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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