Alexander Funeral Home Records

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

Source: Copies of Original Records

2nd April 1954 - 3rd October 1954

Name: Ernest Carter
Place of Death: 516 W. Eastland St., Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Colored
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Jul 11, 1889
Birthplace: Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Sep 17, 1954
Age: 65
Occupation: Mail Handler for L&N
Name of Father: Millard Carter - Macon Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Bell Ward - Macon Co., Tennessee
Physician: Riverside Santarium
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Sep 20, 1954    2pm    1st Baptist
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Rev. W. L. Shaw
Informant: Betty Lee Miller, Washington Park

Name: Martin Infant
Place of Death: Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Colored
Date of Birth: Apr 2, 1954
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 2, 1954
Name of Father: Lyman Martin
Name of Mother: Alberta Birdsong
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 3, 1954
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin

Name: Mrs. Sallie Kirkpatrick
Place of Death: 359 Red River Rd., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Jan 1, 1862
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 5, 1954
Age: 92 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Father: Barnett Kizer
Name of Mother: Ronda Patton
Physician: Dr. James Robert Troutt
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 6, 1954    2pm    Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Bro John Huffman
Near Relatives: son: Charlie Kirkpatrick - Hendersonville; daug: Mrs. Clara Horn - Horton, Colorado
Informant: Charlie Kirkpatrick, Hendersonville, Tennessee

Name: Channie Douglas
Place of Death: Dist 3, 334 Gray St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Colored, Female
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Apr 5, 1876
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 7, 1954
Age: 78 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Father: Billie Bracken
Name of Mother: Jennie Henley
Physician: J. F. Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 10, 1954    2pm    1st Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Rev. W. L. Shaw
Informant: Nettie S. Smith, Cincinnati, Ohio

Name: Elijah L. Burris
Place of Death: Dist 3, 231 Winchester, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Sep 11, 1883
Birthplace: Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 9, 1954
Age: 70 years
Occupation: Carpenter
Name of Spouse: Elizabeth Bolton Burris
Name of Father: Langford Burris
Name of Mother: Nannie McGee
Physician: Dr. Wallace
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 11, 1954    2pm    Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Bro Clark Cash
Near Relatives: daug: Mrs. Alvin Barnes - Gallatin, Mrs. Frances Bates - Chicago, IL; sons: Aaron, James, Miller Burris - Gallatin; William Burris - Owasso, OK; bro: John Burris - Gallatin; 15 grandchildren
Informant: Mrs. Alvin Barnes, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Hobert McGill
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Veterans
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Jan 1, 1897
Birthplace: Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 9, 1954
Age: 57 years
Occupation: Mail Clerk
Name of Father: Sam Womack
Name of Mother: Lizza A. McGill
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 12, 1954    Jehovah Church of God
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Bishop L. M. Swanson
Informant: Lizza M. McGill, 229 S. Trigg St., Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: James Malone
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Date of Birth: Nov 11, 1902
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 10, 1954
Age: 52 years
Occupation: Stockman
Name of Father: Charles Malone
Name of Mother: Florence Harper
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 13, 1954    2pm    Macedonia Church
Name of Cemetery: Macedonia
Clergyman: Rev. Jarrett

Name: Louis Gene Anglea
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: St. Thomas
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Apr 17, 1954
Birthplace: Davidson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 18, 1954
Age: 1 day
Name of Father: Jesse Anglea
Name of Mother: Dorothy Davenport
Physician: Dr. Santa Maria
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 19, 1954
Name of Cemetery: Anglea

Name: Julia Bullock
Place of Death: Dist 3, 248 E. Smith, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Oct 15, 1878
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 20, 1954
Age: 75 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Father: Joe Douglas, Sr.
Name of Mother: Nancy Hudson
Physician: Dr. W. M. Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 23, 1954    2pm    Johnson Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Henry Taylor - Rev. W. L. Shaw
Near Relatives: son: John Douglas - Gallatin
Informant: John Douglas, 248 E. Smith St., Gallatin

Name: James L. Maredock
Place of Death: North Carolina
Hospital: Veterans
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jan 12, 1890
Birthplace: Tennessee
Date of Death: Apr 22, 1954
Age: 64 years
Occupation: Plummer
Name of Spouse: Mrs. Fannie Maredock
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 25, 1954    2pm    Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Bro. H. L. Armstead
Near Relatives: wife: Mrs. Fannie Maredock; son: Raymond Maredock - Gallatin
Informant: Raymond, Maredock, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Morris Witherspoon
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Central State
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Death: Apr 27, 1954
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Apr 30, 1954    10:30am    Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin

Name: Dellia B. Malone
Place of Death: Lexington, Kentucky
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Date of Death: Apr 26, 1954
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 2, 1954    2pm    Keys Methodist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Near Relatives: mother: Mary McCaddion; sis: Dora Hodges, Julia Humphrey - Gallatin

Name: Johnnie Odell Glover
Place of Death: Dist 3, 130 Robbins Place, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male 
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Aug 25, 1915
Birthplace: Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 1, 1954
Age: 38 years
Occupation: Disabled Veteran
Name of Spouse: Elizabeth Glover
Name of Father: Robert Odell Glover
Name of Mother: Georgia Stewart
Physician: Dr. J. F. Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 2, 1954    2pm     Johnson Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Rev. Farley & High
Informant: Mrs. Elizabeth Glover, 130 Robbins Place, Gallatin

Name: David Monroe McCormick
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Mid State
Color, Sex: White, Male
Date of Birth: May 14, 1954
Birthplace: Davidson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 15, 1954
Name of Father: Jim McCormick
Name of Mother: Rosie Johnson
Physician: Dr. Huddleston
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 15, 1954    3pm    Mt. Vernon
Name of Cemetery: Mt. Vernon

Name: Nannie Sweat
Place of Death: Dist 1, Castalian Springs, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Married
Birthplace: Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 5, 1954
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Father: Charlie Bridgewater
Name of Mother: Lucy
Physician: Dr. Farris
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 7, 1954    2pm    Belotes Bend
Name of Cemetery: Sweat Farm
Clergyman: Rev. H. L. Tolliver
Informant: Mrs. Irene McClellan, Nashville, Tennessee

Name: Henry Robert Hunt
Place of Death: Coles Ferry, Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar 30, 1879
Birthplace: Wilson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 23, 1954
Age: 75 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Willie Cockes Hunt
Name of Father: Hardwell Hunt
Name of Mother: Mary Kennedy
Physician: Dr. Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 24, 1954    3:30pm    Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Hall C. Crowder
Near Relatives: child: Mrs. Keller Anderson, Mrs. R. S. Edmonds, Harold Hunt, Mrs. Irvin Dorris, Edwin Hunt, Will Allen Hunt - Gallatin; bro: George Hunt - Cleveland, OH, Joe Hunt - Mt. Juliet, Everett Hunt - Lebanon; sis: Mrs. Sidney Smith - Lebanon; 9 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild
Informant: Mrs. Dick Edmonds

Name: Bethel Cherry
Place of Death: Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Loveless
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jan 17, 1896
Birthplace: Clay Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 27, 1954
Age: 58 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Father: Bergen Cherry
Name of Mother: Mary E. Simms
Physician: Dr. James R. Troutt
Date, Time, Place of Service:  May 28, 1954    2pm    Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Crestview
Clergyman: Bro V. R. Richards - J. Harding
Near Relatives: Mrs. Beulah Attric Cherry; daug: Mrs. B. H. Mullinix - Indianapolis, IN, Mrs. Jack Keith - Gallatin, Mrs. Clayton Pepper - Madison, Mrs. Lindsey S. Flannagan - Indianapolis, IN; son: Don H. Cherry U.S. Army - Reba Dale Cherry - Castalian Springs; ? Cherry, Fay Louis Cherry - Polly Ruth Cherry; Ray S. Cherry; father: Bergen Cherry; sis: Mrs. Guy Birdwell;  7 grandchildren

Name: Elijha F. Hall
Place of Death: Dist 9, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Mar 3, 1919
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: May 31, 1954
Age: 35 years
Occupation: Chauffer
Name of Father: Frank Hall
Name of Mother: Lelia M. Garrett
Physician: Dr. Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 3, 1954    2pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Tolliver
Near Relatives: mother: Mrs. Lelia M. Hall
Informant: Lelia M. Hall, Rt 1, Box 48, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: William Thornton Sherron
Place of Death: Dist 17, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Nov 17, 1873
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 7, 1954
Age: 80 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Father: Tom Sherron
Name of Mother: Elizabeth Perdue
Physician: Dr. Siminton
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 8, 1954    2pm    Rock Bridge Church
Name of Cemetery: Rock Bridge
Clergyman: Bro Arthur Stinston (?)
Near Relatives: Cecil Sherron, Raleigh Sherron, Walter Sherron, Mrs. Erby Duncan, Mrs. Virgil Sloan - Bethpage, Watson Sherron, Mrs. Owen Strother - Gallatin, Mrs. William Martin - Louisville, KY; 17 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren

Name: Louise Gwin Northcross
Place of Death: E. Main St., Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Giles 
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Oct 18, 1904
Birthplace: Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 8, 1954
Age: 50 years
Name of Father: Jesse Gwin
Name of Mother: Ola Lee
Physician: Dr. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 10, 1954    10am    Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Mt. Olivet
Clergyman: Bro John Huffman
Near Relatives: Mrs. Nelle Hager, Mrs. J. D. Puryear - Nashville (aunt), Jim Gwin - Hartsville, Charles Gwin - WA, Mrs. Mamie Wright - Hartsville, Mrs. Pearl Dunn - Nashville
Informant: Barbara Gilpatrick, Hartsville, Tennessee

Name: Lucy C. Turner
Place of Death: 184 S. Maple Ave., Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Mar 8, 1890
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 7, 1954
Age: 64 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Father: Bonyie Chambers
Name of Mother: Jennie Beasley
Physician: Dr. J. F. Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 10, 1954    2pm    St. James Baptist Church - Hartsville
Name of Cemetery: Durham Chapel
Clergyman: Lawson Parker
Informant: Geneva Bartlett, 517 N. Blythe St., Gallatin

Name: Walter Allen Bailey
Place of Death: Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Date of Birth: Apr 3, 1898
Birthplace: Jackson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 15, 1954
Age: 56 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Spouse: Lassie Bailey
Name of Father: Henry Bailey
Name of Mother: Mandy Finn
Physician: Dr. Simonton
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 17, 1954    2pm    Bush's Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Bush's Chapel
Near Relatives: wife; sis: Rosie Johnson - Glasgow, KY, Cleo Moore - Nashville, Mary Maten (?) - Jackson County; bro: Herman, Hubert, Rad, Bedford Bailey - Jackson County, Comer Bailey - Nashville; child:  Louise, Ralph, Walter Bailey - Detroit, MI

Name: Zula May Powers
Place of Death: New Mexico - Auto Accident
Color, Sex: White, Female
Date of Birth: 1908
Birthplace: Macon Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jun 30, 1954
Age: 46 years
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 6, 1954    11am    Willete
Name of Cemetery: Willete
Near Relatives: Sis: Lula Belton

Name: Robert Lee Allen, Sr.
Place of Death: Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jul 8, 1878
Birthplace: Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 7, 1954
Age: 75 years 11 months
Occupation: Restaurant Business
Name of Spouse: Ponie Brooks Allen
Name of Father: Billy Allen
Name of Mother: Clarkie Gregory
Physician: Dr. W. M. Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 9, 1954    1pm    home
Name of Cemetery: Crestview
Clergyman: R. D. Brooks - Webb Allen
Near Relatives: Mrs. Parie Brooks Allen, Elner Allen, Carl Allen, Robert Allen, Jr. - Gallatin, Lewis Allen - Dallas, TX, Delia Allen - Dayton, OH, Mrs. Ruth Randall - Tuscumbia, AL; 10 grandchildren; bro: Dave Allen - Lafayette; sis: Mrs. Mandy McClard

Name: Ernestine E. Lyman
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Vanderbilt
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Jul 28, 1919
Birthplace: Maury Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 5, 1954
Age: 34 years
Occupation: Bakery Worker
Name of Father: E?gene Lyman
Name of Mother: Roberta Smith
Physician: Guy Owens
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 8, 1954    2pm    Johnson Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Dan High
Informant: Eunice Earl, 708 N. Rose, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Name: Ernest Lee Turner
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Aug 8, 1952
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 7, 1954
Age: 23 months
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 9, 1954    Durham Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Durham Chapel
Clergyman: Bro Farley
Informant: Minnie Turner, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Jack Sweat
Place of Death: Indianapolis, Indiana
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Death: Jun 18, 1954
Age: 66 years
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jun 23, 1954

Name: Ruth Campbell Davidson
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Death: Jul 3, 1954
Age: 53 years
Name of Spouse: A. E. Davidson
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 5, 1954
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Near Relatives: bro: William Jones, parents: Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Jones - Gallatin

Name: Danny Eugene Adams
Place of Death: Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Gallatin
Color, Sex: White, Male
Date of Birth: Jul 11, 1954
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 11, 1954
Name of Father: Daniel Adams
Name of Mother: Imogene King
Physician: Dr. Wallace
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 12, 1954    1pm
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Clark Cash
Informant: Daniel Adams

Name: Joe Walker
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: General
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Aug 3, 1929
Birthplace: Wilson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 11, 1954
Age: 24 years
Occupation: Farmer
Name of Father: Joe Walker - Wilson Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Rachel Bates
Physician: Dr. Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 14, 1954    2pm    Odom Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Odom
Clergyman: G. W. Farley

Name: Mrs. Mary Adele Byran
Place of Death: Lexington, Kentucky
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: 1863
Date of Death: Jul 14, 1954
Age: 87 years
Occupation: Housewife
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 15, 1954    2:30pm    Saundersville
Name of Cemetery: Bryan
Informant: Mrs. Henry Reed, 605 Highlawn Dr., Lexington, Kentucky

Name: Patsy L. McMurry
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Vanderbilt
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Sep 28, 1953
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 15, 1954
Age: 22 months
Name of Father: Jimmy McMurry
Name of Mother: Aleva Godner
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 17, 1954    2pm    home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Sister Swanson
Informant: 150 Enlow St., Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Lena Brazell Griffin
Place of Death: Gallatin, Dist 9, Rt 4, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Feb 13, 1878
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 18, 1954
Age: 76 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: H. L. Griffin
Name of Father: Henry T. Brazell
Name of Mother: Elizabeth Bunch
Physician: Dr. C. D. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 19, 1954    2:30pm    Union Hill Church of Christ
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Bro J. G. Slate - J. B. Gaither
Near Relatives: Mrs. L. E. Lacy - Gallatin; sis: Mrs. John McCullough; bro: E. T. Brazell - Oil City, LA, O. D. Brazell & O. H. Brazell - Nashville; 10 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren
Informant: Mrs. L. E. Lacy, Rt 4, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Mary Margaret Flippin
Place of Death: Dist 3, 213 Trigg, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Mar 6, 1878
Birthplace: Maury Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 20, 1954
Age: 76 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Father: Anthony Sanders - Columbia
Name of Mother: Matilda Lockridge
Physician: Dr. Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 23, 1954
Name of Cemetery: Greenwood
Informant: John D. Flippin, 213 Trigg St.

Name: Amanda McMurry
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Hubbard
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Jul 26, 1954
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Jul 29, 1954
Age: 2 days
Name of Father: Jimmy McMurry
Name of Mother: Aleva Godner
Physician: Dr. R. T. Smith
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Jul 30, 1954    3:30pm
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Informant: Jimmy McMurry, 150 Enlow St.

Name: Avie D. Gray
Place of Death: Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Jun 30, 1894
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 1, 1954
Age: 60 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Father: B. S. Crowder
Name of Mother: Martha Branham
Physician: Dr. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 3, 1954    2pm    Alexander Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Rock Bridge
Clergyman: Bro F. W. Lambert - W. R. Overton
Near Relatives: Emory Gray, Bonnie Mai Moncrief - Gallatin; sis: Onie Russell - Goodlettsville, Mrs. Follis Brown - Gallatin; bro: Frank Crowder, Michael Crowder - Gallatin, Douglas Crowder - Nashville; 2 grandchildren
Informant: Emory Gray, Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Martha Jane Patterson
Place of Death: Rt 2, Dist 11, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Feb 29, 1876
Birthplace: Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 6, 1954
Age: 78 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: John Patterson
Name of Father: Jim Leath
Name of Mother: Mary Jane Jones
Physician: Dr. Beasley
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 8, 1954    1pm    Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Patterson
Clergyman: Calvin Gregory
Near Relatives: Mrs. Virgie Russell - Gallatin, Mrs. Everett West, Mrs. G. C. Bryant - Nashville, Mrs. Clyde Grizzle - Gallatin, Richard Patterson - Lafayette, Charlie Patterson - Carthage, Johnnie Patterson - Bethpage; bro: Charlie Leath - Bethpage, Johnnie Leath - Pleasant Shade; sis Leatha Gammons - Bowling Green, KY, Della Gregory - Lafayette, Ella Porter - Mt. Juliet
Informant: Mrs. Clyde Grizzell, Rt 2, Gallatin

Name: Harriett Payne Johnson
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: St. Thomas
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Feb 12, 1905
Birthplace: Robertson Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 8, 1954
Age: 49 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Britt Johnson
Name of Father: David Adam Payne
Name of Mother: Emma Funk
Physician: Dr. Carter
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 9, 1954    2pm    Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Near Relatives: Madison Payne - Evansville, IN, David Payne Johnson

Name: Mrs. Fannie Tolliver
Place of Death: Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Mar 1, 1873
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 7, 1954
Age: 81 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Father: Jim Dickerson
Physician: Dr. Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 9, 1954    2pm    Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: W. L. Shaw
Informant: Mrs. Sadie Gwyn, 504 W. Eastland, Gallatin

Name: Joan Humphrey
Place of Death: Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: May 15, 1954
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 8, 1954
Age: 2 months 23 days
Name of Father: Calvin Turner
Name of Mother: Della Humphrey
Physician: Dr. Laird
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 9, 1954    11pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Lawson Parker
Informant: Della Humphrey, 112 Mill St., Gallatin

Name: Gloria Diane Watson
Place of Death: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Vanderbilt
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Feb 3, 1953
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 20, 1954
Age: 18 months
Name of Father: George Watson
Name of Mother: Minnie Finn
Physician: Dr. Kenneth Jacobs
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 21, 1954    1:30pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Bradley
Clergyman: Charles Garrett
Informant: George Watson, W. Franklin St.

Name: Willa Myers
Place of Death: Dist 1, Castalian Springs, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Nov 2, 1885
Birthplace: Smith Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 19, 1954
Age: 68 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Father: West Haile
Name of Mother: Mary Boyers
Physician: Dr. Roark
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 21, 1954    1pm    Harrison Hill
Name of Cemetery: Harrison Hill
Informant: Delia Link, Castalian Springs, Tennessee

Name: Robert Lowe
Place of Death: 239 N. Blythe, Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Apr 6, 1907
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 23, 1954
Age: 47 years
Occupation: Laborer
Name of Father: John W. Lowe
Name of Mother: Lillie Williams
Physician: Dr. Dedman
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 26, 1954    2pm    at home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: Rev. Hayden
Informant: Lula Douglas, 239 N. Blythe St., Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Ophina McCullough
Place of Death: Dist 14, Rt 1, Ft. Head, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Jun 2, 1890
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Aug 26, 1954
Age: 64 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Jess McCullough
Name of Father: Richard Baskerville
Name of Mother: Alice Taylor
Physician: Dr. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 28, 1954    2pm    Bush Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Bush's Chapel
Clergyman: Ralph Kidd
Near Relatives: Mr. Jess McCullough, Mrs. Bertha Key - Ft. Head, Mrs. Elsie Smallwood, Mrs. Freda Roach - Gallatin, William McCullough, Jim McCullough - Ft. Head, Ray McCullough - Indianapolis, IN, 5 grandchildren; bro: William Baskerville, Tom Baskerville - Ft Head; 1 great grandchild

Name: Dave Franklin
Place of Death: Gray St., Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Nov 23, 1898
Date of Death: Aug 26, 1954
Age: 55 years
Occupation: Laborer
Name of Father: John Franklin
Name of Mother: Ardelia Malone
Physician: C.  Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Aug 29, 1954    2pm    Johnson Funeral Home
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Informant: Ernest Franklin, Gray St., Gallatin, Tennessee

Name: Ninnie Bell Pike
Place of Death: Dist 3, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Dr. Giles
Color, Sex: White, Female
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Jun 22, 1880
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Sep 10, 1954
Age: 74 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Father: John Wix
Name of Mother: Meade Wix
Physician: Dr. Giles
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Sep 12, 1954    2pm    Westmoreland Church of Christ
Name of Cemetery: Pike
Near Relatives: Harry Pike - Westmoreland, Rajah Pike - Gallatin, Mrs. Mae Raines - Westmoreland, Joe Pike - Miami, FL; Brodie Pike - Somerset, KY, Nelle Russell - Portland, Dean Pike - Westmoreland, Frances Headricks - Newport, KY; 11 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren

Name: Tillie Carey
Place of Death: St. Louis, Missouri
Color, Sex: Negro, Female
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Sep 9, 1954
Age: 43 years
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Sep 4, 1954    2pm
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin

Name: Ernest L. Carter
Place of Death: Davidson Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Riverside Sanitarium
Color, Sex: Negro, Male
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Jul 11, 1889
Birthplace: Trousdale Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Sep 17, 1954
Age: 65 years
Occupation: L & N Railroad
Name of Father: Millard Carter - Macon Co., Tennessee
Name of Mother: Bell Waid - Macon Co., Tennessee
Physician: Dr. D. W. Harrison
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Sep 20, 1954    2pm    1st Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman: W. L. Shaw
Informant: Bettie Lee Miller, Washington Park

Name: John L. Shackleford
Place of Death: Dist 14, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Hospital: Chestnut Hill Sanitarium
Color, Sex: White, Male
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Death: Sep 19, 1954

Name: Ellie L. Barr Ward
Place of Death: Dist 10, Sumner Co., Tennessee
Color, Sex: White, Female
Date of Birth: Aug 13, 1873
Birthplace: Sumner Co., Tennessee
Date of Death: Oct 3, 1954
Age: 81 years
Occupation: Housewife
Name of Spouse: Jay. O. Ward
Name of Father: Bernice B. Barr
Name of Mother: Mary Laura Alexander
Physician: Dr. Frist
Date, Time, Place of Service:  Oct 4, 1954    2:30pm    Shiloh Presbyterian Church
Name of Cemetery: Shiloh
Clergyman: Robert Cuthill
Near Relatives: Dr. Richard Barr, Mary Laura Buchanan
Informant: Mary Laura Buchanan, Forest Hill Apt., Nashville, Tennessee

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