MEDON C.M.E. CHURCH CEMETERY

Medon C.M.E. Church and Cemetery, August 2003

 

            Medon C.M.E. Church and cemetery is located on the east side of Riverside Drive about 0.2 mile north from the present Medon, Tennessee city limits. There are at least a dozen temporary marker plates without information

            David Donahue recorded this cemetery in August 2003 based on earlier work by Jonathan K. T. Smith. Mr. Smith's 1995 record appears in his Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries in Madison County, Tennessee and a 2000 update appears in his Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries in Madison County, Tennessee, Volume 2. These works are referred to collectively as Smith in the notes below.

 

Agins, Joe L., May 5, 1912-Sep. 24, 1986, military marker "US Army, World War II"

Bass, Sarah, d. Jan. 18, 1996, temporary marker, mercer Brothers, 5 yards west-northwest of marker for Lou W. Hill

Bell, William T., 1929-1980, military marker "PFC US Army,World War II"

Bills, Robert, Apr. 1, 1904-Feb. 6, 1979 (marker is loose on its base)

Brooks, Etherine Austin, Apr. 30, 1913-Sept. 9, 2002

Brown, Annie, Dec. 15, 1882-Jan. 19, 1977 (homemade)

Butler, Sarah E., July 30, 1900-Feb. 10, 1987 (homemade)

Cobb, Ada, Dec. 8, 1894-Sept. 2, 1962, "Mrs." "Born in Baldwyn, Miss."

Croom, Ernest, Oct. 10, 1889-Jan. 22, 1963, military marker "Tennessee PFC Co D 320 Service Bn QMC World War I"

Hill, James Hill, 1907-1986

Hill, Lou V., Sept. 9, 1907-Aug. 5, 1995, "Loving mother"

Kelly, Birdie, July 3, 1917-Apr. 14, 1999 (homemade marker, 3 feet south of military marker for Ira D. Kelly); also temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw, Birdie Lee Kelly, July 13, 1917-Apr. 14, 1999

Kelly, Ira D., Nov. 27, 1960-Aug. 6, 1995, military marker "Sgt US Marine Corps Persian Gulf"

Kelly, Robert Lynn, Oct. 14, 1952-Jul. 20, 1986, military marker "PFC US Army Vietnam"

Kelly, Vennie, Dec. 4, 1890-Feb. 8, 1969

Lake, Emma, Mrs., d. Sept. 19, 1972, Age 68 Yrs., temporary marker, 3 feet north of homemade marker for Annie Brown [first name and age unreadable in 2003 and were reported by Smith in 1995]

Lake, Grant, Dec. 24, 1899-Sept. 5, 1982

Laster, Baby Boy #2, d. May 1, 1974, temporary marker [not found in 2003; reported by Smith in 1995

Lewis, Lucas, d. Mar. 3, 199?, Age 65, temporary marker [not found in 2003; reported by Smith in 1995]

Mays, Eddie Lee, Apr. 17, 1922-Mar. 22, 1997, military marker "US Army"

Mays, Lillie M., no dates [not found in 2003; reported by Smith in 1995]

McFadden, Noly B., Dec. 8, 1912-Sept. 7, 1981 [only name on double marker]

Petterson, Betty, d. Sept. 27, 1994, temporary marker, Mercer Brothers, 11 yards east of marker for Grant Lake

Poe, Louven__ "Sang," Mrs., d. Sept. 199?, Age 91, temporary marker, 2 graves, 3 yards west of marker for Lou W. Hill

Reeves, Floyd, d. Aug. 28, 1986, loose temporary marker, Mercer Brothers

Reeves, Ricky, d. Dec. 2, 1999, temporary marker, Mercer Brothers, 4 yards east-southeast of marker for Grant Lake

White, Joe Henry, d. Oct. 16, 1992, Age 70, loose temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home [only name readable in 2003; date as reported by Smith in 1995

Williams, Robert B., d. Sept. 16, 1992, Age 49 Yrs., temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home [not found in 2003; reported by Smith in 1995

 

Unidentifiable

______, Beulah, Mrs., Jan. 14, 1920-July 23, 1995?, loose, damaged Temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw