on Homeland Drive on the Clarksville Highway.
Funeral rites will be held at 10 o;clock Thursday morning in the parlors of Phillips-Robinson and Company in Nashville with burial in Spring Hill Cemetery in that city.
Born September 30, 1897, and reared at Campbellsville, he was the son of Neil S. Dickey, now of Columbia, and the late Mrs. Mary Harriett May Dickey. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Approximately twenty-three years ago, Mr. Dickey went to Nashville, where he was employed for a few years at Swords’, later entering business for himself.

In addition to his father, Mr. Dickey is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nancy Johns Dickey; three sisters, Mrs. Owen Daniel, Pulaski, Mrs. Goldman Whitehead, Winchester, and Mrs. Chester Williams, Oakland, Calif.; and two brothers, Homer L. Dickey and Harvey H. Dickey, both of Giles County.

DICKSON, Felix Grundy The Pulaski Citizen 4 Aug 1954
The Rev. Felix Grundy Dickson, 78, retired Methodist minister, died Sunday night, July 25, at a Nashville hospital after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist Church at Adams, Tenn., where he had resided for the past seven years. Burial took place in Woodlawn, Memorial Park in Nashville.
Mr. Dickson, a native of Montgomery County, was active in Tennessee Conference for forty-six years, having served the Pisgah Circuit in 1944 and the Bethesda Circuit in 1945-46, both in Giles County.
Mr. Dickson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ilma M. Dickson; three daughters, Mrs. J. T. Stone, Eddy, Texas, Mrs. Margaret D. Aiken, Nashville and Mrs. A. C. Lopez, Oakland, Calif.; two sons, John Paul Dickson, Nashville, and Felix G. Dickson, Colorado Springs, Colo.; four sisters, Mrs. F. A. Weakley, Nashville, Mrs. J. E. Townley and Miss Betty Dickson, Clarksville, and Mrs. S. B. Harris, Cunningham; three brothers, E. B. and J. K. Dickson, Clarksville and Garland Dickson, Detroit.

DISMUKE, Mary Ethel The Pulaski Citizen 20 Feb 1952
Funeral services for Miss Mary Ethel Dismuke, 81, were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Roy West, Methodist minister. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
She died at 7:35 o’clock Monday morning, February 18, in Biloxi, Miss., where she had been residing for some time.
Born April 13, 1870 and reared in Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late George Dismuke and Adella McDonald Dismuke. For a number of years she taught art at Martin College, later moving to Biloxi.
Miss Dismuke is the last member of her immediate family. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

DODSON, Sanford R. The Pulaski Citizen 21 Oct 1953
Funeral services for Sanford R. Dodson, 78, retired businessman Gallatin, Tenn., were held Friday afternoon, October 16, at the Methodist Church in Franklin, Ky. Burial took place in the Franklin Cemetery. He died Thursday at his home in Bowling Green, Ky., following a nine weeks’ illness.
Mr. Dodson is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Nancy Burr Dodson, formerly of Springfield, Tenn.; three sons, Robert P. Dodson, Pulaski, J. T. Dodson, Pembroke, Ky., and Clay Dodson, Springfield; two daughters, Mrs. Buford Thurman, Franklin, Ky., and Mrs. Ferrell Huggins, Bowling Green, Ky.; and nine grandchildren.


DOGGETT, Herschell G. The Pulaski Citizen 10 Oct 1951
Funeral services for Herschell G. Doggett, 57, farmer of the Tenth Civil District, were held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Cornersville Church of Christ, conducted by Leslie Wyatt, minister of the church. Burial took place in Beechwood Cemetery at Cornersville with military rites by the D. A. V. organization.
Mr. Doggett, who had been ill seven weeks, died at 10:30 o’clock Thursday morning at Thayer Veterans Hospital in Nashville.
Born in Marshall County, he was the son of the late Thomas A. Doggett and Eva Holley Doggett. He was a member of the Church of Christ and the Disabled American Veterans.
Mr. Doggett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah Creecy Doggett; three daughters, Mrs. Paul Short, Nashville, Misses Juanita and Annette Doggett, both of Diana; three sons, Herschell G. Doggett, Jr., U. S. Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Thomas Allen Doggett, and Ronald Doggett, both of Diana; two grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Dan Sullivan, Nashville.

DOGGETT, Lizzie Wright The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jul 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie Wright Doggett, 73, who died Sunday, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Robertson Fork Church of Christ. Rites were conducted by Elder James and burial took place in Mars Hill Cemetery, near Cornersville.
Mrs. Doggett died early Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Wright in the Robertson Fork community, following a long illness.
Born December 29, 1878, in the county she was the daughter of William Wright and Martha Ferline Wright. Mrs. Doggett, a member of the Church of Christ, was the widow of U. G. Doggett.
Mrs. Doggett is survived by two daughters, Mrs. William Wright and Mrs. Harvey Fralix, Lynnville; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; and three brothers, Boyd Wright, Josh Wright and Roy Wright, all of Giles County. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

DOGGETT, Otis The Pulaski Citizen 9 Aug 1950
Funeral services for Otis Doggett, 56, Spring Hill carpenter and painter, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Doggett, a native of Giles County, died on August 8, in Vanderbilt Hospital following a weeks illness. He was born April 29, 1894, the son of the late Grant Doggett and Nettie Thompson Doggett.
Mr. Doggett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Evelyn Pierce Doggett, also a native of Giles County; four daughters, Mrs. Clyde Stallcup, Louisville, Ky., Mrs. Homer Smith, Lewisburg, Mrs. Loyd Lowe and Mrs. Evans Orr, both of Portland, Ore.; and three sons, J. E. Doggett, Memphis, and Ronnie and Robert Doggett, Spring Hill.

DOGGETT, William Bailey The Pulaski Citizen 17 May 1950

Funeral services for William Bailey Doggett, 84, who died at 2 o’clock Friday morning, May 12, at his home at Delina, after a long illness, were held at the Delina Church of Christ at one o’clock on Saturday afternoon, Elder Jim Sanders, minister of the Church of Christ, officiated and burial took place in the Medium Cemetery.
Mr. Doggett is survived by four sons, Rev. E. W. Doggett, minister of Dickson, Tenn., formerly of Giles County, Otha Doggett, Delina, Floyd Doggett, Columbia, and Oscar Doggett, Fayetteville; twelve grandchildren; and one brother, Bob Doggett of Ohio.

DOLLAR, Eunice Irene The Pulaski Citizen 5 Sep 1956
Funeral services for Miss Eunice Irene Dollar, 71, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. She died Friday at Giles County Hospital.
Survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Emma McCormack, Pulaski, and Mrs. Eddie Harris, Los Angeles, Calif. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

DOLLAR, J. T. The Pulaski Citizen 16 May 1951
J. T. Dollar, 30, of Birmingham, Ala., former resident of Pulaski, was instantly killed Sunday night when he was crushed between an engine tender and a railroad car while on duty in the Birmingham railroad yards at which he was an employee. Funeral services were conducted at the Pleasant Hill Church in Giles County, 1:30 p. m. Tuesday, with Rev. Cullen Carter of Elkton and Rev. W. C. Kirk, of the Edgefield Baptist Church, Nashville, officiating. Burial was in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Dollar was the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Dollar of 303 McCall Street, Nashville. He was educated in Giles County and married Miss Catherine Cross of Pleasant Hill. Before joining the armed forces during World War II, he was employed at the Sharp Motor Company in Pulaski. He served five and a half years in the army as a tank commander under the late General George S. Patton in the European Theatre holding the rank of First Sergeant. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and of the Baptist Church.
Besides his wife and parents, he is survived by two daughters, Wanda, 8 and Judy, 6; one sister, Miss Elizabeth Dollar of Nashville; and one brother, B. F. Dollar of Birmingham.

DOTSON, Annie Grasse The Pulaski Citizen 1 Oct 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Grasse Dotson, 76, Pulaski resident for many years, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by Dr. Bruce Strother, Methodist minister, and the Rev. George Regas, rector of the Episcopal Church, with burial in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Dotson died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 7:30 o’clock Thursday morning, October 2, at Giles County Hospital after a period of declining health.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on January 1, 1882, she was the daughter of the late Prof. John Baptiste Grasse head of the music department at Martin College for approximately two decades, and Mrs. Henrietta Suntag Grasse. She was a member of the Episcopal Church, however in earlier life she was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Dotson is survived by two brothers, Louis B. Grasse, Athens, Ala., and Richard Grasse, Birmingham, Ala., and a number of nieces and nephews.

Her, husband, Richard E. Dotson, Pulaski attorney, died several years ago. Her only son, Lt. Richard Eugene Dotson, Jr., lost his life early in World War II in a plane accident in Brisbane, Australia.
A brother, Willie G. Grasse, died on August 30, this year. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

DOTSON, Richard Eugene The Pulaski Citizen 2 Mar 1955
Richard Eugene Dotson, 87, veteran attorney of Pulaski, died of a heart attack late Thursday afternoon at his home on West Woodring Street.
Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, with the Rev. William A. Jones, rector of the Pulaski Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, with Masonic rites at the grave.
Mr. Dotson’s body was found by neighbors. Examinations indicated he had been dead only a short time.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dotson, Mr. Dotson was born in Lawrence County but had spent most of his life in Giles County. He was the oldest member of the Pulaski Bar Association. He began his practice in Pulaski in 1897, after graduating from Vanderbilt University law school. He received his preparatory education at Webb School, Bell Buckle.
He was a member of the Episcopal Church, the Masonic order, and the Vanderbilt Cinq Club.
He was the father of Lt. Richard E. Dotson, Jr., who was killed in Australia while serving with the army air corps in World War II.
Mr. Dotson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Grasse Dotson; a sister, Mrs Ella Owen, Cullman, Ala., and a niece, Mrs. Leonard Bass of Pulaski.


DOUD, Olive Holt The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jul 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Olive Holt Doud, 76, former resident of Pulaski, were held at 10:30 o’clock Monday morning at a Nashville funeral home, with burial in Maplewood Cemetery at Pulaski. Mrs. Doud died at 11:15 o’clock Saturday night at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after a long illness.
Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas James Holt and Lucinda Strickland Holt, and was a member of the Central Christian Church in Columbia.
Mrs. Doud is survived by her husband, Ollie E. Doud, Nashville, former operator of the hotel and cab to the depot in Pulaski for many years; one granddaughter, Miss Bobbie Claire Harding, Nashville; and two sisters, Mrs. J. C. Reagin, Miami, Fla., and Mrs. M. E. Johnson, Birmingham, Ala.

DOUGHERTY, David Perry The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jan 1956
Col. David Perry Dougherty, 75, Lynnville auctioneer and leader in the Democratic party in Giles County, died of a heart attack at 1:30 a. m. Thursday morning at Giles County Hospital where he had been a patient for five weeks.

The body is at Bennett-May Funeral Home where funeral services will be held Friday. The Rev. Fred Rogers, pastor of the Lynnville Presbyterian Church, will officiate and burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Mack and Almeda Perry Dougherty. He was a farmer in the Odd Fellows Hall community for many years prior to moving to Lynnville where he had since resided. He served as a member of the County Board of Education for many years and was an employee of the State Finance and Taxation Department at the time of his death. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Lynnville.
Mr. Dougherty’s wife, the former Miss Helen Topp, died four years ago.
Survivors include 2 daughters, Mrs. J. O. Shelton, Lynnville; and Mrs. George Miller, Nashville; four sons, Capt. Joe Dougherty of Greenville, S. C.; Mack Dougherty, Murfreesboro; William Dougherty, Oakdale, La.; and Gordon Dougherty, Old Hickoryp and two sisters, Misses Annie and Ida Dougherty, Lynnville.

DOUGHERTY, Helen Topp The Pulaski Citizen 31 Oct 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Topp Dougherty, 72, who died of a heart attack on Thursday afternoon, October 25, after a long illness at the home in Lynnville, were held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church. The Rev. C. B. Cook, Methodist minister of Columbia, officiated, and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Born March 10, 1879, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Campbell Topp and Lucretia Gordon Topp, member of prominent Giles County families. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Dougherty is survived by her husband, David Dougherty; two daughters, Mrs. Owen Shelton, Lynnville and Mrs. George Miller, Nashville; four sons, Maxwell Dougherty, Murfreesboro, Gordon Dougherty, Old Hickory, William Dougherty, Oakdale, La., and Captain Joe Dougherty, U. S. Air Force, San Antonio, Texas; five grandchildren; one sister, Miss Lucia Topp, Chicago, Ill.; and one brother, Gordon Topp, Lynnville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

DOUGLAS, John Earl The Pulaski Citizen 27 Apr 1955
Funeral services for John Earl Douglas, 79, retired L&N trainman and a native of Giles County, were held at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon at Finley Dorris and Charlton Funeral Home in Nashville. Dr. James E. Henley, pastor of West End Methodist Church, and the Rev. Richard Whitworth officiated and burial took place in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville.
Mr. Douglas died at 6:35 o’clock Sunday morning at his home, 1019 Paris Avenue, as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage suffered on March 4.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late John Douglas and Betty Paisley Douglas. He moved to Nashville in 1911, serving as a trainman employed by the Nashville Terminals until his retirement in 1946.
He was a member of the West End Methodist Church, the Men’s Bible Class, the West End Men’s club and a number of fraternal orders.
Mr. Douglas is survived by his wife, Mrs. Effie Humphrey Douglas; and one daughter, Mrs. Hugh Keith, both of Nashville.

DOUGLASS, Mrs. G. W. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Dec 1957
Mrs. G. W. Douglass, former resident of Giles County, died at noon Sunday, December 8, at a Hobbs, N. Mex., hospital after a period of declining health. Funeral rites will be held Thursday morning at Whitehall Funeral Home in Lexington, Ky., with burial in that city.
Her husband, G. W. Douglass, died last year.
Mrs. Douglass is survived by three daughters, Mrs. O. E. Phelps, Monument, N. Mex., with whom she had been making her home, Mrs. Lewis Winkler, Lexington, Ky., and Mrs. Gayle Bolden, Nashville, and three grandchildren.

DOWNEY, Nancy Elizabeth Moore The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jan 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Bill Downey, 47, resident of Spring Lick, Ky., were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church in Giles County, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Downey died at 3:15 o’clock Tuesday morning, January 8, at the home of her sister, Mrs. Walter Richardson in Columbia, after a long illness.
The former Miss Nancy Elizabeth Moore, she was born November 9, 1909, in Alabama, daughter of Mrs. Minnie Dodd Moore English of Pulaski and the late Will Moore, but moved to Tennessee as a child. For the past fifteen years she has resided in Spring Lake.
In addition to her mother, who lives in Pulaski, Mrs. Downey is survived by her husband, Bill Downey, Spring Lick; one daughter, Mrs. James Houston, Calumet City, Ill.; three grandchildren; the one sister in Columbia; and two brothers, Lucian Moore of the Bodenham community, and George Moore, Louisville, Ky. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

DOYLE, Mrs. Daisy Dean The Pulaski Citizen 4 Sep 1957
Mrs. Daisy Dean Doyle, widow of Dr. Albert N. Doyle, a former physician at Minor Hill, died Wednesday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Hill in Clarksville. The body will be returned to Minor Hill for burial.
Funeral services were incomplete when The Citizen went to press.

DRAKE, Beulah Parker Darwin The Pulaski Citizen 23 Sept 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Beulah Parker Darwin Drake, 68, were held at 11 o’clock Monday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Albert E. Dimmock, pastor of First Presbyterian Church. Burial took place at 1:30 o’clock that afternoon in Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Ala.
Mrs. Drake died at 11:30 o’clock Saturday night at the home in Pulaski, after several months’ illness.
Born December 24, 1884, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph S. Parker and Adeline Coats Parker. She lived the greater part of her life in Huntsville and was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Her first marriage was to Davis Humphrey Darwin who died in 1936. Later she married Ewin Drake who died in 1941.

Mrs. Drake is survived by one daughter, Mrs. J. O. Baites, Jr., Pulaski; one son, James B. Darwin of Pulaski; and one granddaughter, Miss Beth Baites, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge.

DRAKE, Dora Marks The Pulaski Citizen 24 May 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Marks Drake, 82, lifelong resident of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Blooming Grove Methodist Church. The Rev. James T. Parsons, Methodist minister, officiated and burial took place in the Marks Cemetery at Blooming Grove.
Mrs. Drake died at 7 o’clock Tuesday morning, May 23, after several months declining health at the Austin Hewitt Home for Aged Women in Pulaski, where she had been residing nearly twenty years.
Born December 9, 1867, she was the daughter of the late Carroll Marks and Mary Anderson Carter Marks, well known citizens of the Blooming Grove community. Her husband, William Drake died many years ago. She had been a member of the Methodist Church since her girlhood.
Mrs. Drake, the last member of her immediate family, is survived by a number of nieces and nephewes. A nephew, Wilson T. Carter, of Prospect, was the funeral director.

DUE, Lena Belle McCracken The Pulaski Citizen 30 Sep 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Lena Belle McCracken Due, 84, widow of Will E. Due, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Marcus Nickell, pastor of Bunker Hill Methodist Church, and Rev. J. W. McCollough, with burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Due died at 4:20 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, September 29, at the home of her sister in law, Mrs. J. L. McCracken, at Bunker Hill, following a long illness.
Born July 20, 1875, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late John C. McCracken and Mary C. Barnes McCracken. She was a member of the Bunker Hill Methodist Church. Her husband. former Circuit Court Clerk, died a number of years ago.
Mrs. Due the last member of her immediate family, is survived by four nieces, Mrs. Robert Barnes, Mrs. Harold Marks, Mrs. Edwin Poston and Miss Ruth McCracken all of Pulaski; and one nephew, John C. McCracken, Sacramento, Calif. Bennett May and Company in charge.

DUE, Maggie White Gilliam The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jul 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Maggie White Gilliam Due, 84, who died at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon, July 12, at her home in Campbellsville after a prolonged illness, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in the Campbellsville Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Paul McReynolds, pastor of the church, officiated and burial took place in the family lot in Campbellsville Cemetery.
Born March 27, 1872, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late George W. White and Liza Ann Thurman White, and had been a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for many years. John Gilliam was her first husband who died in 1901. In later years she was married to Granville P. Due who died March 29, 1939.

Mrs. Due is survived by one daughter, Miss Eunice Gilliam, Campbellsville; two step-daughters, Mrs Vera Funderburk, Fort Worth, Texas, and Mrs. Bettie Fitzgerald, Beaumont, Texas; one stepson, Newt W. Due, Longview, Texas; three step-grandsons; one sister, Mrs. Della Hargrove, Mt. Pleasant; five half-sisters, Mrs. Herschel Gates, Ardmore, Tenn., Mrs. Betsy Rohelia, Hazel Park,Mich., Mrs. Cassie Dugger, Marion, Ind., Mrs. Radie Bennerman of Calif.; and Mrs. Ruby McNully, Athens, Ala.; and one half-brother, Boyd White, Truman, Ark. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

DUGGER, Ezra Guy The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1958
Ezra Guy Dugger, 77, well-known political leader, and lifestock and real estate dealer, died at Giles County Hospital Monday at 12:15 p. m. following a heart attack suffered Sunday night.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p. m. at Bennett-May Funeral Home conducted by Dr. W. B. Strother, pastor of First Methodist Church, and Dr. W. H. Mansfield, assistant. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Dugger born on May 22, 1881 in Giles County, the son of the late James Richard and Ida Williams Dugger. He was keenly interested in politics and was active in the campaign t o elect Governor Gordon Browning. At the time of his death, he was a member of the Giles County Democratic Executive Committee. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Vashti Moore Dugger; and one brother, Richard Dugger, Akron, Ohio.

DUGGER, James Roy The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1958
Funeral services for James Roy Dugger, 76, retired cabinet maker of Culleoka, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia, with the burial in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville. Mr. Dugger died Tuesday at his home.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Milton Dugger and Ada Tarpley Dugger, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Dugger is survived by two daughters, Mrs. A. V. Allen, Boonshill, and Mrs. Allen Hines, Culleoka; two sons, Glenn Dugger, Culleoka, and James Dugger, Nashville; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; one brother, Emmett Dugger, Culleoka; one sister, Mrs. W. T. Allen, Pulaski; his step-mother, Mrs. M E. Dugger; and four step-sisters, Mrs. Odie Weatherford, Columbia, Mrs. Beatrice Weatherford, Nashville, Mrs. Catherine Wells, Franklin, and Miss Mary Lou Dugger, Lynnville.

DUGGER, John A. The Pulaski Citizen 16 Feb 1955
John A. Dugger, 75, retired Lawrence County farmer, died Monday at Lawrence County Hospital after a long illness.
Funeral services and burial took place in that county.
A native of Maury County, he was the son of the late George Andrew Dugger and Ellen Thomas Dugger.
Mr. Dugger is survived by his wife, Mrs. Katie Short Dugger; three daughters, Mrs. Ivan Warren, Nashville, Mrs. Henry Butler Young, Pulaski, and Mrs. Gibson Barber, Lawrenceburg; four grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. P. G. Hickman and Mrs. Foster Locke, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. Ada McKissack, Columbia; two brothers, G. A. and M. C. Dugger, Lawrencburg.


DUGGER, Lacy The Pulaski Citizen 14 Sep 1955
Funeral services for Miss Lacy Hicks Dugger were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the home on Brownlow Creek, with Riley Moore, Church of Christ minister officiating. Burial took place in Glenwood Cemetery at Southport, Maury County.
Miss Dugger died Monday at the home after a long illness.
A native of Maury County, she was the daughter of Mrs. Mary Barnett Dugger and the late A. “Bud” Dugger. The family moved from Culleoka to Giles County to the home on the Campbellsville-Mt. Pleasant Road about twenty years ago. She was a member of Spencer Hill Church of Christ.
In addition to her mother, Miss Dugger is survived by two sisters, Miss Mary Dugger who lives in the home, and Mrs. Loyd Blair, Maury County; and one brother, Mark A. Dugger, of the home address.

DUGGER, Leon and Harold HUGHES The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nov 1958
Tragedy struck a double blow in Giles County Saturday night, November 15, when Leon Dugger, 38, owner of Dugger’s Garage, and Harold Hughes, 30, a Pulaski truck driver were killed in a plane crash at Warrior, Alabama.
The two men were killed instantly when their flaming light plane crashed into Hayden Mountain in Jefferson County, Ala., early Saturday night. Wreckage of the plane was scattered over a wide area. A billfold bearing the name of Hughes was found in the debris near the two bodies.
At Warrior Sunday H. W. Clapsaddle, district aviation safety officer for Civil Aeronautics administration, studied the wreckage and said he was unable to reach any conclusion why the plane crashed. He said the single engine plance had barely cleared the crest of a ridge before the crash. “We don’t know just what the burning of the plane before the crash had to do with the crash itself,” Clapsaddle said.
The Pulaski men were returning to Pulaski from Montgomery, where they had taken a young Columbia Military Academy student, Jimmy Kelley of Mt. Pleasant to Montgomery, Ala. to a horse show where he was to ride. He remained in Montgomery.
Dugger, who operated a flying service in Pulaski in his spare time, was believed to be the pilot.
Mrs. Herman Thomas, who lives near the scene of the crash, said the plane flew so low over her home that “it sounded like it was in the house.” She said the plane “blazed up just like an explosion, but not so loud. We saw a lot of sparks.”
Witnesses said the plane was burning when it hit the mountain.
Funeral services for Harold Hughes were held at 10 o’clock Monday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home by Dr. Bruce Strother, pastor of First Methodist Church and the Rev. Chester Stephens, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church Charge. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Funeral services for Leon Dugger were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. Thomas Vann, Methodist minister, and the Rev. G. W. Stuber, Baptist minister. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.

Dugger was the son of Cletus and Rena Harwell Dugger of Pulaski, who survive. He was born and reared in Giles County and served with the Army during World War II. A mechanic, he operated a garage in Pulaski for many years.
In addition to his parents, his widow, Mrs. Joan Glossup Dugger, and a brother, Cecil Dugger, both of Pulaski, survive.
Hughes was born and reared in Giles County and was a truck driver for Hays Distributing Company in Pulaski. He formerly was a driver for Mayflower van lines.
He was a member of the Cedar Grove Methodist Church.
Survivors include his parents, William and Doris Crabtree Hughes; his widow, Mrs. Doris Baker Hughes; aa son, Michael Hughes; a daughter, Miss Barbara Hughes; a sister, Mrs. Sam Lewis, all of Pulaski; and a brother, Ray Hughes of Murfreesboro.

DUGGER, Mattie Lou Tarpley The Pulaski Citizen 3 Dec 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Lou Tarpley Dugger, 86, life-long resident of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Thomas Vann and the Rev. James T. Parsons. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Dugger died on Tuesday morning, December 2, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Arnie Butler Smith, after a long period of declining health.
Born March 26, 1872, she was the daughter of the late Thomas A. Tarpley and Marjorie Marks Tarpley. Her husband, Richard Berry Dugger, died April 29, 1935.
Mrs. Dugger was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Dugger is survived by five other daughters, Mrs. Henry Thurman, Bodenam, Mrs. Marvin Ingram, Miss Lizzie Ruth Dugger, Mrs. Richard K. Eslick and Mrs. Edith Ingram Hopkins, Pulaski; two sons, William J. Dugger, and Thomas C. Dugger, Pulaski; seven grandchildren, six great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Wesley Aymett, Riversburg. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

DUGGER, Maude Peden The Pulaski Citizen 18 Apr 1951
Mrs. Maude Peden Dugger, 60, wife of R. T. Dugger of Stiversville, died Sunday morning, April 8, at her home on the Pulaski Pike following an illness of several months.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Stiversville Church of Christ, conducted by Melvin Dugger and Winfred Skinner, and burial took place in the Gibsonville Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late W. E. Peden and Mary Ann Pryor Peden. Mrs. Dugger, a member of the Church of Christ, spent most of her life in Maury County.
Mrs. Dugger is survived by her husband; two sons, T. H. Dugger, Columbia and R. T. Dugger, Mt. Pleasant; three grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. John Cumming, McCains; and Mrs. Eugene Brown, Campbellsville.

DUGGER, Robert Arthur (Bud) The Pulaski Citizen 16 Oct 1957

Funeral services for Robert Arthur Dugger, 69, Pulaski painter, were held at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Marcella Falls Cemetery. Mr. Dugger died at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, October 13, at a Nashville hospital after several months illness.
Born April 16, 1888, in Marshall County, he was the son of the late Robert Reese Dugger and Alice Brown Dugger, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Dugger is survived by two sons, Carlton Dugger, Naples, Fla., and Neil Dugger, Donelson; one daughter, Mrs. Jesse Williams, Nashville; seven grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Dee Colvett, Ethridge, Route 1; and three half-brothers, Charlie Dugger, Pulaski, Sid Dugger, Princeton, Ky., and Paul Dugger, Dallas, Texas. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

DUGGER, Tyree Grant The Pulaski Citizen 19 Feb 1958
Funeral services for Tyree Grant Dugger, 72, Pulaski resident, were held at 10:30 o’clock Friday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield, Methodist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Dugger died Thursday morning at his home in Pulaski after a long illness.
Born November 22, 1885, in Giles County, he was the son of the late R. J. Dugger and Ida Williams Dugger.
Mr. Dugger is survived by three sons, Richard Dugger, Kokomo, Ind., John Dugger, Munice, Ind., and Grant Dugger, Jr., Cardiff, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Marie Agner, Washington, D. C.; and two brothers, E. G. Dugger, Pulaski and Richard Dugger, Akron, Ohio. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

DUGGER, Warren Voss The Pulaski Citizen 8 Apr 1953
Warren Voss Dugger, 16, son of Allen Dugger and Della Voss Dugger, died Wednesday morning, April 1, at the home on Weakley Creek, following an illness of three months.
Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Friday morning at Greenwood Church of Christ, Giles County, conducted by E. O. Coffman, minister. Burial took place in Mimosa Cemetery at Lawrenceburg.
Born July 19, 1936, in Giles County, he was a junior student at Bodenham High School.
In addition to his parents, the youth is survived by one sister, Barbara Kay Dugger; and two brothers, Richard Collins Dugger and William Allen Dugger, all of Weakley Creek community. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

DUNAVANT, John Dee The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1958
Funeral services for John Dee Dunavant, 49, farmer and well-digger of the Berea Community, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Raymond Greenway and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr Dunavant died at 7:15 o’clock Wednesday morning, August 20, at his home after a period of declining health.
Born May 1, 1909, in Giles County, he was the son of Mrs. Myrtle Hix Dunavant and the late Thomas R. Dunavant. He was a member of the Berea Methodist Church.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Dunavant is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nellie Davis Dunavant. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

DUNAVANT, Mark Colvin The Pulaski Citizen 22 Aug 1951
Mark Colvin Dunavant, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dunavant, born August 11, died at Vanderbilt Hospital the following day.
Prayer services were held at 4 o’clock on Monday afternoon at the graveside in Maplewood Cemetery. by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the Olivet Charge, and Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the First Baptist Church.
In addition to the parents, the child is survived by the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Dunavant and J. R. Colvin.

DUNAVANT, Walter Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1959
Funeral services for Walter Dunavant, Sr., 84, retired farmer were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman and David East. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Dunavant died at 10:30 Sunday morning at his home three miles north of Pulaski.
Born March 15, 1879, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Tom Dunavant and Eliza Chesser Dunavant. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Dunavant is survived by six sons, Gardner Dunavant, Campbellsville, Otha Dunavant, Raymond Dunavant, and Walter Dunavant, Jr., Pulaski, Thomas Dunavant, Nashville, and Mahlon Dunavant, Gallatin; four daughters, Mrs. Archie Lane, Ethridge, Mrs. Robert Walls, Pulaski, and Mrs. Wesley Walls and Mrs. Maude Walls, both of Columbia; and twenty-two grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.

DUNCAN, Frank The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jun 1951
Funeral services for Frank Duncan, 76, farmer of the Yokley community who died on Friday, June 8, at his home, were held at one o’clock Saturday afternoon at Taylors Chapel. Rites were conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen of College Grove and the Rev. J. C. Wallace of Lynnville and burial in Gibsonville Cemetery. His death followed a five year illness.
Born November 26, 1874, he was the son of the late Andy Duncan and Nellie Ball Duncan.
Mr. Duncan, a member of the Methodist Church, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Trice Duncan; two daughters, Mrs. Robert Francis, Elkton, and Mrs. Marvin Coffee, Columbia; two sons, Myron Duncan, Southport, and Roy Duncan, Minnow Branch; fifteen grandchildren and one great grandchild.

DUNCAN, Ronnie Eugene The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1953
Ronnie Eugene Duncan, eight months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Duncan, died Wednesday July 22, at Giles County Hospital after a three months illness.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the Pulaski Church of God, conducted by the Rev. V. E. Varner, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, near Pulaski.
In addition to the parents, Charles and Nannie Mae Russell Duncan, the child is survived by a grandmother, Mrs. Irvin Holt, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

DUNIVANT, William Ottice The Pulaski Citizen 21 Sep 1955

William Ottice Dunivant, 66, native of Giles County, died at 2:30 o’clock on September 8 at Capitol Hill Hospital in Oklahoma, Okla.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock on the following Saturday afternoon at Choctaw Baptist Church with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Dunivant, operator of a service station and store in Choctaw for the past fifteen years, was born at Bethel in Giles County but moved to Oklahoma at the age of eighteen years.
Mr. Dunivant is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bethel Shaw Dunivant, whom he married November 17, 1907.

DUNLAP, Clyde P. The Pulaski Citizen 17 Apr 1957
Funeral services for Clyde P. Dunlap, 54, banker of Donelson, were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at Donelson Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. C. A. McPherson, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville. Mr. Dunlap died Sunday morning, April 14, at his home in Donelson, a few weeks after he underwent surgery.
Born in the Brick Church community of Giles County, he was the son of the late Will Porter Dunlap, Sr. and Elizabeth Mullins Dunlap, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Dunlap had been active in banking circles and in the work of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Dunlap is survived by his wife, Mrs. Christine Coker Dunlap; one son, Clyde P. Dunlap, Jr., Donelson; one daughter, Mrs. Thomas Wesley Pickle, Jr., Baytown, Texas; five grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. John Scott Darnell, Pulaski; and three brothers, F. Mullins Dunlap and S. L. Dunlap, both of Nashville and Will Porter Dunlap, Jr., Pulaski.
Pall bearers were members of First American National Bank and members of the board of deacons of the Donelson Presbyterian Church.

DUNLAP, Elizabeth Mullins The Pulaski Citizen 29 Dec 1954
Mrs. Elizabeth Mullins Dunlap, 78, widow of Will Porter Dunlap, Sr., former state legislator, died at 3:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon, December 23, at Giles County Hospital following several months’ declining health.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at Brick Church Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Fred S. Rogers, pastor of the church, and Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of First Baptist Church in Pulaski. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
The daughter of the William J. Mullins and Irene Henry Mullins, she was born March 23, 1875 in Giles County, where she had lived all her life. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
The daughter of the late William J. Mullins and Irene Henry Mullins, she was born March 23, 1875 in Giles County, where she lived all her life. She was a member of the Brick Church Presbyterian Church.
Her husband, Will Porter Dunlap, who was a former state legislator and a former member of the County Court of Giles County, died May 3, 1954.

Mrs. Dunlap, the last member of her immediate family, is survived by one daughter, Mrs. John Scott Darnell, Pulaski; four sons, Clyde Dunlap and Mullins Dunlap; both of Nashville, Shirley Lewis Dunlap, Madison and William Porter Dunlap, Jr., Brick Church; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

DUNLAP, Will Porter Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jun 1958
Funeral services for Will Porter Dunlap, Jr., 60, retired farmer of the Brick Church Community, were held at 10:30 o’clock Monday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. The rites were conducted by the Rev. Fred Rogers of Franklin, former pastor of Lynnville Presbyterian Church, and burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Dunlap died at 10:30 o’clock Saturday night, May 31, at the Umble Nursing Home in Lewisburg after a four-and-a-half year period of illness.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, he was born December 15, 1897, the son of the late Will Porter Dunlap and Lizzie Mullins Dunlap. He was a member of the Lynnville Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Dunlap, a single man, is survived by one sister, Mrs. John Scott Darnell, Pulaski; and two brothers, Mullins Dunlap, Nashville, and Shirley Lewis Dunlap, Madison.

DUNNAVANT, Annie Miller The Pulaski Citizen 25 Nov 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Miller Dunnavant, 77, resident of the Prospect Community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Elkton Methodist Church. The Rev. R. L. Greenway, pastor of the church, officiated and burial took place in the Dunnavant Cemetery. Mrs. Dunnavant died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Vivian Malone, Sunday, after six months declining health.
Born September 17, 1882, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Green Miller and Nancy Grant Miller. She was a member of the Elkton Methodist Church.
Mrs. Dunnavant is survived by her husband, Charles Erskine Dunnavant; four daughters, Mrs. Van Dyke Wilburn, Mrs. Robert William, and Mrs. Vivian Malone, all of Giles County, and Mrs. Eugene Cole, Columbia; and one son, Edgar Dunnavant, Giles County; thirteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Nina Roberts, Mrs. Ada Crabtree, Mrs. Glenn Tate, and Mrs. Walter Griggs, Pulaski, and Mrs. Eva Boles, Prospect; and three brothers, Lee Miller, Lewisburg, Ensley Miller, Minor Hill, and Roy Miller, Prospect. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

DUNNAVANT, John Erskine The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jul 1951
Funeral services for John Erskine Dunnavant, 33, General Shoe employee, who died at 10 o’clock Friday night, June 29, in Vanderbilt Hospital, were held at 2 o’clock on Sunday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Cullen T. Carter, pastor, and the Rev. Robert Warden, pastor of the Elkton Baptist Church, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski. He had been ill a short time.
Born September 28, 1917, in Giles County, he was the son of Erskine Dunnavant and Annie Miller Dunnavant.
Mr. Dunnavant, a member of the Methodist Church and the W. O. W. fraternal order, had been employed by the Pulaski plant of General Shoe Corporation for the past ten years.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Dunnavant is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sara Margaret Gordon Dunnavant; two daughters, Darlene and Jeanette Dunnavant; four sisters, Mrs. Dyke Wilburn, Prospect, Mrs. Bob Wilburn, Conway, Miss Vera Dunnavant and Mrs. Eugene Cole, both of Pulaski; and one brother, Edgar Dunnavant, Florence, Ala.

DUNNAVANT, Sam The Pulaski Citizen 8 May 1957
Funeral services for Sam Dunnavant, 69, farmer of the Elkton community, were held at 3:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Elkton Baptist Church, with burial in the Dunnavant Cemetery. Mr. Dunnavant died at 1:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, following a two months illness.
Born April 2, 1888, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Charlie Dunnavant and Nancy Rogers Dunnavant, and was a member of the Elkton Baptist Church. His wife, Mrs. Lola Gordon Dunnavant, died in January of 1956.
Mr. Dunnavant is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ben Chambers and Mrs. Grady McNeese, Giles County; three sons, R. G. Dunnavant and C. H. Dunnavant, Giles County and Wendell Dunnavant, Elkhart, Ind.; several grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Will Smith, Conway, and Mrs. Viola Grant, Giles County; and two brothers, Virgil Dunnavant and Erskine Dunnavant, Giles County. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

DUNNIVANT, Mary Alice Smith The Pulaski Citizen 20 Apr 1955
Mrs. Mary Alice Smith Dunnivant, 96, died at 9:15 o’clock Monday night, April 18, at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. W. O. Reese in Pulaski, after a three months illness.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at New Zion Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. W. Johnson, Methodist minister of Petersburg, and the Rev. Allen Newby, Baptist minister of Hillsboro, Ala. Burial took place in New Zion Cemetery.
Born in Rutherford County September, 5, 1859, she was the daughter of the late William Smith and Louise Uselton Smith, but had lived in Giles County the greater part of her life. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband, James William Dunnivant, died May 9, 1936.
Mrs. Dunnivant is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Andrew J. Malone and Mrs. Walter Parks, Pulaski; one son, Marvin Dunnivant, Hohenwald; nineteen grandchildren, seventy-five great-grandchildren and fourteen great great grandchildren.

DURHAM, Hortense Tarpley The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jun 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Hortense Tarpley Durham, 91, Minor Hill resident, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Leggtown, Ala., Church of Christ, conducted by Elder Virgil Murphy, minister of the East Hill Church of Christ. Burial took place at Leggtown, Ala. Cemetery.
She died at 8:40 o’clock Friday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Gatlin, in Minor Hill community, after a long illness.
Mrs. Durham, a member of the Church of Christ, was born in Tennessee, and was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Tarpley.
In addition to the daughter, Mrs. Durham is survived by five grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.


DURRETT, Edith Stockman The Pulaski Citizen 03 Oct 1956
Mrs. Edith Stockman Durrett, 73, of the Fall River section, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Fall River Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. H. G. Coston, with burial taking place in the church cemetery. Mrs. Durrett who had been in declining health for some time, died on Saturday, September 29, at Lawrence County Hospital.
Born October 18, 1882, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Stockman. Her husband, Dr. J. K. Durrett, died June 14, 1942.
Mrs. Durrett, the last of her immediate family, is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Jane Estes Sutton, Giles County; three sons, J. Willard Durrett, Pulaski, James Julius Durrett, Memphis, and Lurton E. Durrett, Coronado, Calif.; and six grandchildren.

DYER, Alice Josephine Leslie The Pulaski Citizen 5 Feb 1958
Mrs. Alice Josephine Leslie Dyer, 55, wife of the Rev. Thomas Dyer, formerly of Pulaski, died on Sunday, January 26, of a heart attack at the home in Odessa, Mo., after a period of declining health.
Funeral rites were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon in Odessa with burial in Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Kansas City, Mo.
Born July 9, 1902 in Odessa, she lived most of her life there. In May 6, 1924, she married Mr. Dyer, minister of the Presbyterian Church of which she was a member.
Mrs. Dyer is survived by her husband, for many years Mayor of Odessa; and an aunt, Mrs. Bess Cason, Davenport, Iowa.

EAGIN, Alvin Hugh The Pulaski Citizen 10 Mar 1954
Funeral services for Alvin Hugh Eagin, 87, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. H. L. Smith, pastor of the Elkton Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot at the Eagin Cemetery, three miles east of Elkton.
Mr. Eagin died at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the home in Baugh after a long period of declining health.
Born August 30, 1866, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Richard Eagin and Mary O’Neal Eagin. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
His wife, Mrs. Ella Jester Eagin, died May 4, 1936.
Mr. Eagin is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Lee Paysinger and Misses Louetta Eagin, Maggie Eagin, Mary Eagin and Mamie Eagin, all of Baugh; four sons, John Eagin, Sam Eagin, and Jim Mize Eagin, all of Nashville, and Joe Eagin, Baugh; thirteen grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren; and one sister, Miss Betty Eagin, of Wheelerton. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors

EASTEP, Clara Thomas McConnell The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jul 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Thomas McConnell Eastep, 48, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Baptist Church at Bethel, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Pulaski, and burial took place in the Mitchell Cemetery at Bethel.

Mrs. Eastep, who made her home on Woodring Street in Pulaski, died at 3:20 o’clock Sunday morning at Giles County Hospital following an emergency operation.
Born February 4, 1905, in Limestone County, Ala., she was the daughter of Mrs. Smith Waters McConnell of Jasper, Ala., and the late Mr. McConnell. She had lived in Giles County sixteen years and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Eastep is survived by her husband, John Mansel Eastep, Pulaski; one daughter, Miss Joyce Eastep, Pulaski; one son, James Cebron Eastep, U. S. Air Force, stationed in France; one sister, Mrs. Van Siniard, Owens Crossroads, Ala.; and five brothers, J. R. McConnell, Anderson, Ala., Edgar McConnell, Decatur, Ala., Oliver McConnell, Pulaski, William McConnell, Jasper, Ala., and Leland McConnell, Huntsville, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

EASTLAND, Attie Downing The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jan 1958
Mrs. Attie Downing Eastland, 81, mother of Mrs. R. P. Dodson of Pulaski, was killed and her son-in-law, John Hollis Lynch, 40, of Lawrenceburg was critically injured Tuesday morning in a traffic accident that occurred on Powder Mill Hill on Highway 64, about 12 miles west of Pulaski.
Funeral services were held at 3 p. m. Wednesday at Bennett-May Funeral Home by Dr. W. H. Mansfield. Burial was in Collinwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Eastland was believed to have been killed instantly in the accident and Lynch suffered a brain injury, throat cuts and body bruises that necessitated his being brought to A native of Giles County. He was removed to Lawrence County Hospital later in the morning, Trooper Smith said.
Mrs. Eastland, who had been residing with her daughter, Mrs. Dodson, and Mr. Dodson
for some time, was returning to Pulaski Tuesday after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lynch in Lawrenceburg.
Mrs. Eastland, a native of Wayne County, is surivived by three daughters, Mrs. Dodson in Pulaski, Mrs. C. E. Work, Dickson and Mrs. Hollis Lynch, Lawrenceburg; two sons, Holbert Eastland and David Eastland, Detroit, Mich.; and a sister, Mrs. Izora Bell, Hohenwald. Her husband, D. T. Eastland, died several years ago.
The body was at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski Tuesday night and Funeral arrangements were incomplete.

EDMUNDSON, F. Ross The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jul 1957
F. Ross Edmundson, 75, retired merchant of Bethel and rural letter carrier, died Sunday night at his home in the Cedar Grove community after an extended period of ill health.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, with Masonic rites at the grave. Bennett-May funeral directors were in charge of the service.
Mr. Edmundson was born in the Bethel community, the son of the late Elihu and Cornelia Hardy Edmundson. He served as a rural mail carrier for fifteen years and resigned to be associated with his brother, Eugene, in the operation of a store at Bethel. This connection continued for sixteen years after which he resigned and move to Cedar Grove to make his home.

He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and First Presbyterian Church. Mr. Edmundson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Madray Edmundson; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Seay of Long Beach, Miss., and Mrs. W. B. Gordon of Bethel; four brothers, Eugene Edmundson of Pulaski, J. A. Edmundson, Jackson, C. R. Edmundson, New Orleans, La., and Dr. L. A. Edmundson, Bethel; and a number of nieces and nephews.

EDMUNDSON, Joe A. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1959
Funeral services for Joe A. Edmundson, 84, retired railroadman, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at First Presbyterian Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of the church, and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Edmundson died at 8:40 o’clock Friday night, March 6, at Giles County Hospital after several weeks illness.
Born at Bethel, he was the son of the late Elihu Edmundson and Cornelia Hardy Edmundson. For fifty years he was a resident of Jackson where he was employed by the IC&St.L Railroad, retiring as a conductor. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, and was a veteran of the Spanish-American War.
Returning to Giles County a year ago, he was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Pulaski Elks Club.
Mr. Edmundson, a batchelor, is survived by three brothers, Eugene E. Edmundson, Pulaski, Dr. Louie A. Edmundson, Bethel, and C. A. Edmundson, New Orleans, La.; and two sisters, Mrs. W. B. Gordon, Bethel, and Mrs. C. A. Seay, Long Beach, Miss.

EDMUNDSON, Olen M. The Pulaski Citizen 21 Mar 1951
Funeral services for Olen M. Edmundson, 63, merchant of the Bethel Community were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Bethel Methodist Church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Elwood Denson. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Edmundson died of a heart attack at 9:30 o’clock Saturday night, March 17, at his home, following a two year period of declining health.
He was a native of Giles County, a son of Elihu and Cornelia Harding Edmundson. He was a member of the Bethel Methodist Church where he had served as Sunday School superintendent for a number of years, was a Mason and member of the American Legion, being a veteran of World War I.
Mr. Edmundson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Thelma Barnes Edmundson; two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Seay of Gulfport, Miss., and Mrs. Brownie Gordon, Sr. of Bethel; five brothers, Joseph A. Edmundson of Jackson, Tenn., Cleveland R. Edmundson of New Orleans, La., Dr. Louie A. Edmundson of Bethel, and Eugene and Ross Edmundson, both of Pulaski.


EDMUNDSON, Patrick Cleburn The Pulaski Citizen 23 Sept 1953
Patrick Cleburn Edmundson, 87, believed to be Giles County’s oldest dry goods merchant, died at Giles County Hospital at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday after an illness of several months.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. William A. Jones, pastor of Pulaski Episcopal Church, and the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.

Mr. Edmundson was the son of the late Joseph Smith Edmundson and Susan Gilbert Edmundson, having been born in the Bethel community on October 29, 1865. He was one of a family of eleven brothers and sisters, three of his brothers having been practicing physicians. Mr. Edmundson is the last surviving member of his immediate family.
At the age of eighteen, he entered the mercantile business as a grocer in Pulaski, and in 1893 clerked for the firm of Partrick and Yancey. He formed a partnership with R. L. Johnston and established the firm Johnston and Edmundson in 1905. Upon the death of Johnston in 1917, Mr. Edmundson began business under his own name, and the firm which now operates as P. C. Edmundson and Son has been in the same location on the northeast side of the square continuously. Mr. Edmundson remained active in the operation of the store until ill health forced him to stay at home for a few months.
He was a member of the Methodist church. His wife, who died in 1915, was the former Miss Annie Whitfield.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. James S. Rambo, with he whom he made his home on South First Street, Mrs. John Melby; one son, C. Whitfield Edmundson, and three grandchildren, Miss Patsy Edmundson, Dallas, Texas, and Miss Peggy Melby and Jack Melby, of Pulaski.

EDWARDS, Ernie Bruce The Pulaski Citizen 1 Sep 1954
Funeral services for Ernie Bruce Edwards, 71, farmer of the Eleventh Civil District, will be held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Edwards was found dead in bed early Wednesday morning at his home in the Woodlawn section.
Born December 8, 1872, in Giles County, he was the son of the late David Edwards and Sallie Barnes Edwards. His wife, Mrs. Sallie Jane Franklin Edwards, died in 1948.
Mr. Edwards, the last member of his immediate family, is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Willie Hobbs, Marshall County, Mrs. Elba Holt, Friendship, and Miss Barbara Ann Edwards, Woodlawn; two sons, Malcolm Edwards, Berea and Herman Edwards, New Zion; twelve grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.



EDWARDS, Lizzie Lee The Pulaski Citizen 25 Dec 1953
Funeral services for Miss Lizzie Lee Edwards, 75, who died at 3 o’clock Sunday morning in a Nashville hospital, were held at one o’clock Monday afternoon at Kedron Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of the church and the burial took place in the Edwards Cemetery at Lester, Ala., with Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Born January 18, 1878, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley Edwards and Willie Ann Hardiman Edwards. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Miss Edwards is survived by four half-sisters, Mrs. Lynn Griggs and Mrs. Aymett Griggs, both of Stella, Mrs. Ozro Miller, Pulaski and Mrs. Henry Hurd, Conway; and three half-brothers, Neal Edwards, Conway and Claborn Edwards, Bethel and Buford Edwards, Brentwood.


EDWARDS, Paul F. The Pulaski Citizen 14 Oct 1953
Paul F. Edwards, 42, Church of Christ minister, died Saturday at Miami, Fla., after a six months’ illness of cancer.
Services were held in Nashville at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Hillsboro Church of Christ with burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Nashville.
Born May 16, 1911, at Petersburg, Tenn., he attended David Lipscomb College, Nashville, and was graduated from Abilene Christian College, Abilene, Texas.
Mr. Edwards is survived by his wife, the former Miss Mildred Finley of Nashville; four sons, Clark Finley Edwards, David Lynn Edwards and Howard Alan Edwards, all of Miami; a sister, Mrs. Garnett Johnson, of Hendersonville, and two brothers, J. B. Edwards of Minor Hill, and J. H. Edwards of Benton Harbor, Mich.

ELAM, Raleigh C. The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jan 1955
Raleigh C. Elam, 87, father of E. H. Elam, former president of Martin College, died Dec. 29, at his home near Santa Fe.
Funeral services were held at 11 o’clock Friday at Goshen Methodist Church, and burial took place in Goshen Cemetery, Maury County.

ELDER, Laura Ingram The Pulaski Citizen 13 Feb 1957
Mrs. Laura Ingram Elder, 82, Pulaski resident, died unexpectedly at 8:30 o’clock Monday night, February 11, at Giles County Hospital after a few hours illness.
Funeral rites were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at First Methodist Church, conducted by Dr. Bruce Strother, pastor of the church, and Dr. William H. Mansfield, associate pastor. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was born March 12, 1874, the daughter of the late Luther Ingram and Mary McGrew Ingram. She was a member of the First Methodist Church and its missionary society, the Wilburn Smith Sunday School Class; and was a charter member of the Order of Eastern Star and the Gay Nineties Club.
She was the widow of David Colston Elder, a member of the Giles County Court for many years. He died December 6, 1946.
Mrs. Elder is survived by one son, Edwin Ingram Elder, Nashville; one grandson, Dr. James Colston Elder, stationed at Parris Island, S. C.; and several step-grandchildren. Bennett-May Company, Morticians in charge.

ELDER, Linda Faye The Pulaski Citizen 17 May 1950
Linda Faye Elder, 13-month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Elder, died at 12:45 o’clock Sunday morning, May 14, following a brief illness of measles and pneumonia at the home of her parents.
Services were held at the residence at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. Marvin Parr, minister of the Church of God. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.

In addition to the parents, the child is survived by one sister, Patricia Ann Elder; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Pierce and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Elder.

ELDER, Sammy The Pulaski Citizen 12 Feb 1958
Funeral services for Sammy Elder, 56, Vale Mills farmer, were held at 10 o’clock Monday morning at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. G. W. Stuber, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Elder died at 4:30 o’clock Saturday morning at Giles County Hospital after a two weeks illness.
Born March 7, 1901, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Ezra Elder and Dora Hazelwood Elder, and was a member of the Church of the Nazarene.
Mr. Elder is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Sandridge Elder; one daughter, Mrs. Justine Burrow; two sons, Eddie Elder and Ezra Elder; and ten grandchildre, all of Giles County; two sisters, Mrs. Zeno Hanna and Mrs. Willie Hardiman, both of Ardmore, Tenn., and four brothers, Charles Elder, Ashland, Ala., W. E. Elder, Louisville, Ky., Woodrow Elder, Nashville, and Oakley Elder, Ardmore. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

ELINOR, C. A. The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jul 1957
Word was received Wednesday of the death in McKenzie of Mrs. C. A. Elinor, mother of Mrs. Fagan Booth of Pulaski.
Funeral rites will be take place at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in that city with the burial in Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.
Mrs. Elinor, a widow, is survived by four daughters and three sons.

ELKINS, Thomas B. The Pulaski Citizen 21 Mar 1956
Thomas B. Elkins, 87, native Giles Countian and pioneer resident of Cooke County, Texas, died of a heart attack March 15 at his home in Gainesville, Texas, after a long illness. Funeral rites and burial took place the following Saturday in Gainesville.
Born June 23, 1869, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Elkins. A resident of Cooke County for seventy years, he is survived by his wife and eight daughters, one son, five brothers and two sisters. Mrs. Dave Madry of Athens, Ala., is a sister.

ELLIOTT, Frances Hampton Moose The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jan 1958
Graveside services for Mrs. Frances Hampton Moose Elliott, a former Pulaski resident who died of accidental carbon monoxide poinoning at Chillicothe,Mo., are to be held a 11 a. m. Friday in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mrs. Elliott, 60, died Friday afternoon in her garage at Chillicothe after being overcome by fumes from the exhaust of her car while attempting to open the difficult-to-operate garage door.
Funeral services were held at Chillicothe Tuesday followed by cremation in St. Louis, Mo. The remains were brought to Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski after arrival in Nashville Thursday night.

Mrs. Elliott was the daughter of the late Stephen F. and Sallie Roberts Hampton. She was educated at Martin College and at Peabody College in Nashville, and was the first librarian at Giles County Public Library, having served from 1941 through 1944.
Mrs. Elliott is survived by her husband, John Elliott; a son by a former marriage, John Moose, Ft. Pierce, Fla.; two grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Shannon Wigham of New York.

ELY, Charles H. The Pulaski Citizen 28 Mar 1956
The Rev. Charles H. Ely, 74, retired Methodist minister, died Friday, March 23, at his home at Pennington Gap, Va. Funeral rites were held Sunday with burial there.
Mr. Ely is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maude Cooper Ely, former Giles Countian.
Mrs. R. M. Cooper, mother of Mrs. Ely, and Mr. and Mrs. George Turner, Jr., of Pulaski left Friday morning to attend the services, returning home on Monday night.

EMBRY, Joel Palmer The Pulaski Citizen 31 Aug 1955
Joel Palmer Embry, 73, night clerk at the Minnich Hotel in Lewisburg for the past two years, died at 12:30 o’clock Monday morning at a Lewisburg hospital after a brief illness.
Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at Bills and McGaugh Funeral Home in Lewisburg with burial at 5 o’clock that afternoon at Memorial Park in Memphis.
A native of Christian County, Ky., he had been a shoe salesman in a number of Middle Tennessee towns, including the National Store in Pulaski. Later he became associated with Hotel Richland Plaza as night clerk, a position he held a number of years. Later he went to the Minnich Hotel.
Mr. Embry, a member of the Baptist Church, is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Leonard A. Smith, Jr., and Mrs. Robert C. Clinton; and a son, William P. Embry; and five grandchildren; all of Memphis; and one sister, Mrs. P. C. Clardy, Hopkinsville, Ky.

EMERSON, Wilma Mae Burgess The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Wilma Mae Burgess Emerson, 59, resident of the Diana Community, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at McDaniel Funeral Home in Cornersville, with the Rev. J. C. Elkins, minister, officiating. Burial took place in Diana Cemetery.
Mrs. Emerson died Friday morning, July 24, at Gordon Hospital in Lewisburg after a lengthy illness.
Born in Marshall County, she was the daughter of the late Mrs. Betty Smith Burgess Lorance of Cornersville, ant the late Thomas Newton Burgess. She was a member of the Diana Methodist Church.
Mrs. Emerson is survived by her husband, Loyd Emerson; one daughter, Mrs. Frank Clift; two grandchildren, Pulaski; one brother, Archie Burgess, Cornersville; one half-brother, Hoyt Lorance, Cornersville; and one half-sister, Mrs. Bingham Green, Nashville.

EMERSON, Nora Belle Coggin The Pulaski Citizen 8 Aug 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Nora Belle Coggin Emerson, 77, who died Friday at her home in the Yell community of Marshall County, were held Saturday afternoon at Yell Church of Christ with burial taking in the Arthur Cemetery. She was a native of Giles County.

Mrs. Emerson, widow of M. C. Emerson, is survived by three sons, Joe Emerson, Yell, John Emerson, Old Hickory, and Bert Emerson, Nashville; six grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Clyde Graves, Pulaski, and Mrs. R. D. Fogg, Ardmore, Tenn.; and two brothers, Bunyan Coggin, Athens, Ala. and Ernest Coggin, Blytheville, Ark.

EMERSON, Robert The Pulaski Citizen 6 Aug 1952
Robert Emerson, native of the Diana community of this county, died on Friday morning, July 25, at his home in Weatherford, Okla., after a long illness.
Rites were held in that city.
Born and reared in Diana, he was the son of the late Will Emerson and Fannie Clark Emerson.
Mr. Emerson is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Douglas Sargeant, Mrs. G. Potter, and Mrs. Johnston Murrey, wife of the Governor of Oklahoma.

ENGLAND, Charles H. The Pulaski Citizen 2 May 1951
Funeral rites for Charles H. England, 76, brother of Mrs. Annie England Knight of Pulaski, who died on Monday, May 7, at his home in Rogersville, Ala., after a long illness, were held on Tuesday afternoon at Rogersville Church of Christ. Burial took place in the Wallace Cemetery in that city.
In addition to the sister here, Mr. England is survived by four brothers, W. A. England, Rogersville, Edgar E. England, and J. O. England, both of Neosho, Mo., and P. N. England of Jacksonville., Fla.

ENGLAND, William A. The Pulaski Citizen 23 May 1951
Funeral services for William A. England, 79, brother of Mrs. Annie England Knight of Pulaski, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Rogersville Church of Christ. Burial took place in Rogersville.
He died at 6 o’clock Saturday evening at his home following a long illness.
In addition to one sisters, Mr. England is survived by his wife, Mrs. Viola Johnson England; three children; Rogersville; and three brothers, P. N. England, Jacksonville, Fla., E. E. England and J. O. England, both of Neosho, Mo. Another brother, Charles H. England, died in Rogersville ten days before W. A. England.


ENGLETT, James E. The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jul 1953
Funeral services for James E. Englett, 51, who died of a heart attack on Friday night, June 12, were held the following Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Virgil Bradford officiated and burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
He had been an employee of International Mineral and Chemical Corporation at Wales for the past twenty-six years.

Mr. Englett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Polk Boshers Englett; three daughters, Miss Mildred Englett, Mrs. Henry Tatum and Mrs. Joe DelForge; and one granddaughter; all of Pulaski; two sisters, Mrs. Roy Pillow and Mrs. William Holley, Pulaski; three brothers, Frank Englett, Lawrenceburg, William M. Englett, Pulaski and Leon Englett, Ohio.

ENGLETT, Jim The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jul 1959
Funeral services for Jim Englett, 85, resident of Pulaski were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Chester A. Stephens, with the burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Englett died on Monday afternoon, July 6, at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
Born March 25, 1874, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John Englett and Ann Bunch Englett. He was a member of Trinity Methodist Church.
Mr. Englett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Strickland Englett; one son, Ira Englett, Pulaski; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

ENGLETT, Lula Ray The Pulaski Citizen 3 Nov 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Ray Englett, 87, widow of Mack Englett, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home with the burial in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mrs. Englett died at 11:30 o’clock Sunday night, November 30, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Holley in Pulaski.
Born January 11, 1871, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Reuben Ray and Nancy Nunnelly Ray. She was a member of the Pisgah Methodist Church.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Holley, Mrs. Englett is survived by three sons, Leon Englett, Spencer, Ohio, William Mack Englett, Pulaski, and Frank Englett, Lawrenceburg; twenty-eight grandchildren and seventeen great-great-grandchildren; and one half-sister, Mrs. Robert Price, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

ENGLISH, Amanda Horne The Pulaski Citizen 5 Feb 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Amanda Horne English, 88, Giles County resident most of her life, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia. Rites were conducted by Elder Walden Tarpley, minister of Highland Avenue Church of Christ in Columbia with burial in Lynnwood Cemetery in Lynnville. Mrs. English died on Thursday morning, January 30, in a hospital while visiting her daughter, Mrs. John Horn in Aurora, Ill. Her death followed a brief illness due to a paralytic stroke.
Born October 30, 1869, in Texas, she was the daughter of James Madison Horne and Nancy McCaslin Horne, but had lived most of her life in the Yokley Community of Giles County. Her husband, Charles W. English, died about twenty years ago. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. English, the last member of her immediate family, is survived by four daughters, Mrs. John Horn and Mrs. Clifford Downey, both of Aurora, Ill., Mrs. Charles H. Morrow, Yokley Community, and Mrs. Leona Harwell, Phoenix, Ariz.; two sons, James English, California, and Hollis English, South Carolina; a step-son, Guy English, Florence, Ala.; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.


ENGLISH, Clyde Leslie The Pulaski Citizen 17 Aug 1955
Clyde Leslie English, Jr., 56, native of the Campbellsville community, died suddenly of a heart attack at 4 o’clock Thursday morning, August 11, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.
Mr. English who had been a salesman of the H. J. Grimes Company in Nashville for seventeen years, had worked all day on Wednesday, becoming critically ill in the night.
Funeral rites were held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home, 2707 Gallatin Road, Nashville, with the Rev. Bunyon Smith officiating. Burial took place in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Mr. English who moved to Nashville twenty-five years ago, was born April 27, 1899, at Campbellsville in Giles County, the son of the late Clyde Leslie English and Janie Cowan English. His mother died March 13, this year. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
In 1934, he married the former Miss Velma Trammel of Smithville, who survives.
In addition to his wife, Mr. English is survived by one daughter, Miss Wanda Jane English, an employee of Third National Bank in Nashville; one sister, Miss Jennie English, Campbellsville; and one brother, Hugh A. English, Chattanooga, an employee of T. V. A.

ENGLISH, Hugh Kinney The Pulaski Citizen 29 Apr 1959
Hugh Kinney English, 79, prominent retired Giles County farmer and livestock breeder and member of the Board of Education for twenty years, died Friday, April 24, at 8:00 p. m. after a two months illness.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a. m. Monday, April 27, at Bennett-May Funeral Home by Dr. W. Bruce Strother and Dr. W. H. Mansfield, Methodist ministers of Pulaski.
Born July 25, 1879, Mr. English was a native of Giles County, the son of the late Hugh Allen and Ella Campbell English. He was a member of the First Methodist Church, and was the first president of the Giles County Farm Bureau and a member of the Giles County Draft Board for a number of years. He had resided in Pulaski for about thirteen years, having moved to Pulaski from Campbellsville where he was born.
Mr. English is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Hays English; a daughter, Mrs. Joe Woodward, Houston, Texas; a son, Henry Clay English, Los Angeles, Calif.; a brother, J. C. English, Campbellsville, and three grandchildren.


ENGLISH, Janie Cowan The Pulaski Citizen 16 Mar 1955
Mrs. Janie Cowan English, 77, died suddenly at 8:30 o’clock Sunday night, March 13, at Giles County Hospital one hour after arrival. She had been in declining health for several years.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Campbellsville, conducted by the Rev. Paul E. McReynolds. Burial took place in the family lot in Campbellsville Cemetery.
Born February 8, 1878, she was the daughter of the late Abner Buck Cowan, Cambellsville merchant, and Mrs. Sue Lee Guest Cowan. She was a lifelong member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in that community.
Her husband, Clyde L. English, died approximately fifteen years ago.

Mrs. English is survived by one daughter, Miss Jennie English, Campbellsville; two sons, Leslie English, Nashville, and H. A. English, Chattanooga; one granddaughter, Miss Jane English, Nashville; and two brothers, W. Buck Cowan, Nashville, and Sanders H. Cowan, Toledo, Ohio.
Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

ENGLISH, John T. The Pulaski Citizen 16 Feb 1955
John T. English, 69, native Giles Countian and an automobile salesman of Enid, Okla., died at 3:30 o’clock Friday afternoon, February 11, at a hospital in that city after a long illness.
Funeral rites and burial took place in Enid on Monday.
Born October 20, 1885, in the Campbellsville community, he was the son of the late William R. English and Sallie Baker English.
Mr. English is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Eddie Zoledak, Enid, with whom he was making his home, Mrs. Randall Coe, California , and Mrs. Tom Cougill, Indiana; four grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Reece Campbell, Campbellsville, Miss Martha English, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. J. T. Stone, George West, Texas.

ENGLISH, Tom Y. The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jan 1959
Funeral services for Tom Y. English, III, 42, employee of the Department of Labor in Washington, D. C., and former employee of International Minerals and Chemical Corporation at Wales for a time, were held Tuesday, January 6, in Arlington, Va., with burial in Arlington Cemetery.
Mr. English, a native of Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., and son of Mrs. Elizabeth Nelson English, Mt. Pleasant, and the late Tom Y. English, Jr., died Sunday at his home in Arlington.
In addition to his mother, Mr. English is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Thomas English; a daughter, Miss Betty English; four sisters, Mrs. Laurie Dawson, Nashville, Mrs. Frances Johnson, Warner Robbins, Ga., Mrs. L. E. Dupont, Carlsbad, N. Mex., a former resident of Pulaski, and Mrs. Bill Reis, Carlsbad; and three brothers, Jim English, Nashville, G. C. Englis, Valrico, Fla., and Bill English, Mt. Pleasant.

ERVIN, Ernest The Pulaski Citizen 4 Sep 1957
Ernest Ervin, resident of the Holland Gin community in the sourthern part of the county, was killed in a traffic accident at 7:30 p. m. Monday on a rural road near Ardmore, while working with a wrecker attempting to pull a car from a ravine. Ervin went to the rear of the wrecker to adjust the cable hooked onto the car. Glen Holt of Ardmore, driver of the wrecker, said the wrecker’s brakes failed and it rolled back, crushing Ervin, Sgt. James Chandler of the State Patrol said. No charges were preferred since without question it was an accident.
Funeral services for the victim were held at 3 p. m. Tuesday at the Holland Gin Methodist Church and burial was in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery near Ardmore.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Annie Lewter Ervin; two daughters, Pamela and Deborah Ervin; and two sons, Ed R. and E. J. Ervin, all of Ardmore.

ERVIN, Raymond The Pulaski Citizen 2 Dec 1959

Funeral services for Raymond Ervin, 52, Lynnville farmer and dairyman, were held Friday afternoon at Lynnville Church of Christ, conducted by Bill Baker. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.Mr. Ervin died unexpectedly Wednesday night, November 25, en route to Giles County Hospital.
Born at Lynnville, he was the son of the late Jim Ervin and Ora Osborne Ervin, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Ervin taught on-farm veterans program at Lynnville, Pulaski and Campbellsville following World War II.
Mr. Ervin is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edith Locke Ervin; one daughter, Mrs. Farrell Hardiman, Nashville; two sons, Bill Ervin and Bobby Ervin, Lynnville; one sister, Mrs. Mary Sheffield, Chapel Hill; and two brothers, Frank Ervin, Lynnville and J. C. Ervin, Lynnville.

ERVIN, Thomas Duncan The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1958
Funeral services for Thomas Duncan Ervin, 72, retired school teacher, were held at 2:30
o’clock Wednesday afternoon at London Funeral Home at Lewisburg with the burial in the Bryant Cemetery at Mooresville. Mr. Ervin died at 2 o’clock Tuesday morning, August 19, at Leonard Hospital in Lewisburg after a long illness.
Born in Marshall County, he was the son of the late James Ervin and Cynthia Wise Ervin. He was a member and steward of the Mooresville Methodist Church, a Sunday School teacher, and was a member of the Masonic Order. He received his B. S. degree from Middle Tennessee State College at Murfreesboro. For a number of years he taught in Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia.
Mr. Ervin is survived by one brother, Jim Ervin, Lynnville; and two sisters, Mrs. M. L. Funderburke, Cario, Ga.; and Mrs. Lennie Wilson, Detroit, Mich.; two nieces and six nephews.

ERWIN, Bobbie Jane The Pulaski Citizen __ Jan 1957
Prayer services for Bobby Jane Erwin, infant daughter of Sgt. and Mrs. Robert M. Erwin, Jr., of Jefferson City, Mo., who died on January 23, were held in that city, and burial took place there.



ERWIN, Mary Elizabeth King The Pulaski Citizen 28 Nov 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth King Erwin, who died Thursday afternoon, November 15, at her home in the county, were held at 10 o’clock the following Friday morning at Pulaski Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
She was a native of Georgia, and a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Erwin is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Bruce, Pulaski; and one son, Frank Collins, Decatur, Ala.; and a number of grandchildren.

ERWIN, William James The Pulaski Citizen 4 Apr 1951

Funeral services for William James Erwin, 79, retired merchant of Diana, who died at 10:45 March 29, at Gordon’s Hospital in Lewisburg, after a short illness, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Diana Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor, and burial took place in the Diana Cemetery.
Born March 4, 1872, at Frankewing, he was the son of the late David G. Erwin and Mary K. Abernathy Erwin. He was a leading merchant of Diana and a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Erwin is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lula Clark Erwin; one daughter, Mrs. Steger Wolaver, Diana; and one son, William J. Erwin, Jr., Cookeville; four grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Rolly Harwell, Frankewing, Mrs. Maude Gaines, Pulaski, and Mrs. Edgar Holt, Lawrenceburg; and two brothers, Buford Erwin, Lawrenceburg, and Wyatt Erwin, Bunker Hill. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians.

ESLICK, Benjamin Llewelyn The Pulaski Citizen 13 Aug 1952
Funeral services for Benjamin Llewelyn Eslick, 82, well known farmer and livestock dealer, who died at 4:30 o’clock Monday morning, August 11, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at New Zion Baptist Church. The Rev. Lloyd Hickman, pastor of the church, officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Eslick died at his home in the Sumac community after an illness of one year.
Lifelong resident of the county, he was the son of the late Arkansas (Kann) Dorothy Franklin Eslick. He was educated in local schools and was a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Eslick had been a leader in Democratic Party activities for many years.
Mr. Eslick is survived by his wife, Mrs. Beulah Williams Eslick; one son, Ben Allen Eslick, Sumac; three grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Jerome C. Abernathy, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

ESLICK, Bennett The Pulaski Citizen 20 Jul 1955
Bennett Eslick, 62 a leading attorney in Pulaski for more than thirty years, and a veteran of World War I died of a heart attack about 10 o’clock Thursday morning in his home at Hotel Richland Plaza in Pulaski.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with Virgil Bradford, minister of the East Hill Church of Christ, officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Pulaski, Mr. Eslick was the son of the late Dan Eslick, former County Court Clerk in Giles County for many years, and Inez Bennett Eslick. He was educated at the former Massey School in Pulaski, Bethel College, and Cumberland University in Lebanon.
Upon completion of his law cours, Mr. Eslick became associated with his uncle, the late Congressman E. E. Eslick, in the practice of his profession in Pulaski. The partnership was terminated when the senior partner was elected to Congress, and at a later date, the law firm of Bennett Eslick and C. E. Hagan was formed which was effective for the next several years. During that time, he was recognized as one of the best read lawyers in the State, and was active in both State and local politics.
Mr. Eslick is survived by his wife, Mrs. Frances Medearis Eslick; a daughter, Mrs. Rex Wiley, Fort Elmondorff, Alaska; two sons, State Senator Brooks B. Eslick, Pulaski, and Edward Medearis Eslick, Nashville; three grandchildren; and two brothers, Eugene Eslick, Pulaski, and Oliver Eslick, Nashville.

ESLICK, Beulah Allen The Pulaski Citizen 14 Apr 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Beulah Allen Eslick, 84, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at New Zion Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Eslick died about 5:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Leverette Nursing Home in Lewisburg after several months declining health.
Born August 19, 1869, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late William Allen Williams and Sarah Bulah Burns Williams, and was a member of the Baptist Church. Her husband, Benjamin Llewellyn Eslick, died August 11, 1952.
Mrs. Eslick is survived by one son, Ben Allen Eslick of the Sumac community; three grandchildren, Mrs. Brown Newton, Fred Eslick and Hobart Eslick; four great grandchildren; and three brothers, Felix Williams, Diana, Luther Williams Frankerwing, and Oscar Williams, Cornersville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ESLICK, Edward Arrow The Pulaski Citizen 29 Apr 1959
Edward Arrow Eslick, 48, owner of the Davis-Eslick Grocery in Pulaski and a World War II veteran, died unexpectedly of a heart attack, at his home on East College Street at 3:30 a. m. Monday, April 27.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church by the Rev. W. Floyd Cates., pastor. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, Pulaski, with Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge. Pulaski Rotarians were honorary pall bearers.
Mr. Eslick was a native of Giles County, the son of Mrs. Florence Clark Eslick and the late Grady Eslick. He had been a member of the Davis-Eslick firm since its founding twelve years ago. His partner, W. M. Davis, Jr., died 13 months ago.
Active in church and civic affairs, Mr. Eslick was a member of First Baptist Church, serving as Deacon and as General Secretary of the church. He was a member of the Pulaski Rotary Club, the American Legion Post and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post.
Survivors in addition to his mother, are his wife, Mrs. Mary Lena Cole Eslick; two daughters, Mrs. Jerry Delap, Fayetteville and Mrs. Johnny Bevill, Pulaski; a sister, Mrs. Donald Cox, Oak Ridge, and two grandchildren.

ESLICK, Eliza Woodward The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza Woodward Eslick, 93, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Blooming Grove Methodist Church, with the Rev. J. C. Elkins, former pastor, officiating at the rites. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mrs Eslick died suddenly of a heart attack at her home in the Brick Church community, following an illness.
Born January 4, 1859, she was the daughter of the late D. O. Woodward and Martha Dugger Woodward, and was a lifelong resident of the county. Her husband, John Eslick, died in 1937. She was a member of the Blooming Grove Methodist Church.

Mrs. Eslick is survived by two step-sons, Byron Eslick, senior member of Reeves Drug Store, and Grady Eslick, Pulaski; and four step-grandchildren, Mrs. Joe Childers, Jr., Mrs. John Thomas Church and Edward A. Eslick, Pulaski, and Mrs. Donald Cox, Oak Ridge. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

ESLICK, Grady The Pulaski Citizen 9 Sep 1953
Grady Eslick, 63, well known Pulaskian, died at 5:10 o’clock Tuesday morning, September 8, at Giles County Hospital following an extended illness.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home with the Rev. J. C. Elkins and the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., Methodist ministers, officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
The son of the late John C. Eslick and Elizabeth Woodward Eslick, he was born January 30, 1890, in Giles County and was educated in the public schools. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Eslick, a retired farmer, was for a number of years associated with the Edgar Short Barber Shop.
Mr. Eslick is survived by his wife, Mrs. Florence Clark Eslick; one daughter, Mrs. Donald Cox, Oak Ridge; one son, Edward A. Eslick, Pulaski, Pulaski businessman; five grandchildren; and one brother, Byron Eslick, senior member of the firm of Reeves Drug Store, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, in charge of arrangements.

ESLICK, Louella Virginia Samuels The Pulaski Citizen 6 Oct 1954
Mrs. Louella Virginia Samuels Eslick, 86, died Thursday afternoon, September 30, at the home of her son, Richard K. Eslick, in the Riversburg section, after a three weeks’ illness.
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. W. J. Fesmire, and burial took place in New Zion Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was born November 5, 1868, the daughter of the late William J. Samuels and Sarah Ezell Samuels. She had been a member of the Methodist Church for many years. Her husband, John Eslick, died many years ago.
In addition to her son, Mrs. Eslick is survived by one sister, Mrs. Lillian S. Thompson, Nashville.

ESLICK, Mark The Pulaski Citizen 31 Jul 1957
Mark Eslick, 79, the last member of a prominent Giles County family and a member of the Eslick-Abernathy Insurance firm for the past 30 years, died at 5:00 a. m. Tuesday at his home in Pulaski after a years illness.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski by the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor, and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, with Bennett-May Funeral Directors in charge.

Mr. Eslick was a native of Giles County, a son of the late Merritt and Martha Virginia Abernathy Eslick and a brother of the late Congressman Ed Eslick. He was a graduate of Bethel College at Russellville, Ky., and a member of Phi Beta Gamma fraternity. He received his license to practice law before the Tennessee Bar, but shortly thereafter he was named deputy court clerk in Giles County and served in that capacity during the administration of his uncle, the late Dan Eslick. Later, he served as assistant cashier of the former Peoples Bank in Pulaski until 1930 when he joined G. B. Abernathy in forming the Eslick-Abernathy Insurance Company.
Mr. Eslick was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski. Mr. Eslick is survived by his widow, Mrs. Hallie Grant Eslick; a son, Tol Grant Eslick; two daughters, Miss Helen Eslick, Pulaski, and Mrs. Robert Youree of Twin Falls, Idaho, and 4 grandchildren.

ESLICK, Willie Courtney Chapman The Pulaski Citizen 25 Mar 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Willie Courtney Chapman Eslick, 87, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Byron Eslick. Rites will be conducted by Elder Elmer Smith, Church of Christ minister of Nashville, and Elder David East, minister of Second Street Church of Christ in Pulaski, followed by burial in the family lot in New Zion Cemetery, east of Pulaski. Mrs. Eslick died at midnight Tuesday at Giles County Hospital after a brief illness.
Born April 5, 1871, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Wiley S. Chapman and Noami Virginia Estes Chapman, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Eslick is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Byron Eslick and Mrs. Ernest Griggs, Pulaski and Mrs. Joe Gufford, Winter Garden, Fla.; two sons, Everett Eslick, Detroit, Mich., and Buford Farris Eslick, Pulaski, and two grandsons.

ESTES, Lon Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jul 1958
Word has been received by Pulaski friends of the death on Sunday morning, June 29, of Lon Estes, Sr., at his home in Memphis. Funeral services were held in Memphis at 10:30 o’clock Tuesday morning with the burial there.
Mr. Estes is survived by his wife and one son, Lon Estes, Jr..
The Estes made their home in Pulaski while he was associated with the International Harvester Company.

EUBANK, Amanda Appleton The Pulaski Citizen 6 Aug 1958
Word was received in Pulaski on Wednesday morning, August 6, of the death that morning of Mrs. Amanda Appleton Eubank, native Giles Countian, at her home in Waxahachie, Texas.
Funeral rites and burial will take place in Waxahachie on Thursday.
Mrs. Eubank, widow of Jerome Eubank, is survived by two sons, Royal Eubank and Luther D. Eubank, florists of Waxahachie. The wife of Luther Eubank is the former Miss Mauveline Woodward of Pulaski.

EUBANK, Billy The Pulaski Citizen 14 May 1952
A Pulaski employee of the State Highway Department lost his life Monday afternoon when he was buried under 100 tons of freshly poured concrete when wooden supports gave way on a span of the overhead bridge on Highway 31, nine miles north of Pulaski.
The body of Billy Eubank, 30, was found by fellow workmen who dug frantically in the hardening concrete for more than an hour.

Funeral services for Eubank were held at two o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by the Rev. G. H. Turpin, Presbyterian mnister of Chattnooga and former pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Bryson. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Eubank was the son of Mrs. Myrtle Holley Eubank of Pulaski and the late Jack Eubank. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and had been working with the highway department for several months.
In addition to his mother, other survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lena Pearl Gatlin Eubank; two sisters, Mrs. Clarence Wood and Mrs. Betty Jo Hanvy, all of Pulaski.

EUBANK, Esther The Pulaski Citizen 23 May 1956
Funeral services for Miss Esther Eubank, 54, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home with burial taking place in Maplewood Cemetery. She died Friday in a Nashville hospital after a long illness.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of Mrs. Mackie Maclin Eubank and the late R. A. Eubank.
In addition to her mother, Miss Eubank is survived by four sisters, Mrs. T. E. Haney and Mrs. W. B. Williams, Minor Hill; Mrs. F. D. Welch, Goodlettsville, and Mrs. G. S. Capitan, Birmingham, Mich.; two brothers, F. L. Eubank and R. H. Eubank, both of Nashville.
Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

EUBANK, George The Pulaski Citizen 24 Oct 1956
Funeral services for George Eubank, 73, former school teacher and mail carrier, will be held at 10 o’clock Friday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home and burial will take place in New Zion Cemetery. Mr. Eubank died at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon, October 22, at a Chattanooga hospital, following months of declining health.
Born February 22, 1882, at Aspen Hill, he was the son of the late Asa J. Eubank and Henrietta Anthony Eubank.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Gussie Madry Eubank; and one foster son, James Hoyt Eubank, Chattanooga.



EUBANK, Roy Edgar The Pulaski Citizen 20 Mar 1957
Roy Edgar Eubank, 61, field representative of Bordon Milk firm, died at Giles County Hospital Tuesday night, two hours after being stricken at his home.
Funeral services are to be held at Bennett-May Funeral Home at 2:30 p. m. Thursday, conducted by Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Eubank, a son of Andrew J. and Sallie Scruggs Eubank, was a native of Giles County and a veteran of World War I. He was a member of the American Legion, 40 and 8 Volture, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Elks Club and the First Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include his wife; Mrs. Ela Connally Eubank; and a daughter, Mrs. Harold Glen Barnett of Maryville.

EVANS, Ada Mai The Pulaski Citizen 21 Oct 1953
Funeral services for Miss Ada Mai Evans, 88, former Lynnville resident, were held at 2 o’clock at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by her brother-in-law, Charlie Dorris, of Nashville. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Miss Evans died Monday afternoon at her home in Nashville after a long period of declining health.
Born March 4, 1865, in the Lynnville community, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Lafayette Evans and Sarah Jones Evans.
Survivors include one brother, Robert Evans, Lexington, Okla.; and a number of nieces and nephews. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge.

EVANS, Georgia Kelsey Tacker The Pulaski Citizen 20 Nov 1957
Funeral services were held in Tampa, Fla., for Mrs. Georgia Kelsey Tacker Evans, 98, native Giles Countian, who died Friday, November 15, in a Tampa hospital.
Born and reared in the northern part of Giles County, she was the former Miss Georgia Kelsey and was married twice; her first husband was Hugh Tacker, a Giles Countian, and after his death she married Bob Evans, also a Giles Countian, who died many years ago. For the past fifteen years she had made her home in Tampa where she was a member of the Northeast Methodist Church and the Order of Eastern Star, Chapter 147.
Mrs. Evans is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Annie Tidwell, Tampa; one son, Josh H. Tacker, Lakeland, Fla.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Maggie Hamilton, Ocala, Fla., and Mrs. Bessie Johnson, Jacksonville, Fla.; and two brothers, W. T. Kelsey, Weirsdale, Fla. and O.K. Kelsey, Riverside, Calif.


EVANS, Henry Kittrell The Pulaski Citizen 7 May 1952
Funeral services for Henry Kittrell Evans, 50, who was found dead in bed at 5 o’clock Tuesday morning, were held at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at the residence in Lynnville. The Rev. W. C. Moorehead, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church, officiated, and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
For many years Mrs. Evans had been a traveling salesman and more recently had been employed in Lewisburg.
Born and reared in Lynnville, he was the son of the late Henry Bugg Evans and Mrs. Bettie Ross Evans. He was a member of the Methodist Church and was a Mason and Shriner.
Mr. Evans, in addition to his parents, is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Evins Kennedy, Lynnville, and Mrs. Bennett Minatra, Pulaski; and two brothers, Ross Evans and Thomas Evans, both of Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

EVANS, Izora Abernathy The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1959

Mrs. James A. Evans, 98, Giles County resident most of a long and useful life, died Friday morning, July 24, at the home of her son, Sam F. Evans in Decatur, Ala., where she had made her home for twenty-five years. She after a period of declining health for three years.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the residence in Decatur with the burial in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville, Tenn.
Born April 12, 1861, the first day of the War Between The States, in the Pleasant Valley Community of Giles County, she was the former Miss Izora Abernathy, the daughter of the late John C. Abernathy and Mary Catherine Tarpely Abernathy. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Her husband, James A. Evans, died twelve years ago last November.
Mrs. Evans, in addition to the son in Decatur, is survived by another son, Allen Evans, Jackson, Tenn.; four daughters, Mrs. Annie Ruth Young, Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. Bert Bledsoe, Petersburg, Mrs. Mahlon Smith, Decatur, Ala., and Mrs. James Owen, Gainesville, Va.; seventeen grandchildren, thirty-five great-grandchildren and ten great-great-grandchildren. A niece, Mrs. F. F. Medlar lives in Pulaski.

EVANS, Roy Garland The Pulaski Citizen 3 Sep 1958
Prayer services for First Lt. Roy Garland Evans, 27, Pulaski airman killed August 21 in an accident near Nouasseur Air Base, Morocco, were held at 3 p. m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski, with Dr. Bruce Strother, pastor of First Methodist Church in Pulaski, and Dr. Sam Dodson, pastor of Calvary Methodist Church in Nashville, officiating.
Immediately following, military services were held at the graveside in Maplewood Cemetery with personnel from the Sewart Air Base, Murfreesboro, in charge.
The body of the young airman, arriving in Pulaski Wednesday on the 12:22 p. m. train, remained at the Funeral Home until the hour for the burial service.
The services in Pulaski were in addition to military services that were held in France August 26.
Lt. Evans, the son of Mrs. U. G. Evans of Pulaski and the late Mr. Evans; died after ejecting from his RF-84 jet aircraft at 400 feet shortly after taking off on a photographic mission.
In December, 1955, he parachuted to safety after a fire developed in his F-84 Thunderstreak while flying over Sheffield, England. The plane crashed into a hospital, kill a woman patient.
Lt. Evans joined the air force in 1953 and received his pilot’s wings December 17, 1954, at Big Springs, Texas.
A native of Lawrence County, Ala., he attended Alabama schools and was graduated from Andrew Jackson High School, Jacksonville, Fla., and studied at the University of Florida. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
In additon to his mother, Lt. Evans is survived by his wife, Mrs. Angeta Hughes Evans and a four-months-old daughter, Cathy Collette; his grandmother, Mrs. Rosa B. Austin and Mrs. Mamie Evans, both of Lawrenceburg; and a sister, Mrs. Smith Gatlin, Nashville.

EVANS, U. G. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Mar 1956
U. G. Evans, 49, automobile dealer, church and civic leader in Pulaski, died of a heart attack at 5:45 a. m. Thursday at his home in the Pond Hill community after several months illness.

The body is at Bennett-May Funeral Home and funeral arrangements were incomplete Thursday afternoon.
A native of Lawrence County, Ala., Mr. Evans was the son of Mrs. Mamie Long Evans of Lawrenceburg and the late W. H. Evans. He had been a resident of Pulaski since 1952 when he became a partner in the Curry-Evans Motor Company. Before coming to Pulaski, he was sales manager of the Massey Motor Company, Jacksonville, Fla. and prior to that, had operated general merchandise stores at Tuscumbia and Town Creek, Ala.
He was a member of the Methodist Church, the Exchange Club and the Masonic Lodge and was active in the civic and church life of the community.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Evans is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillian Austin Evans, formerly of Case County, Texas; a daughter, Miss Nell Evans, Pulaski; a son, Lt. Roy G. Evans, of the USAF in Germany; three sisters, Mrs. Herman Lansdell and Mrs. Jim Hill, both of Town Creek, Ala.; and Mrs. Bruce McGregor, Leighton, Ala.; and two brothers, Hollis Evans and Lyle Evans, both of Lawrenceburg.

EVERLY, Florence The Pulaski Citizen 10 Feb 1954
Miss Florence Everly, former Giles Countian, died Tuesday morning at a Nashville hospital following a stroke sustained Monday. She had been in declining health several years.
Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home with the Rev. David Smith officiating. Prayer services were held in the afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Miss Everly, department store saleslady, worked at Castner-Knott Department Store, later accepting a position with Loveman, Berger and Teitlebaum, Nashville, where she worked twenty years. She had previously worked in Pulaski, and San Antonio, Texas before going to Nashville.
Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Edward Everly and Catherine Williams Everly.
Miss Everly is survived by two half-brothers, B. E. Everly and R. W. Everly, both of Pulaski; and three nieces, Mrs. J. W. Harwell, Mrs. Roy Brownlow and Miss Frances Everly; and a nephew, Thomas Everly, all of Pulaski.

EVERLY, Kittie Stapp The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jun 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert W. Everly, 74, Pulaski housewife, were held at 3:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Chester A. Stephens, pastor of the Trinity Charge of the Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Everly died at 11:50 Monday night, June 22, at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
The former Miss Kittie Stapp, she was born January 8, 1885, in Giles County, the daughter of the late Carroll Stapp and Sarah Campbell Stapp. She was an active member of the Cedar Grove Methodist Church, the Women’s Society of Christian Service and the Cedar Grove Home Demonstration Club.

Mrs. Everly is survived by her husband, Robert W. Everly, employee of the Union Bank; two daughters, Mrs. J. W. Harwell and Mrs. Roy P. Brownlow, Pulaski; three grandchildren; two great grandchildren; one brother, W. Andrew Stapp, Kedron; and two sisters, Mrs. R. E. Curry, Sr., Cedar Grove, and Mrs. M. L. Malone, Kedron.

EWING, Ittie The Pulaski Citizen 29 Oct 1958
Funeral services for Miss Ittie Ewing, 83, Lewisburg resident and a sister of the late Mrs. J. S. Gilbreath of Pulaski, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bills and McGaugh Funeral Home in Lewisburg, conducted by the Rev. Joe Holder. Burial took place in the Bethberei Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Marshall County.
Miss Ewing died Saturday morning at the home of a niece, Mrs. Merritt Harwell in Nashville, after a few weeks illness.
A frequent visitor in Pulaski, she was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of the late Floyd Bradshaw Ewing and Mary Jane Knox Ewing. The last member of her immediate family, she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Lewisburg.
Miss Ewing is survived by several nephews and nieces, including Joe K. Gilbreath and Mrs. Ralph Nall of Pulaski.

EWING, Mittie The Pulaski Citizen 17 Mar 1954
Funeral services for Miss Mittie Ewing, 78, lifelong resident of Marshall County, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bills and McGaugh Funeral Home in Lewisburg, with the Rev. J. L. Perry officiating. Burial took place in Bethberei Cemetery near Lewisburg.
Miss Ewing died at one o’clock Tuesday morning at Leonard Hospital in Lewisburg following a three weeks’ illness.
Daughter of the late Floyd Bradshaw Ewing and Mary Jane Knox Ewing, she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
The survivors are her twin sister, Miss Ittie Ewing, Lewisburg, and Mrs. J. Simeon Gilbreath, Pulaski; and a number of nieces and nephews.

EZELL, Mary Elizabeth Tarpley The Pulaski Citizen 02 Sep 1925
Mrs. Mary Ezell died Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Will Brown in the Bunker Hill section aged about 85 years. Her burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery Monday afternoon after services by Rev. O. P. Gentry. Many beautiful floral tributes were given in her memory.
Mrs. Ezell was for many years a member of the Methodist Church and her life and character were beautiful and worthy of emulation. She was a woman of great energy and continued her house work as long as her health permitted. She was the victim of paralysis of which she received two or three strokes.
In addition to Mrs. Brown, other children surviving Mrs. Ezell are: Miss Lou Ezell, Mrs. Clyde Harris and John Ezell.The bereaved have the sympathy of a large circle of friends.

EZELL, W. J. The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jun 1952

W. J. Ezell, 68, Davidson County dairyman, and his daughter, Mrs. L. J. Harris, 39, of Chattanooga, were killed in a head-on automobile crash near Cleveland, Tenn., at 6:30 o’clock on Wednesday morning.
Mr. Ezell, an outstanding registered Jersey cattle man since his youth, was a cousin of Joe E. Ezell, manager of the Pulaski plant of Borden Southern Company.

FARISS, Monte Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 31 Dec 1952
Funeral services for Monte Thomas Fariss, 74, farmer of the Lynnville section, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the residence, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery, in Columbia.
Mr. Fariss died of a heart ailment Monday afternoon at his home.
Native of Hampshire, he was a son of the late H. F. Fariss and Mary Elizabeth Brooks Fariss. Early in life he was employed at the Columbia post office where his father served as postmaster. Later he entered the automobile business at Nogales, Ariz., and returned thirty years ago to Middle Tennessee to engage in farming near Lynnville. He was a member of the Lynnville Methodist Church of which he was a steward.
Mr. Fariss is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irene Johnson Fariss; two daughters, Mrs. Callon Sherrill, Knoxville, and Mrs. Edwin H. Whitaker, Louisville, Ky.; two grandchildren; three sisters, Miss Fletcher Fariss, Mrs. J. A. Brooks and Mrs. R. L. Schmid, all of Dallas, Texas; and a brother, Charles B. Fariss, Ardmore, Okla.

FARLEY, Bruce McGaha The Pulaski Citizen 5 Feb 1958
Bruce McGaha Farley, 62, church, business and civic leader in Pulaski for the past sixteen years, died at 9:45 p. m. Monday night at his home on South Second Street after several months illness.
Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by Dr. Bruce Strother, pastor of First Methodist Church, and Dr. W. H. Mansfield, associate pastor, First Methodist Church. Burial was in the McMinnville Cemetery, with Bennett-May Funeral directors in charge.
Honorary pallbearers were members of the Board of Stewards, Methodist Church, members of the Rotary Club and the following officials of the W. E. Stephens Manufacturing Company, Nashville, W. E. Stephens, Jr., C. O. Jones, G. L. Briley, W. H. Richards, John Sewell, George Murff and J. C. Hammer.
A native of Farley, Ala., Mr. Farley had been a member of the sales staff of W. E. Stephens Manufacturing Company for the past several years, having accepted the position after resigning the managership of Sam Davis Theater in Pulaski which he had held since moving to Pulaski from McMinnville.
He was a a member of First Methodist Church, a member of the Board of Stewards and a member of the Rotary Club and was a graduate of the former Morgan Preparatory School at Fayetteville.

Mr. Farley, the son of the late Dr. John B. Farley and Elizabeth McGaha, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Leland Summers Farley; two daughters, Mrs. Winton Walling, McMinnville; Mrs. Jack Carter, Sparta; and two grandchildren, Madoline Carter and Jean Walling, and a number of nieces and nephews.

FARRELL, Louis The Pulaski Citizen 26 Apr 1950
Col. Louis Farrell, 71, retired Army man, died at 8:30 o’clock Wednesday night, April 26, at his home in Belle Meade, Nashville, following a prolonged illness.
Funeral services were held at 11:30 o’clock Thursday morning at Scales Chapel, West End Methodist Church.
Burial will take place at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D. C., on Friday afternoon.
Col. Farrell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mallie Wilson Farrell, a daughter of the late
Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Wilson of Pulaski; two daughters, Mrs. David C. Dunlap of Berkeley, Calif., and Mrs. Bertram J. Pruecher, Nashville; two sons, Louis Farrell, Jr., Nashville, and Norman Farrell, Chicago, Ill.; two sisters, Miss Josephine Farrell and Mrs. Donald W. Southgate, both of Nashville; and a brother, Norman Farrerll, Nashville.

FARRIS, James Lee The Pulaski Citizen 12 Nov 1958
Funeral services for James Lee Farris, 72, farmer of the Minor Hill community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Harold Smith. Burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery. Mr. Farris died at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at his home at Mnor Hill, after a long illness.
Born January 30, 1886, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Frank Farris and Mary Hathcoate Farris. He was a former deacon of Minor Hill Baptist Church.
Mr. Farris is survived by his wife, Mrs. Vera Haney Farris; two sons, James Leroy Farris and Kenneth Edward Farris, both of Nashville; two daughters, Mrs. Marvin G. Hall, Nashville, and Mrs. Edward Thompson, Minor Hill; nine grandchildren; one brother, Claude Farris, Pensacola, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. H. S. Simmons and Mrs. Hattie Portwood, Decatur, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

FARRIS, W. B. The Pulaski Citizen 10 Mar 1954
Funeral services for Dr. W. B. Farris, 80, former postmaster here, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at a funeral home in Fort Smith, Ark., with burial in that city.
Dr. Farris died the day before at a Fort Smith hospital, following a short illness.
A native of Maury County, Tenn., he lived in Pulaski several years, having served as postmaster for a period of four years in the first decade of the century. As a young man he began the practice of osteopath, a profession he followed the balance of his life. Leaving Pulaski, he went to Wichita Falls, Texas, and still later locating in Fort Smith.
Dr. Farris is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie W. Farris; four daughters, Mrs. W. J. Baerg, Fayetteville, Ark., Mrs. G. C. Seidel, Sherman Oaks, Calif., Miss Elizabeth Farris, Santa Monica, Calif., and Mrs. J. H. Mitchell, Riverdale, N. D.; two sons, John David Farris, Chicago, Ill., and Buford Farris, Fort Smith, Ark.; two brothers, Dr. R. L. Farris, Brownwood, Texas and E. H. Farris, Columbia, Tenn.; and two sisters.

FAULKNER, Fannie Morton The Pulaski Citizen 19 May 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Morton Faulkner, 77, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by J. Bedford Rasbury, minister of Second Street Church of Christ. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Faulkner died at 5:15 o’clock Saturday afternoon after a long illness in Columbia at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. C. Autry.
Born February 21, 1877 in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Asa Morton and Emma J. Flippen Morton, and was a member of the Second Street Church of Christ in Pulaski. Her husband, John T. Faulkner died three weeks ago.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Autry, Mrs. Faulkner is survived by one son, Barney M. Faulkner, Pulaski; one step-daughter, Mrs. Anderson Cole, Pulaski; one step-son, Tom W. Faulkner, Pulaski; nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Blanche Hazlewood, Goodsprings. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

FAULKNER, John Taylor The Pulaski Citizen 28 Apr 1954
Funeral services for John Taylor Faulkner, 83, retired Pulaski mechanic, were held at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of First Baptist Church, and Elder J. Clifford Murphy, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Faulkner who had been ill for the past two years, died at 2:05 o’clock Friday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. L. C. Autry in Columbia.
Mr. Faulkner was twice married: his first wife, Mrs. Lizzie Rochelle Faulkner, died in 1906. The last member of the immediate family, he was born November 13, 1879, in Giles County, the son of the late William Faulkner and Elizabeth Riddle Faulkner.
Mrs. Fannie Morton Faukner, his second wife survives, as do the following: two daughters, Mrs. Anderson Cole, Pulaski, and Mrs. Autry, Columbia; two sons, Tom W. Faulkner and Barney M. Faulkner, Pulaski; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

FAULKNER, Tina Henson The Pulaski Citizen 31 Dec 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Tina Henson Faulkner, 44, were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at New Hope Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the Ethridge Cemetery.
Mrs. Henson died at 10 o’clock Sunday night at her home in the Pleasant Valley community, after a long illness.
Born July 9, 1908, in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of the late Tom Henson and Jennie Walker Henson.
Mrs. Faulkner is survived by her husband, Emmett F. Faulkner; five daughters, Miss Nina, Ruth, Evelyn and Marilyn Faulkner, Pleasant Valley, and Mrs. Reba Durham, Nashville; seven sons, Emmett F. Faulkner, Jr., Floyd, Herbert, Ewing, Marlin, Gaylon and Harley Faulkner, Pleasant Valley; four grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Beatrice Partin, Florida, Mrs. Annie Parker and Mrs. Nora Gwinn, both of Ethridge; and two brothers, Leo Henson, Lawrenceburg, and Charlie Henson, Angola, Ind. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

FAUTT, Tenery The Pulaski Citizen 2 Dec 1959
Funeral services for Tenery Fautt, 71, hotel manager in Detroit, Mich., were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Pulaski. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Fautt died on Saturday, November 28, in Detroit where he had lived most of his adult life.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late James Fautt and Josie Tenery Fautt, and was a member of the Catholic Church.
Mr. Fautt is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Newton Fautt; also a native of Giles County; one sister, Mrs. E. G. Weddington, Pulaski; two half-brothers, Robert H. Fautt, Pulaski, and Dave H. Fautt, Louisville, Ky.; and one half-sister, Mrs. Harry Wheeler, Pulaski.

FAUTT, Will H. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Sep 1956
Will H. Fautt, 72, retired machinist of Memphis, died September 5, at John Gaston Hospital in Memphis. Funeral and burial services took place in that city on Saturday.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of James Harvey Fautt and Annie Sumners Fautt.
Mr. Fautt is survived by one brother, Dave H. Fautt, Louisville, Ky.; two half-brothers, Robert H. Fautt, Pulaski and Tenery Fautt, Detroit, Mich.; and two half-sisters, Mrs. Harry Wheeler, Pulaski, and Mrs. E. G. Weddington, Sumac community.
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Fautt, Louisville, Robert H. Fautt, Mrs. Harry Wheeler, and Mrs. E. G. Weddington attended the funeral.

FEENEY, Alan The Pulaski Citizen 2 Sep 1959
Alan Feeney, 47, businessman of Phoenix, Ariz., and former manager of the Milky Way Farm near Pulaski, died of polio Monday afternoon at a Phoenix Hospital, according to a message received Tuesday in Pulaski.
Funeral services were to be held Wednesday afternoon at the Whitney-Murphey Funeral Home in Phoenix, with burial in that city.
Mr. Feeney was stricken with polio July 16 and had been in an iron lung since that time. Three specialists were attending the stricken man.
Mr. Feeney was twice married. His first wife was Miss Patty Mars, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Mars, founder and owner of the famous Milky Way Farm on Highway 31 North, from whom he was divorced. His second wife is the former Miss Edith Russell of Flagstaff, Ariz., who survives.
Mr. Feeney is also survived by eight children.

FEINBERG, Isadore The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jul 1956
Isadore Feinberg, 76, one time resident of Pulaski, and a pharmacist of Beaumont, Texas, died recently at his home. Rites took place there. Mr. Feinberg who has lived in the Texas city sixty-seven years, is survived by one son, Solon Feinberg; and one sister, Mrs. Ada Roos, both of Beaumont.

FELKER, Ada Wray The Pulaski Citizen 18 Nov 1959

Funeral Services for Mrs. Ada Wray Felker, 82, resident of Minor Hill Community, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Minor Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Chester A. Stephens, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Felker died at 5:30 o’clock Monday afternoon, November 16, at her home after several years failing health.
Born March 20, 1877, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Harrison Clay Wray and Mary Ann Reyer Wray. Her husband, John Felker, died December 21, 1927. She was a member of Minor Hill Methodist Church.
Mrs. Felker is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Viola Forsythe, Minor Hill, and Mrs. Ella Bell Noles, Atlants, Ga.; three sons, Elmer Felker, Cleveland, Ohio, Solomon Felker, Minor Hill , and Ruel Felker, Atlanta, Ga.; a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren; two brothers, Elza Wray, Minor Hill, and Ernest Wray, Owens Cross Roads, Ala.; and three sisters, Mrs. W. O. Roberts, Goodsprings, Mrs. J. D. Felker and Mrs. N. C. Williams, both of Minor Hill. Bennett May and Company in charge.

FELKER, Alvin Herbert The Pulaski Citizen 14 May 1952
Funeral services for Alvin Herbert Felker, 60, employee of Martin-Stone Feed Store, were held at 2 o’clock, Wednesday afternoon at the Pulaski Methodist Church. The Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr, pastor of the church, and Dr. R. B. Stone, teacher of the Morgan Bible Class, officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Felker died of a heart ailment at 8 o’clock Monday night at Giles County Hospital after a few weeks illness. He recently underwent an operation in the local hospital.
Mr. Felker, a member of the Methodist Church, was born and reared in Giles County, the son of the late James Smith Felker and Martha Ann Crowder Felker. He has been employed at Martin-Stone Feed Store for the past fourteen years.
Mr. Felker is survived by his wife, Mrs. Matttie Thurman Felker; one daughter, Mrs. James Allen Hickman; one son, Loyce W. Felker, one grandson, James Ray Hickman; all of Pulaski; five sisters, Mrs. John Thurman, Mrs. Frank Johnson, and Mrs. King Neal, of Pulaski, Mrs. Neely Williams, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. Jesse Hatfield, Birmingham, Ala.; three brothers, Luther Felker and James Felker, Pulaski and Rev. Virgil Felker, Mt. Pleasant. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

FELKER, Elijah Abraham The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jul 1958
Funeral services for Elijah Abraham Felker, 76, retired farmer of the Riversburg section, were held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mr. Felker died at 11 o’clock Sunday morning at Giles County Hospital.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Felker was born March 20, 1882, the son of the late Elijah Felker and Lucy Wilsford Felker. He was a member of Choates Creek Methodist Church.

Mr. Felker is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lena Cates Felker; two daughters, Mrs. Vada Brown and Mrs. Melvin Hickman, both of Lynnville; three sons, Garland F. Felker and Willie Felker, Riversburg, and Roscoe Felker, Columbia; fourteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and three half-sisters, Mrs. Austin Petty, Mrs. O. M. Petty and Mrs. Oliver Carpenter, all of Lynnville. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

FERGUSON, Barbara The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jul 1952
Funeral services were held in Birmingham, Ala., for Mrs. Barbara Ferguson, 83, who died on Friday, June 13, at a Birmingham hospital, following a long period of declining health. Burial took place in Five Mile Cemetery.
A native of Birmingham, she moved to Pulaski in 1913 where she lived ten years. For five years she served as hostess at Tennessee Hall, Martin College, under the administration of Dr. W. T. Wynne. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Ferguson is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. O. Eagin, Delrose, and Mrs. Hoyt Keith, Columbus, Ga.; two grandchildren and one great granddaughter.

FERGUSON, Cassie Bera Elliott The Pulaski Citizen 6 Mar 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. O. F. Ferguson, 65, resident of the Cash Point community were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at First Methodist Church in Ardmore, conducted by the Rev. E. M. Trammel, pastor of the church, and the Rev. R. B. Kennedy. Burial took place in the Gatlin Cemetery. Mrs. Ferguson died at 10:40 o’clock Sunday night, March 3.
The former Miss Cassie Bera Elliott, she was born December 17, 1891, in Lincoln County, daughter of the late Robert Lafayette Elliott and Margaret Caroline Henderson Elliott, and was a member of the Wooley Springs Methodist Church in Northern Alabama.
Mrs. Ferguson is survived by her husband, Orman Forrest Ferguson; seven daughters, Mrs. Margaret Gatlin, Toney, Ala., Mrs. Virginia Franklin and Mrs. Beatrice Barnett, Ardmore, Mrs. Ruth Beeler and Mrs. Elizabeth Sanders, Blanch, Mrs. Jannette Shields and Mrs. Rachel Young, Winchester; three sons, R. L. Ferguson, Toney, Ala., Willard Ferguson, Cash Point, and Forrest Ferguson, Nashville; seventeen grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Elbert Smith, Cash Point, and one brother, Jim Elliott, Athens, Ala.

FERGUSON, Ira Headricks The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jun 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Ira Headricks Ferguson, 78, widow of John Ferguson, will be held at 1:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at First Baptist Church. Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the church, will officiate and burial will take place at Ardmore Cemetery. Mrs. Ferguson died at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning, June 6, at the Austin Hewitt Home, following a few days illness.
Born June 27, 1877, in Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Bob Headricks and Lucy Whitt Headricks, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Ferguson is survived by three nieces, Mrs. Inez Brock and Mrs. Ellie Sylvester, both of Pulaski, and Miss Daisy Mae Headricks, Tucson, Ariz.; and one nephew, John Headricks, Tucson, Ariz. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

FERGUSON, Orman Forrest The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1958
Orman Forrest Ferguson, 72, retired farmer of the Cash Point community, died Monday, December 15, of a self-inflicted bullet wound, following several years of ill health.

Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 10:00 o’clock at the Cash Point Baptist Church by the Rev. E.M. Trammel and the Rev. O. B. Kennedy. Burial was in the church cemetery with Rainey Funeral Directors in charge.
Mrs. Ferguson the former Miss Cassie Elliott died in 1957.
Mr. Ferguson is survived by seven daughters, Mrs. Leman Gatlin, Toney, Ala., Mrs. Nathan Franklin, Route 2, Ardmore, Mrs. E. C. Barnett, Route 1, Ardmore, Mrs. Bobby Sanders, Blanche, Mrs. Lonnie Shields, Winchester, Mrs. Roy Young, Winchester, Mrs. Frank Beeler, Blanche; and three sons, Willard Ferguson, Route 2, Ardmore, R. L. Ferguson, Route 2, Toney, Ala., and Forrest Ferguson, Nashville; four half-sisters, Mrs. Asa Smith, Mrs. Morris Delap, Mrs. Floyd Bailes, and Mrs. Shelton Jones; and three half brothers, Roy Ferguson, Howard Ferguson and Marvin Ferguson.

FIELD, Nettie E. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Dec 1952
Mrs. Nettie E. Field, 79, resident of Pulaski for the past fifteen months, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning, December 3, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. E. Williams, on West Madison Street in Pulaski.
Funeral rites will be held in Syracuse, N. Y., former home of the family, and burial will take place in the family lot in that city.
She was a member of the Christian Church.
Mrs. Field is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Williams and one son, Charles H. Field, Miami, Fla.; two daughter, Miss Dary Lee Williams and Miss Ethylea Williams, Pulaski; and two brothers, Fred Large and Frank Large, both of Syracuse, N. Y.
Mrs. Williams and Charles Field will attend the funeral. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

FINKLEA, J. Foster The Pulaski Citizen 13 Sep 1950
J. Foster Finklea, 72, wholesale lumber dealer of Monroeville, Ala., died there of a heart attack on Saturday, August 26.
Mr. Finklea was the father of the late Jessie Finklea Rackley, wife of B. W. Rackley of Pulaski.
Mr. Finklea is survived by his wife; two daughters and two sons.
Funeral rites took place in the Alabama city.

FINLEY, Isom G. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Nov 1953
A former Giles Countian, Isom G. Finley, 65, Baptist Sunday School Board retired clerk died Sunday at Edgefield Nursing Home, Nashville. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Bracey Welsh Funeral Home, Nashville with R. C. Williams, Church of Christ minister, officiating. Burial took place in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Finley had been seriously ill for about six weeks.
A native of Pulaski, he was a son of R. N. Finley and the former Miss Tennie McAllister. He was educated in the Pulaski public schools and moved to Nashville in 1914. At that time, he was employed by the Sunday School Board, and served as a clerk in the organization for 37 years.

In Nashville, he made his home with a sister, Mrs. John M. Wells, on Dickerson Road. A brother, Robert E. Finley, is assistant treasurer of the Nashville Banner.
A veteran of World War I, Mr. Finley was a member of Post 5, American Legion, and of the Methodist Church.
Besides his sister and brother, he is survived by three other sisters, Mrs. Beatrice F. Lockhart, Miss Lou Ella Finley and Miss Viola Finley, and two other brothers, Edgar H. Finley, and James Luther Finley, all of Nashville.

FITE, Wiley Moses The Pulaski Citizen 16 Apr 1952
Wiley Moses Fite, age 80, died at 11:15 p. m. Wednesday, April 9, at his home near Bodenham, following a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton assisted by Fred Harper with burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Fite was born in DeKalb County but has been a resident of Giles County for more than fifty years. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include four daughters; Mrs. Cleveland Warren of Bodenham with whom he made his home, Mrs. Lovell Paysinger, Bryson, Mrs. Kenneth King, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Leon OdeNeal, Lawrenceburg; one brother, Fred Fite, Fort Worth, Texas; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

FITZGERALD, Josephine Helmick The Pulaski Citizen 31 Jul 1957
Graveside services were held at Kedron Cemetery at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon for Mrs. Mary Jospehine Helmick Fitzgerald, 80, who died at 5:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, July 30, at the home in the Seventh Civil District. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late John M. Helmick and Alice Pigg Helmick, and was a member of the Church of Christ. Her husband, Murray Fitzgerald, died a number of years ago.
Mrs. Fitzgerald is survived by one sister, Miss Inez Helmick, Nashville; one half-sister, Mrs. Vervion Wade, Akron, Ohio; and four brothers, Hoyt Helmick, Pulaski and Charlie Helmick, Jim Helmick and Woodrow Helmick, all of Akron, Ohio. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

FITZPATRICK, Mattie Bell The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jan 1950
Funeral services for Miss Mattie Bell Fitzpatrick, 87, native of Culleoka, who died at 7:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, January 17, 1950, at the Austin Hewitt Home in Pulaski after an extended illness, were held at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Pleasant Mound Church in Maury County. Rites were conducted by the Rev. F. C. Pudsell and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Daughter of the late Jeff Fitzpatrick ad Martha Bryant Fitzpatrick, she was a resident of Maury County and a member of the Pleasant Mound Cumberland Presbyterian Church since early life.
Miss Fitzpatrick is survived by three nieces, Mrs. Mattie Kannon, Winter Garden, Fla., and Mrs. G. W. Creeks and Mrs. Nell Jenette of Maury County; and several great nieces and nephews.


FLEMING, James Braden The Pulaski Citizen 16 Dec 1959
Funeral services for James Braden Fleming, 82, retired bookkeeper in Decatur, Ala., were held Wednesday in Decatur, with the burial at Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville, Tenn. Mr. Fleming died Monday at his home in Decatur.
A native of Lynnville, he was the son of the late Hoyt M. Fleming and Ella Braden Fleming. Prior to his retirement eight years ago, Mr. Fleming was bookkeeper for Brock and Speight Wholesale Grocers in Decatur, Ala. He moved to that city about fifty years ago.
Mr. Fleming, a member of the Presbyterian Church, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bennie Morfeete Fleming; two daughters, Mrs. Carter Dobbs and Mrs. Roy Grooms, both of Decatur; a son, James Braden Fleming, Jr., Corinth, Miss.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild; one sister, Miss Eleanor Fleming, Lynnville; and one brother, Hoyt M. Fleming, Lynnville.

FLEMING, Overton The Pulaski Citizen 8 Oct 1952
Funeral services for Overton Fleming, 44, Nashville businessman, were held at 11 o’clock Friday morning at a funeral home in that city, with rites conducted by Dr. James Henley, pastor of West End Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot at Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville., the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, officiating.
Mr. Fleming died at 11:30 o’clock Thursday morning in Nashville after a brief illness. Born and reared in Nashville, Mr. Fleming was the son of Mrs. Bertha Ross Fleming, native of Lynnville, and the late John Fleming, also a former resident of the Lynnville section.
His mother is Mr. Fleming’s only survivor.

FLEMING, Sue Jones The Pulaski Citizen 6 Mar 1957
Funeral services for Miss Sue Jones Fleming, retired city school teacher of Birmingham, Ala., were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church with the rites conducted by the Rev. Fred S. Rogers, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Miss Fleming died Sunday night, March 4, at Giles County Hospital after a short illness.
The daughter of the late Hoyt Alpine Fleming and Ella Bearden Fleming, she was born and reared at Lynnville; was graduated from Peabody College in Nashville, where she received both the BA and MA degrees. She taught several years in Louisiana and for more than forty years taught in the Powell School of the City System of Birmingham, Ala. She retired in May of 1956. She had been a member of the Presbyterian Church since her girlhood.
Miss Fleming is survived by one sister, Miss Eleanor Fleming, Lynnville; two brothers, Braden Fleming, Decatur, Ala., and Hoyt Fleming, Lynnville; and two nieces and nephews. Bennett-May Company, Morticians in charge.

FLEMING, Walter Scott The Pulaski Citizen 28 Mar 1956
Funeral services for Walter Scott Fleming, 79, retired Lynnville merchant, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the residence in Lynnville, with rites conducted by the Rev. Fred S. Rogers, pastor of the Lynnville Presbyterian Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.

Mr. Fleming who had been ill three months, died unexpectedly at noon Thursday at Giles County Hospital.
Son of the late Hoyt McAlpin Fleming and Eleanor Rebecca Fleming, he was born July 28, 1876, at Lynnville, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Fleming is survived by two sisters, Miss Eleanor Fleming, Lynnville, and Miss Sue Fleming, Birmingham, Ala.; two brothers, Hoyt M. Fleming, Lynnville and Braden Fleming, Decatur, Ala.; and two nieces and one nephew. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

FLOURNOY, Foy The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jul 1958
Funeral services for Foy Flournoy, 53, Nashville businessman, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Preceding the rites in Pulaski, prayer services wereheld at 10 o’clock that morning at Roesch-Patton Funeral Home in Nashville by the Rev. Stanley Hartman. Mr. Flournoy died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 2 o’clock Sunday morning at his home at 2403 Vaulx Lane.
Mr. Flournoy who had made his home in Nashville for nineteen years, owned and operated Win Motors. Born October 14, 1904, in Monticello, Ga., he was the son of the late W. M. Flournoy and Clovis Faulkner Flournoy. He was a member of Glen Leven Presbyterian Church in Nashville.
Mr. Flournoy is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hallie Storey Flournoy, a native of Giles County; one daughter, Mrs. Edward C. Rouze, Frankewing; and one grandson, Edward Flournoy Rouze, Frankewing.



FLOYD, Joseph William The Pulaski Citizen 6 Apr 1955
Former Judge Joseph William Floyd, 75, native of Marshall County, Tenn., died recently at his home in Dinuba, Calif. Funeral rites and burial took place there.
The mother of Mr. Floyd was the former Miss Fannie Abernathy of Giles County, aunt of Mrs. John A. Gilbert and W. R. and Cayce Abernathy of Pulaski.
Mr. Floyd moved to California in 1915.

FOGG, Hal The Pulaski Citizen 17 Sep 1952
Hal Fogg, 75, native of Giles County, died on September 11 at a hospital in Marshall, Texas. Funeral rites took place there.
He was born and reared here, the son of the late Oscar Fogg and Lou Thomas Fogg.
Mr. Fogg, who had made his home in Texas many years, is survived by his wife; and one sister, Mrs. Nat Roberts of Pulaski.

FOGG, Lacey Caldwell The Pulaski Citizen 1 Feb 1950
Funeral services for Lacey Caldwell Fogg, 68 year old farmer, were held at 1:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Prospect Methodist Church, of which he was a member.

Rites were conducted by Rev. J. C. Elkins, a former pastor and burial took place in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. Fogg died at 11 o’clock Thursday, January 26, at his home in the Prospect section from a gunshot wound said to be self-inflicted, according to a report of Deputy Sheriff Hubert Cox. Mr. Fogg had been in ill health for some time.
He was a lifelong resident of the county and the son of the late Upshaw Fogg and Nancy Russell Fogg.
Mr. Fogg is survived by his wife, Mrs. Betsy Sparks Fogg; five sisters, Mrs. Grace Black, Cleveland, Tex., Mrs. Jennie Goins, Lawrenceburg, Mrs. R. L. Johnson, Mrs. V. H. Dixon and Miss Lizzie Fogg, all of Decatur, Ala.; and two brothers, Earl D. Fogg, Elkmont, Ala., and James Fogg, Decatur, Ala.

FOGG, Mary Roberts The Pulaski Citizen 13 Sep 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Roberts Fogg, 55, former Giles Countian, who died on Sunday August 27, at her home in Louisville, Ky., were held at 10:30 o’clock the following Wednesday morning in Louisville, with burial at Rest Haven Cemetery in that city.
Mrs. Fogg, who went to Louisville twenty-four years ago, was born and reared in Giles County.
In addition to her husband, a Louisville and Nashville Railroad conductor; Mrs. Fogg is survived by three daughters, Miss Mary Charles Fogg and Miss Juanita Fogg, both of Louisville, Ky.; and three brothers, Joseph W. Roberts and George D. Roberts, Louisville, and David S. Roberts, Carter’s Creek, Maury County.
Pulaskians atttending the rites were Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Fogg and Miss Betty Fogg.


FOLLIS, Cora Belle Harwell The Pulaski Citizen 30 Apr 1952
Mrs. Cora Belle Harwell Follis, 74, resident of the Frankewing community, died at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon, April 28, at Giles County Hospital, following a six weeks illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Mt. Zion Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was the daughter of the late Wilkes Harwell and Ozella Harwell Harwell. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Follis is survived by her husband, R. Lee Follis, Frankewing; three step-children, Mrs. Clifford Harwell and Mrs. Virgil Birdsong, Giles County, and Grady Follis, Nashville; three grandchildren and one great grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Allen and Mrs. Joe Lunn, both of Lewisburg; and two brothers, Rev. Wyatt Harwell and Elgar Harwell, both of Frankewing. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

FOLLIS, David James The Pulaski Citizen 14 Nov 1951

Funeral services for David James Follis, 98, agent for Prudential Life Insurance Company, who died at 5 o’clock Wednesday morning, November 14, at Vanderbilt Hospital, will be held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning in the parlors of Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. Rites will be conducted by Dr. Joseph D. Quillian, president of Martin College, and the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church. Burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
He lived at 1617 Seventeenth Avenue, South, in Nashville.
Born August 17, 1853 in Giles County, he was the son of the late Steve Follis and Elizabeth Williamson Follis. He was a member of the Methodist Church and had lived in the Olivet section of the county until 35 years ago when he went to Nashville to reside.
His wife, the former Miss Inez Abernathy, died February 20, 1930.
Mr. Follis is survived by five daughters, Miss Clancy Follis, Mrs. Webb Turner, and Mrs. Holmes Harrison, Nashville, Mrs. Fisher Abernathy, Pulaski, and Miss Hattie Follis, Birmingham, Ala.; two sons, Turner Follis, Chattanooga, and Leland Follis, Chicago, Ill; six grandchildren and several great grandchildren.

FOLLIS, John Walker The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1958
Funeral services for John Walker Follis, 74, retired carpenter of Columbia, were held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia, the Rev. Lowell Knupp officiating. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mr. Follis died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Thursday, August 14, at Maury County Hospital.
A member of the Baptist Church, he was born October 5, 1883, in Giles County, the son of the late Stephen Clayton Follis and Ida Jane Warren Follis.
Mr. Follis is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Burrow Follis; four sons, Walter Lee Follis, Ohio, Clark Follis, Old Hickory, R. V. Follis, Nashville, and Albert E. Follis, Columbia; three daughters, Mrs. Joseph Ceglinski, Mrs. D. B. Childrey, Jr., and Mrs. Foster Totty, all of Columbia; seventeen grandchildren and one great-grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. Julian Thurman, Pulaski, and Mrs. Charles Hancock, Shreveport, La.; and three brothers, William Follis, Richmond, Va., Grady Follis, Nashville, and Marvin Follis, Chattanooga.

FOLLIS, Leland The Pulaski Citizen 13 Apr 1955
Leland Follis, 63, former resident of Nashville, died of a heart attack April 7 at his home in Chicago.
Graveside services will be held in Maplewood Cemetery, Pulaski, at 3:30 Friday afternoon.
A native of Pulaski, Mr. Follis was the son of the late Dave J. Follis and Inez Abernathy Follis of Nashville, former residents of Pulaski. He attended the public schools and the Massey School for Boys in Pulaski.
As a young man he was employed here with the International Harvester Co., for about two years before moving to Chicago to become associated with the Spector Motor Co., there.
He was a veteran of World Wars I and II, and was a member of the American Legion.
Mr. Follis was a Methodist.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Suzanne Johnson Follis; a brother, Turner Follis of Chattanooga; five sisters, Mrs. Webb Turner, Mrs. H. D. Harrison, Mrs. F. W. Abernathy and Miss Clance Follis, all of Nashville, and Miss Hattie Follis of Birmingham, Ala.

FORSYTHE, Emma Margaret Clark The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1958

Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Margaret Clark Forsythe, 79, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Minor Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Chester A.
Stephens, pastor of the church. Burial took place at Oxford Cemetery south of Minor Hill.
Mrs. Forsythe died at 4 o’clock Thursday morning, April 3, at her home in Pulaski.
A native of Moore County, she was born January 7, 1879, the daughter of the late John Clark and Emma Snyder Clark. She was a member of the Booth Chapel Methodist Church. Her husband, Isom Forsythe, died 18 years ago.
Mrs. Forsythe is survived by one son, Jesse Forsythe, Minor Hill; five grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren; three brothers, George Clark, Frank Clark and Joe Clark, all of Winchester; and two sisters, Mrs. Lema White, Minor Hill, and Mrs. Florence Kelly, Winchester. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

FORSYTHE, Lola Alice White The Pulaski Citizen 14 May 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Lola Alice White Forsythe, 78, Minor Hill resident, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Appleton Church of Christ, with the burial in the Oxford Cemetery in the Minor Hill section. Mrs. Forsythe died at 9 o’clock Friday night, May 9, at the Moore Rest Home in Huntsville, Ala., where she had made her home for the past two years.
Born April 9, 1880 in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Tom White and Betsy Ann Thompson White, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Forsythe is survived by her husband, Al Forsythe; one daughter, Mrs. Bessie Pollock, Minor Hill; and three sons, John L. Forsythe, Minor Hill, Buster Forsythe, Five Points, and Jack Forsythe, Athens, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

FORSYTHE, Robert The Pulaski Citizen 26 Aug 1959
Funeral services for Robert Forsythe, 80 odd years of age, were held at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning at Ellis and Kidd Funeral Home in Nashville with the burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park in that city. Mr. Forsythe, native of Giles County, died at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at his home in Nashville after a long illness.
Born in the Bodenham Community, he was the son of the late Harry Forsythe and Julia Simpson Forsythe. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Forsythe is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hettie Ramsey Forsythe; one step-son, John Miller, Detroit, Mich.; six sisters, Mrs. M. K. Kinnard, Mrs. Ola Davis, Columbia, Mrs. Leonard Brownlow, Ethridge, Mrs. William Brownlow, Prospect, Mrs. Elmo Arney, Pulaski, and Mrs. Eugene Sawyer, Nashville.

FOSTER, Maude Bevels The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jan 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Maude Bevels Foster, 71, were held at 11 o’clock Saturday morning at Bunker Hill Methodist Church with burial in Indian Creek Cemetery.
Mrs. Foster died Thursday at Giles County Hospital after a lingering illness.
A native of Giles County, she was born May 2, 1884, the daughter of William Bevels and Mollie Bevels Bevels. She was a member of the Bunker Hill Methodist Church. Her husband, Clarence E. Foster, died in 1920.

Mrs. Foster is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Calvin Pierce, Nashville and Mrs. William Warren, Frankewing; a son, Sam Foster, Bunker Hill; seven sisters, Mrs. Tish Fly, Mrs. Ike Foster, Mrs. Ross Mitchell, Mrs. Will Pardon, Mrs. Atha Mitchell and Mrs. Sam Moore, Giles County and Mrs. Ira Hogan, Elkmont, Ala.; two brothers, William Bevels, Fayetteville and Erskine Bevels, Dellrose; and ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

FOUST, Annie Russell The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jul 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Russell Foust, 62, former resident of the Scotts Hill community, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Foust died at 10:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, July 29, after a long illness, at the home of her son, Russell Foust, in Nashville.
A native of the county, she was born March 25, 1890, the daughter of the late Charles Russell and Elizabeth Shook Russell. She was a member of the Scotts Hill Baptist Church.
Mrs. Foust is survived by two sons, Russell Foust and Robert Foust, both of Nashville; one step-son, Porter Foust, Cincinnati, Ohio; three grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Lula Hagan, Lawrenceburg. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

FOWLER, Hugh The Pulaski Citizen 6 Sep 1950
Funeral services for Hugh Fowler, 75, Lynnville farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the graveside in Lynnwood Cemetery conducted by the Rev. Norman Baker, Baptist minister of Cornersville.
Mr. Fowler died of pneumonia at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon, September 4, at his home afer a brief illness.
Son of the late M. M. Fowler and Mary Willis Fowler, he had been a resident of the county all his life and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Fowler is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Kincaid Fowler; a daughter, Mrs. Cam Rogers, Nashville; two grandsons, Gene and Thomas Rogers, Nashville; two sisters, Mrs. Alf Head and Mrs. George Gower, both of Marshall County; and a brother, Virgil Fowler, Lynnville.

FOWLER, Norman J. The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jun 1959
Funeral services for Norman J. Fowler, 62, brother of J. Fort Fowler, president of Martin College in Pulaski, were held at one o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Greenwood Methodist Church in Dickson County. Burial took place in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Fowler died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Saturday morning at his home.
A member of the Methodist Church and Sunday School Superintendent at the Greenwood Church, he was a native of Dickson County, the son of the late Joseph Thornton Fowler and Ida Williams Fowler.
Mr. Fowler is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Breeden Fowler; five children and nine grandchildren. He is also survived by five other brothers.


FOX, Catherine Collins The Pulaski Citizen 27 Mar 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Collins Fox, widow of Sam Fox, Lewisburg resident, will be held at one o’clock Thursday afternoon at the home, with burial taking place in the Fox Cemetery in Lewisburg. Mrs. Fox died at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at her home.
She was the daughter of the late R. B. Collins and Lula Collins of Giles County and was a member of the Church of Christ. She attended Martin College and had lived in Marshall County since her marriage. Her husband died six years ago.
Mrs. Fox is survived by two sisters, Mrs. H. N. Rees and Mrs. Calvin Dale, both of Fayetteville; and one brother, Drake Collins, Pulaski.

FOX, Hugo The Pulaski Citizen 4 Apr 1951
Hugo Fox, 44, son of Mrs. Sidney M. Roller, died suddenly of a heart attack on March 30, in West Palm Beach, Fla., where he was a restaurant operator for several years.
Funeral rites were held in Cookeville, Tenn., former home of the Fox family.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Fox is survived by his wife and one daughter; four sisters, Mrs. Jimmy Brusey and Miss Marie Fox, West Palm Beach, Fla., Mrs. John Wooly, Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. John Owen, Cincinnati, Ohio; two brothers, Lloyd Fox and E. A. Fox, Cookeville; and his step-father, Sidney M. Roller.
In recent years, his brothers, Billy Fox, casualty of World War II, and B. Fox, Jr., have died.
Mr. and Mrs. Roller resided several years in Pulaski, where Billy Fox and Marie Fox attended Giles County High School.

FOX, John Calvin The Pulaski Citizen 14 Oct 1959
John Calvin Fox, 37, owner of Fox Termite Control in Lewisburg, died about 2:30 p. m. Saturday of an electrical shock received while working at the Belfast Bank, Belfast, Tennessee.
Funeral services were held Monday at London Funeral Home in Lewisburg and burial was in Beechwood Cemetery.
He was a native of Giles County, a son of Mrs. Nettie Fox of Diana, and the late Charlie Burch Fox. He had lived in Lewisburg the past three years.
Other survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Brown Fox; a son, Ronnie Fox; his grandmother, Mrs. Donna Fox, Cornersville; four sisters, Mrs. Elise Wheeler, Cornersville, Mrs. Miriam Hallmon, Dallas, Texas, Miss Barbara Taylor, Oklahoma City, and Mrs. Janie Clifton, Diana; four brothers, Elwin, William, and Sam Fox, all of Diana; and Claude Fox, Prospect.

FRALIX, Ludie Callahan The Pulaski Citizen 11 Sep 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Boyd Fralix, 73, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Fralix died Monday night at the home near Pulaski.
Born January 5, 1884, at Moulton, Ala., she was the former Miss Ludie Callahan, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Callahan.

Mrs. Fralix is survived by her husband, Boyd Fralix; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Wiser, Pulaski; seven sons, Hubert, Herman, Garland, Herbert and Odell Fralix, all of Giles County, and Freeman Fralix, Lake Wales, Fla.; twenty-one grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Taylor Fralix, Lynnville, and Mrs. Dan Jones, of the Cool Springs section of Giles County. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

FRALIX, Nettie Catherine Jarnigan The Pulaski Citizen 22 Nov 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Dave Fralix, 88, resident of Pulaski, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister. Burial will take place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mrs. Fralix died at 1:25 o’clock Tuesday morning, July 21, at the home after a long illness.
Born June 20, 1872, in Grainger County, Tenn., she was the former Miss Nettie Catherine Jarnigan, daughter of the late Ern Jarnigan and Nancy Miller Jarnigan.
Mrs. Fralix is survived by her husband, Dave Fralix; five daughters, Mrs. Hubert Blade, Prospect, Mrs. Paul Fralix, Lynnville, Mrs. Charles Estes, Pulaski, Mrs. A. M Duncan, Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Burt Pierce, Huntsville, Ala.; five sons, Charles Fralix, Pompano Beach, Fla., Jimmy Fralix, Lynnville, Horace Fralix, Wales, and Grover and Milton Fralix, Pulaski; twenty-four grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

FRALIX, Willie The Pulaski Citizen 20 May 1959
Funeral services for Willie Fralix, 74, retired farmer of Marshall County, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home with North Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mr. Fralix died on Thursday, May 14, at Giles County Hospital after a brief illness.
Born in Grainger County, near Morristown, Tenn., he was the son of the late Milt Fralix and Martha Jane Watts Fralix. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Fralix, a single man, is survived by two brothers, Dave Fralix and Boyd Fralix, both of Pulaski; and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Burchell, New Mexico.

FRANCIS, Harris Cleveland The Pulaski Citizen 12 Aug 1959
Funeral services for Harris Cleveland Francis, 69, retired farmer of the Twelfth Civil District, were held at 11:30 o’clock Friday morning at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, with the burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Francis died on Tuesday at Giles County Hospital after a brief illness.
A native of Maury County, he was born March 16, 1890, the son of the late William Francis and Addie Francis Francis.
Mr. Francis is survived by his wife, Mrs. Claudia Bell Thompson Francis; two sons, Butler Francis, Lynnville, and H. C. Francis, Jr., St. Joseph, Ind.; two daughters, Miss Lorene Francis, Mrs. Morse and Mrs. James Adams, Lynnville; and sixteen grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

FRANCIS, Ida Bell Calvert The Pulaski Citizen 22 Dec 1954

Mrs. Ida Bell Calvert Francis, 79, widow of W. H. Francis, died of pneumonis at 8:30 o’clock Sunday morning, December 19, at the home at 642 South Second Street, following several years’ declining health.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Taylors Chapel Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, a former pastor. Burial took place in Gibsonvillle Cemetery.
Born April 18, 1875, in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of the late Joe Calvert and Mary Wilcox Calvert, and was the wife of William H. Francis who died January 31, 1931. She was a member of First Methodist Church.
Mrs. Francis is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Rosa F. Lovell, with whom she made her home; two sons, Roy W. Francis, Pulaski and Marshall Francis, Shelbyville; three grandchildren and three great grandchildren; one half-sister, Mrs. Ola Campbell, Summertown; and two half brothers, J. B. Calvert, Birmngham, Ala. and E. B. Calvert, Chapel Hill. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

FRANCIS, Mary Frances Ferguson The Pulaski Citizen 14 Apr 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Frances Ferguson Francis, 66, will be held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at the Lynnville Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Tom McConnell, Baptist ministers. Burial will take place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Francis died at 6:25 o’clock on Wednesday morning, April 14, after a long illness at her home in the Rich community.
Born October 17, 1887, in Williamson County, she was the daughter of the late Alexander Ferguson and Lizzie Pardon Ferguson, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Francis is survived by her husband, Ed Francis; three daughters, Mrs. Albert Escue, Rich, Mrs. Herman Owens, Minnow Branch, and Mrs. Robert Uselton, Detroit, Mich.; six sons, Alexander, Roy, Flournoy, and Herbert Francis, Detroit, Mich., and Franklin and Gene Francis, Rich; twenty-four grandchildren and one great granddaughter; and one sister, Mrs. Annie Stinnett, Columbia. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

FRANCIS, William A. The Pulaski Citizen 21 Oct 1953
Funeral services for William A. Francis, 79, retired merchant and farmer, were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at Williams Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery at Pulaski.
Mr. Francis died at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Lawrenceburg hospital.
Mr. Francis was born and reared in Giles County, a son of the late William Henry and Mary Carwell Francis. He had made his home in Mt. Pleasant 35 years.
His wife died three months ago and he had resided with his children since that time.
Survivors include a daughter Mrs. John A. Francis; a son, Brown Francis of Pulaski; eleven grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.

FRANKLIN, Eleanor Long The Pulaski Citizen 12 Dec 1951

Funeral services for Miss Eleanor Long Franklin, 34, were held at 11 o’clock Saturday morning at the First Baptist Church, with the pastor of the church, Dr. J. Clark Hensley, officiating. Burial took place in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.
She died at 1:30 o’clock Friday morning at the home following a brief illness.
Born August 4, 1917 in Kentucky, she had resided in Pulaski for approximately thirty years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and had been active in the Young Peoples work for a number of years. Members of the Young Peoples Department were the active pall bearers and the honorary pallbearers were the deacons of the church.
Miss Franklin is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Franklin, two aunts, Mrs. Lila Bannon, Louisville, Ky. and Mrs. Blanche Raymond, Lawrenceburg; and two uncles, Leon B. Franklin, Montgomery, Ala., and Shirley L. Franklin, Nashville.

FRANKLIN, Felix Lavert The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jan 1956
Funeral services for Felix Lavert Franklin, 75, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Rehoboth Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Robert Smith. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Franklin died Sunday morning at his home in Washington Heights after a long illness.
Born February 23, 1880, in Birmingham, Ala., he was the son of the late Thomas Franklin and Sarah Darnell Franklin, but has spent most of his life in Giles County. He was a member of the Rehoboth Methodist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Ida Bowen Franklin died February 14, 1945.
Mr. Franklin is survived by eight daughters, Mrs. Johnny Boatright, Lewisburg, Mrs. Garland Wilkes, Giles County, Mrs. Marvin Underwood, McCains, Mrs. Allen Harwell, Pulaski, Mrs. Walter Phillips and Mrs. Calvin Turner, Toledo, Ohio, and Misses Frances and Peggy Franklin, Pulaski; one son, John Thomas Franklin, Kansas City, Mo.; a number of grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Herman Cole, Tarpley section of Giles County. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

FRANKS, Luther C. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Oct 1955
Funeral services for Luther C. Franks, 72, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Fall River Methodist Church in Lawrence County. Rites were conducted by the Rev. H. Grady Coston and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist ministers, and burial took place in the Church Cemetery.
Mr. Franks died at 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon, October 23, at Lawrence sanitarium after a long illness. His wife, Mrs. Mary Lena White Franks died on October 17, only one week ago.
Born March 31, 1883, in Lawrence County, he was the son of the late John Franks and America Hardy Franks. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Franks is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Paris Fox, Pulaski; two sons, Roy Franks, Cleveland, Ohio, and John Thomas Franks, Lawrence County; eight grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Annie Copeland, Lawrenceburg, and Miss Macy Franks, Dallas, Texas. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.


FRANKS, Mary Lena White The Pulaski Citizen 19 Oct 1955
Mrs. Mary Lena White Franks, 74, died early yesterday in Lawrenceburg sanitarium after a long illness.
Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. today at Fall River Methodist Church.The Rev. H. Grady Coston will officiate. Burial took place in Fall River Cemetery.
Mrs. Franks was a native of Lawrence County, daughter of John and Amanda Comer White. She was a member of the Fall River Methodist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Luther C. Franks; one daughter, Mrs. Paris Fox, Pulaski; two sons, Roy Franks, Cleveland, Ohio, and John Thomas Franks, Lawrence County; two half sisters, Mrs. Viola Johnson, Louisville, Ky. and Mrs. Dora White, Florence, Ala.; two brothers, John and Zeb White, both of Lawrence County; two half-brothers, Virgil Johnson, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Raleigh Johnson, Tampa, Fla.; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

FRANKS, Roy Ellen The Pulaski Citizen 30 Dec 1959
Funeral services for Roy Ellen Franks, 45, dock worker at Cleveland, Ohio, were held at 2 o’clock on Monday afternoon at Fall River Church of Christ. Rites were conducted by Rufus Clifford and Everett Prestridge, Church of Christ ministers. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Franks died unexpectedly on Friday, December 18, in Cleveland.
Born October 21, 1914, he was the son of the late Luther Franks and Mary White Franks. Mr. Franks is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucille Howell Franks; one daughter, Miss Esther Franks; and two sons, Dean Franks and Wayne Franks, all of Cleveland, Ohio; one brother, Thomas Franks, Leoma; and one sister, Mrs. Paris Fox, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

FRASER, Carrie Harris The Pulaski Citizen 17 May 1950
Mrs. Thomas P. Fraser, sister of Mrs. Joe Ezell of Pulaski, died at 5:30 o’clock Friday morning, May 12, at her home in Chattanooga after a long illness.
Funeral rites were held at 11 o’clock Saturday morning in Chattanooga and the rites were concluded in Columbia at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the First Methodist Church. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery in Columbia.
A native of Columbia, she was the former Miss Carrie Harris.
Mrs. Fraser is survived by her husband, Thomas P. Fraser; and two sisters, Mrs. Ezell of Pulaski and Mrs. Ira M. Hardison, Columbia.

FRAZIER, Dallas William The Pulaski Citizen 8 Feb 1950
Services were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at the grave in Maplewood Cemetery here for Dallas William Frazier, 73, former Giles Countian and lumberman of Travelers Rest, S. C. The Rev. Harvey R. Overton, Jr., officiated at Pulaski.
Mr. Frazier died Friday afternoon at a hospital in Greenville, S. C., after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Sunday at Travelers Rest.

Mr. Frazier is survived by his wife, Mrs. Florence Malone Frazier, former Pulaskian; two daughters, Mrs. B. J. Edwards and Miss Mildred Frazier, Travelers Rest; two sons, Arthur W. Frazier, Travelers Rest, and Edwin M. Frazier, Decatur, Ala.; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. W. J. Tarpley, Decatur, Ala., and Mrs. L. B. Friend, Birmingham, Ala.; and four brothers, S. Arthur Frazier, Brewton, Ala., L. L. Frazier, Decatur, Ala., Stephen A. Frazier, Memphis, and F. M. Frazier, Clinton, La.

FRAZIER, Lilburn L. The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jun 1955
Lilburn L. Frazier, 70, Decatur, Ala., grocer, died suddenly at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon, June 7, at his home.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church and burial took place in that city.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Frazier of Pulaski, and had lived in Decatur for approximately thirty-five years.
Mr. Frazier is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lena Rackley Frazier, also a native of Giles County; two sons, Ned Frazier and W. F. Frazier; one grandson, Bill Frazier, all of Decatur; two sisters, Mrs. L. B. Friend, Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. Will Tarpley, Decatur, Ala.; and three brothers, Arthur Frazier, Bruton, Ala., Audry Frazier, Memphis, and Francis Frazier, living with a daughter in Germany.

FREEMAN, Mildred Blanche Norton The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jun 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Mildred Blanche Norton Freeman, 46, widow of Ralph R. Freeman, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of which she was a member. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Freeman died at 3 o’clock Saturday morning at Vanderbilt Hospital following surgery on Thursday.
A native of Baker, Ore., she was the daughter of Mrs. Alice Jones Norton of Pulaski, and the late Albert Allen Norton. Her husband, a nationally known Hereford cattle breeder, died June 13, 1956.
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman came to Giles County about 1945, to become manager of Hereford cattle at the farm of the late Albert P. Noe, formerly the Milky Way Farms.
Mrs. Freeman was a member of the National Hereford Association.
Besides her mother, Mrs. Freeman is survived by a son, Ralph Allen Freeman, Pulaski.
Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

FREEMAN, Ralph R. The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jun 1956
Ralph R. Freeman, 51, one of the country’s foremost authorities on Hereford breeding, died at 2:00 a. m. Sunday in Giles County Hospital after several months of illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Monday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.

Mr. Freeman was born in Winthrop, Wash., son of Charles Freeman of Payette, Idaho, and the late Nora Kayes Freeman. He came to Giles County approximately 12 years ago and he and the late Alfred E. Noe, Jr., established the Noe Better Hereford Herd on the former Milky Way Farm near Pulaski. After Noe’s death about six years ago, Mr. Freeman established his own herd on an adjoining farm.
In 1953, he sold a Hereford cow for $15,100- believed to be the highest price ever paid for a cow.
He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski.
Mr. Freeman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mildred Norton Freeman of Pulaski; a sister, Mrs. Oliver Balmes, Oroville, Wash.; three brothers, Rex Freeman, Idaho, Lowell Freeman, Abilene, Texas. and L. K. Freeman, Richland, Wash.

FRENCH, Mary The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1958
Mrs. Mary French, 84, Kentucky resident and mother of Mrs. D. P. Reese of the Prospect section, died on December 3 at the home of a daughter in Louisville. Funeral services were held on Friday with burial in Mt. Taylor Cemetery at Hodgensvile, Ky. Her husband died eleven years ago.
In addition to Mrs. Rees, Mrs. French is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. N. L. Gilliam, Louisville, and Mrs. Dorothy Zopher, Illinois; and three sons, Lincoln French, Paul French and Cooper French, all of Kentucky.

FRY, Hattie Sparkman The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Sparkman Fry, 91, Nashville resident and former resident of Lynnville, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the home on Beechwood Avenue, with burial at 3:30 o’clock in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville. Gynnath Ford, minister of Lynnville Church of Christ officiated at the grave.
Mrs. Fry died at 5:30 o’clock Saturday morning at the home.
Mrs. Fry is survived by one daughter, Miss Nancy Fry, and two sons, L. L. Fry and John Sparkman Fry, all of Nashville.

FRYE, Mrs. Harry The Pulaski Citizen 7 Nov 1951
Mrs. Harry Frye, 65, died Tuesday, October 30, at her home on South Jefferson Street, Tullahoma, after a short illness.
Funeral services were held at 3:30 Wednesday afternoon at the home. The Rev. Farris F. Moore and the Rev. Robert M. Johnston officiated, with burial in Maplewood Cemetery in that city.
Mrs. Frye was a member of the First Christian Church.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Frye is survived by one son, Raymond Frye of Pulaski; three daughters, Mrs. Max Sintic and Mrs. R. S. Burks, Estill Springs, and Mrs. Robert Shupe, Elizabethton, one brother, two sisters and six grandchildren.

FURLINES, James Emmett The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jul 1950
James Emmett Furlines, 69, died at 11:35 o’clock Saturday night, July 22, at a Nashville hospital after a long illness.
Services were conducted at 10:30 o’clock Monday morning at Pulaski Funeral Home by Elder Elmer Smith of Nashville and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.

A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert P. Furlines and Mary Elizabeth Hayes Furlines. He moved to Texas as a young man and after a residence there for forty years, returned to Pulaski three years ago. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
A sister, Miss Lela Furlines of Birmingham, Ala., is the only immediate survivor.

GAINES, Elaine Harwell The Pulaski Citizen 01 Nov 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Elaine Harwell Gaines, 23, who died at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday night in a Nashville hospital following a long illness, will be held at 11:00 Friday at the Pisgah Methodist Church with Elder A. C. Dreaden, Church of Christ minister officiating. Burial will take place in the church cemetery, with the Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Gaines is the daughter of Hugh Harwell of Pisgah and the late Bessie Ingram Harwell. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
In addition to her father, she is survived by her husband, Paul Gaines; one small daughter, Donna Gaines; and one son, Robert Paul Gaines of Beech Hill; stepmother, Mrs. Lillian Harwell of Pisgah; two sisters, Mrs. Alton Watson of Prospect, and Mrs. Henry Beard of Copperville, Kansas; one brother, William Harwell of Nashville; and five half-sisters, Miss Dorothy Harwell of Nashville, and Misses Joan, Marilyn, Betty and Martha Harwell of Pisgah.
Mrs. Gaines was a member of the Church of Christ.


GAINES, Lizzie Harwell The Pulaski Citizen 29 Oct 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie Beard Gaines, 56, resident of the Rich section, will be held at 10 o’clock Friday morning at the Beech Hill Church of Christ with the burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Gaines died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 7:30 o’clock Wednesday night, October 29, at the home.
Born September 8, 1902, in the Eleventh District of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Morgan Beard and Lou Ella Britton Beard, and was a member of the Church of Christ at Beech Hill.
Mrs. Gaines is survived by her husband, Joe Gaines; two sons, J. E. Gaines and William Gaines; and four grandchildren, Giles County; three brothers, Wilton Beard, Pulaski, Jack Beard, Sumac and Guy Beard, Beech Hill; and three sisters, Mrs. J. W. Cox, Diana, Mrs. Carl Russell, Beech Hill, and Mrs. Dud McCanless, Sumac. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

GAINES, William David The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jul 1951
Funeral services for William David Gaines, 52, farmer of the Frankewing section, who died at 9 o’clock Monday night, July 16, at his home after an eight weeks illness, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Frankewing Methodist Church. The Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the church, officiated, and burial took place in Frankewing Cemetery.
A native of the county, he was the son of Mrs. Maude Erwin Gaines and the late John B. Gaines. He was a member of the Methodist Church.

In addition to his mother, Mr. Gaines is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruth Hardiman Gaines; three daughters, Mrs. J. B. Rutledge, Pulaski, Mrs. Calvin Noah, Beech Hill, and Mrs. Carl Callahan, Minor Hill; five sons, Dupree Gaines, Memphis, Broadus Gaines, U. S. Navy, Thelwood Gaines, James Harold Gaines and Byrom Gaines, all of Frankewing; two grandchildren; and six sisters, Mrs. Edgar Brown, Friendship, Mrs. Richard Dugger, Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Walter Clem, Elkmont, Ala., Mrs. Jimmy Scoggin, and Miss Kathleen and Margaret Gaines, all of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

GAINES, William Henry The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1959
Funeral services for William Henry Gaines, 56, retired caretaker of the Bodenham High School, were held at 2:30 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Gilbert E. Shaffer, minister of the East Hill Church of Christ. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Gaines died at 7:15 o’clock on Monday morning, July 27, at Giles County Hospital after an extended illness.
Born November 4, 1902, in Giles County, he was the son of Eden B. Gaines and Etha Beard Gaines, and was a member of the Shores Church of Christ.
Mr. Gaines is survived by his wife, Mrs. Iva Sue Phillips Gaines; three daughters, Mrs. W. C. Cole, Jr., Minor Hill, Mrs. J. W. Durrett, Mrs. William A. Bell, Pulaski; three sons, James Gaines, Gallatin, and Leonard D. Gaines and Howard Gaines, both of Pulaski; two grandchildren; and two step-sons, Grady Glover and Luther Glover, both of Giles County. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.


GARDNER, Annie Elizabeth The Pulaski Citizen 2 Apr 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Gardner, 69, who died at 7:30 o’clock Thursday evening, March 27, at her home in Nashville, were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the residence, conducted by Carl Lancaster. Burial took place in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs. Gardner is survived by her husband, Benjamin Hugh Gardner; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Adams, Lewisburg, Mrs. Glenn Cathey, Nashville, and Mrs. W. W. Johnson, Frankfort, Ky.; four step-daughters, Mrs. G. H. Head, Williamsport, Mrs. Frances Davidson and Mrs. Lillian Whitworth, both of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Loyd Adams, Lewisburg; two sons, Houston Whitworth, Pulaski and Everett Whitworth, Nashville; four step-sons, W. T. Whitworth, Pulaski, Hugh B. Whitworth, Los Angeles, Calif., M. C. Whitworth and Leonard Whitworth, both of Nashville; fifty-three grandchildren and twenty-three grandchildren; and one brother, W. E. Rittenberry, Nashville.

GARDNER, Eula Bell Johnston The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jul 1956
Funeral rites for Mrs. Eula Bell Johnston Gardner, 76, widow of Dr. Robert Lee Gardner, who died Friday, July 20, in Jacksonville, Fla., after a long illness, were held at 11 o’clock Monday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. The Rev. Robert Smith, pastor of Rehoboth Methodist Church, officiated and burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.

The daughter of the late Pinkney Johnston and Mary Elizabeth Reed Johnston, she was born September 28, 1879, in Giles County and was educated here. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and was the widow of Dr. Gardner, who died in 1949. The greater part of her married life , the family lived in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Mr. Gardner is survived by one son , Lt. Col. Robert Pinkey Gardner, Jacksonville, Fla.; one grandson, Robert H. Gardner, Jacksonville; and two brothers, James T. Johnston, Pulaski, and Donald Johnston, Birmingham, Ala.

GARDNER, Jean Bost The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1952
Word has been received here this week by relatives of the sudden death in Yokohoma, Japan, of Mrs. Jean Bost Gardner, a Government employee. Death was caused by gas fumes escaping from a faulty heater in her room.
Her remains were flown by Government plane to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Bost in Shelby, N. C., where funeral and burial took place on Tuesday afternoon, March 18.
Mrs. Gardner was the widow of Lewis Scott Gardner of Pulaski, U. .S. pilot, who lost his life over Germany in World War II. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner were former residents of Pulaski and were members of the First Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Gardner was born and reared here, later marrying Miss Bost, a Martin College student.

GARDNER, Minnie D. York The Pulaski Citizen 27 Feb 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie D. York Gardner, 72, resident of the Sumac community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with Dr. William H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Gardner died at 3:40 o’clock Saturday morning, February 23, at Giles County Hospital after a two weeks stay in the hospital.
Born April 26, 1884, in Limestone County, Ala., she was the daughter of the late William York and Lydia McGill York, and was a member of First Methodist Church in Pulaski. Her husband, Andrew Marion Gardner, died December 11, 1918.
Mrs. Gardner, the last member of her immediate family, is survived by two daughters, Miss Selma Gardner, Pulaski and Mrs. L. J. Nole, Alexander, Va.; one son, Butler Gardner, Kensington, Md.; and three grandchildren. Bennett-May Company, Morticians in charge.

GARMON, Louis W. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Aug 1954
Louis W. Garmon, 39, son of R. S. Garmon of Pulaski, died at 5 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, August 11, at Charlotte Memorial Hospital in Charlotte, N. C., following a prolonged illness.
Funeral rites will be held at Central Avenue Methodist Church and burial will take place in Sharon Memorial Park in that city.
In addition to his father, Mr. Garmon is survived by his wife, two daughters, two sisters and two brothers, all of Charlotte; and his step-mother in Pulaski.
He was an active member of the Methodist Church and was a Mason.
Mr. and Mrs. Garmon will leave early Thursday morning for Charlotte.


GARMON, Roy S. The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jun 1957
Roy S. Garmon, 69, salesman with the National Store in Pulaski for the past nine years, died of a heart attack at 2:30 a. m. Friday, May 31, at his home in the Prospect community.
Prayer services were held at Bennett-May Funeral Home at 11:00 a. m. Saturday by Dr. Bruce Strother and Dr. W. H. Mansfield, Methodist ministers of Pulaski, after which the body was shipped to Charlotte, N. C. for funeral services at Central Avenue Methodist Church on Sunday. Burial was in the Charlotte Cemetery.
Mr. Garmon was a native of Charlotte but had lived in Pulaski since accepting a position with the National Stores. He was an active member of First Methodist Church in Pulaski and of the Masonic Lodge, and was a Past Worthy Patron of the Pulaski Chapter 376, Eastern Star.
Mr. Garmon was married twice. His first wife, Mrs. Zula E. Broom Garmon died in 1936.
Survivors are his second wife, Mrs. Aline Henderson Garmon; two daughters, Mrs. Catherine Vanderburg and Mrs. Ralph Rollins, both of Charlotte, N. C.; two sons, Roy Garmon and Joseph Garmon, both of Wilmington, N. C.; 10 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. May Matthews and Mrs. Lottie Hemby, both of Charlotte, N. C.

GARNER, David Daniel The Pulaski Citizen 6 Mar 1957
Funeral services for David Daniel Garner, 81, retired farmer of the Fall River section of Giles County, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Garner died Saturday afternoon at his home.
Born June 1, 1875, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Elisha Garner and Jane Glover Garner, and was a member of the Methodist Church. His wife, Mrs. Matilda Norwood Garner, died in 1945.
Mr. Garner is survived by three sons, Luther Garner, Fall River, Floyd Garner, U. S. Army, Guy Garner, Detroit, Mich.; a number of grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Ward, Lawrence County, and one brother. Bennett-May Company, Morticians in charge.

GARNER, Ida Roberts The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jan 1952
Mrs. Ida Roberts Garner, 79, died at her home near Minor Hill at 12:15 a. m. Wednesday.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday at Mt. Zion Methodist Church with Elder J. Clifford Murphy officiating. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.
A native of Giles County, Mrs. Garner was the daughter of the late John and Betty Shelton Roberts. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Her husband, the late Neal Garner, died twelve years ago.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Osteen Alsup, Wales, Mrs. Clyde Tidwell, Cincinnati, Ohio, Mrs. Lester Tidwell, Minor Hill; five sons, Early, Lawrenceburg, Wesley, Leoma, Roy, Athens, Ala., Rufus, Pulaski, and Floyd Morrow, Ohio; one sister, Mrs. John Comer, Leoma, Tenn., and one brother, Oscar Roberts, Minor Hill, Tenn.

GARNER, Lula Clark The Pulaski Citizen 2 Apr 1952

Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Clark Garner, 74, who died Friday morning, March 28, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jim R. Wiser, on Park Street, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy, minister of the Church of Christ, and burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
She died at 2 o’clock Friday morning following a years illness.
Born in Obion County, Tenn., on January 2, 1878, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Clark and Mary Ann Ross Clark. Mrs. Garner, a member of the Church of Christ since her girlhood, was the widow of Will Garner who died on January 1 of this year.
The family had made their home in Giles County since 1900. Mrs. Garner is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Wiser, and Mrs. Walter Walls, Minor Hill; three sons, Mertie Garner, Pulaski, Frank Garner, Tupelo, Miss., and Allen Garner, Winter Haven, Fla.; thirty-three grandchildren and ten great grandchildren; and one sister, Miss Alice Ross, Union City, Tenn. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

GARNER, Sammy The Pulaski Citizen 25 Mar 1953
Funeral services for Sammy Autrey Garner, 5-year-old son of R. A. Garner of Leoma, were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at Bethel Baptist Church in Lawrence County. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
The child was killed Saturday in Pascagoula, Mis., when he was struck by an automobile. At the time he was living with his sister, Mrs. Sam Stone and her husband.
In addition to his father and sister, he is survived by eight brothers, Wylie Garner, Cleveland, Ohio, John, Jim and Sebren Garner, of Hartselle, Alabama., James Edward Garner of Pulaski, Tennessee, David and Oscar Garner of Leoma and Willie Garner of Pascaugoul; two sisters, Miss Virgie Garner of Chicago and Mrs. Herbert Burgess of Pulaski.

GARNER, William Cliff The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jan 1959
Funeral services for William Cliff Garner, 60, farmer of the Baugh section, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon Sunday afternoon at Choate Creek Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Garner died early Saturday morning at his home at Baugh after a long illness.
Born December 5, 1898, in Giles County, he was the son of the late James Garner and Callie Pinkelton Garner and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Garner is survived by his wife, Mrs. Beatrice Sneed Garner; three daughters, Mrs. John Miles, Mrs. James Edwards and Mrs. Alfred Davenport, all of Pulaski; one son, Edward Garner, Elkton; ten grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Clayton Starling, Gadsden, Ala., and Mrs. Irene Martin, Huntsville, Ala.; and three brothers, Fletcher Garner, Pulaski, Jack Garner, Huntsville, and Claude Garner, Athens, Ala. Wilson T. Carter and Company, in charge.

GARNER, Willie Henry The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jan 1952
Willie Henry Garner, 77 year old farmer, died at his home on Childers Street on Tuesday, January 1, at 2 p. m. after an illness of one and one-half years.
Funeral services were held at Mt. Moriah Church, the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister in charge and burial took place in the church cemetery.

Mr. Garner was a member of the Methodist Church, and had lived in Giles County for fifty years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lula Clark, Mrs. Jim Wiser, Pulaski, Mrs. Walter Walls, Wales, Tenn; three sons, Mertie, Pulaski, Frank, Tupelo, Miss., and Allen, Winter Haven, Fla.; 33 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

GARRETT, Andrew Jackson The Pulaski Citizen 14 May 1952
Funeral services for Andrew Jackson Garrett, 75, retired farmer of the Rock Springs section, will be held at 11 o’clock Thursday morning at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley. Burial will take place in the family lot in Campbellsville Cemetery.
He died at 12:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, May 14, at Giles County Hospital, after a long illness.
Born October 1, 1876, in Giles County, he was a lifelong resident of the county, and theson of the late Tom Garrett and Esther Cross Garrett. He was a member of the Rock Springs Baptist Church.
His first wife, Mrs. Mamie Ozella Crowder Garrett, died in 1923.
Mr. Garrett is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Nettie Moore Quillan Garrett; two daughters, Mrs. Herman Rose, of the Rock Springs section of the county, and Mrs. Manston Adkins, Pulaski; several grandchildren; three step-daughters, Mrs. Barney Lipscomb, West Point, Mrs. Sue Tidwell, Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Grady Davis, Florence, Ala.; two step-sons, James Quillan, Pulaski, and M/Sgt. Haggard Quillan, Camp McCoy, Wis.; one sister, Mrs. Etta May, Columbia; two brothers, James Garrett, Rock Springs, and Charlie Garrett, Nashville. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

GARRETT, Charlie Monroe The Pulaski Citizen 21 May 1958
Funeral services for Charlie Monroe Garrett, 72, local truck driver, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home. Services were conducted by the Rev. J. A. Singleton of Nashville and the Rev. M. P. White of Lawrenceburg, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Garrett died on Monday, May 19, at Giles County Hospital after a brief illness.
Born August 2, 1885, in Giles County, he was the son of the late W. T. Garrett and Easter Cross Garrett, and was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church.
Mr. Garrett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Vivian Johnson Garrett; one daughter, Mrs. James Quillen, Pulaski; two sons, T. E. Garrett, Killen, Ala.; and Charles D. Garrett, Goodsprings; several grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Etta May, Lynnville; and one brother, Jim Garrett, Wales. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

GARRETT, James Thomas “Jim” The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1958
Funeral services for James Thomas Garrett, 85, resident of the Campbellsville Community, will be held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Mr. Jernigan. Burial will take place in Rose Hill Cemetery in the Rose Hill Community. Mr. Garrett died at 11:30 o’clock Wednesday night, August 20, at Giles County Hospital after a period of declining health.
Mr. Garrett, a retired farmer of Rose Hill, was born in Giles County on July 18, 1873, the son of the late Thomas Garrett and Easter Cross Garrett. He was a member of the Rock Springs Baptist Church.

Mr. Garrett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Johnella Crafton Garrett; two daughters, Mrs. Howard Thurman, Campbellsville, and Mrs. Tom Rye Higgins, Rose Hill; one son, Luther Garrett, Rose Hill; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Cleveland May, Lynnville. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

GARRETT, Johnella Crafton The Pulaski Citizen 1 Apr 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Johnella Crafton Garrett, 84, resident of the Nineteenth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the Rose Hill Cemetery in the Nineteenth District. Mrs. Garrett died Monday at Giles County Hospital.
Born February 11, 1875, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Crafton and Jennie Cameron Crafton. Her husband, Jim Garrett, died August 20, 1958. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Garrett is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Irma Higgins, Rose Hill, and Mrs. Harold Thurman, Campbellsville; one son, M. L. Garrett, Rose Hill; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Perry Crafton, Kissimmee, Fla., and Will Crafton, Amarillo, Texas. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

GARRETT, Lucenda Flanagan The Pulaski Citizen 27 Dec 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucenda “Lou” Flanagan Garrett who died Sunday morning, December 17, were held Tuesday at the North Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg, conducted by Elder M. P. White, assisted by Elder J. W. Beecham, Rev. Mack Pinkelton and J. D. Anderson. Burial was in Yarbrough Cemetery, Bodenham.
Mrs. Garrett was the widow of the late Henry H. Garrett who died April, 1900.
Surviving are two sons, John W. M. Garrett and Elihu Garrett; three daughters, Mrs. J. C. Parr, Mrs. John H. Hutton, and Mrs. Lucian Moore, thirty-one grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren.
Another daughter, Mrs. Verdie Hazelwood died in Oklahoma in 1934.

GARRETT, Rosa M. Follis The Pulaski Citizen 1 Nov 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. John A. Garrett, 68, who died at her home at Lynnville on
Friday, October 27, at 10 p.m. were held on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. J. M. Walker of Fayetteville, and the Rev. R. H. Willis, of Franklin officiated, and burial took place at Lynnwood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, Mrs. Garrett was the daughter of the late Steve and Ida Warren Follis. She was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband; three daughters, Mrs. Raymond Johns, Misses Mary and Martha Garrett, Lynnville; six sons, Willie and Mahlon, Franklin, Clyde, Columbia, Amos, Raymond and Allen, all of Giles County; eleven grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Julian Thurman, Riversburg, Mrs. Charles Hancock, Shreveport, La.; four brothers, Marvin F., Chattanooga, Will, Richmond, Va., John, Columbia and Grady of Nashville.


GARRETT, Thomas A. The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nov 1952
Thomas A. Garrett, 67, photographer of Ardmore, was killed instantly late Friday afternoon when he was hit by a car as he walked along U. S. Highway in the Ardmore community, according to a report of the Highway Patrol.
Funeral services were held at two o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Baptist Church in Ardmore by the Rev. Charles Poole, pastor of the Methodist Church. Burial was in the Gatlin Cemetery in the Ardmore section.
Mr. Garrett was born in Kentucky but had made his home at Ardmore the greater part of his life, and was a highly respected citizen of the community.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Nellie Mae Whitt Garrett; a daughter, Mrs. Jospehine Lawson of Pulaski; a sister, Mrs. Bertie Barnes, Pulaski; a brother, Porter Garrett, California; two half-brothers, Otto Garrett, Knoxville, and Claude Garrett, Illinois; and four grandchildren. Rainey Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

GARRETT, William Nerrin The Nashville Tennessean 21 Mar 1951
Funeral services for William Nerrin Garrett, 79, Pulaski insurance man, will be conducted at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Methodist Church by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery here with Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Garrett died of a cerebral hemorrhage at 2:10 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Giles County Hospital.
The son of the late John and Josephine Nerrin Garrett, he was born and reared at Delina in Lincoln County, but had lived in Pulaski for the past 40 years. He was active in church and civic affairs, having served for 20 years as a member of the Board of Stewards of the Methodist Church, as a magistrate of Giles County Court for six years, and as a member of the Board of Mayor and Alderman of Pulaski for several terms.
He was born and spent the early years of his life in Delina, in Lincoln County, the son of the late John A. and Josephine Nerren Garrett.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. H. L. Kennedy of Lynnville, Mrs. H. W. Craddock of Chattanooga and Mrs. James W. Lee, Atlanta, Ga.; a sister Mrs. Clyde Downing, Enid, Okla.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

GARRISON, John Kennard The Pulaski Citizen 24 Mar 1954
Funeral services for John Kennard Garrison, 48, farmer of the Baugh community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Kelly Creek Baptist Church, conducted by a former pastor, the Rev. R. B. Kennedy of Cash Point. Burial took place in Blanche Cemetery.
Mr. Garrison died at 10:45 o’clock Thursday night in Baugh-Wiley Clinic in Decatur, Ala., following a brief illness.
Born February 28, 1906, and reared in Baugh, he was the son of the late C. A. Garrison and Mollie Bledsoe Garrison. He had been a member of Kelly Creek Baptist Church since his boyhood.
Mr. Garrison is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Bruce Hooten, New York City, and Mrs. Elton Watkins, Memphis; and two brothers, James B. Garrison, Pulaski and Arthur Garrison, Baugh. Toney Rainey and Son.

GARRISON, Mollie Bertha Fisk The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jul 1953
Mrs. Mollie Bertha Fisk Garrison, 64, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the residence at Baugh, conducted by the Rev. Blackwell, Baptist minister of Fayetteville. Burial took place in the Blanche Cemetery in Lincoln County.
Mrs. Garrison died suddenly of a heart attack at 7 o’clock Monday night at her home, following a period of declining health.
Born October 19, 1888, in Limestone County, Ala., she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fisk. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Garrison is survived by her husband, Tom Garrison, Sr.; two daughters, Mrs. Bernard Campbell, Indiana and Mrs. Alton Gallaher; Waynesboro; and two sons, Tom Garrison, Jr., Tullahoma and Edward Garrison, Baugh; seven grandchildren.
One son, Frank Garrison, was killed during World War II. Toney Raney and Son, Funeral Director.



GARTON, Ed F. The Pulaski Citizen 15 May 1957
Ed F. Garton, 61, maintenance superintendent for the Pulaski Rubber Company, was killed Friday afternoon when his car was struck by an L&N train at a grade crossing near Pulaski.
The victim was returning to the plant, located on Highway 64, west of Pulaski, after visiting a doctor for treatment of injuries suffered in a plant accident two weeks ago.
The train, an hour behind schedule, carried the car about 105 feet down the tracks, scattering pieces over a wide area. The car’s engine was thrown through a wall of the Giles County Farmers Cooperative Building more than 175 feet away. A tire and wheel from the automobile also ripped into the building and another part crashed through the metal roof, officers of the Sheriff Department stated.
The accident occurred about 1:10 p. m. near Pulaski Rubber Plant at the western city limits. Garton was driving south on a new, unnamed street leading to the factory. Deputy Sheriff Bill Morris said a witness told him Garton “eased” his car onto the tracks, but apparently was unable to see the approaching train. There are no traffic signals at the crossing, Morris said, and a high bank obstructs the view.
Garton was pinned beneath the wreckage of the 1956 model car. He was dead on arrival at Giles County Hospital.
His wife visited him last week, returning to Akron Tuesday, May 6. Mr. Garton was a native of West Virginia. He is also survived by five children.
The body was at Bennett-May Funeral Home until Saturday night when it was shipped to Clarksburg, West Virginia, for burial.

GASAWAY, Kathleen Walker The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jan 1958

Mrs. Kathleen Walker Gasaway, 86, widow of Dr. Thomas Oliver Gasaway, died Friday at her home in Indianapolis, Ind., where the family had resided a number of years. Funeral rites were held Saturday in Indianapolis and burial took place at 10:30 o’clock Monday morning at Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville, former home of the family.
A native of Lynnville, she was the daughter of the late Francis M. Walker and Elizabeth Smith Walker, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church. The family still maintain the home in Lynnville.
Dr. Gasaway died several years ago.
Mrs. Gasaway is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Mable G. Heslar and Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Rice; and three grandchildren, all of Indianapolis.

GATLIN, Barbara Williams The Pulaski Citizen 1 Dec 1954
Mrs. Barbara Williams Gatlin, 32, wife of William Ashford Gatlin, died at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon, November 26, at City Hospital in Akron, Ohio, following a months illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Minor Hill Baptist Church, with the Rev. Tom Holland, Church of Christ minister, officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Born in Mississippi on April11, 1922, ssshe was the former Miss Barbara Williams, daughter of the late James Williams and Ruby Williams. She was graduated from high school in Mobile, Ala., later going to Akron, Ohio where she was employed in a hospital.
Mrs. Gatlin is survived by her husband, Ashford Gatlin, Akron, Ohio; one sister; and four brothers. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

GATLIN, Rosa Ball The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jan 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Oscar C. Gatlin, 69, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Gatlin died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 11 o’clock Wednesday night at the home on South Second Street.
The former Miss Rosa Ball, she was born in Giles County, on November 22, 1883, the daughter of the late Josephus Ball and Mary Jane White Ball. She was a member of the First Methodist Church.
For many years she was employed by Long Brothers Store.
Mrs. Gatlin is survived by her husband, Oscar C. Gatlin; one step-daughter, Mrs. Leslie Ferguson, Caruthersville, Mo.; one step-son, Frank Gatlin, Bethel; one sister, Mrs. Minnie Potter, St. Louis, Mo.; one brother, Tyrone Ball, Senath, Mo.; one half-sister, Mrs. Turner Morgan, Lawrence County, Tenn.; and one half-brother, Roy Myers, Lawrenceburg.
Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

GATLIN, William Loyd The Pulaski Citizen 5 May 1954
A former Giles County resident was killed in an automobile accident on the Minor Hill highway Wednesday afternoon, the day he had returned from his home in Chicago for a visit.
Dead is William Loyd Gatlin, 21, who moved from Minor Hill to Chicago about two years ago.

Injured were his uncles, Cpl. Freb Gatlin, 22, home on leave from the army and listed as the driver of the car, E. R. Gatlin, 16, and Lindy Gatlin, 23, all of Minor Hill. Freb and E. R. Gatlin, remained in Giles County Hospital with severe injuries. Lindy Gatlin was treated at the hospital and released.
William Gatlin, who recently completed service in the army, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Gatlin of Chicago and the grandson of Mrs. Elmer Gatlin of Minor Hill, and thebrother of Evins Gatlin of Chicago.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete Thursday morning, pending arrival of his parents.

GEORGE, Charlie The Pulaski Citizen 10 Aug 1955
Charlie George, 82, retired farmer of Giles County, died on July 30 in a nursing home in Lewisburg after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock the following Sunday afternoon at Bradshaw Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Born January 5, 1873, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Wesley George and Lucy Thrower George, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Mable Bass George, died September 27, 1935.
Mr. George is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Herbert Meadows, Tuscumbia, Ala., Mrs. Roy Hobbs, Lewisburg, Mrs. Gray Mitchell, Taft, Mrs. Malcolm Allen, Giles County, and Miss Rachel George, Detroit, Mich.; three sons, Edgar George and Owen George, Lewisburg, and Leonard George, Giles County; and one sister, Mrs. John Rufus Sanders, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

GEORGE, Clara Holt The Pulaski Citizen 18 Sep 1857
Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Holt George, 74, wife of Earl B. George of the Dellrose community of Lincoln County, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Gallant Funeral Home in Fayetteville. Rites were conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks and the Rev. Glen Phillips and burial took place in Riverview Cemetery, Fayetteville. She died Monday night at the home after an illness of two years.
Mrs. George, the last member of her immediate family, was a native of Giles County, the daughter of the late Dr. Wyatt Holt and Mendosa Bass Holt, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. George is survived by one son, Frank Wyatt George, Dellrose; and one daughter, Mrs. Wilson T. Carter of Prospect; and two grandchildren.

GEORGE, Robert Wilson The Pulaski Citizen 1 Sep 1954
Robert Wilson George, 75, owner of Pulaski Stockyards and a livestock dealer in this county, died of a heart attack at Giles County Hospital about 11 o’clock Tuesday night.
Funeral services will be held at two o’clock Thursday afternoon at First Baptist Church by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Giles County Baptist minister. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.

Mr. George was a native of Giles County, the son of the late John Wesley George and Lucy Thrower George. He was a member of the Baptist Church and a well-known business leader of the area. For many years prior to establishing the Pulaski Stockyards, Mr. George operated a grocery on North First Street, just off the square.
Mr. George is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie Pearl Griffis George; a sister, Mrs. John Rufus Sanders, Pulaski; and a brother, Charlie George, Lewisburg.

GEORGE, Virginia Mansfield The Pulaski Citizen 30 May 1956
Funeral services were held at 3:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at First Methodist Church in Fayetteville for Mrs. Carl E. George, 77, sister of Dr. W. H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church in Pulaski. Rites were conducted by the pastor, the Rev. E. E. Walkup, and the Rev. Bill Tomlin, pastor of Dellrose Methodist Church and burial took place in Riverview Cemetery.
Mrs. George who had suffered with a heart ailment for several months, died at 8 o’clock Saturday morning at Lincoln County Hospital.
Mrs. George, the former Miss Virginia Mansfield, was born in Sequatchie County, Jan. 29, 1879, the daughter of the late John L. Mansfield and Ellen Bratcher Mansfield. As a young lady, she taught school in Lincoln County and was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. She was the widow of Carl E. George who for twenty-five years was cashier of the Lincoln County Bank.
Mrs. George is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Dorval Jean, Dellrose; two grandchildren; and three brothers, Dr. Mansfield, Pulaski, James S. Mansfield, Lubbock, Texas, and Matt H. Mansfield, St. Petersburg, Fla.

GERSTLE, Louis The Pulaski Citizen 27 Aug 1952
Louis Gerstle, Louisville businessman, born and reared in Pulaski, died at 9:25 o’clock Sunday morning, July 27, in Louisville, Ky.
Funeral rites were held there the following Wednesday and burial took place in Cave Hill Cemetery in that city.
Mr. Gerstle, chief clerk of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad car-accounting office, and president of Republic Casualty Company, Louisville, was the son of the late Adolph Gerstle and Annie Mason Gerstle of Pulaski.
Mr. Gerstle is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna H. Gerstle; one sister, Miss Minnie Gerstle, Louisville; two brothers, Irvin Gerstle, Lebanon, Ky. and William Gerstle, Louisville.
Mrs. W. T. Earheart of Pulaski and Mrs. W. R. Willis of Nashville attended the funeral.

GIBSON, Edna Matthews The Pulaski Citizen 12 Sep 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Matthews Gibson, 75, widow of Jim Gibson, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Glenwood Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Maury County, conducted by the Rev. H. R. Allen and Winford Skinner. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Gibson died at 9 o’clock Sunday morning at her home in the Southport community after a long illness.
A native of Giles County, she was a daughter of the late Elbert Matthews and Amanda Phelps Matthews and was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Gibson is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Albert Dugger, Southport, Mrs. Roy Goad of the Brick Church community, and Mrs. Buford Sands, Waco; three sons, Clayton Gibson of Nashville and Adolphus and Clovis Gibson, Southport; and six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

GILBERT, Bettie Hightower The Pulaski Citizen 25 Apr 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Bettie Hightower Gilbert, 84, prominent resident of Prospect, who died at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, May 1, at her home, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Prospect Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Elwood Denson, pastor of the church, and the Rev. S. E. Maples of Lineville, Ala., a nephew of Mrs. Gilbert. Burial took place in the family lot in Prospect Cemetery.
Her health followed a long period of declining health.
Mrs. Gilbert, the last member of her immediate family, was born August 12, 1866 in Limestone County, Ala., the daughter of the late James J. Hightower and Lucy Westmoreland Hightower. Her husband, Cheatham Gilbert, died in 1918. Approximately sixty years ago the family moved to Prospect.
Mrs. Gilbreath, a member of the Methodist Church, is survived by one daughter, Mrs. John W. Jones, Prospect; two granddaughters, Mrs. O. B. Matthews, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Clarence Stafford, Dallas, Texas; and one grandson, William Wade Jones, Army Air Force, stationed at Vance Air Base at Enid, Okla. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

GILBERT, Ben The Pulaski Record 10 Dec 1947
Ben Gilbert, age 58, died suddenly at his home in Dallas, Texas on Saturday night, December 6. Funeral services were held Teuesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Bennett-May Funeral Home with J. C. Elkins officiating. Burial was in the Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Gilbert was a native of Giles County and a member of the Methodist Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Hallie B. Woodard Gilbert; his mother, Mrs. Betty Gilbert; one sister, Mrs. Johnnie Jones of Prospect, and one daughter, Mrs. Eloise Conti.

GILBERT, Eunice Powers The Pulaski Citizen 23 May 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Eunice Powers Gilbert, 75, resident of Bethel, who died at 2:15 o’clock Monday afternoon, May 21, after a long illness, at Powers Hospital in Athens, Ala., were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Bethel Methodist Church. Elder A. J. Rollings of Athens and Rev. Elwood Denson, pastor of the Bethel Methodist Church, officiated, and burial took place in the Stella Cemetery.
Although born in Alabama, she lived most of her life in Giles County. She was the daughter of Thomas Powers and Susie Sims Powers. She was twice married; her first husband was Jim Smith. In later years she was married to W. S. Gilbert who died a number of years ago.

Mrs. Gilbert, a member of the Methodist Church, is survived by one son, Ben Smith, Bethel; one step-son, Charles R. Gilbert, Pulaski; one sister, Mrs. Will Nichols, Elkmont, Ala.; two brothers, Dr. Alvin Powers, Athens, Ala., and Ed Powers, Decatur, Ala.; one granddaughter, Mrs. Stanley Trimble, Sheffield, Ala.; and a number of step-grandchildren. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Director.

GILBERT, Fred The Pulaski Citizen 20 May 1959
Funeral services for Fred Gilbert, 73, retired farmer of the Prospect community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Prospect Methodist Church, conducted by James E. Holt, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in Prospect Cemetery. Mr. Gilbert died from a heart ailment en route to Giles County Hospital Friday night.
Born February 5, 1886, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John Gilbert and Alice Whitfield Gilbert, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Gilbert is survived by his wife, Mrs. Leighton James Gilbert; one son, James Gilbert, Prospect; two daughters, Miss Juanita Gilbert, Prospect, and Mrs. James Simpson, Goodlettsville and two sisters, Misses Esther and Ruth Gilbert, Prospect; and one brother, J. T. Gilbert, Pulaski.
Wilson T. Carter and Company in charge.

GILBERT, Gordon Van The Pulaski Citizen 27 Sep 1950
Gordon Van Gilbert, 73, well known citizen of the Prospect community, died suddenly of a heart attack at 2 o’clock on Monday afternoon, September 25, while seated in a chair on his porch.
Funeral rites were held at 2:30 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon at the residence, conducted by the Rev. Elwood Denson, pastor of the Prospect Methodist Church, and burial in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. Gilbert was a lifelong resident of the Prospect community, the son of the late John E. Gilbert and India Westmoreland Gilbert. In his youth he was a well known baseball player. For a number of years he farmed, later entering the local truck business, a business he
owned and operated between Prospect and Pulaski for a period of approximately for twenty years or more.
Mr. Gilbert is survived by one sister, Mrs. H. F. Cook, Prospect; three nieces, Mrs. H. G. Daly and Mrs. W. R. Spears, Nashville, and Miss Mary Phillips of Columbia; and one nephew, William Cook, Nashville.

GILBERT, Hallie Woodward The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jan 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Hallie Woodward Gilbert, 58, wife of the late Ben Gilbert, who died Friday night, January 8, were held at 10:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Gilbert died at 8:25 o’clock Friday night at her home in Dallas, Texas, following several months’ illness.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of Mrs. Louella McAfee Woodward and the late Fletcher O. Woodward. She attended public schools and Martin College in Pulaski.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Gilbert is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Clarence Stafford; one grandchild; and one sister, Mrs. Sam Weinstein, all of Dallas, Texas. and one brother, Dempsey Woodward, of Pulaski.


GILBERT, Joseph Russell The Pulaski Citizen 9 Nov 1955
Funeral services for Joseph Russell Gilbert, 69, Prospect farmer and assistant postmaster, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Prospect Methodist Church. Burial took place in Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. Gilbert died Friday at Giles County Hospital.
Mr. Gilbert is survived by one sister, Mrs. W. B. Wilson, Prospect; and one brother, Ransome Gilbert, Decatur, Ala.

GILBERT, Lula Ridgeway The Pulaski Citizen 17 Nov 1954
Mrs. Luther L. Gilbert, Sr., 87, former Prospect resident, died at noon Wednesday morning, at her home in Knoxville after a long illness.
Funeral rites will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Prospect Methodist Church, with the Rev. J. C. Elkins, of St. Joseph, a former pastor, officiating. Burial will take place in the family lot in Prospect Cemetery.
The former Miss Lula Ridgeway, she was born and reared at Prospect, the daughter of the late William Jarrot and Harriet Hunter Ridgeway. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Her husband, Dr. Luther L. Ridgeway, leading Prospect physician, died many years ago.
Mrs. Gilbert, in recent years has made her home in Knoxville, is survived by three daughters, Miss Florence Gilbert and Mrs. James D. McLemore, both of Knoxville, and Mrs. Hall Stephens, Atlanta, Ga.; one son, Luther L. Gilbert, druggist in Chattanooga; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Milton Caneer, Lynnville and Miss Sara Ridgeway, Knoxville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge

GILBERT, Malloy The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Malloy Gilbert, 67, Prospect merchant, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Prospect Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks. Burial took place in the Prospect Cemetery. Mr. Gilbert died early Saturday at Mid-State Baptist Hospital in Nashville after a long illness.
Born and reared at Prospect, he was the son of the late John D. Gilbert and Alice Whitfield Gilbert. He was a member of the Methodist Church. A veteran of World War I and a member of the American Legion.
Mr. Gilbert is survived by his wife, Mrs. Stella James Gilbert; two sisters, Miss Esther Gilbert and Miss Ruth Gilbert, Prospect; and two brothers, Fred Gilbert, Prospect, and T. J. Gilbert, Pulaski.

GILBERT, Ransom R. The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jan 1958
Funeral services fo Ransom R. Gilbert, 76, of Decatur, Ala., and former resident of the Prospect community, were held Tuesday afternoon at Brown Funeral Home in Decatur with the Rev. Wallace W. Lovett officiating. Mr. Gilbert died at 3 o’clock on Sunday afternoon, January 5, at his home after several months of declining health.
Born March 24, 1881, he was the son of the late Esq. J. C. Gilbert and Tennie Richardson Gilbert.

Mr. Gilbert is survived by his wife, Mrs. Octavia Gilbert; two sons, Charles W. Gilbert, Huntsville, Ala., and John R. Gilbert, Decatur; one daughter, Mrs. Clark Wilkinson, Elkton; five grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. W. B. Wilson, Prospect.

GILBERT, Robert Lester The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1953
Robert Lester Gilbert, 63, native Giles Countian, died of a heart attack Sunday morning, July 26, in a hospital in Spartanburg, S. C.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Hendersonville, S. C.
Born and reared in Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert A. Gilbert and Mary Lou Lester Gilbert of Prospect. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Gilbert had lived in Nashville a number of years and had been employed by Daniel Construction Company for many years.
Mr. Gilbert is survived by his wife, Mrs. Inez Timmerman Gilbert; one son, Robert Gilbert, Birmingham, Ala.; and two sisters, Mrs. Harry Leigh Aymett and Miss Mattie Gilbert, both of Pulaski.

GILBERT, Robert W. The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jan 1954
Funeral services for Robert W. “Poss” Gilbert, 65, Prospect merchant, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon, January 1, at Prospect Methodist Church. The Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of the church, and the Rev. Troy Bunch of Clifton, a former pastor, officiated and burial took place in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. Gilbert died suddenly at 7:30 o’clock Wednesday night, December 30, at his home at Prospect.
A lifelong resident of the Prospect community, he was born January 4, 1888, the son of the late John D. Gilbert and Alice Whitfield Gilbert. He was an active member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Gilbert is survived by his wife, Mrs. Almeda Malone Gilbert; two sisters, Miss Ruth Gilbert and Miss Esther Gilbert, Prospect; and three brothers, Malloy Gilbert and Fred Gilbert, both of Prospect, and J. Taz Gilbert, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors

GILBREATH, Cora Ewing The Pulaski Citizen 15 May 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. John Simeon Gilbreath, 87, oldest member of First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the church with Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor officiating. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery in Lynnville.
Mrs. Gilbreath died at 8:30 o’clock Thursday night, May 9, at Giles County Hospital after an illness of one month.
The former Miss Cora Ewing, she was born May 27, 1869, in Marshall County, the daughter of the late Floyd B. Ewing and Mary Jane Knox Ewing. She was graduated from the old Haynes-McLean School in Lewisburg and taught in the Marshall County school system prior to her marriage.
Her husband, who was postmaster in Pulaski, for a number of years, died in 1919.

Mrs. Gilbreath is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ralph Nall, Pulaski and Mrs. J. C. Sawyers, Dyersburg; one son, Joe Knox Gilbreath, assistant postmaster, Pulaski; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Ittie Ewing, Lewisburg. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

GILBREATH, John Floyd The Pulaski Citizen 4 Apr 1951
John Floyd Gilbreath, 59, retired post office official, died of coronary thrombosis at 4:45 a. m. Saturday, March 31, at the Giles County Hospital. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the First Presbyterian Church in which he had served for many years as an elder. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. A. E. Dimmock, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church and Dr. J. D. Quillian of Martin College officiated at the funeral.
Mr. Gilbreath who was connected with the Pulaski Post Office until his retirement in 1944, was a native of Giles County, and was a graduate of Massey Military Academy in Pulaski. He was the son of the late J. Simeon Gilbreath, former Pulaski Postmaster and Mrs. Cora Ewing Gilbreath of Pulaski, who survives.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nell Vieira Gilbreath, who heads the Dramatic Department of Martin College; two sisters, Mrs. Ralph Nall, Pulaski and Mrs. J. C. Sawyer, Dyersburg; and one brother, Joe K. Gilbreath, assistant postmaster at Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

GILBERT, Earl Bedford The Pulaski Citizen 2 Sep 1953
Earl Bedford Gilbert, 88, retired Columbia yard foreman for the L & N Railroad died at 3 o’clock Sunday, August 23, at his home in Columbia after a five weeks’ illness.
Funeral services were held at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home, Columbia, by the Rev. Fred Gates, Episcopal minister. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery in Columbia.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late John Calvin Gilbert and Tranquilla Gracey Gilbert. He retired eight years ago after working fifty-six years on the railroad. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Gilbert is survived by two daughters, Miss Eva Gilbert and Miss Elizabeth Gilbert, both of Columbia, and a brother, Charles C. Gilbert of McMinnville.

GILL, Mamie The Pulaski Citizen 10 May 1950
Funeral services for Miss Mamie Gill, 77, who died at 8 o’clock Sunday night, May 7, at her home in Lynnville after several months illness, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Lynnville Church of Christ. Elder C. E. Posey of Rogersville, Ala., a former pastor, officiated and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Daughter of the late William Gill and Mary Tharpe Gill, she was a lifelong resident of the Lynnville community and had been a member of the Church of Christ for the greater part of her life.
Miss Gill is survived by one sister, Mrs. John English, Lynnville; two brothers, Albert Gill, Florence, Ala., and Hubert Gill, Jersey City, N. J.

GILLIAM, Della Pilkinton The Pulaski Citizen 1 Feb 1950

Funeral services for Mrs. William Walker Gilliam, 70, resident of the Lynnville section, who died at 8:35 o’clock Tuesday morning, January 31, at her home, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
She was the former Miss Della Pilkinton, daughter of the late John Pilkinton and Adeline Day Pilkinton, and was a lifelong resident of the county. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Gilliam is survived by her husband, William Walker Gilliam; two daughters, Mrs. Walter Binkley and Mrs. Glen Martin; and two sons, Hugh Kenneth Gilliam and L. W. Gilliam, all of Lynnville.


GILLIAM, Ella The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jul 1952
Funeral services for Miss Ella Gilliam, 78, will be held at 2 o’clock Thurday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, near Ardmore, conducted by Rev. Elwood Denson of Prospect, and burial will take place in the Marks Cemetery, near Aspen Hill.
She died at 4:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, at the home of her sister, Mrs. John Brazier of Ardmore.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was born October 10, 1873, the daughter of the late George Gilliam and Elvira Covey Gilliam. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Miss Gilliam is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Brazier, Ardmore, and Mrs. R. H. Birdsong, Prospect; and two brothers, Jim Gilliam, Elkton, and Bob Gilliam, South Carolina. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors.

GILLIAM, Hester Lee Martin The Pulaski Citizen 29 Nov 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Hester Lee Martin Gilliam, 54, who died at 6 o’clock Wednesday night, November 29, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Gerald Wright, in the Odd Fellows Hall community, after several years illness, will be held at 1:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at New Zion Baptist Church. Rites will be conducted by Elder A. C. Dreaden, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ, and burial will take place in the church cemetery.
She was born in the county and was the daughter of the late Albert Martin and Lillie Deering Martin.
In addition to the one daughter, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Gilliam is survived by two sons, Edward Graves and James Gilliam; and three grandsons, all of Giles County.

GILLIAM, John Buford The Pulaski Citizen 16 May 1951
Funeral services for John Buford Gilliam, 74, retired farmer and mechanic, who died at 6 o’clock Tuesday evening, May 8, at Giles County Hospital after a two weeks illness, will be held at one o’clock Thursday afternoon, in the chapel of Pulaski Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church, and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born June 30, 1876, in Giles County, he was the son of the late George W. Gilliam and Ellen Cody Gilliam.

Mr. Gilliam is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Holt Gilliam; three daughters, Miss Mary Ellen Gilliam and Mrs. Shaver Gennoe, Pulaski; and Mrs. Joe Ferrell, Jersey City, N. J.; two sons, Vester Gilliam, Clarksville, and Paul Gilliam, Pulaski; seven grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. R. H. Birdsong, Prospect, Miss Ella Gilliam and Mrs. John Brazier, both of Ardmore; and two brothers, R. L. Gilliam and Jim P. Gilliam, both of Elkton. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

GILLIAM, Jonas Wilson The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1958
Funeral services for Jonas W. Gilliam, 80, retired blacksmith, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Ralston Chapel in Fayetteville with the burial in the Wright Cemetery at McBurg. Mr. Gilliam died on Sunday morning, June 8, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, after a long illness.
Born in Alabama, February 13, 1878, he was the son of the late John Benjamin Gilliam and Matilda Brown Gilliam, and was a member of the Church of Christ. His wife, Mrs. Maudie Bland Gilliam, died May 1, 1945.
Mr. Gilliam is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Alton Turner, Pulaski, Mrs. M. N. LaCroix, Nashville, and Mrs. Houston Gatlin, Memphis; two sons, Dennis Gilliam, Nashville, with whom he made his home, and Paul Gilliam, Memphis; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Hattie Wales, Athens, Ala.; and one brother, J. B. Gilliam, New Mexico.

GILLIS, Ruby Mae The Pulaski Citizen 12 Mar 1952
Ruby Mae Gillis, 9, third grade pupil in Pulaski Elementary School, died at 10:15 o’clock Monday morning, March 10, from complications of measles and pneumonia at the home of her mother, Mrs. Richard Elder on South Second Street in Pulaski.
Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning in the auditorium of Prospect High School, conducted by Rev. Elwood Denson, pastor of Prospect Methodist Church. Burial took place in McGlamory Cemetery near Collinwood in Wayne County.
Born August 10, 1942 in Nashville, she was the daughter of Mrs. Alma Smith Elder and Wayne Gillis of Detroit, Mich.
In addition to the mother and father, the child is survived by her step-father, Richard Elder and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Smith, Sr., of Prospect, and Mrs. Mattie Gillis, of Savannah, Tenn. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors.

GLADISH, Henry The Pulaski Citizen 3 Mar 1954
Funeral services for Henry Gladish, 68, native Giles Countian, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the North Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg, with Dr. W. H. Mansfield, pastor of First Methodist Church officiating. Burial took place in the Lay Cemetery at Ethridge.
Mr. Gladish died Thursday in Lawrence County Hospital following a long illness.
Born and reared in Giles County, he was the son of the late Samuel Gladish and Martha Smithson Gladish.. Mr. Gladish was a cotton gin mechanic and for a number of years managed the W. L. Gladish gins at Ethridge and Pulaski.

Mr. Gladish is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruby Wilkins Gladish; four daughters, Mrs. J. P. Mobbs, Ethridge, Mrs. Al Robb, Big Bend, Calif., Mrs. Kelsey Waer, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Ethel White, Nashville; three sons, Marion Gladish, Ethridge, James H. Gladish, Evansville, Ind., Wendell Gladish, Pulaski; fourteen grandchildren; six brothers, W. L. Gladish, Lawrenceburg, James S. Gladish, Oklahoma City, Okla., Neal F. Gladish, Wilmington, Del., Tom F. Gladish, Mississippi, John M. Gladish, Pulaski, and Noble Gladish, Nashville.

GLADISH, John M. The Pulaski Citizen 29 May 1957
John M. Gladish, 83, retired church and business leader of Pulaski, died at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday at his home on South Third Street after an extended period of ill health.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p. m. at Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Pulaski, with Bennett-May Funeral Directors in charge.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Gladish was the son of the late Samuel Washington and Martha Smithson Gladish. He had resided in Pulaski most of his life and had been active in the business world as a building contractor for many years until his health failed. He had taken part in the First Presbyterian Church where he was an elder.
Mr. Gladish was twice married. His first wife, Mrs. Florence Bell Gladish, died in 1925, and his second wife, Mrs. Nell Lukenbill Gladish survives.
Other survivors are two sons, Hugh Gladish of Murfreesboro and Leon Gladish of Chattanooga; 3 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Lura Abegglen, Portland, Oregon; and five brothers, Noble Gladish of Nashville, W. L. Gladish of Lawrenceburg; Tom Gladish of Raymond, Miss., Neil Gladish of Wilmington, Del. and James S. Gladish of Lawton, Okla.

GLADISH, Neal The Pulaski Citizen 12 Mar 1958
Funeral services for Neal Gladish, 70, native Giles Countian, were held Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield, associate minister of First Methodist Church, with burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Gladish who lived in Wilmington, Del., for forty-five years, died unexpectedly at his home at 6:15 o’clock Friday morning, March 7.
Born March 9, 1888, in Giles County, he was the son of Samuel W. Gladish and Martha Smithson Gladish. He was a retired nurseryman.
Mr. Gladish is survived by his wife, Mrs. Orlean Bass Gladish, also a native Giles Countian; one sister, Mrs. Adolph Abegglen, Portland, Ore.; and four brothers, Noble S. Gladish, Nashville, Will Gladish, Lawrenceburg, Thomas Gladish, Raymond, Miss., and James Gladish, Lawton, Okla.
Relatives who came from a distance for the funeral were Mrs. Abegglen, Portland, Ore., Noble Gladish, Nashville, Will Gladish, Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Henry Gladish and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mobbs, Ethridge, and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Gladish, Murfreesboro. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

GLASCO, Bob The Pulaski Citizen 23 May 1951
Funeral services for Bob Glasco, 66, farmer of the Prospect community, who died at 7:40 o’clock Friday night, May 18, at Giles County Hospital, after a weeks illness, were held at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the Aspen Hill Cemetery.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late Rube Glasco and Lucy Beavers Glasco. He was a member of the Methodist Church.

Mr. Glasco is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lou McNeese Glasco; one foster son, St. Claude Buchana, Fort Benning, Ga.; one sister, Mrs. K. L. Dunavant, Campbellsville; one brother, John Glasco, Columbia; and one half-brother, Ed Glasco, Prospect. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

GLASCO, Ona Bell The Pulaski Citizen 12 Sep 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Ona Bell Glasco, 69, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Glasco died of a heart attack about 10:45 o’clock Sunday morning as she was returning to her home after Sunday School. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
She lived in Decatur, Ala., after her marriage to Clay Glasco. He died in 1946 and she returned to Pulaski two years ago.
Mrs. Glasco was born August 14, 1882, in Giles County. Upon the death of her parents, Thomas Bell and Nancy Evans Bell, she made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Dick Harris, in Pulaski.
She is survived by three first cousins, Mrs. A. C. Carter, Petersburg, Mrs. Mae Abernathy, Columbia, and Mrs. Berta Hanna, Nashville. Flournoy Gardner and Roy Gardner are nephews of her husband.

GLASCO, Rosie Etta The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jun 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Rosie Etta Glasco, 77, Minor Hill resident, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Temperance Oak, Ala., with burial in the cemetery in that community. Mrs. Glasco died at 11:30 o’clock Thursday night, May 30, at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
She was a native of Limestone County, Ala., but had lived in Giles County many years.
Mrs. Glasco is survived by her husband, Edd Glasco, Minor Hill; one son, Clarence Glasco, Goodspring; five grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Bob Foster, Dyersburg. Wilson Carter and Company, morticians in charge.

GLOVER, Gus Griffin The Pulaski Citizen 28 Mar 1951
Funeral services for Gus Griffin Glover, 72, native Giles Countian, who died at 2 o’clock Friday morning, March 23, at his home in Lawrenceburg after a six months illness, were held at 1:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the North Funeral Home. Burial took place in the Henryville Cemetery in Lawrence County.
Mr. Glover, owner of a grocery at Lawrenceburg, was a native of Giles County but had lived in Lawrence County about twenty-four years.
Mr. Glover is survived by his wife, Mrs. Grace Tripp Glover; twelve children by a former marriage, including four daughters, Mrs. J. J. Smith, Selmer, Mrs. Minnie Woodruff and Mrs. Lois Alvis, both of Stockton, Calif., and Mrs. Mary Garner, Goodsprings; eight sons, Roy Glover, Luther Glover, Thomas Glover, Edward Glover and Raymond Glover, all of Goodsprings, Garfield Glover, Shelbyville, Elmo Glover, Pulaski, and James Glover, Rome, Ga.; two step-sons, Louis Tripp and Houston Tripp, both of Lawrenceburg; forty-one grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.



GLOVER, Melvin The Pulaski Citizen 25 Aug 1954
Funeral services for Melvin Glover, 48, farmer of the Bodenham community, were held at 9:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at Choate’s Creek Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Virgil Felker. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Glover died Saturday night at Lawrenceburg Sanitarium following several months illness.
A native of Giles County, he was born November 18, 1905, the son of the late Thomas Glover and Emma Warren Glover.
Mr. Glover is survived by his wife, Mrs. Iva Alberta Stone Glover; three daughters, Virginia Louise, Emma Fay, and Carol Rose Glover; four sons, Melvin Lawrence Glover, Leroy Glover, Frank Glover and David Glover, all of the home address; three sisters, Mrs. Jennie Phillips, Bodenham, Mrs. Ethel Woodruff, McCloud, Okla., and Mrs. Callie Rutherford, Shores community of Giles County; one brother, Richard Glover; and one half-brother, Thomas Green, both of Giles County. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

GLOVER, Walter May The Pulaski Citizen 21 Feb 1951
Walter May Glover, 78, retired farmer of the Eighteenth Civil District, died on Tuesday, February 6, at his home in the Scotts Hill community.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Eris Journey, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Born October 10, 1872 in Giles County, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tom Glover. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Sallie Hughes Glover was his first wife, Mrs. Hattie Nave Glover the second wife, survives.
By the first marriage, Mr. Glover is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Beulah Nave, Scotts Hill, and Mrs. Lizzie Smith and Mrs. Lura Hughes, both of Killen, Ala.; and five sons, Jim Glover, Vollie Glover, Arthur Glover, Earl Glover and Dewey Glover, all of Killen, Ala.
By the second marriage, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Allen Bassham, Lawrenceburg; and two sons, Gladys Glover and Howard Glover, both of Scotts Hill. Mr. Glover is also survived by forty-five grandchildren, forty-five great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren; and one brother, Gus Glover, Lawrenceburg. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

GOAR, Henry A. The Pulaski Citizen 16 Apr 1958
Funeral services for Henry A. Goar, 44, Minor Hill resident, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Minor Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Billy Davidson, with the burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Goar, operator of a produce company in Huntsville, Ala., died of a sudden illness Friday morning at the company plant in Huntsville.
Mr Goar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Goar of Minor Hill, is also survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Edde Goar; and two sons, Maryon Goar and Charles Goar, all of Minor Hill.




GOATS, John Bell The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jan 1958
Graveside services for John Bell Goats, 74, retired farmer of the Gimlet Creek section, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Rose Hill Cemetery in the Nineteenth Civil District. Mr. Goats died at 10:30 o’clock Monday night at his home after a long illness.
Born November 15, 1883, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Thomas Edward Goats and Mary Ellen Horne Goats. He was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church.
Mr. Goats is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lydia Wilsford Goats; and two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Owens and Mrs. Virginia Rich, both of Long Beach, Calif.; and one brother, Leslie Goats, Pulaski.

GOLDMAN, John Louis The Pulaski Citizen 4 May 1955
Funeral services for John Louis Goldman, 39, were held at 2 o’clock on Monday afternoon, April 25 at Williams Funeral Home in Columbia, conducted by Rev. W. C Moorehead, Methodist minister. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Goldman died at 12:30 o’clock Sunday morning, April 24, at his home in Birmingham, Ala.
The day was the eighteenth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Goldman.
He was born January 16, 1916, at Waco, in Giles County, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ida Tinsley Goldman, now at Kozie Rest Haven in Columbia, and the late John Goldman.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Goldman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Oaklene Cross Goldman; and two children, Linda Frances Goldman and John Marvin Goldman, all of Birmingham..

GOOCH, Boss The Pulaski Citizen 16 Aug 1958
Funeral services for Boss Gooch, 83, retired farmer of Kedron, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Kedron Methodist Church with the burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Gooch died at 11:15 o’clock Saturday night at his home of a paralytic stroke.
Born October 1, 1874, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John Y. Gooch and Euphie Hanna Gooch.
Mr. Gooch is survived by his wife, Ola Gouldman Gooch, Kedron; three grandchildren, Thomas Gooch, Havelock, N. C., Frank Gooch and Mrs. James Hasting, Kedron; two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Ada Cathcart, Lawrenceburg. Wilson T. Carter and Company, Morticians in charge.

GOOCH, Clarence The Pulaski Citizen 8 Aug 1951
Funeral services for Clarence Gooch, 60, farmer of Kedron community, were held at three o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Hanna Baptist Church by Elder J. Clifford Murphy, Church of Christ minister. Burial was in the Shores Cemetery.
Mr. Gooch died in Giles County Hospital at 12:35 o’clock Saturday afternoon of a self-inflicted shotgun wound.
According to Deputy Sheriff Hal Stewart, who investigated, Mr. Gooch shot himself in the left side of the head about seven o’clock Friday night in the living room of his home shortly after returning home from Pulaski. Members of his family said Mr. Gooch had been in ill health for some time and was also despondent over the probability of his son’s being called for military service.

The son of Will and Alice Rolland Gooch, he was born in Giles County and had lived most of his life in the Kedron community.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Minnie Miller Gooch; a daughter, Miss Carol June Gooch; two sons, Clarence Gooch, Jr. and W. J. Gooch, all of Kedron; a sister, Mrs. Hattie Corder, Nashville; a brother, Arch Gooch of Pulaski; and a half-sister, Miss Mary Gooch of Nashville.

GOOCH, Jessie Dunivant The Pulaski Citizen 4 Mar 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Dunivant Gooch, 68, native Giles Countian, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Pleasant Hill Church at Stella. The Rev. W. C. Folks officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Gooch, wife of Zeno Gooch, died at 10:45 o’clock Sunday morning at the Oak Ridge Hospital, following a few days illness.
Mrs. Gooch born May 8, 1892, was the daughter of the late William Dunivant and Sonora Osborne Dunivant. She was a member of the Bethel Methodist Church.
Mrs. Gooch, who had been residing in Oak Ridge for a number of years, is survived by her husband, Zeno Gooch; one daughter, Mrs. Gladys Farris, Nashville; six sons, Asa W. Gooch, U. S. Marines stationed in Miami, Fla., Everett Gooch, USAF stationed at Smyrna, William D. Gooch, Leon Gooch, and Douglas Gooch, Oak Ridge, and Charles Gooch, Nashville; and four brothers, J. T. Dunivant, Pulaski, R. D. Dunivant and Otis Dunivant, both of Oklahoma, Okla., and Burt Dunivant, Sheffield, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

GOOCH, John Yancey The Pulaski Citizen 27 Dec 1950
Funeral services for John Yancey Gooch, 80, retired farmer of the Stella community, who died at 2:10 o’clock on Saturday morning, December 23, at his home, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Hanna Baptist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Smith Cunningham of Murfreesboro, assisted by the Rev. Ralph C. Balch of Harvest, Ala., and Masonic rites concluded the service at the grave. He had been in declining health for the past year.
Born December 4, 1870, in the county, he was the son of the late John Y. Gooch, Sr., and Euphence Hanna Gooch.
Mr. Gooch is survived by his wife, Mrs. Euphilia Kerr Gooch; three daughters, Miss Zera Gooch, Columbia, Mrs. Herschell Smithermann, Sylacauga, Ala., and Miss Bernice Gooch, Stella; two sons, Minus Gooch, Pulaski and Kerr Gooch, Kedron; eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. John Cathcart, Stella; and one brother, Boss Gooch, Kedron. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

GOOCH, Mary The Pulaski Citizen 5 Mar 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Gooch, 74, who died at 10 o’clock Tuesday night, February 26, at her home in Nashville after several months of failing health, will be held at 11 o’clock Thursday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial will take place in the Shores Cemetery in Giles County.
Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Willie Gooch and Emma Roland Gooch.

She is survived by one son, Herman Gooch, Nashville; one half-sister, Hattie Corder, Goodlettsville; and one half-brother, Arch Gooch, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

GOODMAN, John Marlin Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jul 1959
Funeral services for John Marlin Goodman, Sr., 70, farmer of the Brick Church Community, were held Tuesday afternoon at McDaniel Funeral Home, with the rites conducted by the Rev. George Regas, rector of the Church of the Messiah, Episcopal, Pulaski. Burial took place in Beechwood Cemetery, Cornersville.
Mr. Goodman died Monday at a Lewisburg hospital. A native of Cobb County, Ga., Mr. Goodman was co-owner of the Goodman-Dean Marble Company in Columbia prior to moving to Giles County in 1918. He had farmed since that time. He was an Episcopalian.
Mr. Goodman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Katherine Kennedy Goodman; one daughter, Mrs. William Beech, Belfast; three sons, John Marlin Goodman, Jr., Pulaski, Harry Goodman, Loudon, Mark Goodman, Cornersville; three grandchildren; two half-sisters, Mrs. J. F Pierson, Las Vegas, Nev., Mrs. R. L. Wham, Chicago; two half-brothers, Francis and George Goodman, Georgia.

GOODWIN, Mattie T. The Pulaski Citizen 21 May 1958
Funeral services for Miss Mattie T. Goodwin, 81, in recent years a resident of Lynnville, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Lynnville Presbyterian Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Fred Rogers of Franklin, former pastor of the church, with the burial in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Miss Goodwin died unexpectedly of a heart attack about 4:30 o’clock Monday afternoon, May 19, at the home of her sister, Mrs. Frank McLaurine, where she made her home.
Born December 2, 1876, at Fayetteville, she was the daughter of the late J. W. Goodwin and Mary Sumner Goodwin. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
In addition to the one sister, Miss Goodwin is survived by one niece, Miss Mary Sumner McLaurine, Lynnville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

GORDON, Annie Jones The Pulaski Citizen 6 May 1959
Funeral services for Miss Annie Jones Gordon, 85, Pulaski resident, were held at 10:00 o’clock Friday morning at Cornersville Presbyterian Church, with the burial in Beechwood Cemetery in Cornersville. Miss Gordon died Wednesday night in a Lewisburg hospital following a heart attack. She was visiting a sister, Mrs. Horace Riggs Harwell, Sr., in Cornersville when she became ill.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late A. Andrew Gordon and Rebecca Dickerson Gordon, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Miss Gordon is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Harwell, and Mrs. George W. Williamson, Bessemer, Ala.; and two brothers, Rev. John B. Gordon, Winston-Salem, N. C. and Henry B. Gordon, Pulaski.

GORDON, Cora Lillard The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1953

Mrs. Cora Lillard Gordon, 77, resident of the Brick Church community, died at 10 o’clock Saturday night, March 14, at Gordon Hospital in Lewisburg

GORDON, Florence Scott The Pulaski Citizen 6 Dec 1950
Mrs. Florence Scott Gordon, former resident of Pulaski, died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage at 3 o’clock Friday morning, December 1, at her home at Dixie Place in Nashville.
Funeral rites were held at 11 o’clock on Saturday morning at the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery, Pulaski, conducted by the Rev. Cullen T. Carter of Elkton, assisted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy.
Born in Maury County, she was the daughter of the late David Columbus Scott and Sarah Elizabeth Amis Scott, pioneer Maury County families. In later years the family moved to Pulaski. She was married to Field Gordon, rural mail carrier of Goodsprings, who died in 1922. Two years later she moved to Nashville and has since lived at the Dixie Place address. She was a member of Belmont Methodist Church in Nashville.
Mrs. Gordon is survived by two sisters, Miss Agnes Scott and Miss Emma Scott, both retired school teachers, Nashville; one brother, Judge Will Daly Scott, Frederick, Okla.; several nieces and nephews; and a step-son, Hayes Gordon, Pulaski.
Pulaski niece and nephews are Mrs. Joe W. Henry, Sr., John Scott Darnell and Fred Scott.

GORDON, Foster Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Sep 1951
Foster Gordon, Sr., 76, well known of the county, died at 7:45 o’clock Monday morning, September 10, at his home in the Bodenham community, following several months illness.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister , officiated and burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery in Lynnville.
Born in Lynnville on September 9, 1875, he was the son of the late Capt. Ephriam Herbert Foster Gordon. His first wife, the former Miss Bertha Parker, died September 14, 1939.
Their four sons are Foster Gordon, Jr., Thomas Kennedy Gordon and William Campbell Gordon, all of Pulaski, and Allen Dickerson Gordon, U. S. Government, Germany. There are seven grandchildren.
Mr. Gordon is also survived by his second wife, Mrs. Allene Moran Gordon; and three sisters, Mrs. Jesse L. Jones and Mrs. Robert Perry, both of Pulaski, and Mrs. Bessie G. Smartt, Houston, Texas.
Mr. Gordon was a member of the Presbyterian Church and had served for many years as Sunday School Superintendent of Buford Memorial Presbyterian Church of Buford Station.
Allen Gordon came from Germany by plane for his father’s service.

GORDON, James Roy The Pulaski Citizen 2 Dec 1953
James Roy Gordon, 55, died at 3 o’clock Sunday morning, November 29, at his home in the Elkton community, after a long period of declining health.

Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. W. O. Smith, pastor of the Elkton Methodist Church, and the Rev. Jack Jones, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born September 17, 1898 in the county, he was the son of the late James Robert Gordon and Margaret Tenny Hardy Gordon.
Mr. Gordon is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie Mai Fox Gordon; three daughters, Miss Ruby Gordon and Mrs. John Baugh Massey, both of Elkton and Mrs. Clyde Miller, Carthage; three grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Scales, Sr., Nashville, and Mrs. Sam Dunnavant, Pulaski; and one brother, Lee Gordon, Tarpley.
A sister, Mrs. Lizzie Kate Gordon Tarpley, died at her home in Nashville at 5:15 o’clock Friday afternoon and the funeral services took place Sunday afternoon in Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge.

GORDON, Louie Robert The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jul 1959
Louie Robert Gordon, 73, retired farmer and former Giles County magistrate died at his home in Cornersville at 2:30 a. m. Monday, June 29, following a heart attack.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday at Brick Church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Gordon was a native of Giles County, son of Joseph Mid and Belle Goff Gordon. He lived in the Brick Church community all his life with the exception of the past seven years when he moved to Cornersville. He served as a member of the Giles County Quarterly Court for twenty-eight years, and was an elder in the Brick Church Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Susie Wilkinson Gordon; two daughters, Mrs. Henry Rucker, Nashville, and Mrs. Paul Daisey, Silver Springs, Md.; one son, Dr. J. T. Gordon, Lewisburg physician; a brother, J. M. Gordon, Spencer, Tenn.; two sisters, Mrs. Maggie Griffis and Mrs. Betty Burgess, both of Cornersville and four grandchildren.

GORDON, Mary Reed The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jan 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Reed Gordon, 68, native Giles Countian, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home with burial in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mrs. Gordon died at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Giles County Hospital after a period of declining health.
Born May 10, 1888, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Reuben Ray and Nannie Nunley Ray. She was twice married: her first husband, John Walter Reed, died September 1, 1945. Her second husband, Vaughn Gordon, died a few years ago.
Mrs. Gordon is survived by three sons, Herbert Reed and Clifford Reed, Birmingham, Ala., and David Reed, Montgomery, Ala.; four daughters, Mrs. Frank Garner, Florence, Ala., Mrs. Milton Stancil, Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. George Harton, Monroe, La., and Mrs. Holly Grammar, Nashville; twenty-six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Lessie Wakefield, Mrs. Lou Englett, Pulaski and Mrs. Ella Cobb, Shreveport, La.; and one half-sister, Mrs. Lucille Price, Pulaski. Bennett-May Funeral Company, Morticians in charge.


GORDON, Pearl The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1959
Graveside services for Miss Pearl Gordon, 82, for nineteen years a resident of the Austin Hewitt Home, Pulaski, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Brick Church Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Rites were conducted by the Rev. John B. Lindenberger, pastor of the church, and the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski. Miss Gordon died at 7 o’clock Saturday night, March 14, at a Nashville hospital.
Born December 24, 1876, at Brick Church in Giles County, she was the daughter of Abb Gordon and Jennie Harwell Gordon. She was a Presbyterian.
The only immediate survivor is one sister, Miss Mary Gordon, Nashville.
Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

GORDON, William Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 15 Dec 1954
Will Thomas Gordon, 88, retired farmer, died Saturday, December 11, at his home in the Sumac community after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Zion Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist member. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Born July 4, at Brick Church in Giles County, he was the son of the late William Thomas Gordon and Crote Jackson Gordon. He was a member of the Brick Church Presbyterian Church. Mr. Gordon, the last member of his immediate family, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Chessie Palmer Gordon. Wilson Carter and Company, Morticians in charge.

GOSNELL, Willie R. The Pulaski Citizen 5 Sep 1951
Funeral services for Willie R. Gosnell, 64, who died at 7 o’clock Wednesday night, September 5, in a St. Louis, Mo. hospital, will be held Saturday with burial at Brick Church. Following arrival in Lewisburg Friday, the remains will be taken to McDaniel Funeral Home in Cornersville.

GOWAN, Joe Milton The Pulaski Citizen 20 Dec 1950
Funeral services for Joe Milton Gowan, 71, retired farmer of the Goodsprings section, who died at 6 o’clock Tuesday morning, December 19, at the Harris Convalescing Home in Franklin, Tenn., after several months of declining health, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Providence Church of Christ, conducted by Elder J. Cliffored Murphy, minister of the Church of Christ. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Born in Coffee County, he was the son of the late John Gowan and Martha Miles Gowan, and the greater part of his life he had made his home in Giles County. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Gowan is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Ruby Hamlett, Mrs. Oscar Surles, Mrs. Virgil Pierce and Mrs. Grady Boone; five sons, Bennie Gowan, Joe T. Gowan, Carl Gowan, Hill Gowan and Ernest Gowan; and a number of grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

GOWER, Jesse L. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Nov 1952

Funeral services for Jesse L. Gower, 72, retired farmer of the Goodspring community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pleasant Ridge Church, conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Gower died November 10, at his home after a period of declining health.
Born January 21, 1880, in the county, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Curg Gower. His wife, Mrs. Minnie Gower, died July 10, this year.
Mr. Gower is survived by two sons, Eli Gower and Johnny Gower, both of whom lived with the father; and one grandchild. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

GOWER, Luther B. The Pulaski Citizen 30 Sep 1953
Funeral services for Luther B. Gower, 57, Pulaski resident, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in the East Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Virgil Bradford, minister of the church. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Gower died of a heart attack at 7:15 o’clock Tuesday night at Giles County Hospital, following a period of ill health.
Born June 6, 1896 at Lynnville, he was the son of Mrs. Martha Ophelia Wilkes Gower and the late Robert C. Gower. He was in the shoe repair business until declining health caused his retirement. He was a member of East Hill Church of Christ.
In addition to his mother of Lynnville, Mr. Gower is survived by his wife, Mrs. Clemice Davis Gower; one son, Hayden Gower, Pulaski; two daughters, Mrs. Luther Marks, Corpus Christi, Texas, and Mrs. Claudia Caldwell, Evergreen, Texas; and five grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

GOWER, Ophelia Wilkes The Pulaski Citizen 10 Feb 1954
Mrs. Ophelia Wilkes Gower, 82, died at 5:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon, February 6, at the home of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Luther Gower, in Pulaski after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Cornersville Funeral Home in Cornersville, conducted by Elder Roberts, minister of the Cornersville Churchof Christ, and Elder Virgil Bradford, minister of the East Hill Church of Christ in Pulaski. Burial took place in Mars Hill Cemetery near Cornersville.
Born August 16, 1871, in the Lynnville section, she was the daughter of the late Wood Wilkes and Narsis Doggett Wilkes. The last member of her immediate family, she was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband, Robert Gower, died in 1920, and a son, Luther Gower, died September 29, 1953.
In addition to the daughter-in-law, Mrs. Gower is survived by three grandchildren, Hayden Gower, Pulaski, Mrs. Melonee Marks, Corpus Christi, Texas; and five great grandchildren.

GRAMMAR, Benjamin Franklin The Pulaski Citizen 12 Dec 1956

Funeral services for Benjamin Franklin Grammar, 58, farmer of the Blue Creek community, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at McDaniel Funeral Home in Cornersville with burial in the family lot in Mars Hill Cemetery. Mr. Grammar died at 5:25 o’clock Tuesday morning at Giles County Hospital after a lengthy illness.
A lifelong resident of the Blue Creek community, he was the son of the late J. A. (Bud) Grammar and Maria Tinnon Grammar, and was a member of Robertson Fork Church of Christ.
Mr. Grammar, a batchelor, is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Jim Foster who lived with him, Mrs. Jimmy Boyd, Lynnville, Mrs. Dewey Matthews, Cornersville, and Mrs. Maude Griggs, Nashville; and one brother, John Grammar, Lynnville.

GRASSE, Willie G. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Sep 1958
William Gutler Grasse, 67, died of a heart attack on Saturday, August 30, at a hospital in Monroe, La., following surgery performed several weeks ago. Funeral services were held at the Hixson Brothers Chapel in Monroe, conducted by Father James C. Wattley of St. Albans Episcopal Church, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery in that city.
Born in Tuskegee, Ala., he was the son of the late Professor Johhn Baptiste Grasse and Mrs. Henrietta Suntag Grasse. Prof. Grasse came to Pulaski in the early 1900’s from Athens College, Athens, Ala., to head the music department of Martin College.
Mr. Grasse was employed by Sol Cohn Store in Pulaski for a number of years, later going to Rogers’ in Florence, Ala., then to Columbus, Miss.; and finally to Monroe, La.; where for 25 years he was associated with the Palace Department Store in later years becoming a partner in the business. He retired in 1952.
Mr. Grasse is survived by two brothers, Louis B. Grasse, Athens, Ala., and Richard Grasse, Birmingham, Ala.; and one sister, Mrs. Richard E. Dodson, Pulaski.

GRAVES, Charlie E. The Pulaski Citizen 25 Mar 1953
Funeral services for Charlie Emmons Graves, 64, farmer of the Dog Branch community were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Chestnut Grove Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. David Graves of Nashville and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Graves, who had been ill for a long time, died at 8 o’clock Monday morning at Thayer Veterans’ Hospital in Nashville.
Born January 28, 1889, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Frank Graves and Dora Toombs Graves. He was a veteran of World War I.
Mr. Graves is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rosalie Holt Graves; one daughter, Mrs. Cletus Beeler; one granddaughter, Linda Carol Beeler; one sister, Mrs. Ernest Newton, Nashville; and four brothers, Rev. Neal Graves, Eagleville, and Bunyan Graves , Stanley Graves and Basley Graves, all of the Dog Branch community. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.
GRAVES, Henry Ellis The Pulaski Citizen 25 May 1955
Henry Ellis Graves, 69, farmer of the Blooming Grove section, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 5:30 o’clock Thursday morning, May 26, at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons, pastor of Blooming Grove Methodist Church and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.

Born August 10, 1885, in Giles County, he was the son of the late James Polk Graves and Rachel Hunter Graves.
He was a member of th Methodist Church.
Mr. Graves is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cora Hamlett Graves; one son, Morris Graves, Memphis; and one daughter, Mrs. Olivene Graves Brummitt, Pulaski; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Will Hamlett, Pulaski; and one brother, Clyde Graves, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

GRAVES, John Clyde The Pulaski Citizen 5 Dec 1956
Funeral services were held for John Clyde Graves, 79, retired farmer of the Blooming Grove section, at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at East Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Tom Holland, minister of the church. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Graves died at 6:20 o’clock Sunday night at his home.
Born August 7, 1877, in Marshall County, he was the son of the late James Graves and Rachel Hunter Graves, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Graves is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mertie Coggins Graves; two daughters, Mrs. Oakley Holbert, Wales, and Mrs. Frank Ross, Columbia; three sons, Lemuel Graves, Nashville, Howard Graves, Mishawaka, Ind., and Allen Graves, Pulaski; thirteen grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren; and one sisters, Mrs. Will Hamlett, Blooming Grove.

GRAVES, James Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jan 1953
Funeral services for James Thomas Graves will be held at two o’clock Friday afternoon at Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church by Virgil Bradford, minister of the East Hill Church of Christ. Burial will be in the Moriah Cemetery.
Mr. Graves died Thursday morning at Thayer Hospital, Nashville, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Pulaski Friday night.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Graves of Pulaski, he was a native of Giles County and had resided in Pulaski for the past several months. He was a graduate of Beech Hill High School and was an employee of the International Minerals and Chemical Corporation plant at Wales at the time of his death.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Roberta Bolden Graves; a son, James Thomas Graves, Jr.; a stepson, Robert Wayne Bolden; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Ross, Columbia; Mrs. Oakley Holbert, Giles County; and three brothers, Howard Graves of Indiana, Allen Graves of Giles County, and Lemuel Graves of Nashville.

GRAVES, Mrs. R. T. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Apr 1950
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday in McMinnville for Mrs. R. T. Graves, a resident of McMinnville, who died on Monday, April 10, following an illness of more than a year.
Mrs. Graves moved to McMinnville about a year ago from Giles County where she and Mr. Graves had made their home for ten or twelve years. For several years they lived in the Tarpley section.
Mrs. Graves is survived by he husband; and two sisters and two brothers.


GRAVES, Will Campbell The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1952
Funeral services for Will Campbell Graves, 67, Limestone farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Athens, Ala. Church of Christ, conducted by Elder Brackeen. Burial took place in Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Stella in Giles County.
He died at 6 o’clock Sunday morning at the Athens Hospital.
Mr. Graves is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elsie Smith Graves; two daughters, Mrs. Grady Barnett, Legg, Ala., and Mrs. Travis Hamblin; Oak Ridge; one son, Lewis Graves, Lester, Ala.; and two sisters, Mrs. Luther Thompson, Athens, Ala., and Mrs. Joe Webb, Georgiana, Ala. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors.

GREEN, Annie Lee Tuton The Pulaski Citizen 12 Nov 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Lee Tuton Green, 79, former resident of Pulaski, were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Church of the Messiah, Episcopal with the rector, the Rev. George Regas, officiating. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Green was found Monday in her appartment in the Christian Business and Professional Women’s Club in New Orleans, La., where she had made her home; having succumbed to a heart attack.
Born September 13, 1879, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late W. R. Tuton and Susie Reed Tuton, and was educated in the county public schools. Her first husband, James Flippen, also a native of Giles County, died many years ago.
When she entered the business world, she was employed at Sol Cohn’s in Pulaski for a number of years. Later she was employed at Loveman’s in Nashville for 30 years. For the last ten years, Mrs. Green had been a demonstrator at Maison Blanche Department Store in New Orleans. She was a member of The Church of the Messiah, Episcopal, in Pulaski.
Mrs. Green is survived by one sister, Mrs. Willa Mae Wilson, Pulaski. Bennett-May Company in charge.

GREEN, Hardy A. The Pulaski Citizen 2 Dec 1953
Funeral services for Hardy A. Green, 63, retired farmer of the Eighteenth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Scott’s Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Green died early Monday morning at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, after a three weeks’ stay there. He had been in declining health more than a year.
Mr. Green, a member of the Scott’s Hill Baptist Church, was born March 15, 1890, in Giles County, the son of the late Rainey Green and Lou Hardy Green.
Mr. Green is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Tittsworth Green; two daughters, Mrs. Araleen Fralix and Mrs. Ivagean Smith, both f the Scott’s Hill community; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Dora Roberts, Pulaski; and four brothers, William A. Green, Marianna, Ark., Edd Green, Union Hill, Clyde Green, Hartselle, Ala., and Roy Green, Montgomery, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.


GREEN, James Edward The Pulaski Citizen 9 May 1956
Funeral services for James Edward Green, 68, farmer of the Scotts Hill community, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Green died at one o’clock on Tuesday morning at his home after a three weeks illness. Born January 25, 1888, in Lawrence County, he was the son of the late Rainey Green and Lou Hardy Green.
Mr. Green is survived by his wife, Mrs. Stella Roberts Green; one son, Loyd Green, Scotts Hill; one sister, Mrs. Dora Roberts, Pulaski; and three brothers, William Green, Mariana, Ark., Clyde Green, Hartselle, Ala., and Roy Green, Talledega, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

GREEN, Paul Otis The Pulaski Citizen 11 Apr 1956
Paul Otis Green, 34, former resident of Giles County residing in Winter Haven, Fla., was killed Saturday morning in a truck collision in Alice, Texas.
Funeral services and burial took place at Winter Haven on Monday.
Mr. Green, an independent fruit trucker, and two other Winter Haven men, who had accompanied him on the trip to Texas, were killed at 3 a. m. when their truck collided with an oil truck.
Green lived in Giles County until about six years ago. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Green, live in the Buford Station community.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Clara Deason Green; two sons,
Jerry and Tommy Green, Winter Haven; six sisters, Mrs. Hal Stewart, Mrs. Walter Sandridge, Mrs. Eskew Hampton, Mrs. Bobbie Faye Beaver and Miss Margaret Green, all of Giles County; Mrs. Donald Martin, Huntsville, Ala.; four brothers, Robert, James and Ronnie Green of Giles County; and Dalton Green, Peoria, Ill., and a half sister, Mrs. Herman Spencer, Mt. Pleasant.

GREEN, Pearl Trimble Richards The Pulaski Citizen 17 Mar 1954
Mrs. Pearl Trimble Richards Green, 78, was fatally burned Monday afternoon when the home of her son, J. D. Richards, several miles from Huntsville, Ala., was destroyed by fire.
Funeral rites and burial will take place Thursday at Vardiman, Miss., former home of the Richards family.
In addition to the son, Mrs. Green, widow of W. A. Green, is survived by a daughter who lives in Washington, D. C. and two grandchildren.
Mrs. R. F. Holt and Miss Myra Rowe of Pulaski are nieces of Mrs. Green.

GREENE, Elizabeth Long The Pulaski Citizen 13 Nov 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Long Greene, 50, Deputy Clerk of the Davidson County Circuit Court, Nashville for the past eight years, and a native Giles Countian, were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at Roesch-Patton Funeral Home in Nashville. Burial took place in the family lot in Mt. Moriah Cemetery west of Pulaski in the afternoon with Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of Pulaski’s First Baptist Church officiating at the graveside services.

Mrs. Greene who lived at 1608 Graybar Lane in Nashville, died at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Mid-State Hospital after a two day illness, having entered the hospital Saturday night due to a cerebral hemorrhage.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Willie Long and Pearl Long. She attended Pulaski High School and Nashville Business College, moving to Nashville in 1925.
Mrs. Greene was a member of Belmont Heights Baptist Church, the Homemakers Sunday School Class, and was Grand Marshall in 1952 of Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, for Tennessee, and a past Matron of the Rock City Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Mrs. Greene is survived by her husband, John M. Greene, also a Giles Countian to whom she was married May 15, 1926; two daughters, Mrs. Donald Cook, Andalusia, Ala., and Miss Nancy Greene, Nashville; and one son, Ens. John M. Greene, Jr., Unites States Navy, stationed at Norfolk, Va.

GREENE, James Newton The Pulaski Citizen 11 Feb 1953
James Newton Greene, 65, retired farmer of the Bodenham community, died unexpectedly at 8:30 o’clock Monday morning, February 9, at his home. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. S. O. McAdoo. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
He was a lifelong resident of the Bodenham community, having been born September 30, 1887, and was the son of the late James William Greene and Annie Puryear Greene. He was a member of the Moriah Church. His first wife, Mrs. Alma Hamlett Greene, died November 20, 1920.
Mr. Greene is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Lillian Tomerlin Greene; two daughters, Mrs. James Carter, Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. William Earl Zeigler, Nashville; two sons, James C. Greene, student at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Robert Newton Greene, State Highway Patrolman stationed at Lawrenceburg; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Floyd Neal, Bodenham; and two brothers, Joe Greene and Elmo Greene, Bodenham. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors

GREENE, Jesse O. The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1952
Jesse O. Greene, 51, native Giles Countian and a retired Navy man died at 11:45 o’clock Friday night, August 15, at Rutledge High Veterans Hospital in Rutledge, Mass., following a long illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Minor Hill Church of Christ. Burial will take place in the Powell Cemetery, near Minor Hill.
Born February 28, 1901, and reared in Minor Hill, he was the son of the late Charlie Harrison and Utilla Cottrell Greene. He was a Mason.
Mr. Greene, who served twenty-three years in the U. S. Navy, saw duty in submarine service during World War II.
Mr. Greene, resident of Conway, N. H., is survived by his wife, Mrs. Yvonne St. John Greene; two sisters, Mrs. Turner Harrison, Minor Hill, and Mrs. Herman Howell, Scotts Hill; and four brothers, Clyde Greene and Herschel Greene, both of Minor Hill, Frank Greene, Pulaski, and Grady O. (Dick) Greene, Texas City, Texas. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.


GREENE, Robert Taylor The Pulaski Citizen 12 Nov 1958
Funeral services for Robert Taylor Greene, 62, farmer of the Minnow Branch section, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Lynnville Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Hayden Center. Burial will take place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mr. Greene died at 8:20 o’clock Tuesday night, November 11, at Giles County Hospital after a year and a half declining health.
Born November 17, 1895, in Maury County, he was the son of the late John (Tobe) Greene and Alice Eddlemon Greene, and was a member of the Lynnville Baptist Church.
Mr. Greene is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Lee Anderson Greene; seven daughters, Mrs. Hal Stewart and Mrs. Walter Sandridge, Pulaski, Mrs. Esque Hampton, Brick Church, Mrs. Howard Beaver, Lynnville, Mrs. Donald Martin, Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. Paul Dugger, Jr., Knoxville, and Mrs. Herman Spencer, Mt. Pleasant; four sons, James Greene, Olivet Community, and Dalton, Robert and Ronnie Greene, all of Minnow Branch; twenty-one grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. J. T. Prince, Pulaski, and Mrs. G. F. Spencer, Mt. Pleasant; and one brother, Tobey Greene, Mt. Pleasant.

GREENFIELD, Gabe The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jan 1957
Funeral services for Gabe Greenfield, 61, farmer of the Second Civil District, were held Friday afternoon at the Lentzville Church in Limestone County, Ala., with burial in the church cemetery. He died on Thursday January 10, at Giles County Hospital after a two day illness.
Mr. Greenfield was born May 15, 1895, the son of the late Gabe Greenfield and Ella Harlow Greenfield. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Agnes Palmore Greenfield; and six sons, including Grady and Clifton Greenfield of Prospect. Bennett-May Funeral Company, Morticians in charge.

GREENWELL, Callie Beth Boaz The Pulaski Citizen 26 Aug 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Callie Beth Boaz Greenwell, 217 Magnolia Place, were held at 3:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Greenwell died at 5:30 o’clock Friday morning, August 21, at Giles County Hospital after an extended illness.
Born in Giles County, July 25, 1896, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. Boaz and Harriett Isabelle Carvell Boaz. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Greenwell is survived by her husband, Joe Greenwell; two daughters, Mrs. Eugenia Eslick Childers and Mrs. John Thomas Church; four grandchildren, all of Pulaski; and one brother, Brown Boaz, Phoenix, Ariz. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

GREENWELL, Thomas May The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jul 1956
Funeral services for Thomas May Greenwell, 45, local electrician, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Elmer Howell, Baptist minister, and burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Greenwell, stricken while at work at the hotel Friday, died of a heart ailment a short time later after being rushed to Giles County Hospital.

Born May 14, 1911, at Caruthersville, Mo., he was the son of the late Thomas J. Greenwell and Lilly May Greenwell, and was a member of the Catholic Church. He had lived in Pulaski the past six months.
Mr. Greenwell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Almeda Napier Greenwell; two daughters by a former marriage, Misses Alice and Patricia Greenwell, Memphis; three brothers, James Greenwell, U. S. Army, stationed in Germany, Barney Greenwell, Hayti, Mo., and William Greenwell, San Diego, Calif.; and three sisters, Mrs. Ruby Jane Starnes, Pontiac, Mich.; Mrs. Elizabeth Starnes, Hayti, Mo., and Mrs. Ruth Gayle Farrell, St. Petersburg, Fla. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

GREGG, Susie Keltner Bearden The Pulaski Citizen 11 Sep 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Josh Gregg, 84, Lynnville housewife, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Lynnville Church of Christ, conducted by Gynnath Ford, minister of the church, and N. B.Hardeman, Church of Christ minister of Henderson. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mrs. Gregg died of a heart attack at her home on Friday night.
The former Miss Susie Keltner Bearden, she was born June we, 1873, in Giles County, the daughter of the late Joseph Bearden and Martha Keltner Bearden, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Gregg is survived by her husband, Josh Gregg; one daughter, Mrs. Katie Sue McGregor, Nashville; one son, Ewell K. Gregg, Decatur, Ala.; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and several half-brothers and half-sisters.

GREGORY, John Henry The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jan 1953
John Henry Gregory, 82, father of W. C. Gregory, group manager of Southern Bell Company in Pulaski, died at 6:20 o’clock Monday Morning, January 5, at his home in the Mace’s Hill section of Macon County, after several months illness.
Mr. Gregory is survived by his wife, Mrs. Tennie Oldham Gregory; six sons, Sam, Oakley, Rome, Henry and Clarence Gregory, all of Cato, and W. C. Gregory, of Pulaski; two daughters, Mrs. Jiles Jones, Hillsdale and Mrs. Gracie Moss, Nashville; sixteen grandchildren; three half-brothers and four half-sisters.


GRIFFIN, Florence Ann Thompson The Pulaski Citizen 6 Mar 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Florence Ann Thompson Griffin, 75, resident of Minor Hill community, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Minor Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Tom Holland, minister of East Hill Church of Christ, Pulaski and Bill Davidson, minister of the church. Burial took place in the Mitchell Cemetery. Mrs. Griffin died at 9:40 o’clock Thursday morning, February 28, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Porter McGill, of Minor Hill, after a two months illness.
Born February 2, 1882, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Frank Thompson and Adeline Brice Thompson, and was a member of the Church of Christ. Her husband, William Edward Griffin, died twenty years ago. The family lived in Alabama for many years.

Mrs. Griffin is survived by three daughters, Mrs. McGill, with whom she had made her home in recent years, Mrs. Bill Hendrix, Minor Hill, and Mrs. Bessie Williams, Athens, Ala.; two sons, Grady Griffin, Athens, Ala., and Floyd Griffin, Florence, Ala.; sixteen grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren; and three brothers, Tuck Thompson, Eloise, Fla., Louie Thompson, Dallas, Texas, and Henry Thompson, White Sands, N. Mexico.

GRIFFIN, Lena Kennemer The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1952
Mrs. J. W. Griffin, 68, native Giles Countian, died on Thursday, May 29, at her home in Winter Haven, Fla., after a long illness. Funeral rites were held the following day in Winter Haven, and the body was shipped to Pulaski, with funeral services conducted at the Minor Hill Baptist Church on June 1. The Rev. L. M. Mayer of Jackson officiated and burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery.
The former Miss Lena Kennemer, she was the daughter of the late John L. Kennemer and Rebecca McGill Kennemer. She lived at Minor Hill all of her life until 1944, when the family moved to Florida.
Mrs. Griffin is survived by her husband; two daughters, Mrs. J. E. McCartney, Athens, Ala., and Mrs. John J. Stanfield, Chattanooga; one son, Herman L. Griffin, Winter Haven, Fla.; five grandchildren and two great grand children; and one brother, William T. Kennemer, Minor Hill.

GRIFFIN, Minnie Yarbrough The Pulaski Citizen 14 Dec 1955
Mrs. Minnie Yarbrough Griffin, 76, died at one o’clock Saturday afternoon, December 10, at Giles County Hospital after a brief illness.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, with Virgil Bradford, minister of the Church of Christ officiating. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was born September 24, 1879, the daughter of the late Rufus Henderson Yarbrough and Ann Elizabeth Black Yarbrough. She was a member of the East Hill Church of Christ. Her husband, Junius Madison Griffin, died December 23, 1943.
Mrs. Griffin is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Roscoe L. Rost, Pulaski; one son, Lyles Griffin, Deland, Fla.; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

GRIFFIS, Hugh Bose The Pulaski Citizen 2 Sep 1959
Funeral services for Hugh Bose Griffis, 76, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Cornersville Baptist Church with the burial at New Hope Cemetery in Marshall County. Mr. Griffis died at 4 o’clock Tuesday morning, September 1, at Brown Hospital in Lewisburg following a paralytic stroke.
Born in Lincoln County, January of 1883, he was the son of the late Dilcy Griffis and Josephine McLemore Griffis. His wife, Vernie Hughey Griffis, died approximately six years ago.
Mr. Griffis is survived by one daughter, Mrs. John Ferrill, Philadelphia, Pa.; one son, Hugh D. Griffis, Beech Hill; one sister, Mrs. Rob George, Pulaski; and one brother, Joe Griffis, Sheffield, Ala.

GRIFFIS, Lillie Mae George The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jun 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Mae George Griffis. 68, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Griffis, a resident of Sheffield, Ala., for the past six years, died Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock at Colbert Hospital in that city, following seven months illness.
Born May 11, 1884 in Lincoln County, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Wesley George and Lucy Thrower George. Most of her life she resided in the Beech Hill section, wherrre her husband, Joe Griffis, was a farmer. Six years ago he retired and they moved to Sheffield. She had been a member of the Baptist Church since she was fourteen.
Mrs. George is survived by her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Bascom Brown Owens, Sheffield; two grandchildren and one great grandchild; one sister, Mrs. John Rufus Sanders, Pulaski, and two brothers, Charlie George, Lewisburg and Rob W. George, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

GRIGGS, Aymett The Pulaski Citizen 22 Aug 1956
Funeral services for Aymett Griggs, 67, farmer of the Kedron community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Kedron Methodist Church and burial took place in the church cemetery. He died of a heart attack early Saturday morning at his home.
Mr. Griggs is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mable Edwards Griggs; one daughter, Mrs. Juanita Beddingfield, Nashville; and one son, Garland Griggs, Kedron.

GRIGGS, Edgar Porter The Pulaski Citizen 8 Oct 1952
Funeral services for Edgar Porter Griggs, 66, farmer of the Kedron community, were held at 3:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Kedron Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister.
Mr. Griggs died Friday after a twelve month illness at the home of his brother, Aymett Griggs, with whom he made his home.
A native of the county, he was the son of the late Nicholas Griggs and Lucretia Lawhorn Griggs.
Mr. Griggs, a single man, is survived by two brothers, Aymett Griggs and Len Griggs, both of Kedron. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

GRIGGS, Ernest Lynn The Pulaski Citizen 10 Aug 1955
Funeral services for Ernest Lynn Griggs, 80, retired farmer of the Stella community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Kedron Methodist Church, with the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Grggs died at his home early Friday morning.
A native of the county, he was born March 1, 1875, the son of the late Nix Griggs and Lutishia Lawhorne, Griggs, and was a member of the Methodist Church.

Mr. Griggs is survived by his wife, Mrs. Geraldine Edwards Griggs; two daughters, Mrs. John E. Hughes and Mrs. Marvin Hughes; one son, Willie Griggs, Giles County; nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and one brother, Aymett Griggs, Giles County. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

GRIGGS, Margaret Annie Scruggs The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Annie Scruggs Griggs, 76, widow of Wiley Griggs, Sr., were held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by David East, minister of Second Street Church of Christ. Burial took place in the Kedron Cemetery. Mrs. Griggs died of a heart attack at 8:30 o’clock on Friday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. B. M. Faulkner.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was born November 13, 1880, the daughter of the late John Scruggs and Virvinia Vance Scruggs, and was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Her husband, Wiley T. Griggs, Sr., died in 1954.
Mrs. Griggs is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Barney M. Faulkner, Pulaski, and Mrs. Atha E. Gregg, Athens, Ala.; eleven grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Bessie Reeves, McCains; and one brother, Todd Scruggs, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors in charge.

GRIGGS, Walter The Pulaski Citizen 27 Mar 1957
Funeral services for Walter Griggs, 80, retired farmer of the Kedron community, were held at 3:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in New Zion Cemetery.
Mr. Griggs, who had been in failing health for some time and had undergone a major operation three weeks ago died at 6:30 o’clock Monday night, March 25, at Giles County Hospital.
Born April 15, 1876, in Giles County, he was the son of the late George Griggs and Jane Griggs Griggs, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
His first wife, Mrs. Hattie Prindle Griggs, died many years ago.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Vera James Griggs; three grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. R. S. Bass, Lynnville. Bennett-May Company, Morticians in charge.


GRIGGS, Wiley Robin The Pulaski Citizen 1 Aug 1951
Wiley Robin Griggs, 40, taxi driver, died of a heart ailment at 6:40 o’clock Monday night, July 30, at Giles County Hospital after a few hours illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. T. Parsons, pastor of the First Methodist Church in Pulaski. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born August 2, 1910, the son of Mrs. Annie Scruggs Griggs and the Wiley T. Griggs.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Griggs is survived by his wife Mattie Hedgecoth Griggs; two daughters, Mrs. Mahlon Martin and Miss Judith Ann Griggs, both of Pulaski; and three sons, Thomas, Wendell, and James Griggs, all of Pulaski; and two sisters, Mrs. Atha Gregg, Leoma, Mich., and Mrs. Bonnie Faulkner, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

GRIGSBY, John Calhoun The Pulaski Citizen 8 Nov 1950

John Calhoun Grigsbym, 64, retired hotel man and a member of a prominent Giles County family, died at 11:30 o’clock on Monday night, November 6, at his Elkton home after four years of illness.
Funeral services were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at St. John’s Cemetery near Columbia by the Rev. Cullen T. Carter, pastor of the Elkton Methodist Church.
A member of the Methodist Church and a native of Elkton, he was the son of the late Edward N. Grigsby and Fannie Whitman Grigsby. He returned to Elkton several years ago due to ill health, after many years devoted to the hotel business.
He received his education at Battle Ground Academy at Franklin, and Vanderbilt University in Nashville.
Prior to his retirement he had operated hotels in the eastern, northeastern, and southern section of the nation.
Mr. Grigsby is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Foster Orr Grigsby; a brother, Robert E. Grigsby, mayor of Elkton; and a sister, Mrs. Fuller Brittian, Rome, Ga.
His only son, Brown Morris Grigsby, died at Camp Blandin, Fla., during World War II.

GROOMS, Ida Hazlewood The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jan 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Hazlewood Grooms, 78, who died at 5:15 o’clock on Saturday afternoon, January 14, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Erroll T. Roller, in Pulaski, after an extended period of declining health, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Pulaski Methodist Church.
Rites were conducted by the pastor of the church, the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, and the Rev. W. L. Harwell, a former pastor. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Her husband, John W. Grooms, died in 1939.
She was a lifelong resident of the county and the daughter of the late James H. Hazelwood and Mary Lou Hazlewood Hazlewood. She lived for many years in the Prospect community where she took an active part in the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Grooms is survived by her daughters, Mrs. Roller, Mrs. Troy Brazwell, Nashville, and Mrs. Paul Wilkes, Portland; eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren; and one sister, Miss Kate Hazlewood, Pulaski.

GROOMS, Susie Van Pelt The Pulaski Citizen 28 Oct 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Susie Grooms, 85, resident of Giles County for fifty years or more, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mrs. Grooms died at 3 o’clock Friday morning at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
Born and reared at Greenhill, Ala., she was the former Miss Susie Van Pelt. She moved to the Fourteenth Civil District in Giles County following the death of her husband, Sol Grooms, more than fifty years ago. For the past ten years, she had lived in Pulaski. She was a member of Union Valley Baptist Church.
Mrs. Grooms had no immediate survivors. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.


GRUBBS, Sue Ella Portress The Pulaski Citizen 8 Apr 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Sue Ella Portress Grubbs, 84, were held at 11 o’clock Sunday morning at Berea Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. J. Fesmire, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Simpson Chapel Cemetery.
Mrs. Grubbs died at 4:55 o’clock Friday afternoon at the home in the Berea community after a long illness.
She was born May 19, 1868 in Giles County, the daughter of McFerrin Portress and Maria Tinnon Portress. She was a member of the United Methodist Church
Her husband, Leroy Sidney Grubbs, died Jun3 7, 1928.
Mrs. Grubbs is survived by five daughters, Misses Grace, Maxie, Tully and Ida Grubbs and Mrs. M. C. Dugger, all of the Berea community; four sons, Marvin Grubbs, Raymond B.Grubbs, Malcolm R. Grubbs and Edward C. Grubbs, Berea; four grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. H. L. Burt, Cuero, Texas. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

GULLEY, John S. The Pulaski Citizen 29 Aug 1956
Graveside services for John S. Gulley, farmer of the Rogersville, Ala. section, were held August 20 at Coron Cemetery, near Whitehead, Ala. Mr. Gulley died of a heart attack the day before at the home of a niece, Mrs. Maxie Gulley, at Minor Hill.
Mr. Gulley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Johnson Gulley, Rogersville. Wilson Carter and Company, morticians in charge.

GUNTER, Ewell The Pulaski Citizen 12 Aug 1959
Funeral services for Ewell Gunter, 73, employee of one of the H. G. Hill’s stores in Nashville more than thirty years, were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at Marshall-Donnelly-Combs Funeral Home with burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park in Nashville.
Mr. Gunter died on Monday evening, March 10, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after a months illness.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late James Alfred Gunter and Sarah Minerva Owen Gunter.
Mr. Gunter is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maude Kathleen Carter Gunter; three daughters, Mr. Everett Z. Davis, Mrs. Clyde Stamper and Mrs. William K. Jones, Nashville; three sons, R. Leon Gunter, Hugh T. Gunter, and Clyde E. Gunter, Nashville; one step-daughter, Mrs. Charles E. Ramzel, Texas; and several grandchildren.

GUNTER, James Alfred The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jul 1958
Funeral services for James Alfred Gunter, 51, mechanic and veteran of WWII, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Gunter died Monday afternoon at Giles County Hospital.
Born December 21, 1906, in Giles County, he was the son of the late James Franklin Gunter and Beulah Pearson Gunter.

Mr. Gunter is survived by two sons, J. L. Gunter and William Gunter, College Grove; two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth Mitchell, College Grove and Mrs. Dewey Hyatt, Pulaski; ten grandchildren; three brothers, Thomas Gunter, Elmer Gunter and Milburn Gunter, all of Pulaski,; and two sisters, Mrs. Robert Harwell and Mrs. Henry Britton, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

GUNTER, Jennings Bryan The Pulaski Citizen 4 Dec 1957
Funeral services for Jennings Bryan Gunter, 60, Giles Countian, were held at 11 o’clock Friday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd L. Hickman and the Rev. H. Grady Coston. Burial took place in the Pisgah Cemetery. Mr. Gunter died at 11:30 o’clock Wednesday night at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
Born and reared in Giles County he was the son of the late E. Shellie Gunter and Martha Biles Gunter, and was a member of the Baptist Church. He lived in Giles County all his life except for a period of twenty years when he was employed in Cleveland, Ohio, returning here two years ago.
Mr. Gunter is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hallie Marks Gunter; one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Luna, Giles County; three sons, Gilbert Gunter and Paul Gunter, Giles County, and John A. Gunter, Nashville; four grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Bass Gunter and Mrs. Van Ayres, Giles County; and one brother, Leonard Gunter, Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

GUTHRIE, Linda Diane The Pulaski Citizen 7 Sep 1955
Funeral services for Linda Diane Guthrie, 4 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gray Guthrie, were held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Leggtown Cemetery in Limestone County, Ala.
The child died at 2:45 o’clock Monday afternoon, August 25, at St. Vincent Charity Hospital, in Cleveland, Ohio, where the family has been residing.
Born October, 10, 1950, in Giles County, she was the daughter of Gray Guthrie and Velma Cates Guthrie.
In addition to the parents, the child is survived by one brother, Gerald Lynn Guthrie; the grandparents, Mrs. Mary Guthrie, Pulaski, and Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Cates, Lawrence County; and a great grandmother, Mrs. Josie White, Lawrence County. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

HAFFNER, Ida M. The Pulaski Citizen 31 Aug 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Moore Haffner, 68, resident of Bessemer, Ala., for many years, were held Friday afternoon at Angwin-Service Chapel in Birmingham, Ala., with burial in Elmwood Cemetery in that city.
Mrs. Haffner died Wednesday at a Birmingham hospital.
A native of Giles County, she had lived in Birmingham for the past forty-seven years, and was an active member of Central Park Baptist Church.
Mrs. Haffner is survived by four sons, George, Edward and Bob Haffner, Birmingham, and Bill Haffner, Decatur, Ala.; three sisters, Mrs. Walter C. Foster and Mrs. Guy Dugger, Pulaski, and Mrs. Mary Dugger, Bethesda, Md.; and two brothers, Jim Moore, Nashville, and John Moore, Pulaski.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Dugger, Mrs. George Wilburn and Mrs. Howard Owens of Pulaski attended the funeral.


HAGAN, Doyce The Pulaski Citizen 12 Sep 1956
A Minor Hill man was killed and his wife critically injured in an automobile accident that occurred Wednesday night, September 5, near their home in Hattiesburg, Miss., as they returned home from a visit with relatives at Minor Hill.
Doyce Hagan, 56, the son of Mrs. E. C. McCree and the late Cecil Hagan died at a hospital at Hattiesburg about an hour after the accident and Mrs. Hagan, who suffered a break of the left hip, broken pelvis and a head injury, remained a patient in the hospital this week.
Funeral services for Mr. Hagan were held Friday and burial was in the Columbia, Miss., cemetery.
Mrs. McCree, Mrs. William Binkley and Lurton Prince of Minor Hill went to Hattiesburg as soon as reports of the accident was received.
Mr. and Mrs. Hagan had been guests of his mother and other relatives at Minor Hill for a few days and had left Tuesday to go to Montgomery, Ala., on business before returning to their home the following day.

HAGAN, Edwin J. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Mar 1957
Funeral services for Edwin J. Hagan, 50, farmer and livestock dealer of the Bethel community, were held at 4 o’clock at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church at Stella, with the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of the Prospect Methodist Church, officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Hagan died at 12:30 o’clock Friday afternoon, March 1, at his home after a long illness.
Born December 7, 1906 at Bethel, he was the son of Mrs. Melissa Jackson Hagan of Bethel and the late John Alexander Hagan. He was graduated from Brannan-Hughes Preparatory School at Spring Hill and was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Hagan is survived by one son, John Aubrey Hagan, student at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.; two sisters, Mrs. Roy Mobley, Athens, Ala., and Mrs. Harrison A. Schmidt, Silver City, N. Mex.; and three brothers, Herbert Hagan and Aubrey Hagan, Pulaski druggists, and Charles Ewart Hagan, Pulaski attorney. Bennett-May Company, Morticians in charge.

HAGOOD, William James The Pulaski Citizen 11 May 1955
Funeral services for William James Hagood, 75, retired carpenter, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Minor Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Hagood died Thursday night at his home in the Minor Hill community after two months illness. Born May 14, 1880 in Giles County, he was the son of the late W. Allan Hagood and Cathiona Marbut Hagood. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Mary Warren Hagood, died many years ago.
Mr. Hagood is survived by five daughters, Mrs. M. R. Sanderson and Mrs. Bert Woodard, Pulaski, Mrs. R. H. Woodard, Fayetteville, Mrs. W. L. Thompson, Lester, Ala., and Mrs. Aubrey Walker, Athens, Ala.; five sons, Earl Hagood, Goodsprings, Ozro Haood, Minor Hill, Sherman Hagood, Pulaski, Thomas Hagood, Ewingville, and Arthur Hagood, Michigan; and two brothers, Clyde Hagood, Pulaski, and Madden Hagood, Lawrenceburg.

HANKS, Mollie The Pulaski Citizen 24 Oct 1956
Funeral services for Miss Mollie Hanks, 78, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. W. H. Mansfield and Dr. J. Clark Hensley. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. She died in her sleep, having been found Saturday morning in her room in the Austin Hewitt Home where she had made her home for twenty-six years.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late William H. Hanks and Katherine White Hanks, and was a member of the First Methodist Church.
Miss Hanks is survived by one sister, Mrs. W. M. Dixon, Pulaski; one brother, Alonzo Hanks, Cordwell, Mo.; and several nieces and nephews. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HALL, Emmett Eugene The Pulaski Citizen 4 Dec 1957
Funeral services for Emmett Eugene Hall, 84, operator of the Lynnville Roller Mills at Lynnville, for thirty-two years, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Lynnville Methodist Church. Burial will take place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Hall died of a heart attack at 8:30 o’clock Monday morning, Decemeber 2, at his winter home at Mission, Texas, after a two year period of declining health.
Born October 7, 1873, in Bedford County, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John V. Hall. He was a member of the Lynnville Methodist Church and for a number of years served on the board of alderman in Lynnville.
Mr. Hall’s first wife, Mrs. Euthera Stem Hall, also a native Bedford Countian, died nine years ago.
Mr. Hall is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Kate Lundy Hall; three daughters, Mrs. M. S. Sparks, Memphis, Mrs. C. A. Colvin, Columbia, and Mrs. Walter Spoonts, Nashville; one son, Roy C. Hall, Abingdon, Va.; thirteen grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren; one half-sister, Mrs. Irene Horn, Bronson, Texas; and three half-brothers, L. V. Hall and Duggan Hall, Nashville, and Edward Hall, Shelbyville.

HALL, Mackie Mai Doss The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Mackie Mai Doss Hall, 69, former resident of the Diana section were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Diana Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. O. Reid W. Ray, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Madison, of which she was a member. Burial took place in Diana Cemetery.
Mrs. Hall who had made her home in Nashville for many years died at 8 o’clock Sunday night, August 17, at her home after three weeks illness.
Born and reared at Diana, she was the daughter of the late W. T. Doss and Mary E. Doss. In 1929 she and her family moved to Nashville.
Mrs. Hall is survived by two sons, Robert D. Hall, Chief Deputy Clerk of Federal Court, Nashville, and William E. Hall, thoroughbred race horse trainer, Detroit, Mich.; three grandsons, Robert D. Hall, Jr., William E. Hall, Jr., and Robin L. Hall, all of Nashville; two sisters, Mrs. Tina Gardner, Nashville, and Mrs. Myrtle Williams, Pulaski; and three brothers, Roy T. Doss and Marvin B. Doss, Nashville, and Mahlon Doss, Diana.


HAMBLIN, Lula Griggs The Pulaski Citizen 6 May 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Griggs Hamblin, 77, Brick Church resident, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Diana Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Hamblin died at 5:30 o’clock Thursday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Marvin Hopkins in the Cornersville section, following a long illness.
Mrs. Hamblin, widow of Alex Hamblin, was born October 9, 1875, at Diana, the daughter of the late Neal Griggs and Hilda Andrews Griggs. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Hamblin is survived by another daughter, Mrs. J. D. Justice, Nashville; one son, Maurice Hamblin, Nashville; one step-daughter, Mrs. E. B. Beasley, Athens, Ala.; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. George Phillips, Brick Church; and two brothers, Brown Griggs, Brick Church and Grady Griggs, Berea.

HAMBY, Freeland Carrol The Pulaski Citizen 13 Aug 1958
Funeral services for Freeland Carrol Hamby, 75, retired Giles County farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Fall River Church of Christ, conducted by Alden Hendrix, with burial in the Fall River Cemetery. Mr. Hamby died at 4:20 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at his home in Lawrence County, where he had been living for six months.
Born October 27, 1882, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Freeland Carrol Hamby, Sr., and Lydia Eudora Crabb Hamby. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Hamby is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nina Carr Hamby; two daughters, Mrs. Herman Johnson, Fall River, and Mrs. Charlie Christian, Peoria, Ill.; three sons, Ozzie Hamby and Eddie Hamby, Peoria, Ill. and Millard Hamby, Cleveland, Ohio; seven grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Jim Norwood, Lawrenceburg; and one brother, Earl Hamby, Minor Hill. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

HAMLETT, Cheatham The Pulaski Citizen 30 Sep 1959
Cheatham Hamlett, 64, postmaster, church and civic leader at Ardmore for the past 25 years, died of a heart ailment about midnight Wednesday at Giles County Hospital.
Funeral services were held Friday at 2 p. m. at the Ardmore Methodist Church. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski, with Rainey Funeral Home in charge.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Hamlett was a son of the late W. J. and Bell Cheatham Hamlett. He was a veteran of World War I, a member of the Ardmore Methodist Church and active in civic affairs of the community.
Mr. Hamlett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Austin Hamlett; two daughters, Mrs. Bob Curtis, Ardmore. Mrs. Ray Potts, Louisville, Ky.; 7 grandchildren; and five sisters, Mrs. Joe Cheatham, Mrs. Walter Burns and Mrs. Edgar Puryear, all of Pulaski; Mrs. Odell Ball, Wales, and Mrs. Herman Cole, Athens, Ala.

HAMLETT, Emily Frances Reasonover The Pulaski Citizen 31 Oct 1951

Funeral services for Mrs. Emily Frances Reasonover Hamlett, 84, who died on Saturday, October 27, at the home of her son, Aymett Hamlett, in the Blooming Grove community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Carl Holloway, pastor of the Blooming Grove Methodist Church and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Her death followed a long illness.
Daughter of the late Jacob Reasonover and Melvina Nolley Reasonover, she was born October 18, 1867, in Giles County. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband, John Hamlett died several years ago.
Mrs. Hamlett is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Henry Graves, Pulaski, Mrs. Sue Williams, Miami, Fla., and Mrs. W. H. Wilburn, Nashville; five sons, Aymett Hamlett and Lee Hamlett, Pulaski, Luna Hamlett, Lynnville, Thomas Hamlett, Cornersville, and Lentie Hamlett, Lewisburg; and 25 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HAMLETT, Eunice Loyd Follis The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jul 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Eunice Loyd Follis Hamlett, 71, who died at 9:30 o’clock Thursday morning, July 4, at her home in the Eighth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Second Street Church of Christ. Rites were conducted by David East, minister of the church, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born March 10, 1886, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Jim Follis and Nancy Boatright Follis. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Hamlett is survived by her husband, Claude Hamlett; two brothers, Lee Follis, Gallatin, and Lonnie Follis, Blue Creek in Giles County; and two nieces and one nephew. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HAMLETT, Louie The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1952
Louie Hamlett, 26, employee of Arnold Motor Company in Pulaski died at eleven o’clock Friday night at Giles County Hospital of internal injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Highway 64 about two miles west of Pulaski three hours earlier.
Funeral services were held at two o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial was in the family lot in the church cemetery.
Mr. Hamlett was a native of Giles County, the son of Edgar Hamlett and Atsie Chapman Hamlett, of the Bodenham community. He had been employed as a mechanic at the Arnold Motor Company’s garage for the past five years. He was a member of the Wales Presbyterian Church.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eva Nell Felker Hamlett; a daughter, Linda Hamlett; a son, Steve Hamlett; two brothers, Edgar Hamlett, Jr., of Pulaski, and Willard Hamlett, Wales; and two sisters, Mrs. Charlie Clifton, Cedar Grove and Mrs. George Ondreyka, Washington, D. C.

HAMLETT, Solon J. The Pulaski Citizen 29 Dec 1950
Funeral services for Solon J. Hamlett, age 82, retired Giles County farmer, who died Monday night at the home of his brother, Miller Hamlett of the Blooming Grove community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home with Rev. Wyatt Harwell, Methodist minister officiating. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.

Mr. Hamlett, a native of Giles County, was a son of the late James Carter Hamlett and Lauretta Bass Hamlett.
Survivors in addition to his brother are two sisters, Mrs. A. P. Williams of Pulaski and Mrs. Leutie Dugger of Louisville, Ky.; and two other brothers, Claud and Will Hamlett of Blooming Grove.

HAMLETT, William Joseph The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jun 1954
Funeral services for William Joseph Hamlett, 89, retired L&N Railroad employee, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead and the Rev. N. O. Allen and burial will take place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
He died Wednesday morning after a long illness at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Walter Burns at Vale Mills.
Born April 14, 1865, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Joe Hamlett and Amanda Partrick Hamlett, and was a member of the Methodist Church. His wife, Mrs. Belle Cheatham Hamlett died several years ago.
Mr. Hamlett is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Burns, Mrs. Joe F. Cheatham, Lynnville, Mrs. Edgar Puryear, Clear Creek, and Mrs. Odell Ball, Wales; and one son, Cheatham Hamlett, Ardmore; and a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HAMLIN, Virgie Young The Pulaski Citizen 26 Feb 1958
Mrs. Virgie Young Hamlin, 83, resident of Dallas, Texas, for many years, died on Saturday, February 8, at a Dallas hospital. Funeral rites and burial took place in that city.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Young and Fannie Young Young. Her husband, Dave G. Hamlin, also a native of Giles County, died in 1937.
Mrs. Hamlin is survived by Mrs. Harold Watson of Dallas, whom the couple reared; and four nieces and nephews, all of Giles County.

HAMMOND, Alice Bailey The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jan 1961
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Bailey Hammond, 66, widow of Gilbert E. Hammond, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Union Hill, Ala., with the burial at Minor Hill Cemetery, Giles County. Mrs. Hammond died Friday, January 13, at Giles County Hospital.
A native of Alabama, she was the daughter of the late William Bailey and Nancy McGuire Bailey. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Bailey who had resided at Minor Hill the past sixteen years, is survived by five brothers, Claude Bailey, Fred Bailey, Dewey Bailey, Ernest Bailey and Benton Bailey, all of Minor Hill.
Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

HAMPTON, Billie Frances Christopher The Pulaski Citizen 25 Nov 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Billie Frances Christopher Hampton, 40, were held at 1 o’clock
Friday afternoon at Mt. Carmel Church near Athens, Ala., with the burial in Maplewood Cemetery, Pulaski. Mrs. Hampton died Wednesday in a Birmingham, Ala., hospital, following an operation Tuesday.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Christopher of Pulaski. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hampton is survived by her husband, Leo Hampton; two daughters, Linda and Kathy Hampton; one son, Wayne Hampton, all of Rogersville, Ala.; and one sister, Mrs. Kieffer Johnson, Pulaski.

HANCOCK, Mary Scales The Pulaski Citizen 30 Mar 1955

Mrs. Mary Scales Hancock, 93, died March 15 at her home in Paragould, Ark., according to information reaching relatives here. Burial took place in the Scales lot in the Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. Hancock was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Gray Scales of Giles County.

HANEY, Frances Bell The Pulaski Citizen 20 Jun 1951
Mrs. Frances Bell Haney, 80, widow of Dr. J. T. Haney of Tuscumbia, Ala., died Thursday, June 7, in Birmingham, Ala.
Funeral rites were held at Tuscumbia Methodist Church on Saturday afternoon, and burial took place in that city.
Mrs. Haney, former resident of Tuscumbia, is survived by three children, Mrs. H. L. Jenkins, Chattanooga, Mrs. John G. Beasley, Elkton, and J. Craig Haney, Birmingham, Ala.; and seven grandchildren. Her husband died thirty-three years ago.

HANEY, Hattie Lee Powell The Pulaski Citizen 12 Apr 1950
Funeral Services for Mrs. Hattie Lee Powell Haney, 53, resident of the Minor Hill section, who died at 9:15 o’clock Monday night, April 10, at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. L. M. Meyer of Jackson, a former pastor, assisted by the pastor of the church, the Rev. Haynes Brinkley. Burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery. She had been in declining health for the past two years.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of Mrs. Delia Howard Powell and the late Robert Powell. She had been an active member of the Minor Hill Baptist Church for many years. In addition to her mother, Mrs. Haney is survived by her husband, Herschel Haney; two daughters, Mrs. Horace Stanford, Decatur, Ala. and Miss Marvene Haney, Minor Hill; one son, Loyd Haney, Kingsport; two grandsons, Dan and Don Stanford, Decatur; one sister, Mrs. Harry Holton, Sarasota, Fla.; and one brother, Burton Powell, Minor Hill.

HANEY, William Dolphus The Pulaski Citizen 19 Aug 1953
Funeral Services for William Dolphus Haney, 64, were held at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning at Minor Hill Baptist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Haynes Brinkley and the Rev. Robert Clark and burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Haney, a native of Giles County, died early Friday morning at his home in Huntsville, Ala., after a years illness. He was born January 28, 1889, the son of the late W. P. Haney and Mary Dollins Haney. Mr. Haney moved to Huntsville twenty years ago and was working for Interstate Insurance Company at the time he retired because of ill health. A teacher in Giles and Hamilton Counties, Tennessee, for many years, he was formerly employed by the Citizens Bank of Pulaski and the Planters and Merchants Bank of Minor Hill. He was a Mason, a former member of the Exchange Club and was a deacon.

Mr. Haney is survived by his wife, Mrs. Calista Dillon Haney; one daughter, Mrs. Clyde Lewis of Huntsville; two grandchildren, Bill and Donna Lewis, Huntsville; three sisters, Mrs. Lee Farris and Mrs. N. S. Howard, both of Minor Hill, and Mrs. J. D. Jackson of Lawrenceburg; four brothers, Edward, Everett, Charlie and Herschel, all of Minor Hill. Bennett May and Company Funeral Directors.

HANNA, Emma Vaughan The Pulaski Citizen 4 Aug 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Vaughan Hanna, 81, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Stella Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Stella with the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiating. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Hanna died at 2:45 o’clock Wednesday, August 4, at the home at Stella, following several years’ declining health.
She was born December 16, 1872, in the county, the daughter of Mrs. Mary Miller Vaughan and the late Mr. Vaughan. Her husband, Rolly Andrew Hanna, died several years ago. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Hanna is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Elmer Cathcart and Mrs. J. W. Powers, both of the Stella community; three sons, Walter Hanna, Weakley section of the county, Joe Macie Hanna, Bodenham, and Osteen Hanna, Stella; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HANNA, Finis E. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Oct 1954
Funeral services for Finis E. Hanna, 84, retired farmer of the Third Civil District, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Hanna died at 8 o’clock Tuesday night at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala., following a long period of declining health. Born in Giles County on November 6, 1869, he was the son of the late Thomas Hanna and Nancy Dixon Hanna.
He was twice married, his first wife, Mrs. Lucy Shores Hanna died many years ago. His second wife, Mrs. Allie Mae Smith Hanna, died several years ago.
Mr. Hanna is survived by one son, Roy E. Hanna, Birmingham, Ala.; one grandchild; and two sisters, Mrs. John Petty, Aspen Hill, and Mrs. Lissa Rhodes, Lawrenceburg. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HANNA, Harvey Brown The Pulaski Citizen 26 Apr 1950
Funeral services for Harvey Brown Hanna, 69, farmer of the Seventh District, who died Wednesday afternoon, April 18, 1950 at his home near Pulaski, were held Thursday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church in the Stella community. Elder A. C. Dreaden, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery. He had been in declining health for an extended period of time.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late James A. Hanna and Molly Frances Petty Hanna. He was a member of the Stella Church of Christ.
Mr. Hanna is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dadye Burge Hanna; four daughters, Mrs. Delmas Sneed, Pisgah, Mrs. Stacey Carden and Mrs. Mary Loyd, Pulaski, and Mrs. James Carden Watson, Bunker Hill; four sons, James Hanna, Thomas Hanna, Harvey Brown Hanna, Jr., and Calvin Hanna, all of Pulaski; and one sister, Mrs. Dave Bass, Stella.


HANNA, Harvey Brown Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jun 1954
Harvey Brown Hanna, Jr., 41, a veteran of thirteen years service in United States Army, died of bronchial pneumonia at 11:10 o’clock Sunday morning, June 6, at Thayer Veteran’s Hospital in Nashville following a lengthy illness.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born October 21, 1912, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Harvey B. Hanna and Dora Ann Rittenberry Hanna.
Mr. Hanna is survived by his wife, Mrs. Naomi Hobbs Hannna; his step-mother, Mrs. Harvey B. Hanna, Pulaski; three half-sisters, Mrs. Delmas Sneed, Pisgah, Mrs. Murray Loyd, Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. James Carden Watson, Bunker Hill; three half-brothers, James A. Hanna and Thomas Hanna, both of Pulaski, and Calvin Hanna, Melbourne, Fla.; and one step-sister, Mrs. Stacy Carden, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HANNA, Inez Burge The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1953
Mrs. Inez Burge Hanna, 79, lifeling resident of Giles County, died suddenly of a heart attack at 6:30 o’clock Monday morning, July 27, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed T. Petty, Sr., at Aspen Hill.
Funeral rites took place at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Roy West of Van Leer, Tenn., former pastor. Burial took place in the family lot at Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Stella.
Born February 12, 1874, she was the daughter of the late Wesley Burge and Mary Surles Burge. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Her husband, Jeff Hanna, died January 20, 1910.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Hanna is survived by three grandchildren and one great granddaughter; one sister, Mrs. L. B. Claud, Fort Worth, Texas; one half-sister, Mrs. Harvey H. Hanna, Pulaski; and one brother, Adolphus Burge, Memphis. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HANNA, Virgie Malone The Pulaski Citizen 15 Feb 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Virgie Malone Hanna, 84, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Kedron Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. S. Folks and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Hanna died Thursday afternoon at her home in the Kedron community after a long illness.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late David Malone and Matilda Griffin Malone, and was a member of the Methodist Church. Her husband, Martin Hanna, died fifty years ago.

Mrs. Hanna is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Sadie Hanna; five grandchildren and ten great grandchildren; and one brother, Earl Malone, Prospect. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HANNA, Walter Grady The Pulaski Citizen 15 May 1957
Funeral services for Walter Grady Hanna, 64, farmer of the Weakley Creek section, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon May 1, at the Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Hanna died of a heart attack on April 28 at his home after a period of declining health. Born October 12, 1892, in Giles County he was the son of the late R. A. Hanna and Emma Vaughn Hanna, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Hanna is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Neal Hanna; two sons, George Hanna, Weakley section, and Leroy Hanna, Lynnville; one daughter, Mrs. Niles Holley, Bodenham; six grandchildren; two brothers, Osteen Hanna, Stella, and Joe Macey Hanna, Pulaski; and two sisters, Mrs. Elmer Cathcart, Hanna community of Giles County, and Mrs. Wesley Powers, Cedar Grove. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

HANNAH, Lillian Matthews The Pulaski Citizen 20 Mar 1957
Mrs. Lillian Matthews Hannah, wife of Campbell Hannah, former county judge of Giles County for twenty-two years, died at midnight Friday, March 15, at Giles County Hospital, following an illness of one year.
Funeral rites were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon in First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski, conducted by the Rev. Paul McReynolds, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Campbellsville, of which she was a member, and Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Maury County, she was the daughter of the late Lafayette Matthews and Fannie Yokley Matthews, but live in the Lynnville community most of her life. Since July of 1953, Judge and Mrs. Hannah had made their home in Nashville after he accepted the position of supervisor of the state workshop for the blind in Nashville and Memphis.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Hannah is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Comer Smith of Pulaski, formerly of Columbia, Miss Beth Matthews and Mrs. Thomas H. Key, also of Pulaski; four brothers, Newt H. Matthews, Old Hickory, Jake Yokley Matthews, St. Petersburg, Fla., Dr. O. K. Matthews, Columbia, and Earl Matthews, Goodlettsville. Bennett-May Company, Morticians in charge.

HARDEMAN, Robert Floyd The Pulaski Citizen 21 Apr 1954
Funeral services for Robert Floyd Hardeman, 76, retired employee of Goodyear Rubber Company at Decatur, Ala., were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by J. Bedford Rasbury, minister of Second Street Church of Christ. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Hardeman died at noon Tuesday, April 20, at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.

Born August 15, 1877 in Giles County, he was the son of the late Jasper Hardeman and Anne Patterson Hardeman, and was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Hardeman is survived by two sisters, Mrs. J. Frank Neely, Pulaski, and Mrs. K. H. Pittard, Cisco, Texas; and one brother, W. F. Hardeman, Houston, Texas.

HARDEMAN, Will F. The Pulaski Citizen 4 Nov 1959
Funeral services were held in Houston, Texas, on Wednesday, October 28, for Will F. Hardeman, approximately 76 years of age, a native of Giles County. Mr. Hardeman, retired insurance salesman, died at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon, October 26, at a hospital in Tyler, Texas, where he had been a patient for ten months.
Born and reared in Giles County, he was the son of the late Jasper M. Hardeman and Ann Patterson Hardeman. He was a member of the Christian Church in Houston.
Mr. Hardeman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruth Spence Hardeman, a native of Birmingham, Ala.; two children, Edward Hardeman, Houston and Miss Mildred Hardeman, New York City; and two sisters, Mrs. J. F. Neely and Mrs. K. H. Pittard, both of Pulaski.

HARDEN, James E. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Apr 1959
Funeral services for James E. Harden, 35, native Giles Countian, who died on March 10, in Wilmington, Calif., were held in Wilmington with the burial in that city.
Born February 19, 1924, he was the son of Mrs. Ann Harden of Elkton, and the late Ed Harden.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Harden is survived by his wife; one daughter, Yvonne Harden; three sons, James E. Jr., Dennis Allen and Ronald Wayne Harden; two sisters, Mrs. Marjorie Russell, Elkton, and Mrs. Lucile Athow, Tacoma, Wash.; and seven brothers, Louie Harden, Arlington, Texas, George Harden, U. S. Navy, Gene Harden, Long Beach, Calif., Joe M. Harden, U. S. Army, Fort Sill, Okla., and Bill Douglas and Larry Harden, all of Elkton.

HARDIE, Daisy English The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jul 1956
Mrs. Daisy English Hardie, 80, native of Giles County, died Wednesday morning, June 27, at a Chattanooga hospital. Funeral rites were held on Friday morning at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church with burial in Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga.
Born August 20, 1875, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late James Polk English and Sophia Ann Harwood English, and was the widow of Charles Hardie, clothier of Chattanooga.
Mrs. Hardie is survived by one sister, Mrs. Alexander Campbell, Signal Mountain; and two half-brothers, Fain English, Orlando, Fla., and Boyd English, Bessemer, Ala. Mrs. Hardie was a sister of the late W. F. English, former Pulaski postmaster.

HARDIMAN, Burgess Randolph The Pulaski Citizen 14 Apr 1954
Funeral services for Burgess Randolph Hardiman, 76, retired farmer of the Sixth Civil District, were held a one o’clock Sunday afternoon at Choates Creek Church, conducted by Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.

Mr. Hardiman died at 11:20 o’clock Friday morning at the home of Malcolm Tillman after a long illness.
Born in Giles County October 17, 1878, he was the son of the late Anderson Hardiman and Drucilla Hughes Hardiman. His wife, Mrs. Etta Davis Hardiman, died in 1945.
Mr. Hardiman is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Sherman Johnson, Bodenham, and Mrs. Willie Owen, Minnow Branch; nine grandchildren; and one sister, Miss Josie Hardiman, Lawrenceburg. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HARDIMAN, Edward Jackson The Pulaski Citizen 14 Mar 1951
Funeral services for Edward Jackson Hardiman, 84, retired farmer who died at 12:20 o’clock Friday morning, March 9, at his home on Cemetery Street in Pulaski, were held at one o’clock Saturday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in the Prospect Cemetery. His death followed a long period of declining health.
A native of Giles County, he was born March 11, 1866, the son of the late Milton Hardiman and Margaret Ann Craig Hardiman. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Betty Ann Sanders Hardiman, died in 1934.
Mr. Hardiman, who died two days before his 85th birthday anniversary, is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Ben Harmon, Pulaski, Mrs. Tom Williams, Shelbyville, Mrs. Adrian Darnell, Sumac in Giles County, Mrs. Luther Biles, Leoma, and Mrs. Julius Brown, Prospect; three sons, Raymond Hardiman, Ardmore, and Fred and Hubert Hardiman, both of Pulaski; twenty-four grandchildren and thirty-eight great grandchildren; three brothers, Thee Hardiman and Homer Hardiman, both of Birmingham, Ala., and Ammy Hardiman, Elkton. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

HARDIMAN, Lillie Coble The Pulaski Citizen __ Mar 1957
Mrs. Lillie Coble Hardiman, 51, employee of the W. E. Stephens Manufacturing Company in Pulaski for more than twenty-two years, died at 5 o’clock Monday morning, March 11, at Giles County Hospital following an operation performed six days earlier.
Funeral services were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by David East, minister of the Second Street Church of Christ of which she was a member. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born July 12, 1905, at Red Oak in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Marshall Coble and Lizzie Smith Coble.
Mrs. Hardiman is survived by her husband, Willie A. Hardiman; one daughter, Mrs. Robert Reese, Pulaski; one son, Ferrell Hardiman, Nashville; two grandchildren; three brothers, Woodrow Coble, Pulaski, Marvin Coble, Lincoln County, and Floyd Coble, Fort Worth, Texas; and three sisters, Mrs. Herman Smith and Mrs. Slater Coggin, both of Frankewing; and Mrs. Bonnie Horton, Valdosta, Ga. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HARDIMAN, Nita Gaye The Pulaski Citizen 23 Feb 1955
Nita Gaye Hardiman, four month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Farrell Hardiman of Lynnville, died Thursday, February 17, at Vanderbilt Hospital.

Funeral rites were held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at the graveside in Lynnwood Cemetery, with Gynnath Ford, minister of Lynnville Church of Christ, officiating.
Survivors in addition to her parents, include grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hardiman, Pulaski, and Mr. and Mrs Raymond Ervin, Lynnville; great grandparents, Mrs. Davie Hardiman, Mrs. F. M. Coble, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ervin, Lynnville, and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Locke, Fayetteville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

HARDIMAN, Robert Earl The Pulaski Citizen 14 May 1952
Funeral services for Robert Earl Hardiman, 37, farmer of the Wales section, were held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Albert E. Dimmock, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Burial took place in the Choates Creek Church Cemetery.
Mr. Hardiman died Sunday night at the home of friends, Mr. and Mrs. D. N. (Pete) Scott on South Third Street, having been found dead in bed early Monday morning. It is supposed his death was due to a heart attack.
Born and reared in the county, he was the son of B. R. (Dick) Hardiman of Wales and the late Mrs. Etta Davis Hardiman. He was a single man.
In addition to his father, Mr. Hardiman is survived by one sister, Mrs. Sherman Johnson; and one foster sister, Mrs. Emma Owens, both of Scotts Hill. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HARDIMAN, William Earlie The Nashville Tennessean __ Dec 1959
Pulaski, Tenn.- William Earlie Hardiman, 49, Giles County farmer, was found dead on a gravel bar in Leatherwood Creek abour four miles east of here yesterday.
Law enforcement officials said they believe he fell into the icy water from a footlog Wednesday night, suffering a head injury, and died of exposure.
The body was discovered about 11:30 a. m. by the victim’s wife, Virginia, who began searching for him after seeing his truck and hunting dog on a road near the creek.
Mrs. Haridman said her husband went hunting Wednesday night. She was not alarmed when he had not returned early yesterday because he frequently hunted all night.
The body was beneath the footlog and was submerged below the waist. A flashlight was still clutched in the victim’s hand.
Deputy Sheriff James Newton said Hardiman had suffered a head injury, apparently in the fall from the footlog, but that death probably resulted from exposure. Heavy frost on the footlog may have caused Hardiman to slip, Newton said. A wire stretched across the creek to hold onto in crossing the footlog, was broken.
E. R. Jackson, insurance agent who lives nearby, said he heard what he thought might be groans Wednesday night and went outside to investigate. But he returned to the house after deciding he had heard cattle.
Funeral services for Mr. Hardiman will be held at 11 a. m. tomorrow at Pulaski Funeral Home, the Rev. Gerald W. Stuber, officiating. Burial will be in New Zion Cemetery.

Mr. Hardiman was a native of Giles County, son of Mrs. Ella Hardiman, Friendship community, and the late A. A. Hardiman.
Surviving besides his wife and mother, are a daughter, Miss Virginia Ann Hardiman; a son, W. E. Hardiman, Jr., Giles County; four sisters, Mrs. Shelby Taylor, Mrs. Willie Gaines, and Mrs. Ben Allen, all of Giles County; and Mrs. Frank Dale, Cleveland, Ohio; two brothers, Charles and Byrom Hardiman, Madison, Tenn.

HARDIN, Daniel Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1952
Dr. Daniel Thomas Hardin, 68, a prominent physician of Ardmore, died at ten o’clock Thursday morning of a heart ailment at Lincoln County Hospital where he had been a patient since Saturday.
Funeral arrangements were not complete Thursday afternoon.
Dr. Hardin, was a native of Lincoln County, the son of the late Thomas Hardin and Mary Smith Hardin. Educated in Lincoln County Schools and a graduate of the University of Tennessee School of Medicine, formerly located at Nashville, Dr. Hardin had been a practicing physician at Ardmore since 1936. He was active in church and civic affairs in his community having been a member of the Church of Christ and the Masonic Lodge.
Dr. Hardin is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elzie Florence Brock Hardin; two daughters, Mrs. Bill Douthit of Blanche and Mrs. Campbell Rosson of Ardmore; eight grandchildren, and a brother, J. J. Hardin of Laredo, Texas.

HARDIN, Harry T. The Pulaski Citizen 13 Dec 1950
Funeral services for Harry T. Hardin, Sr., 78, Birmingham, Ala., businessman, was held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery, Pulaski, conducted by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. He died Thursday morning.
Mr. Hardin, a resident of Birmingham the past fifty years, was associated with the Wimberly and Thomas Hardware firm, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Hardin is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jessie Young Hardin; one daughter, Mrs. A. R. Long, Jr., Birmingham; two sons, H. T. Hardin, Jr. of Atlanta, Ga., and John C. Hardin, Birmingham, Ala; and three grandchildren.
Mrs. Hardin is a native of Giles County and the daughter of the late Crutcher Young and Antoinette Harwell Young.

HARDIN, Jessie Young The Pulaski Citizen 30 Nov 1955
Mrs. Jessie Young Hardin, 74, died Friday, November 25, at a Birmingham, Ala., hospital following a years failing health.
Graveside services were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski by Dr. William H. Mansfield.
A member of the Methodist Church, she was born and reared in Giles County, the daughter of the late John Crutcher Young and Antoinette Harwell Young.
Her husband, Harry Turner Hardin, died several years ago.

Mrs. Hardin is survived by one daughter, Mrs. A. R. Long, Jr., Birmingham, Ala.; two sons, Harry Hardin, Atlanta, Ga., and John Crutcher Hardin, Helena, Ala.; four grandchildren; and one brother, Homer Young of the Friendship community of the county.

HARDING, Kathleen Doud The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jul 1953
Funeral services for Kathleen Doud Harding, 48, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. John B. Cowden of Nashville. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mrs. Harding died at 12 o’clock Sunday night at her home in Nashville.
Born in Pulaski, she was the daughter of Ollie Doud, local hotel employee for many years, and Mrs. Dozie Holt Doud.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by one daughter, Bobbie Clair Harding, Nashville.
Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HARDISON, Lizzie Martin The Pulaski Citizen 16 May 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie Martin Hardison, 62, who died at 5 o’clock Wednesday morning, May 16, at her home at Wales, will be held at 1:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder Ralph Myers of Florence, Ala. Burial will take placce in Mt. Moriah Cemetery near Pulaski.
Born February 4, 1889, she was the daughter of the late Tom Martin and Mary Kirk Martin. She was a member of the Wales Church of Christ.
Mrs. Hardison, who has been a widow several years, is survived by on daughter, Mrs. Lester Martin, and two grandchildren, Wales. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HARDY, Clyde B. The Pulaski Citizen 16 May 1956
Funeral services for Clyde B. Hardy, 46, were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the First Baptist Church, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Hardy died at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Giles County Hospital after a period of declining health.
Born June 28, 1909, in Maury County, he was the son of Mrs. Florence Beckham Hardy of Mt. Pleasant and the late William Minton Hardy, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Hardy is survived by his wife, Mrs. Wilma Cobb Hardy; two daughters, Miss Wanda Hardy, secretary to Dr. Hensley, and Miss Barbara Hardy; two sons, David Hardy and Ronald Hardy, all of Pulaski; one brother, Dr. Merrell Hardy, Waynesville, N. C.; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret H. Neal and Mrs. Ruth Rhea, both of Asheville, N. C.; and three half-sisters, Dr. Loxie Murphy, Asheville, N. C., and Mrs. Nell Daniel and Mrs. Edward Murphy, both of Maury County. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HARDY, Jim The Pulaski Citizen 15 Feb 1956
Funeral services for Jim Hardy, 52, native Giles Countian, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon, February 6, at the Johns-Rideout Chapel in Fairfield, Ala., with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery with Masonic rites.

Mr. Hardy died Saturday, February 4, at a Birmingham hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Hardy, alderman and insurance agent in the Alabama city, was the son of Mrs. James Hardy of Birmingham, and the late Mr. Hardy.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Hardy is survived by his wife, two sons, and three daughters; one sister, Miss Frances Hardy, Birmingham; and four brothers, John Hardy, Pulaski, Harry Hardy, Birmingham, Julian Hardy, Decatur, Ala., and Harold Hardy, Montgomery, Ala.



HARDY, Leon The Pulaski Citizen 21 Oct 1959
Leon Hardy, 54, Giles County native and resident of Athens, Ala., was killed instantly about dusk Tuesday when the stationwagon he was driving was hit by a car traveling more than 100 miles per hour four miles north of Athens on U. S. Highway 31.
Relatives said officers stated Hardy had halted his stationwagon on a rural road awaiting a chance to pull on the fourlane highway when the car, without lights, plunged into the stationwagon, knocking the vehicle into the ditch. The stationwagon was completely demolished, relatives said.
The driver of the car was a 17-year-old boy who was being held on a manslaughter charge and who was hospitalized in the Athens Hospital, officers reported.
Hardy was knocked from his station wagon and slid down a 40-foot embankment on his head, relatives were told.
He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hardy and had resided in Giles County most of his life.
Survivors are three sisters, Mrs. Bill Rogers, Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Mary Gooch, Maryville, Mrs. Bob Rogers, Giles County; and two brothers, Herbery Hardy, Memphis and Boss Hardy, Route 1, Prospect.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p. m. at the New Zion Church of Christ and burial will be in the church cemetery.

HARDY, Mint The Pulaski Citizen 30 Aug 1950
Funeral services for Mint Hardy, 73, former Giles County farmer, who died unexpectedly at 10:30 o’clock on Friday morning, August 25, at his home in Maury County, were held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Hall’s Chapel Church of Christ in Maury County. Elder Brown Foster conducted the rites and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery at Pulaski.
Born and reared in Giles County, he had lived the greater part of his life here, and in recent years moved to Maury County. He was the son of the late William Hardy and Elizabeth Brownlow Hardy, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Hardy is survived by his wife, Mrs. Florence Beckham Hardy; five daughters, Mrs. Elbert Murphy of Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. C. F. Daniels of Chapel Hill, and Dr. Loxie Murphy, Mrs. Margaret Neil, and Mrs. Ruth Rhea, all of Ashville, N. C. ; two sons, Clyde Hardy of Pulaski and Dr. Merrill Hardy of Waynesville, N. C.; two sisters, Mrs. John Fleeman and Mrs. Ruth Smith, both of Texas; and two brothers, Tull Hardy of Pulaski and Les Hardy of Texas.


HARDY, Sarah Jane Chambers The Pulaski Citizen 27 Aug 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. W. C. Hardy, 85, were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Ephesus Church of Christ, conducted by Virgil Bradford and J. Clifford Murphy, Church of Christ ministers. Burial took place in the Dunnavant Cemetery in the same community.
Mrs. Hardy died at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon, August 22, at her home in the Conway section after a long illness.
The former Miss Sarah Jane Chambers, she was born May 3, 1867, in Giles County, the daughter of the late Andrew Chambers and Mary Henderson Chambers. She had been a member of the Church of Christ since her girlhood.
Her husband, William Columbus Hardy, died December 28, 1908.
Mrs. Hardy is survived by one daughter, Mrs. G. M. Phillips, Conway; and four sons, Atha Hardy, Mahlon Hardy and Raymond Hardy, all of Conway, and Andrew Hardy, Nashville; and four grandchildren. Mrs. Hardy was the last member of her immediate family. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HARDY, Willie M. The Pulaski Citizen 9 Dec 1959
Funeral services for Miss Willie M. Hardy, Pulaski resident, were held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield. Burial took place in the family lot in Brick Church Cemetery. Miss Hardy died at noon on Thursday, December 3, at Giles County Hospital, after several months illness.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Wallace Rutledge Hardy and Florence Hamm Hardy. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Miss Hardy is survived by one sister, Mrs. Mary Lou Endress, Pulaski; two nephews, W. R. Hardy, Wichita Falls, Texas, and Lucius Hardy, Seymour, Texas; and two nieces, Mrs. Raymond Warren and Mrs. Burrell Mills, both of Seymour, Texas. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

HARGROVE, Edward Guy The Pulaski Citizen 21 Oct 1959
Funeral services for Edward Guy Hargrove, 83, retired carpenter of the Prospect Community, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Prospect Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. John Marvin Bradford, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, a former pastor. Burial took place in Prospect Cemetery. Mr. Hargrove died Monday at his home after a long illness.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert L. Hargrove and Mary Susan Campbell Hargrove, and was a member of the Prospect Methodist Church.
Mr. Hargrove is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Nolan Hargrove; one son, John Nolan Hargrove, Prospect; three grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Betty H. Sigmon and Miss Gracie Hargrove, Pulaski; and two brothers, Webb Hargrove, Pulaski, and Alvin Hargrove, Nashville.
Wilson Carter and Company in charge.

HARGROVE, Glenn W. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Mar 1956

Funeral services were incompleter at press time Thursday for Glenn W. Hargrove, age 70, who died Wednesday night, March 7 of a heart attack in a hotel in Sheffield, Ala.
Mr. Hargrove, a traveling salesman for Owen Richards Company, Inc., of Birmingham, Ala., was a resident of Birmingham.
A native of Prospect, he was the son of the late Robert L. Hargrove and Mary Campbell Hargrove, and was a member of the Methodist Church. His wife died several years ago.
Mr. Hargrove is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Gracie Hargrove, Pulaski, and Mrs. Erskine Lewis, Columbia; and three brothers, Ed Hargrove, Prospect, Alvin Hargrove, Nashville, and Webb Hargrove, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HARGROVE, John Wesley The Pulaski Citizen 7 Apr 1954
Funeral services for John Wesley Hargrove, Sr., 61, Lewisburg carpenter, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Lewisburg Nazarene Church, conducted by the Rev. J. A. Bibbs of Nashville and the Rev. Edward Holcomb, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg.
Born June 15, 1892, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Ed Hargrove and Lizzie Henson Hargrove.
Mr. Hargrove is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sadie Price Hargrove; one daughter, Mrs. E. M. Woodard, Lewisburg; three sons, John Wesley Hargrove, Jr., and Cecil Edward Hargrove, Lewisburg, and James L. Hargrove, Atlanta, Ga.; eight grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Lyman Folger, Indianapolis, Ind., and Mrs. P. J. Sullivan, St. Petersburg, Fla. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

HARGROVE, Julian Smith The Pulaski Citizen 24 Aug 1955
Funeral services for Julian Smith Hargrove, 55, Bethel farmer, were held at 3 o’clock on Monday afternoon at Bethel Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of the church, and Rev. Dallas Bass of Clarksville and Rev. Sumpter Logan of Hendersonville, Ky., and burial took place in Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. Hargrove, who had been in failing health several years, died at one o’clock Sunday afternoon at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, he was born June 10, 1900, the only son of the late Otha Rayburn Hargrove and Elizabeth Smith Hargrove. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Hargrove is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Lou Moore Hargrove; and one daughter, Miss Annie Hargrove, Prospect. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors.

HARGROVE, Mary Ann Robinson The Pulaski Citizen 20 Apr 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ann Robinson Hargrove, 82, were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. H. L. Smith, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Hargrove died suddenly at 11:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at the home in the Pleasant Hill community, near Ardmore.

A native of Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Calvin Robinson and Martha Allred Robinson, but had lived in Giles County for forty years. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Hargrove, wife of Tom Hargrove who died in 1950, is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Fletcher Clem and Mrs. Ollie Hargrove, Elkmont, Ala., Mrs. John Woodfin, Harvest, Ala., Mrs. Thomas Hood, Nashville, and Mrs. Paul King, Pleasant Hill; three sons, Isom Hargrove, Toney, Ala., Calvin Hargrove, Veto, Ala., Willis Hargrove, Pleasant Hill; and one brother, Jim Robinson, Pettusville, Ala.; and a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Wilson Carter and Company, Morticians in charge.

HARGROVE, Otha Rayburn The Pulaski Citizen 2 Feb 1955
Otha Rayburn Hargrove, 83, retired Giles County farmer, died at 9 o’clock on Monday night, January 24, at a rest home in Columbia, after a long period of declining health.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock the following Tuesday afternoon at Bethel Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor, and the Rev. Dallas Bass of Clarksville. Burial took place in Prospect Cemetery.
Son of the late John R. Hargrove and Henrietta Carter Hargrove, he was born February 1, 1871 in Giles County, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Lizzie Smith Hargrove, died many years ago.
Mr. Hargrove is survived by one son, Julian Hargrove, Bethel; and one granddaughter, Anne Hargrove, Prospect. Wilson Carter and Company, Morticians in charge.

HARGROVE, Zoanna The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jun 1952
Funeral services for Miss Zoanna Hargrove, 72, Prospect resident, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Cullen T. Carter of Elkton and the Rev. H. H. Austin of Nashville. Burial took place in the Elliott Cemetery, near Ardmore.
She died of a heart ailment at 5:30 o’clock Monday morning at the home in the Prospect section, after a long period of declining health.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was the daughter of the late Martin Pettus (Pet) Hargrove and Cynthia Rochelle Hargrove. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Miss Hargrove is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Leslie Magnusson, Ardmore, and Mrs. Ezra White, Pettusville, Ala.; five brothers, Tom Hargrove, A. B. Hargrove and H. H. Hargrove, all of Nashville, M. L. Hargrove, Ardmore, and Will Hargrove, Prospect, and thirty nieces and nephews. Wilson T. Carter and Company, Funeral Directors.

HARLOW, Summer Field The Pulaski Citizen 28 May 1952
Summer Field Harlow, 66, prominent Elkton farmer and churchman, died at 2 o’clock Wednesday morning, May 28, at Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville, following nine days illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the Elkton Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Cullen T. Carter, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. R. F. Warden, pastor of the Elkton Baptist Church. Burial will take place in Elkton Cemetery with Masonic rites.

A lifelong resident of the county, he was born August 28, 1885, the son of the late John Summer Field Harlow and Mollie Reed Harlow. He was an active member of the Methodist Church, having served as a steward since 1916. He was a Mason.
Mr. Harlow is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucy Powell Harlow; three daughters, Mrs. Malcolm Bailey, Pulaski; Mrs. B. L. Duckett, Elkton, and Mrs. Joe Rinehart, Jr., Lake Jackson, Texas; one son, Edwin H. Harlow, Pulaski; three grandsons, Joe Rinehart, III, Foster and Jackie Harlow; one sister, Mrs. Bertha Kelly, Elkton; and one brother, Frank Harlow, Elkton. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors.

HARMOND, Emma D. Purdom The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma D. Purdom Harmond, 74, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Robert E. Wilsford and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist Ministers. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mrs. Harmond died on Tuesday at the home at Cedar Grove. She was born September 14, 1878, the daughter of the late William E. Purdom and Hannah R. Rogers Purdom. She was the widow of the James H. Harmond who died two years ago.
Mrs. Harmond is survived by seven daughters, Mrs. James Foster, Mrs. Johnnie Wooley, and Mrs. Jack Hazlewood, Nashville, Mrs. Emmett Sands, Culleoka, Mrs. Vernon Hazlewood, Lynnville, Mrs. Flournoy Barr and Miss Emma Lee Harmond, Pulaski; three sons, Willie Harmond, Eustice Harmond and Buford Harmond, all of Pulaski; twenty-one grandchildren and two great grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Will Bonds, Lynnville, and Mrs. Bessie Parker, Columbia. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors

HARMOND, James Harris The Pulaski Citizen 21 Feb 1951
Funeral services for James Harris Harmond, 79, who died at 7:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, February 14, at his home in the Campbellsville section after a long illness, were held at 11:30 o’clock Thursday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of Olivet Charge, officiated and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Born in Wilson County, he was the son of the late William E. Harmond and Sara Pritchett Harmond. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Harmond is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Purdom Harmond; seven daughters, Mrs. James Foster, Mrs. John Wooley, Mrs. Jack Hazelwood and Mrs. Dee Francis, all of Nashville, Mrs. Virginia Hazelwood, and Miss Emma Lee Harmond, both of Campbellsville, and Mrs. Flournoy Barr, Milky Way Farms at Riversburg; and three sons, Eustice Harmond and Willie Harmond, both of Campbellsville, and Buford Harmond, Pulaski; and one sister, Mrs. J. L. Gupton, Columbia. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HARRIS, Alfred Moore The Pulaski Citizen 10 Aug 1955
Funeral services for Alfred Moore Harris, 79, retired hardware salesman, were held at 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Prospect Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Troy Bunch, former pastor, and the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Prospect Cemetery.

Mr. Harris who had been in declining health several years, died Thursday afternoon at his home.
He had been a salesman for Moore-Handley Hardward Company, of Birmingham, Ala., the greater part of his life, but continued to make his home at Prospect. He was a member of the Prospect Methodist Church.
Born September 4, 1875, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert Simpson Harris and Elizabeth Jane Robertson Harris. He was a great grandson of Alfred Harris, the first circuit judge of Giles County, appointed in 1817.
His wife, Mrs. Carey Hawkins Morrison Harris, died in 1954.
Mr. Harris is survived by one daughter, Mrs. William H. Moss, Winchester; two sons, John Buford Harris, Chicago, Ill., and Carey Eldridge Harris, Prospect; twelve grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Henry Malone, Lynnville and Mrs. Ann Ball, Pulaski. An aunt, Mrs. Eugene White of Athens, Ala., also survives. Wilson Carter and Company, Morticians in charge.

HARRIS, Carey Morrison The Pulaski Citizen 24 Feb 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Carey Morrison Harris, 73, were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in Prospect Methodist Church, with the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of the church, officiating at the rites. Burial took place in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mrs. Harris died at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at the home in Prospect after a long period of declining health.
The former Miss Carey Morrison, she was born February 18, 1881, in Gibson County, the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Kaufman Morrison. A well educated woman, she was a leader in her community, a member of the Methodist Church, and past president of the Parent-Teacher Association Council.
Mrs. Harris is survived by her husband, Alfred Moore Harris; one daughter, Mrs. William H. Moss, Winchester; two sons, John Buford Harris, Chicago, Ill. and Capt. Carey Harris, U. S. Army, just returned from duty in Germany; eleven grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Ina Williams, Miami, Fla., and Mrs. Sarah Briggs, Memphis. Wilson Carter and Company, Directors.

HARRIS, Christine Neely The Pulaski Citizen 13 Feb 1952
Mrs. Christine Neely Harris, wife of Lindsey Harris, died on Monday, February 4, at he home in Athens, Tenn.
Funeral services were held at the Athens Methodist Church at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning and burial took place in that city.
Mrs. Harris was the daughter of the late Frank T. Neely and Kate Morgan Abernathy Neely of Giles County.
She is survived by her husband, a former Pulaskian; and two children, Virginia Harris and James Lindsey Harris; two sisters, Mrs. Corinne Glass, Ashland City, Ala., and Miss Winnie Davis Neely, Madison, Wis.; and one brother, Frank Neely, of Mississippi.

HARRIS, Herbert Glynn The Pulaski Citizen 15 Dec 1954

Herbert Glynn Harris, 26, native of Dothan, Ala., and the husband of the former Miss Peggy Ranck, of Pulaski died Sunday afternoon at the Veterans Hospital at Atlanta, Ga., after two weeks illness resulting from kidney complications.
Prayer services were held at ten o’clock Monday morning in Atlanta and funeral services were held at Dothan at eleven o’clock Tuesday morning, with burial in the Dothan Cemetery.
Mr. Harris was a graduate of the University of Alabama and was a veteran of World War II., having been discharged from service in recent months. He was a representative of an Oil Company at the time of his death.
In addition to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Harris of Dothan, Mr. Harris is survived by his wife; a daughter, Glenda Carol Harris; and two sisters, Mrs. Russell Parrish and Mrs. Joe McKinney of Dothan.

HARRIS, Jim The Pulaski Citizen 9 Sep 1953
Funeral services for Jim Harris, 86, retired Limestone County, Ala., farmer, were held at 11 o’clock Sunday morning at the Lentzville Methodist Church in West Limestone. The Rev. Johnson, pastor of the church, officiated and burial took place in the Lentzville Cemetery.
Mr. Harris died at 6 o’clock Saturday morning at Giles County Hospital, following several months’ illness.
He was born June 7, 1867 in Marshall County, Tenn., but had lived most of his life in Limestone County, Ala. He had been a member of the Methodist Church for thirty-five years. His wife, Mrs. Maxie C. Harrison Harris, died March 8, 1943.
Mr. Harris is survived by nine grandchildren: Mrs. Marvin South, Mrs. Newton Willard and Mrs. Marvette Hughes, Woodrow Harris and Franklin Harris, all of Nashville; Mrs. Richard Hagood and Mrs. John Hasting, Athens, Ala.; Thomas Harris, Decatur, Ala.; and Mrs. Clifford Adams of the Pisgah community, with whom he had made his home for the ast two years.

HARRIS, Leslie G. The Giles Free Press 25 Sep 1957
Leslie G. Harris, age 53, well-known Pulaski businessman, died of a heart attack at 7:30 o’clock on Thursday morning, September 26, at his home on the Lewisburg highway.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, Sept. 28, at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rev. James T. Parsons and Rev. W. H. Mansfield will officiate. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery with Masonic rites. Masons will serve as honorary pallbearers.
A native of Giles County, he was born February 12, 1904, the son of the late John B. Harris and Mary Eliza Webb Finney Harris. He was educated in Giles County schools and attended University of Michigan. As a young man he was a traveling representative for Kresge in Michigan and Washington, D. C. stores. He has operated a machine and welding business at Pulaski for the past twenty-five years.
He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Katherine Abernathy Harris; one daughter, Mrs. W. C. Butler, Jr. of Nashville; a sister, Mrs. O. P. Stone of Lewisburg, Tenn.; a half-brother, Webb Finney of Pulaski; and one grandson. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.


HARRIS, Mary Eliza Webb The Pulaski Citizen 15 Feb 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Eliza Webb Harris, 83, who died on Monday, February 13, at her home on the Columbia Highway after a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, Elder A. C. Dreaden, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ, officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born in Giles County on July 4, 1866, she was the daughter of the late W. N. and Rhoda Allison Webb. She was educated at Martin College, being one of the early students of the school. She was the last member of her immediate family, and had been a member of the Church of Christ for many years.
In 1891 she was married to W. M. Finney. To this union was born two sons, Frank Webb Finney and Marion Finney, the latter of whom died in infancy.
On April 19, 1903, she married John B. Harris, who died October 7, 1948.
Mrs. Harris is survived by two sons, Frank Webb Finney and Leslie G. Harris, both of Pulaski; one daughter, Mrs. O. O. Stone, of Lewisburg; and one granddaughter, Shirley Harris, Pulaski.

HARRIS, Mollie Ezell The Pulaski Citizen 7 Dec 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Mollie Ezell Harris, 86, Pulaski resident for 40 years, who died Wednesday, December 7, at Giles County Hospital, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton and Dr. J. Clark Hensley, Baptist ministers, will officiate and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Harris who was stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage on Sunday night, died at noon Wednesday.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was born June 7, 1869 in the Elkton community, the daughter of the later Marion Polk Ezell and Mary Elizabeth Tarpley Ezell, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband, Clyde Gustavus Harris, died January 23, 1929.
Mrs. Harris is survived by one daugher, Miss Mary Will Harris, Pulaski; and one sister, Mrs. M. E. Woodard, Decatur, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HARRIS, Myrtle Ledford The Pulaski Citizen 1 Sep 1954
Mrs. Myrtle Ledfore Harris, 65, native Giles Countian, died at 6 o’clock Tuesday night in Jasper, Ala., after several months ill health. Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning in Jasper and burial took place in Mimosa Cemetery in Lawrenceburg, Tenn.
Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late W. M. Ledford and Etta Ledford, former residents of the Oak Grove community.
Mrs. Harris is survived by her husband, Will N. Harris; one son, Flournoy Harris of Lawrenceburg; two daughters, Mrs. Paul Davis, Houston, Texas, and Mrs. Kermit Parker, Bessemer, Ala.; two step-daughters, Mrs. E. B. Story, Pulaski, and Mrs. Fulton Green, Lexington, Ala.; thirteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren; one brother, Clarence Ledford, Pulaski; and four sisters, Mrs. Jerome Tarpley, Pulaski, Mrs. Solon Craig, Decatur, Ala., Mrs. Stacy Ashford, Tucson, Ariz., and Mrs. Harold Hinote, Pensacola, Fla.


HARRIS, Robert The Pulaski Citizen 8 Dec 1954
Funeral services for Robert Harris, 80, retired farmer and vice-president of the Frankewing Bank, were held at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at McBurg Church of Christ. Elder R. A. Largen, minister of Fayetteville Church of Christ, officiated, and burial took place in the Wright Cemetery, Lincoln County.
Mr. Harris died at 3:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, December 7, at Giles County Hospital following a long illness.
Born in the county, he was the son of the late Dave Harris and Josephine McClaurin Harris, and was a member of McBurg Church of Christ.
Mr. Harris was twice married, his first wife, Mrs. Cordie Wright Harris, died in 1935. His second wife, Mrs. Ann Harwell Harris survives.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Harris is survived by one daughter, Miss Carolyn Harris, Frankewing; four sons, Harvey Harris, J. E. Harris and Bobby Harris, all of Frankewing; and Joe A. Harris, Kerrville, Texas; four grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Susan Holt, Frankewing. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HARRIS, Robert Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 6 Feb 1957
Robert Thomas Harris, 65, Marietta, Georgia businessman, and father of Dr. T. W. Harris of Pulaski, died at 8:30 o’clock Sunday night, January 27, at his home after a long illness. Funeral services took place Tuesday with burial in the City Cemetery.
Mr. Harris is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie King Harris; three sons, Dr. Harris, Pulaski, and Harold Harris and Garland Harris; four daughters, Mrs. Robert Howell, Mrs. Peter Mecca, Mrs. Charles Howell, and Mrs. Edward Neal; and one brother, Luther Harris, all of Marietta, Ga.

HARRIS, William Raymond Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Dec 1954
Private funeral rites were held at 11:30 Saturday morning November 27, at the grave in Maplewood Cemetery for William Raymond Harris, Jr., 71, who died in Kansas City, Mo., after a brief illness.
The Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of First Methodist Church in Pulaski, officiated.
Born in Louisville, Ky., he was the son of the late William Searcy Harris, a native of Mississippi and Mary Eliza Blackwell Harris, a descendant of pioneer families of Giles County. For a period of years the family lived at Whitehall, ancestral home near Pulaski, and at a later time lived in Pulaski. In recent years, Mrs. Harris made his home in Kansas City.
Mr. Harris, a member of the Methodist Church, is survived by two sisters, Miss Mary Searcy Harris and Mrs. Frank Cook, both of Louisville, Ky.; and several nieces and nephews. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HARRISON, James Clarence The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jun 1957

Funeral services for James Clarence Harrison, 66, former resident of Giles County, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of First Baptist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Harrison, a carpenter, who has resided in Detroit, Mich., died at 1:30 o’clock Thursday morning at Saratoga Hospital in Detroit after a short illness.
Born August 27, 1890, in Bedford County, he was the son of the late Louis Harrison and Mary Frances Harrison. In early manhood, he move to Giles County where he spent most of his life.
Mr. Harrison is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Hughes Harrison; four daughters, Mrs. John Polly, Pulaski, Mrs. Mildred McNeese and Mrs. Virginia Ouzioan, both of Detroit, and Mrs. Martha Myers, Nashville; four sons, James C. Harrison, Jr., Robert Harrison, Malcolm Harrison and Kenneth Harrison, all of Detroit; nine grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Bob Fulton, Beech Hill in Giles County; one brother, Oscar Harrison, California. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HARRISON, John Dillon The Pulaski Citizen 2 Feb 1955
John Dillon Harrison, 62, retired farmer of Moore County, and father of Mrs. W. R Wiseman of Pulaski, died January 29, at Veterans Hospital in Nashville after a period of declining health.
Funeral services were held Monday in the Lynchburg Methodist Church and burial took place in Lynchburg Cemetery.
A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the P. O. Harrison and Betty Evans Harrison. A veteran of World War I, he and his family had lived in Winchester the past six years.
In addition to his daughter, Mr. Harrison is survived by his wife, Mrs. Frances Wilkes Harrison, Winchester.

HARRISON, Martha Jane Buffalo The Pulaski Citizen 25 Apr 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Jane Buffalo Harrison, who died Tuesday, April 24, at the home of her daughter in Bartow, Fla., were held Friday at Minor Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Robert Hendrix. Burial took place in the Powell Cemetery.
Mrs. Harrison was born in Alabama but moved to Giles County, Tennessee when small, living most of her life in Giles County. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Harrison is survived by one son, Turner Harrison, of Minor Hill; four daughters, Mrs. Mary Hendrix, Mrs. Carrie Sandlin, Mrs. Idell Roberts all of Bartow, Ala. and Mrs. Addie Gooch of Birmingham, Ala.; eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren; two brothers, Emmet Buffalo, Appleton, Tenn., and Elvet Buffalo, Minor Hill.
Mrs. Harrison had been an invalid for almost thirteen years.

HARRISON, Nolen Brown The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jul 1952
Nolen Brown Harrison, 16, senior at Minor Hill High School, was drowned in Sugar Creek near Minor Hill about 6:30 Friday afternoon while he was learning to swim.
The son of James W. Harrison and Mallie Nolen Harrison, the youth was in a group of young people who had gone swimming several hours earlier. He remained in the stream after the others had walked down the road a short distance, and it was reported by friends that his calls for help were heard by the group but were thought to be in “play”.
Dr. G. C. Wallace, Pulaski physician, applied artificial respiration over two hours without result.

In addition to his parents, the young man is survived by a brother, Jimmy Harrison; and four sisters, Margaret, Dorothy, Evelyn and Sarah Harrison, all of the Peach community near the Lawrence county line.
Funeral services for the youth were held at two o’clock Sunday afternoon at Puncheon Church of Christ by M. F. Norwood and Billy Noles, Church of Christ ministers. Burial was in Powell Cemetery. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HARRISON, Robert Porter “Bob” The Pulaski Citizen 1 Feb 1950
Robert Porter Harrison, 45, well known former police officer died Wednesday night at his home in Cornersville after several months illness.
Funeral services were scheduled for 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the Rev. L. G. Gatlin of Mt. Pleasant, officiating. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
The son of W. D. and Maude Brooks Harrison formerly of Giles County, now of Louisville,Ky., Mr. Harrison was a native of the county and a member of the Methodist Church.
He served as a detective on the Louisville Police Force for thirteen years. After his return to Pulaski, he served as a local policeman here and was Chief of Police at Cornersville and Deputy Sheriff of Marshall County at the time of his death.
He is survived by his parents, his wife, the former Miss Grady Phillips; two daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Mullins, Pulaski, Mrs. James Bennett of Long Beach, Calif.; three grandchildren, Seven sisters, Mrs. Pat Wantland, Miss Edna Harrison, Mrs. Harry Baker, Mrs. Richard Cissell, Mrs. Herman Hicks, Mrs. J. R. Owens, and Mrs. Braden Christopher,, all of Louisville, Ky., and three brothers, Daniel, Luke and Edgar, also of Louisville.

HARRISON, Stella The Pulaski Citizen 11 Feb 1953
Funeral services for Stella Harrison, 9 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
M. Harrison of the Aspen Hill community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Roy West, a former pastor of the Aspen Hill Methodist Church, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
The child, who was born May 5, 1943, died suddenly at 1:45 o’clock Monday afternoon at the home of her parents, following a few hours illness.
In addition to her parents, Stella is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Albert Regen and Mrs. James Edgin, both of Nashville; one brother, Marion Butler Harrison, U. S. Air Force, stationed in the Phillipines; one grandmother, Mrs. John Petty and one grandfather and step-grandmother, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence B. Harrison, all of Aspen Hill.
Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors

HARRISON, Turner The Pulaski Citizen 24 Feb 1954
Funeral services for Turner Harrison, 60, farmer of the Minor Hill community, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Puncheon Church of Christ, conducted by Tom Holland, minister of the Church of Christ. Burial took place in Powell Cemetery, near Minor Hill.

Mr. Harrison a member of the Church of Christ, died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, February 24, at his home. Born October 25, 1893, he was the son of the late J. Fage Harrison and Mattie Buffalo Harrison, and was a veteran of World War I and a member of American Legion Post No. 60. Mr. Harrison is survived by his wife, Lillie Green Harrison; two foster children; three sisters, Mrs. Otha Roberts and Mrs. Freeman Sandlin, both of Winter Haven, Fla., and Mrs. Earl Hendrix of Georgia. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

HARRISON, William Daniel The Pulaski Citizen 4 Apr 1951
William Daniel Harrison, 76, former resident of Giles County, died at 11:55 o’clock on Tuesday night, April 3, at a Louisville, Ky., hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o’clock Friday afternoon in Pulaski at Bennett-May Funeral Home, followed by burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Harrison was a native of Giles County and a son of the late Jonathan Luke Harrison and Catherine Knight Harrison. He was a farmer of the county until his retirement in 1935 when he moved to Louisville, Ky., where the family has since resided.
Mr. Harrison is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maude Brooks Harrison, also a native of Giles County; six daughters, Mrs. John Owens, Mrs. Robert Weaver, Mrs. Herman Hicks, Mrs. Pat Wantland, Mrs. Harry Baker and Mrs. Richard Cissell; three sons, Luke Harrison, Edgar Harrison, and Daniel Harrison, all of Louisville, Ky.; twenty grandchildren and six great grandchildren; and one brother, Clarence B. Harrison, Aspen Hill. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HARRISON, Zora Butler The Pulaski Citizen 13 Apr 1955
Mrs. Zora Butler Harrison, 78, widow of Sumpter C. Harrison, died at 5:50 o’clock Friday night, April 8, in Oakland, Calif., after several months illness.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. R. B. Stone, Methodist minister. Burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born October 12 1876, in Giles County, she was the only child of the late Thomas Epperson Butler and Helen Imogene Black Butler. Mrs. Harrison, a member of the Methodist Church, had lived in Giles County until two and a half years ago when she went to Oakland to live with a daughter.
Mrs. Harrison is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Katie H. Edwards, Pulaski, Mrs. W. H. Dugger, Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. E. E. Korns, Oakland, Calif., Mrs. W. T. Head, Shreveport, La.; three sons, J. R. Harrison, Athens, Ala., Butler Harrison, Lewisburg, and S. Leroy Harrison, Shreveport, La.; and eighteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HART, William P. Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Aug 1952
William P. Hart, Jr., 67, native Giles Countian, died Sunday morning, August 3, at his home in El Paso, Texas, after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning with burial in that city.

Mr. Hart is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Worley Hart, also a native of Giles County, and three sons, William Hart and John Hart, El Paso, and James Hart, San Francisco, Calif.

HARTLEY, Elizabeth Brewis The Pulaski Citizen 15 May 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Brewis Hartley, 74, resident of the Weakley Creek section, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Greenwood Church of Christ and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Hartley died at 10:30 o’clock Saturday night at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after an extended illness.
Born June 8, 1883, in Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Alex Brewis and Jane Ransom Brewis; both parents natives of England. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Her husband, John Barry Hartley, died nine years ago.
Mrs. Hartley is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Robert Murphy, with whom she had made her home recently; one son, W. H. Hartley, Wyandotte, Mich.; three grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Kerr, Brookside, Ala., and Mrs. Mamie Lynn, Allen Park, Mich.; and one brother, Alex Brewis, Jr., Brookside, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home, Directors in charge.

HARWELL, Annie Lee Watson The Pulaski Citizen 21 Oct 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Lee Watson Harwell, 70, resident of the Bunker Hill Community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Thomas Vann and the Rev. Marcus Nickell, Methodist ministers. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Harwell died at 8:30 o’clock Friday night, October 16, at Lincoln County Hospital after a few weeks illness.
Born September 28, 1889, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Jim Watson and Lizzie Bass Watson, and was a member of the Bunker Hill Methodist Church. Her husband, Edgar Harwell, died July 14, 1948.
Mrs. Harwell is survived by six daughters, Mrs. Robert E. Aymett, Pulaski, Mrs. Peter Bruder, Mrs. Wyatt Sigmon, Mrs. Gus Soffes, all of Milwaukee, Wis., Mrs. Billy Parker, McBurg, and Mrs. Frank Douthitt, Dellrose; five sons, James Harwell, Brown Harwell and George Harwell, all of Bunker Hill, Edward Harwell, U. S. Army, Columbus, Ga. and Joe Harwell, Milwaukee, Wis.; eighteen grandchildren; and two brothers, Matthew Watson and Neely Watson, both of Bunker Hill. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

HARWELL, Arnett The Pulaski Citizen 29 Aug 1956
Arnett Harwell, 63, highly respected Negro citizen of Pulaski who was connected with the Bennett-May Funeral Home for 36 years, died at his home in Pulaski at 11 p. m. Saturday, August 25, after an extended illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the Campbell Chapel Methodist Church and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.

HARWELL, Ealon Kersey The Pulaski Citizen 1 Apr 1959

E. K. Harwell, 62, of Haines City, Florida, and native of Giles County, died Tuesday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a Kissimmee, Fla., motel room. Relatives said Mr. Harwell had been in bad health for several months.
Services will be at 10 a. m. Friday at the London Funeral Home in Lewisburg. Burial will be in the Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski. The body will arrive at the funeral home Thursday.
Mr. Harwell, who owned and operated the Central Florida motel in Haines City, was the son of Ben and Armana Kersey Harwell. His wife was the former Mary Pallie Fitzgerald of Pulaski. She survives.
As a young man, he was part owner of the Harwell-Fitzgerald Hardware Company in Pulaski. In 1932 he moved to Mooresville where he was a real estate dealer, Later, he went to Lewisburg and operated a used car lot and a real estate agency.
In 1949, Mr. Harwell moved to Cornersville where he owned the Lazy Valley Farm. He moved to Haines City in 1952 where he operated the motel and continued to sell real estate.
Mr. Harwell was a member of the Baptist Church.
Besides his wife, survivors include two sons, Mahlon Harwell, Detroit and Horace Harwell, Haines City; two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Holbert, Lewisburg, and Mrs. Clara Hickman, Haines City; a brother, Tom Harwell, Fort Wayne, Ind. and six grandchildre.

HARWELL, Edgar Conway The Pulaski Citizen 14 Apr 1954
Funeral services for Edgar C. Harwell, 80, retired farmer of the Cedar Grove community, will be held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at Cool Spring Church of Christ, with the following ministers, Virgil Bradford, J. Bedford Rasbury and J. Clifford Murphy, officiating. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Harwell, the last member of his immediate family, died at 2:20 o’clock Thursday morning, April 15, at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born July 5, 1873, the son of the late Joseph Hartwell Harwell and Bell Madry Harwell. He had been a member of the Church of Christ for many years.
Mrs. Lula Neely Harwell, his first wife, died in 1918.
Mr. Harwell is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Betty Paisley Harwell; two daughters, Mrs. Herbert Luna, Lynnville, and Mrs. Paul Reasonover, Cedar Grove; three sons, Glen Harwell, Clyde Harwell and Loyd Harwell, all of Giles County; sixteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HARWELL, Elgar The Pulaski Citizen 18 Nov 1954
Funeral services for Elgar Harwell, 78, retired farmer, who died at 3:45 o’clock Thursday morning, November 12, at his home in Frankewing, were held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at Mt. Zion Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. M. K. Harwell and the Rev. Lloyd Hickman and burial took place in Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Born in Giles County on February 11, 1875, he was the son of the late William Wilkes Harwell and Ozella Harwell Harwell. An active member of Mt. Zion Methodist Church, he had served as a steward for forty-three years.

Mr. Harwell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ida Lyles Harwell; two sons, Allen Harwell, Byrdstown, and Francis W. Harwell, Frankewing; seven grandchilden; two sisters, Mrs. Joe Lunn and Mrs. Pearl Allen, Lewisburg; and one brother, Rev. W. L. Harwell, Cornersville. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

HARWELL, Ernest The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jan 1954
Funeral services for Ernest Harwell, 76, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Scott’s Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Harwell died at 7:25 o’clock Saturday night, December 26, at Giles County Hospital, following several years’ illness.
Born June 5, 1877, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Matt Harwell and Rosalind Harwell. His wife, Mrs. Sammie Simpson Harwell, died November 4, 1943. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Harwell is survived by one foster-son, Harold Harwell, radio announcer in Decatur, Ala., one grandson, and several nieces and nephews. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

HARWELL, Floyd Talmadge The Pulaski Citizen 30 Sep 1959
Funeral services for Floyd Talmadge Harwell, 66, Minor Hill farmer, were held Friday at the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church, with the Rev. Chester A. Stephens officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Harwell died Thursday of a heart attack. A native of Giles County, he was a son of the late Thomas G. and Eliza Glover Harwell. He was a member of the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ethel Parker Harwell; a daughter, Mrs. Elmer McDougal, Minor Hill; a sister, Mrs. T. F. Comer; and a brother, Elmer Harwell, both of Dallas, Texas.

HARWELL, Frank Collier The Pulaski Citizen 08 Apr 1953
Funeral services for Frank Collier Harwell, 65, who died Sunday afternoon at his home in the Chicken Creek community, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen, assisted by the Rev. W. L. Harwell. Burial took place in the family lot in Bee Spring Cemetery.
Born in Giles County September 27, 1887, he was the son of the late Ausborne Andrew and Mary Jane Brooks Harwell. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Harwell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mae Bland Harwell; two daughters, Mrs. Yancey Holt and Miss Virgie Harwell; two grandchildren, Earl Brown and Rachel Holt; one sister, Mrs. R. M. Erwin; all of Giles County; three nephews, Grady Erwin of Snyder, Texas, Elwood Erwin, Giles County, and Sgt. R. M. Erwin, Jr., of Poplar Bluff, Mo. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors

HARWELL, Hattie Elizabeth Howard The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1953
Mrs. Hattie Elizabeth Howard Harwell, 79, died early Sunday morning, August 2, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clyde Bass at Stella.

Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Stella, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, Methodist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was born December 19, 1873, the daughter of the late Stephen Howard and Betty Biles Howard. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Her husband, T. Coleman Harwell, died sixteen years ago.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Harwell is survived by several grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Rowena Boyd, Stella; and four brothers, Elmo Howard, Taft, Ellis Howard and Floyd Howard, Stella, and N. S. Howard, Minor Hill. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HARWELL, Helen McCanless Griffin The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jul 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen McCanless Griffin Harwell, 84, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pisgah Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. Mouldon Holloway, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Pisgah Cemetery.
Mrs. Harwell died at 10:30 o’clock Friday night, June 27, at the home of her son, Thurston Griffin, at Pisgah, after several months of declining health.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was born May 24, 1868, the daughter of the late Tom McCanless and Nannie Hicks McCanless. She was married twice, her first husband was Fulton Griffin who died twenty-four years ago. Her second husband, Otis Harwell, died in 1946.
She had been a member of the Methodist Church since girlhood.
Mrs. Harwell is survived by one son, Thurston Griffin; one daughter, Mrs. Olin Harwell, both of Pisgah; three granddaughters, Mrs. D. L. Brint, Bolivar, Mrs. Mitchell Stone, Lynnville, and Miss Mary Helen Griffin, Pisgah; one grandson, Rivers Harwell, Okalene, Calif.; one step-son, Hugh Harwell, Pisgah; and four great grandchildren.

HARWELL, Hicks The Pulaski Citizen 03 Aug 1955
Funeral services for Hicks Harwell, 63, farmer of the Shorts community, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Minor Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Harwell died unexpectedly at 5 o’clock Monday afternoon while at work on the farm.
Mr. Harwell, a member of Scotts Hill Baptist Church, was born May 15, 1892, in Giles County, the son of the late Duffie Harwell and Tennie Simpson Harwell.
His wife, Mrs. Sallie Mae Davis Harwell, died August 11, 1954.
Mr. Harwell is survived by six sons, Allen Harwell, with whom he made his home, Roy Harwell, Ohio, Aubrey Harwell and William Henry Harwell, Pulaski, Robert Earl Harwell, Cornersville and Loyd Harwell, Nashville; three daughters, Mrs. C. T. Adams, Mrs. Earl Davis, and Mrs. W. N. Daly, all of Giles County; a number of grandchildren; and one brother, Duffie Harwell, Giles County. His sister, Mrs. Kenneth Shelton, died July 20. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

HARWELL, John May The Pulaski Citizen 24 Sep 1958

John May Harwell, 41, chemist at International Minerals and Chemical Corporation at Wales, died unexpectedly of a heart attack about 8 o’clock Thursday morning, September 25, at Giles County Hospital, only hours after being stricken at his home at Aspen Hill.
Funeral services will be held at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Chester A. Stephens, pastor of the Aspen Hill Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. Robert Hall, pastor of Fiducia Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery but the hour of the rites has not been set at press time.
A lifelong resident of the Aspen Hill Community, he was born August 26, 1917, the son of Mrs. Hattie Mae Harwell Harwell of Aspen Hill and the late William Earl (Early) Harwell. He was a member of the Aspen Hill Methodist Church.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Harwell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Juanita Reynolds Harwell; four children, Norma Gail, Roger Dale, William Danny, and Quindal Harwell; one sister, Mrs. Jim King Ralston, Aspen Hill; and one brother, Meade Harwell, Camden, Tenn. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

HARWELL, Lewis Riggs The Pulaski Citizen 5 Nov 1952
Funeral services for Lewis Riggs Harwell, 54, former president of the First National Bank in Pulaski, were held at ten-thirty Wednesday morning at Bennett-May and Company by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the Methodist Church, and the Rev. Albert E. Dimmock, pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Harwell died Monday night at his home after a long illness. He had suffered two strokes and had been retired for the past year.
The son of W. E. Harwell and Mattie Beasley Harwell, Mr. Harwell was a native of Cornersville and made his home there until 1920 when he moved to Frankewing to serve as cashier of the newly organized bank of Frankewing. He was educated at the University of Tennessee and served in the Navy in World War II.
Prominent in Tennessee Banking and civic affairs, he served as cashier of the Farmers Bank in Cornersville from 1925 to Januray, 1938, when he came as one of the organizers of the Richland Bank, which later became the First National Bank. He had held the position of chief executive officer of the bank with the title of vice-president and cashier and later was elevated to the office of president.
Mr. Harwell had served on several committees of the Tennessee Bankers Association and in 1940 was elected chairman of Group 6 of the organization. In 1942, he served as vice-president for Middle Tennessee and in 1948 was elected a member of the executive council for a three year term. In 1950, he was elected chairman of the council and was slated for the presidency when failing health forced him to resign as chairman six months before the time of advancement.
Active in church and civic affairs, Mr. Harwell, was a steward in the First Methodist Church, a past president of the Rotary Club, a 32nd degree Mason, a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and a leader in numerous civic affairs.

Besides his parents, he leaves his wife, Mrs. Ruth Storey Harwell; three daughters, Mrs. James E. Buck of Nashville; Mrs. Nathan Young of Knoxville and Miss Carolyn Harwell of Pulaski; a granddaughter, Jeannie Buck of Nashville; a brother, W. B. Harwell of Nashville; and three sisters, Mrs. C. R. McCown of Nashville, Mrs. J. H. Murrey of Lewisburg, annd Miss Virginia Harwell of Cornersville.

HARWELL, Lydia The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jul 1952
Funeral services for Miss Lydia Mae Harwell, 58, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder Gilbert Gibbs of Lawrenceburg. Burial took place in the family center at Cedar Grove.
She died at 10:20 o’clock Friday morning, July 11, at Giles County Hospital after a brief illness.
The daughter of Mrs. Ella Christopher Harwell and the late W. F. Harwell, she was a lifelong resident of the county and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Miss Harwell is survived by her mother; one sister, Mrs. R. L. Watson; one brother, William Osborne Harwell, both of Cedar Grove; three nieces and four nephews. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.




HARWELL, Mattie Beasley The Pulaski Citizen 3 Nov 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. W. E. Harwell, 80, Cornersville resident, were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at the home in Cornersville. The Rev. N. O. Allen, Methodist minister, officiated and burial took place in Cornersville Cemetery.
Mrs. Harwell died at 7 o’clock Sunday evening, October 31, at Giles County Hospital, following a long period of declining health.
The former Miss Mattie Beasley, she was the daughter of the late Arch Beasley and Betty McBride Beasley and was a native of Marshall County. In 1894, she was married to W. E. Harwell, Cornersville and Pulaski real estate dealer. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Harwell is survived by three daughters, Mrs. C. R. McCown, Nashville, Mrs. Henning Murray, Lewisburg, and Miss Virginia Harwell, Cornersville; one son, W. B. Harwell, Nashville; eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren; two brothers, Archer Beasley, Nashville and E. B. Beasley, Winter Haven, Fla.
A son, Lewis Riggs Harwell, president of First National Bank in Pulaski, died November 3, 1952.

HARWELL, Mattie Mae Bland The Pulaski Citizen 16 May 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Mae Bland Harwell, 75, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bunker Hill Methodist Church. Burial took place in Bee Spring Cemetery with rites conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons, Methodist pastor. Mrs. Harwell died unexpectedly at 6 o’clock on Monday evening, May 14, at the home on Chicken Creek.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was born March 22, 1881, the daughter of the late Preston Monroe Bland and Martha Virginia Jones Bland. Her husband, F. Collier Harwell, died three years ago.

Mrs. Harwell is survived by two daughters, Miss Virginia Harwell and Mrs. Yancey Holt of Bunker Hill; two grandchildren, Earl Brown Holt and Rachel Holt; three sisters, Miss Betty Bland, Molina, Mrs. Edgar Mitchell, Dellrose, and Mrs. Edd Hargrove, Bunker Hill; and two brothers, G. A. Bland, Molina, and John Bland, Nashville.
Mrs. Harwell was a member of Bunker Hill Methodist Church. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HARWELL, Nora Wright The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Earl B. Harwell, 75, former Giles Countian, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with the burial in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski. Mrs. Harwell died at 11:45 o’clock Thursday night, June 12, at a Nashville hospital.
The former Miss Nora Wright, she was born in Lincoln County, the daughter of the late Albert W. Wright and Victoria Wright Myers. Her husband, Earl B. Harwell, a native Giles Countian, died four years ago at College Grove where the family lived for many years.
Mrs. Harwell is survived by three sons, Rupert A. Harwell, Nashville, with whom she had been making her home, Earl Bertram Harwell, Knoxville, and Walter Victor Harwell, Lancaster, Calif.; six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

HARWELL, Olin Welborn The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Olin Welborn Harwell, 70, former resident of the Pisgah community, were held at one o’clock Wednesday at the Pisgah Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons and the Rev. Thomas Vann, Methodist ministers and burial took place in the Pisgah Cemetery.
Mr. Harwell who had moved to Bolivar sixteen months ago, died of a heart ailment at 4:10 o’clock Monday afternoon, January 6, at Brint Hospital in Bolivar. He and Mrs. Harwell had returned only days after spending the holidays with relatives here.
Born on Christmas Day in 1887 in Giles County, he was the son of the late Tom Harwell and Ida Montgomery Harwell. He had been a member of Pisgah Methodist Church for many years.
Mr. Harwell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ocia Griffin Harwell; one daughter, Mrs. D. L. Brint, Bolivar; one son, Lt. Comdr. Rivers G. Harwell, United States Navy, stationed in Corpus Christi, Texas; four grandchildren, and two brothers, Carl Harwell and Sam Harwell, both of Pisgah.

HARWELL, Sallie Mae Davis The Pulaski Citizen 11 Aug 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie Mae Davis Harwell, 59, who died Wednesday morning, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Minor Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Argine Hughes, Baptist ministers. Burial will take place in Minor Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Harwell died at 8:40 o’clock Wednesday morning at the home in the Shorts community following a lengthy illness.
Born August 4, 1895, in the Eighteenth District of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Davis and Lula Mae Petty Davis, and was a member of Welcome Valley Baptist Church.

Mrs. Harwell is survived by her husband, Hicks Harwell; three daughters, Mrs. C. T. Adams, Goodspring, and Mrs Earl Davis and Mrs. W. N. Daly, both of Pulaski; six sons, Roy Harwell, Toledo, Ohio, Loyd Harwell, Nashville, Allen, Aubrey and Henry Harwell, all of Pulaski, and Robert Earl Harwell, Cornersville; thirty-three grandchildren and one great grandchild; and one brother, Floyd Davis, Akron, Ohio. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

HARWELL, Walter Meade The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jun 1959
Funeral services for Walter Meade Harwell, 88, retired farmer of the Frankewing section, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Mt. Zion Methodist Church at Frankewing. Rites were conducted by the Rev. J. T. Culbreah of Franklin, former pastor, and the Rev. Fred Hall, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the Wright Cemetery in Lincoln County. Mr. Harwell, who had been in failing health for several months, died at 8 o’clock Sunday morning, June 21, at his home.
Born November 8, 1870, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Stith Cape Harwell and Nancy Ezell Harwell. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Harwell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Josephine Burch Harwell; three sons, Clifford Harwell and Robert Harwell, both of Giles County, and Herbert Harwell, Lincoln County; five daughters, Mrs. Harvey Harris, Mrs .Elsie Harris, Mrs. Angie Stevenson and Mrs. Woodrow Coble, all of Giles County, and Mrs. Carlee Luna, Lincoln County.; eighteen grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Walter Smith, Pulaski. Bennett May and Company in charge.

HARWELL, William Gardner The Pulaski Citizen 18 Apr 1951
Funeral services for William Gardner Harwell, 84, retired farmer of the Beech Hill community, who died at 10:55 o’clock on Wednesday night, April 13 at his home, after several months illness, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Friendship Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the church. Burial will take place in the Beech Hill Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born September 17, 1866, son of the late Rollie Harwell and Josephine Ezell Harwell. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Fannie Worley Harwell, died in January, 1927.
Mr. Harwell is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Sadie Burns and Bertha Ozell Mitchell; one son, Horace Harwell, all of Beech Hill; fifteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

HARWELL, Walter Meade The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jun 1959
Funeral services for Walter Meade Harwell, 88, retired farmer of the Frankewing section, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Mt. Zion Methodist Church at Frankewing. Rites were conducted by the Rev. J. T. Culbreah of Franklin, former pastor, and the Rev. Fred Hall, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the Wright Cemetery in Lincoln County. Mr. Harwell, who has been in failing health for several months, died at 8 o’clock Sunday morning, June 21, at his home.

Born November 9, 1870, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Stith Cape Harwell and Nancy Ezell Harwell. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Harwell is survived by his wife, Josephine Burch Harwell; three sons, Clifford Harwell and Robert Harwell, both of Giles County, and Herbert Harwell, Lincoln County; five daughters, Mrs. Harvey Harris, Mrs. Elsie Harris, Mrs. Angie Stevenson and Mrs. Woodrow Coble, all of Giles County and Mrs. Carlee Luna, Lincoln County; eighteen grandchildren and eighteen great great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Walter Smith, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

HARWELL, William E. (Judge) The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jan 1955
William E. (Judge) Harwell, 86, prominent real estate man of Pulaski, died at his home in Cornersville, Friday night following several weeks of declining health.
Funeral services were held at two o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Cornersville Methodist Church with the Rev. N. O. Allen officiating. Burial was in the Cornersville Cemetery.
Mr. Harwell had been well and active in business until the death last October 31 of his wife, Mrs. Mattie Beasley Harwell. He never fully recovered from the shock of her death and in recent days his condition became progressively weaker.
Mr. Harwell had been a succesful farmer and merchant and had for a number of years was a real estate dealer, specializing in farm property. He operated the Harwell Realty Company in partnership with Glen Harwell.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Rev. Coleman A. Harwell and Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Bridges Harwell. He spent all of his life in the county and for much of it had been a member of the Methodist Church in Cornersville. He was the father of the late Louis Riggs Harwell, president of First National Bank in Pulaski.
Mr. Harwell is survived by a son, William B. Harwell, Nashville; three daughters, Mrs. C. R. McCowan, Nashville, Mrs. J. H. Murrey, Lewisburg, Miss Virginia Harwell, Cornersville; a sister, Mrs. Bettie Harwell Trigg of Diana, and two brothers, Horace Riggs Harwell, Cornersville, and T. M. Harwell, Frankewing. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, Mrs. Rufus Harris, William Russell McCown, Mrs. Nathan Young, Mrs. James Buck and W. B. Harwell, Jr., Nashville, Joe and Harwell Murrey, Lewisburg, and Mrs. Joe Murphy, Memphis, and by seven grandchildren.

HARWELL, William Gardner The Pulaski Citizen 18 Apr 1951
Funeral services for William Gardner Harwell, 84, retired farmer of the Beech Hill community. who died at 10:55 o’clock on Wednesday night, after several months illness, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Friendship Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the church. Burial will take place in Beech Hill Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born September 17, 1866, son of the late Rollie and Josephine Ezell Harwell. He was a member of the Methodist Church. His wife, Mrs. Fannie Worley Harwell, died in January 1927.
Mr. Harwell is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Sadie Burns and one son, Horace Harwell, all of Beech Hill; fifteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

HARWELL, Wyatt Lafayette The Pulaski Citizen __ Apr 1957
Rev. Wyatt Lafayette Harwell, 76, retired Methodist minister, died at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon, April 16, at his home at Frankewing after an illness of two years.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at First Methodist Church in Pulaski, conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons, Dr. Bruce Strother, pastor of First Methodist Church, Dr. W. H. Mansfield, associate pastor, and the Rev. H. E. Baker of Lewisburg. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
For thirty-nine years an active minister in the Tennessee Conference, he served churches in nine counties in the mid-state area, including pastorates in Giles County. He retired six and a half years ago but has since been a supply minister on numerous occasions.
Born in Giles County on August 13, 1880, he was the son of the late William Wilkes Harwell and Sarah Ozella Harwell Harwell.
Mr. Harwell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Wilma Beasley Harwell; four daughters, Mrs. Chester M. West, Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. James Stammer, Ardmore, Mrs. Jesse Smotherman, Rockvale, Tenn., and Mrs. Aubrey Reed, Nashville; three sons, Matthew Harwell, College Grove, Merritt Harwell, Nashville, and Wyatt L. Harwell, Jr., Donelson; eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Kenney Allen and Mrs. Joe Lunn, both of Lewisburg.
Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge of arrangements.

HARWELL, W. T. A. The Pulaski Citizen 25 May 1955
Mrs. W. T. A. Harwell , 73, mother of W. A. (Bud) Harwell, assistant prosecuting attorney general for the Eleventh District and former state senator, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Coleman Methodist Church in Lawrenceburg with burial in Mimosa Cemetery in that city.
Mrs. Harwell died early Saturday morning at Lawrence County Hospital after a five weeks illness.
In addition to her husband and son, Mrs. Harwell is also survived by four daughers, Miss Beulah Harwell, Mrs. E. M. Old, and Mrs. Lee England, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. Joseph L. Booth, Tampa, Fla.; ten grandchildren; five sisters and one brother.

HARWELL, Wyatt Lafayette The Pulaski Citizen 17 Apr 1957
Rev. Wyatt Lafayette Harwell, 76, retired Methodist minister, died at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon, April 16, at his home at Frankewing after an illness of two years.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at First Methodist Church in Pulaski, conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons, Dr. Bruce Strother, pastor of First Methodist Church, Dr. W. H. Mansfield, associate pastor, and the Rev. H. E. Baker of Lewisburg. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
For thirty-nine years an active minister in the Tennessee Conference, he served churches in nine counties in the mid-state area, including pastorates in Giles County. He retired six and a half years ago but has since been a supply minister on numerous occassions.
Born in Giles County on August 13, 1880, he was the son of the late William Wilkes Harwell and Sarah Ozella Harwell Harwell.

Mr. Harwell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Wilma Beasley Harwell; four daughters, Mrs. Chester M. West, Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. James Stammer, Ardmore, Mrs. Jesse Smotherman, Rockvale, Tenn. and mrs. Aubrey Reed, Nashville; three sons, Matthew Harwell, College Grove, Merritt Harwell, Nashville and Wyatt L. Harwell, Jr., Donelson; eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Kenney Allen and Mrs. Joe Lunn, both of Lewisburg. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge of arrangements..

HARWOOD, Richard Henderson The Pulaski Citizen 24 Sep 1952
Richard Henderson Harwood, member of a prominent Giles County family and a manager and salesman for a wholesale grocery firm in Pulaski for more than 30 years, was found dead in his bed at his home in the Spofford Apartment Building on South Second Street about six o’clock Wednesday morning. It is believed his death was caused by a heart ailment.
Funeral services will be held at two-thirty p. m. Thursday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Harwood was a native of Giles County, the son of the late John Martin Harwood and Georgia Mitchell Harwood, members of pioneer families in this section. He was educated at local schools and at Branhan and Hughes Preparatory School at Spring Hill, and was connected in business with the Pullen-Harwood Company and the Harwood-Yancey Company before assuming the managership of the Tennessee Alabama Wholesale Grocery Company in Pulaski. Later he became associated with M. Cohen and Sons Wholesale Grocery, as a salesman, which position he had held for more than 25 years at the time of his death.
He was a member of the First Methodist Church in Pulaski.
Mr. Harwood is survived by his wife, Mrs. Leone Barry Harwood; a sister, Mrs. Fred Bauman, of Knoxville; and a brother, John M. Harwood, Jr. of Nashville.

HASKINS, Tom Rye The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jul 1950
Funeral services for Tom Rye Haskins, 35, who died at 1:35 o’clock Tuesday morning, July 18, at his home on West Jefferson Street, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the parlors of Pulaski Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the First Baptist Church, assisted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. He had been in declining health for four years.
Mr. Haskins was a farmer in the Minor Hill section previous to his acceptance of the job of manager of the Pulaski Ice Factory, a place he held until he was forced to retire because of ill health.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was the son of the late Joe Haskins and Lizzie Adkins Haskins.
Mr. Haskins is survived by wife, Mrs. Frances Sirten Haskins; one daughter, Mary Sue Haskins; five sisters, Mrs. Fred Barnes, Prospect, Mrs. Ethel Gilbert, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Jack Travis and Mrs. Roy Fiddler, both of Pontiac, Mich., and Mrs. Margaret Norman, Galveston, Texas; and one brother, Woodrow Haskins, Lynnville.


HASTINGS, Fannie J. Biles The Pulaski Citizen 22 Apr 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie J. Biles Hastings, 98, lifelong resident of Giles County, will be active at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Hastings died at 7:20 o’clock Wednesday night, April 22, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Marion Sanders on South Second Street in Pulaski, after a lengthy illness.
Born March 17, 1861, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Biles and Susan Brownlow Biles. Her husband, Charlie Hastings, died sixty-six years ago. Mrs. Hastings was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to the daughter, Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Hastings is survived by seven grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

HASTINGS, Lillie Vinson The Pulaski Citizen 7 May 1952
Mrs. Lillie Vinson Hastings, 91, widow of John L. Hastings, lost her life when a fire razed her home in the Prospect community about five o’clock Friday afternoon.
Funeral services were held at three o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church by the Rev. Elwood Denson, pastor of the Prospect Methodist Church. Burial was in the Elkton Cemetery.
Mrs. Hastings was alone in the dwelling when the fire broke out and neighbors were of the opinion that the blaze might have started when Mrs. Hastings attempted to start a fire in a kerosene stove. Her charred body was found near the stove in the dining room. Her daughters, Mrs. Edna Cathcart, with whom she resided, was visiting a neighbor when the fire broke out, having gone at the insistence of Mrs. Hastings to carry a tray of food to a member of the family who was ill.
The fire destroyed the frame residence and all the furnishings. By the time the neighbors saw the flames, Mrs. Hastings had been trapped inside the house and efforts to rescue her were unsuccessful.
Mrs. Hastings was a native of Giles County, a daughter of Elisha L. Vinson and Lucy Anne Davis Vinson. She was a member of the Liberty Methodist Church. He husband died 16 years ago.
In addition to her daughter, other survivors are 8 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews, including Mrs. William James of Prospect and Mrs. Tom Vandiver of Knoxville. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

HASTINGS, William Joseph The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1953
Funeral services for William Jospeh Hastings, farmer of the Prospect community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Liberty Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Fowlkes, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Hasting died at 10 o’clock Sunday morning at his home after a long illness.
Born September 21, 1886, in Giles County, he was the son of Mrs. Frances Biles Hastings and the late Charles Hastings. He was a member of the Liberty Methodist Church.

In addition to his mother, Mr. Hastings is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Sanders Hastings; a daughter, Mrs. Joe McAdams, Petersburg; and a sister, Mrs. Marion Sanders, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.
HATCHETT, William Clifton The Pulaski Citizen 28 Oct 1953
Funeral services for Dr. William Clifton Hatchett, 65, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the First Baptist Church in Huntsville, Ala., with the rites conducted by the Rev. John J. Milford and the Rev. William W. Scott. Burial will take place in Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
Dr. Hatchett, for many years Limestone County, Ala., health officer, died of a heart attack at his home in Hollywood, Fla., Sunday, following several years declining health.
He was active in medical circles, a deacon in the Baptist Church and a veteran of World War II.
Dr. Hatchett, a native of Limestone County, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marguerite Worland Hatchett; two daughters, Mrs. J. W. Cloud, Huntsville, and Mrs. Johnson Wyatt, Indianapolis, Ind.; one son, Morris Woland Hatchett, Hollywood, Fla.; one sister, Mrs. Nina Matlock, Fayetteville; four brothers, O. J. Hatchett, Huntsville, Holden Hatchett and Roston Hatchett, Mangrum, Okla., and Emmett Hatchett, Nashville; and three grandchildren.
Dr. Hatchett was a brother-in-law of Dr. W. J. Johnson of Pulaski.

HATFIELD, Autie Lee McDonald The Pulaski Citizen 18 May 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Autie Lee McDonald Hatfield, 80, wife the Rev. Louis A. Hatfield, were held at one o’clock Thursday afternoon at Rock Springs Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Ernest Casteel of Columbia. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery in the Nineteenth Civil District.
Mrs. Hatfield died at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, May 11, at the home in Rose Hill community following a two year illness.
Born January 2, 1875, in Coffee County, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley McDonald and Eliza Brewer McDonald, but had lived most of her life in Giles County. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Hatfield is survived by her husband, retired Baptist minister to whom she was married 61 years ago; four sisters, Mrs. E. N. Taylor, Pulaski, Mrs. Maxie Thorne, Red Bay, Ala., Mrs. Ollie Tyler, Elkmont, Ala., and Mrs. Clarence Swaner, Athens, Ala.; and one brother, J. D. McDonald, Athens, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

HAULCOMB, Joan Jordan The Pulaski Citizen 4 Dec 1957
Mrs. Joan Jordan Haulcomb, 20, Prospect resident, was killed Wednesday night in a two-car collision near Selmer in which the driver of the Pulaski car was injured and the driver of the other vehicle was killed.
Mrs. Haulcomb was killed instantly in the accident. Harry Collins, Pulaski resident, was hospitalized at a Selmer hospital with injuries suffered in the collision of the cars, and R. H. Haynes, 53, of Morris Chapel, driver of the other automobile, was killed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Haulcomb were held Friday at Elkton Baptist Church with burial in Ardmore cemetery. Bennett-May Funeral Home was in charge.
Mrs. Haulcomb is survived by her husband, Kenneth Dale Haulcomb, Florida; parents, Robert Houston Jordan and Evelyn Wakefield Jordan; two children, Janie and Tommie Haulcomb of Prospect; four brothers, Herbert Jordan, Elkton, Edward Jordan, Pulaski, David and Kenneth Jordan, both of Prospect; four sisters, Mrs. William A. Arthur, Prospect, Mrs. Thomas Russell, Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. Homer Clayton, Jonesboro, Ark., and Miss Sandra Jordan, Prospect.

HAWKINS, Mildred Neblett The Pulaski Citizen 7 Apr 1954
Mrs. W. C. Hawkins, 56, sister of Mrs. A. Milne Denison of Pulaski, died at 8 o’clock Sunday morning, April 4, at her home in Dallas, Texas, following an extended illness.
Funeral rites were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon with burial in that city.
A native of Honey Grove, Texas, she was the former Miss Mildred Neblett.
Mrs. Hawkins is survived by her husband, Ward C. Hawkins; one daughter and two grandchildren; four sisters, and one brother, Harold Neblett, Marianna, Ark.
Mrs. Denison left Sunday morning to attend the funeral.

HAYES, Daisy Smith The Pulaski Citizen 23 Sep 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Daisy Smith Hayes, 73, were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Phillips-Robertson Funeral Home in Nashville, conducted by the Rev. T. W. Mayhew and the Rev. J. H. Stephens. Burial took place in the Spring Hill Cemetery in that city.
Mrs. Hayes died unexpectedly of a heart ailment at 11:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at her home in Nashville after a long period of declining health.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Tobe Smith and Martha Worsham Smith.
Mrs. Hayes is survived by her husband, R. E. Hayes; one daughter, Mrs. William F. Ayres, Nashville; one son, Thurman Hayes, Nashville; one granddaughter; and one brother, Talmadge Smith, Nashville.

HAYES, George Lester The Pulaski Citizen 2 Dec 1953
Funeral services for George Lester Hayes, 64, former employee at International Minerals and Chemical Corporation at Wales, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Hayes, who had been in declining health eighteen months, died at 5:50 Friday night at his home on East Jefferson Street. Born October 5, 1889, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Billy Hayes and Martha Francis Hayes.
Mr. Hayes, the last member of his immediate family, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Carrie Ann Russell Hayes; two daughters, Mrs. J. C. Tomerlin and Mrs. Ray Angus, both of Pulaski; one son, Ed Butler Hayes, Pulaski; and three grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge.


HAYES, Ida Mae Tatum The Pulaski Citizen 21 Feb 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Mae Tatum Hayes, 55, who died at a Nashville Hospital Wednesday after an extended illness, will be held Friday at 2 o’clock at Moriah Church. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton will officiate and burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Hayes was a native of Giles County and the daughter of the late James A. and Ardella Wall Tatum. She spent her girlhood here but moved to Nashville in 1925.
She was a member of the Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, John L. Hayes, Nashville; two daughters, Mrs. Hattie Lucille Hinton, Nashville, and Mrs. J. L. Mayes, Hopkinsville, Ky.; five brothers, William Tatum, Ardmore, Tenn., Leslie Tatum, Leslie Tatum, Edgar Tatum, and Ozro Tatum, all of Campbellsville; two sisters, Mrs. Trudie Wall, Pulaski and Mrs. Hume Russell, Wales; five grandchildren and six step-grandchildren.

HAYES, James Anderson The Pulaski Citizen 16 Mar 1955
Funeral services for James Anderson Hayes, 76, retired farmer of the Campbellsville section, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. W. J. Fesmire, Methodist minister, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Hayes died suddenly of a heart attack at 10:40 o’clock Friday night, March 11, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Gardner Dunnavant in Campbellsville, where he was visiting.
Born in the Nineteenth Civil District on September 24, 1878, he was the son of the late Ben Hayes and Martha Horn Hayes. His wife, Mrs. Wessie Chapman Hayes, died January 6, 1954. He was a member of the Campbellsville Methodist Church.
Mr. Hayes is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Dunnavant, Mrs. Jim Hindman, Yokley, with whom he made his home, and Mrs. Ollie Hickman, Lynnville; and two sons, James Hayes, Campbellsville, and Henry Hayes, Berkeley, Mich.; seventeen grandchildren and four great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Clyde Cooper, Hams Creek in Giles County; and three brothers, D. Houston Hayes, Lynnville, Hughie Hayes, Columbia, and Johnnie Hayes, Hopton, Ky. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HAYES, Maggie Thurman The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1958
Funeral services were held at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon for Mrs. R. H. Hayes, 67, who died Friday, August 15, at Maury County Hospital after several months illness. Rites were conducted by the Rev. R. C. Moore and the Rev. M. K. Harwell and burial took place in Gibsonville Cemetery on the Giles-Maury County Line.
The former Miss Maggie Thurman Hayes, she was born in Giles County, the daughter of the late Henry Thurman and Drucilla Carpenter Thurman. She was a member of the Craft Memorial Methodist Church.

Mrs. Hayes is survived by her husband, R. H. Hayes; five daughters, Mrs. J. A. Lynn, Miss Maggie Helen Hayes and Mrs. Carl Lee Webster, all of Columbia, Mrs. Bob Shay, Harrisburg, Pa., and Mrs. Marion Darby, Florence, Ala.; five sons, Martin Hayes, R. B. Hayes, W. C. Hayes, and Thurman Hayes, Columbia, and Allen Hayes, Korea; nineteen grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Sam Adkinson and Mrs. Seab Adkinson, Nashville; and two brothers, Lemmie Thurman and Willie Thurman, Giles County.


HAYS, JohnWalker The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1958
Funeral services for John Walker Hays, 73, former magistrate and member of the Giles County Board of Education, will be held at 3:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Raymond Greenway, pastor of the Campbellsville Methodist Church and burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Hays died at 1:15 o’clock Wednesday morning, April 9, at Maury County Hospital after several months illness.
Born August 12, 1884, at Campbellsville, he was the son of the late A. Monroe Hays and Emma English Hays, and received public schooling at Campbellsville, later attending John Tarlton College at Stephenville, Texas. He was a member of the Campbellsville (Old Salem) Methodist Church at Campbellsville, serving as a steward for a number of years. He was a 19th District magistrate for several terms, resigning to become a member of the Giles County Board of Education, a post he held until 1941 when he moved to Columbia.
Mr. Hays is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lina Baker Hays; one son, John Wallace Hays, New Orleans, La.; and one half-sister, Mrs. James Campbell English, Sr., Campbellsville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

HAYS, Robert Nathaniel The Pulaski Citizen 26 Feb 1958
Robert Nathaniel Hays, 82, former banker and land owner of the Campbellsville Community, died at 7:20 o’clock on Thursday night, February 20, at his home after a period of paralytic strokes.
Funeral rites were conducted in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home at 11 o’clock Saturday morning with the Rev. Raymond Greenway, pastor of Salem Methodist Church at Campbellsville, officiating. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the Campbellsville section, he was born September 25, 1875, the son of the late A. Monroe Hays and Mary English Hays.
Mr. Hays had served as president of the Campbellsville Bank for many years and was a retired farmer. He was a member of the Salem Methodist Church and had served as a steward more than thirty years, later becoming an honorary steward when ill health caused his retirement.
Mr. Hays is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ollie Collins Hays; one daughter, Miss Elizabeth Hays, member of the faculty of Campbellsville High School; one son, Capt. Robert Nathaniel Hays, Jr., USAF, stationed at Battle Creek, Mich.; four grandchildren; one half-brother, John Walker Hays, Columbia; and one half-sister, Mrs. James Campbell English, Sr., Campbellsville.
Bennett-May Funeral Directors in charge.

HAYWOOD, Shelby Marsh The Pulaski Citizen 30 Apr 1952

Funeral services for Shelby Marsh Haywood, 76, Cornersville citizen, who died Saturday morning, April 26, at Gordon’s Hospital in Lewisburg, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Cornersville Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. O. H. Lane of Murfreesboro and the Rev. W. W. Johnson of Cornersville, and burial took place in Beechwood Cemetery.
Mr. Haywood, a retired farmer, was a native of Marshall County, the son of the late Egbert Haywood and Della Marsh Haywood. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Haywood is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret Burgess Haywood, a former resident of Pulaski; two daughters, Mrs. Joe Smith Gilbert, Nashville, and Mrs. Robert Higgins, Oak Ridge; two sons, Egbert Haywood, Nashville, and Shelby Haywood, who flew home for the funeral from an air force base in Manila; several grandchildren; and four sisters, Mrs. Sam Smith and Mrs. Kenneth Jones, Cornersville, Mrs. Justin Leonard, Florence, Ala., and Mrs. C. B. Cook, Columbia.

HAZELWOOD, John Brown The Pulaski Citizen 12 Nov 1958
Funeral services for John Brown Hazelwood, 81, retired farmer of of Giles County, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the Rose Hill Cemetery in the Nineteenth Civil District. Mr. Hazelwood died at 8:15 o’clock Saturday night, November 8, at Giles County Hospital after a lengthy illness, a few hours after his sister, Mrs. H. C. Long died at the home of a son in Pulaski.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, he was born August 20, 1877, the son of the late John R. Hazelwood and Sara Madry Hazelwood.
Mr. Hazelwood is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rosa Walls Hazelwood; three daughters, Mrs. Ethel Durham, Mrs. Freeman Griggs and Miss Katherine Hazelwood, all of Giles County; four sons, Rufus Hazelwood, Nashville, Vernon Hazelwood, Campbellsville, Joe Hazelwood, St. Louis, Mo., and J. B. Hazelwood, Jr., Pulaski; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and one brother, Verdie Hazelwood, Oklahoma, Okla. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HAZELWOOD, Kate The Pulaski Citizen 29 Dec 1954
Funeral services for Miss Kate Hazelwood, 75, were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at First Methodist Church, with the Rev. J. T. Parsons, Methodist minister, officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Miss Hazelwood, who was not feeling well on retiring, was found dead in bed on Tuesday mornng, having apparently died in her sleep.
Born December 21, 1879, at Prospect, she was the daughter of the late James Henry Hazelwood and Mary Lou Hazelwood Hazelwood. She had been a member of the Methodist Church since her girlhood and was a member of its missionary society.
Miss Hazelwood, who had made her home in Pulaski for twenty years, is survived by three nieces, Mrs. E. T. Roller, Pulaski, Mrs. T. M. Braswell, Nashville and Mrs. Paul Wilkes, Portland; and a number of great nieces and nephews. Pulaski Funeral Home, funeral directors in charge.

HAZELWOOD, Mary Ida Tidwell The Pulaski Citizen 15 May 1957

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ida Tidwell Hazelwood, 84, resident of the Fall River section of the county, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Fall River Methodist Church. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Virgil Felker and burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Hazelwood died at 11:50 o’clock Tuesday night, May 14, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Vera Springer, after a long illness.
Born January 2, 1873, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late W. G. Tidwell and Matilda Payne Tidwell. Her husband, Dellie Hazelwood, died several years ago.
In addition to the one daughter at Fall River, Mrs. Hazelwood is survived by eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HAZELWOOD, Thomas James The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jul 1955
Funeral services for Thomas James Hazelwood, 70, farmer of the Prospect community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Prospect Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, and the Rev. J. C. Elkins of St. Joseph, a former pastor, and burial took place in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. Hazelwood died at 9:30 o’clock Sunday night, July 2, at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala., following a five weeks illness.
Born May 28, 1885, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Wesley Hazelwood and Marietta Hazelwood Hazelwood, and was a member of Liberty Methodist Church.
Mr. Hazelwood is survived by his wife, Mrs. Betty Tate Hazelwood; a step-daughter, Mrs. Louise Clem; and five grandchildren, all of Prospect. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

HAZLEWOOD, Bettie Frances Tate The Pulaski Citizen 16 Sep 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Frances Tate Hazlewood, 58, resident of the Kedron Community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Kedron Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. John Bradford, pastor of the church, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial will take place in Kedron Cemetery. Mrs. Hazlewood died at 3:15 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Giles County Hospital after an extended illness.
Born January 7, 1901, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Jake Tate and Martha Moats Tate. Her husband, Jimmy Hazlewood, died several years ago.
Mrs. Hazlewood is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Lucile Clem, Prospect; six grandchildren; one brother, E. J. Tate, Nashville; and one sister, Mrs. Harvey Dean, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

HEADRICKS, Walter Raymond The Pulaski Citizen 2 Sep 1953
Funeral services for Walter Raymond Headricks, 82, retired farmer and merchant of Civil District 1, were held at 2 o’clock, Tuesday afternoon, August 25, at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of First Baptist Church. Burial took place in the Elliott Cemetery near Elkton.

Mr. Headricks died at 4:20 o’clock on Monday morning, August 24, at a Lewisburg nursing home, following a long illness.
He was born April 15, 1871, in Giles County, the son of the late Bud Headricks and Lucy Whitt Headricks. His wife, Melissa Wallace Headricks died September, 1916.
He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Headricks is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Loyd Brock, Hazel Green, Ala., Mrs. Ellie Brock, Pulaski, Mrs. Noble Daly, Veto, Ala., and Miss Daisy Mae Headricks, Tucson, Ariz.; four sons, William H. Headricks, Pulaski, Mahlon Headricks, Lynnville, and John R. Headricks, Tucson, Ariz.; twenty-four grandchildren and ten great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Ira Ferguson. Bennett-May and Company, in charge of arrangements.

HEDGECOTH, Paul Douglas The Pulaski Citizen 29 May 1957
Paul Douglas Hedgecoth, 3 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Hedgecoth of Pulaski, died at 1:40 o’clock Thursday afternoon, May 23, at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, following a heart operation.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. James T. Parsons and the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born April 28, 1954, in Pulaski, he was the son of Lonnie Hedgecoth and Frances Williams Hedgecoth.
In addition to his parents, the child is survived by two brothers, Harvey Dean and Larry Woodrow Hedgecoth; two sisters, Betty Jo and Linda Faye Hedgecoth; and the grandparents, Mrs. Sarah A. Hedgecoth, Pulaski and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Williams, Shelbyville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HELD, Charlie Augustus The Pulaski Citizen 15 Apr 1953
Charlie Augustus Held, 68, farmer of the Rich community was found dead in bed Friday morning, April 10, apparently having died in his sleep.
Requiem mass was sung at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Columbia and burial took place in Arlington Cemetery at Mt. Pleasant.
He was born August 26, 1895 at Enterprise in Maury County, the son of the late Charles Sebastian Held and Carrie Glosner Held. He was communicant of the Catholic Church.
Mr. Held is survived by his wife, Susie Murphy Held; three sisters, Miss Emma Held, Enterprise, Mrs. Mary Peterson, Columbia, and Mrs. Brown George, Birmingham, Ala.; and two brothers, Jasper Held and Edd Held, both at Enterprise.

HELM, Clarence W. The Pulaski Citizen 15 Oct 1952
Funeral services for Clarence W. Helm, Columbia jeweler, were held at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in that city at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, with the Rev. C. B. Cook conducting the rites assisted by the Rev. Carroll Hickman. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.

Mr. Helm died suddenly of a heart attack at 5 o’clock Friday afternoon at his place of business.
Native of Franklin, Mr. Helm was the son of the late Walter H. Helm and Mary Elizabeth Johnson Helm, and was a member of the First Methodist Church in Columbia.
He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the American Legion and Scottish Rite Masons.
Mr. Helm is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lady Jane Stone Helm, a native of Pulaski; and two sisters, Mrs. Rosa Walker of Franklin and Mrs. R. G. Denham of Nashville.

HELMONTELLER, Linda The Pulaski Citizen 14 May 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Linda Helmonteller, 81, who died Sunday night at the home on Blue Creek, were held Monday at McDaniel Funeral Home in Cornersville. Burial took place in Beechwood Cemetery at Cornersville.
The survivors include five sons, Roscoe Helmonteller, Ed Helmonteller, and Homer Helmonteller, all of Blue Creek, Hobert Helmonteller and Virgil Helmonteller, Lewisburg; and two daughters, Mrs. Ethel Mason, Nashville, and Mrs. Clara Frazier, Triune.

HELMICK, Anna Eubank The Pulaski Citizen 20 Feb 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Eubank Helmick, 80, resident of the Blooming Grove section, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Robert Earl Wilsford, Giles County Baptist missionary. Burial took place in the Kedron Cemetery. Mrs. Helmick died at 12:30 o’clock Monday morning, February 18.
Born in Giles County, August 22, 1876, she was the daughter of the late James Thomas Eubank and Sarah Malinda Smith Eubank. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Helmick, widow of James Clarence Helmick who died April 23, 1956, is survived by one sister, Mrs. A. C. Curry, Sheffield, Ala.; and several nieces and nephews. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

HELMICK, James Clarence The Pulaski Citizen 25 Apr 1956
Funeral services for James Clarence Helmick, 74, Lynnville carpenter, who died Monday night, April 23, at his home in the Seventh Civil District after a long period of declining health, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in the Kedron Cemetery.
Born April 17, 1882, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John Helmick and Mary Elizabeth Hayes Helmick, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Helmick is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Eubank Helmick; two sisters, Mrs. Josie Fitzgerald, Giles County; and Miss Inez Helmick, Nashville; one half-sister, Mrs. Woodrow Wade, Akron, Ohio; and four half-brothers, Hoyt Helmick, Pulaski, Jim Helmick, Flint, Mich., and Charlie Helmick and Woodrow Helmick, both of Akron, Ohio. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

HELTON, Marvin Grady The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jun 1956

Funeral services for Marvin Grady “Bud” Helton, 65, retired farmer of the Nineteenth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Liberty Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Cleo Bunt, pastor of the church, and the Rev. Simon Steelman of Ethridge. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Helton died at 6:50 o’clock Tuesday night at his home at Rose Hill after a long illness.
Born December 15, 1890, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Joe Helton, and Lou Attkisson Helton, and was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church.
Mr. Helton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lennie Pinkelton Helton, three daughters, Misses Annie Pearl and Jean Helton, Rose Hill, and Mrs. Clifford Dickey, Liberty Hill; three sons, J. C. Helton, Minor Hill, Winford Helton and Bill Helton, Rose Hill; three grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. J. R. Beck, Nashville, Mrs. Annie Bassham, Humboldt, and Mrs. W. C. Pryor, Lawrenceburg; and two brothers, Will Helton, Denton, Texas, and Brinkley Helton, Lawrence County. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

HELTON, Myrtle Ada Bradford The Pulaski Citizen 24 Feb 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle Ada Bradford Helton, 69, who died on Febraury 15 at Giles County Hospital, were held at 2 o’clock the following Wednesday afternoon at Spring Place Church in Marshall County, with burial in the church cemetery.
Born August 8, 1884, she was the daughter of the late Wiley Bradford and Catherine Brown Bradford. Her husband, W. T. Helton, died in 1944.
Her survivors include two sons, Harold Helton and Howard Helton, Giles County; and J. T. Helton, Lexington, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors

HELTON, Rilla Carrean The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jan 1952
Mrs. Rilla Carrean Helton, 40, died at her home at Goodsprings at 1:20 p. m. Friday after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 1 o’clock on Saturday afternoon at Athens, Ala., Baptist Church, the Rev. Smothers, pastor of the church officiating. Burial took place in Athens Cemetery.
A native of Alabama, Mrs. Helton was the daughter of Mrs. Sallie Elkins Rucker and the late Claude William Rucker of Athens, Ala. Her father died three months ago.
She is survived by her mother, her husband, William L. Helton, four daughters, Shelby Jean, Jeannette, Fay and Eva Helton, of Goodsprings; two sons, Grady and Henry Helton, Goodsprings; one sisters, Mrs. W. I. Peppers, Capshaw, Ala.; and two brothers, Sam Rucker, Orlando, Fla. and Riley, Huntsville, Ala.

HENDERSON, John (Jake) Lewis Henderson The Pulaski Citizen 11 Feb 1953
Funeral services for John (Jake) Lewis Henderson, 76, farmer of the Conway community, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bethesda Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Fred Harper, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Henderson died at 10:45 o’clock Thursday morning at his home in the Conway section, following two years of declining health.

He was born March 20, 1878, the son of the late John Henderson and Maria Reese Henderson. His wife, Mrs. Lizzie Baker Henderson, died many years ago.
Mr. Henderson is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Charlie H. Wells, Diana, and Mrs. William Boyd, Conway; two sons, Clarence Henderson, Lynnville and Houston Henderson of the Rockwood community of the county; five grandchildren; and one brother, Will Henderson, Diana; one half-sister, Miss Lantie Henderson, Diana; and one half-brother, Sam Henderson, Houston, Texas. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors.

HENDERSON, Lantie The Pulaski Citizen 25 Mar 1953
Funeral services for Miss Lantie Henderson, 81, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bethesda Methodist Church with rites conducted by the Rev. Fred Harper, pastor of the Diana Methodist Church. Burial took place in the church cemetery. She died at 11:55 o’clock Saturday night at the home at Diana, after a long illness.
She was born in Lawrence County, Alabama, on July 30, 1871, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson. The greater part of her life she had lived in Giles County, and in recent years with her niece, Mrs. C. H. Wells, in the Diana Community.
Miss Henderson, a member of the Bethesda Methodist Church, is survived by a brother, _____ Henderson and one half-brother, Will Henderson, Diana. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

HENDRICKSON, Charles The Pulaski Citizen 16 Dec 1959
Charles Hendrickson, 77, former resident of Nashville and retired railroad man, died Thursday in Chicago, Ill., where he had made his home for several years. Funeral rites took place at 10o’clock Monday morning at a Nashville funeral home, with the burial in Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, with Masonic rites.
Mr. Hendrickson was the uncle of Luther A. Hendrickson and E. A. Hendrickson, Pulaski businessmen, who were in Nashville for the rites.

HENDRICKSON, Elijah L. The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1952
Funeral services for Elijah L. Hendrickson, 83, father of two Pulaski businessmen, were held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Round Lick Baptist Church in Wilson County.
The Rev. Norman O. Baker, pastor, and the Rev. V. R. Butler of Lafayette, and the Rev. John Mark Williams, Methodist minister of Watertown, officiated and burial took place in Heran Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Hendrickson, retired farmer, died at 2 o’clock Monday morning at his home in Watertwon following an illness of several weeks.
A native of Dekalb County, he had lived in Wilson County for the past forty years. He was a member of the Baptist Church.

Mr. Hendrickson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Betty Barbee Hendrickson; one daughter, Mrs. Andrew Paul, Madison; five sons, Luther Hendrickson and Emmett Hendrickson, both of Pulaski, Edd Hendrickson, McMinnville, Joe Hendrickson, Gassaway, and T. J. Hendrickson, Gallatin; nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren; three step-sons; two sisters; and four brothers.

HENDRIX, Axie Mae Polion The Pulaski Citizen 15 Mar 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Axie Mae Polion Hendrix, 72, Giles County native who died Wednesday night of injuries suffered in an automobile accident near Moulton, Ala., were held at 2 p. m. Friday at Lynnville Baptist Church. The Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister, officiated and burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery, with Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Hendrix sustained a head injury in the accident that occurred when the car in which she was riding skidded off Highway 36. Driver of the car, Mrs. Dorothea Y. Craig, 34, of Moulton, Ala., said she lost control of the can when her glasses became fogged.
Mrs. Hendrix, who had been visiting her son, Woodrow Hendrix at Mobile, was enroute to Courtland, Ala., to visit another son, Marion Hendrix, when the accident occurred.
Mrs. Hendrix’s granddaughter, Miss Thelma Christine Hendrix, 14, was injured. She was released from a Moulton Hospital Thursday.
Mrs. Hendrix’s husband, Will Hendrix, drowned in Factory Creek in the Campbellsville community about seven years ago.
Survivors include two daughters, Miss Ada Hendrix and Mrs. Leon Bowen, Jr., Stiversville; five sons, Joe William and Jack Hendrix, Columbia, Woodrow Hendrix, Mobile, Thomas Hendrix, Waco, Marion Hendrix, Courtland; and nine grandchildren.

HENDRIX, Richard Don The Pulaski Citizen 24 Oct 1951
Giles County’s first death from polio for the year was recorded Friday night when Richard Don Hendrix, 4 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Will C. Hendix of Minor Hill, died at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville where he had been taken Thursday morning as a polio patient.
Funeral services for the child were held at two o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Minor Hill Church of Christ by M. F. Norwood, Church of Christ minister, and burial was in Minor Hill Cemetery.
In addition to his parents, other survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Crutcher Patterson of Minor Hill and Mrs. Allen Skeets of Salem, Ala.; a brother, W. C. Hendrix, Jr., Minor Hill; and his grandmothers, Mrs. D. C. Hendrix, Minor Hill and Mrs. W. E. Griffin of Athens, Ala.

HENLEY, John E. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1952
John E. Henley, 71, Alabama Power Company employee for many years, died Tuesday morning, June 17, at his home in Huntsville, Ala., following two and a half months illness.
Funeral rites were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning in Huntsville, with burial in the family lot in Florence, Ala.
Mr. Henley, who had been employed by Alabama Electric Power Company mre than twenty years, had lived in Florence before he moved to Huntsville.
Mr. Henley is survived by his wife, the former Mrs. Myrtle Stamper, a niece of Dr. G. A. Roberts of Pulaski, whom he reared.


HENRY, Nat Brown The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jun 1951
Nat Brown Henry, 34, native of Giles County, and World War II veteran died at the Kings Daughter Hospital in Columbia Saturday of injuries suffered when the automobile he was driving crashed into the Lytle Creek bridge on Mooresville Pike, Friday night.
Funeral services were held Sunday at 3:30 o’clock at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia by the Rev. Paul Lanius, pastor of the Methodist Church. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Henry was headed for his newly purchased farm in the Mooresville section when the accident occurred. Relatives believe that he was either asleep at the wheel or made a left turn before he was completely off the bridge.
Survivors were his wife, Mrs. Juanita Thompson Henry; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Henry of Columbia; three sisters, Mrs. Frances Hewitt of Lynnville, Miss Reba Henry and Mrs. Ruth Hunt, both of Columbia.

HENRY, Ruth Coker The Pulaski Citizen 17 Apr 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Coker Henry, 62, former Lynnville resident, were held at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia, with burial in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mrs. Henry who had lived in Columbia about thirty years, died Friday afternoon, April 12, at her home at 201 Sixth Avenue, following an illness of nine week.
Born April 15, 1894, at Bryant Station, she was the daughter of the late Mintus Coker and Rosa Martin Coker, and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Columbia.
Mrs. Henry is survived by her husband, Ernest Henry, a native of Lynnville; three daughters, Mrs. M. V. Hunt, Columbia, Mrs. Herbert Welch, Dyersburg, and Mrs. Wilkes Hewitt, Lynnville; and a sister, Mrs. Rosa Walker, Nashville.

HENSLEY, Lloyd Carl The Pulaski Citizen 15 Dec 1954
Lloyd Carl Hensley, 39, native of Palmyra, Mo., and a brother of Dr. J. Clark Hensley of Pulaski, was killed by an accidental shot from a 22 caliber rifle in a freak accident at his home Saturday.
Mr. Hensley who was killed instantly was struck in the head by the bullet that was discharged from the rifle while the victim was showing his father, E. T. Hensley, how the safety device on the rifle worked.
Mr. Hensley was a veteran of World War II and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Monday morning at the Baptist Church in the Benbow community and burial was at Green City, Mo.
In addition to Dr. Hensley of Pulaski, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Hensley; two other brothers and two sisters, all of Missouri.

HENSON, Jeffrey Wade The Pulaski Citizen 6 Mar 1957

Prayer services for Jeffrey Wade Henson, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wade Henson, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. The child died at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Giles County Hospital.
The grandmothers are Mrs. Melba Henson of Pulaski and Mrs. Fletcher Rainey of Cedar Grove. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

HENSON, Minnie Russell The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jun 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Russell Henson, 73, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Pleasant Valley Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the Campbellsville Cemetery.
Mrs. Henson died at 10 o’clock Saturday night, May 31, at her home in the Blue Creek community, following two years declining health.
Born June 1, 1879, in the county, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Russell and Nancy Jane Kincaid Russell. She was a lifelong membr of the Pleasant Valley Methodist Church.
Her husband, Jim Henson, died seven years ago.
Mrs. Henson is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Sadie Fralix, McCains, Mrs. Jennie Mae Fralix, Blue Creek, Mrs. Shellie Uselton, Pulaski, and Mrs. Roy Wright, Lynnville; two sons, Tom Henson and John Henson, both of Blue Creek; one grandson, Clyde Beadle, whom she reared, who is in the Navy; several other grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. L. M. Dunavant, Mrs. George Hayes and Mrs. Raymond Beadle, Pulaski; and two brothers, Lindsay Russell and Dave Russell, both of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HERBERT, Hattie Tacker Yarbrough The Pulaski Citizen 25 Apr 1956
Mrs. Hattie Tacker Yarbrough Herbert, 73, church leader for many years, died at 5 o’clock Friday morning, April 20, at Austin Hewitt Home, following several months declining health.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., and Dr. William H. Mansfield, pastors of First Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was born May 4, 1882, the daughter of the late James E. Tacker and Mary Ella Rogers Tacker. Early in life she married Foster Yarbrough, a member of the firm of Abernathy-Yarbrough Hardware Company, for many years. A number of years after Mr. Yarbrough;s death, she married Robert C. Herbert who died several years ago.
A devout member of the First Methodist Church, she served as its financial secretary for a period of fifteen to eighteen years, retiring in 1951.
Mrs. Herbert is survived by one half-sister, Mrs. Will Motlow, Fayetteville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HESTER, Leonard The Pulaski Citizen 26 Oct 1955
Funeral services for Leonard Hester, 61, Giles County farmer and veteran of World War I, were held Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Virgil Bradford and burial took place in Arlington Cemetery at Mt. Pleasant. Members of the Pulaski Post No. 60, American Legion, served as pallbearers.

Mr. Hester died Friday at Veterans Hospital in Nashville.
Born February 23, 1894, in Limestone County, Ala., he was the son of the late J. Hinton Hester and Lola Crabb Hester. He was a member of Campbellsville Church of Christ.
Mr. Hester is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jessie White Hester; a daughter, Mrs. James Attkisson, Mt. Pleasant; a son, Joe Hester, Giles County; two grandchildren; two brother, Elmer Hester, Minor Hill and Herschel Hester, Nashville; and three sisters, Mrss. Sidney Hanna, Minor Hill, and Mrs. J. C. Norwood, Washington, D.C. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HEWETT, Erls Bowlin Roberts The Pulaski Citizen 3 Jul 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Erls Bowlin Roberts Hewett, 74, Kedron resident, were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the residence, conducted by the Rev.W. C. Folks and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, and burial took place in Kedron Cemetery. Mrs. Hewett died at 5 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala., after a long illness.
Born May 2, 1883, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Marion Roberts and Sallie Hill Roberts, and was a member of Kedron Methodist Church.
Mrs. Hewett who had lived in Oklahoma for a number of years, is survived by her husband, David H. Hewett; two sisters, Mrs. C. F. Eubank, Stella, and Mrs. Mable Parker, Sharpsburg, Ky.; and ten nieces and nephews. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HICKMAN, Bertha The Pulaski Citizen 31 Dec 1952
Funeral services for Miss Bertha Hickman, 47, were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Thompson Chapel, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, Methodist minister. Burial took place in the Gibsonville Cemetery.
Miss Hickman died at 6 o’clock Tuesday morning at the home in the Yokley community.
Born September 29, 1905, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Jesse K. Hickman and Laura Hindman Hickman.
Miss Hickman, a member of the Methodist Church, is survived by three brothers, Sam Hickman and Smith Hickman, of the Yokley community, and John Hickman, Columbia. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HICKMAN, Harry The Pulaski Citizen 26 May 1954
Funeral services for Harry Hickman, 40, who died at 4:15 o’clock Friday morning, May 14, at a Nashville Hospital, were held at 1:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Lynnville Church of Christ, conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy of Pulaski. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Born June 30, 1913, at Lynnville, the son of H. Clayton Hickman and the late Memorie Brady Hickman.
In addition to the father, Mr. Hickman is survived by three sisters, Mrs. John Lively, Ridley, Calif., Mrs. Aubrey Poarch, Culleoka, and Mrs. F. C. Kersey, Maury County; and three brothers, James Hickman, Pulaski, W. C. Hickman, Baltimore, Md., and F. C. Hickman of the Rich community. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

HICKMAN, James Albin The Pulaski Citizen 20 Feb 1957
James Albin Hickman, 41, employee of the Faulkner Sawmill in the Bodenham community, was killed instantly and Wilson Faulkner, owner of the sawmill, was slightly injured in an explosion of the steam boiler at the mill about 4:30 p. m. Wednesday.
Funeral services for Hickman were held at 3:00 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Liberty Hill Baptist Church by the Rev. Cleo Bunt, pastor, and the Rev. Robert Earl Wilsford, Baptist Missionary in Giles County. Burial was in Liberty Hill Cemetery, with Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Hickman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Esther Barnickle Hickman; five daughters, Mrs. Peggy J. Casteel, Misses Dorothy Dean, Glenda, Patsy Faye and Marilyn Hickman; a son, James Walter Hickman; his parents, Willie A. and Mrs. Daisy Crumbley Hickman of the Mt. Horeb community in Lawrence County; a brother, Marvin Hickman of Sidney, Ohio; and a half-sister, Mrs. George Thorne, of the Bodenham community.

HICKMAN, Joe Franklin The Pulaski Citizen 14 Nov 1951
Funeral services for Joe Franklin Hickman, 66, farmer of the Lynnville section, who died at 8:15 o’clock Thursday morning, November 8, at his home after a long illness, were held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia. Rites were conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church, and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Born October 21, 1885, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Jesse K. Hickman and Laura Hindman Hickman.
Mr. Hickman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Zora Sands Hickman; two daughters, Mrs. Charles Foster and Mrs. Vaden Hickman; three sons, Melvin Hickman, Robert H. Hickman, and Raymond Wright Hickman; nine grandchildren; one sister, Miss Bertha Hickman; and two brothers, Smith Hickman and Sam Hickman; all of the Lynnville community.

HICKMAN, Laura Hickman The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jun 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Hickman Hickman, 80, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Stiversville Church of Christ, conducted by Melvin Dugger, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnwood.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Richard Hickman and Mary Horn Hickman Thurman. She was a member of Stiversville Church of Christ. Mrs. Hickman, widow of Wiley Hickman is survived by a half-brother, J. R. Thurman, Lynnville; and several nieces and nephews.

HICKMAN, Lucy Cox The Pulaski Citizen 29 Aug 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Jack Hickman, sister of Mrs. G. A. Roberts, Jr., will be held Friday in Miami, Fla. She died Wednesday night, August 29, at a Miami hospital, following several years declining health.
The former Miss Lucy Cox, she was the daughter of Mrs. S. E. Cox, Butler, Ga., and the late Mr. Cox.

In addition to her mother, Mrs. Hickman is survived by her husband, Jack Hickman, former Lynnville resident and graduate of Massey School, Pulaski; four sisters, Mrs. Roberts, Pulaski, and Mrs. Massey Wilkes, Mrs. Luther Edmundson and another sister in Miami; and one brother, I. C. Cox of Georgia.

HICKMAN, Mary Pearl The Pulaski Citizen 23 Oct 1957
Mrs. Mary Pearl Hickman, died at Giles County Hospital at 12:10 p. m. Tuesday after three months illness.
Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 o’clock at The Church of The Messiah, Episcopal by the pastor, the Rev. George Regas. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Hickman was a native of Giles County, and for many years was associated in the business life of Pulaski. She held an important position with the Sol Cohen store here for many years. Her parents were Robert Douglas and Ida Keltner Braly. Her husband, Bunyan Hickman, died in 1929. An only son, Carl Douglas Hickman was killed in a highway accident in 1937.
Mrs. Hickman was a member of the Episcopal Church, where for many years she was in charge of the Altar Guild. She was active in the local chapter of the Eastern Star, the Gay Nineties Club and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Survivors include one brother, Dr. Ernest Braly, Lawrenceburg; one granddaughter, Mrs. Mary Jo Hickman Selman of Rome, Ga.; and one great granddaughter, Mary Horton Selman.

HICKMAN, Nelda Kay The Pulaski Citizen 15 Aug 1951
Prayer services for Nelda Kay Hickman, four day old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hickman, were held at the graveside in Maplewood Cemetery by Dr. R. B. Stone.
The child died on August 4.
In addition to the parents, a sixteen month old brother, James Roy Hickman survives.

HICKMAN, Robert Luther The Pulaski Citizen 22 Feb 1956
Funeral services for Robert Luther Hickman, 75, farmer of the Yokley community, were held at 2 o’clock on Friday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home, Columbia. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mr. Hickman died at 7:10 o’clock Thursday morning, February 16, at the home after a two weeks illness.
A lifelong resident of the county, Mr. Hickman was the son of the late William N. Hickman and Frances Thurman Hickman. He was a member of the Taylor Chapel Methodist Church.
Mr. Hickman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maudie Pinkelton Hickman; three daughters, Mrs. Ruthen Sands, Lynnville, Mrs. Fred Ragan, Bowling Green, Ky., and Mrs. Zopher Compton, Columbia; one son, Vaden Hickman, Lynnville; six grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Lena Caudle, Pulaski.




HICKMAN, Rufus Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Apr 1959
Funeral services for Rufus Hickman, Jr., 45, employee of the Hoover Truck Lines in Florence, Ala., will be held Friday morning at the Methodist Church in North Florence with the burial in that city. Mr. Hickman died April 1 at his home in Florence after several months illness.
Mr. Hickman is survived by his wife; his mother, Mrs. Rufus Hickman, Sr., and one brother, James Ervin Hickman, Paducah, Ky. He was a native of Lynnville.

HICKMAN, Vicki Jane The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jan 1954
Funeral services for Vicki Jane Hickman, age three weeks, were held Saturday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hickman in the Lynnville section, with the Rev. W. J. Fesmire, officiating. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery with Pulaski Funeral Home in charge. She died of pneumonia on December 25.
In addition to the parents, the infant is survived by a sister, Joynelle Hickman and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hickman, Lynnville and Mrs. S. Hutchison, Houston, Miss.

HIGGINS, William Coleman The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1958
Funeral services for William Coleman Higgins, 71, retired farmer of the Rose Hill Community, were held at 1:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Rose Hill Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Higgins died at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at a Nashville hospital after a period of declining health.
Born July 3, 1886, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert Higgins and Louise Nichols Higgins, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Higgins is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Davis Higgins; six daughters, Mrs. Mahlon White, Mrs. Willard Russell, Mrs. Ripley Surles and Mrs. Vivian Higgins, all of Giles County, Mrs. Reuben Norfleet, Grant City, Ill., and Mrs. Carroll Jackson, Warwick, Va.; two sons, James C. Higgins, Cleveland, Ohio and Cecil E. Higgins, Grant City, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Effie Davenport, Murfreesboro, and Mrs. Mae Caldwell, California; and one brother, Logan Higgins, Ashland City. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

HIGHTOWER, William Morris The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jul 1952
William Morris Hightower, 61, native of Prospect, died at 7 o’clock Sunday morning, June 29, at a Nashville nursing home after two years declining health.
Funeral rites were held Monday in Franklin, and graveside services were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Prospect Cemetery in Giles County, conducted by the Rev. Elwood Denson of Prospect.
Mr. Hightower, a bachelor, born and reared at Prospect, was the son of the late William E. Hightower and Lizzie Wilson Hightower. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Hightower, in recent years a barber in Nashville, who was the last member of his immediate family, is survived by a number of first cousins.

HILL, Maybelle The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jun 1950

Maybelle Hill, 25, daughter of Robert Hill and the late Mrs. Hill, of the Elkton community, was fatally burned Tuesday morning about 8:30 o’clock when a can of kerosene with which she was attempting to light a fire exploded. Her father and uncles were working in the yard at the time, heard the explosion, and rushed to the house but were unable to extinguish the flames in time to rescue her. She was taken to the Pulaski Hospital and later removed to Vanderbilt Hospital where she died at 11 P. M. Monday.
Services will be held at the graveside, with burial in the Elkton cemetery at 2:00 P. M. Wednesday. Among the survivors are her father, Robert Hill; two brothers, William and Robert Hill, Jr., both of Elkton; and four sisters, Mrs. Johnny Yant of Conway, Mrs. Melvin Newman, Mrs. Albert Scott, Jr., and Miss Mary Elise Hill, all of Elkton.

HILL, Sam The Pulaski Citizen 14 May 1958
Funeral services for Sam Hill, 82, retired farmer of the Fall River section, were held at 2 o’clock on Thursday afternoon, May 8, at the Bethel Baptist Church in the Fall River section, with the burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Hill died unexpectedly on May 6 at Lawrence County Hospital a few hours after entering.
Born August 4, 1875, in Sevier County, Tenn., he was the son of the late Eli Hill and Adaline Cross Hill.
Mr. Hill’s only survivor is his wife, Mrs. Dovie Hill.
Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

HILL, Vera Widner The Pulaski Citizen 25 Mar 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Vera Widner Hill, 52, Ardmore resident, who died suddenly of a heart attack at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday night at her home, will be held Friday afternoon at the Ardmore Baptist Church, with Elder J. Clifford Murphy officiating. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born in Texas, September 1900, she was the daughter of the late J. W. Widner and Ella Rogers Widner. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Hill is survived by her husband, Myers Hill; one son, Raymond Hill, Ardmore, one granddaughter; one sister, Mrs. Loy Massey, Elkton; and one brother, James Widner, Sr., Conway. Tony Rainey and Son, Funeral Directors.

HILLHOUSE, William Pressley The Pulaski Citizen 10 Sep 1958
Funeral services for William Pressley Hillhouse, 84, retired farmer of the Goodsprings Community, will be held at 2 o’clock on Friday afternoon at Minor Hill Methodist Church with the burial in Minor Hill Cemetery. Mr. Hillhouse died at 5 o’clock Thursday morning, September 11, at his home after an extended illness.
He was born November 22, 1873, in Lawrence County, son of the late J. J. Hillhouse and Mary McMasters Hillhouse.

Mr. Hillhouse is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie Foust Hillhouse; five daughters, Mrs. J. M. Morrison, Minor Hill, Mrs. Pressley Malone and Mrs. R. H. Roper, both of Goodsprings, Mrs. Jack Wilson, Maryville, and Mrs. Opal Kelley, Birmingham, Ala.; and twelve grandchildren and fourteen great grand children. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

HILLIS, Alvie The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nov 1952
Alvie Hillis, 58, farmer of Limestone County, Ala., died Sunday at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville.
Funeral rites were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Holland’s Gin Church of Christ. Burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery in Giles County.
Mr. Hillis is survived by his wife and two sons.
Toney Rainey and Son, Funeral Directors.

HILLIS, William The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jun 1955
Funeral Services for William Hillis, 69, native of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock on Monday afternoon at Minor Hill Church of Christ, conducted by James Parks, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery. Mr. Hillis died suddenly on Saturday at his home in Athens, Tenn., where he had been living for several years.
Born August 28, 1885, in Giles County, he was the son of William Andrew and Elizabeth Jones Hillis. He served in U. S. Army during World War I.
Mr. Hillis is survived by one brother, Burge Hillis, of Athens, Tenn. Bennett May Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

HINDMAN, Ike Wilson The Pulaski Citizen 24 Aug 1955
Funeral services for Ike Wilson Hindman, 50, farmer of the Waco section, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 5:30 o’clock Thursday morning, August 18, at his home, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. N. O. Allen of Cornersville and the Rev. Gueary T. Reed, pastor of Lynnville Methodist Church, officiated and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mr. Hindman had been in declining health several years.
A native of Giles County, he was born March 31, 1905, the son of Wiley Hindman and Urshula Lovell Hindman.
Mr. Hindman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Bonds Hindman; four brothers, Charlie Hindman and Jim Hindman, Giles County, Ervin Hindman, Culleoka, and Sullivan Hindman, Columbia; and a half-brother, Bob Hindman, Campbellsville. Bennett-May Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

HINES, James A. The Pulaski Citizen 4 Feb 1959
Funeral services for James A. Hines, 77, retired farmer of the Frankewing section, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Hines died unexpectedly Saturday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wayne F. Lovejoy, Bakersfield, Calif., where he was visiting.
Born August 31, 1881, at Howell in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late James Thomas and Mary Zimmerman Hines. He was an elder in the First Presbyterian Church at Frankewing.

His wife, Mrs. Tennie Lee McGuire Hines, died September 15, 1949.
Mr. Hines is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lovejoy and Mrs. G. M. Elsom, Birmingham, Ala.; two sons, Bruce Hines, Frankewing and Richard Hines, Montgomery, Ala.; six grandchildren; and three brothers, George Hines, Shelbyville, Carl Hines, Lewisburg and Fred Hines, Bellville. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

HINES, William Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 20 Jun 1951
William Thomas Hines, 76, retired farmer of the Frankewing community, was found dead in bed at his home Monday morning by relatives from a distance who went to visit the bachelor uncle of the family who had lived alone for a period of 40 years.
Mr. Hines was last seen Wednesday morning, June 13, and it is believed that he had been dead four or five days.
Funeral services were held at three o’clock Monday afternoon at Young’s Chapel Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Taylor O. Bird, pastor. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late James Thomas Hines and Mary Zimmerman Hines. He had engaged in farming at Frankewing for many years and was prominently connected with the business and church life of the community, prior to his retirement. He was a member of Young’s Chapel Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Hines is survived by four brothers, James A. Hines, Frankewing, George Hines, Bryson, Carl Hines, Lewisburg, and Fred Hines, Fayetteville; and 15 nieces and nephews.

HITT, Zella King The Pulaski Citizen 21 Feb 1951
Mrs. Zella King Hitt, native of the Lynnville community, and a resident of Detroit, Mich., for the past twenty-five years, died at 8:30 o;clock on Monday morning, February 19, at her home following an extended illness.
The body will arrive in Pulaski Thursday afternoon and will be brought to Bennett-May Funeral Home to remain until time for the funeral at one o’clock at the Lynnville Methodist Church. Burial will take place in the Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Hitt, who was born and reared at Lynnville, was graduated May 19, 1916 from Jones High School at Lynnville. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband, Lewis Hitt, a native of Nashville, died several years ago.
Mrs. Hitt is survived by four sisters, Miss Louise King, Detroit, Mrs. C. E. Poitevint, Pulaski, Tenn., Mrs. Roy Newman, Kokomo, Ind., and Mrs. Mark S. Boyd, Louisville, Ky.; and three brothers, Howard King and Kenneth King, both of Detroit, and Rufus B. King, Kerrville, Texas. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HOBBS, Arminta Jefferson The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jul 1959
Funeral services Mrs. Arminta Jefferson Hobbs, 81, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church with the burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Hobbs died on Monday afternoon, July 6, at the home of her step-daughter, Mrs. Hattie Roberts, west of Pulaski.

She was born December 25, 1877, and was the wife of S. S. Hobbs who died several years ago.
Mrs. Hobbs is survived by one half-brother, Guy Chambers, Pulaski; the step-daughter, Mrs. Roberts; and two step-sons, Ed Hobbs and Amos Hobbs, all of Route 1, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

HOBBS, Samuel F. The Pulaski Citizen 29 Aug 1951
Funeral services for Samuel F. Hobbs, 78, retired farmer, who died at midnight Monday after a long illness at his home in the Scotts Hill community, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Roy West, pastor of the Trinity Charge. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
He was a lifelong resident of the county and was a member of the Methodist Church.
His first wife died twelve years ago.
Mr. Hobbs is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Amelia Collier Hobbs; two sons, Amos Hobbs and Ed Hobbs, both of Scotts Hill; and one daughter, Mrs. Boyd Roberts, Scotts Hill; and two brothers in Texas.

HOBBS, Timothy Lynn (Infant)The Pulaski Citizen 26 Aug 1959
Graveside services for Timothy Lynn Hobbs, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hobbs, Jr., were held on Friday, August 21, in Oah Grove Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton.

HOBBS, William Pink The Pulaski Citizen 6 Feb 1952
William Pink Hobbs, 66, retired farmer, died Sunday, January 20, at the home of his son, Bill Hobbs, at Elkton, after a long illness.
Funeral services were held the following Monday at Elkton Baptist Church by the Rev. Robert Warden. Burial took place in the Elkton Cemetery.
Born in Tennessee, he was the son of the late Wes Hobbs and Mary Nunley Hobbs.
Mr. Hobbs is survived by his wife, Mrs. Florence W. Hobbs; nine children, Frank Hobbs, Bill Hobbs, Edd Hobbs, Elkton; Mrs. Aline Hopper, Beech Hill; Mrs. R. C. Rouse, Decatur, Ala., Charlie Hobbs, Athens, Ala., Hughey Hobbs, Waynesboro, Jessie Hobbs, Georgia, and Pat Hobbs, Arkansas. and 20 grandchildren.

HOLBERT, Lula Roberts Ashford The Pulaski Citizen 6 Aug 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Roberts Ashford Holbert, 89, widow of James J. Holbert, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Berea Methodist Church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Raymond Greenway, and the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, former pastor, and the Rev. R. P. Chandler. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mrs. Holbert died at 11:30 o’clock Saturday night, August 2, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Elsie Thompson in Mt. Pleasant.
Born March 27, 1869, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Osborne Ashford and Mary Bass Ashford, and was a member of the Berea Methodist Church.

Mrs. Holbert is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Thompson, Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. B. E. Everly, Lynnville, Mrs. Eula Pate, Pulaski, Mrs. Bertha Elam, Nashville, and Mrs. Bessie Hastings, Detroit, Mich.; three sons, Irvine Holbert and Austin Holbert, Lynnville, and Oakley Holbert, Wales; nineteen grandchildren and twenty-seven great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. R. D. Mitchell, Louisville, Ky.; and two brothers, Edd Ashford, Louisville, Ky., and D. T. Ashford, Prospect. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

HOLBERT, Marie Pierce The Pulaski Citizen 25 May 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Pierce Holbert, 40, resident of the Lynnville section, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. W. J. Fesmire. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Holbert, who had been ill several years, died at 1:30 o’clock Monday morning at Gordon Hospital in Lewisburg.
The daughter of Arthur Pierce and Mrs. Rose Pitts Pierce of Ozark, Ala., she was born October 19, 1914, at St. Joseph, Mo. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Holbert is survived by her husband, Irvine Holbert; two duaghters, Mrs. Fayola Holbert, Ozark, Ala., and Miss Rosalie Holbert; and one son, Jimmy Holbert, both of whom life at the home; one step-daughter, Mrs. Buford Dye, Bristol, Va.; and one sister, Mrs. C. D. Mitzell, Ozark, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

HOLDER, Hooper The Pulaski Citizen 12 Aug 1959
The body of Hooper Holder, 46, employee of the Lewisburg water department and native of Giles County, was found early Sunday beside the L&N Railroad tracks near Lewisburg.
Coroner Wallace Patterson ruled that Holder had been struck by a train. His left arm was severed and his left leg mangled.
The engineer of northboung passenger train No. 6 which came through about 10 p. m. Saturday notified L&N authorities that he thought he saw a body between the rails as he approached.
A railroad crew went to the scene, three miles north of Lewisburg, and found the body about 1,000 yards south of Wheathead crossing abut 12:30 a. m.
The coroner said he believed Holder was struck by a train which passed through earlier, probably a passenger train. He said it was not learned why Holder was on the tracks.
Funeral services were held at 10 a. m. Monday at Bills and McGaugh funeral home, the Rev. J. A. Biggs officiating. Burial was in Lone Oak Cemetery, Lewisburg.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Holder was the son of Tom Holder, Nashville, and the late Lily Webster Holder. He had lived in Lewisburg for 23 years.
Besides his father, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irene Tosh Holder; two daughters, Miss Dorothy Holder and Mrs. Virgil Williams; three sons, Allen, Joe and Houston Holder, all of Lewisburg; two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Blackwell of Oklahoma, Mrs. R. D. George, Shelbyville; a brother, Lawson Holder, Lewisburg; and four grandchildren.

HOLDER, John Gilbert The Pulaski Citizen 18 Apr 1951

Funeral services for John Gilbert Holder, 69, who died on Tuesday, April 17, at a Nashville hospital, were held at 2 o’clock at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, near Pulaski. He had been in declining health many years.
Born in Giles County May 25, 1881, he was the son of the late John Holder and Bell Fleming Holder. His wife, Mrs. Lucy Hutton Holder, died approximately twelve years ago. Mr. Holder is survived by two sons, Roy Holder, Pulaski; three half-brothers, Flournoy Holder and Clarence Holder, Columbia; and Ernest Holder, Columbia; and two half-sisters, Mrs. Luna Holder and Mrs. Maudy Holder, both of Columbia. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HOLDER, Virginia E. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Oct 1950
Winchester-Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia Edens Holder, 45, of Cowan, were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning, at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Cowan with the Rev. Ky Curry officiating, assisted by the Rev. J. DeForest, rector of the Episcopal Church in Pulaski. Burial in Cowan Cemetery.
Mrs. Holder died at Pulaski after an illness of only a few hours.
A native of Cowan, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Edens of Cowan, who survive.
She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by four daughters, Mrs. W. D. Gibson of South Pittsburg, Misses Jenelle, Carolyn, and Emily Holder of Cowan; two brothers, Frank Edens of Chattanooga and Williams of Washington, D. C., and one granddaughter, Deen Gibson of South Pittsburgh.

HOLLAND, William Oliver The Pulaski Citizen 5 Dec 1951
William Oliver Holland, 69, father of Hayes Holland, Pulaski druggist, died of a heart attack at 3:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, December 2, at his home at Blanche, after a period of declining health.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at New Grove Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Warren, pastor, assisted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley of Pulaski. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Holland, an employee of the Ardmore Creamery, was a native of Lincoln County, the son of the late Henry Holland and Josephine Donald Holland. He was a member of the Baptist Church and a deacon and church treasurer of the New Grove Baptist congregation.
His wife, Mrs. Hattie Mae Lewter Holland, died December 9, 1945.
Mr. Holland is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Dave Jones, Blanche, Mrs. Jack Smith, Ardmore, Mrs. Howard Blackwell, Decatur, Ala., Mrs. Roy Welch, Delrose, and Mrs. Leonard Mullins, Fayetteville; five sons, Hayes Holland, Pulaski, Coleman Holland, Leonard Holland and Clay Holland, Nashville, and Leon Holland, Ardmore; twenty-four grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Henry Jones, Hazel Green, Ala., and Mrs. Ed Thompson, Prospect in Giles County.

HOLLEY, Bessie Dean Strickland The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jan 1958

Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Dean Strickland Holley, 26, wife of Wayne Holley, were held at 10 a. m. Saturday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of First Baptist Church. Burial was in Moriah Cemetery.
Mrs. Holley died at her home Thursday morning of a self-inflicted pistol wound, according to Sheriff P. M. Butler and City Patrolman Jack Cox and Thurman Irwin.
Members of the family stated Mrs. Holley had been in ill health for some time. A native of Pulaski, she was the daughter of Mrs. Lena Spear, Pulaski and the late Labe Strickland. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Survivors in addition to her husband, includ a son, Jimmy Barnhart, and a daughter, Nina Barnhart, Pulaski; three sisters, Mrs. Garland Swanner, Tupelo, Miss., Mrs. Clarence Bonee, Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. K. O. Wilkes, Pulaski; four brothers, Labe Stickland, Jr., Greenway, Ark., Ray Strickland, Fort Knox, Ky., and Roy Strickland, Pulaski.

HOLLEY, Delia Houser The Pulaski Citizen 2 Feb 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Delia Houser Holley, 74, who died about noon on February 2, at the home at New Zion, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Services will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Daughter of the late Oscar Houser and Mish Head Housher, she was born May 25, 1880, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Holley is survived by her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Nathan Holley, with whom she made her home, and Mrs. Thurman Holley; two sons, B. F. Holley and Willie Holley, Brick Church; fourteen grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren; one half-sister, Mrs. Henrietta Woodward, Fort Worth, Texas; and one half-brother, B. W. Whitworth, Diana. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HOLLEY, George W. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Apr 1951
George W. Holley, 69, native of Giles County, died on Monday April 2, at his home at Sulphur Springs, Texas, after an extended illness.
Funeral rites were held by the Rev. E. B. Jackson and the Rev. Fred Thomas at the Trenton-Whitewright Funeral Home and burial took place at Oak Hill Cemetery at Trenton, Texas.
Mr. Holley, who went to Texas about thirty-five years ago, was born January 27, 1882, in the Odd Fellows Hall community of Giles County, the son of the late John Holley and Eliza McMillion Holley. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Holley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Grace Fowler Stems Holley; two step-sons, Herbert Stems and J. C. Stems; and three sisters, Mrs. J. M. Wolf, Odd Fellows Hall, Mrs. Lon Whitworth, Diana, and Mrs. George Hollingsworth, Lewisburg.

HOLLEY, Ida Lou Wilson The Pulaski Citizen 25 Nov 1953
Mrs. Ida Lou Wilson Holley, 75, died of pneumonia Friday at her home in the Beech Hill
community following a two weeks illness.

Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Center Point Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman and the Rev. H. G. Coston, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in the church cemetery with Bennett-May and Company in charge of arrangements.
Born April 16, 1878 in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Wilson and Narcissus Helmick Wilson. She was a member of the Baptist Church and had lived at Beech Hill most of her life.
Mrs. Holley is survived by her husband, Bugg B. Holley; one daughter, Mrs. Frank Turner, Beech Hill; two sons, Brown Holley, Pulaski and Howard Holley, Beech Hill; eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

HOLLEY, James H. The Pulaski Citizen 2 May 1956
James H. Holley, 45, salesman of Tuscumbia, Ala., and a native of Giles County, was accidently drowned Tuesday afternoon while fishing in Spring Creek, backwaters of the Tennessee River, near Tuscumbia.
Funeral services were to be held at 3:00 p. m. Thursday at the Brown Funeral Home in Tuscumbia, with burial in the Tuscumbia Cemetery.
Mr. Holley was the son of the late Lee and Maggie Pinkelton Holley of Giles County, and the brother of Clarence E. Holley, a member of the staff of The Pulaski Citizen. He had resided in Tuscumbia for the past several years.
Mr. Holley is also survived by his wife, Mrs. Lynda S. Holley, Tuscumbia; and two daughters, Misses Mary Jo and Margaret Lee Holley of Nashville.

HOLLEY, Joseph Arnold (Arnie) The Nashville Tennessean 9 Apr 1952
Joseph Arnold (Arnie) Holley, 67, Pulaski businessman, died Monday morning of a heart attack at his home on Spofford Avenue.
Funeral services are tentatively set for Wednesday, pending arrival of relatives from California, at the First Baptist Church, Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor will officiate.
Born and reared in Giles County, Mr. Holley was the son of the late William Garner Holley and Narcissus Clift Holley. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Ittie Holley Holley; four daughters, Mrs. M. E. Walters and Mrs. John Darby, Columbia, Mrs. Walter McGavock, Pulaski and Mrs. Woody Bevins, Sacramento, Calif.; two sons, Knox Holley, Shelbyville and Joseph Arnold Holley, Jr., U. S. Air Force, stationed at Camp Chaffee, Ark.; seven grandchildrn; one sister, Tippie Williams, Pulaski; two brothers, Tom Holley, El Paso and Bugg Holley, Beech Hill.

HOLLEY, Henry Lee The Pulaski Citizen 26 Apr 1950
Funeral services for Henry Lee Holley, 66, retired insurance salesman, who died at 12:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, April 23, at Pulaski Hospital, following a brief illness, were held at 11 o’clock Monday morning in the parlors of Pulaski Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Harvey Reed Overton, Jr., Presbyterian minister, and burial took place in the family lot in Woodlawn Memorial Park in Nashville.

Mr. Holley, an insurance salesman for approximately twenty-five years, was a native of Giles County, the son of the late John Pinkney Holley and Eliza Green Holley. Three years ago he retired, returning to Giles County, and since that time has operated a small grocery in the Riversburg section.
His, wife, Mrs. Maggie Pilkinton Holley died August 13, 1936. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Holley is survived by two sons, Clarence E. Holley, employee of The Pulaski Citizen, and James Henry Holley, Nashville; and two grandchildren, Nashville; three sisters, Mrs. John Wolfe, Pulaski, and Mrs. Lon Whitworth, Diana, and Mrs. George Hollingsworth, Lewisburg; and one brother, George Holley, Sulfur Springs, Texas.

HOLLEY, Rodney Brown The Pulaski Citizen 6 Mar 1957
Prayer services were held at 10 o’clock Monday morning at Pulaski Funeral Home for Rodney Brown Holley, one-day-old infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Holley, Jr., of Chattanooga. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery, with the Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating. The child died at 3 o’clock Sunday morning at Woman’s Hospital in Chattanooga.
The grandparents are Mrs. Floyd Holley of Frankewing and Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Long of Frankewing. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

HOLLEY, Sallie Tucker The Pulaski Citizen 7 Mar 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie Tucker Ashford Holley, 90, will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Chestnut Grove Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Holley, who had been making her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Christopher in Stanfield, Oregon, for several years, died there on Tuesday, March 6, after a long illness.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James W. Tucker, and married Andrew Ashford who died many years ago. In later years, she married Will Holley of Diana who died several years ago.
Mrs. Holley, a member of the Methodist Church, is survived by the one daughter; two sons, Stacy Ashford, Tucson, Ariz., and Tillman Ashford, Birmingham, Ala.; and several grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.




HOLLEY, Sam Hughey The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jun 1955
Funeral services for Sam Hughey Holley, 57, Lincoln County farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at McBurg Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Frankewing Cemetery.
Mr. Holley died Tuesday at Lincoln County Hospital after a long illness.

A native of Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Willis Harris Holley and Adella Ophelia Harwell Holley, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Holley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elsie Mae Holley; two daughters, Mrs. Louise Holley, Giles County and Mrs. Delia Mae Stone, Lincoln County; four sons, Clifford, J. W., Raymond and William Holley, Lincoln County; five grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Monroe King, Lincoln County, and Mrs. M. O. Johnson, Giles County; and four brothers, Talmadge and Rufus Holley, Lincoln County, and Noble and Avie Holley, Giles County.

HOLLEY, Thomas Floyd The Pulaski Citizen 24 Feb 1954
Funeral services for Thomas Floyd Holley, 51, Beech Ball farmer and school bus driver were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bradshaw Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, the Rev. Lloyd Hickman and J. H. McCord. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery with the school bus drivers serving as pall bearers.
Mr. Holley died at 2:45 o’clock Monday morning at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
Born December 15, 1903 in Giles County, he was the son of Mrs. Annie Mitchell Holley and the late Joe P. Holley. He was a member of Bradshaw Baptist Church.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Holley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bonnie Mae Mitchell Holley; three sons, Floyd Holley, Jr., Flournoy and Bobby Holley; one sister, Mrs. Clyde Long, Pulaski; and two brothers, Eslick Holley and L. Brown Holley, Beech Hill. Pulaski Funeral Home. Directors.

HOLLEY, Thurman The Pulaski Citizen 14 Apr 1954
Funeral services for Thurman Holley, 58, farmer of the county, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of First Baptist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Holley died at 10:15 o’clock Monday morning at Giles County Hospital following several years declining health.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born July 20, 1896, the son of the late Garner Holley and Beulah Summers Holley.
Mr. Holley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucille Holley Holley; three daughters, Mrs. Violet Whitt and Mrs. Gene Pickett, both of Pulaski, and Mrs. Archie Heinzman, Cleveland, Ohio; three sons, Niles Holley, Bodenham, Cecil Holley, Eldorado, Ark., and William Dean Holley, Colorado Springs, Colo.; nine grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Frank Hobbs, Frankewing; and two brothers, Nathan Holley, Brick Church and Buford Holley, Frankewing. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HOLLEY, Violet Annie Mitchell The Pulaski Citizen 30 Nov 1955

Funeral services for Mrs. Violet Annie Mitchell Holley, 75, resident of the Center Point community, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bradshaw Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the Center Point Cemetery. Mrs. Holley died at 8:55 Thursday evening at Giles County Hospital after a brief illness.
Born November 17, 1880, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Mitchell and Mattie Brown Mitchell. She was the wife of the late Joe P. Holley who died August 5, 1945.
Mrs. Holley is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Clyde Long, Pulaski; two sons, Eslick Holley and Brown Holley, both of Center Point; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. R. M. Cole, Pulaski; one brother, Atha Mitchell, Frankewing; four half-sisters, Mrs. Garland Bevels and Mrs. Blanche Crabtree, Petersburg, Mrs. Odie Bland, Fayetteville, and Mrs. Tully Bolton, Bunker Hill; four half-brothers, Holley Mitchell and Ed Mitchell, Petersburg, Dean Mitchell, Detroit, Mich., and Kenneth Mitchell, Delrose. Pulaski Funeral Home, morticians in charge.


HOLLEY, Washington Monroe The Pulaski Citizen 07 Oct 1953
Funeral services for Washington Monroe Holley, 74, retired farmer, will be held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home conducted b y the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial will take place in Center Point Cemetery.
Mr. Holley died at 12:30 o’clock Thursday morning, October 8, at his home at Elkton, following a years illness. Born September 9, 1879, he was the son of Bud Holley and Sallie Trantham Holley. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Holley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sallie Elizabeth Williams Holley; one daughter, Mrs. Elmo James; five sons, James Holley, Nashville, Milburn, Sam, Herschel and Brown Holley, all of Elkton; twenty-one grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Bill Warren, Daavis, Okla.; and one brother, Archie Holley, Lewisburg.

HOLLINS, Elizabeth Buford The Pulaski Citizen 2 Mar 1955
Funeral services for Miss Elizabeth Buford Hollins, Nashville, were held at 3 o’clock Friday at Westminister Presbyterian Church, Dr. A. L. Currie officiating. Burial took place in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Miss Hollins died of a heart ailment at Vanderbilt Hospital Thursday.
Born at Buford Station in Giles County, she went to Nashville as a child, and had been a lifelong member of the old Moore Memorial Presbyterian Church now known as Westminister Presbyterian Church.
Two sisters of Nashville, Miss Mary M. Hollins and Miss Courtney Hollins; and one brother, Robert A. Hollins, Mt. Pleasant, survive.

HOLLIS, Joe G. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Nov 1957
Joe G. Hollis, 59, retired carpenter, was found dead in bed Thursday morning, November 7, at the home of E. N. Taylor where he resided. Death was attributed to a heart attack according to a statement made by Sheriff P. M. Butler.

Funeral services will be held at Bennett-May Funeral Home and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery. The time has not been set, awaiting word from relatives.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late Fate Hollis and Mary Griggs Hollis, and was a member of Friendship Methodist Church.
Mr. Hollis is survived by one niece, Mrs. Valton Roberts, Beech Hill; two nephews, M. J. Hollis, Macon, Ga., and W. M. McMillion, Phoenix, Ariz., great-niece, Mrs. Bernard Burgess, Lynnville; and a great-nephew, Clifford Worsham, Beech Hill. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HOLLIS, John Wood The Pulaski Citizen 25 May 1955
John Wood Hollis, 87, retired farmer of Bryson, died suddenly at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning, May 24, at his home, following a period of declining health.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Bruce Robinson, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born July 24, 1867, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John W. Hollis and Caroline Williamson Hollis.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Bryson. His wife, Mrs. Ada George Hollis, died several years ago.
Mr. Hollis, the last member of his immediate family, is survived by one son, Carl Wood Hollis; and two grandchildren, Bryson. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HOLLIS, Lillie West The Pulaski Citizen 10 May 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Will Hollis, 70, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Preston Barnes, near Lynnville. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnville Cemetery.
She died at 10:15 o’clock Friday night, May 5, after an illness of eighteen months at the home of her son, Herman Hollis, in Akron, Ohio, where she had made her home for the past eight years.
The former Miss Lillie West, she was born and reared in Lynnville, the daughter of the late William Clayton West and Elizabeth Tharpe West.
Mrs. Hollis, a member of the Church of Christ, was the widow of Will Hollis, who died forty years ago.
Mrs. Hollis is survived by the one daughter, Mrs. Barnes, Lynnville; one son, Herman Hollis, Akron, Ohio; three grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Tom Williams, Pulaski, Miss Molly West and Mrs. Birdie Estes, both of Lynnville and Miss Ella West, Nashville; and two brothers, Campbell West, Detroit, Mich. and Carter West, Lynnville.

HOLMAN, Margaret Hopkins The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1952

Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Holman, 64, native Giles Countian, were held at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Albert E. Dimmock, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Burial took place in the family lot of Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Holman, widow of Robert Holman, died Thursday at her home in Keysville, Ga.
Reared and educated here, she was the daughter of the late Gray Hopkins and Virginia Lee Bowers Hopkins.
Mrs. Holman is survived by three brothers, Bowers Hopkins, St. Louis, Mo., and William Hopkins and James Hopkins, both of Athens, Ga. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HOLT, Annie Katherine Estes The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jan 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Katherine Estes Holt, 58, who died at 10:25 o’clock on Sunday morning, January 22, at the home at Wales, after an extended illness, were held at one o’clock Monday afternoon at the Church of Christ near Wales. Elder A. C. Dreaden conducted the services and burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Daughter of the late Jack Estes and Alice Parker Estes, she was a lifelong resident of Giles County and a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Holt is survived by her husband, Tom A. Holt; two sons, Gentry L. Holt, Wales, and Thomas A. Holt, Jr., Detroit, Mich.; six grandchildren; and two brothers, Guy Estes and Tommy Estes, both of Campbell Station.

HOLT, Ben Bryant The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jan 1959
Ben Bryant Holt, 81, a member of Giles County Quarterly Court and a retired rural letter carrier, was found dead in bed Tuesday morning at his home in the Cedar Grove community. He had been in ill health for several months although death was unexpected.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Cedar Grove Methodist Church. The Rev. Chester A. Stephens pastor, officiated and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Holt was the son of the late Richard W. Holt and Sallie Fogg Holt. He had represented his district in County Court for the past ten years and had attended the quarterly session on Monday, January 12. He was one of the first rural letter carriers in Giles County and had engaged in farming over a period of time.
Mr. Holt was a member of the Cedar Grove Methodist Church.
Mr. Holt is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maggie Christopher Holt; three sons, Hugh Holt and Richard E. Holt, of the Cedar Grove community; Sullivan Holt, El Paso, Texas; a sister, Mrs. B. L. Erwin, Lawrenceburg; and three brothers, B. E. Holt, Pulaski, Butler Holt, Cedar Grove, and Edgar Holt, Lawrenceburg.

HOLT, Billy The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1958
Funeral services for Billy Holt, 63, Giles County farm laborer, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Holt died at noon Tuesday, August 19, at Giles County Hospital after a paralytic stroke.

Born October 12, 1896, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Andrew J. Holt and Lucinda Chapman Holt.
The survivors include his wife, Mrs. Hattie Mae Phillips Holt; one sister, Mrs. Donnie Rich; and two brothers, Tom Holt and Ozro Holt, all of Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

HOLT, Duane and Wayne The Pulaski Citizen 15 Mar 1950
Prayer services for Duane and Wayne Holt, twin sons of Mrs. and Mrs. James Edward Holt, were held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Cool Spring Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church.
The infants, born early in the afternoon on Wednesday, March 8, died late in the afternoon of the same day.
In addition to the parents, the children are survived by one brother, William Edward Holt, and the grandmothers, Mrs. Clarence Holt and Mrs. Roy Maultsby, all of Pulaski.

HOLT, Gladys The Pulaski Citizen 13 Oct 1954
Funeral services for Miss Gladys Holt, 23, resident of the Vale Mill section, were held at one o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter and the Rev. H. L. Smith, Methodist ministers. Burial took place in the Elliott Cemetery at Elkton.
Miss Holt died at 5 o’clock Friday afternoon, October 8, at Giles County Hospital after a four months’ illness.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was born April 12, 1931, the daughter of Leon Holt of Pulaski and the late Gladys VanHooser Holt. She was a member of Trinity Methodist Church. Her mother died in 1934.
In addition to her father, Miss Holt is survived by her uncle, Jake VanHooser, and her grandmother, Mrs. John VanHooser, with whom she made her home in the Vale Mill community; one brother, Bennie Holt, of the same community; her step-mother, Mrs. Holt, and several half-brothers. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HOLT, James H. The Pulaski Citizen 2 Sep 1953
Funeral services for James H. Holt, 79, retired farmer, were held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Lynnville Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen, Methodist minister. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Holt died Wednesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Howard Owen in the Rich community.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late James E. Holt and Lucinda Payne Holt. For five years he served as night clerk at Richland Hotel Plaza.
His wife, Kate Moore Holt, died twenty years ago.
In addition to his daughter, Mr. Holt is survived by two grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Della Johnson, Birmingham, Ala., Mrs Eunice Reagin, Miami, Fla., and Mrs. Ollie Doud, Nashville. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.


HOLT, J. O. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jul 1953
J. O. Holt, Athens, Ala. resident, died of a heart ailment Friday morning at his home, following a long period of declining health.
Services took place at First Presbyterian Church on Saturday afternoon and burial took place in Athens Cemetery.
Mrs. Holt, the former Miss Annie Gray, died fifteen years ago. His daughter, Miss Memory Gray Holt, died three years ago. Mrs. Jack Abernathy, a sister-in-law, and her son, Jack Abernathy, Jr., of Pulaski, attended the funeral.

HOLT, Lela Sherbert The Pulaski Citizen 24 Dec 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Lela Sherbert Holt, 62, were held at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Holt died suddenly at 11 o’clock Friday morning at the home one West College Street, following a long period of declining health.
Born February 8, 1890 in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late John H. Sherbert and Agnes Sisk Sherbert. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband, Clarence Holt, died August 6, 1940.
Mrs. Holt is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Lady Ruth Lewis, Mrs. Mahlon Phillips, and Miss Marjorie Holt, Pulaski, and Mrs. Malcolm McNeese, Nashville; one son, James Edward Holt, Pulaski; six grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Joe Phillips, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HOLT, Mabel Orlean McMasters The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jul 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel Orlean McMasters Holt, 73, resident of the Cedar Grove Community, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at East Hill Church of Christ, with Gilbert Shaffer, minister of the church, officiating. Burial took place in Cool Spring Cemetery. Mrs. Holt died of a paralytic stroke at 11:30 o’clock Sunday morning at Giles County Hospital, only hours after entering.
Born August 31, 1886, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Wiley L. McMasters and Mary K. White McMasters. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Holt is survived by her husband, Butler Holt, two nephews, Knox and Robert McMasters, Birmingham, Ala.; and one niece, Mrs. Curtis H. Smith, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

HOLT, Margaret Ruth Epler The Pulaski Citizen 17 Oct 1956
Mrs. Margaret Ruth Epler Holt, 48, died at 1:45 o’clock Friday afternoon, October 12, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Epler, Sr., in Mt. Vernon, Ill., after several months illness. She underwent a major operation in April.
Funeral services were held at 12:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon in Meyers Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, with the burial taking place in the Epler family lot in Albion, Ill.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Holt is survived by her husband, Thomas H. Holt, employee of Tennessee Valley Authority, stationed in Paducah, Ky.; her twin sister, Mrs. Allen Rich, Mt. Vernon, Ill.; and one brother, Elbert Epler, Jr., Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Mrs. T. P. Holt, mother of T. H. Holt, Mrs. William K. Jones, S. P. Yokley, and T. H. Yokley, all of Pulaski; Mr. and Mrs. Epler of Oak Ridge, and Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe of Tennessee Valley Authority, Paducah, attended the rites.

HOLT, Mahlon T. The Pulaski Citizen 14 Nov 1956
Mahlon T. Holt, 66, former Giles County Circuit Court Clerk, died at 9:30 Saturday morning at his home in Cedar Grove community following a heart attack.
Funeral services were held at 3 p. m. Sunday at Cedar Grove Methodist Church by the Rev. James Bass, pastor, and Dr. W. H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church, Pulaski. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Holt was the son of the late Richard and Sallie Fogg Holt. In his early years, he was a traveling salesman for a photographic firm. He served as magistrate from the Sixth District prior to his election as Circuit Court Clerk in 1942. He held the clerk’s post until 1950 and served as deputy clerk from to 1950 to 1955, when he retired to his farm at Cedar Grove.
Mr. Holt was a member of the Cedar Grove Methodist Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Florence Garner Holt; one daughter, Mrs. Herbert Baird, Lexington, Ky.; one sister, Mrs. Buford Erwin, Lawrenceburg; four brothers, B. E. Holt, Pulaski, Ben Holt, Cedar Grove, Butler Holt, Cedar Grove and Edgar Holt, Lawrenceburg, and one grandchild.

HOLT, Margaret Ruth Epler The Pulaski Citizen 17 Oct 1956
Mrs. Margaret Ruth Epler Holt, 48, died at 1:45 o’clock Friday afternoon, October 12, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Epler, Sr., in Mt. Vernon, Ill., after several months illness. She underwent a major operation in April.
Funeral services were at 12:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon in Meyers Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, with the burial taking place in the Epler family lot in Albion, Ill.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Holt is survived by her husband, Thomas H. Holt, employee of Tennessee Valley Authority, stationed in Paducah, Ky.; her twin sister, Mrs. Allen Rich, Mt. Vernon, Ill., and one brother, Elbert Epler, Jr., Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Mrs. T. P. Holt, mother of T. H. Holt, Mrs. William K. Jones, S. P. Yokley and T. H. Yokley, all of Pulaski, Mr. and Mrs. Epler of Oak Ridge, and Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe of Tennessee Valley Authority, Paducah, attended the rites.

HOLT, Marion Ashford Holt The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jan 1951
Funeral services for Marion Ashford Holt, 64, who died at one o’clock Saturday afternoon, January 13, in Birmingham, Ala., were held at Pulaski Funeral Home at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. Albert E. Dimmock, Presbyterian minister. Burial took place in the Eason Cemetery, near Pulaski.

At the time of his death, he was making his home with a brother, Frank Holt, in Birmingham.
A member of the Presbyterian Church, he was a native of Giles County and the son of the late Benjamin F. Holt and Rebecca Eason Holt.
In addition to Frank Holt, he is survived by another brother, William R. Holt, Des Moines, Iowa; and two sisters, Mrs. Charles E. Graves and Mrs. Mamie Holt Adcock, both of Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

HOLT, Robert Moore Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 20 Dec 1950
Funeral services for Robert Moore “Bug” Holt, Sr., 71, who died suddenly of a heart attack at 8 o’clock, Sunday morning, December 17, at his home at Wales, were held at one o’clock Monday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Albert E. Dimmock, pastor of the Wales Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and brial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Holt, a well known farmer of the Wales community, was a lifelong resident of the county and the son of the late William Holt and Letitia Pate Holt. He was a member of the Wales Presbyterian Church. His wife died December 13, 1948.
Mr. Holt is survived by one son, R. M. Holt, Jr.; two grandsons; one sisters, Mrs. Florence Kimbrough, Lakeworth, Fla.; and one brother, W. T. Holt, of Wales.
Pulaski Funeral Home morticians.

HOLT, Thomas Houston II The Pulaski Citizen 26 Nov 1958
Funeral services for Thomas Houston Holt, II, 60, native Giles Countian and Tennessee Valley Authority employee of Paducah, Ky., were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Dr. W. Bruce Strother and Dr. William H. Mansfield, pastors of First Methodist Church, with the burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Holt died at 11 o’clock Friday morning at a Paducah hospital.
Born November 16, 1898, in Giles County, he was the son Mrs. Lula Holt Holt and the late Thomas P. Holt. He attended Pulaski schools and Vanderbilt University in Nashville. He was a member of the Methodist Church, the Masonic Lodge and the American Legion.
He was employed by TVA for a number of years at Jackson, Tenn., Kuttuwa and later at Paducah, Ky.
Mr. Holt is survived by his wife, Mrs. Virginia May Houston Holt, also a native Pulaskian; three sisters, Mrs. William K. Jones and Mrs. J. Matt Stone, Pulaski and Mrs.Joe Drblik, Los Angeles, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Holt Yokley of Jackson came for the funeral of his uncle, Mr. Holt.
Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

HOLT, William Rivers The Pulaski Citizen 6 Nov 1957
Funeral services are tentatively set for Sunday at Bennett-May Funeral Home for William Rivers Holt, 53, former Union Pacific Railroad employee. Mr. Holt , who had been ill for the past three years, died on Wednesday morning at his home in Omaha, Neb., where he had been residing.

The remains will arrive in Pulaski at noon Saturday.
Born in Giles County on November 11, 1904, he was the son of the late Benjamin F. Holt and Rebecca Eason Holt.
Mr. Holt, a navy veteran of World War II, is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Charlie Graves and ____________, Pulaski, and one brother Frank Holt, Birmingham, Ala.

HOLT, Zora Jane Gunter The Pulaski Citizen 05 Sep 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. W. L. Holt, 83, widow of Dr. W. L. Holt, who died at 9:30 o’clock Saturday night, September 1, were held at 11 o’clock Monday morning at Pisgah Methodist Church. The Rev. Wyatt Harwell and the Rev. Carl Holloway, pastor of the church, officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery.
She died at the home of her nephew, Mahlon Gunter, in the Pisgah community.
Born November 21, 1867 in Giles County, she was the former Zora Jane Gunter, daughter of the late Franklin Gunter and Elizabeth Jane Crowder Gunter. She joined the Pisgah Methodist Church when twelve years of age. Her first marrige was to Jacob Bass who died fifty-three years ago. Later she married Dr. W. L. Holt of Bunker Hill. He died in 1923.
Mrs. Holt, the last member of her immediate family, is survived by a number of nieces and nephews.
Out-of-town people who came for the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hammond, Mrs. Sam B. Beard, Mrs. John Ryan, Russelville, Ala., Mrs. Elmo Gunter, Mrs. Vernie Whitsett, Miss Beverly Whitsett, Leonard Gunter, Nashville, Mr. and Mrs. Alton Bass, Lewisburg.

HOOD, Walter Duncan The Pulaski Citizen 9 Aug 1950
Funeral services for Walter Duncan Hood, 77, retired farmer, who died at 8:40 o’clock Wednesday night, August 2, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and Eris Journey. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Hood died after several years illness at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George W. Tipper, in the Eighteenth Civil District. He was born in Alabama and had resided in Giles County for thirty years.
In addition to the one daughter, Mr. Hood is survived by four sons, Rollon Hood, Leoma, Noah Hood, Addison, Ala., Sam Hood, Pulaski and Nathan Hood, Goodsprings; and a number of grandchildren.

HOOPER, Florence Wilkes The Pulaski Citizen 21 Sep 1955
Mrs. Florence Wilkes Hooper, 67, native Pulaskian, died Monday, September 19, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Douglas Anderson, in Ardmore, Pa.
Funeral rites will be held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., and burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.

She was born in Pulaski, the daughter of the late Judge John Summerfield Wilkes and Florence Barker Wilkes. Her father served as judge of the State Supreme Court, and was president of Martin College Board of Trustees for several years.
Mrs. Hooper was secretary to Senator Kenneth D. McKellar in Washington for a number of years.
In addition to Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Hooper is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Florence Emery of La Jolla, Calif.

HOOTEN, Andrew The Pulaski Citizen 15 Sep 1954
Andrew Hooten, 34, Lynnville resident, died of a self-inflicted rifle wound about 6 o’clock Tuesday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Lowery on the Mooresville road where he and his family resided.
Deputy Sheriff Collins Wilkes said Hooten died about 30 minutes after he was found by his wife in a dying condition with a 22 rifle by his side on the floor of the bedroom in which he had been sleeping while recuperating from a nervous disorder for which he had been treated at Giles County Hospital.
Hooten appeared much improved and had resumed his duties as a foreman at the Lincoln Pencil Company in Lewisburg about two weeks ago.
He was a member of the Robertson Fork Christian Church and served as a deacon.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a. m. Thursday at Robertson Fork Church by D. D. Woody, Church of Christ minister. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery in Lynnville.
Mr. Hooten is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruth Lowery Hooten; two daughters, Alice Ann and Betsy Hooten; and a son, Neal Hooten; his parents, Wilson Hooten and Annie May Holder Hooten; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary Holder McAdams, all of the Lynnville community; and four brothers, James and Bill Hooten of Lewisburg; and Eugene and Bobby Hooten, both of Mooresville.

HOOVER, Florence Zuccarello The Pulaski Citizen 15 Dec 1954
Mrs. Florence Zuccarello Hoover, 76, native of Pulaski and a resident of Nashville for many years, died Monday at her home after an extended illness.
Funeral rites were held Wednesday afternoon at Eastland Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Vernon McGee and burial took place in Spring Hill Cemetery. The nephews served as the pall bearers.
The daughter of the late Napoleon Bonaparte Zuccarello and Mary Eliza Faust Zuccarello, she was educated in Giles County Schools and later taught in Pulaski High School. In 1909 she moved to Nashville and two years later married George F. R. Hoover who survives. She was an active member of Meridian Methodist Church and formerly an active gardner and club woman.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Hoover is survived by two daughters, Mrs. G. L. Kelly, Jr., Evansville, Ind. and Mrs. Hugh L. Malone of Nashville; three grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Richard Kennedy, Colorado Springs, Colo.

HOOVER, P. W. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jan 1958

Funeral services for P. W. Hoover, resident of Tracy City, and father of D. L. Hoover of the WKSR Radio Station in Pulaski, will be held at 10 o’clock Friday morning at the Episcopal Church in Tracy City, conducted by the Rev. George Regas, rector of the Episcopal Church in Pulaski. Burial will take place there. Mr. Hoover died Wednesday morning at his home after an extended illness.
A native of Hickman County, Mr. Hoover is survived by his wife, and six sons.
Foster and Son Funeral Home, Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements.

HOPKINS, Della Clarice Estes The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Della Clarice Estes Hopkins, 74, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Cornersville Church of Christ, with burial in Mars Hill Cemetery. She died Saturday morning at the home of her son, L. S. (Peggy) Hopkins in the Brick Church community after a long illness.
Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Ed Estes and Belle Hall Estes, but had lived most of her life in Marshall County. She was a member of the Lewisburg Church of Christ.
Her husband, Henry S. Hopkins died in 1918.
In addition to L. S. Hopkins, former register of Giles County, Mrs. Hopkins is survived by three other sons, Marvin Hopkins and Allen E. Hopkins, both of Cornersville, and Henry C. Hopkins, Lewisburg; twelve grandchildren and four great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Floy Webster, Diana; and seven brothers, Clifford Estes and Dudley Estes, Nashville, Harvey Estes, Lynnville, Ross Estes, John Estes and Andrew Estes, Cornersville, and English Estes, Maryville, Tenn.

HOPKINS, Edward Lee The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jun 1954
Funeral services for Edward Lee Hopkins, 76, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons, pastor of the Blooming Grove Methodist Church, and burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Hopkins died at 5 o’clock Monday morning at the home in the Blooming Grove community following a long illness.
Born November 17, 1877 in Giles County, he was the son of the late W. S. Hopkins and Ethelinda Harwell Hopkins, and was a member of the Blooming Grove Methodist Church.
Mr. Hopkins is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Aymett Hopkins; one son, Clarence A. Hopkins, Pulaski; three granddaughters, Mrs. Helen Hopkins Bowers, San Diego, Calif., Mrs. Clarice Hopkins Jones, Anchorage, Alaska, and Miss Dorothy Hopkins, Pulaski, and two great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HOPKINS, Gray Bowers The Pulaski Citizen 6 Nov 1957

Funeral services for Gray Bowers Hopkins, 74, native Giles Countian, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the grave in Maplewood Cemetery by Dr. William H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church. Mr. Hopkins died of a heart attack Friday at his home in St. Louis, Mo., where he had resided for the past thirty years.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Gray Hopkins and Virginia Lee Bowers Hopkins, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Hopkins is survived by a daughter who lives in California; and two brothers, James Russell Hopkins and William Edward Hopkins, both of Athens, Ga.

HOPKINS, Mary Elizabeth Aymett The Pulaski Citizen 21 Mar 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Aymett Hopkins, 67, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons, pastor of Blooming Grove Methodist Church, and the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, and burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Hopkins died Tuesday night of a heart attack at her home in the Aymett community after a period of declining health.
Born April 29, 1888, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late James Vernon Aymett and Betty Abernathy Aymett, and was a member of Blooming Grove Methodist Church.
Mrs. Hopkins is survived by one son, Clarence A. Hopkins; three grandchildren and several great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Ulva H. Merritt, Minor Hill; and one brother, Robert Vernon Aymett, Aymett Town. Her husband, Ed Lee Hopkins, died in 1954. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HOPPER, Frances Burke Lillard The Pulaski Citizen 13 Nov 1957
Graveside services for Mrs. Harrison Hopper, 89, former resident of Pulaski, will be held at 11 o’clock Thursday morning in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Hopper died of a heart ailment early Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Richards in Clearwater, Fla. Funeral rites were held in Clearwater before the remains were shipped to Pulaski.
Born and educated at Murfreesboro, she was the former Miss Frances Burke Lillard, and was a graduate of the old South Kentucky College, Hopkinsville, Ky. She taught school in Texas and in Kentucky before he marriage. Her husband, Harrison Hopper of Hopkinsville, was a member of the firm of Brannon and Hopper, lumber dealers in Pulaski for a number of years. Mr. Hopper died in 1910.
Mrs. Hopper is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Richards, and Mrs. Milton Anderson, Huntsville, Ala.; and one son, Harrison Hopper, III, Clearwater, Fla.; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Hopper was an aunt of the late Mrs. E. H. Murray of Pulaski.

HORN, Albert W. Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 8 Sep 1954
Albert W. Horn, Jr., 29, former resident of Pulaski employed as an electrician at Wyandotte, Mich., was killed about 3:00 o’clock Wednesday afternoon when he fell 40 feet from a ramp on which he was working.
The body was expected to reach Pulaski about midnight Thursday and funeral services are tentatively set for Friday afternoon. Pulaski Funeral Home is in charge.

The accident was reported to the family by the foreman at the plant where Mr. Horn was employed. He stated the operator of a crane on the site was the only person to witness the fatal accident.
The son of Albert W. Horn, electrician at the W. E. Stephens plant, Pulaski, and Mrs. Ethel Cornelius Horn, the young man was born in Rome, Ga., but lived in Pulaski until three years ago when he went to Michigan. He was a graduate of Giles County High School and a member of First Baptist Church in Pulaski.
In addition to his parents, other survivors are his wife, Mrs. Christine Hancock Horn; a son, William Horn, Wyandotte, Mich.; five sisters, Mrs. Gray Mitchell, Nashville, Mrs. Ray Walls, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Homer Crumbley of Indiana, Mrs. Edsel Shelton, Pulaski, and Mrs. Tom Gilliam, Pulaski; and five brothers, Glover Horn, United States Navy, Earl Horn, Detroit, Mich., and Kenny, Jerry and Mike Horn, all of Pulaski.

HORN, Gene Austin The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jan 1956
Word has been received her by relatives of the death of Gene Austin Horn, two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Horn, who died Friday at St. Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in Rogersville.
The infant is the grandson of Mrs. Raymond Horn, of Rogersville, the former Miss Doris Austin of Elkton.

HORNE, Oscar The Pulaski Citizen 5 Dec 1951
Oscar Horne, 78, retired farmer and a leading citizen of Giles County, died at seven o’clock Saturday night at his home on West Madison Street in Pulaski after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at two o’clock Monday afternoon at the residence with the Rev. Russell Boaz, Methodist minister of Lawrenceburg, and the Rev. Roy West, Methodist minister of Giles County, officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski, with Masonic rites at the grave.
A native and lifelong resident of Giles County, he was the son of the late James S. and Susie Barnes Horne, representatives of leading families of the county. He was graduated from the educational institution which later became the University of Chicago after which he returned to Pulaski to begin the operatin of his farms in the Moriah community. He was a member of the Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church and was active in the Masonic lodge in Pulaski for more than 50 years.
Mr. Horne is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Reynolds Horne; two daughters, Mrs. Walter Smith of Pulaski and Mrs. Howard Martin, Rochester, N. Y.; a son, William Newton Horne of Pulaski; two sisters, Mrs. Gentry Handcock, Tulsa, Okla., and Mrs. Stella Woods, Twin Falls, Idaho; and five grandchildren.

HORNE, William Newton The Pulaski Citizen 18 Feb 1959
William Newton Horne, 43, cashier and a member of the Board of Directors at the First National Bank in Pulaski, died at 3:00 a. m. Monday of a heart attack at Giles County Hospital where he had been a patient for the past few weeks.

Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski with Dr. W. Bruce Strother, pastor of First Methodist Church, Dr. W. H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church, and the Rev. George Regas, rector of the Church of the Messiah, Episcopal, officiating. Burial was in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Horne was the son of Mrs. Mary Reynolds Horne of Pulaski and the late Oscar Horne. He had been connected with the First National Bank since its organization January 12, 1938, and had been active in the business and civic life of the community throughout the past several years. He was a member of First Methodist Church, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Elks Club, Hillcrest Country Club, a member of the Pulaski Industrial Development Commission; President of the Richland Development Corporation which purchased land and developed Hillcrest Country Club and a former member of the Exchange Club. In recent years, Mr. Horne had served as director of the Boy Scout and Heart Fund drives in Pulaski.
Mr. Horne was educated at Giles County High School, Riverside Military Academy at Gainesville, Ga., Duke University at Durham, N. C., and Bowling Green Business College, Bowling Green, Ky.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, are his wife, Mrs. Martha Stratton Sloan Horne; a son, William Russell Horne; and two sisters, Mrs. Walter Smith, Pulaski, and Mrs. Howard Martin, Rochester, N. Y.

HOSKINS, Louella Smith The Pulaski Citizen 13 Feb 1952
Mrs. Louella Smith Hoskins, 78, died at 9:15 o’clock Friday night, February 8, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sam Evans, in Decatur, Ala., after several months illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Grant Street Church of Christ in Decatur, conducted by Elder Charles Brewer. Burial took place at 4 o’clock in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mrs. Hoskins was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smith and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Her husband, John W. Hoskins, died in 1926.
Mrs. Hoskins is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Evans and Mrs. A. L. Burns, both of Decatur, Ala., and Mrs. Cecil Chandler, Camp Rucker, Ala.; four sons, Earl and Jack Hoskins, Pulaski, Walker Hoskins, Akron, Ohio, and Wesley Hoskins, Decatur, Ala., and seven grandchildren.
The Hoskins family live here fifteen or twenty years.

HOUCHIN, Jennie Sinor The Pulaski Citizen 25 Mar 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Sinor Houchin, 74, were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Houchin, wife of W. _. Houchin, farmer of the Goodspring community, died at __ o’clock Saturday night at Giles County Hospital after several weeks illness.

She was born December 2_, 1878, at Columbus, Ga., the daughter of the late S. H. Sinor and Sallie White Sinor. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Houchin is survived by her husband; one son, Carl Houchin, Detroit, Mich.; three sisters, Mrs. George Saunders and Mrs. Martha Crooks, both of Nashville and Mrs. Nancy Wright, Knoxville; and two brothers, Jim Sinor and Tommy Sinor, both of Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HOUK, George William (Bill) The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jan 1951
George William Houk, former business and civic leader of the Ardmore and Elkton communities, died of a heart attack Friday morning in St. Petersburg, Fla., where he had recently gone to work. Mr. Houk was apparently in good health and his death was entirely unexpected, according to relatives. Mrs. Houk had accompanied him to Florida.
Mr. Houk owned and operated businesses both at Ardmore and Elkton; his residence was between the two communities. He was particularly instrumental in the organization of the Ardmore Annual Fair.
In addition to his wife, Mrs. Houk is survived by a daughter, Mrs. William Cook of Nashville; a son, Jack Houk of Elkton; and a sister, Mrs. Paul Shelton. Burial was held at Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashville, on Monday. He was the son of the late Henry and Bertha Dickerson Houk.

HOUSTON, Bettie Bennett The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jan 1952
Mrs. Bettie Bennett Houston, 85, died at Giles County Hospital, at 8:30 p. m. Wednesday.
Funeral services will be held on Friday morning at 11 o’clock at Pulaski Funeral Home. Elder J. Clifford Murphy will officiate and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, Mrs. Houston was a member of the Church of Christ since early girlhood. She was the daughter of the late Marion Bennett and Nancy Holbert Bennett.
She is survived by her husband, H. C. Houston, one sister, Mrs. D. W. Minatra of Bunker Hill, and several nieces and nephews.

HOUSTON, Florence Campbell The Pulaski Citizen 23 Aug 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Florence Campbell Houston, 54, who died at 8 o’clock on Thursday evening, August 17, at her home at Pisgah, after an extended period of declining health, were held at one o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. L. M. Layton and Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in the Mt. Zion Cemetery at Frankewing.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Campbell and Linnie Stapp Campbell, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Houston is survived by her husband, Noble N. Houston; and one son, Erskine Houston, both of the Pisgah community.

HOUSTON, Hugh C. (Bud) The Pulaski Citizen 10 Sep 1959

Hugh C. “Bud” Houston, 90, retired merchant of Pulaski, died Saturday, September 6, at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
Funeral services were held Sunday at the Pulaski Funeral Home by Elder Clifford Murphy of Pulaski and Rev. Fred Hall, Methodist minister for churches in the Diana Charge. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Houston was a son of Fred N. Houston and Sarah Abernathy Houston. He operated general stores in Brick Church and Frankewing for many years and later was a partner in the May and Houston Clothing store in Pulaski before retiring 30 years ago.
Mr. Houston was a member of the Church of Christ and had been a member of the Masonic Lodge for 79 years, holding the Master Mason degree.
His wife, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bennett Houston, died in 1952. Survivors include five sisters, Mrs. Fannie McKnight, Pulaski, Mrs. Annie McKnight, Frankewing, Mrs. Louis Griffis, East St. Louis, Ill, Mrs. Minnie Woodard, Fayetteville, Mrs. Coley Woody, Pulaski; and a brother, Noble N. Houston, Pulaski; several nieces and nephews, including Mrs. Iris West of Frankewing and Mrs. Charles H. Morrow of Nashville.


HOUSTON, Noble Newton The Pulaski Citizen 28 Oct 1959
Funeral services for Noble Newton Houston, 75, retired farmer of Giles County residing in Pulaski, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Frankewing Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Harold Montgomery of Nashville. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Houston was found dead in the bathroom of his home about one o’clock on Wednesday afternoon, October 21, with his death attributed to natural causes.
His wife, Mrs. Florence Campbell Houston, died several years ago.
Born April 12, 1884, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Fred Newton Houston and Sarah Abernathy Houston, and was a member of the Thompson Chapel Baptist Church.
Mr. Houston is survived by one son, Erskine Houston, Pulaski; four sisters, Mrs. Louise Griffis, East St. Louis, Ill., Mrs. Annie McKnight, Mountainview, Calif., Mrs. Minnie Woodard, Fayetteville, and Mrs. Henry Tallent, Frankewing. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

HOUSTON, Will Aiken The Pulaski Citizen 31 Aug 1955
Will Aiken Houston, 59, former Pulaskian, died early Monday night, August 29, at his home in Miami, Fla., following several months declining health.
Funeral rites will be held in Miami and burial will take place in Lewisburg, Tenn., former home of the Houston family.
A native of Marshall County, he was the son of the late Cyrus Clay Houston and Sallie Robinson Houston, and was a member of the Methodist Church. He was a retired engineer and had lived in Miami ten years.
Mr. Houston is survived by his wife, Mrs. Virginia May Houston, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Gil T. May of Pulaski; one daughter, Mrs. William Mayfield, Miami; one grandson, Miami; and two sisters, Mrs. Paul F. Fitzpatrick and Mrs. Ira Shires, both of Lewisburg.

HOWARD, Ed The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jan 1959
Funeral services for Ed Howard, 81, retired farmer of the Stella Community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Howard died Friday night at Lawrenceburg Sanitarium after an extended illness.
Born December 12, 1877, in Giles County, he was the son of the late W. J. Howard and Amanda Poore Howard, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Howard is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Smith Howard; two daughters, Mrs. Tyson Cole, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. Nathan Jones, Knoxville; and one granddaughter, Carolyn Cole, Lawrenceburg. The nephews served as pallbearers. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

HOWARD, Irmer Floyd The Pulaski Citizen 28 Oct 1959
Funeral services for Irmer Floyd Howard, 70, retired farmer of the Stella Community, were held at 2 o’clock Thurday afternoon at Stella Cumberland Presbyterian Church, with rites conducted by the Rev. Robert H. Hall. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr.Howard died at 3:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, October 21, at Giles County Hospital after an extended illness.
Born September 13, 1889 in Giles County, he was the son of the late Stephen Washington Howard and Betty Elizabeth Bass Howard, and was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Howard is survived by his wife, Mrs. Julia Bassham Howard; three sons, Avery Howard, Minor Hill, James A. Howard, Athens, Ala., and Joe Howard, Stella; three daughters, Mrs. James McRee, Minor Hill, Mrs. Kenneth Reed, Lincoln County, and Mrs. William Dollar, Stella; five grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Wiley Boyd, and one brother, Ellis Howard, both of the Stella community. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

HOWARD, Nehemiah Stephen The Pulaski Citizen 5 Dec 1956
Funeral Services for Nim Stephen Howard, 78, retired farmer of the Third Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Minor Hill Baptist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Harold Dean Smith, pastor of the church, and burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery. Mr. Howard died at 5 o’clock Thursday afternoon, November 29, at Giles County Hospital after a period of declining health.
Born April 30, 1878, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Stephen W. Howard and Elizabeth Bass Howard, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Howard is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie Haney Howard; one daughter, Mrs. Melvin Vinson, Pulaski; one son, Smith Howard, principal of Pulaski Elementary School; two granddaughters, Miss Billy Wayne Vinson, and Pamela Howard; and one sister, Mrs. Rowena Boyd, Giles County; and three brothers, Ellis Howard and Floyd Howard, both of Giles County, and Elmo Howard, Taft, Tenn. Bennett May and Company in charge.

HOWELL, Bertha Fox The Pulaski Citizen 26 Nov 1958

Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Fox Howell, 71, resident of the Goodsprings Community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Robert Earl Wilsford, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mrs. Howell died at 3:20 o’clock Friday afternoon at Giles County Hospital after an extended illness.
Born April 21, 1887, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Jim Fox and Margaret Bivens Fox.
Mrs. Howell, widow of Clint Howell, is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Razzie Harwell, Goodspring, Mrs.Lucille Franks, Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Elsie Garner, Leoma; two sons, Elmer Howell, Goodsprings, and Aubrey Howell, Leoma; and two brothers, Hicks Fox, Ocoee, Fla., and Elbridge Fox, Goodsprings. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.


HOWELL, Morton The Pulaski Citizen 26 Nov 1958
Funeral services for Morton Howell, 51, Spring Hill, Tenn., antique dealer and brother of Mrs. James Greene of the Olivet Community, were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia with the burial in Rose Hill Cemetery in Columbia. Mr. Howell died unexpectedly about 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon, November 23, at his home.
Mr. Howell, in addition to Mrs. Greene, is survived by two sons, one daughter, four grandchildren, and two other sisters, Mrs. Raymond Brown, Columbia, and Mrs. Wilma Jewell, Jacksonville, Fla.

HUBBELL, Ida Green The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Green Hubbell, 71, were held Monday at the home at Yokley, conducted by Elder Elmer Smith of Nashville. Burial took place in the family lot at Gibsonville Cemetery. The pall bearers were her nephews.
Mrs. Hubbell died Sunday at King’s Daughters Hospital in Columbia, after an illness of two months.
Born in Alabama, she had lived in the Lynnville section most of her life. She was the former Miss Ida Green, daughter of the late Curtis C. Green and Sara Hammond Green. She was the widow of Luther Hubbell, well known Giles Countian. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Hubbell is survived by one daughters, Mrs. Joe Daniels; one son, Gardner Hubbell; a grandson, Charles Luther Hubbell, all of Lynnville, Route 1; one sister, Mrs. Roenna Hickman, Columbia; and two brothers, Robert C. Green, Nashville, and the Rev. J. B. Green, Decatur, Ala.

HUDGENS, Robert H. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Aug 1959
Funeral services for the Rev. Robert H. Hudgens, 88, retired Methodist minister of Wartrace, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Hoover Funeral Home at Bell Buckle with burial in Hollywood Cemetery. Mr. Hudgens died of a heart attack Friday night at his home.
Mr. Hudgens who began his ministery in 1894, served a number of pastorates in Middle Tennessee and churches in Nashville, as well as serving as superintendent of the Cookeville District. One of his early assignments was serving as pastor of the Bunker Hill Church in Giles County.

Mr. Hudgens, who retired 26 years ago, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie Smith Hudgens, native of Giles County; two sons, Robert S. Hudgens, Richmond, Va., and E. Lambuth Hudgens, Wartrace; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Belle Hudgens, New York City, and Mrs. Elizabeth McColloum, Manchester.
Mrs. Hudgens is a sister of Mrs. Claude Bennett, Sr., of Pulaski.

HUGHES, Anderson Carter The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jan 1952
The Rev. Anderson Carter Hughes, 72, retired Baptist minister, died Sunday afternoon in
Giles County Hospital. He suffered a stroke Wednesday. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p. m. at Pulaski Funeral Home. Rev. Tom McConnell of Anderson, Ala., officiated, assisted by the Rev. Clark Hensley. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
He was a native of Giles County, a son of Anderson and Margaret Milton Hughes. He served as a Baptist minister in Tennessee and Alabama for 38 years.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Maggie Osborne Hughes; two daughters, Miss Helen and Miss Ethel Hughes, both of Pulaski; a son, W. Robert Hughes of Norfolk, Va.; two sisters, Mrs. Floyd Woodard of Nashville and Mrs. Clarence Harrison of Detroit; a brother, Polk Hughes of Elkton, Tenn., and one granddaughter.

HUGHES, Bettie Speer The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jun 1955
Mrs. Bettie Speer Hughes, 92, resident of Clifton, died at 4:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, May 22, at Giles County Hospital, having suffered a broken hip ten days before.
Funeral rites were held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church in Clifton and burial took place in Clifton Cemetery.
The Clifton philanthropist was the widow of Thomas Solon Hughes, banker and businessman who died in 1917, and was the mother of the late Frank Hughes for whom the Frank Hughes High School was named. Mrs. Hughes was regarded as the principal patron of the school which was begun as a college largely through the support of her husband. She was also known for her support of other causes and for aiding in the education of many students.
A native of Hardin County, she came to Wayne County to attend school.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs. Hughes is survived by one nephew, Dr. J. N. Speer, Pulaski.

HUGHES, Edgar L. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Dec 1956
Funeral services for Edgar L. Hughes, 52, Pulaski retired businessman, were held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Hughes died of a heart attack Friday night at Giles County Hospital. He was a native of Giles County, the son of Mrs. Ivy Hughes of Pulaski and the late Ed Hughes.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Hughes is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ola Crabtree Hughes; two daughters, Miss Marjorie Hughes and Mrs. Evelyn Weatherford, Nashville; two sons, Billy and James Hughes, Giles County; three sisters, Miss Christine Hughes and Mrs. Joe Ed Hargrove, both of Pulaski; and Mrs. Henry Crowley, Athens, Ala.; and two brother, Marvin Hughes, Bethel and Luster Hughes, Pulaski.


HUGHES, Ethel Carter The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1955
Funeral services for Miss Ethel Carter Hughes, 52, Bethel resident, who died at her home on Saturday afternoon, were held at 1:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist ministers, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born May 22, 1903, in Giles County, she was the daughter of Mrs. Margaret Osborne Hughes and the late Anderson Carter Hughes. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
In addition to her mother, Miss Hughes is survived by one sister, Miss Helen Louise Hughes, Bethel; and one brother, W. Robert Hughes, Norfolk, Va. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

HUGHES, Harold The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nov 1958
(See Leon Dugger’s obit)
Funeral services for Harold Hughes were held at 10 o’clock Monday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home by Dr. Bruce Strother, pastor of First Methodist Church and the Rev. Chester Stephens, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church Charge. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Hughes was born and reared in Giles County and was a truck driver for Hays Distributing Company in Pulaski. He formerly was a driver for Mayflower van lines.
He was a member of the Cedar Grove Methodist Church.
Survivors include his parents, William and Doris Crabtree Hughes; his widow, Mrs. Doris Baker Hughes; aa son, Michael Hughes; a daughter, Miss Barbara Hughes; a sister, Mrs. Sam Lewis, all of Pulaski; and a brother, Ray Hughes of Murfreesboro.

HUGHEY, John Hencely The Pulaski Citizen __ Nov 1958
John Hencely Hughey, 57, Pulaski businessman and civic leader, died at 7 a.m. Sunday morning in Giles County Hospital after an illness of five months.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Dr. W. B. Strother, Dr. W. H. Mansfield and the Rev. Thomas Vann, Methodist ministers officiated and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Hughey, a native of Lincoln County, had resided in Giles County most of his life. He was connected with the Pulaski Light Department for approximately fifteen years prior to becoming owner and operator of a Pulaski service station.
He was the son of Mrs. Lillie May Smith Hughey Carden of the Bunker Hill community and the late Robert Samuel Hughey.
Besides his mother, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Mary Ezell Hughey; two daughters, Mrs. Dudley Abernathy and Mrs. Mary Lawson, both of Pulaski; a son, Dudley Hughey, Pulaski; a brother, Howard Hughey, Nashville; three half-sisters, Mrs. Neely Watson and Miss Elise Hughey, Pulaski, and Mrs. Herman L. Johnson, Nashville; a half brother, Clarence Carden, Pulaski; and six grandchildren.

HUGHEY, Melody Lynn The Pulaski Citizen 05 Sep 1956

Little Melody Lynn Hughey, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Bob Hughey, died Saturday morning at the Baptist Hospital. She lived forty-eight hours after birth. She was brought and laid to rest at Bee Spring Cemetery Sunday after a short service by Rev. J. W. McCullough with Mrs. McCullough and Mrs.Brown Watson doing the singing. She leaves besides her parents, a brother and sister, Billy Don and Gayle Hughey; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Mitchell and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hughey, two great grandmothers, Mrs. Maggie Mitchell and Mrs. E. L. Carden and several relatives. She’s just a rose and in Heaven. Christ said, “Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.” HULME, Juan Short The Pulaski Citizen 1 Sep 1954
Mrs. Juan Short Hulme, 69, wife of Dr. F. B. Hulme, died at 7 o’clock Saturday morning in Giles County Hospital after a few days illness.
Funeral rites wer held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at First Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the church, and burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
The wife of Dr. F. B. Hulme, ear, eye, nose and throat specialist, she was born and reared at Franklin, Tenn., the daughter of the late Thomas J. Short and Lucy Minor Short. She was educated in Franklin and Nashville. Mrs. Hulme, a member of the Methodist Church here, was active in the work of its missionary society and the Sunday School.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Hulme is survived by four daughters, Miss Evelyn Hulme, Mrs. J. Patrick Colvin, both of Pulaski, Mrs. J. J. Foley, Jr., Nashville, and Mrs. Jack Nants, Orlando, Fla.; one son, George C. Hulme, Nashville; five grandchildren; three sisters, Misses Tennie, Eunice, and Tommye Lou Short; and one brother, Charlie Short, all of Franklin. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

HUNTER, Allen Woods The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jan 1954
Allen Woods Hunter, 69, retired farmer, died unexpectedly Sunday night, January 10, at a Lewisburg hospital, following a long period of declining health.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at the Lynnville Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen, a former pastor. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Will L. Hunter and Mattie Loyd Hunter. Mr. Hunter, who had resided at Lewisburg seven years, was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Hunter is survived by his wife, Mrs. Kitty Smithson Hunter; three daughters, Mrs. Thomas C. Pollock, Pulaski, Mrs. Paul Lowe and Mrs. Elmo Fitzgerald, Lewisburg; three sons, Raymond Hunter, Nashville, Clayborn Hunter and Collier Hunter, Lewisburg; eight grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Frank Erwin, Nashville; and three brothers, Brown Hunter, San Antonio, Texas, William Hunter, Rosemeade, Calif. and Floyd Hunter, Bridgeport, Texas.

HUNTER, Etta Collins The Pulaski Citizen 22 Nov 1950

Funeral services for Mrs. Etta Collins Hunter, 75, who died Thursday evening, November 16, were held at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church, of which she was a member. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Hunter was found dead in the bedroom of her home on South Third Street by relatives who entered her home on Friday morning to learn the reason for her failure to respond to repeated calls.
The daughter of the late Robert Bugg Collins and Lula Frances Moore Collins, she was born and reared here and spent the greater part of her life in the county.
Mrs. Hunter is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Philip Houston, Memphis, Miss Lucile Hunter, San Francisco; two grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Sam Fox, Lewisburg, Mrs. W. C. Dale and Mrs. H. N. Rees, Fayetteville; and two brothers, Drake Collins, of Pulaski and Will Collins of Diana.

HURD, Grover Cleveland The Pulaski Citizen 15 Feb 1950
Grover Cleveland Hurd, 65, farmer of the Aspen Hill community died at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, January 31, at his home after several months illness.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at Ephesus Church, Conway, with Elder J. Clifford Murphy, officiating. Burial was in Elkton Cemetery.
Mr. Hurd, who lived all his life in Giles County, was the son of the late W. A. and Nettie Koon Hurd.
He was a member of the Church of Christ.
His wife, the former Florence Watson, died in 1928.
Mr. Hurd is survived by three daughters, Mrs. George Alexander, Pulaski, Mrs. Jack Duncan, Aspen Hill, Mrs. Jane Spencer, Manila, Ark.; three sons, Tobe Hurd, Wales, Henry Hurd, Conway, and Tom Hurd, Nashville; and one brother, John Hurd, Buford Station and ten grandchildren.

HURD, John Baugh The Pulaski Citizen 16 Dec 1959
Funeral services for John Baugh Hurd, 76, retired Giles County farmer, were held at 11 o’clock Friday morning at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Poplar Hill Cemetery in Giles County. Mr. Hurd died on Wednesday, December 9, at a Nashville hospital after a period of declining health.
Born January 24, 1883, in Giles County, he was the son of the late William Hurd and Anita Koon Hurd. He was the last member of his immediate family and was a member of the Elkton Baptist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Lena Hughes Hurd, died June 14, 1937. Since that time he has made his home with his son, Howard Hurd, at Lynnville.
In addition to Howard Hurd, Mr. Hurd is survived by another son, David Hurd, Detroit, Mich.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

HURD, Judith Ann The Pulaski Citizen 7 Feb 1951

Judith Ann Hurd, 3 � month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hurd of the Bufords community, died of a heart ailment at 10:50 o’clock Thursday morning, February 1, at the home.
Prayer services were held at one o’clock Saturday afternoon at the residence, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
In addition to the parents; the child is survived by two sisters, Betty Jewel Hurd and Robbie Ruth Hurd; one brother, William Howard Hurd, Jr.; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Rodgers of Elkton and John Hurd of Lynnville.

HURT, Bessie McCall The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1954
Mrs. James Murray Hurt, 53, Lynnville resident, died September 29, at Giles County Hosptial after several weeks’ illness.
Funeral rites will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill, Tenn., conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen, and burial will take place in the McCall Cemetery in Williamson County.
The former Miss Bessie McCall, she was a native of Williamson County and the daughter of the late Sam McCall and Nancy Crafton McCall. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Hurt is survived by her husband, James Murray Hurt; a daughter, Miss Nellie Jane Hurt; two sons, Jimmy Joe Hurt and Walter Johnson Hurt; all of Lynnville; two sisters, Mrs. Bonnie Beard, Chapel Hill, and Mrs. Carrie Trice, Allisona; and a brother, Jim McCall, Allisona.


HUTTON, Jesse B. The Pulaski Citizen 28 May 1952
Funeral services for Jesse B. Hutton, 81, farmer of the county, who died Tuesday afternoon, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial will take place at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, west of Pulaski.
He died at 4:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Giles County Hospital following a paralytic stroke sustained a few days earlier.
Born in Giles County on May 11, 1871, he was the son of the late Jim Hutton and Martha Mitchell Hutton. His wife, Mrs. Ellie Woodward Hutton, died several years ago.
Mr. Hutton is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Leonard Goats, Mrs. William Burks, and Mrs. John Ella Hazelwood; one son, John H. Hutton; and a number of grandchildren; all of Giles County.

HUTTON, John Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 5 Mar 1952
Funeral services for John Thomas Hutton, 86, retired farmer, will be held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the residence at Aspen Hill. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Hutton died at 6:50 o’clock Wednesday morning, February 27, at Giles County Hospital after a brief illness.
A native of Franklin County, he was born January 3, 1866, the son of the late Isaac Hutton and Martha Mitchell Hutton. At an early age the family moved to Maury County and later Giles County. He is the last member of his immediate family.

Mr. Hutton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucy McDonald Hutton; three daughters, Mrs. W. T. Richardson, Pulaski, Mrs. G. M. Massey, Aspen Hill, and Mrs. D. B. Watson, Louisville, Ky.; three sons, Sim W. Hutton, Louisville, Ky., John B. Hutton, Bodenham, and E. T. Hutton, Toney, Ala., thirty-three grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

HYATT, John Lafayette The Pulaski Citizen 4 Apr 1956
Funeral services for John Lafayette Hyatt, 84, retired farmer of Giles County, were held at 10 o’clock Monday morning at First Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the church, the Rev. Lloyd Hickman and the Rev. Raymond Greenway. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Hyatt who had been in failing health seveal months, died at 10 o’clock Saturday night at the home in the Twelfth Civil District.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, he was born December 12, 1870, the son of the late James B. Hyatt and Diane Doss Hyatt. He had been a member of the First Baptist Church 58 years and a deacon 46 years, and was a member of the Masonic Order.
Mr. Hyatt is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Pate Hyatt; three sons, Herbert O. Hyatt, who lives in the Twelfth District, John T. Hyatt, Nashville, and Brown Hyatt, San Francisco, Calif.; four daughters, Mrs. J. Leonard Malone, Mrs. Porter Fogg, Mrs. Cecil Derryberry and Mrs. Herman Vandiver; all of Pulaski; ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and four sisters, Mrs. Tull Hardy, Pulaski, Mrs. Grady Follis, Nashville; Mrs. Vera Krasney, Whitmore Lake, Mich., and Mrs. W. J. Cook, Birmingham, Ala.

INGRAM, Edd The Pulaski Citizen 21 Mar 1951
Edd Ingram, 73, prominent educator and farmer of the Pisgah community of Giles County, died at his home at Pisgah about 8:30 o’clock Saturday morning. He had been seriously ill of pneumonia for several days.
Funeral services were held at the Pisgah Methodist Church, with Rev. Russell C. Boaz, of Lawrenceburg, officiating, assisted by Rev. W. M. Halloway, pastor of the Pisgah Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Ingram had served 51 years in the schools of the county, as teacher, principal, county school supervisor, attendance teacher, and teacher of homebound children. He was one of the organizers of the Giles County Teachers Association in 1903. During World War II, Mr. Ingram accepted the principalship at Campbellsville School as a public service because of the difficulty in finding capable principals for the county schools. After holding this position for two years, Mr. Ingram retired again, but was again called from retirement to inaugurate the system of teaching of home-bound children in Giles County. Since 1949, he had an active private life on his farm and in his community, and was a leader in the Pisgah Methodist Church.
In addition to his wife, Mrs. Maude Hayes Ingram, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Tom Haney, Panama City, Fla.; two sons, Joe E. Ingram of Palmer and Stanley Ingram of Fayetteville.


INGRAM, Elise Aymett The Pulaski Citizen 24 Feb 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Cleveland Ingram, 63, who died at 10:50 o’clock Saturday night, February 20, at Giles County Hospital after a prolonged illness, were held at 10:30 o’clock Monday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons, pastor of Blooming Grove Methodist Church and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the family lot in the Aymett Cemetery.
Her husband, Cleveland Ingram, died a number of years ago.
The former Miss Elise Aymett, she was born Dec. 5, 1890, in Giles County, the daughter of the late James Vernon Aymett and Betty Abernathy Aymett. She was a member of the Blooming Grove Methodist Church.
Mrs. Ingram is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Amos Hamlett and Mrs. Loyd Kirk; four sons, Patterson Ingram, Robert V. Ingram, John M. Ingram, Circuit Court Clerk of Giles County, and James Ingram; and eight grandchilren; all of Giles County; two sisters, Mrs. Ed L. Hopkins, Pulaski, and Mrs. Ulva H. Merritt, Minor Hill; and her twin brother, James V. Aymett, Pisgah.
Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors.

INGRAM, Lucy Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 8 May 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Thomas Ingram, 78, resident of the Brick Church community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pisgah Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons, and burial took place in the Pisgah Cemetery.
Mrs. Ingram died at 6 o’clock Saturday morning at the Hamlin Nursing Home in Lewisburg after a long illness.
A native of Giles County, she was born April 15, 1879, the daughter of the late John Thomas and Ann Graham Thomas. He husband, Albert Lee Ingram, died in 1933.
Mrs. Ingram, a member of the Methodist Church, is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Grace Nixon, Nashville, and Mrs. Mattie Derryberry, Mt. Pleasant; four sons, Jim Ingram, Everett Ingram, and Grady Ingram, all of Brick Church and Ed Ingram, Bunker Hill; and several grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

INGRUM, Richard Harry The Pulaski Citizen 19 May 1954
Funeral services for Richard Harry Ingrum, 66, former Giles Countian, were held at 10:30 o’clock Tuesday morning in Detroit, Mich., and burial took place in Grand Lawn Cemetery in that city.
Mr. Ingrum died at noon Saturday at Detroit Memorial Hospital after several months illness.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Prof. McDonald Gideon Ingrum and Mary Ellen Compton Ingrum. He was educated at old Giles College and had made his home in Detroit thirty-five years where he was credit manager for Rose Jewelry Company. He was a veteran of World War I and was a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
His wife, Mrs. Anne Ingrum died in July, 1953.

Mr. Ingrum is survived by one daughter, Mrs. R. D. Betka, Detroit; three sisters, Mrs. Annie Warren and Mrs. Joe Weaver, both of Birmingham, Ala.., and Mrs. Ethel I. Holt of Pulaski; two half-sisters, Mrs. J. B. Whitmire, Decatur, Ala., and Miss Lynn Ingrum, Pulaski; his step-mother, Mrs. Maggie Connell Ingrum, Pulaski;; and three half-brothers, Matthew Ingrum, Memphis, and Fred Ingrum and Ben Ingrum, both of Pulaski.

INMAN, Chauncey Lee The Pulaski Citizen 12 Aug 1959
Funeral services for Chauncey Lee Inman, 67, retired automobile dealer, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Raymond Greenway. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Inman died Sunday night, August 9, at his home in the Berea Community after a long illness.
Born September 9, 1891 in Giles County, he was the son of the late Henry Clay Inman and Margaret Jones Inman.
Mr. Inman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lora Lee Young Inman; one sister, Mrs. Mary Yarbrough, Decatur, Ala.; and one half-sister, Mrs. Annie Howey, Richmond, Va. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.


INMAN, Elizabeth Brashears The Pulaski Citizen 31 Jan 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Brashears Inman, who died on Friday, January 12, were held the following Sunday at the Liberty Methodist Church, near Prospect, conducted by Elder Tuttle, minister of Latter Day Saints, and the Rev. Elwood Denson, Methodist minister. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Inman died at Giles County Hospital after a brief illness. She had been in declining health for several years.
Daughter of the late James H. Brashears and Florence Brashears, she was born and reared in Lawrence County bu had resided in Giles County for the past twenty-three years. She was married to Samuel E. Inman fifty years ago.
Mrs. Inman, a member of the Mormon Church, is survived by her husband, S. E. Inman; one daughter, Mrs. Lindsey Durham, Prospect; three sons, Charles L. Inman, Chambersburg, Penn., Millard A. Inman, Birmingham, Ala., and Oscar R. Inman, Huntsville, Ala.; seven grandchildren; and one great grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. Joe Clayton, Arkansas, and Mrs. Lillie Beck, Michigan; and one brother, Charlie Brashears, Lawrence County.

INMAN, Henry Clint The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jun 1956
Graveside services for Henry Clint Inman, 82, retired farmer of the Nineteenth Civil District, were held at 10 o’clock Monday morning at Rose Hill Cemetery, conducted by Garland Cross, Church of Christ minister. Mr. Inman died at 11:45 o’clock Saturday night at his home after a long illness.
Born January 17, 1874, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John Inman and Lizzie Pinkelton Inman, and was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church.

Mr. Inman, the last member of his immediate family, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Etta Rosson Clifton Inman to whom he was married 53 years ago; four daughters, Mrs. E. T. Waters, Lawrenceburg, Mrs. T. E. Walls, and Mrs. Ruby Claud, both of Rose Hill community, and Mrs. Mamie Attkisson, Columbia; one step-son, J. Marvin Clifton, Nashville; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

INMAN, James William The Pulaski Citizen 14Apr 1954
Funeral services for James William Inman, 61, farmer of the Nineteenth District, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Liberty Hill Baptist Church by the Rev. Tom McConnell, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery in that district.
Mr. Inman died about one o’clock Saturday afternoon at his home in the Liberty Hill community after several years declining health.
Mr. Inman died about one o’clock Saturday afternoon at his home in the Liberty Hill community after several years declining health.
Mr. Inman, a member of the Baptist Church, was born April 6, 1893, the son of the late Joseph Inman and Sallie Rose Inman.
Mr. Inman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mildred Owens Inman; two daughters, Mrs. Andrew Tate, Aspen Hill, and Mrs. Kenneth White, Campbellsville; two sons, James William Inman, Jr., Lawrenceburg, and Charles Bernard Inman, Liberty Hill; six grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Earl Nelson, Liberty Hill, and Mrs. Dallas Steelman, Fayetteville; and two brothers, Robert Inman, Florence, Ala., and John Meadow Inman, Columbia.
Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

INMAN, Jeff Davis The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jul 1955
Funeral services for Jeff Davis Inman, 79, retired carpenter, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Liberty Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, and the Rev. H. J. Rushing of Lawrenceburg. Burial will take place in the Helton Cemetery in the Nineteenth Civil District.
Mr. Inman died Tuesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Hooper Lopp in Lawrenceburg.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late John H. Inman and Elizabeth Pinkelton Inman. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Lawrenceburg.
His wife died several years ago. Mr. Inman is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Lopp, Mrs. Ben Hanson and Mrs. Merritt Hamilton, both of West Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. Guy F. Cobb and Mrs. V. S. Reynolds, both of Louisville, Ky.; two sons, Clydell Inman, Lake Worth, Fla., and Jeff Walker Inman, Burbank, Calif.; six grandchildren; and one brother, Clint Inman, Rose Hill, Giles County.

INMON, Nathaniel Lafayette The Pulaski Citizen 2 Dec 1953

Funeral services for Nathaniel Lafayette Inmon, 84, father of Mrs. Jesse Fitzgerald, were held at 11 o’clock Monday morning at McConnell Funeral Home in Athens, Ala. Rites were conducted by Virgil Bradford, of Pulaski and A. J. Rollings, of Athens, and burial took place in Athens Cemetery.
Mr. Inmon, who had made his home in Pulaski since 1943, died at 1:25 o’clock Sunday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Fitzgerald, following a long period of declining health.
Born April 30, 1869 in Arkansas, he was the son of the late Junius A. Inmon and Sarah Strickland Inmon. The family moved to Limestone County, Ala., while he was a young man and he remained there until he came to Pulaski. He had been a member of the Church of Christ many years.
Mr. Inmon is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah Barksdale Inmon, Pulaski; the one daughter; one son, Junius Strickland Inmon, Athens, Ala.; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. M. A. Smith, Elma, Wash.; and two brothers, W. E. Inmon, Oakdale, Wash., and E. E. Inmon, Tenino, Wash.

INMAN, Samuel E. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Dec 1951
Funeral services for Samuel E. Inman, 75, were held at 2 o’clock Monday at the Liberty Hill Methodist Church, near Prospect, conducted by the Rev. Elwood Denson. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery in Lynnville.
Mr. Inman, a veteran of the Spanish-American War, died Saturday at Thayer Veterans Hospital in Nashville.
He was a native of Lawrence County and had resided in Giles County several years.
Mr. Inman is survived by three sons, Charles Lee Inman, Chambersburg, Penna., Millard Inman, Birmingham, Ala., and Oscar B. Inman, Huntsville, Ala.; a daughter, Mrs. Lindsey Durham, Prospect; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Fanny Keeling, Newbern; and one brother, James Inman, Gallatin.

INMAN, William Flournoy The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jun 1953
Funeral services for William Flournoy Inman, 58, farmer of the Campbellsville community, will be held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at Union Valley Baptist Church, with the Rev. Horace Woodard officiating. Burial will take place at Rose Hill Cemetery, west of Campbellsville.
Mr. Inman died of a heart attack early Wednesday morning at his home on Liberty Hill. He was a native of Giles County and a veteran of World War I.
Mr. Inman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Davis Inman; eight daughters, Mrs. Lela Hickman, Ethridge, Mrs. Elizabeth Cox, Mrs. Ada Brown, Mrs. Norma Newman, Mrs. Evelyn Norman, Mrs. Gladys Travis, all of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Eva Jones, Alabama, and Mrs. Buford Poteet, Indiana; and one son, Campbell Flournoy Inman, U. S. Army, stationed in South Carolina.

INMON, Sarah Barksdale The Pulaski Citizen 4 Sep 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Barksdale Inmon, 85, native of Limestone County, Ala., were held at 10:00 Wednesday morning at McConnell Funeral Chapel in Athens, Ala., conducted by Virgil Bradford and Burl Grubbs. Burial took place in Athens Cemetery.
Mrs. Inmon, widow of N. L. Inmon, died at 7:55 o’clock Monday night, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jesse Fitzgerald, after an extended illness.

Mrs. Inmon is survived by her daughter; one son, J. S. Inmon of Athens; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

IVEY, Julia Brannan The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jan 1953
Mrs. Julia Brannan Ivey, native of Pulaski, died on December 29, at the home of her son, William Ivey, in Aliceville, Ala.
Funeral rites were held in Second Baptist Church in Bessemer, Ala., and burial took place in the family lot in Orchard Cemetery, Oxford, Ala.
Mrs. Ivey, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Brannan and widow of the late Rev. W. R. Ivey, is survived by the one son, two grandchildren, and one sister, Miss Mattie Brannan, Aliceville, Ala.

IRWIN, Bobbie Jane The Pulaski Citizen 6 Feb 1957
Prayer services for Bobbie Jane Erwin, infant daughter of Sgt. and Mrs. Robert M. Erwin, Jr., of Jefferson City, Mo., who died on January 23, were held in that city, and burial took place there.

IVIE, Lura Lillard The Pulaski Citizen 13 Feb 1952
Mrs. Lura Lillard Ivie, a sister of Mrs. E. H. Murray of Pulaski, died unexpectedly in her sleep on Friday night, February 8, at her home in Murfreesboro.
Funeral rites were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the residence, conducted by the pastor of the First Methodist Church in that city. Burial took place in the Murfreesboro Cemetery.
Her husband, Tom Ivie, died twenty years ago.
In addition to Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Ivie is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Dan Post, Nashville; and two other sisters, Mrs. E. C. Cannon, Murfreesboro, and Mrs. Alma Quinn, Anniston, Ala.

JACKSON, Bettye Jean Davenport The Pulaski Citizen 15 Dec 1954
Mrs. Richard Jackson, 28, the former Miss Bettye Jean Davenport of Pulaski, died on Saturday, December 4, at a hospital in Oxford, Maine, following several months illness.
Mrs. Jackson who lived in Oxford, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davenport, formerly of Cedar Grove, but in recent years residents of Tampa, Fla.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was a former student of Giles County High School.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband, Richard Jackson; and two sons, Jimmy Jackson and Joe Jackson.
Funeral services and burial took place in Maine.

JACKSON, Emma Lee The Pulaski Citizen 23 Nov 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Lee Wright Jackson, 66, resident of the Minor Hill Community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Minor Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Tom Holland, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in Hester’s Chapel Cemetery at Lester, Ala.

Mrs. Jackson died unexpectedly of a heart ailment at 9:30 o’clock on Saturday morning at the home.
Born July 23, 1889, at Waynesboro, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Wright and Florenece Sarden Wright, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Jackson is survived by her husband, Raymond R. Jackson; two daughters, Mrs. Parmenas Cox, Pulaski, and Mrs. Cletus Hagood, Tullahoma; seven sons, Ross Jackson, Samuel Jackson, Brock Jackson, Stonewall Jackson, DeWitt Jackson, Jerry Jackson, and Jim Jackson, all of Minor Hill; sixteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Tommy Gatlin, Waynesboro; and two brothers, William F. Wright, Louisville, Ky., and John W. Wright, Cleveland, Ohio. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

JACKSON, Garland Willard The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jul 1955
Garland Willard Jackson, age 62, a rural mail carrier of the Pulaski Post Office died Monday morning at his home in Frankewing following a heart attack.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Frankewing Methodist Church with the Rev. Glen Bonner and Rev. W. L. Harwell conducting the services. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Jackson, a native of Marshall County, was the son of W. Elzar Jackson, who survives, and Annie Lemond Jackson. He was a Mason, member of the Methodist Church and a member of the Tennessee Letter Carriers Association. He had served as a rural carrier for 34 years.
In addition to his father, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Blanche Foster Jackson; a daughter, Mrs. Johnnie Roe; one granddaughter; two sisters, Mrs. Vallee Dickey of Fayetteville and Mrs. Bessie Sutton of Frankewing.

JACKSON, Jimmy D. The Pulaski Citizen 14 Mar 1956
One man was killed and three others were seriously injured in a headon collision of two automobiles on Highway 11, 2 miles south of Minor Hill about 12:35 a.m. Sunday.
Jimmy D. Jackson, 24, operator of a feed mill and gin at Minor Hill, was killed in the accident. Injured and hospitalized at Giles County Hospital were Donald Norwood, 25, Minor Hill, driver of the car in which Jackson was a passenger, J. B. Harrison, 20, of Anderson, Ala., and Nathan Gene McCurry, 17, Anderson, Ala., driver of the Alabama car.
Norwood sustained cuts, bruises and a broken arm. Harrison suffered cuts and bruises and a broken leg, and McCurry suffered cuts and a broken knee cap. The men were listed in fair
condition at the hospital Monday.
The accident was investigated by Chief Deputy Sheriff Hal Stewart, Deputy Sheriff Collins Wilkes, Deputy Sheriff Brooks Eslick and Patrolman Abbott of Lawrenceburg. The officers said the cars were demolished in the collision.

A native of Minor Hill, Jackson was the son of R. R. Jackson and the late Mrs. Jackson. He was a Korean War veteran and had returned from service in that area about three years ago after receiving citations for meritorious service in line of duty as a truck driver in the Seventh Quartermaster Corps. He was also awarded a ribbon and medal pendant for outstanding service at a ceremony at Columbia Military Academy shortly after his return to Minor Hill. He was a member of the American Legion Post in Pulaski.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday at Minor Hill Church of Christ by Tom Holland. Burial was in the Hester Chapel Cemetery at Lester, Ala. In addition to his father, Jackson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hazel Marie Kelly Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Parmenas Cox, Pulaski, and Mrs. Cletis Hagood, Tullahoma; five brothers, Ross, Brock, Stonewall, DeWitt and Jerry Jackson all of Minor Hill.

JACKSON, John Calvin The Pulaski Citizen 1 Feb 1956
Funeral services for John Calvin Jackson, 69, retired farmer of Lincoln County, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at McBurg Church of Christ, conducted by John W. Sanders of Petersburg and Parker Henderson of Tullahoma. Burial took place in the Wright Cemetery at McBurg.
Mr. Jackson died Saturday morning in a Nashville hospital after a long illness.
A native of Lincoln County, Mr. Jackson was the son of the late John Matthew Jackson and Virginia Sanders Jackson, and was a member of the McBurg Church of Christ. His wife, Mrs. Mamie Lovett Jackson, died four years ago.
Mr. Jackson is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Sam Turner, Lewisburg, and Mrs. Frank Turner and Miss Rachel Jackson, both of Tullahoma; one brother, C. A. Jackson, Fayetteville; one sisters, Mrs. Carrie Baxter, Los Angeles, Calif.; and two half-sisters, Mrs. Ollie Beard and Mrs. Lizzie Sullivan, both of Alabama. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

JACKSON, John David Lotha The Pulaski Citizen 24 Apr 1957
Funeral services for John David Lotha Jackson, 70, native of Giles County, were held Monday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Church at Stella with rites conducted by David East, minister of Second Street Church of Christ in Pulaski. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Jackson whose home was in Selma, Ala., died Saturday night in the Selma Hospital.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late John David Jackson and Betty Elizabeth Jackson. His wife was the former Ida Powers of Stella.
Mr. Jackson is survived by one son, J. D. Jackson, Selma, Ala.; one daughter, Mrs. James Edward Hughes, Selma, Ala.; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Guy Johnson, Pulaski; and two half-sisters, Mrs. John Hagan, Stella and Mrs. Edward Sexton, Athens, Ala.

JACKSON, Junis Smith The Pulaski Citizen 10 Mar 1954
Funeral services for Junis Smith Jackson, 65, farmer of the Minor Hill community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Tom McConnell of New Bethel, Ala., and the Rev. Haynes Brinkley, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Jackson died at 10:15 o’clock Monday morning at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala., after a long illness.
Born April 14, 1888, he was the son of the late Joseph Jackson and Eunice Alsup Jackson, and was a member of the Minor Hill Baptist Church.

Mr. Jackson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nina Howard Jackson; six daughters, Mrs. C. P. Beard, Abernathy, Texas, Mrs. Eldred Dawes, Mrs. Burton Powell, Mrs. Ozro Hagood, Mrs. Cletus Craig and Mrs. Denton Craig, all of Minor Hill; four sons, Wilburn Jackson, Lester, Ala., Albert Jackson, Goodspring and Avery Jackson, Minor Hill; twenty-seven grandchildren and one great grandchild; one sister, Mrs. Gordon Tennyson, Salem, Ala.; and three brothers, Madge Jackson, Lawrenceburg, Henry Jackson, Stella in Giles County, and Tom Jackson, Athens, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

JACKSON, Mamie Lovett The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Mamie Lovett Jackson, 66, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at McBurg Church of Christ, conducted by Jim Sanders of Petersburg. Burial took place in Wright Cemetery near McBurg. She died at 9 o’clock Monday morning, March 17, at the home following a long illness.
Born and reared in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late A. J. Lovett and Betty Jane Brady Lovett. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Jackson is survived by her husband, J. C. Jackson; three daughters, Mrs. Samuel Turner, Lewisburg, Mrs. Frank Turner, Tullahoma and Miss Rachel Jackson, McBurg; and four sisters, Mrs. W. O. Reed, Lewisburg, Mrs. Clyde Harwell, McBurg; Mrs. Effie Haislip and Mrs. Charlie Prosser, both of Beech Hill in Giles County.



JACKSON, Robert The Pulaski Citizen 5 Nov 1952
Funeral services for Robert Jackson, 54, employee of the Bethel Post Office, will be held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Bethel Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. Elwood Denson of Thompson Station, former pastor. Burial will take place in the Brown Cemetery at Bethel.
Mr. Jackson died suddenly of a heart attack about 8 o’clock Wednesday morning while on duty at the post office.
Born September 1, 1898, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Joseph Jackson and Eunice Alsup Jackson.
Mr. Jackson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mae Skelton Jackson, the postmaster at Bethel for twenty-six years; two daughters, Mrs. Hughes Brewer, Birmingham, Ala., and Miss Nancy Jackson, Bethel; one sister, Mrs. Gordon Tennison, Salem, Ala., and four brothers, J. D. Jackson, Lawrenceburg, Henry Jackson, Stella, Junius Jackson, Minor Hill and Tom Jackson, Athens, Ala. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors.

JACKSON, Robert Loyd The Pulaski Citizen 12 Aug 1956
A 16-year old Minor Hill boy was killed early Saturday when the car in which he was riding struck an underpass on Highway 64, one mile west of Pulaski, skidded 60 yards and overturned in what police said was one of the “worst accidents in the county’s history.”
The victim was Robert Loyd Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stonewall Jackson.

Thomas David Rogers, 21, Minor Hill resident and an employee of Southern Bell Telephone Company, in Nashville who was the driver of the car, suffered arm and head injuries and was in serious condition this week at Giles County Hospital.
State Trooper Joe Fite said the car, which was demolished, apparently was in a race with another automobile when it struck the underpass as both vehicles were headed toward Pulaski. Investigation of the accident was underway Monday and a report was expected in a day or two, officers said. Young Jackson was a sophomore at Minor Hill High School and was a member of the Harrison-Yokley team in Babe Ruth League in Giles County.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p. m. Sunday at the Minor Hill Church of Christ by Tom Holland, minister of East Hill Church of Christ in Pulaski. Burial was in Hester Chapel Cemetery at Lester, Ala., with Bennett-May Funeral Directors in charge.
Surviving besides the parents, are a brother, Stonewall Jackson, Jr., a half-sister, Ann Jackson; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mankins, and paternal grandfather, R. R. Jackson, all of Minor Hill.
Jackson was the second member of the family to be killed in traffic mishaps this year. An uncle Jimmy Jackson was killed in an accident on the Minor Hill highway earlier this year.
Investigating officers were Trooper Fite and City Policemen Smith Jackson and Pete Drumwright.




JACKSON, Samuel Addrick The Pulaski Citizen 8 Feb
Funeral services for Samuel Addrick Jackson, 47, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Minor Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Tom Holland, minister of the church. Burial took place in Hester Chapel Cemetery at Lester, Ala.
Mr. Jackson died of a heart attack at 1:25 o’clock Thursday afternoon, February 2, at Veterans Hospital at Murfreesboro.
Born April 15, 1909, in Limestone County, near Lester, Ala., he was the son of the Raymond Jackson and the late Emma Lee Wright Jackson. He received his high school training
at Minor Hill High School and attended Fall’s Business College in Nashville and Martin College in Pulaski.
He was a member of the Minor Hill Church of Christ, and was a veteran of World War II, having seen services with the Army in the Italian Theater. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 60.
In addition to his father, Mr. Jackson is survived by one daughter, Martha Jane Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Parmenas Cox, Pulaski and Mrs. Cleatus Hagood, Tullahoma; and six brothers, Ross Jackson, Brockton Jackson, Stonewall Jackson, DeWitt Jackson, Jerry Jackson, and Jimmy Jackson, all of Minor Hill. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements.

JACKSON, William Elzar The Pulaski Citizen 7 Dec 1955

Funeral services for William Elzar Jackson, 86, retired farmer of Frankewing, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Frankewing Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Glenn Bonner, pastor of the church,, and the Rev. Bryce Robinson, Presbyterian minister of Frankewing.
Burial took place in the family lot in Frankewing Cemetery.
Mr. Jackson died Sunday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lee Sutton, in Frankewing, after a long period of declining health.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born April 13, 1869, the son of the late Joe Jackson and Charity Elizabeth Worley Jackson.
His wife, Mrs. Anna Lemond Jackson, died several years ago.
In addition to Mrs. Sutton, Mr. Jackson is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Valley Dickey, Fayetteville; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. E. L. Wheeler, Ojai, Calif., and Mrs. Lillie Webster, San Bernardino, Calif.; and one brother, W. M. Jackson, Fullerton, Calif. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

JAMES, George Philip The Pulaski Citizen 20 Feb 1957
George Philip James, 73, retired farmer of the Lynnville section, died unexpectedly of a heart ailment at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, February 20, one-half mile from his home. He had been in declining health for several years.
Graveside services will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon, at the family lot in Elk Ridge Cemetery.
Born February, 7, 1884, in the same district in which he spent his entire life, he was the son of the late William Newton and Arabella Currin James. His wife, Mrs. Sallie Martin James, died several years ago.
Mr. James is survived by three brothers, Jim James, who lives at the James’ homeplace, Jesse Lee James and Morgan James, all of the same community; and one sister, Miss Dora Bell James, Lewisburg. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

JAMES, Mary Elizabeth The Pulaski Citizen 29 Feb 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth James, 79, were held Thursday at Summertown Church of Christ, burial taking place in Elk Ridge Cemetery near Lynnville.
Mrs. James died at 5 o’clock Wednesday afternoon after a brief illness. ]
Born December 27, 1876, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late William Newton James and Arabella Currin James. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Her husband, J. T. James, died in 1949.
Mrs. James is survived by two sons, William Paul James and Elmer James, both of Summertown; five grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Dora James, Lewisburg; and four brother, George James, Morgan James, Jim James and Jesse James, all of the Lynnville section.

JAMES, Sallie Martin The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jan 1950

Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie Martin James, 78, who died at 11 o’clock on Tuesday night, December 27, after a lingering illness, at her home in the Lynnville community, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Elkridge Cemetery. Rites were conducted by Rev. J. P. Wallace, pastor of the Lynnwood Methodist Church, of which she was a member.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Eben and Ruth James Martin. She was educated in the Lynnville schools and at Martin College in Pulaski.
Mrs. James is survived by her husband, George James; and one brother, Tom Martin, Birmingham, Ala.; and twelve nieces and nephews.

JANES, Ina Edwards The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jun 1959
Word has been received here of the recent death of Mrs. Ina Edwards Janes, former resident of Giles County, at her home in Italy, Texas, after a long illness. Services and burial took place in that city.
Survivors include two sons; and one sister, Mrs. Lewis Camp, Temple, Texas.
Mrs. Janes was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Deb Edwards of the Blooming Grove section and the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Almus Marks of Aspen Hill.

JARNIGAN, James The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1952
Funeral services for James Jarnigan, 86, were held at 10 o’clock Sunday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Jarnigan died on April 3 after a long illness at the home one and one-half mile east of Pulaski.
He was born February 15, 1866 in Grainger County, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Earin Jarnigan. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Jarnigan is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Etta Watson Jarnigan; one niece, Mrs. Maggie Hazlewood, who made her home with the family; one sister, Mrs. Dave Fralix, Giles County; and one brother, Robert Jarnigan, Morristown, Tenn. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

JARRETT, Edward Jackson The Pulaski Citizen 20 Feb 1957
Funeral services for Edward Jackson Jarrett, 72, retired farmer of the Bunker Hill community, were held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon at Young Chapel Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. L. T. Foster, Presbyterian minister of Fayetteville, the Rev. J. W. McCullough and the Rev. William Hume, of Thompson Station, supply pastor of the church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Jarrett died at 9 o’clock Saturday night, February 16, at his home after a long illness.
Born September 24, 1884, in Maury County, he was the son of the late Robert Jarrett and Bannie Mays Jarrett, but had lived in Giles County more than forty-five years. He was a member of Young Chapel Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Jarrett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cora Curtis Jarrett; one son, Billy C. Jarrett, Pulaski; two daughters, Miss Marjorie Jarrett and Mrs. Howard Pardon, both of Bunker Hill; one granddaughter, Miss Alice Pardon; and one grandson, Harold Edward Pardon, student at Middle Tennessee State College, Murfreesboro.

JENKINS, Lizzie Erwin The Pulaski Citizen 2 Apr 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie Erwin Jenkins, 72, housewife of the Blooming Grove Community, who died early Sunday night, March 30, at her home after a long illness, were held at 10:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at Pulaski Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by David East, minister of the Second Street Church of Christ, and the burial took place in the Providence Cemetery on the Lewisburg Highway.
Born September 9, 1885, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Clay Erwin and Josephine Willeford Erwin, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Jenkins is survived by her husband, Leonard L. Jenkins; four step-children, Earl Jenkins, Bill Jenkins and Howard Jenkins, Pulaski, and Mrs. Paul Parker, Dothan, Ala.; and three sisters, Mrs. Bell Whitsett, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. Utonia Kirkpatrick and Mrs. Dora Wilkerson, both of Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

JERNIGAN, Clinton Shan The Pulaski Citizen 27 Aug 1958
Funeral services for Clinton Shan Jernigan, 45, farmer and painter of the McLin section, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Chester A. Stephens, pastor of Cedar Grove Methodist Church. Mr. Jernigan died at 5 o’clock Friday morning, August 22, at Giles County Hospital, after an illness of six weeks.
Born March 3, 1913, in Giles County, he was the son of M. F. Jernigan of Minor Hill and the late Mrs. Rosa Roland Jernigan. He was a member of the Cedar Grove Methodist Church.
In addition to his father, Mr. Jernigan is survived by his wife, Mrs. Esterlene Zeigler Jernigan; four daughters, Mrs. David Lee Abernathy, Pulaski, and Misses Brenda, Donna and Barbara Jernigan; two sons, Bobby and Terry Jernigan, all of whom live at the home; two grandchildren; and six sisters, Mrs. Erwin Bass, Goodspring, Mrs. E. A.Owen, Mrs. Lucile Coleman and Mrs. Clara Carpenter, all of Nashville. Mrs. C. P. Sawyer, Dayton, Tenn., and Mrs. S. E. Harding, Cincinnati, Ohio. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

JERNIGAN, Marietta Spoons The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jul 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Marietta Spoons Jernigan, 86, resident of the Twelfth Civil District, were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. She died at 11 o’clock Sunday morning, July 3, at her home after a ten-year illness.
Born in Grainger County, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Lewis Spoons and Hannah Watson Spoons. Her husband, Jim Jernigan, died about three years ago.
Mrs. Jernigan is survived by her husband’s niece, Miss Maggie Hazelwood who lived here since the death of her husband. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

JERNIGAN, William Wade The Pulaski Citizen 20 Oct 1954
Funeral services for the Rev. William Wade Jernigan, 50, a native of Giles County and former Nashville Nazarene minister, were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home in Nashville. The Rev. W. L. French, the Rev. Ralph Schaerman, and Dr. C. E. Hardie conducted the services, and burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery in Nashville.

The Rev. Mr. Jernigan died in an automobile accident Wednesday near Hope, Ark. Arkansas state police said Mr. Jernigan left Texarkana, Ark., enroute to a prayer meeting at his church when his car struck a tractor along the highway.
Mr. Jernigan attended public schools in Giles County and was graduated from Trevecca Nazarene College Ministerial School.
He went to Nashville in 1922 and had lived there at various times since. At the time of his death, he was pastor of the Nazarene Church in Magnolia, Ark. In addition, he was employed by the Texarkana Gazette-News.
He was married about 30 years ago to the former Miss Lucille Smith of Nashville.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Burton Goad of Nashville and Mrs. Paul Gray of Dickson; two sons, David and Billy Jernigan of Nashville; a brother, Shands Jernigan of Pulaski; six sisters, Mrs. E. A. Owen, Mrs. S. E. Coleman and Mrs. Forest Carpenter, all of Nashville; Mrs. C. P. Sawyers, Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Irvin Bass of Goodsprings, and Mrs. S. E. Harding of Cincinnati; and five grandchildren.

JETER, Mattie Lee Webb The Pulaski Citizen 3 Apr 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Lee Webb Jeter, 76, were held Tuesday afternoon at South Main Street Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Columbia, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery in that city. Mrs. Jeter died Sunday at Maury County Hospital after an illness of several months.
Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late J. D. Webb and Martha Ann Webb, and was the widow of Will B. Jeter. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Jeter is survived by four daughters, Mrs. J. S. Allen, Mrs. Richard Hamilton, Mrs. J. W. Rogers and Miss Mildred Jeter, Columbia; one son, W. B. Jeter, Jr., Columbia; twelve grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Sallie Lansdon, Mrs. Fannie Roach and Mrs. Rachel Finnell, Nashville.

JOHNS, Clyde Bruce The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1952
Funeral services for Clyde Bruce Johns, 55, painter and paper hanger, were held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Albert Dimmock, pastor of First Presbyterian Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
He died at 3:35 o’clock Friday morning at his home on South Second Street after a long illness.
Mr. Johns, a member of the Methodist Church, was a lifelong resident of the county, and the son of the late Arthur Johns and Mary Eliza Cole Johns.
Mr. Johns is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bennie Reeves Stanford Johns; one step-daughter, Mrs. Clay Cox, Pulaski; one step-granddaughter; and three brothers, Harvey Johns, Vernon, Texas, Butler Johns and Turner Johns, both of Nashville. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

JOHNS, Dave The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jul 1953

Funeral services for Dave Johns, 75, retired farmer of the Lynnville Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Johns died of a heart attack at 12:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Giles County Hospital following several days illness.
Lifelong resident of the county, he was the son of the late William Henry Johns and Sallie Brooks Johns. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Lydia Hickman Johns, died about thirty-seven years ago.
Mr. Johns is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Dalton Hight, Lynnville; one son, Raymond Johns, Riversburg; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and four brothers, Mitchell Johns, Joe Johns, Owen Johns and Harvey Johns, all of the Lynnville community. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

JOHNS, Harvey Asbury The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jun 1954
Funeral services for Harvey Asbury Johns, 78, who died at 2 o’clock Monday morning, June 21, at Giles County Hospital, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Amos Garrett. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery, with the Rev. N. O. Allen, Methodist minister, officiating.
Born April 16, 1876, in Giles County, he was the son of the late William H. Johns and Sarah Brooks Johns, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Johns is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Garrett; one son, Kelly Johns, Giles County; and three brothers, Joe Johns, Owen Johns, and Mitchell Johns, all of the Yokley community.
Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

JOHNS, Hattie Slagle The Pulaski Citizen 19 Feb 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie S. Johns, 60, resident of the Anthony Hill section, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Haynes Brinkley, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Johns died Saturday night at her home.
A member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church, she was born July 4, 1897, in Lawrence County, the daughter of the late Lee Slagle and Lillie Ann Slagle.
Mrs. Johns is survived by her husband, Dave Johns; one daughter, Mrs. Marvin Roberts, Pulaski; three grandchildren, Ronnie, Wayne and Marcha Lynn Roberts, Pulaski; one sister, Mrs. Joe Bradley, Lawrenceburg, and one half-sister, Mrs. Clifton Brown, Shelbyville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

JOHNS, Mary Eliza Cole The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jun 1950
Mrs. Mary Eliza Johns, 74, died at noon Sunday in a Nashville hospital following a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Monday at the Pulaski Funeral Home by Rev. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the Pulaski First Baptist Church. Burial was in Maplewood cemetery.

Mrs. Johns, a native of Giles County, was a daughter of the late Keith and Sally Coble. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
She is survived by four sons, Clyde Johns, patient in a Memphis hospital, Harvey B. Johns, Butler A. Johns, and Morris Turner Johns, all of Nashville; two brothers, Fletcher Cole of Winter Haven, Fla., and Robert T. Cole, Columbia; and one grandson, Billy Joe Johns of Nashville.

JOHNS, William Henry “Teenie” The Pulaski Citizen 15 Apr 1953
William Henry “Teenie” Johns, 26, an employee of a phosphate company in Giles County,
was drowned about 9:45 Wednesday morning when the truck in which he was hauling muck plunged from a bridge over Richland Creek, in the Odd Fellows Hall community, into 15 feet of water.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Hal Stewart said Johns was pinned in the cab of the truck and that although a wrecker and other equipment were put into service, he was dead when the truck was raised from the water approximately an hour later. It was believed the accident resulted from a break in some part of the vehicle, relatives said.
Funeral services for Johns will be held at two o’clock Thursday afternoon at Taylor’s Chapel Methodist Church by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, pastor, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial will be in Yokley Cemetery.
Mr. Johns was a native of Giles County and the son of Owen Johns and Ora Richardson Johns. He was a veteran of World War II and had been employed by J. T. Prince Phosphate Contractor of Giles County.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Wilma Lawhorn Johns; a daughter, Donna Faye, 3 � years; a sister, Mrs. Duel Wolaver, Yokley community; a brother, Owen Johns, Jr., of the MHM Farms near Pulaski.

JOHNS, William Noah The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jan 1951
Funeral services for William Noah Johns, 72, retired grocer merchant, who died at 8 o’clock Saturday night, Januray 6, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the First Baptist Church, and the Rev. C. Woodard, Methodist minister, officiated, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Johns died at his home on the Lewisburg highway three miles east of Pulaski, following seventeen months’ illness.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born March 3, 1878, the son of the late Bill Johns and Lila Glover Johns. He had been a member of the First Baptist Church for many years.
Mr. Johns is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ella Wilson Johns; five daughters, Mrs. S. E. Drake, Chattanooga, Mrs. J. W. Strickland, Elkton, Mrs. Joe Witherow, Lynnville, Mrs. Buford R. Bunn, and Mrs. Herbert O. Hyatt, both of Pulaski; three sons, J. B. Johns and Sam E. Johns, both of Pulaski, and W. D. Johns, Wales; twenty-eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren; and one brother, Hume Johns, Elkmont, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

JOHNSON, Alice The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jul 1956

Mrs. Alice Johnson, 96, mother of Dr. W. B. Johnson of Pulaski, died Sunday night at her home in Elk City, Okla., after a long illness. Funeral rites were held in that city Tuesday.
In addition to her son here, Mrs. Johnson is survived by two other sons, Tom Johnson and Ben Johnson of Elk City; one married daughter in Cape Girardeau, Mo.; two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

JOHNSON, David Lindsay The Pulaski Citizen 26 Mar 1958
Funeral services for David Lindsay Johnson, 76, retired farmer of the Minor Hill section, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Minor Hill Church of Christ, with the burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Johnson died at 7:30 o’clock Monday morning at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala.
Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eddie Gardner Johnson; four daughters, Mrs. Courtney Simpson, Nashville, Mrs. Ozro Tucker, Giles County, and Mrs. T. C. Gaston and Mrs. Alton Coggin, both of Limestone County, Ala.; fourteen grandchildren and several great grandchildren; and three brothers; Ed Johnson, Giles County, Andrew Johnson, Decatur, Ala., and Jim Johnson, Miami, Fla. Wilson T. Carter and Company, Morticians in charge.

JOHNSON, Dolan The Pulaski Citizen 30 Sep 1953
Graveside services for Dolan Johnson, 50, heavy equipment operator, were held Wednesday, September 23 at Wright Cemetery in Lincoln County, conducted by Andy Largen of Fayetteville, Church of Christ minister.
Mr. Johnson died at 9:10 o’clock Tuesday morning, September 15, at his home at Frankewing, following a two months illness.
He was born January 27, 1903, in western Lincoln County, the son of the late W. E. Johnson and Zada B. Storey Johnson.
Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Catherine Allison Johnson; one daughter, Wanda Fay Johnson, Frankewing; two sisters, Mrs. C. M. Douthit and Mrs. J. T. Trudeau, both of Chicago, Ill.; and three brothers, M. O. Johnson, Frankewing, W. K. Johnson, Chicago, Ill., and T. E. Johnson, Nevada, Texas.

JOHNSON, Donald The Pulaski Citizen 2 Dec 1959
Prayer services for Donald Johnson, 36, son of Mr. and Mrs. Levern Johnson of Decatur, Ala., formerly of Pulaski, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, at a Decatur funeral home. The remains were sent to Winnetka, Ill, for burial.
Mr. Johnson, also a resident of Decatur, died at 10 o’clock Saturday morning, November 28, at a Decatur hospital, after a long illness.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife, a native of Winnetka, Ill.; two sons and one daughter; and two sisters.

JOHNSON, Edgar E. Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jul 1958

Funeral services for Edgar E. Johnson, Sr., 80, retired Columbia businessman and grandfather of Mrs. John R. Stephens of Pualski, were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery in that city. Mr. Johnson died Monday night at Madison Hospital after a three year illness.
Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Furley Johnson; one daughter, Mrs. Allie Mae Peek, Columbia; two sons, Edgar E. Johnson, Jr., Columbia; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Dewey Moak, Baton Rouge, La.

JOHNSON, Fannie Bell Davis The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jun 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Bell Davis Johnson, 70, resident of the Rose Hill community, were held at one o’clock Saturday afternoon at Rose Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Weeks, Lawrenceburg and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery in Lynnville. Mrs. Johnson died suddenly at 4:40 o’clock on Thursday afternoon, May 31, at the home.
A native of the county, she was the daughter of the late Ben Franklin Davis and Jane Ratliff Davis, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Johnson is survived by her husband, Finis E. Johnson; nine sons, Leonard Johnson, Dalton Johnson, Elmer Johnson, Jesse Johnson, Tyson Johnson, and Alvie Johnson, all of Rose Hill, Bob Johnson and James Johnson, both of Louisville, Ky., and Calvin Johnson, Columbia; seventeen grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Deliah Pratt, Ethridge; and three brothers, George Davis and John Davis, both of Dallas, Texas, and Charlie Davis, Leachville, Ark.; her step-mother, Mrs. Amanda Davis, Bodenham; one half-sister, Mrs. Alsup, Dexter, Mo.; four half-brothers, Joe Davis, Manila, Ark., James Davis, Paris, Tenn., Everett Davis and Bennie Davis, Bodenham. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

JOHNSON, Guy Ellie The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nov 1952
Funeral services for Guy Ellie Johnson, 65, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. Haynes Brinkley, Baptist minister and the Rev. W. C. Folks, Methodist minister, officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Johnson died of at heart ailment early Sunday morning at his home at Prospect.
Born January 26, 1887, in the county, he was the son of the late Thomas Johnson and Ann Jones Johnson and a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Erna Jackson Johnson; one daughter, Mrs.William M. Bennett, Pulaski; two sons, Julian Johnson and David Johnson, Pulaski; six grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Ben Smith, Bethel, and Mrs. George Witherow, Columbia; and one brother, Wilkie Johnson, Alexandria, La. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

JOHNSON, James Lafayette The Pulaski Citizen 31 Oct 1956
Funeral services for James Lafayette Johnson, 85, retired farmer of the Bodenham section, will be held at 1:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial will take place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mr. Johnson died at 2 o’clock Wednesday morning, October 31, at Giles County Hospital, after a two weeks illness.

A native of Giles County, he was born March 23, 1871, the son of the late Tom Wilkerson Johnson and Betty Hamilton Johnson, and was a member of Choate Creek Methodist Church.
Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mickie Appleton Johnson; two daughters, Mrs. Crawford Long and Mr. Jeff LaCroix, Bodenham; four sons, Luther Johnson, Sherman Johnson, and Allie Johnson, all of Bodenham and Lincoln Johnson, Chicago, Ill.; seventeen grandchildren and five great grandchildren; one brother, Finis Johnson, Rose Hill; and two sisters, Mrs. Amanda Davis, Giles County and Mrs. Mattie Kelly, Nashville. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

JOHNSON, John Montgomery The Pulaski Citizen 25 Dec 1957
Funeral services for John Montgomery Johnson, 58, native Giles Countian, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Norwood Chapel in Birmingham, Ala., with burial in the Jefferson Memorial Garden in that city.
Mr. Johnson died Friday at a Birmingham hospital after a lengthy illness.
Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucile Johnson; two daughters and one son; five brothers, Fitzgerald and Sidney Johnson, Birmingham, George Johnson, Akron, Ohio, Lonnie Johnson, Talledega, Ala., and William Johnson, Nashville; and one sister, Mrs. Frank Holt, Birmingham.

JOHNSON, John Samuel The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jan 1952
John Samuel Johnson, 75, retired hardware dealer and vice president of the First National Bank in Dickson, Tenn., died suddenly at his home Saturday night. He was the father of Mrs. Gilbert B. Abernathy, Pulaski.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, the Rev. W. H. Lantrip and Elder Bond Stocks officiating, and burial took place in Union Cemetery.
A native of Dickson County, Mr. Johnson was the son of the late John W. and Elizabeth Van Eman Johnson. He operated a hardware store in Dickson for 50 years, and was a bank
director for forty years. He was former city alderman of Dickson and a member of the Church of Christ.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Odie Sampson Johnson; two daughters, Mrs. Gilbert B. Abernathy, Pulaski and Mrs. Charles Witmer, Charlotte, N. C.; a sister, Mrs. Lean Wilson, Dickson; a brother, Frank Johnson, of Armeda, Mich., and three grandchildren.

JOHNSON, Lyle Bryan The Pulaski Citizen 2 Mar 1955
Mrs. R. E. Johnson of Nashville, sister of E. M. Bryan and Harry E. Bryan of Pulaski, died at a Nashville hospital, Friday morning, February 24, following surgery the previous week.
Funeral services were conducted at Cosmopolitan Funeral Home in Nashville at 10:30 o’clock Monday morning by Dr. Thomas C. Barr. Burial took place in Woodlawn Memorial Park in that city.

The former Miss Lyle Bryan, she is survived by her husband, R. E. Johnson; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Bryan; four sisters, Mrs. Robert McKissack, Mrs. Julian B. Smith, and Mrs. V. F. Clymore, all of Nashville, and Mrs. Jack L. Clarke, Franklin; and two brothers Finish!

JOHNSON, Odie Simpson The Pulaski Citizen 27 Oct 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. J. S. Johnson, 74, mother of Mrs. Gilbert B. Abernathy of Pulaski, were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Dickson Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. C. J. Hawkins and burial took place in the family lot in Union Cemetery in Dickson.
Mrs. Dickson died of a heart attack Monday at her home in Dickson.
The former Miss Odie Simpson, she was a native of Humphreys County and the daughter of the late Joe Simpson and Rececca Myatt Simpson. Her husband, J. S. Johnson, well known merchant and banker of Dickson, died in 1951.
She spent most of her life in Dickson County where she was active in the Methodist Church and in the work of the county fair association.
In addition to Mrs. Abernathy, Mrs. Johnson is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Charles N. Witmer, Charlotte, N.C.; three sisters, Mrs. H. A. Martin, Bartonville, Ill., and Mrs. H. B. Simpson, St. Louis, Mo.




JOHNSON, Rosa Ann Carpenter The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa Ann Carpenter Johnson, 65, were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Liberty Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Tom McConnell, and burial took place in the Helton Cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson died at 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon at her home in Rose Hill section of the county, after a long illness.
A member of the Liberty Hill Baptist Church, she was born February 20, 1889, in Giles County, the daughter of the late Bob Carpenter and Virgie Cross Carpenter.
Mrs. Johnson is survived by her husband, Edward McDowell Johnson; one daughter, Mrs. Evans Kelly, Columbia; four sons, Willard Johnson, Columbia, Campbell Johnson, Waco, Freeman Johnson, Rose Hill, and Ervin Johnson, Wales; twenty grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Lura Johnson, Stiversville, and Mrs. Sallie Britton, Rich community; two brothers, Oliver Carpenter, Lynnville, and Robert Carpenter, Columbia. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

JOHNSON, Van James The Pulaski Citizen 18 Oct 1950
Funeral services for Van James Johnson, 54, farmer of the Goodsprings community, who died at 6 o’clock Sunday morning, October 15, at his home after a five months illness, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Chestnut Grove Methodist Church. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in the Cool Springs Cemetery.

Mr. Johnson, a member of the Methodist Church, was a lifelong resident of the county and the son of the late John Johnson and Elizabeth Jackson Johnson.
Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dona Simpson Johnson; seven daughters, Mrs. Amos Overstreet, Nashville, Mrs. J. T. Helton, Cornersville, Mrs. Guy McCree, Stella, Mrs. Frank Simpson and Miss Thelma Johnson, Minor Hill, and Misses Annie Pearl and Ella Sue Johnson, Goodsprings; three sons, Lewis Johnson and Charlie Edward Johnson, Goodsprings, and G. K. Johnson, Minor Hill; ten grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Mamie Johnson, Cornersville.

JOHNSON, William Edward The Pulaski Citizen 4 Feb 1953
Funeral services for William Edward Johnson, 81, retired farmer, were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the home of his sister, Mrs. Willie Griffin in Huntsville, Ala. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton of Pulaski and the Rev. Ham Bell, Baptist minister of Huntsville, and burial took place in Maple Hill Cemetery in that city.
Mr. Johnson died of pneumonia at 11 o’clock Sunday night at the home of his son, Monroe Johnson in the Rose Hill community, after a long period of declining health.
Born November 8, 1871, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Ben Johnson and Nancy Johnson. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
In addition to his son, Mr. Johnson is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Thelma Arthur, Birmingham, Ala.; fourteen grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Margie Potts and Mrs. Willie Griffin, both of Huntsville, Ala.; and one brother, Elmer Johnson, Decatur, Ala.
Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors
JOHNSTON, Mattie Davidson The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jun 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Davidson Johnston, 74, former Lynnville resident, were held Sunday afternoon at Lynnville Methodist Church, conducted the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Johnston, who has resided the past year with her sister, Mrs. Leroy Kelsey in Old Hickory, died suddenly Saturday afternoon, after a period of several months declining health.
She was a native of Giles County, having lived at Lynnville most of her life.
Mrs. Johnston is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Kelsey, and Mrs. Anna Pinkelton, Lynnville; and two brothers, Will Davidson, Bryson, and John Davidson, Lynnville.

JOHNSTON, R. Clyde The Pulaski Citizen 27 May 1959
Funeral services for R. Clyde Johnston, 50, valuable Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company employee in Birmingham, Ala., for a number of years, were held at Norwood Chapel in that city at 10:30 o’clock on Tuesday morning with the burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Mr. Johnston died unexpectedly of a brain hemorrhage in a Birmingham hospital at 3 o’clock Sunday morning, after a brief illness.
The son of Giles County parents, Donald Johnston and the late Eula Shores Johnston, Mr. Johnston is survived by his father and his wife, Mrs. Marguerite George Johnston.

Giles County relatives attending were Mrs. Clyde Shores, Mrs. Marlin Goodman, Mrs. Carroll Wesson, Mrs. Hoyt Morrow, Archie Johnston, Frank Johnston, and son, Richard, and Mrs. Perry Williams.

JOHNSTON, William Norman The Pulaski Citizen 11 Apr 1956
Funeral services for William Norman Johnston, 78, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Jennings Chapel Church of Christ near Ardmore in Limestone County, Ala., conducted by John Hayes and A. J. Rollins, ministers of the Church of Christ. Burial took place in the Hall Cemetery nearby.
Mr. Johnston died at 4 o’clock Saturday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Howard George in the Beech Hill community, after a long illness.
Born February 7, 1878, in Limestone County, Ala., he was the son of the late John Forrest Johnston and Martha Elizabeth Hall Johnston, and was a member of the Church of Christ. His wife, Mrs. Ida Woodard Johnston died about fifty years ago, and his second wife, Mrs. Elva Elizabeth Hayes Johnston, died in December 1945.
Mr. Johnston, who had lived in Giles County part of the past ten years, is survived by the one daughter, Mrs. George; and two sons, J. W. Johnston, Athens, Ala., and D. C. Johnston, Birmingham, Ala.; and three grandchildren. Toney Rainey and Son, morticians in charge.

JONES, Claude The Pulaski Citizen 08 Apr 1959
Funeral services for Claude Jones, 67, employee of the U. G. White Hardware Store in Athens, Ala., for many years, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at First Baptist Church, with burial in Athens Cemetery. Mr. Jones who had been in failing health eighteen months, died Monday night at his home in Athens.
Born August 18, 1891, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Will Jones and Bettie Coffman Jones, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alma Sexton Jones; two daughters, Mrs. Jack Park, Athens, Ala., and Mrs. Franklin Chenault, Jr.; Decatur, Ala.; and one grandson, David Lane Park; Athens; and one brother, Harry Jones, Minor Hill.

JONES, Flournoy R.ivers The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jul 1951
Funeral services Flournoy Rivers Jones, 53, farmer of the Thirteenth Civil District, who died at 9:27 o’clock Monday morning, July 23, at Giles County Hospital, after a few weeks illness, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon T Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy, Church of Christ of Christ minister, and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Born September 23, 1897, in Giles County, he was the son of the late George P. Jones and Nola Callahan Jones.

Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Mrs. Tippy Barr Jones; one son, Buford F. Jones; and one step-daughter Mrs. Claude Dugger, Waynesboro; two brothers, Allen Jones of Pulaski, and Charlie Jones, of Alaska; five half-sisters, Miss Laura Mae Jones, Pulaski, Mrs. Georgia Lee Stanson and Mrs. Loyd Blair, both of Peoria, Ill., Mrs. Ed Hayes, Florida, and Mrs. Herbert Ramsey, Columbia; and two half-brothers, Bill Jones of the U. S. Army, and Bob Jones of Pulaski.
A brother, James Washington Jones, 45, died one week ago in Giles County Hospital, and was buried in Lynnwood Cemetry. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

JONES, Henry Clay The Pulaski Citizen 13 Aug 1958
Funeral services for Henry Clay Jones, 80, blacksmith of the Aspen Hill Community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Aspen Hill Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Chester a. Stephens, pastor of the church, and burial took place in Aspen Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Jones died unexpectedly of a heart attack while at work in his shop about 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon.
Born November 26, 1877, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Willis Henry Jones and Emily Biles Jones. He had been a member and a trustee of Aspen Hill Methodist Church for many years.
His wife, Mrs. Sallie Dunnavant Jones, died August 31, 1951.
Mr. Jones is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Ann Harrison, who made her home with him, Mrs. Urban Smith, Aspen Hill, and Mrs. Gray Beasley, Columbia; one son, Edward Clay Jones, Aspen Hill; fourteen grandchildren, fifteen great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Jim Hardy, Birmingham, Ala., and one brother, George Jones, Birmingham, Ala. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

JONES, Herbert The Pulaski Citizen 21 Nov 1951
Funeral services for Herbert Jones, 29, farmer of the Stella community who died of a self-inflicted rifle shot Friday morning, were held at two o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Stella Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Haynes Brinkley, Baptist minister of Minor Hill, officiated and burial was in Stella Cemetery.
Mr. Jones, a veteran of World War II, fired the shot after returning to his home about midmorning from retiring a fence, Chief Deputy Hal Stewart said.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of Mrs. Dora McCree Jones of Stella and the late Andrew M. Jones.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by Mrs. Noble Legg, Lawrenceburg; Mrs. Harold Edmundson, Nashville, Mrs. Lon Rathburn, Kalamazoo, Mich.; six brothers, Thurman, Waters, Jack, Morris, and Mahlon Jones, all of Stella, and Riley Jones of Minor Hill.

JONES, Hugh A. The Pulaski Citizen 27 Feb 1952
Hugh A. Jones, 68, husband of the former Miss Nancy Brown of Lynnville, died on Friday, February 22, in Arlington, Va., where the family had resided for some time.
Graveside services were held Wednesday afternoon in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville, conducted by a Church of Christ minister.
Mr. Jones, a retired government employee, is survived by his wife and one daughter, Miss Mary Ann Jones, Arlington, Va., and three brothers, E. F. Jones, Monroe, La., James Jones, Corinth, Miss., and John Jones, Spring Hill, Ala., Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.


JONES, Ida Daws The Pulaski Citizen 27 May 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Daws Jones, 74 were held at one o’clock, Monday afternoon at Second Street Church of Christ, conducted by J. B. Rasbury minister of the church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Jones died Saturday at her home on West Poplar Street after a weeks illness.
A native of Marshall County, she was born July 3, 1878, the daughter of the late Robert Daws and Diana Turner Daws. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Jones, who had lived most of her life in Giles County, is survived by her husband, Drake Jones; one daughter, Mrs. Joe M. Hannah, Bodenham; two grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Shirley Turner, Shelbyville, Mrs. Selma Hannah, Stella, and Mrs. Ada Weatherman, Cedar Grove; and four brothers, Audie Daws and Walter Daws, Athens, Ala., and Clyde Daws and Arthur Daws, Stella. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

JONES, James Albert The Pulaski Citizen 29 Nov 1950
Funeral services for James Albert Jones, 64, who died at 7:53 o’clock Wednesday night, November 29, at Giles County Hospital, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Bethel Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Tom McConnell, Baptist ministers. Burial will take place in Mitchell Cemetery, near Anderson, Alabama.
Mr. Jones, a farmer of the Minor Hill community, sustained a paralytic stroke while at work at his home the day before his death.
He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Jones.
Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Mrs. Queenie Camp Robinson Jones; three daughters, Mrs. Frank James, Anderson, Ala., and Misses Myra and Lenora Jones, Minor Hill; seven sons, Clifton Jones, St. Louis, Mo., O’Neal Jones and J. M. Jones, both of Birmingham, Ala., Elmer Jones, Columbus, Ohio, Ollie Jones, Rabon Jones and David Jones, Minor Hill; ten grandchildren; one step-daughter, Mrs. Aubrey Forsythe, Giles County; two step-sons, Leroy Camp and Grady Robinson, both of Anderson, Ala.; four sisters, Mrs. Ella Springer, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Alice Aycock, Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Winnie Musgrove, Arkansas, and Mrs. Annie Williams, Ohio; and two brothers, Pete Jones, Oklahoma, and Clayburn Jones, Jacksonville, Fla.

JONES, James W. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jul 1951
Funeral services for James W. Jones, 45, grocery merchant of the Thirteenth Civil District, who died of a heart ailment on July 16 at Giles County Hospital, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon aat Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister, and burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Born September 1, 1905, in Giles County, he was the son of the late George P. Jones and Nola Callahan Jones.

Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mae Beulah Wilson Jones; one daughter, Mrs. Roy Sharp; two sons, Samuel Jones and William Jones, all three of Peoria, Ill.; three brothers, Flournoy Jones, a patient in the local hospital, Allen Jones, both of Pulaski; five half-sisters, Mrs. Georgia Lee Stanson and Mrs. Loyd Blaair, both of Peoria, Ill., Mrs. Ed Hayes, Florida and Mrs. Herbert Ramsey, Columbia; and two half-brothers, Bill Jones, U. S. Army, and Bob Jones, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

JONES, Jesse Lee (Deck) The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jan 1959
Jesse Lee (Deck) Jones, 76, Pulaski attorney and official of The Union Bank died unexpectedly at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at his home on South Third Street, of a heart ailment. He had been in failing health for several months, but had continued to practice and is reported to have worked at his office on Monday of this week.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at Bennett-May Funeral Home. David East, minister of Second Street Church of Christ, and the Rev. Wallace S. Carr, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church will officiate. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Jones was a native of Marshall County, son of Ben and Julia Reed Jones. He attended McClain School at Lewisburg, and was the first graduate of Jones High School, Lynnville, Tenn. He was a graduate of Transylvania College, Lexington, Ky., and for a number of years taught school in Mississippi.
In 1910 he graduated from Cumberland Law School, Lebanon, and began his practice of law here with the late Joe Woodward and Ben Childers. Later he was a member of the firm Woodward, Jones and Wagstaff. President of the Pulaski Bar Association, Mr. Jones was well known as an able lawyer in the Chancery Courts of the state. For over twenty years he had served as vice-president of The Union Bank, and was a member of the board of directors.
Mr. Jones was a member of the Board of Directors of the Austin Hewitt Home for Aged Women, a member of the Church of Christ, and during World War II, served on the Giles County Selective Services board.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lena Gordon Jones; a sister, Mrs. Lizzie Rogers of Lynnville; and a brother, R. I. Jones, Fort Worth, Texas.

JONES, Lucile Pack The Pulaski Citizen 3 Dec 1952
Funeral services have been tentatively set for Saturday for Mrs. Lucile Pack Jones, 78, who died at 6:15 o’clock Wednesday evening, December 3, at Giles County Hospital. She fell on November 22 at her home, breaking her hip.
The services will be held at Bennett-May Funeral Home and burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Jones was born and reared in Giles County, and was a member of the Methodist Church. She had been a correspondent for The Nashville Banner for fifteen years.
Mrs. Jones was the wife of Lew Jones, city recorder in Pulaski for more than 22 years. He died August 31, 1940.
Mrs. Jones is survived by two daughters, Misses Lucile and Lynette Jones, both of New York City. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

JONES, Nell Holt The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jul 1959

Mrs. William K. Jones, 63, Pulaski resident, died at 10 o’clock Sunday morning, July 19, in Giles County Hospital after an illness of several months. Private funeral services were held at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon at the residence on South Third Street, with the rites conducted by the Rev. George Regas and Dr. William H. Mansfield. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, she was born November 24, 1895, the daughter of Mrs. Lulu H. Holt and the late Thomas P. Holt. She was educated at Giles College and Martin College. Mr. Jones died in 1953.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Jones is survived by two sisters, Mrs. J. Matt Stone, Pulaski, and Mrs. Joe Drblik, Los Angeles, Calif. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

JONES, Robert Henry The Pulaski Citizen 9 Nov 1955
Funeral services for Robert Henry Jones, 16, former resident of Pulaski, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church, and J. Bedford Rasbury, minister of Second Street Church of Christ, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
The youth died Saturday in Kingsport Hospital in Kingsport, Tenn., following a long illness.
The son of Henry Butler Jones and Ruth Worley Jones of Kingsport, formerly of Pulaski, he was born in Marshall County but had lived most of his life in Pulaski. The family lived in Columbia before going to East Tennessee where Mr. Jones had business interests.
In addition to the parents, the survivors include two brothers, Dan W. Jones and Don R. Jones; one sister, Janice Jones, all of Kingsport; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Jones and Mrs. Flautt Worley, all of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

JONES, Russell James The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jul 1957
Funeral services for James Russell Jones, 78, retired public works employee, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Tom Holland, minister of East Hill Church of Christ, and burial took place at Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Jones died at 5 o’clock on Monday morning, July 22, at Giles County Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Born in Lewis County, he was the son of the late Daniel H. Jones and Rebecca Kennedy Jones, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lena Hearld Jones; two daughters, Mrs. Cecil Harris, Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. Charles Slusser, Akron, Ohio; four sons, Robert H. Jones, Pulaski, Hugh Lee Jones, Sacramento, Calif., Russell Jones, Jr., San Diego, Calif., and Parkes Jones, Lewisburg; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Annie Mary Nance, and Mrs. Nola Long and Mrs. Eldridge Powers, Mt. Pleasant, and Mrs. Esther Fleming, Lawrenceburg; and one brother, Fred Jones, Pulaski. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

JONES, Sallie Dunnavant The Pulaski Citizen 05 Sep 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie Dunnavant Jones, 70, who died at 11:30 o’clock Thursday night August 30, at her home in Aspen Hill, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Aspen Hill Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Roy West, pastor of the church, and burial took place in the church cemetery.

Born April 16, 1881, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Henry Dunnavant and Nancy Rogers Dunnavant. She was a devoted member of the Methodist Church and had been an outstanding member of the Aspen Hill Home Demonstration Club.
In addition to her husband, H. Clay Jones, Mrs. Jones is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Gray Beasley, Columbia, Mrs. Urban Smith and Mrs. Ann Harrison, both of Aspen Hill; one son Edward Clay Jones, Aspen Hill; fourteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Will Smith, Tarpley and Mrs. Viola Grant, Prospect; and three brothers, Sam Dunnavant and Virgil Dunnavant, both of Conway; and Erskine Dunnavant, Ardmore.

JONES, Sallie Freels The Pulaski Citizen 29 Feb 1956
Mrs. Sallie Freels Jones, 65, resident of Clinton, Tenn., died at one o’clock Tuesday, February 21, enroute to a Knoxville hospital. She had been in declining health.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Holly Funeral Home in Clinton, with burial in Sunset Cemetery in Clinton.
Mrs. Jones is survived by her husband, J. B. Jones, Clinton; five daughters, including Mrs. Lewis E. Hewgley, Pulaski; and several grandchildren.

JONES, Thomas J. “Tom” The Pulaski Citizen 03 Mar 1954
Funeral services for Thomas J. 82, retired farmer, who died Wednesday afternoon in the Seventh Civil District, were held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Aspen Hill Methodist Church. The Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the church, officiated and burial took place in Aspen Hill Cemetery.
A son of the late W. H. Jones and Emily Victoria Biles Jones, he had lived in the Aspen Hill community for many years.
Mr. Jones is survived by two brothers, H. Clay Jones, Aspen Hill, and J. A. Jones, Ardmore; and one sister, Mr. J. H. Hardy, Birmingham, Ala. Wilson Carter and Company.

JORDAN, John David The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jul 1951
John David Jordan, 24, Nashville plumber and a former resident of Pulaski, died possibly from electrical shock, while he worked beneath a house in Nashville Wednesday afternoon.
Nashville officers said the exact cause of death had not been determined that afternoon, but added that there is the possibility that Jordan was electrocuted.
Jordan was said to have been “cutting pipes” beneath the home of Archie Cook at 1006 Montrose Ave., when he died around 5:15 p.m. Officers stated an electrical ground wire was connected to one of the pipes which Jordan was cutting. His wrench was still on one of the pipes when the officers arrived.
Cook told officers he heard Jordan groaning for several minutes before he realized the plumber was in danger. He said he rushed to the rear of the house and pulled the electrical switch. Ambulance attendants removed Jordan’s body. He was dead on arrival at St. Thomas Hospital.

The son of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Jordan of Pulaski, Jordan was a native of Shelbyville but had resided in Pulaski most of his life and was educated in this city. He was a veteran of World War II and was a member of the Judson Memorial Baptist Church in Nashville where he had resided for the past four years.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Joyce Turner Jordan, formerly of Pulaski; and two sisters, Mrs. William Noblett of Pulaski and Mrs. T. M. LeMasters of Atlanta, Ga.
Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church in Pulaski at ten o’clock Friday morning by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.




























KEELING, Elizabeth The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1953
Miss Elizabeth Keeling, 77, native of Giles County, died Saturday at the home of her nephew, John Morrison, Jr., in Lawrenceburg, after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 3:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski, with the rites conducted by the Rev. James W. Elder of Lawrenceburg. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.

Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas Keeling. The family moved to Lawrenceburg in 1918. For the past nine years she had been making her home with the Morrisons.
Miss Keeling, the last member of her immediate family, was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

KELLAM, Minnie Cleveland The Pulaski Citizen 01 Oct 1958
Funeral services for Miss Minnie Cleveland Kellam, 73, Pulaski resident, will be held at 3:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. Bruce Strother and Dr. William H. Mansfield, pastors of First Methodist Church. Burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Miss Kellam died at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday, October 1, at Giles County Hospital after a long period of illness.
Born February 14, 1885, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Fields Robertson Kellam and Martha Ann Simpson Kellam. She had been a member of the Methodist Church since girlhood.
Miss Kellam is survived by one sister, Miss Ola Kellam, Pulaski; and one brother, Simpson Kellam, Clear Creek Lake; and several nieces and nephews.

KELLAM, Roy Justice The Pulaski Citizen 15 Mar 1955
Roy J. Kellam, 73, retired farmer and well-known citizen of Giles County died suddenly Wednesday afternoon at his home on East Madison Street.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski.
Mr. Kellam was found dead at 2:15 Wednesday afternoon, seated in a chair at his home.
He was born October 8, 1881, in the Odd Fellows Hall community of Giles County, the son of Fields Kellam and Martha Anna Simpson Kellam. Mr. Kellam was a blacksmith in the county for many years and served as a deputy sheriff of Giles County for one term.
Mr. Kellam is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nola Worsham Kellam; two daughters, Mrs. Joe Hayes, Memphis, and Mrs. Thomas Mayfield, Nashville; two sons, William R. Kellam, Aspen Hill, and Edward Kellam, Nashville; 7 grandchildren; and two sisters, Miss Minnie Kellam and Miss Ola Kellam, Pulaski; and a brother, Simpson Kellam of Giles County.

KELLAM, Thomas Juston The Pulaski Citizen 3 Mar 1954
Thomas Juston Kellam, 37, Giles County World War II veteran, was killed in an automobile accident about 11 o’clock Saturday night when his car went out of control and crashed into a bridge near Manchester.
Funeral services were held at two o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by the Rev. S. O. McAdoo, Cumberland Presbyterian minister. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.

Kellam, officers said, was apparently driving at a high rate of speed, passed a truck driven by Jess Thomas Elders, Manchester, and lost control of his car.
Cpl. E. C. Ervin and E. E. Hullett of the Highway Patrol, said Kellam was alone.
The son of Roy and Nola Worsham Kellam of Pulaski, he was a native of Pulaski but had lived in Tullahoma for the past four years. He was a salesman for the Hays Distributing Company. Kellam was a member of the Brick Church Presbyterian Church, the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hallie Baird Kellam; a daughter, Mary Connie Kellam, 3; two sisters, Mrs. Joe Hayes, Memphis and Mrs. Thomas Mayfield, Camden; and two brothers, William R. Kellam, Aspen Hill and Edward Kellam, Columbia.

KELLER, Mike The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jul 1958
Mike Keller, 50, Vice-President of the RCA Rubber Company at Akron, Ohio, died at 4 a. m. Tuesday at an Akron hospital after less than two hours illness.
Mr. Keller, who had not been previously ill, had made plans to accompany other officials of the company to Pulaski this week. He was directly responsible for establishing the Rubber Plant in Pulaski and had made many friends in this section during his visits to the local plant.
Mr. Keller is survived by his father, his wife, a daughter, Janie and a son, Dannie.

KELLEY, Edith Nadine The Pulaski Citizen 3 Feb 1954
Funeral Services for Mrs. Edith Nadine Gatlin Kelley, 28, who died at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning, February 3, at her home at Minor Hill, will be held at 2 o”clock Thursday afternoon at Minor Hill Church of Christ. Tom Holland of Athens, Ala., will officiate and burial will take place in Minor Hill Cemetery. Her death followed an extended illness at the home of her father in law, Sam Kelley.
Her husband, Hubert Kelley, was killed in an automobile wreck April 11, 1951.
Mrs. Kelley, a member of the Church of Christ, is survived by two daughters, Teresa and Ann Kelley; and one son, Gary Kelley; her father, Aubrey Gatlin; her step mother, Mrs. Lacy Gatlin, both of Winter Haven, Fla.; one sister, Mrs. L. L. Bassham, Winter Haven, Fla.; one brother, James Gatlin, Georgia; and three half sisters and one half brother. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

KELLEY, Hubert H. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Apr 1951
Hubert H. Kelley, 34, of Mobile, Ala., formerly of Minor Hill, was instantly killed at 3:10 Wednesday afternoon, at a point about one half mile south of Minor Hill when the car in which he was riding south on Highway 11 in driving rain, collided with the rear of a stationary Minor Hill school bus loaded with about 55 children, driven by Ed Marbut, 41, of Route 1, Minor Hill. No one on the school bus was hurt, according to the report of James Dycus, of the Highway Patrol. T. L. Kelley, 14, another passenger in the car, half brother of the dead man, was treated for cuts and bruises. A Bennett May Ambulance answered the call for transportation of the dead and injured. Kelly’s body was taken to the Pulaski Funeral Home where it will remain until funeral services are conducted at the Minor Hill Church of Christ at 2:00 p.m. Friday.

The car in which Kelley was killed, was driven by another brother, S. J. Kelley of Camp Breckenridge, Ky., who was visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kelley of Minor Hill on a 14 day furlough. The fatally injured man was sitting at the right of the driver on the front seat when the sedan crashed into the left rear of the school bus which had just deposited a passenger at the residence of Mrs. Alma Hunter and was standing still with the stop sign displayed. After hitting the bus, the car skidded across the wet highway and came to a standstill 70 feet away in front of a vacant building. The car is reported demolished. Only minor injury was done to the rear of the school bus.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday by M. F. Norwood, Church of Christ minister of Salem, Ala., life long friend of the deceased. Burial will be in the Minor Hill Cemetery. Mr. Kelley is survived by his wife, Nadine Gatlin Kelley, and three children, Teresa, Gwendolyn Ann and Jerry Hubert; his father and step mother, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kelley of Minor Hill; two brothers, S. J., Camp Brekenridge, Ky., T. L., Minor Hill, and a half sister, Claudette Kelley of Minor Hill.

KELLEY, James M. The Pulaski Citizen 15 Nov 1950
James M. Kelley, 87, died on October 31, at the home of his son, Ira Kelley, in Pulaski.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock the following Wednesday afternoon at Choates Creek Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Reed, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Osborn, pastor of the Coleman Methodist Church in Lawrenceburg. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Had he lived five days longer, Mr. Kelley would have been 88 years of age. Born and reared in Giles County, he was a retired farmer, highly respected in his community. His wife died in 1922.
Mr. Kelley is survived by three sons, Ira Kelley and J. Leroy Kelley, both of Pulaski, and Clint Kelley, Fort Wayne, Ind.; and one daughter, Mrs. Dewey Smith, Minor Hill; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; and three brothers, Sherman, Lum and Jonah Kelley.

KELLY, Anna Christenberry The Pulaski Citizen 8 Oct 1958
Mrs. Anna Christenberry, 89, Pulaski resident, died at 1:15 o’clock Thursday afternoon, October 9, at her home on South Fourth Street after a period of declining health.
The time for the rites have not been set pending the arrival of relatives but the services will be held in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home with the burial in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born at Decaturville, Tenn., on March 17, 1869, she was the daughter of the late J.G.W. Christenberry and Sarah E. Hubble Christenberry. She was a member of the Methodist Church and its Woman’s Society of Christian Service.
Her husband, George E. Kelly, died in 1940.
Mrs. Kelly, the last member of her immediate family, is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Robert F. Black, Pulaski; two sons, G. L. Kelly, Jr., Evansville, Ind., and Fred Kelly, New York City; a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.


KELLY, Jennings The Pulaski Citizen 3 Sep 1952
Jennings Kelly, 54, former Pulaskian, died suddently of a heart attack Wednesday, afternoon, September 3, at a hospital in Rockledge, Fla.
Funeral rites will be held Saturday afternoon in the First Presbyterian Church in that city, conducted by the pastor of the church. Burial will take place there.
Born November 15, 1897 and reared in Pulaski, he was the son of Mrs. Annie Christenberry Kelly of Pulaski and the late George L. Kelly, Sr. He was a graduate of Massey Military School in Pulaski, and was formerly employed by the Union Bank here. At the time of his death, he was employed as an electrical engineer by the U. S. Government.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Kelly is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anita Moore Kelly; one daughter, Mrs. Jack Bishop, Cocoa, Fla.; one son, Tommy Kelly, Rockledge, Fla.; one grandson, Douglas Bishop; one sister, Mrs. R. F. Black, Pulaski; and two brothers, G. L. Kelly, Jr., Evansville, Ind. and Fred Kelly, Sr., New York City, N. Y.
The mother, sister and brother, G. L. Kelly, Jr., Mrs. Edd Ezell and Mrs. Alden Kelly of Gallatin will attend the rites in Florida.

KELLY, Joseph Aaron The Pulaski Citizen 20 Apr 1955
Joseph Aaron Kelly, 48, native of Prospect and owner of the J. A. Kelly Construction Company of Nashville, died of a heart ailment at 6:30 o’clock on Wednesday evening, April 13, at the Baptist Hospital after an illness of several months.
Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Friday morning at Martin Funeral Home, with Dr. Prentice Pugh of Nashville and the Rev. J. H. Elder of Memphis officiating. Burial took place at 2 o’clock that afternoon in the family lot in Prospect Cemetery in Giles County.
Mr. Kelly, a past president of the Nashville Contractors Association, was the contractor that built the Sam Davis Memorial Museum in Pulaski on the site of the Southern patriot’s execution on the street bearing his name.
Moving to Nashville in 1930, Mr. Kelly was associated with the Sumner Construction Company for six years before entering business for himself.
Born at Prospect, he was the son of Mrs. O. J. Kelly and the late Mr. Kelly, and was educated in the public schools of the county and was graduated from a Nashville business school. He was a member of the Prospect Methodist Church, the Nashville Exchange Club, the Elks Club, a 32nd Mason and a Shriner.
Mr. Kelly, in addition to his mother, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Erlene Pritchett Kelly whom he married in 1950; two sisters, Mrs. G. H. Standlee, Nashville, and Mrs. M. B. Meroney, Fort Worth, Texas; and two brothers, John Kelly and J. B. Kelly, both of Prospect.

KELLY, Margaret Anthony The Pulaski Citizen 22 Mar 1950
Relatives here have received notice of the death recently of Mrs. Margaret Anthony Kelly at her home in Los Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. Kelly was the daughter of the late William and Emma Anthony.

Mrs. Kelly is survived by a daughter in Los Angeles; and a brother, Dr. John Anthony, Birmingham, Ala.

KELLUM, Amelia Hatcher The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jul 1952
Mrs. Amelia Hatcher Kellum , 79, died on Tuesday afternoon, July 1, at a Nashville hospital following four months illness.
Funeral rites were held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning at Cosmopolitan Funeral Home in Nashville by the Rev. Willard Blue. Burial took place in the Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski, conducted by the Rev. Cullen T. Carter of Elkton.
She was born in Overton County, and lived in Pulaski on South First Street for about ten years. Her husband, the late Tom Kellum, a Methodist minister, died at Lynnville in 1913. Since 1928, she has made her home in Nashville with her son, David Kellum.
In addition to David Kellum, Mrs. Kellum is survived by two other sons, Thomas Kellum, Nashville, and Kenneth Kellum, Lakeland, Fla.

KELLUM, Beulah Mae The Pulaski Citizen 8 Feb 1956
Beulah Mae Kellum, 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Kellum of Giles County, died at Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville, at 10:30 p. m. Sunday of burns suffered the previous Tuesday at her home.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Monday at Pulaski Funeral Home by the Rev. Andrew Helton, pastor of the Elkton Baptist Church, and burial was in the Moriah Cemetery near Pulaski.
The child was burned when her clothing caught fire from an open grate at her home. She was rushed to the Nashville hospital immediately after the accident.
Other survivors are a sister, Brenda K. Kellum; two brothers, Robert Hasting Kellum and Charles Kellum; her paternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary Kellum of Arizona; and her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ola Barnett of Nashville.

KELLUM, John Hunt The Pulaski Citizen 24 Oct 1956
Funeral services for John Hunt Kellum, 74, retired farmer of the Twenty-third Civil District, were held Friday afternoon at Bee Spring Church, conducted by the Rev. Bruce Robinson, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the family lot in the Bee Spring Cemetery.
Mr. Kellum died of a heart attack at 7 o’clock Wednesday morning, October 17, at Cozy Rest Nursing Home in Columbia, where he had been a patient the past year.
Mr. Kellum, an elder in the Bee Spring Presbyterian Church, was the son of the late Rev. John L. Kellum, Methodist minister, and Fannie Hunt Kellum. His wife, Mrs. Rosa Ray Kellum, died August 17 of this year.
Survivors include seven sons, Floyd Kellum, Ozark, Ala., T. R. Kellum and H. G. Kellum, Birmingham, Ala., Allen Kellum, Woodrow Kellum, and Erskine Kellum, Richmond, Va., and Frank Kellum, Anniston, Ala.; one daughter, Mrs. R. J. Gatlin, Lawrenceburg; fourteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Prudie Compton, Bodenham, Mrs. Robert Hunter, LaVergne, Tenn., and Mrs. Warmuth Johnson, Symrna.

KELLUM, Mary Spears The Pulaski Citizen 24 Oct 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Spears Kellum, 63, widow of Rufus Kellum, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Andrew T. Helton of Elkton. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery west of Pulaski. Mrs Kellum died Friday morning at her home at Prospect after a long illness.
Born January 10, 1896, in Lewis County, she was the daughter of the late Lum Spears and Nora Grimes Spears, but had spent most of her life in Giles County.
Mrs. Kellum is survived by five sons, William Edgar Kellum and Sidney A. Kellum, Prospect, Rufus Flournoy Kellum, Phoenix, Ariz., First Sgt. George W. Kellum, Korea, and Allen Kellum, Madison, Ala.; two daughters, Mrs. Leonard Tosh, Prospect, and Mrs. Edward Ivey, Chicago, Ill. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

KELLUM, Wilma Gean The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jun 1958
Wilma Gean Kellum, lost her life in a drowning accident at Elkton. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Kellum, who reside on the Grady McNeese farm. Wilma Gean and her six-year-old brother had waded into a pond on the farm while playing in the area when the child fell forward and sank from sight. Her father, rushing to the scene at the calls of his son located the child’s body, although efforts to revive her were in vain.
Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Saturday at Rainey Funeral Home in Ardmore and burial was in Moriah Cemetery.

KENDALL, Lelah Freeman The Pulaski Citizen 16 May 1951
Mrs. Lelah Freeman Kendall, 72, mother of Miss Elizabeth Kendall, home demonstration agent of Giles County, died at 10:25 o’clock Saturday night, May 12, at her home in Jackson after a long illness.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Lambuth Memorial Methodist Church. Burial took place in the Jackson Cemetery.
Mrs. Kendall is survived by her husband, the Rev. J. M. Kendall, retired Methodist minister; the two daughters, Miss Elizabeth Kendall of Pulaski, and Miss Nell Kendall, Cookeville, home demonstration agent in Putnam County; two sisters, Mrs. Florence James, Union City, Tenn., and Mrs. E. W. Williams, San Diego, Calif.; and one brother, J. W. Freeman, Troy, Tenn.
Miss Betty Lineberry, Miss Mabel Tidwell, Mrs. E. T. Petty, Jr., Joe Matthews and J. C. Criner, Jr., Pulaski, attended the funeral.

KENNEDY, James Evans The Pulaski Citizen 22 Oct 1958
James Evans Kennedy, 66, Lynnville farmer and veteran of World War I, died Saturday at Thayer Hospital, Nashville, which he entered two months ago. He had been ill for seven years.
Funeral services were held Monday morning at 10:30 at Lynnville Presbyterian Church of which he was a member, the pastor, the Rev. John B. Lindenberger officiating. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.

Mr. Kennedy was born in Maury County on June 7, 1892, but he had lived most of his life in Giles County. His parents were the late J. N. and Mattie Evins Kennedy.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Evans Kennedy, one daughter, Mrs. Gordon L. Jones, Shelbyville; one sister, Mrs. Ethel Wynn, Murfreesboro and three grandsons.

KENNEDY, Knox The Pulaski Citizen 3 Oct 1951
Knox Kennedy, 34, proprietor of Roselawn Grill in Pulaski, died early Sunday morning at General Hospital in Nashville from injuries received when his car overturned Saturday night on Highway 41-A near Pleasant View, Tennessee.
Kennedy was thrown from his automobile when it overturned after he attempted to avert a collision with two motorcycles ahead of him on the highway.
Funeral services were held at two o’clock Monday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia by the Rev. Fred Blankenship, Melvin Dugger and F. H. Curtis. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery in Columbia.
A native of Maury County, Mr. Kennedy lived in Columbia until about three years ago when he removed to Pulaski to assume operation of the grill on North First Street. He was an active member of the Pulaski Exchange Club and was a member of the First Methodist Church in this city.
Mr. Kennedy is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nell Gray Kennedy; a daughter, Cassandra Kennedy and a son, Joe Kennedy, all of Pulaski; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Knox Kennedy of McCains; four brothers, Frank Kennedy of Columbia; Robert Kennedy of Lawrenceburg; Carl Kennedy, Johnson City, and Alpheus Kennedy of Winchester.

KILLIAN, Mrs. Joe The Pulaski Citizen 18 Apr 1951
Mrs. Joe Killian, 65, mother of Clarence L. Meyer, died at 2 o’clock Monday morning, April 16, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Lafayette, Ind., following a three weeks illness.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, with burial in the Indiana city.
Mrs. Killian, a lifelong resident of Lafayette, is survived by her second husband, Mr. Killian; three daughters and five sons.
Mrs. Killian had made a number of friends when on visits to her son here.

KIMBROUGH, Bob The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1958
Funeral services for Bob Kimbrough, 69, retired farmer of the Weakley Community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at North Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg, with the burial in the Kimbrough Cemetery on Weakley Creek. Mr. Kimbrough died on Thursday, June 12, at Lawrence County Hospital, four days after entering.
Born February 14, 1889, in Giles County, he was the son of the late R. A. Kimbrough and Betty West Kimbrough, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Kimbrough, a single man, is survived by one sister, Miss Ida Kimbrough, who lives in the home on Weakley.

KIMBROUGH, Bruce Padgett The Pulaski Citizen 8 Feb 1956

Funeral services for Bruce Padgett Kimbrough, 67, retired farmer of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at North Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Andrew Helton and burial took place in the Kimbrough Cemetery in western Giles County.
Mr. Kimbrough died at 10:40 o’clock Friday night, February 3, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. F. L. Collier, at Elkton, after a period of declining health.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, he was the son of the late Jim Kimbrough and Ann Campbell Kimbrough.
Mr. Kimbrough is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Petty Kimbrough; the one daughter, Mrs. Collier; and two grandchildren.

KIMBROUGH, Buchanan The Pulaski Citizen 25 Nov 1959
Funeral services for Buchanan Kimbrough, 77, retired Weakley Creek farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Greenwood Church of Christ, conducted by Gilbert E. Shaffer, minister of East Hill Church of Christ. Burial took place in Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Kimbrough died on Wednesday, November 18, at Giles County Hospital after a brief illness.
Born September 10, 1882, on Weakley Creek in Giles County, he was the son of the late Clay Kimbrough and Dora Buchanan Kimbrough. He was a member of the Greenwood Church of Christ. For the past eight years he had resided in Pulaski. Mr. Kimbrough, a bachelor, had no immediate relatives. Bennett-May and Company, in charge of arrangements.

KIMBROUGH, Carley The Pulaski Citizen 28 Apr 1954
Carley Kimbrough, 66, native Giles Countian, died Friday night, April 23, at St. Vincent Hospital in Birmingham, Ala.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Rideout Funeral Chapel and burial in that city.
A native of Aspen Hill, he was the son of the late Andrew Kimbrough and Tiny Butler Kimbrough.
Mr. Kimbrough is survived by his wife, a native of Birmingham; one sister, Miss Arlene Kimbrough, Birmingham; and one brother, Gordon Kimbrough, Los Angeles, Calif.

KIMBROUGH, Ernest Newton The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1952
Funeral services for Ernest Newton Kimbrough, 77, former Wales postmaster and merchant were held at 1:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at New Hope Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Kimbrough died of a heart attack early Friday morning at his home in the Weakley Creek community.
He was a lifelong resident of the county, the son of the late Henry Francis Kimbrough and Matilda Campbell Kimbrough. He had been a merchant and had served as postmaster at Wales more than forty years.

Mr. Kimbrough, a member of New Hope Baptist Church, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Florence Bunch Kimbrough; four daughters, Miss Margaret Kimbrough, Gallatin, Mrs. R. Sadler, Nashville, Mrs. Allen Murray, Lynnville, and Mrs. W. E. Dean, Prospect; five sons, Frank Kimbrough, Winston- Salem, N. C., Ernest Kimbrough, Jr., Florence, Ala., Otis Kimbrough, Wales, Robert Kimbrough, Nashville, Marion Kimbrough, Weakley Creek; twelve grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Leroy Kelley, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. Lura Kinzer, Columbia. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

KIMBROUGH, Ida Mitchell The Pulaski Citizen 11 Feb 1959
Funeral services for Miss Ida Mitchell Kimbrough, 76, lifelong resident of Giles County, were held Tuesday at North Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg. Burial took place in the Kimbrough Cemetery in northwestern Giles County. She died Sunday, February 8, at Lawrence County Hospital.
A resident of the Weakley Creek community, she was the daughter of the late Robert A. Kimbrough and Betty West Kimbrough, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
There were no immediate survivors.

KIMBROUGH, Jennie Mildred Fogg The Pulaski Citizen 14 Feb 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Mildred Fogg Kimbrough, 70, who died at 3:40 o’clock Saturday morning, March 10, at Giles County Hospital after a weeks illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, Methodist minister and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
She was born February 6, 1881, in Giles County, and was the daughter of the late Bill Fogg and Ozella Ross Fogg.
Mrs. Kimbrough is survived by her husband, Lake Kimbrough, farmer of the Rockwood community; five daughters, Mrs. James Tate and Mrs. Herbert Neal, both of Aspen Hill, Mrs. William Brown, Prospect, Mrs. Adrian Johnson, Columbia, and Miss Ura Kimbrough, Rockwood; four sons, Floyd Kimbrough, Decatur, Ala., Edgar Kimbrough, Huntsville, Ala., Claiborne Kimbrough, Columbia, and Terrell Kimbrough, Nashville; eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild; one sister, Mrs. Ella Marks, Pulaski; and one brother, Guy Fogg, Lewisburg. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

KIMBROUGH, John H. Nashville Tennessean __ Nov 1958
Funeral services for John H. Kimbrough, 81, retired farmer, who died early Tuesday morning, January 30, at his home in the Rockwood community, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Roy West, Methodist minister. Burial took place in the Kimbrough Cemetery at Rockwood. He had been in ill health for three months.
A lifelong resident of the Rockwood community, he was the son of the late D. C. Kimbrough.
Mr. Kimbrough was twice married; his first wife, Mrs. Rena Hammond Kimbrough, died in 1931.

Mr. Kimbrough is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Elsie Cates Kimbrough; a son, Flournoy Kimbrough; three daughters, Mrs. Floyd Brooks and Mrs. Willie Hargrove, all of Rockwood, and Mrs. R. F. Brother, Painesville, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. Neil S. Anthony; a brother, Lake Kimbrough, both of Rockwood; 21 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

KIMBROUGH, John M. The Pulaski Citizen 8 Mar 1950
Funeral services for John M. Kimbrough, 64, former Giles Countian, were held Sunday at the Lawrenceburg Baptist Church. Burial took place in Mimosa Cemetery in that city.
Mr. Kimbrough, born and reared in the Weakley Creek section of this county, died Thursday, February 23, at his home in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Mr. Kimbrough is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillian Chambers Kimbrough; one son and three daughters, all of St. Petersburg; three sister, Mrs. Clara Chaffin, Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Nora Clifton and Miss Ida Kimbrough; and one brother, Bob Kimbrough, all of the Weakley community.
He was the son of the late R. A. Kimbrough and Bettie West Kimbrough.

KIMBROUGH, John Lee The Pulaski Citizen 7 Mar 1951
Funeral services for John Lee Kimbrough, 82, retired farmer, who died early Tuesday morning, at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Malcolm Lovelace at Stella, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Stella Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Audie Michael, pastor of the Stella Baptist Church, officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Son of the late Josephus Kimbrough and Loretta Lee Kimbrough, he was a lifelong resident of the county.
Mr. Kimbrough is survived by one son, Grady Kimbrough, of Stella; six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; and one brother, Claiborne Kimbrough, Nashville. Wilson Carter and Company, Morticians.

KIMBROUGH, Mary Maude Craig The Pulaski Citizen 30 Apr 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Maude Craig Kimbrough, 72, resident of the Chestnut Grove Community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Chestnut Grove Methodist Church of which she was a member. Rites were conducted by Dr. W. H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church in Pulaski, and the Rev. Howard Haynes, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Kimbrough died at 8:30 o’clock, Monday morning, April 28, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Wilson Abernathy, after a prolonged illness.
Born January 4, 1886, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Col. Winston Craig and Mollie Crenshaw Craig.
Mrs. Kimbrough is survived by her husband, Madden Kimbrough, retired farmer of the Chestnut Grove section; two daughters, Mrs. Abernathy, Beech Hill, and Mrs. Robert Hugh Williams, Anthony Hill; eight grandchildren; and three great great grandchildren; three sisters, ____________ and Mrs. Ida Kimbrough, both of Giles County, and Mrs. Hugh Whitney, Auburndale, Fla.; and three brothers, Solon Craig, Decatur, Ala., Elmo Craig, Lawrenceburg, and John Craig, Auburndale, Fla.

KIMBROUGH, Patrick Cleburn The Pulaski Citizen 11 Nov 1959
Funeral services for Patrick Cleburn Kimbrough, 81, retired farmer who resided at 105 Chapel Avenue in Nashville, were held at 11 o’clock Monday morning at Eastland Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Hayward Highfill, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Spring Hill Cemetery in Nashville. Mr. Kimbrough died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 5:30 o’clock Saturday morning, November 7, at General Hospital in that city.
Born February 28, 1878, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Joseph W. Kimbrough and Loretta Lee Kimbrough. He was a member of Eastland Baptist Church, having moved to Nashville in 1946.
Mr. Kimbrough, the last member of his immediate family, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Leona Beeler Kimbrough; four daughters, Mrs. Robert M. Wert, Lynchburg, Va., Mrs. Holland H. Hart, Richmond, Va., Mrs. James C. Thomas, Arlington, Va., and Mrs. J. B. Nicholson, Nashville; and eleven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

KING, Elizabeth Allen The Pulaski Citizen 26 Apr 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Allen King, 76, who died at 4:20 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, April 4, at the home in the First District after a short illness, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, and burial took place in the church cemetery. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
A native of Maury County, she was the daughter of the late Maurice Allen and Nancy Nearen Allen. At the age of 14 she moved with her parents to Giles County.
Mrs. King is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Mary Rolin and Miss Elizabeth King, both of the Pleasant Hill section and Mrs. Gordon Billings of Blanche in Lincoln County; three sons, Alton King and Paul King, both of Pleasant Hill and Robert King, Louisville, Ky.; eighteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

KING, Betty Malone The Pulaski Citizen 8 Aug 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Malone King, 79, were held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Ardmore Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Marion Lewter, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the Hasting Cemetery. Mrs. King who had been in failing health for a long time, fell recently, breaking her hip and died Thursday in Giles County Hospital.
Born December 15, 1876, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Malone and Jane Bates Malone; and was the widow of Ben King who died twenty-seven years ago. She was a member of the Union Hill Baptist Church.
Mrs. King is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Nellie Malone, Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. Howard Camp and Miss Alma King, both of Ardmore, Mrs. Fannie Martin, Prospect, Mrs. Ethel Waldrop, Nashville; three sons, James King, Ardmore, Albert King, Chattanooga, and Orville King, Columbia; and a number of grandchildren. Toney Rainey and Son, funeral directors in charge.

KING, Joe Whitfield The Pulaski Citizen 3 Sep 1952

Funeral services for Joe Whitfield King, 64, Bryson farmer, were held at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning at Bethany Presbyterian Church at Bryson, conducted by the Rev. Taylor O. Bird, pastor of the church. Burial tookplace in Bethany Cemetery.
Mr. King died on August 28 at Thayer Veteran Hospital in Nashville, after several months illness.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born March 31, 1891, the son of the late Mitt King and Ella Whitfield King. He served in the U. S. Army during World War I.
Mr. King is survived by three nieces, Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, Aspen Hill, Mrs. Sammye Lang, Tullahoma, and Mrs. Catherine Scheler, Nashville; and a number of other relatives. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

KING, Lee The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jun 1956
Funeral services for Lee King, 97, retired farmer of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Elkton Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of the church, and burial took place in the Nelson Cemetery near Liberty. Mr. King, who had lived with a daughter in Birmingham, Ala., the past four years died there Thursday morning after a long period of declining health.
Born June 11, 1859, at Liberty, he was the son of the late George King and Mary Elizabeth Hollis King and was a member of the Methodist Church. Following the death of his wife, Mrs. Fannie Kirkland King, Januray 9, 1935, he lived seventeen years with his daughter, Mrs. D. D. Taylor, at Elkton. She died in June, 1952.
Mr. King is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lonnie Campbell, Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. Sim Wilburn, Elkton; one son Dick King, Liberty; and a number of children and grandchildren.

KING, Louise The Pulaski Citizen 26 Dec 1951
Miss Louise King, 44, died at a Detroit, Mich. hospital at 1:30 a. m. December 20th. Funeral services were held in Detroit with burial services at Lynnville Methodist Church on Sunday at 2 p. m. with Dr. J. Clark Hensley, officiating. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, Miss King was the daughter of the late W. B. and Addie Sanders King. She was a member of the Methodist Church, and had lived in Detroit for the past twenty years.
She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Roy Newman, Kokomo, Ind., Mrs. Mark Boyd, Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. C. E. Poitevint, Pulaski; three brothers, Howard King, Kenneth King, both of Detroit, and Rufus B. King, of Kerrville, Texas.

KING, Mary Wood The Pulaski Citizen 15 Oct 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Wood King, 85, trained nurse, who died Saturday, October 11, in Nashville, were held at Bennett-May Funeral Home at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister, and burial took place in the Brick Church Cemetery.

Born August 20, 1867, and reared here, she was the daughter of the late Robert Wood and Sara Cooley Wood, former residents of the Brick Church community. She was the last member of her immediate family. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

KING, William Francis The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jun 1954
Funeral services for William Francis King, 64, who died suddenly of a heart attack at 10 o’clock Wednesday night, June 23, at his home at Wales, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. J. Clifford Murphy and Virgil Bradford, ministers of the Church of Christ, conducted the services and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A member of Fairview Church of Christ, he was born May 2, 1890, in Giles County, the son of the late Thomas J. King and Elizabeth Morrow King.
Mr. King is survived by his wife, Mrs. Altha Angus King; one daughter, Mrs. J. B. Dunavant; three sons, James Robert King and William Francis King, Jr., of Wales, and Thomas Wayne King, of Riversburg; his step-mother, Mrs. Ella King, Pulaski; one sister, Mrs. Bessie Hendrix of Appleton; and five half-sisters, Mrs. H. C. Ray, Mrs. Laura Hedgecoth, Miss Julia King and Mrs. Maggie Vinson, Pulaski; and Mrs. J. W. Rolin, Ardmore; and eight grandchildren.
Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

KING, William G. The Pulaski Citizen 4 Aug 1954
William G. King, 76, retired farmer and carpenter, died Monday night, July 26, at the home in Pulaski after several months’ declining health.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Cullen T. Carter, Methodist minister, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late J. W. King and May Dunnavant King, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. King is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Tyree Campbell, Pulaski; one son, John D. King, Pulaski; and one grandson, William Henry Campbell; one half-sister, Mrs. Essie Cobb; and one half-brother, Nigel King, both of Birmingham, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

KINNARD, Mollie Forsythe The Pulaski Citizen 4 Nov 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Mollie Forsythe Kinnard, 83, resident of Columbia, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by her pastor, the Rev. Floyd Cates, pastor of First Baptist Church. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mrs. Kinnard, who had been in failing health for five years, died at 9:30 o’clock Saturday morning, October 31, at Fairmont Nursing Home in Columbia.
Born June 17, 1876, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Harrison Forsythe and Julia Simpson Forsythe. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Pulaski.

Her husband, M. C. Kinnard of Columbia, died a number of years ago. Mrs. Kinnard is survived by five sisters, Mrs. Elmo Arney, Pulaski, Mrs. William Brownlow of the Stella Community, Mrs. Ella Brownlow, Ethridge, Mrs. Ola Davis, Columbia, and Mrs. Anna Sawyer, Nashville; four stepsons, Herbert Kinnard, Sheffield, Ala., Carlyle Kinnard, Florida, Knox Kinnard, and Horace Kinnard, both of Columbia; and one step-daughter, Mrs. Virginia Teagarden, Nashville.

KINZER, Lura Kimbrough The Pulaski Citizen 9 Oct 1957
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon, October 10, for Mrs. Lura Kimbrough Kinzer, 81, at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia, with burial in Mt. Nebo Cemetery. Mrs. Kinzer died at 4:15 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon at a Columbia nursing home. Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Henry F. Kimbrough and Matilda Campbell Kimbrough. A resident of Columbia since 1921, she was the widow of Macon P.Kinzer and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Columbia.
Mrs. Kinzer is survived by one sister, Mrs. Mattie K. Kelley, Lawrenceburg; a step-daughter, Mrs. E. L. Duncan, Lewisburg; and two step-sons, James Bone, Lewisburg, and Donald Bone, Kentucky.

KIRK, Thomas Jefferson The Pulaski Citizen 18 Nov 1953
Funeral services for Thomas Jefferson Kirk, 75, retired farmer and blacksmith of the Eighth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock on Monday afternoon at Thompson Chapel Baptist Church. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Kirk died Sunday at Giles County Hospital.
Born March 23, 1878, in Coffee County, the son of the late Jack Kirk and Elizabeth Butner Kirk. For approximately the past fifty years, he has lived in Giles County.
Mr. Kirk is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie Newton Kirk; one son, Loyd Kirk, Pulaski; four grandchildren; and two brothers, Oscar Kirk and Lonnie Kirk, both of Columbia. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge.

KIRK, William Cathey The Pulaski Citizen 21 Feb 1951
William Cathey Kirk, 69, retired farmer of Maury County, and father of Mrs. Kenneth E. Cooper of Pulaski, died at 8:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, February 14 at King’s Daughters Hospital in Columbia, following a heart attack on Tuesday.
Funeral rites were held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the West Seventh Street Church of Christ, with Elder Leon C. Burns and Elbert M. Young officiating. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia.
A native of Maury County, he was the son of the late George O. Kirk and Clarinda Worley Kirk. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
In additon to his daughter here, Mr. Kirk is survived by his wife, Mrs. Josephine Kirk; four other daughters, Mrs. Gentry Speed, Gallatin, Mrs. William Hardy, Waynesville, N. C., Mrs. Paul Hembree, Nashville, and Mrs. Belton Hardwick, Columbia; one son, Fred Kirk, Columbia; seven grandchildren; and one brother, Hugh Kirk of Hampshire in Maury County.

KISER, William Pinkney The Pulaski Citizen 9 May 1956

Funeral services for William Pinkney Kiser, 85, retired farmer were held Saturday at Robertson Fork Church of Christ and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Kiser died Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Marion Stone in the Lynnville section. A native of West Tennessee, he was the son of the late John M. Kiser and Sarah Browning Kiser, and came to this county in his youth.
Mr. Kiser, an elder in Robertson Fork Church of Christ, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nora Nix Kiser; two daughters, Mrs. Stone, and Mrs. Wilbur Smith, Cornersville; one son, Otis Kiser, Lynnville; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

KNIGHT, V. L. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Dec 1957
Funeral services for V. L. Knight, 74, retired farmer of the Fry Branch section, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia, conducted by Elder Leon C. Burns. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Knight died Sunday morning at a Lewisburg nursing home after several weeks illness.
A native of Culleoka, Mr. Knight moved to Giles County in 1902. He was a member of the Fry Branch Church of Christ. His wife, Mrs. Sally Bugg Fry Knight, died in 1955.
Mr. Knight is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Jack Moore, Lewisburg; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Minnie Standridge, Nashville, Mrs. W. Newt Walker, Lynnville, Mrs. Annie Cannon, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Vollie Willis, Tampa, Fla., and Mrs. Thelma Coe, New York City; and one brother, C. W. Knight, of the Bear Creek Community of Maury County.

KNOWLES, John R. Denton Record Chronicle 16 Feb1953
Funeral services for John R. Knowles of Justin were held in the Justin Methodist Church yesterday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Danny Jones conducted the services.
The 70 year old Justin resident died in a Fort Worth Hospital Monday night.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Mrs. J. V. McAllister of Diamond, Okla., Mrs. Charlie Sims and Mrs. Edna Mae Keyworth of Justin; two brothers, Dr. Hood Knowles of Dallas and Albert Knowles of Kaufman; and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers were: Leo Adams, W. B. Harris, Joe Gay, Newton Knox, Louis Tate and Frank Haun. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Goen Funeral Home.

KNOX, Alice Reed The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jun 1952
Mrs. Alice Reed Knox, 89, native Giles Countian residing in Nashville for the past forty years, died at 12:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at a convalescent home in Nashville after several months of failing health.
Funeral services were to be held in Nashville at one o’clock Thursday afternoon, after which the remains were to be brought to Giles County for burial in Moriah Cemetery. A prayer service will be held at the grave.
Born July 17, 1862, Mrs. Knox spent the early part of her life in the Moriah and Pulaski communities of Giles County, but had resided in Nashville for more than forty years. She was the widow of J. Mack Knox and was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Knox is survived by two sons, J. Hugh Knox of Nashville and Herman R. Knox of Ensley, Ala.; and six grandchildren.

KNOX, Herman The Pulaski Citizen 18 Nov 1953
Funeral services for Herman Knox, about 65 years old, retired businessman of Ensley, Ala., were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Ensley Funeral Home. Burial took place in Ensley Cemetery.
Mr. Knox died Monday morning at his home, after several years of declining health.
Born at Bodenham in Giles County, he was the son of the late John M. Knox and Alice Reed Knox. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Knox, for many years an office employee of Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company of Birmingham, Ala. retired a few years ago because of ill health.
Mr. Knox is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anne Paulk Knox, also a native of Giles County; three sons, Herman Knox, Jr., Victor Newton Knox, and J. M. Knox, all of Birmingham, Ala.; and one brother, Hugh Knox, Nashville.

KNOX, Hettie The Pulaski Citizen 24 Oct 1951
Funeral services for Miss Hettie Knox, 79, who died at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon October 23, at her home at Campbellsville, following a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Ed Coggin and Rose Ann Bray Coggin at Campbellsville. The Rev. J. B. Burns, pastor, officiated, and burial took place in the Campbellsville Cemetery.
Born August 24, 1872, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Milton (Mitt) Knox and Martha Gibson Knox. She had been a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for many years.
Miss Knox is survived by two sisters, Miss Mittie Knox, Campbellsville, and Mrs. Lou Knox McKenxie, Abilene, Texas; and two nephews, John Knox McKenzie, Seagraves, Texas, and Jim McKenzie, Morton, Texas.

KNOX, India Abernathy The Pulaski Citizen 29 Dec 1950
Mrs. India Abernathy Knox, 88, died at 5 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, December 26, after a prolonged illness at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Burney W. Campbell in Lynnville.
Funeral rites will be held at 10:30 o’clock Thursday morning at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen of College Grove, a former pastor of the Methodist Church of Lynnville, and the Rev. J. E. Fleming, pastor of Lynnville Presbyterian Church. Burial will take place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the northern part of the county, she was the daughter of the late William Turner Abernathy and Virginia Smith Abernathy, members of pioneer families. She had been an active member of the Methodist Church from her girlhood until ill health caused her retirement several years ago.
Her husband, Samuel Allen Knox, died March 11, 1931.

Mrs. Knox is survived by the one daughter, Mrs. Campbell; two sons, Julian Knox, Lynnville, and Joe Knox, Lawrenceburg; and eight grandchildren; Mrs. J. T. Lowry, of Lynnville, a realtive of the family, was reared from childhood as a daughter in the home.

KNOX, Mittie The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1953
Funeral services for Miss Mittie Knox, 77, lifelong resident of the Campbellsville community, were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Campbellsville, conducted by the Rev. S. O. McAdoo, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the family lot in the Campbellsville Cemetery.
Miss Knox died at one o’clock Tuesday morning at Giles County Hospital, after a long illness.
Born September 19, 1875, and reared in the county, she was the daughter of the late J. Milton Knox and Martha Gibson Knox. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Miss Knox is survived by one sister, Mrs. Lou Knox McKenzie, Abilene, Texas and two nephews, Jim McKenzie, Abilene, Texas and John Knox McKenzie, Seagraves, Texas.
Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors

KUHN, Caroline Weil The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jun 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Caroline Weil Kuhn, 63, widow of Gus D. Kuhn, Sr., of Nashville, were held at 3:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at The Temple in that city, conducted by Rabbi William B. Silverman, with burial in the Temple Cemetery. Mrs. Kuhn died of a heart ailment early Saturday morning at her home after an illness of five years.
A native of Nashville, in 1916 she married Gus D. Kuhn, Sr., one of the founders of the Kuhn Brothers 5, 10, 25 cent stores, which now number forty-three.
Mrs. Kuhn is survived by two sons, Jack W. Kuhn and Gus D. Kuhn, Jr., both of Nashville; several grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. William P. Noa, Pulaski; and one brother, Simon S. Weil, Nashville.
Local people attending the funeral, in addition to Mr. and Mrs. Noa, included Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Martin, Mrs. Mildred Cole, Mr. and Mrs. Sol Cohen, Louis Cohen and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Cohen.

KUHN, Leila Mattie Ferguson The Pulaski Citizen 17 Sep 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Charlie A. Kuhn, 70, Pulaski housewife, were held at 3:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Floyd Cates, pastor of First Baptist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Kuhn died Monday afternoon at her home after a long illness.
Born in Giles County February 4, 1888, she was the former Miss Leila Mattie Ferguson, daughter of the late Tom Ferguson and Laura Hamlett Ferguson.
Mrs. Kuhn is survived by her husband, Charlie A. Kuhn; two daughter, Mrs. Julia Medley, Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Evelyn Medley, Pulaski; one son, Mitchell Kuhn, Pulaski, and six grandchildren. Bennett-May, funeral directors in charge.

KUHN, Richard Gibson The Pulaski Citizen 23 Dec 1953
Funeral services for Richard Gibson Kuhn, 32, paper salesman of Chicago, Ill., were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. James T. Parsons, Methodist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Kuhn died of a heart ailment at 3 o’clock Friday at home of his father-in-law, W. H. Brown in the Aymett Town community, following a two year illness. The Kuhn family returned here from Chicago six weeks ago.
Born October 29, 1918 in New Jersey, he was the son of Mrs. Ruby Gibson Kuhn Bond and the late Melvin H. Kuhn.
In addition to his mother who lives in Nashville, Mr. Kuhn is survived by his wife, Mrs. Willa Mae Brown Kuhn; and one brother, Melvin Kuhn, U. S. Navy, stationed in California.
Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

LaCROIX, Aubrey The Pulaski Citizen 14 Aug 1957
Funeral services for Aubrey LaCroix, 54, veteran of WWII, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Pleasant Point Church, near Leoma, in Lawrence County. Burial will take place in the church cemetery. Mr.LaCroix died Monday night, August 12, at Thayer Veterans Hospital in Nashville after an extended illness.
Born February 18, 1903, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Eugene LaCroix and Jennie May LaCroix.
Mr. LaCroix is survived by four brothers, Jeff D. LaCroix, Bodenham, Monnie LaCroix, Lawrence County, H. C. LaCroix, Hartville, Ohio, and George LaCroix, Baltimore, Md. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

LACY, Josie Burrus The Pulaski Citizen 25 Apr 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Josie Burrus Lacy, 69, Florence, Ala., resident and mother of Mrs. John Parrish of Pulaski, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at a Florence funeral home with burial in Greenview Memorial Park Cemetery in that city. Mrs. Lacy died Friday.
In addition to the daughter at Pulaski, Mrs. Lacy is survived by her husband, M. J. Lacy; another daughter, Mrs. Hilda Wilson, Florence, Ala.; two sons, C. E. Lacy, Birmingham, Ala., and R. E. Lacy, Sheffield, Ala.; and two sisters and four brothers, all of Virginia.

LAMBERT, Mary Velora Whitsett The Pulaski Citizen __ Oct 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Velora Lambert, age 38, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, who died October 31 at City Hospital, were held at Weller Funeral Home Saturday, November 8. Mrs. Lambert had lived in Ohio since early childhood. She was the daughter of Claud Whitsett of Akron, Ohio, who was reared in Giles County.
She is survived by her father, Claud Whitsett of Akron; her mother, Mrs. Bertie Whitsett of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; three brothers, Claud Whitsett, Jr., of California, Billy Whitsett of Cleveland, Ohio, and James Whitsett of Birmingham, Ala.
Burial was in Crown Cemetery .


LANE, William J. The Pulaski Citizen 2 Aug 1950
Funeral services for William J. Lane, retired Maury County farmer, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Lynnville Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Lane died unexpectedly at 4 o’clock Friday morning at his home in Columbia.
A native of Maury County, he was the son of the late John Thomas Lane and Molly Thomas Lane, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Lane is survived by two sons, Angus Lane, Columbia, and John Lane, Lynnville and three grandchildren.

LANE, William Richardson The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jan 1953
William Richardson Lane, 60, farmer and veteran of World War I, died suddently of a heart attack on Thursday, January 3, at the home of his aunts, Miss Meda Mason and Mrs. F. F. Abernathy, at Prospect, where he made his home.
Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Episcopal Church in Athens, Ala., conducted by the Rev. McManis, rector, and the Rev. W. C. Folks, Methodist minister of Prospect. Burial took place in City Cemetery in Athens.
Born in Athens, Ala., he was the son of the late Hector Davis Lane and Margaret Mason Lane.
In additon to the two aunts, Mr. Lane is survived by two sisters, Mrs. A. G. Goodwyn and Mrs. E. O. Saunders, both of Summerville, S. C.
Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors


LANGAN, Paul Conway The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jan 1955
Dr. Paul Conway Langan, 62, husband of the former Miss Lizzie Smith of Pisgah, died Thursday morning, January 6, at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D. C. after a long illness. Funeral rites were held in Washington and burial took place in Arlington National Cemetery.
In addition to his wife, daughter of Arney Smith of Pulaski; Dr. Langan is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Phil Greene, Philadelphia, Pa., and Mrs. George Zornor, Cleveland, Ohio, and several grandchildren.
Dr. Langan, a veteran of World War I, was a member of the Radiologic Society of North America.

LANIER, John Jackson The Pulaski Citizen 8 Mar 1950
Funeral services for Mr. John Jackson Lanier, 80, who died at 6:00 p.m. Friday, March 3, after a long illness, in the Blooming Grove community, were held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at New Zion Baptist Church with Rev. Lloyd Hickman conducting the services. Burial was at the church cemetery.
A resident of this county for many years, he was the son of the late William Lanier and Sara Ann Cobb Lanier.

Mr. Lanier is survived by one sister, Mrs. W. A. Britton, Decatur, Ala., and a number of nieces and nephews. Pulaski Funeral Home, was in charge.

LANIER, Martha Ruth Smith The Pulaski Citizen 4 May 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Ruth Smith Lanier, 27, were held Tuesday at Cornersville Church of Christ, conducted by Neil Roberts, minister of the church, and burial took place in Beechwood Cemetery. She died Monday in a Lewisburg hospital.
A native of Giles County, she was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Lanier is survived by her husband, Brown Lanier; a son, William Smith Lanier; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith; and two sisters, Miss Kathleen Smith and Mrs. Jack Doggett of Cornersville.

LARGEN, W. O. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jul 1959
Funeral services for the Rev. W. O. Largen, retired Methodist minister of the Tennessee Conference, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at First Methodist Church in Fayetteville, with the burial in Rose Hill Cemetery in that city. Mr. Largen died of a heart attack Monday, June 29, in Mid-State Baptist Hospital in Nashville after a period of declining health.
A native of Lincoln County, Mr. Largen served as pastor of many pastorates in Middle Tennessee, later organizing a number of new churches. He was pastor of the Trinity Charge in Giles County several years. Since his retirement he has made his home in Nashville.
Mr. Largen is survived by his wife, Mrs. Beulah Lee Wells Largen; one son, J. W. Largen, Raleigh, N. C., two daughters, Mrs. Lewis Burns, Nashville, and Miss Vera Largen, Chicago, Ill., and four grandchildren.

LAUGHMILLER, Martha Ann Moore The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Ann Moore Laughmiller, 82, were held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, June 1, at Falkville, Ala., Methodist Church. Burial took place in Athens, Ala. Cemetery.
Mrs. Laughmiller died at 3:15 o’clock Friday afternoon, May 30, at Ellis-Meyer Clinic at Decatur. Ala., following a long illness.
Mrs. Laughmiller, who made her home with her son, Roy L. Laughmiller, Tanner, Ala., is survived by four other sons, Cleo C. Laughmiller, Athens, Sullivan Laughmiller, Huntsville, Ala., M. D. Laughmiller, Falkville, and N. B. Laughmiller, Birmingham, Ala.; and two brothers, Jim Moore, Italy, Texas and John Moore, Aspen Hill.

LAWHORN, Carolyn Rose The Pulaski Citizen 1 Aug 1956
Prayers services were held Sunday afternoon at Chestnut Grove Methodist Church for Carolyn Rose Lawhorn, nine-day old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Lawhorn of Pulaski. The Rev. Malcolm White, Baptist minister, conducted the service and burial took place in the church cemetery.
The infant died at 8 o’clock Saturday night at Giles County Hospital.

In addition to the parents, survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Kenneth Vestal and Miss Geraldine Lawhorn; four brothers, James, Kendrick, Larry and David Lawhorn, all of Pulaski.

LAWRENCE, Mattie Louise Thorne The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jul 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Louise Thorne Lawrence, 81, were held at one o’clock Monday afternoon at Booths Chapel, conducted by Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Lawrence died at 11:30 o’clock Friday night at her home in the Minor Hill community.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late John Thorne and Lou Ann White Thorne. Her husband, George Lawrence, died in 1945.
Mrs. Lawrence is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Victoria Massey, Minor Hill and Mrs. Vernon Simmons, Vales Mill; two sons, Edward Lawrence, Cleveland, Ohio, and Rufus Lawrence, Stella; eighteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Lee Shelton, Minor Hill. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

LEWIS, Jane Taylor The Pulaski Citizen 6 Feb 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Jane Taylor Lewis, 92, lifelong resident of the Liberty community, were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wilson on South Third Street in Pulaski. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Bruce Strother and the Rev. W. C. Folks and burial took place in the Kelly Cemetery in the Liberty section.
Mrs. Lewis who had celebrated her ninety-second birthday anniversary on January 29, surrounded by most of her children and grandchildren, died the next Sunday, February 3, at her home.
A member of Liberty Methodist Church since her girlhood, she was the daughter of the late John Taylor and Martha Whitfield Taylor. Her husband, Bob Lewis, died fifty-seven years ago last August.
Mrs. Lewis is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Iva Wolaver who lived in the home, Mrs. Annie King, Pulaski; five grandchildren, George Robert Lewis, Atlanta, Ga., Clyde Lewis, Huntsville, Ala., and Robert King, Edward King and Mrs. Charles Loveless, all of Houston, Texas; thirteen great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Henry C. Nelson, Huntsville, Ala., and Mrs. Ollie Birdsong, Elkton. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

LEE, Robert E. The Pulaski Citizen 2 May 1956
Robert E. Lee, 65, chancellor of the fifth chancery division and a member of pioneer families in Giles County, died at 4:50 p. m. Monday in Veterans Hospital in Nashville.
Chancellor Lee had suffered a kidney ailment since last September and had been hospitalized since the fourteenth of December.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski by the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor, and the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of First Methodist Church in Pulaski. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.

Mr. Lee had been chancellor since 1941 when he was appointed by Gov. Prentice Cooper to succeed Chancellor Thomas B. Lytle of Murfreesboro who retired.
He was born in the Brick Church community of Giles County. His parents, Robert Edward and Janie Dunlap Lee, died while he was a small boy and he was reared by an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dunlap in the same community.
He attended Giles College and Abernathy preparatory school in Pulaski and Strayhorn preparatory school at Cornersville. During summer vacations he worked in wheat fields in Kansas to pay his way through school, and one summer, he worked for a Port Arthur, Texas, bank.
Mr. Lee later attended Cumberland University at Lebanon, Tenn.

LEEPER, James Edward The Pulaski Citizen 31 Dec 1952
James Edward Leeper, 70, father of Mrs. C. E. DePriest of Pulaski, died December 9.
Funeral rites were held the following Thursday morning at Standing Rock Baptist Church and burial took place in the Horne Cemetery.
Mr. Leeper, resident of Linden, was a member of the Baptist Church.
In addition to Mrs. DePriest, Mrs. Leeper is survived by his wife, another daughter and two sons.

LEGG, Era Adkins The Pulaski Citizen 6 May 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. D. W. Legg, 71, Bethel housewife, will be held Thursday afternoon at Bethel Methodist Church of which she was a member. Burial will take place in the Legg Cemetery, Legg, Ala. She died Tuesday in Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala., after a long illness.
The former Miss Era Adkins, she a native of Giles County.
Mrs. Legg is survived by her husband, D. W.Legg; one son, William A. Legg; two brothers, Raymond and Eugene Adkins, Giles County; and one sister, Miss Eula Legg, Bethel.

LENOX, Margaret The Pulaski Citizen 13 Feb 1957
Funeral services for Margaret Lenox, 5 years old, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at First Baptist Church with Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
The child died Friday night, February 8, from burns suffered January 17 when her clothing caught fire from an open grate at her home on Maple Street in Pulaski. Her mother, Mrs. James Malone, who was in an adjoining room, was able to extinguish the flames but not before the child suffered 25 per cent body burns.
Born May 16, 1951, in Pulaski, the child is the daughter of Mrs. Estelle McNeese Lenox Malone and Joe Lenox of Nashville. Other survivors include several brothers and sisters.

LEONARD, Justin The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1954
Funeral services for Justin Leonard, 72, widely known real estate man, will be held at 10:30 Thursday morning at Spry Funeral Home, in Florence, Ala., with burial in that city.
Mr. Leonard died Tuesday in Coffee Memorial Hospital, Florence, after a short illness.

Born at Brick Church in Giles County, he was the son of the late Dr. and Mrs. John Milton Leonard. He was educated at the Mooney School for boys and was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Leonard had handled real estate transactions in Tennessee and Alabama, including the Milky Way Farm near Pulaski, Tenn. and the Haynes Haven Farm at Spring Hill, Tenn.
Mr. Leonard is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nina Haywood Leonard; two daughters, Miss Sarah M. Leonard, Florence, Ala., and Miss Nancy H. Leonard, California; a sister, Mrs. Lon Burgess, Brick Church; and one brother, Hart Leonard, Brick Church.

LEONARD, Minnie Burgess The Pulaski Citizen 28 Dec 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Burgess Leonard, 81, lifelong resident of the county, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Brick Church Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Fred Rogers, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Leonard died Thursday, December 22, at the home in the Brick Church community after several months’ illness.
Born February 25, 1874, she was the daughter of the late Willis B. Burgess and Phoebe Chiles Burgess, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Leonard is survived by her husband, J. Hart Leonard; two daughters, Miss Lady Kathryn Leonard, Brick Church, and Mrs. W. B. Rice, Birmingham, Ala.; two sons, John H. Leonard, Cornersville, and Willis B. Leonard, Birmingham, Ala.; and three brothers, Myron G. Burgess and Dudley Burgess, both of Brick Church, and Grover B. Burgess, Louisville, KY.

LESTER, James Carley The Pulaski Citizen 1 Feb 1956
Funeral services for James Carley Lester, Sr., 77, retired businessman, will be held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., and Dr. William H. Mansfield, ministers of First Methodist Church, and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Lester died unexpectedly at 11:15 o’clock Thursday morning, February 2, at Giles County Hospital, less than a week following his entry.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born August 27, a878, at Lester Station, the son of the late Frank B. Lester and Lou Black Lester. the last member of his immediate family, he was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Lester who had resided in Pulaski for several years, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Beasley Lester; two sons, William Lambeth Lester and James Carley Lester, Jr.; two grandchildren, Laura Ann Lester and Joe Lambeth Lester, all of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

LEVERT, Sammie Skillern The Pulaski Citizen 1 Feb 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry LeVert, 79, who died at 4 o’clock Thursday morning, January 26, at her home in Atlanta, Ga., were held Friday afternoon in Inman Park Methodist Church, with burial in that city.

A native of Giles County, Mrs. LeVert was the former Miss Sammie Skillern, the daughter of Eugene Skillern and Elizabeth Maclin Skillern.
A resident of Atlanta for the past forty-five years, Mrs. LeVert is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Louise Harralson, and one son, Harold LeVert, both of Atlanta.

LEWIS, Sarah Ann Myers The Pulaski Citizen 9 Dec 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Ann Myers Lewis, 86, Pulaski resident, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield, Methodist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Lewis died Sunday morning at Elm Hill Rest Home at Lawrenceburg after a period of declining health.
A native of Giles County, she was born December 18, 1872, the daughter of the late Peter Myers and Martha Elizabeth Townsend Myers. Her husband, Robert Lee Lewis, died many years ago.
Mrs. Lewis is survived by two sons, Luther Freeman Lewis, Washington, D. C., and Thomas A. Lewis, Atlanta, Ga.; three daughters, Mrs. Ernest Burton, Pulaski, Mrs. Frank Crowell, Washington, D. C., Mrs. Howard Beakley, Centerville; twelve grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Ella M. Shay, Lawrenceburg. Bennett-May and Company, in charge of arrangements.

LEWTER, Nolan (Bud) The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jul 1950
Nolan (Bud) Lewter, 21, was drowned near Hannah-Warden bridge near Prospect on Elk River when he apparently stepped off a ledge of rock into deep water. Aid was summoned promptly but the body was not recovered for two and a half hours, according to Doc Smith, Raymond Rogers, and a Mr. Williamson who sought to reach the body. In spite of the fact that the young man’s body had remained submerged for an unusually long period of time, Brown Mims of Ardmore, a former lifeguard performed artificial respiration fruitlessly for an hour. No water was recovered from the lungs by artificial respiration, leading witnesses to believe that death may have occurred from a heart attack rather than from drowning. The young man lived in the Prospect community.
Funeral services were held Sunday at the Gatlin Cemetery with Bro. Canuf officiating. Mr. Lewter is survived by his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lewter, four brothers and one sister.

LIGGETT, Eugene The Pulaski Citizen 16 Apr 1958
Eugene Liggett, 44, former County Attorney in Giles County and World War II veteran, died of a heart attack at a hospital in Carthage on Monday.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at Bills-McGaugh Funeral Home in Lewisburg, with burial in the Liggett Cemetery in that city.
A native of Marshall County, Liggett was a graduate of Cumberland University, Lebanon, and came to Pulaski to practice law shortly after graduation. He was associated with Attorney David Rhea in the practice of his profession prior to his election as County Attorney. He was an Army Captain in the war and served in the Italian Campaign.

He was residing in Nashville where he was associated with the Nashville Milk Producers, Inc., in the field of Public Relations.
Mr. Liggett was the son of the late Fenn Liggett and Eugenia Allen Liggett. He is survived by his wife and a daughter, Angela Liggett; four sisters, Mrs. Carl Brockett and Mrs. David Hardison, Donelson; Mrs. Frank DeFriese, Knoxville; Mrs. James A. Bryant, Sr., Beech Grove; a brother, Charles Liggett, Goodlettsville.

LIEB, Lena Mae Thompson Abilene Reporter News 13 Nov 1957
Mrs. J. C. Lieb 48, life long Jones County resident, died Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. in Anson General Hospital after a long illness.
The former Lena Mae Thompson, she was born Nov. 18, 1908 at the site of her parent’s present home three miles northwest of here. She attended Anson Public Schools and on Dec. 24, 1935 married J. C. Lieb.
The couple lived in the Hannah Community near here, where he farmed, till his death in 1954. Mrs. Lieb has lived with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Thompson, since. They are her only survivors other than uncles, aunts and cousins.
Funeral will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the First Methodist Church, with the Rev. Aubrey C. Haynes, pastor, officiating. The Rev. H. A. Nichol of Abilene, a former pastor will assist.
Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery under direction of Lawrence Funeral Home.
Cousins will serve as pallbearers.

LIGHTFOOT, Liles Harry The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jun 1957
Word has been received here of the death on Tuesday in Los Angeles, Calif., of Liles Harry Lightfoot, native of Pulaski, son of the late Jones Howard Lightfoot and Susie Abernathy Lightfoot. Funeral rites will be held in Los Angeles.
For many years Mr. Lightfoot had resided in Los Angeles where he was identified with the real estate business. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Lightfoot is survived by his wife the former Miss Mildred Rees of Fayetteville, Tenn.; one son, Liles H. Lightfoot, Jr., Los Angeles; one granddaughter, Mrs. Joseph Dean, Houston, Texas; and one sister, Mrs. Susie May Lightfoot Crockett, widow of Nathan A. Crockett, Nashville.

LINCOLN, Hugh The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jan 1957
Hugh Lincoln, 56, farmer of Milam County, Texas, and native of Giles County, Tenn., died recently of a heart attack at his home, according to word received by relatives here. Funeral rites and burial took place in the cemetery at Salty, Texas.
Born and reared at Sumac in Giles County, he was the son of the late Frank Lincoln and Pearl Brooks Pinkerton Lincoln.
Mr. Lincoln is survived by his wife and eight children.

LIPSCOMB, Ruby Butler The Pulaski Citizen 12 Mar 1958

Funeral rites were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning in Roanoke, Va., for Mrs. J. Meng Lipscomb, 70, native Giles Countian, who died Sunday morning, March 9, at her home in Bristol, Tenn., after a period of declining health. Burial took place in Roanoke, former home of the Lipscomb family.
The former Miss Ruby Butler of Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Butler and Mary Lancaster Butler, members of pioneer families of Giles County. A member of the Methodist Church, she was graduated from George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville.
Mrs. Lipscomb is survived by her husband, J. Meng Lipscomb, retired highway engineer who resided in Pulaski at the time of the building of Highway 31; one sister, Mrs. William T. Lowe, Bristol, Tenn.; and one niece, Mrs. Ellen Gilbert (J. T.) McIntyre, Palmetto, Fla.

LITTRELL, Maggie Beddingfield The Pulaski Citizen 9 Feb 1955
Mrs. Maggie Beddingfield Littrell, 61, former resident of the county, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 12:55 o’clock Saturday morning, February 5, in Alexander Bland Hospital in Detroit, Mich., after a period of declining health caused by a heart ailment. She was visiting her children in that city when stricken.
Funeral services were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Elkton Cemetery.
Born August 30, 1893, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Allen Beddingfield and Ida Dodd Beddingfield. Her husband, James Walter Littrell, died in 1941.
Mrs. Littrell is survived by three daughters, Mrs. J. B. Shelton, Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Paul Tingle and Mrs. Claude Smith, both of Cordova, Ala.; three sons, Charles Littrell and Carl Edward Littrell, Detroit, Mich., and James Rufus Littrell, Richland, Wash., five grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Dale Hill, Mrs. Irene Fralix and Mrs. Farris Story, all of the Bunker Hill community of Giles County; and three brothers, Calvin Beddingfield, Earl Beddingfield, and Clay Beddingfield, all of Giles County.

LOCKE, Thomas Nathan The Pulaski Citizen 10 May 1950
Thomas Nathan Locke, 82, former resident of Lynnville, who died Sunday, May 7, in Detroit, Mich., after a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Lynnville Methodist Church. The Rev. J. C. Wallace, the pastor of the church, officiated and burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Locke, who had been making his home in Detroit several years, was born and lived most of his life in Lynnville. He was the son of the late Dr. J. M. Locke and Elizabeth Smith Locke, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Locke is survived by two sons, Horace Locke and William Locke, both of Detroit, Mich.; one sister, Mrs. Annie Hamilton, Nashville; and one brother, David Locke, of Texas.

LOCKER, Matilda Mansfield The Pulaski Citizen 19 Apr 1950

Funeral services for Mrs. Matilda Mansfield Locker, 75, resident of the Dellrose community, who died Saturday, April 15, at Lincoln County Hospital, were held at 10:30 o’clock Monday morning at the Shiloh Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. M. K. Harwell, pastor of the church, and burial took place in the church cemetery. She had been in ill health for a number of years.
Mrs. Locker, a member of the Methodist Church, was born and reared in the Dellrose section, and was the daughter of the late John L. Mansfield and Ellen Bratcher Mansfield. Her husband, James Locker died seventeen years ago.
Mrs. Locker is survived by six daughters, Mrs. C. L. Watson of Pulaski, Mrs. Mary Ross of Nashville, Mrs. L.M. Brandon of Mulberry, Mrs. G. L. Faircloth, Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. Tommy Shields of Harvest, Ala., and Mrs. T. A. Couch of Lewisburg, Tenn.; two sons, J. L. Locker of Frankewing and J. W. Locker of Pulaski; one sister, Mrs. Carl George of Fayetteville; four brothers, R. J. Mansfield of Pulaski, M. H. Mansfield of St. Petersburg, Fla., Rev. W. H. Mansfield of Okmulgee, Okla., and J. S. Mansfield of Lubbock, Texas; 19 grandchildren and one great grandchild; two stepsons, G. W. Locker of Flora, Tenn. and O. R. Locker of Flint, Mich.

LONDON, Effie Harwell The Pulaski Citizen 13 Nov 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Effie Harwell London, 70, Cornersville resident and native Giles Countian, were held on Thursday afternoon, November 7, at Cornersville Church of Christ with burial in Beechwood Cemetery. Mrs. London died Wednesday afternoon.
Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Walter Harwell and Annie Abernathy Harwell, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. London is survived by her husband, B. D. London, president of the Farmers Bank at Cornersville; two sons, W. D. London and B. A. London, and four grandchildren, all of Cornersville; and two sisters, Mrs. Lera Twitty, Cullman, Ala., and Mrs. Edna Robertson, St. Petersburg, Fla.

LONG, Barbara Stone The Pulaski Citizen 11 Apr 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Barbara Stone Long, 25, an employee of the Pulaski plant of General Shoe Corporation for the past nine years, has been tentatively set for 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at First Baptist Church in Pulaski. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, will officiate and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Long died at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Giles County Hospital after a two weeks illness.
Born July 14, 1930, at Huntsville, Ala., she was the daughter of Madison Stone of Huntsville, and Mrs. Robert Phillips of Pulaski.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Long is survived by her husband, John T. Long, employee of Rackley Builders Supply Company; three children, Jimmy, Robert Earl and Ruth Ann Long; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Petty, Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Pauline McDougal, Huntsville, Ala.;
and two brothers, Earl Stone, Fostoria, Ohio, and Ben L. Stone, U. S. Air Force, Albuequerque, N. M. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

LONG, Cullum Harvey The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jan 1954

Funeral services for Cullum Harvey Long, 37, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Booth Chapel Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. N. O. Allen, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Long died at 6 o’clock Tuesday evening at Leonard Hospital in Lewisburg after three weeks illness.
A native of the county, he was born August 9, 1916, the son of Ezra Long and the late Ella Johnson Long. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to his father, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maggie Simpson Long; one half-sister, Mrs. Ruth Raney, Minor Hill. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.



LONG, Ella Mae Pilkington The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jun 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Johnny Long, 52, native Giles Countian were held at 10 o’clock Sunday morning at the North Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg, conducted by the Rev. M. H. Love. Burial took place in the John Lay Cemetery at Ethridge.
Mrs. Long, resident of Lawrence County, died Wednesday, May 28, in Winter Garden, Fla., after a long illness.
Born in Giles County, she was the former Miss Ella Mae Pilkington, daughter of Mrs. Willie Harden Pilkington of Ethridge and the late J. C. Pilkington.
In addition to her mother and husband, Mrs. Long is survived by four daughters; four sons, including Cleo Long of Columbia, Tenn., nine grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. J. L. Collier, Ethridge, Mrs. Floyd May, Pulaski, and Mrs. Everett Tarpley, Madison; and two brothers, Clint Pilkington, Florida, and Boyd Pilkington, Lawrenceburg.

LONG, Georgia Hazelwood The Pulaski Citizen 12 Nov 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Georgia Hazelwood Long, 87, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Floyd Cates and Dr. W. H.. Mansfield. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mrs. Long died at 4:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon, November 8, after a period of declining health at the home of her son, Luther Long, 453 East College Street, Pulaski.
A member of the Baptist Church, she was born March 30, 1871, at State Springs in A native of Giles County, the daughter of the late John R. Hazelwood and Sara Madry Hazelwood. Her husband, Henry Clay Long, died December 26, 1915.
Mrs. Long is survived by seven sons, Richard Long, Hams Creek, Clyde and Luther Long, Pulaski, Ollie Long, Frankewing, Wesley Long, Prospect, Robert Long, Pomona, Calif. and Turner Long, Houston, Texas; two brothers, Brown Hazelwood, who died at 8:15 that night at Giles County Hospital, and Verdie Hazelwood, Oklahoma, Okla. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

LONG, Gradie Johnson The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1958

Funeral services for Mrs. Howard B. Long, 51, resident of the New Prospect Community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Frank Street Church of Christ in Lawrenceburg with burial in Choates Creek Cemetery in Giles County. Mrs. Long died of a heart attack Saturday at Lawrence County Hospital.
The former Miss Gradie Johnson, she was born April 9, 1907, in Giles County, the daughter of the late Newton Johnson and Florence Boatright Johnson.
Mrs. Long is survived by her husband, Howard B. Long; three daughters, Mrs. Harry Wells, New Castle, Ind., Miss Glenda Long, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. Loy Bonner, Birmingham, Ala.; two sons, Bryce Long, Peoria, Ill., and Ronald Long, Lawrenceburg; nine grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Ozro Felker, Bodenham, Mrs. Frank Smith, Lewisburg, Mrs. Luther Clifton, Pulaski, and Mrs. Maudie Stanford, Dexter, Mo.; and four brothers, Willie Johnson, John Lee Johnson, and Flournoy Johnson, all of Bodenham, and Eddie Johnson, Savannah.

LONG, Janie Gardner The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Janie Gardner Long, 88, widow of John J. Long, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. Chester A. Stephens and Dr. W. Bruce Strother, Methodist ministers, will officiate and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Long died at 5 o’clock on Tuesday, January 20, at the Austin Hewitt Home in Pulaski, after a long illness.
A native of Giles County, she was born April 30, 1870, the daughter of the late Turner Gardner and Lou Gardner. Her husband was a merchant in Pulaski.
Mrs. Long, a member of the Methodist Church, is survived by one daughter, Mrs. John Cokinos, Lynnville, and one son, Thomas Long, Sacramento, Calif.
Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

LONG, Mitchell The Pulaski Citizen 8 Apr 1953
Funeral services for Mitchell Long, 63, native Giles Countian, who was a prominent attorney at Knoxville were held Saturday morning at his home in Knoxville by Dr. Lee, pastor of the Episcopal Church in Knoxville. Burial was in the cemetery in that city.
Mr. Long died Thursday afternoon in a Knoxville hospital where he had recently undergone an operation.
Born on a farm near Pulaski, November 15, 1889, he was the son of the late W. B. Long, a Pulaski merchant, and Mrs. Long, formerly Miss Eliza McGoldrick of East Tennessee. He began studying law in an attorney’s office in Pulaski when he was 17. In 1910 he worked in the state campaign headquarters of supreme court candidate running on the “free and untrammelled judiciary” ticket.
Charles T. Cates, Jr., Knoxville, the state attorney general was campaign manager and took an interest in Long. The next years, Cates engaged Long as his secretary and Long continued his study of law. After his admission to the bar, Long moved to Knoxville and joined the Cates’ law firm. The firm of Cates, Smith and Long at one time was one of the best known in the state.

In 1928, Long was a delegate to the Democratic national convention in Houston, Texas, and as a member of the platform committee was instrumental in drafting Democratic tariff policy. In 1936, he was a leader in the successful campaign for governor waged by Browning, and named state Democratic chairman.
He was a member of the board of governors of the American Bar Association from 1945 to 1948. He was a member of the American Legion, the First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville and the Cherokee Country Club.
Mr. Long is survived by his widow, Mrs. Katherine Lee Lockett Long; and two sisters, Mrs. Rose Gilmore of Brentwood and Mrs. Jo Anne Moore of New York City. His only son died as a child.

LONG, Nannie Miller The Pulaski Citizen 7 May 1952
Mrs. Nannie Miller Long, widow of Henry Long, died unexpectedly on April 25, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Norman McInerney, in Mt. Clemens, Mich.
Funeral rites were conducted by the Rev. Frank M. Field and burial took place in Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, beside her husband who died in 1942.
A native of the county she was before her marriage, Miss Nannie Miller.
The family moved from Giles County to Michigan in 1915.
In addition to the daughter, Mrs. Long is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Will S. Rhea, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mrs. W. A. Warner, Hendersonville, Tenn.; and one brother, H. P. Miller, Dallas, Texas.

LONG, Ollie The Pulaski Citizen 11 Nov 1959
Ollie Long, 66, merchant at Frankewing, died of a heart attack about 9:30 a. m. Monday at his home in the Frankewing Community following several years of declining health.
Funeral services were held at 1 p. m. Wednesday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiated and burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Born September 2, 1891, he was a native of Giles County, a son of the late Henry C. Long and Georgia Hazelwood Long. He was a leader in his community and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Long is survived by wife, Maggie Rich Long; a daughter, Mrs. Floyd Holley, Jr. of Chattanooga; two sons, Butler Long, Tullahoma, and Brannon Long, Chattanooga; six grandchildren; and five brothers, Clyde and Luther Long, Pulaski, Wesley Long, Prospect, Robert Long, Anniston, Ala., and Turner Long, Houston, Texas.
A sixth brother, Richard Long, died April 15, 1959.

LONG, Richard Levi The Pulaski Citizen 15 Apr 1959

Funeral services for Richard Levi Long, 71, farmer of the Hams Creek section of Giles County, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Rock Spring Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Raymond Hurn. Burial will take place in Rose Hill Cemetery in the Nineteenth Civil District. Mr. Long died at 6:45 o’clock Wednesday morning at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born August 27, 1887, the son of the late Henry C. Long and Georgia Hazlewood Long. He was a member of the Rock Spring Baptist Church.
Mr. Long is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lera Rose Long; two sons, Royce Long, Pulaski, and Eugene Long, Hams Creek; one daughter, Miss Sarah Long, Hams Creek; and six brothers, Clyde Long and Luther Long, Pulaski, Wesley Long, Prospect, Ollie Long, Frankewing, Robert Long, Anniston, Ala., and Turner Long, Houston, Texas. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

LONG, Samuel Jarrett The Pulaski Citizen 5 Mar 1958
Funeral services for Samuel Jarrett Long, 91, retired Giles County farmer, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Cumberland Church of which he was a member. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins and burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Long died at 6:15 o’clock Tuesday night, March 4, at a Nashville hospital after a long illness.
Born April 17, 1876, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Gus Long and Rilla Gooch Long. Mr. Long was twice married. His first wife, Mrs. Ella Hanna Long, died about 1906, and his second wife, Mrs. Janie McGill Long, died in 1947.
Mr. Long is survived by one son, Elbert C. Long, Nashville; and one daughter, Mrs. J. N. McRee, Shawnee, Okla.; six grandchildren and several great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Mattie Randall, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

LONG, Thomas Crawford The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jan 1956
Funeral services for Thomas Crawford Long, 38, local electrician, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Long died Friday morning at Giles County Hospital after a week’s illness.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born April 2, 1917, the son of Ollie Long and Maggie Rich Long of Frankewing.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Long is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maisie Johnson Long; one sister, Mrs. Thomas Floyd Holley, Jr., Chattanooga; two brothers, George Butler Long, Tullahoma, and Robert Brandon Long, Chattanooga; and his grandmother, Mrs. Henry C. Long, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

LONG, Thomas James The Pulaski Citizen 7 Mar 1951
Thomas James Long, 81, retired merchant, was found dead in bed early Wednesday morning, March 7, at his home in Pulaski. Death was attributed to a heart attack.
Funeral rites will be held at two o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, and will be conducted by Father Edward Elliott, Catholic priest of Columbia. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born in Ireland, he was the son of the late John Thomas Long and Helen O’Conner Long. He was a member of the Catholic Church.

Mr. Long, a resident of Pulaski for fifty-two years, is survived by a sister-in-law, Mrs. Janie Long, Pulaski; a niece, Mrs. John Cokinos, Lynnville; and a nephew, Thomas Long, New Orleans. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

LONG, Velma Glasscock The Pulaski Citizen 24 Apr 1957
Mrs. Velma Glasscock Long, 29, home economics teacher at Santa Fe High School, died on Tuesday night, April 16, at Vanderbilt Hospital following an operation for a heart ailment.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Chapel Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. H. L. Smith, the Rev. Billy Craighead and the Rev. Frank Ferguson. Burial took place in Marshall County Memorial Gardens.
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Glasscock of Chapel Hill, she was born November 9, 1927, in Bedford County, but had lived most of her life in Marshall County. She was graduated from Martin College in Pulaski and Middle Tennessee State College at Murfreesboro, and had been teaching at Santa Fe High School for four years. She was a member of the Santa Fe Methodist Church.
Mrs. Long is survived by her husband, James B. Long, native of Giles County; and her parents.

LONG, William Henry The Pulaski Citizen 20 Nov 1957
Funeral services for William Henry Long, 84, retired farmer of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Minor Hill Church of Christ, conducted by M. F. Norwood, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery. Mr. Long died at 3 o’clock Sunday morning at the home of his brother at Lester after a long illness.
Born March 28, 1873, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Henry Long and Louisa Caroline Marbut Long. His wife, Mrs. Mollie Bullington Long, died about four years ago.
Mr. Long is survived by one brother, Dempsey Long, Lester, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

LONGSHORE, William Henry The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jun 1958
Funeral services for William Henry Longshore, 59, farmer of the Scotts Hill section, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Shores Church of Christ, with the burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Longshore died Sunday morning at Giles County Hospital.
Born April 30, 1899, in Alabama, he was the son of the late Thomas H. Longshore and Vinnie Lawrence Longshore.
Mr. Longshore is survived by his wife, Mrs. Delana Chapman Longshore; one son, Billy Longshore; one daughter, Miss Barbara Ann Longshore; three sisters, Mrs. Will Kelley, Anderson, Ala., Mrs. Emmett Reynolds, Goodspring, and Mrs. Velma Lamar, Florence, Ala.; and three brothers, Albert Longshore, Jack Longshore, and Bob Longshore, all of Giles County. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

LOVELESS, Elmer C. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jan 1950

Funeral services for Elmer C. Loveless, 71, former resident of Ardmore, Tenn., who died at 5:15 o’clock Friday morning, December 30, at his home near Truman, Ark., following a four month illness, were held at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Truman Church of Christ. Rites were conducted by the Rev. O. M. Campbell, Methodist minister and Elder James M. Anderson, minister of the Church of Christ. Burial took place at West Lawn Cemetery in Jonesboro, Ark.
Mr. Loveless, a retired farmer, was a native of this section but has resided in Truman for the past fourteen years.
Mr. Loveless is survived by his wife, Mrs. Battie Loveless; five daughters, Mrs. Edward Bandy, Mrs. Lauren Stewart, Mrs. Joe Phillips, Miss Mary Geraldine Loveless, all of Truman, and Mrs. Ralph Copeland, Memphis, Tenn.; and three sons, Carter Loveless, A. D. Loveless, and Eugene Loveless, all of Truman; three sisters, Mrs. Mollie Hargrove, Ardmore, Tenn., Mrs. Mae Hargrove, Decatur, Ala., and Mrs. Eunice Woodfin, Elkmont, Ala.; and six grandchildren.

LOVELL, Cordie Tidwell The Pulaski Citizen 25 Mar 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Cordie Tidwell Lovell, native of Giles County, were held at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia, conducted by the Rev. Paul Lanius of Shelbyville and the Rev. W. C. Moorehead of Lynnville. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia.
Mrs. Lovell died unexpectedly Thursday at her home at Southport.
She was born and reared in Giles County, the daughter of the late James P. Tidwell and Lucy Fry Tidwell. She attended Martin College and had been a member of the Methodist Church for fifty-three years. In 1896 she married Rufus S. Tidwell who survives.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Lovell is survived by two sons, Stanley Lovell, Neapolis, and Nathan W. (Jack) Lovell, Mt. Pleasant; three daughters, Mrs. Norman Parks, Columbia, and Mrs. Herbert Brunson and Mrs. Lilburn Pinkelton, Southport; ten grandchildren and ten great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. J. Ed Paisley, Pulaski; four half-sisters, Mrs. Mollie Tenery, Pulaski, Mrs. Lena Alexander, Columbia, Mrs. Adelaide Roberts, Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. Jennie Spivey, Dallas, Texas; and one half-brother, Jim Tidwell, Campbellsville.

LOVELL, Luther Wilson The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jun 1955
Funeral services for Luther Wilson Lovell, 78, retired farmer of the Lynnville community, were held at 2:00 p. m. Sunday at Lynnwood Cemetery, with Brown Foster, Church of Christ minister and a nephew of Mr. Lovell, officiating.
Mr. Lovell hanged himself with a chain Friday in a barn at his home at Lynnville, Deputy Sheriff Collins Wilkes said. He had been in failing health for some time. A native of Giles County, he had resided at Lynnville most of his life. His parents were John T. and Mary Delia Williamson Lovell.
Mr. Lovell’s wife, Mrs. Pearl Thurman Lovell, died three years ago.
Survivors are two sons, Charlie and Wilson Lovell; a daughter, Mrs. Carter Oliver, Columbia; two brothers, Dee and Flournoy Lovell, Columbia; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

LOVELL, Mary L. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Oct 1958

Mrs. Mary L. Lovell, 90, former Giles Countian, died at her home near Clarksville, Texas, on Tuesday, October 14. Graveside services were held in Cuthand Cemetery by the Rev. Jesse Watson and the Rev. Arthur Bond.
Mrs. Lovell was the daughter of the late Walker and Lizzie Arthur Wilson. She was born here on October 13, 1883. She had lived in Red River County, Texas since she was nine years of age and was married to Jeff Lovell who died many years ago. She is survived by three daughters, four sons, and 108 descendants in three generations.

LOVETT, Infant The Pulaski Citizen 25 Nov 1959
Prayer services for the infant of Mr. and Mrs. William David Lovett were held at the graveside in Maplewood Cemetery at 10 o’clock Monday morning. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.



LOVETT, James Allen The Pulaski Citizen 28 Apr 1954
James Allen Lovett, 35, former Giles Ccountian, died unexpectedly of a heart attack while at church in Sand Springs, Okla., on Saturday night, April 24.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mr. Lovett, a member of the Church of God in Oklahoma, was born and reared in Giles County, the son of the late W. T. Lovett and Minnie Lee Chapman Lovett. Three years ago he moved to Sand Springs where he was employed in a factory.
Mr. Lovett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Geneva Crabb Lovett; four children, Betty, Allen, Thomas and Jimmy Carolyn Lovett; one sister, Mrs. Herman Adams, Wales; three brothers, John Lovett, Pulaski, and Emmett Lovett and Cryness Lovett, both of Sand Springs; and two half-sisters, Mrs. Lee Chapman, Tulsa, Okla., and Mrs. Luther Chapman, Culleoka. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

LOVETT, John Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 28 Feb 1951
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Bradshaw Baptist Church for John Thomas Lovett, 57, retired Beech Hill farmer, who died at 8:40 o’clock Wednesday night at Giles County Hospital. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Eugene Steelman of Harvest, Ala., Baptist ministers. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Lovett, who had been in declining health the past four years, sustained a paralytic stroke while fishing Tuesday. Born April 27, 1893 in Giles County, he was the son of the late Frank Lovett and Amanda Cathcart Lovett. He was a member of the Baptist Church.

Mr. Lovett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nannie Lou Reeves Lovett; four daughters, Mrs. Robert Coggin, Diana, Mrs. Richard Williams, Pulaski, and Misses Doris and Nola Lovett, Beech Hill; a step-son, Walter Eugene Redd, Medford, Ore.; four grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Charlie Thompson, Lynnville, and Mrs. Nola Solomon, Ardmore; and two brothers, Willie G. Lovett, Delina, and Alvie Lovett, Bunker Hill. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians.

LOVETT, Shearon Inez The Pulaski Citizen 28 Apr 1954
Shearon Inez Lovett, twenty-one month old daughter of Mrs. Irene Rowe Lovett of the Anderson Creek section of Giles County, died unexpectedly at 4 o’clock Wednesday morning, April 28, at Giles County Hospital, following a few hours illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born in Giles County on July 29, 1952, she was the daughter of Earl Lovett of Giles County.
In addition to the mother and father, she is survived by her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Rowe of the Fourteenth District, and her paternal grandfather, John Lovett of Lewisburg. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.



LOWE, William Alexander The Pulaski Citizen 25 Nov 1953
William Alexander Lowe, Sr., 86, died late Friday night, November 20, at his home in the Diana community after a brief illness.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at Bills and McGaugh Funeral Home in Lewisburg, with E. W. Guthrie, minster of the Church of Christ, officiating. Burial was in Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg.
Born in Marshall County, son of the late Seymour Lowe and Mary Adams Lowe, he had made his home in the Diana community many years. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Lowe is survived by his wife, Mrs. Inez Smith Lowe; five daughters, Mrs. Sam Wheatley, Lewisburg, Mrs. Will Shaw, Mrs. Sidney Fox and Miss Lovelace Lowe, all of Diana, and Mrs. Everett Garrett, Yell; and three sons, Claude Lowe and William A. Lowe, Jr., both of Lewisburg, and Ross Lowe, Diana; seventeen grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren.

LOWERY, James B. The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jul 1951
Dr. James B. Lowery, 83, Lakeland, Fla., physician who died at 9:45 o’clock, Sunday night, July 22, at his home, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the graveside in Lynnwood Cemetery. The Rev. J. C. Filtz of Lewisburg will officiate and the Masonic order will close the service.
A native of Lynnville, he was the son of the late John P. Lowery and Matura Gracy Lowery.
He was graduated from Cumberland University, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, and took special work at the University of Michigan at Ann Harbor, Mich.
Dr. Lowery, a resident of Lakeland for thirty-five years, recently received a citation for fifty years membership in the Masonic Order.

Dr. Lowery is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mertie Gracy Lowery; and two brothers, Emmett Lowery, Lynnville, and Luther Lowery, Portland, Ore. and a number of nieces and nephews.
He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

LOWRANCE, Fannie May Orr The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jun 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie May Orr Lowrance, 76, native of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Cornersville Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen. Burial took place in Lone Oak Cemetery.
Mrs. Lowrance died on Friday at Leonard Hospital in Lewisburg, having sustained a broken hip a few days earlier. Born at Diana, she was the daughter of the late W. B. Orr and Fannie Burgess Orr. Her husband, Joe Lowrance, died approximately twenty years ago.
Mrs. Lowrance is survived by one sister, Mrs. Will W. Collins, Pulaski; two brothers, J. B. Orr, Cornersville; with whom she had made her home, and Burt Orr, Daytona Beach, Fla.

LOWTHROP, Mark The Pulaski Citizen 24 Nov 1954
Funeral services for Mark Lowthrop, retired salesman and farmer, who died Sunday, November 14, at his home at Summertown after a long illness, were held at Williams Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. Burial took place in Arlington Cemetery.
Mr. Lowthrop, a native of Giles County, was born and reared in Odd Fellows Hall section, and was a veteran of the Spanish-American War. He was the son of the late James W. Lowthrop and Ophelia Moore Lowthrop. His wife, Mrs. Delia Lockhart Lowthrop, died several years ago.
Mr. Lowthrop is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Trent, Odessa, Texas, and Mrs. J. M. Bledsoe, Birmingham, Ala.; and one brother, C. S. Lowthrop, Hope, Ark.

LOYD, Hattie Bryant The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jan 1952
Mrs. Hattie Bryant Loyd, 78, died early Saturday morning, January 12, at her home in Culleoka, Maury County. She had been seriously ill two weeks.
Born in Culleoka, Mrs. Loyd was a daughter of the late Thomas H. and Emma Howard Bryant. She resided in Giles County following her marriage to Arney Loyd, but after his death and death of her only daughter, Jimmy Belle Loyd, a number of years ago she returned to Culleoka where she was an active member of the Methodist Church.
Funeral services were conducted at 1:30 p. m. at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home by Rev. Marshall Moss. Burial was in Bee Spring Cemetery, Giles County.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Herman Smith; a niece, Mrs. Harwood Smith; a nephew, Bryant Smith; and two great-nieces, Janine and Carole Smith, all of Pulaski.

LOYD, Leonard Allen The Pulaski Citizen 27 Mar 1957
Leonard Allen Loyd, 24, Jackson resident and the son of Leonard Loyd, Giles County native, was killed at 12:10 a. m. Wednesday when the car in which he was a passenger collided with a bread truck on Highway 45-S near Jackson.

The accident occurred at a bridge on Highway 45, less than a mile away from another bridge on the same highway where he was critically injured about three years ago in another accident.
Driver of the car, Eugene Holland, 31, and another passenger, Stanley Brown, 23, both of Jackson, were injured. Their condition was listed as “fair” at General Hospital in Jackson late Wednesday.
In addition to his father, who presently resides in Louisville, other survivors are his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Loyd, Union University faculty member and speech and dramatic coach in Jackson.
Mr. Loyd was the grandson of the late Knox Loyd and a nephew of Elmer Loyd, druggist in Decatur.

LOYD, William Knox The Pulaski Citizen 30 Dec 1953
William Knox Loyd, 95, one of Giles County’s oldest citizens, died suddenly at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, December 27, at his home in the Bee Spring community.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bee Spring Presbyterian Church with the Rev. G. H. Turpin of Chattanooga, a former pastor, officiating.
Burial took place in the family lot in the church cemetery. His wife, Mrs. Ella Elder Loyd, died several years ago.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born May 18, 1858, the son of the late John H. and Nancy Brown Loyd. He was an active member of the Bee Spring Presbyterian Church until the infirmaties of his advanced years prevented. Mr. Loyd, the last member of his immediate family, is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Collier Bass, St. Louis, Mo. and Mrs. W. O. Hollis, Tucson, Ariz.; three sons, Elmer Loyd, Druggist of Decatur, Ala., Clayton Loyd, St. Louis, Mo., and Leonard Loyd, Louisville, Ky.; and seven grandchildren.

LUKENBILL, Lillie The Pulaski Citizen 7 May 1958
Funeral services for Miss Lillie Lukenbill, 93, resident of Pulaski for many years, were held at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church. Burial took place Sunday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., former home of the deceased.
Miss Lukenbill died Friday afternoon, May 2, at the Lawrenceburg Sanitarium at Lawrenceburg after a long illness.
The survivors include two sisters, Mrs. John M. Gladish, with whom Miss Lukenbill had made her home since 1943, and Msr. Sue Hopper, both of Bergenfield, N. J., and a number of nieces and nephews. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

LUKENBILL, Robert H. The Pulaski Citizen 7 May 1952
Robert H. Lukenbill, 83, brother of two Pulaski women, died at 8:45 o’clock Tuesday morning, May 6, at a hospital in Kansas City, Mo., after a long illness.

Mr. Lukenbill, a resident of Kansas City, is survived by his wife, two daughters, one son; and three sisters, Mrs. John M. Gladish and Miss Lillie Lukenbill, Pulaski, and Mrs. C. A. Hopper, Benefield, N. J.

LUNA, Mahlon Brown The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jan 1954
Mahlon Brown Luna, 32, son of Montie and Leslie Griffis Luna and a native of the Lynnville community, was killed in a traffic accident Saturday at Rockdale, Texas.
Following prayer services Sunday at Rockdale, the body was sent to Lynnville where funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock at the Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Fred Rogers, pastor, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister of Giles County. Burial was in the Lynnwood Cemetery.
In addition to his parents, others survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lora Pigg Luna; two sons, Montie and Richard Luna; four sisters, Miss Frances Luna, Nashville, Mrs. Campbell Carpenter, Lynnville, Mrs. Harold Parker, Pulaski, and Mrs. Leon Ward, Lynnville; and two brothers, Mark Luna, Lynnville and Talmadge Luna, Columbia.
Mr. Luna attended Jones High School at Lynnville, and had been employed by a steel firm in Texas several months.

LUNSFORD, Edward Marvin The Pulaski Citizen 4 May 1955
Funeral services for Edward Martin Lunsford, 73, retired grocer who died Monday at his home in Cornersville, were held Tuesday at McDaniel Funeral Home in Cornersville. Burial took place in Beechwood Cemetery.
Mr. Lunsford was a native of Giles County but had resided in Cornersville for the past nineteen years. He operated the Lunsford’s Grocery in Cornersville prior to his illness earlier this year.
Survivors include Mrs. Rebecca Jackson Lunsford; two daughters, Mrs. Margie Buckley of Nashville and Mrs. Dorris Russell of Pulaski; one son J. E. Lunsford of Brick Church; four step-daughters, Mrs. Elmer Allen, Mrs. Jessie May and Mrs. Buford Shoemacker of Nashville and Mrs. Robert Robinson of Brick Church; one step-son, Glenn Jackson of Nashville; two brothers, Asa and Ephrium Lunsford of Diana; one sister, Mrs. Mattie Creecy of Columbia.

LUNSFORD, Ephriam The Pulaski Citizen 21 Dec 1955
Funeral services for Ephriam Lunsford, 78, retired farmer of the Diana community, were held Tuesday afternoon at McDaniel Funeral Home in Cornersville with burial in the Diana Cemetery.
Mr. Lunsford died Sunday at a nursing home following a long illness.
Mr. Lunsford is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ada Ray Lunsford; one sister, Mrs. Mattie Creecy, Columbia; and one brother, A. D. Lunsford, Diana.

LUNSFORD, Grant S. The Pulaski Citizen 4 May 1955

Funeral services for Grant S. Lunsford, 85, retired farmer of the Kedron community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Kedron Methodist Church. A. J. Rollins, Church of Christ minister of Athens, Ala., officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Lunsford died at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Athens-Limestone Hospital in Athens, Ala., after a long period of declining health.
Born November 10, 1869, he was born in Giles County, the son of the late Grant Smith Lunsford and Betty McMasters Lunsford Randall. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
His first wife, Mrs. Inez Holt Lunsford, died many years ago.
His second wife, Mrs. Emmie Curry Lunsford, died December 4, 1926.
Mr. Lunsford is survived by two sons, Ripley Lunsford, Athens, Ala., and Curry Lunsford, Kedron; two daughters, Mrs. Ira Warren, Elkmont, Ala. and Mrs. Fred Ingrum, Pulaski; one granddaughter, Miss Emma Lucy Lunsford, Kedron; and one half-brother, Allie Randall, Lawrenceburg. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors.

LUNSFORD, Perkins B. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Feb 1959
Perkins B. Lunsford, 70, retired railway brakeman, died Tuesday night, February 17, at a Louisville, Ky., hospital. Graveside services will be held Tuesday morning in Maplewood Cemetery, Pulaski. The remains will arrive at noon Friday.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late J. T. Lunsford and Della Johnson Lunsford.
Mr. Lunsford is survived by one son; several step-children; several grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Eddings, Hobbs, N.Mex., and Mrs. Beulah Shipper, Lebanon; and one brother, Ewing Lunsford, Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

LUNSFORD, Robert Porter The Pulaski Citizen 15 Nov 1950
Funeral services for Robert Porter Lunsford, 48, native of Giles County, and a resident of Mobile, Ala., who died on Wednesday night, November 8, were held in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Albert E. Dimmock, Presbyterian minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Lunsford, a retired railroad man, died at a hospital in Mobile, after a long period of declining health. Born and reared in Giles County, he was the son of the late James T. Lunsford and Della Johnson Lunsford.
Mr. Lunsford is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth McDaniels Lunsford; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Eddins, Coldwater, Miss., and Mrs. Charles Shipper, Lebanon, Tenn.; and two brothers, P. B. Lunsford, Louisville, Ky., and E. E. Lunsford, Nashville.
Was a member of the Presbyterian Church.

LYMAN, Margaret Johnston The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jun 1956
Mrs. Margaret Johnston Lyman, 100 years old, and former resident of Pulaski, died at 6:30 o’clock Thursday morning, June 7, in Lynnbrook, Long Island, N. Y. Funeral rites will be held Friday in Bethany Congregational Church in Lynnbrook and burial will take place in the family lot in a Knoxville, Tenn., cemetery on Monday.

Born January 5, 1856, in Halifax County, N. C., she was the daughter of the late William Littleberry Johnston, a surgeon in the Confederate Army, and Martha Williams Grant Johnston, Educated in the Sisters of Charity Catholic School in Davenport, Ia., she was graduated from moradian Seminary at Bethlehem, Pa., in the class of 1867. In 1878, she was married to Elbert Porter Lyman of Dubuque, Ia., and the family settled in Knoxville. Mr. Lyman died in 1894.
Mrs. Lyman, who lived in Pulaski eight years with her daughter, the late Mrs. James T. Cox, is survived by one son, Addison Lyman, Memphis; and the daughter, Mrs. Wellington Donaldson, Long Island, N. Y., with whom she had made her home since early 1955; fifteen grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren.
Parmenas Cox, president of First National Bank in Pulaski, is a grandson.

LYTLE, Bob P. The Giles Free Press 15 Apr 1955
Bob P. Lytle, age 48, was found dead at his home Sunday morning. According to Deputy Sheriff Collins Wilkes, Lytle had committed suicide with a .22 rifle. He had a room in the Dean residence on the Lewisburg highway.
Funeral services were held on Monday at 2 p.m. at the Bennett-May Funeral Home with the Rev. W. J. Fesmire officiating. Burial was in Maplewood.
He was a native of Giles County, a veteran of World War II and a member of Olivet Methodist Church. At the time of his death, he was employed by the County Highway Department.
Surviving are three half-sisters, Mrs. Tommy Woodard and Miss Allene Adkerson of Giles County and Mrs. Lizzie Watts of Mt. Pleasant, and a half-brother, Mack Anderson of Ohio.




LYTLE, William A. The Pulaski Citizen 21 Mar 1956
Funeral services for William A. Lytle, 76, farmer of the Campbellsville section, will be held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Burial will take place in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mr. Lytle died at 5:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at his home after a long illness.
Son of the late Frank Lytle and Lizzie Francis Lytle, he was born June 24, 1879, and was a member of the Church of Christ. His wife, Mrs. Ada Francis Lytle, died 9 years ago. Surviving are one daughter, Miss Wilby Lytle, Campbellsville; and one son, Buford Lytle, serving in the U. S. Navy overseas. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

MABRY, Emma Fleeman The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jul 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Fleeman Mabry, 88, last member of her immediate family, were held at one o’clock Saturday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins and the Rev. Glen Grigsby. Burial took place at Fuller Chapel Cemetery in Lawrence County. Mrs. Mabry died at 8 o’clock Friday morning at the home near Columbia, following a long illness.

A native of Giles County, she was born September 13, 1869, the daughter of the late John Fleeman and Jane Bishop Fleeman. Her husband, Gideon Mabry, died fifty-five years ago.
Mrs. Mabry is survived by three sons, John R. Mabry, Campbellsville, Ernest Mabry and Ellis Mabry, both of Columbia; and eleven grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren.

MACKEY, James E. Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nov 1952
James E. Mackey, Sr., resident of Chicago, died of a cerebral hemorrhage, November 13 in a hospital there. Funeral rites took place in that city.
Mr. Mackey, a communicant of the Catholic Church, is survived by his wife and five children. One of his children, James E. Mackey, Jr., Washington D.C., is the husband of the former Miss Jean Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Smith, Pulaski.

MADDUX, Thomas Jefferson The Pulaski Citizen 14 Mar 1956
Funeral services for Thomas Jefferson Maddux, 77, retired farmer of Putnam County, were held Tuesday afternoon at Granville Methodist Church with burial in Maddux Cemetery.
Mr. Maddux died Monday at his home in the Granville community after a long illnessl, and is survived by the following: his wife, Mrs. Maggie Burton Maddux; two sons, Thommy and Ralph Maddux, Granville; five daughters, Mrs. Frances Lumer, Mobile, Ala., Mrs. Medora Carter, Fayetteville, N. C., Miss Eleanor Maddux, Nashville, Mrs. Martha Breeding, Detroit, and Mrs. Mary Freeman Morrell, Pulaski; and two sisters, Mrs. Charles McClarin, Carthage, and Mrs. L. M. Freeman, Granville.

MADISON, Sallie Mae Sharp The Pulaski Citizen 24 Feb 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie Mae Sharp Madison, 64, were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the First Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor, and Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in Mars Hill Cemetery, near Cornersville.
Mrs. Madison died at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning, February 23, at the home in Pulaski, after a prolonged illness.
Born May 4, 1889, in Marshall County, she was the daughter of the late W. D. Sharp and Lula Orr Sharp, and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Pulaski.
Mrs. Madison is survived by her husband, J. D. Madison; one daughter, Mrs. Leonard Pierson, Pulaski; two sons, Cecil Madison and William David Madison, Pulaski; three granddaughters; one sister, Mrs. Ollie Osborn, Lynnville; and five brothers, Fred Sharp, Patterson Sharp, and Bruce Sharp, all of Culleoka, Clarence Sharp, Shelbyville and Gordon Sharp, Stuart, Fla. Pulaski Funeral Home, Directors.

MADRY, Ada Bell Wright The Pulaski Citizen 22 Feb 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Bell Wright, 76, former resident of Goodspring community, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Cool Springs Church of Christ, conducted by Virgil Bradford, minister of East Hill Church of Christ. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Madry died at 12:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, February 21, at the home of her brother, Mitchell Wright on East Madison Street in Pulaski, after a long illness.

A lifelong resident of the county, she was born February 15, 1880, the daughter of the late Mitchell Bell Wright and Nannie Jane Pinkelton Wright. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Her husband, Erskine Madry, died a number of years ago.
In addition to her brother, Mrs. Madry is survived by one sister, Mrs. George W. Turton, Pensacola, Fla.; and a number of nieces and nephews. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

MAHONEY, Lacy Braden The Pulaski Citizen 26 Feb 1958
Graveside services for Mrs. Lacy Braden Mahoney, 86, of Dallas, Texas, were held at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon, February 24, at Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville. Mrs. Mahoney, a retired school teacher, died Friday in a Dallas hospital of injuries sustained in a Texas automobile accident last December. Funeral services were held Sunday in Dallas.
Mrs. Mahoney, widow of J. O. Mahoney, was a native of Maury County and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Mahoney is survived by two sons, Tom Mahoney, New York City and J. O. Mahoney, Ithica, N. Y.

MALONE, Billy The Pulaski Citizen 26 Mar 1952
Billy Malone, 17, Giles County High School student who fought a courageous fight for life after being stricken with cancer more than a year ago, died Tuesday morning about seven o’clock at his home in Pulaski.
Hospitalized at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, for several months, the youth remained optimistic about his ultimate recovery until the death of his death, despite the fact that he suffered the amputation of his right arm last August. Learning to write with his left hand, he carried on his school work throughout his illness in the hospital and later at his home. He returned to school last fall, but after a few weeks attendance to resume his studies, was forced to give p the daily at home.
A junior at Giles County High Schook, he was a member of the Beta Club and the Dramatic Club and last year placed third in the declamation division of the Middle Tennessee speech contests held at Murfreesboro. He was also awarded the medal for winning the G. C. H. S. boys’ declamation contest as representative of his class.
He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the Second Street Church of Christ by Virgil Bradford and J. Bedford Rasbury, Church of Christ ministers of Pulaski. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Survivors are his mother, Mrs. Dorothy Malone Hodges, Pulaski; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Malone, Pulaski; a half-sister, Miss Patricia Hodges, and a half-brother, Bobby Neely, both of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

MALONE, Clarence The Pulaski Citizen 14 Apr 1954

Funeral services for Clarence Malone, 64, retired Pulaski merchant, were held at 11 o’clock Monday morning at Cosmopolitan Funeral Home in Nashville, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Kaiser, pastor of Woodbine Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski, with prayer services conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton.
Mr. Malone died at 8:15 o’clock Friday night at his home in Nashville, following a two year illness.
Born in March, 1890, he was the son of the late John W. Malone and Hettie McMillion Malone. Because of failing health, Mr. Malone retired from the grocery business, moving to Nashville about a year ago. He was a World War I veteran.
Mr. Malone is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Hayes Malone; six daughters, Mrs. Kenneth Hewgley, Lewisburg, Mrs. N. L. Spann, and Misses Irene, Okalene, Sarah and Martha Malone, all of Nashville; four sons, Clarence, Durwood, Pulaski, Charles Malone and Dennis Malone, both of Nashville, and Richard Malone, U. S. Army, stationed at Fort Benning, Ga.; three grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Irene Waldrum, Nashville; and four brothers, Earl Malone and Leonard Malone, Pulaski, F. J. Malone, Lawrenceburg, and David Malone, Gainesville, Fla.

MALONE, Edna Mae Dunnavant ____________ __ May 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Mae Dunnavant Malone, 73, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at New Zion Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mrs. Malone was found dead Sunday morning, May 25, at her home in Washington Heights, Pulaski.
Born February 7, 1885, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late William Dunnavant and Mary Smith Dunnavant. Her husband, Andrew Malone, died February 20, 1946. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Pulaski.
Mrs. Malone is survived by two sons, George Malone and J. W. (Bud) Malone, Pulaski; eleven grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Lula Parks, Conway; and one brother, Marvin Dunnavant, Hohenwald. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

MALONE, James Leonard The Pulaski Citizen 9 Dec 1959
James Leonard Malone, Jr., 35, Pulaski resident, died at 10:30 o’clock on Wednesday morning, December 9, at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, following several weeks illness.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at press time.
Born December 30, 1923, in Giles County, he was the son of James Leonard Malone, Sr., and Ruth Hyatt Malone, and was a member of the First Methodist Church. He was graduated from Giles County High School and served in the U. S. Air Force during World War II.
For several years he was parts salesman for Ealy-Earheart Motor Company. In more recent months, he has been employed by a Decatur, Ala. firm.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Malone is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Jane Earheart Malone; and one daughter, Celia Malone, Seventh Grade pupil. Bennett-May and Company, in charge of arrangements.

MALONE, Lois Taylor The Pulaski Citizen 8 Dec 1954

Mrs. Roger Malone, Sr., 58, died on Tuesday morning, December 7, at Vanderbilt Hospital, after several months’ declining health. She had been residing in Nashville in recent months but had lived in Giles County most of her life.
Funeral rites will be held at 10:30 o’clock Thursday morning at Kedron Methodist Church with the minister of Riverwood Church of Christ in Nashville officiating. Burial will take place in the family lot in the church cemetery.
The former Miss Lois Taylor, she was born December 9, 1897, in Giles County, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Will Taylor. Her husband, Roger Malone, Sr., died in 1942.
Mrs. Malone is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Al Jones, Nashville, and Mrs. Gene Jones Grass Valley, Calif.; two sons, Roger Malone, Jr., and Earl Taylor Malone, Nashville; eight grandchildren; three sisters, Miss Lucile Taylor, Arlington, Texas, Miss Margaret Taylor, and Mrs. Paul Cavender, both of Nashville; and one brother, Robert Taylor, Arlington, Texas. Wilson Carter and Company, Morticians in charge.

MALONE, Tommy Wayne The Pulaski Citizen 22 Aug 1956
Graveside services for Tommy Wayne Malone, day old infant of Mr. and Mrs. David Malone of Adrian, Mich., were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Booth Chapel Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. The child died Saturday in a hospital in Ann Arbor.
In addition to the parents, the child is survived by one daughter, Donna Lynn Malone, Adrian, Mich.; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Smith of Minor Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Pressley Malone of Goodsprings.

MANGRUM, Emma King The Pulaski Citizen 27 May 1953
Prayer service for Mrs. Emma King Mangrum, 73, were held at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the grave in Aspen Hill Cemetery conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister.
Mrs. Mangrum died about 8:30 o’clock Monday night at the home in the Aspen Hill community.
Born April 20, 1890, she was the daughter of the late Drew King and Mary Roberts King. Her husband, Sidney Mangrum, died January 31, 1947.
Mrs. Mangrum is survived by two brothers, Arthur King, with whom she lived, a brother of Mt. Pleasant and a sister at Huntsville, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

MANGRUM, Minnie Frances Butler The Pulaski Citizen 20 Mar 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Frances Butler Mangrum, 82, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the home of her son, Jesse Mangrum on Chicken Creek, with the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiating. Burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Mangrum died of pneumonia at noon Saturday at Giles County Hospital two weeks after she fell, breaking her shoulder.
Born November 5, 1875, in Coffee County, she was the daughter of the late John Butler and Sarah Ann Stubblefield Butler; and was the wife of William Jesse Mangrum whod died July 13, 1928.

Mrs. Mangrum is survived by four sons, Jesse Mangrum and Melvin Mangrum, both of the Chicken Creek community, Lester Mangrum, Pulaski and Frank Mangrum, Elkton; three daughters, Mrs. Cliff Rogers, Chicken Creek, and Mrs. Roscoe Daniel and Mrs. John Barnett, both of Leggtown, Ala.; a number of grandchildren; two brothers, Thurman Butler, Giles County, and John Butler, Doyle, Tenn.; and one sister, Mrs. Ida Grubbs, Giles County. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

MANKINS, Willie Jackson The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Willie Jackson Mankins, 82, resident of the Minor Hill Community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Minor Hill Baptist church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mrs. Mankins died Friday night at her home after a long illness.
Born November 20, 1878, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Jeff Jackson and Mary Durham Jackson, and had been a member of the Minor Hill Baptist Church since her girlhood. Her husband, Roan Mankins, died many years ago.
Mrs. Mankins is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Homer Townsend and Mrs. Ruby Bragg, Minor Hill, Mrs. Maudie Shelton, Benton Harbor, Mich., and Mrs. J. J. Risser, Madrid, Spain; five sons, James, Jack, Hubert, and John Mankins, all of Minor Hill, and Tom Mankins, Elkmont, Ala.; twenty-seven grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. John Davis, Giles County; and four brothers, Dallas, Leonard, Emmett and Cecil Jackson, all of Giles County; and one step-brother, Raymond Jackson, Giles County. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

MANNING, Sarah Jane Hanney The Pulaski Citizen 29 May 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Jane Hanney Manning, 72, resident of the Weakley community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Mars Hill Baptist Church in Lawrence County, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Robert Earl Wilsford, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mrs. Manning died at 11:30 o’clock Saturday morning, May 25, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Opal Womble at Ethridge.
Born March 11, 1885, in Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Sol Hanney and Mary Hurley Hanney. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Manning is survived by her husband, Charlie Manning; two sons, Shirdy Lee Manning, Eloise, Fla., and Ova Wilma Manning, Mt. Pleasant; two daughters, Mrs. Womble, Ethridge, and Mrs. Ida Bell Pugh, Jacksonville, Fla.; twenty-one grandchildren; and two brothers and three sisters. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

MANSFIELD, Maude Isbell The Pulaski Citizen 30 Sep 1959
Mrs. William H. Mansfield, 69, wife of Dr. William H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church, died at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning, September 29, at Giles County Hospital following eight weeks critical illness.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in First Methodist Church, with the pastor of the church, the Rev. William H. Moss, officiating, assisted by Dr. W. Bruce Strother, former pastor of the church, and the Rev. George Regas, rector of the Church of the Messiah, Episcopal. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born at Gasden, Ala., September 5, 1890, she was the former Miss Maude Isbell, daughter of the late J. W. Isbell and Kate Maloney Isbell.
Mrs. Mansfield, in addition to her husband, is survived by her daughter, is survived by her daughter, Mrs. George Stanton, Jr., New York City; two sisters, Mr. H. H. Hallmark and Mrs. Marvin Johnson; and two brother, Hal Isbell and Gordon Isbell, all of Gadsden, Ala.
Highway Patrolmen will serve as active pallbearers and the Official Board of First Methodist Church will be the honorary pallbearers. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

MANSFIELD, Robert Jefferson The Pulaski Citizen 26 Sep 1951
Robert Jefferson Mansfield, 75, retired farmer of the Tarpley community, died at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, September 25, at the Lawrenceburg Sanitarium, following two years declining health.
Funeral rites will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Rehoboth Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. Marshall D. Moss, of Culleoka, a former pastor. Burial will take place in Bee Spring Cemetery.
Born July 12, 1876, in Sequatchie County, Tenn., he was the son of the late John L. and Ellen Bratcher Mansfield. He had been a member of the Methodist Church since early childhood. Mr. Mansfield is survived by his son, Robert J. Mansfield, Jr., Seattle, Wash.; one sister, Mrs. Carl George, Fayetteville; three brothers, Matt H. Mansfield, St. Petersburg, Fla., Rev. W. H. Mansfield, pastor of the First Methodist Church in Lawrenceburg, and James Mansfield, Lubbock, Texas; three half-sisters, Mrs. Herbert Hill and Miss Martha Mansfield, Lewisburg, and Mrs. John Dunnavant, Lynnville; three-half brothers, Joe Mansfield, Taft, Jones Mansfield, Dunlap, Tenn., and Charlie Mansfield, Los Angeles, Calif.; and a number of nieces and nephews.

MANSFIELD, Zack Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 31 Oct 1956
Funeral services for Zack Thomas Mansfield, 64, father of the principal of Giles County High School in Pulaski, Lee E. Mansfield, were held Tuesday afternoon at Lincoln Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Lincoln County, and burial took place in Lincoln Cemetery. Mr. Mansfield died Monday afternoon at Lincoln County Hospital after a short illness.
Mr. Mansfield, farmer of Lincoln County, was born and reared in that county, the son of the late Zack Taylor Mansfield and Julia Porter Mansfield, and was a member of the Methodist Church. He was county road commissioner for a number of years.
In addition to his son in Pulaski, Mr. Mansfield is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah Young Marsh Mansfield; five daughters, three sons, and one brother.

MAPLES, Dr. Joe H. The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jan 1950
Funeral services for Dr. Joe H. Maples, 72, physician of Athens, Ala., who died at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon, January 20, 1950, after a two year period of declining health, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church.

Rites were conducted by the Rev. Peyton Wiliams, assistant pastor, and burial took place in City Cemetery in that city.
Son of the late D. Maples and Felicia Blair Maples, he was born and reared and live the greater part of his life in the Elkmont community of Limestone County. A few years ago he move to Athens to make his home.
Dr. Maples is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dessie Potts Maples; one brother, Dr. Will E. Maples, Athens; and several nieces and nephews.

MARBUT, John Edward The Pulaski Citizen 15 Apr 1959
Funeral services for John Edward Marbut, 48, Minor Hill truck driver, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Minor Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Chester A. Stephens. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Marbut died of a heart attack at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at his home.
Born June 26, 1910, in Giles County, he was the son of the late J. D. Marbut and Minnie Long Marbut.
He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Marbut is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pauline Cobb Marbut; one daughter, Miss Paula Jane Marbut, one sister, Mrs. Edna Norwood; and one brother, Clay Marbut, all of Minor Hill. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

MARCH, Ross Patterson The Pulaski Citizen 11 Feb 1959
Funeral services for Ross Patterson March, 68, Petersburg farmer, livestock dealer, and veteran of WWI, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Medium Methodist Church. Burial will take place in the church cemetery at Delina.
Mr. March died at 6:30 o’clock Thursday morning, February 12, at Lincoln County Hospital following an eight weeks illness.
Born January 19, 1891, at Delina in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Shields March and Rose Oliver March. He was graduated from Massey School for Boys at Pulaski and served in France with the A. E. F. during World War I.
An active member of Medium Methodist Church, he was a steward, and had served as Sunday School Superintendent.
Mr. March is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary D. Ellis March; one daughter, Mrs. David Scott Birdsong, Nashville former resident of Pulaski; one son, Capt. Donald Ross March, USAF, stationed on Okinawa; four grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Granville Taylor, Delina; and one brother, Herman March, Nashville.

MARKHAM, Bonnie Paysinger The Pulaski Citizen 25 Mar 1953
Mrs. Bonnie Paysinger Markham, 49, native of Giles County, died Sunday evening, March 15, at the Clinton and Hickman County Hospital, Clinton, Ky., after a critical illness of several months.
Funeral rites were held at 3 o’clock the following Tuesday afternoon at the First Baptist Church and burial took place in the Clinton Cemetery.

Born August 30, 1903 in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Emmett Paysinger and Verena Henderson Paysinger.
Mrs. Markham was a teacher in the Central High School in Clinton at the time she became ill. She had previously taught in Hickman, Ky., where her husband, the Rev. O. C. Markham, was serving a pastorate. She was a state approved children’s worker for the Baptist Training Union of Kentucky and was also active in this work on the regional and associational level. She was an instructor during one summer at Ridgecrest, N. C. Baptist Assembly.
Besides her husband; Mrs. Markham is survived by one son, Charles Markham, student at Murray State College; three sisters, Miss Elizabeth Paysinger and Mrs. David A. Birdsong, both of Huntsville, Ala., and Mrs. C. L. Merrell, Ardmore, Tenn.; and three brothers, Clay Paysinger, Ardmore, Lee Paysinger, Elkton, and Hugh Paysinger, Burbank, Calif.

MARKS, Annie Eliza McCormack The Pulaski Citizen 3 Feb 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Eliza McCormack, 80, who died Monday, February 1, were held at 3:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Marks, widow of John William Marks, died at 12:25 o’clock Monday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Davis Hightower in Lewisburg, following an extended illness.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was born April 5, 1873, the daughter of the late Robert Frank McCormack and Mary Woodward McCormack. She had been a member of the Methodist Church since her girlhood.
Mrs. Marks is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Hightower, and Mrs. Lacy Gunter and Mrs. Hallie Gunter, both of Pisgah; one son, Henry Marks; thirteen grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Roy Wynne, Delrose, Mrs. J. R. West, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. Minnie McCormack, Pulaski; and four brothers, Din McCormack, J. F. McCormack and Virgil McCormack, Pulaski and Tommy Lee McCormack, Chapel Hill. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

MARKS, Almus Ermon The Pulaski Citizen 28 Oct 1959
Funeral services for Almus Ermon Marks, 58, retired farmer of the Baugh Community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the burial in Elkton Cemetery. Mr. Marks died early Monday morning, October 26, in Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville, Ala., after several weeks illness.
Born January 2, 1901, in Giles County, he was the son of the late James Edward “Babe” Marks and Mollie Dunnavant Marks, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Marks is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ellaleene Hardy Marks; two sons, Loyd Marks, Huntsville, Ala., and David Marks, U. S. Air Force; three grandchildren; and one brother, Toby Marks, Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

MARKS, Annie McNeese The Pulaski Citizen 22 Mar 1950

Funeral services for Mrs. Annie McNeese Marks, 73, who died at 7:15 o’clock Saturday night, March 18, at the home of her brothers, Clat McNeese and Nat McNeese, both of Pulaski, after several months illness, were held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was born April 22, 1876, the daughter of the late Joseph McNeese and Susan Graves McNeese. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Marks is survived by two brothers, Clat McNeese and Nat McNeese, both of Pulaski. Her husband, Walter Marks died thirty years ago.

MARKS, Benjamin Jones The Pulaski Citizen 12 Mar 1952
Funeral services for Benjamin Jones Marks, 67, farmer of the Aspen Hill section, will be held at one o’clock Friday at Reboboth Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Fred Harper, pastor of the church. Burial will take place in the Marks Cemetery.
Mr. Marks, who had had a heart ailment for years, died suddenly at 3:15 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the well about 200 feet from his home where he was pumping water for stock on the farm.
He was born 2April 3, 1884, the son of the late James Thomas (Babe) Marks and Mary Dunnavant Marks. He spent his entire life in the house in which he was born. He was a member of Rehoboth Methodist Church.
Mr. Marks, the last member of his immediate family, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Susie Wheeler Marks. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

MARKS, Bertha Agnes Brown The Pulaski Citizen 18 Nov 1953
Mrs. Bertha Agnes Marks, 69, wife of Myron Marks of Frankewing, died at 9:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, November 17, at the home, following several weeks illness.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Frankewing Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. W. L. Harwell of Cornersville, and the Rev.Glenn Bonner, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Marks was born December 20, 1883 at Friendship in Giles County, the daughter of the late William J. A. Brown and Zora Williams Brown. She was a member of Frankewing Methodist Church.
In addition to her husband, who is president of the Frankewing Bank, Mrs. Marks is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Morris Harwell, Frankewing; two sons, Lewis Brown Marks, Fayetteville and James Harold Marks of Frankewing; nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Myrtle Hayes, Friendship. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

MARKS, Douglas The Pulaski Citizen 22 Apr 1959
Funeral services for Douglas Marks, 70, Beech Hill resident, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bradshaw Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd L. Hickman, pastor of the church, and the Rev. Marvin Wiser. Burial took place in Beech Hill Cemetery. Mr. Marks died at 11:45 Sunday morning at Umble Rest Home in Lewisburg after a lengthy illness.
Born March 27, 1889, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Lewis B. Marks and Lizzie Bass Marks, and was a member of Bradshaw Baptist Church.

Mr. Marks is survived by two brothers, Adlay Marks and Kelly Marks, Beech Hill; two sisters, Mrs. J. J. Godfrey and Miss Musie Marks, Beech Hill; one half-brother, L. Myron Marks, Frankewing; and one half-sister, Mrs. B. M. Burch, Friendship. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.
MARKS, Hughey Almus The Pulaski Citizen 02 Jan 1957
Hughey Almus Marks, 67, Pulaski businessman, died at Giles County Hospital at 12:05 a. m. Sunday after a four weeks illness.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p. m. Tuesday at First Methodist Church by Dr. W. H. Mansfield, Associate Pastor, and the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Marks was a native of Giles County, the son of the late J. B. and Sarah Martha Hughey Marks. He was educated in Giles County Schools and began his career in Pulaski where he was connected with the Abernathy Hardware Company for 45 years. He was a member of First Methodist Church.
Mr. Marks is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah Abernathy Marks; a daughter, Mrs. Sara M. Brown, Nashville; three sons, John A. Marks, Memphis, Dickson Marks, Pulaski, Hughey A. Marks, Jr., Nashville; six grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Lucy Marks Guinn, Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Nina Marks Lacy, Columbus, Ga., Mrs. Elizabeth Marks King, Nashville; and five brothers, J. B. Marks, Jr., Nashville, Perry Marks, Pulaski, Luther Marks, Corpus Christi, Texas, Joe Marks, Madisonville, Texas, and Lenis Marks, Houston, Texas.

MARKS, Lizzie Bell Bass The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jan 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie Bell Bass Marks, 89, who died early Monday morning, January 8, at her home in the Beech Hill section, were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Beech Hill Church of Christ. Rites were conducted by Elder A. C. Dreaden, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Born in Giles County, May 3,1861, she was the daughter of the late Peru Bass and Lemontine Harwell Bass. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Marks is survived by three daughters, Miss Musie Marks, who lived with her mother, Mrs. Forest Marks Godfrey and Mrs. C. T. McMillion, Beech Hill; three sons, Douglas Marks, Adelaide Marks and Kelly Marks, Beech Hill; a number of grandchildren; a step-daughter, Mrs. Bernard M. Burch, Beech Hill; and a step-son, L. M. Marks, Frankewing. Her husband, Bud Marks, died more than forty-five years ago. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

MARLOW, Fate The Pulaski Citizen 22 May 1957
Funeral services for Fate Marlow, 74, retired Giles County farmer, were held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Hester Chapel Church of Christ, conducted by Connie Davis with burial in the church cemetery. Mr.Marlow died at 9:25 o’clock Friday morning at Giles County Hospital after an extended illness.
Born March 1, 1883, in West Tennessee, he had resided most of his life in Giles County. He was a member of the Church of Christ.

Mr. Marlow is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie Davis Marlow; one son, James Franklin Marlow; five grandchildren and ten great grandchildren; and one brother, Lee Marlow, Rockwall, Texas. Pulaski Funeral Home, in charge of arrangements.

MARTIN, Annie Mae The Pulaski Citizen 15 Apr 1959
Miss Annie Mae Martin, 76, Lynnville resident, was found dead of a heart attack at her home Wednesday morning by neighbors who went to her home when she failed to make her apperarance that morning. Miss Martin lived alone.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Lynnville Church of Christ by Billy Baulch, Church of Christ minister, and burial was in Elk Ridge Cemetery, with Bennett-May Funeral Directors in charge.
Miss Martin was the daughter of the late William James and Sara Wilkes Martin. She was born in Giles County and had lived in the Lynnville area most of her life.
Survivors include two nieces, Mrs. J. A. Buckner, Nashville, and Mrs. Leonard Gilliam of Lynnville; and four nephews, J. W. Martin, Nashville, Joe Martin, Clarksville, Jack Martin, Santa Ana, Calif., and Bill Martin, U. S. Navy.

MARTIN, Astor Herman The Pulaski Citizen 11 Sep 1957
Funeral services for Astor Herman Martin, 50, farmer of the Seventh Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church by the Rev. M. P. White, with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Martin died at 4:30 o’clock on Tuesday morning, September 10, at his home three miles west of Pulaski after a long illness.
Born April 23, 1907, at Lawrenceburg, he was the son of the late Tom Martin and Pearl Johnson Martin.
Mr. Martin is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Hazelwood Martin; two sons, Hoyt Martin, Frankewing, and Troy Martin, Pulaski, Route 1; five grandchildren; and three brothers, Lester Martin, Wales, J. T. Martin, Pulaski, and Everett Martin, Columbia. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

MARTIN, Marvin F. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Apr 1954
Funeral services for Marvin F. Martin, 42, farm employee, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, Baptist minister. Burial took place at Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Martin, who lived on the Ralph Freeman farm, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon while working on the yard fence at the Freeman residence.
Born May 18, 1911, he was the son of Luther Lee Martin and Roberta Ray Martin.
Mr. Martin is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gladys Gilliam Martin; and seven children, Marvin, Jr., William Cecil, Ernest, Frances Jeanette, Norma Jean, Paulette, and Luther Lee Martin.

MARTIN, Ida Jopling The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jul 1957

Funeral services for Mrs. George M. Martin, Sr., mother of WKSR’s program director, George M. Martin, Jr., were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at First Baptist Church in Henderson, Tenn. Burial took place in Milledgeville, Tenn. Cemetery. Mrs. Martin died at 11 o’clock Sunday night, July 7, at the home in Henderson after a long illness.
She was the former Miss Ida Jopling, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Jopling of Selmer, Tenn., who survives.
In addition to the son in Pulaski and the parents, Mrs. Martin is survived by her husband, George M. Martin, Sr., Henderson; two grandchildren; four nieces and nephews.

MASON, Benjamin Grigsby The Pulaski Citizen 14 Mar 1951
Benjamin Grigsby Mason, 79, leading citizen of Prospect, died at 2 o’clock Wednesday morning, March 14, at his home following a long illness.
The Rev. Elwood Denson, pastor of the Prospect Methodist Church, will officiate at the funeral rites at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the residence. Burial will take place in the family lot in Prospect Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of Prospect, he was born March 31, 1871 and would have reached his four score year mark had he lived a few days longer. He was the son of the late Joseph Gray Mason and Margaret Grigsby Mason, prominent pioneer citizens of the county.
Mr. Mason, a retired farmer, had served as the postmaster nad a merchant at Prospect, and for many years had been a magistrate in the Giles County Court. He was a trustee of the Methodist Church and was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Knights of Pythias.
Mr. Mason is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Cain Mason; one daughter, Mrs. A. D. Carter, Prospect; two sons, Ben G. Mason, Jr., Nashville, William Cain Mason, New Port Richey, Fla.; four grandchildren; Mrs. David Jones, Nashville, James Mason Carter, U. S. Army, Joe G. Mason, fourth, and William Cain Mason, Jr., both of New Port Richey; and one great grandchild, Nashville; and two sisters, Mrs. Ed F. Abernathy and Miss Meda Mason, both of Prospect.
A son Joe G. Mason, third, died during World War I. Wilson Carter and Co., Morticians.

MASON, Clara Boone The Pulaski Citizen 25 Nov 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Joe G. Mason, 86, Prospect resident, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the residence with Dr. William H. Mansfield, officiating. Burial took place in the family lot in Prospect Cemetery. Mrs. Mason died at 9:15 o’clock Thursday morning, November 19 at Giles County Hospital after an extended illness.
Born October 30, 1873, at Boonshill in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Capt. Nathaniel Boone and Mrs. Orpah Johnson Boone. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Her husband, Joe. G. Mason, prominent farmer of the Prospect Community, died February 24, 1942.
Mrs. Mason is survived by several nephews and nieces. Wilson T. Carter and Company in charge of arrangements.

MASON, Florence Augusta May The Pulaski Citizen 10 Dec 1958

Graveside services for Mrs. Florence Augusta May Mason, 92, native Giles Countian, were held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski. Mrs. Mason died Thursday, December 4, at her home in Houston, Texas.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Allen May. Her husband, T. J. Mason, was also a native of Giles County.
Mrs. Mason is survived by one daughter, Miss Mabel Mason, Houston, Texas; two sons, Maj. Ben Allen Mason, Houston, and Guy Mason, Nashville; several grandchildren and nieces and nephews.

MASON, Martha Sue Vandiver The Pulaski Citizen 23 Dec 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Sue Vandiver Mason, 80, were held at 11 o’clock Sunday morning at Blooming Grove Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Mason died unexpectedly at 7:45 Friday night, December 18, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ewing West, in the Pisgah community.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was born September 29, 1873, the daughter of the late John Marion Vandiver and Mary Calvina Johnson Vandiver. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband, William Clayton Mason died January 20, 1944.
In addition to Mrs. West, Mrs. Mason is survived by another daughter, Mrs. J. C. Park, Pleasantville, Tenn.; one son, John N. Mason; ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren; and one brother, Tom Vandiver, Knoxville. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

MASON, Meda The Pulaski Citizen 4 Dec 1957
Funeral services for Miss Meda Mason, 94, lifelong resident of the Prospect community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the home, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church in Pulaski, and the Rev. Sam Webster, pastor of the Prospect Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Prospect Cemetery. She died Sunday morning, December 1, at the home after a ten-day illness.
Born April 3, 1863, in the same room of the family home in which she died, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Joseph Gray Mason and Margaret Grigsby Mason. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Miss Mason is survived by six nieces, Miss Elizabeth Abernathy and Mrs. A. D. Carter, Prospect, Mrs. W. E. Rice, Birmingham, Mich., Mrs. E. O. Saunders, Summerville, S. C., and Mrs. J. Lindsay Wilkinson, Jacksonville, Fla.; three nephews, Solon E. Rose, Henderson, Nev., Ben G. Mason, Jr., Nashville, and William C. Mason, Butte, Mont.; and fourteen great nieces and nephews, twenty-five great-great nieces and nephews and eight great-great-great nieces and nephews. Wilson Carter and Company, Morticians in charge.

MASSENBURG, Pauline Oliver The Pulaski Citizen 19 Oct 1955
Mrs. Pauline Oliver Massenburg, 86, former Giles Countian, died Thursday, October 13th, at Marshall, Missouri, after a year of ill health.

Funeral services were held in Marshall on October 14th.
Mrs. Massenburg was born September 26, 1869, the eldest daughter of Captain Lemuel and Margaret Steele Oliver.
She is survived by five sisters, Mrs. W. F. Marshall, Marshall, Mo., Mrs. Louie Knox Mackey, Mrs. J. Bowyer Bell, Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. Charles B. Neely, Houston, Texas, Mrs. Samuel P. Bostic, Los Angeles, Cal.; three brothers, Earl Wilkes Oliver, St. Louis, Mo., H. Ewing Oliver and D. Cliff Oliver, Dallas, Texas.

MASSEY, Green Maultsby The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jul 1951
Green Maultsby Massey, 62, postmaster at Aspen Hill for thirty-five years, died unexpectedly at 5 o’clock Thursday morning, July 5, at his home.
Funeral rites will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Aspen Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Roy West, pastor of the church. Burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Massey, who owned a store in Aspen Hill, had served as postmaster since July 1, 1917. He had been a steward in the Methodist Church for many years and was a Sunday School teacher for a long time.
Born November 18, 1888, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John Henry Massey and Betty Maultsby Massey.
He had undergone an operation on his eyes for the removal of cataracts, an operation which was believed successful.
Mr. Massey is survived by his wife, Mrs. Tennie Hutton Massey; one daughter, Mrs. Ed. T. Petty, Jr.; and one son, Edgar Ruel (Sam) Massey; all of Aspen Hill; and two sisters, Mrs. T. H. McMasters, Louisville, Ky., and Miss Geneva Massey, Nashville.

MATTHEWS, Albert Campbell The Pulaski Citizen 18 Oct 1950
Funeral services for Albert Campbell Matthews, 68, native Giles Countian, who died at 5:48 o’clock Sunday morning, October 8, at a hospital in High Point, N. C., were held at 4 o’clock the following Monday afternoon at a funeral home in that city, and the burial took place there.
A son of the late John Matthews and Ann Bills Matthews, he was born and reared in Giles County, moving five years ago to North Carolina.
Mr. Matthews is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nina Workman Matthews, whom he married June 27, 1902; two daughters, Mrs. M. L. McGuire and Mrs. John Miles; five sons Willie, Luther, Herman, Albert and Leonard Matthews; eight grandchildren and one great grandchild; and one sister, Mrs. Ella King, Pulaski.

MATTHEWS, Annie Due The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jun 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Due Matthews, 77, former Giles Countian, were held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia, with the Rev. Burns P. Drake and the Rev. H. R. Allen officiating. Burial took place in Greenwood Cemetery. She died Thursday at her home in Columbia after several months illness.

A native of Lawrence County, she was the daughter of the late Granville P. Due and Sallie Fooshee Due. Early in life the family moved to Campbellsville, where she lived until 1902 when she married E. J. Matthews of Maury County. He died in 1939.
Mrs. Matthews, a former school teacher and a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Bettie Fitzgerald, Beaumont, Texas, and Mrs. Vera Funderburk, Fort Worth, Texas; one brother, Newton W. Due, Longview, Texas; her step-mother, Mrs. Granville P. Due, Campbellsville; and one step-sister, Miss Eunice Gilliam, Campbellsville.

MATTHEWS, Carolyn Wallace The Pulaski Citizen 17 Oct 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Carolyn Wallace Matthews, sister of Mrs. Solon E. Rose of Pulaski, who died at 6:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, October 16, at her home in Nashville after an extended illness were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Martin Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Walter R. Courtney and burial took place in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.
She was the widow of Ben E. Matthews. In addition to Mrs. Rose, Mrs. Matthews is survived by another sister, Miss Laurette Wallace, and one brother, W. Joe Wallace, Sr., Nashville.

MATTHEWS, Mary Bowman The Pulaski Citizen 23 Apr 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Bowman Matthews, 58, former Giles Countian, were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Cole and Garrett Funeral Home in Goodlettsville with the burial in Forrest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Matthews died of a heart ailment at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon, April 22, at her home in Springfield after a period of declining health.
The daughter of the late Tom Bowman and Sallie Buford Bowman, the family formerly lived at Buford Station, later moving to Campbell Station. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Matthews is survived by her husband, Earl Matthews, native of the Lynnville section; one daughter, Mrs. Fred Walker, Blountville; two sons, Bruce H. Matthews, Nashville, and Tom E. Matthews, Decatur, Ga.; eight grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Jesse Trout, Barnwell, S. C.; and two brothers, Tom Bowman, Columbia, and Joe Bowman, Kansas City, Mo.

MAULTSBY, John A. The Pulaski Citizen 25 Apr 1951
Mrs. B. E. Holt has received word of the death of her brother, John A. Maultsby, 89, on April 17, at his home in San Saba, Texas, after a long illness.
Funeral rites and burial took place in the Texas city.
In addition to his sister here Mr. Maultsby is survived by one brother, T. B. Maultsby, of Louisville, Ky., and several children, all of Texas.

MAULTSBY, William George The Pulaski Citizen 6 May 1953

Funeral services for William George Maultsby, 87, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Eris Journey. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Maultsby died at 12:30 o’clock Friday morning at the home of his son, Fate Maultsby in the Bodenham section, after a long illness.
He was twice married, his first wife was the former Miss Willie Ann Roberts, his second wife was the former Mrs. Minnie Franks.
Mr. Maultsby is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Oliver Byrd, Goodspring, Mrs. Clara Ragsdale, Nashville, Mrs. Paris Byrd and Miss Sue Maultsby, both of Louisville, Ky.; five sons, Fate Maultsby, Bodenham, Johnny Maultsby, Joe Maultsby, Eddie Lee Maultsby and William Maultsby, all of Louisville, Ky.; seventeen grandchildren and five great grandchildren, and one half-brother, Charlie A. Maultsby, Fort Worth, Texas. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

MAXWELL, Benjamin Franklin The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1952
Funeral services for Benjamin Franklin Maxwell, 66, lifelong resident of the county, who died at 2 o’clock Saturday morning, March 16, at his home, were held at one o’clock Sunday afternoon in the parlors of Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of Berea Methodist Church, and the Rev. W. L. Harwell, officiated and burial took place in the Brick Church Cemetery.
He was the only son of his parents, the late Overton Maxwell and Grace Gordon Maxwell. He was a member of the Berea Methodist Church.
Mr. Maxwell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ida Chapman Maxwell; one daughter, Mrs. Hugh Entrikin, Atlanta, Georgia; one son, Lionel Maxwell, Pulaski, and three grandchildren.
Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

MAY, Charles Allen The Pulaski Citizen 19 Feb 1958
Funeral services for Charles Allen May, 86, retired farmer of Giles County, were held at 3:30 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mitchell Sawyer, pastor of Elkton Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. May died at 4:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the home three miles south of Pulaski following a long illness.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, he was born May 8, 1872, the son of the late Charles W. May and Dora Butler May. He was a member of Rehoboth Methodist Church.
Mr. May, a batchelor, is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Albert Eldon Birdsong, who has lived in the home in recent years, and Mrs. John Nelson, Pulaski; and one brother, Rex May, Louisville, Ky. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

MAY, Emory Eugene The Pulaski Citizen 22 Dec 1954
Emery Eugene May, 78, consulting milling engineer for the Wolf Company, died unexpectedly of a heart attack December 12 at the Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, Pa.

Funeral rites and burial took place in that city.
Mr. May, husband of the former Miss Dove Abernathy of Pulaski, was born at Telford, Tenn., came of a family of millers, having begun his milling experiences at Eureka Mills, Telford, later going to Lenoir Mills, Lenoir, N. C. He spent several years installing new mills and had charge of three plants with the Pulaski (Tenn.) Roller Mills for a period of time. In 1914 he went to Chambersburg to begin his association with Lakeview and the Wolf Company, where he followed the mills built by the Wolf Co., in the United States, China, America and Europe.
In June 1949, he made a trip to Bogota, Columbia, where the company had extensive milling operations in that country.
Mr. May is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Anthony Fields, Penn Valley, Pa., and Mrs. W. D. Bronson, Chicago, Ill.; a son, Emery E. May, Jr., Chester, Ill.; seven grandchildren; and a brother, Jonesboro, Tenn.

MAY, Lillie B. Fogg The Pulaski Citizen 12 Sep 1951
Mrs. Lillie B. Fogg May, 63, native of Giles County, died at 4 o’clock Saturday morning, August 31, after several months illness at her home in Louisville, Ky.
Funeral rites took place at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon in Louisville and burial followed in Resthaven Memorial Park in that city.
Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Walter Fogg and Lillie Butler Fogg, who resided in the Aspen Hill community.
Mrs. May, a member of the Methodist Church, is survived by her husband, Rex May, Sr., a retired L & N Railroad carman; two daughters, Mrs. Gilbert D. Alexander and Mrs. Carl L.Metz; three sons, Charles W. May, Allen D. May, and Rex May, Jr.; a sister, Mrs. August Jeffers, Bedford, Ind.; a brother, Charles S. Fogg, and four grandchildren.


MAY, Willa Smith The Pulaski Citizen 01 Apr 1953
Mrs. Willa Smith May, 81, widow of Gil T. May, leading Pulaski merchant, died at 11 o’clock Friday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Louis Brown, in Huntsville, Ala., after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Sam Dodson, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. May, a graduate of Martin College, was a lifelong resident of the county. She was born September 27, 1871, the daughter of the late John Bateman Smith and Gabriella McCord Smith, members of prominent families of this section. Her husband, Gil T. May, died in November, 1949.
She was a member of the First Methodist Church and its missionary society and a member of Pulaski’s Gay Nineties Club. She was a former member of the Students Club.

Mrs. May is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Will E. Cross, Clarksville, and Mrs. Will Aiken Houston, Miami, Fla.; a nephew, John Bateman McClure, reared as a son, Pulaski; seven grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren; and one brother, Judge Clair B. Smith, Birmingham, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors

MAY, Zada Stafford The Pulaski Citizen 03 Aug 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Zada Stafford May, 76, Bodenham housewife, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Presbyterian Church. Rites were conducted by T. D. Anderson, Methodist layman, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. May died at 10:21 o’clock Monday morning, August 1, at Giles County Hospital after a three months’ illness.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was born November 26, 1879, the daughter of the late John Stafford and Sarah Petty Stafford. She was a member of the Greenwood Church of Christ.
Mrs. May is survived by her husband, Vince F. May, a former member of County Court for many years; one daughter, Mrs. Conroy Sawyers, Fayetteville; one son, Harvey May, Elkton; five grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Ewing Reed; and one brother, Walter Stafford, both of Bodenham. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

MAYES, Bose E. The Pulaski Citizen 16 Nov 1955
Bose E. Mayes, 75, retired dry goods merchant, died at 9 o’clock Tuesday morning, November 8, at a Nashville nursing home after a long period of failing health.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Bethel Methodist Church with the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of the church officiating, assisted by the Rev. William H. Mansfield. Burial took place in Prospect Cemetery.
Born April 14, 1880, at Prospect, he was the son of the late Frank Mayes and Evalyn Richardson Mayes. He was a member of the Bethel Methodist Church.
Mr. Mayes was a retired dry goods merchant, having been a traveling salesman for many years and for a ten year period had been associated with his father in a dry goods store in Robertson County in the 1920’s.
His wife, Mrs. Kate Smith Mayes, a native of Bethel, died February 10, 1934.
Mr. Mayes is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Fred S. Booth of Pulaski; one son, Dr. Ben R. Mayes , Nashville; six grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Raymond Rosson, Mrs. Ethel Hargrove and Mrs. Charles Stults, all of Jonesboro, Tenn.; and two brothers, Lamberth Mayes, Jonesboro, and Paul Mayes, Adams, Tenn. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

MAYFIELD, Jennie The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jan 1957
Funeral services for Miss Jennie Mayfield, 74, resident of the Goodspring community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and the Rev. Marion Lewter, pastor of Scotts Hill Baptist Church, with burial in Maplewood Cemetery. She died at 10:05 Saturday morning, January 26, at Giles County Hospital after several weeks illness.

A native of Giles County, she was born April 25, 1882, the daughter of the late Thomas J. Mayfield and Mary Jane Hardiman Mayfield, and was a member of Scotts Hill Baptist Church.
Miss Mayfield is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Edgar Wilburn, Pulaski, and Mrs. Edgar White, Yuma, Ariz.; and two brothers, Emmett Mayfield and Will Mayfield, Pulaski. Pulask Funeral Home in charge.

MAYFIELD, Joe and Edith Wall The Pulaski Citizen 6 Dec 1950
Giles County Couple killed in Car-Truck Accident on Friday.
Joe Mayfield, 29, deputy register of Giles County and his wife, Edith Wall Mayfield, 26, were killed in an automobile accident which occurred about five o’clock Friday afternoon when their car collided head-on with a county highway truck driven by Joe Bragg, 38, of Pulaski. The accident happened three miles southwest of Pulaski on Highway 11, as the couple were returning to their home in Goodsprings community. Mayfield was driving when the wreck occurred….
Funeral services were held at the Cool Springs Church of Christ, by Roger McKenzie, formerly pastor of the church, assisted by Rev. Bill Starnes, former pastor of Oak Grove Methodist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Both Mr. and Mrs. Mayfield were lifelong residents of Giles County, and received their education in the Giles County Schools.
He was the son of Will Mayfield, and Sallie Will Maultsby Mayfield. He had been deputy register for four years, was a member of the Cool Springs Church of Christ where served as Superintendent of the Sunday School. Three brothers are among the survivors, James Mayfield, a twin who is an employee of the Pulaski Postoffice, Billy Mayfield,14, of Pulaski, and Thomas Mayfield of Tullahoma.
Mrs. Mayfield was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arch Walls of Giles County. She was a member of the Methodist Church, and had been employed for six years by the Stephens Manufacturing Company in Pulaski. Two brothers survive, David Wall of Pulaski and Woodrow Wall of Minor Hill; and two sisters, Miss Irene Wall and Mrs. Emma Shelton, both of Minor Hill.

MAYNARD, Mary Jean Coats The Pulaski Citizen 9 May 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jane Coats Maynard, 78, who died at 7:05 o’clock Friday night, May 4, after several months illness at her home in Pulaski, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. S. F. Crumpton, pastor of the Church of God. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born in Giles County she was the daughter of the late Alex Coats and Mary Jane Chapman Coats. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Maynard is survived by her husband, Sam Maynard; two daughters, Mrs.Florence
Haley, Fayetteville, and Mrs. Bessie Snyder, Pulaski; ten grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; and one brother, Robert Coats, Florence, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

McCALL, Hardy The Pulaski Citizen 22 Oct 1958

Miss Hardy McCall, 82, died Thursday night in a Nashville hospital after a long period of ill health. Graveside services were held at 12:30 p. m. Saturday at Lynnwood Cemetery, the Rev. John B.Linderberger, pastor of the Lynnville Presbyterian Church officiating.
Miss McCall was a native of Giles County, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCall of Lynnville. She moved to Nashville many years ago, and made her home at the Maxwell House Hotel for a long period. She is survived by one brother, J. H. McCall of Atlanta.

McCANLESS, Breta O. The Pulaski Citizen 16 Sep 1959
Funeral services for Breta O. McCanless, machinist for twenty-three years in Florence, Ala., were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at Morrison-Elkin Funeral Home in Florence with the Rev. Mr. Hunt, Methodist minister, officiating. Burial took place in Wesleys Cemetery at Florence.
Mr. McCanless, native of Giles County, died unexpectedly of a heart attack early Sunday afternoon, September 13, in his car at the side of the Lewisburg Highway in the Brick Church Community where he was stricken.
Born December 24, 1902, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Homer Dudley McCanless and Lula Riddle McCanless. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. McCanless is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lora Ferrill McCanless; one sister, Mrs. Richard E. Holt, Pulaski; and several nieces and nephews.

McCANLESS, Homer Dudley The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jul 1952
Homer Dudley McCanless, age 75, died Friday morning, July 25th at 4:30 at his home after a months illness. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. at Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman and Rev W. C. Moorehead. Burial was in the McCanless graveyard in Friendship community.
Mr. McCanless a retired carpenter born October 29, 1877 was a lifelong resident of the Friendship community. He was the son of John Wesley McCanless and America Parsons McCanless pioneer families of that community.
He was a member of the Methodist Church since early boyhood.
Surviving are his second wife, Mrs. Carrie Beard McCanless; one daughter, Mrs. Richard E. Holt; one son B. O. McCanless, all of Pulaski; one brother, George McCanless of Seymour, Texas; and a sister, Mrs. Steelman of Athens, Ala.; and five grandchildren.
His first wife, Mrs. Lula Riddle McCanless died March 31, 1941.

McCANLESS, Myrene The Pulaski Citizen 23 Sep 1953
Funeral services for Miss Myrene McCanless, 54, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Friendship Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, of St. Joseph, former pastor, and the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister. Burial took place in McCanless Cemetery in that community. She died at 6 o’clock Sunday evening, following a long period of illness.
She was born October 26, 1898, the daughter of the late William Thomas McCanless and Lee Ella Pack McCanless. She was a member of Friendship Methodist Church.

Miss McCanless is survived by two aunts, Mrs. T. E. Williams, Friendship and Mrs. John W. Crump, Portland, Ore. Pulaski Funeral Home, funeral directors in charge.

McCASKILL, Gertrude Wisdom The Pulaski Citizen 25 Apr 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. William J. McCaskill, 71, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. McCaskill died at 11 o’clock Wednesday night, April 18, at a Nashville nursing home after a long illness.
The former Miss Gertrude Wisdom, she was born May 14, 1884, in Giles County, the daughter of the late John W. Wisdom and Margaret Ball Wisdom, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Her husband, William J. McCaskill, died July 9, 1948.
Mrs. McCaskill is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Willie Wall, Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. Brown Foster, Riversburg, Mrs. Margaret Tarpley, Pulaski, and Mrs. Henry Morrison, Nashville; one son, William E. McCaskill, Pulaski; ten grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. A. B. Campbell, Nashville; and one brother, Lee Wisdom, Riversburg. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

McCASKILL, Julia The Pulaski Citizen 24 Sep 1958
Funeral services for Miss Julia McCaskill, 80, native Giles Countian, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. R. L. Greenway, pastor of the Olivet Church of which she was a member. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Miss McCaskill who had lived for several years with relatives in Dallas, Texas, died Saturday afternoon, September 20, at a nursing home in that city.
Born July 7, 1878, she was the daughter of the late William Allen McCaskill and Jennie Johnson McCaskill.
The survivors are one brother, Jack McCaskill, and one sister, Mrs. H. G. Savage, both of Dallas. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

McCASKILL, Laura Wright The Pulaski Citizen 7 Feb 1951
The body of Mrs. Laura Wright McCaskill, of Pulaski, who died Friday afternoon, Feb. 2, wile being transferred to Vanderbilt Hospital for treatment of bone cancer from which she had suffered for three years, will remain at the university in order to further the cancer research conducted by the pathology department of the hospital. This will be done at the request of Mrs. McCaskill, who knew that she was suffering with a rare type of the disease, and hoped her action might aid medical science in saving other cancer sufferers from death. Her husband, Jack McCaskill, her son and other members of the family acquiesced in her request.
Mrs. McCaskill, whose illness had invaded practically every bone in her body had been the beneficiary of almost every type of treatment available, having been a patient many times at the Vanderbilt Hospital and the Max Fields clinics in Texas. She lived considerably longer than is usual in advanced cases. Dr. E. W. Goodpasture, pathologist at Vanderbilt stated Mrs. McCaskill’s request set a precedent at the southern research center.

Both Mr. and Mrs. McCaskill were Giles County natives of the Riversburg community. They had lived in Louisiana and Dallas, Texas prior to going to Fort Worth, Texas, where Mrs. McCaskill became ill. She was at the home of her mother, Mrs. J. L. Foremna, South 1st Street for some time before her death. Mrs. McCaskill was educated at Middle Tennessee State College in Murfreesboro and taught school in Giles County for a number of years. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Memorial services were held Tuesday at 10:30 a. m. at the First Methodist Church in Pulaski with the Rev. Fred C. Woodard officiating. Survivors in addition to her husband include one son, William A. McCaskill of Lake Charles, La.; and a grandson, Danny; her mother, Mrs. J. L. Foreman of Pulaski; three sisters, Mrs. Hamilton Aymett, Bowling Green, Ky., Miss Susie Wright and Mrs. Marcus Craine of Pulaski.

McCASLIN, Mrs. Boyce The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jan 1959
Mrs. Boyce McCaslin, resident of St. Louis, Mo., died at a hospital in that city on December 31. Funeral rites and burial took place in St. Louis Friday.
Mrs. McCaslin is survived by her husband, one daughter and two grandchildren; and one brother, W. D. Kirkpatrick, Pulaski, Tenn., and several sisters.

McCLELLAN, Sue Ruth Phillips The Pulaski Citizen 14 Aug 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Thomas C. McClellan, former Giles Countian, were held at 4:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the residence in Sardis, Miss., with burial in that city. Mrs. McClellan died at 10 o’clock Monday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert T. Ballentine in Sardis after a long illness.
The former Miss Sue Ruth Phillips, she was the daughter of the late John Phillips and Emma Reynolds Phillips of Pulaski; and was the wife of Judge Thomas C. McClellan of Montgomery, Ala., who served on the Alabama Supreme Court for a number of years.
In addition to the one daughter, Mrs. Ballentine, Mrs. McClellan is survived by two grandchildren, Tom Ballentine and Miss Gail Ballentine, Sardis; two sisters, Mrs. Ben Childers and Mrs. J. Solon Flautt, Nashville; and one brother, John Phillips, Lake Providence, La.

McCLELLAN, Willie The Pulaski Citizen 9 Oct 1957
Miss Willie McClellan, 88, resident of Franklin the past five and a half years, died at 7:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, October 8, at Franklin Nursing Home after a period of declining health.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday morning at Maple Hill Cemetery at Huntsville, Ala., with the pastor of First Presbyterian Church of which she was a member, officiating.
Born August 21, 1869, in Limestone County, Ala., she had lived most of her life in Madison County, Ala. The daughter of the late William C. McClellan and Sue E. Strong McClellan, she was educated at Martin College in Pulaski.
Miss McClellan is survived by one niece, Mrs. Tom B. Carter; and one nephew, Charles A. White, both of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

McLIN, John The Pulaski Citizen 21 Nov 1956

Our sympathy goes out to the McLin family in the loss of their father, John McLin whose funeral rites were said Friday afternoon at the Mt. Zion Church with Rev. J.T. Culbreath of Diana and Rev. Andy Largen of Fayetteville in charge. The Book of Life had been finished and the pages closed with Chapters which contained good deeds, love, loyalty and character. Rests beneath florals of love from his many friends and loved ones. His memory shall be cherished by many.
Mr. And Mrs. Edd Reed and Lee McLin of Clinton, Iowa came home Thursday night for the funeral and burial of their father John McLin. Other relatives that came from a distance for the funeral of Mr. McLin were Mr. And Mrs. Carl Wakefield, Paul Wakefield of Memphis, Mr. And Mrs. Hope of Nashville, Mrs. Willoughby and daughter, Mr. And Mrs. Billy McLin of Columbia, Mrs. Jett and family of Blue Creek, Mr and Mrs. Haney and relatives of Minor Hill, Mr. And Mrs. Glenn Wakefield and Mr. And Mrs. Sanders McCord and Ted of Nashville.
We are all so deeply concerned about Emmet McLin who is hospitalized resulting from a car accident last week while he was enroute home to see his father. His wife and daughter of Memphis came immediately to be at his bedside. Emmitt you have a host of friends who are praying for your speedy recovery.
Mr. And Mrs. Edd Reed and Lee McLin of Iowa who arrived Thursday night for the funeral and burial of their father John McLin Friday, returned to their home in Iowa Sunday.

McCLURE, Addison Brown The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jul 1950
Funeral services for Addison Brown McClure, 52, widely-known Mason and an assistant train master for the NC&St.L Railway, who died on June 30, were held at 3:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at West End Methodist Church in Nashville.
Burial took place in Woodlawn Memorial Park in Nashville.
Mr. McClure, past grand master of the Masonic Grand Lodge in Tennessee, died late Friday at a Nashville hospital.
A native of Athens, Ala., he had resided in Nashville many years and took a leading part both in the Methodist Church and in the Masonic order.
Mr. McClure is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Lou Green McClure, a native of Giles County; a daughter, Mrs. Wayne Grout of Memphis; three grandchildren, Jimmy, Bobby and Linda Grout; his mother, Mrs. Minnie Brittain, Nashville; and a sister, Mrs. H. E. Beckham, Athens, Ala.

McCLURE, Robert Jackson The Pulaski Citizen 24 Apr 1957
Robert Jackson McClure, 56, logger in the Union Hill community of Giles County, was killed instantly about 8:30 a. m. Monday when struck between the shoulder and hip by a tree which he was felling on Reed Hill in the community, about 12 miles southwest of Pulaski.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p. m. Wednesday at the Chestnut Grove Methodist Church by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.

Sheriff P. M. Butler said McClure and a helper, Thurman A. Butler, were working in an isolated area and, when the accident occurred, Butler was unable to lift the tree from Mr. McClure’s body until others arrived at the scene to assist. Mr. McClure was using a power sawto fell an 80-foot tree when the saw “kicked back”, causing the tree to fall the wrong way, pinning him underneath.
A native of Giles County, Mr. McClure was the son of the late Alfred and Minerva Stafford McClure. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Whitby McClure; a son, James Herbert McClure; two daughters, Mrs. Ralph Nonennemarch and Mrs. Johnnie Brock, both of Elkhart, Ind.; six grandchildren; a brother, Marvin McClure, Goodspring; and three sisters, Mrs. Columbus Smith, Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Ed Hobbs and Mrs. Thurman Butler, both of Union Hill.

McCONNELL, Raymond L. The Pulaski Citizen 30 Apr 1952
Funeral services for Raymond L. McConnell, 65, Minor Hill farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Goodsprings, Ala., Methodist Church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. McConnell died of pneumonia, at 8:45 o’clock Sunday morning at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala.
He was a native of Limestone, Ala., but had resided in Giles County for some time. He was a member of the Methodist Church, a veteran of World War I and the American Legion.
His first wife, Mrs. Lillie Davis McConnell, died several years ago.
Mr. McConnell is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Susie Marlow McConnell; five daughters, Mrs. Roy Lee Robinson, Covington, Ky., Mrs. L. S. Littrell, Appleton, Mrs. Perry Crabb, Minor Hill, and Mrs. J. W. Roland and Mrs. Glen Watkins, both of Ardmore; eight sons, J. B. McConnell, Jasper McConnell, Leon McConnell, and Dwight McConnell, Minor Hill, Artell McConnell, Athens, Ala., Gholson McConnell, Wales, Raymond McConnell, Jr., Limestone County, Ala., and John W. McConnell, Covington, Ky.; twenty-five grandchildren and two great grandchildren; three step-daughters, Mrs. Oscar Cottrell, Minor Hill, and Mrs. James Wright and Mrs. Bert Hester, both of Fort Payne, Ala.; and three brothers, Addie McConnell, and Troy McConnell, Lawrence County, and Sam McConnell, Ardmore.

McCORD, Blanche Brandon The Pulaski Citizen 26 Nov 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Blanche Brandon McCord, 86, former Pulaski resident, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church, and burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born and reared in the Bufords community of the county, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brandon. Later she lived in Pulaski and attended Martin College.
Her husband, Frank G. McCord, Pulaskian, died several years ago, and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. McCord is survived by one son, Kenneth McCord of Atlanta. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

McCORD, Elwood The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jul 1952

Elwood McCord, 77, retired railroad man, died at 5:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at a Bellville, Ill., hospital after a long illness.
Funeral services took place Tuesday afternoon at a funeral home in Bellville and burial followed in the Bellville Cemetery.
Born and reared in Pulaski, he was the son of the late Laps D. McCord, Sr., and Betty Thompson McCord.
Mr. McCord is survived by his wife; one daughter, Miss LaVergne McCord, Bellville; three sons, Laps D. McCord, and W. R. McCord, Bellville, and Lacey McCord, St. Louis, Mo.; several grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. E. R. Reynolds and Miss Mary Boyd McCord, both of Pulaski.

McCORD, Frank The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jul 1950
Funeral services for Frank McCord, 84, businessman and church leader of Atlanta, Ga., held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. The Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of First Methodist Church officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. McCord died Friday afternoon at his home in Atlanta after a short illness.
He was a native of Pulaski and was the son of the late Luther Wood McCord and Margaret Shapard McCord, members of Giles County pioneer families. He had resided in Atlantaa thirty years and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Blanche Brandon McCord, also a native of Pulaski; a son, Kenneth McCord, and a sister, Mrs. Atha Baugh, all of Atlanta.

McCORD, Mrs. John H. The Pulaski Citizen 30 Dec 1953
Mrs. John H. McCord, 28, physical education teacher at Columbia High School, was killed in a two car crash eight miles south of Columbia, on Highway 31 about 10:30 a.m. Friday.
Funeral services were held at two o’clock Sunday afternoon at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia by the Rev. Merl C. Patterson, pastor, and the Rev. C. M. Zwingle. Burial was in McCain Cemetery.
Mr. McCord, driver of the car, escaped serious injury in the accident that Patrolman E. P. McKee, Jr., said occurred when the McCord car suddenly came upon a car treaveling at a low rate of speed. Mr. McCord slammed on his brakes and the car swerved across the road in front of another car coming south.
McKee said tire marks indicated the brakes on the McCord car “grabbed and locked”. McCord was treated and released at Maury County Hospital. He is basketball coach at Culleoka High School and a Columbia insurance agent.
Mrs. McCord was dead on arrival at the hospital.
Mrs. McCord was a native of Maury County and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Erwin, Columbia. Her father is a farmer and had been Maury County coroner for many years.
She was educated at the University of Tennessee and had been physical education director for girls at the Columbia High School for five years. She was married in 1952.
She was a member of the Columbia Presbyterian Church.

In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. McCord is survived by three brothers, Eugene and J. B. Erwin, Maury County and Donald Erwin of West Virginia and a sister, Mrs. Paul Foster, Charleston, W. Va.

McCORD, Mary Boyd The Pulaski Citizen 11 Dec 1957
Funeral services for Miss Mary Boyd McCord, 86, native Pulaskian, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by Dr. Bruce Strother and Dr. William H. Mansfield, pastors of First Methodist Church and burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery. Miss McCord died at 11:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, December 11, at the Davis Nursing Home in Nashville after a long period of declining health.
Born March 31, 1871, and reared in Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late Laps D. McCord and Betty Thompson McCord, and was graduated from Martin College. She held a position in the Bureau of the Census in Washington, D. C., for many years. She was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church and was active in the work of its missionary society.
Miss McCord is survived by one sister, Mrs. Edward R. Reynolds, Pulaski; and a number of nieces and nephews. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

McCORD, Stanley The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jun 1955
Stanley McCord, 46, former co-owner of The Pulaski Record and the son of the late Laps D. McCord who published The Record for many years, died Tuesday in Washington, D. C., where he had lived the past five years.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday at Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. Sam Dodson, Jr., pastor of First Methodist Church, Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
After his father’s death, Mr. McCord was associated with his brother, Edward McCord, in publishing The Record until he moved to Washington in 1950. He was connected with the Government printing office during his residency in Washington.
The son of the Mrs. L. D. McCord of Pulaski and the late Mr. McCord, he was a native of Pulaski where he spent the greater part of his life. He was a graduate of Giles County High School and attended the University of Tennessee and was connected with the Knoxville News-Sentinel while in that city. He was a member of the Methodist Church and the Masonic Lodge.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Geneva McCord, of Washington; three sisters, Mrs. Parker Perry, Boston, Mass., Mrs. John T. Busch, Memphis, and Mrs. Jurg Fehlman, Berne, Switzerland; five brothers, Edward McCord, Pulaski, Campbell McCord, Fountain City, Laps D. McCord, IV, Silver Springs, Md., Elwood McCord, Tucson, Ariz. and T. W. McCord, Long Beech, Calif.

McCORMACK, Minnie Myrtle The Pulaski Citizen 3 Aug 1955
Funeral services for Miss Minnie Myrtle McCormack, 78, were held at 3:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at Blooming Grove Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. T. Parsons, and burial took place in the Pisgah Cemetery.

Miss McCormack who had been in failing health for a long time, died Thursday morning at Giles County Hospital.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Frank McCormack and Mary V. Woodward McCormack, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Miss McCormack is survived by four brothers, Don McCormack, Jimmy F. McCormack, and Virgil McCormack, all of Pulaski, and Tommie Lee McCormack, Lewisburg; and two sisters, Mrs. Robert West, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. Roy Wynne, Bryson. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

McCORMICK, Lou Aymett The Pulaski Citizen 24 Feb 1954
Word has been received by relatives of the death of Mrs. Lou Aymett McCormick, 86, who died on Monday, February 15, at a hospital in Dallas, Texas. Funeral rites took place in Dallas and burial followed in the cemetery in Waxahachie, Texas.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the wife of Miller McCormick who died in the early 1900’s. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
In 1907, she went to Waxahachie to make her home again moving in 1912 to Dallas where she live the remainder of her life.
Mrs. McCormick is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Hallie Baird, Houston, Texas; and three sons, Gentry McCormick, with whom she made her home, and William B. McCormick, both of Dallas and Forrest L. McCormick, Waco, Texas; and seven grandchildren.

McCORMICK, Mary Tommy Vernell The Pulaski Citizen 13 Dec 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Tommy Vernell McCormick, 78, who died at 5:30 o’clock
Saturday afternoon, December 9, at her home on Jones Street, were held at one o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. C. T. Carter, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs McCormick has been in declining health for the past year.
Born November 10, 1872, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Calvin Vernell and Melissa Ables Vernell. Her husband, John B. McCormick, die in October, 1942.
Mrs. McCormick is survived by five daughtes , Mrs. Otha Sandridge and Mrs. Claiborne Roberts, both of Pulaski, Mrs. Buford Holley, Mrs. Willie Holley, and Mrs. Clint Wilburn, of Giles County; three sons, Bell B. McCormick, Beech Hill, Harris McCormick, Birmingham, Ala., and Willie McCormick, Florence, Ala.; thirty-two grandchildren and twenty-three great grandchildren.

McCORMICK, Richard Jefferson The Pulaski Citizen 7 Nov 1956
Funeral services for Richard Jefferson McCormick, 86, retired farmer of the Pisgah community, were held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. J. T. Parsons and burial took place at the Old Baptist Church Cemetery on Indian Creek. Mr. McCormick died at 2 o’clock Monday morning, November 5, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Ingram on Indian Creek following a long illness.

Born May 10, 1870, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John McCormick and Caldonia Wilson McCormick, and was a member of the Baptist Church. His wife, Mrs. Lula Murray McCormick, died many years ago.
Mr. McCormick is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Ingram, Mrs. P. D. Carden, Mrs. Ollie Hefley, all of Giles County, and Mrs. John Wright of Louisville, Ky.; one son, William McCormick, Giles County; several grandchildren and great grandchildren, and one half-sister, Mrs. John Pack of Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

McCOWAN, Edward McCormack The Pulaski Citizen 18 Nov 1959
Funeral services for Edward McCormack McCowan, 49, a foreman at Victor Chemical Company, Columbia, Tenn., were held at 11 o’clock Monday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home with the Rev. J. R. Stuckey officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. McCowan died at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon, November 14, at Maury County Hospital, Columbia, after an illness of six months.
Born June 13, 1910, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Matt McCowan and Elise Gatlin McCowan. He was a veteran of World War II.
Mr. McCowan is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ura Davidson McCowan; five sisters, Mrs. Brown Watson, Giles County, Mrs. Clyde Chambliss, Lawrence County, Mrs. Buford Stevenson, Lincoln County, Mrs. Allen Kellam, Richmond, Va., and Mrs. Bill Snell, Old Hickory; eight brothers, Douglas McCowan and Calvin McCowan, Giles County, Charlie McCowan, Lewisburg, Gene McCowan, Shelbyville, Leslie McCowan, Miami, Fla., Coleman McCowan, Fresno, Ohio, and George McCowan and John McCowan, Chicago, Ill. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

McCRACKEN, Harris The Pulaski Citizen 18 Feb 1953
Funeral services for Harris McCracken, 63, farmer of the Pisgah community were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Virgil Bradford, minister of the East Hill Church of Christ and the Rev. Elwood Denison, Methodist minister of Thompson Station. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. McCracken was found dead at his farm Friday afternoon about one-half mile from the residence.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was the son of the late Whitfield McCracken and Maude Harris McCracken.
Mr. McCracken is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bernadine Thesing McCracken; four daughters, Mrs. W. Roy Freeman and Mrs. Edward Denson, Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. John M. Aymett and Mrs. John H. Morris, Jr., both of Pulaski; two sons, Whitfield McCracken, Nashville, and Harold McCracken, Columbia; and one sister, Miss Lillian McCracken, manager of Ragland’s Shop in Pulaski.
Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors

McCRACKEN, John Lytle The Pulaski Citizen 27 Aug 1958

Funeral services for John Lytle McCracken, 80, merchant at Bunker Hill for fifty years, will be held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the Chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Thomas Vann, pastor of Bunker Hill Methodist Church, and the Rev. J. W. McCullough. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. McCracken died at 8 o’clock Wednesday night, August 27, at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville after a period of declining health.
Born May 19, 1878, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John C. McCracken and Mary Barnes McCracken. He was a member of the Bunker Hill Methodist Church, and was a steward and had served as superintendent of the Sunday School for a number of years.
Mr. McCracken was twice married; his first marriage was to the former Miss Dora Watson, who died many years ago.
Mr. McCracken is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nina Poston McCracken; four daughters, Mrs. Edwin Poston and Miss Ruth McCracken, Bunker Hill, Mrs. Robert Barnes, Pulaski, and Mrs. Harold Marks, Frankewing; one son, John Calvin McCracken, Sacramento, Calif.; a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Will Due, Bunker Hill. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

McCRACKEN, Maude Harris The Pulaski Citizen 27 Feb 1952
Mrs. Maude Harris McCracken, 87, died at 8 o’clock Friday night, February 22, at a Nashville hospital, following a protracted illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born June 3, 1864, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Gustavus H. Harris and Mary Ann Nave Harris. She had been a member of the Church of Christ since her girlhood.
Her husband, Whitfield W. McCracken, died April 29, 1930.
Mrs McCracken is survived by one daughter, Miss Lillian McCracken, manager of Ragland’s Ladies Shop in Pulaski; one son, Luther Harris McCracken, Bunker Hill; six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Lola Bledsoe, Lynnville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

McDONALD, T. C. The Pulaski Citizen 23 Oct 1957
T. C. McDonald, 43, co-owner with his brother, Jim McDonald, of a grocery store in Ardmore died Thursday night at his home in Ardmore, Ala., of a reportedly self-inflicted rifle shot wound. He lived about ten minutes after he was discovered lying on the floor of the bathroom of his home with a 22 rifle lying nearby, according to reports made by relatives.
No reason was advanced for the shooting, which was investigated by Alabama officers.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at the Methodist Church in Ardmore. Rev. M. O. Blackwelder, pastor of the Baptist Church, will officiate and burial will take place in the Gatlin Cemetery.
A native of Mississippi, he had lived at Ardmore about 15 years. He was a member of the Baptist Church.

Mr. McDonald is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maggie Terrell McDonald, five daughters, Mrs. H. J. Carter, Jr., Mrs. Don Rainey, Miss Patsy McDonald, Miss Connie McDonald, and Miss Jeanie McDonald; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James McDonald; four brothers, Melvin, Douglas, James and Patrick McDonald, all of Ardmore; three sisters, Mrs. Pearl Henderson of Mississippi, Mrs. Lucile Gibson, Beaumont, Texas, and Mrs. Mary Merritt, Detroit, Mich.

McELWEE, Henry Quay The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jan 1955
Henry Quay McElwee, husband of the former Miss Elise Abernathy of Pulaski, died at noon Sunday, January 9, at the home in Clermont, Fla., after a two months illness.
Funeral rites and burial took place Tuesday afternoon in Clermont.
A native of York, S. C., he lived in Atlanta, Ga., for many years where he was associated with the Diamond Match Company. At the time of his retirement, he was Southeastern manager of the company.
He was an active member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. McElwee is survived by his wife, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lane Abernathy of Pulaski; and one brother, Frank McElwee of York, S. C.

McFARLAND, Addie Odell The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jul 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Addie Odell Gowan McFarland, 65, Elkton housewife, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Elkton Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. F. E. Durham and the Rev. Talmadge Clayton, pastor of the church. Burial will take place in the Elkton Cemetery. Mrs. McFarland died Wednesday afternoon at Baugh-Wiley Clinic in Decatur, Ala., after an illness of one year.
Born September 14, 1892, in Bedford County, she was the daughter of the late Isaac Gowan and Mattie Mullins Gowan. She was a member of the Elkton Baptist Church.
Mrs. McFarland is survived by her husband, Henry McFarland; five daughters, Mrs. Ruby Lanier and Mrs. Betty Jordan, Elkton, Mrs. Bessie Whitt, Ardmore, Mrs. Lucile Faulkenberry, Pulaski, and Mrs. Mamie Sue Richards, Fayetteville; four sons, Robert Mahlon McFarland, Elkton, Harold McFarland, Pulaski, John W. McFarland, Nashville; a number of grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Fred Daly, Ardmore, Mrs. Ozell Ussery, Elkmont, Ala., and Mrs. Isabel Battles, Athens, Ala.; and three brothers, Rufus Gowan and George Gowan, both of Ardmore, and Edward Gowan, Harrisburg, Ark. Bennett-May and Company in charge.


McFARLAND, Robert C. The Pulaski Citizen 14 Apr 1954
Robert C. McFarland, 43, Giles Countian, died unexpectedly Saturday night, April 10, in a hospital in Paducah, Ky., following a brief illness.
Funeral rites were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon in Pulaski at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born October, 1910, and reared in Giles County, he was the son of Mrs. Sallie Faulkner McFarland of Elkton and the late J. W. McFarland. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Mr. McFarland, former employee of the Pulaski plant of General Shoe Corporation, moved to Paducah three years ago to enter the grocery business.

In addition to his mother, Mr. McFarland is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nannie Lee Smith McFarland; one son, Joe McFarland; five sisters, Mrs. Marvin Moore, Delrose, Mrs. Elbert Twyford, Jacksonville, Ill., Mrs. Malcolm Harwell, Frankewing, Mrs. Jess Lewter, Nashville, and Miss Minnie Bell McFarland, Elkton; and three brothers, Henry McFarland, Elkton, Edward McFarland, Columbia, and Andrew McFarland, Jacksonville, Ill. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

McFERRIN, George P. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Feb 1952
George P. McFerrin, 67, Wilson County farmer, died Saturday at his home near Lebanon.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Hartsville, Tenn., conducted by the Rev. J. J. Stowe and the Rev. C. H. Hunt, and burial took place in Gallatin Cemetery.
Born at College Grove, he was the son of the late Rev. John A. McFerrin and Martha Abston McFerrin, and was educated at Battle Ground Academy in Franklin.
His wife, Mrs. Ella Cullom McFerrin, died in 1922.
Mr. McFerrin, a member of the Methodist Church, is survived by two sisters, Mrs J. J. Stowe, Nashville, and Mrs. William R. Pope, Monteagle.

McGAVCO, Willa Eslick The Pulaski Citizen 2 Mar 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Delbert C. McGavco, 44, who resided at 1111 Seventeenth Avenue, South, Nashville, were held Thursday at Cosmopolitan Funeral Home in Nashville, conducted by the Rev. Fred Bell. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
She died unexpectedly Tuesday, February 22, at Mid-State Hospital where she had been employed as a licensed practical nurse.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the former Miss Willa Blake Eslick, daughter of the late Dan L. Eslick and Inez Bennett Eslick. She had lived in Nashville twenty-two years, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. McGavco is survived by her husband, Delbert C. McGavco; three brothers, Bennett Eslick and Eugene E. Eslick, Sr., both of Pulaski, and Oliver Eslick, Nashville; two stepsons, Donald McGavco, Nashville and Llewellyn McGavco, Louisville, Ky., and one stepdaughter, Mrs. Janet Ashberry, Louisville, Ky.



McGEE, Hattie Peeples The Pulaski Citizen 27 May 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Peeples McGee, 86, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial will take place in Oak Grove Cemetery. Mrs. McGee died on Tuesday, May 26, at her home on Maple Street in Pulaski after a brief illness.
Born May 7, 1873, in Giles County, she was the wife of Jim McGee who died in 1941.

Mrs. McGee is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lon L. Chapman, Cedar Grove, and Mrs. John Gordon, Fayetteville; four sons, Bill McGee, Watervliet, Mich., Henry McGee, Pulaski, Herman McGee, Bodenham, and Robert McGee, Birmingham, Ala.; 30 grandchildren, 54 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Dave Marks, Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. Ella Beard, Huntsville, Ala.Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

McGEE, Lena Medley The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Lena Medley McGee, 47, who died at 9 o’clock Thursday morning, March 13, at her home at Wales after a long illness, were held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place at Mt. Zion Cemetery near Frankewing.
Born July 25, 1904 in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Joe Medley and Betty Hailey Medley. The greater part of her life she lived in this county. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. McGee is survived by the following children: five daughters, Mrs. J. T. Thorne, Mrs. Mary Ellen Whitworth and Mrs. Winford Tatum, Pulaski, and Misses Barbara June McGee and Mable Ruth McGee, Wales; and four sons, Tulley McGee, James Robert McGee, Larry McGee, and Harold McGee, all of Wales. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

McGEE, Lou Waldrop The Pulaski Citizen 15 Nov 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Lou Waldrop McGee, 72, who died Thursday, November 2, at a
Nashville hospital, were held at 10 o’clock Friday morning at the home of her sister, Mr. D. T. Stanton in Nashville following the death of her husband William McGee, Lynnville farmer. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
In addition to the one sister, Mrs. McGee is survived by a step-son, Charlie McGee, Pulaski; another sister, Mrs. Beulah Hewitt, Nashville; three brothers, Dr. R. w. Waldrop and Dr. E. M. Waldrop, both of Nashville, and Dr. J. G. Waldrop, Nashville, Ark.

McGEE, Mark K. The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jan 1955
Mark K. McGee, 81, retired farmer of the Liberty Hill community, died at 7:30 o’clock Tuesday evening, January 4, at Giles County Hospital, following a three weeks’ illness.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. W. W. Stockman, Baptist minister. Burial will take place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Cam McGee and Jane Richardson McGee. His wife, Mrs. Anna Estell McGee, died February 19, 1944.
Mr. McGee is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Wessie Staggs and Mrs. Wilson Angus, both of Lynnville; three sons, Clarence McGee, Mt. Pleasant, Ray McGee, Marietta, Ga., and Horace McGee, Columbia; twenty one grandchildren and five great grandchildren; and one brother, John McGee, Columbia. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

McGILL, Joseph George The Pulaski Citizen 30 Apr 1952
Funeral services for Joseph George McGill, 69, Giles County farmer, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Booths Chapel, conducted by Alton Hendrix, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.

Mr. McGill died at 12:45 o’clock Monday afternoon at the home of his son, Coleman McGill at Five Points in Lawrence County, following a long illness.
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Dave McGill, he was born in Giles County, where he spent most of his life. His wife died several years ago.
Mr. McGill is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Albert Smith, Valdosta, Ga., Mrs. Malcolm White and Mrs. Armand Cockrell, both of Minor Hill, and Mrs. Marvin White, Anderson, Ala.; three sons, Coleman McGill, Lawrence County, Doyce McGill, Town Creek, Ala., and Royce McGill, Minor Hill; twenty-eight grandchildren an five great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Ella Thompson, Nashville, Ark.; one half-sister, Mrs. Onnie Tankersley, Minor Hill; and three half-brothers, Homer McGill and Porter McGill, Minor Hill and Hobart McGill, who is stationed in Germany. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

McGREGOR, Frances The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jul 1959
Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. W. E. McGregor, 45, Sunday, July 19, at her home in Rainelle, W. Va., after a sudden illness. Funeral services and burial took place Wednesday in Rainelle.
Mrs. McGregor;s husband, W. E. (Billy) McGregor, a former resident of Lynnville, Tenn., is an official of the Meadow River Lumber Company at Rainelle.
She was the sister-in-law of James Winford McGregor of Nashville.

MCGREW, Henry Wynn The Pulaski Citizen 13 Mar 1957
Funeral services for Henry Wynn McGrew, 87, retired farmer of the Bethesda section, will be held at 4 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bethesda Methodist Church with the rites conducted by the Rev. Robert Carney, pastor of the church. Burial will take place in the family lot in the church cemetery.
Mr. McGrew who had made his home in Little Rock, Ark., the past five years, died on Wednesday morning, March 13, at the home of a son, Walter McGrew, in Little Rock, after a period of declining health. He sustained a paralytic stroke a week ago.
Born September 14, 1869, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Wynne Gowan McGrew and Martha Brown McGrew. He had been a member of the Methodist Church the greater part of his life.
In addition to the son in Little Rock, Mr. McGrew is survived by another son, Robert McGrew, Pine Bluff, Ark., one daughter, Mrs. Elbert Smith, Fresno, Calif., four grandchildren; four step sons, John Beard, Frankewing, W. L. Beard, Tuscaloosa, Ala., Clarice Wade Bass, Chattanooga, and W. Grady Bass, Pulaski; and one sister, Miss Estelle McGrew, Pulaski.
His wife, Mrs. Edna Carden Beard McGrew, died in 1911; and his wife, Mrs. Birdie Owen Bass McGrew, died January 22, 1952. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

McGREW, Jennie Murray The Pulaski Citizen 3 Dec 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Murray McGrew, 82, will be held at 10:30 o’clock Friday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Albert E. Dimmock, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of which she was a member.

Mrs. McGrew died about 9 o’clock Tuesday morning in a hospital in Gulfport, Miss., where she had been residing the past seven months with her nephew, Thomas L. Murray.
The former Miss Jennie Murray, she was born and reared in Marshall County, the daughter of the late Thomas Murray and Martha Caruthers Murray. More than fifty years ago she came to Giles County, having taught for a time in the Campbellsville School. Her first marriage was to Hugh A. English of Campbellsville.
After the death of Mr. English, she was married to Ben F. McGrew who died in 1937.
Mrs. McGrew was for many years the teacher of the women’s class in the First Presbyterian Church. She was a member of the Pulaski Gay Nineties Club and was a former member of the Twentieth Century Club.
Mrs. McGrew is survived by four nieces, Mrs. Wyatt Martin, Mrs. Foster Arnold, Pulaski, Mrs. Reuben Crawford, Fayetteville, and Mrs. Bright Cooper, Columbia; and two nephews, Thomas Lillard Murray, Gulfport, Miss., and Bob Murray, Paris.

McGREW, Mary Birdie Owen Bass The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jan 1952
Mrs. Mary Birdie McGrew, 74, died at 4:18 p.m., Tuesday at Giles County Hospital after several weeks illness. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday at Bethesda Methodist Church, with the pastor, Rev. Fred Harper officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery. A native of Giles County, Mrs. McGrew was the daughter of the late James Owen and Lucy Ann Evans Owen. She is a member of the Bethesda Methodist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Mr. Wynn McGrew; two sons, Clarice Wade Bass, Chattanooga, William Grady Bass, Tarpley Shop; seven grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Earl Wilson, Decatur, Ala., Mrs. Hoyt Minatra, Pulaski and Mrs. Jimmie Hovater, Pascagoula, Miss.

McGREW, Neely Perry The Pulaski Citizen 20 Apr 1955
Neely Perry McGrew, 70, native Giles Countian and an employee of a grocery in Memphis, died at 1:05 Wednesday, April 13, in Memphis. Rites took place there.
Born and reared here, he was the son of the late W. N. McGrew and Louisa Whitley McGrew.
Mr. McGrew is survived by one sister, Mrs. W. E. Gilbert of Memphis.

McGREW, Henry Wynne The Pulaski Citizen 13 Mar 1957
Funeral services for Henry Wynne McGrew, 87, retired farmer of the Bethesda section, will be held at 4 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bethesda Methodist Church, with the rites conducted by the Rev. Robert Carney, pastor of the church. Burial will take place in the family lot in the church cemetery.
Mr. McGrew , who had made his home in Little Rock, Ark., the past five years, died on Wednesday morning, March 13, at the home of a son, Walter McGrew, in Little Rock, after a period of declining health. He sustained a paralytic stroke a week ago.
Born September 14, 1869, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Wynne Gowan McGrew and Martha Brown McGrew. He had been a member of the Methodist Church the greater part of his life.

In addition to the son in Little Rock, Mr. McGrew is survived by another son, Robert McGrew, Pine Bluff, Ark.; one daughter, Mrs. Elbert Smith, Fresno, Calif.; four grandchildren; four step-sons, John Beard, Frankewing, W. L Beard, Tuscaloosa, Ala., Clarice Wade Bass, Chattanooga, and W. Grady Bass, Pulaski; and one sister, Estelle McGrew, Pulaski; his wife, Mrs. Edna Carden Beard McGrew, died in 1911; and his wife, Mrs. Birdie Owen Bass McGrew, died January 22, 1952. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.


McKENZIE, Lou Knox The Pulaski Citizen 20 Apr 1955
Mrs. Lou Knox McKenzie, 85, died on Saturday, April 9, at her home in Abilene, Texas. Funeral rites and burial took place there.
Born and reared on Ray Branch north of Campbellsville, she was the daughter of the late J. Milton Knox and Martha Gibson Knox.
Mrs. McKenzie, who has frequently visited here in recent years, is survived by two sons, John Knox McKenzie and Jim McKenzie; and five grandchildren, Abilene.

McKINNEY, Henry Alexander The Pulaski Citizen 31 Dec 1952
Funeral services for Henry Alexander McKinney, 92, retired farmer of Giles County, were held at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Wallace, Presbyterian minister of Fayetteville and burial took place in the family lot in the Wright Cemetery in Lincoln County.
Mr. McKinney died at 11 o’clock Monday morning at his home in the Frankewing section.
Born July 15, 1860, in the county, he was the son of the late Gaylon A. McKinney and Martha Wright McKinney. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
His wife, Mrs. Augusta Mayes McKinney, died in 1946.
Mr. McKinney is survived by two daughters, Miss Lillian McKinney, Frankewing, and Mrs. James R. Archer, Atlanta, Ga.; five sons, W. R. McKinney, Silver Springs, Md., Gaylon G. McKinney, Elsie McKinney, Mayes McKinney, and Howard McKinney, all of Frankewing; and twenty-one grandchildren.
Mr. McKinney was the last member of his immediate family. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

McKINNEY, Lelabel The Pulaski Citizen 2 Apr 1952
Miss Lelabel McKinney, 49, well known county teacher, died at 10 o’clock, Monday night, March 31, at the home at Frankewing, following an extended illness.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 o’clock in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Taylor O. Bird, pastor of the Frankewing Presbyterian Church. Burial took place in the Wright Cemetery at McBurg.
Miss McKinney was a highly esteemed teacher, having taught at the Frankewing School for a period of thirty years. She had been a member of the Presbyterian Church since her girlhood.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was born April 16, 1902 and was the daughter of H. A. McKinney and the late Augusta Mayes McKinney.

In addition to her father, Miss McKinney is survived by two sisters, Miss Lillian McKinney, with whom she taught during her teaching career, and Mrs. James R. Archer, East Point, Ga.; and five brothers, W. B. McKinney, Silver Springs, Md., Elsie McKinney, Gaylon McKinney, Mayes McKinney, and Howard McKinney, all of the county. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.




McKNIGHT, Dee The Pulaski Citizen 7 Nov 1951
Funeral services for Dee McKnight, 72, farmer of the Bunker Hill section, who died Tuesday, November 6, at the home of his son, Jesse McKnight, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bee Spring Church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
He was born May 5, 1879 in Giles County, the son of the late Waite McKnight and Tinsey Clementine McKnight.
His wife died several years ago. Mr. McKnight is survived by four sons, Jesse McKnight, Leonard McKnight, Henry McKnight of Ardmore, and Stacy McKnight, Giles County and a number of grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

McKNIGHT, Fannie Houston The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jan 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Houston McKnight, 77, Giles County resident, were held at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Mt. Zion Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Fred Hall, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. McKnight died at 8:30 o’clock Monday night, January 26, at a Nashville hospital after a period of declining health.
Born September 16, 1881, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late F. N. Houston and Sara E. Abernathy, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband, J. B. McKnight, died approximately twelve years ago.
Mrs. McKnight is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Buford West, Pulaski; four sisters, Mrs. Louise Griffis, St. Louis, Mo., Mrs. Minnie Woodard, Fayetteville, Mrs. Annie McKnight and Mrs. Henry Tallent, Frankewing; and one brother, Noble Houston, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

McLAURINE, Lucy DeWitt The Pulaski Citizen 4 Feb 1959
Funeral services for Miss Lucy DeWitt McLaurine, 75, native of Lynnville, were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon at West End Methodist Church in Nashville. Rites were conducted by Dr. James W. Henley, pastor of the church, and burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery. Miss McLaurine died at 6:05 o’clock Monday evening, February 2, at a Nashville hospital after a long illness.
Born March 7, 1883, at Lynnville, she was the daughter of the late DeWitt F. McLaurine and Ella Heflin McLaurine. She was a lifelong a member of the Methodist Church.

Miss McLaurine is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Beulah M. Gordon, Nashville, and Mrs. Minnie McLaurine Thoson, Winnipeg, Manitoba; one brother, John Laird McLaurine, Nashville; one niece and several nephews.

McLEAN, Jonnie Love The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jul 1952
Mrs. Jonnie Love McLean, 70, mother of W. R. McLean, Pulaski businessman, died of a heart attack at 11 o’clock Sunday night, July 5, at the Madison Sanitarium, following a few days illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Martin Funeral Home in Nashville, conducted by Dr. G. Curtis Jones, minister of Vine Street Christian Church. Burial took place in Evergreen Cemetery in Murfreesboro.
Her husband, A. H. McLean, died in 1948.
Mrs. McLean is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth L. Houston, Nashville, with whom she made her home, and Mrs. Dorris Thompson, Memphis; and two sons, W. R. McLean, Pulaski and W. M. McLean, Nashville; four grandsons, and one sister, Mrs. Claude Hix, Nashville.

McLEMORE, Josie Craig The Pulaski Citizen 2 Mar 1955
Mrs. Josie Craig McLemore, about 87, died Saturday February 26, at her home in Abilene, Texas.
Funeral rites and burial took place in that city.
Born and reared in Pulaski and educated at Martin College, she was the daughter of the late Jack Craig and Virginia Abernathy Craig. Her husband, A. Pope McLemore, died many years ago.
Mrs. McLemore is survived by two daughters, who live in Abilene; and one brother, C. A. Craig, Nashville.

McLEMORE, W. F. The Pulaski Citizen 20 May 1959
Funeral services for W. F. McLemore, electrician of West Palm Beach, Fla., were held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at Lake Worth, Fla., with burial in a West Palm Beach Cemetery. Mr. McLemore died unexpectedly at 7:30 o’clock on Wednesday morning, May 13, at his home.
A native of Mississippi, Mr. McLemore moved his family to West Palm Beach twelve or more years ago.
Mr. McLemore is survived by his wife, Mrs. Adelaide Hannah McLemore, former resident of Giles County; and three children, John, Adelaide, and Dorothy McLemore, all of the home address.

McLIN, Charles Buford The Pulaski Citizen 25 May 1955
Funeral services for Charles Buford McLin, 72, retired merchant of the Frankewing section, were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Frankewing Methodist Church, with the Rev. Glenn Bonner, pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Bruce Robinson, Presbyterian minister in the Frankewing Community. Burial took place in Mt. Zion Cemetery.

Mr. McLin died at 12:53 o’clock Monday morning at his home at Frankewing after a three year period of illness.
Born July 22, 1882, in Giles County, he was the son of the late James Monroe McLin and Fannie Evelyn Montgomery McLin, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. McLin is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lola Birdsong McLin, four children by a former marriage, Mrs. Boyd Dillard, Chattanooga, Miss Ruby McLin and George McLin, Old Hickory, and Wilson McLin, Nashville; four sisters, Mrs. R. A. Eubank, Minor Hill, and Mrs. Annie Harwell, Mrs. Helen Harwell and Mrs. Florence Holley, all of Frankewing; and one brother, John McLin, Frankewing. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

McLIN, John William The Pulaski Citizen 14 Nov 1956
Funeral services are tentatively set for Friday afternoon at Frankewing Methodist Church for John William McLin, 81, retired farmer of the Tenth Civil District, who died at 3:30 o’clock Thursday morning, November 15, at the home at Frankewing. Burial took place in Frankewing Cemetery.
Born August 3, 1875, in Giles County, he was the son of the late James Monroe McLin, superintendent of Frankewing Sunday School for many years, and Frances Evelyn Montgomery McLin. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Hattie Mae Sutton McLin, died July 17, 1937.
Mr. McLin is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Gid C. Wakefield and Miss Marie McLin, both of Frankewing, and Mrs. Nancy Reed, Clinton, Ia.; three sons, Emmett McLin, Memphis, H. L. McLin, Clinton, Ia. and Dave McLin, Texas City, Texas; thirteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren; and four sisters, Mrs. Mackie Eubank, Minor Hill, and Mrs. Florence Holley, Mrs. Helen Harwell, and Mrs. Annie Harwell, all of Frankewing. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

McMAHON, Elizabeth Parker The Pulaski Citizen 14 Sep 1955
Mrs. Elizabeth Parker McMahon, 52, native of Giles County, died Sunday morning, September 11, at a Nashville infirmary, after a lengthy illness.
Funeral rites were held Monday afternoon at Bracey-Welsh Funeral Home in Nashville with Glenn Killom officiating. Burial took place in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Born in November 1902 in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Hume Parker and Elizabeth (Lillie) Campbell Parker, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
In 1935 she was married to Carney T. McMahon, having moved to Nashville thirty years ago.
In addition to her husband, Mrs McMahon is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Harry S. Dunn, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. John Sloan Royer, New York City, and Mrs. Webb Cullon, Nashville.

McMASTERS, Dan The Pulaski Citizen 12 Mar 1952
Dan McMasters, 60, Pulaski carpenter, died at two o’clock Wednesday afternoon while repairing the roof of the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Nelson White, and Mr. White in the Whiteside addition.

Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Scotts Hill Baptist Church by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Mr. McMasters was born in Lawrence County June 21, 1891, and was the son of Cope McMasters and Mary Emily Foust McMasters. He had lived in Giles County for the past fifteen years and was a member of the Methodist Church. His wife, Mrs. Dill Comer McMasters, died July 15, 1950.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Nelson White, Pulaski; and three grandchildren, Barbara Ann, Linda Jane, and Ernie White, all of Pulaski.

McMASTERS, Dillie Catherine Comer The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jul 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Dillie Catherine Comer McMasters, 55, who died at 3 o’clock Tuesday morning, July 18, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nelson White in Pulaski, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Her death followed several months illness.
Born September 29, 1894, she was the daughter of Mrs. Edna Sanders Comer and the late R. A. Comer of Giles County. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. McMasters is survived by her daughter, Mrs. White; three grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Ada Bivins, Shores, and Mrs. Odie Comer McIntyre, Pulaski and two brothers, Ozro Comer, Goodsprings and Tallie Comer, Fort Worth, Texas.

McMASTERS, Gillard Bartemus The Pulaski Citizen 7 Oct 1959
Word was received here of the death in Lawrenceburg Hospital at 5 p. m. Monday of Gillard Bartemus McMasters, 89, step-father of Tommy Harrison of Pulaski. He had been ill for the past two weeks.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Mt. Zion Methodist Church, the Rev. Wiley Powel officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. McMasters was a native of Lawrence County and was a member of the Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marcella Harrison McMasters, two daughters, Mrs. Fannie Harland, Mrs. Suler Norwood, Lawrence County; one sister, Mrs. Eunice Bassham, Anderson, Ala.; one step-son, Tommy Harrison, Pulaski; three step-daughters, Mrs. Selina Roberts, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Aubrey Brown, and Mrs. Odie Price, Leoma, eight grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, 7 step-grandchildren, 5 step-great-great-grandchildren.

McMASTERS, Lee The Pulaski Citizen 20 May 1959
Funeral services for Lee McMasters, 69, L&N railroad employee, will be held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon

McMASTERS, Seaborn Gray The Pulaski Citizen 22 Oct 1958
Seaborn Gray McMasters, 69, retired farmer of Minor Hill, died at 12:30 p.m. Saturday of a heart attack at Jacksons Clinic, Lester, Ala.

Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Minor Hill Baptist Church, the pastor, the Rev. Haynes Brinkley, and Rev. Harold Smith officiating. Burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. McMasters was born on March 14, 1889, in Giles County. His parents were the late James and Victoria Randall McMasters. He was a member of the Minor Hill Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie Frances Shelton McMasters, one daughter, Mrs. Kathleen Bass, Minor Hill, one son, James Buford McMasters, Minor Hill; two sisters, Mrs. Ellie York, Nashville, Mrs. Joe Surles, Florence, Ala., one brother, Butler McMasters, Louisville, Ky., seven grandchildren, and one great grandchild.

McMILLION, Andrew Johnson The Pulaski Citizen 5 Dec 1956
Funeral services for Andrew Jackson McMillion, 82, retired farmer of the Sumac community, will be held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at New Zion Baptist Church, conducted by Tom Holland. Burial will take place in New Zion Cemetery. Mr. McMillion died at 9:35 o’clock Wednesday night, December 5, at Giles County Hospital, after a period of declining health.
Born March 19, 1874, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Houston McMillion and Janie Johnson McMillion, and was a member of the Methodist Church. His wife, Mrs. Mattie Holley McMillion died July 2, 1920.
Mr. McMillion is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Brown Turner and Mrs. Graydon Pierce of Pulaski; two sons, Sam McMillion, Pulaski, and Carl McMillion, Atlanta, Ga.; four grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. H. M. Dwyer, Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. Ed Woodard Donelson. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

McMILLION, Lemmie Marks The Pulaski Citizen 17 Sep 1952
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon for Mrs. Lemmie Marks McMillion, 56, Beech Hill resident, at the Beech Hill Church of Christ, conducted by J. B. Rasbury and J. Clifford Murphy, Church of Christ ministers. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. McMillion died at 7:45 o’clock Wednesday night at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
Born August 4, 1896, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Lewis B. Marks and Lizzie Bass Marks. She was a member of the Beech Hill Church of Christ.
Mrs. McMillion is survived by her husband, Charles T. McMillion; one son, Charles Everett McMillion, Nashville; two grandsons; two sisters, Mrs. J. J. Godfrey and Miss Musie Marks; one half-sister, Mrs. B. M. Burch; three brothers, Douglas Marks, Adlay Marks and Kelly Marks, all of the Beech Hill community; and one half-brother, L. M. Marks, Frankewing.
Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

McNEELY, Bunyan The Pulaski Citizen __ May 1955
Bunyan McNeely, 67, a native of Giles County, died of a heart attack on Tuesday morning, May 24, at his home in Fresno, Calif. Funeral and burial rites took place in that city.

Son of the late William Jabez McNeely and Emily Jane Elliott McNeely, he was born and reared in the Elkton section. More than forty years ago he moved to Fresno.
His first wife and the mother of his children was the former Miss Josephine Rober, who died November 4, 1937.
Mr. McNeely is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Den Miller McNeely; two sons, Raymond McNeely and Herman McNeely; and one granddaughter, Kathy McNeely, all of Fresno; three sisters, Mrs. Charles I. Puckett, Elkton, Mrs. J. T. Tucker, Frankewing, and Mrs. Ida Harwell, Ardmore; and one brother, Luther McNeely, Ardmore.

McNEESE, Clatt The Pulaski Citizen 3 Oct 1951
Funeral services for Clatt McNeese, 81, Pulaski resident, who died Friday morning, September 28, were held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. W. H. Mansfield, pastor of the First Methodist Church in Lawrenceburg.
Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. McNeese died at 4:45 o’clock Friday morning in Giles County Hospital, following a period of declining health.
Born in the county, he was the son of the late Joseph McNeese and Katherine McNeese.
Mr. McNeese is survived by one brother, Matt McNeese of Lawrenceburg.
A sister, Mrs. Walter Marks died in March, 1950. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

McNEESE, Ed The Pulaski Citizen 8 Apr 1959
Ed McNeese, 78, farmer of the Berea Community, died Monday in a field on his farm of a heart attack. His body was seen by a passing motorist who notified neighbors who went to the scene.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at Pulaski Funeral Home by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial was in Spencer Hill cemetery, Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. McNeese was a native of Giles County, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex McNeese.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Ida Mae Owen McNeese; three daughters, Mrs. Henry Dickey, Ethridge; Mrs. Ernest Hight, Culleoka, Mrs. James West, Atlanta; three sons, Gordon, Bryant and Robert Allen McNeese, Nashville; two brothers, Leon McNeese, Giles County, Will McNeese, Lewisburg; 20 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

McNEESE, Evie The Pulaski Citizen 2 Apr 1958
Funeral services for Miss Evie McNeese, 51, Elkton resident, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Elkton Baptist Church by the pastor, Rev. Talmadge Clayton. Burial took place in Elkton Cemetery. Miss McNeese died Saturday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Odus Jones at Elkton.
Born in Giles County, July 26, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Jim McNeese and Stella Dunnavant McNeese, and was a member of the Baptist Church.

In addition to the one sister, Mrs. Jones, the deceased is survived by one brother, Lee McNeese, Elkton. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

McNEESE, Kate Marie The Pulaski Citizen 21 Apr 1954
Miss Kate Marie McNeese, 25, who has been ill thirteen years from rheumatic fever, died at noon Sunday, April 18, at Giles County Hospital.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Odd Fellows Hall Church of Christ, conducted by B. C. Carr of La Grange, Ga., and Virgil Bradford, Pulaski Church of Christ ministers. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the Odd Fellows Hall community, she was born April 8, 1929, the daughter of Dud J. McNeese, Sr. and Lochie Pierce McNeese. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
In addition to her parents, Miss McNeese is survived by six sisters, Mrs. Johnnie Harris, Mrs. J. R. Arthur, Mrs. Edward Uselton, Mrs. James Edwards and Miss Ladye McNeese, all of Odd Fellows Hall and Mrs. Charles Atkisson, Peoria, Ill.; six brothers, Charles, Cecil and Dud J. McNeese, Jr., all of Odd Fellows Hall, and Harvey McNeese and Jesse McNeese, both of Pulaski.
Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.
McNEESE, Nathaniel Graves The Pulaski Citizen 9 Dec 1959
Funeral services for Nathaniel Graves McNeese, 83, native Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at New Prospect Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield,, with the burial in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski. Mr. McNeese died earlier in the week.
Born and reared in Giles County, he was the son of the late Joseph McNeese and Susan Catherine McNeese. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
His wife was the former Miss Verna Yarbrough to whom he was married in 1905.
He had resided in Lawrenceburg fifty years.
In addition to his wife, Mr. McNeese is survived by one daughter, Miss Mary Catherine McNeese; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A son, Raymond McNeese, died several years ago.

McNEESE, Nettie Mae Howell The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jul 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Nettie Mae Howell McNeese, 68, Giles County housewife, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Odd Fellows Hall Church of Christ, conducted by Arthur Hardison, with the burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. McNeese died on Wednesday, July 9, in Maury County Hospital, Columbia after a five day illness.
A native of Giles County, she was born February 22, 1890, the daughter of the late John Howell and Mrs. Conzadia Cummings Howell. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Her husband, William Henry McNeese, died several years ago.
Mrs McNeese is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Gail Pierce, Bufords; one son, Woodrow McNeese, Columbia; eight grandchildren and eight great-great grandchildren. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.


McNEESE, Rosella Jane Faulkner The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jul 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Andrew L. McNeese, 83, who died Saturday night, July 18, at her home at Toney, Ala., were held at 3:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Marble Hill (Ala.) Baptist Church with burial in the Gatlin Cemetery in Limestone County, Ala.
A native of Giles County, she was the former Miss Rosella Jane Faulkner, daughter of the late Jake Faulkner and Mollie Walker Faulkner. Her husband was the late Andrew L. McNeese.
Mrs. McNeese is survived by five sons, Kelly McNeese, Alabama, Mahlon McNeese and Ernie McNeese, Huntsville, Ala., Frank McNeese, Goodsprings and Vernon McNeese, Marble Hill, Ala.; four daughters, Mrs. Gilbert Pope, Elkton, Mrs. Mary Ward, Cash Point, Mrs. Cecil White, Toney, Ala., and Mrs. James A. Hall, Gurley, Ala.; one sister, Miss Ida Faulkner; Giles County; and one brother, Mack Faulkner, Ardmore. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

McNEESE, William Atha The Pulaski Citizen 28 Aug 1957
Funeral services for William Atha McNeese, 61, Elkton farmer and veteran of World War I, were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Elkton Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mitchell Sawyer, pastor of the church, and the Rev. Thomas Clayton, Baptist minister of Lawrenceburg. Burial took place in the Elkton Cemetery.
Mr. McNeese died unexpectedly of a heart attack at noon Tuesday, August 27, at Giles County Hospital.
Born December 16, 1895, in Giles County, he was the son of G. A. McNeese and Ida Belle Phillips McNeese.
Mr. McNeese is survived by his wife, Mrs. Velma Broadway McNeese; one son, Howard McNeese, Elkton; one grandson, Julian McNeese, USAF, stationed at Smyrna; two sisters, Mrs. Young Walker, Elkton, and Mrs. Carson Lewter, Dellrose; and four brothers, Joe McNese, Floyd McNeese, and Carl W. McNeese, Elkton, and John Allen McNeese, Tullahoma. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

McNEESE, William Newton The Pulaski Citizen 19 Apr 1950
Funeral services for William Newton McNeese, 71, resident of Maury County, who died on Monday morning, April 17, at his home in Culleoka, after a brief illness, were held at 11 o’clock on Tuesday morning at Pulaski Funeral Home. Elder J. Clifford Murphy, minister of the Church of Christ, conducted the rites and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. McNeese, who formerly lived in Giles County, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rosie Bell McNeese; five daughters, Mrs. Ethel Cole and Mrs. Sam Medley, both of Pulaski, Mrs. Annie Dean Isabell, Maury County, Mrs. Martha Crigger, Nashville, and Mrs. Beulah Demastus, Culleoka; three sons, James Willis McNeese, Lewisburg, and Eugene McNeese, and David McNeese, both of Culleoka; twenty-two grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. E. E. Robinson, Pulaski.

McREE, Pearl Ann Wakefield The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jun 1959

Funeral services for Mrs. Pearl Ann Wakefield McRee, 72, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Hanna Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Robert H. Hall. Burial took place in Shores Cemetery. Mrs. McRee died at 3:30 o’clock Saturday morning, June 20, at the home in the Prospect section.
Born November 23, 1881, in Marshall County, she was the daughter of the late Tom Wakefield and Sally Haislip Wakefield.
Mrs. McRee is survived by her husband, Will McRee; and one sister, Mrs. Icie McCoy, Lewisburg. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

MEADOWS, Annie Pittard The Pulaski Citizen 4 Feb 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Pittard Meadows, 81, will be held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the Cedar Grove Methodist Church of which she was a member.
Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Meadows died of pneumonia about 5 o’clock Wednesday morning in Lawrenceburg Hospital, following a period of declining health.
Mrs. Meadows, who had made her home with her brother, J. Roy Pittard, for several years, was the widow of George Meadows, who died many years ago. She was born April 1, 1871, in Giles County, the daughter of the late Thomas Pittard and Melissa Gracey Pittard.
In addition to Roy Pittard, Mrs. Meadows is survived by one sister, Mrs. W. J. Stewart, Muskogee, Okla.; and two other brothers, Will Pittard and Frank Pittard, both of Giles County.
Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

MEADOWS, Willie The Pulaski Citizen 20 Nov 1957
Funeral services for Willie Meadows, 78, retired farmer of Bethel, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Bethel Methodist Church, of which he was a member. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Sam Webster, pastor, and the Rev. J. Dallas Bass of Murfreesboro, with burial in the Legg, Ala., Cemetery.
Mr. Meadows died at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, November 20, at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala., after a long illness.
He was the son of the late Dr. John Meadows and Mrs. Virginia Easter Meadows. His first wife, Mrs. Lillie Legg Meadows, died thirty-four years ago.
Mr. Meadows is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Legg Meadows; two brothers, Roy Meadows and George Meadows, both of Bethel; and one sister, Mrs. John Davis, Lawrenceburg.

MEDEARIS, Bettie Dean The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jun 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Bettie Dean Medearis, 90, resident of Pulaski since 1911, will be held at 4 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the residence on South Third Street. Rites will be conducted by Elmer Smith of Nashville, former Pulaski minister, and Virgil Bradford, minister of the East Hill Church of Christ, with burial in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Medearis died at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at her home after a long period of declining health.

Mrs. Medearis, a member of the Church of Christ, was born June 28, 1865, in Lincoln County, the daughter of the late Manning Dean and Nancy Rees Dean. Her husband, Harvey Dean Medearis, Sr., died June 3, 1935.
Mrs. Medearis is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Frances M. Eslick, Pulaski; one son, John M. Medearis, China Lake, Calif.; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lucile H. Medearis, Pulaski; three grandsons, Harvey Dean Medearis, III, and Edward Medearis Eslick, Nashville, and Brooks B. Eslick, Pulaski; two granddaughters, Mrs. R. T. Odom, Winston-Salem, N. C., and Mrs. Rex Wiley, Anchorage, Alaska; and nine grandchildren.

MEDLAR, F. Fred The Pulaski Citizen 29 Apr 1953
Funeral services for F. Fred Medlar, 61, Nashville businessman, will be held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning at Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home in Nashville, assisted by the Rev. Sam Dodson, Jr., of Pulaski, and burial will take place in Pulaski.
Mr. Medlar died suddently of a heart attack Monday night enroute to a Nashville hospital.
Mr. Medlar, who had resided in Nashville since 1948 as agent for Arkansas Fuel Oil Company, was born in Elmira, N. Y. and was educated in the schools of Pennsylvania and Florida.
He was a member of Inglewood Baptist Church. He was a 32nd degree Mason, member of Corinthian Lodge No. 414 and of Al Menah Temple, and was also a member of Lodge No. 71, BPOE.
Mr. Medlar is survived by his wife, the former Miss Lizzie D. Abernathy of Pulaski, whom he married in 1928; and one brother, Morgan Medlar, Lancaster, Pa.

MEEK, Josie Ayres The Pulaski Citizen 22 May 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert Meek, 79, were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon at East Hill Church of Christ, conducted by the minister, Tom Holland. Burial took place in Marcella Falls Cemetery in the north-western section of Giles County, where the family formerly made their home. Mrs. Meek died at 10:25 o’clock Monday night, May 20, at Giles County Hospital after an extended illness.
Born January 8, 1878, in Giles County, she was the former Miss Josie Ayres, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Ayres. She was a member of the Marcella Falls Church of Christ.
Mrs. Meek’s only survivor is her husband, Robert Meek, a retired farmer. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

MEEK, W. W. The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jul 1959
Funeral services for W. W. Meek, 86, retired farmer of the Marcella Falls Community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Marcella Falls Church of Christ with Dan Robinson, officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Meek died Friday at Lawrence County Hospital after a long illness.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late William H. Meek and Etta Reece Meek, and was a member of the Church of Christ.

Mr. Meek is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Carl Cooper, Lewisburg, Mrs. Willard Tacker, Nashville, Mrs. Cooper Collier, Ethridge, and Mrs. Buford Wharton, Route 1, Ethridge; one son, Billy Meek, Seattle, Wash.; 23 grandchildren and 46 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Marion Meek, Mt. Pleasant and Robert Meek, Pulaski.

MELBY, Charles B. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Feb 1956
Charles B. Melby, 72, president of the John O. Melby Bank in Whitehall, Wis., and father of John B. Melby of Pulaski, died Friday, February 17, at a hospital in that city.
Funeral rites and burial took place Sunday afternoon in Whitehall.
Mr. Melby is survived by his wife; and three children, John B. Melby, Pulaski, Charles B. Melby, Jr., Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. John N. Fischer, Battle Creek, Mich.

MERRELL, David Harris The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jul 1954
Funeral services for David Harris Merrell, 60, farmer of the Bunker Hill community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bee Spring Presbyterian Church, with the rites conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons and the Rev. J. W. McCullough. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Merrell, a veteran of World War I, died Saturday at Thayer Veterans Hospital in Nashville after a two year illness.
Born May 16, 1894, in Giles County, he was the son of the late W. P. Merrell and Nettie Harris Merrell.
Mr. Merrell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah Reviea Merrell; one daughter, Miss Helen Merrell, Bunker Hill; one son, Joe Mac Merrell, U. S. Army, stationed at Camp Lee, Va.; two sisters, Miss Dena Merrell, Bunker Hill,, and Mrs. Grady Storey, Dellrose; and two brothers, Jack Merrell, Frankewing, and Virgil Merrell, Kerrville, Texas. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

MERRELL, Janie Stephenson The Pulaski Citizen 29 Aug 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. A. R. Merrell, 89, lifelong resident of the Ardmore community, will be held at 11 o’clock Friday morning at Union Hill Baptist Church. Rites will be conducted by the pastor, the Rev. S. H. Lewis, and Rev. Mitchell Sawyer, with burial in Malone Cemetery. She died at 9:47 o’clock Thursday morning, August 30, after a long period of declining health.
Born in Giles County, she was the former Miss Janie Stephenson, daughter of the late Abner Stephenson and Martha Watson Stephenson; the youngest child of her parents and the last survivor of fifteen children. She was the widow of A. R. Merrell who died in 1924. Mrs. Merrell was a member of Union Hill Baptist Church.
Mrs. Merrell is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Sherman Smith, Ardmore, with whom she made her home; one son, Nathan Merrell, former magistrate; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

MERRELL, Nathan The Pulaski Citizen 24 Dec 1958
Nathan Merrell, 66, a leading farmer of the Ardmore area and a magistrate representing the First District in Giles County Quarterly Court for the past twelve years died suddenly abut midnight Monday in Lincoln County Hospital where he had been a patient for a few days.

Funeral services were held at 10 a. m. Wednesday at the Union Hill Baptist Church near Ardmore by the pastor, The Rev. Curtis Steadman. Burial was in the Malone Cemetery near Cash Point, with Carter Funeral Directors in charge.
Mr. Merrell was a native of Giles County, the son of the late Andrew Reed and Minerva Jane Stevenson Merrell. He was a member of the Union Hill Baptist Church, a teacher of the Bible Class and the treasurer of the Baptist Training Union, director of the Giles County Farm Bureau, and a member of the Giles County Board of Education. He was a graduate of Massey School.
Mr. Merrell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Kate George Merrell; a daughter, Mrs. Lester Tomerlin; two grandchildren, Janice and Sherry Tomerlin; a sister, Mrs. Sherman Smith, and several nieces and nephews.

MERRELL, William Pink The Pulaski Citizen 23 May 1951
Funeral services for Dr. W. P. Merrell, 81, retired Dellrose physician, were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning, May 21, at Bee Spring Church, with the Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Dr. Merrell died Monday night in Lincoln County Hospital. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
He is survived by three sons, Jack Merrell, Frankewing, Dave Merrell, Bunker Hill, and Virgil Merrell of Kerrville, Texas; two daughters, Mrs. Grady Storey, Dellrose and Miss Dena Merrell, Bunker Hill; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

MILES, Beulah Inez Wilkerson The Pulaski Citizen __ Mar 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Beulah Inez Miles, widow of E. P. Miles, who died Friday morning, March 24, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Carroll Burns of Bodenham were conducted at 2:00 Sunday afternoon at the Providence Church of Christ with Elder A. C. Dreaden officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Miles, a native of the Giles County, was a daughter of the late Henry Wilkerson and Elizabeth Whitsett Wilkerson. She was a member of the Pulaski Church of Christ.
She is survived by six daughters, Mrs. Leslie Williams, Mrs. George Barnes, Mrs. James Abernathy and Mrs. Carroll Burns all of Bodenham, Mrs. Joe Fitzpatrick of Lynnville and Mrs. Hubert Woodall of Lawrenceburg; six sons, W. O. Miles of Brick Church, George Miles of Cedar Grove, Walter and E. P. Miles, Jr., of Pulaski, John and Ray Miles of Bodenham; one sister, Mrs. John Yarbrough of Arkansas; and one brother, E, J. Wilkerson of Campbellsville.

MILES, Eldora Jane Pinkney The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jun 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Eldora Jane Pinkney Miles, 73, will be held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the First Baptist Church in Fayetteville, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister of Pulaski. Burial will take place in Riverview Cemetery in Fayetteville.
Mrs. Miles died suddenly of a heart attack at 12:20 o’clock Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. C. Bledsoe near Athens, Ala.

Born July 18, 1879, at Normandy, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late James K. Pinkney and Nancy Renegar Pinkney. Her first husband, O. B. Troxler, died thirty years ago. Her second husband, George Miles, died six years ago.
Mrs. Miles, a member of the Fayetteville Baptist Church, is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Bledsoe, Mrs. Roy Dale, Pulaski, Mrs. John M. Swanton, Fairfield, Calif., and Mrs. Harvey Hutton, Miami, Fla.; one son, J. M. Troxler, Detroit, Mich.; a number of grandchildren; and two step-daughters, Mrs. C. L. Seagroves, Pulaski, and Mrs. D. W. Dale, Frankewing. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

MILLER, Bobby The Pulaski Citizen 21 Nov 1956
Funeral services for Bobby Miller, 48, merchant of Minor Hill, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Minor Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Tom Holland, minister of East Hill Church of Christ in Pulaski, and Billy Ray Davidson, minister of Minor Hill Church of Christ. Burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery. Mr. Miller died Sunday at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville after a two weeks illness.
Born September 26, 1908, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John M. Miller and Sarah Newton Miller. Mr. Miller is survived by his wife, and one son, Bobby Miller, Jr., of Minor Hill. Bennett-May & Co., morticians in charge.

MILLER, James Calvin The Pulaski Citizen 25 Nov 1959
Funeral services for James Calvin Miller, 84, retired farmer, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Miller died Tuesday morning at his home in Pulaski, after a long illness.
Born March 23, 1875, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John Miller and Mary Hardiman Miller.
Mr. Miller is survived by his wife, Mrs. Allie Hazelwood Miller; one daughter, Mrs. Frances Aymett, Pulaski; three sons, Floyd Miller, Cincinnati, Ohio, Butler Miller, Los Angeles, Calif., and J. C. Miller, Pulaski; sixteen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

MILLER, James Ozro The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1952
James Ozro Miller, 45, farmer and sawmill worker of the Eighteenth District, was killed instantly about 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon when struck on the head by a crashing limb while felling trees a mile from his home.
Funeral services were to be held at two o’clock Thursday afternoon at New Hope Baptist Church by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, pastor. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
The limb causing the fatal accident was dislodged from a tree near the cutting operations when struck by the falling trees, relatives said.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of James Miller and Allie Hazelwood Miller. He was engaged in farming and was employed by a sawmill operator in Maury County. He was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rachel Edwards Miller; four daughters, Mrs. Thomas Hayes, Mrs. James Jones, both of Pulaski; Mrs. Lou Etta Russell and Miss Ellen Miller, both of the Eighteenth District; two sons, James Miller of Pulaski and Norris Miller, Eighteenth District; five grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Ben Aymett of Pulaski; and three brothers, Floyd Miller, Detroit, Mich. J. C. Miller, Pulaski, and Butler Miller, California.
Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

MILLER, Jessie Hickman The Pulaski Citizen 7 Apr 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Hickman Miller, 72, retired postal employee, were held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Merle C. Patterson. Burial took place in the Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Miller, widow of Homer Miller, died Wednesday, March 31, at Maury County Hospital after a short illness.
Born and reared in the Lynnville section, she was the daughter of the late J. C. Hickman and Samantha Dugger Hickman. She served for a number of years as a clerk in the Lynnville Post Office and later at the Pulaski and Columbia offices. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Miller, who has resided in Columbia since 1928, is survived by one sister, Mrs. Phineas Murphy, Columbia; a granddaughter, Miss Elizabeth Prince, Macon, Miss.; and two grandsons, Tommy Prince, Macon, Miss., and James Martin Miller, Jr., Nashville.

MILLS, Lois Newton The Pulaski Citizen 17 Mar 1954
Mrs. Lois Newton Mills, 48, wife of W. R. Mills, died Sunday, March 14, after suffering a stroke at her home in the Hillsboro community of Williamson County.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at the Warren Funeral Home in Franklin, conducted by the Rev. Kenneth L. Bohannon. Prayer services were held at Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski where burial took place, conducted by Dr. Jospeh D. Quillan, Jr., a former pastor.
Mrs. Mills, a native of Giles County, was the daughter of Mrs. Grace Tomerlin Newton Campbell of Franklin and the late H. B. Newton, but moved to Williamson County in 1933.
In addition to her mother and husband, W. R. Mills, she is survived by seven daughters, Mrs. John Rennard and Mrs. Robert Lehoe, both of Royersford, Pa., Miss Naomi Mills of Nashville, and Mrs. J. B. Walls and Misses Ann, Rebecca and Ethel Mills, all of Franklin; two sons, Howard Mills, Carter’s Creek, and Cullen Mills, Franklin; six grandchildren; a brother, Vernon Newton of Ector, Texas; two half-sisters, Mrs. Sam Baxter and Mrs. Ora Newton, both of Pulaski.

MILTON, Billy The Pulaski Citizen 25 Oct 1950
Funeral services for Billy Milton, 84, who died on Saturday night, October 21, after a period of declining health at his home in the Frankewing community, were held at 11 o’clock Monday morning at the Frankewing Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Taylor O. Bird, pastor, officiated, and burial took place in the Wright Cemetery at McBurg.

Mr. Milton is survived by his son, Robert Milton, with whom he made his home.
He was a native of Lincoln County, the son of the late John Milton and Mary Willis Milton. He had lived in Giles County for many years.

MINATRA, Frances W. Bennett The Pulaski Citizen 02 Feb 1955 BUNKER HILL
The death of Mrs. Fannie Minatra was not a shock to anyone. She had been in bed so long. Her funeral was at the Church of Christ here Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Elders Murphy and Rasbury. She will be greatly missed by those who so faithfully waited on her. Our deepest sympathy to the entire family.

MINATRA, George Arphor The Pulaski Citizen 07 Oct 1953
Funeral services for George Arphor Minatra, 88, retired farmer, were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Marshall D. Moss of Cedar Hill, a former pastor. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. He died on Tuesday, October 6, at his home at Pisgah after a period of declining health.
Born October 9, 1864, he was the son of the late George W. Minatra and Sarah E. Hayes Minatra. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Minatra is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mackie Abernathy Minatra; one daughters, Mrs. Sarah M. Uselton, Columbia; one son, George Davis Minatra, Pisgah; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Deside Harmond, Miss.; one half-sister, Mrs. Albert Holt, Giles County; one brother, John Minatra, Giles County; and one half-brother, Hoyt Minatra, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge.

MINATRA, Mary Cardin The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Cardin Minatra, 68, who died suddenly of a heart attack at the home at Bunker Hill on Wednesday morning, will be held at 1:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Bunker Hill Church of Christ. Rites will be conducted by Virgil Bradford, minister of the East Hill Church of Christ, and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was born October 19, 1883, and was the daughter of the late James Larkin Cardin and Nancy Williams Cardin. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Minatra is survived by her husband, Guy Minatra, Bunker Hill farmer; five daughters, Mrs. A. J. Burke, Nashville, Mrs. James H. Mansfield, Bunker Hill, Mrs. Thomas Newman, Jr., Bryson, and Mrs. Julius Brown and Mrs. Ed Cobb, both of Pulaski; six sons, Oliver Minatra and Bob Minatra, Nashville, Claude Minatra, Joe Minatra, Bunker Hill, and Bill Minatra and David Minatra, Pulaski; twenty grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. M. H. Birdsong, Pulaski, and Mrs. C. Y. Allison, Nashville; and three brothers, Hawkins Cardin, Pulaski, B. Kirk Cardin, Campbellsville and Fisher Cardin, Decatur, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

MINATRA, Maude Alice The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jun 1950

Funeral services for Mrs. Maude Alice Minatra, 71, who died on Friday, June 9, at her home in the Rose Hill community after a long illness, were held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. W. W. Stockman of Lawrenceburg and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
She was the daughter of the late Eliphas Holt and Thomas Ellen Tinery Holt of the Bunker Hill community.
Mrs. Minatra is survived by her husband, John Minatra; a daughter, Miss Clara Bell Minatra, Old Hickory; a son, Herbert Minatra, Campbellsville; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Buford Gilliam and Mrs. E. J. Wilkinson, both of Pulaski; and two brothers, Luther Holt, Madison and Ervin Holt, Pulaski.

MITCHELL, Carrie Smith The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie Smith Mitchell, 75, Ardmore resident and widow of J. W. Smith, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Cash Point Baptist Church of which she was a member. The Rev. Ralph Holbrook and the Rev. T. E. Maples will officiate and burial will take place in the Malone Cemetery. Mrs. Mitchell died Wednesday at her home at Ardmore after a long illness.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late William and Delsie Smith.
Mrs. Mitchell is survived by three sons, Reedy Mitchell and Eugene Mitchell, Ardmore, John W. Mitchell, Pulaski; a step-son, Henry A. Mitchell, Pulaski; a step-daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Mae Freeman, Woodland Hall, Calif.; four grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Essie Merrell, Cash Point, and Mrs. Dodie Luna, Blanche, Tenn.; and two brothers, Lon Smith and John Smith, Ardmore. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

MITCHELL, Charles The Pulaski Citizen 13 May 1953
Funeral services for Charles Mitchell, 50, farmer of the Dellrose community, were to be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday morning at Bee Spring Presbyterian Church in Giles County by the Rev. G. H. Turpin of Chattanooga. Burial was to be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Mitchell was found dead yesterday morning in a corn crib in a barn on his farm, his body hanging from a trace chain. He had been in ill health for some time. A neighbor found the body. No inquest was held.
He was a native of the Dellrose community and had spent his entire life there. His father, Thomas Mitchell, died in 1909. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Georgia Bevels Mitchell; his mother, Mrs. Maggie Gatlin Mitchell; a sister, Mrs. Ozelle Collins of Dellrose; four brothers, Jake Mitchell of Huntsville, Marvin Mitchell of Nashville, Howard and Kelley Mitchell, of Dellrose; a half-sister, Mrs. W. W. Stevenson of Dellrose; three half-brothers, George and Vascar Mitchell, both of Lincoln County and Claude Beddingfield of Kerryville, Texas.



MITCHELL, Elizabeth Magdalene Gatlin The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jan 1957

Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Magdalene Gatlin Mitchell, 84, resident of Bunker Hill community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bee Spring Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and the Rev. J. W. McCullough, Church of God minister of Bunker Hill. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Mitchell died at 7 o’clock Saturday night, January 19, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Malcolm Collins, on Indian Creek.
Born January 8, 1873, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late William Pinksley Gatlin and Elizabeth Hathcoat Gatlin, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Twice married: her first husband, Wince Beddingfield died sixty-one years ago, and her second husband, Tom Mitchell died April 29, 1909.
Mrs. Mitchell is survived by five sons, Claud Beddingfield, Kerrville, Texas, Jack Mitchell, Huntsville, Ala., Marvin Mitchell, Nashville, Kelly Mitchell, Lincoln County, and Howard Mitchell, Giles County; the one daughter, Mrs. Collins; three step-children, Mrs. Werner Watson, Dellrose, Vascar Mitchell and George Mitchell, Lincoln County, fifteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. J. W. Abels, Booneville, Ark. and Mrs. Ada Fite, Memphis; and two brothers, William Gatlin, McBurg, and Elbert Gatlin, Dellrose.

MITCHELL, Ellen Spivy The Pulaski Citizen 29 May 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen Spivy Mitchell, 87, former resident of Pulaski, were held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at Laughlin Funeral Home in Huntsville, Ala., and burial took place at 3 o’clock in Pulaski in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Mitchell, who had been in ill health for a long time, died at 7:20 o’clock on Thursday morning, May 23, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rufus Boggs in Huntsville.
Mrs. Mitchell who was a member of the Church of Christ, formerly operated Mitchell Boarding House on North Second Street in Pulaski for many years. A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Jordan (Bill) Spivy and Betty Kelly Spivy.
Mrs. Mitchell who had lived in Huntsville for a number of years, in addition to the daughter, Mrs. Boggs, is survived by one half-sister, Mrs. Lydia Sears, St. Louis, Mo.; and two half-brothers, Floyd J. Spivy, Colorado City, Texas and Alvie Spivy, Reseda, Calif.

MITCHELL, Harvey The Pulaski Citizen 21 Nov 1956
Funeral services for Harvey Mitchell, 76, retired farmer of the Coldwater section of Lincoln County, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Mt. Nebo Baptist Church and burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Mitchell died suddenly at 11 o’clock Friday morning at his home.
Born in Lincoln County in February 1880, he was the son of the late William David Mitchell and Creecy Mosley Mitchell, and was a member of the Kelly Creek Baptist Church. His first wife, Mrs. Ida Dunn Mitchell, died forty years ago.
Mr. Mitchell is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Eva Thompson Mitchell; 3 daughters, Mrs. Garland Dubois, Louisville, Ky., Mrs. Atha Mullins, Lincoln County, Mrs. John Mullins, Peoria, Ill.; two sons, D. B. Mitchell and Lavoy Mitchell, both of Lincoln County; a number of grandchildren, three brothers, Ross A. Mitchell, Bunker Hill, Lawrence O. Mitchell, Petersburg, and Robert Mitchell; and four sisters, Mrs. Coleman L. McCown, Cochocton, Ohio, Mrs. V. W. Gatlin, Lubbock, Texas, Miss Tommie Mitchell, Lewisburg, and Mrs. Charlie McCown, Delina.

MITCHELL, Henry Boyd The Pulaski Citizen 1 Feb 1950
Funeral services for Henry Boyd Mitchell, Giles farmer, who died Tuesday, January 10, at the home of his sister, Mrs. John I. Parker in Shelbyville, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Thompson Funeral Home in that city. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Homer A. Cates, Baptist minister, and burial took place in the Bomar community in Bedford County.
He had been ill a week.
A native of Bedford County, he was the son of Mrs. Gertie Ferguson Mitchell of Shelbyville and the late Oscar Lee Mitchell. He moved to Giles County ten years ago.
In 1929 he was married to the former Mary E. Brown.
In addition to his mother, and wife, Mr. Mitchell is survived by two daughters, Katherine and Juanita Mitchell; and two sons, Kenneth and Donald Mitchell, all of Route 4, Pulaski address; and the one sister, Mrs. Parker Shelbyville.

MITCHELL, John Wesley The Pulaski Citizen 19 Dec 1956
Funeral services for John Wesley Mitchell, 86, retired farmer of the Baugh section, were held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon conducted by the Rev. Hal Brooks, pastor of the church, and the Rev. Maples, pastor of Kelly Creek Baptist Church. Burial took place in the Malone Cemetery in Lincoln County. Mr. Mitchell died at 11 o’clock Saturday morning at his home after a long illness.
Mr. Mitchell, the last member of his immediate family, was born January 14, 1870, in Marshall County, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Reedie Mitchell. His first wife, Mrs. Ella Mullins Mitchell, died forty three years ago.
Mr. Mitchell is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Carrie Smith Mitchell; one daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Mae Freeman, Woodland Hills, Calif.; four sons, Henry A. Mitchell and John W. Mitchell, Jr., both of Pulaski, Reedie Mitchell, Elkton, and Eugene Mitchell, Baugh; twenty-two grandchildren and several grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

MITCHELL, Lillie Mae Watson The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Mae Watson Mitchell, 82, Bryson resident, were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Earl Cantrell and Dr. William H. Mansfield, Methodist ministers. Burial took place in Bethany Cemetery. Mrs. Mitchell died at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, March 17, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after a long illness.
Born May 10, 1876, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Watson and Zana Osborne Watson. Her husband, Gentry Mitchell, died many years ago.
Mrs. Mitchell is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mahlon Brown, Bunker Hill and Mrs. Charles Rolon of Texas, and a number of nieces and nephews. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

MITCHELL, Mary Melissa Wyatt The Pulaski Citizen 9 Feb 1955

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Melissa Wyatt Mitchell, 73, Prospect housewife, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Church of Christ at Pettusville, Ala., conducted by Elder Bennie Lee Fudge. Burial took place in Prospect Cemetery.
Mrs. Mitchell died at 6 o’clock Monday morning at Giles County Hospital after a two weeks illness.
Born in Limestone County, Ala., on July 29, 1881, she was the daughter of the late Eli Wyatt and Nancy Hughes Wyatt. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Mitchell has been married three times: her first husband was Lee Higgins and her second husband, Jess Sirten.
In addition to her husband, Floyd Mitchell, Mrs. Mitchell is survived by four daughters, Mrs. John Fitzpatrick, Elkmont, Ala., Mrs. John Simpson, Prospect, Mrs. Maxie Loggins, Veto, Ala., and Mrs. W. L. Lamar, Jr., Churubusco, Ind.; one son, Van Sirton, Pulaski; twenty-eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren; and one brother, Ches Wyatt, Phoenix, Ariz.
Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

MITCHELL, Richard David The Pulaski Citizen 7 May 1958
Funeral services for Richard David Mitchell, 75, retired L&N railroad employee, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial took place in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Stella. Mr. Mitchell died at 5:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at his home in the Goodsprings section.
A native of Giles County, he was born November 24, 1878, the son of the late M. P. J. Mitchell and Ursula Kimbrough Mitchell.
Mr. Mitchell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cora Ashford Mitchell; three sons, Loyd Mitchell, Roy Mitchell and Grady Mitchell, all of Louisville, Ky.; one daughter, Mrs. Eva Hopper, Champaign, Ill.; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild; and one brother, Mahlon Mitchell, Stella. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

MITCHELL, W. H. (Bill) The Pulaski Citizen 19 Dec 1951
W. H. (Bill) Mitchell, 21, native of Ardmore and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mitchell of Toney, Ala., was killed in action November 28 in Korea, the Department of Defense has notified relatives.
Mitchell, who was employed by an automotive firm in Detroit before being drafted last March, had been overseas three months. He was not registered at the local Selective Service office and is believed to have entered the services in Detroit.
While residing in Giles County, he attended Ardmore High School.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by seven sisters, Mrs. Goldie Ladd, Mrs. Jimmy Sawyers, both of Nashville; Mrs. R. W. Rhodes, Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Paul Spencer, Franklin, and Misses Connie, Nan and Alice Mitchell, all of Toney; and six brothers, Howell M. Mitchell, Salt Lake City, Utah, Joe Mitchell, Akron, Ohio, and Kenneth, Fred, Richard and Bobby Mitchell, all of Toney.



MITCHELL, Zilphy Melton The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jul 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Wesley Mitchell, age 85, who died Thursday, July 11, at her home in the Friendship community, were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 13 at Mount Zion Methodist Church, Frankewing. The Rev. J. T. Culbreath officiated, assisted by Rev. Lloyd Hickman. Burial was in the Wright Cemetery in Lincoln County.
Mrs. Mitchell died after five weeks of illness. She was the former Miss Zilphy Melton and was a daughter of the late John and Mary Willis Melton of Lincoln County. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband; five daughters, Mrs. Adlay Marks, Mrs. Oscar Hall, Mrs. Floyd Holley, and Mrs. Alvie Holley, all of Giles County, Mrs. Byrom Hewgley of Franklin, Ky.; two sons, Sam Mitchell of Giles County and Robert Mitchell of Augusta, Ga.; and a stepdaughters, Mrs. Grace Mitchell of Giles County.

MOBLEY, James Edward The Pulaski Citizen 14 May 1956
Funeral services for James Edward Mobley, 78, retired farmer of Giles County, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial took place at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Stella, with Tom Holland, G. C. Fox, and Clifford Murphy, Church of Christ ministers, officiating.
Mr. Mobley died at 10 o’clock Tuesday night, May 13, at Giles County Hospital after a period of declining health.
Born August 15, 1879, in Maury County, he was the son of the late Richard Mobley and Mary Johnson Mobley. The last member of his immediate family, he was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Mobley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Harris Mobley; three sons, Herman Mobley, Prospect, Roy Mobley, Athens, Ala., and Alvin Mobley, San Francisco, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Manton White, Florence, Ala.; thirteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

MOFFITT, Laura Fox The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jun 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Fox Moffitt, 69, were held at 10 o’clock Monday morning at Cornersville Methodist Church with burial in Beechwood Cemetery. Mrs. Moffitt died Sunday night after a long illness at a Columbia hospital.
Mrs. Moffitt, widow of S. A. Moffitt, is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Robert Fleming, Columbia; one sister, Mrs. Amos Clark, Sr., Brick Church; two brothers, Sidney Fox, Diana, and Brown Fox, Lewisburg; a step-mother, Mrs. Cora Fox, Diana, and three half-sisters, Mrs. Clarice Welch, Old Hickory, Mrs. Horace Lee McMann and Mrs. Michael Adams, Cornersville.

MONROE, James A. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Mar 1950
James A. Monroe, 77, retired Chattanooga attorney, died suddenly of a heart ailment at 10 o’clock on Monday night, March 20, at his home in that city.
Mr. Monroe, father of Mrs. Edwin I. Elder, was a member of the Chattanooga and the State Bar Associations.

In addition to Mrs. Elder, Mr. Monroe is survived by his wife and two other daughters, Mrs. Charles Stratton and Mrs. J. I. Calcutt, all of Chattanooga.
Funeral rites were held in Chattanooga.

MONTGOMERY, Logan Harold The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jun 1958
Logan Harold Montgomery, 61, Veteran of WWI, and retired merchant and farmer, died of a heart attack at 6 o’clock Wednesday morning, June 11, at Kennedy Veterans Hospital in Memphis where he had been a patient the past month.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Pisgah Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons and the Rev. Thomas Vann, Methodist ministers. Burial will take place in the family lot in the church cemetery with the American Legion Post No. 60 officiating at the rites.
A lifelong resident of the Pisgah Community, he was born March 15, 1897, the son of the late William M. Montgomery and Sarah McFerrin Harwell Montgomery, and was the grandson of the late Rev. Logan Douglas Harwell, local minister and member of the Tennessee Conference for many years. Mr. Montgomery was a member and steward of the Pisgah Methodist Church, and was a director of the Giles County Farm Bureau.
Mr. Montgomery is survived by his wife, Mrs. Venitia Ethridge Montgomery, a native of Hattiesburg, Miss.; one son, Rev. Harold Logan Montgomery; one grandson, Mike Montgomery, Hollow Rock, Tenn.; two sisters, Mrs. Arnie Young, Pulaski, and Mrs. Lexie Young, Bunker Hill; and one half-brother, Lacy P. Montgomery, Chicago, Ill. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

MONTGOMERY, Robert Shepherd The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jun 1957
Robert Shepherd Montgomery, 52, brother of Larry H. Montgomery of Pulaski, died at 1:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon, June 20, at Memorial Hospital in Hollywood, Fla. following an emergency operation. He became ill the day before.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Saturday in Hollywood with burial there. Born in Nashville, he was graduated from Montgomery Bell Academy. He was the son of Edith Shepherd Montgomery of Nashville and the late Bascom Warren Montgomery; and at the time of his death was associated with the H. E. Wolfe Construction Company of St. Augustine.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Montgomery is survived by his wife, Miss Margaret Marchbanks Sanders of Shelbyville; and two brothers, Larry Montgomery of Pulaski, and Kingsley Montgomery of Nashville. A son, Lt. Robert S. Montgomery, Jr., USAF, was killed in a jet plane crash on March 12 at Jacksonville, Fla., as he was preparing to land.

MOORE, Adelaide Tidwell Roberts The Pulaski Citizen 9 Sep 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Adelaide Tidwell Roberts Moore, 84, native of Giles County and resident of Louisville, Ky., were held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. James F. Richardson of Columbia. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Moore died suddenly at one o’clock Monday morning at the home of a son, David Roberts, near Columbia, where she had been visiting.

Born March 25, 1869 in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late James P. Tidwell and Jane Johnson Tidwell. Her first husband, George Roberts died in 1923. Since the death of her second husband, George Moore of Petersburg in 1940, she has been making her home in Louisville, Ky. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Moore is survived by three sons, David Roberts, Columbia, and Joe Roberts and Dewey Roberts, both of Louisville; ten grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Lena Alexander, Columbia and Mrs. Jennie Spivey, Dallas, Texas; one half-sister, Mrs. J. Ed Paisley, Pulaski; and one brother, Jim Tidwell, Campbellsville.

MOORE, Annie Ruth The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jan 1952
Miss Annie Ruth Moore, 52, well known school teacher, died at the home of her brother, Frank A. Moore, Jackson, Tenn., on Saturday night.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Bethel Methodist Church. The Rev. Elwood Denson and the Rev. Dallas Bass officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Miss Moore was the daughter of the late professor Andrew and Tera Legg Moore. She taught at Athens College, Athens, Ala. for two years, and was head of the English Department of Murphy High School, Mobile, Ala., for 27 years. She had been a member of the Methodist Church since early girlhood.
Miss Moore was survived by a sister, Mrs. J. S. Hargrove, Bethel, and two brothers, Dr. Frank A. Moore of Jackson and Will A. Moore, of Flatwood, Tenn.

MOORE, Beulah Hall The Pulaski Citizen 3 Sep 1958
Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning, August 27, in Altus, Okla., for Mrs. Beulah Hall Moore, 75, native of Pulaski, Tenn. Burial took place in Restlawn Memorial Park in that city, home of the family since 1941. Mrs. Moore died at 4:35 o’clock on Monday morning, August 25, at Memorial Hospital.
Her husband, J. P. Moore, died May 20, 1952.
Born August 1, 1883, in Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hall, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Moore who had made her home in Oklahoma since 1906, is survived by three nieces, Mrs. John M. Green, Wilmington, Del., Mrs. Fox Darnell, Lewisburg, and Mrs. Harry Jones, Nashville; and two nephews, Billy Hall Smith, Pulaski, and Robert Hall, Chicago, Ill.
Mrs. John M. Green of Wilmington and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey H. Smith of Pulaski attended the rites in Altus.

MOORE, Edna Garrett The Pulaski Citizen 20 Jul 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Garrett Moore, 56, resident of the Scotts Hill community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church. Rites were held by the Rev. M. P. White and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Moore who had been ill several months, died at her home Friday.

Born in Alabama on October 24, 1898, she was the daughter of the late Henry Garrett and Lucinda Flannagan Garrett, but when a child moved with the family to Giles County. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Moore is survived by her husband, Lucian Moore; two daughters, Mrs. William Russell, Pulaski, and Mrs. George Cole, Nashville; two sons, Lucian Moore, Jr., Nashville and Kenneth Moore, U. S. Army; six grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. J. G. Parr and Mrs. J. H. Hutton, Giles County; and two brothers, John W. M. Garrett, Dunn, Tenn., and H. E. Garrett, Armarillo, Texas. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

MOORE, Estelle Simmons The Pulaski Citizen 26 May 1954
Funeral services for Estelle Simmons Moore, 83, who died May 25 at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Gray Aymett, in Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. R. L. Benton and the Rev. W. J. Fesmire and burial took place in Arlington Cemetery at Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. Moore had been ill since she suffered a broken hip six weeks ago.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late James Simmons and Louise Hart Simmons. Her husband, W. E. Moore, died thirty-six years ago. She had spent most of her life in Mt. Pleasant where she was a member of the Methodist Church.
Including Mrs. Aymett, Mrs. Moore is survived by eleven grandchildren.

MOORE, Ethelbert Allan The Pulaski Citizen 22 Feb 1956
Ethelbert Allan Moore, 90, father of Allan Moore of New Brittain, Conn., and Pulaski, Tenn., died at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning, February 15, at his winter home at Ormond Beach, Fla. Rites took place in Kinsington, Conn., with burial in West Lane Cemetery in that city.
Mr. Moore who began in 1889 as a clerk for Stanley Tool Company, Incorporated, of New Brittain, rose through the ranks until he became president of the company in 1918, retiring from active duty in 1929, after forty years service. During his long and useful life he had held many positions of trust, and was a philanthropist , a writer and artist.
Mr. Moore is survived by thirty-one descendants including three sons and two daughters.

MOORE, Frances Flournoy Trigg The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jun 1959
Mrs. Sam V. Moore, the former Miss Frances Flournoy Trigg of Diana, died at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, June 6, at her home, 517 Heathes Place, Nashville, following a period of illness. Funeral rites were held at 11 o’clock Monday morning at Marshall-Donnely and Combs Funeral Home with burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park in that city.
A native of Diana, she was the daughter of the late J. Knox Trigg and Mrs. Bettie Harwell Trigg.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Moore is survived by one son, Philip C. Moore, Nashville; one daughter, Mrs. Grady Clark, Minneapolis, Minn.; two grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. B. F. Jones, Meridian, Miss.

MOORE, Frank Cheairs The Pulaski Citizen 17 Oct 1951

Frank Cheairs Moore, Dallas, Texas businessman, died at 7:30 o’clock Monday night, October 8, at a Dallas hospital.
Funeral rites will be held on Thursday afternoon in that city, with burial there.
Born at Spring Hill, Tenn., he was the son of the late Dr. James Moore and Sallie Cheairs Moore.
Mr. Moore is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha White Moore, a native of Giles County; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Lucille Moore Nash; and one son, Frank Cheairs Moore, Jr.; four grandchildren, all of Dallas; and three sisters, Misses Susie Bell Moore, Bessie Moore and Sarah Moore, all of Spring Hill.
Mrs. Frank C. Moore is a sister of Mrs. James S. Short of Pulaski. Mrs. Short’s son, Tom W. Moore left by plane Tuesday for Dallas to attend the funeral.

MOORE, James The Giles Free Press 20 Mar 1957
James Moore, age 67, retired farmer of the New Providence community in Giles, died in Giles County Hospital at 3 p. m. Wednesday, March 20, after suffering a heart attack at the Greyhound bus station. He died shortly after being taken to the hospital.
Funeral services will be at 1 p. m. Thursday at Bennett-May Funeral Home with David East, minister of the Second Street Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Moore was born in Giles County, son of the late James and Eugenia Arrowsmith Moore. He was a member of the Church of Christ, a veteran of World War I, and a member of the American Legion Post 60.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Thelma Wilson Moore; a step-daughter, Mrs. Elbert Yancey, Columbia, Tenn.; four sisters, Misses Gertrude and Sue Moore, Nashville; Mrs. Newt Biles, Nashville, Mrs. Lura Quinn, Atlanta, Ga.; and brother, Guy Moore, Giles County.

MOORE, Martha White Moore The Pulaski Citizen 17 Aug 1955
Mrs. Martha White Moore, 73, native Pulaskian, died at 4:20 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, August 16, at Giles County Hospital following an extended illness.
Prayer services were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr. Burial will take place in the family lot in Hillcrest Memorial Park in Dallas, Texas, former hom of the family.
The former Miss Martha White, she was born November 11, 1883, the daughter of the late, James A. White and Mary Galloway White. Her grandfather, Matthew Galloway, was a former editor of the Commercial Appeal in Memphis.
A member of the Methodist Church, she was interested in church and civic affairs. She was graduated from Martin College in Pulaski and Sullins College in Bristol, Va. In 1912, she was married to Frank C. Moore and the family resided at Spring Hill, Tenn., until they moved to Dallas many years ago. Mr. Moore died in 1952. In recent months, Mrs. Moore has been making her home with her sister, Mrs. James S. Short in Pulaski
In addition to Mrs. Short, Mrs. Moore is survived by one daughter, Mrs. William Nash, Jr., Houston, Texas; one son Frank Cheairs Moore, Jr.; four grandchildren, all of Dallas.





MOORE, Mattie Evelyn Benderman The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jun 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Evelyn Benderman Moore, 63, Berea housewife, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Moore died of a heart attack at Giles County Hospital after a three weeks’ illness.
The daughter of the late John Benderman and Ella Coffee Benderman, she was born in Maury County but had lived in Giles County many years.
Her husband, Will Moore, died in 1952.
Mrs. Moore is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Margaret Bright, Balesville, Miss., Mrs. Virginia Duke, Stinnett, Texas, Mrs. Ella Mae Oasteen, Kansas City, Mo., and Miss Mary D. Moore, Geneva, N. Y.; two sons, Ben Moore, Sumac Community, and John N. Moore, Goosebay, Labrador; several grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Mamie Blankenship, Nashville; and three brothers, Emmett Benderman, Nashville, Will Benderman, California, and Brian Benderman, Clovis, N. M. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

MOORE, John Robert The Pulaski Citizen 25 Aug 1954
Funeral services for John Robert Moore, 82, retired Bethel farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Prospect Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Troy Bunch of Clifton, a former pastor, and burial took place in Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. Moore died at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, following a two week’s illness.
Mr. Moore, who made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Shelby Sulcer, and Mr. Sulcer at Bethel, was a lifelong resident of the county, born July 27, 1872, and was the son of the late John S. Moore and Mary Ann Jones Moore. He was a member of the Liberty Methodist Church.
Mr. Moore is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha Elder Moore; seven daughters, Mrs. Sulcer, Mrs. C. H. Nelson and Mrs. James Powell, Prospect, Mrs. W. L. Stewart, Bryson, Mrs. Woodrow Haskins, Anthony Hill, Mrs. James Curry, Island Grove, Fla., and Mrs. Stanley Reese, Nashville; four sons, Guy Moore, David Moore, and James Moore, all of Prospect, and R. H. Moore of Nashville; twenty-four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; and one brother, Jim Moore of Italy, Texas. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

MOORE, Grover C. The Pulaski Citizen 24 Mar 1954
Funeral services for Grover C. Moore, 69, retired farmer, who died Monday at the home of Ed Hopkins on the Pisgah Pike, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Booth Chapel Methodist Church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Moore, who was spending the night in the Hopkin’s home was found dead in bed Monday morning.

A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late William T. Moore and Lou Gilmore Moore.
Mr. Moore is survived by two sons, Grover C. Moore, Jr., of Lawrenceburg, and Leroy Moore, of Five Points, Tenn.; four grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Susan Bolin, Exeter, Calif.; and three brothers, Eugene Moore, Antioch, Calif., and William D. Moore, Anderson, Ala., and Elmer E. Moore, Lawrenceburg.

MOORE, Guy The Pulaski Citizen 3 Dec 1958
Funeral services for Guy Moore, 83, retired farmer of the Olivet Community, were held at one o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins and the Rev. R. L. Greenway with the burial in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Moore died at 3 o’clock Sunday morning, November 30, at Giles County Hospital after a long period of declining health.
Born March 1, 1875, in Giles County, he was the son of the late James Moore and Eugenia Arrowsmith Moore, and was a member of the Berea Methodist Church.
Mr. Moore is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Garrett Moore; four sons, J. W. Moore, Lynnville, Guy Russell Moore and Earl Douglas Moore, Olivet, and James Floyd Moore, Aspen Hill; four daughters, Mrs. Mitchell Davidson, Lynnville, Mrs. Gilbert Young and Mrs. Ozro Newton, both of Berea; and Mrs. Nathaniel Fox, St. Louis, Ill.; sixteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and four sisters, Mrs. Lura O’Quinn, Atlanta, Ga., and Misses Gertrude and Sue Moore and Mrs. J. Newton Biles, Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

MOORE, James W. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jan 1959
Funeral services for James W. Moore, 75, brother of three Giles County residents, were held Friday at Cosmopolitan Funeral Home in Nashville, with the burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in that city. Mr. Moore died of pneumonia on December 31 at a Nashville hospital.
Born in Maury County, he was the son of the late W. B. Moore and Delia Ingram Moore.
Mr. Moore is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maggie Crews of Napier, Tenn.; three sons by a former marriage, James Moore, Thomas Moore and Harry Moore, all of Cincinnati, Ohio; one step-son, Arthur Crews of Atlanta, Ga.; three sisters, Mrs. Guy Dugger and Mrs. Walter C. Foster, Pulaski and Mrs. Mary Dugger, Washington, D. C.; and one brother, John H. Moore, Giles County.

MOORE, Mary Elizabeth Rodgers The Pulaski Citizen 1 Apr 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Rodgers Moore, 89, were held at 11 o’clock Monday morning at the Elkton Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. C. H. Poole. Burial took place in Elkton Cemetery.
Mrs. Moore died at 5:45 o’clock Sunday morning, March 29, at her home in Elkton, just ten days after the death of a son, William J. Moore.

A native of Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late William Rodgers and Frances Smith Rodgers. She had lived in Giles County most of her life and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Moore, widow of Morgan Moore, survived by one daughter, Mrs. Blanche Warren, Ardmore; two sons, Sam Moore and Marvin Moore, Elkton; thirteen grandchildren and thirty great-grandchildren; one half-sister, Mrs. Trudell Howell of Marlin, Texas; three half-brothers, Atha Rodgers, Elkton, Asa Rodgers and Leroy Rodgers, both of Cash Point.
Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors

MOORE, Mattie Evelyn The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jun 1955
Mrs. Mattie Evelyn Moore, 63, of the Berea community, died Wednesday night of a heart ailment at Giles County Hospital, where she had been under treatment weeks.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Maury County, Mrs. Moore was a daughter of the late John and Ella Mae Coffee Benderman. She moved to Giles County many years ago and married to Will Moore, who died in 1952.
Mrs. Moore is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Margaret Bright, Balesville, Miss., Mrs. Virginia Duke, Stinnett, Texas, Mrs. Ella Mae Osteen, Kansas City, Mo., and Miss Mary D. Moore, Geneva, N. Y.; two sons, Ben Moore of Pulaski and John N. Moore, Goose Bay, Labrador; a sister, Mrs. Mamie Blankenship, Nashville; three brothers, Emmett Benderman, Nashville, Will Benderman, California and Bryan Benderman, Clovis, New Mexico.

MOORE, S. Trigg The Pulaski Citizen 10 Nov 1954
Funeral services for Judge S. Trigg Moore, 48, former general sessions judge of Nashville and a native of Giles County, were held at the Marshall-Donnelly-Combs Funeral Home in Nashville, at 10 a.m. Monday. The Rev. Pickens Johnson officiated and burial was in Woodlawn Memorial Park at Nashville. The Odd Fellows Lodge held graveside services.
Judge Moore died Friday morning at Clear View Sanitarium at Davenport, Iowa, where he had been a patient for a year and a half. Deputy Coroner Lemm said Judge Moore’s death resulted from drinking a quanity of cleaning fluid which he obtained from a cabinet in the sanitarium.
A native of Brick Church community, Judge Moore was the son of Sam V. Moore and Mrs. Flournoy Trigg Moore, who survive. His father is a bailiff of general sessions court in Nashville.
Judge Moore had been in ill health for several years.
Besides his parents , he leaves a sister, Mrs. Grady Clark of Minneapolis, Minn.; two brothers, Philip C. Moore of Nashville and Richard Moore of Houston, Texas, and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Bettie Harwell Trigg of Diana, Giles County, Tenn.

MOORE, Will Allen The Pulaski Citizen 13 Nov 1957

Will Allen Moore, 50, native Giles Countian, died at one o’clock Monday morning, November 4, at Vanderbilt Hospital after a prolonged illness. Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Flatwoods Methodist Church, Flatwoods, Tenn., with burial in the church cemetery.
Born at Bethel, he was the son of the late Stephen Andrew Moore and Tera Legg Moore, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Moore who has resided at Flatwoods for a number of years, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Celia Bromley Moore; one sister, Mrs. Julian Hargrove, Prospect; and one brother, Dr. Frank A. Moore, Jackson.


MOORE, William The Pulaski Citizen 12 Nov 1952
William Moore, 74, farmer of the Berea community, died late Wednesday afternoon at his home after a long illness.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at press time, but the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister and the Rev. W. J. Fesmire, Methodist minister, will conduct the rites. Burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Moore, a member of the Zion Baptist Church, was a lifelong resident of the county, the son of the late James C. Moore and Martha Arrowsmith Moore. He was born July 15, 1878.
Mr. Moore is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Benderman Moore; four daughters, Mr. E. Riley Bright, Batesville, Miss., Mrs. Billy G. Duke, Stinnett, Texas, Miss Ella May Moore, Kansas City, Mo., and Miss Mary Deane Moore, in the U. S. Air Corps, Geneva, N. Y.; two sons, Ben Moore and John Moore, both of Berea; four sisters, Mrs. Lura O’Quinn, Quitman, Ga., and Misses Gertrude and Sue Moore and Mrs. Newt J. Biles, all of Nashville; and two brothers, Guy Moore and James Moore, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

MOOREHEAD, John Edward The Pulaski Citizen 2 Sep 1953
Sorrow struck the home of Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Moorehead at Lynnville a third blow within a seven-month period Monday morning when death claimed the life of their third son since the first of February.
John Edward Moorehead, 34, of the Olivet community, died of a heart ailment at Giles County Hospital, at 10:30 Monday morning after seven years of illness. The young man’s brother, Thurston Moorehead, died February 1 at his home in Puryear, Tenn., and his brother, James W. Moorehead, died April 13 at his home in Dickson.
Funeral services for John Edward Moorehead were held at two o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by the Rev. W. J. Fesmire, pastor of the Olivet Methodist Church. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
The son of W. C. and Mary Elizabeth Allen Moorehead, he was born March 26, 1919, near Lynchburg in Moore County. He had lived in Giles County for the past several years and was a member of the Olivet Methodist Church.
In addition to his parents, Other survivors are three sisters, Mrs. Herbert Rowan, Lynchburg, Mrs. C. J. Day, Hixon, and Mrs. Douglas Mitchell, Fayetteville; and a brother, Paul Moorehead of Pulaski.


MORGAN, Caroline Benedict The Pulaski Citizen 22 Feb 1950
Mrs. Caroline Benedict Morgan, widow of the Dr. George A. Morgan, of Pulaski died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Gordon Lunsford at Pittsburgh, Pa., on Friday, February 17th, at 9:30 a.m
Funeral services were held on Monday morning at ten o’clock at the Finley M. Dorris Funeral Home, Nashville, the Dr. E. P. Anderson and the Dr. J. J. Stowe officiating. Burial took place at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville.
A native of Nashville, and a graduate of Buford College, Mrs. Morgan was first married to A. B. Smith, a shoe merchant of Nashville, whose death occurred approximately twenty-five years ago. She was married about 1941 to the late Dr. George A. Morgan, who was the pastor of the First Methodist Church, organizer of the Sunday School class which bears his name and president of Martin College, and they made their home for a period of more than two years.
Besides her daughter, Mrs. Morgan is survived by four grandchildren, Mrs. J. F. Cage, Schenectady, N. Y., Miss Julia Lunsford, Nashville, Gordon Lunsford, Jr., Pittsburg, Pa., and Alvin Lunsford, U. S. Navy; one sister, Mrs. Mary E. Payne, Nashville; one step-son, George A. Morgan, Jr., a member of the American Embassy at Moscow, Russia.
Attending the funeral from Pulaski were President E. H. Elam of Martin College, and Mrs. J. B. Abernathy.

MORGAN, Lee The Pulaski Citizen 2 Nov 1955
Lee Morgan, 51, farmer on the West Side community, was accidently killed Saturday afternoon while shooting birds in his barn. His body was found by members of the family lying at the base of a ladder leading to the barn loft, with a bullet wound in his head.
Coroner William Bennett returned the verdict of accidental death following an inquest later Saturday.
Funeral services were held at two o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Good Hope, Primitive Baptist Church by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in the West Side Cemetery. Pulaski Funeral Home was in charge of the service.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of Daniel H. Morgan and the late Mary Frances Butler Morgan. He was a member of the West Side Baptist Church.
Mr. Morgan is survived by his father; his wife, Mrs. Clara Dale Morgan; daughter, Mrs. Harold Robinson of Goodfield, Ill.; three sons, Robert Morgan, Haynes City, Fla., Franklin and Thomas Morgan, West Side; a granddaughter, Deborah Faye Robinson; 4 sisters, Mrs. D. J. Cooper, Mrs. J. W. Cooper, and Mrs. Otis Cooper, all of Hartselle, Ala., and Mrs. J. H. Freeman of Quinton, Ala.; and a brother, John Morgan, Oran, Missouri.

MORRIS, Cililla Pearl McCaffaty The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Cililla Pearl Caffaty Morris, 64, resident of Lawrenceburg for the past fourteen years, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church in Giles County, with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Morris died at 9:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at her home after a three months illness.

Born January 3, 1894, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Wiley McCaffaty and Elizabeth Wilburn McCaffaty. She had been a member of the Scotts Hill Baptist Church for many years.
Mrs. Morris is survived by her husband, William Allen Morris, Lawrenceburg; four daughters, Mrs. Richard Glover and Mrs. Nathan Hood, both of Giles County, and Mrs. Milas Phillips and Mrs. H. M. Rippy, both of Nashville; twelve grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

MORRIS, James Henry The Pulaski Citizen 9 May 1956
Funeral services for James Henry Morris, 74, retired carpenter, were held Sunday at Center Point Methodist Church in Lawrence County with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Morris died Saturday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Russell Thomas near Center Point, after a long illness.
Mr. Morris is survived by a son, Roy Morris, Pulaski; and two daughters, Mrs. Thomas, and Mrs. Dewey Stephenson, Akron, Ohio; a sister and three brothers.

MORRIS, Jennie May Gosnell The Pulaski Citizen 29 Oct 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie May Gosnell Morris, 66, resident of the Campbellsville community, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the residence. The Rev. Albert E. Dimmock, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski, will officiate, and burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Becoming critically ill at her home on Monday evening, Mrs. Morris was taken to Giles County Hospital where she died of a paralytic stroke at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon.
Born October 20, 18__ and reared at Brick Church, she was the daughter of George W. Gosnell and Amanda Burgess Gosnell. She was a member of the Brick Church Presbyterian Church.
She was the widow of Clint E. Morris, Sr., who died July 7, 1940.
Mrs. Morris is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Charles W. Robbins, Cedarville, N. J., Mrs. Hugh Kinney English, Jr. and Mrs. W. F. Morris, Jr., Pulaski and Mrs. Marvin Mann, Wheelerton; four sons, Gosnell Morris, Los Angeles, Calif., C. E. Morris, Jr., Pulaski, William Morris, Elkton, and Eugene Morris, Campbellsville; sixteen grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Burch Fox, Brick Church, and Mrs. Lois Wright, Cornersville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

MORRIS, John A. The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1952
Funeral services for John A. Morris, 75, prominent farmer of the Campbellsville community, who died March 17, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the residence. Rites were conducted by the Rev. J. B. Burns, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Campbellsville, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Morris died in his sleep on Monday night and was found early Tuesday morning.
He was a native of the county, born December 4, 1876, and was the son of the late William J. and Octovene Morris Morris.

Mr. Morris is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie Yokley Morris; one daughter, Mrs. Earl C. Zuccarello, Campbellsville; and one brother, Josh Morris, Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

MORRIS, Lillo The Pulaski Citizen 15 Feb 1950
Funeral services for Lillo Morris, 71, resident of Nashville for the past twenty-five years who died suddenly on a bus in Nashville on Thursday morning, February 2, were held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home. Burial took place in Spring Hill Cemetery in that city.
Mr. Morris was born and reared at Campbellsville and spent the greater part of his life in this county. His wife, Mrs. Sallie Wilsford Morris, died four years ago.

MORRIS, Oscar Newton The Pulaski Citizen 25 Apr 1956
Oscar Newton Morris, 33, Giles Countian serving as a Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper at Lebanon, was killed by a hit-run driver shortly before midnight Thursday one mile west of Lebanon on Highway 70.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p. m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski by the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Trooper Morris was struck about 11:30 p. m. as he stood beside a Knoxville car he had stopped for a routine check.
James Edwards, 45, Negro, of near Juliet, employee of a coal company at Old Hickory, was being held in the Wilson County jail at Lebanon without bond. He is charged with second degree murder and driving while under the influence of an intoxicant.
Investigating officers gave this account: Morris “spotted” the Knoxville car in Lebanon and followed it to the scene of the mishap.
Tommy Knowles, about 21, Middle Tennessee State College student and employee of Henderson Flower Shop at Lebanon, was a passenger in the patrol car.
Morris was questioning the Knoxville car’s driver, Pfc. James C. Faulkner, when the car driven by Edwards struck him.
Faulkner shouted to Knowles, “You go after him, I’ll take care of this man.”
Knowles started the patrol car and “ran down” Edwards and his wife about three-fourths of a mile from the scene.
Knowles called upon a passerby to “watch” Edwards while he called an ambulance and Wilson County officers. Edwards was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Harry Harrison.
THP Inspector J. J. Jackson said Faulkner, a soldier stationed at Ft. Belvoir, Va., faces no charges in connection with the mishap.
Mr. Morris was a graduate of Giles County High School and a member of the Wales Presbyterian Church. He lived with his parents, W. Flournoy and Rena Rich Morris, in the Wales community.
He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. James Hosay and Mrs. F. D. Callahan, and two brothers, W. F. Flournoy, Jr., and James R. Morris, all of Giles County.

Mr. Morris had been a member of the highway patrol approximately four years and had been stationed at Lebanon three years. He formerly was stationed at Clarksville.

MORRIS, Roscoe A. The Pulaski Citizen 07 Oct 1953
Roscoe A. Morris, approximately 80 years of age, died of a heart ailment on September 15, at his home in Havana, Cuba.
Funeral services and burial took place in Havana.
Mr. Morris, the last member of his immediate family, was a brother of the late Dr. John H. Morris, Mrs. Hazel Morris Sledge Gladish and Morgan Morris. They were the children of the late Capt. and Mrs. John H. Morris, Sr., former Pulaski residents.



MORRISON, James Meredith The Pulaski Citizen 22 May 1957
Funeral services for James Meredith Morrison, 71, Minor Hill farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. James D. Bass, Jr., Methodist minister, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Deerfield Cemetery in Lawrence County. Mr. Morrison died at 2:25 o’clock Sunday afternoon at his home after an extended illness.
Born December 29, 1885, in Alabama, he was the son of George William Morrison and Sallie Fulks Morrison. He was a member of the Methodist Church, and a veteran of World War I and a member of the American Legion.
Mr. Morrison is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Hillhouse Morrison; two sons, George Morrison, Lawrence County, and Mitchell Morrison, West Point, Ga.; two daughters, Miss Louise Morrison, Knoxville and Mrs. Lurene Cook, Lennet, Ala.; eight grandchildren; and three brothers, Wheeler Morrison, Clarence Morrison and Oliver Morrison, all of Loretto. Pulaski Funeral Home, in charge of arrangements.

MORRISS, Woodward Dale Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 17 Mar 1954
Word has been received here of the death of the Rev. Woodward Dale Morriss, Sr., retired Presbyterian minister and at one time a Memphis lawyer, which occurred Monday night, March 15, in Memphis following a four year illness.
Before his retiredment six years ago, he held numerous Mid-South pastorates including one at Brick Church in Giles County.

MORROW, Clarence C. The Pulaski Citizen 15 Oct 1958
Funeral services for Clarence C. Morrow, 63, native Giles Countian, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia with the burial in Rose Hill Cemetery in that city.
Mr. Morrow died unexpectedly of a heart attack at one o’clock Sunday morning at his home on Highway 31, South.

Mr. Morrow was a farmer and the operator of the Tennessee State Hatchery of Columbia for a number of years, but previous to coming to Columbia had taught in Pulaski High School and Dickson High School. He was graduated from the University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky.
A native of the Fourteenth Civil District of Giles County, he was born in November of 1894, the son of the late Luther B. Morrow and Hattie Morrow Morrow. He was a member of the Highland Avenue Church of Christ.
Mr. Morrow is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nancy Rhodes Morrow; three sons, Jack Morrow and Bill Morrow, Columbia, and Bobby Morrow, Mitchell, Ind.; six grandchildren; one brother, Clyde Morrow, Nashville; and four sisters, Mrs. Frank Beeler and Mrs. Hoffman L. Thomas, both of the Campbellsville Community, Mrs. A. E Whatley, Dothan, Ala., and Mrs. O. W. Fitz, Bellaire, Texas.

MORROW, Hattie Elizabeth Morrow The Pulaski Citizen 14 Feb 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Elizabeth M. Morrow, 73, who died on Saturday night, February 10, at Giles County Hospital, were held at 10:30 o’clock on Monday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Elder A. C. Dreaden, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ, and burial took place in the family lot in Rose Hill Cemetery at Columbia, Tenn.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late James L. Morrow and Sarah Lucy Bailey Morrow. She was the wife of Luther B. Morrow who died several years ago.
Mrs. Morrow, a member of the Church of Christ, is survived by four daughters, Miss Vena Morrow, who is president of the Rich Home Demonstration Club, Mrs. H. T. Thomas, Rich, Mrs. A. E. Whatley, Dothan, Ala., and Mrs. O. W. Fitz, Houston, Texas; two sons, Clarence Morrow, Columbia and Clyde Morrow, Rich; fourteen grandchildren; and one brother, Frank Morrow, Miami, Fla. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

MORROW, Lula Kate Wells The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jul 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. John D. Morrow, 70, resident of the Rich Community, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Big Creek Church of Christ. Rites were conducted by John Dillingham of Mt. Pleasant and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Morrow died at midnight Monday night, July 7, at Giles County Hospital after a period of declining health.
Born July 30, 1887, in Giles County, she was the former Miss Lula Kate Wells, daughter of the late James Evans Wells and Lona Carter Wells. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Morrow is survived by her husband, John D. Morrow; two daughters, Mrs. Sim H. Richardson, Pulaski, and Mrs. Frank Thurman, Phoenix, Ariz.; three sons, Raymond Morrow, Culleoka, and Rutherford Morrow, Alexandria, Va., and Evans Morrow, Lynnville; eight grandchidlren; two sisters, Mrs. Mason Ball, Wales, and Mrs. Arthur E. Murphy, Columbia; and three brothers, W. T. Wells, Wales, and Edward Wells and Carter Wells, both of Nashville. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

MOSLEY, Karen Lynn The Pulaski Citizen 30 May 1951

Karen Lynn Mosley, fifteen months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Mosley of the Goodsprings community, died unexpectedly at one o’clock Friday afternoon, May 25, at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Puncheon Church of Christ, conducted by Alton Hendrix of Green Hill, Ala. Burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery.
In addition to the parents, the child is survived by two sisters, Doris Ann Mosley and Sandra Jean Mosley; and the grandparents, Mrs. Bessie Pollock and Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Mosley, all of Giles County. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

MULLINS, Pat The Pulaski Citizen 2 Apr 1958
Pat Mullins, 85, retired farmer of the Bunker Hill community, died Tuesday morning enroute to Giles County Hospital of what was described by officers as a self-inflicted rifle wound.
Mr. Mullins, who resided with his daughter, Mrs. Esther Polly, had suffered facial and head injuries when he fell into a ditch after he fired a shot from a 22 calibar rifle at a groundhog in the back yard of the home. He was assisted to the house by his daughter who heard his calls for help and was sitting in a chair in the living room when the shot was fired, Chief Deputy Sheriff Bill Morris stated.
It was believed that Mr. Mullins was depressed over the necessity of being removed to the hospital, Deputy Morris said.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 12 noon at the New Grove Baptist Church and burial was in the church cemetery, with Rainey Funeral Home, Ardmore, in charge.

MURPHY, Herman Rhums The Pulaski Citizen 12 Dec 1956
Funeral services for Herman Rhums Murphy, 57, Nesbitt Bottling Company, Salesman and resident of the Weakley community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Greenwood Church of Christ of which he was a member. Rites were conducted by Elder E. O. Coffman of Lawrenceburg and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski. Mr.Murphy died unexpectedly of a heart attack about 1:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon.
Born November 10, 1899, in Giles County, he was the son of the late William Murphy and Ella Carter Murphy. After he grew to manhood, he lived in Detroit, Mich., a number of years, returning to his native county and buying a farm in the Weakley section.
Mr. Murphy is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Dean Murphy, formerly of Kentucky; two sisters, Mrs. Herschell Parker and Mrs. Marshall Parker, both of the Weakley community; and four brothers, Robert Murphy and Carter Murphy, Giles County, and Olan Murphy, Detroit, Mich., and Carl Murphy, St. Louis, Mo. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

MURPHY, Joseph Clifford The Pulaski Citizen 16 Sep 1959
Joseph Clifford Murphy, 82, of Pulaski, Church of Christ minister and evangelist for the past 65 years, died Saturday in Giles County Hospital after two weeks of illness.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p. m. Sunday at Bennett-May Funeral Home with Clyde Hale officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.

Mr. Murphy was a native of Giles County, son of Charlie and Susie McKissack Murphy. He attended the Porter Bible School at Bowling Green, Ky.
He began his career as minister and evangelist in Maury County in 1894. Later, his work carried him to Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas.
Mr. Murphy had a leading part in the establishment of new churches in each of the six states, in addition to Tennessee.
Survivors include, his wife, Mrs. Susie Nelson Murphy; two daughters, Mrs. Henry Aymett, Pulaski, Mrs. Harvey Reynolds, Nashville; two sons, P. K. and Clyde B. Murphy, Nashville; two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Logue, Columbia and Mrs. Susie Held, Lynnville; five brothers, Robert Murphy, Colorado Springs, Colo., John Murphy, Texas, Ebb Murphy, Mt. Pleasant, Dr. Ben Murphy, Nashville, and Dr. Eugene Murphy, Asheville, N. C.; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild.

MURPHY, Laura Gibbons The Pulaski Citizen 21 Mar 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Gibbons Murphy, wife of Carter Murphy of the Weakley community, were held Saturday afternoon at Greenwood Church of Christ. Rites were conducted by E. O. Coffman of Lawrenceburg and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Murphy died on Thursday, March 15, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after a brief illness.
A member of Greenwood Church of Christ since girlhood, she was a lifelong resident of the Weakley community and was the daughter of the late Quincy Gibbons and Pamphelia Kincaid Gibbons. She was born in August 1890.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Murphy is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Herman Clifton, Weakley; two brothers, Herman Gibbons, California, and Homer Gibbons, Bodenham; and one half-brother, J. W. Kincaid, Ethridge.

MURPHY, William Carter The Pulaski Citizen 29 May 1957
Funeral services for William Carter Murphy, 70, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Greenwood Church of Christ, conducted by E. O. Coffman, Church of Christ minister of Lawrenceburg. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Murphy died unexpectedly at 11:40 o’clock Sunday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Herman Clifton in the Weakley community.
A native of Maury county, he was the son of the late William Murphy and Ella Carter Murphy and was a member of the Church of Christ. His wife, Mrs. Laura Gibbons Murphy, died a year ago.
In addition to his daughter, Mr. Murphy is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Herschell Parker and Mrs. Marshall Parker, both of Giles County; and three brothers, Robert Murphy, Flint, Mich., Olin Murphy, Detroit, Mich., and Carl Murphy, East St. Louis, Ill.

MURRAY, James Loyd The Pulaski Citizen 23 Dec 1953

James Loyd Murray, 58, operator of a truck line in Pulaski, died at Giles County Hospital at 8:05 Saturday night of injuries sustained Wednesday night in a truck accident on the Pulaski pike three miles north of Huntsville, Ala.
Funeral services were held at three o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home by J. B. Rasbury, minister of the Second Street Church of Christ. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Murray was injured in the accident that occurred about 9 p.m. when his truck loaded with cattle, was sideswiped by a pickup truck driven by a Negro. The wheels of the vehicle were locked which caused Mr. Murray to lose control of his heavily loaded truck, members of the family stated.
Mr. Murray, his wife and Mr. Guy Daly, passengers in the truck were carried to the Madison County Hospital and later moved to the local hospital. Mrs. Murray suffered leg, chest, and shoulder injuries and was released after treatment at the hospital, while Mr. Daly remained a patient in the hospital with chest bruises and head an face injuries.
Mr. Murray was a native of Maury County, the son of William R. and Mattie Rainey Murray. He had resided in Pulaski for many years and had been operating a truck line for some years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Scott Murray; a daughter, Mrs. J. B. Harrison, Jr., and a son, James Loyd Murray, Jr., both of Pulaski; four brothers, Tom Murray, Crossville, Robert Murray, Columbia, William Allen and W. W. Murray, both of Pulaski; five sisters, Mrs. Douglas Petty, Pulaski, Mrs. Adolph Fairbetter, Elkton, Mrs. Gil Waller, Nashville, Mrs. Sallie Strange and Miss Ida Murray, both of Kentucky.

MURRAY, Sue Lillard The Pulaski Citizen 3 Aug 1955
Mrs. Sue Lillard Murray, 78, Pulaski resident for more than fifty years, died at 5:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, August 2, in Franklin Hospital after an extended illness.
Funeral rites were held at 2:30 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the Rev. L. K. Foster of Fayetteville, the Rev. W. A. Jones of Pulaski and the Rev. Sam Dodson of Pulaski officiating. Burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Murray, long an active member of the Methodist Church and its missionary society, was a native of Murfreesboro, the daughter of the late Thomas O. Lillard and Harriett Hill Lillard.
Her husband, E. Hugh Murray, Pulaski jeweler, died several years ago.
Mrs. Murray is survived by three daughters, Mrs. W. Wyatt Martin and Mrs. Foster Arnold, both of Pulaski, and Mrs. Reuben Crawford, Fayetteville; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Eba Quinn, Anniston, Ala., and Mrs. Edward Cannon, Murfreesboro. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

MURRAY, Thomas Lillard The Pulaski Citizen 10 Dec 1952

Funeral services for Thomas Lillard Murray, 50, native of Pulaski, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski; Rites were conducted by the Rev. Albert E. Dimmock, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Murray, a jeweler of Gulfport, Miss., died of a heart attack on Thursday afternoon at a Gulfport hospital.
Mr. Murray, son of Mrs. Susan Lillard Murray of Pulaski and the late Dr. Edward Hugh Murray, was educated at Massey Military School in Pulaski and Morgan Preparatory School when it was located in Fayetteville. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
The death of Mr. Murray followed by two days the death of his aunt, Mrs. Jennie Murray McGrew, who had made her home with his family the past seven months.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Murray is survived by his wife, Mrs. Vetta English Murray; one son, Dr. Hugh Dumas Murray, Little Rock, Ark.; and three sisters, Mrs. Wyatt Martin and Mrs. Foster Arnold, Pulaski; and Mrs. Reuben T. Crawford, Fayetteville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

MURRAY, William Ryleigh The Pulaski Citizen 25 Feb 1959
Funeral services for William Ryleigh Murray, 86, retired farmer of the Bufords Community, were held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and Lloyd Hickman, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Murray died suddenly of a heart attack at 10:30 o’clock Sunday morning at his home.
A native of Giles County, he was born July 31, 1873, the son of the late W. R. Murray and Irabelle Abernathy Murray.
Mr. Murray is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Rainey Murray; five daughters, Mrs. Adolph Fairbetter, Pulaski, Mrs. Austin Smith and Mrs. J. M. Strange, both of Louisville, Ky., Mrs. G. D. Waller, Nashville, and Mrs. Douglas Petty, Lynnville; four sons, Thomas L. Murray, Memphis, Robert H. Murray, and W. W. Murray, both of Columbia, and Allen Murray, Lynnville; eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

MUSGROVE, William Wilson The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1959
Funeral services for William Wilson Musgrove, 27, employee of the Pulaski Rubber Company, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Thurman Jones and burial took place in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Musgrove died at 5:20 o’clock Tuesday morning at Giles County Hospital, having entered the day before. He underwent surgery several months ago.
Born May 25, 1931, in Giles County, he was the son of C. C. Musgrove and Mary Rogers Musgrove.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Musgrove is survived by his wife, Mrs. Millie Elizabeth Lowe Musgrove; two children, Wilson Lowe and Patsy Elaine Musgrove; three brothers, Clyde Musgrove, Pulaski, Arvil Musgrove, Columbia, and Logan Musgrove, Riverside, Ill.; and three sisters, Mrs. Henry Thompson, Pulaski, Mrs. Lilla May Patterson, Mt. Pleasant, and Mrs. Mildred Patterson, Joliet, Ill. Bennett-May & Company in charge.


MYERS, Ulysses S. The Pulaski Citizen 23 Apr 1952
Ulysses S. Myers, 77, retired farmer, died of a heart ailment early Tuesday morning, April 22, at his home in Lawrenceburg.
Funeral rites will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the First Street Church of Christ in Lawrenceburg, and burial will take place in Mimosa Cemetery.
Mr. Myers, a native of Alabama, lived in Giles County, Tenn., moost of his life. He moved to Lawrenceburg about six years ago. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Myers is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Sutton Myers; five daughters, Mrs. Lacy Smith of Giles County, Mrs. Bessie Martin of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Virgie Holcombe, Miss Alma Myers and Mrs. Margaret Gaddes, Nashville; three sons, Homer Myers, Chattanooga, and Lindsey and Villard Myers, Lawrenceburg; 16 grandchildren and three great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Lewis, Pulaski, and Mrs. Ella Shaw, Lawrenceburg.

MYERSON, Stanley D. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Dec 1958
Stanley D. Myerson, 50, Huntsville, Ala., businessman, died Sunday night, November 23, after a brief illness at his home in that city. Funeral rites took place in the Alabama city.
Mr. Myerson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Bates Myerson; and one niece, Miss Beth Bates, Pulaski.

NANCE, Henrietta Neely The Pulaski Citizen 2 Aug 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Henrietta (Retta) Neely Nance, 76, were held at 2:30 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon at the Cool Springs Church of Christ. Elder A. C. Dreaden, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ, officiated and burial took place in the family lot in the church cemetery. Mrs. Nance died unexpectedly at 9 o’clock on Monday night, July 31, after several years of declining health at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. B. Roberts, Jr., in the Goodsprings community. Her husband, Robert M. Nance, died June 1, 1940.
She was a native of the county, the daughter of the late James Neely and Nancy Dollins Neely, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Nance is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Roberts, and Mrs. Ariel Price, Pulaski; four sons, Martin Nance, Columbus, Ohio, Robert Nance, Akron, Ohio, Cletus Nance and Edward Nance, both of Pulaski; fifteen grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. She was the last member of her immediate family.

NEAL, Cicero The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jun 1954
Word has been received here of the death of Cicero Neal, native Giles Countian, who died last week at his home in Santa Anna, Texas. Funeral rites and burial took place in that state.
Son of the late David C. Neal and Sallie Butler Neal, he was eighty-odd years of age.
Mr. Neal is survived by several children; one brother, George Neal, Aspen Hill; and one half-sister, Mrs. Katie Mae Neal Downing, Tarpley.

NEAL, David C. The Pulaski Citizen 15 Apr 1953

David C. Neal, 50, prominent farmer of the Tarpley Shop community, died at 2:05 Monday afternoon at Giles County Hospital of injuries sustained an hour earlier when he was attacked by a bull on his farm near Pulaski.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by Virgil Bradford, pastor of East Hill Church of Christ and J. Clifford Murphy, Church of Christ minister of Giles County. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
The tragedy occurred after Mr. Neal had de-horned some calves and had opened a gate to turn the cattle into a clover field. His son, John David, who was working nearby, noticed the Holstein bull, which had recently been dehorned, rolling an object over and over. Investigation revealing it was his father, the son rushed to his aid and succeeded in rescuing the victim from the angry animal by using a stick to beat off the bull.
Driven at once to the hospital, Mr. Neal died shortly after his arrival. Although he was not gored, his death was attributed to blows which caused internal bleeding.
Mr. Neal was a native of Giles County, a son of George Neal of Aspen Hill and the late Mrs. Jennie Marks Neal. He was a member of the Ephesus Church of Christ.
In addition to his father, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Petty Neal; two sons, Edward and John David Neal; a sister, Mrs. Walter Hanna; a brother, Herbert Neal, merchant at Aspen Hill; and one grandson, all of Giles County.

NEAL, George William The Pulaski Citizen 20 Apr 1955
Funeral services for George William Neal, 87, retired merchant of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder Virgil Bradford, minister of East Hill Church of Christ. Burial took place in the family lot in Aspen Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Neal, who had been in failing health for a long time, was found dead in bed at his home in Aspen Hill late Tuesday afternoon, April 19.
Born July 22, 1867 in Giles County, he was the son of late David C. Neal and Sally Butler Neal, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
His wife, Mrs. Jennie Marks Neal, died seventeen years ago.
Mr. Neal is survived by one son, Herbert Neal, Aspen Hill; one daughter, Mrs. Walter Hanna, Route 5, Lawrenceburg; eight grandchildren, Howard Neal Smith, James Smith, and Mrs. Julian Johnson, Pulaski, Mrs. Emma Lee Holley and George Andrew Hanna, Route 5, Lawenceburg, Leroy Hanna, Lynnville, and John David Neal and Edward Neal, Route 5, Pulaski.
Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

NEAL, Will The Pulaski Citizen 19 Feb 1958
Funeral services for Will Neal, 88, retired farmer of Giles County, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Tom Holland, minister of East Hill Church of Christ. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Neal died Saturday morning at Lawrenceburg Nursing Home after several months illness.
Born January 22, 1870, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert Neal and John Ella Hicks Neal. His wife, Mrs. Mae Braly Neal, died many years ago.

Mr. Neal is survived by one sister, Mrs. Earl Reed, Bodenham; and several nieces and nephews. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

NEAL, William Edward The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jun 1958
Funeral services for William Edward Neal, 77, farmer of the Bodenham Community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home with the burial in the Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Neal died at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon in Giles County Hospital after a brief stay in the hospital.
Born August 21, 1881, in Giles County, he was the son of the late J. R. Neal and Mamie Neely Neal, and was a member of the Greenwood Church of Christ.
Mr. Neal is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie McLain Neal; two daughters, Mrs. Ewell Reed, Bodenham, and Mrs. Bessie Reed, Columbia; two grandchildren; and two brothers, Kinsley Neal and Lewis Neal, both of the Bodenham Community. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

NEECE, Lorene The Pulaski Citizen 18 Dec 1957
Funeral services for Miss Lorence Neece, 54, native of the Elkton community, will be held at 11 o’clock at Belmont Methodist Church in Nashville, with graveside services held at 2:30 o’clock in Elkton Cemetery in Giles County. Miss Neece died at 8 o’clock Wednesday morning in Nashville after a period of declining health.
Born and reared at Elkton, she was the daughter of Mrs. Susie Martin Neece of Nashville and the late Mr. Neece. Graduared from Elkton High School, she attended Middle Tennessee State College, Murfreesboro, later serving as a dietician at the college. For the past several years she has served as dietician att he Neuhoff Packing Company in Nashville.
Miss Neece’s only survivor is her mother.

NEEDHAM, M. A. The Pulaski Citizen 15 Oct 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. M. A. Needham, 92, mother of J. K. Needham, Pulaski businessman, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Pfafftown, suburb of Winston-Salem, N. C., with the burial there.
Mrs. Needham died Thursday night, October 9, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. D. E. Stroble in Winston-Salem, after a long illness.
Mrs. Needham, a member of the Methodist Church, is survived by five sons and five daughters.

NELSON, Andrew C. The Pulaski Citizen 13 Aug 1958
Funeral services for Andrew C. Nelson, about 80 years of age, retired farmer of Lincoln County and former resident of the Aspen Hill Community of Giles County, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Higgins Funeral Home in Fayetteville and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski. Mr. Nelson died Thursday afternoon, August 14, at his home in the Howell Community in Lincoln County, after a long illness.

Born and reared in the southern part of Giles County, he was a farmer and for a number of years was a member of the county board of education. He was a Baptist.
Mr. Nelson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Vera Evans Nelson; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Jones, Donelson, and Mrs. Hassell McGee, of Florence, Ala.; one son, Evans Nelson, Fayetteville; and four grandchildren.

NELSON, Andrew J. The Pulaski Citizen 23 Aug 1950
Funeral services for Andrew J. Nelson, 83, retired farmer of the Conway community who died at 7:15 o’clock Friday night, August 18, at his home after a long period of declining health, were held at one o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Robert Warden, Baptist minister, and Wilson Carter and Co., Prospect funeral director, in charge. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Nelson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ina Scott Nelson; three daughters, Miss Lila Sue Nelson, Mrs. J. H. May, Conway and Mrs. Robert Reese, Montgomery, Ala.; and two sons, T. B. Nelson, Huntsville, Ala., and Herman Nelson, Decatur, Ala.; and ten grandchildren.

NELSON, Glen The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jul 1956
Glen Nelson, 66, former Giles County Sheriff and a retired government employee, died Sunday morning at his home in Nashville after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 3:30 p. m. Monday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by the Rev. Pierce Johnson, Methodist Minister of Nashville. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Nelson was the son of the late Charles and Nellie Hastings Nelson. He had moved to Nashville about 26 years ago and had held several positions with the State and Federal Government, having been connected with the operation of the penitentiary in recent years.
Mr. Nelson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sallie Lee Reeves Nelson; two daughters, Mrs. J. R. Walker, Nashville; Mrs. Harold Van Deest, Detroit, Mich.; two sons, Glen Nelson, Jr., and Howard Nelson, both of Nashville; a brother, Andrew Nelson, Fayetteville; and two sisters, Mrs. Richard Abernathy, of Beaumont, Texas, and Mrs. Sallie Sanders of Pulaski.

NELSON, Ina Scott The Pulaski Citizen 14 May 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. A. J. Nelson, 80, Conway resident, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mitchell Sawyer, pastor of Elkton Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Nelson died at 9:30 o’clock Monday night, May 12, at Giles County Hospital after two months illness.
The former Miss Ina Scott, she was born September 29, 1877 in Giles County, the daughter of the late Jordan B. Scott and Willie Bell Abernathy Scott. She was a member of Elkton Methodist Church. He husband, A. J. Nelson, died approximately eight years ago.

Mrs. Nelson is survived by three daughters, Miss Lila Sue Nelson, and Mrs. J. Howard May, both of Conway, and Mrs. Robert Reese, Montgomery, Ala.; ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. John W. Tucker, Conway, Mrs. Tom Gladish, Raymond, Miss., and Mrs. Etha Lee Tycer, New Orleans, La.; and one brother, Vilas L. Scott, Raymond, Miss. Wilson T. Carter and Company, Morticians in charge.

NELSON, Mildred Christine The Pulaski Citizen 4 Apr 1956
Miss Mildred Christine Nelson, 49, second grade teacher in Pulaski Elementary School for twenty-five years, died unexpectedly of a heart attack about 11:30 o’clock on Sunday morning, April 1, at the home in the Tarpley community.
Funeral rites were held at 1:30 o’clock on Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Robert Smith, pastor of Rehoboth Methodist Church, and Dr. William H. Mansfield, Methodist minister. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
A graduate of North Alabama Teachers College at Florence, she was a lifelong resident of Giles County, born July 3, 1906, the daughter of the late Hume Nelson and Daisy Cox Nelson of the Tarpley community. She was a member of Rehoboth Methodist Church.
Miss Nelson is survived by four sisters, Misses Susan, Martha, Ruby, and Daisy May Nelson; and one brother, John H. Nelson, all of the Tarpley community.Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

NELSON, Minnie Cole The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Cole Nelson, 55, resident of Athens, Ala., were held at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the First Baptist Church in that city, with the Rev. Smothers, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial took place in City Cemetery in Athens.
Mrs. Nelson died at 11:30 o’clock Thursday night in Jefferson-Hillman Hospital in Birmingham, Ala., following a six months illness.
Mrs. Nelson is survived by her husband, Leslie Nelson; two daughters; three sisters, Mrs. Edward A. Eslick, Mrs. Edward Hunter, and Mrs. Marvin Davis, Jr., all three of Pulaski; and five brothers.


NELSON, Sarah Annie Thorne The Pulaski Citizen 10 Oct 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Annie Thorne Nelson, 84, were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ezell Cross, in the Ethridge community and burial took place in the Baker Cemetery. Mrs. Nelson died at 4 o’clock Monday morning in the Colbert County Hospital at Sheffield, Ala., after a long illness.
Born April 1, 1872, in Minneapolis, Minn., she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Thorne, and was a member of the Union Valley Baptist Church in Giles County. Her husband, Frank Nelson, died many years ago.

Mrs. Nelson is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Cross, Ethridge, Mrs. Elmer DeJarnett, Grand River, Ky., Mrs. Paul Hoover, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., Mrs. Marvin Mason, Florence, Ala., Mrs. Sam Brown, Nashville; four sons, John Nelson, Ethridge, Jesse Nelson, Mt. Grove, Mo., Tom Nelson, Scottsboro, Ala., and Woodrow Nelson, Lawrenceburg; twenty-five grandchildren and eight grandchildren; and one brother, Lawrence Thorne, Birmingham, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

NEWBILL, Annabel The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1958
Funeral services for Miss Annabel Newbill, native Giles Countian, were held at 10:30 o’clock Monday morning in St. Augustine, Fla. She died Friday, June 13, in St. Augustine where she had lived for forty years.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of George Newbill and Grace Meredith Newbill, members of prominent pioneer families of the county. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Her family helped establish Rehoboth Methodist Church at Tarpley.
The last member of her immediate family, she has two first cousins in this area, Frank L. Brown, Pulaski, and Mrs. J. Frank Hobbs, Lawrenceburg.

NEWMAN, Luther The Pulaski Citizen 28 Sep 1955
Funeral services for Luther Newman, 49, farmer of the Elkton community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Elkton Baptist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Andrew Helton, the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, and the Rev. Luther Collins of Alabama, and burial took place in Elkton Cemetery.
Mr. Newman died suddenly about 8:30 o’clock Friday night.
A native of Alabama, he was the son of Mrs. John Newman of Elkmont, Ala., and the late Mr. Newman.
Mr. Newman is survived by his wife, Mrs.Mattie Newman; one daughter, Mrs. John Griffin, Jr.; and five brothers, Melvin Newman and Lawson Newman, both of Prospect, Floyd Newman, Elkmont, Ala., Sherrell Newman, Marietta, Ga., and Raymond Newman, Huntsville, Ala. Toney Rainey and Son, Morticians in charge.

NEWMAN, Nellie Deacon The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie Deacon Newman, 81, resident of the Bryson community, were held at 2 o’clock on Friday afternoon at the Bethany Presbyterian Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Newman died Thursday at her home after a long illness.
A native of Indiana, she was the daughter of the late George W. Deacon and Martha Sedgwick Deacon. She had resided in Giles County since she was twelve years old.
Mrs. Newman is survived by her husband, M. T. Newman; five sons, Joe D. Newman, Atlanta, Ga., M. T. Newman, Jr., Athens, Ala., Fred Newman, Chattanooga, George L. Newman and Bert G. Newman, Ardmofe, Tenn.; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

NEWTON, Charles Guy The Pulaski Citizen 27 Feb 1952
Pulaski relatives received a message Saturday that Cpl. Charles Guy Newton, Jr., 27, who was previously reported missing in action in Korea July 25, 1950, “was killed in action in Korea at a date unreported.”
The message from the Secretary of the Army also stated that a letter to the family would follow in the immediate future.

The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Guy Newton, Cpl Newton had been in Korea for only a few months when the message was received in Pulaski that he was missing in action and no additional information had been received by the family until Saturday.
A veteran of World War II, he re-enlisted in the Army at the outbreak of the Korean conflict and had several months of service in the European and Korean areas to his credit. He was educated in Giles County schools and was a member of the Baptist Church in this county.
Cpl. Newton is the second member of his family to lose his life in the services of his country, as his brother, Ebbe Hampton Newton, was killed in action in Germany in World War II, March 6, 1945.
The young soldier is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Virginia Reynolds and Mrs. Jospehine Neely, both of Pulaski, and Mrs. Clara May Carpenter, Blooming Grove; and a brother, Pat Newton, of Pulaski.

NEWTON, Charlie Lawson The Pulaski Citizen 7 Dec 1955
Funeral services for Charlie Lawson Newton, 86, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at New Zion Baptist Church and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Newton died Sunday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Guy Beard in the Friendship community.
Born August 30, 1869, he was the son of the late Reese P. Newton and Frances Hamlett Newton.
Mr. Newton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sallie Roden Newton; two daughters, Mrs. Beard and Mrs. Robert Sands, Akron, Ohio; one sister, Mrs. Lou Anna Lanier; and two brothers, Lewis Newton and Wyatt Newton, all three of Giles County. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

NEWTON, Esther Roden The Pulaski Citizen 26 Aug 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Esther Roden Newton, 89, wife of J. L. Newton, will be held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by Matthew Morrison, Church of Christ minister, and Dr. William H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs Newton died at 5 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, August 25, at her home east of Pulaski, after several months declining health.
Born March 5, 1879, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Calvin Roden and Margaret Ann Abbott Roden, and was a member of Second Street Church of Christ.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Newton is survived by two daughters, Mrs. W. A. Stuckey, Gordo, Ala., and Mrs. Elise Tarpley, Pulaski; and one son, Ben Rambo, Pulaski; one step-daughter, Mrs. Minnie Hobbs, Pulaski; one step-son, Add Rambo, Dallas, Texas; two grandchildren; one brother, Early Roden, Lewisburg; and one sister, Mrs. W. W. Newton, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

NEWTON, Fannie Eula Ward The Pulaski Citizen 21 Oct 1953

Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Eula Ward Newton, 52, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Scott’s Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Dewey Moates and the Rev. Claude Lewis, Baptist ministers of Lawrence County. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Newton died at 12:25 o’clock Monday morning at her home in the West Side community, following several months’ illness.
Born February 23, 1901, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late William Ward and Etta Simpson Ward, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Newton is survived by her husband, Robert L. Newton; one daughter, Mrs. John Tarpley, Ethridge; five sons, Harold Dean Newton, Detroit, Mich., Bobby Gene Newton, Willie Joe Newton, Robert Earl Newton and Charles Edward Newton, all of West Side; one granddaughter; two sisters, Mrs. Dan Locke, Prospect, and Mrs. Fate Maultsby, Pulaski; one brother, Donald Ward, Pulaski; one half-brother, Thomas Ward, Winter Haven, Fla. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

NEWTON, J. Rufus The Pulaski Citizen 18 Feb 1959
Funeral services for J. Rufus Newton, 72, native of Giles County and former Minor Hill merchant, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home. Burial took place in the Noblit Cemetery at Minor Hill. Mr. Newton died at 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon at his home in Lawrenceburg after a period of declining health.
Native of Giles County, he was the son of the late William Newton and Orlean Noblit Newton. He owned land and operated a store at Minor Hill many years but had moved to Lawrenceburg eight years ago.
Mr. Newton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary McGill {Lacy McGill}Newton; two brothers, Maynard H. Newton, Lawrenceburg, and Logan Newton, Minor Hill; four sisters, Mrs. Luther Davis, Pulaski, Mrs. Elmer Hester and Mrs. Hollis Rogers, both of Minor Hill, and Eva Griffith, Guntersville, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

NEWTON, Michael Wayne The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jan 1959
Funeral services for Michael Wayne Newton, 3-month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dean Newton, will be held at 3:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton will officiate and burial will take place in the Johns Cemetery. The baby died Tuesday at Vanderbilt Hospital where he had been a patient ten days.
In addition to the parents, the child is survived by four sisters, Linda, Gail, Wanda, and Deborah; two brothers, Roger and Ronald; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Newton, Pulaski.

NEWTON, Oakley The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Oakley Newton, 66, World War I veteran and World War I veteran and a former employee of Florence, Ala., were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Wallace Carr, Presbyterian minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.

Mr. Newton died at 7 o’clock Friday night, January 17, at his home on East Washington Street after a long illness.
Born February 22, 1891, in Giles County, he was the son of the late William Franklin Newton and Orlean Noblitt Newton. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski.
Mr. Newton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Lou Blasingame Newton; one daughter, Mrs. Herman Bass, Tullahoma; one son, Joe Newton, Pulaski; two grandchildren; three brothers, Maynard Newton and Rufus Newton, both of Lawrenceburg; and Logan Newton, Minor Hill; and four sisters, Mrs. Elmer Hester and Mrs. Hollis Rogers, Minor Hill, Mrs. Luther Davis, Sumac, and Mrs. Eva Griffin, Guntersville, Ala.

NEWTON, Reece Porter The Pulaski Citizen 22 Dec 1954
Funeral services for Reece Porter Newton, 79, retired farmer of the Sumac community, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at New Zion Baptist Church. The Rev. Raymond Crawford, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Newton, who had been in declining health for several years, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 8:45 o’clock Monday night, December 20, at his home.
The son of the late Joseph P. Newton and Hannah Todd Newton, he was born April 20, 1875, and was a member of the Thompsons Chapel Baptist Church.
Mr. Newton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hulda Hickman Newton; six daughters, Mrs. Roy Beasley, Waxahachie, Texas, Mrs. Robert L. Gray, Mrs. Russell B. Tandy, and Mrs. Henry Menees, all of Madison, Mrs. Tina Lannom, Old Hickory, and Mrs. James Burrow McNeese, Sumac; two sons, Rev. T. T. Newton, Canton, Texas, and Woodrow W. Newton, Lewisburg; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Croata Newton and Miss Ida Newton, both of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

NEWTON, Sara L. Roden The Pulaski Citizen 13 May 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Sara L. Roden Newton, 85, housewife of Powell Chapel section, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman and Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in New Zion Cemetery. Mrs. Newton died Friday afternoon, May 8, in Giles County Hospital after a few weeks illness.
Born August 22, 1873, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Calvin Roden and Margaret Ann Abbott Roden. Her husband, C. L. Newton, died approximately four years ago. She was a Baptist.
Mrs. Newton is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Guy Beard, Powell Chapel, and Mrs. Robert Sands, Dayton, Ohio; five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. J. L. Newton and Mrs. Wyatt Newton, both of Pulaski; and one brother, Earlie Roden, Lewisburg.
Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

NEWTON, Thomas Jefferson The Pulaski Citizen 6 Aug 1958

Funeral services for Thomas Jefferson Newton, 87, retired farmer of the Eleventh District, will be held at 11 o’clock Thursday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home with the burial in the Johns Cemetery east of Pulaski. Mr. Newton died at 2 o’clock Wednesday morning at Giles County Hospital after a period of declining health.
Born in Giles County, April 27, 1871, he was the son of the late Jeff Newton and Margaret Hamlett Newton. His wife, Mrs. Bertie McNeese Newton, died several years ago.
Mr. Newton is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Esther Watt, Mrs. Florence Newton, and Mrs. Emma Sands; three sons, Lonnie Newton, Tully Newton and Wallace Newton; twenty-nine grandchildren and thirty-four great grandchildren, all of Giles County. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

NEWTON, Walter The Pulaski Citizen 4 Mar 1953
Walter Newton, 69, native Giles Countian, died suddenly of a heart ailment at 1:55 o’clock Monday afternoon, March 2, at his home in Newport News, Va.
Funeral rites and burial took place in that city.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late Bob Newton and Maggie McMillion Newton.
Mr. Newton is survived by his wife and children, Newport News, Va.; two sisters, Mrs. Flournoy Gardner, Pulaski and Mrs. J. L. Rose, Spartanburg, S. C.; and one brother, Roy Newton, Newport News, Va.

NEWTON, Walter L. The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Walter L. Newton, 80, retired former merchant of the Sumac Community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at New Zion Baptist Church. The Rev. Raymond Crawford, pastor, the Rev. J. C. Elkins, Methodist minister, and the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister, officiated, and burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Newton died of a heart attack about 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon en route to Giles County Hospital.
Born April 23, 1877 in Giles County, he was the son of the late Henry Newton and Orleana Beck Newton, and was a member of the New Zion Baptist Church.
Mr. Newton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Daisy Roberts Newton; three sisters, Mrs. Dick Britton, Maury County, Mrs. Bob Holt, Sumac, and Miss Eulalia Newton, Beech Hill; and seven nieces and nephews. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.


NEWTON, William Neal The Pulaski Citizen 10 Aug 1955
Funeral services for William Neal Newton, 69, Appleton farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Appleton Church of Christ, conducted by Alden Hendrix, minister of the church. Burial took place at Goodsprings Cemetery in Limestone County, Ala.
Mr. Newton died at 2:30 o’clock Sunday morning at his home after a long illness.
Born in Alabama, on September 17, 1885, he was the son of the late William Newton and Liza Jane McCoffey Newton.

Mr. Newton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Florene Davis Newton; one daughter, Miss Frances Newton, Appleton; three sisters, Mrs. Lindsay Sills, Center Point in Lawrence County, Mrs. Josie Sills and Mrs. Floyd Vickers, both of Minor Hill; and one brother, Jim Newton, Lexington, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

NICHOLSON, Ada Loyd The Pulaski Citizen 12 Aug 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Loyd Nicholson, 73, resident of Columbia, and widow of Newton N. Nicholson, were held Wednesday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia with the burial in Rose Hill Cemetery in that city. Mrs. Nicholson died Tuesday afternoon after several months illness.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late M. L. Loyd and Mardra Bass Loyd. She was a member of the South Main Street Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Nicholson is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Wyatt Erwin and Mrs. O. E. Erwin, Pulaski; and three brothers, A. L. Loyd, Pulaski, L. E. Loyd, Louisville, Ky., and M. W. Loyd, Columbia.

NIX, Lou Helmick The Pulaski Citizen 15 Apr 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Lou Helmick Nix, 82, were held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at the Lynnville Church of Christ, conducted by Riley Moore, minister of the Riverside Church of Christ in Columbia. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Nix died at 7 o’clock Thursday morning at the home two miles east of Lynnville, following a two months illness.
Daughter of the late John Helmick and Rebecca Hayes Helmick, she was born May 19, 1890, in Giles County. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Her husband, Dave Nix, died December 25, 1919.
Mrs. Nix is survived by one son, Olie Nix, Lynnville; one granddaughter, Norris Nix, Lynnville; two sisters, Mrs. Josie Fitzgerald and Miss Inez Helmick, both of Lynnville; one half-sister, Mrs. Verbin Wade, Akron, Ohio; one brother, Clarence Helmick, Pulaski; and four half-brothers, Jim Helmick, Charlie Helmick and Woodrow Helmick, Akron, Ohio, and Hoyt Helmick, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors

NOA, Julian The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jul 1958
Julian Noa, 63, businessman of Dallas, Texas, and brother of William P. Noa of Pulaski, died Wednesday, June 18, in Milwaukee, Wis., following a heart attack. Funeral rites were held Monday in Dallas with the burial in that city.
Mr. Noa, native of Montgomery, Ala., was the owner of the Curtain Manufacturing firm bearing his name.
In addition to the brother in Pulaski, Mr. Noa is survived by one sister, Mrs. Arthur Wasserman, Dallas.

NOAH, Pleas Halbert The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jun 1954

Pleas Halbert Noah, 62, retired employee of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, died at 7 o’clock Monday morning, June 14, after a long illness at his home in Pulaski.
Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman and J. Bedford Rasbury and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
He was born in Lincoln County in 1892, but had lived in Giles County for forty-five years.
Mr. Noah is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nina Bell Myers Noah; five daughters, Mrs. J. M. Bledsoe, Lewisburg, Mrs. George Braggens, Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. B. R. Brashears and Mrs. Ford McCain, both of Mt. Pleasant, and Miss Jeffie Noah, Pulaski; three sons, Horace Noah, Humboldt, Edison Noah and Calvin Noah, both of Pulaski; fifteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren; two sister, Mrs. Laura Davis, Fort Collins, Colo., and Mrs. Mary Phillips, Nashville; and one brother, Bob Noah, Fort Collins, Colo. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

NOAH, Lula Freeman The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1958
Mrs. Lula Freeman Noah, 87, Giles Countian, died Monday morning, December 15, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ruby Richardson in Orlando, Fla. Funeral rites will be held at the Fairchild Funeral Home and burial will take place in that city on Thursday.
Born September 9, 1871, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Freeman. Her husband, John Noah, died approximately eighteen years ago. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Noah, in addition to the daughter in Orlando, is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Van Norwood, Petersburg, Tenn., and Mrs. Ruth Roland, Winter Garden, Fla.; three sons, Raymond Noah, Winter Garden, Fla., Virgil Noah, Fort Pierce, Fla., and Howard Noah, Hammond, Ind.; and a number of grandchildren.

NOLES, Emily Betty Eslick The Pulaski Citizen 1 Dec 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Emily Betty Eslick Noles, 58, who died Sunday morning, Nov. 28, at Emerald-Hodgson Hospital, Sewanee, after a five weeks’ illness, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Arbor Baptist Church in Moore County. Burial took place at Memorial Park Cemetery at Winchester.
She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Noles, niece of the late Henry Eslick of Giles County, is survived by her husband, Roscoe Noles, Winchester; five children, Miss Shirley Dean Noles and Richard Noles, Belvidere, Mrs. Carl Morris, Winchester, Newton Noles, Harmony, Tenn., and Jasper Noles, Woodstock, Ill.; six grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Jack Lisk, Chicago, Ill., and three brothers, John Eslick, Sheridan, Wis., Newton Eslick, Barrington, Ill., and William Eslick, Harvard, Ill.

NOLLEY, James Berry The Pulaski Citizen 25 May 1955
Funeral services for James Berry Nolley, 62, retired farmer of the Eleventh Civil District, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.

Mr. Nolley died of a heart attack at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Giles County Hospital a few hours after he entered, following a fifteen months’ period of declining health.
Born January 1, 1893, in Giles County, he was the son of the late James Monroe Nolley and Gillie Hamlett Nolley.
Mr. Nolley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Lou Randolph Nolley; one son, James Allen Nolley, who lives at the home; and one sister, Mrs. Della Nolley Randolph of the same community,. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

NORMAN, Delie Cooper The Pulaski Citizen 17 Sep 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Delie Cooper Norman, 79, Giles County resident, were held at one o’clock on Tuesday afternoon at Rose Hill Free-Will Baptist Church in the Nineteenth District, conducted by her nephew, the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Floyd Cates. Burial took place in the church cemetery. She died Sunday midnight of a heart attack at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Rich on West Shoal Street in Pulaski.
Born July 9, 1879 in Grainger County, she was the daughter of the late Isaac Cooper and Susan Copeland Cooper, and was a member of Rose Hill Free-Will Baptist Church.
In addition to Mrs. Rich, Mrs. Norman is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Janie Way, St. Louis, Mo.; and four sons, Charles (Tuck) Estes and Leonard Estes, Giles County, Edgar Estes, Columbia, and Bascom Estes, Maury County; and eighteen grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren. She was the last member of her immediate family.

NORMAN, William Alexander The Pulaski Citizen 5 Dec 1951
Funeral services for William Alexander Norman, 80, retired farmer, who died early Tuesday morning, November 29, at his home at Wales, were held at 12:30 o’clock Friday at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, the Rev. Albert E. Dimmock and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the Reece Cemetery at McCains.
He was the son of Bud Norman and Elizabeth Green Norman, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Norman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dealie Cooper Norman; one daughter, Mrs. Finis E. Luttrell of Columbia; one son, Edgar Norman, Columbia; two step-daughters, Mrs. Janie Wray of St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. Walter Rich, Wales; three step-sons, Tuck Estes, and Leonard Estes, Wales, and Bascom Estes, Southport; one brother, Jesse Norman, Rutherford, Tenn. Lay and Company, Ethridge, Funeral Director.

NORWOOD, Charles A. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jan 1950
Funeral services for Charles A. Norwood, 82, resident of Giles County, who died on Friday, January 13, at the home of a relative, Clarence Norwood, at Hartselle, Ala., were held at 2 o’clock on Sunday afternoon at Chestnut Grove Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. E. D. Troutt, Methodist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Born and reared in this county, he was the son of the late Thomas Norwood and Eliza Larwood Norwood. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
His wife died on December 11.


NORWOOD, Edna Cates The Pulaski Citizen 21 Aug 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Cates Norwood, 65, resident of the Shores Community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, and burial took place in the church cemetery. Mrs. Norwood died Friday at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
Born October 31, 1891, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Allie Cates and Alice Kilpatrick Cates, and was a member of Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church.
Mrs. Norwood is survived by her husband, J. M Norwod; three daughters, Mrs. A. E. Chapman and Mrs. Cebron Nave, Giles County, and Mrs. Pearl Gibson, Maryville; three sons, Lt. Miller E. Norwood, Japan, and Joe Norwood and Linn Norwood, Asheville, N. C.; sixteen grandchildren; and four half-brothers, Jeff Cates, Giles County, Glenn Cates, Bobby Cates and L. O. Cates, all of Lawrence County; and six half-sisters, Mrs. Roxie Fralix, Mrs. Gethel Russell, and Miss Linda Cates, Giles County, and Mrs. Eunie King, Mrs. Alice Golden and Mrs. Rebecca Smith, all of Lawrence County. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

NORWOOD, Emma Tomerlin The Pulaski Citizen 16 Oct 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma T. Norwood, 87, resident of Lawrence County for the past thirty years, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church in Giles County. The Rev. E. J. Osborne officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery. Mrs. Norwood died at 11 o’clock Sunday night at Lawrence County Hospital after a short illness.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Lemuel Tomerlin and Priscilla Rutherford Tomerlin.
Mrs. Norwood is survived by one daughter, Mrs. O. L. Smith, Lawrenceburg; one son, Noble Norwood, Poplar Grove, Ark.; eight grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; one sister, Mrs. Laura Randolph, Decatur, Ala.; and one brother, Will Tomerlin, Kingston, Ga.

NORWOOD, Ida Elizabeth Malone The Pulaski Citizen 4 Apr 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Elizabeth Malone Norwood, 82, who died at 11 o’clock Friday night, March 30, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Murel Cole, Minor Hill, following a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Minor Hill Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was born April 22, 1868, the daughter of the late John Malone and Harriett Haney Malone. Her husband, John E. Norwood, died in 1931.
In addition to the one daughter with whom she had made her home for twenty years, Mrs. Norwood is survived by four grandchildren, Edwin D. Cole, David M. Cole, and Misses Hortense and Willa Zoo Cole, all of Minor Hill. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

NORWOOD, John William The Pulaski Citizen 12 Apr 1950

Funeral services for John William Norwood, 73, retired farmer, who died at 6:30 o’clock on Tuesday night, April 11, at his home in the Goodsprings section after a week’s illness were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Chestnut Grove Methodist Church. The pastor of the church, the Rev. William Starnes officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Norwood, a member of the Methodist Church, was a native of Giles County and the son of the late Si Norwood and Cordelia Blair Norwood. His wife, Mrs. Inez Glover Norwood, died April 28, 1949. Mr. Norwood is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Frank Campbell and Mrs. Eugie Kincaid, both of Goodsprings; five sons, Bartowe B. Norwood, Pisgah, Sidney Norwood, Will Cole Norwood and Basil Norwood, Goodsprings, and Arnold Norwood, Lakeland, Fla.; twenty-six grandchildren; fifteen great grandchildren; one half-sister, Mrs. A. J. Swindle, Birmingham, Ala.; and four half-brothers, Garfield Norwood and Bruce Norwood, Winter Garden, Fla., Claude Norwood, Key West, Fla. and Dan Norwood, Petersburg, Tenn.

NORWOOD, Kenyon W. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Mar 1957
Funeral services for Kenyon W. Norwood, 36, World War II veteran and former Giles County teacher, were held at 2:00 p. m. Monday at Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead and the Rev. Robert Davis. Burial was in the church cemetery, with Bennett-May Funeral Directors in charge.
Mr. Norwood, who had been residing in Euclid, Ohio, for the past three years, was found dead in his car near Euclid Thursday afternoon. His death resulted from a self-inflicted bullet wound, according to the report given to Sheriff P. M. Butler by Ohio officers.
The body was returned to Pulaski Sunday and remained at Bennett-May Funeral Home until the funeral on Monday afternoon.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Norwood of the Pleasant Ridge community, Mr. Norwood was a graduate of Martin College and Middle Tennessee State College, Murfreesboro. He had been a member of the faculty at Beech Hill High School and Campbellsville High School before moving to Ohio where he had been connected with a General Electric plant for three years.
In addition to his parents, other survivors are three brothers, Joe Norwood of Asheville, N. C., Miller Norwoo, Tokyo, Japan, and Lynn Norwood of Maryville; three sisters, Mrs. Paul Gibson, Maryville, Mrs. A. E. Chapman, and Mrs. Cebrun Nave of the Goodspring community.

NORWOOD, Marion Ferdie Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jul 1954
Funeral Services for Marion Ferdie Norwood, Sr., 68, retired rural mail carrier and farmer of the Minor Hill community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the residence, conducted by the Rev. L. M. Mayer, Baptist minister of Jackson, the Rev. Haynes Brinkley, pastor of the Minor Hill Baptist Church, and Elder E. O. Coffman, Church of Christ minister of Lawrenceburg. Burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Norwood died at 7 o’clock Sunday morning at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala., following a long illness.

Born April 6, 1886 in Giles County, he was the son of the late Jobe Garner Norwood and Amanda Powell Norwood, and was a member of the Blooming Grove Baptist Church, Appleton. Mr. Norwood is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Warren Norwood; four daughters, Mrs. Hillard Kincaid and Mrs. L. D. Hendrix, Minor Hill, Mrs. Villard Burgess, Detroit, Mich., and Miss Patsy Norwood, Nashville; eight sons, Warren Norwood, Aubrey Norwood, and Billy Gene Norwood, Minor Hill, Nathan Norwood, Nashville, James Howard Norwood, Cleveland, Ohio, M. F. Norwood, Jr., Church of Christ minister of Lawrenceburg, and Tom Norwood and Donald Norwood, both in the U. S. Army; twenty two grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Ed Pettus, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. Sidney McMasters and Mrs. Caroline Richardson, both of Leoma; and seven brothers, Paris, Henry, Malcolm, Dunn and Clyde Norwood, all of Lawrence County, and Bob Norwood of Illinois and Brown Norwood of Missouri. Bennett May and Co., Morticians in charge.

NORWOOD, Minnie Hughes The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Hughes C. Norwood, 80, resident of the Minor Hill community, were held Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Norwood died at her home on January 1 after a long illness.
Born March 2, 1877, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Crabb and Caroline Lunsford Crabb, and was a member of the Church of Christ. Her husband, George Wesley Norwood died several years ago.
Mrs. Norwood is survived by two sons, Shelby Norwood, Minor Hill, and Otis Norwood, Detroit, Mich.; several grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Mittie Phillips, Minor Hill. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

NORWOOD, Will Cole The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jan 1959
Funeral services for Will Cole Norwood, 43, Pulaski salesman and veteran of World War II, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Chestnut Grove Methodist Church with the burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Norwood died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 9 o’clock on Friday night, January 9, at his home in Pulaski.
Mr. Norwood had been a salesman for Arnold-Thompson Motor Company for several years. He was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church and was a member of the American Legion, Post No. 60.
Born May 20, 1915, in Giles County, he was the son of the late J. W. Norwood and Inez Glover Norwood.
Mr. Norwood is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sibyl Campbell Norwood; two sisters, Mrs. R. F. Campbell, Orlando, Fla., and Mrs. V. G. Kincaid, Goodspring; and four brothers, Basil Norwood, Pulaski, Bartow Norwood, Pisgah, Sidney Norwood, Athens, Ala., and Arnold Norwood, Lakeland, Fla. Bennett-May and Company in charge.


NUGENT, Florence Manning Starnes The Pulaski Citizen 14 Nov 1956
Mrs. Florence Manning Starnes Nugent, 44, former resident of Pulaski and more recently a civilian employee at Fort Campbell, was killed in a traffic accident six miles north of Clarksville on Highway 41-A at 7:30 a. m. Monday.

She was pronounced dead on arrival at the Army hospital at Fort Campbell. Trooper Rick Morgan reported Mrs. Nugent entered Highway 41-A from Tobacco Road and that the front of her car struck a trailer truck operated by Ragland-Potter Company, of Nashville. She was thrown from her car.
The truck driver escaped injury, the officer said.
Morgan said he was told at Fort Campbell the woman was divorced last month from M. Sgt. Alva Nugent but that the couple planned to remarry on Tuesday.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Friday at Whitson Funeral Home in Cookeville by the Rev. Lester W. Levi of Trenton, Ky. Burial will be in Crestlawn Memorial Cemetery at Cookeville.
Mrs. Nugent was the former Mrs. A. D. Starnes and resided in Pulaski where Mr. Starnes was a member of the faculty of Giles County High School for several years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Trenton, Order of the Eastern Star and the Tennessee Dental Association. She was a dental assistant at the Fort Campbell Hospital.
She is survived by Mr. Starnes; two sons, Bedford and Jerry Starnes; two daughters, Mrs. M. P. Speir of Germany; and Mrs. J. A Robertson of Friendship, Tenn., and a brother, Roger Manning of Cookeville.

OAKES, Edna Montague The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Montague Oakes, 72, were held at 10:30 o’clock Monday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Oakes, widow of James T. Oakes, Sr., died Saturday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. M. Brown, in Memphis.
She was a native of Waynesboro, the daughter of the late John Montague and Joanna Hassell Montague. She lived most of her life in Giles County but had resided in Memphis for the past few years.
Mrs. Oakes, a member of Trinity Methodist Church in Memphis, is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Brown; one son, James T. Oakes, Jr., Pulaski; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren; and one brother, Frank Montague, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

OAKES, James B. The Pulaski Citizen 14 Feb 1951
James B. Oakes, 73, native Giles Countian, who died at 6 o’clock Monday morning, February 12, at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after a brief illness, were held at 10 o’clock, Wednesday morning, in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. Fred Connell Woodard, pastor of the Methodist Church, in Pulaski, officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Oakes, the last of his immediate family, was born and reared in Giles County and was the son of the late James T. Oakes and Josephine Peden Oakes.
For the past fifteen years he had resided in Fort Lauderdale, where he was a member of the Methodist Church.

Mr. Oakes is survived by one son, James T. Oakes, Pulaski; one daughter, Mrs. H. M. Brown, two great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

OAST, Samuel The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Samuel Oast, 70, merchant of Estill, S. C., will be held at 10 o’clock Friday morning at Sipple Brothers Funeral Home in Savannah, Ga., home of the family. Burial will take place in Bona Venture Cemetery in that city. Mr. Oast died at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at Giles County Hospital, after an extended illness.
His wife, Mrs. Ann Gertrude Cooper Oast, died sixteen years ago.
Mr. Oast is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Stanley Cohen, Pulaski, and Miss Cecile Oast, St. Louis, Mo.; and four grandchildren. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

ODEN, Lewis H. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Jun 1959
Dr. Lewis H. Oden, 70, practicing physician of Blackshear, Ga., and brother of Mrs. Charles A. Howell, Sr., of Pulaski, died unexpectedly on Monday evening, May 25, at his home in Blackshear. He had been in declining health for some time.
Rites were held on Wednesday morning at Blackshear Methodist Church with the burial in that city. His wife died about four years ago.
Dr. Oden is survived by two sons, Col. L. H. Oden, Jr., Turner Field, Albany, Ga., and Sol Oden, Blackshear; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Howell, Pulaski; and two brothers, R. L. Oden, Dade City, Fla., and M. F. Oden, Brentwood, Tenn.

ODEN, Thomas E. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Feb 1958
Dr. Thomas E. Oden, 80, practicing physician of Blackshear, Ga., for a period of fifty years died Sunday morning at a Waycross, Ga., hospital after a long illness.
Funeral rites were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at the residence with the burial in that city.
Dr. Oden is survived by one son, Capt. Fred F. Oden, Macon, Ga.; two daughters, Mrs. A. P. Bartley, Killen, Texas, and Mrs. A. J. Harrison, Blackshear, Ga.; one sister, Mrs. Charles A. Howell, Pulaski and three brothers, Dr. L. H. Oden, Blackshear, Ga., Robert L. Oden, Dade City, Fla., and Marion Oden, Brentwood, Nashville.

ODENEAL, Leon Baron The Pulaski Citizen 23 Apr 1958
Leon Baron Odeneal, 51, office manager for Pulaski Highway Express and chief of the Lawrenceburg volunteer fire department, died of a heart attack at 1:45 o’clock Thursday afternoon, April 17, at Lawrenceburg County Hospital, only hours after he was stricken.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Williams-Harris Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg with the Rev. John W. Stiles officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.

A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Claude Odeneal and Mollie Shelton Odeneal, and had made his home at Pulaski until his connection with the freight line eight years ago. He had been made fire chief three years ago.
Mr. Odeneal, a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lura Fite Odeneal; one brother, Ned Odeneal, Pulaski; and one sister, Mrs. James W. Thomas, Columbia.

ODENEAL, Mollie Shelton The Pulaski Citizen 14 Aug 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Mollie Shelton Odeneal, 80, widow of Claude Odeneal, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Second Street Church of Christ, with burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Odeneal died on Monday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James W. Thomas in Columbia.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late George Butler Shelton and Mary Jane Phillips Shelton.
In addition to the daughter, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Odeneal is survived by two sons, Ned Odeneal, employee of the City of Pulaski, and Leon Odeneal, Lawrenceburg; one sister, Mrs. Sallie Butler, Howe, Texas; and two brothers, William Shelton, Huntsville, Ala., and Philip Shelton, Athens, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ODENEAL, Thomas Harwell The Pulaski Citizen 25 Apr 1956
Thomas Harwell Odeneal, 82, retired salesman, died Tuesday afternoon, April 10, at his home in Birmingham, Ala. Funeral rites were held at Seventy-seventh Street Church of Christ and burial took place in Forest Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Odeneal who moved to Birmingham in 1903, was born and reared in Giles County, the son of the late W. A. Odeneal and Victoria E. Odeneal. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Odeneal is survived by his wife, Mrs. Willie Bass Odeneal, former resident of Pisgah community in Giles County; three daughters, Mrs. Vivian Barclay, West Palm Beach, Fla., Mrs. Olga Grubbs, Birmingham, and Mrs. Elizabeth Jenkins, Miami, Fla.; and four sons, Rosemond L. Odeneal, West Palm Beach, Fla., William T. Odeneal, Tallahassee, Fla., Marion A. Odeneal, and T. W. Odeneal, both of Birmingham.

OLD, John L. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Feb 1956
Tragedy struck Giles County Sunday afternoon about 4:30 o’clock when two Pulaski businessmen drowned in a boating accident below Wheeler Dam in Alabama when they and two other Pulaski men were fishing.
Losing their lives were John L. Old, 50, owner of a North First Street garage, who died before regaining consciousness after being pulled from turbulent waters, and Paul Christopher, operator of a West College Street services station, who vanished in the stream when the boat capsized.
Funeral services for John L. Old were held at 10 a. m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church in Pulaski by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Margaret Richardson Olds; three sons, John Thomas, and Harry Old, all of Pulaski; three brothers, Mack, Dodge, and Hugh Old, all of Lawrence County; and a sister, Miss Myrtle Old, a teacher in a school at Florence, Ala.
He was a native of Lawrence County but had been residing in Pulaski for several years. He was the son of the late John Lafayette and Annie McClain Old, and was a member of the Methodist Church.

OLD, Mrs. Dodge F. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Aug 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Dodge F. Old, 64, mother of Miss Margaret Old, were held Monday at Coleman Memorial Methodist Church in Lawrenceburg with the burial in Lawrence County Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Old who had been in declining health for several months, died Sunday at Lawrence County Hospital.
Mrs. Old is survived by three daughters, Miss Margaret Old, member of the faculty of Martin College, and Mrs. Arnold Tripp, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. Roy Simpson, Talledga, Ala.; one son, Dodge Harwood Old, Fayetteville; and six grandchildren.

OLIVER, Annie Jane The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jul 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Jane Oliver, 97, who died at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon, July 8, at the home at Pisgah after several months illness, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pisgah Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons, pastor of the church, and Dr. William H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church in Pulaski. Burial took place in the Oliver family cemetery.
Miss Oliver was born May 2, 1860, in Giles County, the daughter of the late William H. Oliver and Sarah Wilson Oliver, and was a member of First Methodist Church in Pulaski.
The survivors include her sister-in-law, Mrs. John Oliver, who lives in the home; and four nephews, Raymond Oliver, Pisgah, and Allen Oliver, Giles County Tax-Assessor, Pulaski, Collins Oliver, Waco, Texas and Hugh Oliver, Abilene, Texas. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

OLIVER, Bess Browning Carter Bischoff The Pulaski Citizen 3 Apr 1957
Mrs. Bess Browning Carter Bischoff Oliver, former Pulaskian, died at 10 o’clock on Wednesday morning, April 3, at a Dallas, Texas hospital, ten days after she underwent major surgery. Funeral rites and burial will take place probably Friday in Dallas.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas H. Browning and Tinnie Butler Browning. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
She had lived in Dallas since her marriage three years ago to Mr. Oliver, also a native of Giles County.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Oliver is survived by one son, Carroll Carter, Cincinnati, Ohio; one grandson, Billy Bischoff, Dallas; and three sisters, Mrs. Amos Young, Pulaski, Mrs. Burt Hunter, Lewisburg; and Mrs. Dove Denham, Williamsburg, Ky.

OLIVER, Carey L. The Pulaski Citizen 27 Feb 1957

Carey L. Oliver, 62, constable in the Seventh Civil District for more than 20 years, died in Giles County Hospital at 10:20 a. m. Tuesday after an extended period of failing health.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Pulaski. Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor , will officiate and burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery with Bennett-May Funeral Directors in charge.
Mr. Oliver was born in Giles County, son of the late Alexander B. and Nanny Harrison Oliver. He was a member of the Baptist Church, a veteran of World War I and a member of the American Legion Post No. 60.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Eugenia Kirkland Oliver; a daughter, Miss Marie Oliver of Pulaski; four sons, Carey Oliver, Jr., Moses Lake, Wash., Eugene K. Oliver, Tullahoma, William M. and Douglas Oliver, Pulaski; one sister, Mrs. Mary E. Austin, Elkton; and three grandchildren.

OLIVER, Hawkins Burlington The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jun 1950
Funeral services for Hawkins Burlington Oliver, 72, native of Giles County, who died at 5:30 o’clock Saturday morning, June 10, after several months illness at his home in Lawrenceburg, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Fuller Chapel, eight miles south of Lawrenceburg. The Revs. O. H. Vanlandingham, G. W. Stem, and J. S. Frey, officiated, and burial took place in the chapel cemetery.
Mr. Oliver, a sign painter and decorator, was a native of Giles County, and the son of the late Dr. A. F. Oliver and Rebecca Abernathy Oliver. He has made his home in Lawrenceburg for the past twenty-three years, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Oliver is survived by his wife, Mrs. Inez Norton Oliver; a son, Melvin Oliver, Decatur, Ala.; six grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Luther Harwell and Mrs. Asa Dunnavant, both of Pulaski.

OLIVER, James Bernard The Pulaski Citizen 16 Feb 1955
James Bernard Oliver, 47, register of Lawrence County and a native of Giles County, died of a heart attack on Saturday, February 12, at his home. Funeral services were held Monday in Lawrenceburg and burial took place in Blair Cemetery at West Point.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of Elijah F. Oliver, Lawrenceburg, and the late Mrs. Lela Gibbons Oliver. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
In addition to his father, Mr. Oliver is survived by his wife, Mrs. Georgia White Oliver; one son, Jimmy Oliver and two sisters, Mrs. C. F. McMurty, White House, Tenn., and Mrs. Lola Bonner, Guntersville, Ala.

OLIVER, John Harvey The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jan 1950
Funeral services for John Harvey Oliver, 81, former County Court member and retired farmer of the Pisgah community, were held at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon at the Pisgah Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Wyatt L. Harwell of Frankewing. Burial took place in the Oliver Cemetery near the home.

Mr. Oliver died early Monday morning, January 2, at his home following an extended illness.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was the son of the late William H. Oliver and Kate McConnico Oliver. He represented his district in County Court for seventeen years and served as a trustee in the Methodist Church at Pisgah for many years.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver were married fifty-eight years ago on December 30.
The survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Osborne Oliver; three sons, Hugh Oliver, Abilene, Texas, Allen Oliver, Tax Assessor of Giles County, and Raymond Oliver, both of Pulaski; four grandchildren; and one half-sister, Miss Annie Oliver, Pisgah.

OLIVER, Lizzie Osburn The Pulaski Citizen 30 Dec 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. John H. Oliver, 90, resident of the Pisgah Community, will be held at one o’clock on Thursday afternoon at the Pisgah Methodist Church of which she was a member. Burial will take place in the family lot in the homeplace. Mrs. Oliver died at 5 o’clock on Tuesday evening, December 29, at the home after an extended illness.
The former Miss Lizzie Osburn, she was born March 24, 1869, in Giles County, the daughter of the late James Allen Osburn and Parilee Abernathy Osburn. Her husband, John H. Oliver, died January 2, 1950.
Mrs. Oliver is survived by three sons, Hugh Oliver, Abilene, Texas, Raymond Oliver, Pisgah, and Allen Oliver, Giles County Tax Assessor, Pulaski; four grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Sam Harwell, Shelbyville. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

OLSON, Julia The Pulaski Citizen 11 Feb 1953
Mrs. Julia Olson, 80, mother of Mrs. George T. Bennett of Pulaski, died February 3 at her home in Des Moines, Iowa.
Funeral rites were held on Friday in Des Moines and burial took place at Roland, Iowa, former home of the Olson family.
Mrs. Olson is survived by two daughters, Mrs. George T. Bennett, and Mrs. Virgil Crain, of Des Moines, Mo.; and one brother, Abel Olson, Rollo, Mo.; and several grandchildren.

O’MALLEY, Roberta Woods The Pulaski Citizen 24 May 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Roberta Woods O’Malley, 83, resident of the Eleventh District, who died early Sunday morning, May 21, at her home, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman and the Rev. H. Grady Coston, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born in Giles County, December 10, 1866, she was the daughter of the late Robert G. Woods and Sarah Cooley Woods.
Her husband, C. N. B. O’Malley died approximately twenty-two years ago.
Mrs. O’Malley is survived by two daughters, Miss Mary O’Malley , Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. Kathleen Schlum, Seymour, Ind.; and two sons, W. Emmett O’Malley, of the Sumac community and Robert Gordon O’Malley, Frankewing; and one sister, Miss Mary Woods, Nashville.




O’NEAL, Bessie The Pulaski Citizen 15 Nov 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert O’Neal, 66, widely known church leader of Clarksville, who died Saturday, November 11, at her home there after a years illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Madison Street Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by Dr. Edward J. Rees, pastor, and burial took place in Greenwood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of Montgomery County, she was the former Miss Bessie O’Neal, daughter of Mrs. Arthur O’Neal and the late Mr. O’Neal.
Mrs. O’Neal was the past president of the Tennessee Conference of Woman’s Society of Christian Service as well as the president of the unit of her local organization. She was a steward in the Madison Street Church and the teacher of the George Morgan Sunday school class (a woman’s class) there.
Mrs. O’Neal is survived by her husband, Robert O’Neal, native of Giles County; her mother, a sister, Mrs. Wallace Dinsmore, Clarksville; and a brother, Arthur O’Neal, Woodlawn.
On the day of her funeral, Mr. O’Neal received a communication from one of his wife’s wealthy friends, stating that she had established a substantial sum to be known as the “Bessie O’Neal Cancer Fund”, as a memorial to Mrs. O’Neal.
Pulaski relatives who attended the funeral were Misses Lydia and Rebecca O’Neal, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morris O’Neal, and Mrs. R. P. Keller.

O’NEAL, Beverly Jean The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1952
Beverly Jean O’Neal, 2� year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. O’Neal of Bordeaux, was killed instantly when hit by a truck at West Hamilton Road and Clarksville Highway near Bordeaux at 12:30 p. m.
The child was walking with her grandfather, John T. O’Neal, 72, of Clarksville Highway.
O’Neal walked across the highway to speak to a friend, leaving the child on the other side of the road. The little girl started across the highway and was hit by a truck.
She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. O’Neal.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the Cosmopolitan Funeral Home, 2408 West End Avenue. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
In addition to her parents and grandfather, she is survived by her maternal grandmother, Mrs. W. R. Simpson, Aspen Hill, Tenn. and her paternal grandmother, Mrs. J. T. O’Neal, Nashville.

O’NEAL, Hallie Will Morris English The Pulaski Citizen 9 Dec 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Hallie Will Morris English O’Neal, 48, native of Giles County, and resident of Nashville, will be held at 11 o’clock Thursday mornng in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. Burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. O’Neal died unexpectedly of coronary thrombosis on Monday, December 7, at a Nashville drug store, following a visit to the office of a physician.

Born July 22, 1911, at Campbellsville, she was the daughter, of the late Clint E. Morris and Jennie Mae Gosnell Morris. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Campbellsville.
Twice married, her first husband, Hugh Kenny English, Jr., died approximately twenty years ago. Her second husband, Lawrence O’Neal, also a native of Giles County, survives.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. O’Neal is survived by two sons, Hugh Kenny English, III, U. S. Navy, presently stationed at Norfolk, Va., and Morris English, Houston, Texas, now a student at University of Texas at Austin; three sisters, Mrs. Charles Robbins, Cedarville, N. J., Mrs. William F. Morris, Jr., Pulaski, and Mrs. Marvin Mann, Delrose; and four brothers, Gosnell Morris, Covina, Calif., C. E. Morris, Jr., Pulaski, William Morris, Huntsville, Ala., and Eugene Morris, Minter City, Miss. Bennett-May and Company, in charge of arrangements.

O’NEAL, John Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 13 Feb 1957
Funeral services for John Thomas O’Neal, 75, retired trainer of horses, were held at 11 o’clock Saturday morning, at Cosmopolitan Funeral Home in Nashville with the Rev. Vernon T. McGhee, pastor of Meridian Street Methodist Church, officiating. Burial took place in Woodmont Memorial Park in Nashville.
Mr. O’Neal, who resided on Hamilton Road, died at 6:30 o’clock Friday, died at 6:30 o’clock Friday morning at a Nashville hospital, following a hospital residence of fourteen months.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late William O’Neal and Willie Malone Abernathy O’Neal, and was educated in the schools of Giles County. He went north as a trainer of horses in 1935. He was a member of the Meridian Street Methodist Church.
Mr. O’Neal is survived by is son T. H. O’Neal, Nashville; two daughters, Mrs. W. W. Knox, Nashville, and Miss Sue May O’Neal, Pulaski; three grandchildren; one brother, Robert O’Neal, Clarksville; two half-sisters, Miss Lydia O’Neal and Miss Rebecca O’Neal, Pulaski; and two half-brothers, William O’Neal and Otis O’Neal, Sr., Pulaski.

ORMAN, Janie The Pulaski Citizen 3 Nov 1954
Miss Janie Orman, 84, former music teacher at Campbellsville, died October 10 at the family home in Spring Hill after a brief illness.
Funeral rites were held in Columbia by the Rev. Fred Gates and burial followed in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Her only survivor is her sister, Miss Julia Orman of Spring Hill.
The deceased formerly had been a music teacher in the Birmingham, Ala., City School system more than thirty years.

ORR, Burgess The Pulaski Citizen 28 Nov 1956
Funeral services for Burgess Orr, 81, bookkeeper of Lewisburg, who died unexpectedly Monday of a heart attack in Chattanooga where he was visiting, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Cornersville Methodist Church. Burial took place in Diana Cemetery.

He has been reported that he worked for a time as a bookkeeper for the Giles County Welfare Department, and in later years was the manager of Pulaski Canning Factory. In recent years, he has been employed in Lewisburg.
Mr. Orr is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Howard Woodward, Lewisburg; one sister, Mrs. W. W. Collins of Pulaski; and one brother, Floyd Burt Collins, Florida. His wife died many years ago.

ORR, Harvey R. The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jun 1951
Harvey R. Orr, 99, one of the oldest citizens of Giles County, died at 4 o’clock Friday afternoon, June 22, at his home in the Lynnville section, following a paralytic stroke.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bear Creek Church conducted by Rev. N. O. Allen of College Grove. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Had Mr. Orr lived three months longer, he would have reached the century mark, his birthday anniversary comes in September.
He had been a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church since boyhood.
Mr. Orr is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Robert Pickens, McPherson, Kans.; and one son, Lowery Orr, Lynnville; and a number of grandchilren.

ORR, Samuel Bright The Pulaski Citizen 21 Feb 1951
Funeral services for Samuel Bright Orr, 76, former tax assessor of Marshall County and retired farmer, were held Thursday afternoon at the Lewisburg Church of Christ. Burial took place in Wilson Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Orr, lifelong resident of Marshall County, died at 2:45 o’clock Wednesday afternoon February 14, at his home after a long illness. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Orr is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lettie McConnelle Orr; four sisters, Mrs. K. S. Wilkes of Lynnville, Mrs. Era Griffis and Mrs. Kittie Liggett, both of Lewisburg and Mrs. Roberta Craig of Nashville; two brothers, J. E. and W. C. Orr, both of Nashville.

OSBORNE, Harry K. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Feb 1959
Harry K. Osborne, 51, native of Giles County and director of Olive View Tuberculosis Sanitorium in Olive View, Calif., died of a heart attack at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, February 17, at the hospital. Funeral rites will take place in that city.
Born November 5, 1907, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Foster Osborne and Mabel Kennedy Osborne and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Osborne is survived by his wife, Mrs. Agnes Clark Osborne; one son, Robert C. Osborne; one daughter, Carol Jane Osborne; two sisters, Mrs. David Rochelle, Pulaski, and Miss Rebecca Osborne, Atlanta, Ga.; two half-sisters, Mrs. Leonard Duke, Old Hickory, and Mrs. Wendell Johnson, Alexandria, Va.; one half-brother, Roy Osborne, Houston, Texas; and his step-mother, Mrs. Ina Minatra Osborne, Nashville, former Giles Countian.
Mrs. Rochelle and Miss Rebecca Osborne left Tuesday by plane to attend the rites.

OSBORNE, Lou Branch The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jun 1958

Funeral services for Mrs. Lou Branch Osborne, 78, Elkton resident, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Elkton Baptist Church with the burial in the Elkton Cemetery. Mrs. Osborne who had been ill a long time, died Monday at a Nashville hospital.
A member of the Methodist Church, she was born October 1, 1881, in Giles County, the daughter of the late John Branch and Ella Hobbs Branch. For ten to fifteen years the family lived in Athens, Ala., moving back to Elkton in February of this year.
Mrs. Osborne is survived by her husband, Leonard Osborne; two brothers, Asa Branch, Pulaski and Joe M. Branch, Memphis; and several nieces and nephews. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

OWEN, Cove Lafayette The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1953
Funeral services for Cove Lafayette Owen, 72, retired farmer of the Fourteenth Civil District, were held at 1:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Lynnville Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. He died at 5:40 o’clock Thursday morning, January 15, at Gordon’s Hospital in Lewisburg, following a long illness.
Born in the county October 24, 1880, he was the son of the late William Lafayette Owen and Cynthia Joins Owen. He was a member of the Cornersville Methodist Church.
Mr. Owen, the last member of his immediate family, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lou Ellen Strawn Owen; three daughters, Mrs. Caleb Dickson, Belvidere, Mrs. Stanley Wenc, Nashville and Mrs. Ima Jean Clark, Lynnville; two sons, Howard Owen and William Owen, both of the Rich community; ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors

OWEN, John Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jul 1959
Funeral services for John Thomas Owen, 51, native Giles Countian and in recent years a farmer of Marshall County, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Fred Hall, pastor of the Diana-McBurg Charge. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Owen died unexpectedly at 6 o’clock Sunday morning at his home in the Trigg section.
Born June we, 1908, in the Pisgah Community, he was the son of Mrs. Leslie Owen and the late Mr. Owen. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
His first wife, Mrs. Ruby Gunter Owen, died 27 years ago. In addition to his mother, Mr. Owen is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mildred Birdsong Owen; two daughters, Mrs. Paul Young, Giles County, and Miss Betty Sue Owen, Trigg; three sons, John Allen Owen, Oklahoma, Thomas Leslie Owen and Gary Kirk Owen, Trigg; one grandson; six sisters, Mrs. Clarence Henderson, Lynnville, Mrs. Ray Estep and Mrs. Milton Brown, Pulaski, Mrs. Forrest Russell, Antioch, Mrs. Otha Russell, Lewisburg, and Mrs. Henry Ambrosious, Louisville, Ky.; two brothers, Robert Owen, Pulaski, and James Owen, Louisville, Ky.

OWEN, Grace Wheeler The Pulaski Citizen 22 Sep 1954

Funeral services for Mrs. Grace Wheeler Owen, 70, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Rehoboth Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Wray Tomlin. Burial took place in the Marks Cemetery.
Born November 21, 1883, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Wheeler.
Mrs. Owen died at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, September 19, at the home of her sister, Mrs. Jones Marks, in the Tarpley community, where she had made her home since the death of Mr. Marks.
In addition to Mrs. Marks, Mrs. Owen is survived by two others sisters, Mrs. Earl Tarpley and Mrs. Bob Chapman; and four brothers, Charlie Will Wheeler, John Wheeler, Dan Wheeler and Bob Wheeler, all of Giles County. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

OWEN, Lou Ella Strawn The Pulaski Citizen 2 Dec 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. C. L. Strawn Owen, 74, resident of the Rich Community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Lynnville Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Eddings, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mrs. Owen died on Saturday, November 28, at Gordon Hospital at Lewisburg.
Born November 21, 1885, in Giles County, she was the former Miss Lou Ella Strawn, the daughter of the late Robert Strawn and Mattie Dugger Strawn.
Mrs. Owen is survived by her husband, C. L. Owen; three daughters, Mrs. Caleb Dickson and Mrs. Stanley Winc, both of Nashville, and Mrs. Ima Jean Clark, Pulaski; two sons, Howard Owen and William Owen, both of Giles County; eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, in charge of arrangements.

OWEN, Sarah Dickson The Pulaski Citizen 25 Apr 1951
Mrs. Sarah Dickson Owen, 72, resident of Frankewing, died at 2 o’clock Monday morning, April 9, at the Fayetteville Hospital after a short illness.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock the following Tuesday afternoon at the Delina Church of Christ and burial took place in the Medium Cemetery.
Mrs. Owen, a member of the Church of Christ, was the widow of Pinkney Owen who died several years ago.
Mrs. Owen is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Tollie Summers, Cyruston, Lincoln County, Mrs. H. N. Strong, Huntsville, Ala., and Mrs. H. C. Clark, Toney, Ala.; one brother, J. C. Dickson, of George Pepperdine College, Los Angeles, Calif.; and one step-daughter, Mrs. John Watson, of McBurg.

OWENS, George Butler The Pulaski Citizen 3 Sep 1952
Funeral services for George Butler Owens, 23, native Giles Countian, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in the Mt. Moriah Cemetery, near Pulaski.

Mr. Owens died at 3:20 o’clock Monday afternoon, September 1, at Giles County Hospital, after a three months illness.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of William Thomas Owens and Mrs. Daisy Stofel Owens, of Columbia, formerly of Giles County. He was a member of the Liberty Hill Baptist Church.
He was employed by the Oakes Chair Company in Columbia before his last illness.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Owens is survived by three sisters, Mrs. R. S. Vick, Mrs. James Parker and Miss Mary Jean Owens, Columbia; four brothers, Leroy Owens, Robert Lewis Owens, William T. Owens, Jr., and James Michael Owens, Columbia; and his grandmother, Mrs. Annie Webster, Pulaski. Oakes and Nichols, Funeral Directors.

OWENS, Jennie Dickey The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Dickey Owens, 66, who died at 6 o’clock Monday morning, June 16, at a Nashville hospital were held at 10:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at the graveside in Rose Hill Cemetery in the Nineteenth Civil District. of Giles County. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Robert Earl Wilsford, Baptist minister.
Her death followed a long period of declining health.
Mrs. Owens, a resident of the Rose Hill community, was born and reared in that section, the daughter of the late James Dickey and Tee Rose Dickey. She was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church. Her husband, Elijah Owens, died many years ago.
Mrs. Owens is survived by one son, Floyd Owens; two granddaughters, all of Terrell, Texas; and one sister, Mrs. Sallie Rosson, Merkel, Texas. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

OWENS, Roger Wade The Pulaski Citizen 23 Mar 1955
Roger Wade Owens, born October 23, 1954, died at 9:30 o’clock Saturday morning, March 19, at a doctor’s clinic in Pulaski following a brief illness.
Prayer services were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. W. McCullough, Church of God minister, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
The infant is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Fred Owens; two brothers, William Ray Owens and Ronald Wayne Owen; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hill, Beech Hill, and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Owens, Lewisburg. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

OWINGS, Allison Flautt The Pulaski Citizen 12 Apr 1950
Allison Flautt Owings, 81, former well known dry goods merchant in Pulaski for several years, died at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, April 5, at his home in Cusseta, Ga.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon and burial took place in the Georgia City.

Mr. Owings is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Flautt Owings; one daughter, one son, two grandsons; one sister, Mrs. Sam H. Woodward, Pulaski; and two brothers, Meredith Flautt Nashville, and J. H. Flautt, Birmingham, Ala.
Mrs. Woodward and her two brothers attended the funeral rites.

PAGE, Alma Cooper The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jan 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Alma Cooper Page, 67, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the New Hope Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, and the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Page died unexpectedly at 8:50 o’clock Monday morning, January 22, at the home of her son, the Rev. Mack Pinkelton in the Weakley community.
Mrs. Page, a member of the Baptist church, was a native of Grainger County and the daughter of the late Isaac Cooper and Susan Copeland Cooper.
Mrs. Page is survived by her husband, J. W. Page; two daughters, Mrs. Mattie Pinkelton, Nashville and Mrs. Roy Beets, Rose Hill; one step-daughters, Mrs. Cullie Turner; three sons, Willie Turner, Pulaski, Sam Rose, Nashville, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Pulaski; one step-son, Melvin Pinkelton; one sister, Mrs. Delia Norman, Wales; and one brother, J. K. Cooper, Rose Hill.

PAGE, Doctor Franklin The Pulaski Citizen 15 Feb 1950
Funeral services for Doctor Franklin Page, 67, who died on Monday, February 6, at his home in Liberty Hill community after a short illness, were held Wednesday afternoon at Liberty Hill Church by Elder Malcolm White of Pulaski. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Page, born August 15, 1882, was the son of the late Martin Page and Martha Ball Page, and was a lifelong resident of the county.
Mr. Page is survived by two sons, James Page, Detroit, Mich., and William Henry Page, Liberty Hill; three sisters, Misses Katie and Jennie Page of Liberty Hill and Mrs. Lucy Thompson of Little Rock, Ark., and two brothers, John Page and Houston Page of Liberty Hill.

PAGE, James Lee The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jun 1955
Funeral services for James Lee Page, 60, Lynnville farmer and veteran of World War I, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Fairview Church of Christ, east of Wales. Elder G. C. Fox will conduct the services and burial will take place in Liberty Hill Cemetery north of Campbellsville.
Mr. Page, who had been in failing health for some time, died at 5 o’clock Wednesday morning at Thayer Veterans Hospital in Nashville following a weeks illness.
Born October 3, 1894, in Giles County, he was the son of the late George Page and Mary Jane Fautt Page, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
His wife, Mrs. Maggie Hendricks Page, died a number of years ago.

Mr. Page is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Leon Hughes, Pulaski, Mrs. Gladys Hickman, Trenton, Mich., and Miss Lillian Page, Lynnville; five sons, Campbell Page, Pulaski, James Page, Trenton, Mich., Mack Page and Odell Page, Wyandotte, Mich., and Boyd Page, Lynnville; one sister, Mrs. Annie P. James, Liberty Hill; four brothers, Dave Page and Tom Page, both of Liberty Hill, and John Page and Charlie Page, both of Columbia. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

PAISLEY, William Jackson “Jack” The Pulaski Citizen 20 Dec 1950
Funeral services for William Jackson Paisley, 70, Giles County farmer, were held Monday afternoon at New Zion Church of Christ by A. C. Dreaden, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Paisley died unexpectedly Saturday night at his home in the Stella community.
He was a native of Giles County and was the son of the late John A. Paisley and Margaret White Paisley. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Irene Whitehead Paisley; a daughter, Mrs. Wilson Springer of Pulaski; a son, John A. Paisley, Buras, La.; six grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Edgar Harwell and Mrs. Ethel Richards, both of Stella, Mrs. Earl Meadows of Nashville, and Mrs. Robert Shackleford, Savannah. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.



PALMER, Fred Royce The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jan 1950
Funeral services for Fred Royce Palmer, three month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Villard D. Palmer of Pulaski, who died on Sunday night, January 1, 1950, at Pulaski Hospital, were held on Monday afternoon at Chestnut Grove Methodist Church. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist Minister, officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Besides his parents, the child is survived by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beard, Pulaski, and Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Palmer, Bodenham; and a great grandmother, Mrs. Will Stafford, Goodsprings.

PARK, Fannie The Pulaski Citizen 25 Dec 1957
Funeral services for Miss Fannie Park, native of Elkton, were held at one o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Park Family Cemetery at Elkton, conducted by the Rev. Mitchell Sawyer, pastor of the Elkton Methodist Church. Miss Park died at 11 o’clock Thursday night, December 19, at a Columbia nursing home after a period of declining health.
The last of her immediate family, she was the daughter of the late Ephriam Park and Mattie Orr Park, and was a member of the old Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Elkton.
The survivors include a number of nieces and nephews.

PARK, James Howard The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jul 1958
Funeral services for James Howard Park, 49, who died unexpectedly Tuesday at a hospital in Daytona Beach, Fla., will be held at 11 o’clock Friday morning at Elkton Methodist Church. Dr. William H. Mansfield will conduct the rites and burial will take place in Elkton Cemetery.

Born at Elkton, he was the son of Mrs. Lena Calloway Park, now living in Nashville; and the late Wiley M. Park. He was a Methodist, and was a member of the Civitian Club and the Moose Lodge. He had been making his home in Daytona Beach for a number of years.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Park is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Lou Taylor Park, also a native of Elkton; three children, Nancy, Carolyn and Jimmy Park; and three brothers, Edward Park, Athens, Ala., Lynn Park, Nashville, and Vernon Park, Elkton. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

PARK, Lillie Myrtle Glasco The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jun 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Myrtle Glasco Gardner Park, 83, will be held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, and Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Park died Wednesday night at her home in Pulaski after a long illness. Native of the county, she was the daughter of the late Sandy Clay Glasco and Fannie Shelton Glasco.
Twice widowed, her first husband was James Flournoy Gardner; and her second husband was W. R. Park.
Mrs. Park is survived by two sons, Flournoy Gardner, Columbia and Roy Gardner, Lewisburg; and several grandchildren.



PARK, Mattie Glaze The Pulaski Citizen 6 May 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Glaze Park, 75, were held at the Elkton Cemetery at 4 o’clock Sunday afternon, conducted by the Rev. S. O. McAdoo, Cumberland Presbyterian minister. Mrs. Park, resident of Elkton died at 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the hospital in Athens, Ala., after a long period of declining health. Born July 17, 1877, at Elkton, she was the daughter of the late Dr. A. J. Glaze and Martha Stone Glaze. Her husband, Arthur J. Park, died about ten years ago. Mrs. Park is survived by one step-son, Brock Park, New York City; two half-sisters, Miss Marion Glazem Elkton and Mrs. Edward Carter, Tulsa, Okla.; and one half-brother, John Glaze of Florida, Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

PARK, Ozro Cheatam The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jan 1951
Funeral services for Ozro Cheatam Park, native of Giles County, were conducted at McConnel Chaple in Athens, Ala., on Sunday afternoon. The Rev. L. W. Hart, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiated, and burial took place in City Cemetery, Athens.
Mr. Park, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ephriam Park of Elkton, died early Saturday morning at his home in Athens, following a brief illness. He had spent most of his life in Athens where he was active in the building field.

Mr. Park is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jayne Carden Park, also a native of Giles County; three daughters, Mrs. Martha Wyatt, Camden, Tenn., Mrs. Kerby Clemons, Hartselle, Ala., and Mrs. David Scott, Athens, Ala.; one son, Jack Park, Athens; one sister, Miss Fannie Park, Nashville; and four brothers, Wiley Park, Elkton, Walter Park, Pulaski, James Park, Nashville and Blake Park, Texarkana, Tex.

PARK, W. J. The Pulaski Citizen 24 May 1950
W. J. Park, 89, native Tennessean, died Monday, May 15, at his home in Ballanger, Texas, after several years declining health. Funeral and burial took place in Ballinger.
Born July 5, 1860, at Cornersville, Tenn., he was the oldest child of the late Ephriam P. Park and Martha Ann Orr Park. He received his education in the schools of Giles County where his parents made their home.
On December 24, 1885, he was married to the former Miss Lula Beleu of West Point, Lawrence County, who survives. Mr. and Mrs. Park moved to Winters, Texas, where they reared a large family. In later years, Mr. Park, a laarge land owner, moved to Ballinger, where he spent his declining years.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Park is survived by four daughters, three sons, a number of grandchildren; one sister, Miss Fannie E. Park, Nashville; and five brothers, W. Roy Park, Pulaski, J. E. B. Park, Nashville, W. M. Park, Elkton, Blake Park, Texarkana, Texas, and O. C. Park, Athens, Ala.

PARK, Walter Reed The Pulaski Citizen 9 Dec 1953
Funeral services for Walter Reed Park, 87, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons, Methodist minister, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, with burial in the Park-Worley Cemetery at Elkton.
Mr. Park, who had been in failing health for several months, died at 11 o’clock Thursday morning at Lewett Nursing Home in Lewisburg where he had been a patient for three days. He had been making his home with his daughter, Mrs. Vinson Young at Brick Church since April.
Born February 2, 1866, in the southern part of the county, he was the son of the late Ephriam P. Park and Mattie Orr Park. He was a member of the Methodist Church. His first wife, Mrs. Emma Jones Park, died twenty-three years ago.
Mr. Park is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Lillie Woodard Park; two daughters, Mrs. Young and Mrs. Paul A. Anderson, Uniontown, Ohio; four sons, J. C. Park, Pleasantville, C. R. Park, Nashville, Grady Park and Floyd J. Park, Ocala, Fla.; thirty-nine grandchildren; twenty four great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Fannie Park, Nashville; and two brothers, Jim Park, Nashville and Blake Park, Texarkana, Tex. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge.

PARK, Wiley Moddrell The Pulaski Citizen 16 May 1951
Funeral services for Wiley Moddrell Park, 79, retired Giles County farmer were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Cullen T. Carter, pastor, and the Rev. H. H. Austin, former pastor. Burial took place in the Elkton Cemetery.
Mr. Park died of a heart attack at noon Sunday at his home at Elkton.

Son of the late Ephriam Park and Mattie Orr Park, he was a native of the county and a member of the Methodist Church, and was a member of the Woodsman of the World. He was also the recorder of the town of Elkton.
Mr. Park is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lena Gallaway Park; a daughter, Mrs. Edna Park Tant, Nashville; four sons, Edward F. Park, Athens, Ala., Lynn C. Park, Chicago, Ill.,, Vernon Park, Elkton, and Howard Park, West Palm Beach, Fla.; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild; a sister, Miss Fannie Park, Nashville; and three brothers, J. E. B. Park, Nashville, Blake Park, Texarkana, Tex., and Walter Park, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

PARKER, Cleveland The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jul 1953
Cleveland Parker, 68, farmer of the Campbellsville community, died suddenly of a heart attack at 4 o’clock Thursday morning , July 2, at his home.
Funeral services have been tentatively set for Saturday afternoon, pending the arrival of members of his family.
Born April 29, 1885, and reared in the Moriah section of the county, he was the son of the late Quarles T. Parker and Mary Etta Hogan Parker. He was a member of the Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Parker is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Arney Parker; one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Robbins, Meridian, Miss.; three sons, Samuel Parker and Eugene Parker, both of Detroit, Mich.; and Edward Arney Parker, Campbellsville; three grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Beulah Ridenaur, Little Rock, Ark., Mrs. W. A. Johnson, Blue Island, Ill., Mrs. H. W. White, Campbellsville, and Mrs. Monroe Merritt, Birmingham, Ala; and one brother, Arch W. Parker, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

PARKER, Elwood S. The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Elwood S. Parker, 47, operator of his garage shop on Highway 64, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Moriah C. P. Church conducted by Elder E. O. Coffman of Lawrenceburg. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Parker died at 8:30 on Monday night, January 27, of a heart attack at his home on Hams Creek.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of Mrs. Laura Compton Parker and the late Elwood Parker, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Parker is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruby Kelley Parker; five children, Peggy Ann, Beverly Kay, Evelyn, Elwood and Michael Parker; and one sister, Mrs. English Brashears, Ham Creek.

PARKER, Everett Bell The Pulaski Citizen 4 Feb 1953
Funeral services for Everett Bell Parker, 68, retired grocer, will be held at 11 o’clock Thursday morning at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Parker died of a heart ailment at 10:15 o’clock Tuesday morning at Giles County Hospital.

A lifelong resident of the county, he was born March 5, 1884, the son of the late Everett Parker and Lena Harwell Parker. He was a member of the Lynnville Methodist Church.
Mr. Parker is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cynthia Chapman Parker; three daughters, Mrs. Harrison Walker, Columbia, Mrs. Haggard Sanders, Lewisburg, and Miss Mildred Parker, senior student at Giles County High School; four sons, Edwin Parker, Columbia, Sgt. Walter Parker, Fort Knox, Ky., Geoffrey Parker and John Davis Parker, both of Pulaski; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild; and three sisters, Mrs. Annie Morgan, Nashville, Mrs. H. R. Riles, Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Mamie Fuller, Montgomery, Ala.
Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors

PARKER, Geoffrey Alvin The Pulaski Citizen 27 Feb 1957
Geoffrey Alvin Parker, 33, employee of the Tennessee Valley Authority at Columbia, was killed Saturday afternoon when the car he was driving ran off Highway 31, nine miles north of Pulaski, and overturned.
Funeral services were held at 3:00 p. m. Monday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by Gynnath Ford, Church of Christ minister of Lynnville. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski with Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.
Parker was driving alone, headed north at the time of the accident and was thrown 15 feet from the car that came to rest on its top 220-feet from where it left the highway, Sheriff P. M. Butler said.
A Lynnville physician, Dr. M. G. Skinner, who was in a car behind Parker, stopped to administer first aid but Parker was dead on arrival at Giles County Hospital in Pulaski.
Mr. Parker was a native of Giles County, the son of Mrs. Cynthia Parker King of Akron, Ohio, and the late Everette B. Parker. He was a member of the New Zion Baptist Church, and had been residing in Lynnville for several months.
Survivors in addition to his mother, are his wife, Mrs. Marguerite Park Parker; a daughter, Miss Jeanette Parker; two sons, Thomas Alvin Parker and Everette Lee Parker, all of Lynnville; two sisters, Mrs. Haggard Sanders, Lewisburg, and Mrs. Mildred Medley, Pulaski; a brother, John Davis Parker; a half-sister, Mrs. Harrison Walker, and two half-brothers, Edwin and Walter Parker, all of Columbia.

PARKER, John Davis The Pulaski Citizen __ Jun 1958
John Davis Parker, 32, a former Giles Countian was found dead Friday in a small stream near Columbia last Friday.
Funeral services were held Sunday at Pulaski Funeral Home with burial here.
Police said Parker was found face down in a spring branch off Mason St. near Duck River. A physician said water was found in the victim’s lungs, officers reported.
The body was discovered about 9:15 a. m. He apparently had been dead 12 to 18 hours, authorities said. Police quoted Gordon Batts and Filmore Fleming, both of Columbia, as saying they left Parker asleep on the bank of the stream early Thursday.
Parker was a native of Giles County and the son of Mrs. Cynthia Chapman Parker King, Columbia, and the late Everett B. Parker. He moved here several years ago from Pulaski.

Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Harrison Walker and Mrs. Junior Medley, Columbia, and Mrs. Haggard Sanders, Lewisburg; two brothers, Edward Parker, Columbia, and Walter Parker, Nashville.

PARKER, John Howard The Pulaski Citizen 2 Nov 1955
Funeral services for John Howard Parker, 62, former employee of the City of Pulaski, will be held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by Elder Virgil Bradford, minister of East Hill Church of Christ, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Parker died of a heart attack in the early hours of Thursday morning, November 3, at Giles County Hospital following several years of declining health.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born on February 16, 1893, at Campbellsville, the son of the late Allison Parker and Edna Peden Parker. For a number of years he was employed by the City but in recent years had been in declining health.
Mr. Parker is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nan Dugger Parker, Pulaski; one sister, Mrs. Cecil McCracken, McBurg; and two brothers, Peden Parker, Pulaski and Gilbert Parker, McBurg.
Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

PARKER, Marvin W. The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jun 1954
Funeral services for Marvin Washington Parker, 73, farmer and dairyman, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins and the Rev. W. J. Fesmire, Methodist ministers, and burial took place in the Carpenter Cemetery near Lynnvillle.
Mr. Parker died at 11:20 o’clock Friday night at Giles County Hospital after a six months illness.
Born September 19, 1880 in Giles County, he was the son of the late John Parker and Sallie Carpenter Parker. He was an active member of Pleasant Valley Methodist Church and had served more than forty years as a steward.
Mr. Parker is survived by one son, Rufus Parker, Pleasant Valley; two step-children, Mrs. Clint Wells, Yokley and Taylor Carpenter, Columbia; one sister, Mrs. Monasee A Smith, Jr., Campbellsville; and one brother, Roy L. Parker, Lynnville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

PARKER, Mary Lou Reed The Pulaski Citizen 26 Oct 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Lou Reed Parker, widow of Quarles T. Parker, were held at 11 o’clock Saturday morning at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Paul McReynolds, pastor of the church, and the Rev. Jack Green of Birmingham, Ala., grandson of Mrs. Parker, officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Parker died Thursday at Giles County Hospital after a two weeks illness.
A native of Maury County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Carson Reed and Mary Jane Johnson Reed, coming with the family to Giles County as an infant. She was a member of Mt. Moriah Church.

Her first husband, Thomas Kidd Douglas, died March 14, 1914.
Mrs. Parker is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Solon Rich, Pulaski, and Mrs. Walter Green, Birmingham, Ala.; and ten grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

PARKER, Robert The Pulaski Citizen 20 Jul 1955
Funeral services for Robert Parker, 82, retired farmer, were held at 11 o’clock on Wednesday morning at Pulaski Funeral Home, with the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiating. Burial took place in the Lay Cemetery at Ethridge.
Mr. Parker died at 1:15 o’clock Tuesday morning at Leverette Nursing Home in Lewisburg after a long illness.
A native of Lincoln County, but lived most of his life in Giles, he was born February 17, 1873, the son of the late Alfred Parker and Rebecca Ann Shuler Parker. His first wife, Mrs. Maude Malone Parker, died many years ago, and his second wife, Mrs. Lena Daniels Parker, also preceded him.
Mr. Parker is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Shirley Story, Pulaski, Mrs. Luther Cordell, Nashville and Mrs. Charles A. Bauman, Washington, D. C.; three sons, Earl F. Parker and Robert Leslie Parker, both of Nashville, and William A. Parker, Gadsden, Ala.; ten grandchildren and ten great grandchildren; and one brother, Lon Parker, Ethridge. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

PARKER, Sarah Ellen Petty The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jan 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Roy Parker, 65, resident of the Riversburg community, were held at one o’clock Monday afternoon at the Pleasant Valley Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Raymond Greenway, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the Lynnwood Cemetery. Mrs. Parker was found dead at 6 o’clock Sunday morning, having died in her sleep. She had been in failing health for the past year.
Born April 13, 1891, in the Lynnville community, she was the former Miss Sarah Ellen Petty, daughter of the late Robert Petty and Mollie Carvell Petty. She was a life-long member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Parker is survived by her husband; two daughters, Mrs.Charles W. Martin and Mrs. William Wells, both of Pulaski; four grandchildren; two brothers, O. B. Petty and A. M. Petty, both of Lynnville; and three sisters, Mrs. Elmer Kimbrough and Mrs. Tom Tacker, both of Lynnville, and Mrs. Velma Petty, Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

PARKS, Lola Green The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1959
Mrs. Lola Green Parks, 70, died at 11:55 o’clock Tuesday morning, August 4, at the home of her nephew, H. L. Moffitt at Elkton after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Spring Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Ernest Blessing and Rev. Raymond L. Greenway of Elkton. Burial took place at Spring Hill Cemetery.

Born in Marshall County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Polk Green and Minerva Fisher Green, and had been a member of the Methodist Church since her girlhood.
Mrs. Parks, a resident of Nashville twenty-five years, had been making her home with Mr. and Mrs. Moffitt several months. Her husband, Leo C. Parks died in 1930.
Mrs. Parks is survived by five nephews and two nieces.

PARKS, Maxine The Pulaski Citizen 18 Nov 1959
A waitress at a truck stop at Corinth, Miss., who was killed last week in a traffic accident in that area, was identified Thursday as Maxine Parks, 28, a former resident of Giles County.
Chief of Police Collins Wilkes said Corinth offices called the Pulaski police to assist in identifying the young woman who was known in that area as Debbie Chaffe, and who was employed at Hattie’s Truck Stop in Corinth.
The Mississippi officers said the only clue they had to go on was that the young lady had placed a telephone call to someone in Pulaski about a year ago when she needed help.
Inquiry in the Giles County section revealed that she was Maxine Parks, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Parks of California, who are former residents of the Minnow Branch community, in Giles County, Chief Wilkes stated.

PARKS, Roxie Ward The Pulaski Citizen 1 Mar 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Roxie Ward Parks, 44, resident of the Beech Hill community, who died at 5 o’clock Monday afternoon, February 27, at Wheat Memorial Hospital in Lewisburg after a long illness, were held Tuesday afternoon at the Diana Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister and Rev J. C. Elkins, pastor or the church.
She was a member of the Chestnut Grove Methodist Church, and a lifelong resident of Giles County. She was the daughter of the late Andrew J. Ward and Fannie Viola Barnes Ward.
Mrs. Parks is survived by her husband, Tommy Parks; two daughters, Margaret Ann and Martha Marie Parks; one son, Donald Eugene Parks; two step-sons, Thomas Parks, Jr., Lewisburg and James Parks, U. S. Army stationed in Atlanta, Ga.; two step-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Thurman Deason, Columbia, Mrs. Ed Stafford, Mrs. Rufus Lawhorn and Miss Annie Ward, al of Giles County.

PARR, Martha Ann Noah The Pulaski Citizen 11 Feb 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Ann Noah Parr, 85, will be held at 11 o’clock Thursday morning at the Pulaski Church of God, conducted by Rev. B. E. Trent, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Pisgah Cemetery.
Mrs. Parr died at 7:20 o’clock Tuesday morning in Pulaski at the home of her son, Coleman Parr, after a brief illness.
Mrs. Parr is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Jack Colbert, Detroit, Mich., two sons, Coleman and Jim Parr, Bodenham; eight grandchildren. Two sisters, Mrs. Mary Phillips, Nashvile, and Mrs. Laura Davis, Fort Collins, Colo.; and two brothers, Bob Noah of Colorado and Halbert Noah, Center Point in Giles County.

North Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, Funeral Director.

PARSONS, Clarence R. The Pulaski Citizen 9 Sep 1959
Funeral services for Clarence R. Parsons, 72, retired farmer of the Beech Hill section, were held at 2 o’clock on Saturday afternoon at Bradshaw Baptist Church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Lloyd L. Hickman.
Mr. Parsons died at 6 o’clock Thursday morning, September 3, at his home after a long illness.
Born August 2, 1887, in Giles County, he was the son of John H. Parsons and Lou McNeese Parsons, and was a member of Bradshaw Baptist Church.
Mr. Parsons is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah Sweeney Parsons; one daughter, Mrs. Pink Griggs; one son, Clarence H. Parsons, Columbia; fifteen grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren; and three half-sisters, Mrs. Ed Cook and Mrs. Ernest Martin, Pulaski, and Mrs. Mary Parsons, Sumac Community. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

PARSONS, Columbus Mason (Mace) The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1954
Funeral services for Columbus Mason (Mace) Parsons, 68, retired farmer, were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at Blooming Grove Methodist Church, with the rites conducted by the Rev. W. L. Harwell and burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Parsons, who had been ill the past four months, died at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Giles County Hospital.
A lifelong resident of the Blooming Grove community, he was born July 20, 1886, the son of the late John S. Parsons and Martha Mason Parsons. He had been a member of the Blooming Grove Methodist Church for many years.
Mr. Parsons is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ivie West Parsons, a native of Bethpage; two nieces, whom they reared, Mrs. George Aymett of the Olivet section and Mrs. John N. Mason, Jr., who lived in the Parsons’ home; one sister, Miss Sadie Parsons, Blooming Grove; and two brothers, Rev. James T. Parsons and J. Lee Parsons, Blooming Grove. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

PARSONS, Daisy Kennedy The Pulaski Citizen 2 Dec 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. R. L. Parsons, 83, native Giles Countian and former resident of Decatur, Ala., were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Chester Stephens, pastor of the Trinity Charge of the Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Parsons died at 10 o’clock Friday morning, November 27, at Jackson Clinic, Lester, Ala., after an extended illness.
Born June 10, 1876, in Giles County, she was the former Miss Daisy Kennedy, daughter of the late Joseph Kennedy and Imogene Perry Kennedy. She joined the Methodist Church in her girlhood. Her husband, R. L. Parsons, died in 1950 in Decatur.

Mrs. Parsons is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Royce M. Powell, Coral Gables, Fla.; one grandson, Capt. Royce M. Powell, Jr., stationed in Germany; one great-grandchild; and two step-grandchildren; and two brothers, Joe Tom Kennedy, Pulaski, and Richard P. Kennedy, Colorado Springs, Colo.

PARSONS, Edward Clifford The Pulaski Citizen 2 Sep 1959
Funeral services for Edward Clifford Parsons, 70, farmer of the Berea Community, were held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at Berea Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. R. L. Greenway, former pastor. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mr. Parsons died at 10 o’clock Thursday morning, August 27, at Vanderbilt Hospital after a short illness. The cause of death was not determined although physicians stated that Mr. Parsons was not a victim of polio.
Born September 12, 1888, in Giles County, he was the son of E. W. B. Parsons and Frances McMillion Parsons.
Mr. Parsons is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edith Parsons; and several nieces and nephews. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

PARSONS, Elizabeth Ann Reeves The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jan 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Reeves Parsons, 82, who died at her home in the Bufords community, were held on Sunday afternoon at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church, conducted by the pastor of the church, the Rev. J. E. Fleming. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Her husband, C. Dud Parsons died in September, 1949.
Mrs. Parsons, a member of the Presbyterian Church, was the daughter of the late Joe Reeves and Mary Jane Reeves. She was born September 18, 1866 and was a lifelong resident of the county.
Mrs. Parsons, the last member of her immediate family, is survived by a number of nieces and nephews.

PARSONS, J. Tyler The Pulaski Citizen 26 Mar 1952
Mr. J. Tyler Parsons, 51, prominent Maury County farmer, was killed instantly about twelve-thirty Friday afternoon when an L&N train hit an automobile at the Buford Station crossing, ten miles north of Pulaski.
Funeral services for Parsons were held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia by the Rev. Don Chandler. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery in that city.
In addition to his wife, Mrs. Estelle Langley Parsons; other survivors are a sister, Mrs. Gardner Smith of Columbia; four brothers, Guy Parsons, Cranford, N. J., Curtis Parsons, Manchester, Hugh Parsons, Santa Fe, and Paul Parsons, Columbia;
Others injured in the wreck were his wife; Paul Parsons, a brother, Mrs. Paul Parsons, and E. M. Giddens, Columbia Real Estate Agent. The party was on its way back to Columbia after inspecting some farm property near Buford Station. Giddens was the driver of the car.

PARSONS, Robert Lee The Pulaski Citizen 14 Nov 1951

Robert Lee Parsons, 82, retired contractor, lumber dealer and farmer, died early Friday morning, November 9, at his home in Decatur, Ala., after a period of declining health.
Prayer services were held in Decatur Sunday morning followed by funeral services at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church, west of Pulaski, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Rites were conducted by the Rev. D. L. Askew, pastor of the Moulton Street Church of Christ, and the Rev. Roy West, pastor of the Trinity Charge. Burial took place in the Moriah Cemetery.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Newton Parsons.
Mr. Parsons is survived by his wife, Mrs. Daisy Kennedy Parsons; one daughter, Mrs. Royce M. Powell, Coral Gables, Fla.; four grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Alex A. Hardiman, Giles County and one brother, Cason Parsons, Nashville.

PARSONS, Susan Prudence The Pulaski Citizen 18 Apr 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Susan Prudence Parsons, 70, who died at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, April 17, at the home in the Berea community after a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor, assisted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, a former pastor, and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of Berea, she was born September 11, 1880, the daughter of the late Ben Parsons and Fannie McMillion Parsons.
Miss Parsons, a member of the Methodist Church since her girlhood, is survived by one brother, Clifford Parsons of Berea. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

PARSONS, William Earl The Pulaski Citizen 31 Oct 1951
Funeral services for William Earl Parsons, 72, retired farmer of the Tarpley community who died of a heart attack at 9 o’clock Tuesday morning, October 30, at his home, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Rehoboth Methodist Church.
The Rev. Fred Harper, pastor, and the Rev. Marshall D. Moss of Culleoka, a former pastor, officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
He had been in declining health about two years. Born Dec. 21, 1878, at Mt. Pleasant, he was the son of the late John Parsons and Mellie Mason Parsons. The greater part of his life was spent in Giles County.
Mr. Parsons, a member of the Methodist Church, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lois Scales Parsons; 3 sons, Brown Parsons, William Scales Parsons and James Parsons; six grandchildren, all of the Tarpley section; one sister, Miss Sadie Parsons; and three brothers, the Rev. James T. Parsons, Mason Parsons and R. Lee Parsons, all of Buchanan Creek community. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

PATRICK, Robert Jerry The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1958

Funeral services for Robert Jerry Patrick, 69, Pulaski resident for twenty-five years were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, March 9, at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by Tom Holland, minister of East Hill Church of Christ. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Patrick died at 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon, March 8, at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala., after a period of declining health.
Born in Denver, Colo., he was the son of the late Robert Jack Patrick and Mary E. Patrick, and was educated in Denver, and El Paso, Texas. Formerly associated with Live Poultry Association in New York City, he came to Pulaski in 1932 to work in the poultry business.
Mr. Patrick, a member of the Church of Christ, is survived by his wife, Mrs.Jessie Bosher Fox Patrick; three step-sons, John L. Fox, Florence, Ala., Nolas Fox and G. C. Fox, both of Pulaski; and one adopted daughter, Mrs. Ray E. Strickland, Fort Knox, Ky.; and one sister, Mrs. Christina Vogel, Denver, Colo. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

PATTERSON, Mary Jane (Bird) The Pulaski Citizen 8 Oct 1952
Miss Mary Jane (Bird) Patterson, 74, resident of the Elkton section, died at 8:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, October 7, at the home after a short illness.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski, conducted by the Rev. Cullen T. Carter, pastor of the Elkton Methodist Church. Burial took place in the Bee Spring Cemetery at Bryson.
Miss Patterson, a graduate of Martha Washington College, in Abingdon, Va., was the daughter of the late Pressley Foster Patterson and Sallie Rowe Patterson. She was born February 20, 1878, in Lincoln County, but the family moved to Giles County when she was five months old.
She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Miss Patterson is survived by one brother, John C. Patterson, with whom she made her home. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

PATTERSON, Nuna George The Pulaski Citizen 28 Nov 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Nuna George Patterson, who died at her home in Lubbock, Texas, were held on November 5.
She was born and reared at Dellrose, Tenn, the daughter of the late Jim and Tommie Waring George. Her husband, John Patterson, died several years ago.
Mrs. Patterson is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Virginia P. Turner, Mrs. Robbie P. Turner, of Lubbock, Texas, and Mrs. Ruth P. Smith of Throckmorton, Texas; two sons, Joe Harlin of Tulsa, Okla., and Malcolm who was a casualty of World War II; three sisters, Mrs. Ora G. Clark of Fayetteville, Tenn., Mrs. Avis G. Wynn of Bryson, Tenn., and Mrs. Opal G. Smith, of Huntsville, Ala.; one brother, Aubrey George of Columbia, Tenn.; and a number of grandchildren.

PATTERSON, Robert U. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Oct 1955
Funeral services for Robert U. Patterson, 82, retired farmer of Anderson, Ala., were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist Church in Anderson, with burial in the Mitchell Cemetery there.
Mr. Patterson, father of Mrs. Marvin Thornton of Pulaski, died Friday at his home after a long illness.

In addition to Mrs. Thornton, Mr. Patterson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Emma Cate Patterson; two other daughters, Mrs. Lesley Meyer, Akron, Ohio, and Mrs. Arnold Barnett, Florence, Ala.; and three sons, David Patterson and Claude Patterson, both of Athens, Ala.; and Lt. Col. George Patterson, U.S. A. Medical Corps., Retired, Chattanooga.

PAULK, Clyde Vernon The Pulaski Citizen 24 Dec 1958
Clyde Vernon Paulk, 76, native Giles Countian, died Saturday, December 20, after a long illness at a sanitarium in Alabama. Funeral rites were held in Alabama on Tuesday.
Born July 20, 1882, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John Paulk and Matthew Harpeth Sinclair Paulk.
Mr. Paulk who had made his home in Birmingham for many years, is survived by one brother, Victor Paulk, Nashville; and two sisters, Mrs. Herman Knox, Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. Sarah Paulk Lapham, Atlanta, Ga.

PAULK, Frederick Dumont The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jun 1950
Funeral services for Frederick Dumont Paulk, 65, merchant of Bufords were held at 2 o’clock
Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. The Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the Methodist Church, officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Paul died at 3 o’clock Friday morning at Pulaski Hospital, where he had been a patient since Saturday.
He was a lifelong resident of Giles County, the son of the late John Lewis Paulk and Matthew Harper Sinclair Paulk. He formerly represented the 13th District as magistrate in Giles County Court and was a member of the Masonic Lodge.
Mr. Paulk is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucy Mae Smith Paulk; two daughters, Miss Mary Anne Paulk, Bufords, and Mrs. Herbert Kropf, Nashville; two sons, Fred Paulk, Jr., West Point, Miss., and John Irvine Paulk, student at the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.; two sisters, Mrs, Sarah Paulk Laphan, Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. Herman Knox, Birmingham, Ala.; two brothers, Clyde Paulk, Birmingham, Ala., and Victor Paulk, Nashville.

PAYNE, Iva Idell Rippy The Pulaski Citizen 16 Dec 1959
Funeral services for Mrs Benton Payne, 62, mother of Fred Payne, Pulaski businessman, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in Springfield with the burial in that city. Mrs. Payne died Sunday, December 13, at Jesse Holman Jones Hospital, Springfield, after a lengthy illness.
A native of Robertson County, she was the former Miss Iva Idell Rippey, daughter of the late John Wesley Rippey and Amanda Link Rippey. She was a member of the Baptist Church.

In addition to her son in Pulaski, Mrs. Payne is survived by her husband, Benton Payne; two other sons, Melvin Payne and Everett Payne, Orlinda; four daughters, Mrs. Elmore Clark, Orlinda, Mrs. H. A. Himman, New Breunfels, Texas, Mrs. Marion Reuben Cline, Nashville, and Mrs. Russell Stewart, Cleveland, Ohio; fifteen grandchildren; her stepmother, Mrs. John Rippey, Orlinda; two brothers, Vernie Rippy and Chester Rippy, Cross Plains; and four sisters, Mrs. Lena Yates, Mrs. Lilly Mae Barry and Mrs. Ewing Tate, all of Cross Plains, and Mrs. Essie Rye, Nashville.

PAYNE, Donna Jo The Pulaski Citizen 24 Oct 1956
Prayer services were held Wednesday at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery at Ardmore for Donna Jo Payne, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rubel Payne of Pulaski. The baby was born the day before at Giles County Hospital.

PAYNE, Icie Lee Coggin The Pulaski Citizen 4 Mar 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Icie Lee Coggin Payne, 73, wife of Jess Thomas Payne, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Thomas Tidwell, Presbyterian minister, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Payne who had come to see her physician, died in the doctor’s office on Wednesday, March 4.
Born December 3, 1886, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late George Coggin and Winnie Coggin Coggin. She was a member of the Bradshaw Baptist Church.
Mrs. Payne, in addition to her husband, is survived by two daughters, Mrs. George Harrold, Newark, N. J., and Mrs. R. F. Shelton, Huntsville, Ala.; seven sons, Thomas Payne, Rome, Ga., William Payne, Asheville, N. C., and George Payne, Columbia, Edward Payne, Donelson, and Horace Payne and James Payne, both of Pulaski; and twenty-four grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren.
Her husband, J. T. Payne, is the caretaker at Clear Creek Lake, Inc. in the Sixteenth Civil District.

PAYSINGER, Adeline Elizabeth The Pulaski Citizen 03 Jun 1953
Miss Adeline Elizabeth Paysinger, teacher in the Elkton School, died unexpectedly at 2:27 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, June 3, at Whitaker Clinic in Huntsville, Ala., following an operation performed the day before.
Funeral rites will be held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon in Elkton Methodist Church, with Dr. Joseph D. Quillan, Jr., president of Martin College, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton of Pulaski and the Rev. R. B. Kennedy of Cash Point, both Baptist ministers, officiating. Burial will be in Elkton Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Emmett Paysinger and Verena Henderson Paysinger. Miss Paysinger, a member of the Baptist Church, had been affiliated with the Giles County Public School system for twenty eight years. Last week’s issue of this paper carried her name in the list of teachers elected for the ensuing term.
Miss Paysinger is survived by two sisters, Mrs. David Birdsong, Huntsville, Ala., and Mrs. Charlie Merrell, Ardmore; and three brothers, Clay Paysinger, Cash Point, B. Lee Paysinger, Elkton, and Hugh Paysinger, Burbank, Calif.
A sister, Mrs. Oscar Markham died March 15 this year.
Bennett May and Company, Funeral Directors.

PAYSINGER, Charles The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1958
Funeral services for Charles Paysinger, 81, former Giles Countian, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Eastland Funeral Home in Nashville with the burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park in that city. Mr. Paysinger died Saturday night at St. Thomas Hospital of complications from a broken hip.
Born in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Thomas Paysinger and Virginia Browning Paysinger. In 1899 he was married to the former Miss Lola Tenery of Giles County, who survives.
Mr. Paysinger, a retired railway postal clerk, was a member of Kern Methodist Church in Nashville.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Paysinger is survived by two sons, Robert W. Paysinger and Charles Paysinger, Jr.; one daughter, Mrs. Ben F. Loch, and two grandchildren, all of Nashville; and one sister, Mrs. Maggie Wells, Maryville.

PAYSINGER, Sidney Jackson The Pulaski Citizen 1 April 1953
Funeral services for Sidney Jackson Paysinger, 56, well known farmer of the Tarpley Shop community were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Rehoboth Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Fred Harper, pastor, and Rev. William H. Mansfield, Methodist minister of Lawrenceburg. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Paysinger died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at his home.
He was born November 13, 1896, in Giles County, the son of the late Chuck Paysinger and Nancy Jackson Paysinger. He was a member of Rehoboth Methodist Church.
Mr. Paysinger is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hannah Williams Paysinger; three daughters, Mrs. W. R. McLean, Nashville, Mrs. Billy Morrow, San Antonio, Texas, and Mrs. Frank Potts, Columbia; one son, Leon Paysinger, Tarpley; four sisters, Mrs. John K. Carden, Mrs. Edgar R. Bass, Mrs. William Parsons, and Mrs. Walter Hopkins, all of the Tarpley community; and three brothers, D. D. Paysinger, Lynnville, P. Lovell Paysinger, Bryson, and Bryson Paysinger, Bodenham. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

PEARSON, Oma The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1959
Miss Oma Pearson, 76, former resident of Giles County, died at 7 o’clock Wednesday morning, March 11, at a hospital in Tampa, Fla., where she had made her home for a number of years. Funeral rites will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in Tampa with the burial in that city.
For a long an employee of the old Modern Grocery in Pulaski, she was born September 23, 1883, in Giles County, the daughter of the late James Pearson and Dora Arnold Pearson. She was a Methodist.
Miss Pearson is survived by five sisters, Mrs. Roy Davenport, Tampa, Fla., Mrs. Bruce Worsham, Mrs. Emmett Gaines, Mrs. Jim Gunter and Mrs. Mahlon Daws, all of Giles County; and two brothers, Will Pearson and Ed Pearson, both of Giles County.


PEDEN, Ed A. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Oct 1952
Ed A. Peden, 73, native of Giles County and a resident of Rushton, La., for thirty-five years, died at 5:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, September 17, at his home after a long illness.
Funeral rites were held in that city the following day with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Peden, a hardware salesman for many years, was born and reared in Giles County, and fifty years ago married the former Miss Ara Briggs of Lynnville, who survives.
Mr. Peden, a charter member of Grace Methodist Church, in addition to his wife, is survived by one son, Alex Peden, Rushton; two daughters, Mrs. J. M. Richardson, Shreveport, La., and Mrs. Glen Crawford, Plain Dealing, La.; and two grandchildren.

PEDEN, Ethel M. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Feb 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel M. Peden, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Peden died Friday morning, February 17, at a hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, after a period of declining health.
Reared in Buffalo, N. Y., she was the last member of her immediate family.
Mrs. Peden is survived by her husband, Luke Peden, businessman of Cleveland, Ohio, and a former resident of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

PEDEN, Leda Mary Collier The Pulaski Citizen 9 Dec 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Leda Mary Collier Peden, 78, Summertown resident, were held at 10 o’clock Friday morning at Summertown Baptist Church with burial in Arlington Cemetery at Mt. Pleasant. She died Wednesday at her home after a long illness.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late James E. and Josephine Crosthwaite Collier. She had lived in Lawrence County 53 years.
Mrs. Peden is survived by her husband, Charlie Thomas Peden; one son, Charlie W. Peden, Nashville; four grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. L. E. Newton, Hermitage, Mrs. Naomi Tucker, Summertown, and Mrs. C. C. Brown, Thompson Station; and three brothers, J. E. Collier, Hermitage, Ernest Collier, Past, Calif. and Kelly L. Collier, Ethridge.

PEDEN, Virgie Elizabeth Hickman The Pulaski Citizen 12 Nov 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Virgie Elizabeth Hickman Peden. 75, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Taylors Chapel Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead. Burial took place in Gibsonville Cemetery, near the county line.
Mrs. Peden, widow of Tom Peden, died at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Earl Thomas in Lynnville.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was the daughter of the late William Hickman and Mary Thurman Hickman. Since her husband died ten years ago, she had made her home with Mrs. Thomas. She had been a member of the Methodist Church since her girlhood.

Mrs. Peden is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. L. F. Carpenter, both of Lynnville, and Mrs. Vivian Wilson, Columbia; three sons, W. E. Peden, Centerville, P. E. Peden, Russellville, Ky., and Howard Peden, Lynnville; fourteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Lena Caudle, Pulaski; and one brother, R. L. Hickman, Lynnville.

PERRY, Mary Gordon The Pulaski Citizen 24 Oct 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Gordon Perry, widow of Robert S. Perry, were held at 10 o’clock Monday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Diana Cemetery.
Mrs. Perry died at 11:30 o’clock Saturday night, April 20, at Austin Hewitt Home where she had made her home for twenty-three years.
Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Ephriam H. F. Gordon and Eliza Dickerson Gordon and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband, Robert S. Perry, died twenty-three years ago.
Mrs. Perry is survived by two sons, Robert S. Perry, Jr., Front Royal, Va., and Sgt. 1-c William M. Perry, U. S. Army; two daughters, Mrs. Nina Caudill, Cornelia, Ga. and Mrs. Mary Bell Townsend, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; seven grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Jesse L. Jones, Pulaski, and Mrs. Bessie Smartte, Austin, Texas. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

PETTUS, Carrie Wolaver The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jan 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. C. B. Pettus, 69, Lynnville resident, were held Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Gynnath Ford, minister of Lynnville Church of Christ. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mrs. Pettus died Thursday, January 17, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, after several weeks illness.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Frank Wolaver and Leona Beck Wolaver, and was a member of Lynnville Church of Christ. Her husband, C. B. Pettus, died in 1954.
Mrs. Pettus is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Butler West of Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Edward Grubbs of Pulaski, Mrs. Lois Rawls of New Orleans, La., and Mrs. Alton Watson of Clawson, Mich.; three sons, C. B. Pettus, Jr. and James Pettus of Nashville and Joe Pettus of New Orleans, La.; four sisters, Miss Euna Wolaver and Mrs. T. L. Boatright of Lynnville, and Mrs. W. G. Worsham and Mrs. A. B. Wheeler of Cornersville; a brother, Charles Wolaver of Lewisburg; and nine grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

PETTUS, Cyrus Benton The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jun 1954
Funeral services for Cyrus Benton Pettus, 79, retired rural mail carrier of thirty-odd rural mail carrier of thirty-odd years service, will be held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Riley Moore of Columbia, Church of Christ minister, will conduct services and burial will take place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr.Pettus died at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at his home at Lynnville after a long illness.

Born February 4, 1875 in Giles County, he was the son of the late William Franklin Pettus and Frances Luvenia Robbins Pettus, and was a member of the Church of Christ. Mr. Pettus is survived by his wife, Mrs. Carrie Wolaver Pettus; four daughters, Mrs. James West, Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Edward Grubbs, Pulaski, Mrs. Alton Watson, Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Lois Cox, Lynnville; three sons, C. B. Pettus, Jr., New Orleans, La.; seven grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. R. W. London and Miss Annie Pettus, Lewisburg.

PETTY, Erskine L. The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1952
Erskine L. Petty, 74, native of Giles County, died on December 1 at his home at Ethridge.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock the following Wednesday afternoon at the Ethridge Church of Christ and burial took place in the John Lay Cemetery.
Mr. Petty, a broom manufacturer and a retired farmer, had made his home in Lawrence County twenty-nine years. He has seved twelve years as a member of the Lawrence County Court.
Mr. Petty, a member of the Church of Christ, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Yarbrough Petty.

PETTY, Helen Hanna The Pulaski Citizen 14 Aug 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Hanna Petty, 96, Aspen Hill housewife, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Fiducia Cumberland Presbyterian Church with burial in the Hanna Cemetery in the southwestern part of the county.
Mrs. Petty died at 7 o’clock Monday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Albert M. Harrison, after a period of declining health.
A life long resident of the county, she was born January 31, 1861, the daughter of the late Thomas Hanna and Nancy Dixon Hanna, and was a member of Fiducia Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Her husband, John F. Petty died in November of 1925.
Mrs. Petty is survived by three sons, Ed T. Petty, Sr., Aspen Hill, John Elmer Petty, Pulaski, and Earl Petty, Aspen Hill; three daughters, Mrs. David Neal, Mrs. Albert Harrison and Mrs. Osteen Blasingame, Giles County; twenty grandchildren and thirty-five great-grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.
PHARRIS, Crit B. The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1953
Dr. Crit B. Pharris, 52, former head of the Giles County Health Department, died of a heart ailment on Thursday, July 30, at Hartford, Conn.
Funeral rites were held Tuesday in Wickliffe, Ky., with burial in that city.
Dr. Pharris, a native of Jackson County and son of the late A. J. Pharris and Janie Pharris, had resided in Hartford for the past thirteen years. He was assistant medical director of United Aircraft Corporation of America.
He was connected with the Tennessee State Department of Health at Nashville for some time, later serving as head of the Giles County Health Unit for several years.
He attended Tennessee Polyytechnic Institute at Cookeville and was graduated from Middle Tennessee State College at Murfreesboro and the University of Tennessee Medical School at Memphis. He did post graduate work at John Hopkins, Baltimore.

He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Dr. Pharris is survived by his wife, Mrs. Christine Grace Pharris; a daughter, Miss Fawn Pharris, Hartford; four sisters, Mrs. O. W. Eller, Mrs. Zephie Bauchman, Mrs. M. D. Sutton, Granville, Tenn. and Mrs. W. H. Eldrod, Murfreesboro; two brothers, Hugh Pharris, Cookeville, Tenn. and R. P. Pharris, Sarasota, Fla.

PHELPS, Benton Ezell The Pulaski Citizen 3 Dec 1958
Benton Ezell Phelps, 65, retired Pulaski business man and a member of a pioneer family in Giles County, died suddenly of a heart attack at 8:00 p. m. Tuesday at his home on South First Street.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Thursday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. Dr. W. Bruce Strother and Dr. W. H. Mansfield, Methodist ministers, officiated and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Due to ill health, Mr. Phelps had retired some months ago as manager of the Pulaski Highway Express, which position he had held for the past several years. Prior to that he had been connected with the Austin Store at Elkton for many years and after moving to Pulaski was employed at the International Minerals and Chemical Corporation at Wales.
Mr. Phelps was a member of First Methodist Church in Pulaski.
A native of the Bunker Hill community, he was the son of the late P. Ward Phelps and Florence Ezell Phelps.
Mr. Phelps is survived by his wife, Mrs. Orlean Austin Phelps; five daughters, Mrs. Robert Coffman, Veto, Ala., Mrs. William Ball, Paducah, Ky., Mrs. Elwood Warren, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Dyke Cheatham, Fayetteville, and Mrs. John W. Springer, Centerville; and two sons, O. E. Phelps, Albuequerque, N. M. and Jack Phelps, Huntsville, Ala.; a number of grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Claude Minatra; a brother, W. Allen Phelps.

PHELPS, Florence Ezell The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jan 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Florence Ezell Phelps, 89, widow of P. W. Phelps, were held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by J. Bedford Rasbury of Chattanooga, former pastor of Second Street Church of Christ in Pulaski, and Marvin Wiser, minister of the Church of Christ. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Phelps died at 6 o’clock on Thursday evening, January 5, at her home at Bunker Hill after several months’ declining health.
Mrs. Phelps, who before her marriage was a teacher in Giles County, was born on December 8, 1866, the daughter of the late Benton Ezell and Rosa Arthur Ezell, members of early families of Giles County. She was a member of the Bunker Hill Church of Christ.
Her husband, Pressley Ward Phelps, died April 9, 1933.
Mrs. Phelps is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Claude Minatra, Bunker Hilll; two sons, Benton Ezell Phelps and William Allen Phelps, both of Pulaski; eight grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.


PHELPS, Henrietta Dickey The Pulaski Citizen 10 Oct 1951
Mrs. Henrietta Dickey Phelps, 47, died on Thursday, October 4, at her home at Wales. Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the residence with burial in the Phelps Cemetery near Wales.
The daughter of the late Will S. Dickey and Alice Hayes Dickey, she was born January 5, 1904 in Giles County.
Mrs. Phelps is survived by her husband, Weakley Phelps; five daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Higgins, Mrs. Christine Burks, Nashville, Miss Virginia Phelps, Miss Jessie Phelps, Miss Linda Phelps, all of Wales; five sons, Neal Phelps, Dean Phelps, Carl Phelps, and Mark Phelps, all of Wales, and Earl Phelps, Minneapolis, Minn. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

PHELPS, John Howard The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jan 1952
John Howard Phelps, 68, a farmer of the Wales community, died Sunday afternoon at 3 p. m. at the home of his aunt, Mrs. T. J. Vaughn, following a three weeks illness.
Funeral at 2 o’clock Tuesday at the Pulaski Funeral Home with Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister officiating. Burial was in the Phelps Cemetery at Wales.
Mr. Phelps has been a member of the Methodist Church since early in life. He is a native of Giles County, the son of Neal and Sara Vaughn Phelps.
Survivors include one brother, Weakley Phelps of Wales and several nieces and nephews. Pulaski Funeral Home was in charge.

PHELPS, Patrick Lee The Pulaski Citizen 3 Nov 1954
Prayer services were held Monday afternoon, October 25, at Rozwell Cemetery, Rozwell, N. Mex., for Patrick Lee Phelps, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Phelps, residents of Midland, Texas, formerly of Pulaski. The child was born on Sunday.
Mr. Phelps is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Benton Phelps of Pulaski and Mrs. Phelps was the former Miss Margaret Douglas.

PHELPS, Warren Benton (Infant) The Pulaski Citizen 11 Feb 1953
Prayer service for Warren Benton Phelps, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Phelps of Roswell, N. M., were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Roswell Funeral Home, with burial there.
The child was born at 6 o’clock Tuesday morning, February 10, at St. Mary’s Hospital in that city.

PHILLIPS, Alfred Henry The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jul 1955
Alfred Henry Phillips, 83, retired farmer, died at 9:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, July 6, at his home in Pulaski after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon at East Hill Church of Christ. Rites were conducted by Virgil Bradford, minister of the church and burial took place in Cool Spring Cemetery at Goodspring.

Born December 4, 1871, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Henry Phillips and Parilee Herbert Phillips, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
His first wife, Mrs. Ada Dotson Phillips, died many years ago.
Mr. Phillips is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Lena Nance Phillips; six daughters, Mrs. Lester Williams, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Hurtle Jones, Mrs. Robert T. Harrison and Mrs. Osborne Harwell, all of Giles County, Mrs. J. D. Harbison, Nashville, and Mrs. Nelson Eastep, Memphis;
five sons, Elmo Phillips, Nashville, Harvey Phillips, Louisville, Ky., Joe Phillips, Pasadena, Calif., Guy Phillips, Goodspring, Julius Phillips, Memphis; thirty-five grandchildren and twenty-four great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Maudie Jernigan, Goodspring; and one brother, Tom Phillips, Goodspring. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

PHILLIPS, Gordon Lee The Pulaski Citizen 23 Nov 1955
Gordon Lee Phillips, age 2, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Phillips of East Weymouth, Mass., died on Friday, November 11, at Children’s Hospital in Boston.
The funeral was held on Monday at McDonald Funeral Home with burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Boston.
In addition to the parents, the child is survived by one sister, Karen Ann Phillips, age 5; and two grandmothers, Mrs. Thomas Phillips, Boston, and Mrs. Clarence E. Abernathy, Sr., Pulaski, Tenn.
Mrs. Phillips is the former Miss Annie Lee Abernathy of Pulaski. Mrs. Mildred Corder and Mrs. Edward Cottrell of Pulaski, sisters of Mrs. Phillips, attended the funeral.

PHILLIPS, Joe Roy The Pulaski Citizen 7 Dec 1955
Funeral services for Joe Roy Phillips, 70, employee of the T. M. Booth Produce Company for 43 years, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Dr. W. H. Mansfield and J. B. Rasbury and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Phillips died Saturday morning at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
Born August 16, 1885, he was a native of Giles County, the son of the late John Phillips and Mary Ables Phillips, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Phillips is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Herbert Phillips; one daughter, Mrs. Maitland Carey, Pulaski; one son, John Phillips, Huntsville, Ala.; two half-sisters, Mrs. Frank Justice and Mrs. Robert Witt, both of Ardmore; and five half-brothers, Warren Phillips and Tommie Lee Phillips, Decatur, Ala., Asa Phillips, Athens, Ala., Alexander Phillips, Ardmore and Foster Phillips, Chattanooga. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

PHILLIPS, Joyce Ann The Pulaski Citizen 30 Oct 1957
Funeral services for Miss Joyce Ann Phillips, eighth grade student at Giles County Junior High School, were held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning at Second Street Church of Christ. David East, minister of the church, officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Miss Phillips died of leukemia at 12:40 o’clock Tuesday morning, October 29, at Vanderbilt Hospital after several weeks illness.

Born May 23, 1941, in Pulaski, she was the daughter of Maple Dean Phillips and Millie Butcher Phillips, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
In addition to her parents, Joyce Ann is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Roy Norwood, Pulaski, Mrs. Luther Williams Appleton, Columbia, and Miss Nora Phillips; four brothers, John Thomas Phillips, Billy Wayne Phillips, James Maple Phillips, and Herbert Nick Phillips, all of Pulaski; the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Butcher; and the great-grandmother, Mrs. Laura Phillips, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

PHILLIPS, Louis N. The Pulaski Citizen 16 Sep 1959
Funeral services for Louis N. Phillips, 65, retired machinist of Cleveland, Ohio, were held Saturday with the burial in Lawn Hill Cemetery in that city. Mr. Phillips, who had a heart ailment, died in his sleep on Thursday night, September 3.
Mr. Phillips who had resided in Cleveland for thirty-five years, was a former resident of Giles County. Born in Alabama, he was the son of the late James Phillips and Susie Sandlin Phillips.
Mr. Phillips is survived by three sons; four sisters, Mrs. Cecil Whitlock, Mrs. Otis Jones, Mrs. Guy Daly, all of Pulaski, and Mrs. Julia Young, St. Petersburg, Fla.; and five brothers, Gilbert Phillips and George M. Phillips, both of Pulaski, Rowe Phillips and Ben Phillips, Athens, Ala., and Bransford Phillips, Cleveland, Ohio.

PHILLIPS, Nathan Waters The Pulaski Citizen 03 Jun 1953
Funeral services for Nathan Waters Phillips, 79, farmer of the Minor Hill community were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the residence conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery.
He died of a heart attack at his home Sunday. Mr. Phillips, a member of the Church of Christ, was a native of Giles County, and the son of the late Henry Phillips and Parilee Herbert Phillips.
Mr. Phillips is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Crabb Phillips; two daughters, Miss Maxie Phillips, Minor Hill and Mrs. Viva Jones, Coleman, Mich.; two sons, Roy Phillips, Athens, Ala. and Oakley Phillips, Minor Hill; several grandchildren also survive.

PHILLIPS, Rufus S. The Pulaski Citizen 23 Aug 1950
Funeral services for Rufus S. Phillips, 56, who died at 11:30 o’clock on Tuesday night, August 22, at the home of his brother-in-law Campbell Carpenter, on the Columbia Highway, will be held Thursday afternoon at the Lynnville Methodist Church. The Rev. Paul Sheppard of Plainfield, Ind., officiated and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. His death came after an extended period of declining health.
Born and reared in Wisconsin, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Phillips. He received an engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin and was employed by Civil Aeronautics laboratory in Plainfield for many years. Four years ago he came to Giles County to reside. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a Mason.

Mr. Phillips is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nettie Carpenter Phillips; one daughter, Private Karen Phillips, WAC Band, stationed at Camp Lee, Va.; one sister, Mrs. C. A. Mau, West Salem, Wis., and one brother, Ellis Phillips, Bradford, Penn.

PHILLIPS, S. A. The Pulaski Citizen __ Sep 1951
S. A. Phillips, age 82, passed away Monday morning, September 24, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jimmie Stevens of Diana, after a long illness.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at the Diana Methodist Church of which he was a member, by the pastor, J. C. Elkins.
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Jimmie Stevens of Diana; three brothers, George, Henry, and Mike Phillips, all of Brick Church; three grandchildren; and three great grandchildren; and a host of friends and relatives.
Active pallbearers were: John Webster, Malcolm Jett, Lester Mangrum, Virgil Pierce, Everett Ingram, and Joe Creecy. McDaniel Funeral Home of Cornersville was in charge.

PHILLIPS, Usie Arnett The Pulaski Citizen 31 Jul 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Sam T. Phillips, 76, Pulaski housewife, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at East Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Elder Tom Holland, minister of the church. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mrs. Phillips ded at 6 o’clock Saturday evening, July 27, at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
The former Miss Usie Arnett, she was born March 4, 1881, in Giles County; she was the daughter of the late Jim Arnett and Susie Daly Arnett. The last member of her immediate family, she was a member of the East Hill Church of Christ.
Mrs. Phillips is survived by her husband, Sam T. Phillips; one son, Mahlon Phillips, Pulaski; six daughters, Miss Irene Phillips, Mrs. T. E. Monks, Mrs. Floyd Shackelford, Mrs. Brown Francis and Mrs. Clyde Robinson, Pulaski, and Mrs. Horace Rigsby, Mt. Pleasant; ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

PICKENS, James L. The Pulaski Citizen 8 Feb 1950
Funeral services for James L. Pickens, 84, retired farmer of the Lynnville community, whodied suddenly at 10:15 Wednesday morning, February 8, at his home, following a long illness, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen of College Grove, former pastor of the Methodist Church in Lynnville, and burial will take place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Pickens, son of the late William Pickens and Sarah Lowery Pickens, was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. His wife, Mrs. Alice Orr Pickens, died in 1927.
Mr. Pickens is survived by two daughters, Miss Allie Mae Pickens, who lived with her father, and Mrs. Emmett Lowery, also of Lynnville; and two sons, Ewell Pickens, Akron, Ohio and James Orville Pickens, La Grange, Ky.; two grandchildren and two great grandchildren; and one brother, Will Pickens, Mooresville.

PICKENS, Maggie Orr The Pulaski Citizen 26 Nov 1952

Mrs. Maggie Orr Pickens, 85, died Saturday afternoon at her home at Lynnville after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at one o’clock Monday afternoon at the Mooresville Presbyterian Church and burial took place in the family lot in the Bryant Cemetery.
A native of Marshall County, she was the daughter of the late DeWitt C. Orr and Sarah Cox Orr. Mrs. Pickens, a member of the Presbyterian Church, had lived in Giles County since 1903. Her husband, Ashley Pickens, died in 1920.
Mrs. Pickens is survived by one daughter, Miss Nina Pickens, Lynnville; and one sister, Mrs. L. M. Pickens, Nashville.

PICKETT, Bessie Longshore The Pulaski Citizen 29 Oct 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Longshore Pickett, 67, Pulaski housewife, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Booths Chapel with the burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Pickett died at 6 o’clock Monday evening, October 27, at Giles County Hospital.
Born March 22, 1891, in the Fourth District of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Bud Longshore and Betty Lawrence Longshore. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Her husband, Will Pickett, died in 1945.
Mrs. Pickett is survived by two sons, Carson Pickett and Tyson Pickett, both of Prospect; four daughters, Mrs. E. L. Johnson, Jr., Goodsprings, Mrs. Charlie Breeding, Prospect, Mrs. Earl Green, Pulask, and Mrs. Roy Harwell, Toledo, Ohio; sixteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Tommy Longshore, Decatur, Ala., and Ed Longshore, Pulaski; and one sister, Mrs. Avery Sutton, Louisville, Ky. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

PIERCE, Amon A. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1959
Funeral services for Amon A. Pierce, 61, salesman for the Burnett Motor Company in Nashville, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Cosmopolitan Funeral Home in Nashville. Burial took place in Spring Hill Cemetery in that city. Mr. Pierce died of a cerebral hemorrhage on Sunday, March 1, at the home in Nashville.
Born in Huntsville, Ala., March 7, 1897, he was the son of the late Sully Pierce and Georgia Lou Taylor Pierce. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Pierce is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mason Lindsey Pierce; two daughters, Mrs. Houston Pewett, Fort Myers, Fla.; and Mrs. Wayne Frost, Nashville; two sons, Robert L. Pierce, Nashville and Frank H. Pierce, Camp LeJune, N. C.; seven grandchildren; one brother, M. B. Pierce, Paris, Texas; and two sisters, Mrs. Charlie Poss and Mrs. D. W. Thurman, both of Pulaski.



PIERCE, Arthur The Pulaski Citizen 23 May 1956
Funeral services for Arthur Pierce, 70, retired farmer of the Thirteenth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd L. Hickman, Baptist minister, with burial in Diana Cemetery.

Mr. Pierce died unexpectedly from a paralytic stroke at noon Thursday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Carl Gowan in the Minnow Branch Community.
Born July 8, 1885, in Giles County, he was the son of the late William Jordan Pierce and Callie Taylor Pierce, and had lived all his life here and in Obion County. His wife, Mrs. Mary Frances Cole Pierce, died in 1944.
In addition to Mrs. Gowan, Mr. Pierce is survived by another daughter, Mrs. J. W. Scales, Peoria, Ill.; and four sons, Willard Pierce, Pulaski, Virgil Pierce, Sumac community, George Lee Pierce, Brick Church, and Allen D. Pierce, Boonshill in Lincoln County. Bennett-May and Company morticians in charge.

PIERCE, Bob The Pulaski Citizen 22 Nov 1950
Funeral services for Bob Pierce, 74, resident of the New Zion community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the New Zion Baptist Church on the Lawrenceburg Highway. Rites were conducted by Elder A. C. Dreaden, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Pierce, who had had an extended illness, died at 11:50 o’clock Saturday night, November 18, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was the son of the late Chesley Pierce and Almeda Woodard Pierce; and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Pierce is survived by his wife, Bunia Burrow Pierce; two brothers, Woodrow D. Pierce, Appleton, and Joe Pierce, Menard, Texas; and a number of nieces and nephews.

PIERCE, Bunia Burrow The Pulaski Citizen 5 Dec 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Bunia Burrow Pierce, resident of the Sumac community, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon, December 6, at New Zion Baptist Church, conducted by Elder Wiser, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mrs. Pierce died at Cozi Rest Nursing Home in Columbia after about four years of declining health.
Born April 27, 1878, in Marshall County, she was the daughter of the late James Burrow and Clarkie Burrow, and was a member of the Church of Christ. Her husband, Bob Pierce, died several years ago.
Mrs. Pierce is survived by one brother, Eugene Burrow, Cornersville; and three sisters, Mrs. John Follis, Columbia, Mrs. Elmer Parks, Cornersville, and Miss Ola Burrow, Lewisburg. Bennett-May and Company, morticians in charge.

PIERCE, Ethridge The Pulaski Citizen 18 Feb 1953
Ethridge Pierce, 30, resident of Indianapolis, Ind., formerly of Minor Hill, died Sunday, Feb. 8, at Franklin Hospital in Indianapolis of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in that city the day before.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the Church of Christ at Anderson, Ala., by Alden Hendrix, minister. Burial was in Mitchell Cemetery in Alabama.
Mr. Pierce was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Pierce of Minor Hill, and was a member of the Appleton Church of Christ.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dean Johnson Pierce; a daughter, Sandra Sue Pierce; a son, Harland Pierce; two brothers, Cecil Pierce, Pulaski and Talmadge Pierce of Minor Hill; and four sisters, Mrs. Prentice Burros, Huntington, Mrs. Jack Buffalo, Winter Haven, Fla., Mrs. Johnnie Varnell and Mrs. Marshall Gray, both of Rogersville, Ala.

PIERSON, Edward Dean The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jan 1955
Edward Dean Pierson, 17, former Giles Countian, died at 10 o’clock Monday morning, January 17, following an appendectomy, performed in and Enid, Okla., hospital.
Funeral services will take place there on Thursday afternoon.
He was the son of Mrs. Ruth Johnson of Enid, and Theo Pierson of Key West, Fla.
Other survivors include one sister, Miss Josephine Pierson; one brother, Robert Johnson; and two grandparents, Ollie Beasley, Enid; and Leonard Pierson, Pulaski.

PIGG, William Carl “Billy” The Pulaski Citizen 3 Sep 1958
William Carl “Billy” Pigg, 9-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Alton Pigg of Pulaski died of lukemia Wednesday morning, September 3, at 7 o’clock at Mid-State Baptist Hospital in Nashville after an illness of about nine days.
Billy, a fifth grade student at Pulaski Elementary School,, was a member of the Little League baseball team this summer and was a leader in the activities of a wide circle of friends at school, church and in the community and his unexpected death left a pall of sorrow over all.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the East Hill Church of Christ by the Rev. Gilbert E. Shaffer, minister of the church. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, are his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Pigg of Pulaski; and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Pinkston of Lewisburg.

PIGG, Ida Holley The Pulaski Citizen 23 May 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Holley Pigg, 76, who died at 7 o’clock Tuesday evening, May 15, at her home near Lynnville, after a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Spring Place Church in Marshall County.
She was the daughter of the late Abe Holley and Phoebe Collins Holley.
Mrs. Pigg is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Tom Wakefield, Lewisburg, Mrs. Earl Taylor, Ostello, Marshall County, Mrs. Robert Wolaver, Lewisburg, Mrs. George Tenery, Delrose; two sons, Jim Tom Pigg, Lynnville, and Flournoy Pigg, Lewisburg; two sisters, Mrs. Levi Reed and Mrs. Mollie Mitchell, both of Pulaski; eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

PIGG, Jesse Stonewall The Pulaski Citizen 31 Aug 1955
Funeral services for Jesse Stonewall Pigg, 61, who died Tuesday were held Wednesday afternoon at North Side Church of Christ in Fayetteville. Vernon Rozar and L. T. McCord officiated and burial took place in Riverview Cemetery.

Mr. Pigg, a native of Lincoln County, was the son of the late James Pigg and Estella Mitchell Pigg. Mr. Pigg had been employed by the Elk Cotton Mill for forty years. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Pigg is survived by his wife, Mrs. Flora Hensley Pigg; three daughters, Mrs. Herman McDonald, Chattanooga; Mrs. George Stockstill, Lewisburg, Mrs. Henry Morton, Fayetteville; five sons, Robert Pigg, Shelbyville, James, Ernest, Guy, and Joe Pigg, Fayetteville; five sisters, Mrs. Beasley Graves, Mrs. Charles Alsup, Giles County, Mrs. Coley Surles, Louisville, Mrs. Ewell Boyd, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. Cora Matheson, Clifton, Va.; three brothers, Jim, Bryan, and Royall Pigg, Giles County; and 16 grandchildren.

PIGG, Mary Malinda Roland The Pulaski Citizen 16 Mar 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Malinda Roland Pigg, 68, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder Virgil Bradford and Rufus Clifford, Church of Christ ministers. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Pigg died of a heart attack Sunday morning at the home in Pisgah.
Born May 7, 1887, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Roland and Lucinda Pendergrast Roland, and had lived in Giles County forty years. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Pigg is survived by her husband, Robert Taylor Pigg; two daughters, Mrs. Madoline Newton, Tullahoma, and Mrs. Katherine Weeks, Chicago, Ill.; two sons, Robert D. Pigg, U. S. Navy, stationed in Norfolk, Va., and John T. Pigg, Nashville.

PIERCE, Will Henry The Pulaski Citizen 11 Feb 1959
Funeral services for Will Henry Pierce, 67, farmer of the Friendship section, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at New Zion Baptist Church, conducted by Elder J. M. Walker and Dr. Bruce Strother. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Pierce died at 9:30 Tuesday morning, February 10, at Giles County Hospital following a two year illness.
Born November 18, 1891, in Giles County, he was the son oc the late JohnWiley Pierce and Hattie Turner Pierce, and was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church.
Mr. Pierce is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ada Britton Pierce; six sons, John Harvey Pierce, Alton Pierce, Thomas Pierce, Paul Pierce, all of the Friendship section, Robert Pierce, Huntsville, Ala. and David Pierce, Nashville; four daughters, Mrs. Carl McDougal Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. D. A. Griffis, Corpus Christi, Texas, Mrs. Emmett Hutton, Nashville and Mrs. Mable Tate, Pulaski; twenty-one grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Henry Calvin Pierce, Nashville and Fitzhugh Pierce, Fayetteville; one sister, Mrs. Tom Polly, Pulaski; and a half-sister, Mrs. Docia Roberts, Cornersville. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

PIERCE, Woodard D. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jun 1957
Funeral services for Woodard D. Pierce, 72, retired farmer of the Minor Hill community, were held Saturday afternoon at the Church of Christ at Anderson, Ala., conducted by the minister, Aldridge Hendrix and burial took place in the Mitchell Cemetery in Limestone County, Ala. Mr. Pierce died at one o’clock Friday afternoon at his home after a long illness.

Born March 11, 1885, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Chesley Pierce and Almeda Woodard Pierce, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Pierce, who had resided in Giles County most of his life, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lydia Hammons Pierce; four daughters, Mrs. Marshall Gray, Murray, Ky., Mrs. Meta Varnell, Rogersville, Ala., Mrs. Gladys Yon, Winter Haven, Fla., and Mrs. Laura Lou Barrow, Atwood, Tenn.; two sons, Cecil Pierce, Pulaski, and Talmadge Pierce of Minor Hill; twenty-five grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren and one brother, Joe Pierce of Texas. Pulaski Funeral Home, mortiicians in charge.

PILKINTON, James Calvin The Pulaski Citizen 9 Nov 1955
Funeral services for James Calvin Pilkinton, 74, retired farmer of Lawrence County, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Ethridge Church of Christ, conducted by Rufus Clifford, minister, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the Lay Cemetery at Ethridge.
Mr. Pilkinton died at 9:15 o’clock Monday night, November 7, at Lawrence County Hospital after a brief illness.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Charlie Pilkinton and Mollie Fine Pilkinton, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Pilkinton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Willie Hardin Pilkinton; two sons, Calvin Pilkinton, Orlando, Fla., and Boyd Pilkinton, Lawrenceburg; five daughters, Mrs. Floyd May, Pulaski, Mrs. Kelly Collier, Mrs. Pearl Bennefield and Mrs. Louise Tarpley, all of Ethridge, and Mrs. Mae Long, Orlando, Fla.; twenty grandchildren and six great grandchildren; and five sisters, Mrs. Bud Helton, Mrs. Tom Rose and Mrs. Delia Whitsett, Giles County, Mrs. A. B. Helton, Lawrence County and Mrs. Cress Crumley, California.

PILLOW, Eva The Pulaski Citizen 17 Sep 1952
Funeral services for Miss Eva Pillow, 52, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Miss Pillow died at 8:30 o’clock Friday morning, September 12, at a nursing home in Nashville after a long illness.
Born April 21, 1898, and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Tom Pillow and Ella Cashion Pillow. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Miss Pillow, who made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Ira Englett at Wales, is survived by five sisters, Mrs. Englett, Mrs. George Dodson and Mrs. Joe Tidwell, both of Pulaski, Mrs. William Martin, Beech Hill, and Mrs. J. D. Brown, Ardmore; and two brothers, Sam Pillow, Marianna, Ark. and Roy Pillow Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

PILLOW, Mabel Englett The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jan 1957

Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel Englett Pillow, 50, resident of the Wales Community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, with burial in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mrs. Pillow died Friday at Giles County Hospital after a brief illness.
A native of Giles County, she was born September 18, 1905, the daughter of the late Mack Englett and Lula Rhea Englett, and was a member of the Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Pillow is survived by her husband, Roy M. Pillow; one son, Roy T. Pillow, Pulaski; one daughter, Mrs. James Durham, Pulaski; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. William Holley, Pulaski; and three brothers, William Entlett, Pulaski, Leon Englett, Spencer, Ohio, and Frank Englett, Lawrenceburg. Bennett-May Funeral Company, Morticians in charge.

PINKELTON, Melvin D. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Dec 1957
Funeral services for Melvin D. Pinkelton, 69, local truck driver, will be held at 11 o’clock Thursday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley and Dr. William H. Mansfield and burial will take place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mr. Pinkelton died at noon Tuesday at Giles County Hospital after a long period of declining health.
Native of Giles County, he was born August 22, 1888, the son of the late Albert Ross Pinkelton and Mary Ellen Reeves Pinkelton.
Mr. Pinkelton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Octavene Reeves Pinkelton; one daughter, Mrs. Delmas Stanford, Union Hill; one son, Carnell Pinkelton, Pulaski; a number of grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Willie Turner, Weakley Creek; one half-sister, Mrs. Roy Beets, Bodenham; and one half-brother, Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Weakley Creek. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

PILKINTON, Alice Raines The Pulaski Citizen 20 May 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Raines Pilkinton, 87, widow of Jim Pilkinton, were held at one o’clock on Wednesday afternoon at Bracey-Welsh Funeral Home in Nashville. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville. Mrs. Pilkinton died at 9:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, May 19, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Andrew Caldwell in Nashville, after a few weeks illness.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Jack Raines and Amanda Raines. Her husband died many years ago.
Mrs. Pilkinton is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Caldwell, Mrs. Ben Brazzell, Mrs. James Holt and Mrs. E. O. Carter, all of Nashville, and Mrs. Russell Tarpley, Pulaski; three sons, Willie and Johnny Pilkinton, Nashville, and Earl Pilkinton, Giles County; several grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Clarence E Holley, employee of The Pulaski Citizen, is a grandson. Giles County nephews are D. W. Thurman, J. T. Thurman, Richard Raines, and Mrs. Brown Dugger is a niece.

PITTARD, Annie Laurie Hardeman The Pulaski Citizen 25 Nov 1959

Mrs. Annie Laurie Hardeman Pittard, about 75 years of age, died at 7:30 o’clock on Tuesday morning, November 17, at her home in Cisco, Texas, following a heart ailment. Funeral rites were held Thursday at the Christian Church with the burial in that city.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Jasper M. Hardeman and Ann Patterson Hardeman. She was a member of the Christian Church in Cisco.
Her husband, Kirksey H. Pittard, also a native of Giles County, died about eleven years ago.
Mrs. Pittard is survived by several nieces and nephews.

PITTARD, C. Frank The Pulaski Citizen 26 Aug 1959
Funeral services for C. Frank Pittard, 90, retired school teacher of the county were held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Chester A. Stephens, pastor of the Cedar Grove Methodist Church, assisted by Rev. A. R. Hogan, a former pastor. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Pittard died at 2:10 o’clock Thursday morning, August 20, at Giles County Hospital, after a long period of declining health.
Born July 1, 1869, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Thomas Samuel Pittard and Martha Melissa Gracy Pittard. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Pittard is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ena Davenport Pittard; two sons, Ewell Pittard, Memphis, and Thomas Pittard, Jacksonville, Fla.; three daughters, Mrs. Wayne S. Cooper, Elizabethton, Mrs. Bailus Bee, Knoxville, and Mrs. Floyd Nelson, Jr., Fayetteville; ten grandchildren and one great-granddaughter; two brothers, Will Pittard and Roy Pittard, Pulaski; and one sister, Mrs. W. J. Stewart, Oklahoma, Okla. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

PITTARD, Guy Madison The Pulaski Citizen 10 Apr 1957
Guy Madison Pittard, 61, native of Giles County and a former construction foreman who has been a patient in Kennedy Veterans Hospital in Memphis for five months, died on Monday, April 8. Funeral rites were conducted at 2 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon at National Funeral Home with burial in National Cemetery in Memphis.
A veteran of World War I, he was born August 30, 1895, in Giles County, the son of the late Albert G. Pittard and Minnie Zuccarello Pittard, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Pittard is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethylene Rutledge Pittard, Memphis; and two sisters, Mrs. Guy Chambers and Mrs. Virginia Pittard Shores, both of Pulaski.

PITTARD, Metta Letitia Harwell The Pulaski Citizen 6 Sep 1950
Mrs. Metta Letitia Harwell Pittard, 86, well known resident of the western section of the county, died at 1:05 o’clock Monday morning, September 4, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Waters Zeigler, near Pulaski. She had been in declining health for several months.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Church by Rev. E. D. Troutt, Methodist minister, and burial took place in the family lot in the church cemetery.

Born December 6, 1864, and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Hartwell Harwell and Sara Jane Williams Harwell, and had been a member of the Methodist Church for many years. Her husband, Charles G. Pittard, died February 16, 1932.
In addition to the one daughter, Mrs. Pittard is survived by two sons, Tom A. Pittard, Pulaski, and R. Samuel Pittard, Des Moines N. Mexico; seven grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Glossup and Mrs. Lillie Douglas, both of Giles County; and one brother, Walter C. Harwell, Oden, Texas.

PITTMAN, Tom A. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Aug 1956
Tom A. Pittman, 73, retired businessman of Pulaski and a member of a prominent Giles County family, died at 3:00 p. m. Tuesday at Giles County Hospital after a short illness.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a. m. Thursday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister in Giles County. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Pittman was born in Giles County, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tom W. Pittman, prominent citizens of this community for many years. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski and for many years was a member of the choir. Mr. Pittman, who owned extensive real estate in Pulaski, had resided at his home on South Second Street most of his life.
Survivors are two first cousins, Mrs. Lillie Smith of Pulaski, who resided with Mr. Pittman; and Mrs. Mamie Vaughn of Nashville, and a number of second cousins.

POE, Marc Allan The Pulaski Citizen 1 Apr 1959
Prayer services were held at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday morning in Maplewood Cemetery for Marc Allan Poe, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Poe. The survivors, in addition to the parents, are the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harwood Smith and Mr. and Mrs. John Poe.

POLLARD, Jesse The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jul 1953
Funeral services for Jesse Pollard, 31, farmer of the Blooming Grove community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by George O. Williams, Church of Christ minister of Athens, Ala., and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister of Pulaski. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Pollard, a veteran of World War II, died of a brain tumor at 11:45 Monday morning at Thayer Veterans hospital in Nashville following a three month illness.
Born December 28, 1921, at Kedron in Giles County, Mr. Pollard is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Roller Pollard; five small children, William Clarence Pollard, Betty Jo Pollard, Thomas Ferrell Pollard, Roxie Ann Pollard, and Linda Faye Pollard; and one brother, Butler Pollard, stationed at Army Fort Kobbe, Panama Canal Zone. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

POLLARD, John C. The Pulaski Citizen 13 Feb 1952

Funeral services for John C. Pollard, Sr., 80, retired farmer of the Prospect community, who died Saturday night, February 9, at his home, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the residence. The Rev. Elwood Denson, pastor of the Liberty Methodist Church, officiated, and burial took place in the family lot in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. Pollard, who lived all his life in the same community, was the son of the late Frank Pollard and Ann Wells Pollard. He was a member of the Liberty Methodist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Ida James Pollard, died several years ago.
Mr. Pollard is survived by a daughter, Miss Esterlene Pollard; two sons, John C. Pollard, Jr. and James Buckner Pollard; and six grandchildren, all of Prospect. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors.

POLLARD, Nannie Ellen Hardy The Pulaski Citizen 29 Aug 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Nannie Ellen Hardy Pollard, 89, widow of Jesse Pollard, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Kedron Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the pastor, the Rev. W. C. Folks, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, with burial taking place in Kedron Cemetery. Mrs. Pollard died at 4 o’clock Saturday morning at her home after a long illness.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Hardy and Frances Ann Goldman Hardy.
Mrs. Pollard is survived by one daughter, Miss Fannie Pollard, Kedron; one son, Aubrey Pollard, Lawrence County; a grandson, Butler Pollard, Camp Gordon, Ga.; and eight great grandchidren. Wilson Carter and Company, morticians in charge.

POLLOCK, Sam Robert The Pulaski Citizen 18 Feb 1959
Funeral services for Sam Robert Pollock, 69, retired farmer and veteran of W.W.I of the Minor Hill community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Puncheon Church of Christ, conducted by Elder E. O. Coffman of Lawrenceburg. Burial took place in the Noblit Cemetery. Born September 8, 1889 in Giles County, he was the son of the late R. W. and Susan Kimbrough Pollock.
Mr. Pollock is survived by his wife, Mrs. Reba Johnson Pollock; a step son, Loyd Foust; one grandchild; and one brother, Edd Pollock, Minor Hill. Bennett May and Company in charge.

POLLY, Myrtle May Pierce The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jul 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle May Pierce Polly, 70, who lived one mile south of Pulaski, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at East Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Gilbert Shaffer, minister of the church, and Tom Holland, former minister of the church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Polly died Tuesday morning at the home after a long illness.
Born April 6, 1889, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late John W. Pierce and Hattie Turner Pierce.
Mrs. Polly is survived by her husband, Tommy W. Polly; one son, Hayden Pierce, California; one daughter, Mrs. Holbert Helmontaller,Columbia; two brothers, Calvin Pierce, Nashville and Fitzhugh Pierce, Fayetteville; and one half-sister, Mrs. Docia Roberts, Cornersville; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

POOLE, Oma Ann Moseley The Pulaski Citizen 7 Mar 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert M. Poole, age 67, were held Wednesday afternoon, March 7, at the Pulaski Methodist Church by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor. Burial
was in Maplewood Cemetery with Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors. Mrs. Poole died Tuesday, March 6, at her home in Pulaski after a long illness.
The former Mrs. Oma Ann Moseley, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ella Harwell Moseley. She was born at McBurg in Lincoln County and had lived in Pulaski for many years. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors are her husband; tow daughters, Mrs. John E. Worsham and Mrs. Billie Christopher, both of Pulaski; five sons, Samuel Poole of Pulaski; Burris Poole and Woodrow Poole, both of Louisville, Robert Dean Poole of Marshall County, and Herbert Poole of Beech Hill; a number of grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. H. C. Sigmon of Diana.

POPE, Brenda Jean The Pulaski Citizen 25 Apr 1951
Brenda Jean Pope, 13 month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pope, died at 5:07 o’clock Thursday afternoon, April 19, at the home in Columbia, following a few hours of illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the grave in the Elliott Cemetery, near Ardmore, conducted by the Rev. Pat Abernathy of Alabama.
In addition to the parents, Albert and Hazelle Cole Pope, the child is survived by one brother, Jerry Wayne Pope; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Luther Cole of Lawrenceburg and Mrs. Frank Pope of Prospect. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

POPE, Fannie Martin Young The Pulaski Citizen 07Jan 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Martin Young Pope, 75, were held at 1:30 o’clock Monday afternoon in the Elkton Methodist Church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Cullen T. Carter, the Rev. W. J. Bunn, former pastor and the Rev. Robert F. Warden, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Elkton Cemetery.
Mrs. Pope died at 8:40 o’clock Sunday morning at her home in the Elkton community, following several months illness.
Mrs. Pope is survived by her husband, Arthur Pope; three daughters, Mrs. W. E. Rogers, Mrs. Vilas Rogers and Mrs. E. S. Thompson; three sons, Gilbert Pope, Foster Pope and Joe Pope, all of the Elkton community; twenty-seven grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Tallent, Harvest, Ala. and Mrs. Hallie Russell, Elkton; and three brothers, Frank Young, Fayetteville, Bob Young, Shamrock, Texas and Atha Young, Bethel, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

POPE, Madeline Brown The Pulaski Citizen 7 Mar 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Otto W. Pope, 62, Pulaski resident for a number of years, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church with rites conducted by the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the family lot in Rose Hill Cemetery at Fayetteville.
Mrs. Pope died Saturday at Giles County Hospital following a heart attack on Thursday.

The former Miss Madeline Brown, she was born September 24, 1893, in Rutherford County, the daughter of the late Rev. Robert H. Brown, Presbyterian minister, and Mrs. Sallie Smith Brown. Her husband Otto W. Pope, died ten years ago. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and was active in the church and social life of the community.
Mrs. Pope is survived by one sister, Mrs. George Russell, Petersburg, and one brother, R. Hutton Brown of Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home, in charge of arrangements.

POPE, Virginia McFerrin The Pulaski Citizen 01 Apr 1953
Mrs. Virginia McFerrin Pope, 70, wife of Col. William R. Pope, died at 8:30 o’clock Thursday night, March 26, at her home in Richmond, Va., after a year’s illness.
Funeral services were held in Richmond and burial took place in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Born in Franklin, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Rev. John A. McFerrin of the Tennessee Conference and Mrs. McFerrin. In 1903 she and William Pope were married in Pulaski.
In addition to her husband, Col. Pope, retired Army officer, Mrs. Pope is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Leon J. Livingston, Richmond, Va.; three grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. J. J. Stowe, Nashville.
The Pope family have maintained a home at Monteagle, Tenn., for many years. In recent years, Col. and Mrs. Pope lived in Pulaski at Reveille, a name they withdraw when the property is sold.

POPE, Wayne Jackson The Pulaski Citizen 18 Apr 1951
Funeral services for Wayne Jackson Pope, seven year old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Pope of Columbia, were held at the grave at the Elliott Cemetery in Giles County near Ardmore, at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. Pat Abernathy.
Young Pope, who resided on East Ninth Street, suffered a head injury in a fall Friday afternoon while playing with a group of boys. He was a student at the Andrews School.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by one sister, Marvis Pope; two brothers, William Pope, Jr. , and James Elmer Pope; his maternal grandfather, Claude Wales; and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Ada Steelman, Columbia. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

PORTA, Michael The Pulaski Citizen 11 Nov 1953
A three-year-old boy died Monday afternoon at Vanderbilt Hospital of injuries received when he was struck by a delivery truck on Morningside Drive in Pulaski earlier in the day.
The child was Michael Porta, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Porta who recently moved to Pulaski to make their home. He was struck on the street near his home at 11:25 a.m. and died at 4:20 p.m. at the Nashville hospital where he was taken after receiving emergency treatment at Giles County Hospital.
The truck was a laundry delivery truck driven by Windell Pylant. No details of the accident were learned except that Pylant stopped at once and carried the child to Giles County Hospital.

In addition to his parents he is survived by his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hammond of Middleboro, Ky., and his paternal grandparents, Mrs. and Mrs. Chester Porta of Hopkinsville, Ky.
Funeral services were held Wednesday in Middleboro, Ky.

PORTER, Charlie Jackson The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jun 1954
Charlie Jackson Porter, 68, farmer of the Diana community, died at 10 o’clock Sunday morning, June 6, at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Ostella Church of Christ, with Coleman Pyles, officiating, and burial took place in Spring Place Cemetery in Marshall County.
Born January 22, 1886, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Billy Porter and Augusta Ann Goodrum Porter, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Porter is survived by his wife, Mrs. Clemmie West Porter; four sons, Loyd Porter, Diana, Guy Porter and Lavoy Porter, both of Detroit, Mich., and William West Porter, Chicago, Ill.; eight grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Stone, Lynnville, Mrs. Gladys Franklin, Spring Place, and Mrs. Emma Buntzell, Sealy, Texas; and two brothers, Arthur Porter, Lynnville, and John Porter, Cornersville. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

PORTER, Clifford Allen The Pulaski Citizen 12 Mar 1952
Funeral services for Clifford Allen Porter, 34, were held at 10:30 o’clock Thursday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Ralph Dodson, of the Martin College faculty. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
He died at 6 o’clock Tuesday morning, March 4, at his home in Jackson, Miss.
A former resident of Giles County, he was born in Lawrence County and was the son of Joe Lee Porter and Martha Ada Scott Porter.
In addition to his parents, who live in Pulaski, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sula Hughes Fry Porter; one son, Larry Porter, Pulaski; two sisters, Mrs. Herschel Creecy and Mrs. W. T. Smith, bot of Osceola, Ark.; four brothers, William B. Porter, Warrenton, __., and Chester G. Porter, Joe Lee Porter and ____________ Porter, all of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.
PORTER, Martha Ann Francis The Pulaski Citizen 5 Oct 1955
Mrs. D. R. Porter, 83, Giles Countian residing at Elkhart, Ind., was killed Thursday when struck by an automobile as she crossed the street in front of her home to the mailbox to post a letter.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p. m. Sunday at the Marcella Falls Church of Christ by Hazel Spencer, Church of Christ minister of Mt. Pleasant. Burial was in the Lucy Graveyard in that community.
The former Miss Martha Ann Francis, she was a daughter of Jim Francis and Melinda Shrader Francis and was born in Giles County. Her husband died several years ago and she had resided with her son, John Porter, at Elkhart since Mr. Porter’s death. She was a member of the Church of Christ.

Mrs. Porters is survived by three others sons, Audie Porter, Detroit, Mich., Grady Porter, Nashville, Henry Porter, Clifton; one daughter, Mrs. Bessie Finn, Sodas, New York; and three brothers, Whitt Francis and Ed Francis, both of Giles County; and James Whitt, Elgin, Texas.

PORTER, Rollie A. The Pulaski Citizen 2 Mar 1955
Funeral services for Rollie A. Porter, 79, retired farmer, were held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home and burial took place in Diana Cemetery.
Mr. Porter, a bachelor, died Monday afternoon in Fairmont Rest Home in Columbia after a long illness.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Mark Porter and Martha Goodman Porter, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Porter is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Cora B. Hobbs, Veto, Ala., and Mrs. Grover Gunter, McBurg community in Lincoln County; and one brother, O. E. Porter, Diana.
Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

PORTERFIELD, Alma Williams The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jan 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Alma Williams Porterfield, 79, who died Friday, January 8, were
held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Friendship Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, a former pastor, and burial took place in Brick Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Porterfield died at 2 o’clock Friday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Tarpley in Pulaski, after an illness of several weeks.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Perry Williams and Lucinda Stevenson Williams, and was a member of Friendship Methodist Church. Her husband, Willis Porterfield, died several years ago.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Porterfield is survived by three sons, Van Porterfield, Lewisburg, Dual Porterfield, McBurg, and Princeton Porterfield, Friendship; one sister, Mrs. Belle Griggs, Friendship; and four brothers, Virgil Williams, Elkton, and A. P. Williams, Sidney Williams, and K. S. Williams, all of Friendship; Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

PORTERFIELD, Willis The Pulaski Citizen 1 Feb 1950
Funeral services for Willis Porterfield, 85, who died at 12:45 o’clock Friday afternoon, January 27, following a three month illness, were conducted at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Brick Church, with Rev. J. C. Elkins and Rev. Lloyd L. Hickman officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Porterfield was born and reared in Giles County and was a son of the late George and Nancy Durr Porterfield. He was a member of the Methodist Church since early manhood.
Mr. Porterfield is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alma Williams Porterfield; three sons, Duel Porterfield of the Diana community, Van Porterfield of Lewisburg, and Princeton Porterfield of the Friendship community; one daughter, Mrs. Robert Tarpley of Pulaski; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.


POTTER, Katherine Kirk The Pulaski Citizen 20 Apr 1955
Mrs. Katherine Kirk Potter, 44, Clarksville resident and former resident of Pulaski, died Tuesday, April 12, at her home in Clarksville after an illness of one year.
Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Harvey Hunt Funeral Home in Clarksville with burial in Greenwood Cemetery in that city.
Mrs. Potter, member of the Pleasant View Baptist Church, is survived by her husband, Leonard Potter; two daughters, Mrs. Fort Birdwell, Jr., Clarksville, and Mrs. Mason Whitt, Long Beach, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. R. L. Posey, Clarksville, and Mrs. Nora Lee Jones, Detroit, Mich., and two brothers, Clarence Kirk and Anderson Kirk, Clarksville.



POTTS, Ewell C. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jun 1958
Ewell C. Potts, 66, native of Giles County, died in Veterans Hospital in Dallas, Texas, on June 1, after several weeks illness. Funeral services and burial took place on Wednesday, June 4, in New Orleans, La., his former home.
A veteran of WWI, for approximately twenty-five years he had been employed by the Internal Revenue Department; and at the time of his death was District Superintendent of the Dallas Division.
Born and reared at Prospect, he was the son of the late J. B. Potts and Elizabeth Williamson Potts. He was a communicant of the Catholic Church.
Mr. Potts is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Charles Marshall and Mrs. Wiley Mosey, Jr.; one son, Ewell C. Potts, Jr.; thirteen grandchildren; all of New Orleans; three sisters, Mrs. Joe H. Maples, Athens, Ala., Mrs. W. L. Gladish, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. L. M. Burnette, Blytheville, Ark.; and one brother, Louis M. Potts, Long Beach, Calif.

POTTS, Herman Lewis The Pulaski Citizen 16 Apr 1958
Herman Lewis Potts, 18, Prospect native employed at the Decatur Chemstrand Plant, was killed instantly about midnight Saturday night when the car he was driving ran into a bridge abutment on Highway 31 south of Athens, Ala.
Relatives said Potts, who was enroute to Decatur to work on the night shift at the plant, was believed to have fallen asleep, causing the accident. The absence of skid marks on the pavement indicated no other car was involved, the family said.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p. m. Monday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by Tom Holland, Church of Christ minister. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
A son of J. B. and Mrs. Alta Mae Garrett Potts, the young man was a graduate of Elkton High School and a member of the Church of Christ.
In addition to his parents, other survivors are two sisters, Mrs. William Widner, Decatur, Ala.; Mrs. Paul Pope, Del Rio, Texas; two brothers, J. B. Potts, Jr., and Larry Potts, both of Prospect; and his grandmothers, Mrs. A. B. Potts and Mrs. Jim Garrett, Prospect.

POTTS, John Baker The Pulaski Citizen 1 Oct 1952

John Baker Potts, about 25 years old, a resident of New Orleans, La., was killed Sunday, September 28, in an automobile wreck on the New Orleans-Shreveport highway. He was enroute to Shreveport to see his fiancee to whom he would have been married October 10.
Mr. Potts was the youngest son Ewell C. Potts of San Antoinio, Texas, a native of Prospect, Tenn.
Mr. Potts is survived by his parents; and two married sisters and one brother of New Orleans.

POWELL, Addie Lou McGrew The Pulaski Citizen 18 Aug 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Clarence Powell, 79, were held Thursday in Danville, Ky., former home of the family. Burial took place in that city.
Mrs. Powell died Wednesday, August 11 (four days before her eightieth birthday anniversary) at the home of her brother, Neely P. McGrew, in Memphis, following several months’ illness.
The former Miss Addie Lou McGrew, she was born August 15, 1874, and reared in Giles County, the daughter of the late William Neely McGrew and Louisa Whitley McGrew. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Her husband, Clarence Powell died in Danville thirteen years ago.
Mrs. Powell, who has lived the past five years in Memphis, is survived by the one brother, Neely P. McGrew; and one sister, Mrs. W. E. Gilbert of Nashville.
Mrs. Hill Turner and her mother, Mrs. Colie H. Brown, and Mrs. David C. Elder were in Memphis Tuesday to visit Mrs. Powell.

POWELL, Albert Taylor The Pulaski Citizen 26 Mar 1958
Albert Taylor Powell, 49, employee of Carbon-Carbide Corporation in Oak Ridge for fourteen years, died at 3:30 o’clock Saturday morning, March 15, at Oak Ridge Hospital after several weeks illness. Prayer services were held at 9 o’clock on Monday morning at Mynatt’s Funeral Home in Knoxville. In the afternoon funeral services were held at Friendship Baptist Church at Culleoka, Tenn., with the rites conducted y the Rev. Haynes Brinkley of Minor Hill. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Born January 16, 1909, at Minor Hill in Giles County, he was the son of the late Calvin Taylor Powell and Mary Hagan Powell. On April 14, 1932, he married the former Miss Gladys Richardson, who survives. He was a member of the Minor Hill Baptist Church.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Powell is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Carolyn Powell Haney, Huntsville, Ala., and Miss Marolyn W. Powell, Oak Ridge; two grandsons, Douglas and Don Haney, Huntsville; one sister, Mrs. Jessie P. Bledsoe, Minor Hill; and two brothers, Royce M. Powell, Miami, Fla., and Hagan Powell, Belle Glade, Fla., and two nephews.

POWELL, Charlie Burton The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jun 1952

Charlie Burton Powell, 49, employee of Giles County Highway Department, died about 1:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, June 4, at Giles County Hospital, only minutes after he was brought in from his job on a bridge in the Minor Hill section. It is reported that his death was due to coronary thrombosis, probably brought on by a sunstroke.
Funeral services will be held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at Minor Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Tom McConnell. Burial will take place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Born in Giles County on October 2, 1902, he was the son of Mrs. Delia Howard Powell of Minor Hill and the late Robert Powell.
His first wife, Mrs. Gladys Alsup Powell, died several years ago. In addition to his mother, Mr. Powell is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Ethel Jackson Powell; two small sons, Charles Eddie and William Edwin Powell; two daughters by his first marriage, Mrs. Rudolph Brinson, Lakeland, Fla., and Mrs. Lawrence Whighan, Cleveland, Ohio; three grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Harry Holton, Sarasota, Fla.; and one half brother, Andy Powell; Salinas, Calif. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.



POWELL, Ellen Delia Howard The Pulaski Citizen 23 May 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen Delia Howard Powell, 85, were held at 1:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Minor Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Harold Dean Smith, with burial taking place in Second Creek Cemetery, near Loretto. Mrs. Powell died at 12:30 o’clock p. m. Sunday, May 20, at her home at Minor Hill after a long illness.
Born October 9, 1871, in the Shoal Creek section of the county, she was the daughter of the late Newt Howard and Mary Davenport Howard, and was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Her husband, Robert Powell, died many years ago.
Mrs. Powell is survived by one daughters, Mrs. Mary Brown, Sarasota, Fla.; and seven grandchildren.

POWELL, Lena Viola Bee The Pulaski Citizen 2 Dec 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Lena Viola Bee Powell, 68, Pulaski resident, were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning, November 25, at Oak Grove Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mrs. Powell died at 6:30 o’clock on Sunday morning, November 22, at Giles County Hospital, after a lengthy illness.
Born December 3, 1889, in Giles County, she was the daughter of Mrs. Marshall Bee and the late Mr. Bee. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Powell is survived by her husband, B. Isom Powell; four sons, Aubrey C. Powell, of the Oak Grove community, Earlie Powell, Eagleville, Tenn., Vernon H. Powell, US Army, stationed in Alaska, and Alvie B. Powell, Fayetteville; one daughter, Mrs. Clara Gatlin, Waynesboro; seventeen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; four brothers, Will Bee, Prospect, Earl Bee and Carson Bee, Pulaski and Raymond Bee, Dallas, Texas; and three sisters, Mrs. Eula Garner, Pulaski, and Mrs. Aggie Davenport and Mrs. Myria Henderson, both of Auburndale, Fla.


POWELL, Luther C. The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jul 1958
Funeral services for Luther C. Powell, 79, retired farmer of the Liberty Community, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Liberty Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and the Rev. Sam Webster, pastor of the church. Burial will take place in the family cemetery, near the home.
Mr. Powell died at 9 o’clock on Wednesday night at the home after a long illness. He was a member of the Liberty Methodist Church. Born February 15, 1879, he was the son of the late Irvin Harrison Powell and Nanny Elder Powell.
Mr. Powell, a single man, is survived by four sisters, Misses Mary, Mattie and Kittie Powell, Liberty and Mrs. S. F. Harlow, Elkton; and one half-brother, John D. Wilburn, Liberty. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

POWELL, Myrtle Middleton The Pulaski Citizen 27 May 1957
Mrs. Myrtle Middleton Powell, 82, native of Pulaski, Tenn., and operator of the Powell Realty firm of Amarillo, Texas, died on Saturday, March 15, in Amarillo after a months illness due to a paralytic stroke. Funeral rites were held Monday in Amarillo and burial took place in Plainview, Texas.
Born May 1, 1874, in Pulaski, she later lived in Waxahachie, Texas, moving in 1904 to Amarillo. Her husband, Frank Powell died in 1914, after which time she became operator of the realty company for a period of forty years, believed to be the longest length of time any woman had operated the type of business in the state of Texas.
Mrs. Powell is survived by one son, C. D. Powell, Plainview; three daughters; five grandchildren; two brothers and two sisters.

POWERS, Horace Glenn The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jan 1955
Horace Glenn Powers, 70, retired farmer and blacksmith, died at 5:10 o’clock January 4, at his home in Ardmore, after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at one o’clock Wednesday at the Ardmore Methodist Church with the Rev. Harold W. Coke, pastor, officiating. Burial took place in Poplar Hill Cemetery.
Born August 7, 1884, he was a native of the county, and the son of Joe Powers and Susie Gibson Powers. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Powers is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Mae Campbell Powers; three daughters and five sons in Texas; and two step-sons, William Herbert Campbell, Elkton, and Malcom Campbell, Nashville. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

POWERS, Robert Taylor The Pulaski Citizen 19 Oct 1955
Robert Taylor Powers, former Giles Countian, 73, died Sunday, October 16th, at 6:15 p.m. at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Frank Renie, Columbus, Ga. Funeral services were conducted at Pulaski Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock with burial in Moriah Church Cemetery.
In additin to Mrs. Renie, Mr. Powers is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Alice Carter, two sons, F. M. and Pascal Powers, all of Columbus, Ga.; three brothers, Charles, and Theo Powers of Lewisburg, and John Wesley Powers of Giles.

PRAEGER, Carrie Coffman The Pulaski Citizen 28 Feb 1951
Washington, D. C., Feb. 27 – Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie Coffman Praeger, 52, native of Pulaski, Tenn., were conducted at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church here, with burial in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Mrs. Praeger, who died at her home after a two-month illness, was the widow of Otto Praeger, known as “The Father of the Air Mail Service.” He established the air mail services as second assistant postmaster general in 1918, during the Wilson administration.
Soon after their marriage in 1928, the Praegers went to Siam where he advised the king on communications and set up another air mail service. Their three daughters were born in Siam.
Mrs. Praeger is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Janet Praeger Phillips, wife of an army lieutenant in Germany; Mrs. Helen Praeger Keller, a sophomore at the University of Oklahoma and Miss Elinor Praeger, a senior at Duke University; three stepsons, Otto Praeger, Jr., of Amarillo, Texas, Frank H. Praeger, of Philadelphia, and Herman Praeger of Arlington, Va.; two sisters Mrs. John Miller of Houston, and Mrs. H. Burton Harvey of Topeka, Kans., and two brothers, Lt. Col. John H. Coffman, retired , a Washington lawyer, and Rivers Coffman of Holdenville, Okla.
Mrs. Praeger was the daughter and the late John Lewis Coffman and Mrs. Alice Malone Coffman.

PRATT, Fate The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1959
Funeral services for Fate Pratt, 89, retired farmer of Giles County, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial will take place in Scotts Hill Cemetery. Mr. Pratt was found dead in bed Wednesday morning at the home on South Third Street.
Born November 9, 1870, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Jake Pratt and Jennie Owens Pratt. His wife, Mrs. Gussie Pratt, died seven years ago.
Mr. Pratt is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Estelle Shirley, Pulaski; one son, Allen Dean Pratt; and two sisters, Mrs. Dave Green and Mrs. Sam Fuller, both of Spring Hill. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

PRATT, Lee Wesley The Pulaski Citizen 11 May 1955
Funeral services for Lee Wesley Pratt, 50, farmer of the 18th Civil District, were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at Good Hope Baptist Church at Westside, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Pratt died suddenly of a heart attack at 5:30 o’clock on Monday morning while feeding his stock on the farm. The son of the late Robert F. Pratt and Susie Fry Pratt, he was born December 20, 1904, in Giles County.
Mr. Pratt is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Salina Robinson Pratt; two daughters, Mrs. Howard Roberson, Sparland, Ill., and Miss Lurlie Mae Pratt, Westside; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Jody Burks, Choates Creek, and Mrs. J. M. Burdette, New Prospect; and three brothers, Roy Pratt, Columbia, Frank Pratt, Westside, and Malcolm Pratt, Choates Creek. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

PRATT, Robert Franklin The Pulaski Citizen 8 Nov 1950
Funeral services for Robert Franklin Pratt, 72, who died at 9:05 o’clock Friday night, November 3, at his home in the Fifth Civil District following a three weeks heart ailment, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Westside Baptist Church. Elder J. Clifford Murphy officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery.
He was the son of the late Jake Pratt and Jane Owens Pratt. His wife died in January 1949.
Mr. Pratt is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. M. Burdette and Mrs. Jody Burks, both of Giles County; four sons, Roy Pratt, Columbia, Frank Pratt, Lee Pratt, and Malcolm Pratt, Giles County; eleven grandchildren, two great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Dave Green and Mrs. Sam Pullen, Maury County; and one brother, Fate Pratt, Goodsprings.



PRATT, Robert Franklin Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 20 Jun 1956
Funeral services for Robert Franklin Pratt, Jr., 52, farmer of the Eighteenth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Westside Baptist Church, conducted by E. C. Prestridge, Church of Christ minister, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Pratt died of a heart ailment at 6:30 o’clock Monday night at Giles County Hospital after a period of declining health.
Born June 29, 1903, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert Franklin Pratt and Mary S. Fry Pratt, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Pratt is survived by his wife, Mrs. Vera Hardiman Pratt; two sisters, Mrs. Jody Burks, Bodenham, and Mrs. Jim Burdette, Lawrenceburg; and two brothers, Roy Pratt, Columbia and Malcolm Pratt, Bodenham. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

PRATT, William Malcolm The Pulaski Citizen 28 Sep 1955
Funeral services for William Malcolm Pratt, 47, timber buyer were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Parsons Methodist Church at Parsons, Tenn. The Rev. Harold McSwain officiated and burial took place in Peace Chapel Cemetery.
Mr. Pratt who had resided in Pulaski several months, died suddenly of a heart attack about 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the residence on East College Street. He had had previous attacks.
A native of Decatur County, he was the son of the late W. F. Pratt and Sallie Turnbow Pratt of Parsons.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Pratt is survived by his wife, Mrs. Opal Smith Pratt; two daughters, Mrs. Nellie Jean Britt of San Diego, Calif. and Miss Shirley Ann Pratt, Parsons; three sisters, Mrs. Beanice Averette, Scotts Hill, Tenn., Mrs. Odell Cordle, Milan and Mrs. Ruby Wheat, Jackson; and three brothers, Martin Pratt, Milan, James Pratt, Madison, and Joe Pratt, Parsons.

PRATT, W. R. The Pulaski Citizen 13 Nov 1957

W. R. Pratt, 22, Giles Countian residing in Nashville, was killed in a traffic accident that occurred in Nashville about 8 o’clock Saturday night when the automobile he was driving crashed into a telephone pole then into a tree on Jones Street.
Two other occupants of the car escaped injury in the accident that relatives said resulted when Pratt lost control of the car.
Pratt has resided in Nashville for the last several months and was employed at the Richman Dairy Company plant.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p. m. Monday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by two Methodist ministers of Nashville. Burial was in Moriah Cemetery near Pulaski.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Pratt is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pratt, Nashville; a sister, Mrs. Waylon Denton, Frankewing; two brothers, John H. Pratt and Robert E. Pratt, both of Nashville.




PRICE, Ariel The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jan 1957
Ariel Price, 57, farmer and owner-operator of the Price Stockbarn in Pulaski, died at 11:15 Wednesday night at Giles County Hospital in Pulaski after suffering a stroke of paralysis about noon Wednesday at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p. m. Friday at Bennett-May Funeral Home by Dr. W. H. Mansfield, Associate Pastor of First Methodist Church and Tom Holland, minister of the East Hill Church of Christ in Pulaski. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
A native of Giles County, he was the son Mrs. Betty Clark Price and the late Will Price. He was educated in Giles County schools and had been engaged in farming and operating the stockbarn for many years. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Price is survived by his wife, Mrs. Leda Nance Price; two sons, Billy and Tommy Price; three daughters, Misses Betty Jo and Linda Lee Price, and Mrs. Ann Price Cobb; and a brother, Robert Price, all of Pulaski.

PRINCE, Franklin Meredith The Pulaski Citizen 23 Sep 1953
Franklin Meredith Erskine Prince, 68, carpenter, died at 5:45 o’clock Wednesday night, September 16, at his home in Nashville, following an illness of four months.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. W. A. Jones, Episcopal minister. Burial took place in the Shores Cemetery.
Born October 24, 1884, in Bedford County, Tenn., he was the son of the late James Prince and Mary Malone Prince. He lived in Giles County several years, moving to Nashville in 1941. He was a member of the Episcopal Church.
His first wife, Mrs. Annie Green Prince, died in 1921.
Mr. Prince is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Tipper Prince; two sons, James Franklin Prince, Nashville and William Edward Prince, Columbia; and three grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge.

PRINCE, Lurton David The Pulaski Citizen 22 Oct 1958
Lurton David Prince, 45, manager of the Giles County Farmers CoOperative, for the past ten years died Saturday afternoon, October 18, at Giles County Hospital after a ten day illness.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 4:00 p. m. at East Hill Church of Christ. Officiating was Gilbert E. Shaffer, minister, East Hill Church of Christ; James Holt, minister of New Zion Church at Prospect, and Gynnath Ford, minister of the Lynnville Church of Christ. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, with Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Prince was a native of the Minor Hill community and son of Claud and Beulah Green Prince. He was a member of East Hill Church of Christ, and a church and civic leader in the community.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Prince is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Colbert Prince; two daughters, Mrs. Bill LeMay, who is enroute with her husband of the U. S. Air Force to the Hawaiian Islands, and Miss Marilyn Prince of Pulaski; and four sons, David Prince of the U. S. Navy; Paul, Johnny and Steve Prince, all of Pulaski; and one sister, Mrs. Riley Jones of Minor Hill.

PRINDLE, Etta Mac Rose The Pulaski Citizen 14 May 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Jerome Prindle, 56, lifelong resident of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at First Baptist Church in Pulaski, with the rites conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. R. E. Wilsford, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mrs. Prindle died unexpectedly at 8:30 o’clock Saturday morning May 10, at the home in Pulaski following a brief illness.
The former Miss Etta Mac Rose, she was born April 4, 1902, the daughter of the late John K. Rose and Annie K. (Betsy) Rose Rose, resident of the Fourteenth Civil District. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Prindle is survived by her husband, Jerome Prindle; one daughter, Louise Prindle; three brothes, Merrell Rose, Floyd Rose, and Luther Rose, all of Maury County; and three sisters, Mrs. Buford Nelson and Mrs. Marvin Shrader, Fourteenth District, and Mrs. Charlie Page, Lewisburg. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

PROSSER, Grover Henry The Pulaski Citizen __ 1950
Funeral services for Grover Henry Prosser, age 86, who died Wednesday morning, June 21, at his home near Diana in Giles County after a lingering illness, were conducted on Thursday afternoon at the Diana Church of Christ.
Leslie Wyatt, minister of the Cornersville Church of Christ, officiated and burial was in Diana Cemetery.
A son of the late William and Martha Redd Prosser, he was a native of Moore County but had resided in Giles since 1914. He was a retired farmer. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bettie Stephens Prosser of Diana; two daughters, Mrs. Ola Mai Ashby of Petersburg and Mrs. Co_ney Ridner of Lewisburg; and one son, Grover Prosser of Beech Hill.

PROSSER, John Franklin The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jan 1958

Funeral services for John Franklin Prosser, 88, retired farmer of Giles County, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the chapel of Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Raymond Crawford, pastor of New Zion Baptist Church, the Rev. Lloyd Hickman and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist ministers. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Prosser died unexpectedly at 4 o’clock Wednesday morning, January15, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Fount Thompson, following a paralytic stroke sustained Sunday morning.
Born April 25, 1869, in Moore County, he was the son of the late James M. Prosser and Frances Martin Prosser. Mr. Prosser who had lived most of his life in Giles County, was a member of the New Zion Baptist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Mollie Bagley Prosser, died May 7, 1947.
Mr. Prosser is survived by one son, Ernest Prosser, Pulaski; two daughters, Mrs. Fount Thompson, Pulaski, and Mrs. Annie Weatherman, Lewisburg; eleven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; two brothers, Tom Prosser, Gadsden, Ala., and Hubert Prosser, Shelbyville.



PROSSER, J. L. The Pulaski Citizen __ ___ 1950
Funeral services for J. L. Prosser, who died Tuesday at his home in Louisville of a heart attack will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday at the Church of Christ in Louisville, Ky. Burial will take place in Rest Haven Cemetery in that city.
Mr. Prosser was born and reared in Giles County but had resided in Louisville for the past twenty years. He had been to the polls to vote and became ill when he returned to his home. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
His wife, Mrs. Mary Etta Prosser died in May.
He is survived by five daughters, Mrs. J. L. Hines, Mrs. Joe Smith, Mrs. Boyd Batts, Mrs. Laura Thompson, all of Louisville, and Mrs. Julian King of Florida; one son, Rev. George Prosser of Nashville; and five granddaughters, Mrs. Ike Dale, Mrs. Shields Park, Mrs. Bill Simpson, Mrs. Lucy Bass, and Mrs. Onis Thompson, all of Pulaski.

PROSSER, Lilla Colston The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jun 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Lilla Colston Prosser, 69, widow of Prof. Wilsford Prosser, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bradshaw Baptist Church, near Frankewing. Rites were conducted by the Rev. George Mitchell Prosser, of Nashville, and Rev. Eugene Steelman, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Prosser, former resident of Giles County, died of a heart attack at 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Vanderbilt Hospital after a two weeks illness. She was a devoted member of the Methodist Church. She was born February 12, 1882, the daughter of the late Sam Colston and Mandy Hobbs Colston. Her husband, well known educator of Giles County, died several years ago.

Mrs. Prosser, who had been making her home in Nashville a number of years, is survived by six daughters, Miss Ruby Prosser and Miss Lucille Prosser, Nashville; and Mrs. Onis Lawrence, Mrs. Grady E. Bass, Mrs. Shields Park and Mrs. Ike Dale, all of Pulaski; two sons, Wilson Prosser, Nashville and Austin Prosser, Midland, Texas; and several grandchildren.

PROSSER, Shirley The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jan 1955
Funeral services for Shirley Williams Prosser, 57, farmer of McBurg, were held on December 31, at Bradshaw Baptist Church. Burial took in Wright Cemetery.
Son of Mrs. Carrie Harrison Prosser of Beech Hill and the late Jonathan Prosser, he was a member of Bradshaw Baptist Church.
Mr. Prosser is also survived by his wife, Mrs. Lettie Cameron Prosser; three daughters, Mrs. J. O. Bean, Old Hickory and Mrs. G. G. Holland, Cornersville and Mrs. Rogers; and three sisters, Mrs. Jim Davis, Lincoln County, Mrs. William Reaves, Beech Hill, Mrs. Robert Allen Dugger, Pulaski; three brothers, Charlie Prosser, Beech Hill, Alton Prosser, Louisville, and Hildridge Prosser, Chicago.

PRYOR, Margaret Ann Cummings The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jun 1953
Margaret Ann Cummings, 67, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at New Hope Baptist Church, conducted by T. D. Anderson and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, pastor. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Pryor died at 9:30 o’clock Sunday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Will Nix, in the Weakley community.
Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Mr. And Mrs. Dode Cummings and was the last member of her immediate family. She was a charter member of the New Hope Baptist Church.
Her husband, Mart Pryor, died twenty-one years ago.
In addition to Mrs. Will Nix, Mrs. Pryor is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Rufus Nix, Weakley community; three sons, Waldron Pryor, Birmingham, Ala., Joe Pryor, Ohio, and Harvey Pryor, Ethridge; and three grandchildren.

PUCKETT, Beatrice Russell The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jan 1957
Mrs. J. Mack Puckett, 51, who lived at 5609 Mission Road, Chattanooga, died on Wednesday, December 26, 1956, in Memorial Hospital in that city after an illness of two years. Funeral rites were held Friday afternoon at National Funeral Home, Chattanooga, conducted by the Rev. Henry C. Dawson, and burial took place in Graysville, Tenn., her former home.
The former Miss Beatrice Russell, she was reared in Graysville, and was a member of the Wesley Memorial Methodist Church in Chattanooga.
Mrs. Puckett is survived by her husband, J. Mack Puckett, a teacher in Dickinson High School in Chattanooga; a son by a former marriage, William C. Travis, Chattanooga; a sister, Mrs. J. G. Clouse, Jasper, Tenn.; and a brother, Charles Russell, Akron, Ohio.

PUCKETT, Ida Lewter The Pulaski Citizen 25 Feb 1959

Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Lewter Puckett, 88, native of Elkton, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Elkton Methodist Church with the rites conducted by the Rev. J. W. Higgins of Westmoreland. Burial took place in Elkton Cemetery.
Mrs. Puckett died Friday at Mid-State Baptist Hospital in Nashville.
Mrs. Puckett who had made her home in Nashville for ten years, was born at Elkton, the daughter of the late James Madison Lewter and Margaret Anderson Lewter. Her husband, George W. Puckett, died in 1953.
Mrs. Puckett, a member of the Elkton Baptist Church, is survived by four daughters, Mrs. R. K. Pitts, Shelbyville, Mrs. John Copeland and Mrs. Frank Ross, both of Charleston, S. C. , and Mrs. B. S. Donnan, Chipley, Fla.; three sons, Granville W. Puckett and D. A. Puckett, both of Nashville, S. B. Puckett, Knoxville; nine grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
Charles I. Puckett of Elkton is a brother-in-law.

PURDOM, Ethel Clark The Pulaski Citizen 22 Apr 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. W. D. Purdom, 64, former resident of the Diana community, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Diana Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins and the Rev. E. G. Godwin of Clarksville. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mrs. Purdom died Tuesday, April 14, at Maury County Hospital after an illness of several months.
The former Miss Ethel Clark, she was born in Giles County, the daughter of the late A. J. Clark and Annie Beck Clark. She was a Methodist.
Mrs. Purdom is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Louise Prosser, Covington, Va.; two sons, Wayne Purdom, Columbia, and W. David Purdom, Nashville; two grandsons, and one great grandson; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Wilkinson, Elkton, and Mrs. W. J. Erwin, Diana; and three brothers, Roy A. Clark and Roscoe Clark, Diana, and Armon Clark, Charleston, S. C.

PURDOM, William Dave The Pulaski Citizen 07 May 1952
Funeral services for William Dave Purdom, 64, well known citizen of Diana, were held Sunday afternoon at the Diana Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor, and the Rev. M. K. Harwell, of Fayetteville and the Rev. E. G. Godwin of Collinwood. Burial took place in the Diana Cemetery.
2 Mr. Purdom died of a heart ailment at 5:15 o’clock Friday afternoon, May 2, at his home after an extended illness. He was born and reared in the county, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Purdom. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Purdom is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Clark Purdom; one daughter, Mrs. Louise P. Prosser, Covington, Va.; two sons, Wayne Purdom, Diane, and S. Sgt. David Purdom, Jr., U. S. Army, on emergency leave from Germany; one grandson, A. J. Prosser, Jr., Lackland Air Force, San Antonio, Texas; and three sisters, Mrs. J. H. Harmon, Pulaski, Mrs. Will Bond, Lynnville, and Mrs. Jim Connell, Columbia. McDaniel Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

RACKLEY, William Riley The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jan 1955

William Riley Rackley, 99, Giles County’s oldest citizen and a former mayor of Pulaski, died at 12:30 p. m. Thursday at his home on South First Street in Pulaski after several weeks of failing health.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Cedar Grove Methodist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Rackley served for several years as a member of Giles County Quarterly Court from the Sixth District and was mayor of Pulaski for12 consecutive years, starting with his election in 1928. During the term of office, he had the honor of throwing the switch that brought TVA electric current to Pulaski and placed the city in the limelight as the first in Tennessee to receive power from the Tennessee Valley Authority system.
A native of Giles County, he was born in the Shannon Creek community, the son of Matt Rackley and Elizabeth Garner Rackley. He was educated in the schools of the county and was a member of the Cedar Grove Methodist Church. He was engaged in farming until moving to Pulaski where he became active in business and civic life of the community through the handling of extensive realty, the Giles County Farm Bureau and through working with and the Farmers Mutual Insurance Company, which he served as President for approximately 40 years.
He also served for several years as President of the Giles County Over-80 Club, a organization of the older residents of the area that held a prominent place in the life of the community through the 1930’s.
Mr. Rackley’s wife, Miss Mary White of Texas, died many years ago. Since that time he had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Garland Holt, and Mr. Holt on South First Street.
Mr. Rackley is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Holt and Mrs. Grady Biles of Pulaski, Mrs. Aubrey George of Columbia, and Mrs. L. L. Frazier, Decatur, Ala.; two sons, J. M. Rackley and B.W. Rackley, both of Pulaski; 22 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Bennett-May Funeral Home will be in charge of the service.

RACKLEY, Willie W. The Pulaski Citizen 15 Apr 1953
Funeral services for Willie W. Rackley, 59, native Giles Countian were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Goodlettsville Funeral Home. Burial took place in White House, Tenn.
Mr. Rackley died suddenly of a heart attack at noon on Monday at his home at Greenbrier.
A veteran of World War I having been called from Giles County, he was the son of the late Cage Rackley and Nancy Knighton Rackley.
Mr. Rackley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lonnie Oliver Rackley, also a native Giles Countian; and one sister, Mrs. Emma Jones, White Bluff, Tenn.
Mrs. Harold Sisk and Mrs. J. W. Crosslin, nieces of Mr. Rackley attended the funeral.

RAGSDALE, J. Henry The Pulaski Citizen 30 Dec 1959
J. Henry Ragsdale, 89, owner of the Ragsdale Realty Company in Fort Myers, Fla., and former mayor, church and civic leader of Pulaski, died December 26 at his home at Fort Myers, Fla., after several weeks illness.

Funeral services were held Monday, December 28, at Leo W. Engelhardt Funeral Home at Fort Myers and burial will take place Thursday, December 31, at 2 p. m. at Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Ragsdale was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ragsdale.
Active in the business and civic affairs of the community, for many years, Mr. Ragsdale served as mayor of Pulaski during 1912-1913, and prior to that was associated with the People’s Bank in Pulaski. In 1896 he went into the undertaking and furniture business in Pulaski, later owned a monument plant which built a 200 foot Confederate monument in Pulaski.
In 1904, he entered the real estate business, with headquarters in Pulaski, and handled auctions throughout Middle Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and Florida.
In Pulaski he served as mayor and as treasurer of Martin College, a Methodist institution.
In Fort Myers, he became active in the First Methodist Church and had served as chairman of its board of stewards. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and Woodmen of the World.
Mr. Ragsdale was a lifelong member of the First Methodist Church and a member of the Board of Stewards.
Mr. Ragsdale is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Bull Ragsdale; two daughters, Mrs. David Wade, Jr., Pulaski, and Mrs. Tom O. Harrison, Fort Myers; a grandson, David R. Wade, III, Nashville, and a brother, Gray Ragsdale, Elkton.
Until his death, Mr. Ragsdale was the only surviving ex-mayor of Pulaski.

RAINES, Robert The Pulaski Citizen 30 Sep 1959
Funeral services for Robert Raines, 49, native Giles Countian and employee of Werthan Bag Company in Nashville, were held at 1:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at a Nashville funeral home, with the American Legion in charge of military rites in National Cemetery. Mr. Raines died Wednesday night, September 23, at a Nashville hospital after an illness of six weeks.
He was an Army veteran with services in France and German in World War II. Mr. Raines, who resided at 321 Antioch Road, was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Raines is survived by his wife, Mrs. Christine Raines; a son, David Raines, Nashville; three grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. George Raines, Pulaski; five sisters, Mrs. Denzil Zeigler,, Mrs. Sam McMillion and Mrs. Edward Jordan, Pulaski, Mrs. Lida B. Davenport, Columbia, and Mrs. Major L.A Woods, Nashville.

RAINEY, Hugh H. The Pulaski Citizen 17 Oct 1951
Hugh H. Rainey, 70, retired postal clerk, died at 6:15 o’clock Thursday night, October 4, at his home in Memphis after an illness of three years.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning at a funeral home in that city, with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery.
He was a native of Pulaski and had resided in Memphis for the past fifty years. He was a member of the Methodist Church and was a Mason.

Mr. Rainey is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillian Reynolds Rainey; two daughters, Mrs. J. B. Bruce and Mrs. Robert Hillyer, both of Memphis; and three brothers, Guy Rainey, Nashville, Earl Rainey, Denver, Colo., and Paul Rainey, Salt Lake City, Utah.

RAINEY, Paul The Pulaski Citizen 15 Oct 1958
Paul Rainey, 75, native Giles Countian and railroad Postal Telegraph operator, died recently at his home in Salt Lake City, Utah, after a period of declining health. Funeral rites took place in the Utah City.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late Paul Rainey and Viola Wilkerson Rainey.
Mr. Rainey, an uncle of William Marvin Rainey, Pulaski City Recorder, is survived by his wife and three children.

RAINEY, Sam E. The Pulaski Citizen 21 Dec 1955
Funeral services for Sam E. Rainey, retired farmer of the Seventh Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman. Burial took place in Moriah Cemetery.
Mr. Rainey died Saturday night at Giles County Hospital after a brief illness.
He was born January 6, 1872, in Sumner County, Tennessee, but had lived in Giles since young manhood.
His wife, Mrs. Susie Angus Rainey, died February 9, 1951.
Mr. Rainey is survived by three sons, David Rainey, Roy Rainey, and Fletcher Rainey, all of Pulaski; four daughters, Mrs. Mattie Cooper and Mrs. Hallie Bilello, Bell Garden, Calif., Mrs. Lonnie Chapman, Columbia, and Mrs. Vera Lanier, Pulaski; and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

RAINEY, Susie Ann Angus The Pulaski Citizen 21 Feb 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Susie Ann Angus Rainey, 80, who died at 4 o’clock Friday morning, February 9, after a long illness at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Vera Lanier, in the Chapman Subdivision, were held at one o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home.
The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, west of Pulaski.
Mrs. Rainey, a member of the Church of Christ, was the daughter of the late Gustave Angus and Anna Angus. The greater part of her life she lived in Giles County.
Mrs. Rainey is survived by her husband, Samuel Rainey; four daughters, Mrs. Lanier, Mrs. Lonnie Chapman, Columbia, and Mrs. Mattie Cooper and Mrs.Hallie Bilello, both of Los Angeles, Calif.; four sons, Claude Rainey, David Rainey, and Roy Rainey, all of Pulaski, and Fletcher Rainey, Rising Sun, Ohio; a number of grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Anne Lowe, Jackson, Miss. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

RAMBO, James Stanfield The Pulaski Citizen 26 Dec 1956
James Stanfield Rambo, 61, Vice-President of the Union Bank, died of a heart attack at 9:30 p. m. Friday at his home on South First Street.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p. m. Sunday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by Dr. Bruce Strother, pastor, and Dr. W. H. Mansfield, associate pastor. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of Mrs. Esther Roden Rambo and the late Jim Rambo.
He was educated at Abernathy Preparatory School in Pulaski and entered the greocery business as a young man. He was associated with the Union Bank for more than forty years having served as a member of the force in the capacity of bookkeeper, teller, and as Assistant Vice-President in that period.
Mr. Rambo was a member of the Methodist Church, the Pulaski American Legion Post, and the Masonic Lodge, chairman of the Giles County Election Commission, was a partner in the Smith and Rambo Insurance Agency and a director of the Austin Hewitt Home for Aged Women in Pulaski.
Surviving, besides his mother, are his wife, Mrs. Lucille Edmundson Rambo; a sister, Mrs. Ethel Lee Stuckey, Gordo, Ala.; a brother, Ben Rambo, Pulaski; two half-sisters, Mrs. Elise Tarpley and Mrs. A D. Hobbs, both of Pulaski; and a half-brother, A. R. Rambo, Dallas, Texas.

RAMBO, Robert D. The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jun 1954
Funeral services for Robert D. Rambo, 55, Shelbyville grocer, who died June 10 in a Nashville hospital, were held the following Sunday afternoon at Gowan Funeral Home in Shelbyville. Burial took place there.
Mr. Rambo, a native of Giles County, was the son of the late Gaylon Rambo and Louise Carden Rambo. He was an elder in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Shelbyville.
Mr. Rambo is survived by his wife, Mrs. Stacie Smith Rambo; a daughter, Mrs. Dean Edwards, Warner-Robin, Ga.; a sister, Mrs. W. S. Cathey, Fayetteville; and two brothers, Luther Rambo and Allen Rambo, Louisville, Ky.

RANCK, Bernard W. The Pulaski Citizen 13 Dec 1950
Bernard W. Ranck, 58, proprietor of the Richland Plaza Hotel Coffee Shop, died at his home on Jones Avenue at 2:20 a.m., Monday following a heart attack. Born in Wisconsin, August 17, 1892, Mr. Ranck came to Pulaski at an early age with his parents, Oliver G. and Linda Harrison Ranck. He attended the Pulaski schools and Massey Military School and served in World War I.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at Bennett-May Funeral Home, Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of Pulaski Methodist Church, officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Survivors are his wife, Virginia Allen Ranck, a native of Shelbyville, Ky., one daughter, Peggy Ranck, a senior student at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Ala., one sister, Mrs. Albert Wilson, of Booneville, Tenn.; and four brothers, Howard E. Ranck and Walter Ranck of Pulaski, Floyd Ranck of Athens, Tenn., and Elmer Ranck of California.
Mr. Ranck was a member of the Methodist Church, the Pulaski Rotary Club, and the American Legion Post No. 60.


RANCK, Howard Edwin The Pulaski Citizen 2 Apr 1958
Funeral services for Howard Edwin Ranck, 79, retired farmer of the Cedar Grove Community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the Rev. Chester Stephens officiating. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Ranck died unexpectedly at 12:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon, March 29, at his home.
A native of Wisconsin, Mr. Ranck had lived in Giles County sixty years. His wife, the former Miss Verna Black, died many years ago. He was a member of the Cedar Grove Methodist Church.
Mr. Ranck is survived by two sons, Joe Ranck and Avery Ranck, both of Giles County; one granddaughter; one sister, Mrs. Albert W. Wilson, Lincoln County; and two brothers, Walter Ranck, Cedar Grove and Floyd E. Ranck, Athens, Tenn. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

RANDALL, Robert Rolly The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1952
Funeral services for Robert Rolly Randall, 71, blacksmith of Pulaski, who died at 2:30 o’clock Monday morning, March 17, at Giles County Hospital after a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Stella Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The Rev. John Meadows of Nashville conducted the rites and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Son of the late John M. Randall and Delina Rackley Randall, he was born and reared in Giles County. He was a member of the Stella Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Randall is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Lou Long Randall; four daughters, Mrs. J. R. Wood, Louisville, Ky., Mrs. Morris Graves, Memphis, Mrs. Allen Ford, Connelsville, Ind., Mrs. H. N. Hurst, Pulaski; two sons, H. T. Randall and Rolly R. Randall, both of Atlanta, Ga.; twelve grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. J. M. Johnson, and Mrs. Lillie Mae Wilburn, both of Miami, Fla., and Mrs. W. C. Jones and Mrs. Cullom Jones, both of Pulaski; and two brothers, D. M. Randall and J. F. Randall, both of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

RANDOLPH, John Archie The Pulaski Citizen 19 Sep 1951
Funeral services for John Archie Randolph, 71, farmer of the Blooming Grove community, were held at 10 o’clock Monday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of the county, he was born February 2, 1881, the son of the late Pete Randolph and Elizabeth Ray Randolph.
Mr. Randolph is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie May Ray Randolph; three daughters, Mrs. Floyd Pierce, Mrs. W. A. Watts, and Mrs. J. B. Nolley, all of Pulaski; three sons, William Edward Randolph, Pulaski, Brown Randolph, Nashville and John M. Randolph, U. S. Navy, stationed at Guam.

RANDOLPH, Ray The Pulaski Citizen 25 Nov 1959
Ray Randolph, 11 year-old Negro youth of the Bethel community, was killed instantly Saturday morning in a tractor accident that occurred on a rural road in the Bethel community.

Chief Deputy Sheriff Bill Morris said the accident occurred when the front of a tractor Randolph was driving up an embankment reared up and overturned on the boy. Three other Negro boys who were riding on the tractor jumped off and were not hurt.
Residents of the area stated

RANDOLPH, Ruby The Pulaski Citizen 28 Mar 1956
Funeral services for Miss Ruby Randolph, 63, stenographer, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Chestnut Grove Methodist Church, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield, Methodist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Miss Randolph died at 8:40 o’clock Saturday night, March 24, in Dayton, Ohio, after a long illness.
Daughter of the late Frank Randolph and Sula Randolph Randolph, she was born November 21, 1892, in Giles County, and was a member of the Methodist Church. She was graduated from Martin College and has held positions as stenographer in Pulaski, at the Methodist Publishing House in Nashville, and in more recent years, in Dayton, Ohio, where she has been making her home.
Miss Randolph is survived by two sisters, Mrs. F. A. Thompson, Dayton, Ohio, and Mrs. Charles Moore, Bossier City, La.; and one brother, Oscar Randolph, Dayton, Ohio. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

RANDOLPH, Wesley James The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jul 1950
Wesley James Randolph, 60, retired railroad worker and farmer, died at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, July 15, at his home in the Cedar Grove community, after a short illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. E. D. Troutt, pastor of the Cedar Grove Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood cemetery.
Born December 16, 1889, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Frank Randolph and Sula Randolph. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Randolph is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lessie Smith Randolph; three daughters, Mrs. James Johnson of Indianapolis, Ind., Mrs. Sallie Weeks of Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. W. H. Gerlacher
of Philadelphia, Pa.; two sons, Sgt. W. J. Randolph, Jr. of Columbia, S. C., and Robert L. Randolph of Springfield, Mo.; three sisters, Mrs. Tommy Thompson and Miss Ruby Randolph, both of Dayton, Ohio and Mrs. Charles Moore, Shreveport, La.; one brother, Oscar Randoloph, of Dayton, Ohio.

RAWLS, Carrie Paysinger The Pulaski Citizen 25 Apr 1951
Mrs. Carrie Paysinger Rawls, 74, resident of Ardmore, died at 11 o’clock Friday night, April 27, at a Tuscaloosa, Ala., hospital, where she’d been a patient for some time.
Funeral rites were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Ardmore Baptist Church of which she was a member. The pastor, the Rev. Lowell Knupp, officiated and burial took place in Blanche Cemetery.
Mrs. Rawls was the widow of John W. Rawls of Blanche who died several years ago.

She is survived by two brothers, D. B. Paysinger of Ardmore and R. L. Paysinger of Delrose.

RAWLS, T. A. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Feb 1951
T. A. Rawls, brother of Mrs. Maggie Austin of Ardmore, died Thursday, February 1, in Tampa, Fla.
Funeral rites were held Tuesday at the Ardmore Methodist Church and burial took place in the Blanche Cemetery.
Mr. Rawls, a former businessman of Del Ray, Fla., had spent several months each year with Mrs. Austin, since his retirement.

RAY, John Dennis The Pulaski Citizen 2 Feb 1955
Funeral services for John Dennis Ray, 84, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder Virgil Bradford, minister of East Hill Church of Christ. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Ray who has been in declining health several years, died at 3 o’clock Tuesday morning, February 1, at the home of his son. H. Clay Ray, at Vale Mills.
He was born January 7, 1871 in Giles County, son of the late Reuben Ray and Sarah Rice Ray.
Mr. Ray, reared in this county, in early life went to Texas where he lived more than forty year. He returned to Giles 20 years ago.
His wife, Mrs. Beulah Ray Ray, native of Giles, died 58 years ago.
Mr. Ray is survived by one son, H. Clay Ray, Pulaski; and three half-sisters, Mrs. Mark Englett, Mrs. Lessie Wakefield and Mrs. Mary Reed, all of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

RAY, Thomas F. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Aug 1956
Funeral services for Thomas F. Ray, 59, who died July 24 of a heart attack at his home in Little Rock, Ark., were held in Nashville, Tenn., with burial in that city.
Mr. Ray, native of Giles County, was the son of the late Thomas Earl Ray and Annie Ray, former residents of the Lynnville community. He move ten years ago to Little Rock where he was employed as a mechanic for the city bus lines.
Mr. Ray is survived by one son, Thomas Copeland Ray, Columbia; a daughter, Mrs. Alvin Hickman, Columbia; three sisters, Mrs. W. C. Pilkington, Mrs. J. B. Pilkington, and Mrs. W. L. Miller, all of Nashville; and two brothers, J. P. Ray, Nashville, and W. E. Ray, Chicago, Ill.

RAYBURN, Elbert B. The Pulaski Citizen 19 Dec 1956
Elbert B. Rayburn, Sr., 90, olderst member of the Pulaski Bar Association, died at his home on West Jefferson Street Monday afternoon after six months of illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski with Bennett-May Funeral Directors in charge.

Mr. Rayburn was born in Beech Grove community in Coffee County and was the son of James Gibson and Mary E. McGill Rayburn. He was a graduate of Webb School, attended Vanderbilt University and received his law degree from Cumberland University, Lebanon, about 1898.
Before beginning the practice of law he taught school for five years in Independence County, Ark. He then opened law offices in Mt. Pleasant and later in Pulaski. He retired about four year ago.
Mr. Rayburn was a past president of the Pulaski Bar Association. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and for many years was a teacher of the Men’s Bible Class of the Sunday School.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Alice McCauley Rayburn; three daughters, Mrs. E. P. Epler, Oak Ridge, Tenn., Mrs. Robert Harper, Upper Derby, Pa., and Mrs. D. T. Ridgeway, Long Beach, Miss.; four sons, E. B. Rayburn, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind., James G. Rayburn, Cleveland, Ohio, and Matthew M. and John K. Rayburn, Pulaski; a brother, the Rev. James Rayburn, Kingsville, Texas; 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

REAGIN, Andrew M. Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 25 May 1955
Andrew M. Reagin, Jr., 31, Giles County native, died on Thursday, May 19 at his home town of Independence, Mo., where he had lived a number of years.
Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at Kepley Chapel with burial in Mound Grove Cemetery in that city.
Mr. Reagin is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edith Reagin; two small daughters, Jo Lynne and Kathleen Reagin; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Reagin, Sr., Prospect, Tenn.; three sisters, Mrs. Adrian Merritt, Prospect, Tenn., and Mrs. Paul Dexter and Mrs. Harvey Baird, Independence, Mo.; and five brothers, Herman Reagin, T. D. Reagin, L. G. Reagin, Ragsdale Reagin and Lyle Reagin, all of Independence, Mo.



REAGIN, Alfred Mark The Pulaski Citizen 10 Aug 1955
Andrew Mark Reagin, 76, retired employee of the United States Rubber Company of Kansas City, Mo., died at 4 o’clock Thursday morning, August 4, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Adrian Merritt in the Stella community, following a lengthy illness.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Stella. The Rev. Paul McReynolds, pastor of the church, officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Reagin, a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, was a native of Giles County, born October 2, 1878, and the son of the late Thomas Caleb Reagin and Emma Smith Reagin.

Mr. Reagin is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lessie Reeder Reagin; three daughters, Mrs. Merritt, Mrs. Harvey Baird and Mrs. Paul Dexter, both of Kansas City; five sons, Herman Reagin, Henry Reagin, Louie Gray Reagin, Ragsdale Reagin, and Lyle Reagin, all of Kansas City; a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. J. E. Brownlow, Pulaski, and Mrs. Emma Kerr, Kansas City, Mo. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

REASONS, Lillie G. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Mar 1950
Funeral services for Miss Lillie G. Reasons, 84, lifelong resident of Elkton, who died at 3 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, March 21, at her home, were held at 1:30 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the pastor of the church, the Rev. W. L. Hayes, and burial took place in the Elkton Cemetery.
Her death came after several days illness, following a paralytic stroke last week.
Born and reared in Elkton, she was the daughter of the late G. B. Reasons and Sara Estes Reasons. She was a member of the Elkton Methodist Church and the Elkton Home Demonstration Club.
She was the last member of her immediate family.
The survivors include two nieces, Mrs. W. H. Williams, Nashville, and Mrs. Lee Waddy, Chattanooga; and three nephews, Frank Hall, Sheffield, Ala., Lindsay Hall, Texas and Houston Hollis.

REDD, Louis Johnson (Wake) The Pulaski Citizen 3 Sep 1958
Funeral services for Louis Johnson (Wake) Redd, 81, retired farmer and school bus driver, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bradshaw Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, the Rev. Lloyd L. Hickman and J. H. McCord. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Redd died at 8:15 o’clock on Friday night, August 29, at Giles County Hospital after several months declining health.
Born July 6, 1877, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late John Redd and Eliza Burns Redd. His wife, Mrs. Ida Bell Prosser Redd, died April 22, 1947.
Mr. Redd was a member of the Baptist Church and had served on the School Board of Beech Hill School.
Mr. Redd is survived by three sons, Cletus Redd, Pulaski, and Melvin and Mabron Redd, Lawrenceburg; four daughters, Mrs. Ellie Cole, Miss Louise Redd, and Mrs. J. R. Hastings, Pulaski and Mrs. Charlie Moore, Sr., Nashville; nineteen grandchildren and several great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Earl Holley, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

REED, Eula Belle Reynolds The Pulaski Citizen 05 Sep 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Eula Belle Reynolds Reed. 51, who died Sunday afternoon, September 2, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the First Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. J. C. Burns, pastor of the Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Burial took place in the family lot at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mrs. Reed, who has been ill three weeks, underwent an operation at Vanderbilt University Saturday and died at 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon.

She was a lifelong resident of the county, the daughter of Mrs. Rachel Long Reynolds of Pulaski and the late William Allie Reynolds. She was a member of the Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church and served as president of its missionary society last year. She was also a member of the Pulaski Post #60, American Legion Auxiliary.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Reed is survived by her husband, Edwin L. Reed, former Trustee of Giles County; a brother, Gardner Reynolds, Jacksonville, Fla.; and one nephew, Duane Reynolds, Jacksonville.

REED, Flournoy Holley The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Levi Reed, 75, Pulaski resident, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at First Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the family lot at Center Point Cemetery.
Mrs. Reed died at 2 o’clock Saturday morning at Giles County Hospital following a long illness.
The former Miss Flournoy Holley, she was born April 12, 1877 in Giles County, the daughter of the late Abe Holley and Phoebe Collins Holley. She was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Reed, the last member of her immediate family, is survived by several nieces and nephews. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

REED, Lizzie Hyde The Pulaski Citizen 20 Jun 1956
Mrs. Lizzie Hyde Reed, former resident of Prospect, died Tuesday morning, June 19, in Nashville. Funeral rites were held at a Nashville funeral home at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning, conducted by Dr. Frank F. Drowota and burial took place at 2:30 o’clock that afternoon in Prospect Cemetery in Giles County.
The widow of John D. Reed of Prospect, she was born at Elkmont, Ala., but had spent most of her life at Prospect. In 1930 she moved to Birmingham, Ala., and six years ago moved to Nashville. She was a member of the Methodist Church and was active in its various departments.
Mrs. Reed is survived by three sons, John D. Reed, Jr., and H. B. Reed, Nashville, and A. E. Reed, Sheffield, Ala.; two daughters, Mrs. C. W. Denham, Birmingham, Ala. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Clark, Albany, N. Y.; thirteen grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.

REED, Mary Cole The Giles Free Press Citizen 15 Apr 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Cole Reed, age 70, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rev. S. A. McAdoo, Florence, Ala. and Rev. Paul A. McReynolds, pastor of Fiducia Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Burial was at Maplewood.
Mrs. Reed died Monday, April 11 at her home here following several weeks’ illness.
A native Giles Countian, her parents were William Ferrell and Melissa Hughes Cole. For many years, Mrs. Reed ran a dry cleaning business in Pulaski until retiring some years ago. She was a member of the Fiducia Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Her husband, Rev. S. C. Reed,
Presbyterian Church minister, died in 1929.

Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Woodrow Strawn, Mrs. Stacy Corder, Mrs. Grady Lackey, all of Giles County and Mrs. Layon Brown of Gallatin; three sons, Carmack Reed of Pulaski, S. C. Reed, Jr. of Winchester, and James H. Reed of San Diego, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. M. D. Eubank of Santa Anna, Texas; one brother, D. A. Cole of Athens, Ala.; and four grandchildren.

REED, Erma Rhea The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jan 1951
Mrs. Erma Rhea Reed, 70, Nashville church and civic leader, died at 12:15 o’clock Sunday afternoon, January 7, at her home in Nashville after a long illness.
Funeral rites were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning in the chapel of Westminister Presbyterian Church, of which she was a member. Dr. Armand L. Currie, pastor of the church, officiated and burial took place at 2 o’clock in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Born in Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late Will S. Rhea and Ida Osborne Rhea. She received her education at Martin College in Pulaski, the Philadelphia Arts Academy and Ward Seminary and Peabody College in Nashville.
In 1902, she married George Reed, a captain in the Spanish-America War. He died twenty years ago.
Mrs. Reed is survived by two daughters, Miss Katherine Reed, teacher in the industrial arts department of Peabody, and Mrs. Matthew T. White of Topeka, Kan.; four brothers, Dr. C. O. Rhea, Sr., of Nashville, Ed Rhea of Shepherdsville, Ky., Will S. Rhea and Rankin Rhea, both of Pulaski; and three grandchilren.

REED, Philip Clifton The Pulaski Citizen 27 May 1953
Philip Clifton Reed, 49, employee of Nu-Way Cleaners, died at 7:15 o’clock Sunday evening at Gordon’s Hospital in Lewisburg, following a few days illness.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. S. O. McAdoo, pastor of Fiducia C. P. Church, and the Rev. L. G. Gatlin of Carlysle, Ark. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born March 18, 1904, in Giles County, he was the son of Mrs. Mary Cole Reed and the late Rev. Sam C. Reed, Cumberland Presbyterian minister. In 1923 he was married to the former Miss Virginia Reeves, employee of Southern Bell Telephone Company for the past thirty years.
In addition to his wife and mother, Mr. Reed is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Grady Lackey and Mrs. Woodrow Strawn, Pulaski, Mrs. Stacy Corder, Minor Hill, and Mrs. Layon Brown, Gallatin; three brothers, Carmack Reed, Pulaski, James H. Reed, U. S. Navy, stationed at Key West, Fla., and Sam C. Reed, Jr., U. S. Army, stationed at Fort Meade, Md. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.


REED, Robert Newton The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jan 1951
Funeral services for Robert Newton Reed, 67, native Giles Countian, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Presbyterian Church, near Pulaski, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Reed, a resident of McMinnville several years, died suddenly of a heart attact at 5:30 o’clock Monday afternoon, January 15, at his home.

Born and reared in Giles County, he was the son of the late Edward E. Reed and Annie Paisley Reed. He was twice married; his first wife, Ethel Meadows Reed, died twenty-five years ago.
Mr. Reed, a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Jones Reed, also a native of this county; two daughters, Miss Annie Sue Reed and Sylvia Reed, McMinnvillle; seven sons, George Edward Reed, Norfolk, Va., Meadows Reed, McMinnville, Bobby Newton Reed, Jr., U. S. Air Corps, Billy Reed, Thomas Kidd Reed, Douglas Reed, and Richard Edwin Reed, all of McMinnville; three grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. S. H. Eshman, Lakeland, Fla.; and one brother, Edwin L. Reed, Pulaski.

REED, Thomas Ewing The Pulaski Citizen 16 Nov 1955
Funeral services for Thomas Ewing Reed, 74, retired farmer and former member of Giles County Court, were held at 11 o’clock Saturday morning at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Reed died Thursday at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was the son of the late Tom Reed and Alice Tidwell Reed. He had resided in the Bodenham community for many years and had served as a deputy sheriff of Giles County.
Mr. Reed is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ella Stafford Reed; one sister, Mrs. Sada Reed Frazier, San Antonio, Texas; and one brother, Robert Reed, Dalhart, Texas. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

REES, John W. The Pulaski Citizen 14 Sep 1955
John W. Rees, 85, well-known contractor, died at 11:15 o’clock Sunday morning, September 11, at a Nashville sanitarium following a long illness.
Funeral services were held in Nashville early Tuesday morning, following by services at 2 o’clock that afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born at Petersburg in Marshall County on June 8, 1870, he was the son of the late Joel Rees and Ermine McNatt Rees. He came to Giles County as a young man.
Mr. Rees is survived by one daughter, Mrs. William A. Johnson; one granddaughter, Ginger Johnson, both of Nashville; one sister, Mrs. Betty R. White, Pulaski; and two brothers, Nathaniel S. Rees, Shelbyville, and James P. Rees, Kansas City, Mo.

REESE, Annie Butler The Pulaski Citizen 30 May 1951
Mrs. Annie Butler Reese, 84, widow of the late J. T. Reese, died at 7 o’clock Sunday morning, May 27, at the Franklin Convalescent Home in Franklin after a long illness.
Graveside services were held at 2:34 o’clock Monday afternoon in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski. Rites were conducted by the Rev. M. C. Patterson of Columbia.
Mrs. Reese, resident of Columbia for many years, was born in Giles County, the daughter of John D. Butler and Dionitia Marks Butler. Moving to Nashville at an early age, she lived there before moving to Columbia twenty-six years ago.

Mrs. Reese is survived by one grandson, J. T. Reese, Los Angeles, Calif.; and one sister, Mrs. J. I. Tarpley, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

REESE, D. A. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Apr 1959
Funeral services for D. A. Reese, retired railroadman, were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Cosmopolitan Funeral Home in Nashville, with the Rev. C. M. Zwingle, officiating. Burial took place in Spring Hill Cemetery with the West Nashville Lodge No. 6 F & AM in charge of the rites at the grave.
Mr. Reese who had lived in the Aspen Hill section for several years, died on Monday, April 13, at the home of a son in the Prospect Community. Mrs. Reese died last year.
Mr. Reese is survived by four sons, D. P. Reese, Prospect, and Paul L. Reese, Louis C. Reese and Stanley Reese, all of Nashville; and one daughter, Mrs. Minnie Willard, Nashville; four grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

REESE, John D. The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jan 1952
John D. Reese, 75 year old retired farmer, died in a Nashville hospital on January 13 of pneumonia. He had been in failing health for a long period.
Funeral services were held at Ellis and Kidd Funeral Home with Wilson Carter of Prospect in charge. The Rev. Dean Stroud conducted the services at Nashville, the Rev. Elwood Denson, pastor of the Prospect Methodist Church officiated at the graveside services. Burial took place in Elkton Cemetery.
Mr. Reese had lived most of his life in the neighborhood of Elkton and Prospect. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Methodist Church.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Allison Bottom, Nashville, and Mrs. R. E. Luckadow, Sheffield, Ala.; two sons, Robert Reese, Montgomery, Ala., and Davis Reese, Nashville; two sisters, Mrs. J. T. Vandiver, Knoxville, Tenn. and Mrs. William James, Prospect; ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

REESE, Katherine Mae Price The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine Mae Price Reese, 80, former resident of the Fiducia Community, were held at 2 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon, January 22 at Pettus-Owen-Wood Funeral Home in Nashville with burial in Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville. Mrs. Reese died on January 20 en route to a Nashville hospital.
Born January 13, 1878, in Indiana, she was the daughter of the late L. H. Price and Katherine Smeltzer Price. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Reese who had live in Giles County seven years prior to moving to Nashville a number of years ago, is survived by her husband, D. A. Reese; four sons, D. P. Reese, Fiducia, and Louis C. Reese, Stanley Reese and Paul Reese, all of Nashville; nine grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. G. F. Solomon, Pulaski; and one step-sister, Mrs. R. E. Chandler, Decatur, Ala.

REAVES, William James The Pulaski Citizen 20 Jun 1951

Funeral services for William James Reaves, 74, farmer of Lincoln County, who died suddenly of a heart attack at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, June 19, at his home, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of Jesse Reaves and Nancy Johns Reaves. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Scruggs Reaves; four daughters, Mrs. Thomas Dunnivant, and Mrs. James Boaz, both of Nashville, Mrs. Walter Stubblefield, Fayetteville; and Mrs James Barnes, Pulaski; one son, Thurman Reaves, Lincoln County; several grandchildren; and one brother, Edd Reaves, Campbellsville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

REDDEN, Mary Frances Stone The Pulaski Citizen 24 Sep 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Frances Stone Redden, 79, former resident of Giles County, were held at one o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Marvin Wiser, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in Delina Cemetery in Marshall County, Mrs. Redden died at 8 o’clock Thursday night, September 18, at a Louisville, Ky., hospital.
A native of Bedford County, she had lived most of her life in Giles and Marshall Counties. Since the last of May she had lived with her children in Louisville.
Mrs. Redden is survived by three sons, J. C. Redden, Louisville, Carl Redden, Route 4, Pulaski, and Luther Redden, Las Vegas, Nev.; two daughters, Mrs. Audie Jett, Lewisburg, and Mrs. G. N. Warren, Louisville; one brother, J. C. Stone, Dellrose; and two sisters, Mrs. Docie Butler, Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. Judith Franklin, Giles County. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

REDDEN, Samuel Mitchell The Pulaski Citizen 5 Dec 1951
Funeral services for Samuel Mitchell Redden, 76, retired farmer, who died Tuesday, November 27, at his home in Pulaski, were held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the First Baptist Church.
He was a member of the Baptist Church and was a native of Mississippi, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Redden.
Mr. Redden is survived by his wife, Mrs. Beulah McNeese Lawhorn Redden; two daughters, Mrs. Audie Jett, Lewisburg, and Mrs. George Warren, Louisville, Ky.; three sons, Clyde Redden, Louisville, Ky., Luther Redden, Las Vegas, Nev., and Carl Redden, Bunker Hill in Giles County; two step-sons, Rufus and Isaac Lawhorn, Pulaski; thirty one grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren.

REEDY, Odell The Pulaski Citizen 25 Feb 1959
Funeral services for Odell Reedy, 44, farmer of the Minor Hill section and employee of the Giles County Highway Department, for the past several months, were held at one o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Reedy died of a heart attack at his home on February 18.

Born November 30, 1914, in Giles County, he was the son of Mrs. Pearl Green Reedy and the late Lloyd Bruce Reedy, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Reedy, a bachelor, is survived by one sister, Mrs. Bob Wilson, Blissfield, Mich.; and one brother, H. W. Reedy, Chattanooga. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

REEDY, Robert Otha The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jun 1952
Funeral Services for Robert Otha Reedy, 75, Minor Hill farmer, were held at 2 o’clock
Saturday afternoon at the Minor Hill Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, Methodist minister, and Tom Holland, Minor Hill Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Reedy died Thursday night at his home after a long illness.
He was a native of the county, and was the son of the late William Melvin Reedy and Mary Malinda Baron Reedy. He had been a farmer for many years and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Reedy is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Vestal Reedy; one daughter, Mrs. Henry Richardson, Goodsprings; two sons, Smith Reedy, Exeter, California, and Osteen Reedy, Minor Hill; eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

REEVES, Hugh The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1959
Hugh Reeves, 84, native of Elkmont Springs Community, died at noon Saturday, March 7, in Long Beach, Calif. Funeral services took place in that city with the burial there.
Mr. Reeves, a farmer, moved to the California city twenty-six years ago.
Mr. Reeves is survived by his wife, Mrs. Flora Shipley Reeves; one daughter, Miss Sadie Reeves; Long Beach; and one sister, Mrs. Lee R. Fogg, Pulaski.

REEVES, Mary Bessie Scruggs The Pulaski Citizen 28 Oct 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Bessie Scruggs Reeves, 72, native Giles Countian, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Reeves died early Tuesday morning, October 27, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. James Barnes in Nashville.
Born February 13, 1877, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late John Scruggs and Virginia Vance Scruggs. Her husband, W. J. Reeves, died a number of years ago.
In addition to Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Reeves is survived by three other daughters, Mrs. Thomas Dunavant, Mrs. Lindsey Boaz, both of Nashville and Mrs. Walter Stubblefield, Fayetteville; one son, James Thurman Reeves Brentwood; twenty grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren; and one brother, Todd Scruggs, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

REEVES, Razzie The Pulaski Citizen 21 Nov 1951
Funeral services for Razzie Reeves, 42, who died Sunday night, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.

Mr. Reeves died at 9:30 o’clock Sunday night, November 18, at the home of his brother, Bill Reeves, in Columbia, following a three year period of declining health.
He was born and reared in Giles County, the son of Ed Reeves, now of Ethridge, and the late Jennie Pillow Reeves. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
In addition to his father, Mr. Reeves is survived by three daughters, Misses Dorothy Ann and Bety Reeves, Nashville, and Peggy Sue Reeves, Pulaski; two sons, Charles Edward Reeves, and Billy Reeves, Nashville; five sisters, Mrs. Melvin Pinkelton and Mrs. George Holder, Pulaski, Mrs. George Pierson, Columbia, Mrs. Floyd Putman, Dunlap and Mrs. Sam Knox, Ethridte; and two brothers, Perkins Reeves, Memphis, and Bill Reeves, Columbia.
His wife, Mrs. Ruby Grammar Reeves, died four years ago. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

REID, Anna May Cox The Pulaski Citizen 26 Dec 1956
Mrs. Anna May Cox Reid, Giles County native, died Monday afternoon, Dec. 24, at her home in Fort Worth, Texas, after a short illness.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at First Methodist Church in Pilot Point, Texas, and burial was in the Pilot Point Cemetery.
The daughter of the late Edwin R. and Augusta Abernathy Cox, Mrs. Reid was educated in schools in Giles County and graduated from hotel Dieu School of Nursing at El Paso, Texas, in 1913. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
She was the widow of J. M. Reid.
Mrs. Reid is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Rebecca Reid Porter, of Fort Worth; three grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. C. R. Gilbert of Pulaski, and Mrs. J. N. Cridebring, Tucumcari, New Mexico.

RENNARD, Margaret Mills The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jul 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. John Rennard, 36, will be held at 10 o’clock on Thursday morning, July 16, at Franklin Memorial Chapel in Franklin, Tenn. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mrs. Renanrd, the former Miss Margaret Mills, died on Sunday morning, July 12, near Norristown, Pa.
Mrs. Rennard is survived by her husband, John Rennard; two sons, Johnny and Bobby, Norristown, Pa.; her father, Riley Mills, Nashville; six sisters, Mrs. Ed Mahan, Mrs. T. B. Walls, Mrs. Gus Richards, Jr., and Miss Ethel Mills, Nashville, Mrs. Thomas Binkley, Ashland City, and Mrs. Robert Lehoe, Dayton, Ohio; two brothers, Howard Mills, Franklin, and Cullen Mills, Nashville; and her grandmother, Mrs. Grace Tomerlin Newton Campbell, Franklin, former Giles Countian. Her mother was the former Miss Lois Newton of Giles County.

REYNOLDS, Edward Ransom The Pulaski Citizen 28 Dec 1955
Edward Ransom Reynolds, 88, retired traveling salesman and church leader of Pulaski, died at 6:20 p. m. Sunday night at his home after a long illness.

Funeral services were held at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday at the Bennett-May Funeral Home with the Rev. Sam Dodson, Jr., pastor of First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Reynolds was the son of the late Calvin and Elizabeth Abernathy Reynolds, members of pioneer families of Giles County. He was a member of the Board of Stewards of the Methodist Church and was the oldest member of the Pulaski Masonic Lodge.
Mr. Reynolds is survived by his wife, Mrs. Willola McCord Reynolds; a son, Edward Reynolds, Carthage; two grandsons and one great-grandchild.

REYNOLDS, Lee R. The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jan 1959
Lee R. Reynolds, 78, former Tennessee educator died of pneumonia at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, January 11, at Leigh Memorial Hospital in Norfolk, Va., after a lengthy illness.
Graveside services were held at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church.
A native of Jefferson County, Mr. Reynolds taught school at Dellrose, Glendale in Maury County, Cornersville, and Fountain City, later going to Miami, Fla., where he taught in the Naval Air Station during World War I. In later years, he was identified with the USO, Community Chest, and YMCA. He was a Methodist.
His wife, Mrs. Alline Boaz Reynolds, died in 1953.
Mr. Reynolds is survived by one daughter, Mrs. E. T. Underwood, Portsmouth, Va.; two sons, Lee R. Reynolds, Jr., Greenville, and Morgan Reynolds, Nashville; and two sisters, Mrs. B. W. Humphrey, Hasting, Neb. and Mrs. Frank Krall, Lakota, Iowa; and one brother, John Reynolds, San Antonio, Texas.

REYNOLDS, Rachel Long The Pulaski Citizen 8 Feb 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Rachel Long Reynolds, 80, widow of W. A. Reynolds, will be held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Burial will take place in the family lot in Moriah Cemetery.
Mrs. Reynolds, a lifelong resident of Giles County, went to Memphis during the holidays for a visit with her son, Gardner L. Reynolds. She died at 3 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, February 7, at a Memphis hospital after a short illness.
A native of Giles County, she was born December 4, 1875, the daughter of the late William Thomas Long and Nancy Watson Long, and was a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Reynolds died a number of years ago.
Mrs. Reynolds is survived by the one son, Gardner L. Reynolds; one grandson, Duane Reynolds, Memphis; and her son-in-law, Edwin L. Reed, with whom she had lived in Pulaski since the death of her daughter, Mrs. Eula Bell Reynolds Reed, about four years ago.



REYNOLDS, William Allie The Pulaski Citizen 5 Apr 1950
William Allie Reynolds, 73, well known former merchant and police officer of Pulaski, died at his home on South Third Street at 6 p.m. on Tuesday after a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, the Rev. J. Clark Hensley, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating. Burial will take place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Reynolds was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin and Mary Jane Horne Reynolds. He was a former resident of the Wales Starion Community before moving to Pulaski about forty years ago. He was engaged in the clothing business, and operated a garage before serving for about eight years as a police officer for the Town of Pulaski.
He was a member of the Pulaski Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Rachel Long; one daughter, Mrs. Edwin L. Reed, wife of former trustee of Giles County, one son Gardner Long, and one grandson, Duane Allison Reynolds of Jacksonville, Fla.

REYNOLDS, Wilola McCord The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Edward R. Reynolds, 84, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by Dr. W. Bruce Strother and Dr. William H. Mansfield, pastors of First Methodist Church and burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Reynolds died Wednesday after a long illness at her home on West Madison Street.
Born and reared in Pulaski, she was the former Miss Wilola McCord, the daughter of the late Laps D. McCord, Sr., late editor of The Pulaski Record, and Mrs. Betty Thompson McCord. She was a member of First Methodist Church.
Her husband, Edward R. Reynolds, died in 1956.
The last member of her immediate family, she is survived by one step-son, Edward Reynolds, Carthage; and several nieces and nephews. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

RHEA, Caleb Osborn The Pulaski Citizen 30 May 1951
Funeral services for Dr. Caleb Osborn Rhea, Sr., 73, Nashville dentist, will be held at 10:30 o’clock Thursday morning in Harwell Chapel of Westminister Presbyterian Church in Nashville. Dr. A. L. Currie will officiate and burial will take place in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Dr. Rhea died Monday night at the home of a son, Dr. Donald Rhea, in Pensacola, Fla., following a brief illness.
Born in Pulaski, he was the son of the late William Samuel Rhea and Ida Eudora Osborn Rhea.
Dr. Rhea, a prominent dentist, was a leader in his profession, fraternal orders and in the church.
Dr. Rhea is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret Ellen Donaldson Rhea, a native of Lynnville; two sons, Dr. Donald Rhea and Dr. C. Osborn Rhea, Jr., Nashville; five grandchildren and three brothers, Rankin Rhea, Pulaski, Edward Rhea, Shepardsville, Ky., and Will S. Rhea, New Orleans, La.

RHEA, Joseph Campbell The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jun 1956
Joseph Campbell Rhea, 78, prominent lawyer and landholder of Giles County, died at 10:30 o’clock Monday night, June 9, after a four months illness at his home in Mt. Pleasant, where he had resided since 1945.
Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Ernest Baulch, supply pastor and member of the Columbia Military Academy faculty, officiating. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski under the auspices of the Masonic Order.
Born at Bufords Station in Giles County in October, 1877, he was the son of the late Capt. James David Rhea and Mary Ann Elizabeth Buford Rhea; was educated in the schools of Pulaski and in 1922 was graduated from Boston University Law School in Boston, Mass.
At the age of 12, he went to live with a sister in Kansas City, Mo., and at 20 he accepted a position with the New Orleans Commerce Bank and later became associated with the Booth Brokers and Real Estate Commission in that city. For a number of years he practiced his profession in Chattanooga. When his health failed, he returned to Giles County where his farming interests were centered, retiring to his home, The Boulders. In 1945, he bought a home in Mt. Pleasant and continued to operate his Giles and Maury County holdings.
Mr. Rhea was an Elder in the Presbyterian Church for 40 years and a Sunday School teacher for 51 years; he was a 32 degree Mason, a Shriner, and a member of Al Menah Temple.
In 1900 he married the former Miss Addie Booth of New Orleans, who survives; alson one son, Buford Rhea, a member of the Atomic Energy Commission at Oak Ridge; three grandchildren, Buford Rhea, Jr., Rhoda Lee and Gordon Rhea; and one sister, Mrs. Will P. Dabney, Jackson, Tenn.

RHEA, Sadie Gardner The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jun 1958
Mrs. Sadie Gardner Rhea, Pulaski resident, died about 12:30 Thursday afternoon, June 12, at the Memorial Hospital in Paris, Tenn., following a period of declining health.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Rhea is survived by three sons, J. David Rhea, Jr., Pulaski attorney, Dr. William G. Rhea and Campbell Rhea, Paris; and several grandchildren.

RHODES, Orpha Newton The Pulaski Citizen 23 May 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Orpha Newton Rhodes, 65, who died of a heart attack at 3:10 o’clock Sunday afternoon, May 20, at Giles County Hospital, after a three weeks illness, were held at the Cornersville Church of Christ. Elder Morgan Walker and the Rev. Reeves Steelman connducted the services and burial took place in New Hope Cemetery in Marshall County.
Mrs. Rhodes, a member of the Primitive Baptist Church, in recent years had made her home with her cousin, Miss Euna Wolaver, in the Cornersville community.
Mrs. Rhodes is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Bob Holt, Frankewing, Mrs. Wesley Holt, Pulaski, and Mrs. Allie D. Britton, Columbia; one brother, Walter L. Newton, Pulaski.


RICH, Arthur R. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Dec 1957
Funeral services for Arthur R. Rich, 77, retired farmer of the Bodenham community, was held at 11 o’clock Saturday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Rich died at 8:35 o’clock Friday morning at Giles County Hospital after a three weeks illness.
Born November 29, 1880, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Tom R. Rich and Mary Frances Ward Rich, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Rich is survived by his wife, Mrs. Donie Holt Rich; seven daughters, Mrs. Polk Tarpley, Mrs. Flournoy Morris, Mrs. Stella Parker, Mrs. Ollie Long, Mrs. Will Walls, Mrs. George Stinnett and Mrs. Joseph R. Cocke, all of Giles County; and two brothers, Clarence Rich and Solon Rich, Giles County. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

RICH, Bobby The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jul 1953
One teen-age youth of Pulaski was killed and three others were injured, one seriously, in an automobile-truck collision that occurred about 10:30 Monday night, July 6, on Highway 31, 18 miles north of Pulaski.
Bobby Rich, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Solon Rich of Pulaski, was killed instantly when the car he was driving ran under the rear of a milk truck.

RICH, James R. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Oct 1958
Funeral services for James R. Rich, 74, retired state employee, will be held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield, Methodist minister. Burial will take place in the family lot in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Rich died at 9:15 o’clock Wednesday morning, October 1, at the home on South Third Street after a long illness.
Born June 6, 1884, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John Rich and Orlean Long Rich. An employee of the State for twenty-nine years, he retired in 1948, returning to Pulaski where he had since made his home.
Mr. Rich is survived by one sister, Miss Hallie Rich, Pulaski; and a number of nieces and nephews. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

RICHARDS, Ethel Paisley The Pulaski Citizen 23 Sep 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Paisley Richards, 65, were held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Virgil Bradford, minister of the East Hill Church of Christ. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Richards died at 3 o’clock Wednesday morning, September 9, in Memphis after an extended illness.
She was born April 1, 1888, in Giles County, the daughter of the late John Paisley and Margaret White Paisley. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Richards, who had lived in Memphis the past two and a half years, is survived by one son, Dr. Herbert Gray Richards; and three sisters, Mrs. R. E. Shackelford, Savannah, Mrs. Edgar C. Harwell, Pulaski, and Mrs. Earl Meadows, Nashville.

RIGGINS, Clarence Edward The Pulaski Citizen 1 May 1957
Clarence Edward Riggins, 21, resident of Route 1, Ethridge was fatally injured Monday morning in an accident at the Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company at Lawrenceburg.
Riggins was struck by a heavy coil of sheet steel which fell from an overhead crane. Riggins, an employee of the company for two and one-half months, was helping hook steel onto a crane when one coil “bumped” another knocking it from the crane.
The accident occurred at 10:30 a. m. in the company warehouse. Riggins died shortly after arrival at Lawrence County Hospital.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday at Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Giles County, the Rev. Cleo Hunt officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lavata Chapman Riggins; a 9-months-old son, David Wayne Riggins; mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Inman; and two half-brothers, Paul and Virgil Inman, all of Route 1, Ethridge.

RIGGINS, Jesse D. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jul 1959
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse D. Riggins of the Aspen Hill Community who were notified last week that their son, A1C Jesse D. Riggins, had been killed in Korea, have received official notification that the body is being shipped to Pulaski.
The telegram from Travis AFB in California follows: In accordance with instructions, the remains of your son, A1C Jesse D. Riggins are being shipped to the Pulaski Funeral Home in Pulaski. The remains departed from Suisun, Calif., at 5:21 July 20 and are scheduled to reach Pulaski at 12:52 p. m. Thursday, July 23, on the Louisville and Nashville train, accompanied by escort T/Sgt. Kenneth E. Wright.
Funeral services are tentatively set for 1 p. m. Friday, with a Military Service to be conducted by a Chaplin from Sewart Air Force Base, Murfreesboro.
No details of the young serviceman’s death had been learned Thursday.
In addition to his parents, other survivors are his wife, Sylvia Boyd Riggins; a daughter, Adele Marie Riggins; two sisters, Mrs. Marston Hickman, Prospect; Mrs. Harold Harwell, Beech Hill; and four brothers, Reuben C. Riggins, of Columbia, Johnnie R. Riggins, Columbia, Leroy Riggins, Ethridge, and Jimmy Riggins, U. S. Navy.
The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1959
Funeral services for A-1C Jesse D. Riggins, U. S. Air Force, were held Friday at Pulaski Funeral Home. Burial was in Aspen Hill Cemetery, with a military service conducted at the grave by a Chaplain from Sewart Air Force Base.
Airman Riggins died July 11 in Korea of an accidental gunshot wound, according to information received by Mr. and Mrs. Jesse D. Riggins, parents of the young man.

RIGGS, Annie S. The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jan 1951
Mrs. Annie S. Riggs, 76, died at 3 o’clock Monday morning, January 15, after a long illness at the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. B. Stanford, in Decatur, Ala.

Funeral services were held the following Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Minor Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Elder D. B. Noles of Minor Hill, and Elder Tom McCord of Decatur. Burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Riggs, born in Limestone County, Ala., lived at Minor Hill nineteen years and for the past ten years had resided in Decatur. Her husband, Ervin Riggs, died thirty-three years ago.
In addition to the daughter in Decatur, Mrs. Riggs is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Grafton Buffalo, Minor Hill; one son, Jim Riggs, Huntsville, Ala.; five grandchildren and one great grandchild.

RISNER, Jasper Newton The Pulaski Citizen 25 Dec 1953
Jasper Newton Risner, 75, retired farmer, died at 11 o’clock Saturday morning, November 21, at his home in the Fifth Civil District, following a long period of declining health.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Liberty Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Tom McConnell and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, with burial in the church cemetery. He was a native of Giles County and had been a member of the Baptist Church since boyhood.
Mr. Risner is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maggie Nutt Risner; six daughters, Mrs. Casper Rose and Mrs. Alta Hickman, both of Giles County, Mrs. Grady Attkisson and Mrs. R. W. Davis, both of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Clyde Fincher, Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Elaw Gowan, Birmingham, Ala.; four sons, Dave Risner, Roy Risner, J. B. Risner, and Coy Risner, all of Giles County; thirty grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Rosie Dunavant, Waynesboro; and two brothers, Walter Risner and Tommy Risner, Waynesboro.

RISNER, Wilmoth Myrtle Casteel The Pulaski Citizen 9 Dec 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Walter Risner, 69, resident of Waynesboro, were held at 10 o’clock Sunday morning at Green River Baptist Church, Waynesboro, with the Rev. W. M. Grogan officiating. Burial took place in Liberty Hill Cemetery in Fourteenth District in Giles County. Mrs. Risner died Friday, December 4, in Coffee Memorial Hospital at Florence, Ala., after a short illness.
Born in Illinois, she was the former Miss Wilmoth Myrtle Casteel, daughter of the late John Casteel and Ivanora Hardin Casteel.
Mrs. Risner is survived by her husband, Walter Risner; five daughters, Mrs. Charlie Morris and Mrs. Blanche Thurman, Waynesboro, Mrs. Clay Thompson, Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Alton Thompson, Taylor, Mich., and Mrs. Albert Hunt, Trenton; three sons, Dallas Risner and Robert Risner, Waynesboro, and Kenneth Risner, Pulaski; twenty-seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Lydia Holt, Hohenwald, Mrs. Lillian Marks, and Mrs. Viola Hanna, Oxford, Fla., and one brother, Rev. J. S. Casteel, Ethridge.

RITCH, Gilbert The Pulaski Citizen 5 Nov 1952
The badly burned of Gilbert Ritch, 56, farmer of the 18th District, was found about 11:30 Wednesday night one-quarter of a mile from his home by Deputy Sheriff Collins Wilkes and Lt. Brooks Eslick, Nation Guardsman, who answered a call from the family for help in locating Mr. Ritch.

Deputy Wilkes stated the family had been searching for the farmer since he left home Tuesday morning and had located his billfold and cigarette lighter in a burned area of a woods one-half mile from the home. Continuing the search from that point, the officers located the body nearer the home and theorized that Ritch had accidently set the woods afire and had been caught in the flames. The upper part of his body was badly burned.
There was no indication of foul play, the officers said. Funeral services will be held at two o’clock Friday afternoon at Westside Baptist Church, by the Rev. Malcolm White, pastor, and burial will be in the church cemetery.
A native of Hamilton, Ala., Mr. Ritch was the son of the late George W. Ritch and Ruby Taylor Ritch. He had resided in Giles County for the past several years.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Vada Bobo Ritch; 2 daughters, Mrs. Melvin Wells of Franklin and Mrs. Finis Smith of Leoma; a sister, Mrs. Walter Holcomb, Hamilton, Ala.; and five brothers, Oscar Ritch, Talledega, Ala., Edgar Ritch and Walter Ritch, Hamilton, Ala., Ules Ritch, Pontiac, Mich., and Evrage Ritch, Haleyville, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home was in charge of the funeral.

RITTENBERRY, Jennie R. The Pulaski Citizen 6 May 1953
Graveside services for Mrs. Jennie R. Rittenberry, 82, were held Thursday afternoon at the Campbell Cemetery in Campbellsville. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Mrs. Rittenberry died Tuesday night at a hospital in Birmingham, Ala. A resident of Birmingham for more than forty years, she was born and reared in the Big Dry Creek community, the daughter of the late Nat Rittenberry anbd Rebecca Allen Rittenberry. Her husband, John Rittenberry, who was reared at Campbellsville, died many years ago. A son, Jim Pugh Rittenberry, died several years ago in Birmingham. Mrs. Rittenberry is survived by a sister-in-law, Miss Mary Rittenberry, a former teacher in John Herbert Phillips High School in that city; and two nieces and one nephew. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

RITTENBERRY, Mary Edwards The Pulaski Citizen 1 Dec 1954
Miss Mary Edwards Rittenberry, 85, prominent teacher in the Birmingham, Ala., City School System for fifty-three years, died at a hospital in that city at 11:52 o’clock on Sunday night, November 25, following a period of declining health.
Funeral rites were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at the grave in the family lot at the Campbell Cemetery in Campbellsville. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiated.
Born December 8, 1869, in Maury County, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Capt. I. J. Rittenberry and Mary E. Campbell Rittenberry, of Campbellsville. Many years ago the family moved from Campbellsville to Birmingham where Miss Mary was graduated for Birmingham High School in 1890. In 1891, she entered her chosen profession, teaching fifty-three years in the Birmingham City System, including work as school principal and for many a teacher in high school. During her years as a teacher she studied, receiving both the A. B. and M. A. degrees.
She was a member of the Episcopal Church and was active in civic affairs of the city.

Miss Rittenberry, the last member of her immediate family of eight, is survived by two nieces, Mrs. Francis C. Johnson, Selma, Ala., and Mrs. Katharine R. Tyler, Jacksonville, Fla.; a nephew, Baxter B. Rittenberry, Jr., Selma, Ala.; and several great nieces and nephews, including James Giles Rittenberry, Birmingham, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

RICHARDSON, Amanda Hammond The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1959
Mrs. Amanda Hammond Richardson, 91, former Lynnville resident, died Monday night in St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, after a short illness.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Lynnville Church of Christ, with burial in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Richardson had resided with a daughter, Mrs. J. S. Notgrass, Nashville, for the past six months following the death of a son, Dr. M. S. Richardson of Columbia.
She was a native of Marshall County, daughter of the late William N. Hammond and Parilee London Hammond. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Her husband, W. Tom Richardson, Lynnville farmer, died in 1951.
Surviving in addition to Mrs. Notgrass are a son, Everett Richardson, Houston, Texas; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

RICHARDSON, Amos Reed The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jan 1957
Amos Reed Richardson, 83, a member of the Giles County Court for more than twenty-three years and City Judge in Pulaski for a period of six years, died at 11:00 a. m. Sunday at Giles County Hospital after a short illness.
Funeral services were held at Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
The son of the late Monroe Richardson and Lucy Richardson Richardson, he was born in Clarksville, Ark., but in his infancy came with his family to Pulaski where he had since resided. He was a graduate of the former Abernathy School in Pulaski, and in early life engaged in farming and was a representative of the Houston and Liggett Lumber Company for many years. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Richardson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pattie Voorhies Richardson of Pulaski.

RICHARDSON, Clarence H. The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jun 1955
Clarence H. Richardson, 73, Rogersville, Tenn. attorney, and husband of the former Miss Ruth Worley of Pulaski, died June 8 at Kingsport Hospital after a brief illness.
Funeral rites and burial will take place Thursday at Rogersville.
Mr. Richardson is survived by his wife and two sons, Worley Richardson, Rogersville, and Clarence H. Richardson, Jr., Chattanooga.

RICHARDSON, Grace Evans The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jan 1958
Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Monday morning at Cosmopolitan Funeral Home for Mrs. Grace Evans Richardson who died Friday evening, January 10, at the home on Woodland Street in Nashville. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville, former home of the family.

Mrs. Richardson is survived by her husband, Roy L. Richardson; one daughter, Mrs. Glenna Richardson Green, two grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. R. B. Kennedy, all of Nashville; and one brother, Amos Evans, Lynnville.

RICHARDSON, Mark S. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Sep 1958
Funeral services for Dr. Mark S. Richardson, 62, Columbia dentist and native of Lynnville, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Dr. Richardson died of a heart attack at 3:30 o’clock Monday afternoon, September 1, at Maury County Hospital after a brief illness.
Born and reared at Lynnville, he was the son of Mrs. Armanda Hammond Richardson, now residing in Columbia, and the late W. Tom Richardson. He attended Massey School in Pulaski and in 1919 was graduated from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, where he was half-back of the varsity team. He studied dentistry at Dewey School of Orthodontia in New York City. He was a member of the West Seventh Street Church of Christ. A veteran of World War I, he was a member of the American Legion, Masonic Lodge, and Elks Club.
In addition to his mother, Dr. Richardson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillian Brown Richardson, also a native of Lynnville; one daughter, Mrs. John Bass, Jr., Fort Bliss, Texas; two sons, Mark S. Richardson, Jr., Nashville, and Dr. Joe Tom Richardson, associated with his father in his dental office; three grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. J. B. Notgrass, Nashville; and one brother, Everett Richardson, Houston, Texas.

RICHARDSON, Tom W. The Pulaski Citizen 21 Feb 1951
Tom W. Richardson, 92, one of the oldest residents of Giles County, died Thursday afternoon, February 15, at his home in Lynnville after several weeks illness.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, at the Lynnville Church of Christ, conducted by Elder Leon C. Burns, minister of Columbia. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Richardson was formerly in the hotel business in Lynnville and later in Pulaski but retired several years ago. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Mr. Richardson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Amanda Hammonds Richardson; one daughter, Mrs. Joe Notgrass, Nashville; two sons, Dr. Mark S. Richardson, Columbia and Everett Richardson, Houston, Texas; and five grandchildren.

RIFKIN, Yetta Kahn The Pulaski Citizen 28 Oct 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Yetta Rifkin, 82, Pulaski resident since 1930, were held at 11 o’clock Monday morning at Marshall-Donnelly and Combs Funeral Home in Nashville, conducted by Rabbi William Silverman. Burial took place in Temple Cemetery.
Mrs. Rifkin died at 11:30 o’clock Saturday night, October 24, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ike Denbo in Pulaski where she had resided. Her husband, Louis Rifkin, died many years ago.

Born in Skudos, Lithuania, February 23, 1877, she was the daughter of Benjamin Kahn and Esther Kahn. She became a citizen of the United States in 1910.
In addition to Mrs Denbo, Mrs. Rifkin is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Pauline Jacobs, Milton, Mass.; fifteen grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Sam Dorsky, Birmingham, Ala. and Mrs. Ida Klaff, Norfolk, Va.; and one brother, Maurice Kahn, Norfolk, Va. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

ROBERTS, Beulah Cheek The Pulaski Citizen 8 Aug 1956
Mrs. Beulah Cheek Roberts, 78, widow of Dr. G. A. Roberts, Pulaski dentist, died at 5:45 o’clock Wednesday morning, August 8, at Giles County Hospital following a long period of declining health.
Funeral rites will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of First Methodist Church and burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born in Pulaski, October 25, 1877, she was the daughter of the late B. S. Cheek and Julia Branstetter Cheek, and was educated here. She was a member of the First Methodist Church and its Womans’s Society of Christian Service, and was a charter member of the Twentieth Century Literary Club and of the Gay Nineties Club.
Dr. Roberts died April 22, 1954.
Mrs. Roberts is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. Harold Abernathy, Pulaski, and Mrs. A. U. Given, Jackson; one son, G. A. Roberts, Jr., Pulaski photographer; five grandchildren, Mrs. Wilson Smith and G. A. Roberts, III, Nashville; Mrs. David Stoner, Canton, Ohio; Philip Roberts Given, student at United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.; and Miss Andrea Given, Jackson; one sister, Mrs. William R. Jones, Nashville; two brothers, William H. Cheek, Pulaski and B. A. Cheek, Nashville; and two nieces reared in the home, Mrs. Floyd B. Reeder, Florence, Ala., and Mrs. John E. Henley, Huntsville, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ROBERTS, John R. The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jan 1952
John R. Roberts, 64 year old Sumac farmer died at Giles County Hospital on Friday morning at 3:45 o’clock. He suffered a stroke on Friday at his home.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon at one o’clock at New Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. Loyd Hickman, officiating and burial will take place in the church cemetery.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Roberts was the son of the late Noah and Amanda Pettus Roberts. He was a member of the Methodist Church. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Frank Mangrum, Lynnville, Miss Alene Roberts of Sumac; one son, Valton Roberts of Beech Hill, four grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Walter Newton, Sumac, and Mrs. Pink Barlar, Pulaski.

ROBERTS, Lizzie May The Pulaski Citizen 23 Oct 1957
Word was received here of the death early Sunday of Mrs. Lizzie May Roberts, 91, at her home in Birmingham, Ala. Funeral services and burial were held on Monday in that city.

Mrs. Roberts was a native of Giles County. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Dora Butler May. She was married to the late Will Roberts who died several years ago, and had made her home in Birmingham for the past forty years.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. E. B. Curry, Birmingham, Ala.; one son, William Roberts, Jr., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. A. E. Birdsong, Mrs. John Nelson, Pulaski; two brothers, Rex May, Louisville, Ky., and Allen May, Giles County.

ROBERTS, Lucy H. Cosby The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy H. Cosby Roberts, 82, were held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Elwood Denison, pastor of the Stella Methodist Church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Roberts died on Thursday, June 5, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Buford Eubank, after a six month illness.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was the daughter of the late Foster Cosby and Missouri Jane Martin Cosby. She was the second wife of Jim Roberts, who died thirty years ago. Mrs. Roberts, a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, is survived by one sister, Mrs. Daisy Cosby Graham, who lives at the Austin Hewitt Home in Pulaski. Mr. and Mrs. with whom she lived, are cousins. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors

ROBERTS, Matilda Emeline Fry The Pulaski Citizen 1 May 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Matilda Eveline Fry Roberts, 72, resident of the Anthony Hill community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Chestnut Grove Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Robert Davis and burial took place in the church cemetery. Mrs. Roberts died at 8:30 o’clock Sunday morning at Giles County Hospital.
The daughter of the late Michael Fry and Nancy Jones Fry, she was born October 8, 1884, in Giles County, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Roberts, widow of E. B. Roberts, Sr., is survived by one son, Rupert Roberts, Giles County; three daughters, Mrs. Edward Holland and Mrs. Houston Newton, Pulaski, and Mrs. Thomas Glover, Shelbyville; four step-children, E. B. Roberts, Jr., Goodspring, Claude Roberts, and Flournoy Roberts and Mrs. Annie Bruce, California; nine grandchildren, two great grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Will Brashears, Giles County, and Mrs. J. A. Johnson, Decatur, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ROBERTS, Nathaniel White The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jul 1958
Funeral services for Nathaniel White Roberts, 68, WWI veteran and farmer of the Cedar Grove Community, were held at 2 o’clock at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Chester A. Stephens, pastor of Cedar Grove Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Roberts died unexpectedly, having been found in bed at 3 o’clock Sunday morning.
Born April 7, 1880, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Jim Roberts and Elizabeth Murray Roberts.

Mr. Roberts is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Fogg Roberts; a step-son, Glen Roberts, Cedar Grove; one step-daughter, Mrs. Gladys Barksdale Oller, Louisville, Ky.; and three brothers, Cleve Roberts, Hayes Mill, Ala.; Roy Roberts, Athens, Ala., and Willie Roberts, New York City. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

ROBERTS, William Jefferson The Pulaski Citizen 30 May 1951
Funeral services for William Jefferson Roberts, 74, retired farmer of the Blue Creek community, who died at 9 o’clock Saturday morning, May 19, at a Nashville hospital, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at McDaniel Funeral Home in Cornersville, conducted by the Rev. Leslie Wyatt. Burial took place in Mars Hill Cemetery.
Born June 25, 1876, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Jefferson Roberts and Parthenia Doggett Roberts.
Mr. Roberts is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie Grammar Roberts, three daughters, mrs. Harrison Williams, Robertson Fork community, Mrs. Luther Redden, Las Vegas, Nev., and Mrs. Thomas J. Williams, Cornersville; one son, Elmer Roberts, Robertson Fork community; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

ROBINSON, James Edward The Pulaski Citizen 1 Apr 1959
Funeral services for James Edward Robinson, 77, retired Brick Church farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Cornersville Baptist Church, with burial in the Brick Church Cemetery, the Rev. Clinton S. Wright officiating. Mr. Robinson who had been in failing health for several years, died at 9:25 o’clock Thursday morning, March 26, at Gordon Hospital in Lewisburg.
A native of Marshall County, he was born March 26, 1882, the son of the late Joseph Martin Robinson and Violet Favour Robinson, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Robinson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Florence Nicholas Robinson; three daughters, Mrs. George Elwin Fox, Pulaski, Mrs. Billy Pace, Dallas, Texas, and Mrs. Frank Zaloski, Hattiesburg, Miss.; two sons, Carl E. Robinson, Brick Church and James Otis Robinson, Pulaski; ten grandchildren and one great grandchild.

ROBISON, Etlar E. The Pulaski Citizen 14 Oct 1959
Funeral services for Etlar E. Robinson, 76, retired farmer of the New Zion section, were held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon, October 9, at Pulaski Funeral Home. The Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Robison died Thursday morning at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late J. R. Robison and Katie Doud Robison.
Mr. Robison is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jessie Vernon Robison; one daughter, Mrs. Louise Lanier, Route 3, Pulaski; seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren; six step-children, Vernon, Truman Vernon and Russell Vernon, and Mrs. H. L. Ronison and Mrs. Herman Edwards, all of Giles County. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.


ROCHELLE, Granville The Pulaski Citizen 31 May 1950
Funeral services for Granville Rochelle, 78, who died suddenly on Tuesday night, May 30, at his home in the Goodsprings community, will be held at 2 o’clock on Thursday afternoon at the Rochelle Church in Lawrence County, fourteen miles southwest of Lawrenceburg. Elder Hobbs of Lawrenceburg will officiate and burial will take place in the Rochelle Cemetery. He had been in declining health for a number of years.
Mr. Rochelle, a member of the Church of Christ, was born in Lawrence County, the son of the late Rufus Rochelle and Mary Keith Rochelle. He had resided in Lawrence and Giles Counties the greater part of his life and for a few years had lived in Louisville, Ky.
His wife, Mrs. Ada Randall Rochelle died in 1936.
Mr. Rochelle is survived by five daughters, Mrs. J. H. Carey, Goodsprings, Mrs. Anthony De Mayo, Frankfort, Ky., Mrs. Dallas Randall, Goodsprings, Mrs. Ralph Polson and Mrs. Billie Botter, both of Louisville, Ky.; one son, Milas Rochelle, Huntsville, Ala.; eleven grandchildren, four great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. A. N. Hassell, Oklahoma, Okla.

ROCHELLE, Milas M. The Pulaski Citizen 13 May 1959
Funeral services for Milas M. Rochelle, 57, resident of Madison County, Ala. were held at Scotts Hill Baptist Church with the burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Rochelle died at 10:30 o’clock Monday night at his home near Huntsville.
A native of Lawrence County, he was the son of the late Granville Rochelle and Ada Randell Rochelle.
Mr. Rochelle is survived by his wife, Mrs. Stella Rutherford Rochelle; one daughter, Mrs. Shirley Townsend, Minor Hill; a foster daughter, Miss Priscilla Rutherford; a son, James H. Rochelle, Madison County, Ala.; and five sisters, Mrs. Burley Carey, Giles County, Mrs. Dallas Randell and Mrs. Dean Hester, Florida, and Miss Freda Rochelle and Miss Clara Rochelle, both of Kentucky.

RODEN, Shields Almus “Allie” The Pulaski Citizen 2 Dec 1953
Shields Almus Roden, 76, died unexpectedly about 2 o’clock Sunday morning at his home in Pulaski after a long period of declining health.
Funeral services were held at 11 o’clock Monday morning at New Zion Church, conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy, minister of the Church of Christ, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Born October 3, 1877, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Calvin Roden and Margaret Abbott Roden. He had lived in Giles County the greater part of his life.
Mr. Roden, a member of the Church of Christ, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Williams Roden; three daughters, Mrs. E. B. Cook, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. J. D. Freeman, Leesville, La., and Mrs. Lois Posey, Chattanooga; seven grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. J. L. Newton, Mrs. W. W. Newton, and Mrs. C. L. Newton, all of Giles County; and one brother, Earl Roden, Shelbyville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

RODES, Laura Warren The Pulaski Citizen 5 Sep 1956

Mrs. William Clay Rodes, 87, Petersburg resident and mother of Mrs. Hutton Brown of Pulaski, died Wednesday, August 29, in Petersburg at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Sam Davidson. Funeral rites were held Thursday at Petersburg Presbyterian Church and burial took place in Old Orchard Cemetery.
The former Miss Laura Warren, she was the daughter of the late John B. Warren and Margaret McBride Warren and was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Rodes died August 20, 1944.
In addition to Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Davidson, Mrs. Rodes is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Joseph Mann, Stockbridge, Ga., and Mrs. W. J. Lynes, Madison; one son, James Rodes, Oak Ridge; and thirteen grandchildren.

RODGERS, Athey Morris “Chuck” The Pulaski Citizen 22 Aug 1956
Athey Morris “Chuck” Rodgers, 39, native Giles Countian and resident of Brooklyn, N.Y.
was killed about 8:00 p. m. Wednesday, August 15, in an automobile accident near Ruckersville, West Virginia, as and his son Harold, 13, were enroute to Elkton to visit relatives.
Funeral services were held at 4:00 p. m. Sunday at the residence of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rodgers. The Rev. A. L. Helton and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist ministers of the county, officiated and burial was in Elkton Cemetery.
Harold Rodgers, was pinned in the car, suffered a crushed cheek bone and other facial injuries and has been carried to a New York Hospital for treatment.
A native of Lincoln County, he lived at Elkton until leaving to make his home in New York about four years ago. He was a member of Cash Point Baptist Church in Lincoln County.
Survivors include his parents; his wife, the former Miss Agnes Elder; two sons, Harold and Harry Rodgers; four sisters, Mrs. Joe Croney, Elkton, Mrs. Grady Mitchell, Delrose, Mrs. Howard Hurd, Lynnville, and Mrs. Charles Cunningham, Nashville; three brothers, Bill and Tom Lee Rodgers, Giles County, Cecil Rodgers, Louisville, Ky.


RODGERS, Lillie Phillips The Pulaski Citizen 14 Nov 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. W. A. Rodgers, 73, Elkton housewife, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Elkton Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Andrew Helton, pastor of the church, the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Ralph Halbrook, pastor of Cash Point Baptist Church. Burial took place in Elkton Cemetery. Mrs. Rodgers died at 11:40 o’clock Sunday night at the home at Elkton after a long illness.
The former Miss Lillie Phillips, she was born November 9, 1883, in Giles County, the daughter of the late J. T. Phillips and Alice Young Phillips, and was a member of the Cash Point Baptist Church.

Mrs. Rodgers is survived by her husband, W. A. Rodgers; four daughters, Mrs. Joe D. Croney, Elkton, Mrs. Grady Mitchell, Dellrose, Mrs. Charles Cunningham, Nashville, and Mrs. Howard Hurd, Lynnville; three sons, Bill Rodgers, Tom Lee Rodgers, and Cecil Rodgers, all of Elkton; twenty-four grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Tom Johnson, Athens, Ala.; two brothers, Claude Phillips, Florence, Ala. and Walter Phillips, Texas; and five half-brothers and two half-sisters; all of Texas.
A son, A. M. (Chuck) Rodgers, who was residing in New York, was killed in a wreck on August 15 while en route to visit his mother who was ill.

ROE, John Edward Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1958
John Edward Roe, Sr., 85, retired contractor of Easton, Md., died at 6 o’clock Wednesday morning, April 9, at a hospital in that city after a long period of declining health.
Funeral rites will be held at 2 o’clock Friday at the John Williams Funeral Home in that city with burial in Easton.
A native of Talbot County, Md., he was a member of the Methodist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Clara Gardner Roe, died in 1941. Mr. Roe is survived by one son, John Edward Roe, Jr., acting vice-president of The Union Bank; two grandsons, John Edward Roe III, and Robert D. Roe, Chattanooga; three great granddaughters; five brothers, and two sisters, all of Talbot County, Md.

ROGERS, Annie Seals The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1959
Mrs. Annie Seals Rogers, 85, former Giles Countian, died on January 12 at her home in Waxahatchie, Texas, after a long illness. Funeral rites were held on Wednesday in that city. The family moved from the Prospect-Bethel section of Giles County to Texas approximately sixty years ago.
Mrs. Rogers, widow of W. P. Rogers, is survived by seven sons, all residing in Texas, and a number of grandchildren including Mrs. Joe Buchanan and Lee Roy Tyler of Nashville and Lee Roy Tyler of Nashville and Sam Potts Tyler of Giles County.

ROGERS, Clifton The Pulaski Citizen 22 Oct 1958
Clifton Rogers, 80, farmer of the Agnew community, died at 8:30 a. m. Saturday at Giles County Hospital after a weeks illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Sunday at Bennett-May Funeral Home, the Rev. Lloyd L. Hickman officiating. Burial took place in Bradshaw Cemetery.
Mr. Rogers was a native of Giles County, the son of the late Joe and Martha Thompson Rogers.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bertha Mangrum Rogers; one daughter, Mrs. Carleen Newton of Florida; two sons, Roy of Giles County, Tommy of Florida; two sisters, Mrs. Lee Rowe, Shelbyville and Mrs. L. B. Miller, Westmoreland, Tenn., and two grandchildren.

ROGERS, Edd Wiley The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jul 1958
Funeral services for Edd Wiley Rogers, 79, retired farmer of the Minor Hill Community, will be held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by Bill Davidson of Nashville and Tom Holland, minister of the East Hill Church of Christ in Pulaski. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.

Mr. Rogers died at 9 o’clock on Thursday morning, July 24, at Giles County Hospital after several months illness.
Born May 3, 1879, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John Wiley Rogers and Clarissa Romine Rogers. He was a member of the Minor Hill Church of Christ.
Mr. Rogers is survived by his wife, Mrs. Grace Glover Rogers; one son, Guy W. Rogers, manager of McClure’s Inc. of Pulaski; and one daughter, Mrs. Mauta Childers, Minor Hill; and three grandchildren. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.


ROGERS, Elsie Lee The Pulaski Citizen 4 Feb 1953
Funeral services for Elsie Lee Rogers, 61, farmer of the Elkton community, were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Elkton Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Robert F. Warden, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Rogers died at 11:15 o’clock Tuesday morning at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville following several weeks illness.
A livelong resident of the county, he was born October 11, 1891, the son of the late Elias Rogers and Mattie Louise McNeese Rogers. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Rogers is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Wilburn Rogers; four daughters, Mrs. R. D. Shelton, Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. John Kuroneski, Montgomery, Ala., Mrs. Jesse Coats, Jr. and Mrs. James Newton, Prospect; six sons, Wilburn Rogers, Woodrow Rogers, John William Rogers, and Donnie Joe Rogers, all of Prospect, James Rogers, Columbia and Robert Rogers, U. S. Army; thirteen grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. J. W. Widner, Mrs. Cecil Pope, Mrs. W. R. Elder, Mrs. Charlie Greenway, Prospect, and Mrs. Eunice Lentz, Columbia; and three brothers, Roy Rogers and J. R. Rogers, Ardmore and Eugene Rogers, Culleoka.
Toney Rainey and Son, Funeral Directors

ROGERS, H. G. “Bob” The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jun 1958
Funeral services for H. G. “Bob” Rogers, retired farmer and well driller of the New Zion Community, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the New Zion Church of Christ, with the burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Rogers died of a heart attack at 10:15 o’clock Wednesday morning, June 11, at his home after a period of declining health.
Mr. Rogers, a member of the Church of Christ, was born April 4, 1891, in Giles County, the son of the late Hugh Rogers and Lama Pollard Rogers.
Mr. Rogers is survived by his wife, Mrs. Tina Hardy Rogers; five daughters, Mrs. Mahlon Garner, Mrs. Buddy Hutton and Mrs. Howard Gaines, all of Pulaski, Mrs. Kelly Chapman, Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Robert Ellison, Corpus Christi, Texas; four sons, Woodrow Rogers, Pulaski, Joe Mack Rogers, Nashville, Allen (Buddy) Rogers, Birmingham, Ala., and Hugh Rogers, Detroit, Mich.; fifteen grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Ida Rogers, Waxahachie, Texas; two brothers, Clabe Rogers, Parsons, Kans., and Frank Rogers, Clinton, Mo.; three half-sisters, Mrs. Lucy Jordan, Waxahachie, Texas, Mrs. Mary Hilmon, Westminster, Texas, and Mrs. Stella Grider, Cannon, Texas; and one half-brother, Charlie Crawford, Los Angeles, Calif.


ROGERS, Hollis Washington The Pulaski Citizen 26 Feb 1958
Funeral services for Hollis Washington Rogers, 74, retired farmer of the Fourth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Tom Holland, minister of East Hill Church of Christ, and burial took place in the Lytle (also known as Noblit) Cemetery three miles south of Minor Hill.
Mr. Rogers died of a heart attack at 11 o’clock Friday morning at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala., following a two weeks illness.
Born December 31, 1883, in Giles County, he was the son of the late William Rogers and Naomi Sparkman Rogers, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Rogers is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cora Newton Rogers; three daughters, Mrs. Porter C. Smith, Minor Hill, Mrs. Roland Thacker, Nashville, and Mrs. Bill McConnell, Anderson, Ala.; three sons, Thomas Rogers, Pulaski, Clifton Rogers, Minor Hill, and James Rogers, United States Navy, based in California; eight grandchildren and three great
grandchildren. Bennett May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ROGERS, James Silas The Pulaski Citizen 31 Mar 1954
Funeral services for James Silas Rogers, 51, native Giles Countian, will be held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born August 21, 1903, and reared in Giles County, he was the son of the late John Monroe Rogers and Mary Jane Ailor Rogers.
Mr. Rogers, resident of Birmingham, Ala., who had been working several months in Grand Rapids, Mich., died unexpectedly of a heart attack in a hospital in that city early Saturday morning, March 27.
Mr. Roger is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Flora Weakley, Harlingen, Texas; two sons, James S. Rogers, Jr., U. S. Marines, stationed at Santa Ana, Calif., and Earl Rogers, U. S. Navy; four grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Tom W. Faulkner, Pulaski, and Mrs. Ed Richardson, Salem, Ala.; and two brothers, William Rogers, Huntsville, Ala., and Earl C. Rogers, U. S. Army, stationed in Killen, Texas. Bennett-May and Company, morticians in charge.

ROGERS, James Samuel The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1959
Funeral services for James Samuel Rogers, 66, prominent Giles County farmer and Church leader, will be held Saturday at “Gladwood”, ancestral country home of the family at Wales. The hour has not been set pending the arrival of members of the family.
The Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski, will officiate and burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Rogers died unexpectedly at 9:30 o’clock Thursday morning January 22, at his home after a period of declining health.
Born May 22, 1891, at Wales, he was the son of the late Charles Samuel Rogers and Lillie Short Rogers, members of pioneer families of the county. He was an elder in the George White Memorial Presbyterian Church at Wales.

Mr. Rogers is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucy Wilson Rogers; four daughters, Mrs. Harold F. Timberlake, Warrenton, Va., Mrs. Richard E. Dunn, Wilmington, Del., Mrs. Charles M. Grether, Chattanooga, and Miss Mary Rogers, Memphis; and seven grandchildren. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

ROGERS, Lura Gertrude Worsham The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jul 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Winfield Rogers, 81, widow of Winfield Rogers of the Pisgah section, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. William H. Mansfield, Methodist minister. Burial took place in the Worley Cemetery at Pisgah.
Mrs. Rogers died Friday night, June 26, at the home of her son, L. Allen Rogers, Pulaski.
The former Miss Lura Gertrude Worsham, she was born February 8, 1878, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Haley Worsham.
Mrs. Rogers is survived by the one son; and ten grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

ROGERS, Ora Lipscomb The Pulaski Citizen 24 May 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Ora L. Rogers, wife of Reed Rogers, were held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the First Methodist Church in Decatur, Ala., conducted by the Rev. P. D. Wilson, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. W. Nelson Guthrie. Burial took place in City Cemetery in that city.
Mrs. Rogers, resident of Decatur, died Tuesday, May 16, at Decatur General Hospital where she had been a patient several days.
Mrs. Rogers was active First Methodist Church circles and civic affairs.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Rogers is survived by her mother, Mrs. Lexie Lipscomb, Decatur; one sister, Mrs. S. R. Reed, Montevallo, Ala.; and one brother, W. O. Lipscomb, Decatur.

ROGERS, Roscoe Polk The Pulaski Citizen 12 May 1954
Funeral services for Roscoe Polk Rogers, 63, farmer of the Tarpley section, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. James T. Parsons and the Rev. Ralph Bruce, pastor of Rehoboth Methodist Church, officiated, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Rogers, who had been a patient in Davidson County Tuberculosis Hospital, Nashville, for a few weeks, died of a heart attack at the hospital at 1:30 o’clock Sunday morning.
A member of Rehoboth Methodist Church, he was born March 17, 1891, at Athens, Ala., the son of the late Polk and Mrs. Mary Riddle Rogers. He moved to Giles thirty years ago.
Mr. Rogers is survived by his wife, Mrs. Betty Thompson Rogers; two sons, Thomas P. Rogers, Donelson, and Leonard L. Rogers, Pulaski; three grandsons, Dennis and Ronald Rogers, Pulaski and Emil Rogers, Donelson; one sister, Mrs. Frank Carter, Athens, Ala.; and two brothers, S. P. Rogers, Greenwood, S. C. and Tillman Rogers, Waycross, Ga. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ROGERS, William Elsie The Pulaski Citizen 30 Dec 1959
Funeral services for William Elsie Rogers, 63, retired farmer of the Elkton section, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Elkton Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Talmadge Clayton, pastor, and the Rev. R. F. Warden of Huntsville, Ala. Burial took place in Elkton Cemetery. Mr. Rogers died Saturday morning, December 26, at his home after a long illness.
Born April 22, 1896, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Fate Rogers and Nettie Minatra Rogers. He was a member of the Elkton Baptist Church.
Mr. Rogers is survived by his wife, Mrs. Willa Pope Rogers; two sons, Edward Rogers, Elkton, and Eldon Rogers, Tullahoma; two daughters, Mrs. Claude Watson, Elkton, and Mrs. Herbert Andrews, Decatur, Ala.; six grandchildren; and two brothers, Vilas Rogers, Elkton, and Clay Rogers of the Stella Community of Giles County.
ROHELIER, Alice Simmons Townsend The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jun 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Simmons Townsend Rohelier, 87, resident of the Blue Creek section of Giles County, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Cornersville Church of Christ with her pastor, the minister of the Odd Fellows Hall Church of Christ, Mr. Hindman, officiating. Burial took place in Mars Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Rohelier died at 8 o’clock Sunday morning, June 14, at a Lewisburg hospital after a three weeks illness.
Born in Limestone County, Ala. she was the daughter of the late John Simmons and Cora Brooks Simmons. She was twice married, her first husband, George Townsend died many years ago. Her second husband, Robert Rohelier, died June 15, 1951.
Mrs. Rohelier is survived by one daughter, Mrs. H. B. Wiser, Lewisburg; one son, George Townsend, Jr., Blue Creek; 22 grandchildren, a number of great-grandchildren; and one brother, Raleigh Simmons, Cullman, Ala.

ROHELIER, Robert Lee The Pulaski Citizen 20 Jun 1951
Funeral services for Robert Lee Rohelier, 78, retired farmer, who died at 10:20 o’clock Saturday night, June 16, at his home on Blue Creek, after a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Mars Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Leslie G. Wyatt, minister of the Cornersville Church of Christ. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Rohelier, a resident of the Lynnville section for twenty-three years, was born in Lebanon. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Rohelier is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Simmons Rohelier; two daughters, Mrs. Alvin Hall, Florida, and Mrs. Will Hindman, Nashville; two sons, Willie Rohelier, Detroit, Mich., and Edward Rohelier, Nashville; several grandchildren; a step-daughter, Mrs. Boss Wiser, Cornersville; and a step-son George Townsend, Lynnville; one sister, Mrs. Lewis Poss, Lewisburg. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

ROLAND, Lilla Pearl Branch The Pulaski Citizen 17 Nov 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Lilla Pearl Branch Roland, 63, were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Elkton Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. H. L. Smith, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the Elkton cemetery.

Mrs. Roland died of a heart attack at 3:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, November 16, at her home at Elkton.
A native of Giles County, she was born November 19, 1890, the daughter of the late John Branch and Alice Hobbs Branch. She was a member of Elkton Methodist Church. Her husband, George W. Roland, died December 7, 1935.
Mrs. Roland is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Fred Cotton, Florence, Ala., Mrs. Wilma Ivy, Elkton, Mrs. Leland Brown, Ardmore, and Miss Frances Roland, Elkton; two sons, George W. Roland and William Randolph Roland, both of Elkton; five grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Leonard Osborn, Athens, Ala.; and two brothers, Asa Branch, Pulaski, and Joe Branch, Memphis. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

ROLIN, Jim Daniel The Pulaski Citizen 9 Dec 1953
Funeral services for Jim Daniel Rolin, 86, retired farmer of the Pleasant Hill section, were held Saturday at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. H. L. Smith, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the Elliott Cemetery at Elkton.
Mr. Rolin died at 2:55 o’clock Friday morning at his home located three miles west of Ardmore, after a long period of declining health.
Born October 14, 1867, he was the son of the late Jim Rolin and Nancy Miles Rolin, and was a member of the Methodist Church. His wife, Margaret Widner Rolin, died in 1944.
Mr. Rolin is survived by eight sons, Will Rolin, Ed Rolin, Walter Rolin, Erskine Rolin, Lige Rolin, Clarence Rolin and Woodrow Rolin, all of Ardmore section and Pink Rolin, Nashville; a number of grandchildren, and two brothers, Tom Rolin, Ardmore and John Rolin, Lewisburg.

ROLLER, Carroll Richardson The Pulaski Citizen 12 Oct 1955
Funeral services for Carroll Richardson Roller, 45, General Shoe Corporation employee, were held at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., and Dr. William H. Mansfield, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Roller was found dead in bed at 6:30 o’clock on Monday morning. His death was attributed to natural causes.
Born January 8, 1909, in Giles County, he was the son of Virgil M. Roller, retired mail carrier, and Mrs. Sadie Richardson Roller of Pulaski. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Roller is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marguerite Lanning Roller; one son, James Carroll Roller, and one daughter, Jane Roller, Pulaski; and one brother, Sidney M. Roller, Cleveland, Ohio. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ROLLER, Errol Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jan 1952
Errol Thomas Roller, 61, retired cashier of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, died Tuesday at Giles County Hospital at 5:30 p. m. He had been in failing health for a number of years.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Pulaski Methodist Church, the Rev. Sam Dodson, Jr., officiating. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.

A native of Pulaski, Mr. Roller was the son of the late Joseph C. and Inez Riddle Roller. He was educated in Massey and other schools in Giles County, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Almeda Grooms Roller; two daughters, Miss Mary Riddle Roller of Emory and Henry College, Virginia and Martha Roller, Pulaski; two sisters, Mrs. Harry Cohen and Miss Ethel Roller; one brother, Virgil Roller, Pulaski.

ROLLER, Ethel The Pulaski Citizen 15 Oct 1952
Funeral services for Miss Ethel Roller, 60, who died at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Giles County Hospital, were held in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon, Dr. R. B. Stone, Methodist minister officiated, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Her death followed a period of declining health.
She was born and reared in Giles County, the daughter of the late Joseph Cephas Roller and Inez Riddle Roller. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Miss Roller is survived by one sister, Mrs. Harry Cohen; and one brother, Virgil M. Roller; both of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

ROLLER, Sadie Richardson The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jan 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Sadie Richardson Roller, 73, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, with burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Roller died of a heart attack at 8:15 o’clock Wednesday morning at Giles County Hospital, a few hours after entering the hospital. She had been in declining health for a long time.
A native of Culleoka in Maury County, she was born January 28, 1882, the daughter of the late William Richardson and Lucy Tate Richardson. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Roller is survived by her husband, Virgil M. Roller, retired rural mail carrier; one son, Sidney M. Roller, Cleveland, Ohio; three sisters, Mrs. Joe I. Inman, Mrs. Grady Hobbs and Miss Lizzie Richardson, all of Culleoka; and two brothers, Ewing Richardson, Culleoka and Bailey Richardson, Clinton, Tenn. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

ROLLER, Virgil M. The Pulaski Citizen 25 Sep 1957
Funeral services for Virgil M. Roller, 77, retired rural mail carrier, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Pulaski Funeral Home. Dr. R. B. Stone, Dr. Bruce Strother, Dr. William H. Mansfield will conduct the rites and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Roller died of a heart attack at 8:45 o’clock on Wednesday night, September 25, at Giles County Hospital.
Born May 30, 1880, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Joe C. Roller and Inez Riddle Roller, and was a member of the Methodist Church. His wife, Mrs. Sadie Richardson Roller died January 4, 1956.
Mr. Roller attended school at Culleoka, and old Giles College in Pulaski. He retired in 1952 after forty-three years service with the Post Office department.

Mr. Roller is survived by one son, Sidney M. Roller, West Palm Beach, Fla., two grandchildren, Pulaski; and one sister, Mrs. Harry Cohen, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

ROPER, Robert Harris The Pulaski Citizen 14 May 1952
Funeral services for Robert Harris Roper, 51, farmer of the Minor Hill section, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, May 11 at the Minor Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Roy West, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Roper died of a heart ailment about 6 o’clock Saturday morning, May 10 at the home, following a period of declining health. Born 29 May 1900, in Giles County, he was the son of John Roper and Tennie Norwood Roper.
Mr. Roper is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Hillhouse Roper; two children, Mrs. Frances Taylor and Allen Roper; one grandchild; one sister, Mrs. Reed Randolph, all of the Minor Hill section. Bennett-May Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

ROSE, James Alexander The Pulaski Citizen 27 Feb 1957
Funeral services for James Alexander Rose, 84, retired farmer of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of First Baptist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Rose, the last member of his immediate family, died Saturday afternoon, February 23, at the home of his son, Loyd Rose, in the Leoma section of Lawrence County.
Born December 16, 1872, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Billy Rose, and was a member of First Baptist Church in Pulaski. His wife, Mrs. Anne Tarpley Rose, died in 1953.
In addition to his son, Mr. Rose is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Jim Russell, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Hicks Rutherford, Nashville, and Mrs. Clarice Hampton, Huntsville, Ala.; twenty-five grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren. Bennett-May Company, Morticians in charge.

ROSE, John K. The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jan 1958
John K. Rose, 85, retired farmer of Giles County, died on Monday, January 6, in Maury County at the home of a son, Merrell Rose, after a long period of declining health. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock the following Tuesday afternoon at Liberty Hill Baptist Church of which he was a member. The Rev. Bloss of Columbia, the Rev. Cleo Bunt of Lawrenceburg and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist ministers, officiated, and burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery in the Nineteenth District.
Born January 18, 1872, in Giles County, he was the son of the late George Corneilus Rose and Rowena Lanham Rose. His wife, Mrs. Annie K. (Betty) Rose died January 16, 1942.

Mr. Rose is survived by three sons, Merrell Rose, Floyd Rose and Luther Rose, all of Maury County; four daughters, Mrs. Jerome Prindle, Pulaski, Mrs. Buford Nelson and Mrs. Marvin Shrader, both of Liberty Hill, Fourteenth District, and Mrs. Charlie Page, Lewisburg; forty-four grandchildren and twenty-seven great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. George Perrin, Texas City, Texas; and three brothers, Turner Rose, Terrell, Texas, A. J. (Jack) Rose, Lebanon, and Tom L. Rose, Rose Hill in Giles County.

ROSE, Julia Annette Tarpley Rose The Pulaski Citizen 27 May 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Annette Tarpley Rose, 76, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of First Baptist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Rose died at 5 o’clock Saturday morning, after a long period of declining health, at the home of her son, Loyd Rose, near Athens, Ala.
Born July 30, 1874, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Jerome Tarpley and Mary Alice Garrett Tarpley. She was a member of First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Rose is survived by her husband, J. Alexander Rose, also a Giles Countian; three daughters, Mrs. Jim Russell, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Grace Rutherford, Nashville, and Mrs. Clarice Underwood, Huntsville, Ala.; one son, Loyd Rose, Athens, Ala.; a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Maggie Tucker and Mrs. Alice Shackelford, Pulaski, Mrs. Ed Ashford, Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. Clarence Ledford, Giles County; three brothers, Polk Tarpley, Wales, Jerome Tarpley, Pulaski, and Herman Tarpley, Yokley. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

ROSE, Maggie Lee English The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Maggie Lee English Rose, 92, widow of Bob Rose, were held at 12 o’clock noon Wednesday at Rock Springs Baptist Church with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Rose died at 5:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Richard L. Long on Hams Creek, after a long period of declining health.
Born March 20, 1865, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late John T. English and Sallie Locke English, and was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. Her husband, Bob Rose died a number of years ago.
Mrs. Rose, in addition to Mrs. Long, is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Marvin Markham, Hams Creek; one son, Herman C. Rose, Hams Creek; twelve grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Lee Brashears, Bodenham. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

ROSE, Solon Clifton The Pulaski Citizen 23 Feb 1955
Funeral rites were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday at the graveside in Maplewood Cemetery, Pulaski, for Solon Clifton Rose, 63, West Point, Miss., planter, who died there Sunday. The Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski, officiated.
Mr. Rose, a native of West Point, was a great grandson of Thomas Martin, founder of Martin College in Pulaski. He was the son of the late S. E. F. Rose and Laura Martin Rose, natives of Giles County. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Rose is survived by two cousins of Pulaski, Mrs. Sam H. Woodward and Mrs. Allison Owings. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.


ROSE, Savannah Beck The Pulaski Citizen 12 Mar 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Savannah Beck Rose, 82, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon in the parlors of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Rose died Sunday morning, March 9, at the home of her son, R. A. Rose, on the Elkton Highway.
She was born November 14, 1869, in Marshall County, the daughter of the late Marcellus Beck and Jane Patterson Beck. She had resided in Giles County since childhood.
She was the widow of A. M. (Bob) Rose who died in 1922.
Mrs. Rose, a member of the Baptist Church, is survived by two sons, R. A. Rose and Everett Rose, Elkton; a half-sister, Mrs. J. W. Pack, Nashville; a step-brother, Dick McCormack, Pulaski; three grandchilren and one great grandchild. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

ROSE, Solon Estham Nashville Tennessean 30 Nov 1951
Solon Eastham Rose, 81, a leading dry goods merchant in Pulaski for more than 50 years, died at 10 p.m. at his home on West Flower Street.
He had been ill since suffering a stroke of paralysis in late October.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Saturday at Bennett-May Funeral Home here with the Rev. Sam Dodson, pastor of Pulaski’s First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Rose was a native of Pulaski, the son of the late Will Solon and Lavinia Events Rose, members of pioneer Middle Tennessee families. Educated at Nashville and Pulaski schools, he became connected with the W. S. Rose and Sons store soon after graduation. Upon his father’s death, he became owner and operator of the dry goods business, which is one of the city’s oldest firms.
He was a member of the First Methodist Church and an honorary member of the Board of Stewards there.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nell Wallace Rose; a nephew, William Alfred Rose of Birmingham, Ala.; three nieces, Mrs. R. H. Cochran and Miss Mary Evans Rose of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Miss Elizabeth Rose of New York City.

ROSE, Virginia Ellen The Pulaski Citizen 26 Feb 1958
Graveside services for Miss Virginia Ellen Rose, 69, former Pulaski resident, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski . Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Smith Cunningham of Murfreesboro, Cumberland Presbyterian minister. Miss Rose died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 4:45 o’clock Sunday afternoon, February 23, after several months illness at the home of her niece, Miss Enid Kerr, in Los Angeles, Calif., where she had been making her home.
Born April 17, 1888, in Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin Rose and Annie Potts Rose, and was educated in Giles County school.s

A well-known business woman of Pulaski, she was employed by T. M. Booth and Sons for a period of twenty-nine years.
Miss Rose is survived by one sister, Mrs. Helen Rose Fletcher, Los Angeles, Calif.; and seven nieces and nephews. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

ROSS, Albert The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nov 1958
Albert Ross, 59, native of Giles County and in later years a druggist in Birmingham, Ala., died of a heart attack at his home in that city on Saturday night, November 15. He had been in failing health several years.
Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon in Birmingham with the burial in Forest Hills Cemetery.
Born July 19, 1899, at Campbellsville, he was the son of the late Commodore L. Ross and Ella Upshaw Ross.
Mr. Ross as a young man was employed for a time by Hagan Brothers, Pulaski druggists, before going to Nashville and later to Birmingham to locate.
Mr. Ross is survived by his wife, Mrs. Una Abrahams Ross, Birmingham, Ala., teacher; four sisters, Mrs. Solon Collins, Fairborn, Ohio, Miss Sophia Ross, and Mrs. Homer Lutz, both of Nashville, and Mrs. Hugh Westbrook, who is overseas with her soldier husband; and three brothers, Marshall Ross and Campbell Ross, both of New Orleans, La., and George Upshaw Ross, Nashville.

ROSS, Commodore L. The Pulaski Citizen 23 May 1951
Commodore L. Ross, 79, former mail carrier in Giles and Lawrence Counties for many years, died at 5 o’clock Friday morning, May 18, at his home in Columbia, Miss., after several years of declining health.
Funeral rites were held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at the Baptist Church in Columbia. The burial took place late Sunday afternoon in the family lot in the Yokley Cemetery at Campbellsville in Giles County, conducted by O. L. North of Lawrenceburg.
Mr. Ross, who served for many years as carrier on Route 1, Ethridge, which comprised areas of both Giles and Lawrence Counties transferred to a route in Mississippi approximately twenty-five years ago, when he swapped routes with a carrier there.
He was born in September, 1871, in Hickman County but in his youth moved with his family to Campbellsville. He was the son of the late James Marshall Ross and Annette Cotham Ross. His wife, Mrs. Ella Upshaw Ross, died in 1933. He had been a member of the Baptist Church since he moved to Mississippi.
Mr. Ross, the last member of his immediate family, is survived by four sons, James Marshall Ross, New Orleans, La., Albert Ross, Birmingham, Ala., Campbell Ross, Baton Rouge, La., and George Upshaw Ross, Nashville; four daughters, Mrs. Solon Collins and Mrs. Hugh Westbrook, Fairborn, Ohio; Miss Sophia Ross and Mrs. Homer Lutz, both of Nashville, and several grandchildren.

ROSS, Lena Mae The Pulaski Citizen 11 Dec 1957

Funeral services for Miss Lena Mae Ross, 80, lifelong resident of Lynnville, were held at 11 o’clock Monday morning at Lynnville Methodist Church, conducted by a former pastor, the Rev. N. O. Allen. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Miss Ross died at 3:30 o’clock Saturday morning at her home after several months illness.
The daughter of the late Jack Ross and Evelena Williams Ross, she was a member of the Lynnville Methodist Church.
Miss Ross is survived by three sisters, Mrs. H. B. Evans, Lynnville, Mrs. Bertha Fleming and Mrs. Mildred Wilson, both of Nashville; and one brother, Morgan Ross, Nashville.

ROSS, Lula Harwell The Pulaski Citizen 7 Nov 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Harwell Ross, 78, who died Saturday morning, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Aspen Hill Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Roy West, pastor, the Rev. J. B. Burns, the Rev. W. L. Harwell and the Rev. M. L. Harwell. Burial took place in the Aspen Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Ross died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 7:30 o’clock Saturday morning at the home of her son, Charlie G. Ross, at Aspen Hill.
Mrs. Ross was the widow of Baxter Ross who died several years ago. She was born in Giles County, the daughter of the late Hubbard Harwell and Sarah Holley Harwell. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to the son listed above, Mrs. Ross is survived by three other sons, Houston Ross, Aspen Hill, Guy Ross of Nashville, and Frank Ross of Columbia; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

ROSS, William Levi The Pulaski Citizen 26 Aug 1953
Funeral services for William Levi Ross, 79, farmer and veternarian of the Lynnville community, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Fred Rogers, pastor of the church, and the Rev. N. O. Allen, Methodist minister, and burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Ross died at 3 o’clock Thursday morning at his home following an operation performed at Mid-State Baptist Hospital in Nashville.
Born at Lynnville on January 21, 1874, he was the son of the late John Martin Ross and Evelena Williams Ross. He was an elder in the Lynnville Presbyterian Church.
His wife, Mrs. Lucy Ann Compton Ross, died November 6, 1948.
Mr. Ross is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Mack Seagraves, Knoxville, Mrs. Loyd Moore and Mrs. Ben Sautelle, Memphis, Mrs. John Hunt Dugger, Stiversville, and Miss Ruth Ross, Lynnville; two sons, Jack Ross and Elbert Ross, both of Detroit, Mich.; eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. H. B. Evans and Miss Lena Ross, Lynnville, and Mrs. Butler Wilson and Mrs. John O. Fleming, both of Nashville; and one brother, Morgan Ross of Nashville.

ROSSON, R. Lee The Pulaski Citizen 26 Apr 1950

Funeral services for R. Lee Rosson, 76, retired farmer, who died of a heart attack on Friday morning, March 31, at his home on the Theta Pike near Columbia, were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the funeral parlors of Oakes and Nichols in Columbia. The Rev. Brewer, the pastor of the church, officiated and burial took place in the family lot in Rose Hill Cemetery in Columbia.
Mr. Rosson, a member of the Baptist Church, had made his home near Columbia for the past twenty years. Before going to Columbia he had lived in Giles County.
Mr. Rosson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Lou English Rosson, a native of Giles County; and one daughter, Mr. C. R. Smith; one grandson, Troy Bowers, all of Columbia; three sisters, Mrs. Clint Inman, Giles County, Mrs. Lou English, Columbia, and a sister residing in Texas; and three brothers, Jim J. Rosson, Pulaski, and John and Charlie Rosson, both of Texas.

ROWE, Curren M. The Pulaski Citizen 9 Oct 1957
Curren M. Rowe, 75, retired passenger and freight agent for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, and resident of Scottsville, Ky., died October 1 at Allen County Hospital in Scottsville.
Funeral rites and burial took place in Scottsville.
Mr. Rowe, native Giles Countian, was the son of the late Joe G. Rowe and Florence McGuire Rowe. He retired about two years ago after fifty years service with the L&N Railroad. He was an official of the Methodist Church for forty years and was active in Masonic and other civic organizations.
Mr. Rowe is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Nichols Rowe; four daughters, Mrs. J. Kirby Pierson, Louisville, Ky., Mrs. Mary F. Drew, Memphis, Tenn., Mrs. John Ramsey, Fern Creek, Ky., and Miss Frances Rowe, Scottsville; one brother, Raymond Rowe, Birmingham, Ala.; and two sisters, Mrs. Harold Sumners, Delrose, Tenn., and Mrs. Albert E. Storey, Pulaski.

ROWE, Harry J. The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jul 1959
Harry J. Rowe, 64, native of Giles County and retired shoe salesman of Chattanooga, died unexpectedly at 4:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, July 8, at a Chattanooga hospital.
Funeral services will be held at one o’clock (EST) Friday afternoon at National Funeral Home with the burial in that city.
Born and reared in the Bryson Community, he was the son of the late R. M. Rowe and Mrs. Emma Dever Rowe. He was a member of the Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge, veteran of World War I and a member of the American Legion.
Mr. Rowe is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Ellen Harris Rowe; one daughter, Mrs. J. C. Miller, Jr., and one son, Robert Harris Rowe, all of Chattanooga; three sisters, Mrs. Allene Rowe Brown, Nashville, Mrs Richard F. Holt, and Miss Myra Rowe, Pulaski; and five brothers, Homer Rowe, Huntsville, Ala., F. A. Rowe, Nashville, Joe S. Rowe, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and R. M. Rowe and E. L. Rowe, Dallas, Texas.

ROWE, Lillie Bell Morrell The Pulaski Citizen 18 Apr 1956

Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Bell Rowe, 66, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Elkton Methodist Church, with Dr. William H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church, Pulaski, and the Rev. Bugg, pastor of Norwood Methodist Church in Birmingham, Ala., officiating. Burial took place in the Elkton Cemetery. Mrs. Rowe died at 2:45 o’clock Tuesday morning at Baptist Hospital in Birmingham after a long illness.
A native of Elkton, she was the daughter of the late Presley Lee Morrell and Nancy Sherbert Morrell, and was a member of the Methodist Church. About thirty years ago the family moved from Elkton, living most of the time in Birmingham.
Mrs. Rowe is survived by her husband, Raymond Rowe; two daughters, Mrs. Nell Loveday, Birmingham, Ala.; and Mrs. Polly Rosier, Atlanta, Ga.; three grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. John W. Hughey, Elkton; and two brothers, Jake Morrell, Decatur, Ala., and W. Allen Morrell, Sr., Pulaski.

ROWE, Mary Ellen Harris The Pulaski Citizen 18 Nov 1959
Mrs. Harry J. Rowe, widow of a native Giles Countian, died on Wednesday, November 11, at a Chattanooga hospital after an extended illness. Funeral rites were held on Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock in National Funeral Home in Chattanooga with the burialin Forest Hill Cemetery. Mr. Rowe died in July of this year.
Mrs. Rowe, native of Chattanooga was a member of the Episcopal Church, is survived by two children, Mrs. J. C. Miller, Jr., and Robert Harris Rowe, both of Chattanooga; and one sister, Mrs. Nellie Mae Dunston, also of Chattanooga.

ROWE, Robert Calvin The Pulaski Citizen 29 Apr 1953
Robert Calvin Rowe, 28, native Giles Countian who had resided in Nashville about 8 years, was killed in a motorcycle wreck that occurred on Highway 31-A, north of Lewisburg, Saturday night.
Rowe’s companion on the trip, Raymond Clyde Hunt of Nashville, was critically injured in the accident that was said by Highway Patrolmen to have resulted when the motorcycle went off a sharp curve, hit a telephone pole and then plunged into a field.
Rowe’s body was found by their wrecked motorcycle, and Hunt, 22, was discovered early Sunday morning crawling across Sunday morning crawling across a field six miles north of Lewisburg. He was suffering from exposure and brain injuries, and was in critical condition Sunday night in Veterans Hospital in Nashville.
Members of Rowe’s family said he had been visiting relatives in Lewisburg. Hunt was a friend.
Funeral services were held at two o’clock Monday at the Methodist Church at Sixty-first and New York Avenues in Nashville. Burial was in Nashville.
Rowe was a carpenter for a building supply firm in Nashville. He was a veteran of World War II, having served 23 months in England as a fire-fighting engineer with the air force.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Kelly Rowe; his mother, Mrs. Robert Bailey; his father, H. C. Rowe; three daughters, Carolyn, Mary Katherine and Sherry Yvonne Rowe; a son, Ronald Calvin Rowe, and a brother, Alvin S. Rowe, all of Nashville.

RUSSELL, Edward Luther The Pulaski Citizen 9 Sep 1953
Funeral services for Edward Luther Russell, 66, farmer of the Woodlawn community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in Beech Hill Cemetery. Mr. Russell died at 7:30 o’clock Saturday morning at his home after a long illness.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born March 1, 1885, the son of the late George and Josephine Ray Russell. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Russell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ophelia Gaines Russell; two daughters, Mrs. Will Allen Childers, Woodlawn and Mrs. Woodrow Newton, Lewisburg; four sons, Forrest Russell, Lynnville, Otho Russell, Cornersville, Shelby Russell, Pulaski and Logan Russell, Nashville; ten grandchildren; and two brothers, Harvey Russell, Frankewing and Carl Russell, Friendship. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

RUSSELL, George Butler The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jun 1956
Funeral services for George Butler Russell, 78, retired farmer of the Shores Community, were held at 2 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon at Chestnut Grove Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Rutherford died at 6:40 o’clock Monday morning at his home after a long illness.
Born, July 10, 1877, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John Rutherford and Sue Tomlin Rutherford, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Rutherford is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Graham Hunter Rutherford; three sons, Harvey Rutherford, Hick Rutherford and Eugene Rutherford, all of Nashville; one daughter, Mrs. Ruby Rose, Pulaski; a number of grandchildren; three brothers, Thomas N. Rutherford, and Herbert Rutherford, Shores, and Theo Rutherford, Veterans Hospital, Thomasville, Ga.; and one sister, Mrs. Marshall Bee, Bethel. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

RUSSELL, J. Carl The Pulaski Citizen 28 May 1958
Funeral services for J. Carl Russell, 66, retired farmer of the Friendship section, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home with the burial in Beech Hill Cemetery. Mr. Russell died Saturday at Giles County Hospital after a period of declining health.
Born September 13, 1891, in Giles County, he was the son of the late George Russell and Josephine Ray Russell, and was a member of New Zion Baptist Church.
Mr. Russell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Beard Russell; three daughters, Mrs. Quay Brown, Mrs. Cecil Newton and Mrs. James Burns, all of Giles County; seven grandchildren; and a brother, Harvey Russell, Frankewing. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.



RUSSELL, Lindsey The Pulaski Citizen 26 Oct 1955
Funeral services for Lindsey Russelly, 70, Elkton farmer, will be held at 1:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and Dr. J. Clark Hensley, Baptist ministers, and burial will take place in Elkton Cemetery.

Mr. Russell, who had been in failing health, died at 9:15 o’clock Tuesday night at Giles County Hospital a few hours after entering.
Born January 8, 1885, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Thomas Russell and Nancy Jane Kincaid Russell, and was a member of Elkton Baptist Church.
Mr. Russell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Beadle Russell; four daughters, Mrs. Brown Holley and Mrs. Herschel Holley, both of Elkton, Mrs. Clifford Cole, Pulaski, and Mrs. Harry Miley, Florida; two sons, Frank Russell and George L. Russell, Pulaski; five grandchildren; one brother, Dave Russell, Pulaski; and three sisters, Mrs. L. M. Dunavant, Mrs. R. P. Beadle and Mrs. George Hayes, all of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

RUSSELL, Otis B. The Pulaski Citizen 4 Mar 1959
Otis B. Russell, 65, native Giles Countian, died at his home in West Palm Beach, Fla., at 2 o’clock Tuesday morning, March 3.
Funeral and burial were held in West Palm Beach. Mr. Russell was the son of the late John A. Russell and Laura Dobbins Russell.
Survivors in addition to his wife are four daughters, Mrs. J. H. Zeller, Mrs. Bob North, Mrs. Jack Francis of West Palm Beach and Mrs. Loran Williams, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; one son, Butler Russell of West Palm Beach; two sisters, Mrs. W. B. Chambers, Tulare, Calif., and Mrs. John David Davis, Pulaski; one brother, H. D. Russell, Lawrenceburg; and one half-brother, L. C. Dendy, Anderson, Ala.; and fourteen grandchildren.

RUSSELL, Will Delaney The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jun 1956
Funeral services for Will Delaney Russell, 69, Dry Creek farmer will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Campbellsville Church of Christ, and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Russell who was stricken with a heart attack and a paralytic stroke early Wednesday morning at his home, died at 6:30 o’clock Thursday morning, June 28, at Giles County Hospital
Born in Limestone County, Ala., May 3, 1887, he was the son of the late Perry Russell and Betty Flannagan Russell, but had resided in Giles County the greater part of his life. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Russell is survived by his wife, Mrs. William Eldridge, Lynnville, and Mrs. Herbert Minatra, Dry Creek; one son, Cordell Russell, Yokley; eight grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Leslie G. Tatum, Dry Creek; and four brothers, Hume Russell and Frank Russell, Campbellsville, and Jim Russell and Wiley Russell, Athens, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

RUTHERFORD, Mary Edna Morris The Pulaski Citizen 25 Apr 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Edna Morris Rutherford, 68, who died on April 30, at her home in the Eighteenth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Homer Brown, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
She was born December 3, 1882 in Giles County, the daughter of the late Isam A. Morris and Elizabeth Weaver Morris. She was a member of the Baptist Church.

Mrs. Rutherford is survived by her husband, Tom Rutherford; four daughters, Mrs. Andrew McDougal, Fall River, Mrs. Fred Edmundson, Stella, Mrs. Bartow B. Norwood, Pisgah, and Mrs. Milas Rochelle, Huntsville, Ala.; two sons, Leonard Rutherford and Allen Rutherford, both of the Shores community; twenty-six grandchildren; and one brother, Will Morris, Lawrenceburg. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

RUTHERFORD, Robert Herbert The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jul 1958
Robert Herbert Rutherford, 65, retired Louisville and Nashville Railroad Extress messenger and the TVA weather observer in Giles County, died suddenly at 5:30 a. m. Monday at his home in the Shores community.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Chestnut Grove Methodist Church by the Rev. Earl Cantrell and Dr. W. H. Mansfield of Pulaski. Burial was in the Old Shores Cemetery with Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Rutherford was a native of Giles County, the son of the late Jonathan and Susan Tomerlin Rutherford. He had resided in Louisville, Ky., for many years and returned to Giles County when he retired from the railroad service. A leader in his community, he was a member of the Chestnut Grove Methodist Church and well-known throughout Giles County as the weather observer for the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Mr. Rutherford is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Phillips Rutherford; a sister, Mrs. Bettie Bee of Pulaski; two brothers, Thomas Rutherford, resident of the Shores community, and Theo Rutherford of Georgia.

RUTLEDGE, J. B. The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jan 1958
Funeral services for J. B. Rutledge, 36, Giles Countian residing in Murfreesboro, were held at 11 a. m. Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro. The Rev. H. C. Wakefield officiated and burial was in the Diana Cemetery in Giles County.
Mr. Rutledge died Sunday night as his home of what officers described as self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
Born in Giles County, he lived in Smithville for several years before moving to Murfreesboro about a year ago. He was employed in the parts department of Binford Ford Company in that city. He was an army veteran of World War II and a member of the Upper Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Marguerite Gaines Rutledge; two sons, Freddy and Steven Rutledge; in infant daughter, Christy Gayle, all of Murfreesboro; his father, Otis Rutledge, Lewisburg, Tenn.; four brothers, Otis Smith Rutledge, Cornersville, Tenn., Franklin, Delano and Roosevelt Rutledge, Lewisburg and five sisters, Mrs. J. R. Tate, Cornersville, Mrs. Thomas Parks, Mrs. Ruth Thompson, and Mrs. Frances Christmas, Lewisburg and Mrs. Bobby Joyce Oliver, Columbia, Tenn.

RUTLEDGE, Joe Preston The Pulaski Citizen 15 Apr 1959

Funeral services for Joe Preston Rutledge, 79, retired Marshall County farmer, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at London Funeral Home, Lewisburg. Burial took place in Beechwood Cemetery at Cornersville. Mr. Rutledge died Saturday at Leonard Hospital in Lewisburg after a long illness.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Lewis Rutledge and Fannie Simmons Rutledge.
Mr. Rutledge is survived by his wife, Mrs. Viola Thompson Rutledge, Yell Community; a son, Allen Rutledge, Yell; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Parsons, Yell, and Mrs. Amanda Thomas, Nashville; and one brother, Will Rutledge, Yell.

RUTLEDGE, Otis The Pulaski Citizen 12 Mar 1958
Funeral services for Otis Rutledge, 71, native Giles Countian and a retired farmer of the Yell Community of Marshall County, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at McDaniel Funeral Home in Cornersville. Burial took place in the Diana Cemetery. Mr. Rutledge died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Saturday, March 8, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Edward Thompson in Lewisburg.
His wife, Mrs. Mecie Smith Rutledge, died about four years ago.
In addition to Mrs. Thompson Mr. Rutledge is survived by four other daughters, Mrs. J. R. Tate, Cornersville, Mrs. Willard Oliver, Maury County, Mrs. Billy Parks, Marshall County, and Mrs. Howard Christimas, Indiana; four sons, Franklin Rutledge, Delano Rutledge, and Roosevelt Rutledge (triplets) and Smith Rutledge, all of Marshall County; a number of grandchildren; two brothers, John Rutledge, Marshall County and Joe Rutledge, Alabama; and two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Pierson, Marshall County and Miss Maude Rutledge, Nashville.

RYAL, John A. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Dec 1952
John A. Ryal, 78, father of Mrs. Harold E. Henegar of Pulaski, died suddenly at 2 o’clock Tuesday morning, November 25, at his home in Tampa, Fla., following a period of declining health.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at B. Marion Reed Funeral Home and burial took place in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in that city.
Mr. Rayl is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ella D. Ryal; the one daughter, Mrs. Henegar; one son, John A. Ryal, Jr., Tampa, Fla.; two granddaughters, and two great grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Henegar, and Miss Mary Henegar attended the funeral.

SAMUEL, Lillian Catherine The Pulaski Citizen 18 Feb 1953
Funeral services for Miss Lillian Catherine Samuel, 42, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by Virgil Bradford, minister of the East Hill Church of Christ. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Her death occurred at 4:15 o’clock Sunday afternoon at a Nashville hospital after a long illness.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was the daughter of the late William Samuel and Ruth Harrison Samuel.

The survivors include one daughter, Miss Betty Samuel, Pulaski; four sisters, Mrs. Walter Turner and Mrs. David Rainey, Pulaski, Mrs. Elizabeth Walls, Columbia, and Mrs. Elmo Shook, Decatur, Ala.; and two brothers, Sidney Samuel and Thomas Samuel, both of Arkansas. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

SANDERS, Amis Bellefant The Pulaski Citizen 16 May 1951
Amis Bellefant Sanders, 74, prominent citizen of the Pleasant Valley community died at 5:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Giles County Hospital following a three months illness.
Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the graveside in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville, conducted by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the Olivet-Pleasant Valley Charge.
Mr. Sanders, a retired farmer and merchant, was a lifelong resident of Giles County, the son of the late Robert Sanders and Ann Cheatham Sanders. His wife, Mrs. Shellie Wilkerson Sanders, died in the spring of 1923.
Mr. Sanders is survived by one sister, Mrs. Wiley T. Abernathy, Sr., Pulaski and several nieces and nephews. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

SANDERS, Beatrice Fudge The Pulaski Citizen 10 Feb 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Beatrice Fudge Sanders, 60, native Giles Countian, who died suddenly at noon Sunday, February 7, at her home in Birmingham, Ala., were held at one o’clock at Pulaski Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of Prospect Methodist Church, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Sanders, who has been residing in Birmingham fourteen years, was born April 5, 1893, in Giles County, the daughter of the late John Wesley Fudge and Marcia Reagin Fudge.
Mrs. Sanders, a member of the Methodist Church, is survived by her husband, Mitchell Sanders, also a native of Giles County; one daughter, Mrs. Jack Henley, Plevna, Mont.; three sons, Thomas Sanders and James Sanders, both of Prospect, former home of the Sanders family, and William Sanders, Columbia; six grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Currin Stovall, Prospect, and Mrs. Levi Tate and Mrs. T. D. Mitchell, both of Birmingham, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

SANDERS, Bertha Abernathy The Pulaski Citizen 15 May 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Abernathy Sanders, 65, teacher in Giles County for thirty-three years, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. Bruce Strother and Dr. William H. Mansfield. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Sanders died at 2 o’clock Saturday morning, May 11, at Giles County Hospital after an illness of three weeks.
A native of Giles County, she was born October 30, 1892, the daughter of the late Robert Allen Abernathy and Pink Aymett Abernathy. She was graduated from old Giles College and was a member of the Methodist Church.

Mrs. Sanders is survived by her husband, James Sanders; three daughters, Mrs. James B. Darwin, Pulaski, Mrs. Samuel T. Collins, Jr., Fayetteville, and Mrs. William L. Davis, Jr., Charlotte, N. C.; four grandchidlren; five sisters, Mrs. F. F. Medlar, Pulaski, Mrs. R. L. Harris, Walters, Okla., and Mrs. A. I. Ruggles, Konowa, Okla., Mrs. J. L. Woodward and Mrs. G. L. Nichols, Harlingen, Texas; and one brother, Frank Abernathy, Port Isabelle, Texas. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

SANDERS, John Rufus The Pulaski Citizen 15 Aug 1951
Funeral services for John Rufus Sanders, 74, farmer of the Bunker Hill community, who died Tuesday night, were to be held this afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were to be conducted by the Rev. L. M. Laten and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist ministers. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Sanders, who had been in declining health for several years, died at 10:15 o’clock Tuesday night of a heart ailment at Giles County Hospital.
Born March 11, 1877, in Giles County, he was the son of the late James M. Sanders and Martha Ann McAfee Sanders. He was a member of the Baptist Church, and had served as a deacon for fifty-five years.
Mr. Sanders is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maggie George Sanders; three daughters, Mrs. Kirk Carden, Campbellsville, Mrs. Thurman Erwin and Mrs. William Minatra, both of Pulaski; one son, James Edd Sanders, Bunker Hill; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. George Sisk and Mrs. Alvie Kennedy, both of Nashville and Mrs. Lee Bigham, of Petersburg; and one brother, Jesse Lee Sanders, Nashville.

SANDERS, Katie Lou Bradford The Pulaski Citizen 2 Apr 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Tom Sanders, 75, resident of the Diana community, were held at 2 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon at the Diana Church of Christ. Rites were conducted by Tom Holland, minister of East Hill Church of Christ in Pulaski, and burial took place in Diana Cemetery.
Mrs. Sanders died at 4 o’clock Tuesday morning, April 1, at Lewisburg Hospital after a period of declining health.
Born November 17, 1882, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Nathan Bradford and Jane Poarch Bradford, and was a member of the Church of Christ. Her husband, Tom Sanders, died December 30, 1953.
Mrs. Sanders is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Fred Cochran, Lewisburg, and Mrs. F. T. Pyles and Mrs. E. D. Holley, both of Diana; three sons, William Sanders and Paul Sanders, Diana, and Buford Sanders, Woodbury; fourteen grandchildren and several great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Ernest Bradford, Crossville, and David Bradford, Shelbyville.

SANDERS, Resina E. Poarch The Pulaski Citizen __ Jan 1950
Mrs. Resina E. Sanders, 88, died at 5:30 o’clock Tuesday, January 3, at her home in Diana following a long illness.
Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 o’clock Thursday, January 5, at the Diana Methodist Church by Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor officiating. Burial was in Diana Cemetery.
Mrs. Sanders was the daughter of the late William Poarch and Lucinda Massey Poarch and a member of the Methodist Church.

She is survived by three daughters, Miss Allie Sanders, Mrs. Deifer Compton and Mrs. Archie Burgess, all of Diana; and one son, Harvey Sanders , also of Diana; one brother, Calvin Poarch of Birmingham, Ala.; 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

SANDERS, Siney Elizabeth Poarch The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jan 1950
Funeral services of Mrs. Siney Elizabeth Poarch Sanders, 88, who died Tuesday night, December 27, at her home in Diana following a long illness will be held at one o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Diana Methodist Church. The Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the church, will officiate and burial will take place in Diana Cemetery.
Mrs. Sanders, a daughter of the late William Poarch and Lucinda Massey Poarch, was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Sanders is survived by three daughters, Miss Allie Sanders, Mrs. A. Burgess and Mrs. Mary Compton; and one son, Harvey Sanders, all of Diana; one brother, Calvin Poarch, Diana; seventeen grandchildren and several great grandchildren.

SANDERS, William Burton The Pulaski Citizen 9 May 1951
Dr. William Burton Sanders, former Dean of Men and teacher of Religion and Sociology at Martin College and an ordained minister succumbed to a heart ailment at his home, 125 South Fifth Street at one o’clock Thursday afternoon, May 3. Dr. Sanders had been in failing health for several years, and resided in Pulaski where his wife, Mrs. Lucile Newman Sanders is Registrar of the college and head of the Department of Education.
Dr. Sanders, 65 years of age, was born in Wilson County, Tenn. He received the A. B. degree from the University of Texas at Austin, the A. M. degree from the University of Colorado, and S. T. B. degree from Westminister Theological Seminary, Western Maryland College, and did further study at Sorbonne University in Paris France.
In addition to his wife, Dr. Sanders is survived by one son, William Burton Sanders, Jr., who is studying for the M. A. degree at the University of Southern California; and one grandson.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at time of going to press.

SANDERSON, David Waters The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jan 1954
Funeral services for David Waters Sanderson, 65, retired mail carrier, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bethel Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Sanderson died at 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Giles County Hospital, following a long illness.
A member of the Church of Christ, he was a native of the county, the son of the late William Sanderson and Sara Weatherford Sanderson.
Mr. Sanderson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lula King Sanderson; one daughter, Mrs. William Adkins Legg, Bethel; two sons, William K. Sanderson, Prospect, and David W. Sanderson, Jr., Maryville; six grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. J. L. Pickett, Minor Hilll; and two brothers, Marvin Sanderson and Floyd Sanderson, Pulaski. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors.

SANDERSON, Ira Floyd The Pulaski Citizen 25 Dec 1957
Funeral services for Ira Floyd Sanderson, 62, native Giles Countian, will be held at 10:30 o’clock Thursday morning, December 26, at East Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Tom Holland, minister of the church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Sanderson died at 12:30 Saturday afternoon, December 21, in Pulaski after an illness of several years.
He was the son of the late William Sanderson and Alabama Weatherman Sanderson.
Mr. Sanderson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nellie Smith Sanderson; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Harbison, Clowchilla, Calif., and Miss Alma Jean Sanderson, Pulaski; four sons, Leroy Sanderson, E. D. Sanderson, N. W. Sanderson, and Charles Wayne Sanderson; one sister, Mrs. Myrtle Pickett; and one brother, M. R. Sanderson, all of Pulaski.

SANDERSON, Mary Lee (Infant) The Pulaski Citizen 15 Apr 1959
Prayer services for Mary Lee Sanderson, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Sanderson, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Floyd Cates, with the burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
Survivors include three sisters, Charlotte, Rebecca and Joan Sanderson; and the grandparents, Mrs. Floyd Sanderson and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Faulkner.

SANDERSON, Nellie Smith The Pulaski Citizen 26 Aug 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie Smith Sanderson, 57, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at East Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Gilbert Shaffer, minister of the church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Sanderson died Saturday morning at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after a long illness.
Born October 6, 1901, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late B. S. Smith and Lily Slayton Smith, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Sanderson, widow of Floyd Sanderson, who died December 21, 1957, is survived by two daughters, Miss Alma Jean Sanderson, Pulaski and Mrs. Ruby Harbison, Chowchilla, Calif.; four sons, W. N. Sanderson, Roy Sanderson, E. D. Sanderson, and Charles Wayne Sanderson, Pulaski, nine grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. L. W. Noles, Winter Haven, Fla.; and two brothers, L.C. Smith, Edinburg, Texas, and John R. Smith, Hartford, Mich. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

SANDERSON, William Steven The Pulaski Citizen 20 Nov 1957
Graveside services were held at one o’clock Monday afternoon in Maplewood Cemetery for William Steven Sanderson, day-old infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Sanderson, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, Baptist minister. The child died Sunday afternoon at Giles County Hospital.
In addition to the parents, William M. and Mary E. Faulkner Sanderson; the survivors include three sisters, Charlotte, Rebecca Sue and Margaret Joann Sanderson; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Sanderson and Tom W. Faulkner of Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.




SANDS, Anna Hubbell The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jun 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Hubbell Sands, 89, widow of J. Mack Sands, were held at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the grave in Lynnwood Cemetery, conducted by J. B. Rasbury, minister of the Second Street Church of Christ.
Mrs. Sands died at 7:15 o’clock Friday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ben Chapman on Childers Street in Pulaski, following a long illness. She had lived in Pulaski twenty years.
Born August 23, 1863, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Bishop Hubbell and Mattie Gardner Hubbell. Her husband, J. Mack Sands, died October 31, 1925.
Mrs. Sands, the last member of her immediate family, is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Chapman, Pulaski, and Mrs. Floyd Bonds, Lynnville; four sons, R. C. Sands, Dayton, Ohio, Emmett Sands, Southport, Whitt Sands, Lynnville, and Bud Sands, Pulaski; and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

SANDS, Bridges The Pulaski Citizen 15 Apr 1959
Funeral services for Bridges Sands, 71, native Giles Countian, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery in Lynnville. Mr. Sands died at 11:30 o’clock Monday morning at his home in Columbia where he had resided since Decemeber. Previous to that date, he had been a farmer in the Chapel Hill section.
Born January 8, 1888, he was the son of the late Jim Sands and Virginia Williamson Sands.
Mr. Sands is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nannie Braden Sands, also a native of Giles County; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Shrader and Mrs. Jack irwin, both of Columbia; four sons, Conrad Sands, Chapel Hill, and Bernon Sands, William Bridges Sands and Merle Sands, all of Columbia; and four grandchildren and one great-grandson.

SANDS, Charles Clark The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1952
A telegram, received Friday by Gardner Sands of Lynnville stated that his son, Airman Basic Charles Clark Sands, 32, was killed June 12 participating in the Korean operations. A veteran of World War II, young Sands re-entered in 1950 and went overseas, December, 1951. He was born and reared at Lynnville and attended Jones High School and schools in Florida where he was making his home when he entered service.
Airman Sands is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Sands of Lynnville; and two sisters, Mrs. D. K. Moore, Orlando, Fla., and Miss June Sands, Detroit, Mich.
The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1952

Funeral services for Airman Basic Charles G. Sands, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Sands of Lynnville, who was killed in Korea June 12 while serving with the Tactical Air Control Party, will be held at two o’clock Monday, August 25, at a place to be announced later. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery. A-B Sands volunteered for service January 1, 1951. He was stationed at Sewart Air Force Base, Smyrna and Pope Field, N. C. before leaving for overseas duty December 30, 1951. He served three years with the Air Corps in World War II.
Besides his parents, two sisters survive. The are Mrs. D. K. Moore of Orlando, Fla., and Miss June Sands, of Detroit, Mich.

SANDS, Gardner The Pulaski Citizen 3 Apr 1957
Funeral services for Gardner Sands, 60, former employee of the City of Columbia, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon in Columbia at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home, conducted by Gynnath Ford, minister of the Lynnville Church of Christ. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Sands who had been in failing health for two years, died suddenly of a heart ailment at 4 o’clock Friday afternoon at his home in Columbia.
Born in the Lynnville community, he was the son of the late Howard Sands and Ruth Hubble Sands, and was a member of the Lynnville Church of Christ.
Mr. Sands is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sadie Copeland Sands; two daughters, Mrs. William K. Moore, Orlando, Fla., and Mrs. Wayne Fisher, Monticello, Ind., six grandchildren; a step-daughter, Mrs. Alvin Hickman; and a step-son, Thomas Copeland Ray, both of Columbia; three sisters, Mrs. Thomas Clay Aymett, Mrs. Sam Ralston and Mrs. Zora Hickman, all of Lynnville; two brothers, Ruthen Sands, Lynnville and Felix Sands, Detroit, Mich.; one half-brother, Robert Lee Sands, Lynnville.

SANDS, Joe E. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Feb 1951
Joe E. Sands, 22, services station operator of Waco, was instantly killed about midnight Sunday, when his car in which he was returning home from Columbia skidded on an icy hill about five miles south of Columbia on Highway 31, throwing young Sands in the path of a northbound trailer truck. It is thought Sands either attempted to jump free of the car or that the door came open inasmuch as he was run over by the truck which crushed his skull and upper body.
Earl McKinney, Jr., 30, driver of the truck owned by Marlin L. Graves, Indianapolis, Ind., and A. H. Wheeler, 24, relief driver who was with him, escaped without injury.
An Oakes and Nichols ambulance from Columbia was summoned to remove Sands’ body to Columbia from where it was transferred to Giles County by a Bennett-May ambulance the same night. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Lynnville Church of Christ, with burial in the Lynnwood Cemetery.
Sands was the son of Joe L. and Loverna Thurman Sands of Waco. He attended Jones High School and Tennessee Polytechnic Institute at Cookeville. Besides his parents, young Sands is survived by a sister, Barbara Ann Sands.

SANDS, Reda Ray Pinkelton The Pulaski Citizen 11 Feb 1959

Funeral services for Mrs. Reda Ray Pinkelton Sands, 79, resident of the Lynnville section, were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Riley Moore of Columbia, Church of Christ minister, and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mrs. Sands died at 9 o’clock Monday morning at the Louise Tucker Nursing Home in Columbia after a period of declining health.
Born November 7, 1879, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Pinkelton and Mary Bailey Pinkelton, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Her husband, Willis F. Sands, died August 26, 1940.
Mrs. Sands is survived by one niece, Mrs. Earl Pinkelton, Lynnville, who was reared by the couple, and a host of other nieces and nephews. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

SAVAGE, George The Pulaski Citizen 31 Aug 1955
Funeral services for George Savage, 82, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at New Zion Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Raymond Crawford, pastor. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Savage who had been in declining health several months, died suddenly of a heart attack at 12:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at his home in the Sumac community.
Mr. Savage, a farmer, was born October 15, 1872, in Austria, and came to America at the age of 15.
His wife, Mrs. Maggie Phillips Savage, died a number of years ago.
Mr. Savage is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Clyde Musgrove, Pulask; one son, John Wesley Savage, Lewisburg; fourteen grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Mitchell Butcher, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

SAWTELLE, Benjamin Liles The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1952
Benjamin Liles Sawtelle, 46, husband of the former Miss Willie Lou Ross of Lynnville, died at 11:15 o’clock Saturday morning, March 15, in the Methodist Hospital in Memphis, after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the National Funeral Home in Memphis. Burial took place in Forest Hill Cemetery there with Masonic rites.
He was the son of George C. Sawtelle, Sr., veteran newspaper man.
Mr. Sawtelle, owner of the Southern Publishing Company in Memphis, had been linotype operator for many years at the Commercial Appeal in that city.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Sawtelle is survived by one daughter, Miss Peggy Ruth Sawtelle, Memphis; one son, William N. Sawtelle, in the Armed Services; a sister, Mrs. India Riley, and a brother, George C. Sawtelle, both of Memphis.
Miss Ruth Ross of Lynnville, and Mr. and Mrs. John Hunt Dugger of Stiversville, attended the funeral of their brother-in-law.

SAWYERS, Thomas Lemuel The Pulaski Citizen 17 Aug 1955
Thomas Lemuel Sawyers, 4, son of Mr. and Mrs. Conroy Sawyers of Fayetteville, died about one o’clock Wednesday morning, August 17, at the home after a long illness.
Graveside services will be held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning at the Wright Cemetery, near McBurg. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiated.

Born July 11, 1951, in Lincoln County, he was the son of Conroy Sawyers and Eula Bell May Sawyers.
In addition to the parents, the boy is survived by one sister, Miss Connie May Sawyers, Fayetteville; and the grandparents, Vince F. May, Pulaski, and Mrs. Eudera Sawyers, Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Vince May died August 1.



SCALES, Joe Webb The Pulaski Citizen 8 Aug 1959
Joe Webb Scales, 67, businessman and farmer of the Wales community and owner of extensive property in the area, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 10:30 p. m. Monday at his home.
Mr. Scales returned home late Monday afternoon after attending to business transactions through most of the day. He became ill following his evening meal and died shortly thereafter.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:30 p. m. at the Triume Methodist Church by the Rev. Sam Dodson, minister of the Calvary Methodist Church in Nashville and Dr. W. H. Mansfield, Associate Pastor of First Methodist Church, Pulaski. Burial was in Triune Cemetery.
Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Scales was a native of Triune, the son of the Sam Scales and Ada Jane Bellefont Scales. In early manhood, he moved to Nashville and was in the grain business in that city for twenty-five years. He moved to Pulaski fifteen years ago and purchased the Newton White estate at Wales where he and his family have since resided.
Mr. Scales was a member of the Methodist Church at Truine and a member of the Masonic Lodge.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Corinne Scales; two daughters, Mrs. Helen Scales Trice and Mrs. Beulah Scales Arney; a son, William Scales; two grandchildren, all of Wales; two brothers, Marvin Scales, College Grove, and Lavender Scales, Kirkland, Tennessee; three sisters, Mrs. Jim Wallace, Triune; and Mrs. Lee Camp and Miss Pearl Scales, both of Dearborn, Mich.

SCALES, William Ernest The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jan 1955
William Ernest Scales, 72, native of Giles County, died on Monday, January 17, 15 Mercy Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa, following a continuing period of declining health. His death came after an operation.
Funeral rites and burial took place in that city.
Born August 30, 1882, in Giles County, he was the son of the late James Robert Scales and Mrs. Tranquilla Gracey Scales, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
For many years Mr. Scales was connected with the U. S. Government Fish Hatcheries, later being employed by the Yancey Realty Company in Birmingham, Ala.
Mr. Scales is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mabel Upton Scales, native of Dubuque; one sister, Mrs. Clyde Birdsong, Pulaski, and two nieces, Mrs. Raymond R. Williams and Mrs. Wilson Brown, Pulaski.

SCHRADER, Frank Buford Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jan 1957
Frank Buford Schrader, Jr., 24-year-old L&N Railroad employee, and a grandson of Mrs. B. M. Schrader of Lynnville, was fatally injured in a traffic accident near Franklin, Ky., Sunday morning. He was enroute from Bowling Green, Ky., where he had been working about a month, to his home in Columbia when the three-vehicle accident occurred on Highway 41-W.
He was the son of Frank Buford and Virginia Sands Schrader of Columbia. He married the former Miss Wilma Bottoms of Mt. Pleasant 14 months ago and they had one son, Karlvich Markae Schrader, age four months.
Mr. Schrader is reported to have suffered a broken neck and was dead on arrival at Carter Moore Hospital in Franklin shortly after 6:15 a. m.
Simpson County Sheriff L. S. Chauvin said the wreck, involving the victim’s 1953 Oldsmobile, a milk truck and a trailer truck, occurred on Caudill Hill about two miles south of Franklin.

SCHUELER, Eric R. Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jul 1951
Funeral services for Eric R. Schueler, Sr., 65, wealthy Chicago manufacturer, were held at one o’clock Thursday afternoon at the grave in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski with the Rev. John T. DeForest, rector of the Church of the Messiah, Episcopal, in Pulaski, officiating.
Mr. Schueler was killed early Monday night in Chicago when he was struck by a passenger train while on his way to a grocery store. Reports received in Pulaski said he ducked underneath a crossing gate which was lowered while a southbound train crossed 73rd Street and Exchange Avenue on Chicago’s South Side.
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Schueler was owner of Douglas Manor, extensive Guernsey cattle farm, 10 miles northeast of Pulaski, operated by his son, Eric R. Schueler, Jr.
Mr. Schueler established his Guernsey farm about 1934 and was credited with persuading Frank C. Mars, to develop the famous Milky Way Farms, Giles County show place located about ten miles from Pulaski on Highway 31.
At the time of his death, he was a salesman with the Acme Printing Ink Company of Chicago and at one time was manager of the Hinde and Dauch Paper Company in that city. He formerly lived in Pulaski and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in this city.
Beside his son, Mr. Schueler is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Buford Brown Schueler, a Giles County native, and four grandchildren.

SCOTT, Emma The Pulaski Citizen 14 May 1958
Funeral services for Miss Emma Scott, 81, retired high school teacher and former resident of Pulaski, were held at 8 o’clock Tuesday morning at Cosmopolitan Funeral Home in Nashville, followed by graveside services at 10:30 o’clock at the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski. Rites were conducted by the Rev. R. D. Jones, pastor of Hillsboro Presbyterian Church in Nashville.
Miss Scott died at 3:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, May 11, at the home, 2308 Dixie Place in Nashville, after a long period of declining health.

Born in Maury County, she was the daughter of the late David C. Scott and Sarah Elizabeth Amis Scott. In 1904 the family moved to Pulaski. She was a graduate of Peabody College in Nashville and the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. For a time, she taught school in Maury County, later teaching in the city school of Pulaski. Continuing her teaching career she served on the faculty of Beaumont High School, Beaumont, Texas, and Orange High School, Orange, Texas, the latter position she held until her retirement approximately a decade ago. She was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church.
Miss Scott is survived by one sister, Miss Agnes Scott, Nashville; and several nieces and nephews; including Mrs. Joe Henry, Sr., John Scott Darnell and Fred Scott, all of Pulaski.

SCOTT, Polly Glover The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jan 1953
Mrs. Polly Glover Scott, 70, widow of Tom Scott, died at 9:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at her home in Columbia following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday morning at 10:30 o’clock at Oaks and Nichols Funeral Home by Leon C. Burns, minister of the West Seventh Street Church of Christ.
Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia.
Native of Giles County, she was a daughter of the late William and Martha Elizabeth Franklin Glover and was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Mary Busby and Mrs. Tom Scaly, both of Columbia and a son, William Scott, Columbia and 12 grandchildren.

SCOTT, Will Daly The Pulaski Citizen 4 Feb 1953
Judge Will Daly Scott, 86, former member of the Pulaski bar for many years, died at 4 o’clock Wednesday morning, February 4, at his home in Frederick, Okla., following a period of declining health. Funeral rites will be held in that city.
He was born and reared in Maury County, the son of the late David C. Scott and Sarah Elizabeth Amis Scott, members of pioneer families of that county. He was educated in Maury County and was graduated from Cumberland Law School, Lebanon, in 1899.
Mr. Scott, a former teacher and a member of the Pulaski Bar Association for a number of years, was married in 1898 to Miss Irene Reed of Giles County. In 1919, they move to Frederick where he practiced his profession, and in a few years was elected county judge, a position he held until ill health in his advanced years caused his retirement. He was prominent in both civic and religious life of his adopted state.
In 1945 Mrs. Scott died, and later he was married to Mrs. Birdie Smith of Wichita Falls, Texas, who survives.
In addition to his wife, Judge Scott is survived by one son, William Reed Scott, Amarillo, Texas; one grandson; two sisters, Misses Agnes Scott and Emma Scott, both of Nashville, Tenn.; and a number of nieces and nephews. Near relatives in Pulaski are Fred D. Scott, Mrs. Joe Henry, Sr., and John Scott Darnell.

SCRUGGS, Eula Pearl Cole The Pulaski Citizen 14 Mar 1956

Funeral services for Mrs. Eula Pearl Cole Scruggs, 72, Pulaski housewife, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Second Street Church of Christ, conducted by the Rev. R. E. Hamman, Church of God minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Scruggs died at 9 o’clock Sunday morning at her home on Elm Street in Pulaski after a brief illness.
Born January 28, 1884, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Joe Cole and Martha Davidson Cole. She was a member of Fiducia Cumberland Presbyterian Church near Aspen Hill.
Mrs. Scruggs is survived by her husband, Todd Scruggs; three daughters, Mrs. J. W. McCluskey, Pulaski, Mrs. Earl Pickett, Wheelerton, and Mrs. Lester Stafford, Oak Ridge; five sons, Dewey Scruggs, Nashville, Bill Scruggs, J. T. Scruggs, Pulaski, and Luther Scruggs, Orlando, Fla.; fourteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. R. C. Fogg, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home, in charge of arrangements.

SCRUGGS, Willie Joe The Pulaski Citizen 1 Nov 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Willie Joe Scruggs, 38, who died at 2 p.m. Friday, October 27, at her home at Liberty after a nine months’ illness, were held on Saturday afternoon, at 2 o’clock, at Liberty Methodist Church. The Rev. Troy Bunch and the Rev. Elwood Denson officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A daughter of Mrs. John William Scruggs, and the late Mr. Scruggs, the deceased was a member of the Methodist Church.
She is survived by one daughter, Miss Verlene Scruggs; five sisters, Mrs. C. H. Cole, Pulaski, Mrs. Milburn Holley, Liberty; Mrs. G. E. Barnett, Decatur, Ala., Mrs. Thomas Wilburn, Liberty, and Mrs. Milton Scott, Hanceville, Ala.

SEINKNECHT, William Henry The Pulaski Citizen 22 Feb 1950
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon in Knoxville for William Henry Seinknecht, 67, successful businessman, who died suddenly of a heart attack at 9:30 o’clock Saturday night, February 11, at his home in that city. Burial took place in Knoxville.
Mr. Seinknecht, husband of the former Miss Nancy Bray of Lynnville, was a member of the Presbyterian Church.

SELLERS, Eunice Compton The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jan 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Will Sellers, resident of the Lynnville section, were held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Lynnville Church of Christ, conducted by Gynnath Ford, minister of the church, and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Sellers who had been in failing health for the past year, died at 8:20 o’clock Sunday night, January 20, at a Nashville nursing home.
A member of the Church of Christ since her childhood, she was the former Eunice Compton, the daughter of the late Alfonso Compton and Ann Dugger Compton, born August 29, 1879 in Giles County. Her husband, Will Sellers, died in 1922.

Mrs. Sellers is survived by three sisters, Mrs. O. B. Sellers and Mrs. Roy Wilson, both of Giles County, and Mrs. Lena Bowers, Lincolnton, Ga. Bennett-May Funeral Company, Morticians in charge.

SELLS, Alline Bell The Pulaski Citizen 20 May 1953
Mrs. Alline Bell Sells, 58, former Pulaskian, died at 3 o’clock Wednesday morning, May 20, at Nurses’ Home in Nevada, Mo., following a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. Rites were conducted by the Rev. William A. Jones, Jr., rector of the Church of the Messiah, Episcopal, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
The daughter of Dr. A. J. Bell, retired Pulaski veterinarian, and Mrs. Bell, she was born March 15, 1895, in Arcadia, Mo. When she was eight years old, Dr. and Mrs. Bell moved to Pulaski, where they spent the greater part of their residence.
Mrs. Sells was graduated from Pulaski High School, received the B. S. degree in nursing at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and received the M. A. degree at Hillman Hospital School of Nursing in Birmingham, Ala. For a number of years, the former Miss Bell taught school in Tennessee and Alabama.
Her marriage to Thomas R. Sells, Birmingham realton, took place in 1933. He died twelve years ago.
Mrs. Sells is survived by her parents, now residents of Nevada, Mo.; one brother, Arthur Bell of Ohio; one niece, Mrs. Joe Krawczyk, Nashville; and one nephew, Billy Bell, Pulaski.

SESLER, Ray Fletcher The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jul 1959
Funeral services for Ray Fletcher Sesler, 72, retired L&N Railroad agent, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home with the rites conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield and Rev. E. M. Trammell, Methodist ministers. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Sesler died Friday, July 17, at Giles County Hospital after a long period of declining health.
Born January 22, 1887, in Dickson County, Tenn., he was the son of the late William Sesler and Zebria Dixon Sesler. He was a member of the Methodist Church. An employee of the L&N for forty years, he had lived in Giles County since 1908.
Mr. Sesler is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ila Fogg Sesler; one brother, Hugh Sesler, Warren, Ohio; and one sister, Mrs. Cumi Hornbuckle, Tampa, Fla. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

SEWELL, Emma Lou Cole The Pulaski Citizen 24 Oct 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Lou Cole Sewell, 73, resident of the Lynnville community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday at Lynnville Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Hayden Center, pastor, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Sewell died Saturday at the home in Lynnville.
Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Lewis H. Cole and Elizabeth Baulch Cole, and was a member of the Church of Christ.

Mrs. Sewell is survived by her husband, W. J. Sewell; one daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Carpenter, Lynnville; two brothers, W. C. Cole, Minor Hill, and Earl Cole, Nashville; and three sisters, Mrs. W. L. Daniels, Prospect, Mrs. Russell Gilbert, Akron, Ohio, and Mrs. Ray Davis, Lawrenceburg.

SEXTON, Edward Harvey The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jul 1956
Funeral Services for Edward Harvey Sexton, 85, retired farmer of Minor Hill, were held at 1 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church, with rites conducted by the Rev. Haynes Brinkley. Burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery. Mr. Sexton died at 9 o’clock Monday morning at Jackson Clinic, Lester, Ala., after a three weeks illness.
Born July 27, 1870, in Lawrence County, he was the son of the late William Robert Sexton and Mary Eliza S. Sexton. He was an active member of the Baptist Church, having served as superintendent of the Sunday School for many years. As a young man, Mr. Sexton worked in Pulaski as a clerk.
Mr. Sexton is survived by his wife, Magdalene Jackson Sexton to whom he was married sixty one years ago; three daughters, Mrs. Earl Booth, Minor Hill, Mrs. Joe Kimbrough, Bowling Green, Ky., and Mrs. Claude Jones, Athens, Ala.; two sons, Will R. Sexton, Athens, Ala., and David E. Sexton, Town Creek, Ala.; nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. D. B. Griffin of Nashville; a brother, Dr. Lewis A. Sexton, who served as superintendent of the Hartford Hospital at New Haven, Conn., died in 1936. Bennett May Co., funeral directors in charge.

SHACKELFORD, Marvin The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jun 1952
Funeral services for Marvin Shackelford, 38, Giles farmer and former salesman, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of Pulaski Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist ministers, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Shackelford died suddenly Thursday afternoon while working on a farm in Lincoln County. He had had a heart ailment for many years.
A son of Mrs. Alice Tarpley Shackelford and the late Sam T. Shackelford, he was a lifelong resident of the county and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Shackelford, whose home was in the Beech Hill section, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Bledsoe Shackelford; one son, Jerry Baxter Shackelford; his mother, Pulaski; one sister, Mrs. James Sowell, Columbia; three brothers, Floyd Shackelford and Renzo Shackelford, both of Pulaski, and Sidney Shackelford, Decatur, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

SHADDRIX, John A. The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1953
John A. Shaddrix, 67, native of Lawrence County, died at 6:30 o’clock Thursday night, July 30, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. C. Ray, in Pulaski.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Westside Baptist Church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Shaddrix had lived in Pulaski one year.


SHANNON, Annette The Pulaski Citizen 17 Feb 1954
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Tenn., for Annette Shannon, three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shannon of Oak Ridge. Burial took place in the Shannon lot in Evergreen Cemetery.
The child died at 9 o’clock Sunday night at Oak Ridge Hospital, Oak Ridge, Tenn.,, following an illness of Lukemia since July.
Mrs. Shannon, the former Miss Frances Butler, of Pulaski, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Butler of Pulaski.

SHAPIRO, Aaron The Pulaski Citizen 8 Mar 1950
Funeral services for Aaron Shapiro, father of Mrs. Lester Gross of Pulaski, who died on Friday morning, February 24, at South Highland Infirmary in Birmingham, Ala., after a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Rideout Funeral Home in that city. Burial took place in Elmwood Cemetery there.
In addition to the daughter in Pulaski, Mr. Shapiro is survived by two other daughters and two sons. His wife died six or seven years ago.

SHARP, Erskine and son, John E. Sharp The Pulaski Citizen 11 Feb 1953
Double funeral services for Mayor Erskine Sharp, 54 and his 20-year-old son, John E. Sharp, Jr. who lost their lives in a drowning accident in Elk River Sunday morning were held at three o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the First Methodist Church in Pulaski. The Rev. Sam Dodson, Jr., pastor, officiated assisted by the Rev. Carl R. Allen, pastor of First Baptist Church in Lewisburg and Dr. Jospeh D. Quillan, president of Martin College. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
The bodies of Mayor Sharp and his son were recovered from the rain-swollen stream Tuesday morning at 10:20 and 11:20, respectively, at the Persimmon Island Bridge about a mile from Morrell’s Mill dam where the fatal accident occurred. Two crews of searchers, who had manned boats in the area since the accident and were responsible for the recovery, were Sam Birdsong, J. K. Curtis, Al White and Bill Rogers, who located the body of the father, and Lon Whitworth, Jr. and B. J. Story who found the body of the son, the Sheriff Department reported.
Mayor Sharp and his son, who had left home at 7:45 a.m. Sunday for a few hours’ fishing, disappeared in the seething waters of Elk River just below the dam Sunday morning about 9 o’clock when their aluminum fishing boat capsized……..
Mayor Sharp was a 32nd Degree Mason, a director of the Chamber of Commerce, past president of the Tennssee Automobile Association, a director of the Union Bank, a director of Austin Hewitt Home for the Aged, a member of the Board of Trustees of Martin College, president of the Exchange Club, and a steward and chairman of the finance committee of First Methodist Church in Pulaski.
He was a native of Lewisburg, a son of Mrs. Sally Glascock Sharp, of Lewisburg, and the late Joe Sharp. He married the former Ruby Bryant of Huntland, who survives.

His son was born in Pulaski and attended Giles County High School. He graduated from Columbia Military Academy in 1950 and entered Vanderbilt University, Nashville, in the fall of that year.
He was a member of the Sigma Nu social fraternity and the Alpha Phi Omega national services fraternity. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Young Sharp was Major in the Reserve Officers Training Corps at Vanderbilt and resided at Cole Hall. He was a major in business administration.
Mayor Sharp also is survived by two daughters, Miss Kathleen Sharp, Pulaski and Mrs. William Preston Murrey, Jr., Pulaski; a sister, Mrs. Lindsay Simmons, Lewisburg; two brothers, Sheaffer and Joe Sharp, Lewisburg; and one grandson, William Preston Murrey, III.

SHARP, William Oscar The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jun 1950
Funeral services for William Oscar Sharp, 59, who died at 6 o’clock Sunday evening, June 18, at his home in the Waco community, after a six months illness, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Lynnville Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. H. Grady Coston, Baptist minister, assisted by the Rev. J. C. Wallace, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church, and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Sharp, a member of the Baptist Church, had been employed for many years by the W. N. Butler Milling Company of Columbia.
Mr. Sharp is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Brown Sharp; four daughters, Mrs. Brownie Arvitt and Miss Dorothy Sharp, both of Columbia, Mrs. Mary Varden, Nashville, and Miss Zela Sharp, Waco; three sons, James Sharp and Charles Sharp, both of Waco, and Roy Sharp, Peoria, Ill.; five grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Reese Goldman, Columbia, Mrs. Mildred Jeeter, Paducah, Ky., and two brothers, Dewey Sharp, Detroit, Mich., and Charles Sharp, Pulaski.

SHAW, Willie Lewis The Pulaski Citizen 23 Sep 1959
Willie Lewis Shaw, 71, retired Cornersville farmer, died at 2 p.m. Thursday in Gordon Hospital, Lewisburg, of injuries suffered Wednesday morning. when a wagon apparently ran over him.
Funeral services were held Friday at 2 p.m. at McDaniel Funeral Home at Cornersville, with burial in Beechwood Cemetery.
John Estes found the injured man lying on the ground behind the wagon, which was attached to the chopper being pulled by a tractor deiven by Ralph Bills on a Cornersville farm which he operates.
Bills was quoted as saying he did not see Shaw before he was found injured.
A native of Marshall County, Mr. Shaw was a son of Richard F. and Martha Ann Ellis Shaw.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Evelyn Lowe Shaw; a daughter, Mrs. Granville McCormick, Lynnville; four sons, Lewis Shaw, Marion, Ala., Orris and Norris Shaw, Diana, Tenn., Claude Shaw, Selma, Ala.; six sisters, Mrs. J. C. Bradford, Spring Place community, Mrs. George Bagley and Mrs. Maxie Cochran, Corenersville; Mrs. Hatton Archer and Mrs. Marvin Pruitt, Lewisburg; Mrs. Bonnie Bradford, Farmington, and six grandchildren.

SHAY, Dinesha Adams The Pulaski Citizen 12 Nov 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Perry Shay, 82, were held Tuesday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Shay died Sunday at her home at Five Points after several months illness.
A native of Giles County, she was the former Miss Dinesha Adams, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Clay Adams. Her husband, Perry Shay, died seventeen years ago.
Mrs. Shay is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Nancy Clendenning, Arkansas, Mrs. Ella Adams, Five Points, and Mrs. Callie Adams, Indiana; two sons, Willie Shay, Arkansas, and Johnny Shay, Florida; eighteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and one brother, Ed Adams, Giles County.

SHELBY, John Stephen “Steve” The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jan 1950
Funeral services for John Stephen Shelby, nine-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Shelby, of Goodsprings, who died at 12:30 noon on Monday, January 23, at Pulaski Hospital, following several days illness of pneumonia, were held at 12:30 o’clock Tuesday in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
In addition to his parents, the infant is survived by a sister, Shirley Ann Shelby; and the grandparents, Mr. ans Mrs. B. Kirk Carden and Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Shelby, all of Campbellsville.

SHELBY, Moral Jones The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jun 1952
Funeral services for Moral James Shelby, 65, who died Tuesday, June 24, at his home in Campbellsville, following several months illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Campbellsville Church of Christ.
Virgil Bradford officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born September 28, 1886, he was the son of the late Andrew Shelby and Elizabeth Brooks Shelby. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Shelby is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Allen Shelby; two daughters, Mrs. Everett Hamlett, Pulaski, and Mrs. William Petty, Columbia; two sons, J. C. Shelby, Ethridge, and Troy Shelby, Goodsprings; ten grandchildren; and one sister. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

SHELTON, Ada Shelton The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Shelton Shelton, 84, resident of the Seventh Civil District, will be held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield. Burial will take place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Shelton died at 4:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, July 29, at the home after a long illness.
Born December 30, 1874, Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Bill Shelton and Marvella Ann Shelton Shelton.
Mrs. Shelton is survived by several nieces and nephews. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

SHELTON, Charles H. The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jan 1957
Funeral services for Charles Henry Shelton, 39, Giles County veteran of WWII, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, January 2, at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. W. H. Mansfield and the Rev. Robert Davis, pastor of Chestnut Grove Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Shelton died at 8:30 o’clock Monday night, December 31, at Thayer Veterans Hospital in Nashville following a four weeks illness.
Born November 8, 1917, he was the son of John H. Shelton and Willie Hamby Shelton of Giles County. He served two and a half years in U. S. Army which included two years duty in Alaska.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Shelton is survived by one brother, Morris Shelton, Pulaski; and three sisters, Miss Sarah Shelton, Pulaski, Miss Carolyn Shelton, Nashville and Mrs. C. V. Riddle, Lawton, Okla. Bennett-May and Company in charge.



SHELTON, Ella The Pulaski Citizen 18 Aug 1954
Miss Ella Shelton, approximately ninety years of age, and a native of Giles County, died at one o’clock Monday afternoon, August 16, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Shay in the Eighteenth District, where she had made her home for a long period of declining health.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Miss Shelton was the last member of her immediate family. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

SHELTON, Hannah Katherine The Pulaski Citizen 23 Apr 1952
Mrs. Hannah Katherine Stubblefield Shelton, 72, wife of Dr. J. M. Shelton, died Wednesday morning, April 23, at her home at Kelso in Lincoln County.
Funeral services will be held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Kelso Cumberland Presbyterian Church, with burial in the Kelso Cemetery.
A native of Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late William Stubblefield and Hannah Copeland Stubblefield, and was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Shelton is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Edward O. Blackburn, Lynnville, and Mrs. Earl Mott, Detroit, Mich.; one son, Clayton Shelton, Los Angeles, Calif.; and one sister, Mrs. T. J. Rutledge, Troup, Texas.

SHELTON, James Lee The Pulaski Citizen 10 May 1950
James Lee Shelton, 10 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shelton, former residents of Giles County, died at Pulaski Hospital on Sunday afternoon after falling from a tree at his home in Anderson Creek, Ala.
According to reports, the child had been climbing a tree with other playmates when he slipped to the ground, suffering a fractured skull. He died shortly after reaching the hospital.
He was a student at Anderson Creek School.

Funeral services were held at Anderson Creek on Tuesday afternoon with burial in Minor Hill Cemetery.
In additon to his parents, who formerly resided in Giles County, he is survived by a sister, Martha Ann Shelton, and three brothers, J. W. Shelton, Jr., of South Bend, Ind., Robert and Billy Joe Shelton of Anderson Creek.

SHELTON, James Logan The Pulaski Citizen 15 May 1957
James Logan Shelton, 52, native of Giles County, died of a bronchial infection at 10 o’clock Friday morning, May 10, at City Hospital, in Akron, Ohio, after a three months illness. Funeral rites were held Tuesday at Cauyahoga Falls, Ohio, with the burial in the cemetery in Cauyhoga Falls, a suburb of Akron.
Born October 5, 1904, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert S. Shelton and Anna Rutherford Shelton.
Mr. Shelton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Isabel Shelton; one sister, Mrs. T. C. Appleton, Minor Hill; two brothers, Paul Shelton, Louisville, Ky., and Ivan Shelton, Detroit, Mich.

SHELTON, James Madison The Pulaski Citizen 18 May 1955
Funeral services for Dr. James Madison Shelton, 81, Kelso physician who practiced medicine in Lincoln County for fifty years, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Kelso Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. H.J. Burroughs and the Rev. Ewing Burroughs, pastor of the church, and burial took place in the Kelso Cemetery.
Dr. Shelton died at 9:30 o’clock on Thursday night, May 12, at Lincoln County Hospital after a long illness.
Born in Marion County, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Thomas Ashburn Shelton and Nancy Jane Bryson Shelton. He was one of the last old-fashioned country physicians who practiced far and wide during a long and useful life. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
His wife, Mrs Catherine Copeland Shelton, died April 23, 1952.
Dr. Shelton is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Edward Old Blackburn, Lynnville, and Mrs. Earl Mott, Detroit, Mich.; one son, Clayton Shelton, Los Angeles, Calif.; one granddaughter; and two brothers, Dr. R. E. Shelton, Chattanooga and Garrett Shelton, Van Nuys, Calif.

SHELTON, Mary Elizabeth Harwell The Pulaski Citizen 20 Jul 1955
Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Harwell Shelton, 63, Pulaski housewife, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Minor Hill Baptist Church. Rites will be conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley and J. B. Rasbury, Church of Christ minister and burial will take place in Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Shelton, who had been ill three years, died at 6 o’clock Wednesday morning at the home on Valley View Drive.
Member of First Baptist Church, she was a lifelong resident of Giles County, born July16, 1892, and the daughter of the late Duffy Harwell and Tennie Simpson Harwell.

Mrs. Shelton is survived by her husband, Kenneth Larkin Shelton; four daughters, Mrs. J. D. Fulton, Pulaski, Mrs. J. R. Dolan, Nashville, and Mrs. Donald Fuller, Saginaw, Mich., and Mrs. Earl Siders, Tipton, Iowa; three sons, James Elbert Shelton, Pulaski, Arthur Shelton, Rossville, Ga., and John Shelton, Shelbyville, Tenn.; seventeen grandchildren; and two brothers, Duffy Harwell and Hix Harwell, both of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

SHELTON, Robert S. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Dec 1954
Funeral services for Robert S. Shelton, 77, farmer of the Fourth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Shelton died Wednesday at Giles County Hospital, following a paralytic stroke suffered at his home.
Mr. Shelton lived alone. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. T. C. Appleton, Minor Hill; three sons, Logan Shelton, Akron, Ohio, Ivan Shelton, Detroit, Mich., and Paul Shelton, Louisville, Ky.; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Lillie Helmick, Akron, Ohio; and one brother, Kenneth L. Shelton, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

SHELTON, Raymond Samuel The Pulaski Citizen 20 Feb 1957
Raymond Samuel Shelton, 68, former Giles County trustee and retired merchant and farmer died of a heart attack at 7:30 p. m. Thursday at his home in the Aymett Town community after several weeks illness.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 a. m. Saturday at Pulaski Funeral Home, with Tom Holland, Church of Christ minister, and the Rev. James Parsons, Methodist minister, officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late George and Mary Phillips Shelton. He served as trustee in Giles County from 1932 until 1936 and owned and operated a grocery in the Aymett Town section for several years, in addition to farming. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Shelton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Agnes Reese Shelton; two sisters, Mrs. Claud Odeneal, Columbia, and Mrs. Sallie Butler, Howe, Texas; two brothers, William P. Shelton, Huntsville, Ala. and Phillip Shelton, Athens, Ala. and two nieces reared in the home, Mrs. Hubert Cooper, Pulaski and Mrs. Lula Loyd, both of Pulaski.

SHELTON, Steve Benjamin The Pulaski Citizen 25 Apr 1956
Funeral services for Steve Benjamin Shelton, 74, Fourth District retired farmer, who died at 10:55 o’clock Monday night, April 23, at Giles County Hospital after a three weeks illness, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Appleton Church of Christ. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiated and burial took place in the church cemetery.

Mr. Shelton, a member of the Church of Christ, is survived by two sons, Dallas Shelton, Winter Haven, Fla., and Carl Shelton, Lawrenceburg; four grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Nathan Harlin, Bonnertown, Mrs. John Shaddix, Ethridge, Mrs. Vinie Watkins, Lawrenceburg; and one half-brother, John Boston, Appleton.
Born September 11, 1881, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Steve Shelton and Martha Phillips Shelton. His wife, Mrs. Cassie Harris Shelton, died in 1935. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.


SHELTON, Walter The Pulaski Citizen 29 Aug 1951
Funeral services for Walter Shelton, 72, farmer of the Nineteenth Civil District, who died suddenly at 7 o’clock Monday morning, August 27, at his home in the Rose Hill community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the graveside in Rose Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Arlo Peppers and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist ministers, officiated.
Mr. Shelton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Inis Shay Shelton; seven children, James Shelton, Walter Shelton, Jr., Mrs. Charlie Prince, Columbia, Mrs. Wilburn Chapman, Mrs. Clyde Helton, Mrs. Marvin Rowe, Campbellsville, and Miss Alma Shelton, Columbia.




SHIELDS, Grover Cleveland The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jan 1955
Funeral services for Grover Cleveland Shields, 69, retired railroad man, were held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by Virgil Bradford, minister of East Hill Church of Christ. Burial took place in New Garden Cemetery at Hays Mill, Ala.
Mr. Shields died at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning at his home in Pulaski after a short illness.
Born at Prospect, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Shields. For nineteen years he was employed by the L. and N. Railroad; later was employed as a forman at the mines.
Mr. Shields is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Edna Weaver Shields; one son, Robert Shields, Pulaski; one step-daughter, Mrs. William Edward Randolph, Pulaski; one half-sister, Mrs. Dan Price, Toney, Ala.; and one half-brother, John Shields, Hays Mill, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

SHIVAS, Norman Wishart The Pulaski Citizen 25 Feb 1959
Norman Wishart Shivas, 47, resident and retired businessman of Clearwater, Fla., and the brother of Dr. Gordon Shivas of Pulaski, died at 9:30 p. m. Sunday, February 22, at the Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater after a short illness.
Funeral services were held Tuesday in Clearwater, with burial in that city.
A memorial service was held at the Church of the Messiah, Episcopal, in Pulaski at the same hour that the funeral services were being held in Florida. The Rev. George Regas officiated.

A native of Winnepeg, Canada, Mr. Shivas was the son of James W. and Lucy Dowson Shivas, who make their home on Observatory Drive in Nashville. He was educated at Fort Worth, Texas, and was a veteran of World War II, having served with the Navy in the Pacific Theater of action.
Mr. Shivas organized the Capitol Lithoplate Service in Indianapolis, Ind., and served as the head of the corporation until June, 1958, when he retired.
In addition to his parents, other survivors are his wife, Mrs. Gloria Williams Shivas; two sons, Thomas and William Shivas; a daughter, Sue Shivas; and a brother, Dr. Gordon Shivas of Pulaski.
SHOFFNER, Omar The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nov 1958
Mrs. Omar Shoffner, 78, retired Nashville teacher, and sister of W. E. Walters of Pulaski, died Monday in Nashville after several months illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Jenkins Chapel at Shelbyville with the burial in the church cemetery.
In addition to her brother, Mrs. Shoffner, a widow, is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Lester Netterstrom, Chicago, Ill.

SHOOK, Iva Elizabeth York The Pulaski Citizen 2 Apr 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Iva Elizabeth York Shook, 72, widow of Tom Shook, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church of which she was a member. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Robert H. Hall and burial took place in the family lot in the church cemetery. Mrs. Shook was found dead in bed on Tuesday morning, April 1, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mitchell Wright in Pulaski where she had been making her home. She had been in declining health for several months.
Born October 7, 1885, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late John S. York and Tennie Tomerlin York. Her husband, Tom Shook, died in October of 1949.
In addition to Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Shook is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. R. C. Braly, Weakley Creek, Giles County, and Mrs. M. A. Inman, Verbena, Ala.; one son, John Shook, Waverly; and ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and one brother, Claude York, Madison. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

SHORES, J. Lee The Pulaski Citizen 8 Aug 1951
J. Lee Shores, 73, retired Giles County merchant and a leading citizen of the Bnham community, died at 7:30 o’clock Monday night at the Lawrence sanitorium after several weeks’ illness.
Funeral services were held at two o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church by the Rev. James Elder, the Rev. J. B. Burns and the Rev. Russell Boaz. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
The son of John and Sara Ann Pittard Shores, he was born in Giles County and had spent most of his life in the Bnham area where he had engaged in the mercantile business for more than thirty-five years. Active in church and civic affairs, Mr. Shores was a leading member and an elder in the Moriah Church, and served as a director of community projects and as a member of the County Equalization Board and the important Highway Rights-of-way committee for many years.

Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lura Reed Shores; a sister, Mrs. R. D. Johnson of Birmingham, Ala.; and several nieces and nephews.

SHORES, Lura Reed The Pulaski Citizen 1 Sep 1954
Mrs. Lura Reed Shores, 70, resident of the Bnham community, died Sunday, August 29, at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elder, and burial followed in the family lot in the church cemetery.
Born May 31, 1884, she was the daughter of the late Thomas N. Reed and Alice Tidwell Reed, early residents of the Bnham community. She was a member of Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church which was founded by that community, including her family, more than a hundred years ago.
She was the wife of J. Lee Shores, merchant of that community, who died several years ago.
Mrs. Shores is survived by a sister, Mrs. G. C. Frazier, San Antonio, Texas; and two brothers, Ewing Reed, Bnham, and Robert Reed, Dallas, Texas. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

SHORES, Lydia The Pulaski Citizen 5 Dec 1956
Mrs. Lydia Shores, 56, Memphis resident, died Thursday night, November 29, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harold Lee Dugger in Pulaski, after a long illness. Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon in Meltonville, Ala., with burial there.
A native of Guntersville, Ala., she had lived in Memphis in recent years but had been visiting her daughter in Pulaski for some time.
Mrs. Shores is survived by her husband, Iraland Shores, Memphis; six daughters, Mrs. Dugger, Pulaski, Mrs. E. D. Williams, Key West, Fla., Mrs. Willa Hue Musten, Miss Alta Dean Shores and Miss Veronica Lake Shores; all of Norfolk, Va., and Mrs. Yvonne Garland, Memphis; and two sons, Gance I. Shores and John Hopkins Shores, both of Memphis.

SHORT, James Sumpter The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jun 1953
James Sumpter Short, 75, a leading merchant in Pulaski for more than 40 years, died at 4 o’clock Thursday morning at Giles County Hospital after a short illness.
Funeral services will be held at ten-thirty Friday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. Sam Dodson, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
A native and lifelong resident of Giles County, Mr. Short was the son of the late James Buford Short and Florence Buford Short. He was educated at Giles County schools and began his business career as an employee at a mercantile store at Wales. After moving to Pulaski, he became associated with his brother, the late W. B. Short, and Porter Stone in a drygoods store which was operated as Short Brothers and Stone for many years. Later he became the senior member of the Short-Moore Company, a men’s clothing store which is located in Pulaski.

He was a member of the Methodist Church and served as a member of the Board of Stewards for many years. He was a member of the Elks Club and was a charter member of the Pulaski Exchange Club.
Mr. Short was twice married, his first wife having been Miss Robbie Grigsby. After her death, he married Mrs. Lucille White Moore of Pulaski, who survives.
Survivors in addition to his wife, are a step-son, Tom Moore, Pulaski attorney; three grandchildren; three nieces, Mrs. D. T. Cameron of Nashville, Mrs. Earle Baughman, Tupelo, Miss., and Mrs. Raymond Moody, Franklin, Ky.; and two nephews, James Rogers of Wales and Marvin May of Gainesville, Fla.

SHORT, Jane Harris The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1952
Mrs. Jane Harris Short, 73, former Pulaski resident, died of a heart attack on the morning of April 5 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Raymond Moody, in Franklin, Ky.
Funeral rites were eld at the grave in Greenlawn Cemetery on Monday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. Rufus Hickey, Presbyterian minister.
Born in Franklin, Ky., November 28, 1878, she lived in Kentucky until her marriage to Turner Short when she came to Pulaski. Mr. Short died April 5, thirty-seven years ago.
In addition to the daughter, Mrs. Short is survived by one grandson, Tommy Moody; two sisters, Miss Lucy Harris and Miss Stella Harris, both of Franklin; and one brother, Downey Harris, St. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. Short served as matron at Tennessee Hall, Martin College, several years, later serving as matron at Ward-Belmont College in Nashville.

SHORT, Mamie Jones The Pulaski Citizen 22 Aug 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. William Buford Short, 75, who died Sunday morning, August 19, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. James T. Parsons, pastor of the First Methodist Church, and the Rev. John T. DeForest, rector of the Episcopal Church, officiated at the rites and burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Short died at 9:30 o’clock at her home following an extended illness.
The former Miss Mamie Jones, she was born April 16, 1876, in Giles County, the daughter of Judge Llewellyn Jones and Bettie Blair Jones. Her husband, W. B. Short, a retired clothing merchant, died February 17 of this year. They had no children.
Mrs. Short was a member of the Methodist Church, a life member of the Women’s Society of Christian Service, a member of the Daughters of the Confederacy, and a charter member of the Students Club and the Gay Nineties Club.
Mrs. Short is survived by several nieces, Mrs. Hayes Ernest, Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Harry Gower, Nashville, Mrs. M. J. Dunly, Columbia, S. C., and Miss Lucille Jones and Miss Lynette Jones, of New York City, and nephews, William Jones, Greenville, S. C., S. C. Huner Choate, Detroit, Mich. and Stacy Jones, Little Rock, Ark.

SHORT, William Buford The Pulaski Citizen 21 Feb 1951

William Buford Short, 84, Pulaski clothing merchant, retired, died Saturday night at 10:45 o’clock at the Giles County Hospital following a brief illness. He had engaged in the clothing business in Pulaski for the greater part of his adult life, being associated first with his brother, James S. Short and Porter Stone in Short Brothers and Stone Company on the East side of the Public Square. Later, when James Short, left the firm, it was known as Short and Stone Company and continued under that name until 1942 when the business was dissolved.
Funeral services were held Monday morning at 10:30 at the Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. Fred C. Woodard and the Rev. John T. DeForest officiated. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.

SHRADER, Benjamin Mack The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jun 1955
Funeral services for Benjamin Mack Shrader, 78, retired farmer of the Fifth Civil District, were held at one o’clock Monday afternoon at Liberty Hill Baptist Church, condurcted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Shrader died at 8:30 o’clock Saturday night at his home after a long illness.
He was born April 5, 1877, the son of the late Tuck Shrader and Bettie McDonald Shrader.
Mr. Shrader is survived by a step-son, James Shrader; and one sister, Mrs. Dick Chapman, Scotts Hill. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

SHRADER, Jim Wess The Pulaski Citizen 15 Oct 1958
Funeral services for Jim Wess Shrader, 18, of the Liberty Hill section, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Liberty Hill Baptist Church in the Fourteenth Civil District. Burial took place in the church cemetery. He died at 8:10 o’clock Wednesday morning at Giles County Hospital after an extended illness.
Born December 28, 1939, in Giles County, he was the son of Vera Lou Rose Shrader and the late Marvin Shrader. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by eight brothers, James, Louie, Charles, William, Marvin, Oscar, and Terry Shrader, all of Liberty Hill, and Franklin Shrader, Pulaski; and three sisters, Mrs. Robert Watt and Mrs. Coleman Moore, both of Liberty Hill, and Mrs. John Ratliff, Weakley Creek, Giles County. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

SHRADER, Kittie The Pulaski Citizen 30 Dec 1959
Funeral services for Miss Kittie Shrader, 81, of Route 1, Lynnville, were held at 2 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. John B. Lindenberger, Presbyterian minister. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Miss Shrader died on Monday, December 21, at Tucker Rest Home in Columbia after an extended illness.
Born November 28, 1878, she was the daughter of the late George Shrader and Sallie Featherson Shrader.
The survivors are one brother, Dave Shrader of Texas; and several nieces and nephews. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.


SHRADER, Marvin Washington The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jul 1952
Funeral services for Marvin Washington Shrader, 54, farmer and saw mill operator, who died suddenly of a heart attack about 4:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Lawrenceburg Hospital, were held at 10:30 o’clock Monday morning at Liberty Hill Baptist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, pastor, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Born December 29, 1897, in the county, he was the son of the late Fate Shrader and Mattie Hughes Shrader.
Mr. Shrader is survived by his wife, Mrs. Vera Lou Rose Shrader; three daughters, Mrs. Robert Watts, Mrs. Robert M. Ratliff and Miss Ellen Janet Shrader; nine sons, James H. Shrader, Franklin D. Shrader, Charles M. Shrader, William McCall Shrader, Jim West Shrader, Louie B. Shrader, Oscar Ezell Shrader, Terry Don Schrader; ten grandchildren; and one brother, Marshall Shrader, all of the Weakley community. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

SHRADER, William Marshall The Pulaski Citizen 29 Oct 1958
Funeral services fo William Marshall Shrader, 57, Liberty Hill farmer, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Liberty Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, with the burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Shrader died at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at Giles County Hospital.
Born July 10, 1901, in Giles County, he was the son of Fate Shrader and Mattie Hughes Shrarder.
He is survived by one daughter, Miss Elizabeth Shrader, Liberty Hill. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

SHUM, Alexander Louis The Pulaski Citizen 12 Nov 1958
Funeral services for Alexander Louis Shum, 90, retired grocer of Nashville and father of Meyer Shum of Pulaski, were held Friday morning in Nashville with burial in that city. Mr. Shum died of a heart attack Thursday at a Nashville hospital after a two months illness.
He came to America as a child from Russia and was educated in the public schools of Nashville. His wife, Mrs. Ruth Kamnsky Shum, died several years ago.
In addition to the son here, Mr. Shum is survived by three daughters, all of Nashville; nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.

SIGMON, Effie Lou Mosley The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jul 1957
Mrs. Effie Lou Mosley Sigmon, age 63, was drowned in a water tank at her home in the Diana community on Thursday morning, July 4, officers said. Coroner Bill Bennett and Sheriff P. M. Butler described the death a suicide. They said her husband and neighbors found the body about 7:30 a. m. after a half hour search. The officers said she evidently climbed upon a chair and jumped into the tank.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sigmon were held at 2 p. m. Sunday, July 7 at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. J. T. Culbertson, pastor of Diana Methodist Church, ant the Rev. J. C. Elkins, Methodist minister of Iron City, officiated. Burial was in Maplewood.

Mrs. Sigmon had been in ill health for several months. Her husband was county highway commissioner for Giles for several years. Survivors include her husband, H. C. Sigmon; two daughters, Mrs. Guy S. Powers of Aurora, Colorado and Mrs. Tommy Jordan of Philadelphia, Pa.; three sons, Glenn Sigmon, of Pulaski, Ray Sigmon of Casper, Wyoming, and Wyatt Sigmon of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

SIMPSON, Mack The Pulaski Citizen 30 Nov 1957
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon in Lawton, Okla., for Mack Simpson, 76, native Giles Countian, who died Wednesday, November 20, at his home in Lawton after a period of declining health.
Born and reared in Giles County, he was the son of the late R. J. Simpson and Mary Katherine Tarpley Simpson.
Mr. Simpson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie Commander Simpson; two brothers, Stanley Simpson, Greenville, Texas, and Silas Simpson, Pulaski; and three sisters, Mrs. Bertha Evans, Pulaski and Misses Mabel and Ethel Simpson, both of Nashville.



SIMPSON, Robert Guy The Pulaski Citizen 3 Jan 1951
Prayer services for Robert Guy Simpson, 73, who died suddenly on the evening of December 25, at Winter Haven, Fla., were held at 10 o’clock Friday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, in Pulaski, conducted by the Rev. A. E. Dimmock and the Rev. F. C. Woodard. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Simpson is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Bertha S. Evans, Pulaski, and Miss Mabel Simpson and Miss Ethel Simpson, Nashville; and three brothers, Stanley Simpson, Greenville, Texas, J. M. Simpson, Lawton, Okla., and Silas Simpson, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

SIMPSON, Roger Orr The Pulaski Citizen 30 Aug 1950
Funeral services for Roger Orr Simpson, 51, Giles Countian, who died unexpectedly of a cerebral hemorrhage after a two hour illness in the early morning of August 24, at a hospital in Houston, Texas, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. Rites were conducted by the Rev. E. D. Troutt an burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born May 3, 1899, and reared at Aspen Hill he was the son of the late William Roger Simpson and Cora Orr Simpson. He had been a member of the Methodist Church since childhood.
Mr. Simpson was affiliated with the cotton industry in Birmingham, Ala., for approximately thirteen years, then going to Houston, where he was connected with butane gas sales service, a position he held for approximately twenty years.
He was married to Miss Frances Paris of Birmingham, Ala., who died in Houston in 1943.

Mr. Simpson one brother, J. Carson Simpson, Pulaski; one sister, Miss Mary Simpson, Nashville; two-half brothers, William Butler Simpson, Pulaski; and W. R. Simpson, Jr., in Merchant Marines, based at New Orleans, La.; four half-sisters, Mrs. Julian Bee, Pulaski, Mrs. Thomas Haywood O’Neal, Nashville, and Misses Betty Ann and Evelyn Simpson, Aspen Hill; and his step-mother, Mrs. Iva Butler Simpson.

SINCLAIR, Lewis The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1958
Graveside services were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville for Lewis Sinclair, 75, former Giles Countian, and a retired telegraph operator. Mr. Sinclair died unexpectedly on June 10 at his home on Lewis Island, St. Petersburg, Fla., where he lived for several years.
Native of Wayne County, he lived in Giles County in the Buford section for many years. He was the son of the late George H. Sinclair and Minerva Sinclair; and was a first cousin of the late F. D. Paulk, John B. Paulk, and other members of the family.
Mr. Sinclair is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sallie Humphrey Sinclair.

SKELTON, Richard Andrew The Pulaski Citizen 20 Jun 1951
Rev. Richard Andrew Skelton, retired Methodist minister, died at 7:30 o’clock Tuesday night, May 29, at his home in Hohenwald, Tenn., after several weeks illness.
Funeral rites were held in Hohenwald and burial took place in the Swiss Cemetery.
For forty years he was a member of the Tennessee and Missouri conferences. He served many churches in Middle Tennessee; and for two years was the pastor of Prospect and Bethel Church in Giles County. He retired in the St. Louis conference in 1945 and returned to Tennessee to spend his last days.
He was the son of the late William Brantley Skelton and Pamelia Henson Skelton. He had been a member of the church since his youth and was a member of the Masonic Order for many years.
Mr. Skelton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret Higgins Skelton; three daughters, Mrs. Walter Wilson, Nashville, Mrs. Robert Jackson, Bethel, and Mrs. Frank Wilson, Ellington, Mo.; two sons, C. O. Skelton, St. Louis, and Charles W. Skelton, Denver, Colo.; two sisters and three brothers.

SLAYTON, John David The Pulaski Citizen 20 Jan 1954
John David Slayton, 64, retired farmer, died suddenly at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon January 13, at the home of his son, James Slayton, in the Salem community of Limestone County, Ala. Funeral services were held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at Hester’s Chapel, conducted by A. J. Rollins, minister of the Church of Christ, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Born in Giles County, on January 11, 1890, he was the son of the late John Slayton and Mattie Powers Slayton. He was a member of the Church of Christ.

Mr. Slayton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ora Lee Pitts Slayton; Mrs. Aubrey Harwell, Pulaski; three sons, Walton Slayton, Pulaski and Dalton Slayton, of the Salem community; twelve grandchildren and one great grandchild; four sisters, Mrs. Betty Smith, Alabama, Mrs. Tera Jones, Florence, Ala., Mrs. Ida Bell Massey, Florida, and Mrs. Dovie Higdon, Lewisburg; and one brother, Elmer Slayton, Capshaw, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

SLOAN, Charles A. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jan 1956
Charles A. Sloan, 71, Columbia salesman and father of Mrs. William Newton Horne of Pulaski, died on January 4, at Maury County Hospital in Columbia after a brief illness.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home with burial in Spring Hill Cemetery in Nashville.
He was associated with his brother, A. D. Sloan, in a wholesale grocery business for many years.
In addition to his wife, Mrs. Lula Estes Sloan, and Mrs. Horne, Mr. Sloan is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. William Grimmett, Sheffield, Ala., and Miss Charlotte Sloan, Nashville; one son, Russell E. Sloan, Nashville; four grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. V. M. Whitaker, Henderson, Ky.; and two brothers, Walter Sloan, Florence, Ala. and Kendrick Sloan, Columbia.

SMITH, Alvie Oral The Pulaski Citizen 25 Nov 1959
Funeral services for Alvie Oral Smith, 80, retired farmer of the Pleasant Valley Community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. R. L. Greenway and the Rev. Jesse Williams, Methodist ministers. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mr. Smith died on Friday, November 20, at his home after a period of declining health.
Born August 12, 1879, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Irvin Smith and Mary Elizabeth Brownlow Smith. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
His first wife, Mrs. Eunice Cameron Smith, died several years ago.
Mr. Smith is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Myra Swisher Allen Smith; two daughters, Mrs. William J. Dugger, Pulaski, and Mrs. Malcolm Crabb, Tuscumbia, Ala.; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. F. D. Paulk, Lynnville, and Mrs. Guy Parsons, Pulaski; one brother, Mahlon Smith, Decatur, Ala.; two step-children, Mrs. Arthur Peterson, missionary to Brazil, and Franklin Allen, Washington, D. C. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

SMITH, Alton B. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Oct 1954
Funeral services for Alton B. Smith, 48, watch maker for Rose Jewelry Store for several years, were held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Smith died of a heart attack at 9:55 o’clock Thursday morning, October 7, at Giles County Hospital.
Born March 4, 1906, at Veto, Ala., he was the son of the late Alvie Smith and Inez Grant Smith. At the age of 4, he moved with his family to Giles County. He was a member of the Methodist Church.

Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Mrs. Beulah Newton Smith; four sons, Lewis Carroll Smith, William D. Smith, Clarence A. Smith and Larry M. Smith; one daughter, Elaine Smith, all of Pulaski; and one sister, Mrs. Joe Drinker, Waukeagan, Ill. Wilson Carter and Company, Morticians in charge.

SMITH, Arney The Pulaski Citizen 26 Feb 1958
Arney Smith, 94, retired merchant and farmer of Giles County, died at 5 o’clock Tuesday morning, February 25, at a New York hospital while on a visit to a daughter, Mrs. Hensleigh Wedgwood.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 o’clock Friday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, followed by the burial in Pisgah Cemetery. The Rev. James T. Parsons, Methodist minister, will officiate.
Born February 15, 1864, in Giles County, he was the son of Robert Monroe Smith and Sarah Frances Abernathy Smith, and was a member of the Methodist Church. His wife, Mrs. Leila Butler Smith died many years ago.
Mr. Smith is survived by two sons, Arney Butler Smith, Pulaski, and Robert Monroe Smith, Macon, Ga.; four daughters, Mrs. Wedgwood, Mrs. Sammie S. Riffe and Miss Leila B. Smith, both of Dayton, Ohio, and Mrs. Lizzie Langan, Cleveland, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Claude Bennett, Sr., Pulaski, and Mrs. R. H. Hudgenes, Wartrace; and one brother, Orman Smith, Charleston, S. C. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

SMITH, Bill The Pulaski Citizen 2 May 1956
Bill Smith, 23, employee of a local caf�, died about 2:00 a. m. at Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville, where he was taken after being hospitalized at Giles County Hospital. Smith suffered a fractured skull, broken left leg and internal injuries in an accident that occurred on Highway 31 about 10 miles north of Pulaski.
Funeral services for Bill Smith were held at 2 o’clock at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in the Hanna Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Smith is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smith; two brothers, Joe and John Smith; two half-brothers, James Smith and Howard Neal Smith, all of Pulaski; a sister Mrs. David Wall; and a half-sister, Mrs. Julian Johnson, of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

SMITH, Callie Knight The Pulaski Citizen 14 Oct 1953
Mrs. Callie Knight Smith, 66, died Thursday at her home in Nashville. Funeral rites were held on Friday afternoon at Cosmopolitan Funeral Home and burial took place in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Smith is survived by her husband, D. C. Smith, and several children. She was a sister of the late Joe Knight of Pulaski.

SMITH, Charles Tully The Pulaski Citizen 28 Apr 1954
Charles Tully Smith, 64, retired farmer and former Pulaski businessman, died at 5:15 o’clock Monday afternoon, April 26, at the home at Pisgah following a long illness.

Funeral rites were held at the residence at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon with the pastor of the Pisgah Methodist Church, the Rev. James T. Parsons, and the Rev. W. M. Cook of Santa Fe, a former pastor, officiating. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born June 13, 1889, the son of the late Charlie Smith and Lou Ella Burgess Smith. He was a member of Pisgah Methodist Church. For a period of years he was a member of the firm of Fairbetter and Smith, men’s clothiers in Pulaski. More than twenty-five years ago he moved to Pisgah where he engaged in farming.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elise S. Smith; one son, Wayne Smith, Pulaski; one sister, Mrs. John Sam Williams; his stepmother, Mrs. Lizzie Roden Smith; one half-sister, Mrs. Thurman Hamlett; and one half-brother, Jerome Smith, all of Pulaski.
The members of the Men’s Bible Class of Pisgah Church served as honorary pall bearers with Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

SMITH, Charlie Daniel The Pulaski Citizen 15 Apr 1953
Funeral services for Charlie Daniel Smith, 76, farmer of the Eighteenth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the residence, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the Shores Cemetery.
Mr. Smith died at 1:30 o’clock Thursday morning at his home at Goodspring after a long illness.
Born October 10, 1876, in Giles County, he was the son of the late William Smith and Ann Smith Smith. He was a member of the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Childress Smith; five daughters, Mrs. Claudie Johns, Goodspring, Mrs. Melvin Hunt, Wayne, Okla., Mrs. Bill Thompson, Dale, Okla., and Mrs. Kathleen Fisher and Mrs. Leo Krichevsky, Portland, Ore.; six sons, General Smith and Finis Smith, Leoma, Archie Smith, Lynnville, Cecil Smith, Detroit, Mich., Solomon Smith, Goodspring, and Gifford Smith, Pulaski; and forty-nine grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

SMITH, Comer The Pulaski Citizen 21 May 1952
Funeral services for Comer Smith, 69, retired farmer and hardware dealer of Columbia, were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia, conducted by the Rev. C. B. Cook, Methodist minister. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mr Smith died at 7:30 o’clock Friday morning at his home on Sixth Avenue.
He had operated a farm near Columbia until three years ago, when he moved to the city.
Mr. Smith, a member of the Methodist Church, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Matthews Smith, and one adopted son, Garland Smith, Detroit, Mich.

SMITH, Dorthy Virginia Rogers The Pulaski Citizen 15 Dec 1954
Mrs. Dorthy Virginia Rogers Smith, 28, Lawrenceburg, Route 6, died Tuesday enroute to a hospital at Wayland Springs, Lawrence County. She had been in ill health several years.
Funeral services will be held at one o’clock Thursday at Chestnut Grove Methodist Church in Giles County. Burial will take place in Chestnut Grove Cemetery.

Mrs. Smith had lived in Lawrence County for the past ten years.
Survivors include her husband, Warren Smith; two daughters, Charlotte Jean and Betty Jo Smith; grandmother, Mrs. Minnie Mangrum, Pulaski; a sister, Mrs. Carline Newton, Prospect; two brothers, Thomas Calvin Rogers and Roy Rogers, Jr., Pulaski.

SMITH, Eunice Cameron The Pulaski Citizen 23 Aug 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Eunice Cameron Smith, 70, who died at 3 o’clock Sunday morning, August 20, at her home in the Pleasant Valley community after several years illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the Pleasant Valley Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins of Diana, a former pastor. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Born January 10, 1880, in Pleasant Valley community, she was the daughter of the late Porter Cameron and Susan Ida Abernathy Cameron. She joined the Methodist Church in childhood and was an active member until ill health forced her retirement.
Mrs. Smith is survived by her husband, Alvie O. Smith; two daughters, Mrs. William J. Dugger of the Maclin community; and Mrs. Malcolm Crabb, Tuscumbia, Ala.; two granddaughters, Sylvia Fay Dugger and Lavonne Crabb; and one sister, Mrs. R. G. Hannah, Pleasant Valley.

SMITH, Frank Dean The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jan 1958
Frank Dean Smith, 33, former Giles Countian, died of carbon monoxide poisoning early Saturday in his automobile at Huntsville, Ala., where he had resided for some time and had operated a welding business.
His death was described as suicide by Jimmy Giles, a Huntsville officer.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Sunday at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church in the Stella community with the Rev. Robert Hall and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery, with the Pulaski Funeral Home directors in charge.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of Mrs. Thelma Cosby Smith Eubank of Stella, and the late Frank F. Smith. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and was a veteran of World War II.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Jean Haney Smith; two daughters, Barbara Ann and Judy Smith, Huntsville; a sister, Mrs. Yvonne Craven, St. Louis, Mo., stepfather, Buford Eubank of Stella; and a half-brother, Bobby Eubank of Giles County.

SMITH, Henry The Pulaski Citizen 22 Feb1952 School Bus Driver Dies of Heart Attack
Henry Smith, 55, Giles County School bus driver for eight years and farmer of the Bunker Hill Community, died at 2:30 Thursday morning of a heart attack at Giles County Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at two o’clock Friday afternoon at the Bunker Hill Methodist Church by the Rev. Carl Holoway, pastor, and burial will be in Bee Spring Cemetery.

Mr. Smith became ill Wednesday night while driving a busload of school children home form Chapel Hill, where they attended a basketball game. He left the bus for a short time en route home to get some fresh air and then continued his run until one o’clock. He suffered a second attack shortly afterwards and was carried to the hospital where his death occurred an hour later.
He was a native of Giles County, the son of Mrs. Hardy Smith and the late Mr. Smith. He was a member of the Bunker Hill Methodist Church.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Mrs. Reba Stevenson Smith; 5 daughters, Mrs. Paul Moorehead and Mrs. D. E. McPeters, Jr., both of Pulaski, Mrs. Otis S. Dollar, Jr., Elkton, Miss Mildred Smith, Washington, D. C., Miss Betty Jean Smith, Bunker Hill; a son, Howard Smith, Detroit, Mich.; 4 grandchildren; and two brothers, Roy Smith of Bunker Hill and Eldred Smith, Detroit, Mich.
Pulaski Funeral Home was in charge of the funeral.

SMITH, Henry Taylor The Pulaski Record 01 Jul 1953
Mr. Henry Taylor Smith, age 73, died at the Giles County Hospital on Monday night, June 29 at 10 o’clock, following a short illness.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon, 4:30, at the home on South First Street with Dr. R. B. Stone officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Smith, a native of Giles County and son of the late Fannie Keel and Hiram Smith, was educated at Abernathy and Luna Preparatory School. He taught school in this county when a young man. In 1918 he joined the staff of the Union Bank. In 1945 he retired from the bank and since the had been engaged in farming. A member of the Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lillie Hall Smith; one son, Billy Smith; two sisters, Miss Mackie Smith and Mrs. Maggie Davis; one brother, Harvey Smith; and two grandchildren, all of Pulaski.

SMITH, Herman The Pulaski Citizen 28 Aug 1957
Herman Smith, 59, farmer of the Frankewing community, died Monday at Lincoln County Hospital of an illness attributed to arsenic of lead poisoning received in the cutting of tobacco on a farm at Frankewing. Mr. Smith had been ill about ten days.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at the McBurg Church of Christ and burial was in Wright Cemetery in Lincoln County.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lena Coble Smith; four daughters, Misses Loyce Dean Smith, Olla Bryce Smith, Glendon Smith and Thelma Smith; a step-daughter, Mrs. Tom Brewer; two sons, Robert Marshall Smith and Ellis Smith; two sisters, Mrs. Maggie Arnold and Mrs. Arnold Birdsong; and two brothers, Ira Smith and Murray Smith.

SMITH, James Albert The Pulaski Citizen 15 Nov 1950
Funeral rites for James Albert Smith, 68, whose death occurred at 6 o’clock Saturday morning, November 11, at his home in Central City, Ky., after a lingering illness, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the home. Burial took place in that city.

Son of the late Charlie V. Smith and Mrs. Anna Campbell Smith, prominent citizens of Lynnville, he was reared here and in early manhood went to Central City, where he became interested in the wholesale coal business, and later was manager of the Smith Brothers Mining Supply Company in Central City.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Mrs. Verna Woodburn Smith; two sons, James Albert Smith, Jr., ad Charles Woodburn Smith; four sisters, Miss Mildred Smith, Mrs. D. M. Clements and Mrs. Sara Hunt Smith, all of Lynnville; and Miss Ann Smith, Monroeville, La.; and one brother, George Campbell Smith, Lynnville.

SMITH, James Bunyon The Pulaski Citizen 17 Oct 1956
James Bunyon Smith, 37, farmer of Ardmore, Route 1, was fatally injured and his new truck demolished when the vehicle overturned on a curve Thursday night.
The highway patrol said Smith died Friday in a Huntsville Hospital following the accident. The speedometer of the truck showed it had been driven only 300 miles.
Smith died of multiple skull fractures suffered when he was thrown from the truck. The wreck occurred about 17 miles north of Huntsville on the Pulaski Pike, a Madison County road.

SMITH, James Monroe “Jim” The Pulaski Citizen 30 Apr 1952
Funeral services for James Monroe (Jim) Smith, 67, farmer of the Lynnville section, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Stiversville Church of Christ, conducted by Melvin Dugger of Columbia. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
He died at 7:30 o’clock Friday night, April 25, at his home on Fry Branch, after a prolonged illness.
Mr. Smith, a member of the Church of Christ, was a native of the county, the son of the late Ervin Thomas Smith and Frances Diel Smith.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Goldman Smith; four sons, Campbell Smith, Detroit, Mich., John Smith, Sylacauga, Ala., M. C. Smith and Ervin Smith, both of Lynnville; six grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. S. E. Dugger, Culleoka, Mrs. Allen Harris and Mrs. Sam Hickman, both of Columbia; and one brother, Algie Smith, Culleoka.

SMITH, Jim The Pulaski Citizen 28 Mar 1956
Jim Smith, 63, crippled farmer of the Ardmore community, died Friday in a grass fire near his home as he was enroute to the aid of a neighbor whose property was in the path of the fire.
Smith was trapped in flames which threatened the barn of Jack Whitt. Apparently the wind changed and blew the flames upon Smith, neighbors reported this week.
Smith’s wife heard his screams but he was dead when she reached him.
The neighbor’s barn was saved.

SMITH, John W. The Pulaski Citizen 23 Apr 1958
Funeral services for John W. Smith, 94, retired farmer, were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at Ardmore Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. M. O. Blackwelder, pastor of the church, and the Rev. E. M. Trammell, Methodist minister. Burial took place in the Gatlin Cemetery in Alabama. Mr. Smith died at 9:30 o’clock Sunday night at his home at Ardmore after a long illness.

Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late W. F. Smith and Maris Merrell Smith, but lived in Alabama the greater part of his life. His wife, Mrs. Adeline Matlock Smith, died thirty-seven years ago.
Mr. Smith is survived by three daughters, Miss Bee Smith, correspondent for The Pulaski Citizen from that community, and Mrs. Beulah Fogg, Ardmore, and Mrs. Addie Kimbrough, Huntsville, Ala.; seventeen grandchildren, forty-two great-grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren.

SMITH, Knox Tull The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1958
Funeral services for Knox Tull Smith, 72, retired farmer of Lincoln County, were held at 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Gallant Funeral Home in Fayetteville, with the burial in Riverview Cemetery at Fayetteville. Mr. Smith died Tuesday afternoon at his home near Fayetteville.
Born in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late John Smith and Minerva Hogan Smith. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Lou Barnes Smith; two daughters, Mrs. James Malone and Mrs. E. H. Harrison, both of Fayetteville; and one son, K. T. Smith, Jr., Huntsville, Ala.; nine grandchildren, one step-grandchild; and two sisters, Mrs. E. L. Cardin, Bunker Hill and Mrs. C. I. Hopper, Lincoln County.

SMITH, Lewis James The Pulaski Citizen 29 Nov 1950
Funeral services for Lewis James Smith, 64, farmer of the Minor Hill section, who died Tuesday morning, November 28, at his home, were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church, conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Burial took place in the church cemetery. He had been in declining health for two years.
He was a native of the county and the son of the late William and Ann Smith.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Thompson Smith; one daughter, Mrs. Royce Christopher, Goodsprings; and one sister, Mrs. Cullom Alsup, Minor Hill.

SMITH, Lillie Hall The Pulaski Citizen 23 Mar 1955
Mrs. Lillie Hall Smith, 68, who died in her sleep, was found dead at 6:45 o’clock Saturday morning, March 19, at her home on South First Street.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the residence, conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of First Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born October 21, 1886, in Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late Robert C. Hall and Fannie Crockett Hall, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband, H. Taylor Smith died June 5, 1953.
Mrs. Smith is survived by her son, Billy Hall Smith, Pulaski; two grandchildren, Claire and Billy H. Smith, Jr.; and one sister, Mrs. J. P. Moore, Altus, Okla. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Director.

SMITH, Liza The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1953

Funeral services for Miss Liza Smith, 63, were held Monday afternoon at the Lynnville Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Fred S. Rogers, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Miss Smith died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 11 o’clock Saturday night at the home in the Lynnville community.
Born October 7, 1889, at Lynnville, she was the daughter of the late Nathan A. (Babe) Smith, Sr., and Kingie Shields Smith, members of the pioneer families of the community.
Miss Smith is survived by one sister, Mrs. Robert H. Witt, Lynnville; and three brothers, Jim Smith and Monroe Smith, Lynnville, and Owen Smith, Nashville.

SMITH, Loretta King The Pulaski Citizen 26 Apr 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Loretta King Smith, 96, widow of Nathan Smith, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at her home in Lynnville, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Fleming, pastor of the Lynnville Presbyterian Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Smith died Saturday afternoon at her home following a long illness. She had lived in Lynnville most of her life and was a member of the Lynnville Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Smith is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Robert H. Witt, and Miss Eliza Smith, both of Lynnville; and three sons, J. S. Smith and Monroe Smith, also of Lynnville, and Owen Smith, Nashville; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

SMITH, Mamie Briggs Stanfill The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jan 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Mamie Briggs Stanfill Smith, 86, former resident of Dickson, were held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon in the Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home in Nashville, conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of First Methodist Church, Pulaski. Burial took place in Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville.
Mrs. Smith died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Thursday morning, December 29, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. B. D. Seay on Garland Avenue in Nashville.
Mrs. Smith is survived by two daughters, Mrs. R. B. Stone of Pulaski and Mrs. Seay; and one grandson, Earle Seay, Nashville; one great granddaughter, Genie Ruth Seay, Nashville.

SMITH, Mary Witt The Pulaski Citizen 19 Aug 1953
Mrs. Mary Witt Smith, 85, descendant of a prominent Giles County family, died on Friday afternoon, August 8, at the home of her brother, Dr. Will H. Witt, 205 Craighead Avenue, Nashville, after a heart ailment of several weeks.
Funeral rites were held at one o’clock the following Saturday afternoon at the residence of her son, H. Laird Smith, on Curtiswood Lane, Dr. James W. Henley, pastor of West End Methodist Church, officiated and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery in Lynnville.
Mrs. Smith was born and reared at Lynnville, one of eight children of the late Carter H. Witt, Sr. and Sallie Bugg Witt. She was educated at Old Franklin Female College, Martin College, in Pulaski and Vanderbilt University. She was a member of the Vanderbilt Quing Club composed of alumni who had graduated fifty or more years ago.
Her husband, C. A. Smith, a dry goods merchant of Lynnville died in 1911.

Mrs. Smith, who had made her home with Dr. Witt the past five years, is survived by one son, H. Laird Smith, a vice-president of Equitable Securities Corporation in Nashville; three grandchildren; one sister,Mrs. R. O. Allen, Bryan, Texas; and two brothers, Dr. Witt, Nashville, and Carter H. Witt, of Lynnville.

SMITH, Mattie Sue The Pulaski Citizen 24 Sep 1958
Funeral services for Miss Mattie Sue Smith, 77, lifelong resident of the Bethel community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Bethel Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks of Allisona, former pastor, and the Rev. Sam Webster, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the Brown Cemetery at Bethel.
Miss Smith died at 6 o’clock Monday morning, September 22, at the home after a lengthy illness.
Born December 14, 1880, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Isaac L. Smith and Hester Jane Adams Smith. She had been a member of Bethel Methodist Church from her girlhood.
Miss Smith is survived by one brother, Issac Lynn Smith, Texarkana, Texas; and a number of nieces and nephews. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

SMITH, Maude Loyd The Pulaski Citizen 6 Oct 1954
Mrs. Maude Loyd Smith, 75, died at 3:30 o’clock Monday morning, October 4, at her home in Columbia, after a two weeks’ illness.
Funeral rites were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at Williams Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Ben Alexander, pastor of Riverside Methodist Church in that city, and burial took place in Pulaski.
Born May 1, 1879 in the Pisgah community of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Martin Luther Loyd and Mardra Richardson Bass Loyd. She was a member of Riverside Methodist Church in Columbia where she had resided for twenty years.
Mrs. Smith is survived by her husband, Emory O. Smith; three daughters, Miss Julia Smith, and Mrs. L. A. Johns, both of Columbia; and Mrs. E.. L. Gray, Miami, Fla.; six grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Wyatt Erwin, Bunker Hill, Mrs. Dena Erwin, Pisgah, and Mrs. N. N. Nicholson, Columbia; and three brothers, Lacy Loyd, Bunker Hill, Martin Loyd, Columbia, and Edward Loyd, Louisville, Ky.

SMITH, Purdy Arthur The Pulaski Citizen 18 Nov 1959
Funeral services for Purdy Arthur Smith, 65, local painter and carpenter, will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Pulaski Street Church of Christ, Lawrenceburg, by Andrew Brown. Burial will be in Mimosa Cemetery.
The body will be at North Funeral Home. Mr. Smith was a native of Lawrence County, son of the late R. L. and Serena Durrett Smith. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Nora Lee Smith; a son, Walter James Smith, Lawrenceburg; a daughter, Mrs. Joe Branch, Pulaski; three brothers, Jesse Dewey and Lilburn Smith, Lawrenceburg; and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Brown and Miss Lena Smith, Lawrenceburg.

SMITH, Robert Colston The Pulaski Citizen 30 Nov 1955
Robert Colston Smith, 97, retired farmer of the Pisgah community, died at 6:45 o’clock Wednesday evening, November 23, at his home after a six months period of declining health.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the Rev. James T. Parsons, the Rev. Sam Dodson, Jr., and Dr. William H. Mansfield officiating. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Believed to be the oldest man in Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert Monroe Smith and Sarah Abernathy Smith, members of pioneer families of the county. His wife, Mrs. Mary Jane Loyd Smith, died in 1930.
He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Smith is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Tully Smith, Pisgah; two sons, Thurman Smith, president of the Union Bank, Pulaski, and Virgil Smith, Pisgah; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Claude Bennett, Pulaski, and Mrs. Hattie Hudgens, Wartrace; and two brothers, Arnie Smith, Aymett Town in Giles County, and Orman Smith, Charleston, S. C. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

SMITH, Roy Cleophus (Dick) The Pulaski Citizen 6 May 1959
Funeral services for Roy Cleophus (Dick) Smith, 64, carpenter of the Eleventh Civil District, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery in the Nineteenth District.
Mr. Smith died at 8:30 o’clock Wednesday night, May 6, at Giles County Hospital after a brief illness.
Born October 28, 1894, Giles County, he was the son of the late Alex Smith and Emam Sitz Smith and was a member of the New Zion Baptist Church.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Mrs. Willie Booker Smith; four daughters, Mrs. Dorvel Holley, Mrs. Bill Sands, Giles County, Mrs. James Evans, Elyria, Ohio, and Miss Margaret Smith, Nashville; three sons, Jerry Smith, Paul Smith and Dicky Smith, all of Pulaski; two grandchildren; and two brothers, A. A. Smith, Wales, and Horace Smith, New Market, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.



SMITH, Roy The Pulaski Citizen 23 Sep 1959
Funeral services for Roy Smith, 59, carpenter of the Bunker Hill Community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Marcus Nickel, pastor of the Bunker Hill Methodist Church, and the Rev. J. W. McCullough. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Smith died of a heart ailment at 10:30 o’clock Thursday night at Giles County Hospital after several months of declining health.
Born September 5, 1900, in Giles County, he was the son of Mrs. Amanda Uselton Smith of Bunker Hill and the late Hardy Smith. He was a member of the Bunker Hill Methodist Church.

In addition to his mother, Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Sam Tucker Smith; and one brothers, Eldred Smith, Detroit, Mich. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

SMITH, Sherman The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1958
Walter Van Bates and Sherman Smith, Elkton residents, were killed near Columbia about 4:10 Monday afternoon when the truck in which they were riding overturned after an apparent attempt to avoid passing a stopped school bus.
Funeral services for Mr. Smith were held at 10 a. m. Wednesday at the Union Hill Baptist Church near Ardmore and burial was in the Gatlin Cemetery, with Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Smith, a member of the Union Hill Baptist Church, was the son of the late Andrew J. Smith and Martha Jackson Smith. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lola Merrell Smith; three daughters, Mrs. Clark Leming and Mrs. Adrian Leming, both of Murfreesboro, and Mrs. Lewis Ashton Wood, Shelbyville; a son, Merrell Smith, Ardmore; 3 brothers, Samuel Smith, Huntsville, Ala., Grady Smith, Loretto, A. J. Smith, Ardmore; 3 half-brothers, Earl and Lewis Smith, Dallas, Texas and Ernest Smith of California; and a sister, Mrs. Burns Anderson, Nashville.

SMITH, Thomas Riley The Pulaski Citizen 6 Nov 1947
Funeral services for Thomas Riley Smith, 71, retired farmer of the Stella community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Stella, conducted by the Rev. Robert Hall, pastor of the church, assisted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of First Baptist Church in Pulaski. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Smith died at one o’clock Monday morning at Giles County Hospital after a few weeks illness of a heart ailment.
Mr. Smith, an active member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, was born March 9, 1886, in Giles County, the son of the late L. C. Smith and Alice Stovall Smith.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife Mrs. Bertha Mae Smith Smith; six daughters, Mrs. Jack Hutton, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Buford James, Prospect, Mrs. George D. Fuller, Nashville, Mrs. Guy Mitchell, Pulaski, Mrs. Lucile S. Smith, Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. Cecil Holley, Port Allen, La.; six sons, Carl Smith, of the Stella community, Sgt. Roy Smith, Columbus, S. C., Woodson R. Smith, USN, stationed at Pearl Harbor, T.H, Thomas Rowe Smith, USN, stationed in Maryland, Charles W. Smith, USN, stationed in Japan, and Larry D. Smith, USAF, stationed in Washington, D.C.; a number of grandchildren; one half-sister, Mrs. L. A. Hagan, Pulaski; one half-brother, Ben Smith, Cleveland, Ohio; one step-sister, Mrs. Cora Blasingame, Oxford, Miss.; and two step-brothers, Marvin Gregory, Oxford, Miss., and Dee Gregory, of the Stella community. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

SMITH, U. M. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Sep 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. U. M. Smith,mother of Lois Lebkuecher of Pulaski, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday in the chapel of Bracey-Welsh Funeral Home in Nashville, conducted by Batsel Barrett Baxter and Larimore Austin. Burial took place in Woodlawn Memorial Park in Nashville. Mrs. Smith died Friday afternoon at her home on Sharondale Drive.

In additin to Mrs. Lebkuecher, Mrs. Smith is survived by her husband, U. M. Smith; one other daughter, Mrs. C. R. Krech; four sons, Charles Nance, John Nance, Turner Nance and Lloyd Smith; four grandsons; one sister and two brothers.

SMITH, Walter Greely The Pulaski Citizen 20 Dec 1950
Walter Greely Smith, 78, well known farmer of the Frankewing community, died suddenly of a heart attack at 6 o’clock Thursday evening, December 14, at his home, after a period of declining health. Funeral rites were held at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. W. L. Harwell, retired Methodist minister, and the Rev. J. C. Elkins, Methodist member of Diana. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Son of William Smith and Nancy S. Smith, he was born May 19, 1872 at Beech Hill. For the past forty-three years he has been identified with the Frankewing community where he was an active member of the Methodist Church. He was also a member of the W. O. W. Lodge.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ada Harwell Smith; six daughters, Misses Mallie Smith and Eunice Smith and Mrs. O. E. West, all of Frankewing; Mrs. B. A. London, Cornersville and Mrs. Jewel Derryberry and Mrs. Edwin E. Williams, both of Pulaski; two sons, Hume E. Smith, Murfreesboro and W. Julian Smith, Pulaski; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Pearl Ingram, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians.

SMITH, Will Wright The Pulaski Citizen __ Jun 1958
Funeral services for Will Wright Smith, 84, retired farmer of Lincoln County, were held at 1:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd L. Hickman and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in the Wright Cemetery at McBurg. Mr. Smith died at 2:45 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, June 11, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lon Henson, where he had made his home recently.
Born July 17, 1874, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late John Smith and Minerva Hogan Smith, and was a member of the Bradshaw Baptist Church. His wife, Mrs. Sarah Owen Smith, died twenty-one years ago.
Mr. Smith is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Henson, Mrs. D. B. McCormick and Mrs. Buford Hamlin, all of the Beech Hill Community; one son, Elzie Smith, Red Oak Community, Lincoln County; fourteen grandchildren, one great-grandchild; and two sisters, Mrs. Ezra L. Cardin, Bunker Hill and Mrs. G. I. Hopper, Lincoln County. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

SNEAD, Vashti McLaurine The Pulaski Citizen 9 Sep 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Vashti McLaurine Snead, native of Lynnville, were held at 4 o’clock Friday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.

Mrs. Snead died Wednesday at King’s Daughters Hospital. She had been visiting her sister, Mrs. A. M. Gregory in Columbia. She was the daughter of the late Robert J. McLaurine and Pattie Heflin McLauring, early residents of the Lynnville section. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Snead is survived by one son, Robert Tillman Snead, West Palm Beach, Fla., with whom she made her home; and six sisters, Mrs. Gregory and Mrs. Annie M. Snead, both of Columbia, Mrs. R. G. Harris, Mrs. Charles U. Coggin, and Mrs. W. M. Braden, all of Nashville, and Mrs. C. T. Evans, Birmingham, Ala.

SNEED, Agnes Logue The Pulaski Citizen 25 Apr 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Agnes Logue Sneed, 82, grandmother of Mrs. Robert F. Gilbreath of Pulaski, who died unexpectedly at 6:30 o’clock Saturday morning, April 21, at her home at Enterprise in Maury County, were held at 3:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Williams Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. Burial took place in Arlington Cemetery at Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. Sneed a member of the Enterprise Methodist Church, was the wife of John A. Sneed, 90, retired farmer of that community. She was born and reared in Maury County and was the daughter of the late J. B. Logue and Ann Overstreet Logue.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Sneed is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Herbert Mangrum and Mrs. Ernie T. Green, both of Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. James F. Morgan of Columbia; six sons, Will Sneed of Franklin, Hunter Nelson Sneed of Seattle, Wash., Ernest C. Sneed of Detroit, Mich., Ben Sneed of Louisville, Ky., Houston Sneed of Mt. Pleasant, and Herbert Sneed, U. S. Army, stationed at Frankfort, Germany; a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. James Hayes, Columbia, and Mrs. Josie James, McKinney, Texas; and one brother, Joe Logue, Culleoka.

SNEED, John Astor The Pulaski Citizen 3 Aug 1955
John Astor Sneed, 46, veteran of World War II, and former resident of Giles County, died on Tuesday, July 19, at Athens Hospital in Athens, Ala., following several years failing health.
Funeral rites took place at 10 o’clock Thursday morning at the residence of his parents in Athens, Ala., with burial in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
A native of Decatur, Ala., he was the son of W. P. Sneed and Mrs. Ella Sandusky Sneed, who survive. He was a member of the Catholic Church.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Sneed is survived by his wife, Mrs. Angus Harwell Sneed, a Giles Countian; four children, Johnny, Jimmy, George Ellen and Nancy Sneed; one sister, Mrs. John N. Mason, Sr., Pulaski; and one brother, Leonard Sneed, Athens, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

SNEED, Lenny The Pulaski Citizen 20 May 1959
Lenny Sneed, 17-year-old youth of Detroit and the son of Leonard Sneed, native Giles Countian, and Mrs. Sneed of Detroit, was killed in a traffic accident that occurred at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 11, in Detroit.
A message received by Mrs. Tullo Minatra, aunt of the youth residing in the Bunker Hill

community, stated that Lenny was a passenger in a car, driven by another teenager, that was involved in a head-on-collision with another automobile that was traveling in the wrong lane. Lenny was killed and all seven passengers in the two cars were hospitalized, Giles County relatives were informed.
Funeral services and burial were held Friday in Detroit.
Mr. Sneed, brother of Mrs. Minatra, has resided in Detroit for the past several years and their son was a high school student in that city.

SNEED, Nancy Thurman The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jul 1958
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia for Mrs. Nancy Thurman Sneed, 89, native Giles Countian. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia. Mrs. Sneed died at 8 o’clock Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Howell in the Bigbyville Community of Maury County.
Mrs. Sneed who had lived the greater part of her life in Maury County, was born in Giles County, the daughter of the late Jack Thurman and Martha Elizabeth Thurman.
Mrs. Sneed , widow of Lee Sneed, is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Robert Ussery, Columbia; two sons, John Sneed, Southport, and Jim Sneed, Columbia; sixteen grandchildren, thirty-one great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. and two brothers, Tom Thurman, Stiversville and Willis Thurman, Pulaski.



SNEED, Robert Edward The Pulaski Citizen 6 Sep 1950
Funeral services for Robert Edward Sneed, 73, retired farmer, who died at 11:45 o’clock Thursday morning, August 31, after a thirteen month illness at the home of his daughters, Mrs. Willie Brindley, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Choates Creek Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Henry Neal, a former pastor, assisted by the Rev. Gary Reed, pastor. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Sneed was a lifelong resident of the county, the son of the late John Sneed and Elizabeth Crowder Sneed. He had farmed in early life, later taking the job clerking in the J. Lee Shores store at Bnham, a place he held for approximately fifteen years, retiring about five years ago. He was a member of the Methodist Church and the Masonic Lodge and took a leading part in politics.
Mr. Sneed is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cora Hollman Sneed; three daughters, Mrs. Brindley, Mrs. Cliff Garner and Mrs. Ina Ratliff, all of Giles County; two sons, John Sneed, Huntsville, Ala., and T. R. Sneed, Sylacauga, Ala.; a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. E. P. Allison, Sylacauga, Ala.; and three half-brothers, L. C. Sandusky, Marianna, Fla., F. K. Sandusky, Cullman, Ala., and W. H. Sandusky, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

SNEAD, Vashti McLaurine The Pulaski Citizen 9 Sep 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Vashti McLaurine Snead, native of Lynnville, were held at 4 o’clock Friday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.

Mrs. Snead died Wednesday at King’s Daughters Hospital. She had been visiting her sister, Mrs. A. M. Gregory in Columbia. She was the daughter of the late Robert J. McLaurine and Pattie Heflin McLauring, early residents of the Lynnville section. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Snead is survived by one son, Robert Tillman Snead, West Palm Beach, Fla., with whom she made her home; and six sisters, Mrs. Gregory and Mrs. Annie M. Snead, both of Columbia, Mrs. R. G. Harris, Mrs. Charles U. Coggin, and Mrs. W. M. Braden, all of Nashville, and Mrs. C. T. Evans, Birmingham, Ala.

SNOW, James Henry The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jan 1955
Funeral services for James Henry Snow, 73, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at New Hope Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, pastor of the church, and the Rev. P. C. Bass of Athens, Ala.. Burial took place in New Hope Cemetery.
Mr. Snow died Friday morning in a Nashville hospital.
Born April 25, 1881, in Lincoln County, but had resided seventeen years in Giles County with his daughter, Mrs. Herman McGee of the Bnham section. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Snow is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mae Davis Snow, Nashville; four daughters, Mrs. McGee and Mrs. Charlie Rottero and Mrs. James Campbell, both of Nashville, and Mrs James D. Minton, Charlotte, N. C.; three sons, Lester Snow, Union City, Clyde Snow, Nashville, and John Henry Snow, Louisville, Ky.; thirteen grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Annie Brown, Lincoln County; and two brothers, Clint Snow, Lincoln County and Snow, Athens, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

SNOW, Wilburn The Pulaski Citizen 20 Sep 1950
Lt. Wilburn Snow, brother of Floyd Snow of Pulaski was killed in an airplane crash in Japan early this week, according to word received Friday by his brother Floyd Snow. Mr. and Mrs. Snow are in Rockwood, home of Mr. Snow’s mother, to await arrival by plane of the body of their brother. Interment will take place at Rockwood within a few days.
Lt. Snow was a veteran of over fifty air missions in World War II. He had recently been recalled to active duty as a pilot, but it was understood he would be in limited service. No details are yet available on the cause of the crash. He had been in active service only two weeks at the time of his death.
Lt. Snow was a frequent visitor in Pulaski, coming from his home in Rockwood to fish with his brother and his friends, he visited here less than a month ago. Mr. and Mrs. Snow will return to Pulaski immediately after the burial services.

SOUTHERLAND, Charles D. The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1952
Funeral services for Charles D. Southerland, 59, native of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
He died at 9 o’clock March 10 at Thayer Veterans Hospital in Nashville.

Mr. Southerland for the past five years had been a dairy farmer at Belfast, Tenn. He was born August 18, 1892 and was the son of the late Huse Southerland and Alice McAlister Southerland.
He was a member of the Baptist Church and was a member of the American Legion, having served in France with the A. E. F. during World War I.
Mr. Southerland is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edna Wall Southerland; two daughters, Mrs. Leon Holt, Pulaski, and Mrs. J. B. Wilson, Belfast; one son, Rabon Southerland, Belfast; nine grandchildren; one brother, Dock Southerland, Pulaski; and one half-brother , Bill Wilson, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

SOUTHERLAND, Taz “Doc” The Pulaski Citizen 12 Dec 1956
Funeral services for Taz “Doc” Southerland, 76, retired farmer of Giles County, were held at 1:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home and burial took place in Prospect Cemetery. Mr. Southerland died at 6:30 o’clock Thursday, December 6, at the home of a nephew, William Southerland, at Petersburg, following a period of declining health.
Born April 2, 1880 in Giles County, he was the son of the late Hugh Southerland and Martha McAlister Southerland, and was a batchelor and the last member of his immediate family.
In addition to William Southerland, Mr. Southerland is survived by another nephew, Robert L. Southerland, Nashville; and three nieces, Mrs. Henry Dunavant, Lewisburg, and Mrs. Buford Stanford and Mrs. Annie Harlow, Elkmont, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

SPARKS, Ethel The Pulaski Citizen 23 Nov 1955
Miss Ethel Sparks, 64, native of the Prospect community, died unexpectedly Monday afternoon at the home of her sister, Mrs. Ewing Wright, Decatur, Ala.
Funeral rites and burial took place at Decatur on Wednesday afternoon.
Born in the Prospect section, she was the daughter of the late William Sparks and Laur Kirkland Sparks, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
The survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Lacy Fogg, both of Decatur.

SPARKS, Orris Adkins The Pulaski Citizen 25 Feb 1953
Orris Adkins Sparks, 78, retired farmer of the Dog Branch community, died at one o’clock Thursday morning, February 26, at Giles County Hospital, after a long illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church and burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Born August 21, 1873, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Dock B. Sparks and Emma Kelly Sparks.
Mr. Sparks is survived by two daughters, Miss Ethel Sparks and Mrs. Sterling Brownlow, both of the Stella community; three sons, Herbert J. Sparks, Pulaski, Joe Sparks, Minor Hill, and Oakley Sparks, Stella; two grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Folson Sparks and Mrs. Ira Graves, both of Waxahachie, Texas; and three brothers, D. R. Sparks and M. P. Sparks, both of Waxahachie, Texas and W. L. Sparks, California. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

SPEER, Hattie Powers The Pulaski Citizen 11 Apr 1951
Mrs. Hattie Powers Speer, 88, mother of Dr. J. U. Speer, Jr., of Pulaski, died at 5 o’clock Saturday morning, April 7, in Savannah at the home of her sister, Mrs. Sallie Powers Deberry, following an extended period of declining health. She had been critically ill only two weeks.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the residence in Savannah, followed by burial in the Clifton Cemetery.
Mrs. Speer, a member of the Methodist Church, was a resident of Clifton the greater part of her life. She was the widow of the late J. U. Speer, Sr., who died twenty-seven years ago.
Dr. Speer was his mother’s only child. Other survivors include the five grandchildren: Johnny Speer, Michael Speer, Mary Toby Speer, Stephen Speer, and Dan Speer; and three sisters, Mrs. DeBerry, Savannah, Mrs. Sam Weller, Jackson, and Mrs. Effie Gillespie, Selmer.

SPEER, John N. The Pulaski Citizen 16 May 1951
Funeral services for John N. Speer, 86, retired businessman, who died at 4 o’clock on Saturday morning, May 12, at his home on North First Street after several days illness, were held at 3 o’clock on Sunday afternoon at the residence. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born on September 1, 1864, in the same house in which he spent his life, he was the son of David Speer, Irish immigrant, and Betty Owens Speer. His wife, Mrs. Nannie Newton Speer, died eleven years ago.
He was a successful businessman, having formerly operated a livery stable and a coal yard, and was an extensive land owner.
Mr. Speer is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Joe F. Clark and Mrs. D. O. Sutton, Pulaski; one adopted daughter, Mrs. Pat Edwards, Lewisburg; and several grandchildren.
Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

SPIVEY, Jeanie Tidwell The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jun 1954
Mrs. Jeanie Tidwell Spivey, 81, a native Giles Countian, died at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning, June 9, at the home in Dallas, Texas, after a long illness.
Funeral services will take place in Dallas and burial will follow in Waxahachie, Texas.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late James P. Tidwell and Jane Johnson Tidwell.
Mrs. Spivey is survived by her husband, M. C. Spivey; and three daughters, who live in Texas; two sisters, Mrs. Mollie Tenery and Mrs. Lena Alexander, both of Columbia; one brother, Jim A. Tidwell, Giles County, and one half-sister, Mrs. J. Edd Paisley, Pulaski.

SPIVEY, William Morton The Pulaski Citizen 8 Nov 1950
Funeral services for William Morton Spivey, 61, who died of a heart attack at noon Monday, November 6, at his home in the Lynnville community, were held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Lynnville Church of Christ. Elder A. C. Dreaden of Pulaski officiated and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.

He was the son of the late Christopher Columbus Spivey and Mary Belle Richardson Spivey.
Mr. Spivey is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maggie White Spivey; two daughters, Mrs. Willie Nix and Mrs. Mary Hickerson; four sons, Roy Spivey, Charlie Spivey, Otis Spivey, and Olie Spivey; two grandchildren; and three brothers, Harvey Spivey, Matt Spivey, and Gaston Spivey, Lynnville.

SPIVY, M. C. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jun 1957
Word has been received here of the death of M. C. Spivy, 83, who died of a heart ailment at his home in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday, May 8. A native of Texas, he was the husband of Mrs. Jennie Tidwell Spivy, former Giles Countian, who died three years ago.
Mrs. Spivy was a half-sister of Mrs. J. Edd Paisley of Pulaski.

SPRINGER, Mary Jane Hollis The Pulaski Citizen 12 Sep 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jane Hollis Springer, 81, widow of Ferd J. Springer, who died Sunday at her home in Lawrenceburg after a long illness, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at the First Baptist Church in Lawrenceburg.
A native of Wayne County, she was a daughter of the late John B. and Kamirah Smith Hollis. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and the East Lawrenceburg Demonstration Club.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Roy E. Harp of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Grady Hedgepath of Rockwood, Tenn., Mrs. Frank Culley of Falls Church, Va., and Mrs. Clarence Van Dermark of Pulaski, Tenn.; three sons, Will, John A. and J. Lawrence, Springer, all of Lawrenceburg; seven grandchildren.

STACY, Nancy Hardin The Pulaski Citizen 3 Jan 1951
Mrs. Nancy Hardin Stacy, widow of R. M. Stacy, member of prominent Pulaski family, died of a heart ailment at 3:40 o’clock Monday afternoon, January 1, at Giles County Hospital, following a four weeks illness.
Funeral rites were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at the First Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Albert E. Dimmock, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
The daughter of the late R. A. Hardin and Hettie Erwin Hardin, she was born at Savannah, Tenn., and lived at Savannah and in Nashville before coming to Pulaski, where she was graduated from Martin College. She was married to Richard Mahlon Stacy, Pulaski businessman, who die October 3, 1947.
Mrs. Stacy was a devout member of the First Presbyterian Church, a former member of the Giles County Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Kings Daughters and the Civic League.

Mrs. Stacy is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ernest R. Keller, Pulaski, (for many years a Knoxville resident); and two brothers, R. A. Hardin, Birminham, Ala., and Charles W. Hardin, New York City.
R. A. Hardin of Birmingham, Ala., Robert H. Jordan and Mrs. Frank Gilliland of Memphis came to the funeral. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

STAFFORD, Elizabeth Lucy The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jul 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Will Stafford, 71, resident of Oak Grove section, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Oak Grove Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Stafford died at 9 o’clock Saturday night, July 13, at the home of her son, Noble Stafford in the Shores community.
The former Miss Elizabeth Lucy Tucker, she was born in Giles County January 2, 1886, the daughter of the Wilson Tucker and Eugenia Nancy Tucker. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Her husband, Will Stafford, died several years ago.
In addition to the one son, Mrs. Stafford is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Houston Ward, Mrs. Roy Beard, Mrs. Leonard Ashford, and Miss Tommy Stafford, all of Giles County, and Mrs. Opal Chagrasulis, Maine; and several grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

STAFFORD, Hattie Ward The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jul 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Ward Stafford, 60, who died at 6 o’clock on Friday
evening, July 7, at Pulaski Hospital, after a months illness, were held at 2 o’clock
Saturday afternoon at the Chestnut Grove Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in the church cemetery. She had been in declining health for several years.
Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ward, she was a native of the county and a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Stafford is survived by her husband, Edd Stafford of the Shores community; two daughters, Mrs. Alf Journey, Beech Hill, and Mrs. Johnny Allison, Brick Church; and six sons, Colon Stafford, Solon Stafford, Lester Stafford, Chester Stafford, and Edward Stafford, all of Giles County, and Billy Stafford of Louisville, Ky.; twenty-four grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Rufus Lawhorn and Miss Annie Ward, both of Pulaski, and Mrs. Thurman Deason, Columbia.
STAFFORD, Lois Dean Roden The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Lois Dean Roden Stafford, 27, were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. George Regas, rector of the Episcopal Church. Burial took place in New Zion Cemetery. She died Monday night at her home in Pulaski.
A native of Giles County, she was born October 1, 1930, the daughter of Mrs. Mattie Williams Roden and the late Allie Roden. Her husband, J. H. Stafford is ill in Chattanooga.

In addition to her husband and mother, Mrs. Stafford is survived by twin daughters, Jean and Jane Stafford; and two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Cook and Mrs. John Stafford, both of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

STAFFORD, Nela The Pulaski Citizen 13 Oct 1954
Funeral services ffor Miss Nela Stafford, 67, resident of the Weakley Creek section, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Greenwood Church of Christ. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and Tom D. Anderson, Methodist layman. Burial took place in Greenwood Cemetery.
Miss Stafford died at 4:55 o’clock Sunday morning at Giles County Hospital after a long period of declining health.
Born September 7, 1887, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late John Stafford and Sarah Petty Stafford, and was a member of Greenwood Church of Christ.
The survivors include one sister, Mrs. Vince May; and one brother, Walter Stafford, both of Weakley community. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

STAFFORD, Robert Neal The Pulaski Citizen 3 Jan 1951
Funeral services for Robert Neal Stafford, 54, farmer of the Eighteenth Civil District, who died suddenly of a brain hemorrhage at 6:30 o’clock Saturday night, December 29, at Giles County Hospital, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Chestnut Grove Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, Baptist minister, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Son of the late Jack Stafford and Parthenia Ward Stafford, he was a lifelong resident of the county.
Mr. Stafford is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lena Smith Stafford; three daughters, Miss Manella Stafford, Mrs. Leo Stewart and Mrs. Wendell Snodgrass, all of Louisville, Ky.; three sons, Noah Stafford and Leslie Stafford, of Giles County, and Lurton Stafford, Louisville, Ky.; six grandchildren; and two brothers, George Stafford and Eddie Stafford, Giles County. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians.

STAGGS, Ovie C. The Pulaski Citizen 4 Apr 1951
Funeral services for Ovie C. Staggs, 39, contractor, who died suddenly Sunday night, April 1, in Homestead, Fla., will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Loyal Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Maury County.
Burial will take place in Rose Hill Cemetery in Columbia.
He was a charter member of the Loyal Chapter F. W. B. C. and a member of the board of its trustees, a veteran of World War II, a Woodman of the World, and a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics.
Mr. Staggs is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irene Brazier Staggs, a former resident of Prospect and the step-daughter of Mrs. Mary Gilbert Brazier, Prospect. Other survivors are a daughter, Miss Norma Jean Staggs; a sister, Mrs. L. B. Young, and a brother, Nathan Staggs, both of Columbia.

STANDIFER, Fred Hollingsworth The Pulaski Citizen 7 Sep 1955
Fred Hollingsworth Standifer, 77, retired L and N railroad official and church and civic leader of Pulaski, died at Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville, at 3:00 a. m. Tuesday following an operation for a heart ailment.
Funeral services were held at 3:30 p. m. Wednesday at First Methodist Church in Pulaski by the Rev. Sam Dodson, Jr., pastor. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Standifer who had resided in Pulaski since 1934, retired several years ago after being connected with the railroad for 45 years. His first position was that of station agent at Columbia and Mt. Pleasant, and he held the position of Traveling Freight Agent for the L and N railroad at the time of his retirement.
He had been a representative of the Mid-South Securities, Nashville, for the past ten years.
A native of Gadsden, Ala., Mr. Standifer was the son of the late Walter Scott and Katie Hollingsworth Standifer, members of pioneer families in Alabama. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Rose Morrow Standifer; three daughters, Mrs. Marvin Long, Pulaski; Mrs. James D. Senter, Jr., Humboldt, and Mrs. John Banks, Jackson; a brother, Charles Standifer, New York, and three sisters, Mrs. May Standifer, Denver, Colo., Miss Gentia Standifer, Boston, Mass.; Mrs. John Daly, Rome, Ga.; and six grandchilren.

STANFORD, Josie Simpson The Pulaski Citizen 3 Jul 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Josie Simpson Stanford, 81, resident of Goodspring Community, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, with burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Stanford died at 10 o’clock on Thursday morning at the home after a four month illness.
Born May 11, 1875, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late W. E. Simpson and Sarah Cates Simpson. She was a member of the Trinity Methodist Church.
Mrs. Stanford is survived by her husband, J. D. Stanford; four foster children, Mrs. Pearl Holt and Morris Brashears, Goodspring, Mrs. Malcolm Grubbs, Berea, and Emmett Stanford, Cedar Grove; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Stanford, Goodspring, and Mrs. B. F. Brashears, Pulaski, and one brothers, Will Simpson, Goodspring. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

STANLEY, Annie Lura Story The Pulaski Citizen 20 Feb 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Lura Story Stanley, 44, resident of the Fourteenth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, with the Rev. Cleo Bunt, pastor of the Liberty Hill Baptist Church, officiating, and burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Stanley died Friday night at the home of her mother, Mrs. Aud Story in Pulaski, after a long illness.
Born April 17, 1912, in the Campbellsville community, she was the daughter of Mrs. Salena Blade Story and the late Aud Story.

In addition to her mother, Mrs. Stanley is survived by her husband, Nolan Stanley; two daughters, Miss Lucile Stanley and Mrs. Hughey Davis; one son, Nolan Stanley, Jr.; all of Liberty Hill; her grandmother, Mrs. Josie Blade, Ethridge; three sisters, Mrs. Stanford Mullins, Ashtabula, Ohio, Mrs. Harry Hancock, Charleston, W. Va., and Mrs. Earl Miller, Thurmond, Md.; and three brothers, ________ Story, Brooklyn, N. Y., Edwin Story, Huntsville, Ala., and Homer Story, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

STAPP, Gustin A. The Pulaski Citizen 10 Sep 1958
Funeral services for Gustin A. Stapp, 84, Kedron retired grocer and school teacher, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins and Dr. W. Bruce Strother, Methodist ministers. Burial took place in Kedron Cemetery. Mr. Stapp died of a heart attack late Friday afternoon at his home in the Kedron Community.
Born November 26, 1873, and reared in Giles County, he was the son of the late Carroll Stapp and Sarah Florence Campbell Stapp. He was a member of the Methodist Church and the Masonic Lodge.
Mr. Stapp is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearlie May Bee Stapp; five daughters, Mrs. Ruth Roseacher, and Mrs. Helen Carter, Nashville, Mrs. Frank Todd, Mrs. Ura Ball and Mrs. Lavine Young, Pulaski; one son, R. B. Stapp, Pulaski grocer; several grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. R. E. Curry, Sr., Cedar Grove, Mrs. Robert Everly, Pulaski, and Mrs. M. L. Malone, Kedron; and one brother, Andrew Stapp, Kedron. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

STEELE, Elizabeth Spivey The Pulaski Citizen 31 Dec 1952
Mrs. Elizabeth Spivey Steele, 36, died at 11 o’clock Monday night, December 22, at Gordon’s Hospital in Lewisburg, following a three months illness.
Funeral rites were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at McDaniel Funeral Home in Cornersville, conducted by A. C. Wiggins, minister of the Church of Christ. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Born February 6, 1916, in the Lynnville community, she was the daughter of Mrs. Winnie Lee Walker Spivey Hobbs, and the late George Kelsey Spivey. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Steele is survived by her husband, James Steele, farmer of the Lynnville section; one daughter, Nancy Steele; and three sons, Billy, Tommy, and Donald Steele, all of whom live in the home.

STEELE, Fannie C. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Mar 1950
Funeral services for Miss Fannie C. Steele, 70, prominent Giles Countian, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. William Steele of Nashville, a nephew, and the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski. The nephews served as pall bearers.
She died Sunday, February 26, after several months of declining health, at the home of her niece, Miss Martha McGrew, in Evanston, Ill.

Born and reared in Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late Dr. John T. Steele and Josephine Casteria Wilkes Steele. She was educated at Martin College here and Galloway College at Searcy, Ark. When her sister, Miss Judith Steele, co-principal of Martin College, went to Washington, D. C. to accept co-principalship of Fairmont Seminary in that city, Miss Steele accompanied her, where she resided for many years. She was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church.
Miss Steele, the last member of her immediate family, in addition to Miss McGrew and William Steele, is survived by a number of other nieces and nephews, including Mrs. E. R. Short and Mrs. W. S. Stephens, Pulaski, and John Yokley, Lynnville and Steele McGrew, publisher of The Alabama Courier in Athens, Ala.

STEELMAN, James Dale The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jan 1952
James Dale Steelman, 18 months old, died at Vanderbilt Hospital at 11:30 Thursday morning after an illness of three months.
He was the son of James Robert and Esterlene Solomon Steelman of Tarpley Shop.
Funeral services were held Saturday at 1 p. m. at Elkton Baptist Church, the Rev. R. F. Warden officiating. Burial took place in Elkton Cemetery.
In addition to his parents, the child is survived by one sister, Peggy Ann Steelman, his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Solomon of Tarpley, and his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Steelman, Orlando, Fla.

STEELMAN, Reeves Melson The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1958
Funeral services for the Rev. Reeves Melson Steelman, 62, Baptist minister, will be held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Prospect Baptist Church near Fayetteville. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. R. B. Kennedy, Rev. Ernest Bragg and Rev. W. T. Warren with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Steelman died of a heart attack on Wednesday morning at his home south of Fayetteville after a period of declining health. A native of Lincoln County, he was the son of Andrew Jackson Steelman and Polly Warren Steelman.
Mr. Steelman’s last pastorate was at New Zion Baptist Church in Weakly Creek Section of Giles County. In his twenty years of pastorate work, in addition to New Zion, he had served three churches in Franklin County and two churches in Lincoln County.
Mr. Steelman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Allie Henderson Steelman; one daughter, Mrs. L. R. Fann, Lincoln County; three sisters, Mrs. L. D. Dickey, Lyles, Tenn., Mrs. Homer Dickey, Giles County, and Mrs. Richard Rose, Lebanon; and five brothers, W. E. Steelman, Athens, Ala., J. D. Steelman, and Everett Steelman, Fayetteville, Eugene Steelman, Harvest, Ala., and Roscoe Steelman, Winter Haven, Fla.



STEPHENSON, Dixie Harwell The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jan 1952
Mrs. Dixie Harwell Stephenson died December 7, 1951, at the home of her son Romine Harwell at Flomington, Ala. Burial took place in Brewton, Ala.
Mrs. Stephenson was born and reared near Goodsprings.

Besides her son, Romine Harwell she is survived by another son, King Holt of Brewton, Ala., and one brother, Ed Rogers of Minor Hill.
She was a member of the Church of Christ.

STEPHENSON, Jonas Edward The Pulaski Citizen 28 Feb 1951
Jonas Edward Stephenson, 86, well known salesman for the J. R. Watkins Company for many years, died at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning, February 24, at Giles County Hospital following a 10-day illness.
Funeral rites were held at 3:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born October 19, 1864 in Bedford County, he was the son of the late Edward Newton Stephenson and Nancy Darnall Stephenson. When a boy, the family moved to Marshall County, where he later farmed and was the operator of a saw mill. He had been a salesman since coming to Giles County in 1916.
He was a faithful member of the Baptist Church and had been a deacon for many years, serving in that capacity at the time of his death.
His wife, Katherine Harris Stephenson, died in December 1943.
Mr. Stephenson is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Annie Beaty, Des Moines, Iowa, and Mrs. David Kellum, Nashville; two sons, George N. Stephenson, Wellington, Kans., and Will W. Stephenson, New York City; eleven grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. James Martin, Nashville; and one brother, W. F. Stephenson, Memphis. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

STEPHENSON, Lucile Clayton The Pulaski Citizen 16 Dec 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. George Stephenson, resident of Petersburg and Nashville, were held at one o’clock Monday afternoon at the Methodist Church in Petersburg, with the rites conducted by the Rev. J. C. Sandusky, pastor of the church, and the Rev. W. H. Moss, pastor of First Methodist Church in Pulaski. Burial took place in Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg.
Mrs. Stephenson died at a Nashville hospital at 7:30 o’clock Sunday morning after several months illness.
Born and reared in Lewisburg, she was the former Miss Lucile Clayton, the daughter of the late Daniel Clayton and Cora McCord Clayton, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Stephenson is survived by her husband, George Stephenson; one daughter, Mrs. William G. Bowers, Jr., Nashville; one son, Tom Stephenson, Louisville, Ky.; four grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Robert E. Lee, Pulaski; and two brothers, Everett Clayton, Nashville, and Marvin Clayton, Murfreesboro.


STEVENS, Clyde Edward The Pulaski Citizen 3 Nov 1954

Funeral services for Clyde Edward Stevens, 44, who died at 8 o’clock Tuesday morning, October 26, at Gordon Hospital, Lewisburg, were held at 4:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoonat Diana Church of Christ. Elder E. W. Guthrie of Lewisburg officiated and burial took place at Diana Cemetery.
Mr. Stevens, a member of the Church of Christ, was born at Diana, the son of Mrs. Mamie Lewis Stevens Cole and the late George Stevens.
Mr. Stevens is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Sue Jobe Stevens, Lewisburg; one brother, Lewis Stevens, Pulaski; two half-brothers, Robert Marion Cole, Pulaski, and Edwin Cole, Bryson; a step-brother, Luther Cole, Lewisburg; and two step-sisters, Mrs. Mildred Stevens, Pulaski and Mrs. Vesta Duckworth, Delina. His mother resides at Bryson.

STEVENSON, Aaron The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jul 1950
Aaron Stevenson, 48, former Giles Countian, died instantly about 9:30 Monday morning as a result of three .22 calibar bullet wounds, allegedly fired by Monty J. Poarch, 27, in front of the Poarch house in the Huey community seven miles west of Fayetteville on the Pulaski Highway.
The altercation arose between the two neighbors, Deputy Sheriff Fred March stated over the moving of some logs by Stevenson across the part of the Houston Sullivan farm where Poarch lived. Preliminary hearing is set Friday at 10 a. m. for Poarch before Magistrate Oscar B. Pitts. Poarch is being held in jail in Fayetteville awaiting hearing.
Stevenson was born and reared in the Elkton Community, the youngest of 7 children of the late James McKendree Stevenson and Annie Hobbs Stevenson. He was a member of the Methodist Church and had lived in Lincoln County for the past 20 years.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10:00 a. m. at Higgins Funeral Home in Fayetteville. R. A. Largen officiated and burial was in the family lot at the Elkton Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Belle Birdsong Stevenson; one son, Jimmy Stevenson; three sisters, Mrs. R. H. Fautt, Pulaski, Mrs. Leonard Barlar, Yokley, Mrs. A. A. Maddox, Coldwater; two brothers, Leon Stevenson, and Nathaniel Stevenson, Coldwater.

STEVENSON, Floyd M. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Feb 1958
Floyd M. Stevenson, 62, retired Railroad man of Evansville, Ind., and native Giles Countian, died of a heart attack at one o’clock Saturday morning, February 22, at the Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, after an eight months illness. Funeral rites and burial took place in that city on Monday morning.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late Matt P. Stevenson and Mollie Paysinger Stevenson. He was a member of the Methodist Temple in Evansville where Mrs. Stevenson has served as secretary for fifteen years.
Mr. Stevenson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irene Sisk Stevenson, also a native of Giles County; one son, Douglas Stevenson, Chicago, Ill.; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. P. R. Underwood, Huntsville, Ala., and Mrs. Charles Baugh, Raymond, Miss.; and two brothers, Guy M. Stevenson, Lake Wales, Fla., and Frank H. Stevenson, Raymond, Miss.

STEVENSON, John L. The Pulaski Citizen 31 Oct 1951

John Lafayette Stevenson, 82, well known farmer of Elkton, died at 7 o’clock Saturday night, October 27, at his home at Elkton, following a twelve month illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. H. Mansfield of Lawrenceburg, assisted by the Rev. Cullen T. Carter, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the Elkton Cemetery with Masonic rites.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born July 20, 1869, the son of the late Wilbur M. Stevenson, Sr. and Martha Jane Hampton Stevenson. He had been a member of the Methodist Church since boyhood and had been a member of the Masonic Lodge more than three decades.
Mr. Stevenson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Martin Stevenson; six daughters, Mrs. H. M. Groth, Nashville, Mrs. M. H. Lanier, Bon Aqua, Mrs. W. F. Baugh, Lewisburg, Mrs. H. C. Oberlander, Columbus, Ohio, and Mrs. A. D. Ball and Mrs. Joe Beech, both of Elkton; three sons, Wilbur M. Stevenson, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., John A. Stevenson, Santa Fe, and Harold Stevenson, Nashville; twenty-five grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Elmo Storey, Bryson; and one brother, Erskine Stevenson, Bryson.
Had Mr. Stevenson lived to December 24, he and Mrs. Stevenson would have been married sixty years. Wilson T. Carter and Co., Funeral Directors.

STEVENSON, Mary Jane Bass The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jane Bass Stevenson, 85, lifelong resident of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Chester A. Stephens and Dr. W. H. Mansfield. Burial took place in Bee Spring Cemetery. Mrs. Stevenson died Friday afternoon, March 6, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ethel Pittard at Bodenham, after a long illness.
Born July 1, 1873, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late George W. Bass and Ann Holbert Bass. Her husband, Nathan A. Stevenson, died many years ago.
In addition to Mrs. Pittard, Mrs. Stevenson is survived by five other daughters, Mrs. Reba Smith, Route 6, Mrs. Eldridge Smith, Bunker Hill, Mrs. Edward Burns and Miss Elise Stevenson, both of Bodenham, and Mrs. Wilton Beard, Pulaski; two sons, Roy Stevenson, Bodenham, and Griffin Stevenson, Bunker Hill; thirteen grandchildren and twenty-eight great grandchildren; one brother, Clyde Bass, Fayetteville; and one sister, Mrs. Sidney Mitchell, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

STEVENSON, Mary Martin The Pulaski Citizen 13 Apr 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. John L. Stevenson, 79, were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church by the Rev. H. L. Smith, pastor, the Rev. William Mansfield, Lawrenceburg, and the Rev. Cullen T. Carter of Elkton. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Stevenson died of a heart attack Thursday morning at Giles County Hospital in Pulaski.

A resident of the Bryson community most of her life, Mrs. Stevenson was the daughter of the late J. J. Martin and Lizzie Blair Martin. She was a member of the Methodist Church at Elkton and had been a leader in church and civic affairs in the community many years. Survivors are five daughtes, Mrs. H. M. Groth, Nashville, Mrs. M. H. Lanier, Waynesboro, Mrs. W. F. Baugh, Lewisburg, Mrs. H. C. Oberlander, Columbus, Ohio, and Mrs. Joe Beech, Nashville; three sons, W. M. Stevenson, Jacksonville, Fla., John A. Stevenson, Santa Fe, and H. B. Stevenson, Nashville; a sister, Mrs. Susie Neese, and a niece, Miss Lorene Neese, both of Bryson. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors, in charge.

STEPHENS, William Edgar Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jan 1953
William Edgar Stephens, Sr., 66, president of W. E. Stephens Manufacturing, Co., Inc., civic and church leader of Nashville died Tuesday afternoon at Vanderbilt University Hospital following two years of failing health.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon at the Hillsboro Church of Christ. J. P. Sanders and Batsell Barrett Baxter will officiate and burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
A Native of Jackson County, Mr. Stephens went to Nashville in 1908 where he took a position with a small plant, quickly becoming an executive and, in 1925, founding his own business. Since that time, his firm’s operation has grown until now it operates plants in Pulaski, Watertown and Carthage, with general offices, and warehouse in Nashville, shipping its product, work clothing, throughout the United States.
As his son, William E. Stephens, Jrk ovincreasing role in operation of the business, Mr. Stephens has been able to devote more and more interest to his firm and fine herd of beef cattle. Many agricultural leaders have taken youthful farmers there to see what was regarded as among the finest Angus cattle in the country, and many attended a beef cattle field day at the farm last year.
Mr. Stephens was an active member of the Hillsboro Church of Christ, and had served as vice-president of the Tennessee State Horticultural Society and of the Farmers Club of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the Rotary Club and a Scottish Rite Mason.
His wife, the former Lillian McQuiddy of Nashville survives. Besides his wife and son, he is survived by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. W. E. Stephens, Jr., the former Miss Juanita Woodruff of Nashville; three sisters, Mrs. Sam Long of Gainesboro, Mrs. Manuel Walters, Celina, Ohio, and Mrs. Allie Mae Messerly, Nashville; and three brothers, J. L. Stephens, Nashville, H. L. Stephens, Mt. Pleasant, and L. S. Stephens, Valdosta, Ga.

STEWART, James M. The Pulaski Citizen 15 Feb 1950
Funeral services for James M. Stewart, 78, father of Mrs. Frank Davenport of Pulaski, were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Ethridge Methodist Church, the Rev. George M. Davenport, pastor of the church officiating. Burial took place in the John Lay Cemetery at Ethridge with the Masonic Lodge conducting the rites at the grave.
Mr. Stewart died at 9:25 o’clock Tuesday morning, February 7, at his home at Ethridge after four years of declining health. He had been a member of the Methodist Church and the Masonic Lodge for many years.

In addition to the daughter here, Mr. Stewart is survived by his wife, Mrs. Carrie Mae Beard Stewart; four other daughters, Mrs. Floyd Alexander, Nashville, Mrs. M. H. Newton and Mrs. J. W. Scott, Jr., both of Lawrenceburg, and Miss Sue Nelle Stewart, Ethridge; three sons, Ezra C. Stewart, Decherd, and Dr. R. M. Stewart and Elton C. Stewart, both of Detroit, Mich.; and seven grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. E. C. Brock, Haleyville.

STINNETT, Ruth Elizabeth Cox The Pulaski Citizen 3 Jul 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Elizabeth Cox Stinnett, 91, lifelong resident of Bodenham Community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Russell Boaz of Savannah and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Stinnett died at 11:30 o’clock Friday morning at the home.
Born March 30, 1866, she was the daughter of the late Jasper Cox and Martha McAlister Cox. Her husband, Steve Stinnett died seven years ago.
Mrs. Stinnett, had been a member of Trinity Methodist Church since girlhood. Mr. Stinnett, the last member of her immediate family, is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Harry E. Bryan, Bodenham; two sons, George Butler Stinnett, Bodenham and Charles Cox Stinnett, Elkton; and three grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

STINNETT, Stephen Pierce The Pulaski Citizen 22 Feb 1950
Funeral services for Stephen Pierce Stinnett, 85, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and the Rev. E. D. Troutt, Methodist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born and reared at Athens, Ala., he came to the Bodenham section forty-five years ago.
Mr. Stinnett died Thursday afternoon, February 16, at his home in the Bodenham section after a three weeks illness.
Mr. Stinnett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruthie Cox Stinnett; one daughter, Mrs. Harry Bryan, two sons, George Stinnett, Bodenham, and Charlie Cox Stinnett, Elkton; and three grandchildren, Harry Bryan, Jr., Randolph Cox Stinnett and Patricia Ann Stinnett.
He was the last one of his immediate family.

STONE, Fannie Seale The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jul 1951
Mrs. Fannie Seale Stone Beville Stone, 81, died at 2:45 o’clock Thursday morning, July 26, at Mid-State Baptist Hospital in Nashville, after a two weeks illness.
Funeral rites will be held on Friday afternoon at Livingston, Ala., and burial will take place in the family lot in that city.
Mrs. Stone, who had made her residence the past year with her daughter, Mrs. Walter B. Smith in Nashville, was the widow of Thomas P. Stone of Pulaski.

A native of Livingston, Ala., she was the daughter of Dr. Benjamin B. Seale and Malinda McMillan Seale. She attended Alabama Norman College at Livingston. She was a member of the First Methodist Church in Pulaski, and a member of the Sumter Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, in Nashville.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Stone is survived by two brothers, Linwood Seale and Howard Seale, both of Livingston; two granddaughters, Mrs. Henry Creel, St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. Powell Smith, Lawrenceville, Ga.; three great grandchildren, Melna, Powell and Margaret Smith, all of Lawrenceville.
Mrs. Stone is also survived by four step-daughters, Mrs. Clifford Collins, Mrs. Logan Patterson, both of Pulaski; Mrs. Howard Sherrell, Delrose, and Mrs. Clarence Helm, Columbia; and three step-sons, Walter Stone, Oakland, Calif., and Porter Stone and James B. Stone, both of Pulaski.

STONE, Gertrude Porter The Pulaski Citizen 3 Apr 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude Porter Stone, 74, were held Sunday afternoon at Robertson Fork Church of Christ of which she was a member. Burial took place in Robertson Fork Cemetery. Mrs. Stone died unexpectedly Saturday afternoon, March 30, at her home three miles east of Lynnville.
Born April 11, 1882, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late William Porter and Augusta Goodrum Porter, and was the wife of John T. Stone who died thirty-two years ago.
Mrs. Stone is survived by three sons, Mitchell Stone, Paul Stone and Malcolm Stone, all of Lynnville; one daughter, Mrs. Raymond Davis, South Bend, Ind.; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; two brothers, Arthur A. Porter, Lynnville, and John Porter, Diana; and two sisters, Mrs. Floyd Franklin, Spring Place in Marshall County and Mrs. Ernest Bunzell, Sealy, Texas.

STONE, Margaret Rogers The Pulaski Citizen 9 May 1956
Mrs. Margaret Rogers Stone, 63, church and civic leader, died of a heart ailment at 6:30 o’clock Saturday morning, May 5, at Giles County Hospital following a three day illness.
Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at First Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
The daughter of the late John Henry Rogers and Adelia Abernathy Rogers, members of prominent pioneer families, she was born May 14, 1894 in Giles County, and attended public schools in Giles County and Davidson County, graduating from Hume Fogg High School in Nashville. Later she attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
She was a member of the First Methodist Church and was chairman of its Mission on Commissions which made her an exofficio member of the official board. For two years, she was president of the Pulaski Church Women’s Society of Christian Service and served as the vice-president for three and one half years. For the past two years, she has held the church post of secretary of Status of Women, and at the time of her death, she was the teacher of the George Kelly Bible Class for women.
She was a member of the Wednesday Literary Club, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the American Legion Auxiliary, and the Richland Valley Home and Garden Club.

Mrs. Stone is survived by her husband, J. Porter Stone, retired merchant; one daughter, Mrs. William J. Yancey, Jr.; two grandchildren, Miss Margaret Yancey and William J. Yancey, III, all of Pulaski; and two sisters, Miss Mary Rogers, Florence, Ala., and Mrs. H. C. Burdette, Hazelhurst, Ga. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements.


STONE, Mrs. Robert V. The Pulaski Citizen 16 Aug 1950
Mrs. Robert V. Stone, resident of Montgomery, Ala., died at 7:30 o’clock Friday night, August 11, at King’s Memorial Hospital at Selma, Ala., after a long illness.
Services were held Sunday afternoon in Montgomery and burial rites were concluded at Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski at 10 o’clock on Monday morning by the Rev. Albert E. Dimmock, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski.
She was the widow of Robert V. Stone, son of the late Tom P. Stone of Pulaski, who died four years ago.
Mrs. Stone is survived by a foster son, John Campbell of Lakeland, Fla.
Attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell, Mrs. Annie Lee Barber of Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. B. Black of Sheffield, Ala., Mr. and Mrs. F. Finnegan of Nashville and Mrs. Clarence Helm of Columbia.

STONE, Willie J. The Pulaski Citizen 23 May 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Willie J. Stone, 82, mother of Dr. R. B. Stone, principal of the local high school, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Dickson Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of College Grove Methodist Church, and the Rev. R. E. Baker of Dickson, and burial took place in the Dickson Cemetery.
Mrs. Stone died Saturday morning, May 19, at her home in Nashville.
A native of Houston County, she was the daughter of Willie Adams and Fannie Turner Adams. Her husband, Samuel Wayne Stone, died in Dickson in July 1937. Several years later Mrs. Stone moved to Nashville.
In addition to Dr. Stone, Mrs. Stone is survived by two other sons, W. B. Stone, Nashville, and Hugh J. Stone, Detroit, Mich., three half-brothers, Kelly Jones and Wilson Jones, both of Texas, and Isaac Jones, Dickson; and two grandchildren and one great grandchild.

STOREY, Daisy Harwell The Pulaski Citizen 3 Dec 1953
Mrs. Daisy Harwell Storey, 67, Frankewing resident,, died at 7:45 o’clock Monday morning, December 7, at Giles County Hospital, following a four weeks stay in the hospital.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church at Frankewing, with the Rev. G. H. Turpin of Chattanooga and the Rev. L. Stanley Hartman of Nashville officiating and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Born December 27, 1885, she was the daughter of the late William Goldsmith Harwell and Eleanor Benson Harwell, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Her husband, Thomas A. Storey died February 9, 1948.

Mrs. Storey is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Foy Flournoy, Nashville, Mrs. John Bass, Frankewing, and Mrs. Cowan Forbes, Ardmore; two sons, Thomas Gilbert Storey, Beech Hill and William Benson Storey, Frankewing; fourteen grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Arrow Clark and Mrs. Bensie Johnson, both of Nashville, and Mrs. C. N. Stevenson, Columbia. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.


STOREY, Fred L. The Pulaski Citizen 4 Aug 1954
Fred L. Storey, 67, native Giles Countian, died Saturday at a hospital in Wichita Falls, Texas following several weeks critical illness.
Funeral services and burial took place Sunday afternoon in that city.
A resident of Wichita Falls since 1927 and an outstanding church leader and insurance man, he had held many positions of trust in both the Presbyterian Church and in the business world. He was an elder and a trustee of Fain Memorial Presbyterian Church, had served, as clerk of the session for many years, had been a teacher of the Men’s Bible Class in past years, and had served as a delegate to the Presbytery and the Synod of Texas many times. He has served as Boy Scout leader since its organization, represented the United Fidelity Insurance Company and had held the office of president of the Texas Leaders Round Table and had qualified for round table memberships numerous times. He was a member of the Rotary Club.
He was born October 23, 1886 in Giles County, Tenn., moved to Sulphur Springs, Texas, upon reaching manhood, later moving to Wichita Falls.
Mr. Storey is survived by his wife, Mrs. Della Storey; two sons, Fred L. Storey, Jr., and James Storey; and four grandsons; all of Wichita Falls; and three sisters, Mrs. Jess Young and Mrs. Earl Minatra, both of Bunker Hill, Giles County, Tenn. and Mrs. Elam Lackey, Nashville.

STOREY, Jones Calvin The Pulaski Citizen 4 Feb 1953
Fayetteville, Tenn. Feb. 3-Funeral services for James Calvin Storey, 83, contractor and cabinet worker, were held at 1:30 p.m. today at the Elks Auditorium with I. C. Pullias officiating.
Burial was in Shiloh Cemetery.
Mr. Storey died Monday morning at Lincoln County Hospital after a short illness. Death was attributed to pneumonia.
He was a native of the Dellrose community and was a son of the late E. F. and Sarah Hampton Storey, pioneer residents of Dellrose. He was a member of the Fayetteville Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dora Pack Bascomb Storey; three sons, Jones Storey and William Storey of Cyruston and Lawrence Storey of Fayetteville; three step-daughters, Mrs. Elmore Harwell of Pulaski, Mrs. James Halmontaller of Shelbyville, and Mrs. A. C. Sweeney of Lewisburg; three stepsons, Odis Bascomb of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, Sumpter Bascomb of St. Louis, and Jesse Bascomb of Newark, Ohio; one brother, George Storey of Dellrose, and two sisters, Mrs. Betty Lackey of Dellrose and Mrs. Jennie Swanner of Nashville.

STORY, Barber Jimerson The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jun 1957

Funeral services for Barber Jimerson Story, navy veteran and mechanic at Beckham Motor Company, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. W. B. Strother and Dr. William H. Mansfield, pastors of First Methodist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Story, was stricken with a heart attack Saturday night as he was leaving a ball game in the local park, died at one o’clock Sunday morning at Giles County Hospital.
Born August 11, 1916, at Campbellsville, he was the son of Mrs. Martha Parker Story of Nashville and the late Shirley Story. He was a member of First Methodiist Church, and a veteran of World War II, having served six years in the Atlantic area. He was formerly employed by Curry Motor Company and Abernathy Equipment Company.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Story is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Alice Clark Story; two sons, Dennis Story and Don Story; one daughter, Diane Story; two brothers, Raymond Story and Cordell Story, Pulaski; and four sisters, Mrs. Clarence Cullens, Fayetteville, Mrs. Howard Jones, Hendersonville, N. C., Mrs. John T. Elkins, Madison and Mrs. Jack Hyatt, Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

STORY, Lillie Holt The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jun 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Holt Story, 76, were held at 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Albert E. Dimmock, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Story, who had resided in Pulaski since 1928, died at 6:10 o’clock Friday evening at Giles County Hospital, following six months declining health.
She was born July 31, 1875, in Giles County, the daughter of the late Thomas H. Holt and Fredonia Bass Holt. Mrs. Story, a member of the Methodist Church, was the wife of Hugh W. Story, who died in 1928. They had no children.
Mr. and Mrs. Story lived in Florida for thirty years, Mrs. Story returning to Giles County in 1928 upon the death of Mr. Story.
Mrs Story is survived by one sister, Mrs. Thomas P. Holt, with whom she made her home. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

STORY, Shirley Campbell The Pulaski Citizen 13 Dec 1950
Shirley Campbell Story, 61, farm supervisor at Milky Way Farms for twenty years, died suddenly of a heart attack at 1:45 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, December 13, while at work near his home in the Riversburg community.
Funeral rites will be held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Story, a highly respected citizen of this section, was a lifelong resident of the northern part of the county, the son of the late Jim Cam Story and Jane English Story. The greater part of his life Mr. Story lived in the Campbellsville community.

Mr. Story is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha Parker Story; four daughters, Mrs. Clarence Cullens, Fayetteville, Mrs. Jack Hyatt and Mrs. John Thomas Elkins, both of Winston-Salem, N. C., and Mrs. Howard Jones, Waynesville, N. C. ; three sons Raymond Story and Cordell Story, owners of No. 6 Tire and Battery Co., in Pulaski, and B. J. Story, also of Pulaski; nine grandchildren; and two brothers, Claude Story, Nashville, and Buford Story, Ethridge; two half-sisters, Mrs. John L. Woodard, Campbellsville, and Mrs. Allen Crawford, Nashville; four half-brothers, Jim Story, Heron Story, McEwing Story and Sam Story, all of Dallas, Texas.

STOVALL, Julia Ethel Fudge The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jun 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Ethel Fudge Stovall, 63, lifelong resident of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Liberty Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of the church, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Stovall, who had been in declining health for a long time, died at 9:45 o’clock Sunday night at Giles County Hospital.
A member of Liberty Methodist Church, she was born November 27, 1890, the daughter of the late Wesley Fudge and Margie Reagin Fudge.
Mrs. Stovall is survived by her husband, W. Curn Stovall; four daughters, Mrs. Julius Marks, Tarpley, Mrs. Joe Taylor, Pulaski, Mrs. Grady Scott and Mrs. Boyd Thompson, both of Beech Hill; two sons, William Stovall, Pulaski, and Thomas Stovall, Athens, Ala.; ten grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Levi Tate and Mrs. Douglas Mitchell, both of Birmingham, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

STOWE, Myra McFerrin The Pulaski Citizen 16 Feb 1955
Mrs. J. J. Stowe, 77, wife of the associate pastor of McKendree Methodist Church in Nashville. were held at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at McKendree, with the pastor of the church, the Rev. Thornton Fowler, officiating at the rites. Burial took place at Gallatin.
The former Miss Myra McFerrin, she was born at the Methodist parsonage at Prospect the daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. John A. McFerrin, a family who had thirty Methodist ministers within a scope of five generations.
Mrs. Stowe is survived, in addition to her husband Dr. Stowe, by two sons, Dr. J. J. Stowe, Jr., pastor of First Methodist Church, Lawton, Okla., and Dr. McFerrin Stowe, pastor of St. Luke’s Methodist Church, Oklahoma City, Okla.; and nine grandchildren.

STRICKLAND, Mary Clark The Pulaski Citizen 24 Feb 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Clark Strickland, 83, were held at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, February 17, at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by J. Clifford Murphy and Virgil Bradford, Church of Christ ministers. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mrs. Strickland died on Tuesday, February 16, at the home northeast of Pulaski, after a long illness.
Born in March, 1870, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Wilman Clark and Mary Kirk Clark. She was a member of the Church of Christ.

Mrs. Stickland, the last member of her immediate family, is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Elmer Carpenter, Pulaski, and Mrs. Herbert Dunivant, Nashville; two sons, Wesley Strickland, Pulaski and Tommy Strickland, Campbellsville; twenty-seven grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren.

STUCKY, Will A. The Pulaski Citizen 10 Nov 1954
Will A. Stucky, 67, husband of the former Miss Ethel Lee Rambo of Pulaski, died of a heart attack on October 31, while attending services at Gordo Baptist Church, in Gordo, Ala.
He has been in declining health for several months.
Funeral rites were held at 2:30 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon at the Baptist Church, conducted by the pastor, and burial took place in the Gordo Cemetery.
A native of Alabama, he was a postal employee.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Stucky is survived by one son, Maurice Stucky, and his mother, Mrs. Rowena Stucky, all of Gordo.
Pulaski relatives attending were Mrs. A. D. Hobbs, Mrs. Elise Tarpley and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rambo. Mrs. Hobbs remained for a week’s stay with her sister.

STULTZ, Mary Lee Mayes The Pulaski Citizen 27 Feb 1957
Mrs. Charles A. Stultz, former resident of the Prospect community, died Monday, February 25, in Jonesboro, Tenn., after a long illness. Funeral rites and burial took place on Tuesday in Jonesboro where she had made her home for a number of years.
Born and reared at Prospect, she was the former Mary Lee Mayes, daughter of the late Frank Mayes and Evelyn Richardson Mayes.
Mrs. Shultz, widow of Charles A. Shultz, is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Mayes Hargrove, with whom she lived, and Mrs. Beulah Rosson, also of Jonesboro; and two brothers, Lambeth Mayes, Erwin, Tenn. and Paul Mayes, Adams, Tenn.

SULLIVAN, Mamie Lewis The Pulaski Citizen 21 Nov 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Mamie Lewis Sullivan, 80, were held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at the Catholic Church in Pulaski with burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Sullivan died of a heart ailment at 10 o’clock Thursday night at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
A native of Giles County, she was born September 8, 1876, the daughter of the late John D. Lewis and Mary Johanna O’Neil Lewis. A graduate of Giles College, she attended St. Cecelia Academy in Nashville, and was a communicant of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Pulaski. Her husband, T. C. Sullivan, died thirty years ago.
Mrs. Sullivan is survived by one brother, Eugene Lewis, Pulaski; and two sisters, Mrs. Raymond M. Patterson, and Miss Nelle Lewis, both of Pulaski.

SUMMERFORD, Elizabeth Hamblin The Pulaski Citizen 4 Feb 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. W. L. Summerford, 79, were held at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. The Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mrs. Summerford died of a heart ailment at 9:20 o’clock Friday morning at Giles County Hospital after a six weeks of illness.

The former Miss Elizabeth Hamblin, she was a native of Giles County and the daughter of the late William Hamblin and Lizzie Erwin Hamblin. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Her husband, who was a retired farmer and stock dealer, died in 1938.
Survivors are five daughters, Mrs. Clifford Dugger, Mrs. W. H. Drumwright, Mrs. John Allen Sisk, all of Pulaski, Mrs. Bryce Harwell, Eutaw, Ala., and Mrs. P. T. Garrett, Miami, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Robert Woodard, Huntsville, Ala.; and one brother, Robert Hamblin, Waxahachie, Texas; and 14 grandchildren.
SURLES, Annie Ruth Phillips The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jun 1955
Two members of a Giles County family were killed and two others injured in a traffic accident that occurred at 2:30 a. m., Saturday on Highway 64 near the Lincoln-Franklin County line.
Mrs. Annie Ruth Phillips Surles, 35, and her son, Louis, 10, were killed and injured were the father, Louis Mack Surles, and another son, Byron Surles.
Funeral services for Mrs. Surles and Louis Surles were held at 2 p. m. Monday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski. The Rev. J. E. Trotter, pastor of the Cedar Grove Methodist Church, and John Clifford, minister of the Cool Springs Church of Christ, officiated and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Surles, an employee of General Shoe Corp., at Pulaski, suffered a broken leg and a shoulder injury in the accident that occurred while the family was enroute to the Great Smoky Mountains for a vacation. The father and son were hospitalized at the Lincoln County Hospital until Monday when they were removed to the Giles County Hospital.
Mrs. Surles also employed at General Shoe, was a daughter of Mrs. Nina Phillips of the Goodspring community near Pulaski. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Other survivors of Mrs. Surles include a sister, Mrs. Tommie Carroll, Pine Bluff, Ark.; and three brothers, Giles Phillips, Goodspring, Walter Phillips, Tyler, Texas, and James Phillips, California. Bennett-May Funeral Home was in charge of the funeral.

SURLES, Joe Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 15 Feb 1950
Funeral services for Joe Thomas Surles, 74, former resident of Giles County, who died suddenly at 4:40 o’clock on Monday morning, February 6, at the home in Miami, Fla., were held at Cool Springs Church of Christ in Giles County, conducted by Elder A. C. Dreaden.
Burial will take place in the church cemetery.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late James Surles and Elizabeth Robinson Surles. He was the last member of his immediate family.
Mr. Surles is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Harold Blasingim, Miami, Fla., and Mrs. Morgan Polly, Cedar Grove, Giles County; six sons, Colie E. Surles and Logan O. Surles, both of Louisville, Ky., Rupert E. Surles, Stella community, and Oscar L. Surles, Louie Mack Surles, and Riley H. Surles, all of the Cedar Grove community; fourteen grandchildren and one great grandchild. He is also survived by his former wife, Mrs. Willie Myrtle McMasters Surles, Cedar Grove.

SUTHERLAND, Joe K. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Mar 1950

Funeral services for Joe K. Sutherland, 56, retired railroad employee, who died at 5 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, March 21, at the home of his sister, Mrs. H. W. Blankenship, at Prospect, will be held at the residence at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Troy Bunch, pastor of the church, and burial will take place in the Prospect Cemetery.
His death followed a long illness.
Mr.Sutherland, a native of Giles County, returned here a year ago following many years residence at Gaston, S. C., where he was employed by the railroad company.
In addition to the sister, Mrs. Blankenship, Mr. Sutherland is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Lillian May Moore, Gaston, S. C.; and five other sisters, Mrs. Eunice Wales, Dyersburg, Miss Lillie Sutherland, Mrs. Elmer Randolph and Mrs. Willis Randolph, all of Prospect, and Mrs. Naomi Chunn, Nashville.

SUTTLE, Harry Hall The Pulaski Citizen 20 Sep 1950
Harry Hall Suttle, 81, retired clothing manufacturer, died at Crosswater, his ancestral home in the Tarpley community at 5 o’clock Wednesday morning, September 20, after an illness of several weeks.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 o’clock Thursday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard. Burial will take place in Highland Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville.
A native of Giles County, and a descendant of a pioneer family, he was the son of the late Capt. George E. Suttle and Theodosia Green Suttle.
Following his graduation from the University of Tennessee, he enter the clothing manufacturing business in Knoxville, remaining there until 1937, when he returned to Giles County. He was a member of the Church Street Methodist Church in Knoxville.
His wife, Mrs. Helen Weatherby Suttle, died twenty-five years ago. He leaves no survivors.

SUTTON, Charlie Emmett The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jul 1958
Funeral services for Charlie Emmett Sutton, 81, retired farmer of the Frankewing community, were held at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home with burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Sutton was found dead in his barn about 2 o’clock Monday afternoon by a man who was working for him.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, he was born February 18, 1877, the son of the late Emmett Charles Sutton and Nancy Harwell Sutton.
Mr. Sutton, a single man, had lived alone in recent years. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Ada Sutton Luna, Frankewing; and several nieces and nephews.
Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

SUTTON, Dana Copas The Pulaski Citizen 7 Mar 1951

Mrs. Dana Copas Sutton, 60, mother of Barry Sutton, principal of Jones High School at Lynnville, died suddenly at midnight, February 23, at McFarland Hospital in Lebanon after a few hours illness.
Funeral rites were held at the family residence at Difficult on the Sunday afternoon and burial took place in the family lot in the Williams Cemetery near the home.
Mrs Sutton was a teacher in the Carthage Public Schools and a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Sutton is survived by her husband, Edgar H. Sutton, a civil engineer; the one son and one granddaughter, Nancy Lee Sutton.
Lynnville citizens who attended the funeral were: Mitchell Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Alton Long, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Watson, Miss Sara Gilbreath, Miss Eugile Daniel, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Smith, Mrs. Hershel Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dugger, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson May, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cheatham, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rains.

SUTTON, Nancy Margie Freeman The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jan 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Margie Freeman Sutton, 81, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Fall River Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. H. G. Coston, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Fall River Cemetery.
Mrs. Sutton died at 11:30 o’clock Monday morning, January 21, at her home in the Fall River community after a long illness.
Born December 27, 1875, in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of the late James Freeman and Lizzie Miller Freeman. The family moved to Giles County when she was a child.
Mrs. Sutton is survived by her husband, James S. Sutton; three daughters, Mrs. Maymie Jackson, Fall River, Mrs. Lula Williams, Ludlow, Ky., and Mrs. Emma Johnston, Cincinnati, Ohio; two sons, Avery Sutton, Ludlow, Ky., and Elmo Sutton, Fall River; twenty-two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Alice Howard, Cleburn, Texas; and one brother, Will Freeman, Dallas, Texas. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

SUTTON, Robert Lee The Pulaski Citizen 19 Sep 1951
Robert Lee Sutton, 71, retired merchant and farmer of the Frankewing community, died suddenly of a heart attack Wednesday morning, September 19, after a period of declining health.
Funeral rites will be held at Bennett-May Funeral Home at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon conducted by the Rev. Taylor Bird, Presbyterian minister. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
A native of the county, he was the son of the late Emmett Sutton and Nancy Harwell Sutton.
Mr. Sutton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Jackson Sutton; one daughter, Mrs. Sanders McCord; and one grandson; one sister, Mrs. Ada Luna, and one brother, Charlie Sutton, all of Frankewing.

SWAIN, Ollie Ione The Pulaski Citizen 14 Nov 1951

Mrs. Ollie Ione Swain, 61, resident of Owensboro, Ky., died of a heart attack at 9 o’clock Monday morning, November 5, at a hospital in that city.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at a funeral home in Owensboro, Ky, with burial in Greenwood Cemetery in Henderson.
Mrs. Herman Daughtry of Pulaski is one of her daughters.
Mrs. Swain, a member of the Baptist Church, is survived by her husband, Otis L. Swain; nine daughters; two sons; and twenty-two grandchildren.

SWINEY, Razzie The Pulaski Citizen 9 Apr 1952
Funeral services for Miss Razzie Lee Swiney, 41, who died at 7 o’clock Wednesday morning at the home at Minor Hill, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church. Rev. Haynes Brinkley, pastor, will conduct the rites and burial will take place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Born September 10, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Will Swiney and Nora Shelton Swiney.
The survivors include two sisters, Miss Myrtle Swiney, Minor Hill, and Mrs. Jasper Gatlin, Stella; and two brothers, Dorsie Swiney and Woodrow Swiney, Minor Hill. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

SWISHER, John D. The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jul 1951
John D. Swisher, 62, auditor for the Central Penn National Bank in Philadelphia, Penn., died suddenly on June 19. He had been an employee of the bank since 1906.
Services were held there the following Saturday, with Masonic rites.
His sister, Mrs. Franklin C. Allen, of Pulaski, flew to Philadelphia for the services.

TABOR, Jim The Pulaski Citizen 26 Aug 1953
Relatives here have been notified of the death of Jim Tabor, former major league baseball player, of Owen Cross Roads, Ala. which occurred Saturday in Sacramento, Calif. Death was due to a heart attack.
Funeral rites will take place at New Hope, Ala.
Mr. Tabor is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irene Bryant Tabor; two children, his father, J. H. Tabor; and one brother.
Mr. Tabor was a nephew of H. L. Tabor of Riversburg.

TABOR, W. W. The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1959
W. W. Tabor, 67, resident of New Hope, Ala., and brother of Howard L. Tabor of Giles County died Tuesday night in a Huntsville Hospital following injuries received a few hours earlier when his pick-up truck was demolished by a fast moving automobile on the Huntsville-Guntersville new highway.

Mr. Tabor was a prominent citizen of the New Hope Community and was an active member of the Methodist Church. He had varied business interests including large real estate holdings in Huntsville and New Hope. Farming and produce business were other chief interests. He was the son of the late W. H. and Martha Craig Tabor of Owen’s Cross Roads, Ala.
Survivors are his wife, Molly Glover Tabor, one son, W. W. Tabor, Jr., three daughters, Mrs. Harlan Worley and Mrs. Charles Hill of Huntsville and Mrs. Walter Brannum of New Hope;
9 grandchildren; 2 sisters, Mrs. R. W. Moon of Owens Cross Roads and Mrs. William Rice of New Hope; 4 brothers, J. H., J. H. and S. G. Tabor, all of New Hope and Howard L. Tabor of Giles County, resident of the Olivet Community.

TACKER, Edward Rogers The Pulaski Citizen 28 Mar 1951
Funeral services for Edward Rogers Tacker, 67, retired farmer, were held at 10:30 o’clock on Tuesday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church, officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Tacker, who had been in failing health for several months, died at 4:45 o’clock Sunday morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. Robert C. Herbert, on South Third Street in Pulaski.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, he was the son of the late James E. Tacker and Mary Rogers Tacker.
In addition to Mrs. Herbert, Mr. Tacker is survived by a half-sister, Mrs. Lessie Gray Tacker Motlow of Fayetteville; and a half-brother, Frank Tacker of Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

TACKER, Thomas Reese The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jul 1955
Funeral services for Thomas Reese Tacker, 74, retired farmer of the 13th Civil District, will be held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at the residence. Rev. Bob Kerr of Belfast and Rev. Bill Shenk, both Presbyterian ministers, will officiate and burial will take place in Lynnville Cemetery.
Mr. Tacker was found dead in bed Thursday morning at his home on the Columbia Highway nine miles north of Pulaski. A heart ailment had caused failing health for several years.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born November 17, 1880, the son of the late John Tacker and Betty Wilcoxson Tacker.
Mr. Tacker is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Lou Petty Tacker; one daughter, Mrs. Forrest Allen, Lewisburg; one son, Willard Tacker, Lewisburg; six grandchildren and four great grandchildren; and one brother, Bob Tacker, Oklahoma City, Okla. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

TALLENT, Lucy Bettie The Pulaski Citizen 29 May 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Bettie Tallent, 61, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bradshaw Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman and the Rev. H. G. Coston, Baptist ministers, and burial will take place in the church cemetery. Mrs. Tallent died at 5:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at a Nashville hospital after a long illness.
Born January 16, 1896, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late John L. Prosser and Sue Lou Turner Prosser. and was a member of the Bradshaw Baptist Church.

Mrs. Tallent is survived by husband, George Henry Tallent, Frankewing; two daughters, Mrs. William Butler Simpson, Pulaski, and Mrs. Dan Foster, Nashville; three sons, Leonard Tallent, Minneapolis, Minn., Carl Tallent, Savannah, and Gilbert Tallent, Chicago, Ill.; fifteen grandchildren; one half-brother, G. M. Prosser, Nashville; and five sisters, Mrs. Joe Smith and Mrs. George Heinz, Mrs. Boyd Batts and Mrs. Ed Sage, all of Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. Julius King, Diana, Tenn. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

TALLEY, Myrtle Woodring The Pulaski Citizen 27 May 1953
Mrs. Myrtle Woodring Talley, 83, native Pulaskian, died unexpectedly Friday in Nashville. Dr. Thomas C. Barr officiated at rites which were held at 10 o’clock Sunday morning at a Nashville Funeral Home. Graveside services were held at 2 o’clock that afternoon in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Born and educated in Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late George Washington Woodring and Emily Frances Woodring. Her husband, George Talley, employee of the L&N Railroad, died many years ago.
Mrs. Talley, a member of First Presbyterian Church, Nashville, is survived by two nieces, Mrs. C. E. Pearson of Nashville and Dr. Maxine N. Woodring of New York; and two nephews, Dr. T. V. Woodring and George B. Woodring, both of Nashville.

TANKERSLEY, Mildred The Pulaski Citizen 16 Apr 1956
Mildred Marie Tankersley, 17-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvie Tankersley, Route 2, Leoma, died of double pneumonia and whooping cough at 9 o’clock Monday morning, April 16, at Giles County Hospital.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Mt. Zion Methodist Church, near Leoma, with the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
The infant, born November 1, 1954, in Giles County, was the daughter of Alvie Tankersley and Florine Harris Tankersley and is survived by three brothers, Edward, Robert and Wilson Tankersley; and two grandparents, Mrs. Ollie Harris, Route 2, Leoma; and Onney Tankersley, Fall River. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

TANNER, Dudley S. The Pulaski Citizen 21 Apr 1954
Dudley S. Tanner, 65, widely known Tennessee educator, died early Monday morning, April 19, at a hospital in Rockwood, Tenn.
Funeral rites were held at nine o’clock, Tuesday morning at Rockwood, followed by burial at 4 o’clock in Greenwood Cemetery at Clarksville.
Early in Mr. Tanner’s career he taught at Aspen Hill School in Giles County when pupils came from several communities to attend the large school. His education included B. A. and M. A. degrees with his teaching reaching from a one-room school in Montgomery County to various positions including principalship of Hay Long High School at Mt. Pleasant, and his service as state agent for Negro Rural Schools in Tennessee from 1929 to 1942. At the time of his death he was a member of the faculty of the high school in Beaver Dam, Ky.

Mr. Tanner, native of Rockwood, is survived by one sister, Miss Mary Katherine Tanner, member of the Austin Peay State College faculty at Clarksville.

TANT, Edna Park The Pulaski Citizen 13 Mar 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Park Tant, Nashville resident and former Elkton resident, will be held at 10 o’clock Friday morning at Bracey-Welch Funeral Home in Nashville, with burial in the family lot at 2:30 in Elkton Cemetery.
Mrs. Tant died unexpectedly of a heart ailment Tuesday night in Daytona Beach, Fla., while on vacation.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of Mrs. Wiley M. Park of Elkton and the late Mr. Park. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Her husband, Edward Tant died several years ago.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Tant is survived by one son, Eric Tant, Nashville; and four brothers, Lynn Park, Nashville, Howard Park, Daytona, Fla., Edward Park, Athens, Ala., and Vernon Park, Elkton.




TARPLEY, Betty Butler The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nov 1952
Mrs Betty Butler Tarpley, 73, member of a prominent pioneer family of the county, died at 5:20 o’clock Thursday afternoon, November 13, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe H. Holmes in Valdosta, Ga., following a six weeks illness of a heart ailment.
Funeral rites were held at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. Albert E. Dimmock, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church.
Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born December 23, 1878, at Aspen Hill, she was the daughter of the late John Dennis Butler and Donitia Marks Butler. She was twice married: her first husband, John Abernathy, died in a few years. Later, she was married to J. I. Tarpley, who also died in a few years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and was a member of the Gay Nineties Club.
Mrs. Tarpley is survived by the one daughter, Mrs. Katherine Abernathy Holmes, Valdosta, Ga.; and one son, John Butler Tarpley, Portland, Ore.; and two grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

TARPLEY, Charles The Pulaski Citizen 24 Feb 1954
Funeral services for Cpl. Charles Tarpley, 26, Giles County soldier stationed at Camp Crowder, Mo., were held at two o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by Virgil Bradford, Church of Christ minister. Burial was in Moriah Cemetery west of Pulaski.
Tarpley, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Tarpley of Pigeon Roost community, died Friday of injuries suffered in an automobile accident near Goodman, Mo.

Cpl. Tarpley was a student of Giles County High School before entering the U. S. Navy in 1942. While in the Navy he served in the Pacific theater. He entered the Army September 13, 1949, and served in Trieste, Italy, three years and was serving his second enlistment in the Army and was stationed at Camp Crowder, Mo., at the time of the accident.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Owen R. Johnson, Philo, Ohio, Mrs. Clarence H. Cole, Jr., Pulaski, Mrs. J. S. Pierce and Miss Lema Tarpley, both of Pulaski; one brother, Robert Tarpley, U. S. Navy; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Lema Peden of Nashville; five nieces and two nephews.

TARPLEY, Guy The Pulaski Citizen 9 Mar 1955
Guy Tarpley, 74, retired blacksmith and farmer of the Tarpley community died at 8:40 o’clock Monday morning, March 7, at Giles County Hospital, having suffered a paralytic stroke Wednesday. He had been in failing health the past year.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Rehoboth Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. Paul McReynolds. Burial took place in the Marks Cemetery at Tarpley.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, he was born August 29, 1880, the son of the late Epperson Tarpley and Melissa Kellam Tarpley. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Tarpley and his first wife, Mrs. Mary Ragsdale Tarpley were the parents of three children, Mrs. Charlie G. Ross, Aspen Hill, and Frank Tarpley and Thomas Tarpley, Louisville, Ky.
Mr. Tarpley’s second wife, Mrs. Floy Abernathy Tarpley, did not live long after their marriage.
In addition to his three children, he is also survived by his third wife, Mrs. Mary Eliza Birdsong Tarpley; three grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Blanche Cameron, Culleoka; and one brother, Earl Tarpley, Tarpley community. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

TARPLEY, Lizzie Kate Gordon The Pulaski Citizen 2 Dec 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Beech Tarpley, 51, native Giles Countian, who died at 5:15 o’clock Friday afternoon at a Nashville hospital, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Cosmopolitan Funeral Home in Nashville. Burial took place in Woodlawn Memorial Park in that city. She had been in failing health for the past year.
Born in October, 1902, she was the former Miss Lizzie Kate Gordon, the daughter of the late James Robert Gordon and Margaret Tenny Hardy Gordon.
Mrs. Tarpley, a member of Central Church of Christ, is survived by her husband, Beech Tarpley; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Scales, Sr., Nashville, and Mrs. Sam Dunnavant, Pulaski; two brothers, Roy Gordon, Elkton, and Lee Gordon, Tarpley community.
(Early Sunday morning her brother, Roy Gordon, died at his home in Elkton. Services were conducted Monday afternoon.)

TARPLEY, Rhena Howard The Pulaski Citizen 25 Feb 1959

Funeral services for Miss Rhena Howard Tarpley, 74, retired school teacher, were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at Market Street Church of Christ in Athens, Ala., with Elder A. J. Rollings officiating. Miss Tarpley died at 9:45 o’clock Sunday night at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala.
Born March 14, 1885, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Tarpley and Etta Howard Tarpley, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
The survivors include one sister, Miss Eva Tarpley, Mt. Rozell, in Limestone County, Ala.; a cousin reared in the home, Mrs. Earl Corder, Mt. Rozell; and one uncle, Raymond Howard, Louisville, Ky. Wilson T. Carter and Company, in charge.

TARPLEY, Ruby Florence Beech The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jun 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruby Florence Beech Tarpley, 72, will be held at 1:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Hanna Baptist Church, conducted by J. Clifford Murphy, Church of Christ minister. Burial will take place in the Shores Cemetery at Hanna. She died at 5:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the home at Prospect after a long illness.
Born March 31, 1884, in Williamson County, she was the daughter of the late William Beech and Frances Katherine Harrison Beech, and had lived in Giles County for fifty-eight years. Her husband, Silas Eugene (Genie) Tarpley died in February, 1955.
Mrs. Tarpley is survived by one daughter, Mrs. John L. Barnes, Prospect; two sons, Beech Tarpley, Nashville, and Everett Tarpley, Prospect; one sister, Mrs. Lula Walker, Williamson County; and one brother, Branch Beech, Conway. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.


TARPLEY, Tommy Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 15 Mar 1950
Funeral services for Tommy Tarpley, Jr., 24, who died at 1:40 o’clock Monday morning, March 13, at Veterans Hospital in Nashville, after several years ill health, were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the First Baptist Church, and burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born on October 17, 1925, and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Tarpley, Sr., who survive. He was a veteran of the Pacific area, having served during the late war in the U. S. Navy.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Tarpley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lee Burrows Tarpely; one three-year-old daughter, Hazel Tarpley; four sisters, Mrs. Owen Johnson, Philo, Ohio, and Misses Lema, Roberta and Ella Tarpley, all of Pulaski; two brothers, Robert Tarpley, Pulaski, and Charlie Tarpley, U. S. Army; and the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Charlie Peden, Pulaski.

TATE, Andrew Frank Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jul 1959
Andrew Frank Tate, Sr., retired Pulaski merchant, died of a heart attack here on Friday, July 17. Requiem high mass was sung at 9 o’clock Monday morning at the Church of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with the Rev. John Schelley of Columbia officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.

A native of Giles County, he was born October 23, 1894, the son of the late Jesse O. Tate and Elizabeth Pollard Tate.
Mr. Tate is survived by his wife, Mrs. Catherine Gordon Tate; one son, Andrew F. Tate, Jr., Pulaski; three sisters, Mrs. H. H. Hardy, Memphis, Mrs. Edgar West, Decatur, Ala., and Mrs. G. C. Sulcer, Pulaski; and three brothers, H. G. Tate, E. G. Tate, and I. C. Tate, all of Giles County. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

TATE, Elizabeth Whitfield Dodson The Pulaski Citizen 23 Nov 1955
Mrs. Elizabeth Whitfield Dodson Tate, 83, died at 6:20 o’clock Saturday morning, November 19, at the home at Lynnville.
Funeral rites were held at the residence at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, with the Rev. Gueary Reed, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church and the Rev. Claude H. Lewis, pastor of the Lynnville Baptist Church, officiating. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
A native of the county, she was the daughter of the late Whitfield Dodson and Martha Ann Briggs Dodson. She was the widow of Robert Hatton Tate who died in 1926.
Mrs. Tate is survived by two sons, Bill Tate, Lynnville, and W. R. Tate, Oak Ridge; two daughters, Miss Mary Tate, and Mrs. Clyde Davis, Lynnville; four grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.

TATE, Ella Tomerlin The Pulaski Citizen 30 Aug 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Tomerlin Tate, 71. who died suddenly of a heart attack at 3:15 o’clock Saturday afternoon, August 26, at her home in Pulaski, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Wyatt Harwell and Dr. J. Clark Hensley, and burial took place in the Potts Cemetery near Prospect.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was the daughter of the late Vassar Tomerlin and Adeline Armour Tomerlin. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Tate is survived by her husband, Will Tate; five daughters, Mrs. J. H. Elder, Nashville, Mrs. Roy James and Mrs. Ernest Cunningham, both of Prospect, Mrs. Louise Hicks, Seward, Neb. and Mrs. Lenora Birdsong, Pulaski; two sons, Vannie Tate, Campbellsville, and Delbert Tate, Veto, Ala.; one sister, Mrs. Grace Campbell, Franklin; three brothers, Andrew Tomerlin, Clear Creek Lake, Giles County, Oscar Tomerlin, Michigan, and Arthur Tomerlin, Lawrenceburg; twenty-three grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.

TATE, Emma Witherow The Pulaski Citizen 6 Nov 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Witherow Tate, 76, Kedron resident, were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Elkins, retired Methodist minister. Burial took place in the Potts Cemetery. Mrs. Tate died at 8:45 o’clock Tuesday night, at the home of her niece, Mrs. Charlie Dugger in Pulaski, after a long illness.
Born July 11, 1881, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late John B. Witherow and Mary Elizabeth Johnson Witherow.

Mrs. Tate, a member of the Methodist Church, is survived by her husband, Edd Tate; and a number of nieces and nephews. Wilson T. Carter and Company, Morticians in charge.

TATE, Erskine E. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jan 1953
Erskine E. Tate, 65, retired farmer of the Prospect community, were held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at the Liberty Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Elwood Denson, former pastor assisted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Tate died at 3 o’clock Thursday morning, January 1, at Mid-State Baptist Hospital in Nashville, after a long illness.
Son of the late Jesse Patrick Tate and Mary Clinton Biles Tate, he was born October, 10, 1887, in the Prospect section where he has lived all his life. He was a member of the Liberty Methodist Church.
Mr. Tate is survived by his wife, Mrs. Virginia Sanders Tate; one daughter, Miss Gladys Tate, Nashville; three sons, James Tate, Roy Tate, and Andrew Tate, Prospect; four grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Susie Hasting and Mrs. Shellie Brown, Prospect; and three brothers, Jesse Tate and Will Tate, both of Pulaski, and Levi Tate, Birmingham, Ala.
Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors

TATE, James William The Pulaski Citizen 30 Apr 1958
Funeral services for James William Tate, 77, retired farmer of Giles County, were held at 2:30 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, with the burial in the Potts Cemetery near Prospect.
Mr. Tate died at 5:35 o’clock Monday morning, April 28, at Giles County Hospital after several months declining health.
Born March 21, 1881, in Giles County, he was the son of the late James Patrick Tate and Mary Biles Tate. His wife, Mrs. Ella Mae Tomerlin Tate, died August 26, 1950.
Mr. Tate is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Joe L. Tate, Pulaski, Mrs. Roy James and Mrs. Ernest Cunningham, Prospect, Mrs. Louise Hicks, Seward, Neb., and Mrs. Mary Elders, Sumac; two sons, Vannie Tate, Pulaski and Delbert Tate, Athens, Ala.; a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; one brother, Levi Tate, Prospect; and two sisters, Mrs. Shirley Brown and Mrs. Cleveland Hasting, Prospect. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

TATE, Jesse B. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jul 1954
Funeral services for Jesse Benjamin Tate, 78, retired farmer, were held at 10 o’clock Sunday morning at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. H. L. Smith, Methodist minister of Elkton. Burial took place in the Potts Cemetery, south of Aspen Hill.
Mr. Tate, who had been making his home in Pulaski a number of years, died at 10 o’clock Friday morning.
Born May 21, 1876, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Jesse Patrick Tate and Mary Biles Tate. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Lula Hazelwood Tate, died three years ago.

Mr. Tate is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Marvin Toone, Ardmore; Mrs. Aubrey Pollard, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. William Headricks and Mrs. Jesse Toone, both of Pulaski; two sons, Clyde W. Tate, Baltimore, Md., and Louie B. Tate, Birmingham, Ala.; seven grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Susie Hasting, Prospect, and Mrs. Shelley Brown, Giles County; and two brothers, William Tate, Pulaski and Levi Tate, Birmingham, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

TATE, Lula Hazlewood The Pulaski Citizen 25 Apr 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Hazlewood Tate, 75, who died at 8:05 o’clock Monday morning, April 30, after several weeks illness at her home at 401 West Poplar Street, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the residence conducted by the Rev. W. Harwell. Burial took place in the Potts Cemetery near Prospect.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was the daughter of the late Tom Hazlewood and Tinnie Bee Hazlewood.. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Tate is survived by her husband, Jesse B. Tate; four daughters, Mrs. Jesse Toone, Mrs. Aubrey Pollard and Mrs. Bill Headricks, all of Pulaski, and Mrs. Marvin Toone, Prospect; two sons, Louie B. Tate and Clyde W. Tate, both of Pulaski; eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; and four sisters, Mrs. J. W. Graves, Mobile, Ala., Mrs. Willie Landers, Jackson, Mrs. Dovie Hardiman, Hartselle, Ala., and Mrs. Jim Miller, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

TATUM, Eddie Lou Potts The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jan 1958
Mrs. Eddie Lou Potts Tatum, 71, former Giles Countian, died on January 8 in Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa., after an extended illness. Funeral services and burial took place in Kennett, Mo., former home of the Tatum family.
Born and reared in the Prospect community, she was the daughter of the late John Baker Potts and Elizabeth Williamson Potts. She was the widow of Richard M. Tatum of Kennett, Mo., where they lived many years. She was a member of the Christian Church in Kennett and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for fifty years, having served as Worthy Matron several times.
Mrs. Tatum is survived by one daughter and three sons and several grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. W. L. Gladish, Lawrenceburg, mrs. J. H. Maples, Athens, Ala., and Mrs. L.M. Burnett, Blytheville, Ark.; and two brothers, Louis M. Potts, Long Beach, Calif. and Ewell C. Potts, Dallas, Texas.

TATUM, Maude Long The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jul 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Maude Long Tatum, 55, who died at 2:00 Monday morning, July 17, at the home in the Bufords community, after several months illness, were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the Olivet Charge, officiated and burial took place in Moriah Cemetery.
Daughter of Mrs. Myrtle Walls Long and the late Tom Long, she was a lifelong resident of the county, and a member of the Methodist Church.

Mrs. Tatum is survived by her husband, Mitchell Tatum; three daughters, Mrs. Edward Taylor, Pulaski, and Miss Willa Dean and Ann Tatum, Bufords; two sons, Henry Tatum, Pulaski and Newton Tatum, Buford; six grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Wilda Long Woods, Texas, and Mrs. Robert Hutton, Pulaski; and three brothers, Johnny Long, Florida, Flournoy Long, Evansville, Ind., and Reece Long, Pulaski.

TATUM, WilliamThomas The Pulaski Citizen 20 Jan 1954
Funeral services for WilliamThomas Tatum, 68, who died at 7:10 o’clock Thursday night, January 14, at his home at Ardmore after several weeks’ illness, were held at one o’clock Saturday afternoon at Ardmore Baptist Church. The Rev. C. V. Lewis, pastor of the church, officiated and burial took place in the Gatlin Cemetery.
Born October 23, 1887, in Giles County, he was the son of the late James A. Tatum and Ardella Wall Tatum. He had been a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church for many years.
Mr. Tatum is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Adkins Tatum; four daughters, Miss Maggie Tatum and Mrs. Annie Pearl Sneed, Ardmore, Mrs. David Dunnavant, Bunker Hill, and Mrs. Melvin Sneed, Wales; one son, John Ed Tatum, United States Army, stationed in France; twenty grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Hume Russell, Wales and Mrs. Trudie Wall, Pulaski; and four brothers, Mitchell Tatum, Lynnville, Leslie Tatum and Edgar Tatum, Wales, and Ozro Tatum, Pulaski.

TAYLOR, Abner The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jul 1957
Abner Taylor, 42, Pulaski resident was killed in a traffic accident that occurred Thursday night when the refrigerated truck he was driving left the highway three miles west of Blountville, Tenn, and crashed down a 10-foot embankment.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 p. m. at the East Hill Church of Christ by Tom Holland and G. C. Fox, Church of Christ ministers. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, with Pulaski Funeral directors in charge.
Mr. Taylor was driving the truck for Coell Shelby of Pulaski, by whom he had been employed for three weeks. He was enroute to Boston, Mass.
He had returned to Pulaski two months ago from Detroit, where he has been employed for four years in an automobile plant.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Freddie Woodard Taylor; a son, Hollis Dewey Taylor, U. S. Navy, Virginia Beach, Va.; his mother, Mrs. E. W. Doggett, and step-father, E. W. Doggett of Morgan County, Ala.

TAYLOR, David Dorch The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jan 1956
Funeral services for David Dorch Taylor, 77, Elkton merchant, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Elkton Methodist Church with the rites conducted by the Rev. Mitchell Sawyer, pastor, and burial took place in Elkton Cemetery.
Mr. Taylor died of a heart attack at 6 o’clock Sunday evening, January 22, at Giles County Hospital, following several weeks illness.

Born May 13, 1878, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John Williams Taylor and Martha Whitfield Taylor. He was a member and a trustee of Elkton Methodist Church, and was active in community affairs.
His wife, Mrs. Velma King Taylor, died in a highway accident on June 2, 1952.
Mr. Taylor is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Eldon Birdsong,, Jr., Elkton, a Giles County teacher, and Mrs. Howard Park and Mrs. Alfred Kemmerer, both of Daytona, Fla.; two sons, Harold Taylor, Elkton and David D. Taylor, Jr., U. S. Army, stationed at Tampa, Fla.; several grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Ollie Birdsong, Elkton, Mrs. C. H. Nelson, Sr., Huntsville, Ala., and Mrs. Jane Lewis, Prospect. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

TAYLOR, Joseph C. The Pulaski Citizen 24 Feb 1954
Joseph C. Taylor, 70, merchant-farmer at Wheelerton and a former Giles County magistrate, died at 11:30 o’clock Monday morning at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at the Church of Christ at Dellrose by Virgil Bradford, minister of the East Hill Church of Christ, and Rufus Clifford, Church of Christ minister of Lawrenceburg. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Son of the late William E. Taylor and Helen Alley Taylor, he was a native of Gate City, Va., but had resided in Giles County for the past 38 years. He served as postmaster at Dellrose for some time and represented the 23rd District in Giles County Court for one term, in addition to operating a farm and store in the Wheelerton community. He was a director of the Giles County Farm Bureau for many years.
Mr. Taylor is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha Riggs Mann Taylor; a step-son, Marvin Mann of Wheelerton; 2 grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. J. W. Frazier, and two brothers, William Taylor and James Taylor, both of Gate City, Va.

TAYLOR, Martha Jane Riggs The Pulaski Citizen 9 Sep 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Jane Riggs Taylor, 73, resident of Wheelerton community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Dellrose Church of Christ. Rites were conducted by Rufus Clifford of Lawrenceburg and Marvin Wiser of Frankewing, with the burial in Maplewood Cemetery at Pulaski. Mrs. Taylor died Saturday afternoon of a heart ailment at Lincoln County Hospital in Fayetteville following a period of declining health.
Born February 11, 1886, in Smithfield, Ky., she was the daughter of the late James Riggs and Anna Elizabeth Davis Riggs. She was a member of the Dellrose Church of Christ.
Twice married: her first husband, Frank Mann, died many years ago, J. C. Taylor, her second husband, died several years ago.
Mrs. Taylor is survived by one son, Marvin Mann, Bryson; two grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Evelyn Isnogle, Athens, Ala., Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

TAYLOR, Melvin T. The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jul 1952
Funeral services for Melvin T. Taylor, 68, retired blacksmith, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead and the Rev. A. R. Hogan, Methodist ministers. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.

Mr. Taylor died at 10:45 o’clock Wednesday night at his home at Riversburg after a long illness.
Born January 26, 1884, in Grainger County, he was the son of the late T. L. Taylor and Kate Taylor. For many years he had made his home in the Riversburg community and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Taylor is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ida Cordelia Jensen Taylor; four sisters, Mrs. Craig Fogg, Columbia, Mrs. Jennie Hargrove, Nashville, Mrs. Mary Boyce, Pocahontas, Ill., and
Mrs. Ella Schrum, St. Louis, Mo.; and two brothers, Neal Taylor, Knoxville, and Will P. Taylor, Columbia. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

TAYLOR, Velma King The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jun 1952
Mrs. Velma King Taylor was killed in an automobile wreck north of Elkton. She and Mrs. Beasley were coming to Pulaski to attend the graduation exercises of Mrs. Taylor’s daughter, Miss Barbara Ann Taylor, at Martin College.
A native of Giles County, Mrs. Taylor was the for Miss Velma King, the daughter of R. Lee King of Elkton and the late Fannie Kirkland King. She was an active member of the Elkton Methodist Church and a leader in church, club and civic affairs in her community. Her husband, D. D. Taylor, has been engaged in the mercantile business at Elkton for many years.
In addition to her husband and father, Mrs. Taylor is survived by three daughters, Miss Barbara Ann Taylor and Mrs. Eldon Birdsong, both of Elkton, and Mrs. Edward Park, Daytona Beach, Fla.; and two sons, Haroly Taylor, Postmaster at Elkton, and David Taylor, U. S. Air Force, Tucson, Aria.; two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Campbell, Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. W. S. Wilburn, Prospect; a brother, George King, Prospect; six grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Taylor were held at two o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Elkton Methodist Church by Dr. Joseph Quillian, President of Martin College, and burial was in Elkton Cemetery.

TAYLOR, William J. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Sep 1951
William J. Taylor, 57, an employee of American Telephone and Telegraph Company for fifteen years or more, died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage at 11 o’clock Saturday night, September 22, at his home in Louisville, Ky., after a period of declining health.
Funeral rites were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Friendship Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. J. C. Elkins, pastor of the church and A. C. Richardson, Church of Christ minister of Fayetteville. Burial took place in Beech Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Taylor, a member of the Baptist Church, was a native of Lincoln County, born March 28, 1894, the son of the late Henry H. and Hattie Pitts Taylor. Mrs. Lillian Burns Taylor, his first wife died in 1918. Later he married to the former Miss Ola Young, who survives.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Taylor is survived by a daughter by his first marriage, Mrs. Herman Gaines, Beech Hill; four grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Kenneth Richardson and Miss Bessie Taylor, both of Fayetteville, Mrs. Joe Ayers, Lewisport, Ky., and Mrs. Willis Routte, Huntsville, Ala.; and two brothers, Robert L. Taylor, Fayetteville and Joe P. Taylor, Huntsville, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.


TAYLOR, Willie Mae Cage The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jan 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Payton Taylor, 81, mother of Mrs. Luther Hendrickson of Pulaski, were held at two o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Sanderson Funeral Home in Carthage. Burial took place in Dixon Springs, Tenn. Cemetery.
Mrs. Taylor who sustained a paralytic stroke on December 26, last, died at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon, January 5, at Smith County Hospital.
Mrs. Taylor, a resident of Riddleton, was the former Miss Willie Mae Cage.
In addition to Mrs. Hendrickson, Mrs. Taylor is survived by her husband, Payton Taylor, Riddlteon; two other daughters, Mrs. Raymond Beasley and Mrs. Herman Henry, both of Riddleton; five sons, Joe Lewis Taylor, Carthage, L. S. Taylor, Gallatin, Walter Taylor, Dixon Springs, James Taylor, Riddleton, and Woodrow Taylor, Hartsville; a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; one half-sister, Mrs. Bertha Bradley, Gallatin; and one half-brother, Harry Cage, Lebanon.

TAYLOR, Willie Neal The Pulaski Citizen 16 Nov 1955
Funeral services for Willie Neal Taylor, 63, farmer of the Powell community, were held at 9 o’clock Tuesday morning at the residence, conducted by the Rev. H. Grady Coston, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the Holley Cemetery in Smithville.
Mr. Taylor died suddenly at his home. A native of DeKalb County, he was born May 22, 1892, the son of the late William Richard Taylor and Anna Allen Taylor, and was a member of the Baptist Church. He had lived in Giles County nineteen years.
Mr. Taylor is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nora Atnip Taylor; four daughters, Mrs. Odie Foust, Leoma, Mrs. J. B. McConnell, Goodspring, Mrs. Anthony Marketell, Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Malcolm Stone, Lynnville; two sons, Earl Taylor, Cleveland, Ohio, and Eugene Taylor, Goodspring; sixteen grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. L.P. Tittsworth, Smithville, and Mrs. Stant VanHoozier, Athens, Ala.; and two brothers, Lefton Taylor and Clifton Taylor, both of McMinnville. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

TENERY, Mollie Tidwell The Pulaski Citizen 7 Sep 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Mollie Tidwell Tenery, 93, Giles County resident, were held at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
She died at 7:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at Fairmont Rest Home in Columbia after a long illness.
Born July 14, 1862, in Giles County, she was a daughter of the late James P. Tidwell and Mary Jane Johnstone Tidwell. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Her husband, John Tenery, died March 12, 1926.
Mrs. Tenery is survived by one sister, Mrs. Lena Alexander, Columbia; one half-sister, Mrs. Effie Paisley, Pulaski. Her brother, J. A. Tidwell died August 25.

Mrs. Tenery reared three orphan boys, William Maultsby, Louisville, Ky., Clifford Townsend, Nashville, and Carl Wooten, Columbus, Ga. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

TEFFT, Cora Young The Pulaski Citizen 27 Sep 1950
Mrs. Cora Young Tefft, 92, a former resident of Giles County, died on September 22, after a two weeks illness at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lucile Carmichael, in Sun Valley, Calif.
Mrs. Tefft, the former Miss Cora Young of Giles County, was the wife of W. A. Teftt, a railroad man, who with his family lived here a number of years. The family later moved to Memphis where Mr. Tefft died.
In addition to Mrs. Carmichael, Mrs. Tefft is survived by two other daughters and three sons, Robert Tefft, Leon Tefft and Evan Tefft, all of Sun Valley.

THIGPEN, Anna Hanna The Pulaski Citizen 27 Nov 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Hanna Thigpen, 82, resident of Nashville for several years, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Tom Holland and David East, Church of Christ ministers. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Thigpen died at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at Giles County Hospital after a ten weeks illness.
Born July 11, 1875, in the Eighteenth Civil District of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Hanna and Betty Phillips Hanna, and was a member of the Church of Christ. Her husband, Milton Thigpen, died in 1930.
Mrs. Thigpen is survived by three daughters, Mrs. M. W. Roberts, Wales and Mrs. Clara Jones and Mrs. Jack Daughtry, both of Nashville; one son, Berkley Thigpen, Nashville; and two grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Walter Campbell and Mrs. Jim Zeigler, both of Giles County, and Mrs. Laura Seivers, Decatur, Ala.; and four brothers, Eddie Hanna, Lawrenceburg, Walter Hanna, Whitesboro, Texas, Bob Hanna, Decatur, Ala., and Andy Hanna, California. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

THOMAS, Finley Albright The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jul 1959
Funeral services for Finley Albright Thomas, 76, retired farmer of the Seventh Civil District and prominent Mason, will be held at 4 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield, associate pastor of First Methodist Church. Burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery with Masonic rites.
Mr. Thomas died at 5:20 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, July 21 at Giles County Hospital after a period of declining health.
Born November 28, 1882, in Chatham County, N. C., he was the son of the late John Wesley Thomas and Ruth Ellen Albright Thomas. He was an active member of the Pulaski chapter of the Masons, having been a 32nd Mason.
His wife, mrs. Margie Albright Thomas, died August 11, 1958.

Mr. Thomas is survived by three sisters, Miss Yola Thomas, Pulaski, Mrs. G. H Wilkie, Shreveport, La., and Mrs. E. E. Horne, East Spencer, N. C.; and one nephew, Leroy Wilkie, Baytown, Texas. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

THOMAS, Hoffman L. The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jul 1958
Funeral services for Hoffman L. Thomas, 49, farmer of the Rich Community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, June 25, at Williams Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, conducted by Brown Foster of Columbia, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in Arlington Cemetery at Mt. Pleasant.
Mr. Thomas died unexpectedly at 9 o’clock on Monday night, June 23, at the home.
Born in Lawrence County, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Claude Thomas, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Thomas is survived by his wife, Mrs. Selma Morrow Thomas; two sons, Larry Thomas and Lytle Thomas, Rich; three sisters and four brothers; and his step-mother, Mrs. May Clifton Thomas, Columbia.

THOMAS, Malvina Grace The Pulaski Citizen 12 Dec 1951
Prayer services for Miss Malvina Grace Thomas, for many years secretary of Ward’s Seminary and late at Ward-Belmont College, who died Friday morning at a Nashville hospital, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the graveside in Lynnwood Cemetery in Lynnville.
She was born in 1868 at Lynnville, the daughter of the late Caleb Clifford Thomas and Jane White Thomas. She was graduated from Martin College at Pulaski and went to Nashville in 1888. She was active in the work of the American Red Cross, and was honored several years ago by that organization for her long and distinguished service. \
Miss Thomas, a member of the Presbyterian Church, is survived by a number of nieces and nephews.


THOMAS, Margie Albright The Pulaski Citizen 13 Aug 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Margie Albright Thomas, 70, resident of Crescent View Section, were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Dr. Bruce Strother and Dr. William H. Mansfield, pastors of First Methodist Church of which she was a member. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Thomas died at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon at her home after a period of declining health.
Born November 26, 1888, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late W. L. Albright and Mrs. Idena Hardiman Albright.
Mrs. Thomas is survived by her husband, Finley Thomas; and one sister, Mrs. Beatrice Dickson, Washington, D. C. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

THOMAS, Ode The Pulaski Citizen 29 May 1957

Funeral services for Ode Thomas, retired farmer of the Fourteenth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Taylor Chapel Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen. Burial took place in the Gibsonville Cemetery. Mr. Thomas died at 1:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at Giles County Hospital, after several months illness.
Mr. Thomas was a native of Giles County, and was a member of the Methodist Church. In 1930, he married Miss Susie Henson, who survives.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Thomas is survived by one son, Earl Thomas, of the Yokley community; one daughter, Mrs. Lillian Cummings, Columbia; five grandchildren and one great grandchild..

THOMAS, Ophelia Brown The Pulaski Citizen 18 Aug 1954
Mrs. Ophelia Brown Thomas, 82, died at 7 o’clock Saturday night, August 14, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. W. C. Wilson, in Birmingham, Ala., following several years’ declining health.
Funeral services were held at one o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Ralph Bruce, pastor of Bethesda Methodist Church. Burial took place in the Abernathy burying grounds on the old Stage Road.
The daughter of the late James Davis Brown and Adeline Abernathy Brown, she was born December 3, 1870, and was a lifelong resident of Giles County. She had been a member of Bethesda Methodist Church since her girlhood. Her husband, Isaac Bradford Thomas, died Jan. 1, 1933.

THOMASON, Sarah Watts The Pulaski Citizen 9 Nov 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Watts Thomason, 63, were held Monday at Williams Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant with burial in Spencer Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Thomason died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Malcolm Alley, after a long illness.
In addition to the daughter, Mrs. Alley, Mrs. Thomason is survived by two sons, Jerome Thomason and William J. Thomason, Columbia; the step-mother, Mrs. Rosa Belle Watts, Pulaski; two half-sisters, Mrs. Earl Womble, Pulaski and Miss Ida Belle Watts, Giles County; and three half-brothers, Robert Watts, Giles County, Buford Watts, Columbia, and Charlie Watts, Pulaski.

THOMPSON, A. H. The Pulaski Citizen 24 Oct 1956
Funeral services for A. H. Thompson, 69, Giles County farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Monday at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, near Ardmore, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley and burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Thompson died at 9:20 o’clock on Saturday night at his home on West Shoal Street after a long illness. He was a native of the county and a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Thompson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie Daly Thompson; four daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Hargrove and Mrs. Frances Beard, both of Pulaski, Mrs. Louise Wood, Wales and Mrs. Ellen Southerland, Petersburg; two sons, Tillman Thompson, Pulaski, and Alton Thompson, Columbia; and eighteen grandchildren. Wilson Carter and Company, morticians in charge.


THOMPSON, Della Barnett The Pulaski Citizen 10 Sep 1958
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, September 2, at Cool Spring Church of Christ for Mrs. Della Barnett Thompson, 81, resident of the Cedar Grove community. Mrs. Thompson died at 10:20 o’clock Saturday night, August 30, at Giles County Hospital after eighteen months of declining health.
Her husband, John Dale Thompson, died twelve years ago.
Mrs. Thompson is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Horace Powell and Mrs. Flavel Green, both of Cedar Grove; three sons, Otis Thompson, Goodsprings, Henry Thompson and Jesse Thompson, Cedar Grove; seven grandchildren and one great-grandson. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

THOMPSON, Eula Mae Lovett The Pulaski Citizen 9 Mar 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Eula Mae Lovett Thompson, 56, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bradshaw Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd L. Hickman, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Thompson died suddently of a heart ailment at 9 o’clock Sunday morning at her home in the Rich Community.
A native of Lincoln County, she was born Jan. 30, 1899, the daughter of the late Frank Lovett and Amanda Cathcart Lovett, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Thompson is survived by her husband, Charlie Thompson; four daughters, Mrs. Sidney Vincent and Mrs. Thomas Uselton, Maury County, Mrs. Thomas Russell, Springfield, and Mrs Robert Myrers, Nashville; three sons, R. C. Thompson, Maury County, Dean Thompson and Frank Thompson, Lynnville; thirteen grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Nola Solomon, Thatch, Ala.; and two brothers, Alvie Lovett, Bunker Hill, and Willie Green Lovett, Fayetteville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

THOMPSON, Herman The Pulaski Citizen 26 Nov 1952
Funeral services for Herman Thompson, 54, farmer of the southern part of the county, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Hester Chapel Church of Christ. conducted by Jack Rawlings, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Thompson died at 9:15 o’clock Friday morning at his home at Liberty Hill after a long illness.
Son of B. C. Thompson and Ida Gentry Thompson, he was born in Limestone County, Ala., but had lived in the Liberty Hill community the greater part of his life.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Thompson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ona Gatlin Thompson; three sons, Vernon Thompson, Edward Thompson, and Herman Thompson, Jr., all of Liberty Hill; three sisters, Mrs Minerva Campbell, Mrs. Estelle Thompson, and Mrs. Cleo Townsend, Liberty Hill; five brothers, Herbert Thompson, J. D. Thompson, and Odell Thompson, all of Liberty Hill, and Thomas Millard Thompson, Pulaski. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors.

THOMPSON, Mary Hendryx The Pulaski Citizen 5 Dec 1956

Mrs. Sharpley Thompson, North Platte, Neb., resident and sister of Mrs. John J. Kilpatrick of Pulaski, died Friday night, November 30, in a Denver, Colorado hospital, after a long period of declining health. Funeral rites took place at the Episcopal Church in North Platte with burial in that city.
The former Miss Mary Hendryx, Mrs. Thompson was a widow and had spent two winters here with Mrs. Kilpatrick.
In addition to the sister in Pulaski, Mrs. Thompson is survived by her mother, Mrs. Henrietta Hendryx, Denver, Colo.; two other sisters, one in Denver and one in New Orleans, La.; and one brother in Albuquerque, N. Mex.
Mrs. Kilpatrick left Saturday night by place for Denver.

THOMPSON, Nellie Solomon The Pulaski Citizen 10 Sep 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie Solomon Thompson, 37, former Giles Countian, who died suddenly Thursday, September 4, at her home in Florence, Ala.; were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the First Baptist Church in that city. Burial took place there.
Mrs. Thompson is survived by her husband, J. Forrest Thompson; one son, J. Forrest Thompson, Jr.; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Solomon, Pulaski; three sisters, Mrs. Rivers Clark, Pulaski, Mrs. John English and Mrs. J. E. Abernathy, Florence, Ala.; and one brother, Charles Solomon, Pulaski.

THOMPSON, William James The Pulaski Citizen 1 Nov 1950
Funeral services for William James Thompson, 83, who died at his home in Minor Hill after a long illness on Saturday, October 29, at 4:00 a.m. were held at Booth’s Chapel Sunday at 2:00 p.m., the Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Thompson was a member of the Methodist Church.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Razzie Jackson and Mrs. Cora Mae Thompson, Minor Hill; five sons, Onis, Roy, Ezra, Hollis and Ollie Thompson, Minor Hill; 22 grandchildren; five great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Mollie Hayes, Mayfield, Ky., Mrs. Alice Smith, St. Louis, Mo.; three brothers, Oscar, Lynnville, Ky., Bob Thompson, Hickman, Ky., and Andrew Thompson, Fancy Farm, Ky.

THOMPSON, Willie Vera Beets The Pulaski Citizen 19 Aug 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Willie Vera Beets Thompson, 53, Ardmore resident, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and Dr. W. H. Mansfield. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery in the Nineteenth Civil District.
Mrs. Thompson died on Thursday, August 13, while on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Bordon McNeil in Joelton. She been in declining health for several months.
Born at Rose Hill in Giles County, January 1, 1906, she was the daughter of the late William Beets and Mary Elizabeth Cooper Beets. She was a member of the Bethany Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Thompson is survived by her husband, William Thompson; one son, Billy Joe Thompson, Athens, Ala.; five daughters, Mr. C. R. Cross, Lynnville, Mrs. R. W. Pryor, Ardmore, Mrs. E. B. Stallings, Cadiz, Ky., Mrs. Gerald Youngblood, Nashville, and Mrs. McNeil, Joelton; eight grandchildren; and seven sisters, Mrs. R. L. Wiley, Terrell, Texas, Mrs. Leroy Goats, Mrs. Dee Norman, Mrs. M. C. Norman, Miss Maggie Beets, Mrs. J. F. Dickey, Pulaski, and Mrs. Carrie Higgins, Rose Hill. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

THORNE, Ada Lee White The Pulaski Citizen 20 Jan 1954
Mrs. Ada Lee White Thorne, 75, died at 9:15 o’clock Wednesday morning, January 20, at her home in Liberty Hill, after a three weeks’ illness.
Funeral services will be held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at Minor Hill Church of Christ, conducted by A. J. Rollins of Athens, Ala. Burial will take place in Minor Hill Cemetery. Born and reared in the southern part of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late William White and Rosa Eslick White. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Thorne is survived by her husband, Charles A. Thorne; one daughter, Mrs. Homer McGill, Minor Hill; four sons, Arthur Thorne, Athens, Ala., Marcus Thorne, Huntsville, Ala., Aubrey Thorne, Liberty Hill, and Fred Thorne, Pulaski; twenty grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren; and four brothers, Edward White, Lewis and Dave White, all of Liberty Hill, and Newt White, Bodenham. Wilson Carter Company, Funeral Directors.

THURMAN, Darnell The Pulaski Citizen 12 Oct 1955
Funeral services for Darnell Thurman, 42, operator of Riverside Cafe, Columbia, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Williams Funeral Home in Columbia. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mr. Thurman died Monday at a Columbia hospital.
Mr. Thurman is survived by his mother, Mr. J. H. Dugger, Mt. Pleasant; one daughter, Miss Nancy Thurman, Columbia; two sons, James D. Thurman, U. S. Navy, based at San Diego, Calif., and Joe S. Thurman, Columbia, and one brother, Owen Thurman, Sheffield, Ala.

THURMAN, Fannie Hickman The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jun 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Hickman Thurman, 67, who died at 5:30 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon, June 14, after a three weeks illness at her home at Yokley, will be held Thursday afternoon at Taylors Chapel Methodist Church. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. J. C. Wallace and burial will take place in Gibsonville Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was the daughter of the late William Hickman and Frances T. Hickman. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Thurman is survived by one daughter, Miss Sara Thurman, Yokley; two sisters, Mrs. Lena Caudle, Pulaski, and Mrs. Virgie Peden, Yokley; and one brother, R. L. Hickman, Yokley.

THURMAN, Houston The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jul 1959
Houston Thurman, prominent farmer and civic leader of the Yokley community, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at 6 o’clock Saturday morning, according to members of the family who said the body was found in the front yard of the family home at Yokley.

Funeral services were held at 2:30 p. m. Sunday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski and burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mr. Thurman, who had been in ill health for several months, was a native of Giles County, a son of the late William Norman Thurman and Polly Jane Thurman. He was a member of the Church of Christ in the Big Springs’ community.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie White Thurman; two sons, James Houston Thurman, Russellville, Ala., and Edward Thurman of the Yokley community; and two brothers, Clifford Thurman and W. N. Thurman, both of the Yokley communiy.

THURMAN, Lemuel Marvin The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jun 1959
Funeral services for Lemuel Marvin Thurman, 80, retired farmer of the Minnow Branch section, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mr. Thurman died at 6:15 o’clock Saturday morning, June 6, at his home after a lengthy illness.
Born December 16, 1878, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Henry Thurman and Drucilla Carpenter Thurman. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
His wife, Mrs. Viola Carpenter Thurman, died seven years ago.
Mr. Thurman is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Ann Burt, Pulaski, Mrs. Roy Duncan and Mrs. Kenneth Bishop, Lynnville, and Mrs. J. B. Gosnell, Jr., Brick Church; one son, Frank Thurman, Phoenix, Ariz.; six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; one brother, Willie Thurman, Lynnville; and two sisters, Mrs. Sam Adkisson and Mrs. S. H. Adkisson, both of Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

THURMAN, Lester Guy The Pulaski Citizen 7 Mar 1951
Funeral services for Lester G. Thurman, 68, farmer of the Lynnville section, who died at 7:20 o’clock Friday evening, March 2, at his home west of Waco, were held at 2 o’clock, Saturday afternoon at the Lynnville Church of Christ. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev.Lloyd Hickman, Baptist ministers, officiated, and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. He had been ill six weeks.
Son of the late Thomas Thurman and Nancy Petty Thurman, he was a lifelong resident of the county, and a member of the Baptist Church. He never married.
Mr. Thurman is survived by two sisters, Miss Ethel Thurman and Mrs. J. T. Carpenter; and two brothers, Arlo Thurman and Harold Thurman, all of the Lynnville section. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians.
THURMAN, Rocenia Boatright The Pulaski Citizen 13 May 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. W. H. Thurman, 79, were held Saturday afternoon at Choates Creek Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister and the Rev. Wesley Holden, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Thurman died Thursday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dan Smith, in Pulaski.
A native of the county, she was the former Miss Rocenia Boatright Thurman, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs..John Boatright. She was a member of the Methodist Church.

Mrs. Thurman is survived by her husband, W. H. Thurman; thre daughters, Mrs. Dan Smith, Mrs. Claude Durham and Mrs. Herbert Felker; three sons, John Thurman, Bunyan Thurman and Henry Thurman; fourteen grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren, all of Giles County.

THURMAN, Viola Carpenter The Pulaski Citizen 2 Apr 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Viola Carpenter Thurman, 70, were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Lynnville Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, pastor, and the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Thurman died at 9:30 o’clock Saturday morning, March 29, at Giles County Hospital, following several years declining health.
Born May 2, 1882 in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late George Carpenter and Nancy Strawn Carpenter. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Campbellsville.
Mrs. Thurman is survived by her husband, Lemuel M. Thurman, Lynnville farmer; four daughters, Mrs. Glenn M. Burt, Pulaski, Mrs. Effie Walls and Mrs. Roy Duncan, both of Lynnville, and Mrs. J. B. Gosnell, Brick Church; one son, Frank Thurman, Phoenix, Ariz.; six grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. M. C. Cross, Lynnville, Mrs. H. M. Smith and Miss Hettie Carpenter, both of Columbia; and two brothers, R. S. Carpenter and Houston Carpenter, both of Lynnville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

THURMAN, Willis Henry The Pulaski Citizen 08 Apr 1959
Funeral services for Willis Henry Thurman, 96, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Choates Creek Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Troy Bunch, pastor of the church, and the Rev. V. P. Felker. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Thurman died at 4 o’clock Monday morning at his home on South Third Street after a long illness.
Born May 9, 1862, in Giles County he was the son of the late Jackson Thurman and Elizabeth Gibson Thurman, and was a member of the Methodist Church. His wife, Mrs. Rocenia Boatright Thurman May 7, 1953.
Mr. Thurman is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Dan E. Smith, Mrs. Claude Durham, and Mrs. Herbert Felker, Pulaski; three sons, Bunyan Thurman, Pulaski, Henry Thurman, Bodenham, and John Thomas, Weakley community; fourteen grandchildren, twenty-four great-grandchildren and one great-great-granchild; and one brother, Thomas P. Thurman, Giles County. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.


TIDWELL, Anna Booth The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Booth Tidwell, 85, member of a prominent Giles County family, will be held at 10:30 o’clock Thursday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield and Dr. Bruce Strother, Methodist ministers, and burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.

Mrs. Tidwell, who had been in failing health for many months, died at 9:30 o’clock Tuesday night at her home in Spofford Apartments in Pulaski.
Born September 28, 1873, she was the daughter of the late Tom M. Booth and Mary Ellen Huff Booth, and was a member of the First Methodist Church. Her husband, C. Wesley Tidwell, Pulaski merchant, died a number of years ago.
Mrs. Tidwell is survived by one son, John Wesley Tidwell, Mobile, Ala.; three sisters, Mrs. M. S. Church and Miss Vivian Booth, Pulaski, and Mrs. Marvin E. Eagle, Jackson; and two brothers, T. Fagan Booth, Pulaski, and Mason E. Booth, Birmingham, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

TIDWELL, Bert Hudson The Pulaski Citizen 24 Mar 1954
Bert Hudson Tidwell died on March 18 at a Nashville hospital after an extended illness. Funeral servoces were held at the grave on Saturday by Dr. James W. Henley, with burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.
The survivors are his grandmother, Mrs. C. W. Tidwell, Pulaski; and an uncle, John Wesley Tidwell, Mobile, Ala.

TIDWELL, Bessie Jane Abernathy The Pulaski Citizen 29 Aug 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Jane Abernathy Tidwell, 78, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Tidwell who had been in declining health a number of years, died at 1:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at her home in Lynnville.
Born March 3, 1878 in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Butler Abernathy and Ophelia Kellum Abernathy, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Tidwell is survived by her husband, Frank Tidwell, former tax assessor of Giles County; one son, Charles Butler Tidwell; Lynnville; twelve grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home, in charge.

TIDWELL, Frank Matthews The Pulaski Citizen 10 Dec 1958
Frank Matthews Tidwell, 87, retired merchant and former Giles County Tax Assessor, died Thursday at a Dayton, Tennessee nursing home after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Saturday at Pulaski Funeral Home by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski, with Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of Charles Wesley Tidwell and Harriett Wiley Tidwell. He was a merchant in Pulaski and at Wales and Riversburg during his early life in Pulaski. He was tax assessor from 1912 to 1920 and later was employed by the U. S. Internal Revenue services in Middle Tennessee.
His wife, Mrs. Bessie Abernathy Tidwell, died two years ago.
Surviving are a son, Charles Butler Tidwell, Harriman, Tenn.; a half-sister, Mrs. Emma Gower, Pulaski; two half-brothers, Joe Tidwell, Pulaski, and Sam Tidwell, Tampa, Fla.


TIDWELL, James Andrew The Pulaski Citizen 24 Aug 1955
Funeral services for John Andrew Tidwell, 90, retired farmer, of the Campbellsville community, are incomplete at press time. Burial will take place in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mr. Tidwell died at 5 o’clock Thursday morning at Giles County Hospital after a long period of declining health.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was born December 7, 1864, the son of the late James J. Tidwell and Mary Jane Johnstone Tidwell, pioneer citizens of the section.
His wife, Mrs. Alice Fry Tidwell, died March 14, 1934.
Mr. Tidwell is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ruby Petty, Maury County, Tenn., and Mrs. Felix Zuccarello, Campbellsville; two sons, Tyree Tidwell, Giles County, and John Lewis Tidwell, Beaumont, Texas; two grandchildren and one great granddaughter; two sisters, Mrs. Mollie Tenery, Maury County, and Mrs. Lena Alexander, Columbia; and one half-sister, Mrs. J. Ed Paisley, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

TIDWELL, Samuel Hardin The Pulaski Citizen 26 Aug 1959
Funeral services for Samuel Hardin Tidwell, 71, retired railroad conductor, were held Wednesday in Lakeland, Fla., conducted by the Rev. Will L. Nelson, retired Methodist minister of Tampa and a native of Giles County. Burial took place in Roselawn Cemetery in Lakeland.
Mr. Tidwell died on August 10 in a hospital in Lakeland.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late Charles Butler Tidwell and Harriett Jane Wiley Tidwell, and was a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Tidwell located in Florida in 1911, first in Lakeland, later in Tampa, returning a year ago to Lakeland upon his retirement.
Mr. Tidwell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie Tacker Tidwell, also a native of Giles County; one daughter, Mrs. Irvin LaRue, Wauchula, Fla.; one granddaughter; one brother, Joe Tidwell, Pulaski; and one sister, Mrs. Emma Gower, Pulaski.

TIDWELL, Thomas Wesley “Tommy” The Pulaski Citizen 2 Nov 1955
Funeral services for Thomas Wesley Tidwell, 36, Giles Countian and a Birmingham, Ala., resident for a number of years, will be held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, November 6, at Pulaski Funeral Home. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Robert Goins of Birmingham and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Tidwell died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 3 o’clock Sunday morning, October 30, at his home in Birmingham.
The son of Frank Tidwell and Mrs. Bessie Abernathy Tidwell, he was born January 13, 1919, in Giles County and was reared here.
In addition to the parents who live in Lynnville, Mr. Tidwell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Green Tidwell, a Birmingham native; five sons, Thomas Edward, Frank Abernathy, Charles Wesley, and Raymond Eugene Tidwell; and two daughters, Linda Joyce and Sheila Tidwell; all of Birmingham, Ala.; and one brother, Charles Butler Tidwell, Harriaman. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.


TINNON, John Nathaniel The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jul 1959
Funeral services for John Nathaniel Tinnon, 89, retired farmer of the Riversburg Community, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Floyd Cates, pastor of First Baptist Church. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Tinnon died at 7:40 o’clock Wednesday morning, July 1, at the home after a period of declining health.
Born November 26, 1869, in the Riversburg Community, he was the son of the late John L. Tinnon and Nancy Ashford Tinnon. His first wife, Mrs. Mattie Cole Rees Tinnon, died December 19, 1921.
Mr. Tinnon, a member of First Baptist Church in Pulaski, is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Metta Pittard Tinnon; two sons, Edward W. Tinnon and Gettis Tinnon, Riversburg; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Wavey Freeman, Midlothian, Texas. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

TINNON, Malor Street The Pulaski Citizen 20 Feb 1952
Mrs. Malor Street Tinnon, 72, resident of Elkton, died at 9 o’clock Monday night, February 18, at Giles County Hospital, following a long period of declining health.
Funeral rites were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at the Elkton Baptist Church, with the Rev. R. F. Warden officiating. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
She was born and reared on Leatherwood Creek in Giles County, the daughter of the late Wade Street and Nancy Madry Street.
She was a devoted member of the Elkton Baptist Church, where she taught a Sunday School Class.
Mrs. Tinnon is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Jesse Callahan, Campbellsville; two sons, Woodrow Tinnon, Chattanooga, and Thomas Tinnon, Memphis; two grandchildren; one brother, Wade Street, Huntsville, Ala.; one half-brother, Frank Street, Marshall County. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

TIPPER, Edmund Silas The Pulaski Citizen 23 Apr 1958
Funeral services for Edmund Silas Tipper, 77, retired farmer of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. W. H. Mansfield and Dr. Bruce Strother, with burial in the Shores Cemetery in the county. Mr. Tipper died at 7:20 o’clock Monday night at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
Born January 19, 1881, in Giles County, he was the son of the late George W. Tipper and Nancy Norwood Tipper. His wife, Mrs. Melissa Tomerlin Tipper died April 22, 1922. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Tipper is survived by three sons, Willie Tipper and Roy Tipper, both of Ypsilanti, Mich.; and Clyde Tipper, Lewisburg; and one daughter, Mrs. Ellis Stewart, Vincent, Ala.; sixteen grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Olga Lucas and Miss Florence Tipper, Pulaski, and Mrs. Elizabeth Prince, Nashville; and two brothers, Charlie Tipper, Delina and George Tipper, Lawrenceburg. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

TITTSWORTH, Guy C. The Pulaski Citizen 2 Nov 1955
Guy C. Tittsworth, Chattanooga barber for thirty-two years, died at 7:30 o’clock on Thursday morning, October 13 at a Chattanooga hospital.
A brief funeral service was held at 8 o’clock Thursday night at the National Funeral Home in Chattanooga by Dr. Lee Robertson and Dr. J. R. Faulkner.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Friday at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church west of Pulaski with the Rev. Walter Wendelken and the Rev. Paul McReynolds, pastor of the church officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Tittsworth, a native of Giles County, was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Tittsworth.
Mr. Tittsworth is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cora Harris Tittsworth; three brothers, Elzie Tittsworth, Everette Tittsworth and Clyde Tittsworth, all of Chattanooga; and three sisters, Mrs. Mae Neal, Mrs. Vina Felker and Mrs. Alma Johnson, all of Pulaski.

TITTSWORTH, John Presley The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1953
Funeral services for John Presley Tittsworth, 78, retired farmer of the Bodenham community, will be held at 1:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Church. Burial will take place in the church cemetery. Mr. Tittsworth died of a heart attack Tuesday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. G. W. Johnson in the Blooming Grove section.
Born May 17, 1876, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Isaac D. Tittsworth and Tabitha Mangrum Tittsworth. His wife died fourteen years ago.
Mr. Tittsworth is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Lewis Neal, with whom he made his home in recent years, both of Giles County, and Mrs. Virgil Felker, Waverly; four sons, Everett Tittsworth, Elzie Tittsworth, and Guy Tittsworth, all of Chattanooga and Clyde Tittsworth, Giles County; twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Laura Green, Giles County. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

TODD, Sara Elizabeth Jernigan The Pulaski Citizen 30 Aug 1950
Funeral services for Sara Elizabeth Jernigan Todd, 95, former resident of Giles County, who died early Sunday morning, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro, conducted by the Rev. Hubert Covington. Burial took place in the Evergreen Cemetery in Murfreesboro.
Mrs. Todd died at 3:40 o’clock Sunday morning, after a long illness, at the Dillon Nursing Home in that city. She had made her home with her son, W. T. Todd on the Shelbyville Road until she was removed to the nursing home, following a fall in which she broke her hip ten months ago.
She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Her husband, J. H. Todd died in 1931.
In addition to the one son, Mrs. Todd is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Jennie Harwell, Toledo, Ohio, and Mrs. Robert Burress, Nashville; fourteen grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren.
Mrs. Todd was the grandmother of Miss Mary Jane Todd and Mrs. Knox Surles, both of Pulaski.

TOMERLIN, Addie Virginia Wilson The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jun 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Addie Virginia Wilson Tomerlin, 81, resident of the Pisgah Community, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Pisgah Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Chester A. Stephens, pastor of Trinity Charge. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Tomerlin died at 7:10 o’clock Saturday night, June 6, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. McClinton Davis, at Pisgah, after an extended illness.
A native of Giles County, she was born May 12, 1878, the daughter of the late Frank Wilson and Florence Hollis Wilson. She had been a member of the Pisgah Methodist Church since her girlhood. Her husband, William Andrew Tomerlin, died March 2.
Mrs. Tomerlin is survived by six daughters, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Florence Brown, Mrs. Joe D. Young, Mrs. Newton Green, Mrs. Hugh Holt, and Mrs. Gilbert Ingram, all of Giles County; three sons, Maurice and Malcolm Tomerlin, Giles County, and Myron Tomerlin, Lincoln County;
31 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Fred Sutherland, Chattanooga; and two brothers, Homer Wilson, Lewisburg, and Oliver Wilson, Decatur, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

TOMERLIN, Mabeleene Mitchell The Pulaski Citizen 17 Feb 1954
Mrs. Mabeleene Mitchell Tomerlin, 41, Pisgah housewife, died at 12:50 o’clock Wednesday morning, February 17, at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
Funeral services will be held at 11 o’clock on Thursday morning at Pisgah Methodist Church, with the Rev. James T. Parsons, pastor, and the Rev. Moulden Holloway, of Camden, former pastor, officiating. Burial will take place in Pisgah Cemetery.
Born January 5, 1913, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Elijah Richardson Mitchell and Nancy Frances Sumners Mitchell, and was a member of Pisgah Methodist Church.
Mrs. Tomerlin is survived by her husband, Malcolm Tomerlin; four daughters, Misses Joyce, Carolyn, Nancy and Jeanette Tomerlin; one son, Thomas Edward Tomerlin; one sister, Mrs. Vera Mitchell, Delrose and three brothers, Harvey Mitchell, Huntsville, Ala., Alvie Lee Mitchell, Delrose, and Melvin Mitchell, Decatur, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

TOMERLIN, Virgie Randolph The Pulaski Citizen 3 Feb 1954
Mrs. Virgie Randolph Tomerlin, 67, died at her home on Route 2, Kensington, Ga., on Sunday, January 31. Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bryan Funeral Home and burial took place in Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park near Chicaumauga, Ga.
Born May 30, 1886 in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Jim Randolph and Mary Randolph. She was the last member of her immediate family.
Mrs. Tomerlin is survived by her husband, W. M. Tomerlin; one daughter, Mrs. R. L. Payne, Chattanooga; two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
A nephew, Kirby Raines, of Pulaski, attended the funeral.

TOMERLIN, William Andrew The Pulaski Citizen 4 Mar 1959

Funeral services for William Andrew Tomerlin, 85, retired farmer of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Pisgah Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. James T. Parsons and the Rev. Thomas Vann, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Tomerlin died at 3 o’clock Monday morning, March 2, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. McClinton Davis, at Pisgah, after a long period of declining health.
Born August 18, 1873, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Vastar Tomerlin and Adelaide Armour Tomerlin. He had been a member of the Methodist Church since his childhood.
Mr. Tomerlin is survived by his wife, Mrs. Addie Virginia Wilson Tomerlin; six daughters, Mrs. Florence Brown, Mrs. Joe D. Young, Mrs. Newt Green, Mrs. Hugh Holt, Mrs. Davis, and Mrs. Gilbert Ingram, all of Giles County; three sons, Myrom Tomerlin, Lincoln County, and Maurice Tomerlin and Malcolm Tomerlin, both of Giles County; thirty-one grandchildren, thirty-seven great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Grace Campbell, Franklin; and two brothers, Arthur Tomerlin, Lawrenceburg; and Oscar Tomerlin of Michigan. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

TOMES, Mary Emmaline Ayres The Pulaski Citizen 10 May 1950
Funeral services for Mary Emmaline Ayres Tomes, 79, resident of the Bodenham community, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Charles Parker, pastor of the Methodist Church of Decherd. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Tomes died at 3:50 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, May 9, after a two months illness at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clarence E. White in Pulaski.
Daughter of the late Thomas Herrod Ayres and Telitha Roberts Ayres, she was born April 4, 1871 in Bedford County where she was reared. She was married to Samuel Rice Tomes in Bedford County, and in 1914 they moved to Giles County where they have since made their home. She was a member of the Trinity Methodist Church, near Pulaski.
In addition to her husband and daughter, Mrs. Tomes is survived by one son, Herrod Tomes, Huntsville, Ala.; four grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Jane Kimbrough, Shelbyville, and Mrs. Melviney Roberts, Manchester; and two brothers, Alex Ayres, Normandy and Thomas Ayres of California.


TOMLINSON, Claire Reagin The Pulaski Citizen 18 Feb 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Claire Reagin Tomlinson, 42, native Giles Countian, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the George Carson Funeral Home in Independence, Mo., with the burial in Maplewood Cemetery in Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Tomlinson, resident of Independence a number of years, died Tuesday morning, February 17, at Independence Sanitarium after a lengthy illness of cancer.
Born October 14, 1916, in Giles County, she was the daughter of Mrs. Lessie Reeder Reagin, now residing in Independence, and the late Andrew Reagin. Her husband, Willard Tomlinson, died about six years ago. A daughter died four years ago. She was a member of the Baptist Church.

In addition to her mother, Mrs. Tomlinson is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Adrian Merritt, Prospect, and Mrs. Deanie Dexter, Independence, Mo.; and five brothers, Herman Reagin, Thomas D. Reagin, Louie Gray Reagin, Ragsdale Reagin, and Lyles Allen Reagin, all of Independence.
Mrs. Merritt and her son, of Nashville left Tuesday to attend the funeral.

TOMLINSON, Henry Clarence The Pulaski Citizen 20 Dec 1950
Funeral services for Henry Clarence Tomlinson, 62, farmer of the Rich community, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Campbellsville Methodist Church. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen and the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the church. Burial will take place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Tomlinson died early Thursday morning, December 21, at Gordon Hospital in Lewisburg following a weeks illness.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was the son of the late B. W. Tomlinson and Ellen Inman Tomlinson, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Tomlinson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ola Mai Owen Tomlinson; two daughters, Mrs. Ray Blankenship, Huntingdon, and Mrs. Isaac Leonard Barlar, Jr., Fayetteville; one son, H. Dalton Tomlinson, Nashville; one sister, Mrs. B. M. Shrader, Lynnville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

TOOMEY, John Will The Pulaski Citizen 22 Nov 1950
Funeral services for John Will Toomey, 68, farmer and former merchant of the Bethesda community, who died suddenly of a heart attack at his home at 9:50 o’clock on Tuesday a. m., November 21, were held at 2 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Elder A. C. Dreaden, minister of the Pulaski Church of Christ, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was the son of the late William H. Toomey and Alice Beard Toomey. He was a substantial citizen of his community and a member of the Church of Christ.
His first wife, Mrs. Florence Cardin Toomey, died on May 10, 1930.
Mr. Toomey is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Hester White Toomey; one daughter, Mrs. Jack Harwell and three grandchildren of Bunker Hill.



TOPP, Gordon The Pulaski Citizen 30 Mar 1955
Gordon Topp, 72, retired farmer and former magistrate and sheriff of Giles County, died of a heart attack at 6 p. m. Sunday at his home near Brick Church.
Funeral services 3:30 p. m. Tuesday at Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. S. Wallace Carr, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church assisted by the Rev. Fred Rogers, pastor of the Lynnville Presbyterian Church. Burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.

A member of a prominent family, Mr. Topp was the son of the late Hugh Topp and Lucretia Gordon Topp. He was born at Columbus, Miss., but at the age of two years moved with his parents to Giles County, where the family has taken an active part in church, civic and social life of the community through the years.
Mr. and Mrs. Topp, the former Miss Mary Edward Lee, have resided at the family estate in the Brick Church community for the past several years where he was engaged in farming. He served several terms as Sixteenth District magistrate in Giles County Court and was sheriff in the county for four years.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski.
The last member of his immediate family, Mr. Topp is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Edward Lee Topp; three daughters, Mrs. Oron South of Montgomery, Ala., Mrs. Robert Lord of Washington, Indiana, and Mrs. WilliamYoung of London, England; and several grandchildren.

TORRENCE, Anna Fogg The Pulaski Citizen 10 Aug 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Fogg Torrence, 78, Pulaski housewife, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Torrence after a brief illness following a paralytic stroke Sunday, died at 3:10 Wednesday morning at Giles County Hospital.
Mrs. Torrence, a member of Olivet Methodist Church, was a native of Giles County, born October 13, 1876, the daughter of the late Jim Pigg and Dora Cashion Fogg.
She lived most of her life in the Riversburg community, moving to Pulaski several years ago. Her husband, Charlie Torrence died in 1929.
Mrs. Torrence is survived by two sons, Harry Torrence, Pulaski, and Flournoy Torrence, Dallas, Texas; five grandchildren and one great grandson; and one sister, Mrs. Ray Sesler, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

TORRENCE, Cora Lee Lewis The Pulaski Citizen 13 Mar 1957
Funeral services were held at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski for Mrs. Cora Lee Lewis Torrence, 49, former resident of Giles County. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Bruce Strother, pastor of First Methodist Church, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Torrence who made her home in Dallas, Texas, for the past twenty-five years, died on Friday morning, March 8, at her home in Dallas.
A member of the Methodist Church, she was born and reared in Pulaski, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis.
Mrs. Torrence is survived by her husband, Flournoy Torrence, also a native of Pulaski; a son by a former marriage, R. L. White of Dallas; a step-son, Charles Torrence, Pulaski; and a sister, Mrs. George Funk, Detroit, Mich. Bennett-May Company, Morticians in charge.

TORRENCE, WilliamThomas The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jan 1953

Funeral services for William Thomas Torrence, 80, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Albert E. Dimmock, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mr. Torrence who suffered a paralytic stroke several days before, died at 10:10 o’clock Sunday night at his home on South Third Street.
Born January 20, 1872, at Newport, he was the son of the late T. Newton Torrence and Elizabeth Click Torrence. The greater part of his life he had lived in Giles County. He was a member of Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Torrence is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Kellam Torrence; two duaghters, Mrs. William Thomas Garner, Pulaski, and Mrs. Alvie Hargrove, Winter Haven, Fla.; three sons, Jack Torrence, Pulaski, Tom Torrence, Beaumont, Texas, and Richard Torrence, Syracuse, N. Y.; three sisters, Mrs. Alice Bitticks, Milwaukee, Wis., Mrs. Jennie Hargrove and Mrs. Bess Bitticks, Nashville; and one brother, John Torrence, Nashville. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors

TOSH, James Edward The Pulaski Citizen 22 Feb 1950
Funeral services for James Edward Tosh, 57, Giles County farmer who died at 4:25 Sunday afternoon, February 19, at Pulaski Hospital, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the Scruggs Cemetery in Limestone County, Ala.
Mr. Tosh, the son of the late Jack Tosh and Siney Beddingfield Tosh, had been in failing health for some time. He became gravely ill in Pulaski Saturday and was rushed to the local hospital where he died Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Tosh is survived by his wife, Mrs. Betty Baker Tosh; four daughters, Mrs. Mattie McCain, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Lela Hodge, Delrose, Mrs. Anna Chapman, Pulaski, and Mrs. Marie Butner, Ardmore; three sons, Malcolm Tosh, Blooming Grove, Leonard Tosh, Conway, and Herald Tosh, Sumac; fourteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren; and two brother, Ben Tosh and Ike Tosh, both of Giles County.
The family resided in the Ardmore-Elkton community until a few weeks ago, when they moved into the Sumac section.

TOWERY, Jimmy The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jul 1958
Tragedy struck the home of the Rev. and Mrs. Benton Towery of the Ardmore community Friday morning when their 10-year-old son, Jimmy, was killed when struck by a car while playing with a kite on Highway 31 in front of the family home.
The accident, said to have been unavoidable is believed to have occurred when Jimmy and a playmate evidently failed to see one of two cars traveling in opposite directions and meeting at that point on the highway.
Funeral services and burial took place in Huntsville, Ala., on Saturday.
Henry Reyer, farmer of the Ardmore community, was the driver of the car involved in the unavoidable accident, reports from the community showed.

The Rev. Mr. Towery who is the pastor of the Ardmore community Baptist Church, and his family have just recently moved to Ardmore from Huntsville, Ala., where he had been pastor of the Fifth Street Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, Jimmy is survived by a sister, Nancy and a brother, George.

TOWNSEND, Alice Harrison The Pulaski Citizen 26 Mar 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Harrison Townsend, 66, resident of Minor Hill, who died Friday, March 21, were held at one o’clock Sunday afternoon at Puncheon Church of Christ, conducted by Tom Holland. Burial took place in the Noblitt Cemetery.
Mrs. Townsend died at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala., after a brief illness.
She was the daughter of the late Thomas Harrison and Margaret Walker Harrison.
Mrs. Townsend, a member of Puncheon Church of Christ, is survived by her husband, Edd Townsend; three daughters, Mrs. W. R. Tucker, Minor Hill, Mrs. Lonnie Safley, Knoxville, and Mrs. P. R. DePriest, Lobelville; one son, Herman Townsend, Cookeville; seven grandchildren; and one brother, Marvin Harrison, Minor Hill. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

TOWNSEND, John W. The Pulaski Citizen 27 Apr 1955
John W. Townsend, 58, practicing attorney in Washington, D. C., for the past thirty years, and a native of Giles County, died on Monday, March 28, at Doctors’ Hospital in that city, after a long illness.
Funeral rites were held the following Wednesday at noon with burial there.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of Mrs. Sallie Cunningham Townsend, now of Deland, Fla., and the late Will P. Townsend. He was educated in the public schools here and Birmingham, Ala., the Massey Business College in Jacksonville, Fla., attended Southwest Presbyterian University at Clarksville, Tenn., and received both the Batchelor’s and Master’s degrees in law from George Washington University in Washington. During the years he had held many important posts.
In addition to his mother, Mrs. Townsend is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elenore E. Townsend; one daughter, Miss Elenore Townsend; and two sons, John W. Townsend, Jr., and Dr. Charles E. Townsend, all of Washington; and one sister, Mrs. Malcolm Graybill, Tampa, Fla. Mr Townsend was a nephew of the late Niles Hobart Townsend of Aspen Hill.

TOWNSEND, Niles Hobart Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jun 1954
Funeral services for Niles Hobart Townsend, Sr., 74, retired farmer of the Aspen Hill community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Aspen Hill Methodist Church of which he was a member. Rites were conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen, pastor of the church, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Townsend died at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at his home after a long illness.
Born November 19, 1879, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Niles S. Townsend and Ellen Cheatham Townsend. He was a member of the Methodist Church.

Mr. Townsend is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ada Abernathy Townsend; three daughters, Mrs. Carlos O. Dickey, Aspen Hill, Mrs. Perry I. Helseth, Vero Beach, Fla., and Mrs. Vachel B. Elder, Prospect; two sons, Niles Hobart Townsend, Jr., Clarksville and William Buckner Townsend, Aspen Hill; thirteen grandchildren and one great granddaughter; and one sister, Mrs. E. C. Cunningham, Clarksville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

TRAVIS, William Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Nov 1954
William Travis, Jr., four year old son of William Travis and Katie Mae Allen Travis, died Sunday, October 31, at the home in Elkton. Services were held Tuesday and burial took place in Elkton Cemetery. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

TRIGG, Betty Lewis Harwell The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jul 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Lewis Harwell Trigg, 98, life-long resident of the Diana community, were held at 10:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at the residence, conducted by te Rev. J. C. Elkins, former pastor. Burial took place in the family lot in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery at Diana.
Mrs. Trigg died Sunday night, June 29, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sam V. Moore in Nashville, following a paralytic stroke sustained on May 23 while on a visit to the Moore home.
Born January 18, 1860, in the Bradshaw section, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Coleman A. Harwell and Elizabeth Bridges Harwell, members of prominent pioneer families of Giles County. In 1881, she was married to J. K. Trigg, a merchant who died in 1917. She continued to live at the farm home to which she had gone as a bride.
Mrs. Trigg was a Methodist and was a member of the Ladies Hermitage Association.
In addition to Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Trigg is survived by another daughter, Mrs. B. F. Jones, Bristol, Va.; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Earl Harwell, Aspen Hill; and two brothers, H. R. Harwell, Cornersville, and T. M. Harwell, Frankewing. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

TRIGG, James Knox The Pulaski Citizen 1 Mar 1950
Funeral services for James Knox Trigg, 25, who died Tuesday night, February 21, in Veterans Hospital, were held the following Thursday at one o’clock at the Cosmopolitan Funeral Home in Nashville. J. O. Baird officiated and burial was in the National Cemetery, with services at the grave by members of American Legion Post No. 5.
Mr. Trigg, a native of Giles County, was the son of Mrs. Bettie Harwell Trigg of Diana, and the late J. Knox Trigg. In 1920 he married the former Miss Wilma Fox who died in October 1944. He was later married to the former Miss Anna Clark of Nashville, who survives.
Mr. Trigg was a salesman until his retirement a year ago. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of American Legion Post 5 and a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to his mother and wife, he is survived by a son, James K. Trigg, Jr., of Alton, Ill.; a daughter, Miss Patty Donna Trigg, Nashville; two stepsons, Everette H. Horton, Nashville, and Alton C. Mayo, Washington, D. C.; and a step-daughter, Miss Betty Ann Mayo, Nashville; a brother, Lewis Trigg, Lewisburg; and two sisters, Mrs. Sam Moore, Nashville, and Mrs. Benjamin F. Jones, Lexington, Ky.

TRIGG, Lewis Talmadge The Pulaski Citizen 21 Jan 1953
Funeral services for Lewis Talmadge Trigg, 60, retired automobile dealer of Lewisburg were held Monday at Bills and McGaugh Funeral Home in that city. Burial took place in Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg.
Mr. Trigg died at 1:30 o’clock Sunday morning in a hospital there after a long illness.
A native of the Diana community in Giles County, Mr. Trigg had resided in Marshall County for several years. He was son of the Mrs. Betty Harwell Trigg of Diana and the late James Knox Trigg.
Mr. Trigg is survived by his wife, Mrs. Frances McLean Trigg; two daughters, Misses Mary and Patricia Trigg, Lewisburg; two sisters, Mrs. Sam Moore of Nashville and Mrs. Ben Jones of Lexington, Ky.

TRIGG, Naomi Clift The Pulaski Citizen 14 Aug 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Naomi Clift Trigg, 97, former Diana resident, were held a 11 o’clock Saturday morning at Diana Church of Christ with burial in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Mrs. Trigg died Thursday at a Nashville hospital after an extended illness.
A native of Lincoln County, she and Nathan David Trigg were married in 1881 and lived their entire life at the Trigg homeplace at Diana. Mr. Trigg died in 1929.
Mrs. Trigg is survived by three daughters, Miss Maggie Trigg, Mrs. B. F. Thornton, and Mrs. C. T. Estes, all of Nashville; six grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; and a brother, Ed Clift, Ostella in Marshall County.

TRIPP, Billy Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1952
Funeral services for Billy Tripp, Jr., 23, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Burial took place at the Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery six miles south of Lawrenceburg.
He died of a kidney ailment at 5:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, June 17, at Giles County Hospital, after a prolonged period of declining health.
Born in Lawrence County, he was the son of Mrs. Lena Smith Tripp of Pulaski and William Francis Tripp of Springdale, Ark. The greater part of his life he lived in Giles County.
In addition to the parents, he is survived by two brothers, Francis Tripp, Springdale, Ark., and Howard Tripp, Winchester. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

TROTTER, Edna May The Pulaski Citizen 19 Jul 1950
Funeral services for Miss Edna May Trotter, 73, resident of Giles County, who died Friday, July 14, at her home at Veto, after a long illness, were held Saturday afternoon at the Pettusville, Ala., Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Guthrie, pastor, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
The last member of her immediate family, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. Trotter and Lavenia Thompson Trotter.
She had made her home many years with relatives, Mr. and Mrs. George Daly.


TUCKER, Clyde Dean The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1953
Clyde Dean Tucker, 18, senior student at Minor Hill High School, died at 10:15 o’clock, Wednesday morning, March 18, at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville in Nashville, following an illness of five weeks.
Funeral rites will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
The only child of his parents, Edward Sumpter Tucker and Myrtle Phillips Tucker, he was born September 23, 1934, in Giles County. In addition to his parents, Clyde is survived by his grandparents, A. K. Turner of Goodsprings, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Phillips of Giles County. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors

TUCKER, Elizabeth Jane Tomerlin The Pulaski Citizen 5 Apr 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Tomerlin Tucker, 74, who died at 3:45 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, March 29, at the home on Tackett Branch in the Third District following a few weeks illness, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Born July 10, 1875, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wiley Tomerlin. She lived her entire life in this county and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Tucker is survived by her husband Addison Kerr Tucker, a retired farmer of the Third District; three daughters, Mrs. William Tomerlin, Mrs. Donald McCree and Miss Ola Mae Tucker; and one son, Sumpter Tucker; and five grandchildren, all of Stella; and one half-brother, Richard Tomerlin, Phoenix, Ariz.

TUCKER, Giles W. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Mar 1951
Funeral services for Giles W. Tucker, 71, Kedron farmer, who died suddenly of a heart attack at 8:30 o’clock on Tuesday morning, March 6, at his home, were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Kedron Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Elwood Denson, pastor, and the Rev. Troy Bunch, a former pastor. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Born March 29, 1879, in Giles County, he was the son of the late George W. Tucker and Maggie Smith Tucker, and was a member of Kedron Methodist Church.
Mr. Tucker, the last member of his immediate family, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bertha Allred Tucker; two sons, Giles E. Tucker, Kedron, and Oscar E. Tucker, Nashville; and five granddaughters. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.





TUCKER, Leo The Pulaski Citizen 7 Jan 1953
Funeral services for Leo Tucker, 31, native of New York and operator of the newly opened shirt factory in Pulaski who died of injuries susstained in an automobile accident near Lewisburg last Wednesday afternoon, were held Sunday night in New York City.
The body of the young man was flown to New York for burial following his death about eleven o’clock Thursday morning at Gordon’s Hospital in Lewisburg, where he and his young companion, Bobby Glen Ward, also fatally injured, were taken after the wreck.
According to information reaching Pulaski, the collision of Tucker’s car and a Marshall County Highway truck resulted when a mechanical defect in the truck caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Tucker of New York, Mr. Tucker was graduated from a
college in New York before he enlisted in the Army Air Force in World War II. After 4 years service, he assumed the position of assistant supervisor of health and physical education in the public school system of New Haven, Conn. Two years later, he went into the shirt manufacturing business with his father in Tennessee, and came to Pulaski in the fall of 1952 to start the operation of the Lee-Mar Shirt Factory.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife; a son, aged 7, and a daughter, 3; and three sisters of New York.



TUCKER, Luther The Pulaski Citizen 22 Mar 1950
Funeral services for Luther Tucker, 83, retired farmer of the Stella community, who died on Tuesday, March 14, at his home after a long illness, were held on Wednesday afternoon at the Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Sheppard of Centerville and the Rev. Troy Bunch, pastor of the Prospect Charge. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
He was a lifelong resident of Giles County, and was the son of the late Jim and Sally Tucker. He had been an active member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, having been an elder for many years.
Mr. Tucker is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maggie Tarpley Tucker; one brother, A. K. Tucker, Giles County.

TUCKER, Myrtle Marks The Pulaski Citizen 11 Dec 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Charles Tucker, Sr., 59, resident of the Tarpley community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home with the rites conducted by the Rev. Earl Cantrell, pastor of the Rehoboth Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Tucker died at 1:35 o’clock Saturday morning at Giles County Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Born February 6, 1898, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Sallie Reed Marks and the late George W. Marks, and was a member of Rehoboth Methodist Church.

In additon to her mother, Mrs. Tucker is survived by her husband, Charlie Tucker; two sons, Charlie Tucker, Jr., Pulaski and Elam Tucker; one grandson, Elam Tucker, Jr., both of Shelbyville; one sister, Mrs. Lee Gordon, Tarpley and three brothers, Dan Marks, Berea, and Julius Marks and George W. Marks, both of the Tarpley community. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

TUCKER, Myrtle McNeely The Pulaski Citizen 6 May 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle McNeely Tucker, 78, Frankewing resident, were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield and the Rev. Fred Hall, Methodist ministers. Burial took place in Elkton Cemetery. Mrs. Tucker died at 6 o’clock Monday morning, May 4, a Giles County Hospital after a three weeks illness.
Born January 22, 1881, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late William J. McNeely and Emily Jane Elliott McNeely, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband, J. T. Tucker, died in December 1938.
Mrs. Tucker is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Charles I. Puckett, Elkton, and Mrs. Ida M. Harwell, Ardmore; and one brother, Luther McNeely, Ardmore. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

TUELL, J. N. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jan 1955
Funeral services for J. N. Tuell, 60, owner of the Tuell Dairy Company of Columbia, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon, January 3, at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. James Brewer, pastor of First Baptist Church, assisted by Elder Leon Burns, minister of Seventh Street Church of Christ in Columbia. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Tuell died of a heart ailment on January 1 at the home in Columbia after several years of declining health.
A native of Garrett, Ky., he lived in Columbia for the past seventeen years, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Tuell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Willodean Higbee Tuell; one daughter, Mrs. Alan McKay; and four grandchildren, Alan, Jr., Marsha, Mary Ann, and James Tuell McKay, all of Pulaski.

TULEY, Charlie Morgan The Pulaski Citizen 22 Apr 1959
Funeral services for Charlie Morgan Tuley, 69, Seventh District farmer, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Tuley died at 5 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Giles County Hospital, after a few days stay in the hospital.
Born January 29, 1890, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late William Tuley and Rowena Williams Tuley. He was a member of Bradshaw Baptist Church.
Mr. Tuley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jeffie Gaines Tuley; and one son, Morris Tuley, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

TUNGETT, George The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jul 1954

Graveside services for George Tungett, 70, were held at 5 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in Maplewood Cemetery, with rites conducted by the Rev. Cullen T. Carter, retired Methodist minister.
Mr. Tungett died Monday, July 12, at a Columbia, Tenn., nursing home only two weeks after entering the home. In failing health for some time, he had suffered a paralytic stroke.
Mr. Tungett had made his home with Mrs. C. H. Brown and family a number of years. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

TURNER, Gabriel The Pulaski Citizen 18 Nov 1953
Gabriel Turner, 77, brother of George Turner, Sr. who came from his home in Marion, Ohio, to Pulaski Sunday to attend his brother’s funeral, was found dead in the home of a neighbor of the Turner family where he had gone to spend the night. The body was found on the bathroom floor Monday morning by Mrs. Amos Young. The attending physician attributed his death to
a heart attack or paralytic stroke.
Later in the day Pulaski Funeral Home shipped his body to Marion where funeral rites took place on Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Turner, a retired farmer, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Voltz Turner; four sisters, Mrs. Earl Hazen, Mrs. Lillian Thew, Miss Nancy Turner and Miss Jeanette Turner, all of Ohio; and two brothers, Jim Turner and Alex Turner, both of Marion, Ohio. Pulaski Funeral Home, in charge.

TURNER, George The Pulaski Citizen 18 Nov 1953
George Turner, 82, retired ice dealer of Pulaski, died of pneumonia at 9:45 Saturday morning at Giles County Hospital after a ten days’ illness.
Funeral services were held at one o’clock Monday afternoon at First Baptist Church by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor, and the Rev. Sam Dodson, pastor of First Methodist Church. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Turner was a native of Troy, Ohio, the son of Samuel Turner and Amelia Walpole Turner. He had made his home in Pulaski for the past 61 years and had been an ice dealer and expert machinist for the time. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Turner is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Hazen Turner; two sons, George Turner, Pulaski, John Turner, Louisville, Ky.; two daughters, Miss Lucille Turner, Greenville, N. C. and Mrs. Odie Thomas, Tucson, Ariz.; four sisters, Mrs. Earl Hazen, Mrs. Lillian Thew, Miss Nancy Turner, and Miss Jeanette Turner; two brothers, Jim and Alex Turner, all of Marion, Ohio, and four grandchildren.
A third brother, Gabriel Turner, 77, who had come to Pulaski for the funeral of Mr. Turner, was found dead of a heart attack Monday morning in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Young where he was a guest. His body was carried to Marion, Ohio, for burial.

TURNER, Helen Hazen The Pulaski Citizen 24 Nov 1954

Mrs. George Turner, Sr., died of pneumonia at 12:30 o’clock Monday morning, November 22, at Giles County Hospital, where she had been a patient the past eight weeks as the result of a broken hip.
Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at First Baptist Church with Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the church officiating. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
A charter member of First Baptist Church in Pulaski, she resided here for sixty-one years. She was a former active member of the W. C. T. U.
The former Miss Helen Hazen, she was born July 14, 1873, in Shardon, Ohio, the daughter of the late Dexter Hazen and Ellen McGlue Hazen. She married George N. Turner, Sr., who died November 14, 1953.
Mrs. Turner is survived by two sons, George N. Turner, Jr., with whom she made her home, and John Turner, Louisville, Ky.; two daughters, Miss Lucile Turner, Greenville, N. C. and Mrs. Odie H. Thomas, Tucson, Ariz., and four grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

TURNER, James Sam The Pulaski Citizen __ Mar 1956
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Lewisburg for James Sam Turner, 39, manager of Fuller Supermarket, Lewisburg, who died on Monday, March 19, after an illness of several weeks. The rites were held at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church with burial in Lone Oak Cemetery.
Mr. Turner was a native of Marshall County, a son of John Tom Turner, Boonshill and the late Mrs. Maxie Freeman Turner. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Other survivors include his wife, Mrs. Louise Jackson Turner; two sisters, Mrs. John T. Smith, Frankewing, and Mrs. Hobard Luker, Nashville; and two brothers, Frank Turner, Tullahoma, and Alfred Turner, Fayetteville.

TURNER, Robert Leonard The Pulaski Citizen 28 Nov 1956
Robert Leonard Turner, 60, veteran of World War I, died at 5 o’clock Friday afternoon, November 23, at Veterans Hospital in Maywood, Ill.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pisgah Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in Pisgah Cemetery.
Born December 8, 1895, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Turner.
Mr. Turner is survived by two sons, Bobby Turner and Gordon Turner; three sisters, Mrs. S. H. Whitehead, Louisville, Ky., Mrs. Wesley Adell, Readfield, Me., and Mrs. Thomas Rogers, Pulaski; and three brothers, Harden Turner, Columbia, John Henry Turner, Pulaski, and Raymond Turner, Benton Harbor, Mich.

TURNER, Shirley Shelton The Pulaski Citizen 17 Oct 1956

Shirley Shelton Turner, 62, resident of the Stella community, died Monday afternoon at Giles County Hospital after a long illnesss. Funeral services were held at Shelbyville with burial in New Bethel Cemetery at Shelbyville.
Mr. Turner who had lived at Stella only a short time, was a native of Bedford County, the son of the late Joseph Miller Turner and Caroline Word Turner.
Mr. Turner is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie Bell Daws Turner, a native of Stella; and two sisters, Mrs. Louise Myers and Mrs. W. W. Milling, both of Spring Hill, Ala.

TURNER, Walter Clarence The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1958
Funeral services for Walter Clarence Turner, 62, retired farmer of Giles County, were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Hammond Cemetery in the Rockwood Community. Mr. Turner died at 12:45 o’clock Monday morning, August 18, at Davidson County Tuberculosis Hospital in Nashville after a period of declining health.
Born February 18, 1896, in Giles County, he was the son of the late George Washington Turner and Alice Glasco Turner, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Turner is survived by one brother, Cleo Turner, Columbia; and five sisters, Mrs. Katie Bell Jordon and Mrs. Lena Horton, Columbia, Mrs. Pearl Edwards, Giles County, and Mrs. Clara Cole and Mrs. Viola Hedgecoth, Nashville.

TURPIN, Mary Hastings The Pulaski Citizen 15 Oct 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Hastings Turpin, 89, who died at 11:30 o’clock Sunday morning, October 12, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Williams Funeral Home in Columbia, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia.
Mrs. Turpin, who has lived in Maury County until three years ago, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. D. Riggins at Bodenham, following a period of declining health.
A native of Maury County, she was the daughter of the late James Hastings and Burban Hayes Hastings. She was a member of the Theta Baptist Church.
Mrs. Hastings is survived by her husband, W. J. Turpin; the one daughter, Mrs. Riggins; and one son, Ross Turpin, Carter’s Creek, Maury County; one sister, Mrs. Roxie Anderson, Theta in Maury County; one brother, Will Hastings, Theta; eighteen grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.

TUTTLE, Bettie Christopher The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jan 1958
Mrs. Bettie Christopher Tuttle, 75, resident of Kansas City, Mo., and former Giles Countian, died on Sunday, January 12, at her home after a short illness. Funeral rites were held Wednesday at the Carson Funeral Home with burial in Mt.Washington Cemetery in that city.
Born October 22, 1882, in Limestone County, Ala., she was the daughter of the late W. E. Christopher and Louisa Browning Christopher. Her husband, Mack Tuttle, died several years ago.
Mrs. Tuttle is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Jimmy Otts; and three grandchildren; Kansas City, Mo.; three sisters, Mrs. W. F. Harwell, Mrs. Ben Holt, and Mrs. John Bledsoe, Pulaski; and two brothers, Walter Christopher, Pulaski, and Ross Christopher, Tucson, Ariz.

Walter Christopher and Mrs. Bledsoe attended the funeral.

TYLER, Cora Bell Hamlett The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jan 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Ashley Tyler, 76, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Paul McReynolds, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Tyler died at 2:45 o’clock Tuesday morning, January 10, at Giles County Hospital after a brief illness.
The former Miss Cora Bell Hamlett, she was born February 24, 1878, the daughter of the late Solon Hamlett and Stacy E. Tidwell Hamlett. She was a member of the Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Her husband, Ashley Tyler, died several years ago.
Mrs. Tyler is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Newton Morris, Wales and Mrs. Aubrey Hanna, Inglewood, Calif.; one grandchild; two great grandchildren; and two brothers, Walter Hamlett, Campbellsville, and Edgar Hamlett, Bodenham; and three sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Harris, Sheffield, Ala., Mrs. W. N. Braly, Bodenaham, and Mrs. Bright Abernathy, Kingsport, Tenn. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

TYLER, Lizzie Hardeman The Pulaski Citizen 2 Feb 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. W. H. Tyler, 72, resident of the Cedar Grove community, were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by J. Bedford Rasbury, minister of the Second Street Church of Christ, and burial took place in the family lot in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mrs. Tyler died at 7:20 o’clock Tuesday evening, February 1, at Giles County Hospital where she had been a patient two weeks, following a long illness.
The former Miss Lizzie Hardeman, she was born July 15, 1875, in Giles County, the daughter of the late Newton W. Hardeman and Martha Jane Witt Hardeman. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Her husband, W. H. Tyler, died in May of 1925.
Mrs. Tyler is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ozro White, Pulaski; one son, William Edward Tyler, Paintsville, Ky.; and one niece, Mrs. Lucile Kennedy, Memphis. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

TYLER, Rupert Fanning The Pulaski Citizen 22 Aug 1956
Funeral services for Rupert Fanning Tyler, 65, bookkeeper for the Nashville Barrell and Drum Company, and a native of Giles County, were held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning in Nashville at Roesch-Patton Funeral Home. Burial took place in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in that city. Mr. Tyler died at 5:15 o’clock Thursday evening at Thayer Veterans Hospital after an illness of ten weeks.
Born at Goodsprings in Giles County, he was the son of the late Seaborn A. Tyler and Ada Maultsby Tyler, moving to Nashville with his family when he was twelve years old. For more than twenty years he traveled for the Williams Printing Company.

A member of Chapel Avenue Church of Christ, Mr. Tyler is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rosalie Holt Tyler; one daughter, Mrs. Walter G. Steed, Jr., a granddaughter, Miss Linda Carol Steed; and a grandson, Walter Grey Steed, III, all of Nashville.

UNDERWOOD, John T. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jul 1959
Funeral services for John T. Underwood, 77, retired farmer and native of Giles County, were held Wednesday at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia with burial in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mr. Underwood died Monday, July 20, at the home of a son, Joe Underwood, near Columbia.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late Ed Underwood and Jane Dugger Underwood.
Mr. Underwood is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Roy Hefflin, Columbia; two other sons, Nathan Underwood, Lynnville, and Allen Underwood, Columbia; twelve grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and four brothers, Jim Underwood and Robert Underwood, Lynnville, and George and Al Underwood, both of Texas.

UPTON, Annie Laura The Pulaski Citizen 21 Oct 1959
Funeral services for Miss Annie Laura Upton, 26, resident of Brick Church community, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Cornersville Church of Christ,. Byron Thrasher of Muncie, Ind., Campbell Pullias and Gilbert Chambers offficiated and burial took place in Cornersville Cemetery. Miss Upton died at midnight Friday, October 16, at Gordon Hospital in Lewisburg after a two weeks illness.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Upton and was a graduate of Giles County High School and was a member of the East Hill Church of Christ.
The survivors in addition to her parents, include the grandfather, B. P. Upton, Diana; one sister, Miss Kay Upton, Nashville, and two brothers, Tommy Upton and Bobby Upton, Pulaski.

UPTON, Donna Clair Christian The Pulaski Citizen 2 Sep 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. B. P. Upton, 83, were held at 10:30 o’clock Friday morning at Diana Church of Christ, conducted by J. B. Gaither. Burial took place in Cornersville Cemetery. Mrs. Upton died following a heart attack on Wednesday, August 26, at the home at Diana.
A native of Overton County, she was the former Miss Donna Clara Christian, the daughter of the late Elyon Christian and Eliza Hooton Christian. The family moved from Hilman, Tenn., to Giles County fifteen years ago. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Upton is survived by her husband, B. P. Upton; three sons, L. O. Upton and B. W. Upton, Brick Church, and L. G. Upton, Detroit, Mich.; and three daughters, Mrs. L. G. Davis, Petersburg, Tenn., Mrs. E. B. Hammonds, San Jose, Calif., and Mrs. R. C. Sorrell, Sparta; fourteen grandchildren; and one brother, L. C. Christian, Chattanooga.

USELTON, Hiram N. The Pulaski Citizen 25 Nov 1959

Funeral services for Hiram N. Uselton, 85, native of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at First Methodist Church in Athens, Ala., with the burial in City Cemetery, Athens. Mr. Uselton died at 9:30 o’clock on Friday night, November 20, at his home in that city after a long illness.
Son of the late Joshua Uselton and Ellen Prince Uselton, he was born and reared in Giles County where he lived the greater part of his life. In later years he moved to Athens.
Mr. Uselton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie Uselton; one daughter, Mrs. Fulton E. Sims, Athens, Ala.; one son, George Uselton, Clanton, Ala.; two grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. M. F. Brewer, Toney, Ala., and Mrs. Hardy H. Smith, Bunker Hill community of Giles County.

USELTON, Richard Floyd The Pulaski Citizen 22 Mar 1950
Funeral services for Richard Floyd Uselton, 55, well known carpenter, who died at 10 o’clock Monday night, April 3, at his home in the Tarpley community, were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning in Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Uselton, a veteran of World War I, had been in declining health for some time and only recently had had an attack of virus pneumonia.
Born March 3, 1895, he was the son of the late George Uselton and Lillie Street Uselton, and was a lifelong resident of the county.
Mr. Uselton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elree Abernathy Uselton; two daughters, Mrs. Aaron Scott, Campbellsville and Mrs. Frank Johnson, Tarpley; four granddaughters, and two sisters, Mrs. Coy Carpenter, Campbellsville and Mrs. Fred Holbrooke, Decatur, Ala.

USSERY, Doctor Franklin The Pulaski Citizen 29 Dec 1950
Funeral services for Doctor Franklin Ussery, 68, who died at 10:30 o’clock on Sunday night, December 24, at his home in Campbellsville, were held at 2 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon at the Union Valley Baptist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Horace Woodard, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Wallace Gowan of Lawrenceburg. Burial took place in the Campbellsville Cemetery. He had been in declining health for nine years.
Born in Lawrence County, he was the son of the late Joe Ussery and Samantha Counts Ussery; one daughter, Mrs. Ava Rosson, Lynnville; one son, Odell Ussery, Campbellsville; nine grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Martha Vinson, Port Arthur, Texas, Mrs. Thomas F. Howell, Irondale, Mo., and Mrs. Clyde Shuler, Campbellsville; and two brothers, James B. Ussery, Lawrenceburg, and Bob Ussery, Waynesboro.

USSERY, James B. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Mar 1952
James B. Ussery, 75, retired farmer of Lawrence County and a valued columnist of The Pulaski Citizen for a period of approximately eight years, died Friday night in a Lawrenceburg hospital of a heart attack he suffered Thursday afternoon.

Funeral services were held at two o’clock Sunday afternoon at New Hope Baptist Church in Giles County by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial was in the Greenwood Cemetery in the same community.
Mr. Ussery, who lived two miles east of Lawrenceburg on Highway 64, was a native of Giles County and had resided in the western part of the area until about five years ago when he moved to Lawrence County. He was a member of the Union Valley Baptist Church, and served as choir leader and teacher until he retired six years ago from active service. a leader in church and civic affairs of the community, he was one of the county’s most highly respected citizens.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Buchanan Ussery; three daughters, Mrs. George Henry Nixon, Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Glenn Dugger, Culleoka; Mrs. Leonard Lampkin, Clinton, Ky; and a son, Joe Gardner Ussery of Seattle, Wash.

USSERY, Maude Owens The Pulaski Citizen 8 Aug 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Maude Owens Ussery, 71, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Union Valley Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Thomas Hart. Burial took place in the Campbellsville Cemetery. Mrs. Ussery died at 12:25 o’clock Monday morning, having suffered a heart attack while at church Sunday night.
Born January 1, 1884, in the Campbellsville section, she was the daughter of the late William R. Owens and Adeline Beck Owens, and was a member of the Baptist Church. Her husband, B. F. Ussery, died five years ago.
Mrs. Ussery is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Floyd Rosson, Campbellsville; one son, Odell Ussery, Campbellsville; eight grandchildren and one great grandchild; six sisters, Mrs. R. L. Atkinson, Columbus, Kans., Mrs. Robert Putnam, Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Joe Dugger, Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. Ethel Lewis, Cincinnati, Ohio, Mrs. Robert Bunt, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. W. B. McCord, St. Louis, Mo.; and three brothers, W. S. Owens, Campbellsville, Sherman Owens, Nashville, and Robert Owens, Fulton, Ky.

VANDIVER, Herman The Pulaski Citizen 9 Nov 1955
Clyde Hayes, 66, farmer of Pleasant Valley community, was held without bond in Giles County jail Thursday charged with first degree murder in the fatal shooting of Herman Vandiver, 47, farmer of the same area, that occurred about 11 a. m. at the Hayes home.
Sheriff Jack Redding said Vandiver was shot twice with a Belgium type automatic pistol and died in the den of the Hayes residence where he and Mrs. Vandiver had gone to discuss “personal matters” with Mr. and Mrs. Hayes. The sheriff also stated that there was no evidence of a fight or struggle prior to the shooting and that Mr. Vandiver was unarmed.
The reason for the altercation was not immediately known, according to the Sheriff who said a statement would be made after further investigation by officers.
The shooting was termed homicide by the Sheriff Department and Coroner’s office.
Judge J. M. Abernathy, at a hearing in General Sessions Court Thursday afternoon, refused to allow Hayes to make bond pending further investigation of the case.

Mr. Vandiver who had served in the Army for more than 30 years, returned to Giles County about six years ago and purchased a farm in the Twelfth District. He was a native of Giles County, the son of the late Sanford Vandiver and Mattie Brown Vandiver. He was a graduate of Campbellsville High School and a member of the Church of Christ.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Hyatt Vandiver; a son, David; two sisters, Mrs. E. L. Westmoreland and Mrs. Earl Carpenter, Houston, Texas; and a brother, William Vandiver, U. S. Air Force, stationed in Marianna, Fla.

VANDIVER, William Marion The Pulaski Citizen 17 Sep 1958
Funeral services for William Marion Vandiver, 49, were held in Wellman Funeral Chapel, Shreveport, La., September 9. Mr. Vandiver died on Sunday in Shreveport Hospital, after a brief illness. Burial was in Forrest Park Cemetery, with both Masonic and military rites.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Vandiver retired in July from the Air Force after twenty-nine years of service. He was a Chief Warrant Officer.
A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Vandiver, he was a member of the Church of Christ, a Mason, a member of the Eagles, a Boy Scouts of America committeeman and a former all-Army football player.
Mr. Vandiver is survived by his wife, Mrs. Catherine Vandiver; one daughter, Miss Mary Alice Vandiver of Shreveport; two sons, Robert Sanford Vandiver, paratrooper in Ausburg, Germany, and William Marion Vandiver, Jr., Shreveport. David Vandiver, of Pulaski, is a nephew.
VAN HOOZER, Florida Frances Allen The Pulaski Citizen 6 Apr 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Florida Frances Allen Van Hoozer, 83, resident of Trinity section, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church, and the Rev. H. L. Smith of Elkton. Burial took place in Elliott Cemetery.
Mrs. Van Hoozer died at 9:15 o’clock Friday night at a Fayetteville nursing home after a long illness.
Born in Giles County on September 18, 1871, she was the daughter of the late Morris Calvin Allen and Margaret Nancy Nerren Allen. She was a member of Trinity Methodist Church.
Her husband, Joseph Pettus Van Hoozer, died May 10, 1945.
Mrs. Van Hoozer is survived by two daughters, Mrs. James T. Long, Elkton, and Mrs. L. N. Ramsey, Louisville, Ky.; one son J. C. Van Hoozer, Pulaski; eleven grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. W. C. Twyford, Elkton, and Mrs. C. H. Hockenbury, and Mrs. Claude Scruggs, both of Arkansas City, Kans.; and four brothers, J. H. Allen, Hazel Green, Ala., Louis Allen, Athens, Ala., and R. L. Allen and W. B. Allen, both of Arkansas City, Kans. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

VAUGHN, Florence McCormack The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jul 1951
Mrs. Florence McCormack Vaughn, 67, resident of Texas, and a native of Giles County, died at 7 o’clock Tuesday evening, July 17, at Hill Crest Hospital in Waco, Texas.
Funeral rites were held at 5 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in Mart at the Methodist Church with a former pastor, the Rev. Gordon, officiating. Burial took place in the Mart Cemetery.

Born May 23, 1884, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late John H. McCormack and Jane Patterson Beck McCormack. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
In 1949 she was married to Lonnie S. Vaughn, a native of Prospect, and moved to Mart, Texas, where they resided until several years ago. She then went to Fort Worth, Texas, where she lived until a month ago when she went to Mart to live with her step-daughter.
Mrs. Vaughn is survived by one sister, Mrs. J. W. Pack of Nashville; and one half-sister, Mrs. Savannah Rose, Pulaski; four step-children, Mrs. Tom McDaniel, Mart, Texas, Charles Vaughn and Herman Vaughn, both of Texas; and a number of step-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Austin Rose of Pulaski went to Waco when he was notified of her critical illness on Sunday and remained until after the funeral.

VAUGHN, Joyce Ann The Pulaski Citizen 9 Oct 1957
Mrs. Joyce Ann Vaughn, 20, Giles County native residing in Louisville, Ky., was killed in a car-truck crash near Bowling Green, Ky., Sunday night.
Mrs. Vaughn died when the car she was driving crashed into the side of a transfer truck, driven by Franklin Waters, 31, of Chattanooga. Her mother, Mrs. Rachel Smith, 43, of Louisville, a passenger in the car, and Waters suffered minor injuries.
Mrs. Vaughn was the wife of Audrey Vaughn, a Louisville city bus driver. She was employed as a telephone operator at Louisville.
The body was brought to the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Toone, Ardmore. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at Union Hill Baptist Church, near Pulaski, with burial in Blanche Cemetery in Lincoln County.
Mrs. Vaughn is also survived by her father, Edward Smith of Cincinnati, Ohio.

VINCENT, Sallie Mae Bolden The Pulaski Citizen 21 May 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie Mae Bolden Vincent, 43, resident of the Bunker Hill community, were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. J. W. McCullough, with burial in Bee Spring Cemetery. Mrs. Vincent died at 2:45 o’clock Monday morning, May 19, at Giles County Hospital following a lengthy illness.
Born October 23, 1914, in Giles County, she was the daughter of Bob Bolden, now residing in Nashville, and the late Mrs. Lettie Mae Strickland Bolden. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
In addition to her father, Mrs. Vincent is survived by her husband, Eddie Vincent; one daughter, Mrs. Betty Shackelford, Pulaski; two sons, Donald Vincent and Billy Ray Vincent, Bunker Hill; one brother, Robert Bolden, Pulaski; one sister, Mrs. James Graves, Pulaski; and two half-brothers, Allen H. Bolden and Bennie Lee Bolden, Nashville. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

WADE, Elizabeth Van Horn The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jun 1959

Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Van Horn Wade, 66, former home economics teacher at Pulaski High School, were held at 11 o’clock Monday morning at Martin Funeral Home in Nashville, with the rites conducted by Dr. Prentice A. Pugh. Burial took place in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Mrs. Wade died of a heart ailment at 9 o’clock Saturday morning, June 13, at the home, 3414, Murphy Road in Nashville, after several months declining health.
A native of North Carolina, she taught several years in Pulaski, later marrying Frank Wade, young attorney practicing in Pulaski at the time. For several years they made their home in Pulaski, moving to Nashville thirty-three years ago.
Mrs. Wade served as superintendent of the cafeteria system of Davidson County Schools for a period of six years, retiring a year ago.
Mrs. Wade is survived by her husband, now retired and a former General Sessions Judge; one son, Major John Lewis Wade, Murfreesboro; and three granddaughters.
She was a member of St. Ann’s Episcopal Church in Nashville.




WADE, Hollis The Pulaski Citizen 19 Aug 1959
Funeral services for Hollis Wade, 57, farmer of the Minor Hill section, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Minor Hill Church of Christ, with burial in the church cemetery. He died on Friday, August 14, after a brief illness at Giles County Hospital.
Born March 14, 1902, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Lige Wade and Liddie Whitt Wade.
Mr. Wade is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha Wade; two sons, Houston Wade, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Edward Wade, Beech Hill; four daughters, Mrs. Cecil Pierce, Mrs. Mildred Thompson, Pulaski, Mrs. Ray Brooks and Connie Sue Wade, both of Minor Hill; three grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Cressie Owens, Nashville, and Mrs. Ezra Thompson, Giles County. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

WADE, William Lige The Pulaski Citizen 22 Feb 1956
Funeral services for William Lige Wade, 78, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bethel Baptist Church in Lawrence County, conducted by the Rev. Gilmore Townsend and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Wade died at 2:15 o’clock Saturday morning at his home at Leoma after a long illness.
Born December 28, 1877, in Moore County, Tenn., he was the son of the late Bud Wade and Susan Brown Wade. He had lived in Giles County most of his life and was a member of the Puncheon Church of Christ.

Mr. Wade is survived by his wife, Mrs. Velma May Kiddy Wade; one son, Hollis Wade, Giles County; three daughters, Mrs. Cressie Owens, Nashville, Mrs. Ezra Thompson, Pulaski, and Miss Dorothy Jean Wade, Leoma; and twenty-one grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

WAGSTAFF, Allie Mae Isaacs The Pulaski Citizen 28 May 1952
Mrs. Allie Mae Isaacs Wagstaff, 77, well-known Lynnville resident, died at 6 o’clock Sunday morning, May 25, at her home in Lynnville after a few days illness.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Lynnville Church of Christ, conducted by Elder Leon C. Burns, minister of West Seventh Street Church of Christ, Columbia. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of Lynnville, she was the daughter of the late Casper Isaacs and Ella Higdon Isaacs, prominent settlers of the section. She had been a member of the Church of Christ since her girlhood.
Mrs. Wagstaff had served as Nashville Banner correspondent in the Lynnville area for the past fifteen years.
Her husband, Robert Lee Wagstaff, died many year ago.
Mrs. Wagstaff is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Sam Blackburn; one granddaughter, mrs. William H. Smiley, Nashville; one sister, Mrs. Norris Cotton, Lebanon, N. H.; a niece, Mrs. John P. O’Keeffe, Scotland, Ga.; and one nephew, Clyde H. Wagstaff, Columbia. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

WAGSTAFF, Etta The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jul 1956
Funeral services for Miss Etta Wagstaff, retired teacher, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Lynnville Church of Christ with rites conducted by Leon C. Burns, minister of West Seventh Street Church of Christ in Columbia, and Gynnath Ford, minister of the Lynnville Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Lynnwood Cemetery. Miss Wagstaff died at 7 o’clock Sunday evening, July 8, at a Nashville hospital, following a period of declining health.
Born and reared at Lynnville, she was the daughter of the late John M. Wagstaff and Adelaide Harwood Wagstaff, members of pioneer families of the county. She was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ.
Miss Wagstaff was graduated from Hamilton College, Lexington, Ky., George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville and Columbia University in New York City. She studied and traveled abroad extensively and for many years taught in Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas. In later years she taught at Jones High School in Lynnville.
The last member of her immediate family, Miss Wagstaff is survived by two nieces, Mrs. John M. Harwood, Nashville and Mrs. J. L. Walker, Searcy, Ark.; and several great nieces and nephews: Mrs. David H. Patterson, Natchez, Miss., Mrs. William B. Harwell, Nashville; Dr. Joe B. Wright, and John Martin Harwood, Nashville; and William Harwood, Lakeland, Fla.

WAGSTAFF, Judge John Miles The Pulaski Citizen 30 Apr 1952
Judge John Miles Wagstaff, 89, distinguished Texas lawyer and a native of Lynnville, Tenn., died on Monday, April 21, at his home in Abilene, Texas.
Funeral rites and burial took place in Abilene.

He was born and reared at Lynnville, the son of the late Robert Wagstaff and Nancy Grigsby Wagstaff, pioneer residents of the county. He was graduated from Cumberland University Law School at Lebanon., and as a young man located in Texas where he became a distinguished lawyer. In 1950 Cumberland University conferred on him an honorary doctor of law degree. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Judge Wagstaff is survived by his wife; one daughter and three sons; and a number of relatives in Tennessee.

WAKEFIELD, Harry Urban The Pulaski Citizen 14 Oct 1953
Harry Urban Wakefield, 77, Shelbyville retired farmer and manufacturer, died at 9 o’clock Sunday morning, October 11, at his home, following a year’s illness.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at First Presbyterian Church in Shelbyville with burial in that city.
Born and raised at Cornersville, he was the son of the late Thomas W. Wakefield and Addie Cunningham Wakefield. He was an elder in the First Presbyterian Church in Shelbyville.

WAKEFIELD, Lessie Lillian Ray The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jul 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Lessie Lillian Ray Wakefield, 74, Pulaski resident, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mrs. Wakefield died on Monday, June 30, at Giles County Hospital.
Born February 28, 1884, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Reuben Ray and Nanny Nunnally Ray.
Mrs. Wakefield is survived by her husband, Otha Wakefield; five daughters, Mrs. Bertha Garner and Mrs. Frank Johnson, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Evelyn Jordan, Ardmore, Mrs. Annie Johnson, Prospect, and Mrs. Mason Roberts, Pulaski; three sons, Jim Wakefield, Werner, Ark., and Robert Wakefield, Pulaski; 43 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Lou Englett, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

WAKEFIELD, May Campbell The Pulaski Citizen 14 Oct 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Arthur Wakefield, 36, of Leoma, were held Saturday at Coleman Methodist Church with the burial in Rest View Cemetery at Loretta. Mrs. Wakefield died Friday at Lawrence County Hospital.
The former Miss May Campbell, she was a native of Giles County, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Delton Campbell.
Mrs. Wakefield is survived by her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Hansel Conner, Joliet, Ill., and Miss Judy Wakefield, Leoma; one grandchild; one sister, Mrs. Kenneth Smith, Lawrenceburg; and one brother, R. D. Campbell, Memphis.

WALDROP, Rupert Walter The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jun 1957

Dr. Rupert Walter Waldrop, 81, native Giles Countian and former Nashville druggist, died of a heart attack at 11:15 a. m. Wednesday at his home on East Jefferson Street in Pulaski after several months illness.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a. m. Friday at the Lynnville Church of Christ and burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery. The body is at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski.
Mr. Waldrop was a native of Lynnville, son of Jack and Eugenia Compton Waldrop. He owned and operated drugstores at three different locations in Nashville, after earlier work as a pharmacist and drugstore owner at Lynnville. He retired eight years ago and moved from Nashville to Pulaski four years ago.
His first wife, Miss Lula Campbell of Veto, Ala., died in 1922. He married Mrs. Sallie Mae Hicks of Pulaski in 1926. She survives.
Mr. Waldrop was a Shriner and attended the Vine Street Christian Church in Nashville. In addition to his widow, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. George Smith, Athens, Ala.; a son, Frank C. Waldrop, Washington D. C., former Washington and Nashville newspaperman; a step-son, Henry Ward Hicks, Chicago; two sisters, Mrs. Beulah Hewitt and Mrs. D. T. Stanton, both of Nashville; two brothers, Dr. Edwin M. Waldrop, Nashville and J. G. Waldrop, Lewisburg, and four grandchildren.

WALKER, William The Pulaski Citizen 11 Mar 1953
Funeral services for William Walker, 63, retired farmer and merchant, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Lynnville Church of Christ. Rites were conducted by Avis Wiggins of Lewisburg and Leon C. Burns of Columbia and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Walker died at 7 o’clock Monday morning of a heart ailment at Gordon Hospital in Lewisburg following several years illness.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late William (Bud) Walker and Anne Ramsey Walker. For a number of years Mr. Walker was employed by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad at Decatur, Ala., later farming in Giles County and operating a store at Bivens, three miles east of Lynnville. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Walker is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie Knight Walker; two half brothers, Eddie Walker, Lynnville, and James Walker, Decatur, Ala.; and several nieces and nephews.

WALL, J. Allen The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1954
Funeral services for J. Allen Wall, 69, farmer of the Sixth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Cool Spring Church of Christ, conducted by Virgil Bradford, minister of East Hill Church of Christ. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Wall died at 5 o’clock Thursday morning, September 23, at his home on Dog Branch after a long illness.
A member of Cool Spring Church of Christ and a native of the county, he was born May 11, 1885, the son of the late Allen Wall and Mary Tennie Massey Wall.

Mr. Wall is survived by his wife, Mrs. Julia Tomerlin Wall; one son, Albert Wall; and two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. John S. Graves; one brother, Edward Wall, all of the Dog Branch community; and one half-sister, Mrs. C. D. Whitmire, Decatur, Ala. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

WALLACE, Helen Wehrli The Pulaski Citizen 5 Jul 1950
Mrs. Hugh Wallace, wife of former Giles Countian, died suddenly of a heart attack on July 4, in Oklahoma City, Okla., at the home of a friend where they were guests at a dinner party.
She was formerly Miss HelenWehrli of Kansas.
Mrs. Wallace is survived by her husband, co-owner of Galloway-Wallace Advertising Company in that city; two sons, a grandchild; and one brother of Kansas City.
Funeral rites will be held in Oklahoma City. The place of burial was not known at press time.
Mr. Wallace is a brother of Mrs. W. R. Wilis of Nashville. They have frequently visited here since moving to other cities.

WALLS, Bobby Jewel The Pulaski Citizen 1 Feb 1950
Funeral services for Bobby Jewel Walls, two-month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Walls, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Newbern Williams. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
The child who had been ill several days of whooping cough and pneumonia, died at 10:30 o’clock Thursday morning, January 12.
In addition to the parents, residents of the Sumac section, the child is survived by six sisters and eight brothers, all of Giles County; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John West of Sumac.

WALLS, Carl The Pulaski Citizen 15 Feb 1950
Funeral services for Carl Walls, 17, who died at 2:45 o’clock Saturday afternoon, February 4, at King’s Daughters Hospital in Columbia, after a long illness, were held at one o’clock Monday afternoon at the home on the Lynnville-Cornersville road. Rites were conducted by the Rev. N. O. Baker, pastor of the Cornersville Baptist Church, and burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Walls, Cornersville; and four sisters, Mrs. Pete Graves, Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs. Colice Lovell, Columbia, Mrs. Stella Smith and Miss Shirley Walls, both of the Cornersville address; and six brothers, Roy and Elvin Walls, both of Columbia, and Melvin, Franklin, Lonnie and Newton Walls, all of Cornersville.
Mr. Walls was a member of the Cornersville Baptist Church.

WALLS, John Milton The Pulaski Citizen 30 Aug 1950
Funeral services for John Milton Walls, 77, Giles farmer, who died at 10:25 o’clock Friday morning, August 25, at Pulaski Hospital, after a brief illness, were held at one o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in the Rose Hill Cemetery, near Campbellsville.

A lifelong resident of the county, he was the son of the late Thomas Walls and Nancy Walls. His wife, Sara Elizabeth Watson Walls, died December 13, 1949.
Mr. Walls is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ozro Page, Pulaski and Mrs. Lillie Guthrie, Nashville; four sons, Newton W. Walls, Columbia, Robert Walls, Wesley Walls, and James Walls, all of Pulaski; twelve grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Martha Ann Chapman, Pulaski and Mrs. Rose Hazelwood, Campbellsville, and one brother, Lindsey Walls, Columbia.

WALLS, Newton The Pulaski Citizen __ Oct 1955
Newton Walls, 67, farmer of Goodsprings, was found dead near his home at 9:55 Friday morning.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Hal Stewart, who investigated, said Mr. Walls had hanged himself by tying a trace chain around his neck and to a tree and then jumping from the roof of a small barn near the tree. His wife was working at Lee Mar Shirt factory at the time and a 13-year-old son was asleep in the house. Members of the family said he had been in ill health recently.
The body was found by Butler Holt, a neighbor, and Lee McMasters of Louisville, Ky., owner of the farm.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Sunday at the East Hill Church of Christ by Tom Holland. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Walls is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lizabelle Hollingsworth Walls; two daughters, Mrs. T. L. Carvell, Pulaski and Mrs. Roy L. Sargeant, Columbia; and four sons, Doyle, Wayne, and Loyce Walls, Pulaski and Ray Walls of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 6 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren; 3 sisters, Mrs. Bob Myers and Mrs. Roy Defoe, Pulaski; Mrs. Floyd Raymond, Leoma; and a brother, Floyd Walls, Pulaski.

WALLS, Newton White The Pulaski Citizen 31 Oct 1956
Newton White Walls, 56, construction worker, died instantly of a heart attack while on his job on Monday, October 22, in Florida City, Fla. He had been subject to a heart ailment. Funeral services were held on Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Paul Waters, Baptist minister of Columbia, and Tom Holland, minister of East Hill Church of Christ in Pulaski. Burial took place in Campbellsville Cemetery.
Born in April of 1900, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Milton Walls and Elizabeth Watson Walls.
Mr. Walls is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maudie Dunavant Walls, also a native of Giles County; one son, Newton W. Walls, Jr., Florida City; three grandchildren; three brothers, Wesley Walls, Columbia, Robert Walls, Pulaski, and James Milton Walls; and two sisters, Mrs. T. J. Gulley, Nashville, and Mrs. Ozro Page, Lynnville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

WALLS, Will Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 16 Oct 1957

Funeral services for Will Thomas Walls, 69, retired farmer, were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Walls died at 10:45 o’clock Tuesday morning at the home one mile north of Pulaski, following a long illness.
Born October 5, 1888, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Bud Walls and Bettie Chapman Walls, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Walls is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mandy Rich Walls; one daughter, Mrs. Robert Peden, Pulaski; one granddaughter, Mrs. James Hampton, Jr., Lynnville; two great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Myrtle Long, Pulaski, Route 1. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

WARD, Annie Ruth The Pulaski Citizen 20 May 1959
Funeral services for Miss Annie Ruth Ward, 62, resident of the Seventh Civil District, were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the burial in Diana Cemetery. She died Sunday night at Giles County Hospital after a period of declining health.
Miss Ward was born March 10, 1897, in Giles County, the daughter of the late Andrew J. Ward and Viola Barnes Ward.
The survivors include Mrs. Rufus Lawhorn, Pulaski and Mrs. Myrtle Deason, Columbia. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

WARD, Bobby Glenn The Pulaski Citizen 31 Dec 1952
Funeral services for Bobby Glenn Ward were held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Pulaski Funeral Home by Rev. Hobart B. Ford, minister of Judson Memorial Baptist Church of Nashville. Burial was in Pisgah Cemetery.
Young Ward, a Junior at Beech Hill High School, died at at Gordon’s Hospital, Lewisburg early Thursday morning from injuries received in a car-truck collission on Wednesday afternoon, December 31 near Lewisburg in which Leo Tucker was fatally injured.
He is survived by his parents, Luther and Mary Eastep Ward; one sister, Julia Ann Ward; maternal grandmother, Mrs. C. H. Eastep of Frankewing.

WARD, Henry Nichol The Pulaski Citizen 26 Apr 1950
Funeral services for Henry Nichol Ward, 63, farmer of the southern section of Giles County, who died at 9 o’clock on Monday morning, April 3, at Powers Hospital in Athens, Ala., were held at one o’clock, at Briar Ridge Church of Christ. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in the church cemetery. His death followed a ten day illness.
Son of the late George Ward and Mattie Bates Ward, he was a lifelong resident of the county and was a member of the Hanna Baptist Church.
Mr. Ward is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lena Biles Ward, Veto, Ala.; two daughters, Mrs. Izora Watkins, Chapel Hill, and Mrs. Myrtle McKnight, Delrose; two sons, Roy Ward, Pulaski, and William Ward, Veto, Ala.; thirteen grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Alice Austell, Veto, Ala., and Mrs. Edna Rouse, Tanner, Ala.

WARD, John T. The Pulaski Citizen 25 Dec 1953

Funeral services for John Thomas Ward, 65, sawmill operator of Lawrence County, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Church of the Nazarene, Lawrenceburg, and burial took place in that city.
Mr. Ward died Wednesday in Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville, after an illness of six weeks.
He was a native of Giles County and was a member of the United Brethren Church.
Mr. Ward is survived by his wife, Mrs. Claude Matney Ward; two daughters, Mrs. Mattie Lou Lee, Loretto, and Mrs. Mary Ella McClaren, Lawrenceburg; one brother, Hume Ward, Bodenham; and six grandchildren.

WARD, Lola Holland The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jul 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Lola Holland Ward, 67, who died Friday morning, were held at
one o’clock Saturday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, west of Pulaski.
Mrs. Ward died at 8:45 o’clock Friday morning, July 11, at the home of her son, Odis Ward, at Frankewing, after several months illness.
Mrs. Ward, a member of the Church of Christ, was the widow of Thad Ward who died thirty-three years ago.
In addition to one son, Odis Ward, Mrs. Ward is survived by another son, Luther Ward, Nashville; one daughter, Mrs. J. E. Pullum, Nashville; twenty-one grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren; one brother, Clifford Holland, Florida; and two half-brothers, Hume Ward and John Ward, both of Lawrenceburg. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.



WARD, Luther Elmore The Pulaski Citizen 19 Aug 1959
Funeral services for Luther Elmore Ward, 46, Giles Countian, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Pulaski Funeral Home in Mt Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Ward, who sold newspapers on the train, died of a heart attack on a train in Atlanta, Ga., on Friday night, August 14.
Born June 1, 1913, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Thad Ward and Lola Harlan Ward.
Mr. Ward is survived by one daughter, Miss Judy Ward; and one brother, Otis Ward, both of Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

WARD, Nancy Johnson The Pulaski Citizen 22 Oct 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Johnson Gilliam Ward, 87, were held at 2 o’clock at Moriah Church, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Ward died at 3:50 o’clock Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Pratt, in the Pleasant Valley community after a long illness.

Born March 6, 1865, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Isaac Gilliam and Letsie Elmira Thurman Gilliam. Mrs. Ward, the last member of her immediate family, was the widow of Frank Ward who died in February 1909. She was a member of the Trinity Methodist Church.
Mrs. Ward is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Pratt, and Mrs. Jess Willoughby, Lewisburg; and three sons, Oscar Ward and John Ward, both of Pulaski, and Houston Ward, Goodsprings; and twelve grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

WARD, Nancy Williams The Pulaski Citizen 31 Dec 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Williams Ward, 89, were held on December 25 at the Champ Baptist Church in Lincoln County, conducted by the Rev. R. A. Fanning. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Ward died the day before at her home in Fayetteville.
She was born February 21, 1863, in Giles County and was the daughter of the late Green H. Williams and Tempy Louise Pardon Williams.
Mrs. Ward was the widow of Noah Ward and was a member of the Baptist Church.
The survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Cruse Brandon, Fayetteville; and two sons, Walter Ward, Fayetteville, and Lomah Ward, Lynchburg; six grandchildren; three brothers, Rev. N. W. Williams and Walter Williams, Pulaski, and Alfred Williams, Louisville, Ky.; two step-children, Goodloe Ward and Mrs. Annie Owens.

WARD, Oscar The Pulaski Citizen 30 Apr 1958
Funeral services for Oscar Ward, 72, retired farmer of the Twenty-first Civil District, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the Aspen Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Ward died at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday night, April 30, at Giles County Hospital after several months illness.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, he was the son of the late Frank Ward and Nancy Gilliam Ward. His wife, Mrs. Elnora Morgan Ward, died a number of years ago.
Mr. Ward is survived by one son, J. T. Ward, Lewisburg; two grandchildren; two brothers, John Ward and Houston Ward, Pulaski; and two sisters, Mrs. Jesse Willoughby, Lewisburg, and Mrs. Arthur Pratt, Nashville. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

WARD, Thomas Miller The Pulaski Citizen 23 Feb 1955
Thomas Miller Ward, 69, native of Giles County, died at 5 o’clock Friday morning, February 18, at Lawrence County Hospital, after a period of declining health.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Gum Springs Baptist Church near Lawrenceburg, of which he was a member. The Rev. Henry Yeager, pastor of the church, officiated and burial took place in Scotts Hill Cemetery in Giles County.
Born April 2, 1885, in Giles County, he was the son of the late William Ward and Jane Gibson Ward. He had lived in Lawrence County ten years, going to Winter Garden, Fla., where he made his home for four years, returning to Lawrenceburg last November.

Mr. Ward is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Roberts Ward; four daughters, Mrs. Buddy Andrews, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Elmer Garner, Oran, Mo., Mrs. Elmer Glover, Scotts Hill, and Mrs. Troy Doss, Murfreesboro; six sons, J. C. Ward, Lee Ward and Andy Ward, all of Winter Garden, Fla., John Ward, Fort Walton, Fla., and Robert Ward and Larry Ward of Lawrenceburg; four step-daughters, Mrs. Noah Williams, Mobile, Ala., Mrs. Albert Nichols, West Palm Beach, Fla., Mrs. P. J. Harper, Nashville, and Mrs. James Blackwood, Bryan, Texas;; twenty-three grandchildren and five great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Dan Locke, Goodsprings, and Mrs. Fate Maultsby, Bodenham; and one brother, Donald Ward, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors in charge.

WARDEN, Calvin Kerr The Pulaski Citizen 19 Apr 1950
Funeral services for Calvin Kerr Warden, third, 72, Giles Countian, who died at 3 o’clock Sunday morning, April 16, at his home in Kissimmee, Fla., were held on Tuesday morning in the Florida City, with burial there.
Born and reared in the Big Dry Creek section of Giles County, he had made his home in Kissimmee for many years.
Mr. Warden is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maggie Carter Warden, also a native of Giles County; four children, several grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Lura Warden Beeler, Pulaski, and Mrs. Atlas Story, Bartowe, Fla.

WARDER, Gertrude Rice The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nov 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude Rice Warder, native Pulaskian, were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Episcopal Church in Pulaski, conducted by the Rev. William A. Jones, Jr., rector. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Warder died about noon Sunday at a nursing home in Memphis. She had resided in that city since her marriage many years ago.
As the former Miss Gertrude Rice, she was reared in Pulaski where she was graduated from Martin College. Mrs. Warder was the last member of her immediate family.

WARDLOW, Emma Owens The Pulaski Citizen 8 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Owens Wardlow, 59, a former teacher and resident of the Oak Grove section, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home.
Burial will take place in the Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Wardlow died at one o’clock Wednesday morning at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
Born January 28, 1898, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson Owens and Mary Jo Adams Owens.
Mrs. Wardlow is survived by her husband, Emory Oliver Wardlow; and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Tucker, Nashville, and Mrs. Ed McNeese, Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

WARREN, Emma Adeline Jones The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jul 1952
Mrs. Emma Adeline Jones, 71, died Monday, June 30, at the home of her son, Clarence Warren, in the Shores community.

Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Shores Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Haynes Brinkley, and the Rev. Eris Journey, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in the Shores Cemetery.
Born April 23, 1881, in the county, she was the daughter of the late Stephen Jones and Maggie Hester Jones. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Warren is survived by her husband Aaron A. Warren; one daughter, Mrs. Allie Mae Glover; two sons, Clarence Warren and Doyce Warren, Nashville; several grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Spencer Phillips, Pulaski, and Mrs. Sam Locke, Shores; one half-sister, Mrs. Flora Rosson, Peach; and two brothers, Carl Jones, Peach and Cullum Jones, Shores. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

WARREN, Felix E. The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jul 1952
Felix E. Warren, 68, husband of the former Miss Anne Ingrum of Giles County, died suddenly early Sunday morning, June 30, in a Birmingham, Ala., hospital.
Funeral services were held at 4:30 o’clock the following Tuesday afternoon and burial
took place in Forest Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Warren, a watchmaker at Bromberg Jewelry Company in Birmingham for thirteen years, was an active member of the First Baptist Church and had served as a member of the choir of that church for twenty-two years.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Warren is survived by three daughters, Mrs. E. L. Krutsck, Mrs. Rose McGraw, and Miss Mary Warren, all of Birmingham; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. J. O. Lambert, Sheffield, Ala.; and three brothers, Rufus Warren and Tom Warren, Florence, Ala., and Nathan Warren, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.

WARREN, Hobart H. The Pulaski Citizen 16 Feb 1955
Funeral services for Hobart H. Warren, 57, cotton merchant and farm owner, were held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Downtown Church of Christ in Lawrenceburg. Rufus Clifford officiated and burial took place in Mimosa Cemetery, Lawrenceburg.
Mr. Warren died Sunday in Lawrence County Hospital following a heart attack.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Nathan Warren and Betty Thomas Warren. He owned a store and a farm at Appleton and for several years served as the postmaster at Appleton. Mr. Warren was a member of the Church of Christ and of the Masonic Lodge.
Mr. Warren is survived by his wife, Mrs. Opal Green Warren, Lawrenceburg; seven daughters, Mrs. Thomas Monroe, Appleton, Mrs. James Cunningham, Mrs. Charles Lanning, and Miss Delilah Jane Warren, Lawrenceburg, Mrs. J. B. Ridgeway, Minor Hill and Mrs. Kenneth Fields and Miss Josephine Warren, Nashville; one son, Harry Wilson Warren, Lawrenceburg; nine grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Pearl Norwood, Minor Hill; and one brother, Porter Warren, Pulaski.

WARREN, Myrtle Dena Markham Endsley The Pulaski Citizen 22 May 1957

Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle Dena Markham Endsley Warren, 61, were held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at McBurg Church of Christ, conducted by A. C. Pullias and burial took place in Wright Cemetery. Mrs. Warren died Sunday at the home of her daughter in Tuscumbia, Ala.
A native of Giles County, she was born September 10, 1895, the daughter of the late G. S. Markham and Sallie Pardon Markham. Her husband, Tom Warren, died three years ago.
Mrs. Warren is survived by one son, Ollie Endsley, Frankewing; one daughter, Mrs. Lonnie Maddox, Tuscumbia, Ala.; a step-daughter, Mrs. Bert Watson, Dellrose; one sister, Mrs. T. A. Ross, Dellrose; one half-sister, Mrs. Tom Smith, Fayetteville; one half-brother, G. S. Markham, Jr., Nashville; two step-brothers, Virgil Nipp and Garland Nipp, Nashville; and her step-mother, Mrs. G. S. Markham, Sr., McBurg; three step-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

WARREN, Robert E. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jul 1951
Dr. Robert E. Warren, 68, well-known physician of Giles County died at his home in Nashville Sunday night after two years of serious illness.
Funeral services were held in the chapel of Cosmopolitan Funeral Home, with Thurston Lee and Elmer Smith officiating, and burial took place in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Dr. Warren was born in Giles County on August 22, 1887, son of the late Lincoln A. and Betty J. Warren. He received his early education in Giles County public schools and attended medical school at the old University of Nashville Vanderbilt and Tulane University.
He was married to the former Miss Ella Mae Brown of Lawrence County in 1919. They made their home in Pulaski in 1919 where Dr. Warren practiced as an eye, ear, nose and throat specialist. After his retirement in 1945, they moved to Nashville.
Dr. Warren was a Scottish Rite Mason and a member of Pulaski Church of Christ.
He is survived by his widow; a son, Robert E. Warren, Jr. of Nashville; one sister, Mrs. M. F. Norwood; and two brothers, Porter C. Warren of Minor Hill and Hobert H. Warren of Lawrenceburg, Tenn.




WARREN, Thomas Talmadge The Pulaski Citizen 17 Mar 1954
Funeral services for Thomas Talmadge Warren, farmer of Bunker Hill community, were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at the Bunker Hill Church of God, conducted by the Rev. J. W. McCullough, pastor of the Church. Burial took place in Bethany Cemetery.
Mr. Warren died at 3:40 o’clock Monday morning at his home following a long illness. Born December 20, 1894, he was the son of the late James A. Warren and Mary E. Dale Warren. He was a member of the Bunker Hill Church of God and was a veteran of World War I.

Mr. Warren is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dena Markham Endsley Warren; one daughter, Mrs. Bert Watson, Bunker Hill; three grandchildren; two step-children, Mrs. Lonnie Maddox, Town Creek, Ala. and Ollie Endsley, McBurg; three step-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. John Billings, Somerville, Ala., and Mrs. Jim Sanders and Mrs. Allen Beddingfield, Bunker Hill; and four brothers, Cleveland Warren, Pulaski, Clay Warren, Ardmore, Houston Warren, Bee Spring, and Dan Warren, Frankewing. Bennett-May and Company.

WATERS, Alice Black The Pulaski Citizen 7 Nov 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Black Waters, 84, retired teacher, will be held at 3:30 o’clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted
by Judge Ashford Todd of Huntsville, Ala., reader of the Church of Christ, Scientist, and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery. She died at 5 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon, November 5, in a Nashville hospital after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Waters, widow of Dr. Thomas Madden Waters of Minor Hill, was born January 13, 1872, the daughter of the late John F. Black and Louisa Howard Black. A son, Thomas Waters, died at eight years of age. Dr. Waters died many years ago.
Mrs. Waters is survived by one sister, Mrs. S. Arthur Frazier, Brewton, Ala.; one brother, John H. Black, Columbia; several nephews and nieces; and two step-children, Mrs. C. L. Rogers and Mrs. Bassie Waters, both of Columbia. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

WATERS, Blanche Booth The Pulaski Citizen 10 Oct 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Blanche Booth Waters, about 75, were held at 1:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Fagan Booth on South Third Street in Pulaski. The Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church, officiated and burial took place in the Waters family lot at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Waters died at 8 o’clock Sunday morning of a heart ailment at the home of her son, Addison Kerr Waters, Jr., in Nashville. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Rev. DeWitt Booth and Sallie Powers Booth. Most of her life was spent in this county; later the family lived in Elkmont, Ala. Since the death of her husband, Addison Kerr Waters, a telegraph operator, who died several years ago, she has lived with her son in Nashville.
Mrs. Waters’ only survivors are her son and a grandson of Nashville.



WATERS, Lura Smith The Pulaski Citizen 18 Nov 1953
Mrs. Lura Smith Waters, 71, widow of Dr. Guy S. Waters, died suddenly at 6:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, November 18, at Austin Hewitt Home, where she had resided the past thirteen years.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 o’clock Thursday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May and Company Funeral Home, conducted by J. Bedford Rasbury, minister of the Second Street Church of Christ. Burial will take place in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery at
Stella.
Born March 5, 1882, at Stella, she was the only child of the late William T. Smith and Georgia Puryear Smith. She had been a member of the Church of Christ since an early age.

Mrs. Waters is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Elbert Long of Nashville; one son, David Smith Waters; and one grandson, Mark Smith Waters, both of Memphis. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

WATKINS, Redus Arthur The Pulaski Citizen 1 Aug 1956
Funeral services for Redus Arthur Watkins, 64, farmer of the Aspen Hill community, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church with the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiating and burial taking place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Watkins died at 2 o’clock Tuesday morning at Giles County Hospital following a paralytic stroke.
A native of the county, he was the son of the late Lewis Edward Watkins and Mary Elizabeth Eaves Watkins, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Watkins is survived by his wife, Mrs. Florence Willis Watkins; one daughter, Mrs. John Thomas Boone, Aspen Hill; four sons, Lewis, Austin and Foster Watkins, all of Toledo, Ohio, and Nelson Watkins, Aspen Hill; seven grandchildren; and six brothers, J. L., Kirby, and Roy Watkins, Elkmont, Ala., Grady Watkins, Decatur, Ala., and Raymond Watkins and Bernice Watkins of Lawrenceburg. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

WATSON, Beatrice Nelson The Pulaski Citizen 20 Apr 1955
Mrs. Beatrice Nelson Watson, 65, former Giles Countian, died February 28, at a hospital in Montgomery, Ala. Funeral services were held the following Wednesday and burial took place in Greenwood Cemetery in that city.
Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Will Nelson and Fannie Petty Nelson, and was the daughter of Charles Watson who died in 1935.
Her business career included teaching in Giles County schools, serving several years as postmaster at Ardmore and later was employed by the Federal Government in Washington, D. C., a position she held until her retirement. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Watson is survived by one son, W. R. Watson, Montgomery, Ala.; four daughters, Mrs. Vance Walker and Mrs. Bernard Maddox, Montgomery, Ala., Mrs. Dan Crawford, Savannah, Ga., and Mrs. Robert Manley, Huntsville, Ala.; eight grandchildren; one brother, James Clarence Nelson, Montgomery, Ala.; and one sister, Mrs. William B. McKinney, Washington, DC.

WATSON, Ethel Cardin The Pulaski Citizen 15 Nov 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Cardin Watson, 69, former resident of Bunker Hill community who died suddenly at 5:30 o’clock on Monday afternoon, November 13, were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. She died at the home of her son, James Watson, on Fry Branch, after several weeks of failing health.
The Rev. J. C. Wallace, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church, officiated, and burial took place in the family lot in the Old Baptist Church Cemetery on Indian Creek.

Mrs. Watson, a member of the Methodist Church, was born and reared in the Bunker Hill community and was the daughter of the late Hatcher Cardin and Frances Brownlow Cardin, prominent citizen in that section. Her husband, Claude Watson, died in 1939, after which she moved to Lynnville to reside.
Mrs. Watson is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Melvin Wheeler, Cornersville, Mrs. James Newton, Berea, Giles County, and Mrs. Coleman Dale, Frankewing; six sons, Robert B. Watson and James Watson, Lynnville, Jewell and Sewell Watson, Toledo, Ohio, Alton Watson, Hazel Park, Mich., and Guy Watson, Clarksville; twelve grandchildren and three great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Hiram L. Sisk, Pulaski, and Mrs. J. C. Brannon, Batesville, Miss.; and two brothers, Ezra L. Cardin and P. D. Cardin, both of Bunker Hill.

WATSON, Eunice McGill Gardner The Pulaski Citizen 8 Aug 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Eunice McGill Gardner Watson, 79, were held Wednesday afternoon, August 1, at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Watson died July 30 at the home of her half-sister, Mrs. Minnie Gardner on the Lewisburg Highway, after a long period of declining health.
Born and reared in Giles County, she was a member of the Presbyterian Church. She was twice married, her first husband, Turner Gardner, died about forty years ago; and her second husband, Leslie W. Watson, died August 21, 1954.
Mrs. Watson is survived by three step-children, Miss Margaret Watson, Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. Adrian Davis, Pulaski, and Leslie Watson, Clarksville; and nine nieces and nephews.

WATSON, Frank B. Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jan 1952
Funeral services for Frank B. Watson, Sr., of Atlanta, Ga., who died Thursday in a hospital there were held at 1 p. m. Saturday at the Chapel of J. Austin Dillon. The Rev. C. E. Piephoff officiated. Burial took place in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Watson, born in Pulaski, Tenn., had lived in Atlanta for 25 years. A veteran of World War I he served nine years with the Marine Corps, and was a member of the Atlanta Police Force for 11 years. He was a member of Young’s Chapel Presbyterian Church in Frankewing, Tenn.
Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Mrs. T. G. Smith of Atlanta; a son, Frank Watson, Jr., Atlanta; two sisters, Mrs. H. M. Williams of Pulaski, and Mrs. C. D. Henderson of Chattanooga, Tenn.; two brothers, John Watson of Frankewing, and Leon Watson of Nashville, Tenn.

WATSON, Ida Belle Harwell The Pulaski Citizen 13 Feb 1957
Mrs. Ida Belle Harwell Watson, 61 died unexpectedly of a heart ailment at 4:30 o’clock Monday afternoon, February 11, at her home at Cedar Grove.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at East Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Virgil Bradford of Florence, Ala., former pastor of the church, and Tom Holland, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born March 26, 1894, in Giles County, she was the daughter of Mrs. Ella Christopher Harwell and the late W. F. Harwell, and was a member of the Cool Springs Church of Christ.

In addition to her mother, Mrs. Watson is survived by her husband, R. L. Watson; two sons, William D. Watson, a member of the firm of Watson-Edmundson Hardware Company, and Paul Watson of Nashville; four grandchildren; and one brother, W. Osborne Harwell, Cedar Grove. Bennett-May Company, Morticians in charge.

WATSON, Joseph Werner The Pulaski Citizen 14 Apr 1954
Funeral services for Joseph Werner Watson , 75, farmer of the Twenty third Civil District were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at Bethany Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. J. W. McCollough. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Watson died at 5:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Giles County Hospital, following an operation performed that morning.
Mr. Watson, a member of the Methodist Church, was born November 1, 1878, the son of the late William Watson and Emily Rowe Watson. His wife, Mrs. Phoebe Ridgway Watson, died June 26, 1951.
Mr. Watson is survived by six daughter, Mrs. Sanford Erwin and Mrs. Herman Beddingfield and Mrs. James Bevels, all of Bunker Hill, Mrs. Lewis Colvett, Aspen Hill, Mrs. John Moser, New Albany, Ind., Mrs. Tom Jones, Harlem, Ga., five sons, Alton Watson, Prospect, Bert Watson and Werner Watson, both of Delrose, Robert Watson, Louisville, Ky., and Joe Watson, San Angelo, Texas; twenty two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Cull Mitchell, Delrose, and Mrs. Ella Miller, Ardmore; and three brothers, Boss Watson and Frank Watson, both of Bunker Hill, and Felix Watson, Delrose.
Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

WATSON, John Felix The Pulaski Citizen 3 Aug 1955
John Felix Watson, 63, farmer of the Bryson community, died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 26, while working on the farm.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bee Spring Methodist Church and burial took place in the church cemetery.
His wife, Mrs. Hattie Belle Stevenson Watson died in 1942.
A native of the county, he was born August 10, 1891, the son of Billy Watson and Emily Rowe Watson.
Mr. Watson is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Tull Mitchell, Bryson, and Mrs. Ella Miller, Alabama; two brothers, W. B. (Boss) Watson and Frank Watson, both of Bunker Hill; and an adopted daughter, Mrs. Florene Barnes, Madison, Tenn. Toney Rainey and Son, Morticians in charge.

WATSON, Joseph Werner The Pulaski Citizen 14 Apr 1954
Funeral services for Joseph Werner Watson, 75, farmer of the Twenty-third Civil District, were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at Bethany Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. J. W. McCullough. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Watson died at 5:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Giles County Hospital following an operation performed that morning.

Mr. Watson, a member of the Methodist Church, was born November 1, 1878, the son of the late William Watson and Emily Rowe Watson. His wife, Mrs. Phoebe Ridgeway Watson, died June 26, 1951.
Mr. Watson is survived by six daughters, Mrs. Sanford Erwin and Mrs. Herman Beddingfield and Mrs. James Bevels, all of Bunker Hill, Mrs. Lewis Colvett, Aspen Hill, Mrs. John Moser, New Albany, Ind., Mrs. Tom Jones, Harlem, Ga.; five sons, Alton Watson, Prospect, Bert Watson and Werner Watson, both of Delrose, Robert Watson, Louisville, Ky., and Joe Watson, San Angelo, Texas; twenty-two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Cull Mitchell, Delrose, and Mrs. Ella Miller, Ardmore; and three brothers, Boss Watson and Frank Watson; both of Bunker Hill, and Felix Watson, Delrose. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

WATSON, Leslie Waggoner The Pulaski Citizen 25 Aug 1954
Leslie Waggoner Watson, 78, retired farmer, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 4:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon, August 21, at his home in the Rockwood community after a period of declining health.
Funeral rites were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at Tarpley Funeral Home in Clarksville, conducted by Elder Lamar of Lexington, Ala., and burial took place in Greenwood Cemetery in that city.
Born February 10, 1876, at Port Royal in Montgomery County, he was the son of the late Gus Watson and Margaret Rosson Watson. His first wife, Mrs. Cassie Batey Watson, died eighteen years ago.
Mr. Watson, a member of the Church of Christ, is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Eunice McGill Gardner Watson; two daughters, Mrs. Adrian Davis, Pulaski, and Miss Margaret Watson, Mt. Pleasant; one son, Leslie W. Watson, Jr.; and three grandchildren, Clarksville; and one sister, Miss Margaret Watson, Clarksville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

WATSON, Louetta Coble The Pulaski Citizen 9 Mar 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Louetta Coble Watson, 91, were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Glen O. Grigsby. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Watson died Friday at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
Born January 15, 1864, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Adam Coble and Lucinda Burgess Coble. She was the widow of Isom Watson who died in 1915.
Mrs. Watson, a member of the Methodist Church, is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lillian Abernathy and Mrs. Sheely Sumners, Pulaski; one son, Oscar Watson, Houston, Texas; five grandchildren, nine great grandchildren; and one brother, Otie Coble, Bryson. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

WATSON, Mahlon Stovall The Pulaski Citizen 16 Aug 1960

Funeral services for Mahlon Stovall Watson, 59, farmer of the Elkton community, who died of a heart attack at 7:30 o’clock Thursday morning, August 10, at his home, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bee Spring Presbyterian Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late James Thomas Watson and Emma Stovall Watson, and was a member of the Union Hill Baptist Church.
Mr. Watson is survived b y his wife, Mrs. Bernice Brown Watson; two daughters, Mrs. John Paul Massey, Elkton, and Mrs. Floyd Pigg, Pulaski; one son, Brown Watson, Elkton; three sisters, Miss Rela Watson and Mrs. Knox Rowell, both of Elkton; and Mrs. Tom Dale, Frankewing; and four brothers, Joe Watson, James Watson, Griffin Watson, and Bert Watson.

WATSON, Margaret B. The Pulaski Citizen 27 Mar 1957
Funeral services for Miss Margaret B. Watson, 55, Decatur, Ga., teacher, and former teacher in Campbellsville High School, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Tarpley Funeral Home in Clarksville, with burial in Greenwood Cemetery there.
Miss Watson, who had taught in Montgomery, Maury, Lincoln and Giles Counties, and was teaching in Decatur, Ga., died Monday in a Nashville hospital, after a two months illness.
A native of Montgomery County, she was a graduate of Middle Tennessee State College and was a member of the Baptist Church.
She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Adrian Davis, Pulaski, and one brother, Leslie W. Watson, Clarksville.

WATSON, Matthew J. The Pulaski Citizen 9 Dec 1959
Funeral services for Matthew J. Watson, 75, Bunker Hill merchant and farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. W. McCollough. Burial took place in Pisgah Cemetery. Mr. Watson died Sunday morning at his home at Bunker Hill.
A native of Giles County, he was born December 11, 1883, the son of the late James Watson and Sarah Elizabeth Hastings Watson.
Mr. Watson is survived by one brother, Neely Watson, Bunker Hill; and several nieces and nephews. Bennett-May and Company, in charge of arrangements.

WATSON, Noah D. The Pulaski Citizen 9 Jul 1952
Funeral services for Mr. Noah Darius Watson, 91, were held at 3:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy. Burial took place in the Aspen Hill Cemetery. He died at 6:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon, July 3, at the home of his son, R. L. Watson in the Cedar Grove section.
Mr. Watson, a retired farmer, was born July 6, 1860 in the county and would have been 92 had he lived three more days. The greater part of his life he resided in the Tarpley section. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
His wife, Mrs. Martha Medora Johnson Watson, died sixteen years ago.
Mr. Watson is survived by two children, R. L. Watson and Mrs. Jim Adkins, Tarpley; two grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.
WATSON, Phoebe Ridgway The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jun 1951

Mrs. Phoebe Ridgway Watson, 63, died at 10:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, June 26, at her home at Bryson, after a six months illness.
Funeral rites will be held Thursday at Bethany Presbyterian Church at Bryson, conducted by the Rev. Taylor O. Byrd, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Watson was born in Texas, the daughter of the late Joseph Ridgway and Mary Ellen Phillips Ridgway. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Watson is survived by her husband, Joe Watson; six daughters, Mrs. Sanford Erwin, Mrs. Herman Beddingfield, and Mrs. James Bevels all of Bunker Hill; Mrs. Lewis Colvett, Aspen Hill, Mrs. John Moser, Louisville, Ky., and Miss Louise Watson, Augusta, Ga.; five sons, Alton Watson, Prospect, Bert Watson and Werner Watson, all of Bryson, Robert Watson, Louisville, Ky., and Cpl. Joe Watson, stationed at San Antonio, Texas; twenty grandchildren; one sister Mrs. J. B. Embry, Dallas, Texas; and five brothers, Wiley Ridgway, George Ridgway, John Ridgway and Bernice Ridgway, all of Dallas and L. S. Ridgway, Colorado Springs, Colo.

WATSON, Sewell The Pulaski Citizen 11 Apr 1956
Sewell Watson, 50, native Giles Countian, and industrial employee in Toledo, Ohio, for a quarter of a century, died of a heart ailment on Friday, March 30, at his home, following two years declining health. Funeral rites took place on Monday with burial in that city.
Born December 16, 1905, at Bunker Hill in Giles County, he was the son of the late Claude Watson and Maggie Ethel Cardin Watson. In early manhood he accepted employment with General Motors Corporation in Toledo.
Mr. Watson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Delia Williams Watson; three sisters, Mrs. Coleman Dale, Frankewing, Mrs. Melvin Wheeler, Cornersville, and Mrs. James Newton, Pulaski; and five brothers, Jewell Watson, Toledo, Alton Watson Detroit, Mich., James and Robert Watson, Lynnville and Guy Watson, Clarksville.

WATSON, Stewart A. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jan 1954
Stewart A. Watson, 58, husband of the former Miss Mary Baugh of Pulaski, died Friday morning, December 11, at his home in Albany, Ga., following a lengthy illness.
Funeral services were held at 3:30 o’clock the Saturday afternoon following in the chapel of an Albany funeral home, with Mrs. Frank Hadden, Sr., First Reader, conducting the rites. Burial took place in Riverside Cemetery in that city.
Mr. Watson, a native of Des Moines, Iowa, was a member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist; was a Scottish Rite Mason and a member of the American Legion.
Mrs. Watson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Atha Baugh, formerly of Pulaski.

WATTS, James Albert The Pulaski Citizen 26 May 1954
James Albert Watts, 71, retired laundry operator, who has been making his home in McMinnville, died in Faulkner Springs Hospital Friday morning, May 28 after an extended period of declining health.

Funeral rites took place at one o’clock Saturday afternoon at the chapel of Love, Cantrell and McGrath Funeral Home and burial followed in the family lot in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.
A native of Nashville, he came to Pulaski approximately eighteen years ago and operated the laundry until about five years ago. Leaving Pulaski, he has made his home in McMinnvile, where he was associated with his son, Horace Watts in the operation of the Quality Laundry. Mrs. Watts died while the family lived in Pulaski.
He was a member of the Baptist Church.
In addition to Horace Watts, Mr. Watts is survived by another son, George Rosson Watts, Nashville; two grandchildren, McMinnville; and a sister, Mrs. G. W. Keele, Springfield.
Pulaskians who attended the funeral were K. M. Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. George Turner, Jr., Roy Prindle, Mrs. Stanley Ralston, and O. L. Hosay.

WATTS, James Albert The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jun 1956
Funeral services for James Albert Watts, 41, native of Giles County and resident of Nashville for the past four years, will be held at 10:30 o’clock Friday morning at New Zion Baptist Church in Giles County, and burial will take place in the church cemetery. Mr. Watts died Wednesday afternoon at his home in Nashville.
A member of Edgefield Baptist Church, Nashville, Mr. Watts is survived by his wife, Mrs. Estaleen Owens Watts; five daughters, Misses Joan, Betty Jean, Mary Ellen, Frances and Annie Laura Watts; three sons, John, Robert James and Albert Watts; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Watts, all of Nashville; two sisters, Mrs. Frankie Wallace, Wales, and Mrs. Edward Graham, Stiversville; and three brothers, Flournoy Watts, Arthur Watts, and Terry Dean Watts, all of Nashville.

WEATHERFORD, Delia Smith The Pulaski Citizen 16 Apr 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Delia Smith Weatherford, 77, resident of Limestone County, Ala., were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, April 9, at Leggtown Church of Christ, conducted by A. J. Rollins, of Athens, Ala., minister of the Church of Christ. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mrs. Weatherford died at 9 o’clock Tuesday morning, April 8, at Jackson Clinic at Lester, Ala.
Residing in Craig Chapel community, she was born July 9, 1880, the daughter of the late Stanie Smith and Nancy Freeman Smith, and was a member of the Church of Christ. Her husband, Lee Weatherford, died in 1952.
Mrs. Weatherford is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. W. Gulley, Athens, Ala., and Mrs. Guy Phillips, Goodspring; one son, Kenneth Weatherford, Leggtown, Ala.; seventeen grandchildren and three great grandchildren; four brothers and one sister.

WEATHERMAN, Ada Daws The Pulaski Citizen 27 Aug 1958

Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Daws Weatherman, 80, will be held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Second Street Church of Christ with the burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Weatherman died at 11:05 Wednesday night, August 27, after an extended a period of declining health at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Minos Gooch, at Stella.
Born July 3, 1878 in Bedford County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Daws and
Nina Ruth Turner Daws. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Weatherman is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Gilmer Hanna and Mrs. Jennie Bell Turner both of the Stella Community; and four brothers, Walter Daws and Audie Daws, both of Athens, Ala., and Arthur Daws and Clyde Daws, Stella. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

WEATHERMAN, Lula Frances The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jul 1955
Funeral services for Miss Lula Frances Weatherman, 81, Pulaski resident, will be held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by Bedford Rasbury, minister of Second Street Church of Christ, and Virgil Bradford, minister of the East Hill Church of Christ. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Miss Weatherman died at 10:30 Wednesday morning at Giles County Hospital after a long period of declining health. She had lived at the Austin Hewitt Home in Pulaski for several years.
Born January 2, 1874, in the Minor Hill section of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late James Andrew Weatherman and Louise Appleton Weatherman, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Miss Weatherman is survived by two brothers, Melvin C. Weatherman, Pulaski, and W. L. Weatherman, Loraine, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. E. W. Parr, Ethridge, Mrs. D. B. Luffler, Louisville, Ky. and Mrs. Otis Hammond, Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

WEAVER, Mrs. Hugh The Pulaski Citizen 15 Oct 1958
Mrs. Hugh Weaver, resident of Gadsden, Ala., and a sister of Mrs. William H. Mansfield of Pulaski, died on Monday, October 13, at Gadsden Baptist Hospital. Funeral services took place at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at the Butler Funeral Home with burial in that city.
Mrs. Weaver, widow of Hugh Weaver, is survived by one daughter, Miss Margaret Ann Weaver, Gadsden; three sisters, and two brothers.
Dr. and Mrs. Mansfield have returned from Gadsden where they attended the rites.

WEAVER, Sarah Williams The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jul 1958
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o’clock Friday afternoon in Jackson, Mich., at Weatherbee Funeral Home for Mrs. Sarah Williams Weaver, former Pulaski resident. Burial will take place in the Michigan city.
Mrs. Weaver died Wednesday morning at Foot Hospital in Jackson after a brief illness.
Mrs. Weaver is survived by her husband, Norman Weaver; one daughter, Mrs. Shirley Ann Weck; one grandchild; Jackson; her mother, Mrs. S. J. Williams, Pulaski; three sisters, Mrs. John Cane, Pulaski, Mrs. Thomas Norwood, Columbus, Ohio and Mrs. John Clymer, Berian Springs, Mich.; and one brother, Edward Williams, Chattanooga.


WEAVER, William J. The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jul 1957
Funeral services for William J. Weaver, Sr., 75, retired Louisville and Nashville Railroad employee, who died Monday morning in Birmingham, Ala., were held in Birmingham at 3:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Burial took place at Forest Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Weaver is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rosalie Ingrum Weaver; two sons, two daughters; and ten grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ingrum, Miss Lynn Ingrum, Fred Ingrum, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Holt, all of Pulaski, and M. F. Ingrum of Memphis attended the funeral of their brother-in-law, Mr. Weaver.


WEBB, John Newton The Pulaski Citizen 1 Apr 1959
John Newton Webb, 70, resident of Birmingham, Ala., for 59 years, and former resident of Giles County, died March 23 at his home in that city after a long illness. Funeral rites were held on Tuesday morning in Birmingham with burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
Born December 8, 1888, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Henry Frank Webb and Virgie Westmoreland Webb, and was a member of the Methodist Church. His years of business were spent in the post office, newspaper work, and still later in the insurance field.
Mr. Webb is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sallie Bell Hampton Webb; one sister, Mrs. Florence Cavenor, and one half-sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Jordan, both of Birmingham, Ala.
Webb Finney of Pulaski and Mrs. O. O. Stone of Lewisburg, first cousin of Mr. Webb, attended the funeral.

WEBB, Nora Kersey The Pulaski Citizen 8 Dec 1954
Mrs. Nora Kersey Webb, 81, died at 5:20 o’clock Thursday morning, December 9, at her home two miles east of Pulaski, following a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Fred Rogers, Presbyterian Church of Lynnville, and burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Webb, a member of the Presbyterian Church, was born December 9, 1873, the daughter of the late Francis Roland Kersey and Della Williams Kersey. Her husband, Woodson Webb died 32 years ago.
Mrs. Webb is survived by two daughters, Miss Frances Webb and Mrs. Oscar Batchelor, Pulaski; one son, Collier Webb, Nashville; and three grandsons. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

WEBER, John A. The Pulaski Citizen 24 Jun 1953
Sfc. John A. Weber, 43, husband of the former Miss Mary Margaret Williams of Giles County, died of a heart attack on Sunday, June 14, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas hospital.
Mr. Weber, a member of the First Guard Company, had been stationed at the Fort since May, 1947.

Services were held at the post chapel and burial took place in Golden Gate National Cemetery at San Bruno, Calif.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Weber is survived by his parents, Mr. And Mrs. Nathan Weber, Ellendale, Del.
Dan Williams of Pulaski attended the funeral of his brother-in-law in Kansas.

WEDDINGTON, Edward Graham The Pulaski Citizen 10 May 1950
Funeral services for Edward Graham Weddington, 87, Berea merchant, who died at noon on Friday, May 5, at his home in the Berea section,, after a brief illness, were held at 1:30 o’clock
Sunday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home. The Rev. A. R. Hogan, a former pastor of the Berea Methodist Church, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in Bethesda Cemetery near Bunker Hill.
Son of the late George Weddington and Sallie Green Weddington, he was born and spent his entire life in this county.
Mr. Weddington is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maxie Flautt Weddington; one son, Andy Weddington, Berea; five grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Wiley Mitchell, Winchester; one half-sister, Mrs. Arthur Sanders, Belvidere.

WEDDINGTON, Paul Edward The Pulaski Citizen 18 Mar 1959
Paul Edward Weddington, 45, of Salt Lake City, Utah, son of Andy Weddington of Berea Community and the late Bessie Burns Weddington, died at 11:30 a. m. Thursday, March 12, in a hospital in that city as the results of injuries suffered in a traffic accident.
Mr. Weddington was driving to work Monday morning when his car was struck by a pick-up truck that ran a red light at the crossing. He was carried to the hospital in an unconscious condition and his death occurred four days later.
Besides his father, he is survived by his step-mother, Mrs. Clara Hastings Weddington,; wife, Mrs. Elsie Culler Weddington; two sons, Robert Andy and Gregory Paul Weddington; a daughter, Linda Ann, of Salt Lake City; a sister, Mrs. Gordy Bagwell, Manassa, Colo., and other relatives.
Mr. Weddington was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon).
Mr. Weddington’s father, Andy Weddington, is a merchant at Berea and a columnist for The Pulaski Citizen. He formerly taught school in Giles County and operated one of the County’s large rural stores at Pisgah where the family was residing when their son was born.

WELDON, James Lewis The Pulaski Citizen 17 Apr 1957
Funeral services for James Lewis Weldon, 91, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Prospect Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor of the church, and burial took place in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. Weldon who had been in declining health for some time, died at 3:30 o’clock Friday
afternoon at his home near Prospect.

A native of Lauderdale County, Ala., he was born January 6, 1866, the son of the late Richard Weldon and Margaret Hedgcoth Weldon. He was a member of the Goadville, Ala., Methodist Church.
Mr. Weldon is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Clinton Weldon; five sons, Leo Weldon, Cincinnati, Ohio, Delmas Weldon, Hammond, Ind., Arthur Weldon, Oak Ridge, Lewis R. Weldon, Pulaski and Raymond Weldon, Aspen Hill; three daughters, Mrs. Cleo Wales, Dyersburg, Mrs. Mattie Clem, Elkmont, Ala., and Miss Lorene Weldon, Prospect; and one brother, Willie Weldon, Pettusville, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

WELDON, Mary Clinton The Pulaski Citizen 31 Dec 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Clinton Weldon, 82, resident of the Aspen Hill Community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Prospect Methodist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Sam Webster, pastor of the church, and burial took place in Prospect Cemetery. Mrs. Weldon died unexpectedly at 8 o’clock Sunday night, December 28, of a paralytic stroke sustained earlier in the day Sunday.
Born November 6, 1876, in Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Sam Clinton and Emma Hethcoate Clinton, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her husband, James Lewis Weldon, died April 12, 1957.
Mrs. Weldon is survived by five sons, Lewis R. Weldon, Pulaski, Leo Weldon, Cincinnati, Ohio, Arthur Weldon, Oak Ridge, Demis Weldon, Rogersville, Ala., Raymond Weldon, Prospect; three daughters, Miss Lorene Weldon, Prospect, Mrs. W. S. Wales, Dyersburg, and Mrs. Woodrow Clem, Elkmont, Ala.; twenty-five grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

WELLS, Clyde The Pulaski Citizen 15 Nov 1950
Funeral services for Clyde Wells, 38, who died at 5 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, November 14, at his home on the Elkton Highway, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Pulaski Church of Christ. Rites will be conducted by Elder A. C. Dreaden, minister of the church, and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Wells, an employee of General Shoe Corporation for the past twelve years, became critically ill with a cerebral hemorrhage on Wednesday morning, November 8, while at work, and continued to show no sign of improvement until the end came on Tuesday afternoon.
Born and reared in Giles County he was the son of the late John C. Wells and Iva May Swinney Wells.
Mr. Wells, a teacher in the Ephesus Church of Christ Sunday School, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rosa Yant Wells; one daughter, Bertha May Wells, and one son W. C. Wells, both of the home address; three sisters, Mrs. Mildred Hasting, Pulaski, Mrs. Vannie Tate, Pulaski, and Mrs. Buford Tate, Birmingham, Ala.; and one brother, Frank Wells, Jackson, Miss.

WELLS, Forrest Haynes The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jun 1958
Forrest Haynes Wells, 56, farmer of the Fourteenth Civil District, died at 10:30 o’clock Friday night, June 13, at his home after a three weeks illness.

The funeral services will be held at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia, the date to be announced later, pending the arrival of a son from overseas. Burial will take place in Lynnwood Cemetery in Lynnville.
Mr. Wells was a native of Giles County and a member of the Big Creek Church of Christ. He was the son of the late J. E. Wells and Lona Carter Wells.
Mr. Wells is survived by his wife, Mrs. Catherine Dugger Wells; a daughter, Mrs. Paul Mabry, Franklin; two sons, James D. Wells, Pulaski, and Bobby Wells, en route home from Germany; three grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. John Morrow, Lynnville, Mrs. Mason Ball, Pulaski, and Mrs. A. E. Murphy, Columbia; three brothers, W. T. Wells, Pulaski, and Carter and Edward Wells, Nashville.

WELLS, Kate The Pulaski Citizen 28 Nov 1951
Miss Kate Wells, 70, resident of the Rich community, died at 8:25 Tuesday night, November 27, at the home of her brother, Elam Wells, following an illness of several months.
Funeral services will be held at one o’clock Thursday afternoon at Big Creek Church of Christ, conducted by Elder E. O. Coffman of Lawrenceburg. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was the daughter of the late Jeff Davis Wells and Mary Jane Murphy Wells. She had been a member of the Church of Christ for a long time.
In addition to Elam Wells, Miss Wells is survived by another brother, Murphy Wells, Nashville, four nieces and two nephews. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

WELLS, Pearl The Pulaski Citizen 11 Apr 1956
Funeral services for Miss Pearl Wells, native Giles Countian, were held at 11 o’clock Thursday morning by Dr. Walter Courtney at a Nashville funeral home, with burial in the afternoon at Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski and Rev. Wallace Carr conducting the service.
Miss Wells died on Wednesday, April 4, at Madison Sanitarium after a long illness.
Born in the Bunker Hill community, she was the daughter of the late William T. Wells and Ersula Nave Wells. She attended Martin College and Ward Seminary in Nashville and was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Nashville.
Miss Wells is survived by one sister, Mrs. David R. Wade, Sr., of Pulaski.

WELLS, Turner The Pulaski Citizen 6 Sep 1950
Turner Wells, 55, farmer of the Rich community died about 9:00 Thursday morning as a result of a bullet wound in the left side of his head, said to have been self-inflicted. According to relatives, Wells left the house at the above hour going in the direction of the barn. A few minutes later, the sound of a shot was heard, and his wife and daughter ran to investigate, finding Mr. Wells at the barn in a dying condition. No motive is offered by the family other than a period of depression from which Mr. Wells is said to have been suffering for about two weeks.
The body is at Oakes and Nichols funeral home in Columbia. Funeral plans had not been completed at the time The Citizen went to press Thursday afternoon, Mr. Wells is survived by his wife and two children, Betty Jo, 16 and Billy, 12.


WELLS, William Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 4 Feb 1959
Funeral services for William Thomas Wells, 67, farmer of the Weakley Community and a veteran of World War I, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Andrew Brown of Lawrenceburg, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Wells died of a heart attack on Monday, February 2, at Giles County Hospital, four days after entering the hospital.
Born December 7, 1891, in Giles County, he was the son of the late James Evans Wells and Lona Carter Wells. He was a member of the Church of Christ, and a member of the American Legion.
Mr. Wells is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruth Parker Wells; one son, Charles Wells, Weakley; one grandson; two sisters, Mrs. Mason Bell, Weakley, and Mrs. Arthur Murphy, Columbia; and two brothers, Carter Wells and Edward Wells, Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

WEST, Campbell The Pulaski Citizen 16 Sep 1959
Campbell West, 69, native Giles Countian and veteran of WWI, died Monday evening, September 14, at his home in Newburgh, N. Y., after a long period of declining health. He was one of the soldiers of the AEF sho was gassed during that war in Europe.
Funeral services and burial took place in that city Wednesday.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late W. C. West and Elizabeth Thorpe West of the Lynnville section.
Mr. West is survived by his wife, Mrs. Estress Hill West, a native of Nashville; one son, Monroe West, Newburgh, one granddaughter; one brother, Carter West, Lynnville; and three sisters, Mrs. Widdie Williams, Pulaski, Miss Ella West, Nashville, and Mrs. Verdie Estes, Lynnville.

WEST, Ella The Pulaski Citizen 31 Dec 1952
Funeral services for Miss Ella West, 83, Lynnville resident, were held at 10 o’clock Friday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. C. B. Cook, pastor of the First Methodist Church in Columbia. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Miss West, who had been a patient in Gifford Nursing Home in Columbia, the past eight months, died there at 9:20 o’clock Wednesday morning, December 24, following a four year period of declining health.
Born Dec. 13, 1869, in the Lynnville section, she was the daughter of the late William Harrison West and Elizabeth Evans West.
Miss West, the last one of her immediate family, was a member of the Lynnville Methodist Church.
The survivors include six nieces. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

WEST, John Marshall The Pulaski Citizen 31 Jan 1951

Funeral services for John Marshall West, 71, who died at 5:40 o’clock on Wednesday morning, January 31, at his home in the Eleventh Civil District after a long illness, will be held at one o’clock Thursday afternoon at the residence. Rites will be conducted by Elder Newbern Williams, Baptist minister, and burial will take place in Johns Cemetery.
Son of the late Jack West and Mary McCombs West, he was born in the state and had spent the greater part of his life in Giles County.
Mr. West is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lurena Newton West; one daughters, Mrs. Sam Walls; two sons, Roy West and Eddie N. West; thirteen grandchildren; and one brother, Daniel Rice West, Alabama.

WEST, Jot The Pulaski Citizen 13 Oct 1954
Funeral services for Jot West, 58, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at New Zion Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. West died at 7 o’clock Sunday morning, October 10, at his home in Pulaski after a long illness.
Born April 1, 1896, in Coffee County, Tenn., he was the adopted son of the late Tom West. He had lived in Giles County for a number of years.
Mr. West is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sallie Mae Angus West; five daughters, Mrs. D. C. Hearn, Hinesville, Ga., Mrs. William Tate and Misses Jewel and Mary Lou West, Prospect and Miss Judy Mae West, Lynnville; four sons, Edward James, J. B., and Harold West, all of Pulaski; and five grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

WEST, Mollie The Pulaski Citizen 13 Oct 1954
Miss Mollie West, 85, died Tuesday at her home in Dodson Gap community after an illness of three weeks.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday at McDaniel Funeral Home in Cornersville. Neal Roberts, minister of the Church of Christ, will officiate. Burial will take place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Miss West was a daughter of the late William C. West and Elizabeth Thorpe West. She was a native of Giles County and a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include three sisters, Miss Ella West, Nashville, Mrs. Widdie Williams, Pulaski, Mrs. Berdie Estes, Lynnville; two brothers, Campbell West, Newberg, N. Y. and Carter West, Lynnville.

WHEELER, Lonnie G. The Pulaski Citizen 23 Nov 1955
Funeral services for Lonnie G. Wheeler, 70, retired farmer of Decatur, Ala., and native Giles Countian, were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at Decatur Church of Christ. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville, Tenn.
Mr. Wheeler died of a heart ailment late Monday afternoon at his home.

Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late Will L. Wheeler and Alice Reynolds Wheeler, and was an active member of the Church of Christ. Mr. Wheeler lived in the Lynnville section until about thirty years ago when he moved to Morgan County, Ala.
Mr. Wheeler is survived by his wife, Mrs. May Devers Wheeler, a native of the Lynnville section; one daughter, Miss Wilma Wheeler, and two sons, Willard Wheeler and Devers Wheeler, all of Decatur; one sister, Mrs. Mattie Mae Coleman, Arlington, Va.; and three brothers, Reynolds M. Wheeler, Pulaski, Dr. Lester R. Wheeler, Coral Gables, Fla., and Edgar Wheeler, Louisville, Ky.

WHEELER, Willie L. The Pulaski Citizen 27 Feb 1952
Funeral services for Willie L. Wheeler, 60, farmer of the Chicken Creek community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Cool Spring Church of Christ, conducted by Gilbert Gibbs. Burial took place in the Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Wheeler died suddenly of a heart attack Friday morning, February 22, at his home. He was a lifelong resident of the county, the son of the late Will L. Wheeler and Ada Reynolds Wheeler. For many years he had been a member of Cool Spring Church of Christ.
Mr. Wheeler is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruth Barnett Wheeler; two daughters, Mrs. Alma Ruth Cole, Nashville, and Mrs. Joe H. Harwell, Pulaski; three sons, Edward Wheeler, Pulaski and Walker Wheeler, U. S. Air Force, stationed in Spokane, Wash.; four grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Mattie Mae Wheeler Coleman, Arlington, Va.; and four brothers, Reynolds M. Wheeler, Pulaski, E. F. Wheeler, Louisville, Ky., Lester B. Wheeler, Coral Gables, Fla., and L. G. Wheeler, Decatur, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

WHITE, Ad F. The Pulaski Citizen 7 Nov 1956
Funeral services for Ad F. White, 74, retired hardwood lumber dealer of Birmingham, Ala., were held Wednesday afternoon at the Noblett Cemetery, south of Minor Hill in Giles County. Mr. White died on Monday, November 5, at his home in Birmingham.
Mr. White, son of the late John White and Caroline White, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Lytle White, and one daughter, Miss CarolynWhite.

WHITE, Bessie Mae Williams The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jan 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Mae Williams White, 54, wife of Tom A. White, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the First Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs White died of a heart attack at 8 o’clock Sunday morning, January 14, at her home at 616 Childers Street, as she was preaparing to go to the funeral home to see her aunt who had died the night before.
She was a devout member of the First Baptist Church. Born February 14, 1896 at Fall River in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of the late J. W. Williams and Mattie Freeman Williams. The family had made their home in Giles County since 1922.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. White is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Lucile W. Lacroix, Bodenham, Mrs. Arthur Cobb, Waynesboro, and Miss Mary Lizzie White, Pulaski; and one son, Cpl. J. W. White, who is stationed in Japan with the U. S. Army Air Corps; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Taylor Marston, Lawrenceburg; and two brothers, Edward Williams, Fall River and Claude Williams, Paris, Tenn. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

WHITE, Clarence Adney The Pulaski Citizen 17 Oct 1951
Funeral services for Clarence Adney White, 60, Eighteenth District farmer, who died about one o’clock Sunday, October 14, at his home on Agnew Creek, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Homer Brown, and the Rev. Lloyd Hickman. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. White died suddenly of a heart attack. Born September 23, 1891, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Marcus Lee White and Emily Cornelia Wilburn White. He was a member of Scotts Hill Baptist Church.
Mr. White is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Zeigler White; two daughters, Miss Estelle White, Scotts Hill, Mrs. Malcolm Moore, Pulaski; two sons, Nelson White, Pulaski, and Wayne White, Scotts Hill; one sister, Mrs. Minnie White Gunter, Pulask; and one brother, Gilbert White, Fort Worth, Texas.



WHITE, Dora Bayless The Pulaski Citizen 15 Jan 1958
Mrs. Dora Bayless White, 85, widow of Smith White, died Friday night in her four-room frame house on the Pisgah Pike in East Pulaski of burns and smoke suffocation resulting from a fire that originated in her bedroom and was confined to that room.
H. E. Harmon, a neighbor, discovered the fire, phoned the fire department and went to the home where Mrs. White was found lying on her bed which was afire. She was dead from the effects of burns and smoke on arrival at the Giles County Hospital.
Fire Engineer T. R. Williamson said firemen extinguished the flames in the house and only two holes burned in the floor of the bedroom where the fire broke out.
Mrs. White’s husband died about 17 years ago and she had since lived alone. She had no immediate relatives in Giles County.
A native of Marshall County, she had lived in Giles County for 45 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Pulaski.
Funeral services were held at 10 a. m. at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by Rev. G. W. Stuber, Baptist minister and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.

WHITE, Earl Robert The Pulaski Citizen 28 Mar 1956
Funeral services for Earl Robert White, 60, owner of the Nesbitt Bottling Company of Pulaski, were held at 2 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon at East Hill Church of Christ, conducted by Virgil Bradford, minister of the church. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville.
Mr. White died at 8 o’clock on Monday night, March 26, at Giles County Hospital, following an extended period of illness.

Born August 10, 1895, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Isaac Meadows White and Amanda Pope White, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
His first wife, Mrs. Gertrude Kersey White, died May 4, 1932.
Mr. White is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Garrett White; one daughter, Mrs. Sidney Shackelford, Decatur, Ala.; one sister, Mrs. Houston Thurman, of the Rich community; and two brothers, Pitman White, of the Rich community, and Buford M. White, Pulaski. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

WHITE, Eugene Wharton The Pulaski Citizen 31 Dec 1952
Eugene Wharton White, 75, retired farmer of the Twelfth Civil District, died at 1:30 o’clock Thursday morning, January 1, at Giles County Hospital, following a ten day illness.
Funeral rites will be held at 10 o’clock Friday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born June 22, 1877, in the ancestral home in which he spent his entire life, he was the son of the late Charles Henry White and Mary Maxwell White. He was educated in the local schools and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
Mr. White, the last member of his immediate family, is survived by one niece, Mrs. Thomas B. Carter, and one nephew, Charles A. White, both of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

WHITE, Fannie Vick The Pulaski Citizen 25 Dec 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Minerva Vick White, 83, widow of Henry White, will be held at Bennett-May Funeral Home at 3:00 Wednesday afternoon, with the rites conducted by Rev. G. W. Stuber and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. White died unexpectedly at 8 o’clock on Monday morning, December 23, at her home in the Eighth Civil District after a period of declining health.
Born January 7, 1874, in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of the late John R. Vick and Susie Kidd Vick, and was a member of Thompson Chapel Baptist Church. Her husband, Henry White died in 1919.
Mrs. White is survived by seven sons, Clarence White, Laten White, Astor White, Wilson
White, Lofton White, and Shirley White, all of Giles County; and Lindsey White, Austin, Texas;
two daughters, Mrs. E. L. Roberts, Athens, Ala., and Mrs. John Birdsong, Route four; sixteen grandchildren, five great grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

WHITE, Floyd English The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jul 1956
Floyd English White, 54, a prominent business, church and civic leader of Pulaski, died at 2:30 a. m. Thursday at Giles County Hospital after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p. m. Friday at First Methodist Church, Pulaski, by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski, with Masonic rites at the grave.

Mr. White was born and reared in Campbellsville where he received his education. He was the son of the late Manuel Webster White and Hettie Carvell White. For more than twenty-five years he had resided in Pulaski where he took an active part in church and civic affairs. He was a member of the Official Board of First Methodist Church, a member of the George Morgan Bible Class, a director of The Union Bank, former member of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, a member of the Masonic Lodge, the Scottish Rite order, the Exchange Club, and the Elks Club.
Mr. White is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irene Denison White; a daughter, Mrs. Thomas D. Benson, Pulaski; a son, Floyd Denison White; and a sister, Mrs. Edgar Dillahar, Cleveland, Ohio. Bennett-May Funeral Directors will be in charge of the service.

WHITE, George Alfred The Pulaski Citizen 15 Apr 1959
Funeral services for George Alfred White, 89, resident of the Brick Church Community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. John Lindenberger. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. White died at 11:30 o’clock Friday night at Gordon Hospital, Lewisburg, after a short illness.
Born May 7, 1869, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Alfred White and Sarah Netherland White. He was a member of the Brick Church Presbyterian Church.
A retired U. S. Army Sergeant, he had served both in the Spanish-American War and in World War I.
Mr. White is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bentia Thomas White; two sons, George White, Brick Church; Alfred White, Columbia; three daughters, Mrs. R. W. Shilling, N. Mex., Mrs. W. R. Burney, Nashville, and Mrs. William Randolph, Lewisburg; and nine grandchildren. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

WHITE, Helen Lytle The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jun 1959
Graveside services for Mrs. Helen Lytle White, 71, native of Minor Hill, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Noblit Cemetery at Minor Hill. Mrs. White died at 5 o’clock Sunday morning, June 14, at a Birmingham, Ala., hospital after an extended illness. Her husband, Ad White, also a native of the county, died about two years ago.
Born and reared at Minor Hill, she was the daughter of the late Will Lytle and Mollie Noblit White.
Mrs. White is survived by one daughter, Miss Carolyn White; and one sister, Dr. Mary W. Lytle, both of Birmingham.

WHITE, Ida May Petty The Pulaski Citizen 5 Nov 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida May Petty White, 76, resident of the Weakley Creek section, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the New Hope Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Robert E. Wilsford, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mrs. White who had been in failing health the past year, died at 1:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon, October 30, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Floyd Nix.
A native of Giles County, she was born November 18, 1882, the daughter of the late Felix G. Petty and Mollie Anderson Petty. She was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church.

Mrs. White is survived by her husband, Rufus Wiley White, Sr.; the one daughter, Mrs. Nix.; two sons, Rufus Wiley White, Jr., and Joe Dennis White; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild, all of the Weakley Creek Community; and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Kimbrugh, Elkton. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

WHITE, John Ella Hutton The Pulaski Citizen 19 Mar 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. John Ella Hutton White, 42, Pulaski housewife, were held at 2 p. m. Monday at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mrs. White died unexpectedly at 2:45 o’clock Saturday afternoon, March 15, at her home on West Woodring Street.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was born August 11, 1915, the daughter of the late Jesse B. Hutton and Ellen Woodard Hutton.
Mrs. White is survived by her husband, Jim White; one daughter, Mrs. Billy J. Wilson, Pulaski; and one sone, Joe Douglas Hazelwood, Pulaski; by a previous marriage; one grandson; two sisters, Mrs. Leonard Goats, Weakley Creek, and Mrs. Willie Burks, Pulaski; and one brother, John Hutton, Giles County. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

WHITE, John Jesse The Pulaski Citizen 22 Feb 1950
Funeral services John Jesse White, 77, Lawrence County farmer, who died at 6 o’clock Monday morning, February 13, at Jackson’s Clinic, after one day’s illness, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Minor Hill Baptist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. William Y. Brinkley, pastor of the church, and burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery.

WHITE, Joseph Pitman The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jul 1958
Funeral services for Joseph Pitman White, 70, farmer of the Fourteenth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Union Valley Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and Brown Foster of Columbia, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. White died unexpectedly, having been found in the garden near the home about 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon.
Born October 9, 1897, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Isaac Meadow White and Mrs. Amanda Ussery White. He was a member of Union Valley Baptist Church.
Mr. White is survived by his wife, Mrs. Robbie Allen White; three daughter, Mrs. Odes Kennedy, Marshall, Texas, Mrs. Herman Connelly, North Miami, Fla., and Mrs. Ross McGee, Columbia; four sons, Clarence M. White, Detroit, Mich., Clayton J. White, Aiken, S. C., J. P. White, Jr., and Kenneth White, both of Nashville; ten grandchildren; one brother, Buford M. White, Pulaski; and one sister, Mrs. Houston Thurman, Rich Community.

WHITE, Joseph Clark The Pulaski Citizen 30 Dec 1959
Joseph Clark White, 68, a leading Pulaski merchant, died Saturday, December 26, at 4:45 p. m. at Giles County Hospital in Pulaski after a long illness that followed a paralytic stroke suffered seven years ago.

Funeral services were held at three o’clock Sunday, December 27, at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by David East and J. B. Rasbury, Church of Christ ministers, and burial took place in Mimosa Cemetery in Lawrence County.
A native of Giles County, Mr. White was the son of the late Clark and Alice Townsend White. He had owned and operated a grocery store in Pulaski for many years, having been associated with his father in the Clark White and Son firm that was founded more than twenty years ago.
Mr. White was a member of the Second Street Church of Christ.
Mr. White is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ella Griffin White; two sons, Paul and Harold White; two daughters, Miss Ella White, and Mrs. Martha Ruth Stone, all of Pulaski; a brother, Herbert White, Cleveland, Ohio; and two sisters, Mrs. Bryan Pigg, Pulaski, and Mrs. V. H. Crowder, Lawrenceburg; and two grandchildren.

WHITE, Josie The Pulaski Citizen 10 Jul 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Josie White, 80, Giles County resident, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Choate Creek Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. David Dickens of New Prospect, the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Franklin of Lawrenceburg. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mrs. White died on July 2 at a Lewisburg nursing home after an extended illness.
Born May 20, 1877, in Giles County, she was survived by one son, Cecil Cates, Bodenham; six grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren; and four sisters, Mrs. Bell Bivins, Lawrence County, Mrs. Lena Felker, Lynnville, Mrs. Nettie Barnickle, Pulaski and Mrs. Nina Campbell, New Prospect, Lawrence County. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

WHITE, Lula Rosson The Pulaski Citizen 13 Aug 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Rosson White, 67, were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at Minor Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Haynes Brinkley, pastor of the church. Burial took place in the family lot in the church cemetery.
She died at 11:30 o’clock Sunday night, August 10, at Giles County Hospital, following several months declining health.
Born February 9, 1885, and reared in the county, she was the daughter of the late Jim Rosson and Arcaine McDougal Rosson. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Her husband, J. J. (Dug) White, died February 13, 1950.
Mrs. White, who had been residing recently in Pulaski, is survived by four daughters, Miss Gladys White and Mrs. and Mrs. C. D. Shelton, Pulaski, and Mrs. Dallas Shelton and Mrs. Wesley Tomelin, both of Minor Hill; three sons, Bob Taylor White, Bryer White, and Austin White, all of Minor Hill; thirteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Cleve Hamby and Mrs. Jack Dean, Pulaski, and Mrs. Viola Tankersley and Miss Minnie Rosson, Lawrence County; and one brother, Virgil Rosson, Lawrence County. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.


WHITE, Lytle The Pulaski Citizen 18 Jul 1956
Graveside services for Lytle White, 47, Birmingham, Ala., owner of a lumber mill, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Noblett Cemetery, south of Minor Hill. Mr. White, while driving down a city street, died of a heart attack about 3 o’clock Monday afternoon.
He was the only son of the late Noah White and Lura Lytle White, born at Fall River in Lawrence County, lived at Minor Hill for several years, moving to Birmingham in his childhood. He was owner of a hardwood lumber mill in Birmingham.
Mr. White is survived by his wife, Mrs. Carolyn Drake White; and a son and daughter. He was the grandson of the late Will Lytle and Mollie Noblett Lytle of Minor Hill.

WHITE, Malinda Jane Tidwell The Pulaski Citizen 27 May 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Malinda Jane Tidwell Zeigler White, 82, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. White died at 4:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clarence A. White, in the Eighteenth Civil District, after a long illness.
Born July 25, 1870, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Tidwell and Sarah Richardson Tidwell. She was a member of the Scotts Hill Baptist Church.
Mrs. White is survived by her husband, C. A. White; the one daughter, Mrs. Clarence A. White; one son, Charlie Zeigler, Bodenham; ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren; one brother, Frank Tidwell, Lynnville; half-sister, Mrs. Emma Gower, Pulaski; and two half-brothers, Joe Tidwell, Pulaski, and Sam H. Tidwell, Lakeland, Fla.

WHITE, Marjorie Bascom The Pulaski Citizen 30 Dec 1959
Mrs. Newton H. White, III, 32, wife of the Rev. Mr. White, Pulaski native, and a resident of Tucson, Ariz., drowned Tuesday, December 22, in a futile attempt to rescue her 8-year old son from a swimming pool on the White’s property in Tucson.
Funeral services for Mrs. White were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski by the Rev. Wallace Carr, pastor, and the Rev. A. E. Dimmock, Presbyterian minister and former pastor of the Pulaski church. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Funeral services for the child, Randolph Hill, were held in Tucson. He was Mrs. White’s son by a previous marriage.
The Rev. Mr. White, the son of Mrs. Gardner White, Pulaski, and the late Mr. White was returning from a Christman shopping trip when he noticed a number of emergency vehicles parked around his former home, about a block from a new home into which the family had recently moved. He hurried to the scene where he learned of the tragic event that claimed the lives of his wife and her small son. Efforts being made to revive them were in vain.
While details of the tragedy are not known, it is believed that Mrs. White missed her son and had gone to the site of the former home and swimming pool in search of the child and had plunged into the pool when she saw him in the water. The time of the drowning was placed at between 3:10 and 3:33 P. M.

Another child, six year old Debra, also by a former marriage, had remained in the new home, but after becoming restless walked to the former residence and found her mother and brother in the pool. She ran to a neighbor for help which started the efforts to rescue and revive the victims.
Mr. and Mrs. White were married July 17, 1959, and had resided in Tucson since that time. Mr. White had resigned as pastor of the Northminister Presbyterian Church in Tucson, which he organized eight years ago, to form another new Presbyterian Church in the Tucson area. Pending the construction of the latter church, Rev. and Mrs. White had opened their new home for church and Sunday School services.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. White is survived by a daughter, Debbie Hill, 6, of Tucson; her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Bascom, Chicago; a sister, Mrs. Emmett Holekamp, Lubbock, Texas; and a brother, William Bascom, Chicago.

WHITE, Mary Tennie Wilburn The Pulaski Citizen 7 May 1952
Mrs. Richard White, 76, died of a heart ailment at 5 o’clock on Monday morning, April 28, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Homer Brown, at Fall River. Her death followed several months declining health.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday at Scotts Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. H. G. Coston, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Before her marriage she was the former Miss Mary Tennie Willburn. Her husband, Richard White, died many years ago.
Mrs. White, a member of the Baptist Church, is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Luther Franks and Mrs. Wattie Rhodes, both of Lawrenceburg; one son, Robert L. White, Jacksonville, Fla.; one step-son, Lewis White, Covington, Ky., several grandchildren; and two brothers, Wiley Wilburn, Scotts Hill, and Tommy Wilburn, Fall River.

WHITE, Newton H. Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Dec 1958
Capt. Newton H. White, Jr., 73, retired U. S. Navy officer and native of Giles County, died at 11:15 p. m. Friday at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore after an illness of three months.
Capt. White had undergone treatment at the Baltimore Hospital since August 19. Funeral services for Capt. White were conducted at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Arlington Cemetery in Washington, D. C.
Captain White was born in Wales August 22, 1885, a son of the late Newton H. White and Hallie Gardner White. The elder Mr. White died in 1931 and Mrs. White in 1948.
About 34 years ago, Captain White was married to Rebecca Terry of Galveston, Texas, who survives.
He was graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1907 and immediately after the Armistice was signed, he transferred to naval aviation, helping pioneer this new and dangerous field. He was trained at Miami, Pensacola, Akron, Ohio, and at Kelly Field, receiving his commission as a navy pilot in 1919.

Captain White was granted his request for retirement in December, 1938, but with the start of World War II he was recalled to active duty, being assigned first as chief naval inspector at the Glenn L. Martin Co., in Baltimore. Later, he became commanding officer of the U. S. Naval Air Base at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, N. Y.
At the close of World War II, he returned to his farm home, “Enterprise” at Mitchellville, Md. The farm was named for the USS Enterprise which he commanded early in 1938 as the carrier’s first skipper.
His career with the Navy was highlighted by numerous top assignments. He served for four years as naval attache to the Court of St. James, was the first commander of a carrier unit-the USS Wright and attached patrol squadrons-from 1932 to 1934. During the first World War he took part in the occupation of Vera Cruz and was awarded the Victory Medal for his services as executive officer of the USS Denver. He also was the first executive officer of the aircraft carrier Lexington.
Captain White spent his retirement years assisting educational projects and in July sent Vanderbilt University one of the largest unrestricted gifts in the University’s history when he added $88,250 in insurance stock to the University’s general funds. He also was a large contributor to John Hopkins University and had helped countless individuals in higher education.
Captain White was a member of the Presbyterian Church. He had been awarded the Victory Medal for his services as executive officer of the USS Denver during World War I.
His only immediate survivor, besides his wife, is a sister, Mrs. Robert C. Webster of Nashville.

WHITE, Nora Mai Nance The Pulaski Citizen 6 Nov 1957
Funeral services for Mrs Nora Mai Nance White, 74, widow of William E. White, were held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at Cool Springs Church of Christ, conducted by Tom Holland, Church of Christ minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
She died of a heart ailment at 4:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon, October 31, at Giles County Hospital after a five weeks illness.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Edward Lee Nance and Adell Waldrom Nance and the wife of William E. White. She was an active member of the Booths Chapel Church of Christ.
Mrs. White is survived by four sons, Alton White, Minor Hill, George M. White, Memphis, and William Carson White, Cleveland, Ohio; four daughters, Mrs. Lucille Prince and Mrs. Estelle Felker, Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Norma Hillis, Louisville, Ky., and Miss Norene White, Goodsprings; twenty-six grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren; one brother, Elwood Nance, Lewisburg; and one sister, Mrs. Lena Phillips, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

WHITE, Sam The Pulaski Citizen 21 Mar 1951

Funeral services for Sam White, 75, retired farmer of the Third Civil District, who died at 7:40 o’clock Saturday night, March 17, at his cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Graves, in that community, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Hanna Baptist Church. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in the church cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the county, he was the son of the late Sam White and Betty Massey White. He never married.
Mr. White is survived by one sister, Mrs. Guy Eubank of the same community.

WHITE, Thomas Anglin The Pulaski Citizen 26 Mar 1958
Graveside services will be held at the family lot in Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham, Ala., at 11 o’clock Thursday morning for Thomas Anglin White, 68, retired real estate and insurance agency proprietor. Mr. White died of pneumonia at 4:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, March 26, at his home in that city, following several years illness.
A native of Birmingham, he was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and had owned his business until ill health forced his retirement.
Mr. White is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mallie Brown White, daughter of Mrs. Colie H. Brown of Giles County; one daughter, Mrs. Mallie White Bonnie; one son, Thomas Anglin White, III, all of Birmingham; one brother, Charlie White, Montgomery, Ala.

WHITE, U. G. The Pulaski Citizen 1 Oct 1952
U. G. White, 75, former Giles Countian and hardware merchant of Athens, Ala., died Saturday morning, September 27, at an Athens hospital after a short illness.
Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at Athens Christian Church, with burial in that city.
Born and reared here he was the son of the late J. M. (Bud) White and Amanda Warren White. For forty years he had been a hardware merchant in Athens.
Mr. White, a member of the Christian Church, is survived by his wife; four daughters; several grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. C. F. Cribb, Sr., Mrs. Lula Thompson, and Mrs. Bessie Jackson, all of Limestone County, Ala., and Mrs. Verna Seniard, Muncie, Ind.; and three brothers, Noble White, Pulaski, Morgan White and Clay White, Lester, Ala.


WHITE, William Elihu The Pulaski Citizen 23 Mar 1955
Funeral services for William Elihu White, 77, retired farmer of the Goodspring community, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Chestnut Grove Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Moorehead, pastor. Burial took place in Cool Springs Cemetery.
Mr. White died Thursday noon at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
Born October 29, 1877, at Minor Hill, he was the son of the late George White and Emma Hester White, and was a member of the Methodist Church.

Mr. White is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nora Nance White; four daughters, Mrs. Erskine Prince and Mrs. Elmer Felker, both of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Turner Hillis and Miss Norene White, both of Goodspring; four sons, Garland White and Alton White, Minor Hill, Martin White, Memphis, and William Carson White, Cleveland, Ohio; twenty-six grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel McGill, Bodenham and Miss Veda White, Pulaski; and two brothers, Mason White and Bryan White, both of Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

WHITEHEAD, Goldman Forrest The Pulaski Citizen 28 May 1958
Funeral services for Goldman Forrest Whitehead, 52, native Giles Countian and manager of the National Store at Winchester, were held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at Kedron Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Whitehead died about 1:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, May 28, en route to Giles County Hospital following his collapse from a heart attack while mowing the yard at the family home at Kedron.
Mr. Whitehead, an employee of the company for 35 years, has served as manager for 21 years, including the stores for 21 years, including the stores at Gallatin, Fayetteville, and Winchester, the latter position he has held for many years.
Born in Giles County, April 30, 1906, he was the son of the late John Whitehead and Alice Goldman Whitehead.
Mr. Whitehead is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irene Dickey Whitehead, native of the Campbellsville community; and four sisters; Mrs. Jack Paisley, Stella, Miss Exene Whitehead, employee of the Fair Store in Pulaski, Miss Lurline Whitehead, both of Kedron and Mrs. Arthur Thorne, Cartright, Ala. Wilson T. Carter and Company, Morticians in charge.

WHITFIELD, James Bowers The Pulaski Citizen 14 Nov 1956
James Bowers Whitfield, 88, retired farmer, were held at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Dr. W. Bruce Strother and Dr. William H. Mansfield and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Whitfield died at 9 o’clock Tuesday morning, November 13, at his home on East Woodring Street after a long illness.
Born November 13, 1868, in Giles County, he was the son of the late William Whitfield and Emma Stone Whitfield, and was a member of First Methodist Church. His wife, Mrs. Cora Sanders Whitfield, died February 27, 1948.
Mr. Whitfield is survived by two daughters, Mrs. George Davis and Miss Sarah Whitfield, Pulaski; one granddaughter, Mrs. Reece Childers, Statesville, N. C. ; and two great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

WHITFIELD, John The Pulaski Citizen 4 Sep 1957
Funeral services will be held in West Memphis, Ark., with burial in that city, for John Whitfield, 47, native Pulaskian who died unexpectedly of a heart attack at his home at 7:30 o’clock Wednesday night, September 4.
Born and reared at Pulaski, he was the son of Mrs. Ella Mae Carden Whitfield of Pulaski and the late Copeland Whitfield. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Whitfield who operated a dry cleaning plant in West Memphis for a number of years, in addition to his mother, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maureen Harlan Whitfield; two children, Donald and Marilyn Whitfield; and four sisters, Mrs. Ben Ingrum, Pulaski, Mrs. Joe P. Butler, Anniston, Ala.; Mrs. J. Shirley Allred, Meridian, Miss., and Mrs. George C. Hulme, Nashville.


WHITFIELD, William Walter The Pulaski Citizen 12 Mar 1958
Funeral services for William Walter Whitfield, 64, resident of the White Bluff section, were held Tuesday afternoon, March 4, at the United Brethren Church near White Bluff, with burial in the Williams Cemetery. Mr. Whitfield died Monday March 3, at his home near White Bluff, after a period of declining health.
A brother of Raymond Whitfield of Pulaski, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Forrest Whitfield; three daughters, seven grandchildren; and two sisters.

WHITLEY, Ella Sisk The Pulaski Citizen 19 Feb 1958
Mrs. Ella Sisk Whitley, 81, native of Giles County, died at one o’clock on Saturday, February 8, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Robert E. Potts, at Columbia. Funeral services were held at 1:30 o’clock the following Monday afternoon at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery at Columbia.
Born in Giles County, she had resided most of her life in Maury County. She was the daughter of the late John Sisk and Elizabeth Mitchell Sisk, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Whitley is survived by her husband, C. C. Whitley; two daughter, Mrs. Potts, Columbia, and Mrs. W. T. Irvine, Nashville; two sons, Hume A. Whitley and Robert C. Whitley, Nashville; nine grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Miss Anna Bell Sisk and Mrs. Flora Mitchell, both of Columbia.

WHITLOCK, William Andrew The Pulaski Citizen 23 Mar 1955
Funeral services for William Andrew Whitlock, 87, retired Prospect merchant, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Prospect Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks, pastor, Dr. J. Clark Hensley, and Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Whitlock died at 7:30 o’clock Saturday morning at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
A native of Rockwood, Tenn., and born April 8, 1867, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Whitlock, and was a member of the Baptist Church. He lived most of his life in Giles County.
His first wife, Mrs. Lettie Hoover Whitlock, died March 7, 1921.
Mr. Whitlock is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Rogers Howard Whitlock; four daughters, Mrs. Ozro Petty and Mrs. Coleman Davis, Prospect, Mrs. Newt Birdsong, Decatur, Ala., and Mrs. T. W. Lackey, El Dorado, Ark.; three sons, Herbert Whitlock and Cecil Whitlock, Pulaski, and Walter Whitlock, Anniston, Ala.; nineteen grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

WHITMIRE, Caroline Elizabeth White The Pulaski Citizen 1 Jan 1958

Funeral services for Mrs. Caroline Elizabeth White Whitmire, 83, native Giles Countian, were held Thursday at Brown Funeral Home in Decatur, Ala., with burial in the Decatur Cemetery. Mrs. Whitmire died at 12:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, December 24, at the home of a son in Decatur after a long illness.
Born January 19, 1874, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late James White and Mary Ann (Tennie) Massey White. She was a member of the Ninth Avenue Methodist Church in Decatur where she had resided the past thirty-five years. Her husband, C. Boone Whitmire, died January 10, 1939.
Mrs. Whitmire is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Edward Craiger, Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. John H. Moore, Sr., Pulaski; three sons, Buford Whitmire, C. S. Whitmire, and C. B. Whitmire, Jr., all of Decatur, Ala.; seven grandchildren, fifteen grandchildren; one half-sister, Mrs. John S. Graves, and one half-brother, Edward Walls, both of Giles County.

WHITMIRE, Joseph Petty The Pulaski Citizen 23 Apr 1952
Joseph Petty Whitmire, 58, insurance man of Atlanta, Ga., died unexpectedly Monday night, March 31, in a hospital in that city.
A native of Giles County, he had been in the insurance business 35 years and was secretary-treasurer of his firm. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and served in the Medical Corps with the A. E. F. during World War I.
Funeral services and burial took place in Atlanta.
Mr. Whitmire is survived by his wife; a daughter, Miss Lydia Whitmire, Atlanta; a brother, Dr. Felix Sibley, Hapeville, Ga.; one uncle, Erskine L. Petty, Ethridge, Tenn.

WHITSETT, James Richard The Pulaski Citizen 7 May 1952
Funeral services for James Richard Whitsett, 78, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at New Zion Baptist Church. Burial took place in the Beech Hill Cemetery.
He died at 6:45 o’clock on Sunday morning, May 4, at the home of his sister, Mrs. John Darnell, in the Brick Church section, after several years of declining health.
Son of the late James R. Whitsett and Mattie Davis Whitsett, he was born April 21, 1874, in Giles County.
Mr. Whitsett is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Tinie Jones, Gallatin; two son, Richard Whitsett and Allen Whitsett, both of Marshall County; the sister, Mrs. Darnell; and four brothers, Sam Whitsett and Otis Whitsett, both of Giles County, and Connie Whitsett and Claude Whitsett, Akron, Ohio. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

WHITSETT, Sidney Otis The Giles Free Press 6 Feb 1957
Funeral services for Sidney Otis Whitsett, 82, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the New Hope Baptist Church, with the Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating.
Burial took place in the Lay Cemetery. Mr. Whitsett died at 1:55 o’clock Monday morning, February 4, after a long illness at the home of his son, Otis D. Whitsett in the Pleasant Valley community of Lawrence County.
A member of the Scotts Hill Baptist Church, he was a native of Giles County, born January 14, 1875, the son of the late James Whitsett and Mattie Davis Whitsett. He had lived most of his life in Giles County, having moved to Lawrence County five years ago.

Mr. Whitsett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ola Bell Ervin Whitsett; two daughters, Mrs. Jimmy Harvesty, Ethridge, and Mrs. James Brown, Lawrenceburg; two sons, E. B. Whitsett, Pulaski, and Otis D. Whitsett, Lawrence County; seventeen grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. John Darnell, Pulaski; and three brothers, Sam Whitsett, Brick Church, Connie Whitsett, McBurg, and Claude Whitsett, Akron, Ohio. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

WHITSON, David The Pulaski Citizen 4 Apr 1951
Funeral services for David Whitson, 26, who died suddenly of a heart attack on Sunday at Johnson City Hospital, were held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia. Burial took place in Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Mr. Whitson, a graduate of the University of Tennessee in the department of agriculture, and assistant farm agent of Washington County, resided several years in Pulaski. He was the son of A. D. Whitson and the late Clara McFall Whitson.
In addition to his father who lives in Louisiana, Mr. Whitson is survived by his wife; a brother, George Whitson, Louisiana; and his grandmother, Mrs. George McFall of Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shuler attended the funeral on Tuesday morning.

WHITT, Alton C. Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jan 1958
A. C. Whitt, about 38, native of Ardmore and a flagman on a Chicago-bound passenger train, was killed Saturday in a derailment accident apparently caused by a faulty switch near Selmer, Tenn., according to an Associated Press report from Selmer.
Mr. Whitt’s body was found in a field 100 yards from the track. He died in Corinth, Miss., hospital, 17 miles south of Ramer, the tiny McNairy switching point where the derailment occurred. Nine other persons were hurt in the derailment.
Mr. Whitt was the son of Mrs. Raymond F. Whitt, Sr., of Nashville and the late Mr. Whitt, who was assistant terminal manager for Greyhound Lines in Nashville.
Survivors are his wife, a son, Alton C. Whitt, Jr., amd a step-daughter, Barbara, all of Birmingham, Ala.; three sisters, Mrs. Raymond Deal, Nashville, Mrs. Carter Merrell, Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. Thomas Taylor, Waco, Texas; and two brothers, Raymond Whitt, Jr., Nashville, and James O. Whitt, Corbin, Ky.
Funeral services for Mr. Whitt were held at ten o’clock Monday morning at Johns-Ridouts Funeral Home in Birmingham and burial was in Birmingham.

WHITT, Docia The Pulaski Citizen 17 May 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Docia Whitt, 94, who died Monday, May 15, at her home at Ardmore, after an extended illness, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Union Hill Baptist Church. Toney Rainey officiated and burial took place in the Gatlin Cemetery.
Mrs. Whitt spent all her life in Ardmore. Her husband, B. W. Whitt, a farmer, died in 1942. She was a member of the Baptist Church.

Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. O. C. Magnusson, Mrs. William Lewter, Mrs. Loyd Reynolds, all of Ardmore; and six sons, Roy Whitt of Athens, Ala., L. D. Whitt, of Florence, Ala., W. E. Whitt of Atlanta, Ga., Vernon Whitt of Ardmore, and L. T. Whitt of Nashville.

WHITT, Robert Winford The Pulaski Citizen 19 Aug 1953
Funeral services for Robert Winford Whitt, 43, salesman for Richland Mills, were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the First Baptist Church. Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the church, officiated and burial took place in the Gatlin Cemetery at Ardmore.
Mr. Whitt died suddently of a heart attack at 10 o’clock Thursday night at his home.
A native of Limestone County, Ala., he was born September 8, 1909, the son of the late J. B. Whitt and Ella Cross Whitt. He was a deacon in the First Baptist Church, a member of the Masonic Lodge and a veteran of World War II.
Mr. Whitt is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lavonia Mason Whitt; two daughters, Mrs. Billy Minor, Nashville and Mrs. Tom Tarpley, San Diego, Calif.; one son, Mason Whitt on USS St. Paul in the Pacific; one granddaughter; three sisters, Mrs. August Eckstein, Ardmore, Mrs. W. B. Ferguson, Evansville, Tenn., and Mrs. Charlie Stevenson, Detroit, Mich.; and five brothers, Malcolm Whitt, Ollie Whitt, Ardmore, Houston Whitt, Athens, Ala., Wilson Whitt, Huntsville, Ala., and D. J. Whitt, Mobile, Ala. Toney Raney and Son, Funeral Directors.

WHITT, William Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 14 Mar 1951
Funeral services for William Thomas Whitt, 83, retired farmer of Lincoln County, who died at 8:15 o’clock Tuesday night, February 27, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank McCormack, at Elkton, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Cash Point Baptist Church. The Rev. R. B. Kennedy, pastor of the church, officiated and burial took place in the Gatlin Cemetery in Limestone County, Ala., near Ardmore.
Mr. Whitt who had been ill for the past year, had made his home with Mrs. McCormack since coming to Elkton six years ago.
He was a native of Lincoln County and the son of the late Isaac Whitt and Elina Browning Whitt. He was the last member of the family of fifteen children.
Mrs. Rhoda White Whitt was his first wife, who died many years ago. Later he married the former Miss Ella Lewter who died ten years ago.
In addition to Mrs. McCormack, Mr. Whitt is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Floyd Smith, Cash Point; six sons, Ira Whitt and Tillman Whitt, both of Louisville, Ky., Ernest Whitt, Akron, Ohio, William Whitt, Fayetteville, Vernon Whitt, Birmingham, Ala., and Garland Whitt, Dothan, Ala.; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

WHITWORTH, Elizabeth Dorcas Holley The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jun 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Dorcas Holley Whitworth, 68, widow of Lon H. Whitworth, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Cornersville Church of Christ, conducted by Coleman Pyles and Tom Holland and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mrs. Whitworth died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 10 o’clock Friday night at her home at Diana.

Born March 27, 1886 in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late John Holley and Eliza Green McMillion Holley and was a member of the Church of Christ at Diana.
Her husband, Lon H. Whitworth died August 6, 1952.
Mrs. Whitworth is survived by four daughters, Mrs. W. T. Collins, Beech Hill, Mrs. Lewis Holley and Mrs. Joe Doggett, both of Diana and Mrs. Zollie Derryberry, Pulaski; three sons, Robert Roy Whitworth, Wallace Whitworth and Lon H. Whitworth, Jr., all of Diana; 25 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. George Hollingsworth, Lewisburg, and Mrs. John Wolfe, Odd Fellows Hall.

WHITWORTH, Lon Harvey The Pulaski Citizen 6 Aug 1952
Lon Harvey Whitworth, Sr., 67, prominent farmer and lumber dealer of the Diana community, died at 3:15 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, August 6, at Gordon’s Hospital at Lewisburg, after a brief illness.
Funeral rites will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Cornersville Church of Christ, conducted by Elder Tom Holland. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of the county, he was the son of the late Robert Whitworth and Michie Head Whitworth. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Whitworth is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Holley Whitworth; four daughters, Mrs. William T. Collins, Frankewing, Mrs. Lewis Holley, Peoria, Ill., Mrs. Zollie Derryberry, Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Mrs. Joe Doggett, Diana; three sons, Robert Roy Whitworth, Wallace Whitworth and Lon H. Whitworth, Jr., all of Diana; 25 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Willie Clay Whitworth, Waco, Texas; one half-sister, Mrs. Delia Holley, El Paso, Texas; and one brother, Bourbon Whitworth, Cleveland, Tenn.

WIGHAM, Frederick John The Pulaski Citizen 20 Nov 1957
Funeral services for Frederick John Wigham, 64, resident of New York City, were held Saturday afternoon, November 16, at the Brandon Cemetery at Hoepwell, Va. He died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Thursday at his home.
Born in Wakefield County, York, England, he was employed at Loewy Hydropress in New York City. The family maintained a home in New York and a summer home in Hopewell, Va.
Mr. Wigham is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Hampton Shannon Wigham, daughter of the late Mrs. Sallie Roberts Hampton of Pulaski; one daughter, Mrs. Arthur Westlake, New Market, Ontario, Canada; and one step-daughter, Mrs. Frank Bredell, Buffalo, N. Y., the former Miss Libby Shannon.


WILBURN, Audrey Caudle The Pulaski Citizen 20 May 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Audrey Caudle Wilburn, 65, resident of the Scotts Hill section, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Frank Durham. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Wilburn died at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning, May 20, at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
A native of Alabama, she was born January 27, 1894, the daughter of the late John Caudle and Lucy Allred Caudle. Her husband, Wiley Wilburn, died October 18, 1956. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Wilburn is survived by two sons, Herbert Wiley Wilburn, Murfreesboro, and Richard Bunt Wilburn, Kissimmee, Fla; five daughters, Mrs. Viola Stafford, Lawrenceburg, Mrs. M. J. Woodard, Nashville, Mrs. Flournoy Goats, Mrs. J. C. Childress and Mrs. Floyd Green, all of Giles County; three step-sons, Ivan Wilburn, Hollis Wilburn, and Calvin Wilburn, all of Giles County; four step-daughters, Mrs. Ruby Redd, Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Esther Harwell, Texas, Mrs. Mary Barnes, Fayetteville, and Mrs. Ruby Jacobs, Murfreesboro; forty grandchildren; and one brother, Lee Caudle, Dallas, Texas. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

WILBURN, George Carl The Pulaski Citizen 29 Aug 1956
Prayer services for George Carl Wilburn, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Wilburn, were held Thursday afternoon at the Wilburn Cemetery at Liberty.
In addition to the parents, the infant is survived by the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.Robert Wilburn and Mr. and Mrs. Will Morgan.

WILBURN, George Wiley The Pulaski Citizen 24 Oct 1956
Funeral services for George Wiley Wilburn, 70, lifelong resident of the Eighteenth Civil District, were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Scott’s Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. L. A. Hatfield and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in Scott;s Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Wilburn died at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon, October 18, at his home following a long period of declining health. A retired farmer, he was born April 26, 1886, in Giles County, the son of the late Thomas Wilburn and Nancy Curtis Wilburn, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Wilburn is survived by his wife, Mrs. Audra Caudle Bunt Wilburn; six daughters, Mrs. Mayburn Redd, Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Mary Barnes, Fayetteville, Mrs. Glenn Harwell, Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Ruth Jacobs, Murfreesboro, Mrs. J. C. Childers, Lewisburg, and Mrs. Loyd Green, Scott’s Hill; four sons, Ivan G. Wilburn and Hollis, Leoma, Calvin Wilburn, Scott’s Hill, and S/Sgt Herbert Wiley Wilburn, U. S. Air Force, stationed at Selma AFB, Selma, Ala.; twenty-three
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; one brother, G. T. Wilburn, Leoma; and four step-children, Mrs. Viola Stafford, Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Flournoy Goats, Pulaski, Mrs. M. J. Woodard, Nashville, and Sgt. Richard Bunt, Camp Gordon, Ga. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.



WILBURN, George W. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jan 1958

Funeral services for George W. Wilburn, 79, retired farmer, were held at 1:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Liberty Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks and Rev. Sam Webster. Burial took place in the family cemetery at Liberty. Mr. Wilburn died Friday morning at Giles County Hospital after a brief illness.
Born August 21, 1878, in Giles County, he was the son of the late R. C. Wilburn and Lizzie Hardiman Elder Wilburn. His wife, Mrs. Matilda Elder Wilburn, died several years ago. He was a member of the Liberty Methodist Church.
Mr. Wilburn is survived by three sons, George E. Wilburn, Cedar Grove, Robert Wilburn, Elkton and Van Dyke Wilburn, Prospect; and one brother, W. S. Wilburn, Crescent View. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

WILBURN, James Robert The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jan 1957
Funeral services for James Robert Wilburn, 84, retired farmer, were held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Liberty Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. W. C. Folks and Rev. Clifton Miller. Burial took place in the Simpson Cemetery in the Liberty Community. Mr. Wilburn died at 7:00 o’clock Saturday morning following several months illness.
Born March 21, 1872 in Giles County, he was the son of the late R. C. Wilburn and Elizabeth Wilburn, and was a lifelong member of the Liberty Methodist Church.
Mr. Wilburn is survived by one son, John David Wilburn, Liberty; four grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and two brothers, G. W. Wilburn, Liberty, and W. S. Wilburn, Conway. Bennett-May Funeral Company, Morticians in charge.

WILBURN, John Robert The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1952
Funeral services for John Robert Wilburn, 83, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock on Thursday afternoon at the Scotts Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. B. E. Trent, minister of the Pulaski Church of God. Burial took place in the Scotts Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Wilburn died at 1:15 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at his home in the Eighteenth Civil District, following a three weeks illness.
Mr. Wilburn, a member of the Church of God, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fronie Brumley Wilburn; one small daughter Blenda Gale Wilburn; and one sister, Mrs. Fannie Hardiman, Giles County. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

WILBURN, Lena Mae Bass The Pulaski Citizen 22 Apr 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Lena Mae Bass Wilburn, 37, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the First Baptist Church, with Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Wilburn died at 9:05 o’clock Monday morning at the home on Cleveland Street, following a long illness.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was born April 8, 1916, the daughter of Dave Bass and Lena Hanna Bass of the Stella section. She was graduated from Summertown High School and attended Martin College. For eleven years she had been associated with the AAA program in Giles County and for the past two years had been a teacher of home-bound children.

She was a member of the Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Wilburn is survived by her husband, Forrest Wilburn; a four old daughter, Nancy Lee Wilburn; one sister, Mrs. James Cosby, Minor Hill; five brothers, Grady Bass and Roy Bass, both of Stella, Robert Bass, Nashville, Smith Bass, U. S. Air Force, stationed at Smyrna, and Paul Bass, U. S. Navy, in the Pacific area. Pulaski Funeral Home,
Funeral Directors.

WILBURN, Luther Guy The Pulaski Citizen 8 Aug 1951
Funeral services for Luther Guy Wilburn, 58, Miami, Fla., furniture dealer, who died of a heart ailment early Monday morning, Aug. 6, were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Wilburn, who was on a two weeks vacation here, became ill Saturday night and died at one o’clock Monday morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. Jim Ingram in the Brick Church community.
Born December 29, 1892, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Jasper Wilburn and Betty Johnson Wilburn. He was a veteran of World War I and was a member of the American Legion in Miami. He was also a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Wilburn is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lila Mae Randall Wilburn, also a native of Giles County; one daughter, Mrs. W. F. Pinkard, Miami, Fla.; one son, Guy Wilburn; two grandchildren, Gary and Gayle Wilburn, all of Louisville, Ky.; four sisters, Mrs. Ingram, Pulaski, Mrs. Andrew Choate, Nashville, and Mrs. George LaCroix and Mrs. Pat Bryant, both of Baltimore, Md.; four brothers, John T. Wilburn, Bunker Hill, Hobert Wilburn, Nashville, and Edgar Wilburn, Goodsprings, and Robert Wilburn, Fort Worth, Texas. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

WILKERSON, Andrew Lee The Pulaski Citizen 6 Apr 1955
Andrew Lee Wilkerson, a farmer, age 42, was found dead at his home in the 18th district Monday from self-inflicted wounds. He was found by a neighbor, Garfield Hobbs. He was shot twice, once in the heart and once below the heart.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at the Scotts Hill Baptist Church by Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Dora Erwin Wilkerson of Lewisburg; his father, E. J. Wilkerson, of Pulaski; two sisters, Mrs. Edward Campbell, Route 1, Pulaski and Mrs. Herbert Fralix of Buford Station; three brothers, Carl, James and Alvie Wilkerson of Lewisburg.

WILKERSON, Dora Erwin The Pulaski Citizen 4 Nov 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Erwin Wilkerson, 68, native Giles Countian, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at New Zion Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Lloyd Hickman. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Wilkerson died at 10 o’clock Saturday night, October 31, at a Nashville hospital after an extended illness.

Born April 9, 1891, in Giles County, she was the daughter of Henry Clay Erwin and Josephine Willeford Erwin. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Pulaski.
Mrs. Wilkerson is survived by three sons, Carl Wilkerson, Lewisburg, James Wilkerson, Beech Hill, and Alvin Wilkerson, Pulaski; two daughters, Mrs. Ed Campbell and Mrs. Nadine Fralix, both of Pulaski; sixteen grandchildren and one great grandchild; and two sisters, Mrs. Bell Whitsett, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. Jim Kirkpatrick, Beech Hill. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

WILKERSON, William Allen The Pulaski Citizen 30 Aug 1950
Funeral services for William Allen Wilkerson, 80, well known Giles County retired farmer, who died at 4:30 on Thursday afternoon, August 24, at a Lawrence County hospital, following a long period of declining health, were held at 3 o’clock on Friday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. A. R. Hogan, pastor of the Pleasant Valley Methodist Church, and burial took place in the family lot in the Wilkerson cemetery in the Pleasant Valley community.
Born and reared in Giles County, he was the son of the late William P. Wilkerson and Rachel Hughes Wilkerson, pioneer citizens of the section. He had served as a member of the county court for eighteen years.
His wife, Mrs. Julia Abernathy Wilkerson, died in 1939.
Mr. Wilkerson is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Wilbur Trawick, Mobile, Ala.; two nieces, Miss Sara Laird Witt, Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Mrs. Louise Goodloe, Bookout, Dallas, Texas; and one nephew, Carter H. Witt, Jr., Lynnville.
He was the last member of his immediate family.

WILKES, Joseph Frank The Pulaski Citizen 6 May 1959
Dr. Joseph Frank Wilkes, 53, native of Maury County and former supervisor of elementary education in Giles County, died Saturday in a Louisville, Ky., hospital after several months of illness.
Funeral services were held at 3:30 p. m. Sunday at Oakes and Nichols funeral home at Columbia, with the Rev. J. Earl Gilbreath officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery at Columbia.
Dr. Wilkes, son of the late Joseph and Bertha Kinzer Wilkes, was a graduate of Columbia High School. He received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Tennessee, his masters degree from Peabody College, and his doctor of education degree from the University of Illinois.
He taught for many years in the Maury County School System., and later was connected with the educational system in Giles County. He was professor of education at Middle Tennessee State College at Murfreesboro for seven years before going to Louisville in 1952.
Dr. Wilkes was a member of the Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Verna Gilbreath Wilkes; a son, Frank Wilkes, Louisville, and a sister, Miss Rachel Wilkes, Centralia, Ill.



WILKINSON, Ella Daugherty The Pulaski Citizen 25 Apr 1951
Mrs. Ella Daugherty Wilkinson, 77, died at 3:45 o’clock Thursday morning, April 26, at Lincoln County Hospital after a short illness.
Prayer services were held at 10 o’clock Friday morning in Fayetteville at Wilson Funeral Home, followed by funeral services in Giles County at Mt. Moriah Church, conducted by I. C. Pullias and O. S. Lanham of Fayetteville and Elder J. Clifford Murphy of Pulaski. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Wilkinson, widow of Leader A. Wilkinson, was a native of Giles Count and the daughter of the late Thomas O. Daugherty and Mary Jane Comer Daugherty. She had resided in the Bodenham community until a few years ago when she moved to Fayetteville to reside with her son. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Wilkinson is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Brandon Witt, Elkton; one son, Charles H. Wilkinson, Fayetteville; four grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Leonard Jones of Nashville.

WILKINSON, Hugh L. The Pulaski Citizen 30 Dec 1953
Hugh L. Wilkinson, 78, retired farmer of Elkton and a highly respected columnist for the Pulaski Citizen, died at eight o’clock Monday night at Gordon Hospital in Lewisburg after several weeks of declining health.
Funeral services were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Elkton Methodist Church by the Rev. H. L. Smith, pastor and the Rev. Cullen T. Carter. Burial was in Elkton Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the Tyree Rhodes and Eliza Scruggs Wilkinson, member of pioneer families of this county. He was a member of the Methodist Church and had been the teacher of the Wesley class for more than twenty years. He was a member of the Masonic Order for many years.
In addition to taking active part in church and civic affairs of the community, Mr.Wilkinson was a writer of ability and contributed articles to this paper under the nom de plume of R. E. Porter through the years.
Mr. Wilkinson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Hughey Wilkinson; a brother, Frank Wilkinson of Elkton; as sister, Mrs. L. R. Gordon of Cornersville; four nieces and six nephews, including Dr. Joe Gordon, owner of Gordon’s Hospital in Lewisburg.
He was the brother of the late Lee Wilkinson whose literary contributions appeared in this paper for more than fifty years.

WILKINSON, Hugh L. The Pulaski Citizen 30 Dec 1953
Hugh L. Wilkinson, 78, retired farmer of Elkton and a highly respected columnist for the Pulaski Citizen, died at eight o’clock Monday night at Gordon Hospital in Lewisburg after several weeks of declining health.
Funeral services were held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Elkton Methodist Church by the Rev. H. L. Smith, pastor and the Rev. Cullen T. Carter. Burial was in Elkton Cemetery.

A native of Giles County, he was the son of the Tyree Rhodes and Eliza Scruggs Wilkinson, member of pioneer families of this county. He was a member of the Methodist Church and had been the teacher of the Wesley class for more than twenty years. He was a member of the Masonic Order for many years.
In addition to taking active part in church and civic affairs of the community, Mr.Wilkinson was a writer of ability and contributed articles to this paper under the nom de plume of R. E. Porter through the years.
Mr. Wilkinson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Hughey Wilkinson; a brother, Frank Wilkinson of Elkton; as sister, Mrs. L. R. Gordon of Cornersville; four nieces and six nephews, including Dr. Joe Gordon, owner of Gordon’s Hospital in Lewisburg.
He was the brother of the late Lee Wilkinson whose literary contributions appeared in this paper for more than fifty years.

WILKINSON, James Alcena The Pulaski Citizen 7 Sep 1955
Funeral services for James Alcena Wilkinson, 95, retired farmer of the Berea community, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Wilkinson, a bachelor, died Thursday afternoon at Giles County Hospital after a long period of declining health.
Born May 9, 1860, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Alonzo A. Wilkinson and Lucy Brown Wilkinson. He was a member of Rehoboth Methodist Church.
Mr.Wilkinson is survived by one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Arnold, Sapulpa, Okla.
Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

WILKINSON, Malcolm A. The Pulaski Citizen 23 May 1951
Funeral services for Malcolm A. Wilkinson, retired farmer of the Twenty-first Civil District, who died at 10:15 Thursday night, May 17, at a Nashville Hospital, following a three weeks illness, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, the Rev. Roy West, pastor of the Trinity Charge, conducted the rites and burial took place in the Fogg Cemetery.
Born in Giles County February 11, 1876, he was the son of the late Stephen Wilkinson and Mandy Fogg Wilkinson. His wife, Mrs. Ella Black Wilkinson, died March 31, 1948.
Mr. Wilkinson is survived by eight daughters, Mrs. Everett Rose, Elkton, Mrs. Grady Kimbrough and Mrs. Mahlon Jones, both of Stella, Mrs. Lifford Coffman, Gadsden, Ala., Mrs. James Martin, Pulaski, and Miss Dezzie Wilkinson, Donelson; two sons, Guy Wilkinson, Salem, Ala., and Mal A. Wilkinson, Jr., Elkton; twenty-three grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

WILKINSON, Mattie McCaskill The Pulaski Citizen 6 Mar 1957

Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie McCaskill Wilkinson, 72, native of Giles County, will be held at 11 o’clock Friday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Raymond Greenway, pastor of the Olivet Charge of the Methodist Church. Burial will take place in the Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Wilkinson died at 5 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at General Hospital in Nashville, following a long period of declining health.
Born March 16, 1884, in Olivet section of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late William Allen McCaskill and Jennie Johnson McCaskill, and had been a member of the Methodist Church most of her life. Her husband, Mark Wilkinson, died November 14, 1941.
Mrs. Wilkinson who had resided in Nashville the past few years, is survived by one daughter, Mrs. R. R. Berger, Nashville; one son, Mark Wilkinson, Jr., Clarksdale, Miss.; three grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Julia McCaskill and Mrs. Bessie Savage, both of Dallas, Texas; and two brothers, Frank McCaskill, Nashville and Jack McCaskill, Dallas, Texas. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

WILLEFORD, Captain S. The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jul 1957
Funeral services for Captain S. Willeford, 81, were held at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery. He died Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Emmons Yarbrough, in the New Zion Community.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late Charles Hagden Willeford and Anna Eliza Worsham Willeford.
In addition to his daughter, Mr. Willeford is survived by one son, Campbell Willeford, Decatur, Ala.; four grandchildren; three brothers and two sisters. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

WILLEFORD, Mattie The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jan 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Willeford, 72, who died at 9:25 Friday morning, December 23, at the Decatur General Hospital in Decatur, Ala., after a weeks illness, were held at 2:30 o’clock on Saturday afternoon at the First Baptist Church in Pulaski. The Rev. Lloyd L. Hickman and the Rev. Milford Walker, conducted the rites and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery at Pulaski.
Born and reared in Giles County, she spent the greater part of her life here.
Mrs. Willeford is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Emmons Yarbrough, Pulaski; and one son, Campbell Dean Willeford, Decatur, Ala.; and four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

WILLIAMS, Annis Corinne Pack The Pulaski Citizen 8 Aug 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Annis Corinne Pack Williams, 68, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Friendship Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. Glenn Bonner, pastor, and the Rev. Lloyd Hickman. Burial will take place in New Zion Cemetery. Mrs. Williams died at 7:35 o’clock Wednesday night at her home at Friendship after a six weeks illness.
Born September 30, 1887 in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late James Pack and Nancy Taylor Pack and was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church.

Mrs. Williams is survived by her husband, T. Eldridge Williams; one daughter, Mrs. Annis Alexander, Friendship; three sons, W. O. Marvis Williams, Washington, D. C., Thomas J. Williams, Cornersville, and Truman Williams, Pulaski; six grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Myrtle Crump, Portland,Ore. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.



WILLIAMS, Bert The Pulaski Citizen 15 May 1957
Bert Williams, 46, Decatur, Ala., service station operator and former resident of Giles County, was found dead in his car on Childers Street in Pulaski about 8 o’clock Thursday night officers reported.
Dr. K. M. Kressenberg said the death was due to a heart attack. Funeral services were held Saturday at 1:30 p. m. at Bennett-May Funeral Home by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial was in Mars Hill Cemetery, with Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Tom and Cora Harwell Williams.
Survivors include two daughters, Miss Peggy Williams and Mrs. Paul Wayne Edmondson, Decatur; and two brothers, Foster and Hassie Williams of Pulaski.

WILLIAMS, Charles Mitchell The Pulaski Citizen 3 Oct 1951
Charles Mitchell Williams, 74, retired farmer, died at 11 o’clock Thursday night, September 20, at his home at Appleton, after a five year illness.
Funeral rites were held the following Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Puncheon Church of Christ by Elder M. F. Norwood. Burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Williams, a member of the Church of Christ, was born at Appleton in Lawrence County, where he spent his entire life. He was the son of the late J. P. Williams and Jane Harris Williams.
Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ellen Cottrell Williams; one son, Ray O. Williams, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala.; two sisters, Mrs. Zelphia Clinard, Appleton, and Mrs. Nellie Stephens, Nashville; and two brothers, Fisher Williams, Knightown, Ind., and Wiley Williams, Appleton.

WILLIAMS, Clara Keltner The Pulaski Citizen 16 Sep 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Keltner Williams, 58, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Friendship Methodist Church. The Rev. J. C. Elkins, of St. Joseph, a former pastor, officiated, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Williams died unexpectedly early Friday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Noble Turner in the Bradshaw community, after a long illness.
She was born October 28, 1893, in Giles County, the daughter of the late Tom Keltner and Annie Sherrell Keltner. She was educated in the schools of the county and was a member of the Methodist Church.

Mrs. Williams is survived by her husband, Lochie L. Williams; two daughters, Mrs. Turner and Mrs. A. P. Chapman, Pulaski; one son, Robert Williams, Fayetteville; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren; and three brothers, Albert Keltner and William Keltner, Louisville, Ky., and T. B. Keltner, Corbin, Ky. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

WILLIAMS, Delia Elizabeth The Pulaski Citizen 25 Apr 1956
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 o’clock Saturday at Bennett-May Funeral Home for Miss Delia ElizabethWilliams, 70. Miss Williams died at 12:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon, April 26, at Giles County Hospital after several months illness.
A member of the Methodist Church since her girlhood, she was born in Giles County on November 29, 1885, the daughter of the late J. Frank Williams and Charles M. Abernathy Williams, members of pioneer families of this county.
Miss Williams is survived by two sisters, Miss Mae Williams, Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Fred Griggs, Pulaski; and two brothers, Charles F. Williams, Jacksonville, Fla., and John Sam Williams, Pulaski. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

WILLIAMS, Dorothy Perdue The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jul 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Perdue Williams, wife of W. R. Williams, former residents of Pulaski, were held in Springfield with burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Williams died Sunday, June 20, at the home in the Barren Plains community.
She was the daughter of Larkin Perdue and Hattie Brooks Perdue of Erin and was a member of the First Christian Church.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Williams is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mary Curtis Dodson, Chattanooga, and Mrs. Vivian Sykes, Murray, Ky. Mr. Williams was a former manager of the local Standard Oil Company wholesale plant her in Pulaski.

WILLIAMS, Edward “Edd” The Pulaski Citizen 29 Oct 1958
Funeral services for Edward Williams, 57, Minor Hill farmer, will be held at 2:30 o’clock on Thursday afternoon, October 30, at Shoal Bluff Church of Christ with the burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Williams died Tuesday at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
A member of the Church of Christ, he was born February 20, 1901, in Giles County, the son of the late Bert Williams and Nora Kanzada Williams.
Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Bergonia Williams; one son, William B. Williams, Nashville; two grandchildren; four brothers, W. H. Williams, Bedford Williams, and John Williams, Athens, Ala., and Irvin Bert Williams, Pulaski; two sisters, Mrs. Fletcher Garner, Giles County, and Mrs. John Hill, Toledo, Ohio.

WILLIAMS, Edwin E. The Pulaski Citizen 14 Feb 1951
Edwin E. Williams, 64, prominent cotton and grain dealer of Pulaski and senior partner in the Pulaski Gin and Grain Company of this city, died at 9 o’clock Saturday morning, February 10, at his home on West Jefferson Street, following a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon at the Chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the First Methodist Church officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.

Mr. Williams was born in the Aspen Hill community May 2, 1886, the son of Tom O. Williams, operator of the Aspen Hill cotton gin, and Emma Paisley Williams. He was married two times, his first wife being Brownie Aymett Williams who died January 21, 1944 and was the mother of Mrs. Williams only child, Martha Williams Blackman. Mrs. Sybil Smith Williams, his second wife, survives.
Besides his wife and his daughter, Mrs. Jack Blackman, Mr. Williams is survived by two grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Monroe Bennett of Pulaski and Mrs. Sam Hall of Italy, Texas.
Mr. Williams was a member of the First Methodist Church, the Masonic Lodge and the Exchange Club, of Pulaski. His mother, Mrs. Emma Paisley Williams died October 27, 1950, at the age of 92.

WILLIAMS, Emma The Pulaski Citizen 5 Aug 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Williams, 80, resident of Decatur, Ala., were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon, July 30, at McConnell Funeral Home, Athens, Ala., with burial in Shumaker Cemetery in Limestone County, Ala. Mrs. Williams died at 4:45 o’clock on Wednesday morning, July 29, at Decatur General Hospital after a weeks illness.
Mrs. Williams is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Batie Owen, Lewisburg, formerly of Giles County, and Mrs. Annie Williams, Lancaster, Pa.; two sons, H. H. Williams, Madison, Ala. and O. N. Williams, Decatur, Ala.; twelve grandchildren, twenty-one great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild; one sister, Mrs. O. B. Griggs, Athens, Ala., and two brothers, Charles C. Varnell, Athens, Ala., and John C. Varnell, Florence, Ala.

WILLIAMS, Emma Reed Paisley The Pulaski Citizen 1 Nov 1950
Mrs. Emma Reed Paisley Williams, 92, died at 1:50 o’clock Friday afternoon, October 27, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Monroe Bennett, on South Third Street, followed by a six months illness.
Funeral rites were held at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the parlors of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
She was a lifelong resident of the county and the daughter of the late James A. Paisley and Martha Beasley Paisley, prominent citizens of the Stella community. She had been a member of the Methodist Church for many years.
She was the widow of Tom O. Williams, leading ginner of the Aspen Hill community for approximately two decades. He died in December, 1913.
Mrs. Williams, the last member of her immediate family, is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Bennett, Pulaski and Mrs. Martha Hall, Italy, Texas; one son, Edwin E. Williams, Pulaski businessman; three grandchildren, Mrs. Jack Blackman and Mrs. Agatha Wolaver, Italy, Texas.

WILLIAMS, Eula Pearl Worsham The Pulaski Citizen 18 Nov 1959

Funeral services for Mrs. Henry L. Williams, 80, Pulaski resident, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. William H. Moss and Dr. William H. Mansfield, pastors of First Methodist Church, of which she was a member. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Williams who had been in declining health for many months, died at 3:15 o’clock Monday afternoon at Giles County Hospital.
The former Miss Eula Pearl Worsham, she was born April 12, 1879, in Giles County, the daughter of the late John S. Worsham and Katherine Young Worsham. Her husband, Henry Lee Williams, Pulaski merchant, died about three years ago.
Mrs. Williams is survived by one daughter, Mrs. W. R. Winford, Pulaski; four grandchildren and several great grandchildren. A nephew, George M. Worsham, was reared by Mr. and Mrs. Williams. Bennett-May and Company in charge.

WILLIAMS, Henry L. The Pulaski Citizen 26 Mar 1958
Funeral services for Henry L. Williams, 90, former merchant, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Dr. Bruce Strother and Dr. William H. Mansfield, pastors of First Methodist Church, with the burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Williams died Sunday night, March 23, Giles County Hospital after a long period of declining health.
Born September 23, 1867, in Marshall County, he was the son of the late Elijah Marion Williams and Nancy Frances Watson Williams, and was a member of the Methodist Church. He was employed for many years by the old Childers Grocery, and for a few years operated the grocery firm bearing his name, located on North First Street.
Mr. Williams, last member of his immediate family, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eula Worsham Williams; one daughter, Mrs. W. R. Winford; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, morticians in charge.

WILLIAMS, James Alfred The Pulaski Citizen 20 Nov 1957
Funeral services for James Alfred Williams, 79, retired Louisville and Nashville Railroad employee, were held at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon at a Louisville, Ky., funeral home with burial in Cave Hill Cemetery in that city. Mr. Williams died at 1:10 Thursday morning, November 14, at his home in Louisville.
Born and reared in Giles County, he was the son of the late Green Harrison Williams and Tempie Louise Pardon Williams, and was a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Williams, a carman with the railroad for twenty two years, retired in 1953.
Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eula Worsham Williams, also a native of Giles County; eight daughters, Mrs. Rachel Brackin, Dothan, Ala., Mrs. Aleen Elder, Miss Janis Williams, Mrs. Wilma Tomes, Mrs. Elizabeth Kendall, Mrs. Geraldine Gudgel, Mrs. Virginia Reiss, and Mrs. Dora Benda, Louisville; two sons, James M. Williams and Marshall A. Williams, Louisville, Ky.; thirteen grandchildren and two brothers, Walter Williams and Newbern Williams, both of Pulaski.

WILLIAMS, James Kenneth The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jun 1952

Funeral services for Major James Kenneth Williams, age 45 of the U. S. Army, were held Sunday, June 8th at 2 p.m. at the Bradshaw Baptist Church. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiated. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Major Williams, who been in the Army for 24 years, died Thursday in Arden, North Carolina of a heart attack. He died enroute to assignment overseas. Major Williams had been serving as an administration officer in headquarters at Fort Bragg since 1948 and was being transferred to Ft. Lewis, Washington, and was to leave immediately for overseas duty.
He graduated from Beech Hill High School, Middle Tennessee Teachers College, teaching school one year after graduating. In 1928 he enlisted in the Army, in 1941, entering Officers’ Candidate School at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in Field Artillery.
In World War II he served in the Artillery in Hawaii and Japan, receiving a number of campaign medals. Following the war Major Williams served in the Army of Occupation in Germany from November of 1946 to June of 1948.
Returning to the states he was on duty at Ft. Bragg serving in the capacity of Army emergency relief officer, post school officer, army insurance officer and a number of other positions as an administrative officer.
He was a Mason and a member of the Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Newell and Ellie Turner Williams.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Frances Henderson Williams; one daughter, Miss Doris Williams; two sons, James and Michael Williams, all of Arden; one sisters, Mrs. Eslick Holley, of Frankewing; one brother, L. K. Williams of Cumberland , Ky. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

WILLIAMS, James Marion The Pulaski Citizen 11 Aug 1954
Funeral services for Pvt. James Marion Williams,19, United States airman who was killed in an airplane crash five miles off the coast of Tokyo, Japan, June 4, were held Monday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at the Bradshaw Baptist Church. The Rev. Lloyd Hickman, pastor, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiated and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
The young man was killed in the accident, June 4, two years after his father, Major James K. Williams, died in service on June 3, 1952. The body of the young airman was returned to Pulaski for burial in the family lot where his father was buried.
A native of Fayetteville, N. C., he was the son of Mrs. Frances Henderson Williams and the late Maj. Williams. He was educated in the schools in North Carolina and Florida and had two years special work in Germany, prior to his military services.
Pvt. Williams is survived by his mother, Mrs. Frances Henderson Williams; a sister, Miss Doris Williams; a brother, Michael Williams, all of Asheville, N. C.; and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Newell Williams of Giles County; an aunt, Mrs. Eslick Holley of Giles County; and an uncle, Lambert Williams of Cumberland, Ky. Pulaski Funeral Home was in charge of the funeral.

WILLIAMS, Jewel Jeter The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jan 1955

Funeral services for Mrs. Bert Williams, 35, employee of General Shoe Corporation at Pulaski, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Mars Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Williams died at noon on Tuesday at a Lewisburg hospital following a two months illness.
The former Miss Jewell Jeter, she was born July 9, 1919, the daughter of Mrs. Rena May Cross Jeter of Lynnville and the Thomas J. Jeter. She was a member of the Robertson Fork Church of Christ.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Williams is survived by her husband, Bert Williams; and two daughters, Misses Peggy Joyce and Mary Evelyn Williams, all of Pulaski; two sisters, Mrs. Floyd Wells, Lynnville, and Mrs. Alma Roberts, Cornersville; and one brother, Thomas B. Jeter, Lynnville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

WILLIAMS, Kate Anderson Lee The Pulaski Citizen 27 May 1953
Mrs. Kate Anderson Lee Williams, 90, native Giles Countian, died at 3:30 o’clock Thursday morning, May 21, at Franklin Nursing Home in Franklin, Tenn., following a long period of declining health.
Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, with Rev. Albert E. Dimmock, Presbyterian minister, officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
The former Miss Kate Anderson, she was born at Brick Church ninety years ago., the daughter of the late Robert J. Anderson and Rachel Everly Anderson, members of prominent pioneer families of the county. She had been a member of the Brick Church Presbyterian Church since her girlhood.
Her first marriage was to George Lee, also a well known resident of the Brick Church community. Mr. Lee died in Florida many years ago. A son, Harry Lee, died during World War I in Europe.
Her second husband, a retired minister, died several years ago.
Mrs. Williams is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Earl Archer, the former Miss Catherine Lee, and two grandsons, all of Didsbury, Alberta, Canada. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

WILLIAMS, Kermit Lambert The Pulaski Citizen 8 Feb 1956
Funeral services for Kermit Lambert Williams, 47, vice-superintendent of International Harvester Mines in Cumberland, Ky., were held at the Baptist Church in Cumberland, followed by rites conducted at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Bradshaw Baptist Church in Giles County. Services were conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Lloyd Hickman and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Williams died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 4 o’clock on Friday afternoon at Benham Hospital, Benham, Ky., at the end of the day’s work.
Born April 24, 1908, in Giles County, he was the son of Mrs. Ellie Turner Williams and the late Newell N. Williams, and was a member of Bradshaw Baptist Church.

Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rena Anderson Williams; one daughter, Miss Judith Ann Williams; one son, Cpl. Donald Lambert Williams, stationed in Augusta, Ga.; his mother and one sister, Mrs. Eslick Holley, of Center Point community in Giles County. Pulaski Funeral Home, morticians in charge.

WILLIAMS, L. Bert The Pulaski Citizen 20 May 1953
Funeral services for L. Bert Williams, 83, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the grave in Legg Cemetery, with the Rev. Miller, Methodist minister, officiating. Mr. Williams, who had been residing in the Moriah community, died at 1:30 o’clock Sunday morning at Giles County Hospital, after a long period of declining health.
Born March 17, 1879, in Indiana, he was the son of the late James Williams and Elizabeth McCray Williams. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Nora Baughaw Williams died many years ago.
Mr. Williams is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Fletcher Garner, Moriah, and Mrs. Dimie Hill of Ohio; five sons, W. H. Williams and Ervin B. Williams, Pulaski, Dedford Williams, Toney, Ala., Edgar Williams, Giles County and John F. Williams, Athens, Ala.; fifty-two grandchildren and fifty-two great grandchildren. Wilson Carter and Company, Funeral Directors.

WILLIAMS, Lochie L. The Pulaski Citizen 3 Feb 1954
Funeral services for Lochie L. Williams, 64, retired farmer of the Brick Church section, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Bradshaw Baptist Church. Rites were conducted by Rev. Lloyd Hickman and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born October 28, 1889, he was the son of the late Charlie W. Williams and Lora Hall Williams, members of pioneer families.
His wife, Clara Keltner Williams died September 11, 1953.
Mr. Williams, member of the Baptist Church, is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Noble Turner of Frankewing and Mrs. Palmer Chapman, Pulaski; one son, Robert Williams, Fayetteville; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. R. L. Portwood, Nashville and Mrs. Adrian Williams, Friendship in Giles County; a brother, Vincent Williams, Chicago, Ill. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge.

WILLIAMS, Maggie Hanna 15 Mar 1950
Mrs. Maggie Hanna Williams, 88, widow of John R. D. Williams, died at 5:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, March 15, following three years declining health, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sidney Paysinger, five miles south of Pulaski.
Funeral rites will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski, with the Rev. Marshall D. Moss, pastor of the Rehoboth Methodist Church, officiating.
Burial will take place in the family lot of Maplewood Cemetery.
She was born April 3, 1861 in Maury County, the daughter of the late James R. Hanna and Jane Walker Hanna. She was married to Mr. John R. D. Williams on October 17, 1898 when, she came to Giles County to make her home. Mr. Williams died December 3, 1934.

She had been a member of the Hopewell Associate Reform Presbyterian Church in Maury County since her girlhood.
Mrs. Williams is survived by the one daughter, Mrs. Paysinger; one son, James R. D. Williams, both of Rehoboth community; and eight grandchildren; all of this section, except two granddaughters who live in Columbia; one niece, Mrs. John R. Gilbreath; and a nephew, Alvin Perry, both of Columbia.

WILLIAMS, Mattie Mae Phillips The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jan 1951
Mrs. Mattie Mae Phillips Williams, 55, Pulaski resident, died unexpectedly at 11:55 o’clock on Saturday night, January 13, at Giles County Hospital following a few hours illness.
Funeral rites were held at one o’clock Monday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Homer Brown, pastor of the Scotts Hill Baptist Church. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Williams, a member of the Scotts Hill Baptist Church for many years, was the daughter of Pleas Phillips of Leoma and the late Dora Adkins Phillips. She was born December 1, 1895 in Lawrence County.
In addition to her father, Mrs. Williams is survived by her husband, William I.Williams; three sons, Leslie Williams, Lester Williams and Raymond R. Williams, all of Pulaski; four grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Elvy Dooley, Leoma, Mrs. Delia Freeman, Missouri and one brother, Frank Phillips, Cullman, Ala. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

WILLIAMS, Minnie Hamlett The Pulaski Citizen 30 Aug 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Hamlett Williams, 78, lifelong resident of Giles County, will be held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett May Funeral Home. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Williams died at 10:30 o’clock Thursday morning, July 31, at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
Born November 8, 1879, she was the daughter of the late James Hamlett and Lauretta Bass Hamlett; and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Williams is survived by her husband, A. P. Williams, retired farmer of the Friendship section; one son, Travis Williams, Friendship; four grand children and two great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Lutie Dugger, of Louisville, KY; and three brothers, Claude Hamlett, Will Hamlett, and Miller Hamlett, all of the Blooming Grove Community. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

WILLIAMS, Newbern Winfield The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jul 1958
Funeral services for Elder Newbern Winfield Williams, 84, retired minister and farmer of the Blooming Grove communuity, were held at 11 o’clock on Tuesday morning at Bennett May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder Ed Christopher of Athens, AL, and Elder E. C. Craig of Anderson, AL. Burial took place in New Zion Cemetery. Mr. Williams died at 7 o’clock on Sunday night, July 20, in Giles County Hospital after a period of declining health.

Born August 25, 1873, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Green Harrison and Tempie Louise Pardon Williams. He was a member of the Predestinarian Baptist Church.
Mr. Williams first wife, Mrs. Ida Hamlett Williams, died in 1919; and his second wife, Mrs. Martha McGinnis Williams, died in 1926.
Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Mrs. Velma Downey Williams; three daughters, Mrs. J. F. McCormack, Mrs. Dempsey Woodward, and Mrs. Harry Wood, all of Pulaski; and five sons, Matthew Williams, James Opal Williams, Woodrow Williams and Richard Williams of Pulaski; and Washington Williams of Detroit, MI.; sixteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren; and one brother, Walter Williams of Pulaski.


WILLIAMS, Noble Coleman The Pulaski Citizen 28 Dec 1955
Funeral services for Noble Coleman Williams, 73, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Minor Hill Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Trotter, pastof of the church, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the Minor Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Williams died at 8:05 o’clock Friday morning at his home after a long illness.
Born February 25, 1882, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Patrick Williams and Tennessee Marbut Williams. He was a member of the Minor Hill Methodist Church.
Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Mrs. Virgie Wray Williams; two daughters, Mrs. W. G. Goode, Minor Hill, and Mrs. R. C. Burgess, Florence, Ala.; and two sons, Harry J. Williams, Decatur, Ala., and Paul Williams, Minor Hill; seven grandchildren; two step grandchildren; and one brother, M. P. Williams, Lawrenceburg. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

WILLIAMS, Pattie Golda Storey The Pulaski Citizen 14 Jun 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Pattie Golda Storey Williams, 44, who died at 5 o’clock on Friday afternoon, June 9, after a long illness at her home in the Beech Hill community, were held at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Taylor O. Bird, pastor of the Frankewing Presbyterian Church, assisted by Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Daughter of Mrs. Daisy Harwell Storey and the late T. A. Storey, she was born and reared in Giles County and was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Williams is survived by her husband, Travis Williams; two daughters, Miss Sue Williams, an employee of the First National Bank, and Miss Maribeth Williams, Beech Hill; two sons, Jerry and Eddie Williams, Beech Hill; three sisters, Mrs. Foy Flournoy, Nashville, Mrs. John Bass, Frankewing, and Mrs. C. B. Forbes, Ardmore; and two brothers, Gilbert Storey, Beech Hill, and William B. Storey, Frankewing.

WILLIAMS, Prater Lafayette The Pulaski Citizen 30 Sep 1959

Funeral services for Prater Lafayette Williams, 75, retired L&N Railroad conductor, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Cosmopolitan Funeral Home in Nashville, with the burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Mr. Williams, of 2126 Vine Hill Road, Nashville, died Saturday in a Nashville Hospital after a heart attack.
Born in Pulaski, Mr. Williams moved to Nashville thirty years ago. He had been an employee of the L&N Railroad for forty-three years, retiring in 1947. He was a member of the Lindsley Avenue Church of Christ.
Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pauline McCanless Williams; four sons, William D. Williams and P. E. Williams, Nashville, Robert L. Williams and James D. Williams, Detroit, Mich.; two daughters, Mrs. L. S. Ray, Nashville, and Mrs. Aubrey L. Hill, Detroit, Mich; sixteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Laura Blankenship and Mrs. Mae Clem, Athens, Ala., and Mrs. Minnie Roberts, Elkmont, Ala.; and one brother, George W. Williams, Huntsville, Ala.

WILLIAMS, Vesta Mai Hamlin The Pulaski Citizen 2 Sep 1959
Mrs. Vesta Mai Hamlin Williams, Gallatin resident and former Giles Countian, died Wednesday, August 19, at Doctors Hospital in Gallatin. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church with the burial in Gallatin Cemetery.
Born in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Joe Hamlin and Alpha Whitsett Hamlin. In her childhood her parents moved to Gallatin where she spent the greater part of her life.
Mrs. Williams is survived by her husband, Bob Williams; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Scott and Miss Jean Williams; two sons, Buddy Williams and Wayne Williams; and three grandchildren; all of Gallatin.

WILLIAMS, W. E. “Bill” The Pulaski Citizen 7 Nov 1956
W. E. “Bill” Williams, 65, retired businessman of Pulaski and a former co-owner of WKSR radio station, died at 10:00 p. m. Tuesday at the Lawrenceburg Sanitarium after a two months illness.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Saturday at Bennett-May Funeral Home by Dr. Bruce Strother, pastor of First Methodist Church. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
A native of Nelson, Mo., Mr. Williams came to Pulaski in 1949 as a member of the radio station firm, a connection that existed until his retirement from the business to operate the Williams Fish Bait company at his farm on the Lewisburg Highway.
Mr. Williams was a member of the Methodist Church, the American Legion and was president of the Giles County Sportsman’s Club.
Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Field Williams, administrative secretary at Martin College; two daughters, Mrs. C. W. Moore, III, Lawrenceburg; and Miss Ethylea Williams, Memphis; two sisters, Mrs. Sam Rasmuss, Omaha, Neb., Mrs. Guy H. Eastham, Denver, Colo.; and a brother, J. E. Williams, Marshall, Mo.

WILLIAMS, Walter Lafayette The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nov 1958

Funeral services for Walter Lafayette Williams, 88, retired farmer of the Eleventh Civil District, were held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in New Zion Cemetery. Mr. Williams who had been ill for several weeks, died on Saturday, November 15, at Giles County Hospital.
Born April 21, 1870, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Harrison Green Williams and Tempie Louise Pardon Williams. His wife, Mrs. Magnolia Brown Williams, died many years ago.
Mr. Williams, the last member of his immediate family, is survived by two daughters, mrs. Will Newton, and Mrs. Allie Roden, both of Pulaski; three sons, Harrison Williams, Cornersville, Adrian Williams, Old Hickory, and Arthur Williams, Pulaski; ten grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

WILLIAMS, William Irvin The Pulaski Citizen 26 Jan 1955
Funeral services for William Irvin Williams, 70, retired farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of First Baptist Church in Pulaski, assisted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Williams died suddenly at 8:40 o’clock Friday night, January 21, at the home of his son, Raymond R. Williams, after several weeks illness, having sustained a paralytic stroke in October.
Born May 26, 1884, in Lawrence County, he was the son of the late William F. Williams and Martha Foust Williams, but had lived in Giles County most of his life. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Mattie Phillips Williams, died in 1951.
Mr. Williams is survived by three sons, Leslie Williams, Lester (Angel) Williams, and Raymond R. Williams, all of Pulaski; four grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Bell W. Harwell, Pulaski, Mrs. Eliza Howell and Mrs. Mandy Sutton, both of Lawrence County. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

WILLIAMS, Walter L. The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nov 1958
Funeral services for Walter Lafayette Williams, 88, retired farmer of the Eleventh Civil District, were held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in New Zion Cemetery. Mr. Williams who had been ill for several weeks, died on Saturday, November 15, at Giles County Hospital.
Born April 21, 1870, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Harrison Green Williams and Tempie Louise Pardon Williams. His wife, Mrs. Magnolia Brown Williams, died many years ago.

Mr. Williams, the last member of his immediate family, is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Will Newton and Mrs. Allie Roden, both of Pulaski; three sons, Harrison Williams, Cornersville, Adrian Williams, Old Hickory, and Arthur Williams, Pulaski; ten grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

WILLIAMSON, Audry The Pulaski Citizen 21 Nov 1956
Audry Williamson, native Giles Countian, died at 2:45 o’clock Friday morning, November 16, at his home in Fort Worth, Texas, after a brief illness. Funeral rites and burial took place in that city.
Mr. Williamson, a barber, was the son of Mrs. John Franklin Williamson of Goodsprings and the late Mr. Williamson.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Williamson is survived by his wife and two children of Fort Worth; one sister, Mrs. Lawrence G. Sneed, Pulaski; and four brothers, Ernest Willliamson, Avery Williamson and Frank Williamson, all of Pulaski; and Osler Williamson of Fort Worth.
Mrs. J. F. Williamson, Mr. and Mrs. Sneed and Ernest, Avery and Frank Williamson attended the rites.

WILLIAMSON, Ethel Faucett The Pulaski Citizen 20 Aug 1958
Mrs. Ethel Faucett Williamson, 73, widow of Jimmy Williamson, died at 3 o’clock Monday morning, August 18, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Samuel Clifton in Nashville, after a long illness.
Prayer services were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home in Nashville and funeral services were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at New Hope Baptist Church on Weakley Creek in Giles County. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, pastor of New Hope Baptist Church, officiated at the rites Wednesday morning and burial took place in the church cemetery.
Born December 22, 1884, in Shelby County, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Jonathan Faucett and Martha Morton Faucett. The family moved to Texas when she was a small child, returning to Tennessee about forty-six years later. Her husband, Jimmy Williamson, died in 1951. She was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church.
Mrs. Williamson is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Samuel Clifton, Nashville, Mrs. Merlie Sneed, Mrs. Willie Glover and Mrs. Baxter Clifton, all of Giles County; and two sons, Weldon and J.D. Williamson, Nashville; seventeen grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

WILLIAMSON, Ethie Bivins The Pulaski Citizen 20 May 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Ethie Bivins Williamson, 81, resident of the Goodspring section, will be held at one o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Chester A. Stephens and the Rev. Earl Cantrell. Burial will take place in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Mrs. Williamson died at 9:30 o’clock Wednesday night, May 20, at Giles County Hospital after three weeks illness.
Born March 2, 1878, in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of the late Taylor Bivins and Polly Smith Bivins, and was a member of the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church.

Mrs. Williamson is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Sneed, Cedar Grove; four sons, Ernest Williamson, Frank Williamson, and Avery Williamson, all of Giles County, and Osler Williamson, Fort Worth, Texas; and seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Nancy Williamson, and Mrs. S. A. Hopkins, Giles County, and Mrs. Oma Davis, Lawrence County; two brothes, Alvy Bivins, Leoma, and Floyd Bivins, Lewisburg. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

WILLIAMSON, Harris Sr. The Pulaski Citizen 14 May 1958
Funeral services for Harris Williamson, Sr., 74, retired policeman of Evergreen, Ala., and a native Giles Countian were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in that city with the burial there. Mr. Williamson who had been in failing health for several years, died of a heart ailment on Monday, May 12, at a hospital in Evergreen.
A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Joseph Williamson and Mary Tomerlin Williamson, and was a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Williamson was an auto mechanic while a resident of Pulaski. Moving to Alabama approximately 25 years ago, he served on the police force until his retirement.
Mr. Williamson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lena Johnston Williamson; one son, Harris Williamson, Jr.; and three grandchildren, Evergreen.

WILLIAMSON, Jimmy Henry The Pulaski Citizen 16 May 1951
Funeral services for Jimmy Henry Williamson, 70, retired farmer of Giles County were held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the New Hope Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Williamson died after midnight Friday, May 12, after a long illness at his home on South First Street.
Born August 5, 1880 in Lawrence County, he was the son of the late Frank N. Williamson and Willie Hazelwood Williamson. The greater part of his life was spent in Giles County.
Mr. Williamson, a member of the Baptist Church, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel F.Fields Williamson; one daughter, Mrs. Baxter Clifton, Weakley community; two sons, J. D. Williamson and Weldon Williamson, Nashville; three step-daughters, Mrs. James Glover, Bunker Hill, Mrs. Merley Sneed, Cedar Grove, and Mrs. Sam Clifton, Nashville; a number of grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Vernon Williamson and Miss Cleo Williamson, both of Pulaski; one brother, Arthur Williamson, Giles County; and uncle, Harris Williamson, Evergreen, Ala.

WILLOUGHBY, Nathan Lee The Pulaski Citizen 14 Mar 1956
Funeral services for Nathan Lee Willoughby, 65, farmer of the Bodenham community, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the family lot in the church cemetery.
Mr. Willoughby died early Monday morning at his home after a long illness.
Born December 17, 1890, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Tom Willoughby and Florence Taylor Willoughby. He was a member of the Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
His wife, Mrs. Lella Mae Englett Willoughby died twenty-three years ago.

Mr. Willoughby is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Edna B. Archer, in Armed Forces in England, Mrs. Charles Yokley, Columbia, and Mrs. Troy Martin and Mrs. Barnett Wheeler, both of Bodenham; five sons, Edwin Willoughby, Peoria, Ill., Alvin Willoughby, Houston, Texas, Morris Willoughby, Hollydale, Calif., Bob Willoughby, Chickamauga, Ga., and David Willoughby, Columbia; twenty-two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Ed Adams, Lynnville; and one brother, William Willoughby, Elkton. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

WILSFORD, Mary May The Pulaski Citizen 4 Dec 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary May Wilsford, 65, Lawrence County resident, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Mars Hill Methodist Church in Lawrence County, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of First Baptist Church, Pulaski, and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, pastor of New Zion Baptist Church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Wilsford died at 3:45 o’clock Saturday morning, November 30, at her home on Gimlet Creek after a long illness.
Born in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of the late Albert May and Callie Hickman May.
Mrs. Wilsford is survived by her husband, W. M. Wilsford; one son, Rev. Robert Earl Wilsford, Giles County missionary; two daughters, Mrs. Forrest Fry, Pompano Beach, Fla., and Miss Nadine Wilsford, who lives in the home; six grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Virgie Campbell, Kenton, Tenn., and Mrs. Marie Smith, Manchester.

WILSFORD, Richard D. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jan 1956
Funeral services for Richard D. Wilsford, 78, retired farmer and contract mail carrier, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the residence in Lynnville, conducted by Gynnath Ford, minister of Lynnville Church of Christ. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery.
Mr. Wilsford died at 7 o’clock Monday evening, January 9, at his home after a long illness.
Born March 26, 1876, in Giles County, he was the son of the late W. J. Wilsford and Fannie Woodard Wilsford, and was a member of the Lynnville Church of Christ.
Mr. Wilsford is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nora Sturkie Wilsford; one daughter, Mrs. C. B. Drake, Old Hickory; three grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

WILSON, Albert Wright The Pulaski Citizen 15 Apr 1959
Funeral services for Albert Wright Wilson, 75, retired postmaster and merchant of Boonshill, were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at Ralston Chapel at Fayetteville, with the rites conducted by the Rev. Robert Kerr. Burial took place in the Boonshill Cemetery.
Mr. Wilson died Monday night at Lincoln County Hospital after a brief illness.
Born in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Addison Boone Wilson and Mary White Wilson and was a member of the Presbyterian Church. He was graduated from Morgan School for Boys at Petersburg and attended University of Tennessee Medical School when it was in Nashville.

Mr. Wilson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edith Ranck Wilson, former resident of the Cedar Grove Community of Giles County; two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Currin, Marion, Va., and Mrs. Robert L. Grace, Nashville; one son, Shields Wilson, Chattanooga; six grandchildren, two sisters, Misses Mamie and Elizabeth Wilson, Richmond, Ky.; and one brother, John White Wilson, Fayetteville.

WILSON, Flossie Young The Pulaski Citizen 15 Oct 1952
Mrs. Flossie Young Wilson, 57, native Giles Countian, died at one o’clock Wednesday morning, October 15, at her home in Camden, after a long illness.
Daughter of the late Napoleon B. Young, she was reared at Frankewing, moving to Camden about twenty-five years ago.
Mrs. Wilson is survived by her husband, Fred L. Wilson; one son, Woodrow L. Wilson; two grandsons, Sammy and Bobby Wilson; one sister, Miss Bessie Young, Pulaski; and two brothers, Clyde Young, Pulaski, and Lexie Young, Bunker Hill in Giles County.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Young, Miss Bessie Young and Lexie Young went to Camden to attend the funeral on Thursday.

WILSON, James Henry The Pulaski Citizen 20 Jun 1951
Funeral services for John Henry Wilson, 77, well-known farmer of Wheelerton were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Wheelerton Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Kennedy, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Bee Spring Cemetery.
Mr. Wilson died at 7:30 o’clock Monday night, June 18, in Giles County Hospital, following two weeks illness. His first wife, Mrs. Lillie Ray Wilson, died February 3, 1935.
His second wife, Mrs. Ina Ferguson Wilson, survives. Other survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Vernon Park, Elkton; two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Lou Southerland, West Tennessee, and Mrs. W. A. Tomerlin, Pulaski; and three brothers, Ollie Wilson, Decatur, Sam Wilson, Pulaski and Homer Wilson, Caney Springs. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

WILSON, James Porter The Pulaski Citizen __ Nov 1950
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, Nov. 12, for James Porter (Ponie) Wilson, 62, who died Saturday afternoon, Nov. 11, at his home near Boonshill in Lincoln County. Services were conducted at the Boonshill Cumberland Presbyterian Church by Rev. Cordis M. Womack, with burial in the church cemetery.
Mr. Wilson was a member of the Boonshill Cumberland Presbyterian Church and had lived most of his life in the Boonshill community. He was born in Giles County.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Daisy Hill Wilson; three sons, Frank Wilson of Lincoln County, James Wilson and Charlie Wilson, of Nashville; two sisters, Mrs. Addie Tomerlin of Giles County and Mrs. Mattie Lou Sullivan of East Tennessee; four brothers, Ollie Wilson of Decatur, Ala., Homer Wilson, of Marshall County, Sam and John Wilson of Giles County; and 11 grandchildren.

WILSON, John The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jun 1950

Funeral services for John Wilson, age 74. retired farmer of the Brick Church community, who died Saturday morning following a long illness were held at 2:00 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the New Providence Church of Christ. A. C. Dreaden, minister of Pulaski Church of Christ, officiated. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mr. Wilson’s father was a former deputy tax assessor in Giles County. He was a member of the Church of Christ at Providence. His wife, the former Miss Myrtle Clark, died several years ago.
He is survived by three daughters, Miss Wilma Wilson and Mrs. Dorothy Gordon, both of Brick Church, and Mrs. Louise Thurman of Nashville; one son, John Elam Wilson of Wolf Creek, Ky.; and one brother, Mark Wilson of Giles County.

WILSON, Mrs. C. S. The Pulaski Citizen 25 Mar 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. C. S. Wilson, 77, resident of Wartrace and former resident of Giles County, were held Monday afternoon at Wartrace Baptist Church with burial in Hollywood Cemetery in that area. Mrs. Wilson died Saturday at Mid-State Baptist Hospital in Nashville after a short illness.
Born at Dickson, Mrs. Wilson was the daughter of the late Albert Leslie Scott and Augusta George Scott.
Mrs. Wilson is survived by her husband, the Rev. Charles S. Wilson; two daughters, Mrs. Alan Bomar, Wartrace and Mrs. Fenton Warren, Nashville; four grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Bessie Scott and Mrs. M. M. Brown, Dickson; and one brother, Charles L. Scott, Sewanee.

WILSON, Mrs. J. E. The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jul 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. J. E. Wilson, 68, resident of Nashville, who died Saturday morning at her home, were held at 10 o’clock Monday morning at Woodbine Methodist Church. Burial took place in Woodbine Memorial Park in that city.
In addition to her husband and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dee Maxwell, Nashville; Mrs. Wilson is survived by several daughters including Mrs. Brown Milstead of Pulaski; two sons; two sisters and five brothers.

WILSON, Mrs. M. R. The Pulaski Citizen 15 Mar 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. M. R. Wilson, 71 year old mother of Pulaski businessman, R. B. Wilson, were held at the Nerbert Baptist Church, at Newbern, Tenn., at ten o’clock Saturday morning. Burial took place in that city.
Mrs. Wilson died at 7:20 o’clock Thursday night, March 9, at her home in Newbern following a long illness.
In addition to the son here, Mrs. Wilson is survived by he husband; and one daughter, Mrs. E. Z. Chamberlaine.

WILSON, Sam Butler The Pulaski Citizen 23 Jan 1952
Sam Butler Wilson, 74, died Friday morning at his home at Minor Hill after and illness of several months.

Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Saturday at Pulaski Funeral Home. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister officiated assisted by the Rev. B. E. Trent of the Church of God, and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
A native of Giles County, Mr. Wilson was the son of the late Frank and Florence Hollis Wilson.
Mr. Wilson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bertha McCormack Wilson; two daughters, Mrs. Hoyette Helmick, Pulaski, Mrs. Cornell Pinkelton, Wellsville, Ohio; three sons, Floyd, Woodrow, and William Wilson, all of Pulaski; two sisters, Mrs. Andrew Tomerlin, Pulaski and Mrs. Fred Sullivan, Chattanooga; two brothers, Homer Wilson of Chapel Hill, Tenn. and Ollie Wilson, Decatur, Ala.; nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

WILSON, Sam Edward The Pulaski Citizen 01 Oct 1958
Funeral services for Sam Edward Wilson, 72, retired merchant of the Thirteenth Civil District, were held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery, September 26, at Giles County Hospital after a brief illness.
Born February 28, 1886, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Pink Wilson and Ophelia Randolph Wilson, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Wilson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Viola Fralix Burchell Wilson; one son, Roy Wilson, Lynnville; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Jones, Peoria, Ill.; four step-daughters, Mrs. Mary Carpenter, Mrs. Will Morgan, Mrs. Alice White and Mrs. Jessie Womack, all of Giles County; three grandchildren; and four sisters, Mrs. Noah Johns and Mrs. Ola Barnett, Pulaski, Mrs. Lura Pinkelton, Columbia, and Mrs. Hume Johns, Elkmont, Ala. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

WILSON, Viola Jane Fralix Burchell The Pulaski Citizen 12 Nov 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Viola Jane Fralix Burchell Wilson, 86, resident of the Thirteenth Civil District, were held at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mrs Wilson who had been in declining health, died early Monday morning, November 10, at her apartment on East Madison Street, Pulaski.
Her husband, Sam Wilson, died September 26, this year. Her first marriage was to Sam Burchell who died many years ago.
Born in Grainger County on October 25, 1872, she was the daughter of the late Milton Fralix and Martha Watts Fralix. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Wilson is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Mary Carpenter, Conway, Mrs. Will Morgan, Agnew Creek Community, Mrs. Alice White, Milky Way, and Mrs. Jessie Womack, Pulaski; one step-daughter, Mrs. Mary Jones, Peoria, Ill.; one step-son, Roy Wilson, Brick Church; twenty-five grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren; three brothers, Boyd Fralix, Pulaski, Willie Fralix and Dave Fralix, both of Bufords; and one sister, Mrs. Lizzie Burchell, of Arkansas. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

WILSON, Will The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jan 1953

Funeral services for Will Wilson, 80, retired railroad man, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley and the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist ministers.
Mr. Wilson died at 5:20 Sunday afternoon at his home in Washington Heights, following a three year period of declining health.
Born August 26, 1872, in Decatur, Ala., he was the son of the late Jasper Wilson and Martha McAlester Wilson. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Wilson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ida Wall Wilson; one daughter, Mrs. Kirby Hargrove, Lewisburg; one son, Charles Wilson, Pulaski, and eight grandchildren.
Mr. Wilson was the last member of his immediate family.
Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors

WINFORD, Bonnie Lee Adams The Pulaski Citizen 17 Sep 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Will A. Winford, 78, Pulaski resident, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by Dr. W. Bruce Strother and Dr. William H. Mansfield, pastors of the First Methodist Church of which she was a member. Burial took place in the family lot of Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Winford died at 6:05 Monday evening, September 15, at Giles County Hospital after an illness of several months.
Born September 22, 1889, in Bedford County, she was the former Miss Bonnie Lee Adams, daughter of the late George E. Adams and Nannie Forrest Davis Adams. She had been a resident of Giles County since 1908.
Mrs. Winford is survived by two daughters, Mrs. George N. Young, Friendship, and Mrs. Edward E. Smith, Old Hickory; two sons, Dr. W. R. Winford and Harry A. Winford, Pulaski; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Charles M. Robinson, Shelbyville.
Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.

WINFORD, William Arthur The Pulaski Citizen 29 Nov 1950
William Arthur Winford, 76, resident of Giles County 40 years, died at 9:45 o’clock Monday morning, November 27, at his home in the Shelbyville section, following a long illness.
Funeral rites were held at 11 o’clock on Tuesday morning at the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church in Bedford County and burial took place at 2 o’clock in the afternoon in the family lot at Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
A native of Bedford County, Mr. Winford was a son of the late William W. Winford and Mary Frances Anderson Winford. He had lived in Giles County for 40 years and returned to Bedford about 15 years ago. He had been engaged in farming before his retirement.
Mr. Winford was a member of the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bonnie Adams Winford; two daughters, Mrs. George Young of Pulaski and Mrs. Edward Smith of Old Hickory; two sons, Dr. W. R. Winford and Harry A. Winford, of Pulaski; nine grandchildren; and one brother, George Winford, Meeker, Okla.


WINSTEAD, Willis E. The Pulaski Citizen 6 Oct 1954
Willis E. Winstead, 72, Pulaski merchant and Republican leader of Giles County, died of a heart attack about eight o’clock Wednesday morning at Giles County Hospital after a three weeks illness.
Funeral services will be held at Bennett-May Funeral Home at 10 a.m. Thursday by the Rev. William A. Jones, rector of the Episcopal Church. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski. Masonic rites will be held at the grave.
A native of Martin, Tennessee, Mr. Winstead had resided in Pulaski for more than forty years. He operated a shoe store on the southside of the square for many years and more recently had been an electric appliance dealer. Active in church and civic affairs, he was a member of the First Methodist Church, the Masonic Lodge, The International Order of Odd Fellows and the Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Winstead served several years as a member of the Board of Mayor and Alderman, represented the First Ward, and was an active member of the Republican party in Giles County and served as Chairman of the Republican Executive Committee.
Mr. Winstead is survived by his wife, Mrs. Adelaide Birdsong Winstead; and two daughters, Mrs. Robert E. Lee, Jr., of Pulaski; and Miss Martha Winstead of South Bend, Ind.

WINTON, John David The Pulaski Citizen 11 Feb 1953
Funeral services for John David Winton, retired carpenter, were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternon in the Ninth Street Methodist Church in Decatur, Ala. Burial took place in that city.
Mr. Winton, who made his home on East Jefferson Street in Pulaski, died at 12:35 Sunday afternoon after an extended illness.
Mr. Winton was born January 22, 1875, in Alabama but had resided here for twenty years. He was a member of the Ninth Street Methodist Church and had served as a former steward in that church.
Mr. Winton is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Jane McAfee Winton; two daughters, Mrs. C. M. Murphy, Painesville, Ohio, and Mrs. H. L. Phelan, Jacksonville Beach, Fla.; one son Otto Winton, Sheffield, Ala.; one sister, Miss Ada Winton, Summerville, Ala.; and three brothers, Almus Winton, Ernest Winton and Pearlie Winton, Summerville, Ala.
Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors

WISDOM, Lee The Pulaski Citizen 5 Dec 1956
Funeral services for Lee Wisdom, 80, retired farmer of the Riversburg community, will be held at one o’clock on Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by Dr. William H. Mansfield and Dr. Bruce Strother and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr.Wisdom died at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning, December 5, at Fairmont Nursing Home in Columbia where he had been a patient about four weeks. He had been in declining health for some time.
Born March 12, 1876, he was the son of the late John W. Wisdom and Sophroia Ball Wisdom.

Mr. Wisdom is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Moore Wisdom; one daughter, Mrs. Robert L. Williams, Riversburg; and one sister, Mrs. A. B. Campbell, Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

WISER, Nettie Mae Russell The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jan 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Nettie Mae Russell Wiser, 24, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of the Pulaski Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. Marshall D. Moss of Culleoka, a former pastor in Giles County. Burial took place in Moriah Cemetery.
Mrs. Wiser died on January 11 in a wreck as reported in the last issue of this paper.
Born in Giles County on March 13, 1926, she was the daughter of Mrs. Doris Lunsford Russell of Pulaski and the late Allen Russell. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Wiser is survived by a two year old daughter, Carolyn Wiser; her husband, Kenneth Wiser; two sisters, Mrs. Alline Watson, Huntsville, Ala., and Miss Shirley Ann Russell, Pulaski; and two brothers, Thurman Russell and Edward Russell, both of Pulaski. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

WISER, Will The Pulaski Citizen 10 Oct 1956
Funeral services for Will Wiser, 89, were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon, October 4 at the Culleoka Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
Mr. Wiser died at 10 o’clock Tuesday night, October 2, at Culleoka at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Bruce Harris, following a months illness.
Born and reared in Manchester, he came to Giles County as a young man. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Tom LaCroix, Campbell Station; one son, Jim Wiser, Pulaski; twelve grandchildren; and one half-brother, Jim Wiser, Coffee County. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.



WITHEROW, Barbara Neal The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jun 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Barbara Neal Witherow, 23, of Graham, N. C., a former resident of Pulaski, were held Monday afternoon, June 4, at McClure Funeral Home in Graham. Burial was in Linwood Cemetery in Graham.
Mrs. Witherow received fatal injuries in an automobile accident about 8:30 Saturday night, June 2, on Highway 49 one and one-half miles north of Haw River. She was a passenger in a car driven by her husband, John B. Witherow, Jr., of Graham and a native of Pulaski.
Investigating patrolmen said the car ran off the pavement and hit a sign post, then struck on of several automobiles parked in a parking area.
Mrs. Witherow, who was thrown out of the car, suffered head injuries, and Mr. Witherow sustained facial injuries for which he was treated at a Burlington Hospital and released. Two other passengers in the car escaped injury.

Mrs. Witherow was a native of Danville, Va., but had resided in Pulaski for some time before she and Mr. Witherow moved to Graham, N.C. She was employed by the U. S. Rubber Company plant in Burlington, and was a member of First Church of Christ.
Surviving in addition to her husband, are one brother, Glenn Neal of Richmond, Va.; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Neal, Richmond, Va.; and her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary Cole of Graham.

WITHEROW, John Breckenridge The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jun 1954
Funeral services for John Breckenbridge Witherow, 50, railroad construction man, were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Pulaski Funeral Home by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, and Virgil Bradford, minister of the East Hill Church of Christ. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.
Mr. Witherow died at 9 o’clock Friday night, in Dan German Hospital in Franklin of injuries suffered Thursday in a fall from a bridge at Thompson Station. He was an employee of the L&N Railroad.
He was a native of Giles County, a son of Mrs. Anna Tarpley Witherow of the Rich community, and the late Thomas W. Witherow.
Other survivors are his widow, Mrs. Minnie Barlow Witherow; a daughter, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Pulaski; two sons, John B. Witherow, Jr., Pulaski, and Robert E. Witherow, U. S. Navy, San Francisco, Calif.; four sisters, Mrs. Dewey Barker, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Charles Dugger, Pulaski, Mrs. Sid Dugger, Fredericksburg, Va., and Miss Martha Witherow, of the Rich community; five brothers, James Thomas, Albert and Joe Witherow, all of Giles County, and Robert Witherow, U. S. Navy, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and four grandchildren.

WITT, Carter Harrison Jr. The Pulaski Citizen 28 Aug 1957
Carter Harrison Witt, Jr., 62, Lynnville banker, farmer and insurance executive, died of a heart ailment at 4:30 p. m. Friday in Maury County Hospital at Columbia.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p. m. Sunday at the residence near Waco community. The Rev. Roland Perkins, pastor of the Lynnville Methodist Church, officiated and burial was in Lynnwood Cemetery, with Bennett-May funeral directors in charge.
Mr. Witt was manager of the Lynnville branch of the Union Bank of Pulaski.
He was born at Lynnville, son of George Bugg and Mattie Wilkerson Witt. He added “junior” to his name because of an uncle with the same name. Mr. Witt received the bachelor of arts degree from Vanderbilt University in 1915 and in 1916 received the bachelor of science degree from the University of Tennessee. He did work on a masters degree at Peabody College, Nashville.
During World War I, Mr. Witt served with the Vanderbilt hospital unit in France with the American Expeditionary Forces. After the war he taught at Jones High School at Lynnville. He was principal of the Aliceville, Ala., high school for 11 years and of Giles County High School for six years.
In 1928 he returned to Lynnville and became manager of the Lynnville Bank. He also established an insurance agency and managed extensive farming operations.

He was a member of the Lynnville Methodist Church and was teacher of an adult Bible Class. He was a member of the Vanderbilt chapter of Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Dora Abernathy Witt; two daughters, Mrs. Henry C. Forrest, Washington, D. C., and Mrs. William F. Long, Nashville; a son, Carter H. Witt, III, of Lynnville, a junior at Vanderbilt University; a sister, Miss Sarah Laird Witt, Tulsa, Okla.; and four grandchildren.

WITT, Lizzie Peden The Pulaski Citizen 2 Aug 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie Peden Witt, 88, who died at 4:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, August 1, at the home of her son, Brandon Witt, at Elkton, were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. W. L. Hayes, pastor of Elkton Methodist Church, officiated and burial took place in the family lot in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Her death came after ten months of declining health.
A lifelong resident of the county, she was the daughter of the late Tom Peden and Sallie Williams Peden. Mrs. Witt, a member of the Berea Methodist Church, was the widow of Charles Morgan (Reb) Witt, who died twenty-seven years ago.
Mrs. Witt is survived by two sons, Brandon Witt, Elkton and Lindsay Witt, Tucson, Ariz.; three grandchildren, Mrs. Jackson White, Wales, Miss Willa Witt and Charles Morgan Witt, Elkton; and one brother, Bryant Peden, Wales.

WOLAVER, Dewell Farris The Pulaski Citizen 23 May 1956
Dewell Farris Wolaver, 36, truck driver of the Brick Church community, was killed in a truck accident near Allisona about 10:15 a. m. Thursday.
According to realtives, Wolaver, who had been employed by K. O. Wilkes of Giles County for about ten months, went to sleep at the wheel of his truck when he was returning home after transporting a load of livestock to Nashville.
Mr. Wolaver was a native of Giles County, the son of Mrs. O. C. Wolaver and the late Mr. Wolaver.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete Thursday afternoon.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Wolaver is survived by a son, Bobby Lane, and a daughter, Joyce Dean Wolaver; and four brothers, Myron H. Wolaver and Steger Wolaver, both of Dianal Harold Wolaver, Brick Church and Knox Wolaver, Richmond, Va.

WOLAVER, William Thomas The Pulaski Citizen 23 Feb 1955
Funeral services for William Thomas Wolaver, 70, native Giles Countian, were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at McDaniel Funeral Home in Cornersville, with the rites conducted by the Rev. O. H. Lane of Murfreesboro. Burial took place in New Hope Cemetery.
Mr. Wolaver died of a heart attack at Gordon Hospital, in Lewisburg Tuesday, having suffered the attack while at work in Spencer’s Grocery in Cornersville.

Mr. Wolaver, a resident of Marshall County fifteen years, was a native of Giles County, the son of the late Frank Wolaver and Leona Beck Wolaver. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Wolaver is survived by son, Lyndal Wolaver, Lewisburg; two grandchilren; five sisters, Mrs. Willie Worsham and Mrs. Mack Wheeler, both of Cornersville, Mrs. Cyrus Pettus, Mrs. Polly Boatright, Lynnville, and Miss Una Wolaver, Brick Church; and one brother, Charlie Wolaver.

WOLFE, Frances D. Holley The Pulaski Citizen 16 Apr 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. J. M. Wolfe, 84, resident of the Lynnville section, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by Arthur Hardison of Columbia, Church of Christ minister, and burial will take place in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mrs. Wolfe died at 9 o’clock Tuesday night, April 15, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John James, on Fry Branch, after a long period of declining health.
Born March 10, 1872, in Giles County, she was the former Frances D. Holley, the daughter of the late John Holley and Eliza Green McMillion Holley, and was a member of the Church of Christ. Her husband, J. M . Wolfe, died October 31, 1948.
In addition to Mrs. James, Mrs. Wolfe is survived by three other daughters, Mrs. Willie Harris, Lynnville, Mrs. Clarence Pierce, Odd Fellows Hall, and Mrs. Bessie Bradley, McMinnville, ten grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. George Hollingsworth, Lewisburg. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

WOMACK, Era Jeanette Powers The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Era Jeanette Powers Womack, 19, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Stella Cumberland Presbyterian Church and burial took place in the church cemetery. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Edward Blackburn, passtor of Chestnut Grove Methodist Church of which she was a member, assisted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister.
Mrs. Womack died at 9 o’clock Thursday night at Giles County Hospital, following a weeks illness.
Born November 13, 1933, and reared in Giles County, she was the daughter of John W. Powers and Mrs. Era Mae Hanna Powers, now of Lakeland, Fla.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Womack is survived by her husband, Sgt. 1-c Ernest Tom Womack, Jr., recently returned from Korea, now based at Fort Benning, Ga.; one daughter, Elaine Womack; and one brother, Loyd Powers, Lakeland, Fla. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

WOMACK, John Peter The Pulaski Citizen 27 Mar 1957
Funeral services for John Peter Womack, 90, retired farmer of Giles County, were held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by David East, minister of Second Street Church of Christ. Burial took place in the family lot in Aspen Hill Cemetery.

Mr. Womack died at 6:30 o’clock Monday morning, March 25, at Giles County Hospital after a few days illness. For the past five months he has been living with a daughter in Lewisburg.
Born February 28, 1867, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Thomas Newton Womack and Rebecca Sandlin Womack, but had lived in Giles County most of his life. He had been a member of the Church of Christ more than seventy years.
His wife, Mrs. Mattie Harwell Womack, died April 27, 1910.
Mr. Womack is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Carson Bee, Pulaski, mrs. Tonnis Farler, Lewisburg, and Mrs. David Malone, Gainesville, Fla.; three sons, Harwell Womack, Norfolk, Va., John Sandlin Womack, Nashville and John David Womack, Harriman, Tenn.; twenty-four grandchildren and several great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Jennie Neely, Nashville. Bennett-May Company, Morticians in charge.

WOOD, Carey A. The Pulaski Citizen 20 Jan 1954
Funeral services for Carey A. Wood, retired carpenter of Athens, Ala. will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the First Christian Church, with burial in City Cemetery in that city.
Mr. Wood died unexpectedly at 1:15 o’clock Wednesday morning, January 20, at his home after a ten day illness.
His wife, Mrs. Jackson Wood, died several years ago.
Mr. Wood is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Frank Minor, Decatur, Ala., Miss Gaynell Wood and Miss Lucille Wood, both of Athens, Ala.; four sons, M. L. Wood, Columbia, Thomas Wood, Fort Worth, Texas, Hansard Wood, Decatur, Ala., and Harry Wood, Pulaski; and several grandchildren.

WOOD, Stella Horne The Pulaski Citizen 6 Aug 1952
Funeral rites were held in Twin Falls, Idaho, for Mrs. Stella Horne Wood, 79, native Giles Countian, who died there on July 22.
Mrs. Wood was the former Miss Stella Horne, twin sister of the late Oscar Horne.
Born December 24, 1872, she was reared in this county, the daughter of the late James Horne and Sue Bonds Horne. Her husband, Edd Wood, also a native of Giles County, died a number of years ago in the western city where they had made their home for many years.
Mrs. Wood is survived by two sons, James Wood, Twin Falls, Idaho, and Pruitt Wood of California; and one sister, Mrs. Gentry Horne Hancock, Tulsa, Okla.

WOODWARD, Ada Woodward The Pulaski Citizen 4 Aug 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Woodward Woodward, 79, resident of Giles County the greater part of her life, were held Wednesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Woodward, who had made her home in Nashville a number of years, died at Vanderbilt Hospital on Sunday night, August 1, following a ten weeks’ illness.

The former Miss Ada Woodward, she was born and reared in the Dry Creek community of Giles County and was the daughter of the late Pinkney F. Woodward and Henrietta Rogers Woodward. Her husband, Charlie F. Woodward, died many years ago. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Woodward is survived by one son, Charles Woodward, stationed at an Air Force Base at Amarillo, Texas; one sister, Mrs. Tom M. Carter, Lynnville; and two brothers, Jones Woodward, Kosciusko, Miss., and Luther Woodward, Harlingen, Texas. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

WOODWARD, Charles Pinckney The Pulaski Citizen 12 Dec 1956
Major Charles Pinckney Woodward, 47, native Giles Countian in the United States Air Force and former Nashville resident, died of a heart attack on December 6, at Chateau, France, according to a message reaching relatives here.
Funeral arrangements are incompleter but it is known that upon the arrival of the remains from the overseas assignment the rites will be held at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski and burial will take place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery, Pulaski.
Born September 5, 1909, at Pleasant Valley in Giles County, he was the son of the late Charles Pinckney Woodward and Ada Woodward Woodward. He was educated at Massey School for Boys in Pulaski, Branham and Hughes Military Academy in Spring Hill, Tenn., and was graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville where he held membership in Beta Theta Pi Fraternity and the Owls Club. He was captain of the 1932 track team.
In March, 1942, he was called into active duty in the air corps and remained in the services to the time of his death.
Maj. Woodward;s only survivor is his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Stuart Draper Woodward, whom he married in 1943.

WOODARD, Charlie Woodson The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jun 1956
Funeral services for Charlie Woodson Woodard, 80, retired farmer of the Fourteenth Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, with burial in Lynnwood Cemetery. Mr. Woodard died at 11:30 o’clock Sunday night at Giles County Hospital after a long illness.
The son of the late John Woodard and Susan Pinkelton Woodard, he was born June 12, 1876 in Giles County.
Mr. Woodard is survived by his wife, Mrs. Amanda Eliza May Woodard; five daughters, Mrs. J. C. Adams, Louisville, Ky., Mrs. M. L. Daniel, Bodenham, Mrs. C. L. Russell, Bufords, Mrs. Vaden Hill, Lewisburg, and Mrs. Margaret Park, Nashville; four sons, Frank Woodard, Lynnville, Allen Woodard, Bodenham, James Woodard and Roy Woodard, both of Campbellsville; a number of grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. J. W. Glasco, Columbia; and one brother, Will Woodard, Bufords. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

WOODARD, Fred C. The Pulaski Citizen 16 May 1951

The Rev. Connell Woodard, 58, minister of the First Methodist Church of Pulaski died at his home on South Third Street at noon Friday, May 11, following an attack of coronary thrombosis. Funeral services were held at the church at 10 A. M. Monday, with Bishop Paul B. Kern, Dr. E. P. Anderson, the Rev. E. C. Shelton and the Rev. Williard Blue, officiating. Burial took place in Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashville, at 2:30 P. M.
Born in Springfield, Tennessee, April 8, 1893, the Reverend Woodard was the son of Thomas Marion and Catherine Connell Woodard. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree at Vanderbilt University in 1916, and a Master of Arts degree from Peabody College in 1918. He was a veteran of World War I, having served as a first lieutenant in France.
Following his marraige to the former Miss Minnie Tiller of Germantown, Tenn., he was a member of the Czechoslovakian Methodist Conference as a teacher and missionary. He also served in Poland until 1933 when he joined the Methodist Conference in which he served six churches. His first two pastorates were at White Bluff and Shelbyville. These were followed by terms at three prominent Nashville churches, Carrol Street, Waverly and East End. He was serving his fourth year at the Pulaski Methodist Church at the time of his death. The church was concluding a successful week of revival services conducted by the Rev. Thornton Fowler and assisted by the minister, when Rev. Woodard’s sudden death occurred.
A well-known and beloved character throughout the county, Rev. Woodard often addressed the student bodies of the Giles County schools, and conducted a weekly radio program over W. K. S. R. He was a member of the Masonic Blue Lodge, the Scottish Rite Shrine Lodge, the Pulaski Exchange Club, the American Legion Post No. 60 and the Giles Ministerial Alliance.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. James A. Crawford, Nashville, Mrs. Harvey Brown, Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. George Mitchie of Boston, Mass.; a sister, Mrs. John House of Nashville; and one grandchild.

WOODARD, James The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jun 1950
Funeral services for James Woodard, 84, who died suddenly on June 15, at his home in the Thirteenth Civil District, were held the following day at the Campbellsville Church of Christ. Burial took place in the Campbellsville Cemetery.
In 1895, Mr. Woodard was married to Miss Sallie Henson, who survives. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Woodard is survived by several children.

WOODARD, Joe Alton The Pulaski Citizen 6 Sep 1950
Funeral services for Joe Alton Woodard, 26, Giles Countian, who died early Tuesday morning September 5, near Bristol, Tenn., will be held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon in Giles County
at the Union Valley Baptist Church. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Horace Woodard, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, Baptist minister, and burial will take place in the Campbellsville Cemetery.
Mr. Woodard, who became ill at his home in Bluff City, died of a heart attack at 7:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, en route to a hospital in Bristol, twelve miles from Bluff City.

Mr. Woodard is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ella Mae Skeins Woodard and two small daughters, Deanna Lynn Woodard and Kathy Darleen Woodard, all of Bluff City; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woodard, Campbellsville; two sisters, Mrs. Elmer Rose, Campbellsville and Mrs. Rogers Russell, Delrose; two brothers, Robert Felix Woodard, Bristol, and Rufus Wilkes Woodard, Campbellville.

WOODARD, Logan Newton The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jul 1956
Logan Newton Woodard, 61, former Giles Countian, died Saturday, June 30, at his home at Leggtown, Ala., and funeral rites and burial was held there.
He was born December 24, 1894, and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Woodard is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elsie Wise Woodard; one daughter, Mrs. Eva Bridges, Athens, Ala.; four sons, James Edward Woodard, Logan N. Woodard, Jr., Harold Dean Woodard and Billy Gene Woodard, all of Lester, Ala.; and three grandchildren.

WOODARD, Roetta McMillion The Pulaski Citizen 18 Feb 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Roetta McMillion Woodard, 77, former resident of the Fourteenth Civil District of Giles County, were held on Sunday, February 8, at Marcella Falls Church of Christ, conducted by Gilbert E. Shaffer, with the burial in the Marcella Falls Cemetery. Mrs. Woodard died Friday, February 6, at General Hospital in Nashville following a paralytic stroke.
The daughter of the late Archie McMillion and Mary Jane Johnson McMillion, she was born August 23, 1881, in Giles County. For the past five year, she had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Harry Hampton, in Nashville. She was a Church of Christ member.
Her husband, Ed Woodard, died forty-five years ago.
In addition to Mrs Hampton, Mrs. Woodard is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Lacy Cotham, Loudon, Tenn.; two sons, Archie Woodard, Loudon, and Ross Woodard, Detroit, Mich.; thirteen grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. H. N. Dwyer, Birmingham, Ala.; a brother, A. J. McMillion, died 26 months ago.

WOODARD, Zenia Barr The Pulaski Citizen 4 Dec 1957
Funeral services for Mrs. Zenia Barr Woodard, 85, widow of D. F. Woodard, were held at 12:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Argine Hughes. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mrs. Woodard died early Monday morning, December 2, at the home after several months of declining health.
Born September 9, 1872, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Reuben Barr and Elizabeth Gladish Barr. She was a member of Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Her husband, D. F. Woodard died thirteen years ago.
Mrs. Woodard is survived by one daughter, Mrs. D. Whitt Francis, Big Dry Creek; four sons, Reuben Woodard, Maury County, A. D. Woodard, Park City, Ky., Otis Woodard, Marshall County, and Noah Woodard, Giles County; twenty-two grandchildren, forty-two great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Matthews, Mt. Pleasant, and Mrs. Tippie Jones, Lynnville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

WOODY, Robert Kinzer The Pulaski Citizen 24 Apr 1957

Robert Kinzer Woody, 49, attorney general of the 11th Judicial District, died Wednesday of a heart attack at Maury County Hospital after becoming ill at home a short time earlier. He had not been ill previously.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p. m. Thursday at Santa Fe Cumberland Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Ben McAnally and the Rev. Virgil Tipps. Burial was in Santa Fe Cemetery.
A native of Santa Fe community, Mr. Woody was a son of Ellis Woody and the late Emma Kinzer Woody. He attended school at Santa Fe, at Morgan Preparatory School at Petersburg and at Vanderbilt University.
Survivors are his wife, the former Miss Mary Hickey of Nashville; his father; three brothers, Maury and Orvis Woody, Santa Fe, and Ellis Woody, Jr., of Huntsville, Ala.

WOOLEY, Winnie Ann Wallace The Pulaski Citizen 25 Nov 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Winnie Ann Wallace Wooley, 84, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Spencer Hill Church of Christ in Maury County, with burial in the church cemetery, with Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors in charge.
Mrs. Wooley died Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jack Cole, in the Wales community, after a three months illness.
Born March 18, 1869, in Giles County, she was the daughter of Jim Wallace and Elizabeth Thomas Wallace. Her husband, John W. Wooley, died several years ago.
In addition to the one daughter, Mrs. Wooley is survived by one son, Johnny Wooley, Nashville; nine grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Josie Henson, Nashville and Mrs. Fannie Guthrie, Lawrenceburg.

WOOTEN, Jesse Lee The Pulaski Citizen 27 Feb 1952
Funeral services for Jesse Lee Wooten, 77, Lynnville resident, will be held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Elder G. B. Derryberry, minister of the Columbia Church of Christ. Burial will take place in the family lot in Smith Chapel Cemetery near Lynchburg.
Mr. Wooten was a native of the county and a member of the Church of Christ. He never married.
Mr. Wooten is survived by one sister, Mrs. John Davidson, Lynnville; and one brother, John Wooten, Chattanooga. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

WORLEY, Laura Bass Carter The Pulaski Citizen 12 Feb 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Bass Carter Worley, 94, former resident of the county, were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski, following prayer services conducted at 7 o’clock Friday night at a Nashville funeral home by Dr. Prentice Pugh. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Worley died Thursday at her home in Nashville after sustaining two paralytic strokes since November.

The former Miss Laura Bass, she was a native of the county, and was twice married. In 1884, she was married to Charles Lee Carter of Pulaski, who died in 1907. In 1924, she married Vick Worley, who died in 1935. She was a member of the Church of the Messiah, Episcopal, in Pulaski.
Mrs. Worley, a resident of Nashville the past eighteen years, is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Helen Brown and Mrs. Mary Plemmons, both of Nashville, and Mrs. Ethel Corbett, Memphis; one son, Charles Perkins Carter, Nashville; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

WORLEY, Sarah Tunnelle The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jan 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Tunnelle Worley, native of Lynnville, who died on Wednesday, December 28, at her home in Waxahachie, Texas, after a brief illness, were held on Tuesday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church in that city conducted by Dr. Joekel of Austin, Texas. Burial took place in Waxahachie Cemetery.
Mrs. Worley, prominently identified with the church and civic activities of her city, was born and reared in the Lynnville section and was the daughter of the late William Harrison Tunnelle and Mrs. Nancy Hodge Tunnelle. She had made her home in Texas since her marriage.
Mrs. Worley is survived by her husband, H. C. Worley; two daughters, Mrs. H. H. Howl, Hattiesburg, Miss., and Mrs. C. B. Newton, Houston, Texas; two sons, William Worley and Henry Worley, both of Dallas, Texas; two sisters, Misses Bertha and Pearl Tunnelle, Lynnville.
Miss Bertha Tunnelle attended the funeral.

WORSHAM, Masel McMillion The Pulaski Citizen 13 Apr 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. William Edmond Worsham, 46, were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by Rufus Clifford of Lawrenceburg and Tom Holland of Minor Hill, Church of Christ ministers. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
The former Miss Masel McMillion, she was born February 13, 1909, in Giles County the daughter of the late Wilburn McMillion and Arpie Hollis McMillion. After the death of her parents in early childhood, she was reared by her batchelor uncle, Joe Hollis who makes his home with the family.
Mrs. Worsham was a member of the Church of Christ.
Other survivors include her husband, Will E. Worsham; two children, Mrs. Bernard Burgess and Clifford Worsham, both of whom live in the home; and one brother, Wilburn McMillion, Phoenix, Ariz. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

WORSHAM, Robert Bruce The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jan 1958
Funeral services for Robert Bruce Worsham, 60, Giles County farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Cornersville Baptist Church. The Rev. C. S. Wright, the Rev. Victor Brown and the Rev. C. E. Blackburn officiated and burial took place in the Beechwood Cemetery, Cornersville. Mr. Worsham died of a heart ailment Saturday at Maury County Hospital in Columbia.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late Charlie Worsham and Annie Hefley Worsham. He was a member of the Baptist Church.

Mr. Worsham is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Pearson Worsham; two daughters, Mrs. Willard Hyde, Cornersville, and Mrs. James Edmondson, Nashville; one son, Bobby Worsham, Lawrenceburg; five grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Robert Tarpley, Nashville.

WORSHAM, Willie The Pulaski Citizen 17 Dec 1958
Funeral services for Willie Worsham, 70, former policeman of Cornersville, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Cornersville Methodist Church with the burial in the Diana Cemetery. He died unexpectedly on Friday at his home.
Born in Giles County, he was the son of the late Felix Worsham and Dora Hollis Worsham.
Mr. Worsham, a member of the Cornersville Methodist Church, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lola Wolaver Worsham; one son, Willie Lee Worsham, Cornersville; four daughters, Miss Christine Worsham and Mrs. Roy Haislip, Cornersville, Mrs. James Clark, Diana, and Mrs. Jewel Caldwell, San Antonio, Texas; a number of grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Roy Kellum, Pulaski.

WRIGHT, Claude A. The Pulaski Citizen 18 Feb 1953
Funeral services for Claude Ambrose Wright, 55, grocer of Bryson, will be held at 1:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. E. C. Prestridge and burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Wright died at 5:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at Giles County Hospital following a brief illness.
A native of Maury County, he was born July 8, 1897, the son of the late Frederick Monroe Wright and Alice Chapman Wright. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Wright is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Evelyn Carroll Wright; one daughter, Mary Claude Wright, Bryson; two sons, Robert Perrin Wright, Puaski, and James Ernest Wright, Bryson; one step-son, M. J. Pennington, Savannah, Ga.; five grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. L. W. Atkerson, Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. Lena Mixon, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. India Boaton, Richmond, Va.; and two brothers, Chester Wright and Glenn Wright, both of Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

WRIGHT, Cora Alice Green The Pulaski Citizen 27 Apr 1955
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Alice Green Wright, 75, will be held at 2:00 p. m. Thursday at the Odd Fellows Hall Church of Christ by Arthur Hardison of Spring Hill. Burial will be in New Zion Cemetery.
Mrs. Green died at 2:05 Wednesday afternoon at her home after a long illness.
Mrs. Wright was born January 19, 1880, the daughter of the late Amos Green and Amanda Moore Green. She was a member of the Church of Christ.

She is survived by her husband, Boyd Wright; two daughters, Mrs. Clara Collins of Sumac and Mrs. Lorene King of Odd Fellows Hall community; seven sons, Johnny Wright, Tarpley Shop, Amos Wright, Odd Fellows Hall, Robert Wright, Haywood Creek community, Mabron Wright, Blue Creek community, Carter and Joe Wright, Odd Fellows Hall, Gerald Wright, Clear Creek Lake community; 26 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Pulaski Funeral Home was in charge.

WRIGHT, Kate Burgess The Pulaski Citizen 7 Mar 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Kate Burgess Wright, 69, who died at 11 o’clock Sunday morning, February 25, in Nashville, were held at one o’clock Monday afternoon at Bracy-Welsh Funeral Home, Nashville. Burial took place in Spring Hill Cemetery. She died suddenly following a weeks illness.
The former Miss Kate Burgess, she was a native of Giles County and the daughter of the late James Burgess and Margaret King Young Burgess. She was a devout member of the Church of Christ.
For many years Mr. and Mrs. Wright lived in the Brick Church community, later moving to Nashville. Mr. Wright, also a native of Giles County, died three years ago.
Mr. Wright is survived by two sons, Burgess Wright and James Freed Wright; and four grandchildren, all of Nashville; two sisters, Mrs. Bunyan Clark, Pulaski, and Mrs. Ollie Smith, Old Hickory; and two brothers, J. C. Burgess, Montgomery, Ala. and Lon B. Burgess, of Brick Church.

WRIGHT, James Roy The Pulaski Citizen 13 Jun 1956
Funeral services for James Roy Wright, Sr., retired farmer and blacksmith, who died Sunday at his home in the Blue Creek section, were held Monday at Robertson Fork Church of Christ with burial in the family cemetery.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, he was the son of the late William Wright and Martha Virginia Wright, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Wright is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nancy Henson Wright; two daughters, Mrs. Homer Phillips, Brick Church, and Mrs. Walker Fralix, Cornersville; three sons, William Wright and Roy Wright, Lynnville, and Allan Wright, Virginia; eight grandchildren; a step-son, Clyde Beedle, Lynnwood, Calif.; and two brothers, Floyd Wright, Odd Fellows Hall, and John Wright, MHM Farms.

WRIGHT, Lela Chapman The Pulaski Citizen 22 Aug 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Lela Chapman Wright, 51, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Wright died at 4 o’clock Friday morning, August 17, after a long illness at the home in Malone addition on the Lewisburg Highway.
Born May 5, 1900, in Giles County, she was the daughter of Mark Chapman and Sara Jane Braden Chapman. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Wright is survived by her husband, Lawrence Wright; two daughters, Miss Ruth Wright and Miss Danese Wright; one son, Alvin Wright, an employee of The Pulaski Citizen; and two grandchildren, children of her daughter, Mrs. James R. Shelton, who died on June 16, 1949.


WRIGHT, Will Morgan The Pulaski Citizen 11 Nov 1959
Funeral services for Will Morgan Wright, 67, retired Public Works employee, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Fairview Church of Christ, conducted by Tom Fox.. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Wright who had been in declining health for several years, died at 5:40 o’clock Friday morning, November 6, at his home on Little Dry Creek.
Born December 28, 1891, in Giles County, he was the son of Jim Wright and Lillie Callahan Wright. He was a member of Fairview Church of Christ.
Mr. Wright is survived by his wife, Mrs. Necie Cummings Wright; two daughters, Mrs. Allen Rainey, Wales and Mrs. James Wallace, Pulaski; one son, Malcolm Wright, Pulaski; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild; one brother, James D. Wright, Azle, Texas; and three sisters, Mrs. Chris Jensen, Barrego Springs, Calif., Mrs. Walter Lockhart, Hodgen, Okla., and Mrs. Eugenia Burks, Columbia. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

WYLIE, Kate Beets The Pulaski Citizen 25 Nov 1959
Mrs. Kate Beets Wylie, 71, native of Giles County, died Tuesday morning, November 17, at her home in Terrell, Texas. Funeral rites and burial took place Wednesday afternoon in Terrell.
Mrs. Wylie was the daughter of the late William Beets and Mary Elizabeth Cooper Beets. Twice married, her first husband, Jim Rose, died several years ago. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
She went to Texas forty years ago, and was employed twenty-three years at Terrell State Hospital.
Mrs. Wylie is survived by her husband, R. L. Wylie; a son, George Rose of Dallas, Texas; one step-son, two step-daughters, and six sisters, Mrs. Dee Norman, Mrs. M. C. Norman, Pulaski, Mrs. Leroy Goats, Mrs. Frank Dickey, Miss Maggie Beets and Mrs. Frank Higgins, all of Giles County.
A sister, Mrs. Willie Beets Thompson, of Ardmore, died August 13, this year.

WYNN, W. T. The Pulaski Citizen 14 Apr 1954
W. T. Wynn, former president of Martin College for approximately 18 years and later dean of Georgia State College for Women at Milledgeville, Ga., died Tuesday, April 13, at his home in Milledgeville.
Funeral arrangements had not been announced in Pulaski at press time.
Mr. Wynn retired as dean of the Georgia college about one year ago but had continued to make his home in Milledgeville.
He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Mary Floyd of Alabama; a daughter, Miss Mary Mildred Wynn; and four sons, William, Winfred, Floyd and Lawrence Wynn, all of Georgia.


WYNNE, Martha Agnes McCormick The Pulaski Citizen 24 Apr 1957
Mrs. Roy Wynne, 69, resident of the Bryson community, died at 6:15 o’clock Tuesday morning, April 23, at Giles County Hospital, after a week’s illness.

Funeral services were held at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon at Bryson Methodist Church conducted by Dr. W. H. Mansfield, assisted by the Rev. Ray Wiggins and burial took place in Elkton Cemetery.
Born May 10, 1887, in Giles County, she was the former Miss Martha Agnes McCormack, daughter of the late Robert Frank McCormack and Mary Virginia Woodward McCormack. She was a member of the Methodist Church at Bryson.
Mrs. Wynne is survived by her husband, Roy Wynne; three sons, Robert Wynne and Harold Wynne, both of Pulaski, and Frank Wynne, Selma, Ala.; two daughters, Mrs. Edgar Lane Reese, Florence, Ala., and Mrs. William Hunt, Detroit, Mich.; twelve grandchildren; four brothers, Jimmy F. McCormack, Don McCormack and Virgil McCormack, all of Pulaski, and Tommy Lee McCormack, Chapel Hill; and one sister, Mrs. Robert West, Lawrenceburg. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

YANCEY, Beatrice Partrick The Pulaski Citizen 13 Dec 1950
Mrs. Beatrice Partrick Yancey, 76, member of a prominent Giles County family, died suddenly at 6 o’clock Sunday evening, December 10, at “Walesshire” home of her son, William James Yancey, Jr.
Funeral rites were held at one o’clock on Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Fred C. Woodard, pastor of First Methodist Church. Burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born September 20, 1874, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Partrick and Elizabeth Elledge Partrick. She was educated at Florence, Ala., and at Belmont College in Nashville. She was a member of the Methodist Church and the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and was a former member of the Pulaski Students Club and the Civic League.
Her husband, William James Yancey, Sr., Pulaski businessman, died in 1934.
Mrs. Yancey is survived by the one son; four grandchildren, Margaret Stone Yancey and William J. Yancey, third, Pulaski, David Page McDuffie, Jr., Worthington, Minn., and Mrs. Benjamin E. Herrmann, Plainfield, N. J.; and two great grandchildren.

YARBROUGH, James Alexander The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jun 1955
James Alexander Yarbrough, 75, native of Giles County, died June 18 at his home in Larned, Kans., following a long period of declining health.
Funeral services took place at 3 o’clock on Sunday afternoon, June 19, at Ponder, Texas, where some of the family are buried.
He was born and reared on Weakley Creek in Giles, the son of the late Lucius M. Yarbrough and Mary Jane Kimbrough Yarbrough.
His wife, Mrs. Ella Nix Yarbrough died many years ago.
He was survived by two sons and three daughters. Local relatives are a niece, Mrs. Reynolds Wheeler, Aymett Town and a nephew, Morrell Yarbrough, Weakley.

YARBROUGH, Mary Berryhill __ Dec 1955

Mrs. Mary Berryhill Yarbrough, 88, died yesterday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. N. G. McNeese, four miles east of Lawrenceburg on Highway 64.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Freemon Funeral Home here, with Dr. William H.Mansfield and the Rev. H. J. Rushing officiating. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery at Pulaski, Tenn.
Mrs. Yarbrough, a native of Marshall County, was the widow of George Yarbrough. Her parents were Lewis and Sarah Berryhill. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. She had been a resident of Lawrence County for the past 12 years.
In addition to her daughter, she is survived by a brother, Robert Berryhill, Huntsville, Ala.

YARBROUGH, Sarah P. Ingram The Pulaski Citizen 14 Oct 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah P. Ingram Yarbrough, 71, were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church in Pulaski. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
She died at 5 o’clock Thursday afternoon at her home on North First Street, following a
year’s illness.
Born September 28, 1882, at Lynnville, she was the daugher of the late Daniel J. Ingram and Sarah P. Ingram, and was a member of the Methodist Church. Her husband, Clifford Yarbrough, died many years ago.
She held a stenographis position in Pulaski for thirty-two years prior to her retirement.
Mrs. Yarbrough is survived by one brother, D. T. Ingram of Holland, Mo.; and several nieces and nephews, including Mrs. David Bowen who lived with her. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge.

YATES, George W. The Pulaski Citizen 11 Jul 1951
Funeral services for George W. Yates, 78, Pulaski merchant, who died of a heart attack early Friday morning, July 6, at Giles County Hospital, were held at 9 o’clock Saturday morning at Bills and McGaugh Funeral Home in Lewisburg. The Rev. John T. DeForest, rector of the Pulaski Episcopal Church, officiated, and burial took place in Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg. He bad been ill two weeks.
A native of Georgia, he was the son of Jeff Yates and Eliza Dwawick Yates. He had resided in Arkansas, Alabama and Tennessee, having operated the Morris Budget Shop in Pulaski the past ten years.
He was a member of the Episcopal Church.
Mr. Yates is survived by his wife, Mrs. Modena Luna Yates; three sisters, Mrs. Florence Adams of Donelson, Ga., Mrs. Thomas Farrior of Sneeds, Ga., and Mrs. Annie Jones of Belinda, Fla.; and two brothers Jeff Yates of Pensacola, Fla., and Lawson Yates, of Orlando, Fla.

YEARTA, Ada Longshore The Pulaski Citizen 14 Apr 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Longshore Yearta, 68, Pulaski resident were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by Virgil Bradford, minister of East Hill Church of Christ. Burial took place in Minor Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Yearta died at 4:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Giles County Hospital, after an illness caused by a heart ailment.
Born July 23, 1885 in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Copeland Longshore and Betty Lawrence Longshore, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Yearta is survived by her husband, John Clinton Yearta; three daughters, Miss Ora Bell Yearta, Mrs. Robert Lee Moore and Mrs. Lois Rosson, all of Minor Hill; two sons, George William Yearta, Nashville, and William James Yearta, Hohenwald; nine grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Avery Sutton, Winter Haven, Fla., and Mrs. Will Pickett, Minor Hill; and three brothers, Ed Longshore, Lewisburg, Tenn., Tom Longshore, Tanner, Ala., and Wilson Longshore, Joiner, Ark. Pulaski Funeral Home, Morticians in charge.

YOKLEY, Claude Bryant The Pulaski Citizen 6 Aug 1958
Funeral services for Claude Bryant Yokley, 64, merchant of Campbellsville, will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial will take place in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Yokley died of a heart ailment at 4 o’clock Wednesday morning at Giles County Hospital after several weeks illness.
Born July 10, 1894, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Andrew Dean Yokley and Ann Hayes Yokley.
Mr. Yokley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cassie Taylor Yokley; and one brother, Ward Yokley, District 14. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge.

YOKLEY, Felix R. The Pulaski Citizen 29 Jul 1959
Funeral services for Felix R. Yokley, 46, farmer of the Marcella Falls section, will be held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon, July 30, at Liberty Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, with burial in John Lay Cemetery at Ethridge. Mr. Yokley died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 5:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, July 29, at Lawrence County Hospital.
Born in Lawrence County, June 26, 1913, he was the son of the late Ward S. Yokley and Lydia Dickey Yokley, and was a member of Marcella Falls Church of Christ.
Mr. Yokley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Era May Davis Yokley; five daughters, Mrs. Ike Fleny, Murfreesboro, and Misses Janett, Connie, Gale, and Sue Yokley, Marcella Falls in Giles County; five sons, Royce, Bobby, Dalton, Steve, and Terry Yokley, all of Marcella Falls; three brothers, Arlan Yokley, Marcella Falls, Smith Yokley, Lawrence County, and Andrew D. Yokley, Ethridge; and three sisters, Mrs. Carl Fencher, Ethridge, Mrs. Bill Weatherford, Columbia, and Mrs. Bill Gaines, Marcella Falls. Bennett-May and Company, in charge.

YOKLEY, Jake The Pulaski Citizen 14 Oct 1953
Jake Yokley, 76, Giles County farmer, died at 6:45 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, October 14, at Gifford Nursing Home near Columbia, following an illness of several years.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Campbellsville, conducted by the Rev. N. O. Allen. Burial will take place at the Yokley Cemetery in the Rich community.

Born in the Fourteenth Civil District of Giles County, he was the son of the late A. D. Yokley and Ann Hayes Yokley. His wife, the former Miss Susie Yokley, died two years ago.
Mr. Yokley, a member of the Methodist Church, is survived by two brothers, Claude Yokley, Campbellsville, and Ward Yokley, Columbia. Bennett-May and Company, funeral directors in charge.

YOKLEY, Lydia Dickey The Pulaski Citizen 21 May 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Lydia Dickey Yokley, 69, resident of the Liberty Hill section of A native of Giles County, were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Liberty Hill Baptist Church in the Fourteenth District. Burial took place in the John Lay Cemetery at Ethridge.
Mrs. Yokley died at 9 o’clock Monday morning at Lawrence County Hospital after a short illness.
A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late J. H. Dickey and Mattie Inman Dickey, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Yokley is survived by her husband, Ward S. Yokley; four sons, A. D. Yokley, Ethridge Felix and Arlin Yokley, Marcella Falls and Smith Yokley, Liberty Hill; three daughters, Mrs. Sadie Fincher, Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Ullie Weatherford, Columbia, and Mrs. Lois Gaines, Ethridge; twenty-seven grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Eugene Steelman, Harvest, Ala.; and three brothers, Harvey Dickey, Alabama, Leslie Dickey, Nunnelly, Tenn., and Sidney Dickey, Ethridge.

YOKLEY, Samuel Steele The Pulaski Citizen 22 Sep 1954
Funeral services for Samuel Steele Yokley, 59, who died Monday at Giles County Hospital after a long illness, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at First Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. J. Wallace Carr, pastor, and the Rev. William Steele, Methodist minister of Nashville, officiated and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Yokley was the former Miss Bessie Holt, daughter of Mrs. T. P. Holt of Pulaski and the late Mr. Holt. She was a native of Pulaski, born October 4, 1894. She had been a widow for several years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church where she had served as organist for many years, and was a member of the Wednesday Literary Club.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Yokley is survived by two sons, Samuel Pete Yokley and Thomas Holt Yokley, Pulaski; and three sisters, Mrs. G. M. Stone, Mrs. W. K. Jones, both of Pulaski, and Mrs. Jean Downing, Los Angeles, Calif.; and a brother, Thomas H. Holt, Jackson.

YOKLEY, Susie Y. The Pulaski Citizen 4 Jul 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Susie Y. Yokley, 82, resident of the Yokley community, who died Sunday, July 1, at a Columbia nursing home, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Campbellsville Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. H. R. Allen. Burial took place in the Yokley cemetery at Campbellsville.
She was born and reared in this county, the daughter of the late Jacob Yokley and Ann Abernathy Yokley, early residents of this section. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Yokley is survived by her husband, Jake Yokley. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

YOKLEY, Ward Smith The Pulaski Citizen 28 Jan 1959
Funeral services for Ward Smith Yokley, 73, retired farmer of the Liberty Hill Community, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Liberty Hill Baptist Church. Burial took place in John Lay Cemetery at Ethridge. Mr. Yokley who had lived alone since the death of his wife last year, was found dead in bed on Thursday morning, January 22.
Mr. Yokley, the last member of his immediate family, was a native of Giles County, the son of the late Andrew Dean Yokley and Ann Hayes Yokley. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Yokley is survived by four sons, Felix Yokley, Arley Yokley, and Smith Yokley, all of Giles County, and A. D. Yokley, Ethridge; three daughters, Mrs. Carl Fincher, Flatwoods Community, Mrs. Lois Gaines, Giles County, and Mrs. Eula Weatherford, Columbia; and twenty-eight grandchildren.

YOUNG, Amos The Pulaski Citizen 19 Feb 1958
Amos Young, 64, railroad employee of Nashville, died about 6 o’clock Friday morning, February 14, at his home after a period of declining health. Funeral rites were held at 2 o’clock Saturday morning at Marshall Donnelly and Combs Funeral Home with burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park in that city.
A native of the Bee Spring Community, he was the son of the late Jesse Nathaniel Young and Mollie Williams Young. His wife, Mrs. Zora Graves Young died November 29, 1956.
Mr. Young is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Priestly Miller, Nashville; one sister, Mrs. Aubrey Wynne, Nashville; and two brothers, E. B. Young and Jess Young, both of Giles County.

YOUNG, Bina Montgomery The Pulaski Citizen 12 Mar 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Bina Montgomery, 86, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon in the parlors of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church, and burial took place in the family lot in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Young died of a heart attack at 5:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon, March 8, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Grover McAlester, on Sam Davis Avenue.
Born November 7, 1865, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Montgomery and Ann Brown Montgomery. She was the wife of T. Edgar Young whodied in 1931. She was a member of the Methodist Church and an honorary member of its missionary society.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Young is survived by one son, Amos R. Young, Pulaski businessman; two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

YOUNG, Cecil Maurice The Pulaski Citizen 14 May 1958

Funeral services for Cecil Maurice Young, 56, Giles Countian employed at Huntsville, Ala., until his retirement, will be held at one o’clock Thursday afternoon at Huntsville Baptist Church, with the burial in the Pisgah Cemetery in Giles County. Mr. Young died at 5 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at his home in that city after an illness of two years.
Born March 29, 1902, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Arney Young and Jennie Harwell Young, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
For the past fifteen years he had made his home in Huntsville; employed for a time on the police force, later becoming associated with the Redstone Arsenal until ill health caused his retirement.
Mr. Young is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laverna Young; two daughters, Mrs. Dwayne Burgess, Pulaski, and Mrs. William Eason, Nashville; two sons, Willard Young, Huntsville, Ala. and Glenn E. Young, Fort McClellan, Ala.; seven grandchildren; his step-mother, Mrs. Arney Young, Pulaski; two brothers, Raymond H. Young and Sam D. Young, Pulaski; and one half-sister, Mrs. Cletus S. Dunnavant, Pulaski.

YOUNG, Deborah Jane The Pulaski Citizen 19 Oct 1955
Deborah Jane Young, two-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Young of the Brick Church community, died in her sleep Saturday night at the family home. Her death was discovered by her parents about 5:30 Sunday morning.
Physicians were unable to determine the cause of the infant’s death.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, are a brother, John D. Young; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Young; and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Grady Griggs of Pottsville.

YOUNG, Ella Jane Hayes The Pulaski Citizen 31 Oct 1956
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Jane Hayes Young, 84, housewife of the Eleventh Civil District, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Raymond Greenway, pastor of Berea Methodist Church, and the Rev. Robert S. Lee, pastor of the Methodist Church of Goodlettsville, and burial took place in the Brown Cemetery near Friendship.
Mrs. Young died at 6 o’clock Sunday morning, October 28, at the home at Berea following a long illness.
The former Miss Ella Jane Hayes, she was born February 11, 1873, the daughter of the late Alexander (Bud) Hayes and Eliza Holbert Hayes. She was a member of the Berea Methodist Church.

Mrs. Young, whose husband died in 1927, is survived by three daughters, Miss Clemma Young and Mrs. Chauncey L. Inman, both of Berea, and Mrs. Robert G. McFarland, Evansville, Ind.; five sons, Vinson Young, Brick Church, Ben Young, Pulaski, Gilbert Young, Woodlawn, Edd Boyett Young, Goodlettsville, and Worley Young, Tampa, Fla.; sixteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Bascom B. Smith and Mrs. Edd Ingram, both of Pisgah, and Mrs. James Gilmer Bowman, Nashville; four brothers, W. W. Hayes, A. C. Hayes, John Hayes, all of Giles County, and R. E. Hayes, Nashville. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

YOUNG, Estelle The Pulaski Citizen 25 Dec 1957
Miss Estelle Young, 77, employee of the Rose Dry Goods Company in Pulaski for many years, died on Friday, December 20, at a nursing home in Waxahachie, Texas, after a long period of declining health. Funeral rites took place in that city.
A member of the Methodist Church, she lived in Giles County most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Alfred and Fannie Young Young.
Miss Young is survived by one sister, Mrs. Dave Hamlin, Waxahachie, Texas; and four nieces and two nephews.



YOUNG, Joe D. The Pulaski Citizen 12 Jul 1950
Funeral services for Joe D. Young, 54, well known farmer of the Bunker Hill community, who died suddenly at 7 o’clock Tuesday morning, July 11, at his home, were held at 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Rev. Marshall D. Moss, pastor of the Bunker Hill Methodist Church and burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Born July 18, 1895, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Thomas C. Young and Annie Cardin Young. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Young is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucile Tomerlin Young; one son, Joe Young, Springfield; and one sister, Mrs. Jasper Clark, Pulaski.

YOUNG, Robert Calvin The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jan 1954
Robert Calvin Young, 66, native of Giles County, died Sunday, December 20, at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after a long illness.
Funeral rites and burial took place in that city.
Native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Jesse N. Young and Mollie Williams Young.
For twenty to twenty-five years he operated a jewelry store in Birmingham, Ala., later retiring and moving to the Florida city.
Mr. Young is survived by his wife, Mrs. Katherine Young; one sister, Mrs. A. A. Wynne, Nashville; and three brothers, E. B. Young, Bryson, Jess Young, Bunker Hill and Amos Young, Nashville.

YOUNG, Russell C. The Pulaski Citizen 22 Jul 1953
Funeral services for Russell C. Young, 59, were held at 3:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Rites were conducted by the Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of First Baptist Church, assisted by the Rev. H. G. Coston, and the Rev. Lloyd Hickman. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.

Mr. Young, an employee of a local feed store, died suddenly of a heart attack on Saturday afternoon at his home on Grigsby Street, following a period of declining health.
He was born in Pulaski, July 5, 1894, the son of the late Robert Lee Young and Josephine Williams Young.
Mr. Young is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cora Allen Young; and one brother, Frank Young, St. Petersburg, Fla. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

YOUNG, William Clyde The Pulaski Citizen 25 Jun 1959
William Clyde Young, retired furniture dealer, died at his home early Monday morning after a long illness. Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Bennett-May Funeral Home. David East, minister of the Second Street Church of Christ officiating. Burial took place in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mr. Young was born in the Bradshaw community in Giles County. His parents were the late Napoleon B. and Martha Jane Kosier Young. He was a member of the Church of Christ and of the Masonic Lodge.
He began his business career as a furniture merchant in 1925, opening his store on the north side with associates Raymond Shelton and Robert Shackelford. In 1930, he operated the store independently, and continued its owner and proprietor until 1954, when ill health forced his retirement.
Mr. Young was married to the former Miss Lyda Brown, who survives. In addition he is survived by a sister, Miss Bessie Young and a brother, Lexie, both of Giles County.

YOUNG, William Isaiah The Pulaski Citizen 14 Feb 1951
William Isaiah Young, 76, resident of Kathlene, Fla., and a former Giles Countian, died Thursday night, February 8, at his home after an extended period of illness.
Funeral rites and burial took place in that city. His wife, Mrs. Margaret Hardaker Young, died several years ago.
Mr. Young, born and reared in Giles, was the son of the late Jesse Nathaniel Young and Adeline Fuller Young. As a young man he was in the mercantile business in Pulaski and a number of years ago moved to Florida.
Mr. Young is survived by three sons, Everett Young, Fred Young and Scott Young; and three grandchildren; all of Florida; one brother, John Young, Memphis; one half-sister, Mrs. A. A. Wynne, Nashville; four half-brothers, Robert Young, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Amos Young, Nashville, Jesse N. Young, and E. B. (Otha) Young, both of Bryson.
Mr. Young was a half-brother of the late Mrs. O. E. Smith.

YOUNG, Zora Grace The Pulaski Citizen 28 Nov 1956
Mrs. Zora Grace Young, 60, wife of Amos Young of Nashville, died early Thursday morning at her home in Nashville, after a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be held in Nashville on Friday afternoon and burial will take place there.

The daughter of Mrs. Agnes Ingram Graves, formerly of Giles County, and the late Mahlon Graves, she was a member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to her mother and husband, Mrs. Young is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Priestley Miller of Nashville; and one sister, Mrs. Robert Corlew, Nashville.

ZEIGLER, James Chandler The Pulaski Citizen 12 Mar 1958
Funeral services for James Chandler Zeigler, 82, retired farmer, sawmill operator and merchant of the Fourth Civil District were incomplete at press time Thursday, pending word from relatives.
Mr. Zeigler who had been in declining health for some time, died at 12:30 o’clock Thursday morning, March 13, at the home in Pulaski.
Born May 12, 1875, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Taylor Zeigler and Sabra Kincaid Zeigler, and was the last member of his immediate family. He was a member of the East Hill Church of Christ.
Mr. Zeigler is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maxie Hannah Zeigler; four sons, Denzil Zeigler, Pulaski, Loyd Zeigler, Nashville, Cyril Zeigler, Independence, Kans., and Andy Zeigler, Dayton, Ohio; two daughter, Mrs. Buford Dunavant, Mt. Pleasant, and Mrs. George Manning, Fayetteville, N. C.; and fifteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ZEIGLER, John Payne The Pulaski Citizen 6 Jun 1956
Funeral services for John Payne Zeigler, 77, retired farmer of Minor Hill, were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Minor Hill Church of Christ. M. F. Norwood, Church of Christ minister, officiated, and burial took place in Cool Spring Cemetery.
Mr. Zeigler who had been in declining health for several years, died at 6:30 o’clock Friday morning, June 1, at Giles County Hospital.
A member of Minor Hill Church of Christ, he was born August 21, 1878, the son of the late Henry Taylor Zeigler and Sabra Virginia Kincaid Zeigler.
Mr. Zeigler is survived by his wife, Mrs. Donna Ward Zeigler; four daughters, Mrs. Roy Jackson, Goodsprings, Mrs. Howard Bee and Mrs. C. S. Jernigan, both of Pulaski; and Mrs. Cecil James, Lawrenceburg; sixteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

ZEIGLER, Ruby Pittard The Pulaski Citizen 31 Mar 1954
Mrs. Ruby Pittard Zeigler, 65, wife of Smith Waters Zeigler, died at 1:30 o’clock Thursday morning, April 1, at the home at Pulaski, following more than a years’ illness.
Funeral rites will be held at 10 o’clock Friday morning in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the Rev. Sam R. Dodson, Jr., pastor of First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will take place in the family lot in Mount Moriah Cemetery near Pulaski.
A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was born July 4, 1888, the daughter of the late Charles G. Pittard and Metta Harwell Pittard. She was a member of First Methodist Church and its missionary society and the East Hill Home Demonstration Club.

In addition to her husband, a retire post office employee; Mrs. Zeigler is survived by one son, Billy Smith Zeigler, employee of The Pulaski Citizen; and two brothers, Tom A. Pittard, Pulaski, and Sam Pittard, Des Moines, N. Mexico. Bennett-May and Company, morticians in charge.

ZUNO, Alice Torrence Bittick The Pulaski Citizen January 29, 1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Torrence Bittick Zuno, 85, native Giles Countian, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. Burial took place in Lynnwood Cemetery at Lynnville where the family formerly made their home.
Mrs. Zuno died Thursday at the home in Milwaukee, Wis., after a short illness.
Her first husband, Sam Bittick, died in 1917. Her second husband, Vince Zuno, died a few years ago.
Mrs. Zuno, a member of the Methodist Church, is survived by two children, Miss Annie Bittick, Milwaukee, Wis., and Butler Bittick, New York City; one brother, John Torrence, and two sisters, Mrs. Newt Bittick and Mrs. John R. Hargrove, all of Nashville; and two granddaughters. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

ZWINGLE, Mrs. C. M. The Pulaski Citizen 2 Dec 1953
Mrs. C. M. Zwingle, 79, wife of the Rev. C. M. Zwingle, who was the former pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Churches in Giles County, died Thursday night at her home in Nashville.
Services were held Saturday morning at Edgefield Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Nashville and burial took place in Bybees Chapel Cemetery at McMinnville on Saturday afternoon.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Zwingle was survived by two sons, Dr. J. L. Zwingle, Kansas City, and Earl H. Zwingle, San Francisco, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. R. S. McCoy, Bells, Tenn., seven grandchildren; and one step-sister, Mrs. K. S. Parrish, Bradenton, Fla.