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Folk Finders

SYKES-SMITH
CEMETERY
From Gary Matthews take Highway 48/13 South 8.4 miles to Highway 13. Turn right, go about 7.3 miles to Shiloh-Bridge Road. Turn right and go straight up the hill on the cemetery road.

We try to keep families grouped together. If someone's last name is listed, it means they have a separate headstone. If it is not listed, they are sharing a headstone with someone else. Sometimes children are on the same headstone as parents.

Since we do not personally know these families, if we aren't sure of a relationship we list who they are buried next to. Any help matching folks with their relatives will be greatly appreciated.
The information is exactly as it appears on the stones. If you know the person's full name, please let us know.
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SECTION ONE

BOYER,     Peter R.     Sept.27,1902 - Sept.3,1989   (footstone: Daddy)
Louise     Aug.28,1908 - June 18,1987  (footstone: Mother)
married Aug.31,1937     Precious memories

BRITT,     Dorothy Pearl     Mar.9,1923 - Mar.10,1943
She was the sunshine of our home

BRITT     William Boyd     Apr.28,1894 - June 4,1962    (Footstone: W.B.B.)
  WILLIAM B. BRITT  TENNESSEE  PVT  75  CASUAL  CO.  WORLD WAR I
APRIL 28,1894 - JUNE 4,1962
Mary Lee     Oct.4,1901 - July 24,1925

BRITT     Wilson     Nov.7,1868 - Aug.10,1947  (footstone: Father)
Nora R.     Jan.11,1875 - Jan.31,1965    (footstone: Mother)
At Rest

DAVIDSON     Irvin Lee     Aug.27,1910 - Mar. 24,1975    (footstone: I.L.B.)
(footstone inscription as written)    (There was a footstone that said “wife“)

HARRIS     Miss Sallie     Age 80    At Rest

HENDRICKS     George N.     1898 - 1965  (footstone: Husband)
  Etha S.     1891 - 1974  footstone: Wife)

HUNT     Sally     age 82
On Back: Billie-Jean Smith     Born  Jan.4,1934    Died  Feb.28,1934

LOUIS,     Upton C.     June 15,1888 - Feb.22,1949
Lucy U.     Mar.13,1892 - Mar.17,1982    (footstone)

LYLE     Janeth Evon  infant dau. of Coy & Virgie Lyle   (footstone)
Apr.13,1943 - Apr.13,1943    Safe in the arms of Jesus

PUCKETT     John R.     1898 - 1994   (footstone: J.R.P.)
Myrtle L.     1900 - 1955   (footstone: M.L.P.)
A tribute of love

RICE     Sterling S.     Sept.10,1915 - Dec.4,1982
funeral home marker: Mr. Sterling Sub Rice  1915 - 1982
STERLING S. RICE  U.S. ARMY   SEPT.10,1915 - DEC.4,1982
Mary S.     July 5,1917 -    (footstone: M.S.R.)
married Apr.22,1947

ROWLAND     Graden     Sept.3,1907 - June 19,1988
Annie     Jan.26,1913 -
wed  Sept.3,1927     Love lives on

SHANNON,     Elizabeth    Born  Apr.6,1840    Died  Jan.2,1901
Gone but not forgotten
SYKES,     James & Willie    ages 18 & 20   (On other side of Elizabeth Shannon's stone)

SMITH     Barbara Gail     Dec.8,1946 - Dec.9,1946    (footstone)
A fare bud of promise never bloomed

SMITH     Billie Jean  infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Irvin Smith
Jan.4,1934 - Feb.1,1934  (footstone)
Safe in the arms of Jesus
(See also:  Sally Hunt)

SMITH     Buford N.     Sept.29,1908 - Aug.21,1932   Gone but not forgotten

SMITH     Cecil W.      May 22,1918 - Jan.27,1990    Father
Pete C.     Aug.9,1952 -                Son

SMITH     Corban H.  “Smitty”     Aug.13,1915 - May 19,1990

SMITH     Ethel S.     1881 - 1043

SMITH     Eugene     Mar.18,1925 - July 29,1926   (footstone: E.S.)
Imogene     Mar.18,1925 - July 26,1926   (footstone: I.S.)

SMITH     Irving C.     Nov.22,1883 - Aug.7,1969   (footstone: Father)
Nora S.     July 6,1888 - June 29,1963   (footstone: Mother)
Where the flowers bloom forever

SMITH     Norman J.     1881 - 1952    Father

STAMPER     Mrs. J.M.  age 83    A minister’ s wife        At Rest

SYKES     Rev. A.H.     Mar. 16,1868 - ??, 19??
SYKES     Dora F.     Oct.9,1870 - Oct.9,1892    (footstone: Dora)
SYKES     Emmer L.     Sept.4,1874 - Oct.24,1953    (footstone: Emmer)
They are at rest    (See also B.J. Sykes)
SYKES     Arthur Ramon   son of A.H. & Dora F. Sykes
Born  Aug.11,1892    Died  July 15,1893
SYKES     James Y.  son of A.H. & D.F. Sykes
Born  Feb.2,1890    Died  June 22,1890
SYKES     B.J.  age 43 and wife age 20
On Back:   Dora F. wife of A.H. Sykes
Born Oct.9,1870 Died Oct.9,1892
Our darling one hath gone before to greet us on the blissful shore

SYKES     Ambers Hartwell    Died  December 26,1967
age 78 years 5 months 3 days

SYKES,     Carnie B.  son of J.H. & Eliza Sykes
Nov.9,1903 - July 25,1904
Gone but not forgotten

SYKES     Charlie     Feb.22,1865 - Mar.5,1940    (footstone: Father)
Sarah S.     Apr.30,1865 - Feb.20,1947    (footstone: Mother)
At Rest

SYKES     Ellen     July 28,1844 - Aug.18,1934    At Rest

SYKES     Elnora

SYKES     Hardy     July 23,1899 - Dec.26,1967   Daddy we will meet you
Lillian     Apr.1,1894 - Mar.8,1978    (footstone: Mother)
married  Dec.27,1908

SYKES     J.H.     May 11,1863 - June 8,1950
Eliza     Jan.9,1868 - Aug.9,1933
We will meet again

SYKES     Wiley     Born  Sept.3,1837    Died  Sept.12,1896   He is at rest

VAGNETTI     Thomas
VAGNETTI     Lenore

SECTION TWO

Back fenced in area. Follow the road past first section.

GILBERT     William T.     July 31,1859 - Mar. 25,1931
(He is laying on the right side of the road, opposite the cemetery.

There is also another stone with him with no writing.)

HARRIS     John     1862 - 1939   He died as he lived, A Christian

HERNDON     Thomas M.     June 23,1884 - Dec.10,1942    (footstone: Father)
Ina Mae     Aug.22,1889 - Oct.23,1980    (footstone: Mother)

HERNDON     infant son   (footstone only)

SMITH,     BEN U.     TENNESSEE  PVT  3  MECH  REGT  AIR SERVICE
MARCH 9,1933      Born Sept.25,1897     (footstone: B.U.S.)
In fond memories of our boy

SMITH,     E.J.     Aug.4,1831 - May 7,1870    (footstone)
DAVENPORT     Leander  wife of E.J. Smith
May 8,1833 - Oct.9,1914   (footstone)

SMITH,     Plummer     Nov.5,1864 - Oct.31,1944
Clarissa     Sept.6,1863 - Jan.24,1953

WILLIAMS,     Mattie L.     Aug.31,1893 - July 23,1919
A devoted wife and loving mother
WILLIAMS,     infant daughter of H.N. & M.L. Williams
Born Oct.5,1916    A bud too soon faded

unmarked graves and graves marked by fieldstones in both sections

Transcribed: April 3,2000