Alexander Funeral Home Records

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

Source: Copies of Original Records

2nd August 1952 - 8th March 1953

Name: John Wesley Sadler
Place of Death: Dist 11, Bethpage, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar 13, 1886
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 2, 1952
Age: 66 years 4 months 20 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Emily Jane Sadler - 64
Name of Father: Hiram Sadler
Name of Mother: Graves
Physician: Dr. Roark
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 3, 1952    3:30pm    cemetery
Name of Cemetery: Sadler
Clergyman: Brother Blankenship
Near Relatives: Ellis Sadler, Louis Sadler, Lucille Perry, Louise Johnson - Bethpage, Mrs. Woodrow Huntsman, Eugene Sadler - Indianapolis, Indiana, Mrs. Norman Jones - Hendersonville, J. W. Sadler - Brownsville, Texas; brother: Tommie Sadler - Westmoreland; sister: Mrs. C. J. Rippy - Brownsville, Texas
Informant: Mrs. Norman Jones, Rt 1, Hendersonville, Tennessee

Name: Mamie Brown
Place of Death: 2256 Kelly Ave., Gallatin, Dist 10, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Black, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Aug 5, 1908
Birthplace:  Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 12, 1952
Age: 44 years
Occupation: Restaurant Operator
Name of Spouse: Rusaw Brown - 44
Name of Father: Charlie Banks - Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Cora Ford - Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Physician: Dr. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 15, 1952    St Luke Methodist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Johnson
Near Relatives: daughter: Mary L. Wilks; brothers: Johnie Banks, Jeff Banks - Gallatin, Charlie C. Banks - Hartsville, Haskel Banks; sister: Oro L. Wilson Dayton, Ohio, Lorene Banks - Gallatin
Informant: Rusaw Brown, 225 Kelly Ave.

Name: Thomas Filmore Cronk
Place of Death: Davidson Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Dec 20, 1885
Birthplace:  Putnam Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 16, 1952
Age: 66 years 7 months 16 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Bettie Cronk - 62
Name of Father: Filmore Kronk - Putnam Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Melvina
Physician: Dr. W. E. Lansehe (?)
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 18, 1952    2pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: John ?
Near Relatives: Mrs. Alice Foutch - McMinnville, Mrs. Ernie Murray - Lebanon, Mrs. W. F. Judd - Baxter, Mrs. Cleon Wills - Irvine, Kentucky, Melissie Cronk - Gallatin, Hazel Cronk - Los Angeles, California, J. D. Cronk - Detroit, Michigan, Filmore Cronk - Gallatin, Taylor Cronk - Baxter, Walter Cronk - Cookeville; sisters: Mrs. Henry Davis, Mrs. Vada Davis - Cookeville, Mrs. Marshall Conrad - Kansas
Informant: Mrs. Bettie Cronk, Rt 1, Gallatin

Name: Harold Thompson
Place of Death: Dist 3, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Aug 8, 1869
Birthplace:  Liberty, Ohio
Date of Death: Aug 23, 1952
Age: 83 years 15 days
Occupation: Minister of the Gospel
Physician: Dr. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 24, 1952    3:30pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Edgar A. Brown
Near Relatives: son in Michigan
Informant: Bible Record

Name: Mrs. Florence McCormack
Place of Death: Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Ft. Head
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Divorced
Date of Birth: Mar 2, 1870
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 23, 1952
Age: 82 years 5 months 21 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Father: David Campbell
Name of Mother: Martha Ashford
Physician: Dr. A. G. Dittes
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 24, 1952    2:30pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Shiloah Church
Clergyman: Carl Elkin
Near Relatives: Mrs. Ella Kirkham - Portland, Mrs. J. B. Whiteside - Ft. Head, Mrs. Georgie Fuller - Cambridge, Mass
Informant: Mrs. J. B. Whiteside, Ft. Head, Tennessee

Name: James Thomas Stout
Place of Death: Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Dec 6, 1879
Birthplace:  Simpson Co., Kentucky
Date of Death: Aug 23, 1952
Age: 74 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Philedelphia Stout - 82
Name of Father: Henry Stout - Kentucky
Name of Mother: Minerva Ford - Kentucky
Physician: A. G. Dittes
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 25, 1952    1:30pm    Hollis Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Old Brush
Near Relatives: C. C. Stout, W. M. Stout - Ft. Head; stepson: Henry Gautier - Ft. Head; brothers: William Stout, Ambrose Stout - Portland, Charles Stout - Ft. Head, Lafayette Stout - Chicago, Illinois, Rev. Ernest Stout - Shelbyville
Informant: W. M. Stout, Ft. Head, Tennessee

Name: James Clark
Place of Death: Dist 4, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Oct 20, 1872
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 26, 1952
Age: 69 years 10 months
Occupation: Railroad
Name of Spouse: Willie Mai
Name of Father: Charlie Clark
Physician: Dr. Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 28, 1952    1pm    Pilot Knob
Name of Cemetery: Pilot Knob
Informant: Willie Mai Clark, Rt 3, Gallatin

Name: Sam Black
Place of Death: Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Jun 18, 1926
Birthplace:  Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 30, 1952
Age: 26 years 2 months 12 days
Occupation: Laborer
Name of Father: Willie Black
Name of Mother: Hermie Gregory
Physician: Dr. Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Sep 2, 1952    1pm    Johnson Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Stalcup - Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Clergyman: Rev. M. D. High
Near Relatives: Pleas D. Black, Willie Black, Jr.
Informant: Hermie Gregory, Rt 2, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Otis Clifton Stewart
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: St. Thomas
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Oct 29, 1891
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Sep 8, 1952
Age: 60 years 10 months 21 days
Occupation: Brown Milling Co.
Name of Spouse: Lula Ellen Stewart
Name of Father: William A. Stewart
Name of Mother: Juanita Meador
Physician: Dr. Frist (?)
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Sep 10, 1952    2pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Bethpage - Rev. E. W. Clevenger
Near Relatives: brother: O. H. Stewart; sister: Donnie Akin - Gallatin, Amie Stinson - McEuin, Ora Bullock - Detroit, Michigan; several nieces & nephews
Informant: 

Name: Charles William Franklin
Place of Death: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Oct 2, 1915
Birthplace:  Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Sep 12, 1952
Age: 36 years 11 months 10 days
Occupation: Highland Rim Construction
Name of Spouse: Rena Mae Franklin - 37
Name of Father: Dave Franklin - Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: "dec'd" Sue Ella Hall - Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Physician: Dr. Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Sep 14, 1952    2:30pm    Johnson Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Rev. Farley
Near Relatives: cousin: Eva Johnson; uncle: Ernest Franklin; cousin: Charles Earnest Franklin; sister: Annie Miller Baker - Indianapois, Indiana; cousins: Johnnie Lee Young, Nathaniel Young - Louisville, Kentucky

Name: Mary Sue Jones
Place of Death: Dist 5, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Jun 16, 1895
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct 2, 1952
Age: 57 years 8 months 16 days
Name of Father: William Braton Jones
Name of Mother: Sally Hoy Mitchel
Physician: Dr. Moore
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Oct 4, 1952    2pm    Saundersville Methodist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Rev. Raines
Near Relatives: J. W. Jones, C. H. Jones, H. K. Jones - Sumner County, M. M. Jones - Columbia, Tennessee, Martha Jane Jones, Pauline Light
Informant: Pauline Light

Name: Julia Peyton Turnage
Place of Death: Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jul 25, 1885
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct 7, 1952
Age: 67 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Monroe Turnage - 84
Name of Father: Jonas Peyton
Name of Mother: Adele Patterson
Physician: Dr. Wallace
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Oct 9, 1952    1pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Turnage
Near Relatives: Frances Cooper, Almedia Bragg, Hony Turnage
Informant: Frances Cooper

Name: Lethonia Gregory Brown
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Mar 3, 1868
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct 11, 1952
Age: 84 years 7 months 8 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Charlie Melvin Brown "dec'd"
Name of Father: William M. Gregory
Name of Mother: Nan Day
Physician: Dr. Charles K. Gardner
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Oct 12, 1952    2:30pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Brother Arthur Rutledge
Near Relatives: daughters: Mrs. W. H. Wasson - St. Augustine, Florida, Mrs. Walter Trammell - Bowling Green, Kentucky, Mrs. James Kelley - Nashville, Mrs. John R. Wright - Indianapolis, Indiana, Mrs. O. H. Fuqua - Nashville, Mrs. James Law - Houston, Texas, Mrs. Gilbert H. Gailey - Nashville, Miss Hazel Brown - Bowling Green, Kentucky, Swaney Brown - Gallatin, Henry Brown - Onalaska, Washington, Minnis Brown - Nashville, Dennis Brown - Nashville, William S. Brown - Nashville; sister: Delia Doss - Westmoreland
Informant: Delia Doss, Westmoreland, Tennessee

Name: Richard Wester
Place of Death: Lebanon, Wilson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Martha Gaston
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: May 15, 1881
Birthplace:  Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct 14, 1952
Age: 71 years 4 months 29 days
Occupation: Laborer
Name of Father: Richard Wester - South Carolina
Name of Mother: Nora Betty - Smith Co., Tennessee
Physician: Dr. John Telly
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Oct 16, 1952    2pm    Johnson Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: R. A. Stewart
Near Relatives: Dorothy McCullough - Lebanon
Informant: Charles Burnley, 439 W. Eastland, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Vir C. Jamerson
Place of Death: Dist 1, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Nov 12, 1904
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct 16, 1952
Age: 47 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Charlie Johnson - 55
Name of Father: William Patterson
Name of Mother: Rosie Hibbitt
Physician: Dr. Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Oct 19, 1952    2pm    Castalian Springs
Name of Cemetery: Jamerson
Clergyman: Rev. Adams
Near Relatives: husband: Charlie Jamerson; daughters: Beulah Dowell, Mildred Bass, Rosie Jenkins, Mae Patterson, Frankie M. Smith, Laura Moore, John W. Patterson, Nettie B. Tipton, walter Patterson, Margaret Roberts
Informant: Charlie Jamerson, Castalian Springs, Tennessee

Name: Jasper Newton Street
Place of Death: Dist 4, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: May 25, 1877
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct 31, 1952
Age: 75 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Clara Amanda Walker - 62
Name of Father: Soloman Street - Springfield, Illinois
Name of Mother: Delia Absher
Physician: Dr. Beasley
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Nov 2, 1952    2pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Granite, Oklahoma
Near Relatives: wife; children: Burneele Benhall, Jack Street - Oklahoma, Alda Reed Meld - California, Frank Street - Gainesville, Texas, Asbury Street - Portland, Mrs. Herman Perdue - Portland, Mrs. Henry Staggs - Portland, Mrs. Carrie Ausbrooks - Montgomery, Alabama, Mrs. Inea Medders - Oklahoma, Jack Street

Name: Mary Lillian Turner
Place of Death: Dist 1, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Hubbard
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Oct 7, 1912
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct 31, 1952
Age: 40 years 24 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Duffie Turner - 47
Name of Father: Pleasant Branham
Name of Mother: Lizzy Ann Farley
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Nov 2, 1952    2pm    Durham Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Durham Chapel
Clergyman: Rev. Scott
Near Relatives: children: Homer L. Turner, Emanuel Turner, Francis Turner, Mary Turner, Patricia Turner; 2 brothers; 2 sisters

Name: Mattie Edmonds Barnes
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Oct 1, 1873
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Nov 13, 1952
Age: 79 years 1 months 12 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Sam Barnes
Name of Father: Frank Edmonds
Name of Mother: Martha Edmonds
Physician: Dr. Duff
Near Relatives: son: Alvin S. Barnes, Mr. Richard Edmonds - Gallatin, Mrs. Mary Crook - Nashville; several nieces & nephews; 6 grandchildren
Informant: Alvin Barnes, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: James S. Downs
Place of Death: Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Vanderbilt
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Oct 23, 1892
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Nov 17, 1952
Age: 60 years 25 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Maude Wallace Downs - 55
Name of Father: Andrew Downs
Name of Mother: Alice Wallace
Physician: Dr. Loveless
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Nov 18, 1952    2pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Rev. W. W. Suddarth
Near Relatives: wife: Maude Wallace Downs, James Downs, William Downs, Vincent Downs, Thomas Downs, Irwin Downs - Army, Mrs. H. C. Tucker, Mrs. Gerald Grissham, Virginia & Emma Downs; mother: Mrs. Alice Downs; 5 grandchildren
Informant: Mrs. James Downs

Name: Curtis Stanton Russell
Place of Death: 584 W. Main St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Jan 26, 1877
Birthplace:  Jackson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Dec 7, 1952
Age: 75 years 10 months 11 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Fannie Josie Russell
Name of Father: Simpson Russell
Name of Mother: Nan Huggins
Physician: Dr. Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec 8, 1952    1:30pm    Cloyd Pres. C.
Name of Cemetery: Whitley
Near Relatives: Mrs. C. F. Dockery - Hendersonville, Mrs. Hosea Gross - Cottontown, Miss M. C. Russell - Gallatin, C. F. Russell - Gallatin, Delbert Russell, R. M. Russell - Hendersonville; brother: Buddie Russell, Baxter Russell, Comer Russell, Chester Russell - Goodlettsville; sisters: Dora Harris - Goodlettsville, Leatha Wilson - Club Creek, Kate Kirby - Jackson County, Melvina Kirby - Lafayette
Informant: C. F. Russell, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Robert Monroe Turnage
Place of Death: Dist 9, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Apr 9, 1874
Birthplace:  Wilson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Dec 8, 1952
Age: 77 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Julia Turnage
Name of Father: Monroe Turnage
Physician: Dr. Wallace
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec 11, 1952    1pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: family
Clergyman: John Britton
Near Relatives: Almedia Bragg - Gallatin, Harry Turnage - Cincinnati, Ohio
Informant: Almedia Bragg, Rt 1, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Charles Edward Apple
Place of Death: Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Date of Birth: Aug 30, 1952
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Dec 12, 1952
Age: 3 months 12 days
Name of Father: J. C. Apple - Smith Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Della Lamberson - Putnam Co., Tennessee
Physician: Dr. Wallace
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec 13, 1952
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Near Relatives: Henry Apple, J. N. Apple, Ruby Juanita Apple, Virginia Mae Apple, Shirley Ann Apple, Bobby Apple
Informant: J. C. Apple, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: William Bryant Shoulders
Place of Death: Dist 8, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar 27, 1893
Birthplace:  Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Dec 13, 1952
Age: 59 years 8 months 16 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Virgie Bula Sercy - 58
Name of Father: William Shoulders - Smith Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Sally Ann Eary? - Smith Co., Tennessee
Physician: Dr. Beasley
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec 15, 1952
Clergyman: Bro Lambert, Rev Overton, Bro ?
Near Relatives: Olis Shoulders - Cleveland, Ohio, Ernest Shoulders - Riddleton, Hugh Shoulders - Pleasant Shade, Bea Shoulders - Cottontown; daughters: Maritto Dias - Gallatin, W. B. Jr., Mrs. Dick Ballou - Dixon Springs, Mrs. Ethyl Gregory - ?, Mrs. James Tribble - Cleveland, Jimmie Shoulders - Dixon Springs, Claude Shoulders - Riddleton; half Fred ? - Riddleton

Name: Roger Gerald Williams
Place of Death: Dist 11, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: St. Thomas
Color, Sex: White, Male
Date of Birth: Oct 23, 1952
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Dec 14, 1952
Age: 7 weeks
Name of Father: Raymond Williams
Name of Mother: Ruby Nell Meadors
Physician: Dr. Overall
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec 14, 1952    1pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: family
Near Relatives: sister: Janice Kay Williams

Name: Susan Manney Boddie
Place of Death: Old Hickory, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Sep 19, 1866
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Dec 21, 1952
Age: 86 years 3 months 3 days
Name of Father: Charles Boddie
Name of Mother: Susan Manney
Physician: Dr. Wilson
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec 22, 1952    2pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Bro Martin & Ran?
Near Relatives: Mrs. Bratton Coley, Mona Cantrell; several nieces & nephews
Informant: Mrs. Bratton Coley

Name: Mary Cecil Simmons
Place of Death: Dist 3, 181 Locust St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jun 16, 1902
Birthplace:  Warren Co., Kentucky
Date of Death: Dec 21, 1952
Age: 50 years 6 months 5 days
Occupation: Maid
Name of Spouse: Lillard Simmons
Name of Father: Thomas Lightfoot
Name of Mother: Queen E. Parks
Physician: Dr. James Robert Troutt
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec    Rockfield Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Rockfield
Informant: Owen E. Vantress, 181 Locust St., Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Ernest L. Kerley
Place of Death: Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Gallatin
Color, Sex: White, Male
Date of Birth: May 26, 1918
Birthplace:  Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Dec 27, 1952
Age: 34 years
Occupation: Aircraft Worker
Name of Father: Ernest L. Kerley
Name of Mother: Carrye Wright
Physician: Dr. Wallace
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec 28, 1952    2pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Hartsville
Clergyman: Rev. Robert Dixon
Informant: Mrs. Carrye Kerley, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: James Flippen
Place of Death: Davidson Co., Tennessee - Central State
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Aug 25, 1865
Birthplace:  Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Dec 30, 1952
Age: 87 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Maggie Flippen - 82
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jan 2, 1953    2pm    Methodist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Near Relatives: wife; James Flippen, Jr., Mack Flippen, Roosevelt Flippen, Ray Flippen, Homer Flippen, Ollie Ricketts, Uery Sweeny; brother: Joe Flippen
Informant: Homer Flippen

Name: Clara Rogan
Place of Death: Dist 1, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Feb 25, 1886
Birthplace:  Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Dec 26, 1952
Age: 66 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Father: Harty Jones
Name of Mother: Clara Jones
Physician: Dr. Moore
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Dec 28, 1952    2pm    Castalian Springs
Name of Cemetery: Castalian Springs
Clergyman: Rev Adams
Near Relatives: Roger Rogan - Castalian Springs, Gilbert Rogan - Gallatin, Hubert Rogan - Castalian Springs, Tom Rogan - Virginia, Menuice (?) Martin - Bluffton, Mississippi

Name: Billy Earl Tucker
Place of Death: Dist 10, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Date of Birth: Jul 6, 1949
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jan 3, 1953
Age: 3 years 5 months 27 days
Name of Father: Marion Tucker
Name of Mother: Margaret Todd Tucker - Bradley Co., Tennessee
Physician: Dr. Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jan 4, 1953    2pm    Union Hill Church
Name of Cemetery: Union Hill
Clergyman: Bro F. L. Ray
Near Relatives: Blair Eugene Tucker, Marion Janet Tucker, Bobby Leon Tucker, Judy Diane Tucker

Name: Infant Culon
Place of Death: Dist 1, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: St. Thomas
Color, Sex: White, Female
Date of Birth: Jan 5, 1953
Birthplace:  Davidson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jan 6, 1953
Age: 12 hours 22 minutes
Name of Father: Frank Culon, Jr.
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jan 7, 1953    2pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Father Rolhing
Informant: Frank Culon, Jr., Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Tony Leroy Carey
Place of Death: Dist 3, 158 Maple St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Date of Birth: Jan 5, 1953
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jan 7, 1953
Age: 2 days
Name of Father: Sam Mulligan
Name of Mother: Mai Alice Carey
Physician: Dr. Joseph Frank Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jan 8, 1953    11am    cemetery
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Informant: William Eddie Carey, 158 Maple St., Gallatin

Name: Rufus Coefield Withers
Place of Death: Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Gallatin
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jan 14, 1883
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jan 7, 1953
Age: 69 years 11 months 24 days
Occupation: Highway Dept
Name of Spouse: Elizabeth Garham Withers
Name of Father: Ben Withers
Name of Mother: Elizabeth Mckelley
Physician: Dr. J. B. Wallace
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jan 9, 1953    2pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Rev Thomas DeRameus (?), Rev Martin
Near Relatives: 6 sons - Gallatin; 4 (?) daughters - Gallatin
Informant: Lewis Withers, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Mabel Wallace Taylor
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Vanderbilt
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar 14, 1891
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jan 8, 1953
Age: 62 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Norman Taylor
Name of Father: John Miller Wallace
Name of Mother: Carrie Neal
Date, Time, Place of Service: Jan 10, 1953 
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Bro Olmstead
Near Relatives: husband; Nathan Wallace Blackmore - Savannah, Georgia, Noal Jackson Blackmore - Columbia, South Carolina, Marvin L. Blackmore - Nashville, Mrs. Carrie Wallace - Gallatin; brother: Jack Wallace - Gallatin
Informant: Jack Wallace, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Fannie Payton
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Date of Birth: Jan 5, 1875
Birthplace:  Cairo, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jan 9, 1953
Age: 60 years 4 days
Occupation: Maid
Name of Father: Joe Tirce (?)
Name of Mother: Maggie Averett
Physician: Bright
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jan 11, 1953    2pm    Cairo
Name of Cemetery: Cairo
Clergyman: Dan High
Near Relatives: son: John Ello Grizzard; brother Frank Tirce
Informant: John Elton Grizzard

Name: Fannie Minor
Date of Death: Dec 30, 1952
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jan 6, 1953
Informant: *Note: Shipped in from Chicago, Illinois

Name: Infant Carver
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Date of Birth: Jan 13, 1953
Name of Father: Bud Carver

Name: William L. White
Place of Death: Dist 3, Morrison St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Date of Birth: Jan 5, 1875
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jan 22, 1953
Age: 78 years 17 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Dora White
Name of Father: William White
Name of Mother: Sara Jane Ventress
Physician: Dr. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jan 23, 1953    2pm    Salem Methodist
Name of Cemetery: Stone
Clergyman: Rev Martin
Near Relatives: daughter: Mrs. Alonzo Walker - Gallatin, Mrs. R. C. Thrasher - Atlanta, Georgia; sons: Hershel White - Gallatin, Jack White - Dallas, Texas

Name: Mrs. Willie Mae Cornett
Place of Death: Dist 13, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Davidson Co., T. B.
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jul 20, 1919
Birthplace:  Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 3, 1953
Age: 34 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Shirley Cornett
Name of Father: Dayton Stevens
Name of Mother: Pearlie M. Owens
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 5, 1953    11am    Assembly of God
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Near Relatives: James Martin Ocheltree (son); brother: Lee Stevens

Name: Andrew Lawson Turner
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Jan 3, 1883
Birthplace:  Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 8, 1953
Age: 70 years 1 month 5 days
Occupation: Laborer
Name of Spouse: Essie Blanton Turner
Name of Father: Archie Turner
Name of Mother: Martha
Physician: Dr. J. F. Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 11, 1953    2pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Dan High
Near Relatives: son: Archie Turner, Detroit, Michigan

Name: Bettie Burford Martin
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Riverside
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Dec 25, 1891
Birthplace:  Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 14, 1953
Age: 62 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Dave Martin
Name of Father: Henry Burford
Name of Mother: Martha C?ley
Physician: Dr. Dent
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 18, 1953    2pm    Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Near Relatives: Mrs. Lucille Malone - Washington, Mrs. Georgia M. (?), Jimmie Mai Raukin - Gallatin, Ellie Mae Hooks (?) - Gallatin, Oplia Bailey - Nashville, Jack Martin, David J., Martin, Lyman MArtin, William Ramsey Martin, Junnie Lester MArtin - Cleveland, Ohio
Informant: Mrs. Georgia Mae Low, 460 Blythe St., Gallatin

Name: Willie Osborne
Place of Death: Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jul 20, 1884
Birthplace:  Petersburg, Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 15, 1953
Age: 69 years
Occupation: Porter
Name of Spouse: Susie Wright
Name of Father: Henry Osborne
Name of Mother: Hattie Buchana
Physician: Dr. James Robert Troutt
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 17, 1953    2pm    Baptist Church
Clergyman: Rev. Lawson Parker

Name: Florence Huckman Carr
Place of Death: Dist 8, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Aug 17, 1874
Birthplace:  London, England
Date of Death: Feb 22, 1953
Age: 78 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: James Franklin Carr
Name of Father: Christopher Lock Huckman - England
Name of Mother: Emma Cook - England
Physician: Dr. James R. Troutt
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Feb 24, 1953    1pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Spring Hill
Near Relatives: William H. Carr - Cauden, South Carolina; 2 grandchildren; brother: William H. Huckman - Gallatin

Name: George Marion McCullough
Place of Death: Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Date of Birth: Oct 23, 1891
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Feb 28, 1953
Age: 61 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Annie Odell McCullough - 61
Name of Father: W. A. McCullough - Rutherford Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Lula Hughes
Physician: Dr. Wallace
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 2, 1953    Bush Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Bush Chapel
Clergyman: Frank Jernigan
Near Relatives: son: Raymond McCullough - Indianapolis, Indiana; daughter: Mrs. Robert Hopkins - Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mrs. Odell Gammons, Mrs. Joe Brown - Indianapolis, Indiana, Mrs. James Lee, Miss Irene McCullough - Ft. Head; brother: Jake McCullough - South Tunnel, W. A. McCullough - Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Mary Taylor - South Tunnel, Mrs. Carl Berryman - Nashville; 15 grandchildren

Name: Walter Scott Reed
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Mid State Baptist
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Oct 17, 1871
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 3, 1953
Age: 81 years 5 months 17 days
Occupation: Retired Post Master
Name of Spouse: Laura Brazier Reed
Name of Father: William Reed
Name of Mother: Louisa Cooley
Physician: Dr. Max Maulden
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 5, 1953    2pm    Church of Christ
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: George Ryan & Frank Jernigan
Near Relatives: foster daughter: Mrs. Beulah Short - Canton, Ohio; stepson: Henry Pitt - Cottontown; brother: N. F. Reed - Portland, Odie Reed - California; sister: Mrs. Annie Cotton - Gallatin; several nieces & Nephews
Informant: Mrs. W. S. Reed

Name: C. E. Ramsey
Place of Death: Colorado
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Divorced
Date of Death: Feb 25, 1953
Near Relatives: daughter: Barbara Ramsey - Denver, Colorado; sister: Mrs. L. F. Freeman - Ft Head, Mrs. H. B. McCormick - Detroit, Michigan, Mrs. J. W. Russell - Nashville, Mrs. J. M. Gregory - Nashville; brothers: E. H. Ramsey - Nashville, Rev. C. C. Ramsey - Chattanooga, Rev. W. L. Ramsey - Ft. Head, W. H. Ramsey - Texas, J. H. Ramsey - Ft. Worth, Texas
Informant: Mrs. L. F. Freeman, Ft. Head, Tennessee

Name: Susie E. Dorris
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: St. Thomas
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jul 9, 1891
Birthplace:  Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 5, 1953
Age: 61 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Clyde V. Dorris
Name of Father: Elijah Duncan Martin
Name of Mother: Martha A. Durham
Physician: Dr. Alford
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 6, 1953    2:30pm    chapel
Name of Cemetery: Portland
Clergyman: Bro Lambert
Near Relatives: Miss Beulah Brizendine, Mrs. Lizzie Freeman - Indianapolis, Indiana, Mrs. R. W. Brown - Gallatin, Bates Martin, Walter Martin - Sumner County, Morgan Martin - Indianapolis, Indiana; several nieces & nephews
Informant: Clyde Dorris, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: John Anderson
Place of Death: Dist 8, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Dec 5, 1886
Birthplace:  Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 6, 1953
Age: 64 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Father: Henry Anderson
Name of Mother: Tennie Payne
Physician: Dr. Webster Brown
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 8, 1953    2pm    Hartsville Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Heggers
Clergyman: Rev. Osborne
Near Relatives: Hattie Johnson - Hartsville, Delphus Anderson - Nashville, William B. Anderson - Gallatin, Virginia Sims - Detroit, Maude Boxley - Nashville
Informant: Mrs. Hattie Johnson, 124 Green Top St., Hartsville

Name: William Joseph Chaffin
Place of Death: Dist 9, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Apr 3, 1865
Birthplace:  Jackson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 8, 1953
Age: 87 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Mary Ellen Appleby
Name of Father: John Chaffin
Name of Mother: Tabitha Deman (?)
Physician: Dr. Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 9, 1953    1pm    Russell Hill
Name of Cemetery: Russell Hill
Clergyman: Bro Lambert
Near Relatives: son: William Alexander Chaffin; grnadchildren: Beatrice McCall - Defeated, Michael Jackson - Nashville, Flonie (?) Woodard - Pleasant Shade, Willie Mae Gann - Gallatin
Informant: Willie Mae Gann, Gallatin

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