Mary Beth Shannon, age 89, born August 27, 1915 in Hohenwald, TN, died December 3, 2004 at the Quality Health Care Center in Lebanon, TN. The funeral will be held at: Lomax Church of Christ, December 5, 2004 at 2:00 PM. The officiating clergy will be Malcolm George, and grandson, Adam Coile. Burial will take place December 5, 2004 in…
Erlene Evelyn Plummer, Age 96, born July 24, 1908 in Hohenwald, TN, died, October 27, 2004 at Lewis County Manor, Hohenwald, TN. The funeral will be held at: Graveside, October 29, 2004 at 2:00 PM. The officiating clergy will be Richard Tate. Burial will take place October 29, 2004 in the Swiss Cemetery, Hohenwald, TN. Visitation will be Friday, October…
Rachel Elizabeth Bates, age 85, born, November 14, 1918 in Hohenwald, TN, died October 2, 2004 at Henry Co. Medical Center, Paris, Henry Co, TN. The funeral will be held at: McDonald Funeral Home Inc, October 5, 2004 at 1:00 PM. The officiating clergy will be Richard Tate. Burial will take place October 5, 2004 in the Swiss Cemetery, Hohenwald,…
Pauline Josephine Hensley Bates, age 82, of Hohenwald, died Saturday, December 27, 2003, at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. Mrs. Bates was born December 12, 1921 in Camden, TN. Her parents were the late Robert L. and Ruhama Webb Hensley. She was the widow of Jason C. Bates. She is also preceded in death by a son Jason Clifford Bates, II….
Today this association is known as The Hickman County Burial Association. Although no full date of birth is given on these assessments, it would help you to zero in on the year or even narrow down which quarter of that year that a person died. The following was transcribed by Brenda Carroll of Dyer, TN, from the original newspaper clippings….
This picture is from a collection owned by Sammye Jo Lawson and is used with her permission. Please contact her directly if you have further questions regarding these families. The couple sitting with the three children are Samuel Torrence Bates & Josephine Vivine Lynch Bates. The children are their three older ones – Lula (Joe Sebja), Ollye (Ralph Brown),…
This bible was published incorrectly in the Lewis County, TN WPA book as belonging to Mrs. S. D. Bates. It is the bible belonging to Mrs. Samuel Torence (Torrence) Bates. Additional information provided by Sammye Jo Bates Lawson, granddaughter of Mr. & Mrs. S. T. Bates. MARRIAGES Nancy Chessor and M. B. Bates was married 27 Sep 1874 by John…
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