Alexander Funeral Home Records

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

Source: Copies of Original Records

9th February 1948 - 31st December 1948

Name: Jane Eleanor Cron Ventress
Place of Death: at home, Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Jan 2, 1851
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 9, 1948
Age: 97 years 1 month 7 days
Occupation: Invalid
Name of Father: Eason Cron - North Carolina
Name of Mother: Matilda Savely
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 10, 1948    1:30pm    Bush Chapel
Name of Cemetery: family
Clergyman: H. L. Olmstead
Near Relatives: step-son: A. W. Ventress - Louisville, Kentucky
Informant: Mr. Charlie Cron, South Tunnel, Tennessee

Name: Pvt Eldon Lee Taylor
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Nov 24, 1919
Birthplace:  Jackson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 24, 1944
Age: 24 years 7 months
Occupation: U. S. Army - WWII
Name of Father: Bedford Taylor
Name of Mother: Minnie Sisco - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Physician: KIA
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 14, 1948    1pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: National
Clergyman: Ed Brown
Near Relatives: brothers: Floyd W. Taylor - Indianapolis, Indiana, Vernest Taylor - Gallatin; sister: Mrs. Pauline Casteel - Gallatin
Informant: Vernest Taylor, Rt 3, Gallatin

Name: Janice Faye Watson
Place of Death: At home, Dist 3, Enloe St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female 
Date of Birth: Feb 8, 1948
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 10, 1948
Age: 2 days
Name of Father: Jim Watson
Name of Mother: Susie Lee Cox
Physician: C. D. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 10, 1948    4pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Informant: Jim Watson, Enloe St., Gallatin

Name: Arminda Frances Butrum
Place of Death: at home, Dist 1, Macon Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Aug 31, 1873
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 12, 1948
Age: 74 years 5 months 11 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Father: David Bohannon - Macon Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Tabitha Holland - Macon Co., Tennessee
Physician: D. D. Howser
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 13, 1948    2pm    White Oak Church
Name of Cemetery: Underwood
Informant: Mrs. Burford Payne, Flippin, Kentucky

Name: Larry Cook
Place of Death: Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Robbins Clinic
Color, Sex: White, Male
Date of Birth: Feb 15, 1948
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 16, 1948
Name of Father: Embrey Cook - Macon Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Rulene Shrum - Macon Co., Tennessee
Physician: Robert Moore
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 16, 1948    2pm    Eulia
Name of Cemetery: Eulia
Clergyman: Doland Pruitt
Informant: Embrey Cook, Rt 2, Bethpage

Name: Mrs. Grace Darling Scott
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, E. Main St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female 
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Oct 25, 1890
Birthplace:  Columbus, Mississippi
Date of Death: Feb 17, 1948
Age: 57 years 3 months 22 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Spouse: William E. Scott - 60
Name of Father: George Durwood - Sanders, Lowndes Co., Mississippi
Name of Mother: Mary Kline - Columbus, Mississippi
Physician: J. A. Loveless
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 18, 1948    2:30pm    First Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Clyde Bryan
Near Relatives: brother: Edwin Sanders - Pacioma, California; sisters: Mrs. R. M. Hardy, Miss Olive Sanders, Mrs. R. Gordon Clark - Columbus, Mississippi, Mrs. Frank H. Patton - BAton Rouge, Louisiana
Informant: Miss Olive Sanders, 2221 S. 7th St., Columbus, Mississippi

Name: John William Brown
Place of Death: Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar 11, 1874
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 17, 1948
Age: 73 years 11 months 6 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Callie Brown - 78
Name of Father: George Brown
Name of Mother: Bettie Ashlock
Physician: Albert G. Dittes - Portland
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 19, 1948    2pm    Rock Bridge
Name of Cemetery: Rock Bridge
Clergyman: R. O. Sanders
Near Relatives: sons: Allen Brown, O. C. Brown, Edgar Brown, O'Dell Brown, Herlan Brown - Fountain Head; daughters: Mrs. Clara Johnson, Mrs. Alice Hodges - Bethpage
Informant: O. C. Brown, Rt 1, Fountain Head

Name: Mrs. Sophia Pike Akins
Place of Death: at home, Dist 12, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Mar 27, 1870
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 25, 1948    9:40pm
Age: 77 years 10 months 28 days
Occupation: Housekeeping
Name of Father: Will Pike
Name of Mother: Susan Morris
Physician: Dr. Isacco
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 27, 1948    11am    Siloam
Name of Cemetery: Siloam
Clergyman: R. O. Sanders & F. W. Lambert
Near Relatives: children: W. R. Akins, Mrs. Joe Law, Robert Akins - Westmoreland, Dewey Akins, Mrs. Oma McMichael, Mrs. Teola Dennis, Cordell Akins - Evansville, Indiana; brother: Jim Pike - Indianapolis, Indiana
Informant: W. R. Akins, Rt 4, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Faithy Clark
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, Red River Rd., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female 
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Jun 10, 1874
Birthplace:  Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 26, 1948
Age: 73 years 8 months 16 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Father: Elec Hutchison - Smith Co., Tennessee
Physician: J. A. Loveless
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 27, 1948    2:30pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Bethpage
Near Relatives: sons: Herman Clark - Bethpage, Frank Vernon Clark - Gallatin; brother: John Hutchison - Gallatin; sister: Elzie Gregory - Gallatin; half sister: Canzada Gross - Bethpage
Informant: Frank Vernon Clark, Red River Rd., Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Thomas Carrol Tuttle
Place of Death: at home, Dist 13, Westmoreland, Macon Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male 
Date of Birth: Feb 26, 1948
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 27, 1948
Age: 1 day
Name of Father: Louis Tuttle
Name of Mother: Vera Bell Johns - Macon Co., Tennessee
Physician: Isacco
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 28, 1948    11am    Rocky Mound
Name of Cemetery: Rocky Mound
Informant: Louis Tuttle, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Cora Ida O'Mera
Place of Death: at home, Dist 12, Westmoreland, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female 
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Sep 3, 1873
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 27, 1948    1:45am
Age: 74 years 5 months 24 days
Occupation: Housekeeping
Name of Father: James Wakefield - Macon Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Mary Jane McKennis - Macon Co., Tennessee
Physician: James Loveless
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 29, 1948    1:30pm    Westmoreland Methodist
Name of Cemetery: Pleasant Grove
Clergyman: J. E. Trotter
Near Relatives: children: W. T. O'Mera - Charlotte, North Carolina, Mrs. W. D. Kinslow, Mrs. Rufus Lassister - Westmoreland, Mrs Ray Celsor - Hartsville, Mrs. Glenn Kirk, Mrs. Boyd Gaugh, Mrs. Martin Kastner, Mrs. Esra Davis - Gary, Indiana; brother: Hayden Wakefield - Texas; sister, Mrs. Laura Kirby - Red Boiling Springs
Informant: Mrs. Ray Celsor, Hartsville, Tennessee

Name: Elizabeth Cook Taylor
Place of Death: Montgomery, Alabama
Color, Sex: White, Female
Date of Death: Mar 3, 1948
Age: 82 years
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 4, 1948    2:30pm    Mt. Pisgah
Name of Cemetery: Mt. Pisgah
Clergyman: Rev. Floyd Freeman
Near Relatives: daughter: Mrs. Hattie Young - Rt 1, Deatsville, Alabama
Informant: Mrs. Mildred Bennett, Rt 1, Deatsville, Alabama

Name: Mrs. Jennie Myers
Place of Death: at home, Dist 2, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Black, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: 1868
Birthplace:  Jackson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 6, 1948    8:20pm
Age: 80 years
Occupation: Housekeeping
Name of Father: Cab Sadler - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 7, 1948    2pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Sadler - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Informant: Buley Myers, Rt 2, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Neely Culbreath Carr
Place of Death: at home, Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Jan 17, 1872
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 8, 1948    6:20pm
Age: 76 years 1 month 20 days
Occupation: Housekeeping
Name of Father: Joe Culbreath - Smith Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Bell
Physician: Dr. Robert Moore
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 10, 1948    1pm    Hollis Chapel Church
Name of Cemetery: Brewer - Robertson Co., Tennessee
Clergyman: Rev. A. D. Robinson
Near Relatives: children: Orville Brewer - Ft Head, James Brewer - Hendersonville
Informant: James Brewer, Hendersonville, Tennessee

Name: Paul Quinton Shaw
Place of Death: at home, Dist 2, Westmoreland, Macon Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: single
Date of Birth: Jun 21, 1918
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 11, 1948
Age: 29 years 8 months 20 days
Occupation: Invalid
Name of Father: Lester Shaw - Allen Co., Kentucky
Name of Mother: Mary Fishburn - Macon Co., Tennessee
Physician: Dr. Hix - Lafayette
Name of Cemetery: Rocky Mound
Near Relatives: mother & father; brothers: Burton, Dennis, Jess Shaw; sister: Mrs. Agnes
Informant: Lester Shaw, Rt 1, Westmoreland

Name: James Willie McGlothlin
Place of Death: Dist 15, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Apr 10, 1872
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 13, 1948
Age: 75 years 9 months 3 days
Occupation: Blacksmith
Name of Father: Thomas McGlothlin
Name of Mother: Martha Pitt
Physician: Albert G. Dittes
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 14, 1948    2pm    Hall Town Church
Name of Cemetery: Old Halltown
Near Relatives: son: Marvin McGlothlin - Cottontown
Informant: Mrs. Ethel McGlothlin, Rt2, Cottontown

Name: Mounce Alvin Bailey
Place of Death: at home, Dist 7, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar 20, 1869
Birthplace:  Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 22, 1948
Age: 79 years  2 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Rosie Bailey - 67
Physician: Robert Moore
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 24, 1948    1pm    Old Station Camp Baptist
Name of Cemetery: Leggett
Clergyman: Clyde Bryan
Near Relatives: sons: George Biley, Virgil Bailey, Odis H. Bailey - Cottontown; sister: Alice Phillips - Franklin, Kentucky
Informant: Odis H. Bailey, Rt 1, Cottontown, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Mattie Morrow
Place of Death: at home, Dist 11, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Colored, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Oct 21, 1882
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 24, 1948
Age: 65 years 5 months 3 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Father: Bill Malone
Name of Mother: Elizabeth Gillespie
Physician: Dr. Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 27, 1948    Durham Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Durham
Informant: Major Morrow, Rt 1, Bethpage, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Ophelia Parker
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, 126 Blakemore St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Black, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: 1871
Birthplace:  Franklin, Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 4, 1948
Age: 77 years
Occupation: Housekeeping
Physician: Dr. J. C. Ramsey
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 5, 1948    2pm    St. Luke Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Rev. Flowers
Informant: Larson Parker, 88 Blythe St., Gallatin

Name: Mrs. Minnie Mitchell
Place of Death: Ardmore, Carter Co., Oklahoma
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Jan 25, 1878
Date of Death: Apr 8, 1948
Age: 70 years 2 months 13 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Father: Thomas Conyers - Allen Co., Kentucky
Name of Mother: Henretta
Physician: Ethel M. Walker
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 11, 1948    3pm    Cottontown Baptist
Name of Cemetery: Mitchell
Clergyman: Homer Robinson
Informant: Allen Mitchell, Dixon High, Oklahoma

Name: James Josiah Hawkins
Place of Death: at home, Dist 12, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Jul 4, 1868
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 21, 1948
Age: 79 years 9 months 17 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Name of Father: James Hawkins
Physician: Parker
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 22, 1948    2pm    New Hope
Name of Cemetery: New Hope
Clergyman: J. E. Trotter
Near Relatives: son: Harry Hawkins - Westmoreland; brother: John Hawkins - Gallatin; 2 grandchildren
Informant: Harry Hawkins, Rt 3, Westmoreland

Name: Mrs. Patsey Youree
Place of Death: at home, Dist 1, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Black, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Oct 1870
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 23, 1948
Age: 77 years 6 months
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Charlie Youree - 82
Name of Father: Alex Bates
Name of Mother: Clandia Rogan
Physician: Dr. C. D. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 25, 1948    2pm    Macedonia
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: H. L. Tolliver
Informant: Charlie Youree, Rt 1, Castalian Springs, Tennessee

Name: Claud R. Steen
Place of Death: Veteran died over Seas

Name: PFC Henry E. Cowan
Place of Death: over seas
Color, Sex: White, Male
Date of Birth: Jan 16, 1920
Date of Death: Feb 5, 1945
Age: 25 years 19 days
Occupation: U. S. Army
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Sally Cowan
Date, Time, Place of Service:  April 28, 1948    2:30pm    Bush Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Bush Chapel
Clergyman: H. L. Olmstead
Informant: Mrs. Sallie Mai Cowan, South Tunnel, Tennessee

Name: Oliver Morgan Parker
Place of Death: Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Chestnut Hill Sanatorium
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Oct 8, 1869
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 30, 1948
Age: 78 years 6 months 22 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Name of Father: James Parker - North Carolina
Name of Mother: Rhodia Ann Whitson
Physician: Dr. A. G. Ditters - Portland
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 2, 1948    2pm    Rock Bridge Church of Christ
Clergyman: H. L. Olmstead
Near Relatives: children: Mrs. Anna Dorris - Ft. Head, Mrs. Johnie Dorris - Antioch, R. S. Parker - Paragon - Indiana, G. L. Parker - Ft. Head
Informant: G. L. Parker, Rt 1, Ft. Head, Tennessee

Name: James Henry Manning
Place of Death: at home, Dist 1, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar 19, 1871
Birthplace:  Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 3, 1948
Age: 77 years 1 month 14 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Lou Anna Manning - 73
Name of Father: Isaac Manning - Smith Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Mary Webb - Smith Co., Tennessee
Physician: J. H. Beasley
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 4, 1948    1:30pm    Old Hopewell Baptist
Name of Cemetery: Bethpage
Clergyman: R. O. Sanders & W. T. Taylor
Near Relatives: Sons: James E. Manning - Castalian Springs, Henry B. Manning - Hendersonville, Earl H. Manning - Castalian Springs; daughter: Onabell Oldham - Bethpage; brothers: I. N. Manning - New Middleton, Duke Manning - Brush Creek, Wilks Manning - Kerley, Alabama
Informant: Mattie Manning, Castalian Springs, Tennessee

Name: Edna Ruthledge Braswell
Place of Death: Dist 11, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Married
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Aug 2, 1906
Birthplace:  Sumner Aug 2, 1906
Date of Death: May 5, 1948    3:30pm
Age: 41 years 8 months 14 days
Occupation: Housekeeping
Name of Spouse: Russell Braswell - 43
Name of Father: William Rutledge
Name of Mother: Della Adams - Trousdale Aug 2, 1906
Physician: C. D. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 6, 1948    2pm    Bethpage Methodist Church
Name of Cemetery: Fairfield
Clergyman: H. H. Parson
Near Relatives: children: Ralph R. Braswell, Joan Braswell - Bethpage; mother: Mrs. William Rutledge; sister: J. D. Cox - Bethpage
Informant: Russell Braswell, Rt 1, Bethpage, Tennessee

Name: Susie Cullom
Place of Death: Dist 5, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Colored, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jul 1879
Birthplace:  Houston, Tennessee (?)
Date of Death: May 6, 1948
Age: 69 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: James Cullom - 83
Name of Father: Richard Hutcherson - Tennessee
Name of Mother: Louise
Physician: J. F. Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 9, 1948    2pm    Avondale Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Pilot Knob
Clergyman: J. R. Gardner
Near Relatives: children: Theo Lathan, Jackson Lathan - Gallatin, Viola Collier - Detroit, Michigan, Mary Odom - Gallatin
Informant: Jackson Lathan, Rt 3, Gallatin

Name: William Linn Allison
Place of Death: Ft. Head, Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Ft. Head
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Feb 12, 1873
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 10, 1948
Age: 75 years 2 months 28 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Emma Allison - 74
Name of Father: Rubin Allison
Physician: Albert G. Dittes
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 12, 1948    1pm    Corinth Church of Christ
Name of Cemetery: Corinth
Clergyman: Jernigan
Near Relatives: brothers: Charley Allison - Indianapolis, Indiana, Bates Allison - Portland; sisters: Mrs. Harvey Finn - Chicago, Illinois, Mrs. Hattie Barber - Corinth, Mrs. Nora Brown - Brackintown
Informant: Mrs. Emma Allison, Rt 2, Portland, Tennessee

Name: Willie Robert Howell
Place of Death: at home, Dist 11, Macon Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Nov 16, 1864
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 11, 1948
Age: 83 years 5 months 25 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Father: John Howell - Virginia
Name of Mother: Sarah Hawkins - Macon Co., Tennessee
Physician: Dr. Maxey Painter
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 13, 1948    11am    Siloam Church
Name of Cemetery: Siloam
Clergyman: Rev. F. W. Lambert
Informant: L. J. Howell, Rt 2, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: William Tom Morris
Place of Death: Dist 12, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar 11, 1871
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 16, 1948
Age: 77 years 2 months 5 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Sallie Morris - 65
Name of Father: John Morris
Name of Mother: Sallie Caldwell
Physician: Robert Moore
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 18, 1948    11am    Pleasant Grove
Name of Cemetery: Pleasant Grove
Clergyman: Johnnie Creasy & Curtis Brown
Near Relatives: sons: Johnnie Morris, Arcie Morris, Oakley Morris - Adolphus, Kentucky; daughters: Mrs. Vangie Durham - Tullahoma, Mrs. Lamorah Creasy - Adolphus, Kentucky, Mrs. Allie Bell Helton - Indianapolis, Indiana
Informant: Johnnie Morris, Rt 1, Adolphus, Kentucky

Name: Edward Russell Garrett
Place of Death: Dist 1, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Hubbard
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Jun 8, 1915
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 17, 1948
Age: 32 years 11 months 8 days
Occupation: Tobacco Manufacturing Employee
Name of Father: Frank D. Garrett
Name of Mother: Emma Jones
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 18,1 948    2pm    Village Green
Name of Cemetery: Village Green
Informant: Frank D. Garrett, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Monsieur Cooper
Place of Death: at home, Dist 10, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Oct 10, 1874
Birthplace:  Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 17, 1948
Age: 73 years 7 months 7 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Maybelle Cooper - 68
Name of Father: Timothy W. Cooper - Smith Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Virginia Beasley - Smith Co., Tennessee
Physician: Robert Moore
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 19, 1948    1:30pm    Methodist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: A. D. Roberson
Near Relatives: wife; children: Homer C. Cooper - Nashville, Mrs. F. L. Person - Greensboro, North Carolina, John K. Cooper - Gallatin; brother: John Cooper - Gordonsville
Informant: John K. Cooper, Rt 4, Gallatin

Name: Myrtle Virginia Meador
Place of Death: at home, Dist 13, Macon Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Aug 27, 1939
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 27, 1948    2am
Age: 8 years 9 months
Occupation: School Girl
Name of Father: Edgar B. Meador - Macon Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Irene Jenkins - Logan Co., Kentucky
Physician: L. C. Hix
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 28, 1948    11am    Eulia Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Eulia
Clergyman: Floyd Freeman
Informant: Edgar B. Meador, Rt 2, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: John B. Collins
Place of Death: Dist 15, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Mar 21, 1893
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 28, 1948
Age: 55 years 2 months 7 days
Occupation: Sawmill Employee
Name of Father: Monroe Collins
Physician: L. C. Guild - Coroner
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 29, 1948    2pm    Cottontown Church of Christ
Name of Cemetery: Hassell
Clergyman: Arthur Rutledge
Near Relatives: sons: William H. Collins - Ohio, Harold Collins, Lenard Collins - Gallatin; daughters: Mrs. Mabel McDougal - Ft. Head, Mrs. Eldner Freeman - Hendersonville, Mrs. Frances Dillaha, Mrs. Gladys McCracken, Miss Ruth Collins, Leathy Collins, Hazel Collins - Detroit, Michigan; mother: Mrs. Adline Collins
Informant: Harold Collins, Gallatin

Name: Albert Green Keith
Place of Death: at home, Dist 8, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Jun 29, 1868
Birthplace:  Jackson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 2, 1948    5pm
Age: 79 years 11 months 3 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Father: Edward Keith - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Nan Wilmore - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Physician: Robert Moore
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 3, 1948    3pm    cemetery
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Near Relatives: Charlie Keith - Gallatin, Edward Keith - Nashvville, Fowler Keith - Cottontown; brothers: Sam Keith - Chandler, Oklahoma, J. Keith - Tompkinsville, Kentucky
Informant: Charlie Keith - Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Emma Brooks Cook
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, W. Main St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female 
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar 25, 1871
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 9, 1948
Age: 77 years 2 months 14 days
Occupation: Invalid
Name of Spouse: T. J. Cook - 84
Name of Father: Richard T. Brooks
Name of Mother: Sarah Jane Hunter
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 10, 1948    3pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: H. L. Olmstead
Near Relatives: husband; children: Clyde Cook, Mrs. O. F. Marshall - Gallatin; brothers: C. F. Brooks, Charlie Brooks, Ellis Brooks - Portland
Informant: Mrs. O. F. Marshall, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Pfc Raymond B. Duke
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Single
Birthplace:  Jackson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 8, 1944
Age: 29 years
Occupation: U. S. Army - WWII
Name of Father: James R. Duke - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Cora Etta Burton - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 13, 1948    2pm    Bethpage Methodist Church
Name of Cemetery: Bethpage
Clergyman: H. H. Parsons
Informant: Dennis Duke, Rt 2, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: George Washington Johns
Place of Death: at home, Dist 9, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar 13, 1873
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 17, 1948
Age: 75 years 3 months 4 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Edna (Gregory) Johns - 65
Name of Father: Tom Johns - Macon Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Betty Patterson - Macon Co., Tennessee
Physician: C. D. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 18, 1948    1pm    Eulia
Name of Cemetery: Eulia
Clergyman: Floyd Lambert
Near Relatives: children: Mrs. Cozy Lawson - Lafayette, Mrs. Eva Shrum - Westmoreland, Mrs. Mary Sullivan - Holland, Kentucky, Mrs. Myrtle Ragland - Lafayette, Mrs. Fannie O'Neil - Bethpage, Mrs. Clemmie Durham, Benton Johns - Gallatin, Jack Johns - Westmoreland, Raymond Johns - Gallatin, Jimmy Johns - Rt 4, Gallatin
Informant: Mrs. Edna Johns, Rt 3, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Ed Noland Frye
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Vanderbilt
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar 22, 1882
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 24, 1948
Age: 66 years 3 months 2 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Era Mitchner Frye - 68
Name of Father: William Frye - Pennsylvania
Name of Mother: Emily Noland - Ohio
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 25, 1948    2pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: James Elder
Near Relatives: brothers: Walter Frye, C. S. Frye - Gallatin; sisters: B. F. Hurt - Hendersonville, Mrs. Emma Mayberry, Miss Willie Bell Frye - Gallatin; several nieces & nephews
Informant: Walter Frye, Rt 2, Gallatin

Name: Clarence Edward McWhirter
Place of Death: Portland, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Mar 4, 1883
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 25, 1948
Age: 65 years 3 months 21 days
Occupation: Blacksmith
Name of Father: Samuel Edward McWhirter
Name of Mother: Narcissus Johnson
Physician: R. W. Simonton
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 26, 1948    2pm    Bethpage Methodist Church
Name of Cemetery: Bethpage
Clergyman: H. H. Parsons
Near Relatives: son: Raymond McWhirter - Chicago, Illinois; brothers: Earl McWhirter - Gallatin, Edgar McWhirter - Gallatin, William McWhirter - Bethpage; sisters: Mrs. Della ? - Portland, Mrs. M. D. Settle - Nashville, Mrs. R. M. Aldredge - Oklahoma, Mrs. Blanch Donoho - Louisville, Kentucky, Mrs. B. C. Tucker - Portland
Informant: William McWhirter, Bethpage, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Bessie Clara Finn
Place of Death: Dist 3, Franklin St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: May 18, 1887
Birthplace:  Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 28, 1948
Age: 61 years 1 month 10 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Father: Jim Vance - Macon Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Martha Ann Johns - Wilson Co., Tennessee
Physician: Robert Moore
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 29, 1948    2pm    Eulia
Name of Cemetery: Eulia
Clergyman: Floyd Freeman
Near Relatives: brother: Robert T. Vance - Westmoreland; sister: Mrs. Nannie Stinson - Evansville, Indiana
Informant: Robert T. Vance, Rt 1, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Hettie Clara Escue
Place of Death: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jul 6, 1910
Birthplace:  Simpson Co., Kentucky
Date of Death: Jul 1, 1948
Age: 37 years 11 months 25 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Spouse: Owen Escue - 33
Name of Father: Joseph H. McCormick - Smith Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Laura Zimmerman
Physician: Rudolph Kempmoire
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 2, 1948    2pm    Mt. Vernon Methodist Church
Name of Cemetery: Mt. Vernon
Clergyman: Jimmy Stewart
Near Relatives: Robert Owen Escue, Maggie Frances Escue, Kenneth Ray Escue, Lawrence Escue, Gertha Fay Escue - Bethpage; brother: George R. McCormick - Indianapolis, Indiana; half brother: Joseph H. McCormick - Gallatin, Pete McCormick - Indianapolis, Indiana, Jim McCormick - Bethpage, Paul McCormick - Bethpage, Mrs. Annie L. Hurley - Cedar Hill; Mrs. Mary Eliz?
Informant: Owen Escue, Rt 2, Bethpage

Name: Mrs. Bessie Waters Marler
Place of Death: at home, Dist 4, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Aug 24, 1883
Birthplace:  Wilson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 3, 1948
Age: 64 years 10 months 9 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: J. B. Marler - 63
Name of Father: Shelah Waters - Wilson Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Bettie Cartwright
Physician: Dr. W. M. Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 5, 1948    11am    at home
Name of Cemetery: Spring Hill
Clergyman: R. V. Cawthron & Clyde Bryan
Near Relatives: husband; Edwin Marler, Ervin Marler, Edwin Marler, Sarah Marler, Dorthy Marler, Mrs. Raymond Gregory, Mrs. George Encinas; sister: Mrs. Minnie Manning - all of Gallatin
Informant: J. B. Marler, Rt 3, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Charles Grant Hobdy
Place of Death: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: May 9, 1868
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 6, 1948
Age: 80 years 1 months 27 days
Occupation: Carpenter
Name of Father: J. B. Hobdy
Name of Mother: Nancy R. McGlothlin
Physician: R. W. Simonton
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 7, 1948    3pm    Portland Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Maple Hill - Portland
Clergyman: H. L. Olmstead
Near Relatives: daughter: Mrs. Lillie Stanfield; grandson: Charles B. Law - Nashville
Informant: Mrs. Lillie Stanfield, 2503 Eugenia Ave., Woodbine Station, Nashville, Tennessee

Name: Sgt David S. Dickerson
Color, Sex: white, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Aug 30, 1919
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 21, 1944
Age: 24 years 9 months 21 days
Occupation: U. S. Army
Name of Spouse: Virginia Dickerson
Name of Father: James D. Dickerson
Name of Mother: Pearl Yowell - Kentucky
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 11, 1948    3pm    Gallatin Methodist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Informant: *Note: Shipped in from Overseas

Name: Mary Jane Mitchell
Place of Death: at home, Dist 8, Rt 2, Cottontown, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Mar 3, 1866
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 15, 1948
Age: 82 years 4 months 12 days
Occupation: Invalid
Name of Father: J. A. Austin
Name of Mother: Mary Jane Bumphus
Physician: James A. Loveless
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 17, 1948    10am    at home
Name of Cemetery: Maple Hill
Clergyman: Harold Coke
Near Relatives: sister: Mrs. Lou McGlothlin - Portland
Informant: Mrs. Clara Mitchell, Cottontown, Tennessee

Name: Sarah Ann Dotson
Place of Death: at home, Dist 12, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Apr 24, 1880
Birthplace:  Jackson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 21, 1948
Age: 68 years 2 months 27 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Father: J. M. Dennis - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Eliza Jane Jones - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Physician: Dr. Painter
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 22, 1948    11:30am    at home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Harold Sain
Near Relatives: brothers: John W. Dennis - Washington, R. F. Dennis - Westmoreland; sisters: Mrs. Virgil Lambert - Westmoreland, Mrs. Edna Hilling - Los Angles, California
Informant: Mrs. Virgil Lambert - Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Pfc Ernest R. Hargis
Date of Birth: Oct 29, 1920
Date of Death: Jul 13, 1944
Age: 23 years 8 months 14 days
Occupation: U. S. Army - WWII
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 23, 1948    2pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Edgar Brown
Informant: *Note: Shipped in from Overseas

Name: Isabell Moncrief
Place of Death: at home, Dist 12, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Aug 21, 1867
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 30, 1948
Age: 80 years 11 months 9 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Father: Tom Meador
Name of Mother: Mallie White
Physician: W. W. Roark
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 31, 1948    3pm    Bransford Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Bradley
Clergyman: J. E. Trotter
Near Relatives: children: Mrs. (Mattie) Weldon Brown - Gallatin, Mrs. (Jenny Ethelyn) W. R. Rittenberry - Westmoreland; half sister: Mrs. (Betty) W. W. Roark - Bethpage; 16 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren
Informant: Mrs. W. R. Rittenberry, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Malissa Ann Hanes
Place of Death: at home, Dist 13, Macon Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: May 19, 1866
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 31, 1948
Age: 82 years 2 months 12 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Benton R. Hanes - 88
Name of Father: Joel Blankenship - Macon Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Frances Law - Macon Co., Tennessee
Physician: J. A. Loveless
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 1, 1948    2pm    Haysville
Name of Cemetery: Haysville
Clergyman: W. E. Doss & J. E. Trotter
Near Relatives: Erbin Deota Hanes - Westmoreland; sister: Mrs. Fannie Rose - Lafayette; brother: Wils Blankenship - Westmoreland
Informant: Erbin D. Hanes, Rt 1, Westmoreland

Name: Joe E. Casteel
Place of Death: Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Aug 15, 1872
Birthplace:  Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 2, 1948
Age: 75 years 11 months 17 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Father: Barney Casteel
Physician: W. M. Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 3, 1948    2pm    Bush Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Bush Chapel
Near Relatives: children: William Casteel - Ft. Head, Herman A. Casteel - Springfield, Charles Casteel - Gallatin, Ramsey Casteel - South Tunnel, Carl Casteel - Ft. Head, Mrs. Novella Bradley, Mrs. Effie Lee Andrews - Gallatin
Informant: Carl Casteel, Rt 1, Ft. Head, Tennessee

Name: Henry Burket Hughes
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, Depot St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male 
Marital Status: Divorced
Date of Birth: Apr 12, 1884
Birthplace:  Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 6, 1948
Age: 64 years 3 months 24 days
Occupation: Tobacco Roller
Name of Father: George W. Hughes - Smith Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Hattie Davis - Smith Co., Tennessee
Physician: Robert Moore
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 8, 1948    2pm    Carthage Methodist
Name of Cemetery: Ridgewood
Informant: Martin L. Hughes, Paducah, Kentucky

Name: Mrs. Julia Durham Stewart
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, Durham St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female 
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Dec 16, 1877
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 7, 1948
Age: 70 years 7 months 21 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Father: Webb Durham - Kentucky
Name of Mother: Julia Perry
Physician: Robert Moore
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 8, 1948    2pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Rev. A. D. Robinson
Near Relatives: children: Samuel W. Price, William D. Price, Mrs. Clara Mai Stowers, Mrs. Marye Melton - Nashville, James N. Simpson - Gallatin, Mrs. Bessie Wright - Hendersonville, William B. Simpson - U. S. Army; brothers: Willie Durham - Bethpage, Ernest Durham - Gallatin
Informant: Samuel W. Price, 312 25th Ave N., Nashville

Name: Alvin L. Denson
Place of Death: at home, Dist15, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Apr 5, 1867
Birthplace:  Jackson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 9, 1948    12:30am
Age: 81 years 4 months 4 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Name of Father: Pete Denson - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Nancy Viettoe - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Physician: Dr. Simonton - Portland
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 10, 1948    10am    at home
Name of Cemetery: Spring Hill
Clergyman: Elder H. L. Olmstead
Near Relatives: brothers: Ace Denson, Woody Denson, Burl Denson - all of Madison
Informant: E. E. Roberts, Rt 2, Cottontown, Tennessee

Name: Harry Stephen Carmichael
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Nov 2, 1889
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 18, 1948    11:30am
Age: 58 years 9 months 16 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Nellie Mai Carmichael - 44
Name of Father: James William Carmichael - Virginia
Name of Mother: Isabelle Soper
Physician: Dr. C. D. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 19, 1948    5pm    home of Mrs. Newton
Name of Cemetery: Soper
Near Relatives: wife; daughter: Mrs. Clifton Newton - Gallatin, Mrs. Leo Young, Mrs. W. T. Shell - Nashville, Mrs. W. L. Ligon - Goodlettsville; brothers: Hayden Carmichael - Atlanta, Georgia, Will Carmichael, Jim Carmichael
Informant: Mrs. Nellie Mai Carmichael, Rt 2, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Alfred D. Roberson
Place of Death: Germany
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Death: Mar 15, 1945
Age: 29 years
Occupation: U. S. Army - WWII
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 20, 1948    3pm    Corum Hill Baptist
Name of Cemetery: Corum Hill
Clergyman: L. S. Sedberry
Informant: Mrs. Minnie Roberson, Rt 1, Castalian Springs

Name: Charles Hollis Meador
Place of Death: Dist 10, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: May 12, 1929
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 20, 1948
Age: 19 years 3 months 8 days
Occupation: Farming - Veteran WWII
Name of Father: Jesse Meador
Name of Mother: Lucille Saddler
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 21, 1948    3pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Bradley
Near Relatives: brother: Billy G. Meador - Bethpage
Informant: Mrs. Lucille Meador, Rt 2, Bethpage

Name: Mable Lee Kirkham
Place of Death: Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Jun 26, 1905
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 21, 1948
Age: 43 years 1 month 25 days
Occupation: School Teacher
Name of Father: Herschel Kirkham
Name of Mother: Maggie Wallace
Physician: Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 22, 1948    2pm    Pleasant Hill
Name of Cemetery: Pleasant Hill
Informant: Mr. Herschel Kirkham, Rt 1, Ft. Head, Tennessee

Name: William Monroe Eddings
Place of Death: at home, Dist 12, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Aug 31, 1879
Birthplace:  Logan Co., Kentucky
Date of Death: Aug 22, 1948
Age: 68 years 11 months 21 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Rose Eddings - 65
Physician: A. O. Miller
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 23, 1948    2pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Troutt
Informant: Robert Eddings, Rt 4, Westmoreland

Name: William Earl Brown
Place of Death: at home, Dist 11, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Colored, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: May 4, 1931
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 25, 1948
Age: 17 years 3 months 21 days
Occupation: School Boy
Name of Father: John Russell Brown
Name of Mother: Pattie Franklin
Physician: J. Frank Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 27, 1948    2pm    Durham Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Durham Chapel
Clergyman: C. H. Bell & Rev. Scott
Informant: John R. Brown, Rt 1, Bethpage

Name: Polly Ann Caldwell Carter
Place of Death: Dist 12, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Feb 17, 1881
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Sep 11, 1948
Age: 67 years 6 months 25 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: J. W. Carter - 67
Name of Father: William Caldwell
Name of Mother: Margaret Tuttle
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Sep 12, 1948    11am    Roberts Tabernacle
Name of Cemetery: Roberts Tabernacle
Clergyman: S. H. Hampton
Near Relatives: husband; children: Luther Carter, Mrs. Velvia Thompson, Mrs. Jennie Rippy, Mrs. Corrine Calvert, Mrs. Nadine Graves - all of Westmoreland, Mrs. Kathleen Calvert - Smyrna; brothers: Jack Caldwell, Jim Caldwell; sisters: Mrs. Telia Tuttle, Mrs. Cora Creasy - Westmoreland
Informant: J. W. Carter, Rt 3, Westmoreland

Name: Mary Etta Scott
Place of Death: Dist 6, Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Dec 29, 1867
Birthplace:  Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Sep 12, 1948
Age: 80 years 8 months 13 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Father: Jim Carey - Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Mary Story - Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Physician: Rhea Garrett - Hartsville
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Sep 13, 1948    2:30pm    Hopewell Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: A. D. Roberson & Robert DePriest
Near Relatives: daughter: Mrs. James Echols - Castalian Springs; 2 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren
Informant: Mrs. James Echols, Rt 1, Bethpage, Tennessee

Name: Fannie Frances Adcock
Place of Death: at home, Dist 11, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Sep 27, 1881
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Sep 15, 1948
Age: 66 years 11 months 18 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Spouse: Babe Adcock - 74
Name of Father: Harrison Andrews
Name of Mother: Susie Cothron
Physician: John Smith - Lafayette
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Sep 16, 1948    1pm    Eulia
Name of Cemetery: Eulia
Clergyman: Gabreith Templeton
Near Relatives: children: Willie Adcock, Mrs. Hariett Tuttle, Mrs. Lillian Simons, Mrs. Minnie Farley, Mrs. Myrtle Johns, Mrs. Omie Key, Mrs. Ruby Hall - all of Westmoreland; brothers: Joe Andrews - Cross Plains, Dave Andrews - Westmoreland; sister: Mrs. Ida Sloan - Westmoreland
Informant: Babe Adcock, Rt 4, Westmoreland

Name: Bethel Mai Graves
Place of Death: at home, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar 27, 1916
Birthplace:  Allen Co., Kentucky
Date of Death: Sep 19, 1948
Age: 32 years 5 months 22 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Spouse: Guthrie P. Graves - 36
Name of Father: Mance Garrett - Kentucky
Name of Mother: Flora Johnson
Physician: W. W. Roark
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Sep 20, 1948    2pm    Roberts Tabernacle
Name of Cemetery: Roberts Tabernacle
Clergyman: Willie Lambert
Near Relatives: children: Mrs. Margaret Dean Cole, Dorothy Dean Graves, Guthrie J. R. Graves, Alfred A. Graves - all of Westmoreland; sister: Mrs. Nadene Tucker - Adolphus, Kentucky; half sisters: Frances Ethel Kendall, Annie Katherine Kendall, Jewell Kendall - Westmoreland
Informant: Mrs. Flora Kendall, Rt 4, Westmoreland

Name: Sarah Winnifred Parker
Place of Death: at home, Dist 16, 231 Mill St., Portland, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female 
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Oct 10, 1862
Birthplace:  Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Sep 20, 1948
Age: 85 years 11 months 10 days
Occupation: Housekeeping
Name of Father: Frank Parker - Missouri
Name of Mother: Katherine Parker
Physician: Dr. Albert Dittes
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Sep 21, 1948    2pm    cemetery
Name of Cemetery: Drury
Clergyman: Caleb Fuqua
Near Relatives: daughter: Mrs. Clyde McDole - Portland; sons: Willie Parker, Howard Parker - Portland
Informant: Willie Parker

Name: Thomas Rainey Dillehay
Place of Death: Dist 12, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Nov 16, 1886
Birthplace:  Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Sep 23, 1948    7:15am
Age: 61 years 10 months 7 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Name of Father: Jim Dillehay - Smith Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Angeline Graves
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Sep 24, 1948    2pm    Rippy Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Rippy
Clergyman: Calvin Gregory
Near Relatives: children: Mrs. Edith Lee Thompson, Grady Mae Dillehay, Gracie Ann Dillehay - Westmoreland; brothers: Johnson Dillehay - Nashville, Henry Dillehay - Westmoreland, Herschel Dillehay - Hartsville; sister: Mrs. Sallie Dickerson - Dixon Springs
Informant: Mrs. Edith Lee Thompson, Rt 4, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Willie L. Cannon
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Mar 30, 1920
Date of Death: Dec 19, 1943
Age: 23 years 8 months 19 days
Occupation: U. S. Army - WWII
Name of Father: Harris Cannon
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Sep 23, 1948    11am    at home
Name of Cemetery: New Hope
Clergyman: J. E. Trotter
Informant: *Note: Shipped in from overseas

Name: Mrs. Zola Jones Bailey
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: General
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Aug 18, 11875
Birthplace:  Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct 2, 1948
Age: 73 years 1 month 14 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Father: Tom Jones - Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Susan Watson - Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Oct 4, 1948    2pm    210 N. 2nd St.
Name of Cemetery: Spring Hill
Clergyman: Edward Schade
Near Relatives: children: Herlin Burns - Gallatin, Sid Burns - Hartsville, Cordell Bailey - Virginia, Mrs. Mattie Holder, Mrs. Lena Brewington - Nashville
Informant: Herlin Burns, Rt 3, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Denton Bassel Doss
Place of Death: at home, Dist 12, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Dec 19, 1899
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct 3, 1948
Age: 48 years 9 months 14 days
Occupation: Operator of Garage or Service Station
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Mattie Doss - 36
Name of Father: Noah Wilson Doss - Macon Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Lona Simmons - Macon Co., Tennessee
Physician: John Smith - Lafayette
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Oct 5, 1948    11am    Mt. Pleasant
Name of Cemetery: Mt. Pleasant
Clergyman: Thomas Wagner
Near Relatives: stepson: Raydean Jenkins - Westmoreland; brother: Genie Doss - Westmoreland; half brother: Adolph Doss - Westmoreland; sister: Mrs. Ivie Dixon - Woodburn, Kentucky; half sisters: Eula Mae Doss, Ivie Jewel Simmons - Westmoreland
Informant: Mrs. Mattie Doss, Rt 4, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Shirley Ann Collier
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, 106 Blythe St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Female 
Date of Birth: Oct 6, 1948
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct 6, 1948
Name of Father: Sanford Lee Collier
Name of Mother: Bonnie Stewart - Smith Co., Tennessee
Physician: Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Oct 6, 1948
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Informant: Bonnie Stewart, 106 Blythe St., Gallatin

Name: Bud Howser
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Central State
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Sep 30, 1888
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct 12, 1948
Age: 60 years 12 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Attie (Fishburn) Howser - 59
Name of Father: Howard Howser - Macon Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Minerva Blankenship - Macon Co., Tennessee
Physician: Fonder - Central State
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Oct 13, 1948    2pm    Rocky Mound
Name of Cemetery: Rocky Mound
Clergyman: Horace Jenkins
Near Relatives: children: Merlin Howser - Westmoreland, J. D. Howser - Madison, Prentiss Howser, Odis Howser - Westmoreland, Mrs. Lurene Law - Indianapolis, Indiana, Gervis  Howser - Madison, Hugh C. Howser - Westmoreland; brother: Buster Howser - Franklin, Kentucky; 4 sisters: Mrs. Sarah King, Mrs. Vadie Hanes, Mrs. Fleeta Gregory, Miss Bessie Howser
Informant: J. D. Howser, Box 155c, Rt 1, Madison, Tennessee

Name: Andrew Jackson McCloud
Place of Death: Dist 14, Ft. Head, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Ft. Head
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Nov 20, 1868
Birthplace:  Hawkins Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct 13, 1948
Age: 79 years 10 months 23 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Name of Father: Daniel McCloud - Hawkins Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Nila Pearson - Hawkins Co., Tennessee
Physician: Johnson - Portland
Date, Time, Place of Service: Oct 15, 1948    2:30pm    Hollis Chapel Baptist Church  
Name of Cemetery: Old Brush
Clergyman: Bullock
Near Relatives: children: Mrs. E. H. Stout - Shelbyville, Harris McCloud, Earl McCloud, Indianapolis, Indiana, Cecil McCloud, Thomas McCloud - Ft. Head
Informant: Cecil McCloud, Rt 1, Ft. Head

Name: David Lee Slayton
Place of Death: at home, Dist 12, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Date of Birth: Apr 9, 1948
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct 14, 1948
Age: 6 months 5 days
Name of Father: J. W. Slayton
Name of Mother: Corine Sanders - Macon Co., Tennessee
Physician: W. M. Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Oct 15, 1948
Name of Cemetery: New Hope
Informant: J. W. Slayton, Westmoreland

Name: Joe Douglas Howser
Place of Death: Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Feb 26, 1879
Birthplace:  Monroe Co., Kentucky
Date of Death: Oct 18, 1948
Age: 69 years 7 months 22 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Gracie Mai Howser - 52
Name of Father: Stephen W. Howser - Monroe Co., Kentucky
Name of Mother: Malvina Cook - Monroe Co., Kentucky
Physician: L. C. Guild
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Oct 20, 1948    11am    Long Creek Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Howser
Clergyman: Stewart
Near Relatives: children: Mrs. Odie Jenkins - Westmoreland, Jim Howser - Detroit, Michigan, Mrs. Ruby McWhirter - Gallatin, Mrs. Silvia Jones - Westmoreland, Miss Vivian Howser - Ft. Head; sister: Mrs. Lizzie Cook - Bowling Green, Kentucky
Informant: Mrs. Gracie Mai Howser, Rt 1, Ft. Head, Tennessee

Name: Mary Florence Johns
Place of Death: at home, Dist 16, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Feb 9, 1872
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct 26, 1948
Age: 76 years 8 months 17 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Father: Rubin T. Searcy
Name of Mother: Bettie Pond
Physician: Rueben Johnson - Ft. Head
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Oct 27, 1948    2pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Searcy
Clergyman: Holbert Cook & Charlie Harper
Near Relatives: daughter: Mrs. Bufie Stinson - Mitchellville; brothers: Tom Searcy - Springfield, Allison Searcy - Orlinda; sisters: Mrs. Ethel Grantham - Indianapolis, Indiana, Mrs. Mag Wilks - Orlinda
Informant: Mrs. Bufie Stinson, Rt 1, Mitchellville

Name: George Gillespie Vance
Place of Death: at home, Dist 7, Auburn Lane, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male 
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Apr 28, 1867
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Nov 6, 1948
Age: 81 years 6 months 8 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Name of Spouse: Annie J. Vance - 73
Name of Father: Thomas Vance
Name of Mother: Matilda Cook
Physician: Dr. Fred Overton
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Nov 8, 1948    2pm    Westmoreland Methodist Church
Name of Cemetery: Eulia
Clergyman: Fowler
Near Relatives: Robert Odell Vance - Fort Worth, Texas, John J. Vance - Junction City, Kansas, Ferrell J. Vance - Abilene, Kansas; stepson: Bradley Oscar Carter - Bethpage; sisters: Mrs. William East - C?ahoga Falls, Mrs. R. D. Graves - Indianapolis, Indiana, Mrs. William Batey - Nashville; sister: Mrs. Nancy Templeton - Hartsville
Informant: Miss Ruby Hogwood, 2707 Woodlawn Drive, Nashville, Tennessee

Name: Annie Ester Graves
Place of Death: at home, Dist 12, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: May 2, 1890
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Nov 11, 1948
Age: 58 years 6 months 9 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Mack Graves - 65
Name of Father: Bill Hodges
Name of Mother: Belle Graves
Physician: W. M. Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Nov 13, 1948    2pm    Forest Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Forest Chapel
Clergyman: J. H. Hale
Near Relatives: children: Manford Graves - Westmoreland, Riley Graves - Detroit, Michigan, Johnny Graves - Scottsville, Mack Graves, Jr., Dan Ray Graves, Mrs. Ora Belle Keen - Westmoreland, Mrs Gerald Lee Pearson - Indianapolis, Indiana, Mrs. Bessie Lou Akins - Westmoreland; sisters: Mrs. Harris Cannon, Mrs. R. W. Atkerson - Westmoreland
Informant: Mack Graves, Rt 4, Westmoreland

Name: H. H. Loftis
Color, Sex: White, Male
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Nov 18, 1948

Name: Willie Mai Stark
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, Winchester St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Colored, Female 
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Mar 21, 1905
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Nov 18, 1948
Age: 43 years 7 months 27 days
Occupation: Housework
Name of Father: John Stark
Name of Mother: Mary Brinkley
Physician: Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Nov 21, 1948    2pm    First Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Informant: Mrs. Mary Stark, 153 Winchester St., Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Cornelia Jumper Sarver
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, 116 Church, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Colored, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Mar 1881
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Nov 18, 1948
Age: 67 years
Occupation: Retired Cook
Name of Father: Alfred Jumper - Macon Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Amy Stewart - Macon Co., Tennessee
Physician: J. Frank Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Nov 20, 1948    1pm    Gravely Hill
Name of Cemetery: Tolliver
Informant: Amy McMurray, 116 Church St., Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Mecie Burton
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, 103 Jackson St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female 
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Nov 4, 1859
Birthplace:  Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Nov 22, 1948
Age: 89 years 18 days
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Father: Harvey Kemp
Name of Mother: Jane Russell
Physician: J. A. Loveless
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Nov 23, 1948    1:30pm    Dixon Springs
Name of Cemetery: Dixon Springs
Clergyman: Cap Massey
Informant: Mrs. Florence Majors, Rt 1, Castalian Springs

Name: Alfred Claude Rush
Place of Death: Dist 6, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Sep 15, 1912
Birthplace:  Robertson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Nov 25, 1948
Age: 36 years 2 months 10 days
Occupation: Painter
Name of Father: Clay Rush - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Elizabeth Allen - Jackson Co., Tennessee
Physician: Beasley
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Nov 26, 1948    2pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Clyde Bryan
Near Relatives: father; brother: George Rush - Edenwald; sisters: Mrs. Luther Key, Mrs. Ethel Watson, Mrs. Sam Shell, Mrs. Fred Nunley, Mrs. Buck Jenkins - all of Gallatin
Informant: George Rush, Rt 1, Edenwald, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Josie Fay Meador
Place of Death: at home, Dist 13, Macon Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Nov 9, 1914
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Nov 27, 1948    11pm
Age: 34 years 18 days
Occupation: Housekeeping
Name of Father: Sanford Hoskins - Macon Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Jennie Curtis - Macon Co., Tennessee
Physician: Dr. Painter - Lafayette
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Nov 28, 1948    2pm    Rocky Mound Church
Name of Cemetery: Rocky Mound - Macon Co., Tennessee
Clergyman: Rev. Ed Meador
Informant: Mrs. Jennie Hoskins, Rt 1, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Pfc William N. Smith
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Nov 15, 1920
Birthplace:  Dearborn, Indiana
Date of Death: Mar 28, 1945
Age: 24 years 4 months 13 days
Occupation: U. S. Army - WWII
Name of Spouse: Edna Smith
Name of Father: Grover Smith
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec 4, 1948    2pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Edgar Brown
Near Relatives: wife; son: William Ronal Smith; father; brother: Paul Smith - Indianapolis, Indiana; sister: Mrs. Mary Pickrell - Ottawa, Iowa

Name: Thomas Carol Harrison
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: St. Thomas
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: May 8, 1871
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Dec 2, 1948
Age: 77 years 6 months 24 days
Occupation: Retired Merchant
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Lou Harrison - 67
Name of Father: Asburry Harrison
Name of Mother: Catherine Parish
Physician: Miller
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec 4, 1948    1pm    Siloam
Name of Cemetery: Siloam
Clergyman: F. W. Lambert
Near Relatives: Mrs. Mamie Lambert - Westmoreland, Mrs. Adrian Troutt - Nashville, Mrs. Annie Freeman - Indianapolis, Indiana, Wiseman Harrison, H. H. Harrison; brother: Charlie Harrison; sister: Mrs. Hester Troutt - all of Westmoreland
Informant: H. H. Harrison, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Malinda Shrum
Place of Death: at home, Dist 11, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Feb 3, 1869
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Dec 7, 1948
Age: 79 years 10 months 4 days
Occupation: Housekeeping
Name of Spouse: Henry Clay Shrum - 85
Name of Father: John Wesley Jones - Macon Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Nan Story - Macon Co., Tennessee
Physician: W. W. Roark
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec 8, 1948    1pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Bethpage
Clergyman: Gabrieth Templeton
Near Relatives: husband; son: Alfred B. Shrum - Bethpage
Informant: Alfred B. Shrum, Rt 1, Bethpage

Name: 2nd Lt Cecil R. Robertson
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: U. S. Army - WWII
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec 15, 1948    1pm    Eulia
Name of Cemetery: Eulia
Near Relatives: father: H. C. Robertson; mother: Mrs. H. C. Robertson - Lafayette; sister: Berta C. Robertson; brother: Joe Robertson - Lafayette

Name: Mrs. Allie Meador Duncan
Place of Death: at home, 1204 Meridian St., Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female 
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Apr 6, 1865
Birthplace:  Wilson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Dec 14, 1948
Age: 83 years 8 months 8 days
Occupation: Housekeeping
Name of Father: Frank Newman
Name of Mother: Lucy Robinson
Physician: B. H. Webster
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec 15, 1948    11am    Leath's Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Carter
Clergyman: Vernon Thompson
Near Relatives: children: J. W. Duncan, Mrs. Elizabeth Harrison, Mrs. Roscoe Williams - Nashville; half sisters: Mrs. Lizzie Stone, Mrs. Katherine Stone - Nashville
Informant: Mrs. Elizabeth Harrison, Nashville, Tennessee

Name: Idyle Linville Cothron
Place of Death: South Water St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Nov 17, 1872
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Dec 17, 1948
Age: 76 years 1 month
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Ella Cothron - 69
Name of Father: Charlie Cothron - Macon Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Dora Linville - Macon Co., Tennessee
Physician: James Loveless
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec 19, 1948    2pm    Methodist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Clyde Bryan
Near Relatives: wife; children: Aubrey Cothron - Gallatin, Donnie Cothron, Mrs. Loyd Oglesby - Hartsville, William K. Cothron - Old Hickory, Mrs. Anna Lou Kennedy - Nashville, Mrs. Charlie Stone - Hartsville, J. C. Cothron - Gallatin, Mrs. David McMurtry - Castalian Springs; brothers: Drury Cothron - Hartsville, Daily Cothron
Informant: Aubrey Cothron, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Joe Ann Kemper
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Date of Birth: Aug 21, 1948
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Dec 19, 1948
Age: 3 months 28 days
Name of Father: John Kemper
Name of Mother: Laura Jenkins - Smith Co., Tennessee
Physician: Lewis Guild
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec 20, 1948    2pm    Union Hill Church
Name of Cemetery: Union Hill
Clergyman: Fount Ray
Informant: Mrs. Laura Kemper, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Henry Beasley Gregory
Place of Death: at home, Dist 3, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Apr 29, 1858
Birthplace:  Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Dec 21, 1948
Age: 90 years 7 months 22 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Name of Father: Jesse Gregory - Smith Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Celia Davis - Smith Co., Tennessee
Physician: C. G. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec 22, 1948    12noon    at home
Name of Cemetery: Dixon Springs
Clergyman: Calvin Gregory
Near Relatives: son: W. B. Gregory - Gallatin; brother: Bethel Gregory - Pleasant Shade; half brothers: Walter Gregory - Monoville, John Gregory - Old Hickory; 5 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren
Informant: W. B. Gregory, Rt 2, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Pvt John Warren Law
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Oct 23, 1922
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 7, 1945
Age: 23 years 4 months 14 days
Occupation: U. S. Army - WWII
Name of Father: William B. Law
Name of Mother: Jane Camp?
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec 23, 1948    2:30pm    Bush Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Bush Chapel
Clergyman: Charles E. Crouch
Near Relatives: brothers: Floyd Law - Ft. Head, Waverly Law - Nashville, David Law - Indianapolis, Indiana, W. B. Jr., Dewitt Law, Larry Law - Ft. Head; sisters: Mrs. C. E. Hall - Kansas City, Missouri, Mrs. T. N. Starkey - Phoenix, Arizona
Informant: Mrs. William B. Law

Name: Henderson T. Robertson
Place of Death: Alton, Madison Co., Illinois
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Nov 3, 1876
Birthplace:  Tennessee
Date of Death: Dec 23, 1948
Age: 72 years 1 month 20 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Date, Time, Place of Service: Dec 25, 1948    1pm    Eulia  
Name of Cemetery: Eulia
Clergyman: R. O. Sanders
Near Relatives: children: H. C. Robertson - Lafayette, F. L. Robertson - Gallatin, B. C. Robertson, Mrs. Ruby Dalton, P. H. Robertson - Alton, Illinois, Mrs. William Stull - California, Mrs. Loman Oldham - Wood River, Illinois, Mrs. Red Cherry - Alton, Illinois, Mrs. J. H. Beal - Dixon Springs
Informant: F. L. Robertson, Gallatin

Name: Andrew Ewing Fykes
Place of Death: at home, Dist 12, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jan 17, 1857
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Dec 27, 1948
Age: 91 years 11 months 10 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Name of Spouse: Fannie M. Fykes - 90
Name of Father: M. M. Fykes
Name of Mother: Polly Burris
Physician: A. O. Miller - Scottsville
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec 29, 1948    11am    at home
Name of Cemetery: Pleasant Grove
Clergyman: J. L. Hale & John W. Kelly
Near Relatives: wife; children: Mrs. J. R. Doss - Portland, Luther A. Fykes - Westmoreland, C. W. Fykes - Gallatin; 10 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren
Informant: Luther A. Fykes, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Olie Summers
Place of Death: at home, Dist 12, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jan 22, 1892
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Dec 31, 1948    2am
Age: 56 years 11 months 9 days
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Alvie Summers - 51
Name of Father: John Summers
Name of Mother: Tell Morris
Physician: Dr. Webster - Westmoreland
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jan 1, 1949    2pm    New Hope Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: New Hope
Clergyman: Rev. J. E. Trotter
Near Relatives: wife; children: Mary E. Summers, Mrs. Maxine Williams, Harry Summers - Westmoreland; step-children: Orene McCormick - Westmoreland, Pauline Summers - Lafayette, Luther Morris - White Bluff; brothers: Johnnie Summers - Lafayette, Tom Summers - Westmoreland
Informant: Harry Summers, Westmoreland, Tennessee

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