Alexander Funeral Home Records

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

Source: Copies of Original Records

15th March 1953 - 14th October 1953

Name: Ada Katherine Bell
Place of Death: 4005 5th St., Nashville Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Nursing Home
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Apr 10, 1871
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 15, 1953
Age: 71 years
Name of Father: Alfred E. Bell
Name of Mother: Emaline Cline
Physician: Dr. Pierce - M. Ross
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 17, 1953    3pm    Alexander Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Bro. John Huffman
Near Relatives: Mrs. Bill Scott - niece
Informant: 

Name: Joe "Buck" Harper
Place of Death: 430 Westland Ave, Rt 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Black, Male
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Aug 16, 1886
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 16, 1953
Age: 66 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: 
Name of Father: Tom Harper
Name of Mother: Betty Turner
Physician: Dr. J. F. Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 19, 1953    2pm    Church of God
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: D. A. Jarrett
Near Relatives: Mary S. Tate - Columbus, OH, Joe E. Harper - Nashville, Ewing Harper - Columbus, OH, Dewitt Harper, Daisy M. Farley, Ruby F. Hayes, Ethel Malone - Gallatin
Informant: Ethel M. Malone, 430 Westland Ave., Gallatin

Name: Mona Bell Kemp Butler
Place of Death: Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Apr 5, 1876
Birthplace: Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 31, 1953
Age: 76 years 11 months 25 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Robert ?. Butler
Name of Father: Harvey Kemp - Smith Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Jane Russell - Smith Co., Tennessee
Physician: Dr. E. K. Bratton
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Enon Chapel
Near Relatives: Mrs. P. H. Morgan, Mrs. M. P. Parks, Mrs. R. T. Starl??, Ernest, Buford, Cellan, Earl, Ervin and Robert Butler
Informant: Mrs. P. H. Morgan

Name: Sarah Elizabeth Mitchell
Place of Death: Dist 5, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Dec 10, 1865
Birthplace: Texas
Date of Death: Apr 1, 1953
Age: 87 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: 
Name of Father: Arvil Jones
Name of Mother: Sally Leddy
Physician: Dr. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 3, 1953    10am    Saundersville Methodist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Near Relatives: John Leddy Mitchell, J. H. Jones
Informant: John Leddy Mitchell

Name: Watson Infant
Place of Death: Dist 3, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Gallatin
Color, Sex: White, Female
Date of Birth: Mar 30, 1953
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Mar 30, 1953
Name of Father: Armor Watson
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Mar 30, 1953
Name of Cemetery: Bransford

Name: Mrs. Sally Brown
Place of Death: Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Date of Birth: Jan 29, 1871
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 3, 1953
Age: 82 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Father: Charles Gardner
Name of Mother: Lucy Chenault
Physician: Dr. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 4, 1953    2pm    Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Rev. W. L. Shaw
Near Relatives: Hunter Family
Informant: Dr. Giles

Name: Mrs. Luke Gilmore
Place of Death: Jefferson Co., Kentucky
Date of Death: Apr 6, 1953

Name: Herbert Shelton Lane
Place of Death: t 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Oct 22, 1897
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 12, 1953
Age: 55 years 5 months 21 days
Occupation: Mechanic
Name of Spouse: Annie Dee Duffer Lane
Name of Father: Harvey B. Lane, Sr.
Name of Mother: Mary Lanier
Physician: Dr. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 13, 1953    Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Near Relatives: Larry R. Lane - U.S. Marines, Mrs. R. W. Short - Topeka, KS, 2 grandchildren; brothers: Hugh Lane - San Bernad, CA, J. L. Lane - Los Angles, CA, Gilliam Lane - Portland, H. B. Lane, Jr. - Portland; sisters: Mrs. G. D. Moore - Springfield, Mrs. Mary Bernice Lane - Portland, Mrs. Robert Huddleston - Nashville

Name: Mrs. Ella Robertson Cothron
Place of Death: Spencer, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Jul 15, 1875
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 18, 1953
Age: 77 years 9 months 3 days
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Idel Cothron
Name of Father: John O. Robertson
Name of Mother: Ella Barnes
Physician: Dr. Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 20, 1953    2pm    Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Rev. Robbins
Near Relatives: Charlie Robertson - Gallatin, Sam Robertson - Castalian Springs

Name: Mosley Thomas Stratton, Jr.
Place of Death: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Feb 6, 1878
Birthplace: Davidson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 23, 1953
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Annie
Name of Father: Mosley Thomas Stratton
Name of Mother: Laura Summer
Physician: Dr. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 25, 1953    10am    Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Mt. Olivet
Clergyman: Rev. Van Patton
Near Relatives: Mrs. Stratton, Jimmy Harper; sister: Mrs. John Branham - Nashville, Mrs. Edgar Foster; bother: Dr. F. L. Stratton - Nashville

Name: Ernest Malone
Place of Death: Rt 1, Box 13, Bethpage, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Nov 22, 1890
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 4, 1953
Age: 63 years
Occupation: Housework
Name of Father: Merritt Malone
Name of Mother: Mary Jane Taylor
Physician: Dr. J. B. Wallace
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 7, 1953    2pm    Durham Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Durham Chapel
Clergyman: H. L. Tolliver
Near Relatives: son: Robert Farley Malone - Gallatin; bro: Rayal Malone - Bethpage, Harvey Malone - Gallatin; sis: Katie Lee Crenshaw, Clara Fox - Bethpage
Informant: Katie Lee Crenshaw, Rt 1, Box 13, Bethpage, Tennessee

Name: Julia Stephens Keith
Place of Death: Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Feb 23, 1901
Birthplace: Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 6, 1953
Age: 52 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Charles F. Keith - 53
Name of Father: Balem Stephens
Name of Mother: Josephine Silcox
Physician: Dr. Loveless
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 10, 1953    Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Near Relatives: Charles F. Keith, Mrs. Thomas Lee, Mrs. William Birdwell, Jack Keith - Gallatin, Cpl Charles Edward Keith - Army Korea, Bobby Keith, Joyce Mae Keith, Jerry Keith - Gallatin; 7 grandchildren
Informant: Mrs. Thomas Lee

Name: Dennis P. Simmons
Place of Death: Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Oct 2, 1881
Birthplace: Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 7, 1953
Age: 71 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Georgia Dean Simmons
Name of Father: James M. Simmons
Name of Mother: Mary Sullivan
Physician: Dr. S. C. Garrison
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 9, 1953    2pm    Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Spring Hill
Clergyman: Rev. Grady Wall - Bro. A. D. Robinson
Near Relatives: Mrs. John T. Halloway - Murfreesboro, 2nd Lt. Ralph Wall Simmons - A.F. Base Texas, one grandson

Name: Elmer Nelson Crenshaw
Place of Death: Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Jul 9, 1918
Birthplace: Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 17, 1953
Age: 34 years
Occupation: Butcher
Name of Father: Ned Crenshaw
Name of Mother: Vastie Valentine
Physician: Dr. Beasley
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 19, 1953    2pm    Johnson Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Dan High
Informant: Lee Crenshaw, 632 Long Hollow Pike, Gallatin

Name: Alfred Donoho Satterfield
Place of Death: Dist 10, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jul 18, 1870
Birthplace: Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 19, 1953
Age: 82 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Janie Satterfield
Name of Father: Rubin Satterfield - Virginia
Name of Mother: Betsy Harper
Physician: Dr. Beasley
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 20, 1953    1pm    Rock Bridge Church of Christ
Name of Cemetery: Patterson
Clergyman: Bro. Gaither
Near Relatives: Sam Satterfield - Indianapolis, Dave Satterfield - Gallatin; sis: Fannie Hodges - Rock Bridge
Informant: Sam Satterfield

Name: Edgar D. Jones
Place of Death: Moss Dr. Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Jun 19, 1869
Birthplace: Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 20, 1953
Age: 83 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Father: William T. Jones
Name of Mother: Katherine Patterson
Physician: Dr. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 22, 1953    10am    Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: family burial ground - Smith Co., Tennessee
Near Relatives: S. H. Jones - Columbia, TN, S. C. Jones - Nashville, W. P. Jones - Gallatin, E. M. Jones - Paducah, KY, J. F. Jones - Gallatin, Mrs. Frank Clendenning - Detroit, MI; bro: W. S. Jones - Gallatin; sis: Mrs. Kate Gwaltney, Mrs. Erela Gwaltney - Hickman; 10 grandchildren

Name: Bert Todd, Jr.
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: May 16, 1902
Birthplace: Davidson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 20, 1953
Age: 51 years 4 days
Occupation: Nashville Bridge Co.
Name of Spouse: Beulah Radcliff Todd - 53
Name of Father: Bert Todd
Name of Mother: Laura McAdoe
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 22, 1953    2pm
Name of Cemetery: Union Hill
Clergyman: Rev. F. L. Ray
Near Relatives: J. T. Todd, Albert Todd - Gallatin, Ernest Todd - Nashville, Jimmie Todd,  Horace Todd - Gallatin, Margaret Tucker - Gallatin, Betty Shaw - Cleveland, TN, Pauline Brown - Elkhart, IN, Virginia Todd - Gallatin

Name: Effie Lois Rodgers
Place of Death: Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Aug 18, 1888
Birthplace: Davidson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 21, 1953
Age: 64 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Father: William Henry Ligon
Name of Mother: Marion Sharp
Physician: Dr. Wallace
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 25, 1953    Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: National
Clergyman: Bro. DeRamus
Near Relatives: Mrs. Hooper Jackson - Jackson, MS, Mrs. William E. Simpson - Bloomington, IN, Mrs. Floyd Wilder - Memphis, Mrs. Monk Hagan - South Tunnel; son: J. K. Rodgers - Detroit, MI; sis: Mrs. Helen Byrt Smith - Nashville, bro: R. A. Ligon, H. A. Ligon - Nashville, J. F. Ligon - Gallatin, 6 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild

Name: Tom Branham
Place of Death: Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Mar 26, 1877
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 24, 1953
Age: 76 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Father: Hiram Branham
Name of Mother: Kittie Marshall
Physician: Dr. Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 27, 1953    2pm    Durham's Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Durham's Chapel
Clergyman: Rev. Dewitt Scott
Near Relatives: Mrs. Jennie B. Malone, Rt 4, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Mrs. Ida Rickman
Place of Death: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Jul 15, 1906
Birthplace: Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 24, 1953
Age: 46 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Father: Jim Head
Name of Mother: Hallie Claiborne
Physician: Dr. Wallace
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 27, 1953    Hickory Grove Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Templeton - Trousdale
Clergyman: Williams Farley
Near Relatives: John W. Rickman, Castalian Springs

Name: Bill Moore
Place of Death: Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jan 10, 1882
Birthplace: Bedford Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 25, 1953
Age: 71 years
Occupation: Laborer
Name of Father: Martin Moore
Name of Mother: Dissie McEwen
Physician: Dr. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 27, 1953    11am    First Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: William Farley
Near Relatives: wife: Mable Moore, daughter: Mrs. Ethel White - Nashville
Informant: Mrs. Ethel White, 1042 28th Ave N., Nashville

Name: William Marshall
Place of Death: Baltimore, Maryland
Color, Sex: Colored, Male
Date of Death: May 10, 1953
Age: 44 years
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 16, 1953
Informant: Shipped to Gallatin

Name: Evans Burnley Malone
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Hubbard
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Dec 16, 1909
Birthplace: Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 28, 1953
Age: 40 years
Occupation: Shoe Repairman
Name of Father: John Lannie Malone
Name of Mother: Sadie Blackmore
Physician: Dr. R. T. Smith
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 1, 1953    11am    Johnson Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Heggers
Clergyman: Rev. W. B. Crenshaw
Informant: Mrs. Susie Nelson, 259 E. Winchester St., Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Lytle T. Troutt
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: General
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Apr 15, 1877
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 1, 1953
Age: 76 years
Occupation: Carpenter
Name of Spouse: Willie Adeline Troutt
Name of Father: Will Troutt
Name of Mother: Louisa Harris
Physician: Dr. Williams
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 3, 1953    11am    New Hope Church
Name of Cemetery: New Hope
Clergyman: Bro. A. G. Stinson
Near Relatives: Mrs. G. H. Carter - Jacksonville, FL, Mrs. E. L. Butler - Old Hickory, TN, Mrs. J. H. McKenzie - Lorain, OH, D. Y. Troutt - Del Ray Beach, FL, C. H. Troutt - Birmingham, AL, O. E. Troutt - Tampa, FL, Rubin Earl Troutt - Indianapolis, IN, Sis: Mrs. Nora Slayton - Bethpage, TN, Cora Slayton - Indianapolis, IN
Informant: C. H. Troutt, Birmingham, Alabama

Name: Leonard George Baskerville
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: T.B.
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jan 18, 1910
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 3, 1953
Age: 43 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Frances Baskerville - 33
Name of Father: Charlie Baskerville
Name of Mother: Nora Foster
Physician: Dr. Crow
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 5, 1953    2pm    Bush'e Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Bush's Chapel
Clergyman: Bro. Gaither
Near Relatives: wife: Mrs. Frances Baskerville; 2 daug: Betty Jo & Bobbye Sue; sis: Mrs. Monk Brewington - Indianapolis, IN, Mrs. Emma Johnson, Mrs. Sally Langford, Mrs. Gladys Johnson - Gallatin, Mrs. Addie Gammons, Mrs. Sara Beucike, Mrs. Georgia Walls - Indianapolis, IN; bro: William Baskerville - Gallatin
Informant: Mrs. Sally Langford, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Lizzie Dorris Freeland
Place of Death: Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar 9, 1890
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 4, 1953
Age: 63 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Father: Tom Dorris
Name of Mother: ?llie West
Physician: Dr. Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 7, 1953
Name of Cemetery: Sherron
Clergyman: Rev. James Stewart
Near Relatives: sis: Mrs. Lucy Brackin - Gallatin; Bro: Robert Dorris - Indianapolis, IN, Mood Dorris - Ft. Head, Henry Davis - Portland

Name: Paula Lucille Templeton
Place of Death: Lebanon, Wilson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: McFarland
Color, Sex: White, Female
Date of Birth: Apr 17, 1953
Birthplace: Wilson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 7, 1953
Name of Father: Paul D. Templeton
Name of Mother: Frances Simmon - Williamson Co., Tennessee
Physician: Dr. Lowe
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 8, 1953
Name of Cemetery: Bethpage

Name: Marie Patterson
Place of Death: Indianapolis, Indiana
Color, Sex: Colored, Female
Informant: Shipped in from Indianapolis, Indiana

Name: Robert Fitts
Place of Death: Dist 9, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Colored, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Feb 18, 1887
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 1, 1953
Age: 66 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Father: Dave Fitts
Name of Mother: Hennie Thompson
Physician: Dr. Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 3, 1953
Name of Cemetery: Durham Chapel
Clergyman: Rev. Dismukes

Name: Ethel Campbell Hicks
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Mid-State
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar 27, 1888
Birthplace: Warren Co., Kentucky
Date of Death: Jul 14, 1953
Age: 65 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Robert Hicks
Name of Father: William Campbell - Kentucky
Name of Mother: Della Pruitt - Kentucky
Physician: Dr. Riddell
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 16, 1953    2pm    Union Hill Church
Name of Cemetery: Union Hill
Clergyman: Bro. F. L. Ray - A. H. Gregory
Near Relatives: husband: Robert Hicks, Vernon J. Hicks, James G. Hicks, Mrs. Martin Irwin - Indianapolis, IN, Mrs. Bulah Woodard, Mrs. Mary Key - Gallatin; sis: Mrs. Sarah Campbell Kennedy - Bowling Green; 11 grandchildren
Informant: Robert Hicks, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Henry F. Brazzell
Place of Death: Dist 6, Allen Co., Kentucky
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Jul 26, 1879
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 22, 1953
Age: 73 years 11 months
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Father: Henry T. Brazzell
Name of Mother: Alice Barber
Physician: Dr. Farris
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 23, 1953    1:30pm    Bush's Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Bush's Chapel
Near Relatives: Mrs. Hershel Caldwell, Adolphus, Kentucky

Name: Charles M. Howell
Place of Death: Dist 11, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Nov 4, 1892
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 3, 1953
Age: 60 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Father: Harris Howell
Name of Mother: Elizabeth Hammock
Physician: Dr. W. W. Roark
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 4, 1953    11am    Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Near Relatives: daug:  Mildred Howell; sis: Mrs. Campbell Dickens
Informant: Mildred Howell, Rt 1, Bethpage, Tennessee

Name: Houston White, Jr.
Place of Death: 162 W. Franklin, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Date of Birth: Jul 31, 1953
Date of Death: Aug 3, 1953
Age: 3 days
Name of Father: Huston White - Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Bobbie Jean Watson
Physician: Dr. Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 4, 1953    1:30pm
Name of Cemetery: Hartsville
Near Relatives: Mrs. George Watson, Mr. George Watson, Mr. Walter White
Informant: Mrs. Huston White, 162 W. Franklin St., Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Mamie Daniel
Place of Death: Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jan 8, 1913
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 9, 1953
Age: 40 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Willie Daniel - 66
Name of Father: Milton Lamb
Name of Mother: Alice Perdue
Physician: Dr. Loveless
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 10, 1953    2pm
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: John Burris
Informant: Milton Lamb

Name: Mrs Millie Parker Hassell
Place of Death: Dist 8, Hendersonville, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jun 9, 1893
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 4, 1953
Age: 60 years
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Father: Martin Watkins
Name of Mother: Mollie Joiner
Physician: Dr. Osbor
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 7, 1953    2:30pm    Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Mt. Olivet
Clergyman: Rev. Jones

Name: Robbie Linda Smith
Place of Death: Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Aug 15, 1953
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 17, 1953
Age: 2 days
Name of Father: Boyd Hodges
Name of Mother: Carry Ruth Smith
Physician: J. Frank Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 17, 1953
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin

Name: Lula Mae Kirby
Place of Death: Dist 3, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Aug 21, 1953
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 22, 1953
Age: 1 day
Name of Father: Homer Allen Kirby
Name of Mother: Helen Fitts
Physician: Dr. J. Frank Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 22, 1953
Name of Cemetery: Halls Chapel

Name: Henry Banks
Place of Death: Dist 10, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Oct 10, 1854
Birthplace: Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 25, 1953
Age: 98 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Lovie Banks
Name of Father: John Banks
Name of Mother: Kelly Bailey
Physician: Dr. J. F. Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 27, 1953    2pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Wallace
Clergyman: W. M. Johnson
Informant: John Banks, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Mattie Ida Barr
Place of Death: 423 Pardue St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Apr 21, 1887
Birthplace: Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 28, 1953
Age: 66 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Father: Ned Carr
Name of Mother: Mattie Ida Carr
Physician: Dr. J. F. Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 30, 1953    2pm    Church of God
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Sister Lula M. Swanson
Informant: Pammalla Carter, Old Hickory, Tennessee

Name: Laura Joyce Suddarth
Place of Death: Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Loveless
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Aug 31, 1953
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 31, 1953
Age: 1 day
Name of Father: Harold Douglas Suddarth
Name of Mother: Mary Smallwood
Physician: Dr. Loveless
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 31, 1953
Name of Cemetery: Old Brush

Name: John Burnley
Place of Death: Dist 9, 439 W. Eastland, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Oct 9, 1874
Birthplace: Virginia
Date of Death: Sep 2, 1953
Age: 78 years
Occupation: Laborer
Name of Father: Nathaniel Burnley
Name of Mother: Mary Jones
Physician: Dr. Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Sep 4, 1953    2pm    Keys Methodist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Rev. Stewart
Informant: Charley Burnley, 439 W. Eastland

Name: Miss Martha Pardue
Place of Death: LA
Date of Death: Sep 2, 1953
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Sep 4, 1953
Name of Cemetery: Douglas
Informant: Shipped to Gallatin

Name: Henry Cantrell
Place of Death: Rt 2, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Jul 11, 1876
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Sep 19, 1953
Age: 77 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Father: Henry Cantrell
Name of Mother: Julie Douglas
Physician: Dr. Troutt
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Sep 23, 1953    1pm    Peach Valley Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: family burial ground
Informant: Catherine Middleton, Rt 2, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Beard Sloan
Place of Death: Ft. Head, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Ft. Head
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Jun 20, 1877
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Sep 24, 1953
Age: 76 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Florence Sloan
Name of Father: Ki Sloan
Name of Mother: Emily Johnson
Physician: Knight
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Sep 25, 1953    10:30am    Pleasant Hill
Name of Cemetery: Pleasant Hill
Clergyman: Rev. Floyd Lambert
Near Relatives: Virgil Sloan (son)
Informant: Virgil Sloan

Name: Henry Willis
Place of Death: Dist 10, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Date of Birth: Oct 12, 1865
Birthplace: Tennessee
Date of Death: Sep 29, 1953
Age: 88 years 11 months
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Father: Andy Willis
Name of Mother: Lou Andrews
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Oct 1, 1953    2pm    Sanderson
Name of Cemetery: Sanderson
Clergyman: Bro. Cap Massey
Near Relatives: Mrs. Birtte Jones - Nashville, Nelson Willis, Mrs. Lillie Perrigo - Carthage; bro: Harve Willis - Red Boiling Springs, 1/2 Lon Willis - Hartsville
Informant: Mrs. Perrigo, Carthage, Tennessee

Name: Bates Gant
Place of Death: Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Sep 22, 1878
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Sep 30, 1953
Age: 75 years 8 days
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Doomie Barber Gant
Name of Father: Sidney Gant - North Carolina
Name of Mother: Delana Brown
Physician: Dr. Siminton
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Oct 2    Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Maple Hill
Near Relatives: Otis Gant - OH, Eula McCloud - Indianapolis, IN, Cordell Gant, Walden Gant - Portland, TN, Hollis Gant - Laughorne, PA; 3 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren
Informant: Mrs. Bates Gant, Portland, Tennessee

Name: Anna Lee Perdue
Place of Death: Ft. Head, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Ft. Head
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Sep 24, 1873
Birthplace: Montgomery Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct 6, 1953
Age: 80 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Mannie Perdue
Name of Father: Dave Alley
Name of Mother: Mary Noling
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Oct 8, 1953    2pm    Sengtown Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Neal
Clergyman: Rev. Vernon McGee
Near Relatives: son: Dave Perdue, Willie M. Perdue; bro: Marvin Alley, Melvin Alley - Montgomery Co., Tennessee
Informant: Dave Perdue, Portland

Name: John Starks
Place of Death: Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Aug 4, 1879
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct 10, 1953
Age: 74 years
Occupation: Laborer
Physician: Dr. Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Oct 12, 1953    2pm    Johnson Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Rev. Dave High
Informant: Mrs. Mary Starks, 410 E. Winchester

Name: Nellie Louise Sawyer
Place of Death: Dist 3, Enlow St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Mar 16, 1918
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct 14, 1953
Age: 35 years
Occupation: Housekeeper
Name of Father: John Sawyer
Name of Mother: Nettie Jones
Physician: J. F. Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Oct 15, 1953    2pm    Mt. Olive
Name of Cemetery: Mt. Olive
Clergyman: Jones
Informant: Lillie Rutherford, Hendersonville

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