ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY

Asbury Methodist Church Cemetery
2004

 

This cemetery is located at 1779 Bailey Bridge Rd. Hwy. 353, Limestone, Tennessee, directly across the road from Asbury United Methodist Church. It is about 1 1/4 miles north of Bailey’s Bridge, which crosses the Nolichucky River. The cemetery is well kept. Some graves are marked with field stones and there are several unmarked graves.

GPS location: 36° 11.06N 082° 35.13W

NameBirth dateDeath dateComments
Humphrey, Charles Fletcher03 Jun 191804 Apr 1990[Same stone as Dana Faye Brown Humphrey]
Humphrey, Dana Faye Brown22 Jul 192030 Nov 1998[Same stone as Charles Fletcher Humphrey
Fox, Jerome David13 Aug 189830 Jun 1981[Same stone as Myrtle Ruth Henley Fox]
Fox, Myrtle Ruth Henley20 Dec 190216 Nov 1992[Same stone as Jerome David Fox]
Fox, Rollie Thomas16 Feb 189422 Dec 1982[Same stone as Gladys Henley Fox]
Fox, Gladys Henley28 May 189806 Jun 1987[Same stone as Rollie Thomas Fox]
Leonard, Andrea Nichole09 Jun 198310 Jun 1983
Brobeck, William Kirk24 Sep 192615 Apr 2002Wed Dec. 21, 1946
[Same stone as Josephine Barnes Brobeck]
Brobeck, Josephine Barnes09 Nov 1928[No date]Wed Dec. 21, 1946
[Same stone as William Kirk Brobeck]
Patton, Gordon Keith20 Dec 193111 June 1994SP4 US Army
[Same stone as Dixie L. Patton]
Patton, Dixie L.14 Nov 1931[No date][Same stone as Gordon K. Patton]
O’Dell, Charlie A. 18811960
Brobeck, Dale J.05 Jun 192820 Feb 1994Daddy
Brobeck, Herbert J.12 Aug 194719 Aug 1950Son of Dale and Martha Brobeck
Brobeck, Mary Henley06 Nov 189222 Mar 1972[Same stone as James Ross Brobeck]
Brobeck, James Ross17 Sep 189110 Jul 1959[Same stone as Mary Henley Brobeck]
Willard, Hugh Metherland30 Apr 188428 Jun 1987
May, Lena E. Beard15 Apr 189127 Jul 1910
May, Infant Daughter[No date][No date]Infant Dau. of Charles and Lena May
May, W. H. [No date]24 Apr 1915Aged 53yrs, 7mos, 23d’s
Mauk, Josephine Presnell26 Oct 184218 Feb 1985Wife of J. S. D. Mauk
Payne, James R. 14 May 187407 Aug 1998
Cloyd, Robert Wayne24 Nov 192004 Sep 1987Wed Dec. 24, 1942
[Same stone as Irene Saults Cloyd]
Cloyd, Irene Saults28 Sep 192405 Nov 2011Wed Dec. 24, 1942
[Same stone as Robert Wayne Cloyd]
Stuart, William D. 18841956[Same stone as Miss Hattie Stuart]
Stuart, Miss Hattie18711958[Same stone as William D. Stuart]
Hylton, David Tate02 Nov 189309 Oct 1978PFC US Army World War I
[Same stone as Gertie L. Hammer Hylton]
Hylton, Gertie L. Hammer08 Jul 190827 May 1992[Same stone as David Tate Hylton][Note: Death date incorrect. Gertie was born 1905, not 1908.]
Saults, Herbert Hoover10 Nov 192813 Jul 2013U.S. Army
[Son of William Max Saults and Gertie Hammer]
Saults, Sanford Ray18 Sep 192608 May 1962Tennessee SGT CO A 245 Tank BN Korea
[Son of William Max Saults and Gertie Hammer]
Douglas, Julia M.07 Apr 190317 Dec 1922
Brobeck, William A. 18631948[Same stone as Martha A. Brobeck]
Brobeck, Martha A. 18661936[Same stone as William A. Brobeck]
Mayfield, Infant Son[No date]25 Oct 1845Infant son of William Mayfield. Aged 19d
Brobeck, Margaret Rosanna29 Aug 185831 Jan 1937Dau. of J. Morrison & Martha Gann Brobeck
Hensley, T. H. 01 Jan 191629 Feb 1916
Glaze, Humphreys16 Jun 183507 Feb 1913
Henley, Daniel Boone14 Mar 187419 May 1933[Same stone as Florence E. Sligar Henley]
Henley, Florence E. Sligar29 Aug 187430 Sep 1917[Same stone as Daniel Boone Henley]
Salts, Dayton18711949[Same stone as Ada K. Salts]
Salts, Ada K.18771941[Same stone as Dayton Salts]
Salts, William Max01 Feb 190121 Feb 1931
Salts, Roxie 18981967
Britt, Aaron[No date]05 Oct 1938
Salts, Paul19091987
Lamb, Phyllis19362004[Funeral home marker]
Tipton, Jeter C. 26 Jan 189526 Nov 1961North Carolina PFC 342 Field Artillery World War I
[Same stone as Maude Henley Tipton]
Tipton, Maude Henley 05 Jun 1905[No date][Same stone as Jeter C. Tipton]
Henley, Joseph A. 18611944[Same stone as Neppie Henley]
Henley, Neppie 18771926[Same stone as Joseph A. Henley]
Henley, Mary M.19 Jul 183305 Nov 1918Wife of William M. Henley
Henley, William M.22 Nov 182926 Oct 1913
Henley, Henderson186419--[Death date not inscribed. Same stone as Mattie L. Henley]
Henley, Mattie L.18671943[Same stone as Henderson Henley]
Henley, Margaret18571912[Same stone as Charles W. Henley]
Henley, Charles W. 18541933[Same stone as Margaret Henley]
Henley, Arthur G. 13 Apr 188104 Jul 1903
Bovell, Mary Nelle21 Apr 191723 Jan 1919Daughter of S. W. Bonnie Bovell
Bovell, Steve W., Jr.20 Apr 192011 Jul 1921Son of Steven Bonnie Bovell
Bovell, Stephen W. 18881956[Same stone as Bonnie Henley Bovell]
Bovell, Bonnie Henley18871950[Same stone as Stephen W. Bovell]
Henley, Stanley W. 19001976[Same stone as Cassie S. Henley]
Henley, Cassie S. 18961977[Same stone as Stanley W. Henley]
Kimery, James05 Nov 185923 May 1935[Same stone as wife, Nannie L. McCracken]
Kimery, Nannie I.27 Jan 186819 Dec 1928[Same stone as husband, James Kimery]
Kimery, William R. 08 Jul 189220 Mar 1931Son of James and Nannie Kimery. A World War Veteran
Henley, Alma D. 19042000Married April 8, 1925
[Same stone as Cecil W. Henley]
Henley, Cecil W. 19041967Married April 8, 1925
[Same stone as Alma D. Henley]
Hawk, Mattie E. 18801929[Same stone as Thallie M. Hawk]
Hawk, Thallie M.18701938[Same stone as Mattie E. Hawk]
Grubbs, Steven Henry04 Aug 192106 Mar 1922
Broyles, Bulah18921924
Kimery, Margaret C.28 May 186227 Apr 1928[Same stone as Eldridge Kimery]
Kimery, Eldridge18 Aug 185717 Jun 1926[Same stone as Margaret C. Kimery]
Kimery, Herold E.25 Mar 192805 May 1928
Kimery, Aileen P.18961976[Same stone as Max J. Kimery]
Kimery, Max J.18981956[Same stone Aileen P. Kimery]
Kimery, Zazle D. 30 Mar 192201 Feb 1931Dau. of M. J. and A. P. Kimery]
Dillow, Paul20 Dec 192227 Dec 1922Son of C. F. and V. M. Dillow]
Dillow, Velma Mae22 Feb 190418 Nov 1978Married Mar. 22, 1922
[Same stone as Cecil Fay Dillow]
Dillow, Cecil Fay23 Apr 190424 Aug 1983Married Mar. 22, 1922
[Same stone as Velma Mae Dillow]
Humphrey, Reid13 Dec 193229 May 1934Son of R. M. and Blanch Humphrey
Green, William Mck.30 Jun 189614 Mar 1948Tennessee PVT Co A 383 Infantry World War I
Green, Fred C. 02 Nov 192707 Jan 1928Son of W. M. and Lena Green
Hylton, Robert Willis08 Apr 191512 Feb 1921Son of J. O. and Callie Hylton
McCracken, James F. 02 Jun 187618 Aug 1948Father
[Same stone as Sue E. and Anna M. McCracken]
McCracken, Sue E. 27 Jun 187401 Nov 1906Mother
[Same stone as James F. and Anna M. McCracken]
McCracken, Anna M.04 Aug 190417 Feb 1907Daughter
[Same stone as James F. and Sue E. McCracken]
McCracken, Robt.[No date][No date]Co. I Tenn. Cav.
McCracken, John Wesley05 May 187320 Nov 1946[Masonic emblem]
McCracken, Lon19061907Son of W. A. and Florence McCracken
McCracken, Chester19081908Son of W. A. and Florence McCracken
McCracken, S. Florence18691956[Same stone as William A. McCracken]
McCracken, William A. 18621949[Same stone as S. Florence McCracken]
McCracken, Nellie V. 1904[No date]
McCracken, Susan A. 10 Aug 183602 Jul 1894Wife of R. W. McCracken
Shanks, Clifford R. 19041996[Same stone as Virginia Mae Shanks]
Shanks, Virginia Mae19111970[Same stone as Clifford R. Shanks]
McGhee, Mary Jane03 May 183805 Oct 1921Wife of John N. McGhee
Foster, Catherine08 Oct 184505 Jun 1929Mother
Foster, Abraham H.06 Feb 185514 Apr 1909
Greene, George R. 16 May 188905 Nov 1890Son of W. R. and S. J. Greene
Greene, John W. 06 Jan 185605 Apr 1927
Guinn, Carroll Dwight02 Sep 190816 Sep 1912
Greene, Laura T. 17 Feb 186927 May 1903Wife of J. W. Greene
Green, Terry G. 07 Jun 189206 Sep 1895Son of J. W. and Laua Green
[Mistake in spelling “Green” and “Laua”]
Green, Dana W. 11 Sep 188807 Jan 1889Son of J. W. and Laura Green
[Mistake in spelling “Green”]
Green, Walter20 Jul 188227 May 1889Son of J. W. and Margaret Green
[Mistake in spelling “Green”]
Greene, Margaret A. 22 Oct 185727 Feb 1885Wife of J. W. Greene
Green, Katherine16 Oct 182407 Sep 1900
Greene, Thomas B.29 Mar 182409 Oct 1884
Grubbs, James A. 12 Mar 182904 Mar 1905
Grubbs, Rebecca J.30 Aug 182614 Aug 1904Wife of James A. Grubbs
Prichard, Infant Daughter17 Jun 189817 Jun 1898Infant Dau’t’r of H. and D. E. Prichard
Black, Loda F. 17 Jan 188723 Jul 1906Son of J. K. and M. A. Black
Foster, Edmonia19 Apr 188516 Feb 1888Daughter of A. H. and C. Foster
Henley, Fred30 Jun 189030 Nov 1890Infant son of L. H. and M. A. Henley
Henley, Martha A. Seaton27 Nov 184326 Aug 1891Wife of L. H. Henley
Henley, Wiley L.24 Sep 187127 Jan 1912Son of L. H. and Martha Henley
Henley, Isaac02 Nov 184012 Mar 1905
Henley, Frances183625 Aug 1916Wife of Isaac Henley
Henley, Wood F. 18711944[Same stone as Lillie J. Henley]
Henley, Lillie J.18951977[Same stone as Wood F. Henley]
Green, Jack S. 28 Nov 193420 Jan 1935Son of W. M. and Lena
Henley, Jerome18671949[Same stone as Victoria Henley]
Henley, Victoria18731946[Same stone as Jerome Henley]
Waddell, Laura Smith18781915
Waddell, Rilla06 Feb 191107 Aug 1913Daughter of C. F. and Laura Waddell
Kirk, Catherine18 Dec 183613 Dec 1924
Kirk, John K.30 Sep 183025 Jul 1906
Kirk, John A. 24 May 180623 Jan 1894
Kirk, Samuel Robert15 Feb 186527 Jan 1955[Same stone as Lula Logan Kirk]
Kirk, Lula Logan10 Aug 186924 Aug 1961[Same stone as Samuel Robert Kirk]
Waddell, T. H.19 May 183212 Dec 1908
Holtsinger, James B. 18 Mar 185717 Apr 1940[Same stone as Ida E. Holtsinger]
Holtsinger, Ida E. 07 Nov 185625 Aug 1935[Same stone as James B. Holtsinger]
Holtsinger, Chal D. 18871942
Henley, Hazel Blanche30 May 191123 Aug 1992[Same stone as Claude Jerome Henley]
Henley, Claude Jerome18 Sep 190702 Oct 1948[Same stone as Hazel Blanche Henley]
Henley, Ellen18711960[Same stone as John Henley]
Henley, John18681942[Same stone as Ellen Henley]
Henley, Paul B. 24 Jun 189030 May 1972[Same stone as Grace H. May Henley]
Henley, Grace H. May21 Oct 189022 Nov 1967[Same stone as Paul B. Henley]
Henley, Theona Lee18 Jan 192806 Dec 1933Dau. of P. B.and Grace Henley
Foster, Dana S. 25 Jun 188330 May 1945[Same stone as wife, Maude Bright Foster]
Foster, Maude Bright25 Feb 188506 Nov 1964[Same stone as husband, Dana S. Foster]
Foster, Infant Son[No date]04 Apr 1941Infant son of Wilson and Gwendolyn
Foster, C. Wilson19121994[Same stone as L. Gwendolyn Foster]
Foster, L. Gwendolyn19171976[Same stone as C. Wilson Foster]
Humphrey, Anna Lee25 Dec 193110 Aug 1941Dau. of Maynard and Ruth Humphrey
Snapp, Lester W. 19 May 191113 Jul 1985[Same stone as Frances Stanton Snapp]
Snapp, Frances Stanton09 May 191426 Mar 1991[Same stone as Lester W. Snapp]
Stanton, Frank 18851949[Same stone as Ivory Kimery Stanton]
Stanton, Ivory Kimery18871948[Same stone as Frank Stanton]
Browning, Van Ray07 Oct 194721 Nov 1959
Brown, James F. 18971972Married Dec. 28, 1923
[Same stone as Georgia K. Brown]
Brown, Georgia K.19011987Married Dec. 28, 1923
[Same stone as James F. Brown]
Brown, Robert F. 19261951USNR S2c World War II
Our dear son and brother
Henley, Guy F. 09 May 190529 Oct 1968[Same stone as Cpl. Lewis J. Henley]
Henley, Lewis J., Cpl. 15 Mar 192923 May 1956526 MP SV CO US Army
[Same stone as Guy F. Henley]
Henley, Kathy Darlene[No date]06 Nov 1953
Odom, Mary O’Dell15 Aug 189117 Apr 1963
O’Dell, Floyd C.16 Nov 188815 Jul 1957[Same stone as wife, Gertrude Brobeck]
O’Dell, Gertrude Brobeck17 Apr 188724 Jun 1981[Same stone as Floyd C. O’Dell]
Dillow, Thomas P.13 Nov 187712 Aug 1960[Same stone as Mollie H. Dillow]
Dillow, Mollie H.23 Nov 188316 Jan 1967[Same stone as Thomas P. Dillow]
Henley, Charley L.25 Aug 1918[No date][Same stone as Ruth J. Henley]
Henley, Ruth J.08 May 191729 Dec 2001[Same stone as Charley L. Henley]
Broyles, Charles E. 17 Feb 191620 Aug 1980TEC 3 US Army World War II
[Same stone as Gladys H. Broyles]
Broyles, Gladys H.17 Jun 191705 Sep 2004[Same stone as Charles E. Broyles]
Greene, J. Dean19031972[Same stone as Bertha P. Greene]
Greene, Bertha P.19212001[Same stone as J. Dean Greene]
Curtis, Bertha Elizabeth[No date]23 Mar 1971Twin Dau. of Jerry and Laura Curtis
Curtis, Laura Bell08 Jul 194216 Jan 1996Mother

 

Surveyed, transcribed and donated to the Washington County TNGen Web8 Apr 2004 by Donna Cox Briggs and Betty Jane Hylton members of the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee.

Copyrighted 2012 by the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee. No part may be copied without written permission from the Cemetery Survey Team.

One marker with initials only, H. E. V.

Marker for Saults, William D., who died in October 1949 has been missing since April 1977.

A funeral home marker for Browning, Maxine 1924- 1991 is missing.

Additional information

Washington County, Tennessee Death Record Abstracts 1908 – 1916 by Eddie M. Nikazy

GRUBBS, Alice Greenway, born 30 mar 1852, married, parents: Eldridge Greenway and Sarah (illegible), death cause: “tuberculosis of bowels”, informant: A. S. Grubbs (Limestone), buried: Asbury Cemetery, died: 3 Oct 1914, record (1914) 328

HENLEY, Mrs. Francis, age: 74 years, born: Sullivan County, widow, parents: not stated, death cause: “heart disease”, buried: Asbury Cemetery, died: Limestone, 25 Aug 1916, record (1916) 371

MAY, William Henry, born 1 Aug 1860, married, parents: William May and Eliza King (VA), death cause: “typhoid fever”, informant: Mrs. W. H. May (Limestone), buried: Asbury Cemetery, died: 24 Apr 1915, record (1915) 180

PATTON, J. Montie, born: 6 Jan 1838, divorced, parents: George Patton and Jane Pitman, death cause: “lagrippe”, informant: H. N. Dillow (Limestone), buried: Asbury Cemetery, died: 10 Mar 1915, record (1915) 116

SALTS, John, age 70 years, widower, parents: Isaac Salts and Emeline McCarty, death cause: “lobar pneumonia”, informant: Steve Bovell, buried: Asbury Cemetery, died: 6 Mar 1915, record (1915) 95

WADDELL, Laura Hassie, born 5 Feb 1878, married, parents: James W. Smith and Roina Brown, death cause: “pulmonary tuberculosis”, informant: Clyde Waddell (Limestone), buried: Asbury Cemetery, died: 11 Feb 1915, record (1915) 94

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The Tennessee Death Records state the following people are buried at Asbury Cemetery. Markers were not found for them in this survey.

TDR = Tennessee Death Records

Britt, Rhetta, 20 Nov 1875 – 5 Dec 1935, TDR 1935/29212

Ensor, Annis, 16 Jun 1860 – 23 Mar 1939, TDR 1939/6833

Infant Female, Jun 1917, TDR 1917/287

Randall, Margaret, 1851 – 2 Aug 1921, TDR 1921/345

From the Herald and Tribune, Jonesborough, Tennessee

Gann, Jimmie, d. 20 Sep 1893, Vol. XXV, #21

Odell, Jennie C., d. 21 Mar 1896, Vol. XXVII #51

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