WEEMS CEMETERY

 

            Weems Cemetery is a community cemetery on State Highway 438 in the Spring Creek area of Perry County, Tennessee. The cemetery is well maintained. Most of the markers recorded below are on the west and east sides of the cemetery. The center has older markers and a lot of open area. There may be several dozen unmarked graves here. Further back is an area of fieldstone-marked graves.

            David Donahue recorded Weems Cemetery February 10, 2001 and checked and updated it August 30, 2004. Mary Bowen and Melissa Bowen recorded this cemetery in 1992. Their record appears in Mary (Stewart) Bowen and Melissa (Snyder) Bowen, Perry County Tennessee Cemetery Records (Linden, Tennessee 1992. This is referred to as "Bowen" in the notes below.

 

Anderson, James L., Feb. 28, 1930-Aug. 30, 1987, military marker "GY Sgt US Marine Corps Korea Vietnam"

Barber, Bobby Joe, Sr., Feb. 27, 1947-Apr. 13, 2003, "SP% US Army Vietnam" ""B.J." "Beloved husband"

Barber, Flora Lee Cates, Jan. 15, 1925-Nov. 30, 1971
Barber, William M. (Jack), Feb. 15, 1911-Dec. 29, 1980

Barber, Tammy, May 10, 1974-May 22, 1974

Beasley, Albert Thomas, Nov. 2_, 1927-Nov. 2_, 1932, "Sone of Gruer & Girtha Beasley" (homemade) [difficult to read; dates are best guess; not listed in Bowen]

Cates, Flora Lee [see Barber, Flora Lee Cates]

Cates, J. D., 1923-1975

Cates, Leeta V., Sept. 29, 1934-____, unplaced "Mom" footstone
Cates, Willie D., Feb. 19, 1931-Mar. 19, 1991, "Dad" footstone

Cates, Lenord, 1892-1944
Cates, Jessie, 1900-1953

Cates, Minnie [see Rhodes, Minnie Cates]

Churchwell, Eddie G., 1896-1972, military marker as footstone "Tennessee Pvt Co L 57 Pioneer Inf World War I"; dates on military marker Nov. 14, 1896-Feb. 28, 1972
Churchwell, Jessie F., 1902-1989, unplaced "Mother" footstone, "Their children, George, Norma, Paul, John, Clovis"

Churchwell, Hattie K., 1894-1973
Churchwell, Ward, 1886-1955

Churchwell, Herman, Feb. 20, 1915-Nov. 14, 1973
Churchwell, Ruby P., Aug. 26, 1919-____

Churchwell, James Paul, Feb. 17, 1932-Sept. 6, 1934, "Son" footstone [replacement; probably son of Eddie G. and Jessie F. Churchwell, whose double marker is adjacent7]

Churchwell, Lelion, 1909-1938 [replacement]

Churchwell, N. Willard, 1913-1987
Churchwell, Hazel M., 1928-____

Churchwell, Ovid, Dec. 3, 1922-Aug. 27, 1959

Conder, Alma Mae, Dec. 22, 1898-Sept. 1, 1941 [adjacent to marker for Morg. Conder]

Conder, Ella Eugene, Apr. 10, 1870-July 8, 1922
Conder, William Robert, Jan. 18, 1869-May 22, 1917

Conder, Herman, Apr. 8, 1912-1915 (homemade)

Conder, John Harvel, d. Apr. 10, 1902, "Aged 15 days" "Son of W. R. & E. E. Conder"

Conder, Mary E., Mar. 30, 1903-Nov. 19, 1908, "Dau. of W. R. & E. E. Conder" (marker is loose on its base)

Conder, Morg., Feb. 1, 1897-Feb. 8, 1947 [Masonic symbol]

Doherty, Diann [see Ledbetter, Diann Doherty]

Erwin, Bert, Apr. 16, 1912-Jan. 14, 1922

Erwin, Claude Parrish, June 14, 1883-Jan. 13, 1929

Erwin, James H., 1910-1983

Erwin, John C., Jan. 25, 1878-June 16, 1918, "Husband of C. L. Erwin" [Masonic symbol]

Erwin, William W., Feb. 12, 1916-Sept. 7, 1989

Forehand, Mary B., Feb. 2, 1861-Oct. 27, 1895, "Wife of Wm. Forehand"

Gabbard, Lena V., Sept. 17, 1894-Dec. 15, 1968

Handy, James, d. May 23, 1930 [shares double marker with Alpha W. Rushing]

Hinson, Virginia Pauline [see Weems, Virginia Pauline Hinson]

Hopkins, Betty Jo, Feb. 15, 1939-Feb. 20, 1939, "Dau. of Ralph & Clara Hopkins" [replacement]

Horner, Dixie Eva, June 6, 1886-Feb. 12, 1950, "Mother" [adjacent to marker for James Frank Horner]

Horner, Elsie Eva Mae, Oct. 21, 1884-Feb. 3, 1944 (homemade) [adjacent to marker for Jessie Houston Horner]

Horner, Harriet Neual, Jan. 22, 1919-Feb. 10, 1919
Horner, Laura Frances, Jan. 22, 1919-Feb. 14, 1919 (homemade)

Horner, Infant, Oct. 2, 1946-Nov. 27, 1946, "Infant son of Ruby & Janie Horner"

Horner, James Frank, Feb. 16, 1884-Oct. 28, 1977, "Father"

Horner, Jessie Houston, Dec. 18, 1877-May 25, 1940 (homemade)

Horner, Mildred M., Nov. 28, 1912-June 21, 1915, "Dau. of J. H. Jr. & E. E. Horner"

Horner, Ruby C., May 25, 1901-July 14, 1967
Horner, Janie, May 7, 1904-Nov. 25, 1970

Horner, William H., Sr., Jan. 27, 1904-Apr. 25, 1966
Horner, Virginia W., Mar. 19, 1914-____

Ledbetter, Bonnie Mae, Mar. 25, 1947-June 3, 1949

Ledbetter, Carl L., Jan. 23, 1926-Jan. 8, 1983, "Father"
Ledbetter, Bessie L., Aug. 8, 1926-____, "Mother"

Ledbetter, G. A., Nov. 6, 1890-Dec. 26, 1896, "Son of W. B. & M. H. Ledbetter"
Ledbetter, Martha, Apr. 18, 1869-June 8, 1908, "Wife of W. B. Ledbetter"

Ledbetter, Robert C., July 10, 1902-Sept. 18, 1971
Ledbetter, Lessie L., Mar. 14, 1906-____ [ground disturbance suggests she was buried here before 2001]

Ledbetter, William B., Sept. 1, 1863-Dec. 4, 1942, "Father"
Ledbetter, Martha H., Apr. 18, 1869-June 8, 1908, "Mother"

Ledbetter, William L. (John), 1945-1969, "Daddy" footstone
Ledbetter, Diann Doherty, 1944-____, unplaced "Mother" footstone, "Married June 19, 1964"

Ledford, James (Dude), Aug. 15, 1925-May 1, 1994, military marker as footstone "US Navy World War II"
Ledford, Margaret, July 18, 1930-____

Lewis, Fred Auguston, Mar. 9, 1897-Dec. 26, 1920, also fallen military marker "Fred Guston Lewis" "Tennessee Pvt 61 Pioneer Inf" [Star of David on military marker]
Lewis, Diane B. Meadows, Apr. 23, 1897-Apr. 5, 1974

Lewis, John A., Sept. 9, 1856-1928 [replacement; Masonic symbol]

Lewis, Laura F., Jan. 26, 1870-Mar. 27, 1931, "Mother" [adjacent to marker for John A. Lewis]

Lomax, Leta June, 1932-1934

McKnight, A. W., Aug. 26, 1886-Sept. 10, 1939

McKnight, Amanda, Feb. 19, 1854-Jan. 22, 1936, "Wife" "Mother" [adjacent to marker for James H. McKnight]

McKnight, Cora L., born & died Dec. 17, 1880, "Dau. of J. H.. & A. E. McKnight"

McKnight, James H., Jan. 18, 1846-Oct. 22, 1930 [Masonic symbol]

McKnight, Lillie P., July 10, 1912-Sept. 10, 1991
McKnight, Arbin Ellis, July 2, 1913-May 25, 1987, "Married Sept. 28, 1928"

McKnight, Myrtle Maudie, Dec. 20, 1890-Apr. 7, 1928, "Mother"

Meaders, Cleo P., d. Mar. 22, 1913, "Aged 4 ms. 22 ds." "Son of J. C. & L. A. Meaders"

Meaders, John C., Dec. 20, 1916-Mar. 16, 1917, "Son of J. C. & L. A. Meaders"

Meadows, Addie L., May 10, 1883-Oct. 3, 1928
Meadows, John C., Aug. 29, 1876-Feb. 7, 1976

Meadows, Diane B. [see Lewis, Diane B. Meadows]

Parrish, Ada E. Aug. 20, 1884-Sept. 2, 1957 [adjacent to marker for Otto D. Parrish]

Parrish, Asalee T., 1901-1976
Parish, Alfred, 1902-1981

Parrish, Elizabeth Ann, Oct. 10, 1950-Nov. 3, 1985

Parrish, Irene R., Feb. 11, 1913-____ [ground disturbance suggests that she is buried here]
Parrish, Earl W., Oct. 8, 1911-Apr. 10, 1962

Parrish, James Lee, Dec. 3, 1961, "Infant son of Herbert & Myrtle Parrish"

Parrish, James Monroe, 1932-1992 [as reported by Bowen: "d Apr 6 1992 Age 56-11-5"]

Parrish, Jerry Rogers, July 28, 1945-Apr. 3, 1984

Parrish, Kathy June, d. May 12, 1956 [not found in 2001; reported by Bowen; probably located between the double marker for Herman and Ruby P. Churchwell and the double marker for marker for Eddie G. and Jessie F. Churchwell]

Parrish, Lewayne, 1963-2003, temporary marker, McDonald Funeral Home, 5 feet north of triple marker for Wanda Jean, Timothy Wade, and Lara Nadine Parrish

Parrish, Myrtle D., June 20, 1923-May 2, 1978
Parrish, Herbert F., Oct. 13, 1914-____ [Masonic symbol]

Parrish, Nellie, 1933-2004, temporary marker, McDonald Funeral Home, 3 yards north of triple marker for Wanda Jean, Timothy Wade, and Lara Nadine Parrish

Parrish, Otto D., Apr. 22, 1883-Sept. 11, 1961

Parrish, Roy, Jr., Sept. 26, 1939-July 13, 1969

Parrish, Ruth L., 1915-____
Parrish, Roy M., 1912-1975

Parrish, Wanda Jean, Apr. 16, 1961-____
Parrish, Timothy Wade, Feb. 27, 1969-____
Lara Nadine Parrish, May 2, 1929-Aug. 12, 2000, temporary marker "Nancy Parrish"

Peters, Rhinhart H., June 14, 1900-June 20, 1960, military marker "Tennessee Pvt 2 Co 164 Depot Bn World War I"

Polan, Mary Frances, July 17, 1927-July 24, 1927, "Daughter of Albert & Sallie Polan" (homemade, fallen)

Polan, Raymond, July 23, 1913-Oct. 1, 1970, "Father" footstone
Polan, Mary, July 30, 1918-____, "Married July 4, 1939"

Polan, W. Albert, Nov. 19, 1884-Sept. 14, 1945
Polan, Sallie B., Nov. 24, 1886-Feb. 27, 1968

Polan, William F., Sept. 1937-Oct. 17, 1937, "Son of Malcolm & Mae Polan" (homemade) [difficult to read; dates are best guess; not listed in Bowen; 5 feet west of marker for John Ottis Weems, Jr.]

Rhodes, Eva N., Aug. 28, 1919-____
Rhodes, Millard H., Jan. 2, 1915-Sept. 5, 1994, "Married Aug. 28, 1937"

Rhodes, Gussie N., 1891-1964
Rhodes, George T., 1875-1964

Rhodes, Lona Mae, May 16, 1922-Nov. 7, 1997
Rhodes, William Glen, Apr. 23, 1912-July 15, 1986, "Wed Mar. 4, 1940"

Rhodes, Melvin Eugene, 1926-1987, military marker "PFC US Army World War II"

Rhodes, Minnie Cates, Aug. 22, 1927-Aug. 26, 2002, "Mama"
Rhodes, A. B. (Bill), Nov. 26, 1922-Jan. 14, 2000, "Daddy" "Married Apr. 3, 1942" "Our children Boyd Diane Edith"

Rhodes, Wonda Sue, Feb. 16, 1947-Feb. 16, 1947
Rhodes, William Paul, Feb. 16, 1947-Feb. 17, 1947 [homemade]

Rushing, Alpha W., 1896-June 22, 1930 [shares double marker with her son James Handy]

Shelby, Pearl C., Mar. 19, 1919-____ [ground disturbance indicates she was buried here by 2001; in a Churchwell row]

Starbuck, Marie J., 1915-____
Starbuck, Joe W., 1907-2003
Starbuck, Lois L., 1908-1931

Tate, Andrew, June 27, 1839-Mar. 25, 1904, "Husband of Jula Tate"

Tate, Ben H., July 26, 1889-Aug. 19, 1915

Tate, Julia, d. Nov. 28, 1928, "Age 58 Years" "Wife" "Mother"

Tate, Samuel, Apr. 25, 1832-Nov. 13, 1901, "Husband of M. A. Tate" (broken)

Tatom, Mary, 1833-1914 (homemade)

Tatom, Susan [see Weems, Susan Tatom]

Warren, Kathy Revonne, Oct. 20, 1962-Nov. 11, 1975

Weems, ______, Sept. 9, 1872-Apr. 29, 1882, "Daughter of W. R. & M. W. Weems" (broken, eroded) [alomst unreadable in 2004; 5 feet south of homemade marker for Mary J. Weems; relationship information read in 2001 is best guess; death date is from Bowen]

Weems, Ashby, July 28, 1900-Nov. 12, 1900, "Son of R. H. & Ella Weems"

Weems, Aubrey, 1916-1950

Weems, Augustan, May 2, 1821-Dec. 29, 1901 (homemade)

Weems, Dick A., 1888-1965
Weems, Mary M., 1888-1936

Weems, Ella, Jan. 17, 1875-June 14, 1913, "Wife of R. H. Weems"

Weems, Eula M., Aug. 19, 1922-Jan. 2, 1985, "Mom" footstone
Weems, Wm. Harold, Dec. 11, 1914-July 1, 1989, "Dad" footstone, "Our children Harley Ann Bruce Annette"

Weems, Frankie D., Feb. 27, 1933-____, unplaced "Mommy" footstone [Eastern Star symbol]; temporary marker, Oakdale Funeral Home, Camden, TN, "Randy Weems," 1955-1999; military marker as footstone "John Ottis Weems, Jr." "CKG3 US Navy"; dates on military marker June 4, 1955-Dec. 20, 1999
Weems, Ottis, Jan. 21, 1926-Apr. 26, 1992, also temporary marker "John Ottis Weems; "Wed July 26, 1947" "Our children Janice-Rob-Randy"
[Note: All indications are that John Ottis Weems, Jr., known as Randy, was buried in the Frankie D. Weems spot, as indicated by both a temporary marker and a military marker in a footstone position. There is a marker for John Ottis weems, Jr. immediately to the north but no indication of a buried at that spot.]

Weems, Fred Walton, no dates, "Son of D. A. and Mary Weems" [replacement]

Weems, Hartie Coleman, d. July 21, 1918, military marker "Tennessee Pvt US Marine Corps"

Weems, James C., July 6, 1908-July 11, 1908, "Son of G. T. & M. H. Weems"

Weems, John Ottis, Jr., "Randy," June 4, 1955-Dec. 20, 1999, "Son of Ottis and Frankie" "His children Coty and Jody" [he seems to be buried not at this spot but the next spot south which is marked for Frankie D. Weems on the main marker]

Weems, Loyd D., Dec. 22, 1911-Jan. 24, 1958, military marker "Tennessee Pvt 1 AA Repl Tng Bn CAC World War II"

Weems, Mary D., no dates, "Dau. of D. A. and Mary Weems" [replacement]

Weems, Mary F., born & died Aug. 31, 1909, "Dau. of D. A. & M. M. Weems" (marker is loose on its base)

Weems, Mary J., Mar. 9, 1851-Jan. 3, 1915 (homemade) [adjacent to marker for W. T. Weems]

Weems, Nancy, May 16, 1781-Apr. 7, 1867
Weems, John, Dec. 12, 1778-June 5, 1861, "Erected by their sons Wallon & Augusta Weems"

Weems, R. H., Dec. 23, 1860-Feb. 29, 1935 (homemade)

Weems, Randy [see Weems, Frankie D.; see also Weems, John Ottis Weems, Jr.]

Weems, Susan Tatom, Oct. 4, 1829-Jan. 20, 1914 (homemade) [adjacent to marker for Augustan Weems]

Weems, Virginia Pauline Hinson, May 18, 1907-Aug. 29, 1976, "Mother"

Weems, W. T., Oct. 18, 1849-Feb. 20, 1917 (homemade)

Weems, Willie F., d. Sept. 6, 1898, "Aged 14 Days" "Son of F. & H. Weems"

Young, Macy A., July 9, 1931-____
Young, Robert E., Mar. 22, 1921-Nov. 3, 1996, military marker as footstone "Robert Earl Young" "SC2 US Navy World War II"; "Married June 1, 1946" "Our Children James/W. T."

Young, W. S., 1886-1954

Young, Walton E., 1922-1977

 

Unidentifiable:

_______, d. Nov. 17, 1910 (broken) [5 feet south of marker for Samuel Tate]

 

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