OBITUARIES
1939
ADAMS, WILLIAM, 11 month old son of Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Adams died 9/30/1939. He leaves six sisters and five brothers; grandmother, Mrs. M.C. Stowers and grandfather, Alex Adams. [Morgan County News]
ADCOX, ARCH, age 79, died 12/24/1939. Survivors: sons, Heshel, Harold; daughters, Mrs. Delva Givens, Mrs. Zola Smith; 16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild; half brother, James Ferguson. Burial Mt Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery. [Morgan County News]
ADCOX, LLOYD A. age 39,. Coalfield. Survivors, wife and mother; sons, Dean, James, Herbert and Tommie; sister, Tilda; brothers, Walter, Fred and Odes. [Morgan County News 3/16/1938]
ADKINS, CARRIE, age 15 of Sunbright, died of blood poisoning [9/6/1939]. She was the daugher of Rev. and Mrs. L.L. Adkins. Sisters; Mrs. Pat Howard, Mrs. Byrl Gaskin, Mrs. Lawrence Sumner and Jessie; and Josephine Adkins; brothers, Charles and Billy. Grandparents Mr. & Mrs. Chas. Heckman of Indiana. Burial in Sunbright Cemetery. [Morgan County News]
BARGER, HENRY, Nydeck Community. [Morgan County News dated 1/19/1939]
BASLER, BONNIE, wife of W. H. Basler. Survivors, husband; daughter, Patricia; sisters; Mrs. Hubert Parrisa and Mrs. Frank Hensley; brothers, Bert and Claude Metcalf. Burial Petros Cemetery. [Morgan County News 2/1939]
BATE, HANNAH H., age 88, Lancing. Survivors: sons, R.O. Bate; daughters; N. Jacks, Edith and Jessie Bate, Mrs. L.D. Kurzenknabe and Mrs. Harold Ashton. Burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 8/10/1939]
BEANE, DORA JACKSON, age 49, formerly of Oakdale 3/1939 in Maryville, Tn.
Sister Mrs. Annie Francis; brothers Jake Jackson and Luther Jackson. [Morgan County News]
BEENE, WILLIAM JAKE, age 60, Petros; Survivors, wife and mother; son, Frank Beene; daughters, Mrs. Tom Watson, Mrs. Jim Randolph, Mrs. Fred Wright, Mrs. J.D. Bradley and Mrs. Ernest Rankin; brothers, G.T., Bleve and Kirk; sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Fritz, Mrs. John McCartt, Mrs Nancy Parker and Mrs. Joe Bocock.
[Morgan County News dated 2/2/1939]
BINGHAM, HERSHEL, age 17, Oakdale was killed by lightening. He was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Harry Bingham. Sisters; Mary Lou and Mrs. Mable Robinson; brothers, Ralph and Lloyd Bingham. Burial in Crab Orchard Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 8/10/1939]
BINGHAM, MRS. R. R., age 70. She was born in Roane Co. Tn., and married R.R. Bingham in 1889. Children: Mrs. J. A. Kreis, Mrs. H. A., Adcox, Mrs. Chas. Summer; sons, Grant and Melvin Summers; 14 grandchildren and one great grand-child. [Morgan County News dated 3/9/1938]
BLAKLEY, SARAH ELIZABETH, died 7/19/1939, age 64 years, 9 months and 25 days. She was born 9/24/1874 and married in 1893 to D.R. Blakely. Children; Enoch, Omar, John Ruble, Zelma, Mrs Etta Varner and Mrs. Boyd Davidson, Jesse and Iva Joe; 22 grandchildren and 4 sisters and 2 brothers. [Morgan County News]
BONIFACIUS, GORDON, age 79. Leaves a widow, Anna Bardill Bonifacius; daughter, Mrs. Clarence A. Henry; sister, Mrs. Barbara Whitely. Burial in Wartburg Cemeteruy. [Morgan County News]
BROCK, SARAH, age 49, Coalfield. [Morgan County News dated 1/12/1939]
BURRIS, MRS. HENRY, Coalfield. [Morgan County News dated 2/2/1939]
BURTON, J. D. age 60, Oakdale. Survivors, sons; Marvin and William; his wife; sisters, Mrs. L.M. Little, Mrs. Hetty Burton; brother, David Burton. [Morgan County News]
CAMPBELL, WILLIAM H., age 62, Burrville; wife Gertrude Patching Campbell. Burial in Burrville Methodist Church Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 2/23/1939]
CARTER, MARY JANE, age 79, died 1/14/1939. She was born in Morgan County 7/23/1860 and married James Alford Carter about 1879. Children, Calvin, Luther, Raura Bell and Fred Ernest; daughters, Laura Bell Bryant; 6 grandchildren. [Morgan County News]
COOK, H. P., Sunbright, died 3/10/1939. He was born in Russell County, Virginia. Survivors; wife, Cassie Cook. Burial in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. [Morgan County News]
CRENSHAW, CHARLES, age 75. Survivors, sons, John, Floyd; daughters, Mrs. John Dunaway, Mrs. Cecil Rhea and Mrs. Carl York. Burial Wartburg Cemetery. [Morgan County News 1/1939]
CROMWELL, CLARENCE, age 16 years and a seventh grade student of the Crab Orchard Community died with blood poisoning and pneumonia. Survived by father, Elmer Cromwell; step-mother; two sisters, Lavonia and Ruth Cromwell and a half-brother Lloyd Cromwell; grandmother, Alice Cromwell. [Morgan County News dated 9/7/1939]
CUMMINGS, WILLIAM, age 70, Rugby, an original settler of Rugby. [Morgan County News]
[abt 2/1939]
DAVIS, R. A., age 45, Wartburg, WW I Veteran. Survivors, wife, Katie Joyner Davis; father, Col. John M. Davis; sons, John M., Jr., and Sam; sisters, Mrs. J.B. Bowling. [Morgan County News]
DELIUS, MAY, New-born infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. C. A. Delius. Burial in Crab Orchard Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 1/19/1939]
DOUGLAS, DR. ELMER, died in Indiana. He was born in the Glades Community, the nephew of Mr. & Mrs. Enoch Guffey. [Morgan County News dated 9/28/1939]
DUGGER, MABEL CAIN, Oakdale died in Danville, KY. Survivors, brother, Henry Dugger; sister, Mrs. Edd Rosenbaum. [Morgan County News dated 3/9/1939]
ELDER, ELISHA, age 37. Survivors, mother, Mrs. J. Elder, 3 sisters and 2 brothers.
[Morgan County News dated 3/9/1939]
FARRIS, LASKA, Burrville, died 10/5/1939. Burial at Lafollette, Tn. [Morgan County News]
FRENCH, JOHN, age 40, formerly of Wartburg died in Nashville, Tn. Survivors: sister, Mrs. Winston Caldwell; mother, Mrs. Dora Saffell French. [Morgan County News dated 7/27/1939]
FREYTAG, BURTON, age 32, died 3/16/1938. Survivors, brother, Floyd and Reuben Greytag.; sisters, Mrs. Marie Cook, Mrs. Glen Arnold, Miss Thelma Freytag. Burial Wartburg Cemetery. [Morgan County News]
GALLOWAY, OSA BROTHERTON, died 8/28/1939. She was born 2/22/1870 and was age 69 years 6 months and 4 days. She married Rev. Charlie Galloway on 7/22/1888. Survivors, son Lee; daughter , Mrs. Alma Beatty; sisters; Mrs. Ada Summers, Mrs. Ova Pittman; brother, John Brotherton; 12 grandchildren. Burial in Union Grove Cemetery. [Morgan County News]
GILREATH, MRS. NOBLE, age 32, Oakdale. Survivors, husband, parents, Mrs. & Mrs. Dow Stringfield. Sisters: Mrs. Susie Hampton, Mrs. Alice Slaven, Mrs. May Lawson; brothers, William, Leonard and Arthur Stringfield. Burial in Piney Cemetery. [Morgan County News 3/23/1939]
GOFF, CAROLINE, age 86. Survivors: daughters, Mrs. Horace Ellis and Mrs, George McGrath; sons: M.B. Young, Clifford Goff and Barton Goff; step-sons, Mr. Goff of St. Louis; brothers, William and Jes Ketchersid; her six grandsons were pall bearers and 5 grandaughters were flower-girls. Burial in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. [Morgan County News]
GOLDSTON, LOU KEETON, age 63. Wife of Albert Goldston. sons; Paul, Roger and Howard; daughter, Mrs. Carlos Davis; four grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. E. B. Litton, Mrs. Parson, Mrs. Mary Smith and Mrs. L. Waldroupe; brothers, Dock, George and Henry Keeton. [Morgan County News dated 5/11/1939]
GOLDSTON, MARTHA, died in Rockwood; sister of Amos Taylor, Sarah Ramey and Miss Jennis Taylor. [Morgan County News 3/16/1938]
HALL, JANE, Lancing, died 5/15/1939. [Morgan County News]
HAMMOND, NELIS, In Memory of – died 4/7/1933. father-H.L. Hammond. [Morgan County News]
HEIDEL, MINNIE MEHLHORN, Wartburg. She was born at Deermont in 1882 and married Alex F. Heidel in 1900. He died in 1920. There were 11 children and 8 survive. Sons, Alex, Henry, Clarence, Edwin, Martin and Alvin; daughters; Mrs. E. N. Brooks and Mrs. John W, Peters; brothers, Fred, Henry, Ed and George; sisters, Mrs. G.W. Goldrick, Mrs. Fred Lehman, Mrs. Katie Bicknell and Miss Emma Mehlhorn. Burial in Wartburg Cemetery. [Morgan County News]
HUMAN, PHEBE, age 68 Oakdale, wife of I.F. Human. Sister, Mrs. Martha Turner; step-chiuldren, Mrs. Wlater Jones, Mrs Nola Young, Mrs. Mary Johnson, Mrs. M. F. Shannon and W.J. Human. Burial in Mill Creek Cemetery. [Morgan County NEws]
JACKSON, MARK V., died 8/24/1939. Leaves his wife and a brother, John Jackson. [Morgan County News]
KESTERSON, SAM, In Memory of, died 7/29/1938 [Morgan County News]
KITTRELL, MARY, age 76, Actual, died 5 days after her husband, J.W. Kittrell. Survivors, sons, Fred and Charlie; daughter, Mrs. Tom Cagle; sister, Mrs. Sallie Ashley; brother, Reuben Goldston.
[Morgan County News dated 1/26/1939]
KITTRELL, J. W., age 80, Actual; Survivors: wife; sons, Fred and Charlie; daughter, Mrs. Tom Cagle [Morgan County News dated 1/19/1939]
KNOWLING, ROBERT, was killed in a Fork Mountain mine accident. Survivors, brother, James Knowling; sister, Mrs. Hugh Laymance. [Morgan County News dated 2/23/1939]
KREIS, J. D., formerly of Oakdale, died in LaCross, Wisconsin. Burial was in a Harriman, Tn Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 3/23/1939]
LILES, MRS. JOHN, age 77. Daughter, Mrs. Floyd Langley [Morgan County News]
LOVE, WILLIAM WALLACE, age 84, Mossy Grove. Survivors, wife; daughters, Mrs. C.W. Joyner, Mrs. Grover Harris, Mrs. Ollie Gibbs; sons, Dr. J.F. Love and William Wallace Love, Jr. Burial in Mossy Brove Cemetery. [Morgan County News]
LYNCH, MARTHA J. , Lancing, died 3/23/1939 at Nicholasville, KY. Survivors, son, John Lynch and Alonzo Lynch. [Morgan County News]
McCANN, HORACE, age 53, Gobey. Survivors: wife, Vernie Pittman McCann; sons, Ray Donald and Roy Charles; mother; three brothers and one sister. Burial in Wartburg Cemetery. [Morgan County News]
McCARTT, MRS. J. R., died 4/18/1939 in Seymour, Iowa. [Morgan County News]
MELTON, ERMA DENE, age 5 months, died 2/11/1939. She was the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Dewey Melton; Survivors; parents and 2 sisters, Cathleen and Evon. [Morgan County News]
MELTON, HUGH, age 28, 6/1/1939, was hit and killed by a train. Son of Mr. & Mrs. Baslam Melton. Survivors, wife and 2 children. [Morgan County News]
MONTGOMERY, HARRY, age 28, Pine Orchard, died 1/3/1939. Survivors, wife, Alva Montgomery; children, Wanda and Donald; mother, Betty Montgomery; sisters, Terra Montgomery; half-sisters, Mrs. James Gray, Mrs. Tom Wilson; half-brother, Sidney and Allen Montgomery. Burial in Pine Orchard Cemetery. [Morgan County News]
MOSIER, SAM, age 29. [Morgan County News dated 7/20/1939]
NEIL, ISA J., age 83, Sunbright, age 83 years, 3 months and 23 days. Born at Old Montgomery on 6/8/1856. Daughter of John Harvey and Minerva Jane Brient. She married P.J. Niel 1/5/1871. Burial in Sunbright Cemetery [Morgan County News]
NITZSCHKE, HARRIET MOSIER, age 77, Burrville, died 2/8/1939. Preceded by husband, J.J. Nitzschke. Survivors; sons, Charles E. Orlow and John; daughters, Mrs. Emma Howard, Mrs. S.H. McCartt, Mrs. P. R., Broyles, Mrs. H.P. Henderson. Burial in Methodist Church Cemetery.
[Morgan County News]
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PERKINS, Samuel Edward, formerly of West Virginia, died 6/16/1939 at Gobey. Survivors: widow; son, Rayomne; sisters, Mrs. Clem Smith and Mrs. Julia King, Miss Nancy E. Perkins; brother, Charles
PETERS, MRS. ANDREW, formerly of Burrville, died in Picayune, Mississippi 7/3/1939. [Morgan County News dated 6/22/1939]
PETERS, WORCESTER OWEN, age 69, Burrville, died in Battle Creek, Mich. Survivors; daughter, Mrs. Ernest Lowe; sons, Herbert, Robert and Omer; sisters, Mrs. D.G. Gunter and Mrs. Chas Erkel; brothers, R.K. Peters, Rev. T.V. Peters, W.A. Peters and Prof. Ed. C. Peters. Burial in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. [Morgan County News 3/1939]
POWELL, POLLIE, age 87, Pine Orchard, died 3/31/1939. Survivors, husband, Joseph Powell; sons, John, Charley, Levi and Ernest; daughters, Vesta Powell and Mrs. Francis Johnson. [Morgan County News]
PUCKETT, WALTER, age 58, of Brewstertown, died 9/16/1939. He was a native of Virginia. Leaves wife, Minnie Lovell Puckett, 3 sons and 2 daughters. Burial in Laurel Dale Cemetery. [Morgan County News]
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REYNOLDS, E. B., age 60, Oakdale. Survivors, wife; sons, Charles, Clarence and James; daughters, Rosa Lee and Daisy; sisters, Mrs. Joe Easter, Miss Cynthia Reynolds and Mrs. W.W. Lawhorn; brothers, E.W. and A. J. Reynolds. Burial in family cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 5/18/1939]
RUSSELL, WILLIAM MADISON, age 79 years, 11 months and 15 days, died 3/15/1939. He was born 3/31/1859. Survivors: children: Mrs. Charles Justice, Mrs. Charles Edmonds, Mrs. Arthur Jones, Mrs. Vernon Adkisson, Mrs. Charles Eastridge, Mrs Elijah Woods, Mrs Condio Thornton, and Sim, John and Clifford Russell. Sisters: Mrs. Rebecca Edwards, Mrs. Malinda Boshears, Mrs. Matilda Ladd; 46 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. [Morgan County News]
RYON, Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Luther Ryon. Burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 2/16/1939]
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SCHUBERT, MRS FRANK, age 88, originally from Germany. Survivors, sons; Frank, William, Hugh, Bruno, Paul and Otto; daughters, Mrs. Hulda Page, and Mrs. Lillie Tucker; Burial in Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wartburg. [Morgan County News]
SHADDEN, ZELLA ELLEN, 17, died 2/24/1939. She was the daughter of Mr & Mrs. Wiley Shadden. Survivors, parents, three brothers and one sister. [Morgan County News]
SHIELDS, ELIZABETH BYRD, age 51. Survivors, husband; sons, Reid, Jessie, Ralph and Willard; daughters, Elizabeth Shields and Mrs. Walter Hamby. Burial in Wartburg Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 6/8/1939
SMITH, R. D. (Dick), formerly of Oakdale died in Danville, 9/1939. Survivors, wife, Pearl Smith; three daughters and two sons and several grandchildren; sister, Mrs. Annie Kealon and Mrs. Dove Barkla. [Morgan County News]
STEWART, BERNICE, M. age 15 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Stewart died 1/15/1939. [Morgan County News]
STOFA, MIKE, Deer Lodge. Survivors, wife; sons, George, John and Andrew; daughter, Annie and Margaret. Burial Mt. Hope Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 2/16/1939]
STONECIPHER, JASPER, age 64, died 4/18/1939. Survivors, wife; foster son, Carl; sisters, Mrs. H.M. Jackson and Mrs. R.H. McGlothin. County News]
STRINGFIELD, JULIAN, died 4/5/1939. He was bor 7/9/1865. Leaves his wife, Cloah Garrett Stringfield and a sister, Ruby Landrum. Burial in Elizabeth Cemetery.
STRINGFIELD, PATRICIA ANN, 7 month old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Roy Stringfield. Leaves 5 brothers and 5 sisters. Morgan County News 8/1939]
UNDERWOOD, LIZZIE, age 75; daughters, Mrs. Fred Stansberry, Mrs. Lillie Gill, Mrs. Frank Hughes, Mrs. Tiffie New; sons, Luther, William and Charles. [Morgan County News, 9/1939]
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WATSON, RUBEN, age 45, of Crab Orchard. [Morgan County News dated 7/6/1939]
WILLIAMS, AUDREY LEE, age 5,. Survivors, parents, Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Williams; brother, Donald Ray Williams; grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. August Freytag and Mrs. Susie Williams. [Morgan County News]
WILLIAMS, MARY, age 90, of Deer Lodge. Survivors; sisters, Mrs. W. W. Wallace, Mrs. Arnold Wolford and Gena Ewell; brothers, A. L. Williams and Roe Williams. Burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery.[Morgan County News]
YOUNG, JOHN, formerly of Rugby, died in Oklahoma. Uncle of Rev. J.B. Peters, Mrs. S.A. Galloway, Mrs. Will Mathews and Mr. Daily Young. [Morgan County News dated 2/23/1939.
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ZUMSTEIN, RALPH, age 27, Catoosa, son of Mr. & Mrs. John Zumstein. Survivors, brother, Carl; sisters, Dorothy Zumstein, Mrs. Claude White, Mrs. Damon Crawley, Mrs. Nail and Mrs. Williams. [Morgan County News dated 4/20/1939]
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Marriages, 1939
Terry Faxton to June Gallion, 5/27/1939
Bill Jewell to Jennie Ruth Smith, 6/15/1939
Leo Frogge to Bess Knight, 6/11/1939
George E. Bryan to Junia Lane, 6/9/1939
Fred Ehme to Mrs. Billie Goans Russell, (week of 7/27/1939)
June, 1939
Dewey F. Briggs to Thelma Phepps
Orvill Galloway to Nellie Hall
Joe Thornton to Helen Cofer
Leo Oscar Frogge to Carl Bess Knight
Charles McCormick to Edna Marie Carr
Vern McCoy to Lou Ada Moore
Joe Houston to Ruby Capps
Gilbert Sexton to Mae Jeffers
Leonard Brummett to Jessie Lee Hall – June 19, 1939 (date submitted)
July 1939
Clarence Enix to Elsie Patterson
Huse Hickman to Rosa Owens
E.P. Osborn to Julia Durham
Lee Newby to Pearl Watson
Henry Lee Davis to Edna Cleo Majors
Willie Bowmer to Myrtle Cravens
Wallace Morgan to Addie Laughter
Mart Beene to Lida Daughtery
Ramey Brown to Jessie L. Barnett
August 1939
Joseph Stephenson Richardson to Dorothy Charlotte Leonard
Robert Jackson to Alene Metrogen
Olaf Sumner to Juanita Hahn
Roland Aytes to Laura Neskaug
David Davis to Dosha Marie Brumbalough
Clyde Howard & Pearl McGill, (Week of 8/3/1939)
Freeman Brock to Mildred Brooks
William Ross Howard to Lillian Beatrice Jones, 8/18/1939
Three ‘don’t publish
September, 1939
Carl Ward, 29 to Ruby Duncan, 22
Charles L. Underwood, 28, to Vannie Watson, 18
Lawrence Stringer, 55 to Angeline West, 36
A.J. Neil, 78, to Willie Mae Vespie, 15 – (see below)
Willis Lankford, 19 to Nellie Duncan 18
George M. Williams, 32 to Geneva Armes 20
Edwin Potter, 22 to Mavis Lea Taylor, 18
William M. Cross, 22, to Goldie Jeffers, 21
Winfield Harness 37, to Belle Stringfield 21
Gus T. Thomas 63 to Irene Hawn 29
Carl Ward 29, to Ruby Duncan 22
Chas. L. Underwood 28 to Vannie Watson 18
William Cooper to Flora Williams, 9/23/1939 in Roane County, Tn.
Leonard Duncan to Mary Bradshaw, (week of 9/28/1939)
John Bingham to Willie Beard, 9/11/1939 in Harriman, Tn.
Two ‘don’t publish’
w/o 12/1939 -Orthneal Bertram to Juanita Brewster
From the Morgan County News dated Sept. 14, 1939
15 YEAR OLD GIRL WEDS MAN OF 78
Morgan County’s first reported child-marriage in more than a year occurred here last Wednesday night when Willie Mae Vespie, 15 became the bride of Andrew J. Neil, 78-year-old widower and great-grandfather.
The marriage was performed – with the consent of the bride’s father, Charlie Vespie, and upon written recommendation by County Judge George W. Dagley – by Squire J.L. Kaufman at his home.
County Court Clerk, Glena K. Ott said she issued the marriage license after the girl’s father appeared with the recommendation. State law requires a parent’s permission and the county judge’s recommendation in such cases.
It is reported the bridegroom has been married several times. He has several children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mr. & Mrs. Neil left Saturday for Cumberland Falls, Ky., where they will spend a few days before going to Florida.
Divorces, June 1939
Rose Landrum vs Charles Landrum; complainant granted divorce
Mary Brown vs Robert Brown; a divorce suit; continued
Charles Reynolds vs Dorthy Reynolds, a decree for divorce granted complainant
Bilba Phillips vs Owen Phillips; a decree for divorce and custody of children granted complainant; with order to amen bill to seek alimony and attachment for land of defendant. [NOTE – added 6/2015: Bilba Phillips is actually SIBBA BARNES PHILLIPS (dau of John and Lucy Belle Barnes) who was married to ELBRIDGE PHILLIPS and they had one son, OBED PHILLIPS, who was adopted by her second husband, CHARLES MELVIN PEARSON]
Silva Smith vs Dael Smith; divorce granted complainant
Willie Mae Seiber vs Francis Seiber; divorce suit; continued.
Dora Taylor vs Willie Taylor, divorce suit; continued
Pearl Cunningham vs Jacob Townsend Cunningham, divorce suit; non-suit taked by complainant.
Theodore LaRue vs Fern Larue, decree for divorce granted
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