Alexander Funeral Home Records
Transcribed and submitted by: Linda Carpenter
Source: Copies of Original Records
19th January 1961 - 31 December 1961
Full Name: Hattie Belle Dorris
Date of Death: Jan 19, 1961
Place of Death:
Birthplace:
Date of Birth:
Age: 83
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: widowed
Occupation: domestic
Name of Spouse: Dr. Wm. B. Dorris (deceased)
Name of Father: Captain Henry Paris Jones
Maiden Name of Mother: Elizabeth Gideon
Physician: Dr. Hubbard, Nashville, TN
Informant: Elizabeth Dorris, Henderville,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Jan 21, 1961, 11 am,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman:
Information: Loyd R. Dorris
Full Name: Hugh Lawrence Griffin
Date of Death: Jan 20, 1961
Place of Death: Central State Hospital
Birthplace: Wilson Co., TN
Date of Birth: May 11, 1882
Age: 78
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: widowed
Occupation: farmer
Name of Spouse:
Name of Father: Ben Griffin
Maiden Name of Mother: Betty Rains
Physician:
Informant: Mrs. Elizabeth Lacy, Gallatin, TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Jan 22, 1961, 2 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman:
Information: R. H. Brazzell
Full Name: Robert Joseph Guthrie
Date of Death: Jan 21, 1961
Place of Death: Giles Clinic
Birthplace: Davidson Co., TN
Date of Birth: Apr 22, 1891
Age: 69
Color, Sex:
Marital Status: married
Occupation: retired laundry operator
Name of Spouse:
Name of Father: R. T. Guthrie
Maiden Name of Mother: Anna Crutz
Physician: Dr. C. D. Giles
Informant: Mrs. Irene Guthrie (Mrs. R.
J. Guthrie), Gallatin, TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Jan 23, 1961, 10:30
am, chapel
Name of Cemetery: Crestview
Clergyman:
Information: Note at the top of this record: "First funeral in new home."
Full Name: Albert Schell Smith
Date of Death: Jan 28, 1961
Place of Death: Mooresville, IN
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN
Date of Birth: Jun 24, 1902
Age: 58-7-4
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation:
Name of Spouse: Ida Smith
Name of Father: John Smith
Maiden Name of Mother: Martha Ann Phillips
Physician:
Informant: Mrs. Ida Smith, Mooresville, IN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Feb 1, 1961, 2 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: William Henry Carpenter
Date of Death: Feb 10, 1961
Place of Death: Sumner Co. Hospital
Birthplace: Sturbridge, Mass.
Date of Birth: Oct 1868
Age: 92
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: widowed
Occupation: farmer
Name of Spouse: Margaret Monroe
Name of Father: Henry M. Carpenter
Maiden Name of Mother: Sophronia Fuller
Physician: Dr. Troutt
Informant: Hugh Carpenter, Gallatin,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Feb 13, 1961, Hastings,
NE
Name of Cemetery: Parkview, Hastings, Neb.
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Herley Merton Gammon
Date of Death: Feb 17, 1961
Place of Death: V. A. Hospital
Birthplace: Macon Co., TN
Date of Birth: Dec 22, 1890
Age: 70-1-25
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: farmer
Name of Spouse:
Name of Father: Billy Gammon
Maiden Name of Mother: Jane Duffey
Physician:
Informant: Mrs. Annie M. Gammon, Hendersonville, TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Feb 19, 1961, 2 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman:
Information: Y. B. Davenport, Myrtha M. Gammon
Full Name: Ada Eveline Carmon
Date of Death: Feb 24, 1961
Place of Death: residence, Portland, TN
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN
Date of Birth: Aug 26, 1886
Age: 74-5-28
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: domestic
Name of Spouse: Bailey Carmon
Name of Father: Jim Simpson
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Bradley
Physician: Dr. Simenton
Informant: Mrs. Ada Carmon, Portland,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Feb 25, 1961, 11 am,
Pleasant Hill
Name of Cemetery: Pleasant Hill, Sumner Co., TN
Clergyman:
Information: Bailey Carmon
Full Name: William Clifton Gregory
Date of Death: Feb 28, 1961
Place of Death: Jones St., Gallatin, TN
Birthplace: Smith Co., TN
Date of Birth: Feb 16, 1910
Age: 51
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: farmer
Name of Spouse: Rubye Wilburn
Name of Father: John S. Gregory
Maiden Name of Mother: Clara Russell
Physician: Dr. C. D. Giles
Informant: Mrs. Rubye Gregory, Gallatin,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Mar 1, 1961, 11 am,
West End Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Crestview
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Bessie M. Parker
Date of Death: Feb 28, 1961
Place of Death: Indianapolis, IN
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN
Date of Birth:
Age: 66
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: domestic
Name of Spouse: Thomas Parker
Name of Father: George T. Conyer
Maiden Name of Mother: Susan Dempsey
Physician:
Informant:
Date, Time, Place of Service: Mar 2, 1961, 2 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Crestview
Clergyman:
Information: Mrs. Hurles Keen
Full Name: Lillie Bell Casteel
Date of Death: Mar 1, 1961
Place of Death: Highland Hospital
Birthplace: Macon Co., TN
Date of Birth: Mar 11, 1886
Age: 74-11-20
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: widowed
Occupation: domestic
Name of Spouse:
Name of Father: Jody Whittemore
Maiden Name of Mother: Florence Duffer
Physician: Dr. Dettis, Portland, TN
Informant: Goldman Sircy, Portland, TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Mar 3, 1961, 2 pm, Fairfield
M. E. Church
Name of Cemetery: Fairfield
Clergyman:
Information: Oscar Sircy, Willie B. Spears, Susie Stinson
Full Name: Mary Cordelia Vaughan
Date of Death: Mar 4, 1961
Place of Death: Gallatin Nursing Home
Birthplace: Trousdale Co., TN
Date of Birth: Jun 1, 1877
Age: 83-9-3
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: single
Occupation: nursing
Name of Spouse:
Name of Father: George W. Vaughan
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Jeffreys
Physician: Dr. Dedman
Informant: Jennie Vaughan, Gallatin,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Mar 6, 1961, 2 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Hartsville, Trousdale Co., TN
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Mary Jane Lewis
Date of Death: Mar 7, 1961
Place of Death: Nevada Ave., Nashville, TN
Birthplace: DeKalb Co., TN
Date of Birth: May 27, 1872
Age: 88-9-10
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: widowed
Occupation: domestic
Name of Spouse: James D. Lewis (deceased)
Name of Father: Marion Love
Maiden Name of Mother: Maggie White
Physician:
Informant: Mrs. Minnie Kent, Nevada Ave., Nashville, TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Mar 8, 1961, 2 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Spring Hill, Davidson Co., TN
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Wilburn Durham Johnson
Date of Death: Mar 11, 1961
Place of Death: Bethpage, TN
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN
Date of Birth: Dec 10, 1884
Age: 76-3-1
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: farmer
Name of Spouse: Nancy Parker
Name of Father: Austin Johnson
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Harper
Physician: Dr. Robert Moore
Informant: James E. Johnson, Bethpage,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Mar 13, 1961, 2 pm,
Mt. Vernon M. E. Church
Name of Cemetery: Mt. Vernon
Clergyman:
Information: Leslie Johnson, Annie Johnson, Cleo Johnson, Joe Johnson, Alfred
Johnson, Ruby L. Johnson
Full Name: Nellie May White
Date of Death: Mar 14, 1961
Place of Death: residence, Portland, TN
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN
Date of Birth: Apr 20, 1894
Age: 66-10-24
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: domestic
Name of Spouse: Arthur White
Name of Father: Morgan Suttle
Maiden Name of Mother: Elizabeth Briley
Physician: Dr. Simenton, Portland, TN
Informant: Mrs. William Claibourn, Castalian
Springs, TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Mar 15, 1961, 3 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Old Brush
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Evia Nunley
Date of Death: Mar 14, 1961
Place of Death: residence, Gallatin, TN
Birthplace: Jackson Co., TN
Date of Birth: Apr 21, 1927
Age: 43-11-3
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: domestic
Name of Spouse: Fred Nunley
Name of Father: Clay Rush
Maiden Name of Mother: Allie E. Allen
Physician: Dr. Cowden
Informant: Fred Nunley, Gallatin, TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Mar 16, 1961, 10 am,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Wallace Thurman
Date of Death: Apr 10, 1961
Place of Death: McFarland Hospital
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN
Date of Birth: Aug 15, 1888
Age: 72
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: farmer
Name of Spouse:
Name of Father: W. W. Thurman
Maiden Name of Mother: Maggie Carter
Physician: Dr. Sam McFarland, Lebanon, TN
Informant: John W. Thurman, Bethpage,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Apr 11, 1961, 2 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Bethpage
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Nora Ann Braswell
Date of Death: Apr 15, 1961
Place of Death: Sumner Memorial Hospital
Birthplace: Overton Co., TN
Date of Birth: Sep 11, 1897
Age: 63-7-4
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: widowed
Occupation: domestic
Name of Spouse: Hubert Braswell (deceased)
Name of Father: Tom Gunnels
Maiden Name of Mother:
Physician: Dr. Stephenson
Informant: Wendell Braswell, Gallatin,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Apr 17, 1961, 11 am,
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Bethleham, Allen Co., KY
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: James Wiley Fuqua
Date of Death: Apr 19, 1961
Place of Death: Giles Clinic
Birthplace: Jackson Co., TN
Date of Birth: Oct 3, 1891
Age: 69-6-16
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: farmer
Name of Spouse: Ethel Thurman
Name of Father: George Fuqua
Maiden Name of Mother: Sarah Flatt
Physician: Dr. Giles
Informant: Mrs. Ethel Fuqua, Bethpage,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Apr 20, 1961, 2 pm,
Bledsoe Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Bethpage
Clergyman:
Information: Roscoe Fuqua
Full Name: Allen Dempsey
Date of Death: Apr 19, 1961
Place of Death: Sumner Co. Hospital
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN
Date of Birth: Jul 1, 1897
Age: 63-9-18
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: farmer
Name of Spouse: Eva Dempsey
Name of Father: George L. Dempsey
Maiden Name of Mother: Lelia Head
Physician: Dr. Charles M. Gillit, Hendersonville, TN
Informant: Carrie Copeland, Hendersonville,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Apr 21, 1961, 10 am,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Crestview
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Annie Drucilla Hastings
Date of Death: Apr 25, 1961
Place of Death: residence. Liberty Lane, Sumner Co.,
TN
Birthplace: Smith Co., TN
Date of Birth: Jun 4, 1871
Age: 89
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: widowed
Occupation: domestic
Name of Spouse: Robert Hastings (deceased)
Name of Father: Johnnie Clark
Maiden Name of Mother: Lorana Ligon
Physician: Dr. Giles
Informant: George Hastings, Gallatin,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Apr 27, 1961, 1:30 pm,
Gladdice
Name of Cemetery: Mabry, Jackson Co., TN
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Effie Adeline McDonald
Date of Death: Apr 30, 1961
Place of Death: Sumner Co. Memorial
Birthplace: Macon Co., TN
Date of Birth: Mar 14, 1882
Age: 79-1-16
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: domestic
Name of Spouse: E. L. McDonald
Name of Father: Ira Meador
Maiden Name of Mother: Sue Woodmore
Physician: Dr. Stephenson
Informant: Cordell McDonald, Gallatin,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: May 1, 1961, 2:30 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Crestview
Clergyman:
Information: Ed McDonald
Full Name: Winnie Darlene Mimms
Date of Death: May 2, 1961
Place of Death: Le Bon Heur Hospital, Memphis
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN
Date of Birth: Jan 21, 1958
Age: 3-3-11
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status:
Occupation:
Name of Spouse:
Name of Father: Emmitt Mimms
Maiden Name of Mother: Evelyn Cauley
Physician:
Informant: Emmitt Mimms, 679 Ann St., Gallatin, TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: May 4, 1961, 1:30 pm,
First Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Crestview
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Daisy Smith
Date of Death: May 10, 1961
Place of Death: residence, Cottontown
Birthplace: Overton Co., TN
Date of Birth: Sep 16, 1883
Age: 77-7-24
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: widowed
Occupation: domestic
Name of Spouse: Rufus Smith
Name of Father: William Smith
Maiden Name of Mother: Fannie Wiseman
Physician: Dr. Blackshear
Informant: Mrs. Thomas P. Staone, Cottontown,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: May 11, 1961, 2 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Smith, Jackson Co., TN
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Richard Carter
Date of Death: May 18, 1961
Place of Death: Nashville General
Birthplace: Trousdale Co., TN
Date of Birth: Aug 15, 1887
Age: 72-9-3
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: retired Co. Highway Dept.
Name of Spouse: Annie Carter
Name of Father: William Carter
Maiden Name of Mother: Mattie Bugg
Physician: Dr. Bennison, Nashville
Informant: Arthur Carter, Bethpage, TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: May 20, 1961, chapel
Name of Cemetery: Bethpage
Clergyman:
Information: Dennis Carter
Full Name: Bertie Ray Ryan Brown
Date of Death: May 29, 1961
Place of Death: Giles Clinic
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN
Date of Birth: May 11, 1903
Age: 58-0-18
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: domestic
Name of Spouse: Edgar Brown
Name of Father: James W. Ryan
Maiden Name of Mother: Carolyn Phillips
Physician: Dr. Webster
Informant: Edgar Brown, Maple St., Gallatin,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: May 31, 1961, 2 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Crestview
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Willie Nickolas Graves
Date of Death: Jun 1, 1961
Place of Death: residence, Gallatin, TN
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN
Date of Birth: Aug 27, 1877
Age: 83-9-4
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: Railroad
Name of Spouse: Bertha Troutt
Name of Father: Jerry Allen Graves
Maiden Name of Mother: Nancy Harper
Physician: Dr. Wallace
Informant: James Smith, Gallatin, Sumner
Co., TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Jun 3, 1961, 10:30 am
Name of Cemetery: Crestview
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: James Hickman Nichols
Date of Death: Jun 6, 1961
Place of Death: Community Hospital
Birthplace: Houston Co., TN
Date of Birth: Nov 3, 1882
Age: 78-7-3
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: Painter
Name of Spouse: Christine Bishop
Name of Father: Joseph H. Nichols
Maiden Name of Mother: Judy Ross
Physician: Dr. Robert Moore
Informant: Mrs. Christine Nichols
Date, Time, Place of Service: Jun 8, 1961, 11 am,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Crestview
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Mary Louise McMurtry
Date of Death: Jun 7, 1961
Place of Death: Sumner Co. Memorial
Birthplace: Macon Co., TN
Date of Birth: Apr 16, 1914
Age: 47
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: domestic
Name of Spouse: David McMurtry
Name of Father: Idle Cothron
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Sullivan
Physician: Dr. Wallace
Informant: Daniel McMurtry, Castalian
Springs, TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Jun 9, 1961, 2 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Roy Cecil Keisling
Date of Death: Jun 13, 1961
Place of Death: near residence, 3rd District
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN
Date of Birth: Oct 15, 1934
Age: 26
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: farmer
Name of Spouse: Lucy McGlothlin
Name of Father: W. H. Keisling
Maiden Name of Mother: Bessie Mae Armstead
Physician: Dr. Dedman
Informant: Lucy McGlothlin Keisling,
Gallatin, TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Jun 14, 1961, 2 pm,
Douglas Chapel
Name of Cemetery: Crestview
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Otha Lillard Gregory
Date of Death: Jun 18, 1961
Place of Death: Woodburn, KY
Birthplace: Macon Co., TN
Date of Birth: Sep 14, 1893
Age: 67
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: farmer
Name of Spouse: Lillie Tuck
Name of Father: Wyllie Clemmon Gregory
Maiden Name of Mother: Amanda Jane Cothron
Physician: Dr. Beasley, Franklin, KY
Informant: Arnett Gregory, Gallatin,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Jun 20, 1961, 2 pm,
Sycamore Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Gregory Family, Smith Co., TN
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Jesse Edgar McWhirter
Date of Death: Jun 19, 1961
Place of Death: Sumner Co. Memorial
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN
Date of Birth: Apr 2, 1890
Age: 71
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: widowed
Occupation: Railroad
Name of Spouse:
Name of Father: Samuel E. McWhirter
Maiden Name of Mother: Johnson
Physician: Dr. Wallace
Informant: William McWhirter, Gallatin,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Jun 20, 1961, 2 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman:
Information: Willie A. McWhirter
Full Name: Lois Fredrick McKinney
Date of Death: Jun 20, 1961
Place of Death: Owensboro, KY
Birthplace: Greenville, KY
Date of Birth: Sep 30, 1923
Age: 37-8-20
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: carpenter
Name of Spouse:
Name of Father: Murphy McKinney
Maiden Name of Mother: Ethel McKinney
Physician:
Informant: Mrs. Royce Wix McKinney, Nashville, TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Jun 22, 1961, 2 pm,
West End Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Crestview
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Brawner Elkin Wooten
Date of Death: Jul 15, 1961
Place of Death: Giles Clinic
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN
Date of Birth: Jun 27, 1893
Age: 68
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status:
Occupation: Billiard Hall operator
Name of Spouse:
Name of Father: B. W. Wooten
Maiden Name of Mother: Lucy Elkins
Physician: Dr. Webster
Informant: Mattie Gibson Wooten, Gallatin,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Jul 17, 1961, 11 am,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Melissia Odel Atchley
Date of Death: Jul 27, 1961
Place of Death: residence, Red River Road
Birthplace: KY
Date of Birth: Feb 23, 1878
Age: 83
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: widowed
Occupation: domestic
Name of Spouse: G. V. Atchley (deceased)
Name of Father: James Odle
Maiden Name of Mother: Louise Boone
Physician: Dr. Dedman
Informant: Mrs. James Hancock, Lebanon,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Jul 28, 1961, 4 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman:
Information: Mrs. Redmon Hancock
Full Name: Henry Thomas Chandler
Date of Death: Jul 28, 1961
Place of Death: Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN
Birthplace: Macon Co., TN
Date of Birth: May 26, 1881
Age: 80
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: widowed
Occupation: Grocery Store operator
Name of Spouse:
Name of Father: John Chandler
Maiden Name of Mother: Betty Day
Physician: Dr. Pourch, Nashville
Informant: Mrs. O. F. Dalton, Saundersville,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Jul 30, 1961, 2:30 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Crestview
Clergyman:
Information: Roy Dalton
Full Name: Elmer Calvin Utley
Date of Death: Aug 13, 1961
Place of Death: Sumner Co. Memorial
Birthplace: Davidson Co., TN
Date of Birth: Dec 12, 1896
Age: 64-8-1
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: TVA Administrative Office
Name of Spouse: Madge Starkey Utley
Name of Father: William Utley
Maiden Name of Mother: Minnie Mae Cuzzort
Physician: Dr. Wallace
Informant: Dr. Anne Utley Barnes,
Philadelphia, PA
Date, Time, Place of Service: Aug 15, 1961, 2 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Spring Hill, Davidson Co., TN
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Ila Vestie Apple
Date of Death: Aug 29, 1961
Place of Death: 185 Smith St., Gallatin, TN
Birthplace: Jackson Co., TN
Date of Birth: Jun 11, 1895
Age: 66
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: domestic
Name of Spouse: H. C. Apple
Name of Father: William Autrey
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Susan Apple
Physician: Dr. Giles
Informant: H. C. Apple, Smith St., Gallatin,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Aug 31, 1961, 2 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Crestview
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Neely Merritt Wells
Date of Death: Sep 6, 1961
Place of Death: Community Hospital
Birthplace: Macon Co., TN
Date of Birth: Mar 2, 1884
Age: 77-6-4
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: widowed
Occupation: domestic
Name of Spouse: George Wells (deceased)
Name of Father: John Merritt
Maiden Name of Mother: Elizabeth Alridge
Physician: Dr. Moore
Informant: Mrs. Charlie Morgan, Gallatin,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Sep 8, 1961, 2 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Old Brush
Clergyman:
Information: Elzo Wells, Corynne Butler, Hershell Wells, Mrs. Bessie Huffines,
Cordell Wells, Maude Morgan
Full Name: Vair Henreetta Gregory
Date of Death: Sep 20, 1961
Place of Death: Route 4, Portland, TN
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN
Date of Birth: Jul 15, 1883
Age: 78
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: widowed
Occupation: domestic
Name of Spouse: Ben Gregory (deceased)
Name of Father: Jeff Borders
Maiden Name of Mother: Narcie Meadors
Physician: Dr. Simenton, Portland, TN
Informant: Mrs. Volma Durham, Portland,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Sep 21, 1961, 2 pm,
Sulphur Fork Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Sulpher Fork
Clergyman:
Information: Raymond Gregory
Full Name: Charlie Doss Mooneyhan
Date of Death: Sep 25, 1961
Place of Death: Springfield Hospital
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN
Date of Birth: Dec 29, 1879
Age: 81-8-26
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: carpenter
Name of Spouse: Oma Lee Downs
Name of Father: George Mooneyhan
Maiden Name of Mother: Mollie Viteto
Physician: Dr. Quarles, Springfield, TN
Informant: Leonard F. Mooneyhan, Donelson,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Sep 28, 1961, 2:30 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Gallatin
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Johnnie Lutrell Hackett
Date of Death: Sep 28, 1961
Place of Death: Giles Clinic
Birthplace: Smith Co., TN
Date of Birth: Dec 30, 1910
Age: 50
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: farmer
Name of Spouse: Willie Mae Templeton
Name of Father: Hershel Hacket
Maiden Name of Mother: Johnnie Ninnaly
Physician: Dr. Giles
Informant: Willie Mae Hackett, Gallatin,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Sep 29, 1961, 2 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Crestview
Clergyman:
Information: Glenn Hackett
Full Name: Oscar Suddarth
Date of Death: Oct 1, 1961
Place of Death: Giles Clinic
Birthplace: Trousdale Co., TN
Date of Birth: Aug 30, 1887
Age: 74-1-1
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: farmer
Name of Spouse: Annie Simons
Name of Father: Alex Suddarth
Maiden Name of Mother: Harriet J. Sloan
Physician: Dr. Giles
Informant: Annie Suddarth, Gallatin,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Oct 3, 1961, 2 pm, Eula
Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Eula, Macon Co., TN
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Charles Terry Ross
Date of Death: Oct 8, 1961
Place of Death: Gallatin Community Hospital
Birthplace: Community Hospital
Date of Birth: Oct 8, 1961
Age: 0
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status:
Occupation:
Name of Spouse:
Name of Father: Charles Edwin Ross
Maiden Name of Mother: Cora Elizabeth Nichols
Physician: Dr. Moore
Informant:
Date, Time, Place of Service: Oct 9, 1961, Pleasant Grove M.
Church
Name of Cemetery: Pleasant Grove
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Haley Marie Kiber
Date of Death: Oct 12, 1961
Place of Death: Sumner Co. Memorial
Birthplace: Davidson Co., TN
Date of Birth: Mar 25, 1905
Age: 56
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: bookkeeper
Name of Spouse: George Kiber
Name of Father: James T. Brussell
Maiden Name of Mother: Ella Castleman
Physician: Dr. Blackshear
Informant: George Kiber, Gallatin, TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Oct 14, 1961, 2 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Crestview
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Alice Bell Duncan Lightsey
Date of Death: Oct 13, 1961
Place of Death: Baptist Hospital
Birthplace: Macon Co. TN
Date of Birth: Jan 30, 1875
Age: 86
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: widowed
Occupation: domestic
Name of Spouse: J. H. Lightsey (deceased)
Name of Father: James Duncan
Maiden Name of Mother: Margaret Sloan
Physician: Dr. Walter Dale, Nashville, TN
Informant: Mrs. Audrey D. Outlaw, Gallatin,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Oct 15, 1961, 2 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Green Grove, Wilson Co., TN
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Nelle Gwin Hager
Date of Death: Oct 18, 1961
Place of Death: Giles Clinic
Birthplace: Trousdale Co., TN
Date of Birth: Jun 19, 1884
Age: 77-3-29
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: widowed
Occupation: Sales Lady
Name of Spouse: Carl Hager, Sr. (deceased)
Name of Father: Samuel Gwin
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Alice Tapscott
Physician: Dr. Giles
Informant: Mrs. Evelyn Ferrell, Gallatin,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Oct 1, 1961, 2 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Mt. Olivet, Davidson Co., TN
Clergyman:
Information: Barbara Gilpatrick
Full Name: Ronald Lewis Gammon
Date of Death: Oct 22, 1961
Place of Death: Oscoda, Michigan
Birthplace: Louisville, KY
Date of Birth: May 20, 1941
Age: 20
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: single
Occupation: air force
Name of Spouse:
Name of Father: Perry Gammon
Maiden Name of Mother: Ellen McClanahan
Physician:
Informant: Perry Gammon, Gallatin, TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Oct 26, 1961, 10 am,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Dixon Springs, Smith Co., TN
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Anna Troutt
Date of Death: Oct 27, 1961
Place of Death: Davidson Co. Hospital
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN
Date of Birth: May 12, 1865
Age: 96-5-15
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: widowed
Occupation: domestic
Name of Spouse: Robert C. Troutt (deceased)
Name of Father: John Dorris
Maiden Name of Mother: Louise West
Physician: Dr. George Adcoase, Nashville, TN
Informant: Mrs. Roy B. Johnson, Idaho
Ave., Nashville, TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Oct 29, 1961, 2 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Mt. Vernon
Clergyman:
Information: Mrs. George L. Troutt
Full Name: Patsy Loraine Casteel
Date of Death: Nov 1, 1961
Place of Death: Vanderbilt Hospital
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN
Date of Birth:
Age: 9
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: single
Occupation:
Name of Spouse:
Name of Father: Richard Casteel
Maiden Name of Mother: Alma Presley
Physician:
Informant: Richard Casteel, Gallatin, TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Nov 3, 1961, 2 pm, Union
Hill Baptist Church
Name of Cemetery: Union Hill
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Paul David Spears
Date of Death: Nov 9, 1961
Place of Death: Sumner Memorial Hospital
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN
Date of Birth: Oct 10, 1961
Age: 29 days
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status:
Occupation:
Name of Spouse:
Name of Father: Paul Douglas Spears
Maiden Name of Mother: Elizabeth Ann Grace
Physician: Dr. Stephenson
Informant: Paul Douglas Spears, Bethpage,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Nov 10, 1961, 10 am,
Graveside Bethpage
Name of Cemetery: Bethpage
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Nola Shrum Rippy
Date of Death: Nov 13, 1961
Place of Death: Central State Hospital
Birthplace: Smith Co., TN
Date of Birth: Jan 31, 1902
Age: 59-9-12
Color, Sex: female, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: domestic
Name of Spouse: Harris Rippy
Name of Father: Thomas Shrum
Maiden Name of Mother: Doll Bennett
Physician:
Informant: Harris Rippy, Hendersonville, TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Nov 15, 1961, 2 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Bethpage
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Delbert G. Sisco
Date of Death: Nov 14, 1961
Place of Death: Veteran's Hospital (Nashville)
Birthplace: Jackson Co., TN
Date of Birth: Oct 11, 1894
Age: 67-1-3
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: carpenter
Name of Spouse: Grovie Witcher
Name of Father: Frank Sisco
Maiden Name of Mother: Dora Walton
Physician:
Informant: Mrs. Grovie Sisco, Gallatin, TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Nov 15, 1961, 2:30 pm,
North Springs Church of Christ
Name of Cemetery: John L. Clark, Gainsboro, TN
Clergyman:
Information: Truman Sisco
Full Name: Thomas Allen Pyland
Date of Death: Nov 30, 1961
Place of Death: American Falls, Idaho
Birthplace: Clarksville, TN
Date of Birth: Jul 23, 1939
Age: 22
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: electrician
Name of Spouse: May Florence Lee
Name of Father: Bert Pyland
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Florence Lee
Physician:
Informant: Bert Pyland, Gallatin
Date, Time, Place of Service: Dec 4, 1961, 2:30 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Crestview
Clergyman:
Information: Nancy Pyland
Full Name: James Travis Spivey
Date of Death: Nov 30, 1961
Place of Death: Sumner Co. Memorial
Birthplace: Jackson Co., TN
Date of Birth: Aug 30, 1892
Age: 69-3
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: divorced
Occupation: Insurance agent
Name of Spouse: Allice Pruitt
Name of Father: Dillard C. Spivey
Maiden Name of Mother: Maggie Anderson
Physician: Dr. Blackshear
Informant: Mrs. Ernest Loftis, Cookeville,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Dec 3, 1961, 1 pm,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Crestlawn, Cookeville, TN
Clergyman:
Information: Christine Jones
Full Name: Frank Flynn
Date of Death: Dec 8, 1961
Place of Death: residence, Liberty Community
Birthplace: Jackson Co., TN
Date of Birth: Jan 29, 1903
Age: 58-9
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: farmer
Name of Spouse: Sue Flynn
Name of Father: George Flynn
Maiden Name of Mother: Sara Jane Swann
Physician: Dr. Troutt
Informant: Sue Flynn, Gallatin, TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Dec 10, 1961, 2 pm,
East Main Church of Christ
Name of Cemetery: Crestview
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Coleman Aaron Newell
Date of Death: Dec 10, 1961
Place of Death: residence, Bethpage, TN
Birthplace: Macon Co., TN
Date of Birth: May 8, 1887
Age: 74-6-22
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: farmer
Name of Spouse: Gertrude Byrn
Name of Father: Dero Newell
Maiden Name of Mother: Caroline Hammock
Physician: Dr. Dedman
Informant: Mrs. Gertrude Newell, Bethpage,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Dec 11, 1961, Willow
Grove M. E. Church
Name of Cemetery: Willow Grove, Trousdale Co., TN
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: William Clay Nollner
Date of Death: Dec 16, 1961
Place of Death: Sumner Co. Memorial
Birthplace: Trousdale Co., TN
Date of Birth: May 4, 1891
Age: 70-7-14
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: married
Occupation: farmer
Name of Spouse: Bettie Wright
Name of Father: William Nathan Nollner
Maiden Name of Mother: Cora Carmon
Physician: Dr. Wallace
Informant: Bettie W. Nollner, Gallatin,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Dec 18, 1961, 11 am,
chapel
Name of Cemetery: Hartsville, Hartsville, TN
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Sammy Allen Sisco
Date of Death: Dec 20, 1961
Place of Death: Giles Clinic
Birthplace: Giles Clinic, Sumner Co., TN
Date of Birth: Dec 20, 1961
Age:
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: infant
Occupation:
Name of Spouse:
Name of Father: Dalodean D, Sisco
Maiden Name of Mother: Lillie Hix
Physician: Dr. Webster
Informant: Dalodean D. Sisco, Gallatin,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Dec 21, 1961, 10 am,
graveside
Name of Cemetery: Crestview
Clergyman:
Information:
Full Name: Daniel Wayne Broadway
Date of Death: Dec 27, 1961
Place of Death: Hartsville Hospital
Birthplace: Trousdale Co., TN
Date of Birth:
Age: 2 days
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: infant
Occupation:
Name of Spouse:
Name of Father: Robert D. Broadway
Maiden Name of Mother: Dimple Smith
Physician: Dr. Kelly
Informant: Robert D. Broadway, Nashville,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Dec 28, 1961, 2:30 pm,
Graveside
Name of Cemetery: Nelson McDonald, Macon Co., TN
Clergyman:
Information: Carl R. Dyer
Full Name: Henry Wesley Brown
Date of Death: Dec 30, 1961
Place of Death: Sumner Co. Memorial
Birthplace: Jackson Co., TN
Date of Birth: May 6, 1894
Age: 67-7-24
Color, Sex: male, white
Marital Status: widowed
Occupation: farmer
Name of Spouse: Alice Gregory (deceased)
Name of Father: Joseph Brown
Maiden Name of Mother: Nancy Jane Nelson
Physician: Dr. Wallace
Informant: Clarence Brown, Gallatin,
TN
Date, Time, Place of Service: Dec 31, 1961, chapel
Name of Cemetery:
Clergyman:
Information: Mrs. Willard Brown
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