TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS FROM BLACK CEMETERIES IN MADISON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, compiled by Jonathan K. T. Smith
COPYRIGHT, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 1995
Special thanks go to Jonathan K. T. Smith for his work to preserve and share this information about black cemeteries in Madison County and for giving permission to convert this work to web pages.
BOBBITT CEMETERY
Located about 9 miles southwest of present day Jackson city limits via Riverside Drive and Steam Mill Ferry Road. Turn to the east off the latter road on to Blairs Chapel Road. Go .6 mile to the cemetery which is on the south side of this road.
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ELMER W. WOMACK, PFC US Army, World War II, Aug. 9, 1920-Mar. 15, 1978
Rev. PERCY E WOMACK, 1890-1959
MATTIE REID, 1879-1953, Loving Mother and Faithful Wife
NELLIE PAULINE MOFFITT, Apr. 26, 1940-Oct. 28, 1979
SANDRA GALE RUTHERFORD, June 12, 1957-Aug. 7, 1994, Loving Memories Last Forever
HORACE B. COMER, PFC US Army, World War II, 1924-1985
WILLIE YOUNG, Jan. 12, 1896-Sept. 9, 1955
REEDIE O. MERRIWEATHER, July 13, 1926-Sept. 8, 1990, Wife, Children and Grandchildren
JAMES ROBERT WINSTON, Sept. 22, 1909-Feb. 27, 1979
JESSIE LEE BOBBITT, Aug. 28, 1907-May 16, 1981
GRADY BOBBITT, SR., Died Oct. 20, 1994, Aged 72 Yrs., Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker
RUBY BOBBITT, Oct. 19, 1986, Mercer Funeral Home Marker
ORSSIE B. HUNT, May 26, 1981, Mercer Funeral Home Marker
Double tombstone: ARTHUR LEE ELLISON, Sept. 1, 1942-June 30, 1992\MARJOREE MARIE ELLISON, Oct . 12, 1949-____
ELIZA ELLISON, Oct. 26, 1901-12-14-1982, Mercer Fun. Home Marker
ISHIAH McKEE, TEC5 US Army Korea, 1912-1974
ALLIE B. WOMACK, 1900-1968
EUGENE MARSHALL, Feb. 14, 1887-May 6, 1970
ALTA J. MARSHALL, April 29, 1919-Jan. 12, 1991
LINNETTE RUTHERFORD, Mar. 4, 1955-Mar. 28, 1986, Our Love is Love Forever
MILTON COMER, SR., Dec. 27, 1897-Aug. 15, 1974
MARJORIE FULLER MOORE, May 10, 1920-May 27, 1986
TOM BASS, 1900-10-26-1969
CATHERINE MERRIWEATHER, July 2, 1958-Dec. 25, 1977
ROBELIA BOND, Born Nov. 8, 1912, Died May 11, 1978
CLINTON T. BOBBITT, PVT US Army, Feb. 24, 1917-Feb. 11, 1993
RICHARD BOBBITT, PFC US Army, Korea, Jun. 20, 1931-Oct. 10, 1991
WELTON J. BOBBITT, Oct. 21, 1914-July 2, 1984
C. RENEE EPPERSON, May 13, 1990, Loving Memory
CLEVELAND ELLISON, Tennessee PVT 423 Labor BN QMC World War I, July 8, 1892-April 30, 1959
RAYFORD W. ELLISON
Died April 5, 1987. Age 32 Yrs.
Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home Marker
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JOHN W. GREER, SR., April 5, 1935-September 8, 1990, In Loving Memory
CURRY LEE THOMAS, July 4, 1934-Nov. 6, 1990, We Love Our Son
ETHEL LEE GIVEN COMER, Mother, Mar. 27, 1890-Feb. 9, 1981
GERTRUDE NEAL, July 28, 1890-July 18, 1967
DAWSON ALLEN, Died Oct. 8, 1987, Aged 82 Yrs., Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker
FUTURE E. MERCER, Tennessee PFC 4093 QM Service Co. World War II, October 10, 1906-September 11, 1951
ELIJAH COMER, Apr. 30, 1879-July 30, 1957
NORRIS NEAL, Tennessee PVT US Army World War II, August 21, 1912-Feb. 12, 1977
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