CURRY CEMETERY

Curry Cemetery, February 2001

 

            Curry Cemetery is located off Jones Hollow Road on a hillside in a pasture. It is well maintained. Its exact age is difficult to estimate. Most marked burials are 20th century. However there is a rock cairn burial that usually denote early to mid nineteenth century burials. There are 16 molded concrete markers cores which are usually used for painted homemade markers; none have readable information in 2004. Six of these blank cores are in the McCoy row. Total number of unmarked graves is difficult to estimate but probably is at least three dozen. About 20 yards south of the Curry Cemetery fence gate is the Byler Cemetery.

            David Donahue recorded Curry Cemetery February 23, 2001; updated it September 30, 2002; and checked and updated it September 28, 2004. Mary (Stewart) Bowen and Melissa (Snyder) Bowen recorded the cemetery in the early 1990s. Their record appears in Mary Bowen's Perry County, Tennessee Cemetery Records (Vol. I). This earlier record is referred to as Bowen in the notes below.

 

Armstrong, John T., Jr., 1923-1984, military marker "Pvt US Marine Corps World War II"

Armstrong, Lola, Jan. 30, 1914-Jan. 2, 1975
Armstrong, Dwight, Aug. 29, 1954-Aug. 30, 1954

Arnold, Allie, Aug. 12, 1882-Feb. 9, 1898 (broken)

Arnold, Annie [see Coble, Annie Arnold]

Arnold, Ellen, Aug. 10, 1901-Aug. 8, 1902 [death date below ground in 2004]

Arnold, Jessie R., Nov. 13, 1925-Jan. 12, 1978

Arnold, Jewel E., Dec. 9, 1921-____
Arnold, Clayton H., Mar. 4, 1914-May 16, 1967

Arnold, Kenneth B., June 27, 1928-Feb. 26, 1969

Arnold, Mary Ellen, Jan. 15, 1857-Apr. 7, 1896

Arnold, Roy L., May 30, 1893-Apr. 13, 1947
Arnold, Dottie P., Oct. 25, 1895-Mar. 25, 1989

Bates, Betty L., Nov. 4, 1899-Dec. 4, 1988 [this marker has information carved on both sides but her death date is carved only on the back side]
Bates, George W., Mar. 2, 1894-Dec. 19, 1954, military marker as footstone "Tennessee Cpl Co M 117 Infantry World War I"

Bates, Bid, Sept. 24, 1899-May 5, 1967
Bates, Jess, Jan. 10, 1897-Aug. 3, 1945

Bates, Cecil L. Nov. 19, 1908-Feb. 25, 1996
Bates, J. Jasper, Jan. 10, 1910-May 20, 1967

Bates, Clint, Mar. 16, 1896-Oct. 30, 1918, "Died in France" "2359608 Pvt Co M 117 Inf Thirteen Division"

Bates, Edna May [see Warren, Edna May Bates]

Bates, Emmie M., Apr. 7, 1900-Dec. 12, 1983

Bates, Florence, Feb. 2, 1893-Apr. 14, 1968
Bates, J. D., Sept. 21, 1925-Dec. 27, 1951
Bates, John D., May 18, 1891-Mar. 20, 1972

Bates, Georgia Lou, 1933-1950
Bates, John D., Jan. 9, 1927, "Sister & brother" "Son & dau. of Roy & Emmie"

Bates, Jackie W., Mar. 31, 1943-Nov. 10, 1995

Bates, Jennie Bell, Apr. 23, 1901-Sept. 11, 1940

Bates, Minnie, Oct. 5, 1901-____
Bates, Clabe, Sept. 24, 1888-Aug. 30, 1942 [Masonic symbol]
Bates, Rudd, 1868-Sept. 2, 1936

Bates, Nancy, Jan. 13, 1873-Jan. 20, 1951
Bates, Bart B., Feb. 19, 1870-Feb. 5, 1930

Bates, Nick, July 13, 1892-Feb. 15, 1965

Bates, Roy H., Jan. 25, 1899-June 28, 1951

Bates, Tennie, 1862-1908
Bates, J. C., 1868-19__

Bates, Vanie, Feb. 22, 1899-Oct. 31, 1905, "Daughter of W. L. & J. A. Bates"

Bates, Willie, 1881-1912

Burcham, Infant, Oct. 3, 1956, "Infant son of Viola-Ira Burcham"

Burcham, Ira L., Jan. 15, 1906-Apr. 1, 1972, "Daddy"

Burcham, Viola B., Jan. 18, 1913-Jan. 25, 1966, "Mother"

Burns, John, June 15, 1865-Apr. 4, 1937
Burns, Vannie, Apr. 4, 1871-May 5, 1936

Byrd, Bell R., Sept. 15, 1909-May 22, 1972
Byrd, Mattie Lou, Aug. 8, 1920-May 28, 1992, "Married July 5, 1939"

Byrd, Infant, fgeb. 17, 1941-Feb. 17, 1941, "Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. B. R. Byrd"

Byrd, Mattie Elizabeth, Aug. 3, 1888-June 19, 1939
Byrd, george rufus, Feb. 21, 1885-Nov. 12, 1943

Campbell, Betty Lee, May 1914-Mar. 1935, "Dau. of Joe & Emma campbell"

Campbell, Emey L., Apr. 6, 1886-Feb. 12, 1980
campbell, Joe W., July 7, 1878-Jan. 4, 1967

Campbell, James Martin, 1877-1950

Campbell, John A., Nov. 10, 1909-Apr. 21, 1954, military marker "Tennessee PFC 721 Coast Arty Bn World war II"

Carey, Albert Thomas, d. Jan. 29, 1978, Aged 91 Years 11 Months 28 Days, temporary marker, McDonald, 1 yard south of marker for Evie Carey

Carey, Evie, Mar. 1909-Aug. 5, 1952

Carey, Hubert, Apr. 11, 1950 [infant-size grave]

Carey, Ruben M., Sept. 14, 1941-Feb. 23, 2003, temporary marker, Young Funeral Home, 4 feet south of marker for Hubert Carey

Carroll, Fannie May, May 24, 1859-Dec. 1, 1928
Carroll, John, Apr. 1, 1862-Aug. 6, 1910

Coble, Annie Arnold, Feb. 1, 1895-Jan. 6, 1879

Coble, Mattie Mai, Sept. 15, 1907-____, "Mother"
Coble, James Elmer, Sept. 22, 1903-Jan. 31, 1964, "Daddy"

Coble, Samuel Clint, July 16, 1904-Mar. 26, 1955

Coleman, Oscar Clayton, Mar. 23, 1914-Feb. 25, 1982

Curry, Addie, Nov. 11, 1891-July 11, 1901, "Dau. of F. G. & L. L. Curry"
Curry, Infant, Nov. 8, 1889-Nov. 18, 1889, "Son of F. G. & L. L. Curry" (marker is loose on its base)

Curry, Arthur L., Dec. 16, 1988-Jan. 21, 1968
Curry, May A., Feb. 24, 1890-June 6, 1956

Curry, Boyed, June 13, 1901-June 21, 1901, "Son of J. C. & M. E. Curry"

Curry, Clyde W., May 16, 1916-Sept. 14, 1987, "Brother" footstone

Curry, Donna Gayle, Oct. 4, 1947 [infant/child size grave]

Curry, Infant, no dates, "Infant dau. of Mr.-Mrs. Arthur Curry"

Curry, Jim J., Dec. 12, 1880-Sept. 28, 1943, "Brother" footstone

Curry, John C., June 21, 1855-Oct. 11, 1935

Curry, Laura L., Mar. 9, 1861-Jan. 1, 1915
Curry, Felix G., Jan. 10, 1858-May 5, 1944

Curry, Mary E. Wylie, Aug. 8, 1860-Dec. 15, 1922, "Wife of John C. Curry"

Curry, Mary E., July 12, 1920-July 20, 1920 [replacement]

Curry, Maude E., May 14, 1924-Nov. 11, 1924

Curry, Nova S., June 8, 1925-Nov. 27, 1982, also temporary marker, McDonald, "Nova Sweatt Curry"
Curry, John F., Aug. 16, 1922-____

Curry, Roy Otis, 1899-1966

Curry, Ruthie, Feb. 14, 1823-Sept. 7, 1907

Curry, Willie Matt [see Gibbs, Willie Matt Curry]

Dean, Archie, May 1, 1902-____

Dean, Cleave W., Mar. 16, 1904-June 30, 1972
Dean, Pauline E., Feb. 26, 1920-____

Dean, Martha Mae [see Lachney, Martha Mae Dean]

Diviney, John, June 5, 1871-Sept. 10, 1958, military marker "Missouri Pvt Co I 19 Regt Infantry Spanish American War"

Duff, John T., Jan. 20, 1928-Jan. 28, 1928

Gibbs, Willie Matt Curry, Sept. 23, 1903-Apr. 27, 1964, "Wife" footstone

Harper, Willie, 1897-1971
Harper, Ollie, 1908-1971

Hendrix, Charlie A., June 18, 1918-Jan. 8, 1998, unplaced "Father" footstone
Hendrix, Mary L., Sept. 13, 1918-Apr. 13, 1998, unplaced "Mother" footstone

Hendrix, Walter L., Apr. 30, 1866-Mar. 28, 1954
Hendrix, Lizzie S., July 24, 1884-____

Hendrix, Willie, Feb. 17, 1912-July 7, 1996
Hendrix, Lee, Oct. 26, 1921-July 29, 2003, "Married Apr. 8, 1958

Hibbs, Lois, July 5, 1929-Mar. 26, 1965, "Mother and daughter" [shares double marker with her daughter Geraldine pierce]

Hickerson, Arnold L., Jan. 7, 1937-May 24, 1985
Hickerson, Shirley B., Jan. 9, 1944-____

Hickerson, Serena [see Young, Serena Hickerson]

Lachney, Martha Mae Dean, Oct. 28, 1927-July 2, 1981

Lee, Hansom Rudolph, June 11, 1929-Mar. 7, 1977, military marker "Pvt US Army"

Lee, Infant, Dec. 29, 1947, "Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. H. B. Lee"

Lee, Maggie S., Oct. 24, 1893-Feb. 11, 1980
Lee, Hanson A., Sept. 16, 1886-Sept. 11, 1953

Lee, Mildred [see Whitworth, Mildred Lee]

Loggins, Angelita M., Dec. 8, 1965

Marshall, Jack, 1909-1910, "Son of Kelly & Sallie" [replacement]

McClung, Helen, June 28, 1928-Oct. 17, 2001, "Mother" footstone
McClung, Harold, Jan. 22, 1928-Aug. 4, 1984, "Daddy" footstone

McCoy, Bobby Gean, 1953-1989, temporary marker, McDonald Funeral Home, 5 feet north of marker for Johnny Lee McCoy

McCoy, Hez, 1890-May 15, 1946, "Dad"

McCoy, James A., 1855-1938, "Buck" [replacement]

McCoy, James I., June 25, 1921-May 5, 1997

McCoy, James R., Dec. 3, 1918-Mar. 5, 1983, "Old soldiers never die they just fade away"

McCoy, John A., July 31, 1893-Oct. 2, 1928

McCoy, Johnny Lee, Sept. 26, 1951-Dec. 1, 1979, "Grandson"

McCoy, Judy M., Feb. 11, 1898-Aug. 5, 1966

McCoy, Lula May, July 2, 1903-Apr. 14, 1998
McCoy, Ernest Loyd, Jan. 14, 1896-Nov. 1, 1973

McCoy, Max, May 28, 1924-Apr. 14, 1979, "Son"; military marker as footstone "Pvt US Army World War II"

Morrison, Earl, June 18, 1870-Nov. 2, 1936 (broken, disintegrating concrete marker) [Note: In 2001 and 2004 "Earl Morrison" was readable but dates had crumbled; dates listed here are from Bowen. The "Earl Morrison" fragment is lying next to a similar crumbling concrete marker base which reads "A tender mother and faithful friend."]

Morrison, James D., 1872-1953 [Woodmen of the World memorial]

Morrison, Jane, 1844-1923 [replacement]

Morrison, Joe, 1840-1916 [replacement]

Morrison, Will B., June 18, 1883-Dec. 22, 1948
Morrison, Bessie B. Sweat, June 28, 1887-May 22, 1978

Pierce, Geraldine, Sept. 24, 1944-Mar. 26, 1965, "Mother and daughter" [shares double marker with her mother Lois Hibbs]

Smith, Linda, 1945-2001, temporary marker, McDonald Funeral Home, 4 feet north of double marker for Willie and Lee Hendrix

Sweat, Adam Gilbert, Jan. 26, 1882-Nov. 3, 1898

Sweat, Bessie B. [see Morrison, Bessie B. Sweat]

Sweat, Eliza, Aug. 17, 1869-____
Sweat, Henry, Jan. 16, 1852-Dec. 30, 1941

Sweat, Ernest McKinley, 1897-1928 [replacement]

Sweat, Honor B., Jan. 20, 1903-Sept. 17, 1977
Sweat, Paul M., Dec. 18, 1902-Sept. 23, 1976

Sweat, John Thomas, Nov. 10, 1853-June 28, 1918

Sweat, Neoma, Aug. 25, 1854-Dec. 25, 1944, "Mrs." (disintegrating concrete marker) [death date unreadable in 2001 and comes from Bowen]

Sweatt, Nova [see Curry, Nova S.]

Thomas, Howard M., 1899-1946 [replacement]

Thomas, John D., 1878-1919 [replacement]

Thomas, Lou C., 1878-1936 [replacement]

Twomey, Genevieve, July 7, 1903-Nov. 12, 1981
Twomey, Albert O., Feb. 22, 1889-Sept. 25, 1956

Warner, Alice Mae, Feb. 23, 1913-Apr. 21, 1958, "Mother" [adjacent to marker for Wm. Roy Warner]

Warner, Gary W., Nov. 18, 1950-Nov. 18, 1950

Warner, Wm. Roy, Sept. 5, 1906-July 6, 1974, "Father"

Warren, Donald Eugene, Dec. 31, 1949-Nov. 6, 2003

Warren, Edna May Bates, Jan. 12, 1920-Aug. 10, 1953

Warren, John W., Nov. 16, 1907-Nov. 2, 1969

Warren, Sally O., June 2, 1876-Feb. 7, 1950
Warren, Isaac Hirk, Oct. 10, 1871-Dec. 12, 1942

Weatherly, Bobbie E., June 2, 1937-Oct. 15, 1969, "Purchased by the Humphreys Co. Saddle Club"

Weatherly, Dora E., 1880-1952
Weatherly, Jim D., 1881-19__

Weatherly, Jack T., 1931-1997, military marker as footstone "Jack Turner Weatherly" "Cpl US Army Korea"; dates on military marker Oct. 2, 1931-Dec. 9, 1997
Weatherly, Faye M., 1937-____, unplaced "Wife" footstone, "Married Dec. 3, 1956" "Our children David, Jennifer, Amy"

Weatherly, Martha Sue, Dec. 2, 1940-Feb. 18, 1941

Weatherly, Paul D., July 1, 1904-Sept. 26, 1985
Weatherly, Ludie P., Oct. 1, 1905-Mar. 22, 1986

Weatherly, Paul McKinley, Jan. 11, 1925-Dec. 20, 1980, military marker as footstone "PFC US Army Air Corps World War II"
Weatherly, Louise Marie, May 2, 1935-____

Whitehead, Mary Lou, Jan. 23, 1918-July 8, 2001

Whitworth, George Edward, Aug. 12, 1890-Sept. 25, 1970, military marker as footstone "Edward G. Whitworth" "Tennessee Pvt 25 Co 7 Tng Bn World War II"
Whitworth, Nellie Mae, Sept. 5, 1904-Apr. 13, 1984

Whitworth, Hannon F., 1932-1992, temporary marker, Boyd Funeral Home, 6 yards south double marker george Edward and Nellie Mae Whitworth

Whitworth, Martin, 1943-1979
Whitworth, Drema, 1945-____ [there appears to be a burial here]

Whitworth, Mildred Lee, 1928-1971, "Love your children"

Whitworth, Vivian, Apr. 26, 1947, "Died at birth" (homemade)

Williams, John W., Jan. 26, 1878-Nov. 3, 1948
Williams, Mattie, Mar. 20, 1885-Aug. 1, 1949

Wylie, Mary E. [see Curry, Mary E. Wylie]

Young, Serena Hickerson, Aug. 17, 1967-Nov. 23, 1993, "Son David Alexander" [she may be daughter of Arnold L. and Shirley B. Hickerson, whose double marker is adjacent]

 

Unidentifiable

______, Shannon, 1919 [replacement; in row with replaced Thomas family markers; Shannon could be a surname]

______, Thomas, 1919 [replacement; in row with replaced Thomas family markers; Thomas could be a surname]

 

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