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.