Alexander Funeral Home Records

Transcribed and submitted by: E. J. & C. Keen

Source: Copies of Original Records

26th December 1942 - 6th August 1943

Name: Eliza Ann Powell
Place of Death: Dist 3, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Jan 5, 1865
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death:  Dec 27, 1942 
Age: 77 years 11 months 22 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Father: James Downs
Name of Mother: Clara L. Downs
Physician:    C. D. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  1pm  
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: W. D. King
Informant: Edna Mai Wilson, Helen St., Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: John Wesley Laurence
Place of Death:  Dist 2, Macon Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Oct 23, 1884
Birthplace:  Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Dec 29, 1942
Age: 58 years 2 months 6 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Bertha Laurence - 59
Name of Father: John L. Laurence - Illinois
Name of Mother: Law
Physician:   Dr. H. H. Shoulders 
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec 30, 1942    2pm    Haysville
Name of Cemetery: Haysville
Clergyman: Rev. William McDonald
Informant: B. A. Laurence, 2905 Wichita St., Houston, Texas

Name: William Jefferson Stinson
Place of Death: at home, Dist 11, Macon Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: May 26, 1861
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Dec 31, 1942
Age: 81 years 7 months 5 days
Occupation: Farming
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Maggie Stinson - 79
Name of Father: Jake Stinson
Name of Mother: Nancy Hammock
Physician:  Dr. J. R. Roark  
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec 31, 1942    2pm    Siloam
Name of Cemetery: Eulia
Clergyman: Rev. R. O. Sanders
Informant: Willie Casteel, Rt 4, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Ben Rogers Hutchison
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Vanderbilt
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Jan 5, 1943
Birthplace:  Davidson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jan 5, 1943
Name of Father: Ben Allen Hutchison
Name of Mother: Willie B. Starks
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jan 6, 1943
Name of Cemetery: Starks burial ground
Informant: Ben Allen Hutchison, Rt 2, Hendersonville, Tennessee

Name: Charlie Sylas
Place of Death: Dist 1, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: St. Thomas
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Apr 10, 1918
Date of Death: Jan 3, 1943
Age: 24 years 8 months 23 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Nell Sylas - 20
Name of Father: Edward Sylas
Name of Mother: Myrtle Swindle
Physician:    Lynch D. Burnett
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jan 4, 1943    2pm    Antioch Church
Name of Cemetery: Antioch
Informant: Mrs. Nell Sylas, Castalian Springs, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Dora Florence Dillard
Place of Death: at home, Dist 1, Macon Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Jun 12, 1867
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jan 10, 1943
Age: 75 years 6 months 28 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Father: Wesley White
Physician:  Dr. D. D. Howser  
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jan 10, 1943    2pm    New Zion Church
Name of Cemetery: Blankenship burial ground
Clergyman: Rev. W. T. Taylor
Informant: Paul Dillard, Rt 4, Lafayette, Tennessee

Name: James Wylie Parker
Place of Death: Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Jun 30, 1857
Birthplace:  Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jan 12, 1943
Age: 91 years 6 months 12 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Name of Father: William Parker
Name of Mother: Clemmidda Ford
Physician: Dr. Reuben Johnson   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jan 13, 1943    2pm    Union Hill
Name of Cemetery: Union Hill - Sumner Co., Tennessee
Clergyman: Rev. Fuqua
Near Relatives: John William Parker - Detroit, Michigan, Nancy Elizabeth Ford - Gallatin
Informant: Miss Cora Ford, Rt 1, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: William E. Walton
Place of Death: at home, Dist 1, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: May 1, 1898
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jan 14, 1943
Age: 44 years 8 months 13 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Katherine Walton - 32
Name of Father: Humphrey Walton
Name of Mother: Carrie Ladd
Physician:    Dr. C. D. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jan 16, 1943    2pm    Castalian Springs M.E.C.
Name of Cemetery: Anglea
Clergyman: Rev. A. D. Roberson
Informant: Mrs. Katherine Walton, Castalian Springs, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Fannie High
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Sep 11, 1857
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jan 17, 1943
Age: 85 years 4 months 6 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Father: Hill Brown
Name of Mother: Elmire Gilmore
Physician:  J. N. Rucker  
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jan 19, 1943    Center Chapel Church
Name of Cemetery: Center Chapel
Clergyman: Henry ?
Informant: Goldie Chenault, 309 Trigg St., Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Mallie Bell Wiseman
Place of Death: at home, Dist 1, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Dec 2, 1865
Birthplace:  Wilson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jan 19, 1943
Age: 77 years 1 months 17 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Wilson Wiseman - 77
Name of Father: Harden Bell - Wilson Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Adline Dice - Smith Co., Tennessee
Physician:   C. D. Robbins 
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jan 20, 1943    2pm    Hopewell
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Rev. King
Informant: Wilson Wiseman, Rt 1, Bethpage, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Ida Brimm
Place of Death: at home, Dist 2, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Apr 1, 1878
Birthplace:  Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jan 26, 1943
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: T. F. Brimm - 66
Name of Father: Charlie G. Brooks
Name of Mother: Susie Merryman - Smith Co., Tennessee
Physician:    Dr. C. D. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jan    2pm    Dixon Springs Church
Name of Cemetery: Dixon Springs
Clergyman: Robinson
Near Relatives: Mrs. Allie Cornwell, Mrs. Johnnie B. Porter, Mrs. Burl Bellow - Dixon Springs, Mrs. Sam Boll?? - Nashville, Bill Brimm - Gallatin, Cordell Brimm - Nashville, Bob Brimm, Thomas Brimm - Gallatin
Informant: T. F. Brimm, Castalian Springs, Tennessee

Name: Robert Ellis Gray
Place of Death: at home, Dist 13, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: May 11, 1865
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jan 26, 1943
Age: 77 years 8 months 15 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Martha Bell Gray - 74
Name of Father: Frank Gray
Name of Mother: Mrs. (Parthena) Brown
Physician:    Dr. R. W. Simonton - Portland
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jan 28, 1943    2pm    Oak Grove
Name of Cemetery: Sherron
Near Relatives: wife; Robert Gray - Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Ike Simpson - Indiana, Lee Gray - Portland, Mrs. Nelia Hunter - New Paleltine, Tennessee, Roy Gray, ? Gray, James Gray - Portland, Mrs. Mabel Randolph - Indiana; 16 grandcildren; 5 great grandchildren
Informant: Roy Gray, Rt 2, Portland, Tennessee

Name: Jesse Wauford Wilson
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, 107 Eastland Ave., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male 
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Feb 11, 1864
Birthplace:  Jackson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jan 31, 1943
Age: 78 years 11 months 20 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Name of Father: Soloman Wilson - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Physician:    Dr. C. D. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 2, 1943    12noon    North Springs Church
Name of Cemetery: family burial ground - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Near Relatives: Lee Wilson, Ethony Wilson - East Nashville, Mrs. J. P. Trisdale - West Nashville, Rad Wilson - Tennessee, Mrs. George Gulley, Mrs. Jim Ritter - Whitwell, Tennessee, Mrs. Frank Braswell, Mrs. F. G. Clark - Red Boiling Springs, Bud Wilson - Humbolt, Illinois, ? Silas Cherry, Willie Wilson - Rt 7, Honey Grove, Texas
Informant: Lee Wilson, 107 Eastland Ave., Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Mary Ann Scruggs
Place of Death: Madison, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Madison
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Single
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 2, 1943
Age: 2 months
Name of Father: Clarence Scruggs - Macon Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Hortense Harp - Macon Co., Tennessee
Physician:    Wallace
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 3, 1943    2pm    Oakdale
Name of Cemetery: Oakdale
Clergyman: Rev. Edd Meador
Informant: Clarence Scruggs, Madison, Tennessee

Name: William Andrew Green
Place of Death: at home, Dist 12, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: May 13, 1847
Birthplace:  Wilson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 7, 1943
Age: 95 years 8 months 24 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Name of Spouse: (Mary Jane Gray)
Name of Father: Nick Green
Name of Mother: Elizabeth Bloodworth
Physician:  Dr. Dewey Foster  
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 8, 1943    1pm    Pleasant Grove
Name of Cemetery: Pleasant Grove
Informant: Mrs. Olie Coley, Rt 4, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Leena Sanders
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Apr 27, 1894
Birthplace:  Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 8, 1943    
Age: 49 years 7 months 11 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: J. C. Sanders - 53
Name of Father: Alex Profitt - Smith Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Mary Vance - Smith Co., Tennessee
Physician: Dr. C. D. Robbins   
Name of Cemetery: Carthage Church of Christ
Clergyman: Luther McBride
Informant: J. C. Sanders, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Nora E. Leath
Place of Death: Dist 16, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Oct 5, 1874
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 15, 1943
Age: 68 years 4 months 10 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Willie Leath
Name of Father: Silas Galbreath - Macon Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Alice Hughes - Macon Co., Tennessee
Physician:  Dr. R. W. Simonton  
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 16, 1943    12noon    Eulia Church
Name of Cemetery: Eulia
Clergyman: Rev. Freeman & ?
Near Relatives: Willie Leath, children: Mrs. F. W. Lambert, Kenneth Leath; mother: Mrs. Alice Galbreath; brothers: Bernice Galbreath, Leonard Galbreath, Cleveland Galbreath, (?) Galbreath, Kavanaugh Galbreath
Informant: Willie Leath, Portland, Tennessee

Name: James Earl Jackson
Place of Death: Dist 3, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Date of Birth: Feb 16, 1943
Date of Death: Feb 16, 1943
Name of Father: Leonard Jackson
Name of Mother: Lizzie Collins
Physician:    Dr. Reese
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 16, 1943    4pm    Cottontown
Informant: Leonard Jackson, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Howard Douglas Thompson
Place of Death: at home, Dist 11, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Date of Birth: Feb 9, 1943
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 17, 1943
Age: 8 days
Name of Father: McKinley Thompson
Name of Mother: Lucy Mai Gregory
Physician:    Dr. W. W. Roark
Date, Time, Place of Service: Feb 17, 1943    5pm    cemetery 
Name of Cemetery: Bradley
Near Relatives: father & mother; 5 brothers & 1 sister
Informant: McKinley Thompson. Bethpage, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Ardella Buntin
Place of Death: at home, Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Oct 19, 1872
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 17, 1943
Age: 70 years 3 months 28 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Father: Levy Venson
Name of Mother: Bush
Physician:  Dr. C. H. Donoho  
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 19, 1943    11am    Corinth Church
Name of Cemetery: Sherron
Near Relatives: children: Mrs. Effie Cantrell - Gallatin, Miss Beulah Buntin, Brady Buntin, Powell Buntin, Willie Buntin - Portland; brother: Verdie Venson - Missouri
Informant: Powell Buntin, Rt 2, Portland, Tennessee

Name: Mahala Susan Borders
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Jan 7, 1854
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 17, 1943
Age: 89 years 1 month 12 days
Occupation: Invalid
Name of Father: Andy Claiborne - Virginia
Name of Mother: Jane White - Virginia
Physician:  Dr. C. D. Robbins  
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 20, 1943    1pm    Gallatin Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Rev. L. S. Sedberry - Rev. Dawson King
Informant: Victoria Borders, Depot Ave., Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Patsy Fay Cannon
Place of Death: Indianapolis, Indiana
Date of Death: Feb 18, 1943
Age: 1 year 4 months

Name: Mrs. Carrie D. Lee
Place of Death: Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Madison
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Aug 10, 1902
Birthplace:  Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 1, 1943
Age: 40 years
Occupation: Housekeeping
Name of Father: Frank Dewa???
Physician: Lem Wallace   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 2, 1943    1pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Old Brush
Informant: W. F. Bunch, Gallatin

Name: Valena Coates
Place of Death: Indianapolis, Indiana
Color, Sex: White, Female
Name of Father: Chesley Coates
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 3, 1943    2pm    Liberty Church
Name of Cemetery: Forest Chapel

Name: Mrs. Sarah A. Martha Butler
Place of Death: at home, Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: 1856
Birthplace:  Clay Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 3, 1943
Occupation: Housekeeping
Name of Father: Dixon
Physician:    Dr. Reese
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 4, 1943    2pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Bethpage
Informant: Wright Key, Ft. Head, Tennessee

Name: Sephus Forest Curtis
Place of Death: Dist 11, Macon Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Oct 10, 1875
Birthplace:  Monroe Co., Kentucky
Date of Death: Mar 3, 1943
Occupation: Farmer & Minister
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Elizabeth Curtis - 44
Name of Father: Greenbury Curtis
Name of Mother: Elizabeth Dunham
Physician:  Dr. J. L. Roark  
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 4, 1943    1pm    Siloam Church
Name of Cemetery: Siloam
Informant: E. C. Curtis, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Noel G. Pitcock (soldier)
Date of Birth: Aug 6, 1919
Date of Death: Mar 2, 1943
Age: 23 years 6 months 26 days

Name: Mary Odom
Place of Death: Dist 3, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Black, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jun 28, 1891
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 10, 1943
Age: 51 years 8 months 12 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Robert Odom - 60
Name of Father: Jim Sanders
Name of Mother: Mary Justice
Physician:    Dr. Homer Reese
Informant: Robert Odom

Name: Nancy Amelia Christain
Place of Death: Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Apr 17, 1856
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 11, 1943
Age: 86 years 10 months 24 days
Name of Father: (James Wright) Brizendine
Name of Mother: Lucindy Brown
Physician:    Dr. Robbins
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 12, 19432pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Brother King
Near Relatives: Tom Christian - California, Miss Zoa Christian - Gallatin, Mrs. Fannie Moredock; 9 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren
Informant: Mrs. Fannie Moredock, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Infant Brown
Place of Death: at home, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Date of Birth: Mar 12, 1943
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 13, 1943
Age: 1 day
Name of Father: Sam A. Brown - Kentucky
Name of Mother: Fannie L. Sanders - Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Physician:    Dr. C. D. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 13, 1943    4pm    Hartsville
Name of Cemetery: Hartsville
Informant: Sam A. Brown, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: David Rankin
Color, Sex: Black, Male
Date of Death: Mar 6, 1943
Age: 51 years

Name: Mrs. Willie Ann Gregory
Place of Death: at home, Dist 10, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Feb 28, 1873
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 18, 1943
Age: 70 years 18 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Father: Thomas Pryor
Name of Mother: Amelia Ann Tolley (?)
Physician:    Dr. Homer Reese
Date, Time, Place of Service: Mar 19, 1943    at home
Name of Cemetery: Pryor
Clergyman: Brother Ruthledge
Near Relatives: B.D. Pryor, Annie Mai Lee, Walter A. Pryor, H. (?) Pryor; 3 grandchildren
Informant: Mrs. Annie Mai Lee

Name: Mrs. Beatrice West
Place of Death: a home, Dist 4, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Dec 25, 1911
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 18, 1943
Age: 31 years 2 months 21 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: B. D. West - 40
Name of Father: Burton Stokes
Name of Mother: Amy Freeman
Physician:    Dr. C. D. Robbins
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 20, 1943
Name of Cemetery: Dickies - Macon Co., Tennessee
Clergyman: Grover West
Near Relatives: husband & 4 small children; 2 brothers: Paul Stokes - Nashville, Silas Stokes - Lafayette

Name: Hassie Lorene West
Place of Death: Dist 13, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: T. B.
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: May 21, 1921
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 18, 1943
Name of Father: Oscar Lemuel West
Name of Mother: Susan May Buck
Physician:    R. R. Crowe
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 20, 1943    11am    Sycamore Valley Church
Name of Cemetery: McDonald
Informant: Mrs. O. (?) Ellis, 500 26th Ave N., Nashville, Tennessee

Name: Carrol Jean Rolland
Place of Death: at home. Dist 12, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Mar 14, 1943
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 21, 1943
Age: 7 days
Name of Father: Carrol Rolland - Louisville, Kentucky
Name of Mother: Selma Henson
Physician:    J. H. Beasley
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 21, 1943    Eulia
Name of Cemetery: Eulia
Informant: Clarence Henson, Rt 3, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Sam Henry Taylor
Place of Death: at home, Dist 13, Macon Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Apr 3, 1876
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 30, 1943
Age: 66 years 11 months 27 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Nora Taylor - 46
Name of Father: Meredith Taylor
Name of Mother: Eliza Jane May
Physician:    Dr. Dewey Foster
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 31, 1943    3pm    Eulia Church
Name of Cemetery: Eulia
Clergyman: Rev. Floyd Freeman
Informant: Mrs. Nora Taylor, Rt 2, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Infant Wilson
Place of Death: Dist 4, Fountain Head, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Ft. Head
Color, Sex: White, Female
Date of Birth: Mar 28, 1943
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 28, 1943
Name of Father: Calvin Wilson
Name of Mother: Mary Lee Brummett - Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Physician: Dr. Beasley   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 29, 1943    2pm    Belts Farm
Name of Cemetery: Belts Farm
Informant: Will Settle, Rt 3, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Neil Dobbs
Place of Death: at home, Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Aug 10, 1863
Date of Death: Mar 31, 1943
Age: 69 years 7 months 21 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Effie Dobbs
Physician: Mr. Gill   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 1, 1943    2pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Briley
Near Relatives: Obie Dobbs - Adairville, Kentucky, Clayton Dobbs - Ft. Head, Mrs. Alice Davis - Portland, Mrs. Lillie Carney, North Nashville, Sam Dobbs - Indianapolis, Indiana, Mrs. Bertha Thornton - Woodburn, Kentucky, Mrs. Bell Settle - Ft. Head, Maynard Clobb(?)
Informant: Clayton Dobbs, Rt 1, Ft. Head, Tennessee

Name: William Estes Wheeler
Place of Death: at home, Dist 4, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Aug 13, 1900
Birthplace:  Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 4, 1943
Age: 42 years 7 months 21 days
Occupation: Farming
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Mamie Wheeler - 42
Name of Father: William T. Wheeler - Warren Co., Kentucky
Name of Mother: Ina Bell Richman - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Physician: Homer Reese   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 5, 1943    1pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Spring Hill
Near Relatives: wife, son: Roy George Wheeler, father: W. T. Wheeler - Gallatin, step-mother: Mrs. Mattie Wheeler - Gallatin; 2 brothers; 3 sisters
Informant: Mrs. Mamie Wheeler, Rt 3, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: William Prueitt
Place of Death: railroad track, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Dec 25, 1883
Birthplace:  Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 4, 1943
Age: 59 years 3 months 9 days
Occupation: Retired Laborer
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Annie Prueitt - 60
Name of Father: Henry W. Prueitt - Wilson Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Mary Prueitt - Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Physician:  Esq. L. C. Guild  Coroner
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 5, 1943    10:30am    chapel  
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Rev. Dean Stroud
Informant: Mrs. Annie Prueitt, Rt 1, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Elsa Lee Draper
Place of Death: Dist 1, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Madison
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Jan 15, 1915
Birthplace:  Jackson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 5, 1943
Name of Father: Baxter Draper - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Beebee Wood - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 7, 1943    1pm    at home - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Name of Cemetery: Draper burial ground - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Informant: Baxter Draper, Rt 2, Hendersonville, Tennessee

Name: Jewell Norene Taylor
Place of Death: Madison, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Madison
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Apr 3, 1943
Birthplace:  Davidson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 5, 1943
Age: 2 days
Name of Father: Elsmer Taylor
Name of Mother: Annie Louise Mayberry
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 6, 1943
Name of Cemetery: Hassell
Informant: Elsmer Taylor, Rt 1, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: David Wayne Miller
Place of Death: at home, LaPorte, Indiana
Color, Sex: White, Male
Date of Birth: Jul 9, 1942
Birthplace:  Old Hickory, Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 4, 1943
Age: 8 months 25 days
Name of Father: Tommie E. Miller - Macon Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: MayBell Russel
Physician:  Calvin Gregory    
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 6, 1943    2pm    Payton Creek
Name of Cemetery: Will Gregory burial ground
Informant: Tommie E. Miller, LaPorte, Indiana

Name: Harold Dean Crafton
Place of Death: at home, Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: May 4, 1932
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 6, 1943
Age: 10 years 11 months 2 days
Occupation: School Boy
Name of Father: Charles Vernon Crafton
Name of Mother: Bettie Moorine Linch (?)
Physician:  Dr. C. D. Robbins  
Date, Time, Place of Service: Apr 7, 1943    2:30pm    Hollis Chapel 
Name of Cemetery: Old Brush
Near Relatives: father & mother, 2 brothers: Herman Lee, Talmage Ray; 1 sister: Vera Sue
Informant: Charles Vernon Crafton, Rt 1, Ft. Head, Tennessee

Name: Miss Bettie Elizabeth Hughes
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Date of Birth: Jun 21, 1865
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 8, 1943
Age: 77 years 9 months 17 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Father: George W. Hughes - Virginia
Name of Mother: Talitha Hobdy
Physician:    Dr. Homer Reese
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Ap 8, 1943    3pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Rev. Dean Stroud
Near Relatives: 1 brother: E. D. Hughes - Gallatin
Informant: E. D. Hughes, Rt 2, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Hattie Dobbs
Place of Death: at home Dist 11, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Feb 26, 1868
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 8, 1943
Age: 75 years 1 month 12 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: M. E. Dobbs
Name of Father: Tom Simpson
Name of Mother: Fannie Graves
Physician: Homer Reese   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 9, 1943    2pm    Rock Bridge Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Rock Bridge 
Clergyman: R. O. Sanders & McCord
Near Relatives: husband & 6 children: Mrs. (Fannie L.) J. C. Hall - Bethpage, Walter Dobbs, Enoch Dobbs - Indianapolis, Indiana, Wade Dobbs, Franklin Dobbs - Bethpage, Jarvis Dobbs - Gallatin
Informant: M. E. Dobbs, Rt 2, Bethpage, Tennessee

Name: Amie Mae West
Place of Death: Davidson Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Feb 27, 1940
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 9, 1943
Age: 3 years 2 months 12 days
Name of Father: Born West
Name of Mother: Gladys Stokes
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 10, 1943    2pm    McDonald
Name of Cemetery: McDonald - Macon Co., Tennessee
Informant: Gladys West, 11 Hermitage Ave., Nashville, Tennessee

Name: Howard Lynn Durham
Place of Death: at home, Dist 11, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Mar 12, 1943
Date of Death: Apr 14, 1943
Age: 1 month 2 days
Name of Father: Fred Durham
Name of Mother: Annie Mai Gregory
Physician: Dr. C. D. Giles   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 14, 1943    2:30pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Bethpage
Near Relatives: father & mother
Informant: Fred Durham, Rt 1, Bethpage, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Edith Juanita Frazier
Place of Death: at home, Dist 9, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Nov  24, 1869
Birthplace:  Pennsylvania
Date of Death: Apr 19, 1943
Age: 73 years 5 months 25 days
Occupation: Housekeeping
Name of Father: Daniel Bortner (?) - Pennsylvania
Name of Mother: Doca Hough - Pennsylvania
Physician: Dr. Homer Reese   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 20, 1943    11am    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Dean Stroud
Near Relatives: 2 children: Fred L. Frye, Elmer L. Frye - Nashville; 2 grandsons: Elmer Lewis Frye, Jr. - Nashville, Fred Lee Frye, Jr. - Illinois
Informant: Elmer L. Frye, Nashville, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Nettie Davis
Place of Death: Old Hickory, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Feb 6, 1877
Birthplace:  Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 19, 1943
Age: 65 years 2 months 13 days
Name of Father: Bert Anderson
Name of Mother: Crggett
Physician:    Dr. Soloman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 21, 1943    1pm    
Name of Cemetery: Wakefield
Near Relatives: Ida May Brooks - Lebanon, Bessie Davis - Ohio, Horace Davis - Lafayette, Carter Davis - over sea's, Monica Huddleston - Red Springs; 8 grandchildren
Informant: Carter Davis, Rt 5, Lafayette

Name: Emmie Lee Denson
Place of Death: at home, Dist 7, Obion Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jun 19, 1879
Birthplace:  Russell Co., Kentucky
Date of Death: Apr 21, 1943
Age: 63 years 10 months 2 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Alvin L. Denson - 76
Name of Father: B. Whittle
Physician:    D. F. Funderbuck
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 23, 1943    10:30am    Jones Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Spring Hill
Clergyman: H. L. Olmstead
Near Relatives: husband; 2 brothers: Winfield Whittle - Nashville, Sherman Whittle - Lebanon
Informant: Alvin L. Denson, Rt 1, Rives, Tennessee

Name: Bettie Jo Meador
Place of Death: Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Dr. Robbins
Color, Sex: White, Female
Date of Birth: Apr 24, 1943
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 24, 1943
Name of Father: Wardean Meador
Name of Mother: Ethel Stewart
Physician:    Dr. C. D. Robbins
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 25, 1943
Name of Cemetery: Bradley
Informant: Wardean Meador, Rt 1, Bethpage, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Lizzie Crook Presley
Place of Death: Dist 8, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Nov 1874
Birthplace:  Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 24, 1943
Age: 68 years
Occupation: Inmate at County House
Name of Father: Jerry Crook
Name of Mother: Catherine Gann
Physician:  Dr. Homer Reese  
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 25, 1943    2pm
Name of Cemetery: McMurtry burial ground
Informant: E. D. Presley, Rt 1, Lafayette, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lanier
Place of Death: at home, Christian Co., Kentucky
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Feb 1, 1868
Birthplace:  Trigg Co., Kentucky
Date of Death: Apr 26, 1943
Age: 75 years 2 months 25 days
Occupation: Housekeeping
Name of Father: Wiley Stewart - Trigg Co., Kentucky
Name of Mother: Elizabeth Grogan - Wilson Co., Tennessee
Physician:  Dr. John White  
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 28, 1943    1pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: W. Dawson King
Near Relatives: 3 children: Mrs. George Wylie - Gallatin, Thomas Lanier - Gracey, Kentucky, Mrs. Anna Whitney - Pasadena, California; 5 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild
Informant: Mrs. J. Albert Stewart, Rt 1, Gracey, Kentucky

Name: Jarvis Burnley
Place of Death: Dist 3, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jun 18, 1908
Birthplace:  Allen Co., Kentucky
Date of Death: Apr 28, 1943
Age: 34 years 10 months 10 days
Occupation: General Shoe Corp.
Name of Spouse: Maybelle Burnley
Name of Father: C. J. Burnley
Name of Mother: Nolia Doss
Date, Time, Place of Service:  cemetery  
Name of Cemetery: Pleasant Grove
Clergyman: Brother Daniels
Near Relatives: wife; child: Billy Burnley - Gallatin; father: Jeff Burnley; brother: Garland Burnley - Westmoreland; sisters: Mrs. Bertha Williams - Westmoreland, Mrs. Anna Johnson - Lafayette, Indiana, Mrs. Mary Gilliam - Westmoreland, Mrs. Delia Creasy - Nashville
Informant: Mrs. Maybelle Burnley, 107 W. Winchester, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: William Glenn Durham
Place of Death: at home, Dist 11, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Date of Birth: Mar 10, 1943
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 28, 1943
Age: 1 month 18 days
Name of Father: Fred Durham
Name of Mother: Annie Mae Gregory
Physician: C. D. Giles   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 29, 1943    2pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Bethpage
Near Relatives: father & mother; 6 brothers & sisters
Informant: Fred Durham, Bethpage, Tennessee

Name: Corporal James H. Gregory
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Sep 24, 1915
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 29, 1943
Occupation: Soldier
Name of Spouse: Lucille (Beasley) Gregory - 29
Name of Father: James H. Gregory
Name of Mother: Mary Burnley
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 2, 1943    1pm    cemetery
Name of Cemetery: Pleasant Grove
Clergyman: Chaplain Hartman - Daniels
Informant: Mrs. Mary Gregory, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Bobbie Lee Derring
Place of Death: Indianapolis, Indiana
Color, Sex: White, Male
Date of Birth: May 20, 1941
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 30, 1943
Name of Father: David Derring
Name of Mother: Helen Shoulders
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 1, 1943    3pm    Union Hill
Name of Cemetery: Union Hill
Clergyman: Rev. Jim Tillman
Informant: David Derring, 1558 Park Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana

Name: Claiborne Bean
Place of Death: at home, Dist 4, Clay Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Dec 5, 1864
Birthplace:  Jackson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 7, 1943
Age: 78 years 5 months 2 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Father: Jim Bean
Name of Mother: Sallie Carnahan
Physician:  Jesse Smith - Gamaliel, Kentucky  
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 7, 1943    3pm    cemetery
Name of Cemetery: Browning
Clergyman: Homer Oglethorp
Informant: Mrs. Dona York, Rt 2, Moss, Tennessee

Name: Virginia Elizabeth Williams
Place of Death: Dist 1, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Protestant
Color, Sex: White, Female
Date of Birth: Oct 30, 1942
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 9, 1943
Age: 6 months 9 days
Name of Father: Cordell Williams
Name of Mother: Louise Newell
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 10, 1943    2pm    Willow Grove
Name of Cemetery: Willow Grove
Clergyman: R. D. Davis
Informant: Cordell Williams, Rt 1, Bethpage, Tennessee

Name: James M. Lambert
Place of Death: at home, Dist 11, Macon Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: May 27, 1860
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 10, 1943
Age: 82 years 11 months 13 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Donnie Lambert - 77
Name of Father: Jeff F. Lambert - Allen Co., Kentucky
Name of Mother: Mary Myers - Allen Co., Kentucky
Physician: Dewey Foster   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 11, 1943    2pm    Siloam
Name of Cemetery: Siloam
Clergyman: C. B. Massey & R. O. Sanders
Informant: Rev. F. W. Lambert, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Raymond Joe Sanders
Place of Death: Dist 11, Macon Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Feb 7, 1909
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 12, 1943
Age: 34 years 3 months 5 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Allean (Fuqua) Sanders - 31
Name of Father: Jodie Sanders
Name of Mother: Nora Gregory
Physician: Dr. D. D. Howser   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 13, 1943    11am    cemetery
Name of Cemetery: Shrum
Clergyman: Roosevelt Thompson
Near Relatives: father-in-law: George (?) (Thomas Goldman) Fuqua; brother-in-law: Fount (Fountain Frank) Fuqua - Rt 2, Westmoreland
Informant: Mrs. Allean Sanders, Rt 2, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Cappie Utley
Place of Death: at home, Dist 9, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Sep 15, 1865
Birthplace:  Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 13, 1943
Age: 77 years 7 months 28 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: M. D. Utley - 73
Name of Father: John Hall - Smith Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Charlette Raymer - Smith Co., Tennessee
Physician: Laird   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 16, 1943    11am    at home
Name of Cemetery: Hall's Chapel
Clergyman: Rev. Pete Tyree
Informant: M. D. Utley, Rt 1, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: stillborn baby
Date of Death: May 15, 1943

Name: Jackie Eugene Mitchel
Place of Death: Dist 3, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Date of Birth: Oct 5, 1942
Birthplace:  Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 20, 1943
Age: 7 months 15 days
Name of Father: Hezzie (?) Mitchel
Name of Mother: Minnie Lee Shoulders
Physician: Dr. Jack Bernard   
Date, Time, Place of Service: May 21, 1943    11am    Hillsdale Chapel 
Name of Cemetery: Hillsdale
Clergyman: Rev. Calvin Gregory
Informant: Mrs. Minnie Lee Mitchel, Rt 2, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Florence Thompson
Place of Death: Dist 11, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jan 10, 1879
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 26, 1943
Age: 64 years 4 months 16 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: E. N. Thompson - 65
Name of Father: James Williams
Name of Mother: Mollie Reese
Physician: Dr. W. W. Roark   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 29, 1943    11am    cemetery
Name of Cemetery: Bradley
Clergyman: Rev. Galbreath Templeton
Informant: E(llis). N(ewton). Thompson, Rt 3, Bethpage, Tennessee

Name: Linda Fay Wilson
Place of Death: at home, Dist 17, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Date of Birth: May 26, 1943
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 26, 1943
Age: 9 hours
Name of Father:  C. V. Wilson 
Name of Mother: Maggie Lou West
Physician: Dr. R. W. Simonton   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 27, 1943    3pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Sherron
Informant: C. V. Wilson, Rt 3, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Stokley Venson Hamilton
Place of Death: at home, Dist 1, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Apr 3, 1856
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 27, 1943
Age: 87 years 1 months 24 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Martha Hamilton - 70
Name of Father: James Calvin Hamilton
Name of Mother: Patsey Swaney
Physician:  Dr. Giles  
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 29, 1943    2pm    Corum Hill Church
Name of Cemetery: Corum Hill
Clergyman: Rev. A. D. Robinson
Near Relatives: Mrs. Martha Hamilton - Castalian Springs; 5 nieces, 3 nephews
Informant: Mrs. Martha Hamilton, Rt 1, Castalian Springs

Name: J. W. Culbreath
Place of Death: Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Aug 15, 1869
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 9, 1943
Age: 74 years 9 months 24 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Mary Culbreath - Smith Co., Tennessee
Name of Father: John Culbreath
Name of Mother: Martha J. Bell
Physician: Dr. R. W. Simonton  
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 10, 1943    2:30pm
Name of Cemetery: Old Brush
Clergyman: Brother Martin
Informant: W. A. Culbreath, Ft. Head, Tennessee

Name: Martin Alexander Williams
Place of Death: at home, Dist 12, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Dec 3, 1857
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 9, 1943
Age: 85 years 6 months 6 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Lamizer Williams - 78
Name of Father: Esquire Williams
Name of Mother: (Elizabeth J.) Helson
Physician: Dr. J. L. Roark   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 10, 1943    2:30pm    cemetery
Name of Cemetery: Pleasant Grove
Clergyman: Rev. Fowler
Near Relatives: wife; 2 sons: R. L. Williams - Eldorado, Arkansas, Virgil Williams - Westmoreland, Tennessee
Informant: Virgil Williams, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: William Henry Durham
Place of Death: at home, Dist 15, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Jul 22, 1862
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 12, 1943
Age: 80 years 10 months 20 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Name of Father: Miles Durham
Name of Mother: Mary Ann Austin
Physician:  Dr. Henley - Cross Plains  
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 14, 1943    1:30pm    Walnut Grove
Name of Cemetery: New Hope
Clergyman: Rev. B. H. Branham
Near Relatives: 3 children: Ernest Durham - Cottontown, George Durham - Gallatin, Marvin Durham - Cottontown; 14 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; 1 sister: Mrs. G. W. Minick - Centerville, Tennessee
Informant: M. R. Durham, Rt 1, Cottontown, Tennessee

Name: Wade Hampton Cannon
Place of Death: at home, Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Apr 7, 1865
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 13, 1943
Age: 78 years 2 months 6 days
Occupation: Retired Merchant
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Mary Cannon - 62
Name of Father: Arch Cannon
Name of Mother: Margaret Smith
Physician: Dr. C. H. Donoho   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 15, 1943    10:30am    at home
Name of Cemetery: Old Brush
Clergyman: Rev. J. F. Swiney
Near Relatives: wife; 5 children: Mrs. Owen Lane - Portland, Homer Cannon - Murfreesboro, Walter Cannon - Michigan City, Indiana, Mrs. Charles Green - Nashville, Guild Cannon - Portland
Informant: Mrs. Charles Green, 1705 16th Ave S, Nashville

Name: William Howell Fuqua
Place of Death: at home, Dist 10, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Nov 18, 1895
Birthplace:  Jackson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 14, 1943
Age: 47 years 6 months 26 days
Occupation: Dupont - Old Hickory
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Ethel (Mince) Fuqua - 42
Name of Father: George Fuqua - Putnam Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Sarah R. Flatt - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Physician:  Dr. Rude  
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 15, 1943    2:30pm    Luthern Chapel
Clergyman: Rev. Charles Parker
Near Relatives: wife
Informant: Mrs. N. B. Dickens, Emory University, Georgia

Name: William Harrison Jones
Place of Death: Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Ft. Head
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Oct 28, 1862
Birthplace:  Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 15, 1943
Age: 80 years 7 months 17 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Name of Father: Alfred (Winn "Bugg") Jones - Macon Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Martha (Ann) Hall - Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Physician: Dr. Homer Reese   
Date, Time, Place of Service: Jun 16, 1943    3pm    Pleasant Valley 
Name of Cemetery: Pleasant Valley
Clergyman: Rev. R. D. Davis
Near Relatives: 1 son: Kenneth Jones - Childersburg, Alabama; 3 brothers: Jim Jones - Gallatin, George Jones, J. H. Jones - Hartsville; 2 sisters: Mrs. (Jennie Viola) R(obert). A(lonzo). Dalton, Mrs. (Mary Eliza)(John Hall)"Speck" Dalton - Hartsville
Informant: Kenneth Jones

Name: Mrs. Lula Belt
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Divorced
Date of Birth: Jun 10, 1887
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 17, 1943
Age: 56 years 7 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Father: Joe Anderson - Kentucky
Name of Mother: Lucy Williams - Kentucky
Physician: Dr. Homer Reese   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 18, 1943    3pm    cemetery
Name of Cemetery: Bethpage
Clergyman: Rev. E. B. McCord
Informant: J. T. Anderson, 2 Helum St., Gallatin

Name: Mrs. Rinda Graves Smith
Place of Death: at home, Dist 17, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Aug 23, 1874
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 21, 1943
Age: 68 years 9 months 28 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: P. T. Smith - 70
Name of Father: Robert Anglea
Physician: Dr. A. O. Miller - Scottsville, Kentucky   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 23, 1943    11am    Mt. Olive Church
Name of Cemetery: Mt. Olive - Sumner Co., Tennessee
Clergyman: Rev. J. C. Daniels
Near Relatives: husband; daughter: Katelene Alderson - Westmoreland
Informant: P. T. Smith, Rt 3, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Charlie James Bentley
Place of Death: Indianapolis, Indiana
Color, Sex: Black
Date of Death: Jun 20, 1943
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 23, 1943    10am    Cairo  
Name of Cemetery: Cairo

Name: Dee Collier
Place of Death: at home, Dist 8, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Black, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: 1880
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 22, 1943
Age: 63 years
Occupation: Farmer
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 24, 1943    11am    New Bethel
Name of Cemetery: New Bethel - Sumner Co., Tennessee
Clergyman: Rev. Jerry Gardner
Informant: John Bell, Cottontown, Tennessee

Name: Isaac "Ike" Douglas
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, 68 Gray St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Black, Male
Date of Birth: May 11, 1871
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 22, 1943
Age: 72 years 1 month 11 days
Occupation: Laborer @ Suddarth Fur Co.
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Chanie Douglas - 68
Name of Father: Matt Douglas
Name of Mother: Bermetta (?) Garrett
Physician:  Dr. Laird  
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 26, 1943    at home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Informant: Mrs. Chanie Douglas, 68 Gray St., Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Langford Kemy Kemp
Place of Death: at home, Dist 11, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Sep 19, 1859
Birthplace:  Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 23, 1943
Age: 82 years 9 months 4 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Name of Father: Bailey P. Kemp - Smith Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Judy Gainnard (?) - Smith Co., Tennessee
Physician: Dr. W. W. Roark   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 24, 1943    1pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Bradley burial ground - Smith Co., Tennessee
Clergyman: Rev. Calvin Gregory
Near Relatives: daughter: Mrs. Howard Gregory
Informant: Mrs. Howard Gregory

Name: Mrs. Willie Jane Higgason
Place of Death: at home, Dist 8, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Jan 8, 1861
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 24, 1943
Age: 72 years 5 months 16 days
Occupation: Housekeeping
Name of Father: John W. Bursby
Name of Mother: Nancy Dempsey
Physician:    Homer Reese
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 25, 1943    2pm    cemetery
Name of Cemetery: Bursby burial ground
Clergyman: Olmstead
Near Relatives: child: Jessie Lee Higgason - Cottontown; 1 brother: Mairan Bursby - Cottontown
Informant: Jessie Lee Higgason, Cottontown, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Mary Malvina Taylor
Place of Death: Dist 3, 311 N. Water St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Feb 5, 1858
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 25, 1943
Age: 85 years 4 months 20 days
Occupation: Retired Housekeeper
Name of Father: Presley Settle
Name of Mother: Eliza Ann May
Physician:    Dr. Homer Reese
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 27, 1943    3pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Rev. Dean Stroud & Rev. H. L. Olmstead
Near Relatives: Mrs. (Susie L.) F. H. McCanless, Mrs. (Annie) Harvey L. Brown - Gallatin, Mrs. (Lizzie E.) J. W. Lovall - South Tunnel, Mrs. (Pearl E.) R. E. Cron - Bethpage, Mrs. J. C. Ridling - Marrilton, Arkansas, Mrs. J. T. Smallwood - Nashville, A. B. Taylor - Gallatin, Jessie Taylor - South Tunnel; 1 brother: P. R. Settle - South Tunnel
Informant: Mrs. Harvey L. Brown, North Water, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Emma Garrison
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, 212 W. Main St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Feb 2, 1863
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 30, 1943
Age: 80 years 4 months 28 days
Occupation: Retired Housekeeper
Name of Father: William (?) Wise
Name of Mother: Moore
Physician: Dr. Homer Reese   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 1, 1943    3pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Rev. Dean Stroud & Rev. J. J. Stowe
Near Relatives: 3 nieces; 5 nephews
Informant: W. H. Wise, 105 Foster St., Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. "Hattie" K. C. C. Tolbert
Place of Death: Train - Tennessee
Color, Sex: Black, Female
Date of Birth: May 14, 1895
Birthplace:  Alabama
Date of Death: Jul 2, 1943
Age: 48 years 1 month 18 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Rev. Kitt C. Tolbert - 52
Name of Father: Fitzpatrick - Alabama
Physician: C. D. Robbins   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 6, 1943    1pm    Akron, Ohio
Name of Cemetery: Fulton
Clergyman: Bishop F. L. Clark
Informant: Rev. Kit C. Tolbert, 908 Douglas St., Akron, Ohio

Name: Mrs. Maggie Bell High
Place of Death: at home, Dist 12, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jan 30, 1872
Birthplace:  Allen Co., Kentucky
Date of Death: Jul 3, 1943
Age: 71 years 5 months 3 days
Occupation: Housework
Name of Spouse: Olie M. High - 68
Name of Father: Augusta Ligon - Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Mary Barlow - Allen Co., Kentucky
Physician: W. W. Roark   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 4, 1943    11am    Union Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Rippy
Clergyman: W. B. Carter
Informant: Olie M. Carter, Rt 4, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Daisy Gowers Williams
Place of Death: Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Apr 22, 1880
Birthplace:  Indiana
Date of Death: Jul 3, 1943
Age: 63 years 2 months 11 days
Occupation: Invalid
Name of Father: William Louis Gowers - Indiana
Name of Mother: Waddell - Bracken Co., Ohio
Physician:  Dr. Homer Reese  
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 5, 1943    10am    chapel  
Name of Cemetery: Spring Hill
Clergyman: Rev. Dean Stroud
Informant: Mrs. John Taylor, Rt 1, Hendersonville, Tennessee

Name: Susan Branham
Place of Death: at home, Dist 1, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Colored, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 6, 1943
Occupation: Housekeeping
Name of Father: Abe Hoseley
Physician:  Laird  
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 9, 1943    1pm    Castalian Springs Baptist
Name of Cemetery: Branham's
Informant: E. E. Branham, Castalian Springs, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Tennie Alice Crenshaw
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Colored, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Sep 15, 1914
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 11, 1943
Age: 28 years 7 months 26 days
Occupation: Housekeeping
Name of Spouse: Oscar Crenshaw - 33
Name of Father: Jim Head - Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Hattie Franklin - Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Physician: Laird   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 14, 1943    2:30pm    Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Dr. Rucker
Informant: Oscar Crenshaw, 5 Helan St., Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Miss Nannie Hargrove Duncan
Place of Death: at home, Dist 11, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: single
Date of Birth: Nov 24, 1853
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 11, 1943
Age: 89 years 7 months 17 days
Occupation: Housekeeping
Name of Father: Stin Duncan
Name of Mother: Elizabeth Marshall
Physician: Dr. W. W. Roark   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 12, 1943    1pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Bradley
Clergyman: Rev. Vernon Thompson
Near Relatives: 1 sister: Mrs. W. C. Scott, 1 brother: Stin Duncan - Nashville
Informant: Mrs. Selmer Reece, Rt 1, Bethpage, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Mattie Cole
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Colored, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: 1883
Birthplace:  Wilson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 14, 1943
Age: 60 years
Occupation: Housekeeping
Name of Spouse: Joe Cole - 63
Name of Father: Wash Davis
Name of Mother: Millie Taylor
Physician: Laird   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 16, 1943    10:30am    Peach Valley
Name of Cemetery: family burial ground
Informant: Joe Cole, Rt 2, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Hugh Harrison Jackson
Place of Death: at home
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Oct 9, 1867
Birthplace:  Wilson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 16, 1943
Age: 75 years 9 months 7 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Lyda Jackson - 73
Name of Father: William Henry Jackson - Wilson Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Sue Swindle - Wilson Co., Tennessee
Physician:  Dr. Homer Reese  
Date, Time, Place of Service: Jul 19, 1943    10am    Leeville Church  
Name of Cemetery: Leeville
Clergyman: Rev. Dean Stroud
Near Relatives: 1 brother: J. E. Jackson - Lebanon; 1 sister: Mrs. W. A. Prichard - Nashville; children:  Mrs. W. J. Meadows - Cottontown, Mrs. K. H. Jackson, Mrs. H. C. Womack - Nashville, E. R. Jackson - Horse Cave, Kentucky, Mrs. J. T. Dodson - Gallatin, S. C. Jackson - Nashville
Informant: K. H. Jackson, Nashville, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Pearlie Lou Shrum
Place of Death: a home, Dist 11, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Sep 12, 1901
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 19, 1943
Age: 41 years 10 months 7 days
Occupation: Housekeeping
Name of Spouse: Corey Shrum - 43
Name of Father: Ollie Slayton
Name of Mother: Nora Troutt
Physician: C. D. Giles   
Near Relatives: father & mother; 5 sisters; 4 brothers; children: Otis Odell Shrum - Army, James, Edward, W. T., Calvin, Annie Mai, Albert Laurence, Roy Lee, Elbert Louis, Raymond - all of Bethpage
Informant: Corey Shrum, Rt 2, Bethpage, Tennessee

Name: Robert Alan Davis
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: St. Thomas
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Jun 17, 1936
Birthplace:  Gary, Indiana
Date of Death: Jul 18, 1943
Age: 7 years 5 months 1 day
Occupation: School Boy
Name of Father: Ezra Davis - McNairy Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Kathleen O'Meara - West Tennessee
Physician:  Jack Witherspoon  
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 22, 1943    Westmoreland Methodist Church
Name of Cemetery: Pleasant Grove
Clergyman: Brother Headley - Gary, Indiana
Near Relatives: father & mother; grandparents:
Informant: Ezera Davis, Gary, Indiana

Name: Paul Leon Perigo
Place of Death: at home, Dist 12, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Mar 5, 1939
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 22, 1943
Age: 4 years 3 months 17 days
Name of Father: Frank Perigo - Clay Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Ellen Deckard - Monroe Co., Kentucky
Physician: Dewey Foster   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 23, 1943    2pm    New Hope Church
Name of Cemetery: New Hope
Clergyman: Rev. Huntsman
Near Relatives: father & mother; 5 brothers & sisters
Informant: Frank Perigo, Rt 1, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Miss Elessie Winchester
Place of Death: Rt 10, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Colored, Female
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: 1856
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 23, 1943
Age: 87 years
Occupation: Housekeeping
Name of Father: Fleming Winchester
Name of Mother: Carolina Beard
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 24, 1943    2pm    Kansas Church
Name of Cemetery: Kansas
Informant: C. B. Bate, Rt 1, Castalian Springs, Tennessee

Name: Tipton Palo York
Place of Death: Dist 6, Macon Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Nov 11, 1874
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 22, 1943
Age: 68 years 8 months 14 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Lula Ann York - 62
Name of Father: James York
Name of Mother: Nancy Ann Glover
Physician: Dr. Eagle Bushon (?)   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 26, 1943    11am    cemetery
Name of Cemetery: West - Macon Co., Tennessee
Clergyman: Rev. C. C. Davis
Informant: (?) York, Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Martha Florence Jernigan
Place of Death: at home, Dist 4, Wilson Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar 22, 1875
Birthplace:  Jackson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 26, 1943
Age: 68 years 4 months 4 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Riley Jernigan - 63
Name of Father: Sam Alred
Name of Mother: Ellen Wilson
Physician:  Dr. John Graves  
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 28, 1943    11am    Salem Church
Name of Cemetery: Salem
Informant: Mrs. Eva Whitfield, Rt 4, Lebanon, Tennessee

Name: Erasmus Ephrum Stinson
Place of Death: Dist 12, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar 4, 1896
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 1, 1943
Age: 47 years 4 months 24 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Nannie (Vance) Stinson - 48
Name of Father: Coleman Stinson - Macon Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Frances Hammock - Macon Co., Tennessee
Physician: Dr. J. L. Roark   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 2, 1943    2pm    Siloam
Name of Cemetery: Eulia
Clergyman: Rev. C. B. Massey & Rev. F. W. Lambert
Informant: Mrs. Nannie Stinson, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Roy Love Montgomery
Place of Death: L & N Railroad, Dist 3, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar 9, 1908
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 6, 1943
Age: 34 years 8 months 27 days
Occupation: Electrician
Name of Spouse: Delia Hargis Montgomery
Name of Father: John Montgomery
Name of Mother: Pearl Jones
Physician: Louis Guild Conn   
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 7, 1943    cemetery
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Near Relatives: mother: Pearl Ballard - Indiana; 1 sister: Ida Mai Montgomery - Indiana
Informant: Leslie Montgomery, N. Water St., Gallatin, Tennessee

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