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OBITUARIES FOR COOKEVILLE CITY CEMETERY, COOKEVILLE, TN
& additional information
H-K
(Compiled by Audrey J. (Denny) Lambert for her website at: http://www.ajlambert.com )
Sources: Putnam County Cemeteries by Maurine Ensor Patton & Doris (Garrison) Gilbert; Allison
Connections by Della P. Franklin, 1988; Boyd Family by Carol Bradford; Draper Families in America,
1964; census records; Putnam County Herald & Herald-Citizen obts; Tennessee DAR GRC report, S1
V067: City Cemetery Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, 1954; names, dates and information obtained from
tombstones and research by Audrey J. (Denny) Lambert. Also research obtained from ancestry.com files
on Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002.
Office & Cemetery located at:
241 S Walnut Ave
Cookeville, TN 38501
(931) 372-8086
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 36.15947, Longitude: -85.50776
Lula (Haynes) Hadley Obt.
b. 4 December 1880, Smith Co., TN – d. 10 November 1951, Cookeville, TN, md Alfred Hadley. Lula
(Haynes) Hadley, d/o Henry Haynes & Kyra Apple.
*See Jewel (Hadley) Gray buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Robbie Gertrude (Hadley) Coakley Obt.
*See Edgar D. Harris buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Henry J. Haynes Obt.
*See Lockie Alberta (Hadley) Harris Sparks Obt.
Rites Monday For Mrs. Lula Hadley:
Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Hadley, 72, who died Saturday night at Cookeville General Hospital after a
long illness, were held Monday at 2:30 p.m. at Whitson funeral home. The Rev. Thornton Fowler and the
Rev. John Sykes officiated. Burial was in the city cemetery.
Mrs. Hadley was the daughter of the late Henry and Kyra Apple Haynes, and was a native of Smith
County, but had made her home in Cookeville for many years. She was the widow of the late Robert L.
Handley and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Robbie Coakley and Mrs. Ed Harris of Cookeville and Mrs. Hubert
Gray of Little Rock, Ark.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: November 1951
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Oak St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 120-83-111 – Lula Hadley is head of
household, 35 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Overall Factory, widow. Children: Robbie, dau., 8 yrs. old, TN &
Snookie Hadley, 6 yrs. old, TN).
Frank Owen Hadlock Obt.
d. 23 January 2016, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 18th of June 1960 to Sara Anne (Tyler)
Hadlock, b. 4 April 1937, Wytheville, VA –d. 19 October 2015, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Carter
Tyler & Virginia Browning.
*See Sara Anne (Tyler) Hadlock Obt.
Funeral services for Dr. Frank Owen Hadlock, 79 of Cookeville, will be 1 p.m. Friday, January 29 at
Cookeville First Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Stone officiating. Interment with military honors will follow
at Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 5 –8 p.m. at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper
Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home and again Friday from 12 p.m. until service time at the church.
Dr. Hadlock died Saturday evening, January 23, 2016 at NHC of Cookeville.
A complete obituary will post as information becomes available.
Sara Anne (Tyler) Hadlock Obt.
b. 4 April 1937, Wytheville, VA –d. 19 October 2015, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 18th of June
1960 to Dr. Frank Owen Hadlock, d. 23 January 2016, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN. Sara Anne (Tyler)
Hadlock, d/o Carter Tyler & Virginia Browning.
*See Dr. Frank Owen Hadlock Obt.
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Sara Anne Hadlock, 78, of Cookeville, will be held at 11 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24, at First Baptist Church Cookeville. Rev. Bill Sone will officiate. Burial will follow in
Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Hadlock’s family will receive friends Friday from 5-8 p.m. at the Cookeville Chapel of HooperHuddleston & Horner Funeral Home and again Saturday from 10 a.m. until service time at the church.
Mrs. Hadlock passed away peacefully at her home Monday, Oct. 19, 2015.
She was born April 4, 1937, in Wytheville, Va., to the late Carter and Virginia
Browning Tyler.
She grew up in St. Petersburg, Fla., and later graduated from the University of
Florida, where she met her husband Frank. She graduated from the University
of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in education in 1959. It was at the university
that Anne met the love of her life after her friend Nancy (Frank’s sister) invited
her to play cards one evening. When Anne arrived she was warmly invited in to
the Hadlock home only to learn that Nancy had chosen to take a babysitting job. She was introduced to
Frank who was nursing a broken ankle and delighted to have company. Anne’s mother later stated that she
did not believe for a second that this meeting was not planned. They were married June 18, 1960, and
remained by each other’s side for 55 years.
Anne taught elementary school in Gainesville, Fla., Austin, TX, Syracuse, N.Y., and Boca Raton, Fla., and
made her home in Tennessee for the past 28 years. Anne was dedicated to ministering to others, especially
those in need. She was an active foster parent to many children in her lifetime. In the 1970s, she and Frank
sponsored several South Vietnamese refugees who lived in their home as family. In Cookeville, she was a
founding member and taught children’s Sunday school at Grace Presbyterian Church for many years. She
was most recently a member of First Baptist Church Cookeville but she felt a calling to minister with
churches that were just starting up. She also enjoyed supporting and caring for those in the Cookeville
Rescue Mission.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Carter Tyler.
Her family includes her husband , Frank Owen Hadlock; sons, Tim (Tanya) Hadlock of Franklin, Tom
(Judy) Hadlock and Jerry Hadlock, both of Cookeville; daughters, Ashley (Danny) Manus of Baxter and
Randella Hadlock of Spencer; grandchildren, Catie Grace, Samuel, Alex, Owen, Zechariah and Paisley
Annalee Hadlock, Matthew, Sara and LC Manus and Danielle (Taylor) Pitts; great-grandson, Marshall
Alan Pitts; beloved cousins, Aggie and Bootsie; and several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Tom, Tim, Jerry, Samuel, Alex and Zechariah Hadlock and Danny and LC Manus will serve as pallbearers.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Cookeville Rescue Mission. Sara Anne wanted to help those in
need and would want those remembering her life to do the same. Matthew 25:45
Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements (931) 526-6111. Condolences
and memories can be shared at www.hhhfunerals.com.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 22 October 2015
Michael Jay Hahnert Obt.
b. 1 May 1939, Decatur, IN – d. 10 December 2012, Cookeville Putnam Co., TN, md Caroline Bright
(unknown) Hahnert. Michael Jay Hahnert, s/o Felix Wayne Hahnert (1916-2000) & Jessie Pauline
Bienz (1917-2008), both buried in Riverside Cemetery, Rockford, Mercer Co., OH.
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Michael Jay Hahnert, 73, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.
12, from the chapel of Cookeville Funeral Home. Interment will be in Cookeville Cemetery.
Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, and Wednesday, Dec. 13,
from 10 a.m. until time of the service.
Mr. Hahnert went home to be with the Lord on Dec. 10, 2012, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center after
a short illness.
He was born May 1, 1939, in Decatur, Ind., to the late Felix Wayne and Jessie Bienz Hahnert.
Mr. Hahnert was a hard worker who enjoyed a challenge and worked at the Erie Lackawanna Railroad in
his youth, worked on the Skylab and the B1 bomber. He was a draftsman with Tutco Inc., for many years.
He retired from Tennessee Tech University and enjoyed woodworking with his grandchildren, reading
westerns and military history books and travel. He was a member of long-standing at Summerfield United
Methodist Church and served as an usher and Sunday school superintendent.
His family includes his loving wife of 51 years, Caroline Bright Hahnert of Cookeville; four children and
their spouses, Ronnie and Trudy Malone of Cookeville, Mark and Mary Hahnert of Mary Esther, Fla.,
Bryan and Melissa Hendricks of Herriman, Utah, and Matt and Michelle Hahnert of Cookeville; 13
grandchildren, Shawn Malone, Marilyn, Alex, Sofia, Lydia, Bob and Cory Hahnert, Jessica, Logan, and
Jared Hendricks, and Ashleigh, Rebecca and Elizabeth Hahnert; and a brother, Richard Hahnert of
Kendallville, Ind.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Pastor Tommy Harris of Summerfield United Methodist Church will officiate at the service.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.cookevillefuneralhome.com
Cookeville Funeral Home (931-528-1044) is in charge of the arrangements.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 12 December 2012
Ann A. (Morgan) Haile Obt.
b. 26 April 1871, Gainesboro, TN –d. 1 January 1934, md on the 28th of February 1893, Jackson Co., TN
to William Henry Haile, b. 1 April 1868, TN –d. 8 June 1958. Ann A. (Morgan) Haile, d/o Jobe Meekly
Morgan Sr. (1833-1922) & Pauline “Paulina”“Pine” Gore (1835-1925), both buried in the Mounce L.
Gore Family Cemetery, N. of Roaring River Road, Jackson Co., TN. Also in the Mounce L. Gore Family
Cemetery is Ella Morgan (1876-1955), sister of Ann A. (Morgan) Haile.
*See Eleanor (Haile) Brandrup Obt.
*See Caprice (Smith) Haile Obt buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery.
*See William Henry Haile Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Jackson Co., TN, pg. 265: W. H. Haile married 28 February
1893, Jackson Co., TN to Betty Ann Morgan).
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Haile, 63, who died at her home on Washington Avenue, Monday night
after a short illness, were conducted at the Cookeville Methodist Church Wednesday morning by the Rev.
W. M. Cook, pastor of the Gallatin Methodist Church, and former pastor here. He was assisted by the Rev.
Dean Stroud, pastor of the local church. Burial took place in the city cemetery.
Mrs. Haile had been ill for only a week, following intermittent heart attacks. Her comparative sudden
death was a source of widespread shock, the family being prominent in this and other counties.
She was born in Gainesboro, April 26, 1871, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jobe M. Morgan, Sr. After her
marriage to W. H. Haile she made her home in Cookeville with her husband. Mr. Haile is a salesman for
Robert Orr & Company.
Active pallbearers were, B. M. Hudgens, Otto Grimsley, M. A. Wydick, Birch Wilcox, W. L. Swallows,
and H. A. Draper. Honorary were, E. Y. Gibson, O. M. Adams, Dave High, Matt Rucker, W. A. Hensley,
Tom Ford, Jess Foutch, J. F. Phifer, H. H. Taylor, W. A. Howard, Winston Williams, Sam McMurry, Rex
Vaughn, R. E. Cartt, Gilbert Draper, C. E. Cocreham, Gid Lowe, Robert Lowe, Cooper Loftis, John
Mitchell, N. H. Barnard, A. W. Smith, Claude Darwin, Charlie Darwin, A. G. Maxwell, H. J. Shanks, R. L.
Maddux, Herman Carlen, Norman Massa, Mose Pendleton, Walter Carlen, Jim Isbell, John Holloway, Sam
Crawford, G. W. Carmack, Quimby Dyer, Walter Whitson, Walter McCormick, H. S. Hargis, W. C.
Grisham, Austin Smith, Ezra Davis, J. D. Morgan, J. L. Bohannon and J. M. McCormick.
Besides her husband she is survived by three sons, James, Paul, and Kenneth, and one daughter, Eleanor,
all of Cookeville. She is also survived by one brother, Jobe M. Morgan Jr., Aberdeen, Miss., and two
sisters, Mrs. W. F. Sadler and Miss Ella Morgan, of Gainesboro.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 4 January 1934
Note: Jobe Meekly Morgan Sr. Obt.
Mr. J. M. Morgan Sr., a prominent and highly respected citizen of Jackson county, and the father of Mrs.
W. H. Haile of Cookeville, died at his home about three miles east of Gainesboro last Sunday night from
the effects of a pariytic stroke. He had reached the advanced age of 88 years and was one of the best
known citizens of Jackson county. His aged wife and several grown children survive him.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 9 February 1922
George B. Haile
b. 1 October 1881 –d. 30 October 1964, md on the 26th of June 1907, Clay Co., TN to Lockie L. (Webb)
Haile, b. 24 September 1888.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Clay Co., TN, pg. 153: George B. Haile married 26 June 1907,
Clay Co., TN to Lockie L. Webb).
(SS Death Index: Name: GEORGE HAILE - Birth: 1 October 1882 – Death: October 1964 –Last
Residence: (Nashville, Davidson, TN) -Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 410-66-3888, TN).
Jeremiah H. Haile/Hales Obt.
15 February 1848, TN –d. 29 October 1935, Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN md Lucette M. (unknown)
Hales, b. 3 October 1854, TN –d. 4 November 1927. Children: Nancy md Ida McDonald and Mrs. John
Lee. Jeremiah H. Haile, s/o William Haile & Polly Coggins. (States Jeremiah Hales and L. M. Hales on
marker).
Funeral services were held yesterday at the Church of Christ for Jeremiah Haile, 87, who died Tuesday at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ida McDonald, one mile north of Cookeville. Elder Clarence Cook and
Elder Foy Wallace of Oklahoma, conducted the services.
Afflicted for several years with stomach ailment, Mr. Haile announced after a hearty supper on September
10 that he did not intend to eat again as long as it did not hurt him any more to do without food than it did
to eat. He made good this determination and forty-nine days from that date he was buried in a casket
selected eight years ago, two days after the death of his wife.
After he determined to refuse food Mr. Haile continued, it is reported, to drink water until about 10 days
ago, but since then nothing has passed his lips. Dr. L. M. Freeman of Granville, making a non-professional
call on Mr. Haile two weeks ago, warned him that he could not live without food, but he repeated his
statement that he made at the supper table when he determined to stop eating food.
Mr. Haile was buried in the City Cemetery.
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ida McDonald and two grandchildren.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 31 October 1935
(Sources: Tennessee Deaths and Burials Index, 1874–1955. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009,
2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records. Ancestry.com.
Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data:
Name: Jeremiah Haile. Birth Date: abt 1848. Birth Place: Tennessee. Age: 87. Death Date: 29 Oct 1935
Death Place: Buffalo Valley, Putnam, Tennessee. Burial Date: 30 Oct 1935. Burial Place: City Cemetery.
Gender: Male. Race: White. Marital Status: Widowed. Occupation: Retired Farmer. Father's Name:
William Haile. Father's Birth Place: Tennessee. Mother's Name: Polly Coggins. Mother's Birth Place:
Tennesse.e FHL Film Number: 1876831.
(1850 census 10th Dist., DeKalb Co., TN: Dwl: 891 - William H. Hale is head of household, 28 yrs. old,
TN md to Mary W., 27 yrs. old, TN. Children: James M., 6 yrs. old; Elizabeth, 5 yrs. old & Jeremiah
Hale, 2 yrs. old. All born in TN).
(1900 census 16th Civil Dist., Wilson Co., TN: Dwl: 255 - Jeremiah Hailes is head of household 52 yrs.
old, TN, b. February 1848, TN, (parents both born in TN), md 24 yrs. to Lucetta M., 45 yrs. old, b.
October 1854, TN, 4 children born, 2 children living. Children: Ira D. McDonald, son-in-law, 27, b.
November 1872, TN, md 0 yrs. to Nancy A. McDonald, dau., 18 yrs. old, b. February 1882, TN).
Max Morgan Haile
b. 4 May 1895, TN –d. 16 November 1945, (USS Solage), s/o William Henry Haile & Ann A. Morgan.
*See William Henry Haile Obt.
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 101 –William Henry Haile, is head of
household, 42 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Traveling Sales Groceries, md 17 yrs. to Ann, 38 yrs. old, TN, 4
children born, 4 children living. Children: Max M., 14 yrs. old; Elleanor, 4 yrs. old; James H., 2 yrs. old &
Frank Haile, 6/12 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Thomas H. Haile
b. 26 March 1910 –d. 14 September 1968, (Tenn Tec4 626 Glider Inf WWII).
William Henry Haile Obt.
b. 1 April 1868, Jackson Co., TN – d. 8 June 1958, md on the 28th of February 1893, Jackson Co., TN to
Ann A. (Morgan) Haile, b. 26 April 1871, Gainesboro, TN –d. 1 January 1934, d/o Jobe M. Morgan Sr.
& Pauline Gore. William Henry Haile, s/o Jim Haile & Stickney Gillireath. Children: Miss Eleanor
Haile, James H. Paul F., Kenneth Lee, all of Cookeville, TN. Ann A (Morgan) Haile’s siblings are:
(sisters) Mrs. W. F. Sadler, Miss Ella Morgan, both of Gainesboro, TN, (brother) Jobe M. Morgan Jr. of
Aberdeen, MS.
*See Eleanor (Haile) Brandrup Obt.
*See Ann A. (Morgan) Haile Obt.
*See Caprice (Smith) Haile Obt buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery.
*See Max Morgan Haile buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Jobe M. Morgan Jr. buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See James Henry Haile buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery.
*See Kenneth Lee Haile buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Jackson Co., TN, pg. 265: W. H. Haile married 28 February
1893, Jackson Co., TN to Betty Ann Morgan).
(William Henry Haile, DC #16035, Putnam Co., TN)
Funeral services for William Henry Haile, 90, retired wholesale grocery salesman, were held Tuesday
afternoon at the Hooper and Huddleston funeral home.
The Rev. Thorton Fowler and the Rev. James Reed Cox officiated.
cemetery.
Burial was in Cookeville City
Mr. Haile died Sunday at his home on North Washington avenue after a long illness.
A native of Jackson county, he was a son of Jim and Stickney Gillireath Haile. He had lived in Cookeville
for the last 36 years. He was a member of the Methodist church.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Tabby Haile, Cookeville; a daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Brandup, Charles City,
Iowa; three sons, James and Dr. Kenneth Haile, Kingston; a sister, Miss Leanore Haile of Gainesboro; three
brothers, Thomas, Fred and Herbert Haile, all of Gainesboro, and eight grandchildren.
The Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 11 June 1958
Ann A. Haile
b. 6 Apr 1871, Gainesboro, TN
d. 1 Jan 1934
Father: Jobe M. Morgan, Sr., Gainesboro, TN
Mother: Pauline Gore, Gainesboro, TN
Spouse: W. M. Haile
City Cemetery Putnam Co., TN
DC#1321, Putnam Co., TN
Census Place: 1880 Gainesboro, Jackson Co., TN
Source: FHL Film 1255264 National Archives Film T9-1264 Page 197C
Dwl:197
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
Joab M. MORGAN
Self
M
M
W
46
TN
Occ:
Lawyer Fa: TN Mo: TN
Pauline M. MORGAN Wife
F
M
W
45
TN
Occ:
Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN
Andrew G. MORGAN
Son
M
S
W
17
TN
Occ:
At School
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Liza J. MORGAN
Dau
F
S
W
14
TN
Occ:
At School
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Perry F. MORGAN
Son
M
S
W
11
TN
Occ:
At School
Ann A. MORGAN
Dau
Fa: TN
Daniel C. MORGAN
Son
Fa: TN
Ella MORGAN
Dau
Fa: TN
Joab MORGAN
Son
Fa: TN
Catherine UPTON
Other
Occ:
Cook Fa: ---
Fa: TN
F
Mo: TN
M
Mo: TN
F
Mo: TN
M
Mo: TN
F
Mo: ---
Mo: TN
S
W
9
TN
S
W
7
TN
S
W
4
TN
S
W
1
TN
S
W
23
TN
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 101 –William Henry Haile, is head of
household, 42 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Traveling Sales Groceries, md 17 yrs. to Ann, 38 yrs. old, TN, 4
children born, 4 children living. Children: Max M., 14 yrs. old; Elleanor, 4 yrs. old; James H., 2 yrs. old &
Frank Haile, 6/12 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Rev. Dr. Clifford Earl Hale Obt.
b. 18 August 1923, White Co., TN – d. 12 August 1983, Nashville, TN, md on the 22 September 1944,
Putnam Co., TN to Nona Elizabeth (Daniels) Hale. Rev. Clifford Earl Hale, s/o Reed Hale & Ethel
Selby.
‘May the love of God the Father be with you both now and forever’
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 306, docket #5, pg. 117: Clifford Earl
Hale married 22 September 1944, Putnam Co., TN, age 21, address: Rt. 2, Sparta, TN to Nona Elizabeth
Daniel, age 22, address: Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Foster Daniels,
Cookeville, TN).
Services for the Rev. Clifford Earl Hale, 59, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at South Trinity Presbyterian
Church where he had been pastor for 18 years. Burial was in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
Rev. Hale died Friday morning at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after an extended illness.
He had also served as pastor at Liberty Hill Presbyterian Church, Christiana Presbyterian Church and
Clifton Presbyterian Church. He was a director of the Nashville Cooperative Parish and had taught at the
Divinity School at Vanderbilt University in the early 1960’s.
In addition, Rev. Hale has been listed several time in “Personalities of the South”and served as Moderator
of the Nashville Presbyterian Church U.S.A. and chaired many committees for the Nashville church.
He was a verteran of World War II.
A native of White County, he was the son of the late Reed and Ethel Selby Hale.
He is survivied by his wife, Elizabeth Daniel Hale of Cookeville; a daughter, Gwendolyn White of
Nashville; a son, David Hale of Brownwood, Texas; a brother, James hale; two sisters, Betty Webb of
Tuscaloosa, Ala. And Virginia Perry of Chandler, Arizona; and five grandchildren.
Stephen Porter Hale Jr.
b. 15 December 1918 – d. 6 September 1996, (Tec 4 US Army WWII), md 1951,
Chattanooga, TN to Margaret Irene (Bacon) Hale, b. 23 December 1921 – d. 21
September 2013, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o d/o Ellis Reese Bacon (18871965) & Marguerte “Maggie” Madison (1890-1957). Stephen Porter Hale Jr.,
s/o Stephen Porter Hale Sr. (1876-1955) & Edna Erwin (1877-1957), both
buried in Madisonville Cemetery, Madisonville, Monroe Co., TN.
*See Margaret Irene (Bacon) Hale Obt.
Margaret Irene (Bacon) Hale Obt.
b. 23 December 1921 –d. 21 September 2013, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md 1951, Chattanooga, TN to
Stephen Porter Hale Jr., b. 15 December 1918 – d. 6 September 1996, (Tec 4 US Army WWII), s/o
Stephen Porter Hale Sr. (1876-1955) & Edna Erwin (1877-1957), both buried in Madisonville
Cemetery, Madisonville, Monroe Co., TN. Margaret Irene (Bacon) Hale, d/o Ellis Reese Bacon (18871965) & Marguerte “Maggie”Madison (1890-1957).
*See Stephen Porter Hale Jr. buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Margaret Irene Bacon Hale will be
held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23, at Cookeville First United Methodist
Church. Burial will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. today, Sunday, Sept. 22, at the
Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home and from
11 a.m. until time of services on Monday at the church.
Mrs. Hale passed away Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, in Cookeville Regional
Medical Center.
Mrs. Hale was a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1943. After graduation, she was
named home demonstration agent for Bledsoe County. She moved to Cookeville in 1949, with the
University of Tennessee Extension Service, where she met her future husband, Steve Hale. They were
married in 1951 in Chattanooga.
She later attended Tennessee Tech, receiving a master’s in education and served as guidance counselor at
Cookeville Junior High for many years, until retirement. Mrs. Hale was very active with her college
sorority, Girl Scouts, First Methodist Church and other community activities.
Her family includes two daughters, Margaret Helen Bradley (Ed) of Chattanooga and Dottie Hale of
Knoxville; two grandchildren, Sarah Margaret Bradley and Michael Joseph Bradley; and a sister-in-law,
Josephine Bacon.
Mrs. Hale was preceded in death by her husband, Steven Porter Hale Jr.; her parents Ellis and Margaret
Madison Bacon; a sister, Helen Brown; and five brothers, Ellis Bacon Jr., Morris Bacon, Reed Bacon,
Pryor Bacon and Jim Bacon.
Pallbearers will be nephews, Pryor Bacon Jr., Reed Bacon, Phil Bacon, and special friends Mike Medley,
Roger Johnson and Davis Watts.
Mrs. Hale’s family suggests that memorial contributions be made to Cookeville First United Methodist
Church, 165 East Broad Street, Cookeville, TN 38501.
Rev. Drew Shelley and Dr. Martin Thielen will officiate at the services.
Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, (931) 526-6111.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 22 September 2013
Etta Helen (Long) Hall Obt.
b. 14 June 1877, Jackson Co., TN –d. 6 February 1961, TN, md Henry Hall, b. 18 Janaury 1873, TN –d.
29 June 1948.
Funeral services for Mrs. Etta Helen Hall, 83, were held today at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Whitson Funeral
Home. Glenn Killom, minister of the Willow Avenue church of Christ, officiated. Burial was in the City
Cemetery.
Mrs. Hall, widow of Henry Hall, was a native Jackson Countian but had resided on W. Broad Street for
many years. Her death occurred Monday at the local hospital following a lengthy illness. She was the
daughter of Harvey and Susan Osglethorpe Long and was a member of the Church of Christ.
She is survived by a son, D. Marshall Hall of New Haven, CT; two daughters, Mrs. Marjorie Montgomery,
Miss Mailford Hall, both of Cookeville, three grandchildren, four great grandchildren, four great
grandchildren. Cecil Montgomery, City Commissioner is a grandson.
The Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 7 February 1961.
Henry Hall
b. 18 January 1873, TN –d. 29 June 1948, md Etta Helen (Long) Hall, b. 14 June 1877, Jackson Co., TN
–d. 6 February 1961, TN, d/o Harvey Long & Susan Osglethorpe..
*See Etta Helen (Long) Hall Obt.
(1910 census, 15th Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 41 –Henry Hall is head of household, 37 yrs. old,
TN md 14 yrs. to Etta, 33 yrs. old, TN, 3 children born, 3 children living. Children: Margery, 12 yrs. old;
Marshal, 7 yrs. old & Malinda (sp) Hall, 2 yrs. old. All born in TN).
(1920 census, 15th Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 1 –Henry Hall is head of household, 46 yrs. old,
TN, Occupation: Retail Merchant –General, md to Etta, 42 yrs. old, TN. Children: Maiford Hall, 12 yrs.
old, TN. Also living in the household: Harvey Long, step-father, 71 yrs. old, TN & Susie (sp) Long,
step-mother, 63 yrs. old, TN and Permelia Long, aunt, TN).
Maggie Maiford Hall
b. 22 September 1907, Jackson Co., TN –d. 16 July 1988, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Henry Hall (1873-1948)
& Etta Helen Long (1877-1961). Shares tombstone with Marjorie (Hall) Montgomery (1897-1969).
‘Our Father Who Art In Heaven’
*See Henry Hall buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Etta (Long) Hall Obt.
*See Marjorie (Hall) Montgomery buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(1940 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, West Broad St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 516 - Henry Hall is head
of household, 67 yrs. old, TN, md to Etta, 63 yrs. old, TN. Children: Mailford, 33 yrs. old, TN. Also
living in the household, Marjorie Montgomery, 43 yrs. old, TN, (div), Children: Cecil Montgomery,
grandson, 20 yrs. old, TN. Also living in the household: Susie Long, mother-in-law, 83 yrs. old, TN,
widow).
Mary Louise (Bradford) Hall Obt.
b. 12 October 1924, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN –d. 21 February 2000, Wayne, MI, d/o Giles Bradford
& Hattie Ray.
COOKEVILLE -- Graveside services for Mary Louise Bradford Hall, 75, of Westland, Mich., formerly of
Cookeville, will be held at 11 a.m. on Thurs., Feb. 24, at Cookeville City Cemetery.
There will be no visitation at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hall died on Mon., Feb. 21, 2000, at Oakwood Hospital in Wayne, Mich.
She was born on Oct. 12, 1924, in Cookeville to the late Giles and Hattie Ray Bradford. Mrs. Hall was a
homemaker.
Her family includes a daughter, Margaret Joy Kirby; a sister, Lorene Wilmoth; and four brothers, Bobby,
J.B., Doyle and Willie Bradford.
Rev. Roger Cooper will officiate at the services.
Hooper & Huddleston Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Published February 23, 2000 10:19 AM CST: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Billie Ann (Mott) Hallcomb Obt.
b. 27 August 1923, White Co., TN –d. 30 September 2010, Cookeville, TN, md on the 12th of June 1958,
Campbell Co., TN to Paul Miller Hallcomb, b. 12 November 1916, Ozona, TX, s/o Paul Hallcomb &
Minta Miller. Billie Ann (Mott) Hallcomb, d/o William Monroe Mott & Sarah Howell.
*See Paul Miller Hallcomb Obt.
*See Nellie (Mott) Carden buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Lula Mott (Howell) Clay Obt.
*See William Monroe Mott Obt.
*See Maggie Lou (Mott) Terry Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Campbell Co., TN, pg. 326, #10995: Paul Miller Hallcomb
married 12 June 1958, Campbell Co., TN, age 41, address: Carlsbad, NM to Billie
Ann Mott, age 34, address: Cookeville, TN).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Billie Ann Mott Hallcomb, 87, of
Cookeville, will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 3, at Jefferson Avenue Church
of Christ. Interment will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 4-8 .m. on Saturday, Oct. 2, from the
Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home and from 2
p.m. until time of services on Sunday at the church.
Mrs. Hallcomb died Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
She was born Aug. 27, 1923, in White County to the late William Monroe Mott and Sarah Howell Mott.
Mrs. Hallcomb graduated from Tennessee Tech with a teaching degree and was a lifelong member of
Alpha Delta Kappa. She taught in the private and public school systems.
Mrs. Hallcomb retired from the Putnam County Board of Education, where she had taught school in the
Putnam County School system for 40 years. After retiring from Northeast Elementary School, she
continued substitute teaching for many years.
She was a member of Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ. Mrs. Hallcomb had a passion and love for
children, teaching, butterflies, working in her flower gardens and life in general.
Her family includes a son and daughter-in-law, William Paul and Katie Hallcomb of Cookeville; including
a stepgrandson, Andrew Ryan Sorkin of Cookeville; a stepdaughter and husband, KoyLee and Jim Adcock
of Readyville; a stepgrandson and wife, Jim Bowie and Erica Adcock of Readyville; nephews and wives,
James and Cayce Clay of Nashville, Dr. Gideon and Michelle Lowe III of South Pasadena, Calif., and Bill
Ray of Antioch; nieces and husbands, Sarah Lowe and Tommy Scoggins of Germantown, Suzanne and
Steven Wilke of Germantown and Carol Ray of Cookeville.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Miller Hallcomb; five sisters,
Lula Mott Clay, Mae Mott Lowe, Ruby Mott Ray, Maggie Mott Terry and Nellie Mott Carden; and a niece,
Helen Mott Terry.
Pallbearers will be James Clay, Dr. Gideon Lowe III, Bill Ray, Jim Hicks, Randy Chaffin, John Edgington,
Jerry White, Whit Carlen, Russell Palk, Ronnie Reels, Charlie Johnson, David Johnson and Charles Moore.
Honorary pallbearers will be all students and teachers of Northeast Elementary School.
Memorial donations may be made to the library of Northeast Elementary Schooll, 575 North Old Kentucky
Road, Cookeville, TN 38501, Capshaw Elementary School, 577 Hudgens Street, Cookeville, TN 38501, or
Happy Haven Home for Children, 2311 Wakefield Drive, Cookeville, TN 38501.
Ministers Sammy Cooper and Charles Williamson will officiate at the services.
You may share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 1 October 2010.
Paul Miller Hallcomb Obt.
b. 12 November 1916, Ozona, TX – d. 3 March 2000, Nashville, TN, md on the 12th of June 1958,
Campbell Co., TN to Billie Ann (Mott) Hallcomb, b. 27 August 1923, White Co., TN – d. 30 September
2010, Cookeville, TN, d/o William Monroe Mott & Sarah Howell. Paul Miller Hallcomb, s/o Paul
Hallcomb & Minta Miller.
*See Billie Ann (Mott) Hallcomb Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Campbell Co., TN, pg. 326, #10995: Paul Miller Hallcomb
married 12 June 1958, Campbell Co., TN, age 41, address: Carlsbad, NM to Billie Ann Mott, age 34,
address: Cookeville, TN).
Funeral services for Paul Miller Hallcomb, 83, of Cookeville will be held today, Sunday, March 5, at 3:30
p.m. at the Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the church from 2 p.m. until the time of the service.
Mr. Hallcomb passed away on Friday, March 3, 2000, at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville.
He was born on Nov. 12, 1916, in Ozona, Texas, to the late Paul and Minta Miller Hallcomb, prominent
pioneer ranchers in southwest Texas. He was one of the original members of the American Quarter Horse
Association and also played a significant role in the introduction of quarter horses.
He was also credited with the formation of Cowboys, Inc., and produced the first intercollegiate rodeo east
of the Mississippi.
Mr. Hallcomb was an honorary member of the Tennessee Tech University Bridal Club. He was a real estate
broker with United Way Realty for more than 30 years and was a member of the Jefferson Avenue Church
of Christ.
His family includes his wife, Billie Mott Hallcomb; a son and daughter-in-law, William Paul and Treva
Hallcomb of Cookeville; a daughter and son-in-law, Koy Lee and Jim Adcock of Cannon County; a
grandson, Jim Bowie Adcock; a sister-in-law, Lula Mott Clay; a brother-in-law, Allen W. Carden; and
several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant son.
Pallbearers are James William Clay, William Burgess Ray, Dr. Gideon H. Lowe, III, Bill Holloway, Jim
Bowie Adcock, I.V. Hillis, Charles Moore, John Chapel, Jim Hicks, Buddy Chaffin and Charles Dial.
Honorary pallbearers are Larry Frasier, Allen Carden, Sen. Charlotte Burks, Clyde Hyder, Tom Hutcheson,
Stacey Mott, Greg Harris, Randy Chaffin, Ray Blevins, Leonard Davis, Hoke White, Phil Craighead, Gertis
Carr, Charles Chaffin, Jim Hall, United Country Real Estate Associates, Upper Cumberland Board of
Realtors, members of the American Quarter horse Association, O.J. Wright, Vernon Hampton, Charlie
Thackston, Hershall Ligon, Bill Bilyeu, Dick Mitchell, Sterling McCanless Dickie Hillis, Bill
Shreckengost, Billy Hoover, Eugene Miller, J.B. Miller and Bill Hall.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Happy Haven Home for children.
Bro. Glen McDoniel and Bro. Mike Benson will officiate at the service.
Dyer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Published March 04, 2000 4:37 PM CST: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Artie Mae (Johnson) Hamilton Obt.
b. 15 May 1872, TN –d. 1 May 1951, Daytona Beach, FL, md on the 25th of December 1889, Lincoln Co.,
TN to James Polk Hamilton, b. 5 May 1865, TN – d. 3 July 1949, Putnam Co., TN, s/o Newton A.
Hamilton (1832 - 1909) & Narcissa J. Stovall (1832 - 1873). Artie Mae (Johnston) Hamilton, d/o
Samuel Johnson & Amanda (Ashcroft) Wright (1852-1925).
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Maury Co., TN, pg. 245: James Hamilton married 25 December
1889, Lincoln Co., TN to Artie M. Johnson).
Rites Thursday For Mrs. Artie Hamilton:
Funeral services for Mrs. Artie Hamilton, 78, who died Tuesday morning at a Daytona Beach, Fla.
Hospital, were held Thursday morning at 10 o’clock at the Cumberland Presbyterian church. Interment was
in Cookeville City cemetery.
Mrs. Hamilton had made her home in Dayton Beach since the spring of 1949. She was preceded in death
by two years by her husband, J. P. Hamilton. At the time of her death, she was making her home with a
daughter, Mrs. Mable Russell.
Additional survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Cullen Anderson of Atlanta, Ga., two granddaughters, one
grandson; and one half-brother, E. C. Wright, Decatur, Ala.
Putnam County Herald, TN: 3 May 1951
(Source: findagrave) Artie Mae Johnson, born in 1872, is the daughter of Amanda Ashcroft and Samuel
Johnson, married in 1869 according to the US 1870 census. Samuel was a teamster working in
Waynesboro, Wayne County, Tennessee, while Amanda was "keeping house". No further information on
Samuel Johnson is known. In 1877, Amanda married Lemuel S. Wright giving Artie Mae two step-sisters,
Ada Lee and Susan A. Wright).
(Source: findagrave) Artie Mae was married to James P. Hamilton on December 25, 1889 in Lincoln
County, Tennessee. They had two daughters, Lillian G. Hamilton born in 1891 and Maybel Claire
Hamilton, born in 1895. Artie Mae lived briefly in Tulahoma Town and Nashville, Tennessee according to
census records and by 1920, she was residing in Cookeville, Tennessee where she and her husband James
Hamilton, lived until his death in 1949 and her death in 1951. She is buried in Cookeville City Cemetery
along with her husband James P. Hamilton and her son-in-law, Donald Russell, Sr., husband to her
daughter Maybel Hamilton).
(1870 census Wayne Co., Waynesboro PO, TN –Dwl: 17 - Samuel Johnson is head of household, 21 yrs.
old, KY md to Amanda, 17 yrs. old, TN, md August 1869. Census taken July 1870.
Census Place: 1880 District 2, Decatur Co, TN
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
Lemuel S. WRIGHT
Self
M
M
W
34
TN.
Occ:
Farmer Fa: N. C.
Mo: --Amand WRIGHT
Wife
F
M
W
27
TN.
Occ:
Keeping House Fa: N. C.
Mo: TN.
Arta JOHNSON
SDau F
S
W
8
TN.
Occ:
At Home
Fa: TN. Mo: TN.
Aida L. WRIGHT
Dau
F
S
W
2
TN.
Fa: TN. Mo: TN.
James Polk Hamilton
b. 5 May 1865, TN –d. 3 July 1949, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 25th of December 1889, Lincoln Co., TN
to Artie Mae (Johnson) Hamilton, b. 15 May 1872, TN – d. 1 May 1951, Daytona Beach, FL. Artie's
mother was Amanda (Ashcroft) Johnson Wright (second marriage to Lemuel Sneed Wright (18461926). Name of her father is Samuel Johnson. James Polk Hamilton, s/o Newton A. Hamilton (1832 1909) & Narcissa J. Stovall (1832 - 1873).
*See Artie Mae (Johnston) Hamilton Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Maury Co., TN, pg. 245: James Hamilton married 25 December
1889, Lincoln Co., TN to Artie M. Johnson).
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville Town, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 256 –Virginia C. Allison is head of
household, 42 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Boarding House Keeper, widow. Children; Dora, 23 yrs. old, TN,
Occupation: Teacher Public School & Cora Allison, 21 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Teacher High School.
Also living in the household: Linnie M. Bullington, 25 yrs. old, TN, boarder, Occupation: Lawyer, General
Practice & James P. Hamilton, 45 yrs. old, TN, M1 (21 yrs. married), boarder, Occupation: Agent Depot).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Oak Street, Cookeville Town: Dwl:– 303 – Philip M. Smith is head of
household, 68 yrs. old, TN md to Maley B., 65 yrs. old, TN. Living in the household, James P. Hamilton,
54 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Agent Railway).
(1930 census Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 308 – Family: 15 - James P. Hamilton is head of
household, 65 yrs. old, TN, (Occupation: Agent Passenger Rail Road), (25 yrs. old 1st marriage) md to
Artie M., 57 yrs. old, TN, (18 yrs. old 1st marriage).
(1940 census Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 405 - J. P. Hamilton is head of household, 74 yrs. old,
TN, (Occupation: T. C. Railway Co), md to Artie Mae, 67 yrs. old, TN, (Occupation: Cashier, T. C.
Railway Co.). Living in the household: Donald Russell, grandson, 19 yrs. old, TN)
Grace (Norris) Hamlin Obt.
b. 29 March 1918, Overton Co., TN –d. 11 May 1918, Overton Co., TN, md on the 14th of February 1951,
White Co., TN to Eston Von Hamlin. Grace (Norris) Hamlin d/o Ben Letcher Norris & Maggie Alice
Stockton.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, White Co., TN, pg. 426: Eston Von Hamlin married 14
February 1951, White Co., TN, age 26, b. 15 November 1924, address: Cookeville, TN to Grace Marie
Norris, age 32, 29 March 1918, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Ben Norris, Algood, TN.
Name of parent, guardian or next of kin of male: Laura Hamlin, Saparta, TN).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Grace Marie Hamlin, 89, of Cookeville will be held Thursday,
May 17, at 11 a.m. in the Cookeville chapel of Hooper Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Burial will be
in Cookeville Cemetery.
Family will receive friends Wednesday, May 16, from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hamlin died Friday, May 11, 2007, at Bethesda Health Care Center.
She was born March 29, 1918, in Overton County to the late Ben Letcher and Maggie Alice Stockton
Norris.
Mrs. Hamlin was of the Methodist faith. She was a retired nurse with Dr. J.T. Moore in Algood.
Her family includes six nephews, Jim Jackson of Cookeville, Harold Jackson of Algonac, Mich., Randy
Vinson of Troy, Mich., Bruce Vinson of Memphis and Harold and Bobby Norris, both of Nashville.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hamlin was preceded in death by her husband, Eston Hamlin; three sisters,
Ruby Jackson, Marjorie Norris and Helen Vinson; and two brothers, Harold Ray and Roy Lee Norris.
Rev. Randy Vinson will officiate the services.
Published May 15, 2007 12:56 PM CDT : Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Anneliese "Lisa" (Niemietz) Hammock Obt.
b. 12 March 1941, Germany – d. 22 october 2013, TN, md Claude Hammock.
(Niemietz) Hammock, d/o Josef Niemietz & Martha Baumert.
Anneliese “Lisa”
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Anneliese “Lisa”Hammock, 72, of Cookeville, will be held at 1
p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will follow in
Cookeville Cemetery.
Family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today, Thursday, Oct. 24, and again Friday
from 7 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hammock passed away Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, at Vanderbilt University
Medical Center.
She was born March 12, 1941, in Germany to the late Josef Niemietz and Martha
Baumert Niemietz.
Mrs. Hammock worked for Fleetguard and was a member of various organizations. She was a member of
Post 46 Ladies Auxiliary, Mended Hearts, AARP, and did taxes in four different cities for seniors.
Her family includes her husband, Claude Hammock of Cookeville and family: Mike and Maryann Trentle
of Cookeville; Ronnie and Marie Smith of Cookeville; and Marshall and Sue Haney of Gainesboro; and a
host of nieces and nephews in Cookeville and Germany.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hammock was preceded in death by a brother, Hans Niemietz.
Bro. Ronald Strong will officiate the services.
Pallbearers will be Robert Lewis, Mathias Trentle, Mason Trentle, Mark Burris, Mike Trentle, and Joey
Rogers.
Whitson Funeral Home (931-526-2151) is in charge of arrangements.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 24 October 2013.
Modesta (Mackie) Hammond Obt.
b. 11 January 1906 –d. 17 February 1999, Kettering, OH, md Carl “Doc”Hammond. Modesta (Mackie)
Hammond, d/o Henry Mackie & Mary Amindy Henry.
*See Henry Mackie buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(1910 census 4th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 206 –Henry Mackie is head of household, 23 yrs. old,
TN md 5 yrs. to Mary, 21 yrs. old, TN, children born, 2 children living. Children: Modesto, dau, 4 yrs.
old, TN & James H. Mackie, 22/12 yrs. old, TN).
(1920 census 4th Civil Dist., Ridge Road, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 201 – Henry Mackie is head of
household, 35 yrs. old, TN md. to Mary R., 31 yrs. old, TN. Children: Modesto, dau, 13 yrs. old; Herbert
11 yrs. old; Flossie, 9 yrs. old; Elbert L., 6 yrs. old; Nannie L., 3+ yrs. old & Crockette M. Mackie, dau., 1+
yrs. old. All born in TN).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Modesta Hammond, 93, of Dayton, Ohio, formerly of Cookeville,
will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 21, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper & Huddleston Funeral
Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hammond died on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1999, in the Kettering Hospital in Kettering, Ohio, following
an extended illness.
She was born on Jan. 11, 1906, in Putnam County to the late Henry and Mary Armanda Henry Mackie.
She was a retired, self-employed seamstress and a member of the Baptist faith.
Her family includes three sisters, Flossie Golden and Nina Williams, both of Sparta, and Marie Pedro of
Santa Ana, Calif.; two brothers, Herbert and Floro Mackie, both of Sparta; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hammond was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl (Doc)
Hammond, and a brother, Elbert Mackie.
Pallbearers will be Tim and Richard Mackie, Kevin and Shane Robinson, Paul Golden, and Anthony
Weaver.
Rev. Fate Wilson will officiate at the services.
Joseph Dias Hancock
b. 5 February 1891 – d. 18 March 1970, md on the 21st of June 1919, Putnam Co., TN to Laura Avo
(McBroom) Hancock, b. 3 February 1900, TN –d. 29 July 1947, d/o Byrd Simon McBroom (1876-1960)
& Mattie Elizabeth Davis (1882-1975), both buried in Double Springs Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
‘Gone But Not Forgotten’
*See Georgia Elizabeth (McBroom) Heuffel Obt. buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Byrd Simon McBroom Sr. Obt. buried in Double Springs Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 503, #1990: J. D. Hancock married 21
June 1919, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Lavera Avo McBroom. By whom married: J. W. Whitehead, Justice
of the Peace).
(1910 census 9th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: 21 –Bird S. McBroom is head of household, 34 yrs. old,
KY, (parents both born in TN), Occupation: Fire Railroad, md11 yrs. to Mattie, 28 yrs. old, TN, 5 children
born, 5 children living. Children: Laurie, 10 yrs. old; Walter, 8 yrs. old; Bessie, 6 yrs. old; Cordell, 4 yrs.
old & Edner Hancock, 1 10/12 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Bertha Lee (Loftis) Edmonds Pippin Cannon Haney Obt.
b. 9 February 1914, Jackson Co., TN –d. 17 June 1999, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 6th of June
1970, Putnam Co., TN to Elvin Haney, b. 17 December 1904, Putnam Co., TN – d. 13 October 1997,
Putnam Co., TN, s/o Mansfield Haney & Sitha Langford. Bertha (Loftis) Pippin Loftis, d/o John
Thomas Loftis (1886-1928) & Diana Carolyn Howell (1888-1947). Bertha (Loftis) Edmonds Pippin
Cannon Haney md on the 6th of January 1929, Putnam Co., TN to Floyd Talmage Edmonds, b. 16 May
1902, Baxter, Putnam Co., TN –d. 15 October 1982, GA, s/o William Thomas Edmonds (1868-1951) &
Martha Euline Cale (1876-1916). Bertha (Loftis) Edmonds Pippin Cannon Haney md on the 5th of
June 1948, Putnam Co., TN to Silas Manassia Milton Pippin, b. 25 July 1893, Robertson, TN – d. 2
January 1956, Putnam Co., TN, (Tenn Horseshoer 359 Inf WWI), s/o Henry Logan Cain Pippin (18691916) & Alice Maie McClellan (1872-1954). Bertha (Loftis) Edmonds Pippin Cannon Haney md on
the 11th of July 1964, Putnam Co., TN to Kelly Damon Cannon, b. 2 December 1899, Overton, TN – d.
February 1967, s/o John L. Cannon (1851-1934) & Almira “Myra” Lane (1857-1911). John Thomas
Loftis & his wife Diana Carolyn Howell are both buried in New Salem Cemetery, Jackson Co., TN.
Kelly Damon Cannon is buried in Cannon Family Cemetery, Livingston, Overton Co., TN. Floyd
Talmage Edmonds is buried in Town Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Talking Rock, Pickens Co., GA.
Silas Manassia Milton Pippin is buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
*See Elvin Haney Obt.
*See Silas Manassia Milton Pippin buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 518, #4773 – Floid Edmonds married 6
January 1929, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Bertha Lee Loftis).
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 252 – Silas M. Pippin married 5 June
1948, Putnam Co., TN, age 54, b. 25 July 1893, address: Baxter, TN to Bertha Edmonds, age 35, b. 9
February 1914, address: Baxter, TN. Name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: John Loftis,
deceased).
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 449 – Kelly Damon Cannon married 11
July 1964, Putnam Co., TN, age 63, b. 2 December 1899, address: Sparta, TN to Bertha Lee Pippin, age 50,
b. 9 February 1914, address: Baxter, Putnam Co., TN. Name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female:
Mrs. Jimmie Ray, daughter, Nash, Route 2, Baxter, TN).
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 249 –Elvin Haney married 6 June 1970,
Putnam Co., TN, age 65, b. 17 December 1904, address: Cookeville, TN to Bertha Lee Cannon, age 56, b.
9 February 1914, address; 118 Shipley St., Cookeville, TN. Name of parent, guardian, or next of kin of
female: Rose, daughter).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Bertha Pippin Haney, 85, of Cookeville, will be held at 2 p.m. on
Sat., June 19, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. today, Fri., June 18, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Haney died on Thurs., June 17, 1999, at Cookeville Manor Nursing Home.
She was born on Feb. 9, 1914, in Jackson County to the late John Thomas and Diana Carolyn Howell
Loftis. Mrs. Haney was a retired cook at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. She was a member of
Dodson Branch Baptist Church.
Her family includes two sons, Clarence Edmonds of Brentwood and Ernest B. Edmonds of Roseville,
Mich.; three daughters, Rose Burnes and Sally Farley, both of Cookeville, and Sarah Ann Vinson of
Baxter; a sister, Margie Brown of Cookeville; 18 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by five brothers, Tom, Charlie, James “Jim”, S.T.
and William H. Loftis; a grandchild, James Riley Nash; and two great-grandchildren, Heather and Danielle
Nash.
Pallbearers will be Whitley Farley, Joseph and John Nash, Mike Vinson, Aubrey Watson and Tim Horn.
Bro. Jack Gentry and Pastor Eddie Turner will officiate at the services.
Published June 18, 1999 12:48 PM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Carl Haney
b. 11 July 1922 –d. 11 May 1995.
Cordell H. Haney
b. 16 January 1915 –d. 23 October 1956, md the 20th of May 1939 to Nannie P. (unknown) Haney, b. 29
December 1918.
Dalvie Haney
b. 2 March 1927 –d. 10 July 1984, s/o Melvin Vent Haney & Novan Wilmoth.
*See Melvin Vintson “Vent”Haney buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See John L. Haney Obt.
*See Edsel Haney buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(SS Death Index: Name: DALVIE HANEY Birth: 02 Mar 1927 Death: 10 Jul 1989- Last Residence:
(Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN) -Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 377-20-6098, MI)
Edsel Haney Obt.
b. 1938, Overton Co., TN – d. 3 November 1983, TN, md Patricia (unknown) Haney. Edsel Haney, s/o
Melvin Vent Haney & Novan Wilmoth.
*See Dalvie Haney buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Edsel “E.D.”Haney, 45, of 190 East 16th Street, Cookeville, will be
held at 2 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home, with Bro. James Paul Anderson
officiaiting. Burial is in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mr. Haney, a native of Overton County, was dead on arrival Thursday, November 3, 1983, at Cookeville
General Hospital following a sudden illness. He was the son of Novan Haney of Cookeville and the late
Melvin “Vent”Haney. He was a machine operator with the Highway Department, State of Tennessee.
His family includes in addition to his mother, his mother, his wife, Patricia Haney of Cookeville; three
sons, Daniel V. Haney of Michigan; Edward V Haney and James C. Haney of Cookeville; a daughter, Lori
A. Loftis of Arkansas; two brothers, Dalvie Haney of Sparta; John Haney of Cookeville; three sisters,
Sibbie Smith of Gainesboro; Dessie Allen and Sharon Keylon of Cookeville; two grandchildren, Jason and
Christina.
Whitson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Elijah Haney Obt.
b. 14 September 1919, Jackson Co., TN – d. 2 April 2000, Murfreesboro, TN, (PFC US Army WWII,
Purple Heart), s/o Tom Haney (1887-1935) & Annie Rawley (1889-1969), both buried in Byers Cemetery,
Gainesboro, Jackson Co., TN.
*See Jube Haney Obt.
*See Christine (Haney) Ransom Obt. buied in Crest Lawn Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
GAINESBORO -- Funeral services for Elijah Haney, 80, of Gainesboro, will be held at 1 p.m. on Wed.,
April 5, from the chapel of Anderson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery, with
military honors.
Mr. Haney died on Sun., April 2, 2000, at Tennessee Veterans Home in Murfreesboro.
He was born on Sept., 14, 1919, in Jackson County to the late Tom and Annie Rawley Haney. Mr. Haney
was a disabled veteran. He was a member of the Church of Christ. He served in the Army during World
War II.
His family includes three sisters, Reba Elkins of Gainesboro, Christine Ransom of Cookeville, and Louise
Dennis of Nashville.
Bro. Jimmy Anderson will officiate at the services.
Published April 04, 2000 12:38 PM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Elvin Haney Obt.
b. 17 December 1904, Putnam Co., TN –d. 13 October 1997, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 6th of June 1970,
Putnam Co., TN to Bertha Lee (Loftis) Edmonds Pippin Cannon Haney, b. 9 February 1914, Jackson
Co., TN – d. 17 June 1999, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o John Thomas Loftis & Diana Carolyn
Howell. Elvin Haney, s/o Mansfield Haney & Sitha Langford.
*See Bertha (Loftis) Edmonds Pippin Cannon Haney Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 249 –Elvin Haney married 6 June 1970,
Putnam Co., TN, age 65, b. 17 December 1904, address: Cookeville, TN to Bertha Lee Cannon, age 56, b.
9 February 1914, address; 118 Shipley St., Cookeville, TN. Name of parent, guardian, or next of kin of
female: Rose, daughter).
COOKEVILLE – Funeral services for Elvin Haney, 92, of Cookeville will be held Wednesday, October
15, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home with burial in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Haney died Monday, October 13, 1997, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
A native of Putnam County, he was born December 17, 1904, to the late Mansfield and Sitha Langford
Haney. He was a carpenter and a mem ber of Dodson Branch Free Will Baptist Church.
His family includes his wife, Bertha Loftis Haney of Cookeville; a son, U. L. Haney of Cookeville; two
daughters, Dimple Roberts of Jackson County and Joyce Welch of Cookeville; two stepsons, B. Edmonds
of Roseville, MI, and Clarence Edmonds of Brentwood; three Stepdaughters, Sarah Vinson of Baxter and
Sally Farley and Rose Burnes, both of Cookeville; a half brother, Cordell Haney of Cookeville; seven
grandchildren, Brenda, Kathy, Judy and John Haney and Angie. Will and Adam Welch; and four greatgrandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Ethel Haney, and several brothers and
sisters.
Bros. Carson Whiteaker and Bill Haney will officiate at the services.
Freda Lois (Bowman) Haney Obt.
b. 19 April 1931, Gainesboro, Jackson Co., TN - d. 8 January 2014, Brentwood, TN, md on the 7th of
January 1947 to Jube Haney, b. 24 November 1924, Jackson Co., TN – d. 5 March 2000, Nashville,
Davidson Co., TN, (TEC5 US Army WWII), s/o Tom Haney (1887-1935) & Annie Rawley (1889-1969),
both buried in Byers Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN. Freda Lois (Bowman) Haney, d/o Vander Deemer
Bowman (1901-1984) & Mary L. Trisdale (1904-1991), both buried in Pharris Cemetery, Jackson Co.,
TN.
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Mrs. Freda Lois Haney, 82, of Cookeville, will be held at 10 a.m.
on Saturday, Jan. 11, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home in
Cookeville. Interment will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10, and from 9-10 a.m. on Saturday at the
funeral home.
Mrs. Haney died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at her daughter’s home in Brentwood.
She was born April 19, 1931, in Gainesboro to the late Vander Deemer and Mary L. Trisdale Bowman.
Mrs. Haney held various jobs during her life, but her main focus was being a homemaker. She lived for her
husband and children and made sure that they were always taken care of. She loved them all so much.
She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly and Brian Higdon of Brentwood; a son, Jube Alan
and Virginia Haney of McKinney, Texas; four grandchildren, Lindsey and Chelsey Higdon and Michael
and Ronald Haney; and four great-grandchildren, Ariel, Joshua, Jake and Giuliana Haney; and by her
beloved dog, Queenie.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Jube Haney; a son, Larry
Michael Haney; and a brother, Vander Deemer Bowman, Jr.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alive Hospice, in memory of Freda Lois Haney, 1718 Patterson
Street, Nashville, TN 37203.
Chaplain Gary Lovelace of Alive Hospice will officiate at the services.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 8 January 2013
Garland Clifton Haney
b. 26 May 1926 –d. 11 September 1950.
Gladys I. (Roberts) Haney Obt.
b. 7 October 1923, Putnam Co., TN –d. 11 October 1923, Putnam Co., TN, md Fred Haney.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 475: Fred Haney married 8 June 1946,
Putnam Co., TN, age 21, Rt. 3, Cookeville, TN to Gladys Roberts, age 22, address: Rt. 3 Cookeville, TN,
name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Anderson Roberts, Rt. 3, Cookeville, TN).
COOKEVILLE - Funeral services for Gladys I. Haney, 75, of Cookeville will be held at 2:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Cookeville Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family is receiving friends today in the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Mrs. Haney will lie in state
at the church from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Mrs. Haney died on Sunday, Oct. 11, 1998, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
She was born on Oct. 7, 1923, in Putnam County. She was retired from Acme Boot.
Her family includes her husband, Fred Haney of Cookeville; a son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Anita
Haney of Missouri; two brothers, Doyle and Toy Roberts, both of Ohio; three sisters, Dimple Allen, Louise
Mayberry, and Ila Rose Harris, all of Cookeville; and three grandchildren, Lianne, Eric and Benjamin
Haney, all of Missouri.
Memorial donations may be made to the Cookeville Free Will Baptist Church Building Fund.
Bros. Joel Lauckner and Sterl Paramore will officiate at the services.
Published Monday, October 12, 1998 12:45 PM CDT : Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Gladys Pauline Haney
b. 20 February 1929 –d. 22 June 1989, md Carl Haney.
*See Carl Haney buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Helen Romaine (Sadler) Haney
b. ca. 1919 –d. 10 November 1990 at age 71, md on the 30th of March 1946, Smith Co., TN to Herman
Lebert Haney.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Smith Co., TN, pg. 287: Herman L. Haney married 30 March
1946, Smith, Co., TN, age 22, Brotherton, Rt. 1, TN to Helen R. Sadler, age 26, address: Cookeville, TN,
name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Sam Sadler, Rt. 4, Cookeville, TN).
Joe W. Haney Obt.
b. 13 September 1925, Jackson Co., TN –d. 7 August 2012, TN, md Dorothy (Adams) Haney. Joe W.
Haney, s/o Willie Carson Haney & Ella Harley.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Joe W. Haney, 86, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, from
the chapel of Cookeville Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Cookeville Cemetery with full military
honors.
Family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today, Wednesday, Aug. 8, and again Thursday, from 10 a.m.
until time of services at the funeral home.
Mr. Haney passed away Thursday, Aug. 7, 2012, at Bethesda Health Care Center.
He was born Sept. 13, 1925, in Jackson County to the late Willie Carson and Ella Harley Haney.
Mr. Haney was retired from the State of Tennessee as a geologist and was the owner and operator of the
Haney Shoprite Market. He was employed with Standard Oil Company for more than 20 years. Mr. Haney
was a member of the Mason/Shriners and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member
of Bloomington Springs Church of Christ.
His family includes his wife of 64 years, Dorothy Adams Haney of Cookeville; a daughter, Janet Kaye
Haney of Chattanooga; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Edith Louise Norton of Cookeville and Dorothy
Ivajean and Daniel Pippin of Bloomington Springs; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Willie Carson Haney, Fred Marshall
Haney and Louis Wyatt Haney; and a sister, Frances Louise Haney.
Pastor Paul Fox will officiate the services.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.cookevillefuneralhome.com.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 8 August 2012
John L. Haney Obt.
b. 20 June 1932, Overton Co., TN –d. 16 November 2006, md Barbara Logan-Clinton. John L. Haney,
s/o Melvin Vent Haney & Novan Wilmoth.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for John L. Haney, 74, of Cookeville, will be held Sunday, Nov. 19, at
1 p.m. at the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Family will receive friends today, Friday, Nov. 17, from 5-9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 18, from 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,
and Sunday, Nov. 19, from 7 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home.
Mr. Haney died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006, at Bethesda Health Care Center.
He was born June 20, 1932, in Overton County to the late Melvin Vent and Novan Wilmoth Haney.
Mr. Haney was employed at Wilson Sporting Goods and was a member of the Church of Christ faith.
His family includes the mother of his son, Barbara Logan-Clinton of Township, Mich.; a son and daughterin-law, Jeffrey Lewis and Susan Haney of Roseville, Mich.; two sisters, Sibbie Smith of Gainesboro and
Sharon Keylon of Cookeville; two grandchildren, Ashley and Amber Haney of Michigan; and seven nieces
and nephews, Kenneth, Jimmy, Eddie, Michael and Lori Haney, Tommy Smith and Darlene Murphy.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Haney was preceded in death by two brothers, Dalvie and Edsel Haney, and
a sister, Dessie Allen.
Mr. Haney's nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Bro. Wayne Wells will officiate the services.
Published November 17, 2006 11:19 AM CST: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Joyce (Jones) Haney Obt.
b. ca. 1929 –d. 26 November 2012, md Charlie Haney. Joyce (Jones) Haney, d/o Haskell Jones (18921977) & Pansy Buckner (1896-1978), both buried in the James Bohannon Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Joyce Jones Haney, 83, of Cookeville, will be held at 2 p.m. on
Thursday, Nov. 29, at Crest Lawn Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Haney passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, in Bethesda
Health Care Center in Cookeville.
She was born in Cookeville to the late Pansy (Buckner) Jones and Haskell
Jones.
Mrs. Haney worked with Adams Plastics for many years before her retirement.
She attended both Rocky Point Baptist Church and Caney Fork Baptist Church.
She was a loving, devoted wife, caring for her husband for many years after he became ill. She cherished
all her family and friends and will be missed by all who knew her.
Her family includes three brothers and sisters-in-law, Glenn and Robbie Jones of Michigan, Bob and Pat
Jones of Cookeville and Norman and Gwen Jones of Crossville; a sister in law, Ora Lee Whiteaker of
Cookeville; a very special friend, Jan Nabors of Cookeville; and many other family members and friends.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Charlie Haney; three
sisters, Avannah, Bonnie and Beauton; and five brothers, Paul, Horace, C.J., Jim and Willie Frank.
Bros. Nolan Cantrell and Steve Thornton will officiate at the services.
Go to www.crestlawnmemorial.com to sign the online guest book and send a message to his family.
Crest Lawn Funeral Home-Cremation Center is in charge of arrangements (931) 526-6384.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 28 November 2012
Fred B. “Red”Haney Obt.
b. 7 October 1924, Overton Co., TN – d. 20 January 2015, md 2000 to Myrtle Dean (Copeland) Brown
Haney, b. 16 August 1931, Overton Co., TN – d. 8 October 2011, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o
Mitchell Edward Copeland (1901-1967) & Ethel May Cobble (1903-1990). Myrtle Dean (Copeland)
Brown Haney was also md to Charlie Milburn Haney (1927-1994). Fred B. “Red”Haney, s/o Isaac “Big
Ike”Seth Haney (1895-1982) & Mary Poston (1906-1940). Fred B. “Red”Haney was also md on the 8th
of June 1946, Putnam Co., TN to Gladys I (Roberts) Haney, b. 7 October 1923, Putnam Co., TN –d. 11
October 1998, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Charles Anderson Roberts (1892-1982) & Elzie Mae
Wilmoth (1902-1986).
*See Myrtle Dean (Copeland) Brown Haney Obt. buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Mr. Fred B. (Red) Haney, 90, of Cookeville, will be held at 2 p.m.
on Sunday, Jan. 25, at Cookeville Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Cookeville City
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 3-8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24, at Cookeville
Free Will Baptist Church and from 1 p.m. until time of services on Sunday at the
church.
Mr. Haney passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015.
He was born Oct. 7, 1924, in Overton County to the late Isaac (Big Ike) Seth Haney and Mary Poston
Haney.
Fred loved life and loved people. He never met a stranger, and always had a very positive attitude toward
life and people. He loved serving and helping others and repaired plumbing and electrical problems for
many. Mr. Haney was a proud veteran of World War II, serving in the European Theater with the 165th
Engineers. He retired from the maintenance department of Tennessee Tech University in 1984 after 34
years of service, and worked part time at Dyer Funeral Home for the last several years. Fred was a member
of Cookeville Free Will Baptist Church for at least 50 years, and always felt like they couldn’t have church
if he wasn’t there.
Fred was married to Gladys Roberts Haney for 52 years before her passing in 1998.
His family includes one son, Ken (wife Anita) Haney of Cookeville; three grandchildren, Lianne Perkins
(husband Kelly) of Franklin, Eric Haney (wife Missy) of Cookeville and Ben Haney (wife Katie) of
Lebanon Mo.; 11 great-grandchildren, Christian Perkins, Ellis, Carson and John Haney, Savannah Lewis,
Layla, Titan, Anora, Vaughan, Scarlet and Phoenix Haney.
In 2000, Fred married Myrtle Dean Brown and they enjoyed life together for 11 years before her passing in
2011. He is also survived by two stepsons, Billy (wife Lee) Brown of Cookeville and Tommy (wife Leigh
Ann) Brown of Mt. Juliet; three stepgrandchildren, Amanda Prentice (husband Matthew) of White House
and Alex and Sarah Brown, both of Mt. Juliet; two stepgreat-grandchildren, Carter and Charlie Prentice;
one brother, Lester Haney of Dayton, Ohio; three sisters, Lula Young, Veachel Pond (husband Bud) and
Delma Mayberry (husband Charles), all of Cookeville; and many nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law and
sisters-in-law and friends.
In addition to his parents and his wives, Gladys Irene Roberts Haney and Myrtle Dean Brown Haney, Fred
was preceded in death by one brother, Garland Haney; one sister, Gladys Haney; eight brothers-in-law,
Delbert Young and Jim Reeves, Carl Haney, Doyle and Toy Roberts, Arthur Allen, Cecil Harris and James
Caruthers; and two sisters-in-law, Ruby Haney and Margaret Roberts.
Pallbearers will be Eric Haney, Ben Haney, Kelly Perkins, Ricky Mayberry, Earl Harris and Ronnie
Young.
Bros. Charles Cook and Ken Haney will be conducting the services.
Dyer Funeral Home in Cookeville is in charge of arrangements, (931) 526-7158.
Freda Lois (Bowman) Haney Obt.
b. 19 April 1931, Gainesboro, Jackson Co., TN - d. 8 January 2014, Brentwood, TN, md on the 7th of
January 1947 to Jube Haney, b. 24 November 1924, Jackson Co., TN – d. 5 March 2000, Nashville,
Davidson Co., TN, (TEC5 US Army WWII), s/o Tom Haney (1887-1935) & Annie Rawley (1889-1969),
both buried in Byers Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN. Freda Lois (Bowman) Haney, d/o Vander Deemer
Bowman (1901-1984) & Mary L. Trisdale (1904-1991), both buried in Pharris Cemetery, Jackson Co.,
TN.
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Mrs. Freda Lois Haney, 82, of
Cookeville, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, from the Cookeville
Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home in Cookeville.
Interment will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10, and from 9-10 a.m. on Saturday at the
funeral home.
Mrs. Haney died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at her daughter's home in Brentwood.
She was born April 19, 1931, in Gainesboro to the late Vander Deemer and Mary L. Trisdale Bowman.
Mrs. Haney held various jobs during her life, but her main focus was being a homemaker. She lived for her
husband and children and made sure that they were always taken care of. She loved them all so much.
She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly and Brian Higdon of Brentwood; a son, Jube Alan
and Virginia Haney of McKinney, Texas; four grandchildren, Lindsey and Chelsey Higdon and Michael
and Ronald Haney; and four great-grandchildren, Ariel, Joshua, Jake and Giuliana Haney; and by her
beloved dog, Queenie.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Jube Haney; a son, Larry
Michael Haney; and a brother, Vander Deemer Bowman, Jr.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alive Hospice, in memory of Freda Lois Haney, 1718 Patterson
Street, Nashville, TN 37203.
Chaplain Gary Lovelace of Alive Hospice will officiate at the services.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 9 January 2014
Jube Haney Obt.
b. 24 November 1924, Jackson Co., TN –d. 5 March 2000, Nashville, TN, (TEC5 US Army WWII), md on
the 7th of January 1947 to Freda Lois (Bowman) Haney, b. 19 April 1931, Gainesboro, Jackson Co., TN d. 8 January 2014, Brentwood, TN, d/o Vander Deemer Bowman (1901-1984) & Mary L. Trisdale
(1904-1991). Jube Haney, s/o Tom Haney (1887-1935) & Annie Rawley (1889-1969), both buried in
Byers Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Freda Lois (Bowman) Haney Obt.
*See Larry Michael Haney Obt.
GAINESBORO -- Funeral services for Jube Haney, 75, of Cookeville, will be held at 1 p.m. on Wed.,
March 8, from the chapel of Anderson Funeral Home. Burial, with military honors, will be in Cookeville
City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 1-9 p.m. today, Tues., March 7; and from 11 a.m. until time of
services on Wed., March 8, at the funeral home.
Mr. Haney died on Sun., March 5, 2000, at the Baptist Hospital in Nashville.
He was born on Nov. 24, 1924, in Jackson County to the late Tom and Annie Rawley Haney. Mr. Haney
was a retired machinist. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Mr. Haney served in the Signal Corps of
the Army during World War II. On Jan. 7, 1947, he married the former Lois Bowman, who survives.
In addition to his wife of Cookeville, his family includes two sons, Larry Haney of Madison Heights, Mich.
and Jube Alan Haney of Denton, Texas; a daughter, Kimberly Higdon of Murfreesboro; a brother, Elijah
Haney of Gainesboro; three sisters, Reba Elkins of Gainesboro, Christine Ransom of Cookeville, and
Louise Dennis of Nashville; and four grandchildren, Michael and Ronnie Haney, and Lindsey and Chelsey
Higdon.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Mont, Floyd and D.A. Haney.
Bro. John Mabery will officiate at the services.
Published March 07, 2000 10:08 AM CST : Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Larry Michael Haney Obt.
b. 19 January 1948, Gainesboro, TN –d. 8 January 2005, md Deborah Haney Temrowski. Larry Michael
Haney, s/o Jube Haney & Freda Lois Bowman.
COOKEVILLE -- Graveside services for Larry Michael Haney, 56, of Madison Heights, Mich., will be
held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 14, at Cookeville City Cemetery, with full military honors conducted by the
Veterans Honor Guard.
Mr. Haney died on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2005.
He was born on Jan. 19, 1948, in Gainesboro to Freda Lois Haney of Cookeville and the late Jube Haney.
He served in the Army as a Green Beret during the Vietnam War.
In addition to his mother, his family includes two sons, Larry Michael and Ronald James Haney, both of
Michigan; the mother of his sons, Deborah Haney Temrowski of Michigan; a brother, Jube Alan Haney of
Texas; a sister, Kimberly Haney Higdon of Brentwood; grandchildren; and his soul mate, Dee Soo of
Michigan.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Vander Deemer and Mary L.
Bowman, and Tom and Annie Haney.
Memorial donations may be made to the Veterans Administration, or the American Heart Assoc.
Krot Funeral Home, Hamtramck, Mich. (313)365-5240 in charge of arrangements.
Published January 10, 2005 12:53 PM CST : Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Melvin Vintson “Vent”Haney
b. 8 May 1907 –d. 17 July 1968, md on the 27th of February 1926, Putnam Co., TN to Novan (Wilmoth)
Haney, b. 18 March 1909.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 336, #4195: M. V. Haney married 27
February 1926, Putnam, Co., TN to Miss Novan Wilmoth).
(SS Death Index: Name: MELVIN HANEY Birth: 08 May 1907–Death: Jul 1968 –Last Residence: (none
specified) -Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 381-09-5303, MI)
Troy B. Haney Obt.
b. 23 April 1910, Putnam Co., TN –d. 31 May 1983, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 25th of June
1929, Jackson Co., TN to Nettie Mae (Williams) Haney, b. 11 October 1921. Troy B. Haney, s/o
Mansfield Haney (1881-1966) & Cynthia Mae Langford (1887-1916).
Services for Troy B. Haney, 73, of Cookeville, are slated at 10 a.m. Friday, June 3 in the Chapel of
Whitson Funeral Home with Bro. Terry McCloud officiating. Interment will be in the Cookeville City
Cemetery. Mr. Haney died Tuesday, May 31, at Cookeville Health Care Center.
A native of Putnam County, he was the son of the late Mansfield and Cynthia Mae Langford Haney. He
was a retired gardener.
Survivors include his wife Mrs. Mae Haney of Cookeville; two sons, Merlon F. Haney and R.V. haney both
of Cookeville; two daughters, Mrs. Lucille Boggs and Mrs Josephine Harness, both of Cookeville; three
brothers Elvin Haney, Everette Haney and Luther Haney all of Cookeville; two half-brothers, Cordell
haney of Cookeville and Robert Haney of Indiana; two half-sisters, Miss Daffo Haney and Mrs. Dovie
Madewell, both of Cookeville; and eight grandchildren.
Whitson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mary Frances Harden
b. 4 February 1866, Tandragee Armagh, Ireland –d. 3 September 1954, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN.
Henry Goodwin Harding Obt.
b. 9 June 1913 – 4 September 1995, Silver Point, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 21st of April 1940, Wilson
Co., TN to Evelyn Ophelia (Stanton) Harding, b. 24 October 1916.
*See Hal Saltmarsh Harding Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 209: H. Goodwin Harding married 21
April 1940, Wilson Co., TN, age 26, address: Silver Point, Putnam Co., TN to Evelyn Stanton, age 23, Rt.
1, Baxter, TN, next of kin of said female is: Myzell Stanton, father, Baxter, TN).
(SS Death Index: Name: HARDING, H GOODWIN – Birth: 09 Jun 1913 Death: 04 Sep 1995- Last
Residence (Silver Point, Putnam Co., TN) - Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 711-03-3153, Long-time
or retired railroad workers)
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Henry Goodwin Harding, 82, of Silver Point will be held Thursday,
September 7, at 3:30 p.m. in the chapel of Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home. Burial will be in
Mr. Harding died Monday, September 4, in his home.
He was the son of the late Hal Saltmarsh and Julia Mann Harding.
Mr. Harding was employed by the Putnam County Board of Education for 32 years. He served as both a
school and attendance teacher and transportation supervisor.
A life time member of the National Education Association, he was a member of the Putnam County Retired
Teachers Association, Cookeville Masonic Lodge #266 and the Al Menah Temple. Mr. Harding was a 32nd
degree Scottish Rite Mason. He was of the Baptist faith and attended Silver Point Church of Christ.
His family includes his wife, Evelyn Stanton Harding; two daughters, Judy Dyer of Lebanon and Nancy
Perry of Ashlund City; five grandchildren, Jeffery and Amanda Perry and Laura, Amy and Julie Dyer; one
brother, John Herbert Harding of Sanat Maria, CA; three sisters, Mrs. Ernest Garrison of Pico Rivera, CA,
Mrs. James C. Sadler of Honolulu, HI, and Mrs. Clifford Caruthers of Spring City.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Ora Elizabeth Harding.
Pallbearers will be Berch Williams, Walter Shanks, Jerry Sliger, Charles Nunally, Harold Bartlett and Brett
Stanton. Honorary pallbearers will be the retired teachers of Putnam County.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Putnam County unit of the American Cancer Society, c/o Mary
Heard, 660 West Main St., Algood, TN 38501 or the Children’s Orthopedic and Burns Hospital, c/o Jim
McWilliams, 831 South Willow, Cookeville, TN 38501.
The family will receive friends from 4-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 6 September 1995.
Hal Saltmarsh Harding Obt.
b. 31 December 1883, KY –d. 2 August 1954, Silver Point, Putnam Co., TN, md Julia (Mann) Harding,
b. 10 May 1884, GA – d. 31 December 1961, Spring City, d/o Henry Goodwin Mann & Mary Lasseter
Brown.
*See Henry Goodwin Harding Obt.
*See Julia (Mann) Harding Obt.
Funeral Held For H. S. Harding, 70:
Hal Saltmarsh Harding, 70, died at his home in Silver Point, Monday. Mr. Harding, son of the late John H.
and Ida Grimes Harding was a retired Telegraph Operator and Station Agent, and was born in Kentucky.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at the Silver Point Presbyterian Church with Rev.
Ralph Arbaugh officiating. Burial will be in the Cookeville City Cemetery. Whitson Funeral Home is in
charge of the arrangements.
He is survived by his wife, Julia Mann Harding of Silver Point; two sons, Goodwin Harding of Baxter,
Route 1 and Herbert Harding of Los Angeles, California; three daughters, Mrs. Ernest Garrison of Los
Angeles, Mrs. Clifford Caruthers, Spring City, Tennessee, and Mrs. J. C. Sadler of San Antonio, Texas; 8
grandchildren; four brothers, Sam Harding, El Paso, Texas, Jo Harding, Cedar Hill, Tennessee, Richard
harding, Madisonville, Kentucky, and John H. Harding, Del Rio, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. B. W. Drouillard
of Detroit, Michigan, and Mrs. Louis R. Renshaw of Washington, D. C.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 5 August 1954.
Julia (Mann) Harding Obt.
b. 10 May 1884, GA – d. 31 December 1961, Spring City, md Hal Saltmarsh Harding, b. 31 December
1883, KY –d. 2 August 1954, Silver Point, Putnam Co., TN. Julia (Mann) Harding, d/o Henry Goodwin
Mann & Mary Lasseter Brown.
*See Hal Saltmarsh Harding Obt.
Mrs. Julia Mann Harding, 77, died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clifford Caruthers in Spring
City following a long illness. She was the widow of H. S. Harding, and resided at Silver Point until six
years ago.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Spring City where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
(EST) Wednesday, with Rev. Marvin O. Wayland officiating. Wednesday at 2 p.m. a prayer service will be
held at Whitson Funeral Home here.
Burial will be in the Cookeville City Cemetery. Her body is a Vaughn’s Funeral Home in Spring City.
Mrs. Harding, a native of Georgia was a daughter of Henry Goodwin and Mary Lasseter Brown Mann.
Survivors, besides Mrs. Caruthers are two other daughters, Mrs. Ernest Garrison, Los Angeles, CA, Mrs.
James C. Sadler, Farmington, MA; two sons, Goodwin Harding Attendance Teacher, Putnam County
School System, Silver Point, John Herbert Harding, Santa Marie, CA; a brother, Max Mann, Warm
Springs, GA; four sisters, Mrs. E. H. Harms, Manchester, GA, Mrs. Frank Crute, Macon, GA, Mrs. John
Robinson, Ellaville, GA, Mrs. Icy Hancock, Perry, GA, and eight grandchildren.
The Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 2 January 1962.
Hugh Smith Hargis Obt.
b. 30 January 1874, Granville, TN –d. 8 March 1946, md on the 27th of December 1899, Jackson Co., TN
to Vallie Lee (Holleman) Hargis, b. 8 January 1875, TN –d. 23 February 1958, d/o LeRoy B. Holleman
(1847-1880) & Eliza Ann Maddux (1853-1897) Hugh Smith Hargis, s/o James Hargis & Elizabeth
Montgomery. (Methodist –32nd Degree Mason) Children: Elizabeth Hargis md Pierce Winningham Sr. &
Louise Hargis md Edwin C. Reeves.
*See Vallie Lee (Holleman) Hargis Obt.
*See Louise (Hargis) Reeves Obt.
*See Pierce Winningham Sr. Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Jackson Co., TN, pg. 108:
December 1899, Jackson Co., TN to Vallie Lee Holleman).
Hugh S. Hargis married 27
Hugh Smith Hargis, President of Citizen’s Bank, Dies Friday.
President of Coca Cola Bottling Company, since organization, interested in other Business.
Hugh Smith Hargis, 72, President of the Citizens Bank, died Friday at his home on Broad Street following
a brief illness of a heart ailment. Approximately 2 years ago, he was stricken with a similar illness, but
apparently had recovered and since that time had been actively engaged in the many business enterprises in
which he was interested.
Thursday morning he was as usual at his desk at the Citizen’s Bank when he again suffered a heart attack.
Taken to his home immediately he contined critically ill until the time of his passing early Friday morning.
A son of the late James A. and Elizabeth Montgomery Hargis, he was born in Granville January 30, 1874.
On December 27, 1899 he was married to Miss Vallie Holleman also of Granville, and in 1906, they came
to Cookeville where they have since resided, and where he has been an influential and prominent citizen.
His genuine traits of character and his friendship to his fellowman endeared him to all with whom he came
in contact, not only in his native and adopted counties, but thoughout Tennessee. Mr. Hargis began his
business career as a traveling salesman for Smith, Herren and Baird of Cookeville in February 1914 serving
as Cashier or President since its organization. He has served as President of the Cookeville Federal
Savings and Loan Assoc. since its establishment some years ago, and in 1915 he orgazized the Coca Cola
Bottling Company here and served as it only President from that time until his death, a period of 30 years.
He was commissioned of Water and Lights for the City of Cookeville from 1924-1939 and for 15 years was
a member of the local congregation and the District. As a charter member he was affiliated with the
Methodist Board of Stewards and held a charter membership with the Lion’s Club, was a 32nd degree
Mason, a Shriner, a member of the Low Twelve Club, an Eastern Star, and during WWII he served as
Putnam County Chairman of the Liberty Bonds and Thrift Stamp Drives.
In the presence of a large assemblage of relatives and friends, many here from a distance, funeral services
were conducted at 2:00 Sunday afternoon at the Methodist Church with the pastor, Rev. Thorton Fowler,
and Rev. E. U. Robinson officiating. Interment was in City Cemetery.
Mr. Hargis is survived by his widow; 2 daughters, Mrs. Edwin C. Reeves and Mrs. Pierce Winningham; 2
grandchildren, Miss Catherine Elizabeth Reeves and Richard Hargis Winningham, all of Cookeville; 5
brothers, John, Jim, Robert, and T. D. Hargis of Granville, and Dr. F. C. Two other brothers, Dr. W. A.
Hargis of Donelson and A. B. Hargis of Granville, preceded him in death.
Active pallbearers were Judge John Holladay, H. H. Clark, James Carlen, Gore Sadler of Nashville, George
Shanks, Walter Cooper of Granville, S. D. Wilhite and Charles H. Cox, Officers and Directors of the City
Bank, the Coca Cola Bottling Company and the Federal Saving Loan Assoc. including W. R. Carlen,
Algood Carlen, Sam Holleman, Dr. W. A. and W. B. Carlen; Honorable Cordell Hull, Washington D. C.,
Judge J. M. Gardenshire, Carthage, Dr. E. C. Reeves, Gainesbor, Hon. H. B. McGinnis, Carthage, P. D.
Houston, A. E. Potter, Paul Davis, Nashville, Dr. J. T. Moore, Col. J. N. Cox, E. C. Warner, Dr. Fred Terry,
W. L. Whitson, Dr. J. P. Terry, H. J. Shanks, W. J. Holladay, C. S. Jenkins, O. D. Massa, F. E. Collier,
John V. Minor, Jeff Wall, L. Maddux, S. D. Poteet, George Haile, O. E. Cameron & Sam Pendergrass.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thusday, 14 March 1946.
(1900 census 5th Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 44 –James Hargis is head of household, 63 yrs. old, b.
January 1837, TN md 33 yrs. to Bettie, 53 yrs. old, b. November 1846, TN, 9 children born, 8 children
living. Children: Frank C., 23 yrs. old, b. March 1877, Occupation: Doctor; Robbert L., 21 yrs. old, b.
March 1879; James M., 18 yrs. old, b. August 1881; Dwit T., 15 yrs. old, b. February 1884; Hough, 26 yrs.
old, b. January 1874, son, md 0 yrs. to & Vallie Hargis, daughter-in-law, no dates. All born in TN).
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville Town, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 100 –Hugh S. Hargis is head of
household, 42 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Traveling Sales. Tin Ware, md 11 yrs. to Valley, 25 yrs. old, TN,
2 children born, 2 children living. Children: Louise, 8 yrs. old, TN & Elizabeth Hargis, 3 yrs. old, TN).
Ruby (Maxwell) Hargis Obt.
b. 11 April 1920, Putnam Co., TN –d. 1 July 2002, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN md Edward Hargis, b. 4
November 1928 –d. 21 July 1996. Ruby Lee (Maxwell) Hargis, d/o Solon Jones Maxwell (1896-1992) &
Ruth Frances Harris (1895-1987).
*See Claude Jerry Maxwell Obt.
*See Solon Jones Maxwell Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Ruby Maxwell Hargis, 82, of Cookeville will be held at 11 a.m. on
Wednesday, July 3, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends after 5 p.m. today, Tuesday, July 2, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hargis died on Monday, July 1, 2002, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
She was born on April 11, 1920, in Putnam County to the late S.J. and Ruth Harris Maxwell.
Her family includes two sons, Jim and Dave Hargis, both of Cookeville; two daughters, Barbara Dobbs of
Baxter and Becky Profant of Cookeville; a brother, Claude Maxwell of Baxter; 11 grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Hargis; a brother, James
Maxwell; and a sister, Lucille Hale.
Pallbearers will be Jim and Jason Hargis, Matt Profant, Steve Hobbs and Terry and Tim Dobbs.
Myron Greer will officiate at the services.
Published July 02, 2002 10:19 AM CDT : Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Vallie Lee (Holleman) Hargis Obt.
b. 8 January 1875, Jackson Co., TN –d. 23 February 1958, md on the 27th of December 1899, Jackson Co.,
TN to Hugh Hargis, b. 30 January 1874, TN –d. 8 March 1946. Vallie Lee (Holleman) Hargis, d/o LeRoy
Holleman & Eliza Maddux.
*See Hugh Hargis buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Vallie Lee Hargis, widow of Hugh Hargis, died unexpectedly from what is believed to have been a
heart attack som time Sunday morning. She had been in apparent good health Saturday evening having
visited a friend who was ill and had entertained guests in her home here until about 9:00 p.m. Funeral
services were held Monday afternoon at 2:30 at the First United Methodist Church. The Rev. James Reed
Cox officiated. Burial was in Cookeville City Cemetery. Whitson Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Hargis was a native of Jackson County, but had resided here more than 50 years. She was the
daughter of the late Leroy and Eliza Maddux Holleman. Active in the Methodist Church, Mrs. Hargis in
1952 was one of the first 2 women to be namd as Stewards of the official board of the church. She was a
member of the Woman’s Society of Christian Services. Active in the church choir, Mrs. Hargis had helped
with the singins during the revivial held just a few weeks ago.
In 1945 she was also named Queen Mother of the church by members of the brotherhood. Mrs. Hargis was
also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, and of the DAR.
Her husband, the founder of the Citizens’s Bank, and was serving as its President at the time of his death in
1946. He was also President of the Cookeville Federal Savings and Loan Association here, and of the Coca
Cola Bottling Company.
Survivors include 2 daughters, Mrs. Edwin C. Reeves and Mrs. Pierce Winningham, both of Cookeville; a
sister, Mrs. D. L. Burton, Nashville; 2 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren.
The Citizen, TN: Wednesday, 26 February 1958.
John Thomas Hargrove
b. 24 June 1953 – d. 16 January 2007, s/o Murrey Nalin Hargrove Jr. (1929-1963) & Margery Ann
Hollister (1927-2010).
*See Murrey Nalin Hargrove Jr. buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Murrey Nalin Hargrove Jr.
b. 26 July 1929 – d. 14 April 1963, md Margery Ann (Hollister) Hargrove, b. 14 September 1927,
Chicago, IL – d. 16 July 2010, Cookeville, TN, d/o Dr. Paul Livingston Hollister & Mildred Lenore
Ellingson.
*See John Thomas Hargrove buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Margery Ann (Hollister) Hargrove Obt.
*See Murrey Nalin Hargrove Sr. buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Murrey Nalin Hargrove Sr.
b. 19 March 1908 – d. 26 April 1990, md on the 7th of December 1927, Sumner Co., TN to Wealthie
(Jones) Hargrove, b. 2 April 1909 –d. 11 October 1995.
*See Murrey Nalin Hargrove Jr. buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Ronald Douglas Hargrove Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Sumner Co., TN, pg 250: Murrey Nalin Hargrove married 7
December 1927, Sumner Co., TN to Wedthia Jones).
Margery Ann (Hollister) Hargrove Obt.
b. 14 September 1927, Chicago, IL –d. 16 July 2010, Cookeville, TN, md Murrey Nalin Hargorve Jr., b.
26 July 1929 – d. 14 April 1963. Margery Ann (Hollister) Hargrove, d/o Dr. Paul Livingston Hargrove
& Mildred Lenore Ellingson Hollister.
COOKEVILLE -- A final curtain call/celebration of life service will be held in memory of Margery Ann
Hargrove, 82, of Cookeville, Saturday, Aug. 7, in the Margery Hargrove Auditorium at the Cookeville
Performing Arts Center at 2 p.m. Immediately following the service a reflective gathering will be held at
the TTU Wesley Arena Theatre on 9th Street.
Mrs. Hargrove passed away Friday, July 16, 2010, at her home.
She was born Sept. 14, 1927, in Chicago, Ill., to the late Dr. Paul Livingston Hargrove, professor of
biology and cytology at Tennessee Tech University, and the late Mildred Lenore Ellingson Hollister, a
homemaker and elementary school teacher.
Mrs. Hargrove's contributions to Cookeville's arts and leisure community have rightfully earned her wide
appreciation and the honorary title of "Cookeville's First Lady of Theatre."
She attended schools in Nashville, graduating from East High School. She was a 1949 graduate of
Tennessee Tech and also graduated from Tennessee Tech in 1965 with a master's degree in history, the first
ever conferred by the university. Prior to returning to Cookeville due to the illness of her husband,
Murrey Nalin Hargrove, in the early 1960s, she and Murrey lived in Nashville, New York, and Palo
Alto, Calif. He was a soldier, scholar, actor and published poet; she a professional actress, starring
in Broadway/off Broadway plays with then little-known actors such as James Earl Jones and Martin
Sheen.
Mrs. Hargrove was associated with the Cookeville Tennessee Tech Wesley Foundation, directing her first
play, "The Diary of Anne Frank" in 1964, and continued to be a pivotal play director and mentor of TTU
students during the tenures of campus ministers Rev. Bob Lewis and Rev. Dave McIntyre. She invented
and directed Cookeville Summer Theatre, starting with "Finnian's Rainbow" in 1968 and ending with "The
Music Man" in 1992. She was pivotal in forming The Cookeville Arts Council, officially chartered in May
1972, along with the farsightedness of then-Mayor Bobby Davis, Mrs. Reba Bacon, Dr. James
Wattenbarger, Mrs. Joan Derryberry, Dr. William Schrader, Hal Denton, Dr. Wayne Pegram and Dr.
Kermit Breen. She served as its chairman for 10 years.
In November of 1977, ground was broken at Broad Street and Walnut Avenue to begin a public safetytheatre complex which still stands today and is now known as the Cookeville Performing Arts Center. In
1989 she was honored with a Cookeville City Resolution naming the former "Drama Center" auditorium
the Margery Hargrove Auditorium. She was also fundamental in the founding of Cookeville's annual Fall
Fun Fest and was on the ground floor in the establishment of Cookeville Leisure Services.
Mrs. Hargrove received numerous awards from The Tennessee Arts Commission, Cookeville Arts Council,
Cookeville Tomorrow Program, Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association Arts and Humanities Award
and the JC Penney Golden Rule Award. She also served as the Grand Marshall of Cookeville's Christmas
parade in 1991.
Her family includes a grandson, Conor Murray Hargrove of Gallatin; a brother and sister-in-law, Don and
Gloria Hollister of Asheville, N.C.; a sister and brother-in-law, Mary Beth and Keith Sargent of Hermitage;
four nephews, David and Dan Hollister, Leslie Sargent and wife Marcia and Sandy Sargent and wife Marie;
and three nieces, Donna Lebman and husband Jim, and Holly and Isabela Sargent.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, John Thomas Hargrove.
Memorial donations may be made to The Margery Hargrove Legacy Fund, c/o The Wesley Foundation,
271 East Ninth St., Cookeville, TN 38501. (931-526-4353)
Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home (931-526-6111) is in charge of arrangements.
Herald-Citizen, TN: 25 June 2010
Ronald Douglas Hargrove Obt.
b. 1 February 1936 – d. 9 May 1952, Putnam Co., TN. Ronald Douglas Hargrove, s/o Murrey Nalin
Hargrove Sr.
Ronald Hargrove Killed In Wreck:
Funeral services for Ronald Hargrove, 16-year-old freshman student at Central High School, who was
killed in a automobile accident last Friday night, were held Sunday afternoon at the Street Church of Christ.
The church minister, Carl Gossett, officiated. Interment was in the City Cemetery.
Young Hargrove was killed instantly when the car he was driving failed to make a curve on Fisk Road
about 11:00 p.m. Friday night, plunged off the road, hit a wire fence and turned over backwards. Bobby
Jackson and Wallace Carr, also freshmen at Central received minor injuries and were released after
treatment at General Hospital. The trio had attended the senior play at the high school earlier in the
evening.
Ronald was the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Hargrove. Other survivors include two sisters, Shirley
Hargrove, valedictorian at the high school this year, and Linda Sue Hargrove, Cookeville; two brothers, M.
N. Hargrove, Jr., New York City, and Jere Logan Hargrove, Cookeville.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: May 1952
Suddie Elizabeth (Jones) Harness Obt.
b. 29 January 1910, Putnam Co., TN – d. 30 November 2000, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md 1st on the
18th of April 1930, Putnam Co., TN to Ernest Dilldine, b. 16 October 1910 –d. February 1976 –md 2nd on
the 11th of September 1981, Putnam Co., TN to John Ramsey, b. 4 November 1912 - md 3rd on the 14th of
July 1994, Putnam Co., TN to Willie Edward Harness, b. 27 December 1929. Suddie Elizabeth (Jones)
Harness, d/o Floyd & Ann Jones.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 149: Ernest
Dilldine married 18 April 1930, Putnam Co., TN, age 21, address: Silver
Point, TN to Suddie Jones, age 21, address: Silver Point, TN, name of parent,
guardian or next of kin of female: Floyd Jones, Silver Point, TN).
(SS Death Index: Name: DILLDINE, ERNEST –Birth: 16 Oct 1910- Death:
Feb 1976– Age: 65- Last Residence (Sparta, White Co., TN) - Last Benefit:
(none specified) –SSN: 412-12-8917, Issued By: TN).
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 107: John Ramsey married 11 September
1981, Putnam Co., TN, age 68, b., 4 November 1912, 201 S. Walnut, Apt. D1, Cookeville, TN to Suddie
Elizabeth Dilldine, age 71, b. 29 January 1910, address: 201 S. Walnut, Apt. E-1, Cookeville, TN, name of
parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Mary Ellen Herron, Tanglewood Dr., Cookeville, TN).
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 14: Willie Edward Harness married 14
July 1994, age 65, b. 27 December 1929, address: 201 S. Walnut Ave., April N-2, Cookeville, TN to
Suddie Elizabeth Ramsey, age 76, b. 29 January 1918, address: 201 S. Walnut Ave., Apt. J3, Cookeville,
TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Mary Ellen Herron, daughter, Hwy 70, Cookeville,
TN).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Suddie Elizabeth Harness, 90, of Cookeville, will be held at 1 p.m.
on Sat., Dec. 2, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 4-9 p.m. today, Fri., Dec. 1, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Harness died on Thurs., Nov. 30, 2000, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
She was born on Jan. 29, 1910, in Putnam County to the late Floyd and Ann Jones. Mrs. Harness was
retired from the Sparta Shirt Factory as a sewing machine operator.
Her family includes two sons, Bobby and Joe Dilldine, both of Livingston; two daughters, Mary Herron
and Christine Nabors, both of Cookeville; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one greatgreat-grandchild.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Junior Dilldine; a grandson, Junior Dilldine;
and a host of brothers and sisters.
Bro. Carles Walker will officiate at the services.
Published December 01, 2000 11:54 AM CST : Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Betty Louise (Waller) Harris Obt.
b. 8 May 1941, Putnam Co., TN – d. 2 March 2013, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN, md Edward “Edd”
Harris. Betty Louise (Waller) Harris, d/o Horace Greely Waller Sr. (1875-1951) & Velma Uhles (19071994).
(*See Horace Greely Waller Sr. Obt.)
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Betty Louise Harris, 71, of Baxter, will be held at 2 p.m. on
Wednesday, March 6, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in
Bros. Harold Walker and Derek Wilson will officiate at the services.
The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. today, Monday, March 4, and from 7-9
p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, from 7 a.m. until time of services on Wednesday at the
funeral home.
Mrs. Harris passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2013, in St. Thomas Hospital in
Nashville.
She was born May 8, 1941, in Putnam County to the late Horace G. Waller Sr. and Velma Uhles Waller.
Mrs. Harris was a factory worker at Red Kapp Industries and a member of Gentry’s Chapel Free Will
Baptist Church.
Her family includes her husband, Edward (Edd) Harris of Baxter; two grandchildren, Amanda and Kaitlyn
Harris; her mother-in-law, Modenia Harris of Cookeville; a brother and sister-in-law, Zeb Harvey and
Bobbie Waller of Rickman; two sisters, Nathel Dean Hawkins of Baxter and Lucille Hunter of Cookeville;
a sister-in-law, Vickie and Carl Brown of Cookeville; three brothers-in-law, David and Debbie Harris, Earl
and Brenda Harris and Dannie Harris, all of Cookeville; and a host of nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Timothy Edward Harris; a sister, Katheleen
Bryant; a brother, Horace G. Waller Jr.; a sister-in-law, Margaret Holman; a nephew, Larry Hawkins; and
her father-in-law, Sherman Harris.
Whitson Funeral Home in Cookeville is in charge of arrangements (931) 526-2151.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 4 March 2013
Charter “C. M.”Mitchell Harris Jr. Obt.
b. 10 October 1929, Putnam Co., TN –d. 28 February 2012, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 26th of
May, 1953, Putnam Co., TN to Edith (Mackie) Harris, b. 26 May 1944, Putnam Co., TN - d. 25 April
2015, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o John D. Mackie & Mattie Robinson. Charter “C.M.”Harris Jr.,
s/o Charter Mitchel Harris Sr. (1893-1981) & Lillie Mae Maxwell (1892-1978).
*See Charter Mitchel Harris Sr. Obt.
*See Edith (Mackie) Harris Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 31 – Charles Mitchell Harris married 26
May 1953, Putnam Co. TN, age 35, b. 10 October 1929, address: 2585 W. Broad St., Cookeville, TN to
Edith Mackie, age 21, b. 26 May 1943, address: Rt. 4, Cookeville, TN. Name of parent, guardian or next of
kin of female: Mattie Mackie, mother, Rt. 5, Cookeville, TN).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Charter Mitchell (C.M.) Harris Jr., 82, of Cookeville, will be held
at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 2, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
Interment, with military honors, will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. today, Thursday, March 1, and from 11 a.m. until time of
services on Friday at the funeral home.
Mr. Harris died Tuesday evening, Feb. 28, 2012, at his home.
He was born Oct. 10, 1929, in Putnam County to the late Charter Mitchell and Lilly May Maxwell Harris
Sr.
Mr. Harris was a member of McBroom Chapel Church of Christ.
He was retired from the City of Cookeville Electric Department, with more than 30 years of service. He
was an Army veteran and a member of Woodmen of the World Cookeville Lodge.
His family includes his wife of 48 years, Edith Mackie Harris (whom he married May 26, 1953, in
Cookeville); a daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Roy Hall of Cookeville; two grandchildren, Hunter and
Trace Hall; a sister, Evelyn Galbraith of Lebanon; and a sister-in-law, Johnnie Pearl Matheney of
Cookeville.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Hubert Harris, Draper Harris and
Grady Harris.
His nephew, Jo Jo Matheney, will officiate at the services.
Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements (931) 526-6111.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 1 March 2012.
Charter Mitchel Harris Sr. Obt.
b. 20 March 1893, Putnam Co., TN –d. 8 June 1981, Algood, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 3rd of July 1912,
Putnam Co., TN to Lillie Mae (Maxwell) Harris, b. 1 May 1892 – d. 14 January 1978, d/o Andrew
McClain Maxwell (1865-1941) & Sarah Joanna Gentry (1863-1945). Children: Charter Mitchel Harris
Jr., Hubert Denton, Grady, Draper & Evelyn Harris. Charter Mitchel Harris Sr., s/o Ozia Denton &
Luncinda Frances Harris.
*See Charter “C.M.”Harris Jr. Obt.
*See Lillie Mae (Maxwell) Harris Obt.
*See Hubert Denton Harris, buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Nancy Ruth Harris Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 110, #435: Charlie Harris married 3 July
1912, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Mae Maxwell).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Charter M. Harris, 88, will be conducted in the chapel of Hooper &
Huddleston Funeral Home Wednesday, June 10 at 2 p.m. with Arkely C. Billingsley officiating.
Mr. Harris, a former resident of 2585 West Broad Street, died June 8, 1981, in Masters Health Care Center,
Algood. He was a native of Putnam County, son of the late Ozias Denton and Luncinda Frances Harris.
He was a retired real estate dealer.
Survivors include one son, Harris Jr., Cookeville; one daughter, Mrs. Willard Gailbreath, Lebanon, TN;
nine grandchildren, Mrs. Adrian Anderson, Tullahoma, Tenn.; Charles Howard Harris, Manchester, Tenn.;
Billy Harris, Linda Williams, and Lisa Harris all of Cookeville; Sandra George and Frank Gailbreath of
Lebanon, Tenn.; Michael Winnell Harris, Nashville and Mrs. Abule Mogadam, Nashville; and 15 greatgrandchildren.
Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
arrangements.
Hooper & Huddleston Funeral Home is in charge of
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Edgar Harris
b. 2 September 1897, TN – d. 12 July 1974, md on the 14th of December 1916, Putnam Co., TN, Suda
(Davis) Harris, b. 24 October 1899, TN –d. 18 September 1968.
(SS Death Index: Name: EDGAR HARRIS Birth: 02 Sep 1897- Death: Jul 1974–Last Residence:
(Cookeville, Putnam, TN) -Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 411-26-4312, TN)
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN: Edgar Harris married 14 December 1916,
Putnam Co., TN to Miss Suda Davis).
(1920 census, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: Edgar Harris is head of household, 23 yrs. old, TN, md to Sadie, 20
yrs. old, TN. Children: Nolie Pearl, 2 6/12 yrs. old, TN & Freeman Harris, 0 3/12 yrs. old, TN).
Edgar D. Harris
b. 22 February 1897 – d. 29 April 1957, md on the 12th of January 1960, Putnam Co., TN to Lockie
Alberta (Hadley) Harris Sparks, b. 21 July 1903, Chestnut Mound, TN – d. 17 April 1999, Cookeville,
Putnam Co., TN, she md 1st Edgar D. Harris, md 2nd on the 11th of January 1960 to Erastus Hurston
Sparks (1892-1974).
*See Jewel (Hadley) Gray buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Lula (Haynes) Hadley Obt.
*See Robbie Gertrude (Hadley) Coakley Obt.
*See Lockie Alberta (Hadley) Harris Sparks Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 328: Erastus Hurston Sparks married 11
January 1960, Putnam Co. TN, age 66, b. 21 September 1893, address: 446 Hudgens St., Cookeville, TN,
to Lockie A. Harris, age 56, address: 440 West 7th St., Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of
kin of female: Annie Dee Coffett, sister, address: Proffit St., Cookeville, TN).
Edith (Mackie) Harris Obt.
b. 26 May 1944, Putnam Co., TN - d. 25 April 2015, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, , md on the 26th of May,
1953, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN to Charter “C.M.”Mitchell Harris Jr., b. 10 October 1929, Putnam
Co., TN –d. 28 February 2012, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, s/o Charter Mitchel Harris Sr. (1893-1981)
& Lillie Mae Maxwell (1892-1978). Edith (Mackie) Harris, d/o John D. Mackie & Mattie Robinson.
*See Charter “C.M.”Mitchell Harris Jr. Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 31 – Charles Mitchell Harris married 26
May 1953, Putnam Co. TN, age 35, b. 10 October 1929, address: 2585 W. Broad St., Cookeville, TN to
Edith Mackie, age 21, b. 26 May 1943, address: Rt. 4, Cookeville, TN. Name of parent, guardian or next of
kin of female: Mattie Mackie, mother, Rt. 5, Cookeville, TN).
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Mrs. Edith Harris, age 70 of Cookeville, will be held Tuesday
April 28 at 5 p.m. in the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home with Pastor
Bobby Frasier and her nephew Joe Joe Matheney officiating. Interment will follow in Cookeville City
Cemetery.
Mrs. Harris’s family will receive friends Monday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Tuesday from 3 p.m. until
service time at the funeral home.
Mrs. Harris died Saturday morning April 25, 2015 in Cookeville Regional
Medical Center.
She was born May 26, 1944 in Putnam County, Tennessee to the late John D.
and Mattie Robinson Mackie.
She was a retired associate with Porelon of Cookeville. She attended McBroom
Chapel Church of
Christ and Double Springs Church of Christ.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, C. M.
Harris (who died February 28, 2012); sister, Lorene Craighead; and two
brothers, Floyd Mackie and Lloyd Mackie.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Roy Hall; grandchildren, Aaron (Brody) Brodrick,
Hunter Linn Hall, and Trace (Tracker) McKade Hall; and sister, Johnnie Pearl Matheney all of Cookeville.
Pallbearers will be Joe Joe Matheney, Bobby Frasier, Aaron (Brody) Brodrick, Tim Cloud, Eric Hicks, and
Gregory Whited.
Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements (931) 526-6111. You may share
your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 25 April 2015
Emma N. (Carter) Harris
b. 6 December 1901 –d. 24 May 1987.
(SS Death Index: Name: EMMA HARRIS Birth: 06 Dec 1901- Death: May 1987–Last Residence:
(Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN) -Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 410-66-3887, TN)
Finis Erwing Harris Jr. Report
*See Finis Erwing Harris Sr. buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Judge and Mrs. Finis E. Harris received a telegram this week from the War Department stating that another
son, Lieut, Finis E. Harris, Jr., was killed in England on December 15, 1944. Only last week, a message
was received by Judge and Mrs. Harris from the War Department, stating that Cpl. Perry Rowe Harris was
killed in action on Leyte, in the Phillippines. Another son, Mark E. Harris, who is in training in the Army
Air Corps, in Nashville, is seriously ill with pneumonia.
Judge and and Mrs. Harris have the sympathy of the people of Cookeville and the untire Upper
Cumberland in this sad hour. The three brothers volunteered for service in the Army Air Corps.
Lieut, Harris volunteered in June, 1943, and was inducted into the service at Biloxi, MS. He received his
pro-flight training at Kelly Field, Dallas, TX, primary training at Chickasha, OK, basic at Enid, OK,
advanced at Pampa, TX, where he received his wings in May 1943. He went to England in August 1943,
and was pilot of a B-26, later being transferred to a Flying Fortress.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 4 January 1945.
Finis Erwing Harris Sr.
b. 3 August 1899 – d. 28 August 1956, md Margaret Elizabeth (Harned) Harris, b. 4 July 1900,
Clarksville, TN –d. 5 June 1984, TN, d/o Perry L. Harned & Myra Gill.
*See Margaret (Harned) Harris Obt.
*See Finis Erwing Harris Jr. Report
Grady M. Harris
b. 22 April 1915 –d. 13 May 1967, md Nancy E. (unknown) Harris, b. 24 April 1917 – d. 19 February
1967.
Hooper Harris
(Note: There are (2) tombstones for Hooper Harris. One states born 3 November 1911 and one states born
3 November 1910. There are also (2) tombstones for Vallie Harris, both state she is born 5 November 1917
–d. 18 March 1951).
Hooper Harris, b. 3 November 1910/11 –d. 6 March 1993 md on the 18th of June 1938, Putnam Co., TN
to Vallie (Rector) Harris, b. 5 November 1917 –d. 18 March 1951.
*See Ida Bessie Harris buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 548: Hooper Harris married 18 June
1938, Putnam Co., TN, age 26, address: Rt. 3, Cookeville, TN to Vallie Rector, age 20, address:
Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: John Rector, Rt. 3, Cooekville, TN).
Hubert Denton Harris
b. 8 May 1913 –d. 25 March 1937, s/o Charter Mitchel Harris (1893-1981) & Lillie Mae Maxwell
(1892-1978).
*See Charter Mitchel Harris, buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Hubert D. Harris
b. -----, TN
d. 25 Mar 1937
Age: 23y 10m 16d
Father: Charter Harris
Mother: Lillie Mae Maxwell
DC #7034, Putnam Co., TN
Harris Family
Ida Bessie Harris
b. 20 May 1919 –d. 23 January 1977, d/o Hooper & Vallie Harris. (Shared tombstone)
*See Hooper Harris buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
John Monroe Harris Sr. Obt.
b. 19 April 1886 –d. 28 July 1953, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 10th of October 1909 to Myrtle
Tennessee (Stewart) Harris, b. 18 March 1889 – d. 6 November 1974, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o
Robert Boone "Bob" Stewart (1861-1942) & Margaret Lucretia Shanks (1865-1946), both buried in
Tightfit Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN. John Monroe Harris Sr., s/o Robert H. Harris (1840-1914) &
Harriet Carson/Parson (1846-1914). Robert H. Harris is buried in the Harris Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Ruby Gladys (Harris) Bullington Obt.
*See Pauline Harris Obt.
*See Myrtle Tennessee (Stewart) Harris Richardson Obt.
*See Anna Jewel (Harris) Mathis Obt.
*See Hazel Mae (Harris) Tucker Obt.
John M. Harris Dies of Wreck Injuries:
Funeral services for John M. Harris, 67, were held Wednesday afternoon at the west View Baptist Church
with the Rev. Bruce Strother, Rev. Carson Whitaker, and Rev. V. R. Butler officiating. Burial was in City
Cemetery.
Mr. Harris died Tuesday at Cookeville General Hospital of injuries received in an automobile accident
several days ago.
Mr. Harris, who lived on 6th street in Cookeville, was a retired farmer and was the son of the late Robert
and Harriet Carson Harris. He was a member of the Cookeville Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Stewart Harris; 6 daughters, Mrs. Hazel Tucker, Silver Point, Mrs.
Ruby Bullington, Highland Park, MI; Mrs. Jewel Mathis and Mrs. Vallie Elrod, Cookeville, Mrs. Johnny
Wilmoth, Indianapolis, IN, and Mrs. Medele Hartbarger, Chattanooga; 3 sons, John M. Harris, Jr.,
Indianapolis, IN, Howard Harris Flat Rock, MI, and James Morgan Harris, Cleveland, OH; 43
grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
Herald, TN: 30 July 1953, pg. 5.
Published December 01, 2000 11:54 AM CST : Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Lillie Mae (Mawell) Harris Obt.
b. 1 May 1892 –d. 14 January 1978, md Charter Mitchel Harris Sr., b. 20 March 1893, Putnam Co., TN
– d. 8 June 1981, Algood, Putnam Co., TN, s/o Ozia Denton & Luncinda Frances Harris. Lillie Mae
(Maxwell) Harris, d/o Andrew McClain Maxwell (1865-1941) & Sarah Joanna Gentry (1863-1945).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Lillie Mae Maxwell Harris, 85, were held today at the Chapel of
Hooper-Huddleston Funeral Home. She died January 14 at her home.
Services were conducted by Bro. Arkley Billingsley and burial was in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, C. M. Harris, Sr. of Cookeville; 1 son, C. M. Harris, Jr., of Cookeville; 1
daughter, Mrs. Willard Gailbreath of Lebanon; 2 sisters, Mrs. L. G. Puckett, Sr., of Smithville and Mrs.
Norman Worley of Council Grove, KS; 1 brother, Willis Maxwell of Monterey, 9 grandchildren and 14
great-grandchilren.
Active pallbearers were L. G. Puckett, Jr., Clarence Nash, Kennth Nash, Howard Maxwell, Joh Haney, and
Bill Matheney.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 16 January 1978
Margaret Elizabeth (Harned) Harris Obt.
b. 4 July 1900, Clarksville, TN –d. 5 June 1984, TN, md Finis Erwing Harris, b. 3 August 1899 – d. 28
August 1956. Margaret Elizabeth (Harned) Harris, d/o Perry L. Harned & Myra Gill.
*See Finis Erwing Harris buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
MONTEREY – Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Harris, 84, will be held at the First
Presbyterian Church on Thurs., June 7, 1984, at 10:30 a.m., with the Rev. G. David Campbel officiating.
Mrs. Harris died Tues., June 5, 1984, at Standing Store Health Care Center.
A native of Clarksville, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Perry L. and Myra Gill Harned, and the
widow of the late Finis Harris.
Her family includes a son, Mark Harris of Cookeville; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Lee Greer of Nashville and
Mrs. Myra Cohn of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
The family will recive friends from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday evening at the funeral home.
Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Nancy Ruth Harris Obt.
b. 22 October 1939 – d. 16 May 1954, Putnam Co., TN, d/o W. Draper Harris (1919-1951) & Delcie
Lane.
*See W. Draper Harris buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Barbara Sue Newman Obt.
Two Are Killed In County’s Worst 1954 Traffic Mishap:
Two Cookeville teenage girls were killed and five other persons injured in Putnam County’s worst traffic
accident of the year last Sunday night. The accident, a two car collision on Highway 70 near the Double
Springs Cemetery resulted in the death of Misses Nancy Ruth Harris and Barbara Sue Newman, both 14
year old freshmen students at Central High School.
Miss Harris is the daughter of Mrs. Delcie Lane Harris of Cookeville and the late Draper Harris, and Miss
Newman’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Newman.
The accident occurred when the car in which the girls were riding collided with a car driven by Stanley
Richison of Old Hickory. William L. Johnson, 18 of Sparta was listed as the driver of the car in which the
girls were riding. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson and the other occupant of the car Johnny
Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lee of Sparta were taken to Cookeville General Hospital where they were
treated for shock. Neither suffered bodily injuries.
The Johnson car was reported to have been pulling into the highway from a side road when the collision
took place. Richison was taken to Cookeville General Hospital suffering head injuries, his wife, Mrs. Jean
Richison suffered back, chest and head injuries and their son, Charles Eugene Richison was under
treatment for a fractured arm and nose.
Double funeral services for the two girls were held Tuesday afternoon at Broad Street Church of Christ
with Oliver Cunningham and Charles E. Gentry officiating. Burial was in Cookeville City Cemetery.
In addition to her parents, Miss Newman is survived by a brother, Bobby Newman her paternal
grandparents, Mrs. and Mrs. Bradley Newman, Cookeville and her maternal grandparents, Mrs. and Mrs. J.
A. Means of Rickman.
Miss Harris is survived by a sister, Miss Linda Faye Harris and a brother, Billy Harris and her paternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charter Harris, all of Cookeville.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 20 May 1954.
Pauline Harris Obt.
*See John Monroe Harris Sr. Obt.
Services Held Monday For Little Pauline Harris;
Funeral services were held Monday for 6 months old Pauline Harris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Harris,
Jr., of Cookeville, route 4.
Services were in the chapel of the Whitson Funeral Home. The Rev. S. M. Shaw officiated and burial was
in the Cookeville Cemetery.
Little Pauline died Sunday in the Cookeville City Hospital after a brief illness.
She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Harris, Jr.; a twin brother, Paul Harris, another
brother, George Monroe Harris; one sister, Myrtle Rhea Harris; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John M.
Harris, Cookeville, and Mr. and Mrs. George Silcox, Gallatin, route, 3.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 30 June 1949
Richard Harris Obt.
b. 18 January 1948, Putnam Co., TN –d. 8 December 2003, Oak Ridge, TN, md Patricia (Leach) Harris.
Richard Harris, s/o Winnell Harris & Vivet McBroom.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Richard Harris, 55, of Deer Lodge will be held at 2 p.m. on
Thursday, Dec. 11, from the chapel of Dyer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. today, Wednesday, Dec. 10, and from 11 a.m. until time of
services on Thursday at the funeral home.
Mr. Harris died on Monday, Dec. 8, 2003, at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge.
He was born on Jan. 18, 1948, in Putnam County to Vivet McBroom Tribble of Cookeville and the late
Winnell Harris.
He was a self-employed body shop owner.
In addition to his mother, his family includes his wife, Patricia Leach Harris of Deer Lodge; two daughters
and sons-in-law, Angie and Shane Ashton of Indiana and Cynthia and Randall Rittenberry of Cookeville;
two brothers and sisters-in-law, Charles and Carolyn Harris and Dennis and Linda McBroom, all of
Cookeville; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Cynthia Tatrow of Smithville and Janice and Tim Smith of
Nashville; four grandchildren, Beth, Cicely, Seth and Victoria; and special nephews, Chase and Chris
Jones.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his son, Anthony Harris.
Bro. Johnny Fox will officiate at the services.
You may sign the online register book at www.dyerfuneralservices.com.
Published December 10, 2003 10:18 AM CST: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Robert H. Harris
b. 14 April 1913 –d. 5 February 2000, md on the 3rd of July 1933 to Lorena E. (unknown) Harris, b. 11
August 1915 –d. 8 May 1997.
Thomas W. Harris
b. 19 December 1920 – d. 31 December 1973, md on the 1st of September 1946, Putnam Co., TN to
Frances (Terry) Harris, b. 10 November 1914.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 7, docket #5, pg. 194: Thomas W. Harris
married 1 September 1946, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, age 25, b. 19 December 1920, Cookeville,
Putnam Co., TN to Frances Terry, age 32, b. 10 November 1914, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of
female: Flander Terry).
Timothy “Tim”Edward Harris Obt.
b. 3 November 1965, Putnam Co., TN –d. 19 January 2007, md on the 22nd of October 1984, Putnam Co.,
TN to Terri Denis (Palmer) Harris, b. 20 February 1968. Timothy “Tim”Edward Harris, s/o Edward
Harris & Betty Louise Waller.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 84: Timothy Edward Harris married 22
October 1984, Putnam Co., TN, age 18, b. 3 November 1965, address: Rt. 3, Box 97-A, Baxter, Putnam
Co., TN to Terri Denise Palmer, age 16, b. 20 February 1968, address: P. O. Box 113, Baxter, TN, name of
parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Rosie Pauline Jones, P. O. Box 113, Baxter, TN).
BAXTER -- Funeral services for Timothy “Tim”Edward Harris, 41, of Baxter will be held at 2 p.m. today,
Sunday, Jan. 21, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville Cemetery. The
family will received friends from 7 a.m. until time of services today, at the funeral home.
Mr. Harris died Friday, Jan. 19, 2007, in his home.
He was born Nov. 3, 1965, in Cookeville, to Edward and Betty Louise Waller Harris of Cookeville.
Mr. Harris was a member of the Baptist faith.
In addition to his parents, his family includes two daughters, Amanda Harris of Cookeville, and Kaitlyn
Harris of Baxter; his paternal grandmother, Modenia Harris; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Willie Sherman Harris; his maternal grandparents,
Horace G. and Velma Waller; and an aunt, Margaret Harris Holman. Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Bros. Harold Walker and Frank Davis will officiate the services.
Published January 20, 2007 2:33 PM CST: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
W. Draper Harris
b. 2 September 1919 –d. 24 June 1951.
*See Nancy Ruth Harris Obt.
William Leander Harris
b. 15 March 1900 –d. April 1968, md Edith Lois (unknown) Harris, b. 29 April 1906 –d. 2 May 1960.
(SS Death Index: Name: WILLIAM HARRIS Birth: 15 Mar 1900- Death: Apr 1968–Last Residence:
Margaret Gertrude (Dyer) Harrison Obt.
b. 14 July 1924, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN – d. 9 May 2013, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md
Nathanael "Nat" Harrison, b. 15 March 1922, Keystone, WV –d. 14 July 2012, Cookeville, Putnam Co.,
TN, s/o o Joseph Daniel Harrison & Flora Brown. Margaret Gertrude (Dyer) Harrison, d/o Dr. Lex
Dyer (1882-1966) & Margaret Audra Haynes (1891-1976).
*See Nathanael "Nat" Harrison Obt.
COOKEVILLE — Graveside services and interment for Mrs. Margaret Gertrude Dyer Harrison, 88, of
Cookeville, will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, at Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Harrison’s family will receive friends immediately following services at the
cemetery on Saturday.
Mrs. Harrison died Thursday morning May 9, 2013, in Bethesda Health Care
Center in Cookeville.
She was born July 14, 1924, in Cookeville to the late Dr. Lex and Audra Haynes
Dyer. Her place of birth was their Jefferson Avenue home, which was later
expanded and remodeled into Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
Mrs. Harrison was a lifelong member of Cookeville First Presbyterian Church.
She was a graduate of Cookeville Central High School and received her B.S. in Business/English Education
from Tennessee Polytechnic Institute (TTU). She taught school at Dry Valley Elementary School in the
1940s, and was a former biological sciences librarian at the University of Kentucky.
Her family includes her two sons and daughters-in-law, Mark Andrew and Judy McKee Harrison of
Athens, Ga., and Timothy Paul and Alicia “Alice”Nesnia Harrison of Cookeville; three grandsons, Joseph
Andrew and Mark Daniel Harrison, both of Athens, Ga., and Nathaniel Nesnia Harrison of Cookeville; two
sisters-in-law, Lenola Martin Dyer and Mary Rumberger; nephews, Rusby Titsworth, Joseph (Joe) Dyer Jr.,
Charles Dyer, Gary Dyer, William (Bill) Dyer, Michael Dyer and Andrew (Andy) Dyer; and nieces Patricia
Titsworth Eker, Margaret Titsworth Gartman, Linda Dyer Doran, Jane Dyer and Deborah Dyer Kudrey.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of more than 64 years, Nathanael
(Nat) Andrew Harrison (whom she married Dec. 20, 1947, in Knoxville); a sister and brother-in-law,
Elizabeth Dyer and Robert (Bob) Titsworth; five brothers, Wyndham Joseph (Joe) Dyer Sr., Henry Dyer,
James (Jim) Dyer and Jefferson (Jeff) Dyer; four sisters-in-law, Rebecca Goff Dyer, Nell Gentry Dyer,
Leiron Keisling Dyer and Mary Ann Kittrell Dyer; and a niece, Judy Dyer West.
Pallbearers will be Joe F. Dyer, Jr., Charles Lex Dyer, Gary Richard Dyer, Bill Dyer, Rusby Titsworth,
Andy Dyer, Michael Dyer, Patrick Dyer, Frank Dyer, Joseph Andrew Harrison, Mark Daniel Harrison,
Nathaniel Nesnia Harrison and Matthew Wilhelm.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ray Jordan, James Drake, Walter Drake, Albert Wilhelm, and the surviving
members of Cookeville Central High School Class of 1942.
Memorial contributions may be made to Happy Haven Children’s Home, 2311 Wakefield Drive,
Cookeville, TN 38501, or Hiwassee College, 225 Hiwassee College Drive, Madisonville, TN 37354.
Rev. Erin Angel will officiate at the services.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 10 May 2013
Nathanael "Nat" Harrison Obt.
b. 15 March 1922, Keystone, WV – d. 14 July 2012, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 20th of
December 1947, Knoxville, TN to Margaret Gertrude (Dyer) Harrison, b. 14 July 1924, Cookeville,
Putnam Co., TN – d. 9 May 2013, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Dr. Lex Dyer (1882-1966) &
Margaret Audra Haynes (1891-1976). Nathanael “Nat”Andrew Harrison, s/o Joseph Daniel Harrison
& Flora Brown.
*See Margaret Gertrude (Dyer) Harrison Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Nathanael "Nat" Andrew Harrison, 90, of Cookeville, will be held
at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 18, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral
Home. Interment, with military honors, will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends after 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the funeral
home.
Mr. Harrison died Saturday, July 14, 2012, in NHC Healthcare of
Cookeville.
A resident of Cookeville since 1951, Mr. Harrison was born March 15, 1922,
in Keystone, W.Va., to the late Joseph Daniel Harrison and Flora Brown
Harrison.
Mr. Harrison received his A.A. from Hiwassee College, his B.S. in biology from Tennessee Tech (then
T.P.I.), and his M.S. in bacteriology from the University of Kentucky. He attended the University of
Georgia also. He served in Europe in the Army Medical Department during World War II.
He began teaching in the Department of Biology at Tennessee Tech in 1951, and continued until retirement
in the summer of 1987. During his tenure, he served as acting departmental chairman from 1966-1967,
supervisor of the general biology program from 1962-1968, and instructor of various courses, including all
departmental bacteriology courses. He was awarded the Outstanding Faculty Award for 1982-1983.
As a member of Cookeville First Presbyterian Church since 1951, he served terms as deacon, elder, Sunday
school teacher and Sunday school secretary.
He was a life member of the Alumni Board of Governors of Hiwassee College and was awarded the
Alumnus of the Year award in 1998. He had been a member of the American Society for Microbiology
since 1950, serving in several positions, including educational representative, vice counselor and president
of the Kentucky-Tennessee Branch.
His family includes his wife of more than 64 years (married Dec. 20, 1947, in Knoxville), Margaret Dyer
Harrison; a son and daughter-in-law, Mark Andrew Harrison and Judy McKee Harrison, and their sons,
Joseph Andrew and Mark Daniel Harrison of Athens, Ga.; a son and daughter-in-law, Timothy Paul and
Alice Nesnia Harrison, and their son, Nathaniel Nesnia Harrison of Cookeville; and a sister, Mary
Elizabeth Rumberger of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Norman William Harrison and Samuel
Paul Harrison, and two sisters, Rhoda May Harrison and Evangeline Martha Coleman.
Pallbearers will be Joe F. Dyer Jr., Charles Lex Dyer, Gary Richard Dyer, Bill Dyer, Rusby Tittsworth,
Andy Dyer, Michael Dyer, Patrick Dyer, Frank Dyer, Joseph Andrew Harrison, Mark Daniel Harrison,
Nathaniel Nesnia Harrison and Matthew Wilhelm.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ray Jordan and Albert Wilhelm.
The family is honoring Mr. Harrison's explicit wishes by requesting no flowers, please. Instead, memorial
contributions may be made to Hiwassee College Building Fund, Hiwassee College, 225 Hiwassee College
Drive, Madisonville, TN 37354.
Rev. Pat Handlson, pastor of Cookeville First Presbyterian Church, will officiate at the services.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 17 July 2012
Cleburne Barnes Hatfield
b. 20 August 1902, TN –d. 17 October 1873, s/o James Monroe Hatfield & William May Barnes.
*See James Monroe Harfield, buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
James Monroe Hatfield Obt.
b. 21 September 1871, Overton Co., TN –d. 26 April 1969, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 11th of
July 1901, Putnam Co., TN to Willie May (Barnes) Hatfield, b. 19 April 1878, TN – d. 15 December
1942, TN, d/o John Burr Barnes (1853-1931) & Narcissa Almira Pendergrass (1857-1920), both buried
in Cookeville City Cemetery. James Monroe Hatfield, s/o Lark B. Hatfield (1846-1936) & Levina E.
(Smith) Hatfield (1849-1926), both buried in the Smith Chapel Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN. Willie May
(Barnes) Hatfield was a teacher for 39 years.
*See John Burr Barnes, buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Narcissus Almira (Pendergrass) Barnes Obt.
*See Martin Sims Hatfield Obt.
*See Willie May (Barnes) Hatfield Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 94: J. M. Hatfield married 11 July 1901,
Putnam Co., TN to Willie Barnes).
Funeral services for James Monroe Hatfield, 88, retired Putnam county educator, will be held Friday
afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Broad Street Church of Christ.
Edward Anderson and John Allen Chalk will officiate. Burial will be in the Cookeville City cemetery. The
body is at Whitson funeral home.
Mr. Hatfield died late Tuesday in Cookeville General hospital following a long illness.
He retired in 1946 from the faculty of Tennessee Tech where he had been a professor of English for 26
years. Mr. Hatfield was Putnam county superintendent of schools for 10 years, 1911-21.
Mr. Hatfield served as direct representative from Putnam county in 1947 Tennessee legislature and was a
delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1955.
He was an elder in the Broad Street Church of Christ and served the congregation as treasurer for many
years. He was a member of the board of directors for the City cemetery, a member of the Odd Fellows
lodge, and honorary member of the Rotary club.
A native of Overton county, he attended Cookeville schools and received his B. S. and M. S. degrees from
the Univerisity of Tennessee.
He was married to the former Miss Willie Mae Barnes who died several years ago.
Survivors include two sons, Cleburn Hatfield, New York, NY and Gilbert Hatfield, Washington D. C.; a
sister, Mrs. J. A. Mergard, Pasedena, CA, and two grandchildren.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 28 April 1960.
Willie May Barnes Hatfield
b. 19 Apr 1877, Putnam Co., TN
d. 15 Dec 1942
Father: J. B. Barnes, Putnam Co., TN
Mother: Narcissa Pendergrass, Putnam Co., TN
Spouse: James M. Hatfield
Source: A History of Putnam County Tennessee by Walter S. McClain, pg. 149-150, James Monroe
Hatfield, born at Livingston, September 21, 1871. Married Miss Willie May Barnes. Attended Cookeville
schools and Peabody College. He is a member of the Church of Christ, an Odd Fellow and a Democrat. As
County Superintendent of Schools (1911-21) he inaugurated many reforms and improvements. He has been
President of the Public School Officer’s Association of Tennessee. He has taught in some of the leading
schools in this part of the State. At present, he is a teacher in the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute.
Census Place: 1880 District 1, Putnam Co, TN
Source: FHL Film 1255275 National Archives Film T9-1275 Page 83B
Dwl: 107
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
L.B. HATFIELD
Self
M
M
W
32
TN
Occ:
Boot & Shoemaker
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Lavina HATFIELD
Wife
F
M
W
31
TN
Occ:
James M. HATFIELD Son
M
S
W
8
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Martin S. HATFIELD
Son
M
S
W
1
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
John NUNLY
Other M
S
W
18
TN
Occ:
Works On Farm Fa: TN Mo: TN
Census Place: 1880 District 1, Putnam Co., TN
Dwl: 273
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
Burr BARNES Self
M
M
W
26
TN
Occ:
Farmer Fa: TN Mo: TN
N.A. BARNES Wife
F
M
W
23
TN
Occ:
Florence BARNESDau F
S
W
4
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Nellie BARNES Dau
F
S
W
2
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Frank BARNES Brother M
M
W
25
TN
Occ:
M.H. BARNES SisterL F
M
W
22
TN
Occ:
Housekeeping Fa: TN Mo: TN
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 308 –James M. Hatfield is head of household, 38 yrs.
old, TN, Occupation: Teaching School, md to Willie M., 32 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Teaching School.
Children: Cleburn B., 7 yrs. old, TN & Gilbert H. Hatfield, 5 yrs. old, TN).
Lena Mae (Yarbrough) Hatfield Obt.
b. 5 November 1887, Rome, GA –d. 4 September 1966, TN, md Martin Sims Hatfield, b. 29 April 1879,
Putnam Co., TN – d. 9 November 1948, Algood, TN, s/o Lark B. Hatfield (1846-1936) & Levina E.
Smith (1849-1926), both buried in the Smith Chapel Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN. Lena Mae (Yarbrough)
Hatfield, d/o J. M. Yarbrough & Henrietta Rambo.
Mrs. Lena Mae Hatfield, 78, died Sunday at Master Rest Home following a long illness. She was a resident
of 201 Oak Ave., Cookeville.
Funeral services were today at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home and burial was in Cookeville
City Cemetery, Rev. Lee Lacy officiated.
Mrs. Hatfield, the former Lean Mae Yarbrough, was a native of Rome, GA, the daughter of J. M. and
Henrietta Rambo Yarbrough. She was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church.
Survivors are a daughter Mrs. Robbie Dixon, Cookeville; son, Elbert Hatfield, Detroit, MI; brother, Gordon
Yarbrough, Atlanta, GA; 3 granddaughters, 2 grandsons and 3 great grandsons.
The Citizen, Cookeville, TN: September 1966
Martin Sims Hatfield
b. 29 April 1879, Putnam Co., TN – d. 9 November 1948, Algood, TN, md Lena Mae (Yarbrough)
Hatfield, b. 5 November 1887, Rome, GA –d. 4 September 1966, TN, d/o J. M. Yarbrough & Henrietta
Rambo. Martin Sim Hatfield, s/o Lark B. Hatfield (1846-1936) & Levina E. Smith (1849-1926), both
buried in the Smith Chapel Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN. Martin Sims Hatfield was a teacher and a Baptist.
Children: Mrs. Odell Dixon of Algood, TN & Elbert C. Hatfield of Oakridge, TN. Martin Sims Hatfield’s
siblings are: J. M. & William L. of TX & Mrs. J. A. Laubaugh of Gardner, KS.
*See James Monroe Hatfield Obt.
*See Lena Mae (Yarbrough) Hatfield Obt.
*See Willie May (Barnes) Hatfield Obt.
Funeral services for Martin Simms Hatfield, 69, retired Putnam County school teacher who died
unexpectedly of a heart attack at his home in Algood at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning, were conducted at the
First Baptist Church in Cookeville this morning.
Services were conducted by the Rev. B. N. Ramsey and the Rev. Dow Ensor. Burial was in City cemetery.
A native of Putnam County, Mr. Hatfield taught school here and in Roane county for 30 years. Since
his retirement from the teaching profession, he has been a bookkeeper for several local firms.
Active in the work of the Baptist Church, Mr. Hatfield also took an active part in the political and civic life
of the county. Just after the first World War, he taught a class of returning veterans in some specialized
courses.
Mr. Hatfield spent most of Monday in Cookeville, and he had not complained of being ill before the heart
attack occurred. He was a brother of J. M. Hatfield, retired Tennessee Tech English professor.
Beside his brother, Mr. Hatfield is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lena Mae Yarbrough Hatfield; daughter,
Mrs. Odell Dixon, both of Algood; a son, Elbert C. Hatfield, Oak Ridge; five grandchildren; another
brother, W. L. Hatfield, Whitewright, TX, and a sister; Mrs. J. A. Laubaugh, Gardner, KS.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 11 November 1948
Census Place: 1880 District 1, Putnam Co, TN
Dwl: 107
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
L.B. HATFIELD
Self
M
M
W
32
TN
Occ:
Boot & Shoemaker
Lavina HATFIELD
Wife
F
Occ:
Keeping House Fa: TN
James M. HATFIELD Son
M
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Martin S. HATFIELD
Son
M
Fa: TN Mo: TN
John NUNLY
Other M
Occ:
Works On Farm Fa: TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
M
W
31
Mo: TN
S
W
8
TN
S
1
TN
18
TN
W
S
W
Mo: TN
TN
(1900 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 31 –L. B. Hatfield is head of household, 30 yrs. old, b.
August 1857, TN md 30 yrs. to Levina, 50 yrs. old, b. August 1849, TN. Children: Martin S., 21 yrs. old,
b. April 1879; Anna M., 16 yrs. old, b. October 1883 & William L. Hatfield, 14 yrs. old, b. August 1885.
All born in TN).
(1910 census 19th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 180 –Larkin B. Hatfield is head of household, 63
yrs. old, TN md 37 yrs. to Levina, 60 yrs. old, TN, 5 children born, 4 children living. Children: Martin S.,
30 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: School Teacher Public School & William L. Hatfield, 23 yrs. old, TN,
Occupation: Telephone Eng, Repairing Tele.).
Willie May (Barnes) Hatfield Obt.
b. 19 April 1878, TN –d. 15 December 1942, TN, md on the 11th of July 1901, Putnam Co., TN to James
Monroe Hatfield, b. 21 September 1871, Overton Co., TN – d. 26 April 1969, Cookeville, Putnam Co.,
TN, Lark B. Hatfield (1846-1936) & Levina E. (Smith) Hatfield (1849-1926). Willie May (Barnes)
Hatfield, d/o John Burr Barnes (1853-1931) & Narcissa Almira Pendergrass (1857-1920).
*See John Burr Barnes, buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See James Monroe Hatfield Obt.
*See Martin Sims Hatfield Obt.
*See Dr. Zebidee “Zeb”Lafayette Shipley Obt.
Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Church of Christ here for Mrs. Willie Barnes Hatfield with
Elder A. S. Landis officiating. Burial was in the city cemetery. Her death followed a stroke of paralysis,
which she suffered some two months ago.
Mrs. Hatfield was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Burr Barnes, prominent citizens of Cookeville.
She was educated in the Cookeville schools and was married to J. M. Hatfield in 1901. She taught in the
public schools for thirty nine years, retiring six years ago.
Survivors are her husband, two sons, Gilbert Hatfield, Atlanta, GA, and Chief Petty Officer, Claburn
Hatfield of the U. S. Navy; two sisters, Mrs. Z. L. Shipley and Mrs. Herbert Hughes, both of Cookeville,
and one granddaughter.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 17 December 1942.
Anna Bell Hawkins
b. 16 January 1874 –d. 8 November 1963.
Anne Gertrude (Mayberry) Hawkins Obt.
b. 5 August 1894, TN – d. 25 January 1955, md on the 31st of March 1918, Putnam Co., TN to Henry P.
Hawkins b. 17 September 1890, TN – d. 19 December 1962. Anne Gertrude (Mayberry) Hawkins, d/o
James Monroe Mayberry (1895-1970) & Mary Anderson (1869-1949).
*See Henry P. Hawkins buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Ernest G. Mayberry buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See James Monroe Mayberry buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 428, #1699: Mr. Henry Hawkins married
31 March 1918, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Anna Mabrey. By whom married: J. D. Smith, Justice of the
Peace).
Rites Held For Mrs. Annie G. Hawkins:
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Gertrude Hawkins, 59, wife of Henry P. Hawkins, were held Thursday at
the Dodson Branch Church. Burial was in the Cookeville City Cemetery. Whitson Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Hawkins died Tuesday at her home in the Dodson Branch Community following a short illness.
Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Othel Gentry, Oak Ridge; four brothers, Ernest and Charley
Mayberry, Route 2, Claude Mayberry, Route 3, Edgar Mayberry, Carthage; two sisters, Mrs. Nellie
Masters, Bellflower, CA, Mrs. Maudine Carr, Chattanooga; and two grandchildren, David and Janet
Gentry, Oak Ridge.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 3 February 1955
(1900 census 1st Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 28 - Monroe Mayberry is head of household, 30 yrs.
old, b. November 1870, TN md 6 yrs. to Mary, 30 yrs. old, b. August 1869, TN, 4 children born, 4 children
livng. Children: Annie, 5 yrs. old, b. August 1894; Ernest, 4 yrs. old, b. November 1895; Charlie, 3 yrs.
old, b. February 1897 & Edgar Mayberry, 3 yrs. old, b. June 1897. All born in TN).
Henry Clay Hawkins
b. 17 October 1876, Jackson Co., TN – d. 30 January 1938, Putnam Co., TN, md Julia D. (Moss)
Hawkins, b. 3 August 1876, TN –d. 7 March 1949, TN, d/o Joshua Henry Moss (1853-1911) & Amanda
Margaret Isham (1848-1930). Henry Clay Hawkins, s/o Nash Hawkins & Mary Ann Davidson.
(Presbyterian) Children: William, Charles, Noah, Lloyd Nathan & Mrs. Wesley (Annie V.) Marsh.
*See Julia D. (Moss) Hawkins Obt.
*See Willie C. Hawkins Obt.
*See Wesley Marsh buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Lloyd Nathan Hawkins Obt.
Henry Clay Hawkins
b. -----, TN
d. 30 Jan 1938
Age: 61y 3m 13d
Father: Nash Hawkins, TN
Mother: Mary Ann Davidson, TN
(1910 census 8th Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 37 –Henry C. Hawkins is head of household, 33 yrs.
old, TN md 15 yrs. to July D., 33 yrs. old, TN, 4 children born, 4 children living. Children: Annie V., 14
yrs. old; William C., 11 yrs. old; Noah, 8 yrs. old & Loyd Hawkins, 4 yrs. old. All born in TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 55 – Henry C. Hawkins is head of household, 45
yrs.old, TN md to Julia D. 44 yrs. old, TN. Children: Annie V., 23 yrs. old, Occupation: Operator
Telephone Co.; Noah S., 18 yrs. old; Loid N., 14 yrs. old & Charley F. Hawkins, 5 yrs. old. All born in
TN).
Henry P. Hawkins
b. 17 September 1890, TN – d. 19 December 1962, md on the 31st of March 1918, Putnam Co., TN to
Anne Gertrude (Mayberry) Hawkins, b. 5 August 1894, TN – d. 25 January 1955, d/o James Monroe
Mayberry (1895-1970) & Mary Anderson (1869-1949).
*See Anne Gertrude (Mayberry) Hawkins Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 428, #1699: Mr. Henry Hawkins married
31 March 1918, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Anna Mabrey. By whom married: J. D. Smith, Justice of the
Peace).
(1920 census 9th Civil Dist., Step Rock Hill Rd., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 35 –Henry P. Hawkins is head of
household, 26 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Teacher Elementary School, md to Anne, 23 yrs. old, TN).
James Andrews Hawkins Obt.
b. 1870, Jackson Co., TN – d. 7 October 1943, md Rosalie Roxann “Roxie” (Rhoten) Hawkins, b. 9
March 1878, Jackson Co., TN – d. 20 June 1935. James Andrew Hawkins, s/o James A. & Francis J.
Hawkins.
*See Willie B. Hawkins buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Rosalie (Hawkins) Shipley Obt.
*See Hollie Michael Shipley buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Funeral Services Held For James Andrew Hawkins:
James Andrew Hawkins died at his home on W. Broad Street, October 7, following an illness of several
weeks.
Funeral services were conducted on Saturday morning at his home, by the Rev. G. C. McIiwain, pastor of
the Cumberland Presbyterian church. His wife preceded him in death more than eight years ago. He is
survived by his daughters, Mrs. T. S. Speakman, of Nashville, Mrs. Hollie Shipley, Mrs. J. T. Buchannon
and Miss Willie Bell Hawkins of Cookeville, and two sons, Oliver and Robert Hawkins, both of
Cookeville. One sister, Mrs. Ollie McCray, of Nashville, also survives.
Burial was in the City Cemetery.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, October 1943.
James Andrew Hawkins
b. -----, Jackson Co., TN
d. 7 Oct 1943
Age: abt 64y
Father: Unknown
Mother: Minerva Jane Anderson, Jackson Co., TN
Buried: City Cemetery Putnam
DC#22051
Census Place: 1880 District 1, Jackson Co., TN
Source: FHL Film 1255264 National Archives Film T9-1264 Page 191D
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
James A. HAWKINS
Self
M
M
W
54
TN
Occ:
Francis J. HAWKINS Wife
F
M
W
48
TN
Occ:
Jimmie JACKSON
Nephew M
S
W
6
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Clarissa A. WEBB
Other F
W
W
35
TN
Occ:
Domestic Servant Fa: VA Mo: TN
Mary A. WEBB
Other F
S
W
1
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
(1900 census 9th Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 115-116 –James Hawkins is head of household, 26
yrs. old, b. December 1873, TN, md 6 yrs. to Roxey, 20 yrs. old, b. March 1880, TN, 2 children born, 2
children living. Children: List no names of children. Also living in the household: Francis J. Hawkins,
mother, 66 yrs.old, b. December 1832, TN, widow).
(1910 census 8th Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 39 –James Hawkins is head of household, 35 yrs. old,
TN, md 15 yrs. to Roxie, 29 yrs. old, TN, 4 children born, 4 children living. Children: Ethal, 12 yrs. old;
Willie B., 10 yrs. old; Oliver, 5 yrs. old & Robert Hawkins, 2 yrs. old. All born in TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 171 –James A. Hawkins is head of household, 55 yrs.
old, TN, md to Roxie, 40 yrs. old, TN. Children: Willie B., dau., 19 yrs. old; Oliver, 14 yrs. old; Robert, 11
yrs. old; Rosa L., 6 yrs. old & Gerald D. Hawkins, (dau.?), 1 4/12 yrs. old. All born in TN).
James Richard Hawkins
b. 22 September 1946 – d. 22 June 1991, md on the 25th of August 1979, Putnam Co., TN, Linda Fay
(Kanter) Hawkins, b. 28 April 1949. Children: Cheryl & Michael Hawkins.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 89: James Richard Hawkins md 25 August
1979, Putnam Co., TN, age 32, b. 22 September 1946, address: 1245 Caroline, Cookeville, TN to Linda
Fay Kanter, age 30, b. 28 April 1949, address: 1475 Gradview, Cookeville, TN).
(SS Death Index: Name: HAWKINS, J R –Birth: 22 Sep 1946 - Death: Jun 1991 - Last Residence (not
specified) - Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 414-72-2674, TN).
Julia D. (Moss) Hawkins Obt.
b. 3 August 1876, TN –d. 7 March 1949, md Henry Clay Hawkins, b. 17 October 1876, Jackson Co., TN
– d. 30 January 1938, Putnam Co., TN, s/o Nash/Noah Hawkins (1847-1923) & Mary Ann Davidson
(1847-1894). Julia D. (Moss) Hawkins, d/o Joshua Henry Moss (1853-1911) & Amanda Margaret
Isom/Isham (1848-1930). Her brother W. E. Moss (1891-1989) & his wife Nellie Jane (Phillips) Moss ar
both buried in the John L. Clark Cemetery, Jackson Co., TN. Her parents Joshua H. Moss & Amanda M.
(Isham) Moss are both buried in the Moss family cemetery in Jackson Co., TN.
*See Henry Clay Hawkins buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Wesley Marsh buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Willie C. Hawkins Obt.
Funeral services were held Wednesday for Mrs. Judith D. Hawkings, 72, at the Cumberland Presbyterian
church with the Rev. Scott Johnson and the Rev. G. C. McIlwain officiating. Burial was in City Cemetery.
Mrs. Hawkins was the widow of Clay Hawkins. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Wesley Marsh;
three sons, Willie and Charlie Hawkins, Cookeville, and Noah Hawkins, Akron, OH; one brother, W. E.
Moss, Gainesboro; one sister, Mrs. A. Jackson, Gainesboro; five grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 10 March 1949
Jay P. Hawkins Obt.
b. 2 June 1902, Jackson Co., TN – d. 14 May 1985, md on the 2nd of January 1935, Putnam Co., TN to
Alice Geraldine (Huddleston) Hawkins, b. 14 November 1909, Putnam Co., TN –d. 30 November 1992,
Putnam Co., TN, d/o Oscar Dow Huddleston (1883-1973) & Ida Mai Stanton (1887-1975). Jay P.
Hawkins, s/o Russell Dillard Hawkins & Nancy Jane Burris.
‘In God We Trust’
*See Richard Wayland Hawkins
*See Oscar Dow Huddleston buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 419, docket #3, pg. 229: J. P. Hawkins
married 2 January 1935, Putnam Co., TN, age 32, address: Cookeville, TN to Geraldine Huddleston, age
25, address, Rt., 1, Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female:
Oscar Huddleston, Buffalo Valley).
(SS Death Index: Name: J HAWKINS Birth: 08 Jun 1902 Death: May 1985- Last Residence: (Cookeville,
Putnam Co., TN) -Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 415-22-0794, TN)
(SS Death Index: Name: GERALDINE HAWKINS Birth: 14 Nov 1909 Death: Nov 1992- Last
Residence: (Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN) -Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 413-68-8637, TN)
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Jay P. Hawkins, 82, will be conducted Thursday, May 16, 1985 at 3
p.m. from the Chapel of Hooper & Huddleston Funeral Home with Dr. Gerald Stow officiating. Burial will
be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mr. Hawkins died Tuesday, May 14, 1985.
A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Russell Dillard and Nancy Jane Burris Hawkins. He
was a retired farmer and feed mill operator.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Geraldine Huddleston Hawkins; a son, Richard Wayland Hawkins of
Nashville; two daughters, Mrs. Fred (Betty) Breeding and Mrs. Junior (Blanche) Smithers both of
Cookeville; four grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Omer Allen of Algood.
Honorary pallbearers are members of the Men’s Radio Bible Class of First Baptist Church.
Hooper & Huddleston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lloyd Nathan Hawkins Obt.
b. 3 January 1906, Jackson Co., TN –d. 19 May 1932, Putnam Co., TN, md Cora Bell (Frizzell) Hawkins.
Lloyd Nathan Hawkins, s/o Henry C. & Julie D. Hawkins.
Lloyd Nathan Hawkins, age 26 years, of this city, died at his home on Oak Street, Thursday May 19, after a
long illness.
Lloyd was born and reared in Jackson County, near Gainesboro having moved with his father’s family to
Cookeville about ten years ago. Since coming to this city he has made many friends by his cheerful
disposition and lived in such a way that he was an inspiration to those associated with him. He joined the
Methodist Church at Gainesboro and was baptized at the age of twelve.
Funeral services were held at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church by Rev. H. L. Goodpasture and Rev.
Sam Edwards.
Active pallbearers were Flemmon newman, Walter Kirby, Sam mcCulley, Verry Burris, J. P. Hamilton and
W. D. Gentry. Honorary pallbearers were, Willie, Noah and Charlie Hawkins, Neely and Raymond Frzzell
and Mitchell Moss.
He is survived by his wife, Cora Frizzell Hawkins, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clay Hawkins, one sister,
Mrs. Wesley Marsh, three brothers, Willie, Noah and Charlie Hawkins, all of Cookeville.
Burial was in the City Cemetery.
Lloyd Hawkins through young when he moved to Cooekville from this place, is remembers pleasantly by a
large number of friends who join in extending sympathy to his loved ones.
Putnam County Herald, TN
(1910 census 8th Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 37 –Henry C. Hawkins is head of household, 33 yrs.
old, TN md 15 yrs. to July D., 33 yrs. old, TN, 4 children born, 4 children living. Children: Annie V., 14
yrs. old; William C., 11 yrs. old; Noah, 8 yrs. old & Loyd Hawkins, 4 yrs. old. All born in TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 55 – Henry C. Hawkins is head of household, 45
yrs.old, TN md to Julia D. 44 yrs. old, TN. Children: Annie V., 23 yrs. old, Occupation: Operator
Telephone Co.; Noah S., 18 yrs. old; Loid N., 14 yrs. old & Charley F. Hawkins, 5 yrs. old. All born in
TN).
Noah S. Hawkins
b. 6 July 1901 –d. 21 October 1967, buried next to Willie C. Hawkins.
Richard Wayland Hawkins
b. 24 October 1940, md on the 19th of December 1964, Putnam Co., TN to Maria Karen (Hyder)
Hawkins, b. 28 March 1944. Richard Wayland Hawkins, s/o Jay P. Hawkins & Geraldine Huddleston.
*See Jay P. Hawkins Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 47: Richard Wayland Hawkins married
19 December 1964, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 24, b. 24 October 1940, address: Rt. 4, Cookeville, TN to Maria
Karen Hyder, age 20, b. 28 March 1944, Rt. 5, Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of
female: Mrs. Willie Rye Hyder).
Robert Hawkins
7 July 1908 –d. 27 June 1989, md on the 29th of June 1929, Putnam Co., TN, Lillie (Ford) Hawkins, b. 16
January 1904 –d. 5 December 1975.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 546, #4885: Robert Hawkins married 29
June 1929, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Lillie Ford).
Willie B. Hawkins
b. 1900 –d. 1943, d/o James Andrew Hawkins & Roxann “Roxie”Rhoten.
*See James Andrew Hawkins Obt.
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 171 –James A. Hawkins is head of household, 55 yrs.
old, TN, md to Roxie, 40 yrs. old, TN. Children: Willie B., dau., 19 yrs. old; Oliver, 14 yrs. old; Robert,
11 yrs. old; Rosa L., 6 yrs. old & Gerald D. Hawkins, (dau.?), 1 4/12 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Willie C. Hawkins Obt.
b. 3 November 1898, TN – d. 25 November 1960, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 25th of
December 1918, Jackson Co., TN to Martha Avo (Jackson) Hawkins, b. 18 December 1898, TN - d. 7
November 1982. Willie C. Hawkins, s/o Henry Clay Hawkins (1876-1938) & Julia D. Moss (18761949).
*See Julia D. (Moss) Hawkins Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Jackson Co., TN, pg. 33, #51: Willie C. Hawkins married 25
December 1918, Jackson Co., TN to Avo Jackson).
Funeral services for Willie C. Hawkins, 62, of 229 W. 4th Street, were held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the
Cumberland Presbyterian church. The pastor, Rev. Frank Harmon, officiated. Burial was in the Cookeville
City Cemetery.
Mr. Hawkins’death occurred Friday at the Cookeville General Hospital where he had been a patient for
several weeks. He spent the greater part of his life in Cookeville, moving here form Jackson county with
his parents, Henry Clay and Julia D. Moss Hawkins, when a child. He was an employe of the Tennessee
Handle Co., for mnay years and was an active member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha Avo Jackson Hawkins; one daughter, Mrs. Robert L. Wright,
Cleveland, TN, a son, Victor Hawkins, Nashville, a sister, Mrs. Wesley Marsh, Cookeville, two brothers,
Charley Hawkins, Cookeville, Noah Hawkins, Akron, OH, and three grandchildren.
Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 29 November 1960.
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 57 –Willie C. Hawkins is head of household, 20 yrs.
old, TN md to Martha A., 21 yrs. old, TN).
(1930 census, 4th Street, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl:510 - Willie Hawkins is head of household, 31
yrs. old, TN, (19 yrs. old 1st marriage), Occupation: Sawyer at the Handle Mill, md to Avo, 31 yrs. old, TN,
(19 yrs. old 1st marriage). Children: Victor, 9 yrs. old, TN & Lucile Hawkins, 6 yrs. old, TN).
Escol T. Haynes
b. 14 June 1884, Cookeville, TN – d. 10 January 1896, s/o James M. Haynes (1860-1946) & Tennessee
Forrest McDonald (1862-1942). (sister) Euna Hayes md Shelah D. Davis.
*See James M. Hayes buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
James M. Haynes
b. 15 May 1860, TN - d. 4 October 1946, md on the 24th of October 1879, Smith Co., TN to Tennessee
Forrest (McDonald) Haynes, b. 26 August 1862, DeKalb Co., TN – d. 23 September 1942, d/o Sidney
McDonald & Marina Rawland. (Methodist) Children: Mrs. Shelah D. (Euna) Davis, Escol T. Hayes.
Granddaughter: Mrs. Marie (Davis) Thrasher. Tennessee Forrest (McDonald) Hayes belonged to Rebekah
Lodge I.O.O.F.
*See Escol T. Hayes buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Smith Co., TN, pg. 235: J. M. Haynes married 24 October
1879, Smith Co., TN to T. F. McDonald).
(DC #19302, Putnam Co., TN: Tennessee Forrest Haynes, Father: Sidney McDonald, Smith Co., TN &
Marina Rawland, DeKalb Co., TN. Husband: James M. Haynes).
(1900 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 435 –James M. Haynes is head of household, 40 yrs.
old, b. May 1860, TN, Occupation: Night Watchman, md 20 yrs. to Jennie, 37 yrs. old, b. August 1862,
TN, 2 children born, 1 child living. Child: Unie L., Haynes, 18 yrs. old, b. September 1881, TN. Also
living in the household: William P. Rowland, boarder, 31 yrs. old, b. February 1869, TN, Occupation:
Night Watchman)
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville Town, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 348 –James M. Haynes, 49 yrs. old,
TN (father born in SC, mother, NC), Occupation: Fireman Handle Factory md 30 yrs. to Tennessee F., 47
yrs. old, TN).
(1920 census 17-WD, Davidson Co., Nashville, TN: Dwl: 309-274-423 – Shelah D. Davis is head of
household, 42 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Physician General Practice, md to Eunie, 38 yrs. old, TN. Living
in the household: James Haynes, father-in-law, 59 yrs. old, TN md to Tennessee Hayes, mother-in-law,
57 yrs. old, TN).
Jimmy H. Hayes
b. 30 July 1922.
Henry J. Haynes Obt.
b. 1854, Chestnut Mound, TN –d. 10 January 1933, TN, md on the 17th of December 1873, Smith Co., TN
to Mariah King (Apple) Haynes, b. 21 March 1857, Smith Co., TN –d. 6 April 1926, d/o Milton Apple
& Elizabeth McDonald.
*See Lex Dyer M. D. Obt.
*See Lula (Haynes) Hadley Obt.
*See Jimmy Joe Scott buried in Cookeville City Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Smith Co., TN, pg. 51: Henry Haynes married 17 December
1873, Smith Co., TN to Mariah Apple).
Henry Haynes Dies After Long Illness:
Henry Haynes, 79, died at Central State Hospital Tuesday of heart disease, following a two-year period of
bad health. Funeral services were conducted at the home of Dr. Lex Dyer here Wednesday by the Rev.
Dow A. Ensor. Burial was in City Cemetery.
Mr. Haynes, who was well known in Cookeville and Putnam county, came here from Smith county 22
years ago. He was born and reared at Chestnut Mound, and was a farmer and operated a blacksmith shop.
He had lived in Cookeville until his death.
He is survived by three brothers, Jim and George Haynes, of Chattanooga, and John Haynes, of New
Middleton; one sister, Mrs. Bob Allen, of Nashville; six daughters, Mrs. Lex (Audra) Dyer, Mrs. Jimmie
Joe (Lena) Scott, Mrs. Lula Hadley, Cookeville; Mrs. Robert Bell, Columbia; Mrs. Bob Pennington and
Mrs. County McKinney, of California, and three sons, Marvin, Sam and Ernest, also of California.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 12 January 1933.
Mariah King Haynes
b. 21 Mar 1857, Smith Co., TN
d. 6 Apr 1926
Father: Milton Apple
Mother: Elizabeth McDonald
Cookeville Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN
Paula (Street) Heckmann Obt.
b. 19 November 1948, Lynwood, CA – d. 4 July 2011, Las Vegas, NV, md Gary Heckmann. Paula
(Street) Heckmann, d/o Joseph Harold Street & Doris Maenee Viertel.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Paula E. Heckmann, 62, of Las Vegas, Nev., will be held at 10
a.m. on Tuesday, July 12, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, July 11, and from 9 a.m. until time of services
on Tuesday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Heckmann passed away Monday, July 4, 2011, in Las Vegas.
She was born Nov. 19, 1948, in Lynwood, Calif., to the late Joseph Harold and Doris Mae nee Viertel
Street.
Mrs. Heckmann was a member of Cookeville First United Methodist Church. She was a needle art
designer.
Her family includes her husband, Gary Heckmann of Las Vegas; two sons, Sean Heckmann and Adam
Heckmann, both of Cookeville; four daughters and two sons-in-law, Piper Smith, Wren and Andrew
Saylors and Tamarisk Heckmann, all of Cookeville, and Aspen and Joshua Gonzalez of San Antonio,
Texas; and 10 grandchildren, Shay, Zachary, Talon and Autumn Smith, Jenna, Jess Elle, Copper and Cord
Gonzalez, Ian Heckmann and Eliza Saylors.
Memorial donations may be made to the National Parkinson Foundation, Gift Processing Center, PO Box
5018, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5018, or The Embroiderers' Guild of America Inc., 1355 Bardstown Road,
Suite 157, Louisville, KY 40204.
Dr. Charles McCaskey will officiate at the services.
Herald- Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 10 July 2010
Jamie Maud (Fitzpatrick) Young Webb Head Obt.
b. 23 January 1901 –d. 11 April 1972, d/o Samuel Snowden Fitzpatrick (1868-1936) & Lucy Tennessee
Smartt. Jamie M. Fitzpatrick md 1st on the 26th of November 1916, Smith Co., TN to Cyrus Young –md
2nd on the 23rd of October 1927, Putnam Co., TN to Ridley Bedford Webb –md 3rd on the 27th of August
1973, Putnam Co., TN to William Tillman Head, b. 25 January 1890.
*See Ridley Bedford Webb Obt.
*See Fred Maddux Fitzpatrick, buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery, TN.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Smith Co., TN, pg. 247: C. S. Young married 26 November
1916, Smith Co., TN to Maud Fitzpatrick)
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 442, #4489: Ridley B. Webb married 23
October 1927, Putnam Co., TN to Janie M. Young).
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 11: William Tillman Head married 27
August 1973, Putnam Co., TN, age 83, b. 25 January 1890, address: Church St., Pleasant View, TN to
Mamie Fitzpatrick, age 68, b. 13 March 1905, address: 510 E. 10th St., Cookeville, TN, name of parent,
guardian or next of kin of female: Peggy Culbersum, daughter, Okalhoma City, OK).
COOKEVILLE - Funeral services for Mrs. Jamie Maud Fitzpatrick Head, 70, will be conducted from the
chapel of Hooper-Huddlston Funeral Home April 13 at 2:00 with John Jared and John Knotts officiating.
Mrs. Head died April 11 at her home in Pleasant View in Cheatham County. She was a native of
Tennessee, the daughter of the late Sam and Lucy Smart Fitzpatrick.
She is survived by her husband, Tillman Head, Pleasant View, TN; 3 sons, Arthur Young and Robert Webb
of FL; Harold Webb of St. Louis, MO; a daughter, Mrs. Bradley Brewington, Tesarkanna, TX; 8
grandchildren; a brother, Walter Fitzpatrick, Cookeville; 3 sisters, Mrs. Estil Wright and Mrs. A. L. Shipley
of Cookeville, and Mrs. Frank Nokes of Nashville.
Interment will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Herald- Citizen, Cookeville, TN: Wednesday, 12 April 1972.
Ralph McCoy “Coy”Heady Obt.
b. 23 September 1940, Jackson Co., TN –d. 30 June 2015, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 2nd of
July 1969, Overton Co., TN to Bobbie Joyce (Ledbetter) Heady. Ralph Heady, s/o Edward “Edd”
Heady (1915-1969) & Rosa Lee (1919-1997), both buried in John L. Clark Memorial Cemetery, Jackson
Co., TN..
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 333 –Ralph McCoy Heady married 2 July
1969, Overton Co., TN, age 28, address: Gainesboro, TN to Bobbie Joyce Ledbetter, age 29, Livingston,
TN. Name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Blank).
GAINESBORO — Funeral services for Ralph “Coy”Heady, 74, of Cookeville, will be held at 1 p.m. on
Friday, July 3, at Anderson-Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro. Burial will be in Cookeville
City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 4-9 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, and from 10 a.m. until time of services
on Friday at the funeral home.
Mr. Heady passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born Sept. 23, 1940, in Jackson County to the late Edd and Rosa Lee Heady.
Mr. Heady was a truck driver and mechanic. He loved camping and fishing. He was a member of the
church of Christ.
His family includes his wife, Bobbie Heady of Cookeville; four sons, Michael Lee Hammock of
Livingston, Jamie Ralph Heady of Cookeville, Robert Matthew (Jessica) Heady of Clarksville and James
Edward (Jody) Heady of Jackson; a daughter, Terrie Lynne (Bobby) Bohannon of Cookeville; three
brothers, James Roland Heady, Danny Ray Heady and Larry Wayne Heady; four sisters, Pam Humphrey,
Brenda Dill, Gayle Pharris and Judy Heady; 10 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Charles Edward Heady and Randall Neal
Heady; a daughter, Teresa Charlene Heady; two brothers, Joe Heady and Bobby Heady; and a sister, Mary
Margaret Prill.
Memorial donations may be made to the Shriner’s Hospital or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by
contacting the business office of the funeral home.
Bro. Ronald Strong will officiate at the services.
Anderson-Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro is in charge of arrangements, (931) 268-1550.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 1 July 2015
William E. “Willie”Hedgecough
b. 24 February 1901, TN –4 May 1951, md Mildred (Murray) Hedgecough, b. 8 July 1914 –d. 25 May
1992.
*See Lola Ann (Hedgecough) Geesling buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Willie Almond Hedgecough Obt.
(1940 census Putnam Co., TN, Bush Town Street: Dwl: 376: Willie Hedgecough is head of household, 38
yrs. old, TN, md to Mildred, 24 yrs. old, TN. Children: Willie A.,, 4 yrs. old; Harvey Dell, 2 yrs. old &
Oliver L. Hedgecough, 1 yr. old. All born in TN).
Willie Almond Hedgecough Obt.
b. 18 August 1935, TN –d. 17 May 1957, s/o William E. “Willie”& Mildred Hedgecough.
*See William E. “Willie”Hedgecough buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Funeral services for Willie Hengecouth, 21, who was killed by a freight train near here Friday night
were held Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
Graveside services were held at the Cookeville City cemetery with the Rev. Charles Sallee, pastor of the
First Baptist church officiating.
Young Hengecouth, according to Sheriff Sam Denton Poteet, was killed instantly by a Tennessee Central
Railway train about 9 p.m. The accident occurred near Chattanooga Handle Co.
Poteet quoted the train crew as saying the victim was seen lying on the tracks but the train could not be
stopped in time to prevent hitting him.
He was the son of Mrs. Mildred Hedgecouth, and the late William Hedgecouth.
Survivors are his mother, two brothers, Allen and Franklin Hedgecouth of Cookeville; five sisters, Mary
Alice Elrod, IN; Gladys and Ella Mae Hedgecouth of Tullahoma; Margaret Frances and Lola Ann
Hedgecouth of Cookeville.
Whitson funeral home was in charge.
Kelly Gail (King) Helms Obt.
b. 1 June 1958, Davidson Co,, TN –d. 16 August 2005, Cookeville, TN, md on the 21st of September 1985,
Putnam Co., TN to Garry Helms. Kelly Gail (King) Helms, d/o Phillip Edgar King & Patsy Keel King
Craig.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 46: Garry C. Helms married 21 September
1985, Putnam Co., TN, age 34, b. 21 February 1951, address: 221 North Walnut, Cookeville, TN to Kelly
Gale King, age 27, b. 1 June 1958, address: 100 Maddux Court, No. H 6, Algood, TN, name of parent,
guardian or next of kin of female: Patsy King, mother, Richmeade Dr., Atlanta, GA).
Graveside services for Kelly Gail Helms, 47, of Cookeville were held today, Thursday, Aug. 18, in
Mrs. Helms died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
She was born June, 1, 1958, in Davidson County to Patsy Dean Keel King Craig of Atlanta, Ga., and the
late Phillip Edgar King.
Mrs. Helms was a homemaker.
In addition to her mother, her family includes her husband, Gary Helms; two brothers, Patrick and Phillip
King, both of Atlanta, Ga.; a sister-in-law, Brenda Williams; two brothers-in-law, Harry K. and Larry
Helms, all of Cookeville; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Dyer Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Published August 18, 2005 11:13 AM CDT: Herald- Citizen, Cookeville, TN
Newell S. Helms Obt.
b. 2 June 1910, Putnam Co., TN –d. 6 February 2005, TN, md on the 6th of November 1943, Putnam Co.,
TN to Lillian (Sadler) Helms, b. 6 July 1914 – d. 10 July 1995, (Wed 53 years). Newell Helms, s/o
Lafayette Helms & Nancy Carr. Lafayette “Fate” Helms, b. 20 March 1859, Putnam Co., TN – d. 30
January 1941, Putnam Co., TN & his wife Nancy (Carr) Helms, b. 3 January 1873, Putnam Co., TN –d. 6
December 1967, Putnam Co., TN, both buried in the Tucker Ridge Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 216, docket #5, pg. 90: Newell Helms
married 6 November 1943, Putnam Co., TN, age 36, address: Silver Point, TN to Lillian Sadler, age 29,
address: Silver Point, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Sam Sadler, Silver Point, TN).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Newell Helms, 94, of Cookeville will be held at 2 p.m. on Wed.,
Feb. 9, from the chapel of Dyer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today, Tues., Feb. 8; and from noon until time of services on
Wednesday, at the funeral home.
Mr. Helms died on Sun., Feb. 6, 2005, in Standing Stone Healthcare.
He was born on June 2, 1910, in Putnam County to the late Lafayette and Nancy Carr Helms.
He was a retired factory worker from Acme Boot Co. Mr. Helms attended Sparta Road Church of God. He
also served in the Army during World War II.
His family includes three sons and a daughter-in-law, Gary and Kelly Helms, and Larry and Harry K.
Helms, all of Cookeville; a daughter, Brenda Williams of Cookeville; five grandchildren, Melissa Shatzer,
Cindy Henry, Steve Hargis, Jeremy Williams and Shannon Kelly Helms; and 10 great-grandchildren,
Zachary and Hannah Whittaker, Ashley and Hunter Shatzer, Chase and Aaron Henry, Steven, Ashley and
Logan Hargis and Destiny Williams.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian Sadler Helms; a daughter, Clara
Ann Helms; a brother, Henry; and three sisters, Natie, Nettie and Monnie.
Bro. Bobby Roberts will officiate at the services.
(Lillian (Sadler) Helms, b. 6 July 1914 –d. 10 July 1995, buried in Cookeville City Cemetery, TN).
Gordon McGee Helton Obt.
b. 1915, TN –d. 4 July 1980, md Ruby Mae (Keith) Helton, b. 21 December 1920 –d. 28 January 1968.
*See John Helton Obt.
*See William Larry Helton Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 197: Gordon McGee Helton married 24
October 1942, Humphrey’s Co., TN, age 27, address: McEwen, TN to Ruby Keith, age 21, address:
McEwen, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: John H. Keith, McEwen, TN).
COOKEVILLE – Funeral services for Gordon M. Helton, 64, were conducted Sunday, July 6, at the
chapel of Whitson Funeral Home with the Larry Self officiating. Burial was in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mr. Helton died July 4 in route to the local hospital.
A native of Shelby County, he was the son of Hezekah and Willie Ulla Helton. He was a retired L & N
railroad employee.
Survivors include six sons, John Helton, Donald Wayne Helton, Bobby Helton, Larry Helton, all of
Cookeville, Gordon Helton, Jr. of Monterey and Dennis Helton of Rickman; two daughters, Rosemary
Sparks and Reta Allen, both of Cookeville; six grandchildren.
Whitson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 7 July 1980.
(1920 census 6th Civil Dist., Shelby Co., TN: Dwl: 52-424-451- Hesekiah K. Helton is head of household,
52 yrs. old, AL (parents both born in AL), Occupation: Carpenter Railroad, md to Willie E., 36 yrs. old,
MS (parents both born in MS). Children: Lasly (sp), dau., 11 yrs. old, MS; ?, dau., 6 yrs. old, TN; Gordon
M., ? yrs. old, TN & William E. Helton, ?/12 yrs. old, TN). Census hard to read.
Grady Maxwell Helton
b. 27 September 1925 –d. 20 August 1927. Buried next to Henry Grady Helton Sr. (1898-1930).
Henry Grady Helton Sr.
b. 1898, MS –d. 1 July 1930, s/o Tom Helton & Ellen M. McFail.
Certificate: #16837
Putnam Co., TN
Deceased: Henry Grady Helton
Age: abt 32y
Birth Place: MS
Death: 1 Jul 1930
Father: Tom Helton
Father's Birth Place: MS
Mother: Ellen M. McFail
Mother's Birth Place: MS
Cemetery: City Cemetery
John Helton Obt.
b. 1 April 1944, Memphis, TN –d. 25 January 2009, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 31st of August
1967, Putnam Co.m TN to Kathy (Lawson) Helton. John Helton, s/o Gordon McGee Helton & Ruby
Keith.
*See Gordon McGee Helton Obt.
*See William Larry Helton Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for John H. Helton, 64, of Cookeville, will be held at 1 p.m. on
Tuesday, Jan. 27, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Burial will
follow in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from noon until time of services on Tuesday at the funeral home.
Mr. Helton died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, at his home.
He was born April 1, 1944, in Memphis to the late Gordon and Ruby Keith Helton.
Mr. Helton was a former employee of the City of Cookeville.
His family includes his wife, Kathy Lawson Helton (whom he married Aug. 31, 1967, in Cookeville); a
daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Brian Cooper of Cookeville; two grandchildren, Kaitlin and Anna
Cooper; four brothers, Gordon, Donald, Dennis and Bobby Helton; and a sister, Rosemary Sparks.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Helton and a sister, Reda Allen.
Monday, Jan 26, 2009: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
William Larry Helton Obt.
b. 16 September 1964, Cookeville, TN – d. 2 May 2003, Livingston, TN, s/o Gordon McGee Helton &
Ruby Keith.
*See Gordon McGee Helton Obt.
*See John Helton Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for William Larry Helton, 38, of Cookeville will be held at 2 p.m. on
Tuesday, May 6, from the chapel of Cookeville Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends after 5 p.m. today and from noon until time of services on Tuesday at the
funeral home.
Mr. Helton died on Saturday, May 2, 2003, at Livingston Regional Hospital.
He was born on Sept. 16, 1964, in Cookeville to the late Gordon M. and Ruby Keith Helton.
Mr. Helton was a security officer with U.S. Security and an avid fan of professional wrestling.
His family includes two sisters, Rosemary Sparks and Rita Allen, both of Cookeville; five brothers, John.
H., Gordon Junior, Donald Wayne and Bobby Helton, all of Cookeville, and Dennis Helton of Rickman;
and six nieces and three nephews.
Bro. Ken Allen will officiate the services.
Published May 05, 2003 12:27 PM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Marguerite (Dorman) Hendrix
b. 3 May 1891, TN –d. 12 January 1965, d/o Edward Elmer Dorman & Lucy Amelia McCowen. Mrs.
Hendrix was a private secretary to Federal Judge John J. Gore.
*See Edward Elmer Dorman Obt.
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., First St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 243 - Edward E. Dorman is head of
household, 49 yrs. old, PA (father born in ME, mother, OH), Occupation: Machinist Repair Shop, md 22
yrs. to Lucy A., 45 yrs. old, OH, (father born in PA, mother NY), 4 children born, 3 children living.
Children: Carl H., 21 yrs. old; Margarite, 18 yrs. old & Edward F. Dorman, 3 yrs. old. All born in TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., First St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 415-121-143 - Edward E. Dorman is head of
household, 54 yrs. old, PA (father born in ME, mother, OH), Occupation: Proprietor Machine Shop, md to
Lucy A., 56 yrs. old, TN (father born in PA, mother OH). Children: Edward F. Dorman, 12 yrs. old, TN.
Also living in the household: Marjorie Hendricks, dau., 26 yrs. old, md, Occupation: Stenographer Law
Office, Maury Hendricks, grandson, 7 yrs. old, TN).
(1930 census Cookeville Town, west, Cedar St., Civil Dist., 1, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 217 Family: 236 –
Edward E. Dorman is head of household, 69 yrs. old, PA, (father born in ME, mother, OH), Occupation:
Machinist Shop, (26 yrs. old 1st marriage), md to Lucy, 66 yrs. old, OH (father born in PA, mother NY),
(23 yrs. old 1st marriage). Children: Edward Dorman, 23 yrs. old, TN (22 yrs. old 1st marriage), md to
Lorna, daughter-in-law, 20 yrs. old, TN (father b. in TN, mother, TX). Also living in the household:
Margurite Hendrix, dau., 35 yrs. old, TN (18 yrs. old 1st marriage) divorced; Billy Hendrix, grand-son,
17 yrs. old, TN).
Beverly Ann (Stringer) Henley Obt.
b. 28 July 1958, Cookeville, TN – d. 9 January 2011, Nashville, TN, md on the 4th of June 1976, Putnam
Co., TN to Bruce Wayne Henley. Beverly Ann (Stringer) Henley, d/o Robert Harley Stringer & Helen
Johnson.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 116: Bruce Wayne Henley married 4 June
1976, Putnam Co., TN, age 18, b. 16 June 1957, address: Rt. 1, Cookeville, TN to Beverly Ann Stringer,
age 17, b. 28 July 1958, address: Rt. 5, Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female:
Robert Stringer, Rt. 5, Cookeville, TN).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Beverly Ann Henley, 52, of Nashville and formerly of Cookeville
will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, in the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner
Funeral Home.
Burial will follow in the Cookeville Cemetery.
Family will receive friends today, Wednesday, Jan. 12, from 5-8 p.m. and
Thursday from 9 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home.
Mrs. Henly died suddenly Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011, at her home.
She was born July 28, 1958, in Cookeville to Helen Johnson Stringer of
Cookeville and the late Robert Harley Stringer.
Mrs. Henley was a member of Stevens Street Baptist Church and an
administrative assistant with Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in
Nashville with more than 28 years of service.
In addition to her mother, her family includes her daughter, Tisha Sanker of Nashville; two grandsons,
Tyler and Blake Sanker, both of Cookeville; a sister, Lisa Gentry of Cookeville; and two nieces, Mckenzie
and Madison Gentry, both of Cookeville.
Pastor Glen Burks will officiate the services.
Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home (931-526-6111) is in charge of arrangements. You may share
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 12January 2011.
Elsie Mai (Clemons) Henley Obt.
b. 18 September 1915, Putnam Co., TN –d. 2 February 1994, Carthage, Smith Co., TN, md on the 13th of
August 1933, DeKalb Co., TN to James Monroe Henley, b. 1914 –d. 1975. Elsie Mai (Clemons) Henley,
d/o Annuel Clemons & Thena Maddux.
*See James Monroe Henley buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, DeKalb Co., TN, pg. 222: Monroe Henley married 13 August
1933, DeKalb Co., TN to Elsie Mai Clemons).
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Elsie Mai Clemons Henley, 78, of Silver Point will be held Friday,
February 2, 1994, in Carthage General Hospital.
Born in Putnam County on September 18, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Annuel and Thena
Maddux Clemons.
She was a homemaker and attended the Baptist Church.
Her family includes one son, Jerry David Henley of Silver Point; three daughters, Rubye Carden of Powell
and Edith Anderson and Martha Hunter, both of Cookeville; 10 grandchildren and 4 great-granchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Monroe Henley; a son, James
Richard Henley; a granddaughter, Margo Christine Henley; two great-grandchildren, Matthew and Curtis
Pompell; and three brothers, Arthur, Alfred and Jack Clemons.
Note: Margo Henley (1963-1991), died from a automobile accident and is buried in Clinton Grove
Cemetery, Mt. Clemens, MI, d/o James Richard Henley & Beverly Kubee.
The family will receive friends after 4 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Rev. Clayton Lee Jr. will officiate the service.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 3 February 1994.
James Monroe Henley
b. 1914 – d. 1975, md on the 13th of August 1933, DeKalb Co., TN to Elsey “Elsie” Mai (Clemons)
Henley, b. 18 September 1915, Putnam Co., TN – d. 2 February 1994, Carthage, Smith Co., TN, d/o
Annuel Clemons & Thena Maddux.
*See Elsie Mai (Clemons) Henley Obt.
*See Ruby Joyce (Henley) Carden Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, DeKalb Co., TN, pg. 222: Monroe Henley married 13 August
1933, DeKalb Co., TN to Elsie Mai Clemons).
(SS Death Index: Name: JAMES HENLEY Birth: 26 Jul 1914– Death: Aug 1975 –Last Residence: (not
specified) -Last Benefit: (not specified) –SSN: 414-22-0334, TN)
Avo A. Henry
b. 1 April 1867 –d. 4 May 1883.
Campbell J. Henry
b. 11 September 1908 –d. 26 December 1982.
Clifford Rogers Henry Obt.
b. 9 August 1921 – d. 21 June 1987, md 7th of April 1943, White Co., TN, (T Sgt US Army Air Corps
WWII), to Orna Bell (Herren) Henry, b. 31 August 1916, Putnam Co., TN – d. 20 August 2011,
Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Oscar Herren (1896-1984) & Samantha Delina Randolph (18991984). Clifford Rogers Henry, s/o Irvin Monroe Henry (1894-1973) & Maudie J. Cravens (1895-1980),
both buried in Plainview Cemetery (Plainview Cemetery Church of Christ), Sparta, White Co., TN.
*See Robert "Bob" Huston Dyer Obt. buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Orna Bell (Herren) Henry Obt.
(SS Death Index: Name: CLIFFORD HENRY Birth: 09 Aug 1921 Death: Jun 1987- Last Residence:
(Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN) -Last Benefit: (Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN) –SSN: 409-22-0634, TN)
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 467: Clifford R. Henry married 7 April
1943, White Co. TN, age 21, address: Rt. 1, Sparta, TN to Oran Herrin, age 26, address: Rt. 2, Baxter,
Putnam Co., TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Oscar Herrin, Rt. 2, Baxter, Putnam
Co., TN).
White County Native Clifford Henry died June 21 at his home in Cookeville.
Services were June 24 in Dyer Funeral Home in Cookeville with burial in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Suvivors include his wife, Orna Herren Henry, a son, Dale Henry of Fort Worth, Tex, three daughters,
Charlene Ottinger of Round Rock, Tex., Phyllis of Grove, Okla., and Martha Dyer of Cookeville; three
brothers, Morgan Henry of Nashville, Willard Henry of Doyle, and Clarence Henry of Morrison; four
sisters, Pauline Herren of Cookeville, Dimple Pritt of Nashville, Beulah Howell of Sparta, and Treva Greer
of Sparta; and nine grandchildren.
Harlan Henry Obt.
b. 5 April 1932, Putnam Co., TN – d. 20 April 2006, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md 1st Robbie Jean
(Farley) Henry - md 2nd on the 27th of June 1997 to Orlene (Carter) Henry. Harlan Henry, s/o Horace
Henry (1905-2002) & Ina Mackie (1911-2013).
*See Horace Henry Obt.
*See Ina (Mackie) Henry Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Harlan Henry, 74, of Cookeville, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday,
April 22, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. today, April 21, and from 11 a.m. until time of services
Saturday at the funeral home.
Mr. Henry died Thursday, April 20, 2006, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born April 5, 1932, in Putnam County to Ina Mackie Henry of Cookeville and the late Horace
Henry.
Mr. Henry was self-employed in furniture manufacturing. He founded and partnered a number of
furniture companies including O'Henry Furniture, F&W Industries, Dixie Furniture, Star Furniture
and Cherokee Furniture Company. He also owned and operated Henry Freight Lines. He was a
member of Cookeville First Baptist Church.
In addition to his mother, his family includes his wife, Orlene Carter Henry of Cookeville (whom he
married June 27, 1997); a son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Michelle Henry of Cookeville; a daughter-inlaw, Sandi Henry of Cookeville; four stepsons and their spouses, Steve and Carolyn Carter of Baxter, Alan
and Jenny Carter of Cookeville, Brian and Christi Carter of Cookeville and Brent and Shannon Carter of
Rickman; four sisters and three brothers-in-law, Lois and Bud Davis of Cookeville, Ruth and Mike Bryant
of Cookeville, Edith and Charles Bradley of Sparta and Virginia Matheney of Nashville; five grandchildren
and a spouse, Boz and LeAnne Henry, Chase Henry, DeLaney Henry, Daisha and Sonni Mackzum; three
great-grandchildren, Josey Henry, Katilin and John Mark Walker; five stepgrandchildren, Dakota Carter,
A.J. Carter, Emma Grace Carter, Callie and Cade Carter; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Robbie Jean Farley Henry, and a son,
James Donald Henry.
Honorary pallbearers will be Sonny Allen, Miles Jolley, David Mayberry, J.B. Robbins, E.J. Maxwell,
Howard Henry, Bill Grimes, Jim Stoutt, Steve Cihat, John Cook, Gary McNabb, Ray Neal, Gene Maynard,
John Knowles and Steve Copeland.
Dr. Randall Adkisson and the Rev. Charles Hutchinson will officiate the services.
Published April 21, 2006 10:36 AM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Horace Henry Obt.
b. 20 July 1905, Putnam Co., TN –d. 16 December 2002, md on the 11th of May 1930, Putnam Co., TN to
Ina (Mackie) Henry, b. 16 October 1911, Putnam Co., TN – d. 20 January 2013, Putnam Co., TN, d/o
Dillard Mackie & Darria Bumbalough. (Mason symbol). Horace Henry, s/o Elijah Henry & Ruth
Williams.
*See Harlan Henry Obt.
*See Ina (Mackie) Henry Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 161: Horace Henry married 11 May 1930,
Putnam Co., TN, age 24, address: Rt. 6, Cookeville, TN to Miss Ina Pearl Mackie, age 19, address:
Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Mrs. D. Mackie).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Horace Henry, 97, of Cookeville will be held at 2 p.m. on
Wednesday, Dec. 18, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City
Cemetery.
A Masonic service will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the funeral home.
The family will receive friends from 2-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17, and from 10 a.m. until time of services
on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mr. Henry died today, Monday, Dec. 16, at Bethesda Health Care Center.
He was born on July 20, 1905, in Putnam County to the late Elijah and Ruth Williams Henry.
He was a retired farmer and former Justice of the Peace. Mr. Henry was a member of Cookeville Masonic
Lodge and attended Eastwood Baptist Church.
His family includes his wife, Ina Mackie Henry of Cookeville; a son and daughter-in-law, Harlan and
Orline Henry of Cookeville; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Lois and Bud Davis and Ruth and Mike
Bryant, all of Cookeville, Edith and Charles Bradley of Sparta and Virginia Matheney of Nashville; nine
grandchildren, Rick Henry, Martin McDaniel, Felicia Devine, Mark and Danny Matheney, Pam Green,
Mona Taylor, Mike Jackson and Monica Robinson; 13 great-grandchildren; and four great-greatgrandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Hollis, Charlie and George Henry;
four sisters, Ortent Hood, Martha Farley, Tennie Ford and Dehlia Merrel; and a grandson, Donald Henry.
Memorial donations may be made to Lazarus House Hospice.
Bro. Joel Moss will officiate at the services.
Published December 16, 2002 12:15 PM CST: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Ina (Mackie) Henry Obt.
b. 16 October 1911, Putnam Co., TN –d. 20 January 2013, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 11th of May 1930,
Putnam Co., TN to Horace Henry, b. 20 July 1905, Putnam Co., TN – d. 16 December 2002, s/o Elijah
Henry & Ruth Williams. Ina (Mackie) Henry, d/o Dillard Mackie (1885-1957) & Darria Bumbalough .
*See Harlan Henry Obt.
*See Horace Henry Obt.
*See Dillard Mackie buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Ina Henry, 101, of Cookeville, will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday,
Jan. 22, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral
Home. Interment will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. today, Monday, Jan. 21, and from
11 a.m. until time of services on Tuesday at the funeral Home.
Mrs. Henry died Sunday morning, Jan. 20, 2013, in Cookeville Regional Medical
Center, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born Oct. 16, 1911, in Putnam County to the late Dillard and Darria
Bumbalough Mackie.
Mrs. Henry was a homemaker and attended Eastwood Baptist Church.
Her family includes four daughters and two sons-in-law, Lois and Bud Davis of Cookeville, Edith Bradley
of Sparta, Virginia Matheney of Nashville, and Ruth and Ray Young of Algood; nine grandchildren, Rick
(Michelle) Henry, Martin McDaniel, Felicia (George) DiVine, Mark Matheney, Danny (Jama) Matheney,
Pam (Gene) Green, Mona (Gary) Taylor, Monica (Phillip) Robinson, Mike (Michelle) Jackson; 15 greatgrandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Henry; a son, Harlen Henry; a
grandson, Donald Henry; a sister, Ola Winnie; and a brother, Lonnie Mackie.
Rev. Clint Walker will officiate at the services.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 21 January 2013.
Jacob Henry
b. 26 August 1830, TN –d. 28 June 1893, (Lt. C.S.A., 84th Inf.), md on the 1st of May 1870 to Martha L.
(Miller) Henry, b. 5 February 1839, TN –d. 6 May 1899. Jacob Henry, s/o George Washington Henry
(1798-1879) & Martha Lucy Lowery (1799-1859). Jacob Henry’s brother: Jasper Henry, b. 23 May
1832, TN –d. 10 September 1924 (C.S.A., 84th Inf) md Mary Jane Finley, b. 24 November 1844 –d. 13
December 1920, both buried in the Johnson Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN, living in the 4th Civil Dist.,
Putnam Co., TN in the 1900 & 1910 census.
By Ernest Houston Boyd
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 18 July 1953
Jacob Henry (1830-1893) was reared in the Fourth District of Putnam County. At the outbreak of the Civil
War, he volunteered as a Confederate soldier and was a Lieutenant of his Company. In his young manhood
he taught school. He owned and operated a good farm on the Calf Killer river for many years and served as
a Justice of the Peace of the 4th District. He served for several years a Chairman of the County Court of
Putnam County. He was a man of splendid native ability and sound business judgment and was a
successful farmer and business man.
In 1887, he sold his farm on the Calf Killer river and moved to Cookeville, buying property on Jefferson
Street where he and his wife thereafter resided until their deaths. He was a splendid citizen who always
stood boldly for the right as he saw it. He and his wife were devoted members of the Cookeville Methodist
Church, of which he was a Steward. His wife, Martha Miller Henry, (1839-1899) was a teacher in her
young womanhood. She was a well educated and highly intelligent lady. Like her husband, she was active
in the work of her church. Their home was known as a “preachers home”, where ministers were always
welcome. They willed practically all of their property to the Southern Methodist Church, as a parsonage,
and it was so used for many years until the Church sold it to buy a more modern house for a parsonage.
They willed several thousand dollars to endow scholarships for young Methodist ministerial students in the
Theological Department of Vanderbilt University.
Their graves are in the Cookeville Cemetery.
(1870 census 4th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 7 - Jacob Henry is head of household, 40 yrs. old, TN
md to Martha, 32 yrs. old, TN).
Dwl: 130
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
Jasper HENRY Self
M
W
46
TN
Occ:
Mary J. HENRYWife
F
M
W
44
TN
Occ:
Fances A. HENRYDau F
S
W
13
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Lilly A. HENRY Dau
F
S
W
11
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
George F. HENRYSon
M
S
W
9
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Bluford HENRY Son
M
S
W
7
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
L.E. HENRY
Dau
F
S
W
5
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Rosy HENRY Dau
F
S
W
3
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Mccloud HENRYSon
M
S
W
2
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Adalaid HENRYMother F
W
W
58
TN
Fa: --- Mo: --L.C.D. HENRY Sister F
S
W
12
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Source: FHL Film 1255275 National Archives Film T9-1275 Page 122D
Dwl: 133
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
Jacob HENRY Self
M
M
W
49
TN
Occ:
Martha L. HENRYWife F
M
W
40
TN
Occ:
Emma STEPHENSOther F
S
W
20
TN
Occ:
Servant Fa: TN Mo: TN
Elijah ROBISON Other M
S
W
15
TN
Occ:
Laborer Fa: TN Mo: TN
George HENRY Father M
M
W
82
TN
Occ:
Deceased
Fa: --- Mo: VA
(On the census George Henry’s name has a line drawn through it and it states Dead).
Louise (Grimsley) Henry Obt.
b. 1 November 1918, Putnam Co., TN – d. 27 July 2004, Goldsboro, NC, md on the 24th of November
1938, Cannon Co., TN to James L. Henry. Louise (Grimsley) Henry, d/o Peyton Grimsley & Clara
Moody.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Cannon Co., TN, pg. 365: James L. Henry married 24
November 1938, Cannon Co., TN, address: Cookeville, TN to Virginia Louise Grimsley, address:
Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Mrs. C. W. Gentry –signature looks like
the name is C.)
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Louise Grimsley Henry, 85, of Cookeville will be held at 4 p.m. on
Saturday, July 31, at First Baptist Church in Cookeville. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 3-9 p.m. today, Friday, July 30, at Dyer Funeral Home.
Mrs. Henry died on Tuesday, July 27, 2004, in Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, N.C.
She was born on Nov. 1, 1918, in Putnam County to the late Peyton and Clara Moody Grimsley.
Mrs. Henry was a member of First Baptist Church.
Her family includes a son and daughter-in-law, James P. and Marilyn Henry of Birmingham, Ala.; a
daughter and son-in-law, Faye and Julian (Buzz) Baker of Goldsboro, N.C.; a brother, Howard Henry of
Dayton, Ohio; grandchildren and spouses, Lara and Giles Lovejoy of Albany, Ga., and Catherine and Louis
Tharin of Las Vegas, Nev.; and many cousins.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James L. Henry; adopted father, A.W.
Gentry; and a grandson, Cliff Bowling.
Dr. Randall Adkission will officiate at the services.
Published July 30, 2004 10:14 AM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Mattie Lou Henry
b. 27 September 1879 –d. 27 September 1956, d/o Jasper & Mary Jane Henry.
(1910 census 4th Civil Dist., Stamps Hollow Rd., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 124 –Jasper Henry is head of
household, 77 yrs. old, TN md 44 yrs, to Mary J., 65 yrs. old, TN, 10 children born, 10 children living.
Children: Mattie, 25 yrs. old, single; Mac, 30 yrs. old, married 5 yrs. to Lizzie E., daughter-in-law, 22, TN,
2 children born, 2 children living. Children: Halmon, 2 yrs. old, TN & William C. Henry, 4+ yrs. old, TN)
Monette (Brown) Winford Henry Obt.
b. 28 July 1915, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN – d. 6 August 2003, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md
Charles C. Winford –md on the 7th of March 1968, Putnam Co., TN to Thomes “Tom”Finley Henry, b.
8 December 1905. Monette Winford (Brown) Henry, d/o William Thomas Brown & Dalie Elizabeth
Pennington.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 11: Thomas Finley Henry married 7
March 1968, Putnam Co., TN, age 62, b. 8 December 1905, address: 1540 N. Lapeer Rd., Lake Orion, MI
to Monette Brown Winford, age 52, b. 28 July 1915, address: 205 Oak, Lebanon, TN, name of parent,
guardian or next of kin of female: Dalie Brown, 121 N. Ferguson).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Monette Winford Henry, 88, of Cookeville will be held at 10 a.m.
on Friday, Aug. 8, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Burial will
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today, Thursday, Aug. 7, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Henry died on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2003, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
She was born on July 28, 1915, in Cookeville to the late William Thomas and Dalie Elizabeth Pennington
Brown.
Mrs. Henry was a homemaker. She was a resident of Lebanon, Wilson County, for 40 years and was a
member of the Wilson County Home Demonstration Club. She was a member of Lebanon First Baptist
Church and was attending Cookeville First Baptist Church.
Her family includes a daughter, Pat Trowbridge of Stuart, Fla.; a son and daughter-in-law, Doug and Mary
Ruth Winford of Cookeville; two brothers, Thomas E. Brown of Atlanta, Ga., and Glynn Brown of Floral
City, Fla.; and seven grandchildren, David N. Radabaugh, Ashley Rodriguez, Allison M. and Christian P.
Trowbridge and Brian, Eric and Andrea Winford.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two husbands, Charles C. Winford and Tom Henry;
a sister, Louise Maddux; and a brother, Lawrence Brown.
Revs. Charlie Hutchinson and Ernie Roberson will officiate at the services.
Published August 07, 2003 11:41 AM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Orna Bell (Herren) Henry Obt.
b. 31 August 1916, Putnam Co., TN – d. 20 August 2011, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md 7th of April
1943, White Co., TN to Clifford Rogers Henry, b. 9 August 1921, White Co., TN – d. 21 June 1987,
Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, s/o Irvin Monroe Henry (1894-1973) & Maudie J. Cravens (1895-1980).
Orna Bell (Herren) Henry, d/o Oscar Herren (1896-1984) & Samantha Delina Randolph (1899-1984).
*See Robert "Bob" Huston Dyer Obt. buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Clifford Henry Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 467: Clifford R. Henry married 7 April
1943, White Co. TN, age 21, address: Rt. 1, Sparta, TN to Oran Herrin, age 26, address: Rt. 2, Baxter,
Putnam Co., TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Oscar Herrin, Rt. 2, Baxter, Putnam
Co., TN).
Funeral services for Mrs. Orna Bell Henry, 94 of Cookeville will be held Monday August 22 at 11 a.m. in
the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston Funeral Home. Interment will
follow in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Henry died Saturday morning August 20, 2011 at her home.
Mrs. Henry was born August 31, 1916 in Putnam County, Tennessee to the late Oscar and Samantha Delina
Randolph Herren.
Mrs. Henry was a member of Willow Avenue Church of Christ and a homemaker. She worked at the shirt
factory in Cookeville and Sparta in her younger days and then was a stay at home mom taking care of her
family moving from Tennessee to Mississippi and then Texas and returning to Tennessee in 1976.
Survivors include three daughters and two sons-in-law, Phyllis and Leo Sisco of Grove, OK, Charlene
Ottinger of Knoxville, TN, and Martha & Bob Dyer of Cookeville; son and daughter-in-law, Dale & Sarah
Henry of Fort Worth, TX; grandchildren, Kevin (Shannon) Sisco, Shane (Jill) Sisco, Stacy (Josh) Rose all
of Grove, OK, Tanya (Ron) Content of Cary, NC, Jason (Carla) Dyer of Alabaster, AL, Chad (Renea) Dyer
of Lexington, AL, and Dan (Erica) Dyer of Cookeville, Jonathan (Jaret) Henry, and Matthew Henry of
Dallas, TX; 15-great grandchildren, Garrett, Megan, Destini, and Emily Sisco, Madison and Rylie Rose,
Kristin and Kelly Content, Haleigh, Hannah, Abby, Kaitlyn, Courtney, and Opal Dyer, and Cullen Henry;
brother and sister-in-law, James & Jo Ann Herren; and sister-in-law, Pauline Herren all of Cookeville.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford Henry (whom she married
April 7, 1943 in White County, TN); a sister, Odell Clemmons and four brothers, Arvel Herren, Odis
Herren, L. V. Herren, and Charles Herren.
Pallbearers will be Jason, Chad, and Dan Dyer, Kevin and Garrett Sisco, and Jonathan Henry.
Mrs. Henry’s family will receive friends Sunday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Monday from 10 a.m. until
service time at the funeral home.
Her family would like to thank the 4th floor nurses at CRMC, Avalon Hospice and the care she received
from NHC home health care and the meals program at Willow Avenue Church of Christ.
Memorial contributions may be made to Willow Meals %Willow Avenue Church of Christ, 1150 South
Willow Avenue Cookeville, TN 38501.
Ada Frances (Byrne) Hensley
b. 29 July 1913, Granville, TN – d. 22 September 1934, md 1933 to Joel C. Hensley. No children. She
was the d/o John Byrne Sr. & Hattie Louanne Tittle. (Ada Frances (Byrne) Hensley’s siblings are: Mrs.
Carrie Etsile (Byrne) Bartlett, Mrs. Willie Franklin (Byrne) Curtis, Mrs. Mattie Mai (Byrne) md Joe Carr,
Mrs. Mary Lee (Byrne) Jennings, Mrs. Minnie Floy (Byrne) Wooten, John Marvin Byrne Jr., Mrs. Anna
Sue (Byrne) md Mr. Haile, Herman Tittle Byrne. Granddaughter of Mrs. William Tittle and B. B. Byrne).
*See Floy Byrne Wooten Obt.
*See Mary Lee (Byrne) Jennings Obt.
Funeral services for Mrs. Joel C. Hensley, 21, who died at her home on Cherry Street, Saturday after an
illness of several months, were conducted Sunday at the Cookeville Church of Christ, of which she was a
member by Elder W. C. Cook, and Elder Gaither. Burial took place in the City Cemetery.
Ada Frances Byrne Hensley was born July 29, 1913 at Granville. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Byrne. She had been married to Mr. Hensley for about a year, and had numerous friends in Cookeville,
where she had attended school.
Besides her husband, she is survived by her parents and the following brothers and sisters; Mrs. Carrie
Bartlett, Mrs. Willie F. Curtis, Mrs. Joe Carr, Marie, Minnie, Anna Sue, John Marvin Jr. and Herman
Byrne.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville TN: Thursday, 27 September 1934
(John Byrne, b. 5 February 1886 –d. 20 November 1955 married Hattie Louanne Tittle, b. 23 November
1887 –d. 11 February 1976 on the 5th of January 1908 in Granville, Tennessee. Their 9 children were born
at this place, and they resided there until December, 1937 when they moved to Hendersonville, Sumner
County, Tennessee. They later purchased a dairy farm two miles north of Gallatin, Tennessee. The
younger children, John Marvin, Anna Sue, and Herman helped them run the dairy farm. Only one of the
daughters continues to live in Jackson County. She taught school at Granville Elementary school, married
and reared her family there. Five of the daughters were school teachers, the others children were in other
businesses).
Benton McMillan “Mack”Hensley
b. 20 October 1886, Jackson Co., TN – d. 26 December 1963, s/o David Johnson Hensley & Parsettie
Fannie Chaffin. He married on the 1st of May 1908, Jackson Co., TN to Emma (Loftis) Hensley, b. 3
August 1890 – d. 21 August 1978, d/o Francis Marion Loftis & America “Merky” Gentry. Benton
Mack Hensley was a Tennessee State Senator.
(David Johnson Hensley, b. 12 June 1864, TN –d. 5 August 1928, s/o Azariah Hensley & Peggy Smith.
David Johnson Hensley md Fannie (Chaffin) Hensley, b. 1 December 1863, TN – d. 16 June 1904, d/o
Fox C. Chaffin & Jane Fox. David J. & Fannie Hensley are both buried in the Fox C. Chaffin Cemetery,
Jackson Co., TN). (David Johnson Hensley was md 1st to Parsettie Fannie Chaffin – md 2nd Carrie B.
Elkins and md 3rd Sarah Lyda Anderson).
‘We Miss Thee Darlings’
*See U. L. Hensley Obt.
*See John W. Gentry buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Edna B. (Hensley) Bandy Obt.
(WWI Registration Card: Benton McMillan Hensley, home address: Rt. 8, Cookeville, TN. Date of birth:
20 October 1886, Jackson Co., TN. Natural born citizen, Caucasian. Occupation: Farming. Married: wife
and children. Medium height, medium build, blue eyes and dark hair).
(SS Death Index: Name: HENSLEY, BENTON – Birth: 20 Oct 1886- Death: Dec 1963– Age: 77- Last
Residence (TN) - Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 410-05-2972, Issued By: TN).
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Jackson Co., TN, pg. 229, #25: B. M. Hensley married 1 March
1908, Jackson Co., TN to Emma Loftis).
GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY:
Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Hensley celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary Sunday, March 2, at their home
on West Third Street. Approximately one hundred and fifty relatives and friends called between the houses
of two and five in the afternoon.
Assisting in the hospitalities of the afternoon were two fo their daughters, Mrs. V. E. Burris of Cookeville
and Mrs. John Gentry of Detroit. Mrs. Cecial Bandy, another daughter of Detroit, was unable to attend.
Out of town guests included the Rev. and Mrs. Carl Gossett and son, Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Loftis and
daughters Lois and Linda, Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Lawson, Mrs. Valtie Lawson and Phillip, Mr. and Mrs.
Newton Mayberry and son and Mr. and Mrs. Noah Loftis all of Gainesboro. Coming from Nashville for
the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Hasty and children and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Burris and son, Mark,
and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hensley of Detroit.
The Citizen, Cookeville, TN: Wednesday, 2 April 1958
(1900 census 9th Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 90 - David Hensley is head of household, 36 yrs. old,
b. June 1863, TN, md 18 yrs. to Parsettie, 37 yrs. old, b. November 1862, TN, 9 children born, 9 children
living. Children: William A., 16 yrs. old, b. October 1878; Ben F., 14 yrs. old, b. July 1885; Benton
McMillian, 13 yrs. old, b. October 1886; John T., 11 yrs. old, b. January 1889; Lee K., 9 yrs. old, b.
November 1890; David F., 7 yrs. old, b. October 1892; Eddie P., 5 yrs. old, b. January 1895; Dasey M., 3
yrs. old, b. May 1897 & Willis D. Hensley, 1 yr. old, b. December 1898. All born in TN).
(1920 census 9th Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 160 –Benton M. Hensley is head of household, 33
yrs. old, TN md to Emma, 29 yrs. old, TN. Children: Dimple V., 10 yrs. old; Delma C., 8 yrs. old & Edna
Hensley, 6 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Betty Sue Jenkins (Rodgers) Hensley Obt.
b. 14 June 1925 – d. 28 January 2014, Sparta, TN, md on the 12th of October 1984, Cookeville, Putnam
Co., TN to U. L. Hensley, b. 18 December 1919, Jackson Co., TN – d. 12 January 2010, Cookeville,
Putnam Co., TN, (U.S. Army WWII), s/o Lee Kuykendall Hensley (1890-1935) & Frances Perila Pippin
(1890-1986).
*See U. L. Hensley Obt.
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Sue Rodgers Hensley, 88, of Cookeville, will be held
at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston
& Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. today, Thursday, Jan. 30, and again
Friday from 10 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hensley died peacefully on Tuesday evening, Jan. 28, 2014, at Life Care
Center of Sparta surrounded by her family.
She was born June 14, 1925, in Cookeville to the late Sidney Bryan and Sydney Beatrice McBroom
Jenkins.
Mrs. Hensley’s career was in marketing at GTE. A pioneer in her day, she traveled throughout the
Southeast. She was an active member of the Cookeville Pilot Club and Cookeville/Putnam County YMCA.
She held various interests including swimming, fishing, gardening, sewing, exercising and helping others.
She was an active member of Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ, and enjoyed bringing flowers from her
rose garden to Sunday morning services. Her sense of humor kept everyone laughing. She was the type of
person whom someone would speak to for fifteen minutes and feel like they had known her for a lifetime.
To know her was to love her! Her priorities in life were her relationship with Jesus Christ, being the best
wife she could be, and being a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Bryan and Trisha Rodgers; a daughter, Katherine Filipek; a
sister, Geraldine Wigtil of Cookeville; a sister-in-law, Elise Jenkins of Cookeville; a granddaughter, Beth
(Donnie) Suits of Cookeville; a grandson, Tim Rodgers of Franklin; and six grandchildren, Syndey Beth,
Griffen, and Grace Suits, Hunter, Keaton and Aubrey Rodgers.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 26 years, UL Hensley; her first
husband of 35 years, Doyle Rodgers; and a brother, Billy Jenkins.
Memorial contributions may be made to Happy Haven Children’s Home, 2311 Wakefield Drive,
Cookeville, TN 38501.
Bro. Buddy Johnson will officiate at the services.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 30 January 2014.
Callie Mae (McBroom) Hensley Obt.
b. 22 December 1908 – d. 4 June 1980 md 1st on the 23rd of December 1931, Putnam Co., TN to Elbert
Pullum - md 2nd on the 8th of December 1961, White Co., TN to Ernest Cleveland Hensley, b. 4
September 1909 – d. August 1987. Callie Mae (McBroom) Hensley, d/o Benjamin Frank McBroom
(1865-1939) & Callie F. Campbell (1867-1947).
*See Ernest Cleveland Hensley buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 416: Elbert Pullum married 23 December
1931, age 26, address: Baxter, Putnam Co., TN to May McBroom, age 23, address: Baxter, Putnam Co.,
TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: B. F. McBroom, Baxter, TN).
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, White Co., TN, pg. 146: Ernest Cleveland Hensley married 8
December 1961, White Co., TN, age 52, b. 4 September 1909, address: #1, Sparta, TN to Mae McBroom
Pullum, age 52, b. 22 December 1908, address: 219 N. Main St., Sparta, TN, name of parent, guardian or
next of kin of female: deceased).
COOKEVILLE – Funeral services for Callie Mae Hensley, 71, of West 3rd Street, will be conducted
Saturday, June 7, at 10:30 a.m. at the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home with Bro. Bratton Tiucker
officiating. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Hensley died June 4 in route to the local hospital.
Born December 22, 1908, in Putnam County, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Callie Campbell
McBroom.
Survivors include her husband, Ernest Hensley of Cookeville; a daughter, Mrs. Ometa Pullum Thompson
of Oak Ridge; a son, Ernie Pullum of Cookeville; a stepson Gerald Hensley of Sparta; two step-daughters,
Mrs. Eugene Hensley ______ of Mt. Juliet and Mrs. Georgia ___ Lowhorn of Indiana; a brother, Haskell
McBroom of Indiana; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville TN: 6 June 1980.
Charlie J. Hensley
b. 13 December 1910, Putnam Co., TN –d. 21 January 1912, s/o William A. Hensley Sr. & Nevada E.
Mayberry.
*See William A. Hensley Sr., buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Charlie J. Hensley
b. ----Putnam Co., TN
d. . 21 Jan 1912
Age: 1 year ----Putnam Co., TN
Emma Z. (Newman) Hensley Obt.
b. 4 December 1914, Putnam Co., TN –d. 31 March 2000, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md Herman J.
Hensley, b. 29 October 1908 –d. 23 December 1991. Emma Newman Hensley, d/o Sam Burton Newton
& Zura Anne Rippetoe.
*See Herman J. Hensley buried in Cookeville City Cemetery
COOKEVILLE--Funeral services for Emma Newman Hensley, 85, of Cookeville will be held tomorrow,
Monday, April 3, at 2 p.m., at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in the Cookeville City
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends today from 4 to 9 p.m. at Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home. Mrs.
Hensley will lie in-state at Cumberland Presbyterian Church tomorrow morning from 11 a.m. until the time
of the services.
Mrs. Hensley died Friday, March 31, 2000, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
She was born on Dec. 4, 1914, in Putnam County to the late Sam Burton and Zura Anne Rippetoe
Newman.
She attended Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, now Tennessee Tech, and then attended business school in
Nashville.
She worked for Senator Al Gore, Sr., while he was Tennessee Commissioner of Labor, and later
when he was elected to the US Senate.
She later moved on to the Legal Division of Reconstruction Finance Committee under President Franklin
Roosevelt. Her government career culminated as one of the two stenographers selected under Sec. of State
Edward R. Stetinius to transcribe the original United Nations Charter documents at the founding event of
the UN in San Francisco in 1945.
She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She once said her most rewarding life
experience was that of parenting and nurturing her family.
Her family includes two daughters and sons-in-law, Saundra and Dr. Ron Killough of Plano, Texas, and
Julia and Dr. Mike Huddleston of Cookeville; four grandchildren, Chris and Ashley Killough and Scott and
Tyler Huddleston; two sisters, Sammie Newman and Ogeal Blythe; and a brother, Dewey Newman, all of
Cookeville; and eight nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband; a sister, Verta Newman; and two
brothers, Fred and Henry Newman.
Her nephews Jim Blythe, Wayne Blythe, Larry Blythe, Glenn Newman, Ron Hensley and Harold Hensley
will serve as pallbearers.
Dr. Charles McCaskey and Dr. Ron Killough will officiate.
Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home are in charge of arrangements.
Published April 01, 2000 5:18 PM CST: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Ernest Cleveland Hensley
b. 4 September 1909 – d. August 1987, md on the 8th of December 1961, White Co., TN to Callie Mae
(McBroom) Hensley, b. 22 December 1908 – d. 4 June 1980, d/o Benjamin Frank McBroom (18651939) & Callie F. Campbell (1867-1947).
*See Callie Mae (McBroom) Hensley Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, White Co., TN, pg. 146: Ernest Cleveland Hensley married 8
December 1961, White Co., TN, age 52, b. 4 September 1909, address: #1, Sparta, TN to Mae McBroom
Pullum, age 52, b. 22 December 1908, address: 219 N. Main St., Sparta, TN, name of parent, guardian or
next of kin of female: deceased).
(SS Death Index: Name: ERNEST HENSLEY Birth: 04 Sep 1909- Death: Aug 1987–Last Residence:
(Sparta, White, TN) -Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 415-14-1784, TN)
(SS Death Index: Name: MAE HENSLEY Birth: 22 Dec 1908- Death: Jun 1980–Last Residence:
(Cookeville, Putnam, TN) -Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 262-34-2486, FL)
Herman J. Hensley
b. 29 October 1908 – d. 28 December 1991, md Emma Z. (Newman) Hensley, b. 4 December 1914,
Putnam Co., TN – d. 31 March 2000, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Sam Burton Newman & Zura Anne
Rippetoe.
*See Emma Z. (Newman) Hensley Obt.
(1920 census 11th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 153 –Sam Newman is head of household, 36 yrs. old,
TN md. to Zura A., 32 yrs. old, TN. Children: Henry, 13 yrs. old; Dewey, 11 yrs. old; Emmer Z., 5 yrs.
old & Sammie L., dau., Newman, 2 3/12 yrs. old. All in born in TN).
Joel C. Hensley
b. 15 July 1907 –d. 20 June 1972, (Michigan PFC US Army WWII), md Zola Alma (Rector) Hensley, b.
18 April 1917, Putnam Co., TN –d. 8 August 2001, TN, d/o Riley Rector & Ida Greenwood.
*See Zola Alma (Rector) Hensley Obt.
Johnie (Laminack) Hensley Obt.
b. 29 January 1921 –d. 21 March 2015, Putnam Co., TN, on the 17th of December 1943, Cumberland Co.,
TN to William A. Hensley Jr. M. D., b. 29 May 1921, Putnam Co., TN –d. 17 January 1976, Putnam Co.,
TN, s/o William A. Hensley Sr. (1883-1951) & Nevada E. Mayberry (1881-1947). Johnie (Laminack)
Hensley, d/o John Dedrick Laminack (1895-1976) & Jewell Roberts (1895-1989).
*See William A. Hensley Jr. M. D. Obt.
(Source: Tennessee Marriage record, Cumberland Co., TN, pg. 160: William A. Hensley Jr. married 17
December 1943, Cumberland Co., TN, age 22, address; Cookeville, TN to Johnnie B. Laminack, age 22,
address: Crossville, TN. By whom married: J. E. Ledbetter, minister, Crossville, TN).
COOKEVILLE — Mrs. Johnie Laminack Hensley passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 21, 2015,
at the age of 94.
Family visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, at Crest
Lawn Funeral Home in Cookeville. Graveside services will follow at Cookeville
City Cemetery.
Mrs. Hensley was born Jan. 29, 1921, to the late John and Jewel Laminack of
Crossville, where she grew up surrounded by extended family.
Mrs. Hensley received a B.S. in biology from Carson Newman College. In 1944,
she married the love of her life, the late Dr. William A. Hensley Jr. of
Cookeville. Two years later, they moved to Cookeville, where Dr. Hensley established his medical practice.
Mrs. Hensley was a vital part of a young and developing Cookeville community. She and Dr. Hensley were
among the founding members of Collegeside Church of Christ. She was an active member and officer in
the Putnam County Medical Auxiliary and the Cookeville Garden Club.
Above all, Johnie was devoted to her family; husband, parents, her daughters, Janet Hensley Shipley and
Deborah Hensley Comfort; her sons-in-law, Jerry Shipley (deceased) and John Comfort Jr., and her
grandsons, John Comfort II (Courtney) and Dr. William Hensley Comfort.
Donations may be made to Avalon Hospice and The American Heart Association.
To leave the family a message and to sign the online guest book, please visit www.crestlawnmemorial.com.
Crest Lawn Funeral Home-Cremation Center in Cookeville is in charge of arrangements, (931) 526-6384.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 25 March 2015
Nevada E. (Mayberry) Hensley Obt.
b. 9 October 1881, Jackson Co., TN – d. 20 October 1947, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 14th of May 1905,
Jackson Co., TN to William A. Hensley Sr., b. 28 October 1883, near Gainesboro, TN – d. 1 November
1951, s/o David Johnson Hensley (1864-1928) & Frances Chaffin (1863-1904). Nevada E. (Mayberry)
Hensley, d/o Henry Jesse Mayberry & Emily Proffitt.
*See William A. Hensley Jr., M. D. buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See William A. Hensley Sr. Obt.
*See Henry Jesse Mayberry Obt.
Funeral services for Mrs. Nevada Mayberry Hensley, 66, wife of W. A. Hensley, Sr., former Cookeville
mayor and state senator, were conducted yesterday afternoon at the Cookeville Church of Christ by L. N.
Moody and Roy Cogdill. Burial was in City Cemetery.
Mrs. Hensley died at her home Monday afternoon after an illness of several weeks.
A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Hensley moved here with her husband about 35 years ago. She was the
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mayberry.
She had been a member of the Church of Christ since early womanhood.
In addition to her husband, survivors include a daughter, Mrs. May Walker; a son, Dr. W. A. Hensley, Jr.,
all of Cookeville; three granddaughters; a grandson; sister, Mrs. John Gentry, Route 1, Gainesboro and
three brothers, Errette Mayberry, Clousa, CA, Monroe Mayberry, Route 2, Cookeville and William
Mayberry, Cookeville.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 23 October 1947.
U. L. Hensley Obt.
b. 18 December 1919, Jackson Co., TN – d. 12 January 2010, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, (U.S. Army
WWII), md on the 12th of October 1984, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN to Betty Sue Jenkins (Rodgers)
Hensley, b. 14 June 1925 –d. 28 January 2014, Sparta, TN. U. L. Hensley, s/o Lee Kuykendall Hensley,
b. 18 November 1890 – d. 8 April 1935, (s/o David Johnson Hensley & Parsettie Fannie Chaffin) &
Frances Perila (Pippin) Hensley, b. 1 April 1890 – d. 1 February 1986. Lee K. & Frances P. Hensley
both buried in the Morgan-Pippin Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Betty Sue Jenkins (Rodgers) Hensley Obt.
*See Benton McMillan “Mack”Hensley buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 40: U. L. Hensley married 12 October
1984, Putnam Co., TN, age 64, b. 18 December 1919, address: 303 N. Willow St., Cookeville, TN to Betty
Sue Rodgers, age 59, b. 14 June 1925, address: 303 N. Maple St., Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian
or next of kin of female: Kathy Filipek, 986 Briarwood, Cookeville, TN).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for U.L. Hensley, 90, of Cookeville, will be held at 11 a.m. on
Saturday, Jan. 16, at Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ. Interment, with military honors, will follow in
Cookeville City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. today,
Friday, Jan. 15, at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral
Home and from 10 a.m. until time of services on Saturday at the church. Mr. Hensley
died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born Dec. 18, 1919, in Jackson County to the late Lee Kuykendall and
Frances Pippin Hensley. Mr. Hensley was a member of Jefferson Avenue Church of
Christ. He was a member of Cookeville Masonic Lodge 266 F&AM for more than 54
years. He was also active with and a member of Cookeville York Rites and Al Menah
Shrine Temple in Nashville for more than 50 years. Mr. Hensley served in the Army
during World War II and was a member of American Legion Post 46 and VFW Post
6296. He began his professional career working at Automotive Parts Company Inc. in Cookeville. He
eventually became owner and operated the business for more than 60 years. He also held ownership in
several auto parts stores across Tennessee prior to retirement.
His family includes his wife of 25 years, Betty Sue Jenkins Rodgers Hensley of Cookeville (whom he
married Oct. 12, 1984, in Cookeville); a son and daughter-in-law, Bryan and Trish Rodgers of Cookeville;
a daughter, Kathy Filipek of Cookeville; two grandchildren, Beth Suits and husband Donnie and Tim
Rodgers and wife Melissa; six great-grandchildren, Hunter, Keaton and Aubrey Rodgers and Sidney Beth,
Grace and Griffin Suits; two nephews, Danny Hensley and wife Gail and Tim Peace; two nieces, Sue
McDougall and husband Mack and Peggy Young and husband Chet; and several great-nephews and greatnieces. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Louese Peace; a brother, Cecil
Hensley; and a nephew, Richard Peace. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Memorial donations may be
made to Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ, 521 South Jefferson Ave., Cookeville, TN 38501, or
Alzheimer's Association, 2200 Southerland Ave., Suite H102, Knoxville, TN 37919. Bros. Buddy Johnson
and Charles Williamson will officiate at the services. You may share your thoughts and memories at
www.hhhfunerals.com.
Friday, Jan 15, 2010: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
William A. Hensley Jr. M. D. Obt.
b. 29 May 1921, Putnam Co., TN – d. 17 January 1976, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 17th of December
1943, Cumberland Co., TN to Johnie (Laminick) Hensley, b. 29 January 1921 – d. 21 March 2015,
Putnam Co., TN, d/o John Dedrick Laminack (1895-1976) & Jewell Roberts (1895-1989). William A.
Hensley Jr., s/o William A. Hensley Sr. (1883-1951) & Nevada E. Mayberry (1881-1947).
*See Johnie (Laminack) Hensley Obt.
Putnam County Tennessee, 1850 - 1970 by Mary Jean DeLozier, pgs. 274 –276.
More than five thousand people attended the dedication of the concrete and stone
structure in December, 1950. With a staff of thirty-seven, the hospital had beds for
fifty-eight patients. Drs. J. T. DeBerry, William A. Hensley, Kenneth L. Haile,
William A. Howard, J. Thomas Moore Sr., Thurman Shipley, and J. Fred
Terry attended patients. Elmer L. Crozier was hospital administrator. Gladys
Crawford, Elizabeth Killefer, Charles K. Darwin, Luke M. Medley, and George
Shanks comprised the first hospital board.
(SS Death Index: Name: WILLIAM HENSLEY Birth: 29 May 1921- Death: Jan 1976–Last Residence:
(Source: Tennessee Marriage record, Cumberland Co., TN, pg. 160: William A. Hensley Jr. married 17
December 1943, Cumberland Co., TN, age 22, address; Cookeville, TN to Johnnie B. Laminack, age 22,
address: Crossville, TN. By whom married: J. E. Ledbetter, minister, Crossville, TN).
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR DR. HENSLEY TODAY:
Funeral services for Dr. William A. Hensley Jr., 54, were held today at 1 p.m. at the Collegeside Church of
Chrust with Bro. Harvey Arnold officiating. Burial was in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
Dr. Hensley, a practicing family physician in the Cookeville area for the past 29 years died at his home
Saturday night.
A native Cookevillian and a guaduate of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Dr. Hensley was active
in medical circles, serving as president of the Putnam County Medical Society, the Middle Tennessee
Medical Society and vice president of the Tennessee Medical Association.
He was a charter member of the American Academy of General Practice and the Tom Moore Chapter of
Family Practice and had served in many different capacities in these organizations, including the
presidency of the Tennessee Chapter of AAGP in 1961/62.
In 1972 he was honored with the American Medical Associations Physician Recognition Award, and in the
same year he was certified as a member of the American Board of Family Practice. In 1973 he was agin
honored by the award of a Fellowship in the American Academy of Family Practice.
In addition to his activities in medical circles, Dr. Hensley was vitally interested in community affairs.
He was active in the Middle Tennessee Heart Association and was one of the founders of the Putnam
County Heart Unit. He was also instrumental in developing the Coronary Care Dept at Cookeville General
Hospital.
He was appointed by the alte Governor Buford Ellington to serve on the Tennessee Health Council and
served in this capacity until the onset of his illness. He also served as the director of the Tennessee Area
Mid South Regional Medical Program; was a founder and served as the president of the Upper Cumberland
Health Council, was a member of the board of directors of the Plateau Mental Health Center and was an
active member of the Cookeville Planning Commission.
He was a Mason and a Shriner. He was a member of the Collegeside Church of Christ.
He was the son of the late William A. and Nevada Mayberry Hensley.
Survivors include his wife, Johnnie Laminick Hensley of Cookeville, two daughters, Miss Janet Hensley
and Mrs. Deborah Hensley Comfort Jr., both of Nashville, and one sister, Mrs. Paul Clark of Leesburg, FL.
Pallbearers were Dr. J. T. DeBerry, Dr. Bill Teeples, Tommy Lynn, Ross Compton, Layton Stanton and E.
B. Stitcher.
Putnam County Medical Society members served as honorary pallbearers.
Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Friends who wish may make contributions to the Heart Association in lieu of flowers.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: Monday afternoon, 19 January 1976.
William A. Hensley Sr. Obt.
b. 28 October 1883, near Gainesboro, TN –d. 1 November 1951, TN, md on the 14th of May 1905, Jackson
Co., TN to Nevada E. (Mayberry) Hensley, b. 9 October 1881, Jackson Co., TN – d. 20 October 1947,
Putnam Co., TN, d/o Henry Jesse Mayberry & Emily Proffitt. William A. Hensley Sr., s/o David
Johnson Hensley (1864-1928) & Frances Chaffin (1863-1904).
*See Paul Gibson Clark buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Nevada E. (Mayberry) Hensley Obt.
*See William A. Hensley Jr., M. D. buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Henry Jesse Mayberry Obt.
(Source: Tennessee Marriage record, Jackson Co., TN, pg. 329: William A. Hensley married 14 May 1905,
Jackson Co., TN to Nevada E. Mayberry. By whom married: Hiram Harris).
David Johnson Hensley, b. 12 June 1864, TN – d. 5 August 1928, TN, s/o Azariah Hensley & Peggy
Smith. Frances “Fannie”(Chaffin) Hensley, b. 1 December 1863 –d. 16 June 1904, d/o Fox C. Chaffin
& Jane Fox. David & his wife Frances (Chaffin) Hensley are both buried in the Fox C. Chaffin Cemetery,
Jackson Co., TN. Also buried in the Fox C. Chaffin Cemetery is the 2nd wife of David Johnson Hensley,
Carrie (Elkins) Hensley, b. 25 March 1882, TN –d. 20 April 1912.
William A. Hensley Dies of Heart Attack:
William A. Hensley, Sr., 68, a former Mayor of Cookeville and a former State Senator from this, the 10th
Senatorial District and for many years a widely known traveling salesman, died
suddenly, of a heart attack, Thursday evening at 7:00 o’clock while sitting in a
chair, reading a newspaper, in the living room of his home, on the Nashville
highway. During the past few years, he had suffered a few previous heart attacks
but had continued on the road as a traveling salesman and his sudden death came
as a shock to his family and friends.
Funeral services Saturday afternoon at the Broad Street Church of Christ,
conducted by the pastor, Elder Gilbert E. Shaffer, were largely attended. Burial
was in the family plot in the Cookeville Cemetery. Mr. Hensley was born and
reared in Jackson County and Pleasant Hill Academy, and in his early manhood,
moved to Cookeville and commenced his long career as a traveling salesman. He
married Miss Neveda Mayberry, of Jackson County, May 14, 1905. Her death
occurred about four years ago.
Always interested in politics, in 1923 he was elected Mayor of Cookeville, in
which position he served for three years. In 1926 and again in 1928 he was elected State Senator from the
10th Senatorial District. Later he served for four years as Chief Deputy U. S. Marshal of Middle Tennessee.
Except while serving as a public official he was an active traveling salesman from his young manhood until
his death. He was formerly engaged in the wholesale grocery business in Cookeville for several years.
He was a member of the Church of Christ, an Odd Fellow and a 32nd degree Mason. He was always public
spiritied and deeply interested in civic improvement. He had a wide circle of acquaintances and friends
throughout the State.
Survivors include his son, Dr. William A. Hensley, Jr., and a daughter, Mrs. May Walker, both of
Cookeville; four brothers, Tom Hensley, of Missouri, Ben Hensley of Detroit, Mich., Mack and Willis
Hensley of Cookeville; two half-brothers, Joel Hensley, Detroit, Herman Hensley, Cookeville; a sister,
Mrs. Garland Holloway, Cookeville; a half-sister, Mrs. Julia Cowan, Detroit; a grandson, Dr. James W.
Walker, Memphis, and three granddaughters, Mrs. Willene Stanton, Nashville, Mrs. Catherine Compton
and Janet Hensley of Cookeville.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 8 November 1951.
Source: A History of Putnam County Tennessee by Walter S. McClain, pg. 142: William A. Hensley, was
born near Gainesboro, October 28, 1883. Attended Mont Vale Academy. Married Miss Nevada Mayberry,
May 14, 1905. Mr. Hensley is the present Mayor of Cookeville. He is a Democrat and a member of Gov.
Peay’s staff. He is a member of the Church of Christ, and Odd Fellow and a Thirty-second degree Mason.
Mayor Hensley is a businessman of ability and has been identified with several large enterprises. He is an
enthusiastic advocate of civic improvement.
Source: Heritage of Putnam County Tennessee –2008 by Putnam County Heritage Book Committee and
County Heritage Inc.
Pg. 267–WILLIAM A. HENSLEY SR. (#726): William A. Hensley, Sr., served Cookeville as Mayor for
three terms from 1924-26 and served two terms in the Tennessee Senate representing the Tenth District
from 1927-29. While he was Mayor, the city water plant was built and in 1926 the city’s first fire engine
was acquired. In the state Senate, he served as Chairman of the
Education Committee and in 1929 he introduced a bill to launch a
bond drive for the expansion of Tennessee tech. He was a VicePresident of the First National Bank, a charter member of the
Cookeville Lions Club, a Shriner, and a 3rd degree Mason who also
achieved the 32nd degree. He was appointed a Colonel on the staffs of
Governors Peay and Horton, and served as US Marshall for Middle
Tennessee.
Mr. Hensley was born in 1883 in Jackson County, TN the son of
David Hensley and Frances Chaffin. He married Nevada
Mayberry in 1905. They built a house on Cherry Street in 1910 which had one of the first indoor
bathrooms in Cookeville, and a second house next door. They also built a log cabin about 2 ½ miles from
town on Hwy. 70 which was known as Royal Oaks. They had three children: May, Charles, and William
A. Hensley, Jr. May married Leslie J. Walker and they had three children – Catherine, who was born the
week that Mr. Hensley was elected Mayor for the first term, Willeen, and Jimmy. Charles died in infancy.
William “Bill”Hensley, a Cookeville physician, married Johnie Laminack and they had two children Janet
and Deborah. Mr. Hensley was involved in a number of business ventures including ownership of Hill
Hensley Wholesale House, and with Leslie Walker had the dealership for Shell Oil Co. later Pure Oil. Mr.
and Mrs. Hensley were members of Broad Street Church of Christ. Mr. Hensley died in 1951 and is buried
in Cookeville City Cemetery, Cookeville, TN.
Story submitted by: Catherine Compton, 139 Grandcove Lane, Oak Ridge, TN 37830; Compiled by Susan
Compton, 1013 Tottenham Lane, Virginia Beach, VA 23454.
(1900 census 9th Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 68 –Davis Hensley is head of household, 36 yrs. old,
b. June 1863, TN md 18 yrs. to Parsettie, 37 yrs. old, b. November 1862, TN, 9 children born, 9 children
living. Children: W. A., 16 yrs. old, b. October 1878?, should be 1883; Ben F., 14 yrs.old, b. July 1885;
Benton M.M., 13 yrs. old, b. October 1886; John, 11 yrs. old, b. January 1889; Lee, 9 yrs. old, b. November
1890; David F., 7 yrs. old, b. October 1882; Eddie P., 5 yrs. old, b. January 1895; Daisy M., 3 yrs. old, b.
May 1897 & Willis D. Hensley, ?/12 yrs. old, b. Dec. All born in TN).
(1910 census 9th Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 68 –David J. Hensley is head of household, 43 yrs.
old, TN (father b. in SC, mother, TN) M2, md 3 yrs to Carrie, 28 yrs. old, TN, 2 children born, 2 children
living. Children: Frank, 16 yrs. old; Eddie P., 14 yrs. old; Daisy May, 12 yrs. old; Willis D. 10 yrs. old;
Joel C., 2 yrs. old & Herman J. Hensley, 1 9/12 yrs. old. All born in TN).
(1910 census 1st Civi Dist., Cookeville Town, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 134 –William A. Hensley is head of
household, 26 yrs. old, TN. Occupation: Teach. Salesmen Groceries, md 4 yrs. to Nevada, 28 yrs. old, TN,
1 child born, 1 child living. Child: Fannie Hensley, 3 yrs. old, TN).
(1920 census 9th Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 148 –David J. Hensley is head of household, 56 yrs.
old, TN, Occupation: Merchant –General, md to Lidda, 47 yrs. old, TN. Children: Willis D., 20 yrs. old;
Joel C., 12 yrs. old; Herman, 11 yrs. old & Julia F. Hensley, 9 yrs. old. All born in TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Sparta, South Main St., White Co., TN: Dwl: 400-71-79- William A. Hensley
is head of household, 36 yrs. old, TN. Occupation: Manager Wholesale Grocery, md to Nevada, 38 yrs.
old, TN. Children: Fannie, dau, 13 yrs. old, TN & Annie Hensley, 9 yrs. old, TN).
Willis D. Hensley Obt.
b. 7 November 1899, Jackson Co., TN –d. 5 June 1984, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 1st of May
1935, Putnam Co., TN to Gladys (Bohannon) Hensley, b. 1 November 1897 – d. 30 April 1977, d/o
William Hopkins “Hop” Bohannon (1871-1948) & Stella Holsapple (1876-1949). Willis D. Hensley,
s/o David Johnson Hensley (1864-1928) & Frances Chaffin (1863-1904).
*See William Hopkins “Hop”Bohannon Obt.
*See Stella (Holsapple) Bohannon Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN: Willis D. Hensley married 1 March 1935,
Putnam Co., TN, age 35, address: Cookeville, TN to Gladys Bohannon, age 35, Cookeville, TN, name of
parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Hop Bohannon, Cookeville, TN).
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Willis D. Hensley, 84, will be held Thurs., June 7, 1t 2 p.m., in the
chapel of Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home with Glen McDoniel officiating. Burial will be in
Mr. Hensley died Tues., June 5, 1984, at Cookeville General Hospital.
A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late David and Fannie Chaffin Hensley.
Mr. Hensley was a retired employee of the State Highway Department.
His family includes one brother, Herman Hensley of Cookeville; two sisters, Mrs. Garland Holloway of
West Palm Beach, Florida, and Mrs. George Disney of St. Clair Shores, Mich.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday evening.
Zola Alma (Rector) Hensley Obt.
b. 18 April 1917, Putnam Co., TN – d. 8 August 2001, TN, md Joel C. Hensley, b. 15 July 1907 – d. 20
June 1972. Zola Alma (Rector) Hensley, d/o Riley Rector & Ida Greenwood.
*See Joel C. Hensley buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Zola Alma Hensley, 84, of Cookeville, will be held Friday,
August 10, 2001, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Cookeville City
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home today, August 9, from 4-9 p.m.
Mrs. Hensley died Wednesday, August 8, at NHC Health Care Center.
Born April 18, 1917 in Putnam County, she was the daughter of the late Riley and Ida Greenwood Rector.
Mrs. Hensley was a homemaker and of the Freewill Baptist faith.
Her family includes one daughter, Donna Lafever of Silver Point; two sisters, Emma Mayberry and Noma
D. Holloway, both of Cookeville; four grandchildren, Jason Rich, Jessica Conley, Holley and Hayden
Lafever; two special nieces, Judy Patterson and Mary Lynn, both of Cookeville, and a host of nieces and
nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joel C. Hensley; brothers and
sisters, Cordie Maberry, Mamie Rector, Arthur, Arless, John and Bill Rector; Nola Steward, Naomi Bean,
Martha Bartlett, Delia Harris and Linnie Rector, Verdie and Levi Gaw, Herbert and Hershell Gaw, Nellie
Hix, Maude Gaw, and Nova and Nina Holloway.
Pallbearers will be Jerry, Bill and Johnny Maberry, Gary Mayberry, and Deverne and Shirley Rector.
Bros. Earl Langley, Carson Whiteaker and Dailey McCowan will officiate at the services.
Jack Herbold passed away on Monday, Jan. 17, 2005, at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center in
Cookeville, Tenn., as a result of pulmonary fibrosis
Jack Mitchell Herbold Obt.
b. 27 January 1938, Kalispell, MT – d. 17 January 2005, md on the 8th of July 1978, Putnam Co., TN to
Judy Darline (Whittaker) Henley Herbold. Jack Mitchell Herbold, s/o William Herbold & Mary Ann
Langevin. Judy Darline Whittaker md 1st on the 29th of December 1965, Putnam Co., TN to Lonnie
Frank Henley.
*See Mitchell “Mitch”Herbold Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 64: Jack Mitchell Herbold married 8 July
1978, Putnam Co., TN, age 40, b. 27 January 1938, address: 300 Berkley Dr., Madison, TN to Judy
Darlene Henley, age 29, b. 30 January 1949, address: 339 Bunker Hill Rd., Cookeville, TN, name of
parent, guardian or next of kin of female: blank).
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 362: Lonnie Frank Henley married 29
December 1965, Putnam Co., TN to Judy Darlene Whittaker).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Jack Mitchell Herbold, 66, of Cookeville will be held at 2 p.m. on
Tuesday, Jan. 18, from the chapel of Cookeville Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery with military services by the Veterans Honor Guard, consisting
of American Legion Post 135, VFW Post 6277 and Chapter #741. Jack Mitchell Herbold, SP4 US Army.
He was buried with military honors.
The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. today, Monday, Jan. 17; and from 10
a.m. until time of services on Tuesday, at the funeral home.
Mr. Herbold died today, Monday, Jan. 17, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center, as
a result of pulmonary fibrosis. He attended Flathead County High School and
graduated from Tennessee Tech University with a degree in accounting.
Following military service, he spent several years working as an accountant. He and his wife Judy also
owned and operated a restaurant in Cookeville for eight years. Upon retirement, he owned and operated a
successful locksmith business in Cookeville.
He was born on Jan. 27, 1938, in Kalispell, Mont., to the late William and Mary Ann Langevin Herbold.
He was a member of Trinity Assembly in Algood.
His family includes his wife of 26 years, Judy Herbold; two sons, Mitchell Herbold and Tim Henley, both
of Cookeville; a daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Steve Lowe of Cookeville; three brothers, Lester,
Mervin and Richard Herbold, all of Montana; five sisters, Billie Boner, Karen Emerson, Janet Rose and
June O'Connor, all of Montana, and Bea Swan of Milwaukee, Ore.; and five grandchildren, Samantha and
Brandi Lowe, Caleb and Haley Herbold and Chance Henley.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, William and Leonard Herbold; and a
sister, Joan Herbold.
Bro. Mike Campbell will officiate at the services.
Published January 17, 2005 10:37 AM CST: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Mitchell “Mitch”Herbold Obt.
b. 31 December 1979, Hendersonville, TN – d. 6 April 2009, Cookeville, TN, Jack Mitchell Herbold &
Judy Darline (Whittaker) Henley Herbold.
*See Jack Mitchell Herbold Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Mitch Herbold, 29, will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 11,
from the chapel of Cookeville Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 3-8 p.m. today, Friday, April 10, and from 10 a.m. until time of
services on Saturday at the funeral home.
Mr. Herbold died Monday, April 6, 2009, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born Dec. 31, 1979, in Hendersonville to Judy Whittaker Herbold and the
late Jack Herbold.
Mr. Herbold was a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and was of
the Baptist faith. He was currently employed as a bouncer at Monies and was into
sales management.
Mr. Herbold was a loving son, brother and dad. He had numerous friends and
loved playing and watching football with many of his family and friends.
In addition to his mother, his family includes a son, Caleb Herbold of Greenville; a daughter, Haley
Herbold of Cookeville; a brother and sister-in-law, Tim and Rhiannon Henley of Cookeville; a sister and
brother-in-law, Lisa and Steve Lowe of Cookeville; a niece, Samantha Lowe of Cookeville; a nephew,
Chance Henley of Cookeville; and many cousins and aunts.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, William and Mary Ann Langevin
Herbold and Henry and Dimple Whittaker.
Pallbearers will be Russ Smith, Steven Ewing, Mike Dishman, Travis Burton, Nathan Ridley, Chris
Godden, Josh Western and Chance Henley.
Honorary pallbearers will be Chris Western and Matt Eldridge.
A memorial fund for Mitch Herbold has been set up with Putnam 1st Mercantile Bank.
Bro. Jim Moore will officiate at the services.
Condolences to the family may be sent to www.cookevillefuneralhome.com.
Thursday, Apr 09, 2009: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Arvel E. Herren Obt.
b. 29 October 1914, Putnam Co., TN –d. 20 November 2005, TN, md on the 27th of June 1942, White Co.,
TN to Pauline (Henry) Herren, b. 10 October 1919, Sparta, White Co., TN –d. 23 June 2013, Cookeville,
Putnam Co., TN, d/o Irvin Monroe Henry (1894-1973) & Maudie J. Cravens (1895-1980). Arvel E.
Herren, s/o Oscar Herren (1896-1984) & Samantha Delina Randolph (1899-1984).
*See Pauline (Henry) Herren Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, White Co., TN: Arvel Herren married 27 June 1942, White
Co., TN, age 27, address: Rt. 2, Baxter, TN to Pauline Henry, age 22, address: Rt. 1, Sparta, TN, name of
parent, guardian, or next of kin of female: Erwin Henry & Mrs. Erwin Henry).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Arvel E. Herren, 91, of Cookeville, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday,
Nov. 22, from the chapel of Dyer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. today, Nov. 21, and from 10 a.m. until time of services
Tuesday at the funeral home.
Mr. Herren died Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005, in NHC Healthcare.
He was born Oct. 29, 1914, in Putnam County to the late Oscar and Delina Randolph Herren.
Mr. Herren was a retired self-employed carpenter and also a trades instructor in the 1950s at Baxter
Seminary. He was a member of Willow Avenue Church of Christ.
His family includes his wife of 63 years, Pauline Henry Herren of Cookeville; three brothers and sisters-inlaw, James and Joann Herron, L.V. and Marie Herren, all of Cookeville, and Odis and Louise Herren of
Dayton, Ohio; a sister, Orna Henry of Cookeville; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Herren, and a sister, Odell
Clemons.
Bro. Carl Sims will officiate the services.
Published November 21, 2005 12:23 PM CST: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Pauline (Henry) Herren Obt.
b. 10 October 1919, Sparta, White Co., TN –d. 23 June 2013, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 27th
of June 1942, White Co., TN to Arvel E. Herren, b. 29 October 1914, Putnam Co., TN –d. 20 November
2005, TN, s/o Oscar Herren (1896-1984) & Samantha Delina Randolph (1899-1984). Pauline (Henry)
Herren, d/o Irvin Monroe Henry (1894-1973) & Maudie J. Cravens (1895-1980).
*See Arvel E. Herren Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, White Co., TN: Arvel Herren married 27 June 1942, White
Co., TN, age 27, address: Rt. 2, Baxter, TN to Pauline Henry, age 22, address: Rt. 1, Sparta, TN, name of
parent, guardian, or next of kin of female: Erwin Henry & Mrs. Erwin Henry).
COOKEVILLE - Funeral services for Pauline Henry Herren, 93, will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June
25, from the chapel of Dyer Funeral Home in Cookeville.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. today, Monday, June 24, and from 9 a.m. until time of
services on Tuesday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Herren passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2013.
She was born Oct. 10, 1919, in White County to the late Irvin Monroe Henry and Maudie Jane Cravens
Henry.
She married Arvel Herron on June 27, 1942.
As a young woman, Pauline worked at the shirt factory, and after marrying Arvel, they opened a little
general store in Baxter. They moved to Cookeville and she worked at Wilson's Sporting Goods for almost
30 years. She was a member of Willow Avenue Church of Christ and helped with the Willow Meals,
sewing group and World Bible School.
She and her husband also served as relief house parents for Happy Haven Children's Home for many years.
After retiring, she spent more time with her garden, taking care of others and making quilts.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Arvel E. Herren; three
brothers, Morgan Henry of Nashville, Willard Henry of Quebec and Clifford Henry of Cookeville; and a
sister, Dimple Britt of Nashville.
The family would like to thank the Caris Hospice Group, expecially Lisa, who made her laugh and made
her feel so special; Carla, who helped Martha take care of her; the hospital's 6th Floor nurses; Dr. Barlow,
who was so kind; and all of the members of Willow Avenue Church of Christ who were so good to visit,
call and send cards.
Memorial donations may be made to Willow Meals, 1150 S. Willow Avenue, Cookeville, TN, or Happy
Haven Children's Home, 2311 Wakefield Drive, Cookeville, TN.
Dyer Funeral Home in Cookeville is in charge of arrangements (931) 526-7158.
James R. Herron
b. 13 September 1933, md Oma Ruth (Farley) Herron, b. 26 August 1934 – d. 5 August 1965, d/o
Thomas Lonnie Farley (1889-1956) & Mary Alice Nash (1896-1989). Oma Ruth (Farley) Herron shares
tombstone with her sisters Lucille (Farley) Speir & Roberta G. (Farley) Rucker. Tombstone with the
Farley name.
*See Thomas Lonnie Farley buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Jean (Whitson) Hester Obt.
b. 16 April 1926, Cookeville, TN – d. 26 May 2008, Cookeville, TN, md Maj. (USA Ret.) Lawrence W.
(Larry) Hester. Jean (Whitson) Hester, d/o Harvey Thurman “H.T.”Whitson & Bula Adcock.
*See Harvey Thurman Whitson Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Hester, 82, of Cookeville, will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday,
May 28, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. today, Tuesday, May 27, and from 2
p.m. until time of services on Wednesday, May 28, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hester died Monday, May 26, 2008, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center after
She was born on April 16, 1926, in Cookeville to the late Thurman (H.T.) and Bula Adcock Whitson.
Mrs. Hester was a fifth-generation Tennessean.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Cookeville. Mrs. Hester graduated salutatorian
of her class at Cookeville High School in 1943. In 1947, she received her bachelor's degree in psychology
from Vanderbilt University, where she was a member of Tri Delta Sorority. She did post-graduate study in
marketing at the UT in Knoxville.
During her years of employment, she was an office manager in Nashville and later a public accountant in
Knoxville. She returned to Cookeville to be general manager of the family's lumber business.
Mrs. Hester's lifelong interest in sports, especially golf, was known throughout the Middle Tennessee area.
She once said that golf was her avocation in her spare time. Her pursuit of the game in earlier years
included playing as an amateur in the championship flights of two U.S. tournaments, two LPGA
tournaments, the Mexican National in Mexico City and the Canadian National in Edmonton, Alberta. She
also participated in three Eastern Caribbean tournaments, where she received considerable recognition. In
the Tennessee State Tournament in Nashville, she finished as runner-up.
As a senior golfer, Mrs. Hester competed in eight National Seniors and one Canadian National in Montreal.
She enjoyed competing in other tournaments all over the U.S. At one time, she ranked in the top 25 senior
women golfers to ever come from this area. The late Bobby Nichols, Tennessee Tech's longtime golf coach
and her caddie in his earlier years, in mentioning her achievements before a group of golf club members,
said he "quit counting after 100 wins." Mrs. Hester's travels brought her in contact with vastly different
regions of the country and overseas. "How else could one see such beauty?" she once remarked to a friend.
In retirement, she and her husband golfed regularly during winter months at the Cedar Valley Golf Club on
the Caribbean island of Antigua, a love affair that continued for more than two decades. Their most
memorable travel experience was golfing on some of Scotland's historic courses, including St. Andrews.
Another overseas journey took them sailing on the tall ship called Sea Cloud, visiting numerous Greek isles
in the Mediterranean.
Mrs. Hester was a member of Tech's Visionaries Society and a contributor to its President's Club. She
established an endowment in memory of her brother, Jere, a Tech graduate and fellow golfer.
Her family includes her husband, Maj. (USA Ret.) Lawrence W. (Larry) Hester; a stepson and his wife,
Maj. (USA Ret.) Mark E. and Angelica Hester of Guayaquil, Ecuador; stepgrandchildren, Gabriella, Bryan
and Nicole Hester, all of Guayaquil; and several cousins in the Carlen and Lowe families in Cookeville and
elsewhere.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Frances Whitson; a brother, Jere B.
Whitson; and grandparents, Jere and Parizetta Terry Whitson and Bauregard and Lee Kendrick Adcock.
Pallbearers will be Walt, Whit, Chip and Ben Carlen, Ford Little, Robert Lowe and Bobby Greenwood.
Rev. Buddy Johnson will officiate at the services.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
William Preston Hickey Sr.
b. 18 November 1920, West Seneca, NY – d. 19 November 2011, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, V. Jane
(unknown) Hickey. William Preston Hickey Sr., s/o James Udell Hickey & Ruth Louise Schenk.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for William Preston Hickey Sr., 91, of Spencer will be held at 1 p.m.
on Friday, Nov. 25, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Interment
will follow in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until time of services on Friday at the
funeral home.
Mr. Hickey died suddenly Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, in the Cookeville Regional
Medical Center.
He was born Nov. 18, 1920, in West Seneca, N.Y., to the late James Udell and Ruth Louise Schenk Hickey.
Mr. Hickey earned his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering, in 1943, from the University of
Michigan. He continued his education and graduated from the John Marshall Law School in Cleveland,
Ohio in 1951.
Following graduation, Mr. Hickey began private law practice. He was particularly fond of inventions and
enjoyed helping inventors with new ideas as a patent attorney.
He was full of life. His hobbies included flying, farming, ballroom dancing and musical instruments.
His family includes his former wife, V. Jane Hickey of Marietta, Ga.; two sons, William Preston Hickey Jr.
of Tucson, Ariz., and John Curtis Hickey of Belleville, Mich.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and
Stephen Watts of Marietta, Ga., and Carolyn and Reuben Slone of Glen Ellyn, Ill.; a sister, Louis Himes of
Littleton, Colo.; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a companion and dancing partner,
Connie Norton of Cookeville.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, James Richard Hickey; two brothers, Robert
and James Hickey; and a sister, Eleanor Bethel.
Hooper Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements (931).
Roy M. Hicks Obt.
b. 5 June 1896 –d. 13 March 1940, Springville, UT, md Hazel (Carr) Hicks.
‘Loving Husband And Father’
Services For Roy M. Hicks, Former Cookeville Resident, Held Wednesday Afternoon:
Funeral services for Roy M. Hicks, 42, a former resident of Cookeville, who died of a heart attack at
Springville, Utah, last Thursday, were held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Carver Funeral
Home here, the Rev. J. H. Roberson officiating. Burial was in the City Cemetery. Rites were conducted at
the grave by members of the American Legion.
Mr. Hicks, who was a World War veteran, had been in bad health for some time. He had lived at Fargo,
ND, for several months prior to his death.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hazel Carr Hicks; a daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Barstad, and two sons, Roy
Eddie and Howard Taylor Hicks, all of Fargo; his mother, Mrs. Jim Jackson, and a half-brother, Omer
Storie.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 21 March 1940.
Clifford Higginbotham
b. 29 February 1916 –d. 24 May 1984, (TN TEC 5 CO B 384 MIL POL BN WWII).
*See Fred Philpot buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
John Arthur “Art” Higgs
b. 21 May 1919, Washington, D.C. – d. 24 April 1978, Greene, TN, md to Martha Rebecca (Russell)
Higgs b. 16 May 1923, St. Mary’s Co., MD – d. 24 February 2012, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o
Edward Gary Russell & Ruth Gibson. John Arthur “Art”Higgs, s/o John Arthur Higgs (1893-1968) &
Mary Frances Boswell (1895-1981).
*See Martha Rebecca (Russell) Higgs Obt.
Martha Rebecca (Russell) Higgs Obt.
b. 16 May 1923, St. Mary’s Co., MD – d. 24 February 2012, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, John Arthur
“Art”Higgs, b. 21 May 1919, Washington, D.C. –d. 24 April 1978, Greene, TN, s/o John Arthur Higgs
(1893-1968) & Mary Frances Boswell (1895-1981). Martha Rebecca (Russell) Higgs, d/o Edward Gary
Russell & Ruth Gibson.
*See John Arthur “Art”Higgs buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE -- A Mass of Christian Burial for Martha Rebecca Russell Higgs, 88, of Cookeville, will
be celebrated at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Interment will follow
in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27, with a prayer service at 5 p.m., and
again from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
Mrs. Higgs died Friday morning Feb. 24, 2012, at her home.
She was born May 16, 1923, in St. Mary's County, MD, to the late Edward Gary Russell and Ruth Gibson
Russell Jones.
Martha devoted her time and love to her family. Many people came into her life at various points only to
remain in her heart always. Her "family" was not just relatives but all these wonderful people as well.
Mrs. Higgs and her husband "Art" lived in Washington, D.C. until moving to Cookeville in 1962, with the
Keene Corporation. She attended St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.
Her family includes six sons and five daughters-in-law, J. Wayne Higgs of Hughesville, Md.; David and
Wanda Higgs of Savannah, Ga.; Michael and Dannye Higgs of Davidson, N.C.; Tim and Jennifer Higgs of
Kingston Springs, John Arthur III (Jack) and Rebekka of Conifer, Colo., and Steve and Connie Higgs of
Hernando, Miss.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Janet and Jack Aldrich and Kathleen and Ted Hillebrand,
all of Cookeville; 23 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law, Eddie and Eula
Russell of Fredericksburg, Va.; and sister-in-law, Edna Higgs of Palm Coast, Fla.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Arthur (Art) Higgs; three
siblings, Chris Russell, Milton Russell and Shirley Scena; and a daughter-in-law, Ann Marie Higgs.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Care Fund, Hospice Fund or the Diabetes Care Fund,
c/o Cookeville Regional Medical Center Foundation, 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Cookeville, TN 38501.
Father Chad Puthoff will celebrate the Mass.
Hooper Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (931) 526-6111.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 26 February 2012.
Mary A. Higgins
b. 2 March 1904 –d. 4 February 1989.
Benjamin Harold High
b. 18 June 1914, TN –d. 24 July 1915, s/o Dave L. High & Willie Conditt.
‘Budded on Earth to Bloom in Heaven’
*See David Lindsey High Obt.
*See Willie (Conditt) High Obt.
Benj Harold High
b. 18 Jun 1914, TN
d. 24 Jul 1915
Father: Dave High, TN
Mother: Willie Conditt, TN
Cookeville Cemetery Putnam
Here To Attend Mrs. High’s Funeral:
Friends and relatives who were here for the funeral last Wednesday of Mrs. Bettie High were Lee Crowell
of Carthage, Mrs. and Mrs. Harrison Young of Elmwood, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Grubbs, Mrs. R. B. Grubbs,
Tully Grubbs, Mrs. M. C. Dugger all of Pulaski; J. T. Dalton and Mr. Gentry of Oak Ridge.
The Citizen, Cookeville, TN: Wednesday, 15 January 1958.
Benjamin Vaden High Sr.
b. 29 October 1852, TN – d. 16 March 1920, md on the 11th of February 1875, Smith Co., TN to Mary
Elizabeth “Bettie” (Beasley) High, b. 10 December 1854, TN – d. 3 August 1927, d/o Jessie Beasley &
Sallie Conduit. Buried next to them: Susan Beasley, b. 21 August 1852, TN - d. 2 April 1929, d/o Jessie
Beasley & Sallie Conduit.
*See Benjamin Vaden High Jr. buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery.
*See George Winston High buried in Cookeville Cemetery.
*See James Carter High Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Smith Co., TN, pg. 166: B. V. High married 11 February 1875,
Smith Co., TN to Bettie Beasley).
Mrs. Bittie High
b. -----, TN
d. 3 Aug 1927
Age: 72y
Father: Jessie Beasley, TN
Mother: Sallie Conduit, TN
(1900 census 8th Civil Dist., Smith Co., TN: Dwl: 103 - Benjamin V. High is head of household, 47 yrs.
old, b. October 1852, TN, (parents both born in TN), Occupation: Miller md 25 yrs. to Bettie, 45 yrs. old.
b. December 1854, TN, 10 children born, 6 children living. Children: George, 24 yrs. old, b. January 1876;
James C., 19 yrs. old, b. July 1880; David L., 17 yrs. old, b. October 1883; Henry L., 13 yrs. old, b. January
1887 & Bob High, 4 yrs. old, b. May 1896. All born in TN. Also living in the household: Sue Beasley,
sister-in-law, 47 yrs. old, b. August 1852, TN).
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 318 - Benjamin V. High is head of
household, 57 yrs. old, TN, (parents both born in NC), Occupation: Manager Factory, md 35 yrs. to Bettie,
55 yrs. old, TN, (father born in TN, mother, NC), 10 children born, 6 children living. Children: James C.,
30 yrs. old, Occupation: Laborer Factory; Harry L., 23 yrs old, Occupation: Labor Factory & B. V. High,
13 yrs. old. All born in TN. Also living in the household: Sue Beasley, sister-in-law, 51 yrs. old, TN.
Isaac W. McCluin, boarder, 60 yrs. old, PA (parents both born in PA), Occupation: Engineer RR Pumping
Machinery, widow. Robert J. Moscrip, 66 yrs. old, CN, Occupation: Civil Engineer, married 36 yrs. to
Emma, wife, 55 yrs. old, WI, 8 children born, 5 children living. Children: Charles Moscrip, 19 yrs. old, TN
& Mildred Moscrip, 15 yrs. old, TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Hickory St., Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 211-149 - Benjamin V. High
is head of household, 67 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Operator Saw Mill, md to Bettie, 65 yrs. old, TN.
Children: Dave L., 27 yrs. old, widow, Occupation: Traveling Salesman Groceries; James C., 40 yrs. old,
Occupation: Manager Saw Mill; Harry, 34 yrs. old, Occupation: Machinist Aeroplane; B. V., 23 yrs. old,
Occupation: Clerk; Dewitt High, grandson, 13 yrs. old & Carey High, granddaughter, 10 yrs. old. All born
in TN. Also living in the household: Sue Beasley, sister-in-law, 66 yrs. old, TN)
David Lindsey High Obt.
b. 18 October 1882, TN – d. 26 October 1955, Nashville, TN, md 1st Willie (Conditt) High, b. 16
November 1884, TN – d. 16 March 1916, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Harvey Conditt & Careny
Apple. David Lindsey High, s/o Benjamin Vaden & Elizabeth “Bettie”Beasley. David Lindsey High
md 2nd on the 16th of January 1923 to Anna Pearl (Jared) High, b. 29 August 1884, TN – d. 15 October
1974, d/o Christopher Columbus Jared (1850-1907) & Montecello Lemiza "Sis" "Montie" Braswell
(1855-1944). Anna Pearl (Jared) High is buried in the John & Ann Carr Jared Cemetery, Putnam Co.,
TN.
*See Benjamin Vaden High buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Dewitt High Obt.
Funeral services for David Lindsey High, 73, who died Wednesday in a Nashville Hospital were conducted
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 in the Chapel of Whitson Funeral Home with Dr. Bruce Strother officiating.
Burial was in the Cookeville City Cemetery. Whitson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. High was a retired saleman for Ragland & Potter Company. He was a member of the Cookeville
Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife Mrs. Pearl Jared High, Cookeville; one granddaughter, Mrs. W. G. Butler,
Richfield, KY; two great-grandchildren; two brothers, B. V. High, Johnson City, TN, and Harry High, San
Antonio, TX.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 27 October 1955.
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 138 –Dave L. High is head of household,
27 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Sawyer Column Factory, md 6 yrs. to Willie, 24 yrs. old, TN, 2 children born,
2 children living. Children: Dewitt, 4 yrs.old, TN & Carrie High, 9/12 yrs.old, TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, Hickory St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 149 –Benjamin V. High is
head of household, 67 yrs. old, Occupation: Operator Sawmill md to Bettie, 65 yrs. old, TN. Children:
Dave L. High, son, 27 yrs. old, TN, widow, Occupation: Traveling salesman groceries… .Children: Dewitt
High, grandson, 13 yrs. old, TN & Carrie High, 10 yrs. old, TN. Also living in the household: James C.
High, son, 40 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Manager Sawmill; Harry High, son, 34 yrs.old, TN, Occupation:
Machinest Aeroplane & B. V. High, son, 23 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Clerk. Also living in the household:
Sue Beasley, sister-in-law, 66 yrs. old, TN).
(1930 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville town, Dixe Avenue, Putnam Co., TN; Dwl: 707/74/78 – David
High is head of household, 47 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Salesman, (23 yrs. old 1st marriage), md to Pearl
J., 45 yrs. old, TN, (38 yrs. old 1st marriage). Living in the household: Jean C. Breeding, granddaughter, 1
5/12 yrs. old, TN & Monticello Jared, mother-in-law, 74 yrs. old, TN, widow, (18 yrs. old 1st marriage).
Dewitt High Obt.
17 September 1905, TN –d. 28 October 1922, Putnam Co., TN, s/o Dave Lidsey High & Willie Conditt.
DeWitt High Dies At Local Hospital After Brief Fight: Was Member of T.P.I. Senior High School Calss
and Popular With Al Who Knew Him.
DeWitt High, seventeen years of age, son of D. L. High of West Cookeville, died Saturday night at the
Howard Hospital, following an illness of pneumonia. He was taken to the hospital on Wednesday, October
28th, and every attention given him, but death conquered over medical science and claimed the final count
early Saturday evening.
DeWitt was one of the brightest young men in the senior high school class at the T.P.I., and was
exceedingly popular with his associates. He took an active part in football and other college athletics and
always excelled in whatever he undertook to do. His death is a matter of sincere sorrow to those who knew
him in school life, and in Cookeville. His mother died about ten years ago and he is survived only by his
father and a young sister, Carrie, eleven years of age.
The body was this morning removed from the Howard Hospital and conveyed to the First Methodist
church, where funeral services were conducted this afternoon at two o’clock by Revs. A. P. Walker and W.
H. Beasley. The body will be laid to rest in the Cookeville cemetery. The active pallbearers were: Harry
Jenkins, John Holladay, James Carlen, Eugene Collier, Lewis Loftis, Fowler Clark, Douglas Robbins and
Alex Shipley. The honorary pallbearers were: James Miller, Sam Rickman, Noel Rickman, Robert Alcorn,
Bryce Stone, J. C. Pedigo, Eddie Watson and Barlow Smith.
George Winston High
b. 9 January 1876, Jackson Co., TN –d. 12 November 1911, md on the 23rd of December 1902, Smith Co.,
TN to Mary Elizabeth “Bettie”(Young) High, b. 30 March 1877, TN –d. 21 January 1958, Cookeville,
Putnam Co., TN. George Winston High, s/o Benjamin Vaden High (1852-1920) & Mary Elizabeth
Beasley (1855-1927).
*See Mary Elizabeth “Bettie”(Young) High O bt.
*See Raymond Donald High buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
George High
b. -----, Jackson Co., TN
d. 12 Nov 1912
Age: 36 years --------- --------- ----Putnam Co., TN
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Smith Co., TN, pg. 360: George High married 23 December
1902, Smith Co., TN to Bettie Young).
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, TN: Dwl: George W. High is head of household, 34 yrs. old, TN,
Occupation: Engineer Light Plant, md to Bettie, 35 yrs. old, TN. Children: Raymond, 6 yrs. old, TN &
Thelma High, 3 yrs. old, TN).
Isham Henry High Obt.
b. 4 July 1891, TN – d. 17 November 1961, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 27th of September
1914, Smith Co., TN to Blanche (Overstreet) High, b. 8 August 1895, TN – d. 29 March 1971, d/o
Robert W. & Mary E. Overstreet. Isham Henry High, s/o John Winston High (1868 – 1946) & Anne
Susan McCormack (1872-1964).
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Smith Co., TN, pg. 205: Isham H. High married 27 September
1914, Smith Co., TN to Blanche Overstreet).
Isham Henry High, 67, of Baxter, Route, died unexpectedly Friday enroute to the Cookeville General
Hospital.
Funeral services were held Monday in the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home with Rev. Benton Harness
officiating. Burial was in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mr. High, a farmer, was a member of the Cedar Hill Missionary Baptist Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Blanche High of the home address: two daughters, Mrs. Mary Etta
Pruiett of Lebanon, Mrs. Annie Mae Field, of Dexter, ME; his mother, Mrs. Ann High, of Gallatin; three
brothers, Arvie and Marshall High of Gallatin, E. T. High of Creekmore, Mrs. Bellvie Roberts, all of
Gallatin, Mrs. Mirandy Story of Hartsbille, Mrs. Maggie Smithwick, Mrs. Molly Pruitt, Lebanon; a
grandchild.
(1920 20th Civil Dist., Walton Rd., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 123 – Robert W. Overstreet is head of
household, 52 yrs. old, TN md Mary E., 47 yrs.. old, TN. Living in the household: Blanche High, dau., 25
yrs.old, TN md to Henry Isham, son-law, 27 yrs. old, TN, Mary E. High, granddaughter, 3+, TN).
James Carter High Obt.
b. 27 July 1880, Smith Co., TN - d. 21 July 1954, s/o Benjamin Vaden High & Mary Elizabeth “Bettie”
Beasley.
James Carter “Jim”Carter High, 74, died Wednesday night following a long illness.
He was a painter and paperhanger unitl ill health forced his retirement several years ago.
A native of Smith County, he was a son of the late Benjamin Vaden and Mary Elizabeth “Bettie”Beasley
High and had lived in Cookeville most of his life.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the Carver Funeral Home with the Rev. S. D. Organ,
district superintendent of the Methodist church, officiating. Burial was in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mr. High is survived by three brothers, Harry High of San Antonio, and Dave and B. V. High of Cookeville
and several nieces and nephews.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 29 July 1954.
(1900 census 8th Civil Dist., Smith Co., TN: Dwl: 103 - Benjamin V. High is head of household, 47 yrs.
old, b. October 1852, TN, (parents both born in TN), Occupation: Miller md 25 yrs. to Bettie, 45 yrs. old.
b. December 1854, TN, 10 children born, 6 children living. Children: George, 24 yrs. old, b. January 1876;
James C., 19 yrs. old, b. July 1880; David L., 17 yrs. old, b. October 1883; Henry L., 13 yrs. old, b.
January 1887 & Bob High, 4 yrs. old, b. May 1896. All born in TN. Also living in the household: Sue
Beasley, sister-in-law, 47 yrs. old, b. August 1852, TN).
John Winston High
b. 23 November 1845, Elmwood, TN –d. 8 February 1928, md on the 2nd of January 1871, Smith Co. TN
to Mary Carolina “Lina” (Conditt) High –b. 28 July 1849, Elmwood, TN – d. 21 July 1932, Putnam
Co., TN, d/o James Monroe High & Mary Ann Trousdale. John Winston High, s/o John Winston High
& Lyddie Thomas Vaden. (The only grandchildren of Wirt High: Albert High and William Ford “Will”
High. Wm. Ford High md Emmy Tanner Mann, his 2 daughters are Emily and Nita Kerr High. Albert
High md Rhoda Belle DeRosett, 4 children: Betty Webb High, Richard Ford High, Rhoda Jean High &
Robin Winston High).
*See Myrtle (High) Ford buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Mary Carolina “Lina”(Conditt) High Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Smith Co., TN, pg. 46: J. W. High married 2 January 1871,
Smith Co., TN to M. A. Conditt).
John Winston High
b. 23 Nov, TN
d. 8 Feb 1929
Age: abt 83y
Father: John High, TN
Mother: Lyddie Vaden, TN
Mary Carolina High
b. -----, TN
d. 21 Jul 1932
Age: 83y
Father: Monroe Conditt, TN
Mother: Mary Trousdale, TN
Census Place: 1880 District 16, Smith Co., TN
Source: FHL Film 1255280 National Archives Film T9-1280 Page 174A
Dwl: 4
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
Winston HIGH Self
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M
W
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TN
Occ:
Runs Sawmill
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Lina HIGH
Wife
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M
W
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TN
Occ:
Mabel HIGH
Dau
F
S
W
8
TN
Occ:
At School
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Wirt HIGH
Son
M
S
W
6
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Willie HIGH
Son
M
S
W
4
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Myrtle HIGH
Dau
F
S
W
9M
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Liddie HIGH
Mother F
W
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66
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Easter VADEN Other F
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Occ:
(1900 census 16th Civil Dist., Smith Co., TN: Dwl: 111 –John W. High is head of household, 54 yrs. old,
b. November 1845, TN md 29 yrs. to Lina M., 50 yrs. old, b. July 1849, TN, 5 children born, 4 children
living. Children: Wirt, 26 yrs. old, b. November 1873, widow; William , 24 yrs. old, b. June 1875,
Occupation: Miller Flour; Myrtle C., 21 yrs. old, .b April 1880; Lena W., 12 yrs. old, b. October 1887 &
Alber High, grandson, 4 yrs. old. All born in TN. Also living in the household, Florence Moorland,
servant, black, 18 yrs., old, .b January 1882, TN. Edward N. Clay, servant, black, 20 yrs. old, b. March
1880, TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, Smithville Rd., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 338 –John W. High is
head of household, 74 yrs. old, TN md to Lina, 70 yrs. old, TN. Child: Lena High, 30 yrs. old, TN).
Lena W. High
b. 1 October 1887, TN –d. 23 October 1965, d/o John Winston High & Lina Conditt.
*See John Winston High buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, Smithville Rd., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 338 –John W. High is
head of household, 74 yrs. old, TN md to Lina, 70 yrs. old, TN. Child: Lena High, 30 yrs. old, TN).
Mary Carolina “Lina”(Conditt) High Obt.
b. 28 July 1849, Elmwood, TN –d. 21 July 1932, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 2nd of January 1871, Smith
Co. TN to John Winston High, b. 23 November 1845, Elmwood, TN – d. 8 February 1928, s/o John
Winston High & Lyddie Thomas Vaden. Mary Carolina “Lina” (Conditt) High, d/o James Monroe
High & Mary Ann Trousdale.
*See John Winston High buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Myrtle (High) Ford buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. J. W. High Dies After Long Illness:
Funeral services for Mrs. J. W. High, 83, widow of the late Wince High, were conducted from the home on
East Spring Street, Friday afternoon by the Rev. E. M. Steel, pastor of the Cookeville Methodist Church.
Burial took place in the city cemetery.
Mrs. High died at her home here late Thursday afternoon after an illness of many months.
Mrs. High was born in 1849, at Elmwood, the daughter of J. M. and Mary Ann Conditt, and received her
education in old Elmwood Academy. She had been a member of the Methodist church since early
girlhood.
She was married to J. W. High in January, 1870 (sic), and to that union was born five children, two of
whom survive, Lena High, of Cookeville, and Will High, of Elmwood. Her husband died here February
11, 1929 (sic).
Other survivors are two brothers, D. K. Conditt, of Nashville, and W. H. Conditt, of La Junta, CO.
Mrs. High had been an active church worker here before her health failed, and was one of the most beloved
women in the city. Her circle of friends was large and her passing is a source of sincere regret to them all.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 28 July 1932.
Mary Elizabeth “Bettie”(Young) High O bt.
b. 30 March 1877, TN –d. 21 January 1958, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md George Winston High, b. 9
January 1876, Jackson Co., TN –d. 12 November 1911, s/o Benjamin Vaden High (1852-1920) & Mary
Elizabeth Beasley (1855-1927)
*See George Winston High buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. High’s Funeral Held Wednesday:
Mrs. Mary Bettie High, 80, died Tuesday, Jan. 21 at the Cookeville General hospital after a short illness.
Funeral services were held here Wednesday at Whitson’s funeral home with the Rev. James Reed Cox
officiating. Burial was in Cookeville cemetery.
She was the widow of George Winston High. She was a member of the First Methodist church in
Cookeville.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Thelma Tinnon of Cookeville; a son, Raymond High of Oak Ridge; two
brothers, Harrison Young of Elmwood and George Young of Miami, FL, and three grandchildren.
The Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 29 January 1958
Raymond Donald High
b. 11 October 1903, TN - d. 30 December 1977, s/o George Winston High & Mary Elizabeth Young.
*See George Winston High buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, TN: Dwl: George W. High is head of household, 34 yrs. old, TN,
Occupation: Engineer Light Plant, md to Bettie, 35 yrs. old, TN. Children: Raymond, 6 yrs. old, TN &
Thelma High, 3 yrs. old, TN).
Willie (Conditt) High Obt.
b. 16 November 1884, TN –d. 16 March 1916, md David Lindsey High, b. 18 October 1882, TN –d. 26
October 1955, Nashville, TN, s/o Benjamin Vaden High & Elizabeth “Bettie” Beasley High. Willie
(Conditt) High, d/o Harvey Conditt & Careny Apple. Buried next to her is her son Benjamin Harold
High, b. 18 June 1914 –d. 22 July 1915.
*See Carrie (High) Breeding buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Dewitt High Obt.
*See Benjamin Harold High buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(DC#49, Dist. 1, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: Mrs. Willie Conditt High. Cause of Death: Died at 6:15
p.m. of tuberculosis pulmonary. Attended by: W. S. Farmer, M. D., Cookeville. True: Dave High,
Cookeville. Father: Harvey Conditt. Mother: Carney Apple).
Mrs. Willie Conditt High, wife of David L. High, died at their home in Cookeville March 17, 1915 (sic),
after a lingering illness. At the age of ten she professed faith Jesus, and united with the Methodist
Episcopal Church South at Elmwood, Smith County, TN. She was received into the Methodist Church at
Cookeville, January 24, 1909 by certificate. She leaves a husband and three children to mourn their earthly
loss. After burial services in the Church, conducted by her pastor J. R. Tinnon, her remains were buried in
the City Cemetery, Thursday afternoon.
Putnam County Herald, Thursday, 18 March 1915
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 138 –Dave L. High is head of household,
27 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Sawyer Column Factory, md 6 yrs. to Willie, 24 yrs. old, TN, 2 children born,
2 children living. Children: Dewitt, 4 yrs.old, TN & Carrie High, 9/12 yrs.old, TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, Hickory St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 149 –Benjamin V. High is
head of household, 67 yrs. old, Occupation: Operator Sawmill md to Bettie, 65 yrs. old, TN. Children:
Dave L. High, son, 27 yrs. old, TN, widow, Occupation: Traveling salesman groceries… .Children: Dewitt
High, grandson, 13 yrs. old, TN & Carrie High, 10 yrs. old, TN. Also living in the household: James C.
High, son, 40 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Manager Sawmill; Harry High, son, 34 yrs.old, TN, Occupation:
Machinest Aeroplane & B. V. High, son, 23 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Clerk. Also living in the household:
Sue Beasley, sister-in-law, 66 yrs. old, TN
Cyntha Jean Hill
b. 24 September 1951 –d. 29 September 1951, d/o Mr. & Mrs. J. H. “Pill”Hill.
James L. Hill
b. 5 April 1870, TN –20 June 1950, md Mollie (Hunter) Hill, b. 22 March 1877, TN –d. 16 May 1960.
*See Edna (Hill) Mackey buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Richard Hunter Hill buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(1910 census 3rd Civil Dist., Dry Valley Road, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 136 – James L. Hill is head of
household, 40 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Retail Merchant General Store, md 13 yrs. to Mollie, 33 yrs. old,
TN, 5 children born, 4 children living. Children: Edna B., 12 yrs. old; Horace D., 10 yrs. old; Richard H., 8
yrs. old & Velma L. Hill, 4 yrs. old. All born in TN. Also living in the household: Herman Boatman, hired
man, 17 yrs. old, TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Eighth St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: –James L. Hill is head of household, 49
yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Merchant Groceries, md to Mollie, 42 yrs. old, TN. Children: Edna, 22 yrs. old;
Horace, 20 yrs. old; Hunter, 18 yrs. old; Velma, 14 yrs. old; Rubie Hill, 6 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Malcolm Lansden Hill Obt.
b. 12 January 1934 – d. 26 June 2012, md on the 13th of December 1956, Livingston, TN to Billie Ruth
(Bilyeu) Hill. Malcolm Lansden Hill, s/o Milton Lansden “Doc” Hill (1902-1978) & Cecil Moredock
(1908-1997).
*See Tammi Ruth Hill Obt.
*See Victor M. Hill Obt.
Funeral services for Malcolm Lansden Hill, 78 of Cookeville will be conducted Thursday June 28 at 7 p.m.
Northeast Church of Christ in Cookeville.
Malcolm Hill passed from this life on Tuesday morning, June 26, 2012 at
Bethesda Health Care Center.
He came into the world January 12, 1934 born to the M. L. “Doc”Hill and
Cecil Moredock Hill of Willow Grove, Tennessee, and he grew up in
Livingston.
He was a gospel preacher for over 60 years in the Church of Christ, a Christian
educator and an elder in the Lord's church for 34 years. He was founding president of Southeastern Institute
of the Bible (Heritage Christian University) in Florence, Alabama, and founding President of Tennessee
Bible College in Cookeville serving as Chancellor at the time of his death.
Survivors include his wife of 55 ½ years, Billie Ruth Bilyeu Hill (whom he married December 13, 1956 in
Livingston); two sons and a daughter, David (Lisa) Hill of Cookeville, Victor (Tonya) Hill of Livingston,
and Tammi Hill of Cookeville, four grandchildren, Mallory (Jonathan) Huddleston, Pate Hill, Tyler Hill all
of Cookeville and Lane Hill of Livingston; two brothers, Joe (Reilly) Hill, Jerry (Linda) Hill all Livingston;
and sisters, Ruth Maynard of Livingston, and Betty (Bill) Barnes of Rickman, along with a host of nephews
and nieces.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by, brothers, Robert Hill, and Danny Hill; and sisters,
Wynell Terry, and Kathy Langford.
Glenn B. Ramsey, Kerry Duke and Paul Wilmoth will officiate at the services.
Active pallbearers will be Elders and Deacons of the Northeast Church of Christ. Honorary pallbearers will
be the Board of Trustees of Tennessee Bible College and the Algood McDonald's breakfast bunch.
The family will receive friends Thursday from 4 p.m. until the time of services at Northeast Church of
Christ.
Memorial donations may be made to the Malcolm Hill Living Memorial at Tennessee Bible College, PO
Box 865, Cookeville, TN 38503 or the Northeast Church of Christ Mission Fund, 450 Grandview Drive
Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home (931) 526-6111 is in charge of arrangements. You may share
Richard Hunter Hill
b. 25 May 1901, TN –d. 28 May 1928, md on the 10th of July 1925, Putnam Co., TN to Ruby (Barksdale)
Hill, b. 22 January 1903 –d. 13 May 1975. Richard Hunter hill, s/o James L. Hill & Mollie Hunter.
Richard Hunter Hill
b. 25 May 1901, TN
d. 23 Apr 1928
Father: Jim Hill, TN
Mother: Matty Hunter, TN
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 301, #3057: Hunter Hill married 10 July
1925, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Rubye Barksdale).
Tammi Ruth Hill Obt.
b. 6 June 1967, Atlanta, GA –d. 10 August 2014, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Malcolm Lansden Hill
(1934-2012) & Billie Ruth Bilyeu.
*See Malcolm Lansden Hill Obt.
*See Victor M. Hill Obt.
Funeral services for Miss Tammi Ruth Hill, age 47 of Cookeville will be held Wednesday August 13 at 1
p.m.in the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
Interment will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery. Paul Wilmoth and Kerry Duke
will officiate.
Tammi died suddenly Sunday evening August 10 2014 in the Emergency Room at
Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
She was born June 6, 1967 in Atlanta, GA to Mrs. Billie Ruth Bilyeu Hill of Cookeville and the late
Malcolm Lansden Hill.
She was a member of Northeast Church of Christ.
Tammi worked for a number of years in retail sales, and in recent years, she worked as a substitute teacher
at Cookeville High School.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by two brothers and sisters-in-law, David and Lisa Hill of
Cookeville and Victor and Tonya Hill of Livingston; nieces and nephews, Mallory (Jonathan) Huddleston,
Pate Hill, Tyler Hill, and Lane Hill; and special friend and kidney donor, LeAnn Duke.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 5 pm until 8 pm at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Malcolm Hill Living Memorial at Tennessee Bible College,
PO Box 865, Cookeville, TN 38503; the Northeast Church of Christ Mission Fund, 450 Grandview Drive
Cookeville, TN 38501 or the American Kidney Foundation, 6110 Executive Blvd Suite 1010 Rockville,
MD 20852.
Tammi’s family extends their sincere thanks to Dr. Lee Ray Crowe; the nurses and staff at Cookeville
Regional Medical Center and Vanderbilt Medical Center. Their kindness and tremendous care will always
be remembered.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 11 Augsut 2014
Victor M. Hill Obt.
b. 17 March 1964 – d. 24 March 2015, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN, (US Navy), md Tonya (unknown)
Hill. Victor M. Hill, s/o Malcolm Lansden Hill (1934-2012) & Billie Ruth Bilyeu.
*See Malcolm Lansden Hill Obt.
*See Tammie Ruth Hill Obt.
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Victor M. Hill, 51, of Livingston, will be held at noon Friday,
March 27, at Holladay Church of Christ with Bro. Johnny Fox officiating. Interment will follow in
The family will receive friends at the church from 5-9 p.m. today, Thursday,
March 26, and again Friday from 9 a.m. until service time.
Mr. Hill passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at Vanderbilt University
Medical Center in Nashville.
He was a 1983 graduate of Cookeville High School, and also attended Berkeley
College in California. Mr. Hill became an accomplished musician, songwriter
and teacher who touched many people with his music. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S.
Enterprise, and was a member of Holladay Church of Christ.
Mr. Hill is survived by his wife, Tonya Hill; three children, Tyler, Hailey and Lane; and his mother, Billie
Ruth Bilyue Hill.
He was preceded in death by his best friend, Keith Gentry.
Mr. Hill remained true to his words, “Every day is a song,”sharing his love of music with all who knew
him. Please join his family to celebrate his life.
You may share your thoughts or send condolences to the family by visiting www.presleyfuneralhome.com.
Professional services provided by Presley Funeral Home (931)528-1044.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 26 March 2015
Henry Grady Hilton Jr. Obt.
b. 27 September 1925, Jackson Co., TN –d. 20 August 1927, Putnam Co., TN, s/o Henry Grady Hilton &
Nannie Myrtle Maxwell.
‘A little flower of love, That blossomed but to die, Transplanted now above, To bloom with God on high’
*See Henry Grady Hilton Sr. Obt.
Name: Grady Maxwell Hilton
Death Date: 21 Aug 1927
Death Place: Cookville, Putnom, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Race or Color: White
Age: 2
Birth Date: 27 Sep 1925
Birth Place: Johnson, Tennessee
Father: Henry G. Hilton
Father's Birth Place: U.S.
Mother: Nannie Myrtle Maxwell
Mother's Birth Place: U.S.
Cemetery: City
Burial Date: 23 Aug 1927
Collection: Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955
Henry Grady Hilton Sr. Obt.
b. 1898, Crystal Springs, MS –d. 1 July 1930, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md Nannie Myrtle (Maxwell)
Hilton, b. 18 November 1902, Overton Co., TN – d. 23 November 1990, Memphis, TN, d/o Enoch
Pinkney Maxwell & Clara Maude Moscrip. Henry Grady Hilton Sr., s/o Tom Hilton & Ellen McFail.
*See Nannie Myrtle (Maxwell) Hilton Obt.
Henry Grady Hilton, aged 32, passed away early Tuesday afternoon, following many months of suffering
and an extended illness of several years duration from complications contracted while in the Navel service
of his country during the World War.
Mr. Hilton was born at Crystal Springs, (near Vicksburg) Miss., and came to Cookeville after the war,
during the time that the rehabilitation school for wounded ex-service men was conducted in connection
with T. P. I., and since that time he had been a resident of this city, with the exception of the time he spent
as a patient in the National Soldiers’Home near Johnson City. While in school here he met and married
Miss Nannie Myrtle Maxwell, who, with their nine-year-old daughter, Lida Jessamine, survive him. He is
also survived by three sisters, Mrs. E. B. Johnson, of Memphis; Mrs. Ed Hopkins, of Vicksburg, MS, and
Mrs. Lula Wilson of Delhi, LA, three brothers, John and Lem Hilton, of Vicksburg, MS, and Tom Hilton of
Delhi, LA.
Mr. Hilton was of a genial disposition, ambitious, a good student of human affairs, and a gentleman. The
greatest sorrow of his life was the sudden death of his little son which occurred about two years ago. He
was a member of the American Legion and had been a member of the Cookeville Baptist Church for
several years.
Funeral services were conducted at the residence on Hickory street at 3:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon
followed by burial in the City cemetery.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 3 July 1930
Name: Henry Grady Hilton
Death Date: 01 Jul 1930
Death Place: City, Putnam, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Race or Color: White
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: 1898
Birth Place: Missippi
Father: Tom Hilton
Father's Birth Place: Missippi
Mother: Ellen Mcfail
Mother's Birth Place: Missippi
Occupation: Plumber
Burial Date: 02 Jul 1930
Collection: Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955
Nannie Myrtle (Maxwell) Hilton Obt.
b. 18 November 1902, Overton Co., TN –d. 23 November 1990, Memphis, TN, md Henry Grady Hilton
Sr., b. 1898, Crystal Springs, MS –d. 1 July 1930, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, s/o Tom Hilton & Ellen
McFail. Nannie Myrtle (Maxwell) Hilton, d/o Enoch Pinkney Maxwell (1871-1937) & Clara Maude
Moscrip (1877-1972).
*See Enoch Pickney Maxwell buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
MEMPHIS - Funeral services for Nannie Hilton, 88, of Memphis were held today, November 26, at 10
a.m. in the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home in Cookeville with burial in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Hilton died Friday (November 23, 1990) in St. Francis Hospital in Memphis.
Born November 18, 1902 in Crawford, she was the daughter of the late Enoch Pinkney and Clara Maude
Moscrip Maxwell.
Mrs. Hilton was a homemaker and a member of the Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Grady Hilton.
Her family includes a daughter, Jessamine Hilton Bell of Memphis; a son, H. Grady Hilton Jr. of St.
Petersburg, Florida; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Bro. Glen McDoniel officiated at the services.
Alma G. Hinds
b. 2 October 1880 –d. 14 February 1950, d/o Z. T. Hinds & Kate Douglass.
*See Z. T. Hinds buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, TN: Dwl: 702 –Kate Hinds is head of household, 58 yrs. old, TN,
widow. Children: Alma, 38 yrs. old, TN & Chas D. Hinds, 32 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: State Food
Inspector).
Charles Douglas Hinds Obt.
b. 25 October 1889, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN –d. 8 July 1941, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN, s/o Z. T.
Hinds & Kate Douglass.
*See Z. T. Hinds buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Charles D. Hinds Dies in Nashville Funeral This Afternoon:
Charles Douglass Hinds, 54, died Tuesday evening at his home in Nashville, following an heart attack.
He was the only son of the late Dr. Zina T. Hinds and wife, Kate Douglass Hinds, of this city.
He was born and reared in Cookeville, and attended the Cookeville schools and the department of
Pharmacy of Vanderbilt University.
For the past several years he has resided in Nashville where he has been an employee of different stores.
Mr. Hinds is survived by his wife, Mrs. Frances Hinds, a son, Douglass Hinds of Columbia, a sister, Miss
Alma Hinds of Cookeville, and numerous other relatives in this city and county.
Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at the Cookeville Cemetery by Rev. G. C. McIlwain, pastor
of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Burial was in the family lot.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 10 July 1041.
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Spring St., Cookeville, TN: Dwl: 70 –Zama T. Hinds is head of household,
52 yrs. old, TN , Occupation: Pharmicist Ret. Drug Store, md 30 yrs. to Kate, 50 yrs. old, TN, 2 children
born, 2 children living. Children: Alma, 29 yrs. old, TN & Charles D. Hinds, 22 yrs. old, TN).
James M. Hinds
b. 10 November 1859, TN – d. 24 January 1906, md Kate (Douglass) Hinds. James M. Hinds, s/o Dr.
Simeon Hinds & Mary Masters. (Mason, Presbyterian) (sisters: Mrs. Emma James & Miss Mary Hinds).
*See Mary Hinds Obt.
*See Mary (Masters) Hinds buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Zama “Z. T.”Hinds Obt.
Source: Bicentennial echoes of the History of Overton County Tennessee By Robert L. and Mary Eldridge,
pg. 139.
Dr. Simeon Hinds, a son of Capt. and Mrs. Simeon Hinds of near Hilham; educated at Alpine Institute;
studied law and admitted to the bar; medicine and practiced medicine at Cookeville for many years.
(1860 census 2nd Civil Dist., Hilham, Overton Co., TN: Dwl: 1359 –Simeon Hinds is head of household,
42 yrs. old, TN. Occupation: Doctor, md to Mary, 30 yrs. old, TN. Children: Zena T., 2 yrs. old & James
M. 7/12 yrs. old, TN. Also living in the household: Sarah H. Boswell, TN).
(1870 census 2nd Civil Dist., Hilham, Overton Co., TN: Dwl: 34 – Simon Hinds is head of household, 52
yrs. old, TN. Occupation: Physician & Farmer, md to Mary 43 yrs. old, TN. Children: Zina, 12 yrs. old;
James M. 10 yrs. old; John, 8 yrs. old; Mary, 6 yrs. old & Emiley Hinds, 2 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Mary Hinds Obt.
b. 10 June 1865, Putnam Co., TN – d. 20 January 1941, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Dr. Simeon
Hinds & Mary Masters.
*See James M. Hinds buried in Cookeville City Cemetery
(DC #1708, Putnam Co., TN: Mary Hinds, b. 10 June 1865, TN – d. 20 January 1941, father, Simeon
Hinds of Putnam Co. TN, mother, Mary Masters of Overton Co., TN. Mary Hinds, buried in Cookeville
City Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN).
Miss Mary Hinds, 75, died Monday, at the Cookeville hospital following an illness of a few days. Funeral
services were conducted Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of the Carver Funeral Home. Burial was in the
family lot in the Cookeville cemetery. Miss Hinds’nearest surving relatives are several nephews and
nieces, the children of two of her deceased brothers, John Hinds of Washington and Dr. Z. T. Hinds of
Cookeville.
Miss Hinds was the last surviving child of her parents, the late of Dr. Simeon Hinds and wife, Mrs. Mary
Masters Hinds, who were reared at Hilham and located in Cookeville in the early 70’s. Dr. Hinds having
been a well known physician.
Miss Hinds’only sister, Mrs. Emma Hinds James, died in Murfreeboro several years ago. Two of her
brothers, the late Dr. Z. T. Hinds, a prominent druggist, and James M. Hinds, who served as postmaster of
Cookeville during both of President Cleveland’s administrations, were long identified with the business,
civic and religious activities of Cookeville.
Miss Hinds served as assistant postmaster of Cookeville from 1855 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897,
throughout the two terms of her brother, James M. Hinds as postmaster.
Miss Hinds was, for many years, a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church, but she later transferred her memberships to the Episcopal church, in
which faith she died, and her funeral services were conducted by the Rev.
George B. Kirwan, Episcopal Rector in charge of St. Ralpael’s in Monterey.
Miss Hinds had resided in Cookeville since her childhood and, for many years,
had lived alone at the old family residence, on East Spring Street.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 23 January 1941.
Mary (Masters) Hinds
b. 26 December 1831, Overton Co., TN – d. 1 February 1907, md Dr. Simeon Hinds. Source:
Bicentennial echoes of the History of Overton County Tennessee By Robert L. and Mary Eldridge, pg. 139.
Dr. Simeon Hinds, a son of Capt. and Mrs. Simeon Hinds of near Hilham; educated at Alpine Institute;
studied law and admitted to the bar; medicine and practiced medicine at Cookeville for many years.
*See James M. Hinds buried in Cookeville City Cemetery
*See Mary Hinds Obt.
Census Place: 1880 District 1, Putnam Co., Tennessee
Dwl: 20
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
Simion HINDS Self
M
M
W
62
TN
Occ:
Physician
Fa: NC Mo: NC
Mary HINDS Wife
F
M
W
50
TN
Occ:
Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: NC
James HINDS Son
M
S
W
20
TN
Occ:
Clerk In Store Fa: TN Mo: TN
John HINDS
Son
M
S
W
17
TN
Occ:
Mary HINDS
Dau
F
S
W
14
TN
Occ:
Student Fa: TN Mo: TN
Emma HINDS Dau
F
S
W
12
TN
Occ:
Zama “Z. T.”Hinds Obt.
b. 11 July 1857, TN– d. 2 May 1913. md on the 26th of November 1879, Putnam Co., TN to Kate
(Douglass) Hinds, b. 22 November 1860, TN – d. 21 December 1939, d/o James M. Douglass & Avo
Arnold. (Presbyterian). Zama “Z.T.”Hinds, s/o Dr. Simeon Hinds & Mary Masters.
*See James A. Douglass buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Alma G. Hinds buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Charles Douglas Hinds Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 152: Z. T. Hinds married 26 November
1879, Putnam Co., TN to Katie Douglass).
HINDS, Z. T.: Mr. Z. T. Hinds died at his residence in this city about eleven o'clock Friday night, May 2,
1913, after a grief (sic) illness. He suffered with a bilious attack Thursday evening and Friday evening
became partially paralyzed, followed by a stroke of apoplexy, which was the immediate cause of death.
Funeral services were conducted at the Cumberland Presbyterian church at four o'clock Saturday afternoon
by Rev. J. R. Goodpasture, burial begin made at the city cemetery. Mr. Hinds was one of Cookeville's best
known and most highly esteemed business men. He had lived here most of his life and had been in the
drug business for many years. Mr. Hinds was a deyoted (sic) member of the Cumberland church, and a
leader in church work. He was about 56 years of age, and leaves his wife and two children, Chas. D. and
Miss Alma Hinds, and two sisters, Mrs. Emma James of near Murfreesboro, and Miss Mary Hinds of this
city.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN:[Date 5/8/1913, Vol. XI, No. 19, Page 3]
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Spring St., Cookeville, TN: Dwl: 70 –Zama T. Hinds is head of household,
52 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Pharmicist Ret. Drug Store, md 30 yrs. to Kate, 50 yrs. old, TN, 2 children
born, 2 children living. Children: Alma, 29 yrs. old, TN & Charles D. Hinds, 22 yrs. old, TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, TN: Dwl: 702 –Kate Hinds is head of household, 58 yrs. old, TN,
widow. Children: Alma, 38 yrs. old, TN & Chas D. Hinds, 32 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: State Food
Inspector).
Alta B. Hix
b. 19 October 1911 –9 August 1977.
Lester Dow Hix
b. 16 January 1905 – d. 19 August 1962, md on the 17th of December 1931 to Florence Mae (unknown)
Hix, b. 9 June 1914 –d. 30 January 1982.
“You are not forgotten love one nor will you ever be as long as life and memory last we will remember thee”
*See Minerva Clementine (Hensley) Hix Obt.
(SS Death Index: Name: FLORENCE HIX Birth: 09 Jun 1914- Death: Jan 1982–Last Residence:
Lester Dow & Florence Mae Hix
Minerva Clementine (Hensley) Hix Obt.
b. 24 January 1894, Jackson Co., TN – d. 2 October 1957, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, (‘Mother’on
tombstone). Minerva Clementine (Hensley) Hix, d/o Jim & Belle Hensley.
Funeral services for Mrs. Minerva Clementine Hix, 63, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. in chapel
of Whitson Funeral Home. Bro. Gilbert Shaffer will conduct the service. Burial is to be in the Cookeville
City Cemetery.
Mrs. Hix died at her home last night at 125 Scott St., Cookeville, after a long illness.
A daughter of the late Jim and Belle Hensley, Mrs. Hix was born in Jackson county.
Survivors include a son, Lester Hix of Cookeville; two daughters, Mrs. Clara Young of Gainesboro route 3;
Miss Alta B. Hix of Cookeville; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Ethel V. Hodge
b. 18 March 1885 –d. 11 June 1911, d/o Judge John Harrison Hodge Sr. & Gillie Stewart.
*See Gillie (Stewart) Hodge Obt.
*See Judge John Harrison Hodge Sr. buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Gillie (Stewart) Hodge Obt.
b. 18 October 1865 –d. 15 May 1920, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN, md on the 16th of January 1883, Smith
Co., TN to Judge John Harrison Hodge Sr., b. 15 May 1861, White Co., TN –d. 16 September 1934, s/o
William Hodge & Stacia Earles.
*See Alta May (Hodge) Greenwood Obt.
Mrs. Gillie Stewart Hodge, wife of John H. Hodge and a splendid Christian lady, died last Friday afternoon
after a lingering illness of several weeks, following an operation at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. She
had been in impaired health for several months. It was hoped after she returned from St. Thomas Hospital
that she might regain her health but she gradually declined.
Funeral services were conducted at the Baptist church of which she was a devoted member, on Saturday
afternoon by the pastor, Rev. Sam Edwards, assisted by Rev. A. J. Coile, after which the remains were
interred in the family burial lot at the Cookeville cemetery.
The deceased was fifty-four years old. She had been an active member of the Baptist church from her
childhood. She is survived by her husband and one daughter, Mrs. Walter Greenwood, and by five brothers
and one sister, all of whom were with her when the end came.
She was a sweet spirtited, noble Christian woman who was highly esteemed by all who knew her.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 3 June 1920.
John Harrison Hodge Jr.
b. 7 November 1927 –d. 9 November 1927, s/o Judge John Harrison Hodge Sr. & Ruth Smith.
Judge John Harrison Hodge Sr.
b. 15 May 1861, White Co., TN –d. 16 September 1934, md on the 16th of January 1883, Smith Co., TN to
Gillie (Stewart) Hodge, b. 18 October 1865 –d. 15 May 1920, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN. Judge John
Harrison Hodge Sr., s/o William Hodge & Stacia Earles. Judge John Harrison Hodge Sr. md 2nd Ruth
Smith in 1926. (Children: Mrs. Walter (Alta) Greenwood, Ruth Earls Hodge) (Judge John Harrison
Hodge Sr.’s siblings: Dr. Z. T. Hodge, of Corsicana, TX, Mrs. Ida Waldron of Nashville, TN and Mrs. Julia
Jarrell, of Houston, TX).
*See Ethel V. Hodge buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Gillie (Stewart) Hodge Obt.
*See John Harrison Hodge Jr. buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Alta May (Hodge) Greenwood Obt.
*See Walter H. Greenwood Obt.
John Harrison Hodge
b. 15 May 1861, White Co., TN
d. 16 Sep 1934
Father: William Hodge, TN
Mother: Stacia Earles, TN
Spouse: Ruth Smith Hodge
City Cemetery Putnam
#21083
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Smith Co., TN, pg. 8: John Hodge married 16 January 1883,
Smith Co., TN to Gilley Steward).
(1910 census Cookeville, 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: John H. Hodge is head of household, 49
yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Lawyer General Practice, md 28 yrs. to Gillie, 43 yrs. old, TN, (father born in
VA, mother, TN), 3 children born, 2 children living. Children: Ethel Hodge, 25 yrs. old, TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Walnut St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 512-29-30- John H. Hodge is head of
household, 58 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Lawyer General Practice, md to Gillie, 54 yrs. old, TN).
Dr. James Albert Hoffmeister Jr.
b. 6 June 1920, TN – d. 17 September 1975, (Father, Physician, Carpenter, Friend), md Harriet E.
(unknown) Hoffmeister).
Dr. James Albert Hoffmeister Jr., s/o James Albert Hoffmeister Sr. & Lena May Bresler.
‘Father– Carpenter-Physician-Friend’
*See James Albert Hoffmeister Sr. Obt.
COOKEVILLE – Funeral services for Dr. James A. Hoffmeister, 55, were to be conducted from the
chapel of Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home today at 2:30 p.m. with Charles Williamson and Dr. Louis
Britt officiating.
Dr. Hoffmeister died Wednesday at his cabin in North Carolina following a heart attack. He was a
graduate of Tennessee Tech, a graduate of UT Medical College and for 17 years was a general practitioner
in Kingston, TN.
Due to ill health he closed his office in Kingston, and at the time of his death he was head of emergency
service at university hospital in Knoxville.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Harriet E. Hoffmeister, Knoxville; a son, Dr. James A. Hoffmeister III,
Dickson, TN: two daughters, Mrs. Kittie Kramer and Debbie Hoffmeister of Knoxville; a grandson, James
A. Hoffmeister IV, Dickson, TN.
Four sisters, Mrs. James V. Minor, Nashville, Mrs. Claren Loftis, Cookeville, Mrs. Pauline Roberts,
Kingsport, TN, and Mrs. Aline Beeler, Knoxville.
Burial was to be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: Friday, 19 September 1975.
(1930 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville Town - West Part, Cookeville, Cedar St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl:
310 -38- 42 –Lena Hoffmeister, 47 yrs. old, IN (parents both born in IN), widow, Occupation: Manager
Store. Children: Pauline, 18 yrs. old; Elizabeth, 15 yrs. old & James A. Hoffmeister Jr., 8 yrs. old. All
born in TN).
James Albert Hoffmeister Sr. Obt.
b. 4 October 1876, TN – d. 25 September 1921, md Lena May (Bresler) Hoffmeister, b. 19 September
1881, IN –d. 1 June 1969.
‘Where There Is Love There Is Hope’
*See James Albert Hoffmeister Jr. Obt.
*See H. R. “Bob”Barwick buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
James A. Hoffmeister, one of Cookeville’s most substantial and widely known citizens, died at his home on
Cedar street, on Sunday, Sept. 25th, after a lingering illness of something like two years duration.
Until he became afflicted with inflammatory rheumatism, about two years ago, Mr. Hoffmeister was one of
the most active and energetic business men of this city. He was for a long while engaged in the the livery
business, and for the past five or six years in the garage business on West Side. He was a good citizen and
had a host of friends thoroughout this section. He was a member of the Methodist church, having been
converted something more than a year ago, since which time he had lived a consistent Christian life,
bearing with exceptional fortitude the great suffering through which he passed.
He is survived by his wife and several children, two brothers and two sisters, who have the heartfelt
sympathy of the whole community in their great bereavement.
An appropriate funeral was held at the family residence Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, conducted by
Rev. A. P. Walker, pastor of the Methodist church, and attended by a large number of friends and relatives.
The interment took place about 3:30 at the Cookeville cemetery.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 29 September 1921.
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville Town, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 278 –James A. Hoffmeister is head
of household, 33 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Liveryman Own Stable md 12 yrs. to Lena, 27 yrs. old, IN
(parents both born in IN), 5 children born, 5 children living. Children; Hallis, 10 yrs. old; Mary T., 8 yrs.
old; Ana L., 7 yrs. old; Hellen, 5 yrs. old & Audry Hoffmeister, 2 yrs. old. All born in TN. Also living in
the household: Mary H., Bresler, mother-in-law, 52 yrs. old, IN, (parents born born in IN), 2 children
born, 2 children living. Edgar McClain, black, servant, Occupation: Driver Livery Team, 20 yrs. old, TN &
Charlie McClain, black, 18 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Laborer Livery Stable).
(1930 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville Town - West Part, Cookeville, Cedar St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl:
310 -38- 42 –Lena Hoffmeister, 47 yrs. old, IN (parents both born in IN), widow, Occupation: Manager
Store. Children: Pauline, 18 yrs. old; Elizabeth, 15 yrs. old & James A. Hoffmeister Jr., 8 yrs. old. All
born in TN).
Ellen (Stultz) Hogan
b. 13 October 1855, IN – d. 1 July 1942, Horsley Anderson Stultz (1832-1899) & Martha Jane
Crossfield (1839-1909). (Children: Ray A. Hogan, Earnes Hogan & Edna (Hogan) Bryant)
‘Tho lost to sight to memory dear’
*See Horsley Anderson Stultz buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(1900 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 337 –Martha Stultz is head of household, 67 yrs. old,
b. February 1833, IN (father born in VA, mother, TN), widow, 1 child born, 1 child living. Living in the
household: Ellen Hogan, dau., 44 yrs. old, b. October 1855, IN, widow, Occupation: Music Teacher, 3
children born, 3 children living. Children: Earnest Hogan, grandson, 21 yrs. old, b. May 1879, TN,
Occupation: Bookkeeper & Edna Hogan, granddaughter, 19 yrs. old, b. August 1880, TN).
Ray A. Hogan
b. 26 March 1876, Cookeville, TN –d. 20 August 1907, s/o Ellen (Stultz) Hogan (1855-1942).
‘How desolate our home bereft of thee’
*See Ellen (Stultz) Hogan buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Colin Aubrey Hogan Obt.
b. 27 October 1915, Hattisburg, MS – d. 22 February 2001, White Co., TN, md Margie (Castellanos)
Hogan, b. 1 July 1916, New Orleans, LA –d. 3 August 2003, d/o Henry Castellanos & Clothilde Sallas..
Colin Aubrey Hogan, s/o Agustus Hogand & Zillah Wainwright.
*See Marjorie (Castellanos) Hogan Obt.
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Colin Aubrey Hogan, 85, of Cookeville will be held at 11 a.m. on
Mon., Feb. 26, from Dyer Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. tonight and from 9 a.m. until the time of service at
the funeral home.
Mr. Hogan died on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2001, at White County Hospital.
He was born on Oct. 27, 1915, in Hattisburg, Miss. To the late Agustus Hogan and Zillah Wainwright
Hogan. Mr. Hogan was a soil scientist with the Dept. of Agriculture. He was a member of the Civitian Club
and a member of the First Baptist Church.
His family includes his wife of 60 years, Margie Castellanos Hogan of Cookeville; two sons and daughtersin-law, Colin and Susan Hogan of Jackson, Miss., and Gordon and Phyllis Hogan of Baton Rouge, La.; two
daughters and sons-in-law, Heather and Mike Lee of Cookeville, and Leslie and Kurt Sollberger of LaGuna
Niguel, Calif.; nine grandchildren, Michael, Brian, Eric, Olivia and Kimberly Hogan, Jessica and Nicole
Sollberger, and Danielle and Kyle Lee; and three great-grandchildren: Brendon, Savannah, and Jada.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Hogan was preceded in death by five brothers and four sisters.
Pallbearers will be Brian, Gordon, Colin, Eric, and Michael Hogan and Michael and Kyle Lee.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of Mr. Hogan’s Sunday school class of First Baptist Church.
Bro Charlie Hutchinson will officiate at the services.
Published February 24, 2001 3:42 PM CST: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Marjorie (Castellanos) Hogan Obt.
b. 1 July 1916, New Orleans, LA –d. 3 August 2003, md Colin Aubrey Hogan Obt., b. 27 October 1915,
Hattisburg, MS – d. 22 February 2001, White Co., TN, s/o Agustus Hogand & Zillah Wainwright.
Marjorie (Castellanos) Hogan, d/o Henry Castellanos & Clothilde Sallas..
*See Colin Aubrey Hogan Obt.
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Marjorie Castellanos Hogan, 87, of Cookeville will be held at 11
a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6, from the chapel of Dyer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 5, and after 9 a.m. on Wednesday at the
funeral home.
Mrs. Hogan died on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2003, at Bethesda Health Care Center.
She was born on July 1, 1916, in New Orleans, La., to the late Henry and Clothilde Sallas Castellanos.
Mrs. Hogan was a teacher’s aid at Park View Elementary School. She was a member of First Baptist
Church of Cookeville.
She was also a member of the Reachers Sunday School Class and the WMU. Mrs. Hogan was the president
of the Park View P.T.O. and a member of the Band Boosters of Central High School, Bohannon F.C.E. and
a Girl Scout leader.
Her hobbies were quilting, sewing and doll collecting.
Her family includes two daughters and sons-in-law, Heather and Mike Lee of Cookeville and Leslie and
Kurt Sollberger of Lagina Niquel, Calif.; two sons and daughters-in-law, Colin and Susan Hogan of
Jackson, Miss., and Gordan and Physllis Hogan of Baton Rouge, La.; a sister, Thelma France of Bay St.
Louis, Miss.; nine grandchildren, Michael, Brian, Eric, Olivia and Kimberly Hogan, Jessica and Nicole
Sollberger and Danielle and Kyle Lee; and three great-grandchildren, Brendon, Savannah and Jada.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Colin Hogan; two brothers, Joseph
and Henry Castellanos; and six sisters, Hazel Ledger, Izette Land, Shirley Woodfield, Doris Thenchard and
Violet and Mary Castellanos.
Pallbearers will be Brian, Gordan, Colin, Eric and Michael Hogan and Mike and Kyle Lee.
Bro. Charlie Hutchinson will officiate at the services.
Mrs. Mary W. Hogan
b. -----, TN
d. 3 Oct 1918
Age: abt 77y
Father: Gailbreath
TN
Mother: Unknown
Unknown ----Cookeville Cemetery Putnam
DC#600
William Ivander Hoges
b. 20 March 1856, Overton Co., TN – d. 22 November 1940, s/o Wade Hoges. William Ivander Hoges,
h/o Lou Rilda Dixon.
Certificate Number: 28302
Deceased Name: William Ivander Hoges
Date of Birth: 20 Mar 1856
Place of Birth: Overton County
Date of Death: 22 Nov 1940
Father: Wade Hoges
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Unknown
Place of Birth: TN
Spouse: Lou Rilda Dixon
Cecil Eugene “Gene”Holder Obt.
b. 16 August 1940 – d. 3 August 2007, md on the 1st of August 1964, Putnam Co., TN to Freida Dianne
(Crabtree) Holder, b. 19 January 1944 –d. 28 May 2004, Lebanon, TN, d/o Gilbert H. Crabtree & Elsie
Boatman.
*See Freida Dianne (Crabtree) Holder Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 459: Cecil Eugene Holder married 1
August 1964, Putnam Co., TN to Frieda Dianne Crabtree, age 20, b. 19 January 1944, address: 454 E.
Stevens St., Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Elsie Crabtree, mother, and
Gilbert H. Crabtree, father, 454 E. Stevens St., Cookeville, TN).
LEBANON –Funeral services for Cecil Holder, 66, were held Monday, Aug. 6, at 11 a.m. at Sellars
Funeral Home. Burial was in Cookeville Cemetery.
Mr. Holder died Friday, Aug. 3, 2007, after a longtime illness.
Sellars Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Published August 07, 2007 12:36 PM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Freida Dianne (Crabtree) Holder Obt.
b. 19 January 1944 – d. 28 May 2004, Lebanon, TN, on the 1st of August 1964, Putnam Co., TN to md
Cecil Eugene “Gene” Holder, b. 16 August 1940 – d. 3 August 2007. Freida Dainne (Crabtree) Holder,
d/o Gilbert H. Crabtree & Elsie Boatman.
*See Cecil Eugene “Gene”Holder
LEBANON –Funeral services for Freida Dianne Holder, 60, of Lebanon were held at 1 p.m. today, May
31, at Sellars Funeral Home, 313 W. Baddour Pkwy., Lebanon, (615)444-9393. Burial was in Cookeville
City Cemetery.
Mrs. Holder died on Friday, May 28, 2004, in University Medical Center in Lebanon.
She was a sales representative at Goodwill Industries and a member of Friendship Baptist Church.
Her family includes her husband of 39 years, Cecil “Gene”Holder of Lebanon; a son and daughter-in-law,
Jeff and Linda Holder of Lebanon; a grandson, Stephen Holder of Lebanon; two brothers and a sister-inlaw, David Crabtree of Cookeville, and Douglas and Susan Crabtree of Lebanon.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Gilbert H. and Elsie Boatman Crabtree.
Pallbearers were family and friends.
Honorary pallbearers were members of Friendship Baptist Church.
Bros. Bill Robinson and Jason Lohorn officiated at the services.
Oscar Steve Holder
b. 26 July 1894 – d. 17 June 1976, (Army Pvt. WWI), md on the 7th of June 1922, Putnam Co., TN to
Albie (Gentry) Holder, b. 23 August 1901.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 101, #2664: Oscar S. Holder married 7
June 1922, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Albie Gentry).
The late Army Pvt. Oscar Steve Holder is the Herald-Citizen Veteran of the Week. He is represented by, in
front, from left, William Holder, son; Glenna Holder, daughter-in-law; and in back, from left, Jack S.
Holder, grandson; Vickie Bishop, granddaughter; Brenda Douglas, granddaughter; and Roger Holder,
grandson. Oscar served in WWI from October 1917 to July 1919, serving in “Old Hickory’s” 30th
Division, 117th Infantry Co. A. He served in St. Quentin Canal, where he was wounded, and the MeuseArgonne “Battle of the Hindenburg Line.” He died June 17, 1976, and is buried in Cookeville City
Cemetery.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Agnes C. Holladay Obt.
b. 18 November 1905, Algood, TN –d. 15 December 1980, TN, d/o Latta Douglas Holladay Sr. & Edna
Smith.
*See Edna (Smith) Holladay Obt.
*See Latta Douglas Holladay Sr. Obt.
ROCKWOOD –Graveside services for Agnes Holladay, who died here Monday morning, will be at the
Cookeville City Cemetery at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Miss Holladay, a resident of Rockwood for the past 33 years, was a native of Algood, daughter of the late
Latta and Edna Holladay.
She is survived by four brothers, Smith Holladay, of Detroit, MI, Gene Holladay, of Atlanta, GA, Douglas
Holladay, of Cincinnati, OH, and Joe Holladay, of New Orleans, LA.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 17 December 1980.
Delma Leah (Cruise) Holladay Obt.
b. 4 June 1903, White Co., TN – d. 15 April 1998, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md Latta Douglas
Holladay Jr., b. 22 September 1902, Putnam Co., TN – d. 16 March 1995, Cookeville, TN, s/o Latta
Douglas Holladay Sr. (1875-1948) & Edna Smith (1884-1915). Delma Leah (Cruise) Holladay, d/o Asa
Cruise & Ivy Jenkins.
*See Latta Douglas Holladay Jr. Obt.
COOKEVILLE - Funeral services for Delma Leah Holladay, 94, of Cookeville will be held at 3 p.m. on
Saturday, April 18, from the chapel of Dyer Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mrs. Holladay died on Wednesday, April 15, 1998, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
She was born on June 4, 1903, in White County to the late Asa and Ivy Jenkins Cruise.
Her family includes her daughter, Louise Holladay Phillips; a son and daughter-in-law, Harold and Evelyn
Holladay of Cookeville; a sister, Clela Mae Bebow of McMinnville; three grandchildren, Marsha Faye
Holladay of Cookeville, Patricia Radcliffe of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Sherrie Leah Newsom of Lebanon; and
six grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Edna Holladay Cole; a brother,
Plummer Cruise; a great-grandson, Jimmy Newsom; and a son-in-law, Jess Denton Phillips.
Pastor Ray Mabey will officiate at the services
Edna (Smith) Holladay Obt.
b. 30 July 1884, Putnam Co., TN –d. 4 March 1915, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 26th of December 1901,
Putnam Co., TN to Latta Douglas Holladay Sr., b. 25 October 1875, TN – d. 20 July 1948, TN, s/o
Thomas Calvin Holladay (1848-1930) & Martha “Tennie” Tennessee Nichols (1854-1936). Edna
(Smith) Holladay, d/o John Oliver Smith (1858-1952) & Letitia L. West (1867-1924).
*See Agnes C. Holladay Obt.
*See Jasper Paul Holladay Obt.
*See Joseph Edwin Holladay buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Mary Alice (Smith) Holladay Obt.
Ms. L. D. Holladay Dies:
Mrs. Edna Holladay, wife of Latta D. Holladay, died suddenly Thursday afternoon at her home on Spring
Creek following a congestive chill. She was apparently in good health until a few hours before her death,
which cam as a great shock to everyone. She was 31 years old and is survived by her husband and five
small children. She was the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John O. Smith and was a noble Christian
woman. Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at the Methodist church, of which she was a
member. Burial was at the city cemetery.
Putnam County Herald, Thursday, 11 March 1915.
Edna Smith Holladay (1884-1915) : written by Clara Cox Epperson.
The many friends of Edna Smith Holladay were shocked and grieved to learn of her sudden death at her
home near Algood, March 4, 1915. She was ill only a few days, and was not thought to be in a dangerous
condition until a few minutes before her death.
There has never been in Algood a girl more beloved than Edna was and as her mother’s very near neighbor
when she was just blooming into womanhood, I can say truly that I have never known a more unselfish,
devoted daughter, and I am sure she has proven the same as a wife and mother. She was always thinking
and doing for the comfort of others, even at a sacrifice to herself, and those sacrifices were made cheerfully
and willingly. So many of us can do for others in a complaining and frowning way, but the spirity of the
person who always does things for others cheerfully and without thought of self, is a grand and beautiful
spirity, and that was the spirit of Edna Holladay and her swet loving thoughtful presence will be sadly
missed by her husband, her five children and father, mother, brothers and sisters, who have been left to
mourn her lose.
To the river shall be given;
If thou wouldst walk in light
Make other spirits bright
Who, seeking for himself alone
ever entered heaven?
In blessing we are blessed
In labor we find rest,
If we bend not to the world’s work
heart and hand and brain
We have lived our life in vain.
If the above quotation be true, we can surely know that the lovely life of Edna Holladay was not lived in
vain, and she has given out so abundantly of good works for others, never thinking of any self gain, so may
she now be given abundantly of the good gifts in the heavenly kingdom, and sweetest rest and peace
forevermore.
“Even as thou will, so be it unto three, Thy heart the measure of the grace shall be.”
Putnam County Herald, Thursday, 18 March 1915
Elnor/Ellen L. “Nell”(Taylor) Holladay Obt.
b. 13 January 1889 – d. 22 October 1972, Cookeville, TN, md on the 30th of December 1920, White Co.,
TN to Latta Douglas Holladay Sr., b. 25 October 1875, TN – d. 20 July 1948, s/o Thomas Calvin
Holladay (1848-1930) & Martha “Tennie” Tennessee Nichols (1854-1936). Latta Douglas Holladay
Sr. was md 1st to Edna (Smith) Holladay).
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 543: L. D. Holladay married 30th of
December 1920, White Co., TN to Nell Taylor).
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Elnor L. Holladay, 83, of 266 W. 7th St. Cookeville will be held
tomorrow at 3 p.m. in Dyer Funeral Home with Ben Alexander officiating. Burial will be in the Cookeville
City Cemetery.
Mrs. Holladay died October 22 in Cookeville General Hospital following an extended illness.
She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Taylor and was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors are three nephews, Clenton Oakes and Noel Oakes of Cookeville and Clarence Taylor of Silver
Point; and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Maude Taylor of Cookeville.
Note: Elizabeth “Besty”Ann Jared, b. 13 August 1822 –d. 4 April 1902, d/o Moses Jared (1794 -1827)
& Malinda Byrne (1800 –1881). She md David Henry Douglas Nichols, b. 4 December 1818, TN –d. 4
July 1900, s/o Byrd Nichols & Polly Ann Hughes. Martha Tennessee Nichols, b. 13 June 1864 – d. 3
March 1936, d/o David Henry Douglas Nichols & Elizabeth “Besty” Ann Jared md Thomas Calvin
Holladay, b. 1 October 1848, TN –d. 15 March 1930, TN, s/o Thomas Holladay & Agnes Jared. They
had a son named Latta Douglas Holladay Sr., b. 25 October 1875 –d. 20 July 1948 md 1st Edna Smith,
b. 30 July 1884 – d. 4 March 1930 – md 2nd Elnor L. “Nell” Taylor, seamstress, dressmaker of
Cookeville, TN. Agnes (Jared) Holladay, d/o Joseph Jackson Jared (Rev’l War) & Elizabeth “Besty”
Baker. Thomas Holladay, s/o John & Elizabeth Holladay.
Herald-Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: Monday, 23 October 1972.
Flossie (Burton) Holladay Obt.
b. 20 November 1898 – d. 20 January 1974, Putnam Co., TN, md Thomas Alexander Holladay, b. 25
February 1887, Putnam Co., TN – d. 27 April 1959, Putnam Co., TN, s/o Rev. James Allison Holladay
(1850-1934) & Malinda Tennessee Jared (1857-1889). Flossie (Burton) Holladay, d/o Lemuel Ticeston
Burton (1867-1945) & Katherine Dunlap (1880-1923).
Funeral services for Flossie (Burton) Holladay, 75, 115 Hickory Street, Cookeville, were to be held January
22, 1974 from the Chapel of Whitson Funeral Home with Rev. Leon Norris as the officiating minister.
Burial in Cookeville Cemetery.
Mrs. Holladay died January 20, at her home after an extended illness.
Survivors include 1 daughter, Mrs. Jerry Overstreet, Cookeville; 3 brothers, Morris Burton, Baxter, Jim
Burton, Cookeville, Frank Burton, OH and a number of nieces and nephews.
The Dispatch, Cookeville, TN: 22 January 1974.
Ione Holladay
b. 22 February 1914, Putnam Co., TN – d. 22 February 1914, d/o Latta Douglas Holladay Sr. & Edna
Smith.
Jasper Paul Holladay Obt.
b. 11 July 1904, Cookeville, TN –d. 2 February 1905, s/o Latta Douglas Holladay Sr. & Edna Smith.
HOLLADAY, JASPER PAUL: Sad Story of a Mother’s Loss –Jasper Paul, infant son of Mrs. and L. D.
Holladay, of Haileyville, Ind. Ter., formerly of this place, died Feb. 2, 1905, age six months. Mrs. Holladay
tells her said story thus; “While attending my household duties, leave my baby in his carriage, the alarm
was given by the child himself. Upon reaching the room I found him wrapped in flames, which resulted in
death, living only three hours and twenty minutes. In trying to rescue my child from the flames I received a
severe and painful burn on my left hand. Every assistance that kind friends and an attentive physician could
give was tendered, but all of no avail. My husband had left on the day before for Memphis, and secured
work in the switch yard. Failing to reach him I then telegraphed him at Nashville, Harriman and
Cookeville. Failing to find him at all I then had my baby’s body brought with me on Saturday enroute to
Cookeville, for interment, in company with a young lady friend who came as far as Memphis with me.
While my friend was waiting at the depot Sunday evening my husband came into the depot to mail a letter
to me whereupon she informed him of the death of our baby, this being his first knowledge of it. We had
passed each other twice in the switch yards, within one hundred yards of each other without being aware of
the fact. I reached Cookeville on the sixth at 3 a. m. My husband, upon the receipt of the news, started for
Cookeville and reached here just in time for the funeral. Our friends and relatives in Cookeville, and our
friends in Haileyville extended their most loving sympathy in our sad bereavement, which we shall ever
remember and appreciate.” [Date: 2/8/1905, Vol. III, No. 1, Page 1] Putnam County Herald newspaper,
Cookeville, TN.
Judge John Denny Holladay Obt.
b. 7 January 1906, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN – d. 4 August 1969, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 17th of
June 1931, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN to Mary Lucille (Cameron) Holladay, b. 3 November 1910 –d.
30 May 1995, d/o Orren Edward Cameron (1883-1950) & Bessie Arnold (1887-1978). John Denny
Holladay, s/o Oscar King Holladay (1876-1941) & Marguerite “Maggie”Black Denny (1881-1949).
*See Orren Edward Cameron Obt.
*See Oscar King Holladay buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Marguerite “Maggie”(Denny) Holladay Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN: John D. Holladay
married 17 June 1931, Putnam Co., TN, age 25, address: Cookeville, TN to Mary
Lucille Cameron, age 20, address: Cookevile, TN, name of parent, guardian or
next of kin of female: O. E. Cameron, Cookeville, TN).
Funeral services for Judge John Denny Holladay, 63, were held today, Tuesday,
August 5, at 4 p.m. at the First Methodist Church with the Rev. Ben Alexander, the
Rev. James Reed Cox and the Rev. James H. Beasley officiating. Burial was in
the Cookeville City Cemetery.
Judge Holladay, son of the late Judge Oscar K. and Margaret Black Denny Holladay, died at the Cookeville
General Hospital Monday morning following a heart seizure which he suffered earlier while conducting
circuit court.
He was a native of Cookeville as was his mother, daughter of Judge T. L. and Fannie Ford Denny. His
father, whom he succeeded as Judge of the Fifth Judicial District, was also a Putnam County native, son of
the late Willie A. and Martha Jan Jared Holladay. He had held membership in the Methodist Church for
many years and taught The Homemakers Sunday School Class.
He received his education in the Cookeville schools, Milligan College, Milligan, TN, Cumberland
University, Lebanon, and the Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lucille Cameron Holladay; sister, Mrs. Charles N. Sharpe, Cookeville;
three nieces, Mrs. Robert Childress, Cookeville, Mrs. Allen Woods, Mrs. Charles Bassett Jr., of Hickory
Hill, near Donelson; four great nephews and a great niece.
Serving as honorary pallbearers were members of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Court of Criminal
Appeals, all Circuit Judges and Chancellors, Bar of Nine Counties, Board of Cookeville Federal Savings &
Loan Association, members of Homemakers Sunday School Class of First Methodist Church.
Active pallbearers included Cliff Massa Jr., Frank Carlen, Bill Cameron, Edward Cameron, Allen Woods,
Charles Bassett.
Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. A brief memorial service was held
at the funeral home Tuesday morning by the Bar Association members.
Representatives of the Upper Cumberland in the coming Legislature:
John D. Holladay, re-elected Senator without opposition to represent the Tenth Senatorial District
compound of Putnam, Overton, Clay, Fentress, Jackson, and Pickett County is the 72nd General Assembly
of the State of Tennessee, to convene in January, 1941, was born January 7, 1906 in Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tennessee, son of Judge O. K. Holladay and Margaret Denny Holladay.
He attended the public schools in Cookeville, and Tennessee Polytechnic Institure, Milligan College,
Peabody, Vanderbilt, and Cumberland University. He was admitted to the Bar in 1927 and has engaged in
the active practice of law in Putnam and adjoing counties ever since. He has been City Attorney of
Cookeville since February, 1931, and served as Chairman of the United Dry Forces of Tennessee in
Putnam County during the two elections held for the expression of sentiment of the question of repeal
before being elected to the Senate in 1938, where he fought unsuccessfully to keep Tennessee dry during
the past session.
He is a member of the Methodist Church in Cookeville, and a member of the board of Stewards; a Shriner,
Lion, Kappa Sigma, and has been an ardent Democrat from the casting of his first vote.
He married Mary Lucille Cameron daughter of O. E. and Bessie Arnold Cameron, on June 17, 1931.
He is interested in sports, having been city golf champion of Cookeville three times, and having served for
a number of years as the President of the Isaac Walton League and later the Putnam County Chapter of the
Tennessee Federation of Sportsmen. His hobby is breeding pedigreed bird dogs and he spends his leisure
time in the fall and winter hunting quail in the counties of his district.
Furthermore, he is following in the foot steps of his distinguished father, Judge O. K. Holladay, who served
two tems from this district back in the Turbulent patterson days of 1909-11.
Putnam County Herald: 2 January 1941
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 264 –Oscar K. Holiday, is head of household, 33 yrs.
old, TN, Occuaption: Lawyer General Practice, md 7 yrs. to Margaret, 28 yrs. old, TN, 3 children born, 3
children living. Children: Mable J., 6 yrs. old; John D., 4 yrs. old & Nan Holladay, 2 yrs. old. All born in
TN. Also living in the household: Clara L. Denny, sister-in-law, 20 yrs. old, Occupation: Telephone Office
Clerk. Ethel Jared, cousin, 19 yrs. old, TN. Willie Hogan, servant, Black, 25 yrs. old, widow, TN. Mary
L. Gilliland, boarder, 28 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Law Office Stenographer).
(1930 census, Davidson Co., Nashville, TN: Dwl: 84-99-22 – Oscar K. Holladay, 53 yrs. old, TN,
Occupation: Lawyer, md 25 yrs. to Maggie, 48 yrs. old, TN. Children: John Holladay, 24 yrs. old, TN,
Occupation: Lawyer)
Latta Douglas Holladay Jr. Obt.
b. 22 September 1902, Putnam Co., TN – d. 16 March 1995, Cookeville, TN, md Delma Leah (Cruise)
Holladay, b. 4 June 1903, White Co., TN –d. 15 April 1998, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Asa Cruise
& Ivy Jenkins. Latta Douglas Holladay Jr., s/o Latta Douglas Holladay Sr. (1875-1948) & Edna Smith
(1884-1915).
‘Gone Home’
*See Delma Leah (Cruise) Holladay Obt.
*See Edna Leah (Holladay) Cole Obt.
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Latta Douglas Holladay Jr., 92, of Cookeville will be held Sudnay,
March 19, at 2:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home. Burial will be in
Mr. Holladay died Thursday, March 16, 1995, at his home.
Son of the late Latta Douglas Sr. and Edna Smith Holladay, he was born in Putnam County on September
22, 1902.
He was a retired truck driver.
His family includes one daughter and son-in-law, Louise and Jay Phillips of Cookeville; one son and
daughter-in-law, Harold and Evelyn Holladay of Cookeville; three grandchildren, Patricia Radcliffe,
Marsha Holladay and Sherri Newsom; and six great-grandchildren, Brian, Chad, and Scott Radcliffe,
Michale Holladay, Michelle Shaver and Steven Newman.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Edna Cole; one great-grandson,
Jimmy Newson; one sister, Agnes Holladay; and three brothers, Smith, Gene and Joe Holladay.
Rolf Wemhoener, Dr. Sam Han, Richard and Charles Radcliffe, Tim Taylor and Jeff Huddleston will serve
as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends from 6 –9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Dr. Dwight Kramer will officiate at the services.
Herald-Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: Friday, 17 March 1995.
Latta Douglas Holladay Sr. Obt.
b. 25 October 1875, TN –d. 20 July 1948, TN, md on the 26th of December 1901, Putnam Co., TN to Edna
(Smith) Holladay, b. 30 July 1884, Putnam Co., TN –d. 4 March 1915, Putnam Co., TN, d/o John Oliver
Smith (1858-1952) & Letitia L. West (1867-1924). Latta Douglas Holladay Sr., s/o Thomas Calvin
Holladay (1848-1930) & Martha “Tennie” Tennessee Nichols (1854-1936). Latta Douglas Holladay
Sr. md 2nd on the 30th of December 1920, White Co., TN to Elnor/Ellen L. “Nell”(Taylor) Holladay, b.
13 January 1889 –d. 22 October 1972, Cookeville, TN.
*See Elnor/Ellen L. “Nell”(Taylor) Holladay Obt.
*See Joseph Edwin Holladay buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Thomas Calvin Holladay Obt.
*See Martha Tennessee “Tennie”(Nichols) Holladay Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 110:
December 1901, Putnam Co., TN to Edna Smith).
L. D. Holladay married 26
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN: pg. 543: L. D. Holladay married 30th of
December 1920, White Co., TN to Nell Taylor).
Funeral services for Latta Douglas Holladay, 73, who died Tuesday at this home in Harriman was
conducted this afternoon at the Cookeville Methodist Church by the Rev. Thornton Fowler and the Rev.
Dow Ensor. Burial was in City Cemetery.
Mr. Holladay was formerly a lumberman in Cookeville. He moved to Harriman several years ago when he
retired from active business.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Nell Taylor Holladay; four sons, L. D. Holladay, Jr., Harriman. Eugene
and Smith Holladay, Detroit, and Joe E. Holladay, new Orleans, LA, and a brother, Jasper Holladay,
Harriman.
(1900 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 442 – Thomas C. Holliday is head of
household, 52 yrs. old, b. October 1847, TN, Occupation: Boardinghouse, md 25 yrs. to Martha T., 45 yrs.
old, b. June 1854, TN, 3 children born, 3 children living. Children: Lattie D., son, 24 yrs. old, b. October
1875, TN & Agnes M. Holliday, 18 yrs. old, b. August 1881, TN. Also living in the household: Frank
Collier, 19 yrs. old, b. January 1881, TN, Occupation: Typesetter & James T. Carlen, 45 yrs. old, b. April
1855, TN, widow, Occupation: Mechanic).
Marguerite “Maggie”(Denny) Holladay Obt.
b. 28 November 1881, Putnam Co., TN –d. 6 August 1949, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 17th of
September 1902, Putnam Co., TN to Judge Oscar King Holladay, b. 6 November 1876, Putnam Co., TN
– d. 10 May 1941, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, William Alexander Holladay (1850-1939) & Martha
Jane Jared (1856-1911). Marguerite “Maggie”(Denny) Holladay, Thompson Luther “Tobe”Denny &
Francis “Fannie”Jane Ford.
*See Judge Oscar King Holladay Obt.
Services Sunday For Mrs. O. K. Holladay:
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Denny Holladay, 67, whose death occurred unexpectedly early Saturday
morning after a short illness, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Clark, were
conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in the chapel of the Whitson Funeral Home. The Rev. H.
Thornton Fowler, pastor of the First Methodist church, officiated. Burial was in the Cookeville Cemetery.
Mrs. Holladay, daughter of the late T. L. and Fannie Ford Denny, spent her entire life in Cookeville. She
was a member of a pioneer family of the county as her grandparents were the late Charles Randolph and
Henriette Draper Ford of Cookeville and the late Johnathan and Agnes Winfree Denny of Buffalo Valley.
The Holladay home on Fifth Street, where she and her distinguished husband, the late Circuit Court Judge
O. K. Holladay, made their home until his death on May 10, 1941 was noted for its family gatherings and
the cordial hospitality extended to those with whom they came in contact. Following the death of Judge
Holladay she went to live with her daughters.
She was a gifted artist, and used her talent as a means of pleasure for others as well as herself, in her
paintings, the designing of homes, and her especial love of flowers. She was a member of the Methodist
church.
Besides Mrs. Clark, she is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Charles N. Sharpe, a son, Circuit Court
Judge John Holladay, three granddaughters, Nancy Jane Clark, Nancy Holladay and Martha Jane Sharpe all
of Cookeville; three sisters, Mrs. Minnie Snyder of Cookeville, Mrs. W. D. McCluen of Harriman and Mrs.
E. A. Conger of Rockwood. Other survivors are a maternal aunt, Miss Cora Ford of Cookeville, and an
uncle, James F. Ford of Mobile, AL.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 11 August 1949
Martha Tennessee “Tennie”(Nichols) Holladay Obt.
b. 13 June 1854, TN – d. 3 March 1936, md Thomas Calvin Holladay, b. 1 October 1848-d. 15 March
1930, s/o Thomas Holladay & Agnes Jared. Martha Tennessee (Nichols) Holladay, d/o David Henry
Douglas Nichols & Elizabeth “Besty”Ann Jared.
*See Thomas Calvin Holladay Obt.
Mrs. T(homas C( ianc Holladay, age 83, widow of the late T. C. Holladay, and one of the best loved
women of this city, died Monday night of a heart attack while on a visit to the family of her son Jap H.
Holladay, well known Tennessee Central Railway passenger conductor in Harriman. She had been visiting
her son for the past month.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist church in this city, by the pastor,
the Rev. Dow A. Ensor. Burial was in the family lot in the Cookeville Cemetery by her husband.
The active pallbearers were: Algood Moore, W. R. Carlen, Ezra Davis, Steven Haydon Young, Oscar K.
Holladay, and P. E. Collier.
Mrs. Holladay was the last surviving child of the large family of her parents, David H. and Elizabeth
Jared Nichols, the leading pioneer residents of Putnam County.
Her three sisters were: Mrs. Fannie Boyd wife of James A. Boyd, Mrs. Elizabeth Boyd, wife of Fate Boyd,
and Mrs. Mary Byrne, wife of the Rev. G. D. Byrne.
Three of the brothers of Mrs. Holladay were well-known Methodist ministers, one of whom the Rev. John
H. Nichols was the author of numerous religious books of wide circulation.
Her brother-in-law the Rev. G. D. Byrne was also a well known Methodist minister.
Mrs. Holladay was born and reared in the 11th Civil Dist. Of this county and in her childhood she became a
member of the historic Old Pleasant Grove Methodist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Holladay resided on their
farm in the 12th District of this county for several years after their marriage, but moved to Cookeville in
1892.
Mrs. Holladay is survived by two sons; Latta D. Holladay of Meridian, MS and J. H. Holladay of
Harriman. A daughter Mrs. Marietta Holladay Lee died several years ago.
She is also survived by many other relatives in this city and county.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 5 March 1936.
Judge Oscar King Holladay Obt.
b. 6 November 1876, Putnam Co., TN – d. 10 May 1941, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 17th of
September 1902, Putnam Co., TN to Marguerite “Maggie” (Denny) Holladay, b. 28 November 1881,
Putnam Co., TN –d. 6 August 1949, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Thompson Luther “Tobe”Denny
& Francis “Fannie”Jane Ford. Oscar King Holladay was the s/o William Alexander Holladay (18501939) & Martha Jane Jared (1856-1911).
*See John Denny Holladay Obt.
*See Thompson Luther “Tobe”Denny Obt.
*See Frances “Fanny”Jane (Ford) Denny Obt.
*See Felix Dinges “Fee”Stanton buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Nan (Holladay) Sharpe Obt.
*See Brice Byrne Jared Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 140, #11: Oscar K. Holladay married 17
September 1902, Putnam Co., TN to Marguerite Denny).
Children of Oscar King Holladay & Marguerite “Maggie”Denny are: Mabel Jane Holladay (1903-1963)
md Hubert H. “Jimmy”Clark; Senator John Denny Holladay (1906-1969) md Mary Lucille Cameron and
Nan Holladay (1907-1980) md Charles Newton Sharpe Jr.
Oscar King Holladay was a lawyer & a leading member of the Cookeville bar. He served two terms in the
State Senate and was elected judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Tennessee. He was author of the
“Holladay Bill”book which was the beginning of prohibition in Tennessee. His son, John, succeeded him
as Circuit Judge. He was a Scottish Rite Mason and a Methodist.
JUDGE HOLLADAY DIES SUDDENLY OF HEART ATTACK: Had Served as Circuit Judge For Past
Ten Years. Prominent Churchman.
Judge O. K. Holladay, Circuit Judge of this, the Fifth Judicial Circuit, for the past ten years, and one of
Cookeville’s most prominent citizens, died suddenly of a heart attack, at about 4:30 o’clock Saturday
afternoon. He suffered the fatal attack while in the law office of Worth Bryant, and died there in a few
moments after he was stricken.
Seldom had this community experienced a greater shock than that caused by the sudden death of Judge
Holladay, who, for the past 43 years had been one of Cookeville’s most active citizens.
He was the only son, and one of the two children of the late William A. and Martha Jane Jared Holladay.
He was born November 6, 1876, and was reared on his father’s farm in the Twelfth Civil District of the
county. He attended school in his home community, and in Cookeville, and finished his literary education
at the old Dickson Normal, at Dickson. He attended the Law Department of Cumberland University, from
which he received his LLB degree in May, 1898, and was immediately thereafter admitted to the
Cookeville bar. For several years after his admission to the bar, he practiced his profession in partnership
with the late Judge T. L. Denny.
In 1927, Judge Holladay’s son, John D. Holladay, was admitted to the bar, and thereafter, until his
appointment as Circuit Judge, in 1931, Judge Holladay practiced his profession in partnership with his son.
He was an able lawyer, and while engaged in the practice of his profession, ranked as one of the leading
lawyers of this section of the state.
He has served as City Recorder, City Attorney, Mayor of Cookeville, and as Assistant Attorney-General, of
this Circuit, under Attorney-General W. R. Officer.
He was three times elected State Senator from this, the Tenth Senatorial District, serving in the General
Assembities of 1907, 1909, and 1911. He was the author of Tennessee’s State-Wide Prohibition Law.
He was a staunch friend of education and served for several years as a member, and as chairman of both the
City and County Boards of Education, and was always deeply interested in the success of the Tennessee
Polytechnic Institute.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 15 May 1941.
(1900 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 432 –Brice B. Jared is head of household, 49 yrs. old,
b. February 1851, TN, Occupation: Boarding House, md 22 yrs. to Sarah E., 42 yrs. old, b. April 1858, TN
(father born in VA, mother, KY), 3 children born, 1 child living. Child: Haskel M. Jared, 21 yrs. old, b.
January 1879, TN, Occupation: Depot Agent. Also living in the household: Osker K. Holladay, nephew,
23 yrs. old, b. November 1876, TN, Occupation: Lawyer. Etta Terry, servant, 22 yrs. old, b. April 1878,
TN).
(1900 census 12th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 3 –William A. Holladay is head of household, 49
yrs. old, b. December 1850, TN (father born in VA, mother, TN) md 24 yrs. to Martha J., 43 yrs. old, b.
July 1856, TN, 2 children born, 2 children living. Children: Bessie Holladay, 11 yrs. old, TN. Also living
in the household: John Holladay, father, 78 yrs. old, b. June 1821, VA (parents both born in VA), widow.
Moses S. Jared, brother-in-law, 31 yrs. old, b. November 1868, TN, Occupation: School teacher, widow.
Allice Adams Jared, sister-in-law, 47 yrs. old, b. December 1852, widow, 2 children born, 2 children living.
Lois V. Jared, niece, 14 ys. Old, b. December 1885, KS. Sam Rittenberry, servant, 17 yrs. old, b. 1883,
TN).
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 264 –Oscar K. Holiday, is head of household, 33 yrs.
old, TN, Occupation: Lawyer General Practice, md 7 yrs. to Margaret, 28 yrs. old, TN, 3 children born, 3
children living. Children: Mable J., 6 yrs. old; John D., 4 yrs. old & Nan Holladay, 2 yrs. old. All born in
TN. Also living in the household: Clara L. Denny, sister-in-law, 20 yrs. old, Occupation: Telephone Office
Clerk. Ethel Jared, cousin, 19 yrs. old, TN. Willie Hogan, servant, Black, 25 yrs. old, widow, TN. Mary
L. Gilliland, boarder, 28 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Law Office Stenographer).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 601-72-78 –Oscar K. Holladay is head of household,
43 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Lawyer General Practice, md to Maggie, 38 yrs. old, TN. Children: Mable,
16 yrs. old; John, 16 yrs. old & Nan Holladay, 12 yrs. old. All born in TN).
(1920 census 12th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 72 –William A. Holladay is head of household, 69
yrs. old, TN, widow. Living in the household: Bessie L. Stanton, dau., 31 yrs. old, TN, md to Felix D.
Stanton, son-in-law, 32 yrs. old, TN; Margaret L. Stanton, granddaughter, 4 6/12 yrs. old, TN).
(1930 census, Davidson Co., Nashville, TN: Dwl: 84-99-22 – Oscar K. Holladay, 53 yrs. old, TN,
Occupation: Lawyer, md 25 yrs. to Maggie, 48 yrs. old, TN. Children: John Holladay, 24 yrs. old, TN,
Occupation: Lawyer)
Thomas Alexander Holladay Sr. Obt.
b. 25 February 1887, Putnam Co., TN –d. 27 April 1959, Putnam Co., TN, md Flossie (Burton) Holladay,
b. 20 November 1898 –d. 20 January 1974, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Lemuel Ticeston Burton (1867-1945) &
Katherine Dunlap (1880-1923). Thomas Alexander Holladay, s/o Rev. James Allison Holladay (18501934) & Malinda Tennessee Jared (1857-1889). Rev. James Allison Holladay, s/o Thomas Holladay &
Agnes Jared. Rev. James Allison Holladay md 1st Malinda Tennessee Jared in 1876; md 2nd Martha Ann
Jared (1848-1936) on the 30th of October 1896. All of James’s children were by his 1st wife. He was a
farmer and a Methodist minister.
*See Flossie (Burton) Holladay Obt.
*See Frank M. Burton buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See James “Jim”R. Burton buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Fred Young Holladay buried in Holladay Family Graveyard, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Lassie Frances Holladay buried in Holladay Family Graveyard, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Lemuel Ticeston Burton buried in the Alexander Monroe Burton Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
Thomas Alexander Holladay, 72, died unexpectedly at his home, 115 North Hickory Avenue Monday
morning.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Whitson Funeral Home with Rev. Joe Ellege and the Rev.
Carson Whitaker officiating.
Interment was in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mr. Holladay was a retired caretaker at Baxter Seminary and a member of the Pleasant Grove Methodist
Church. He was a native of Putnam County.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Flossie Burton Holladay, a daughter, Marie Holladay; a sister, Mrs.
Algood (Agnes Miranda) Moore, all of Cookeville.
The Citizen, Cookeville, TN: Wednesday, 29 April, 1959.
Thomas Calvin “Callie”Holladay Obt.
b. 1 October 1848, Ensor Hollow, Putnam Co., TN – d. 15 March 1930, md on the 21st of January 1875,
Martha Tennessee “Tennie” (Nichols) Holladay, b. 13 June 1854, TN – d. 3 March 1936, d/o David
Henry Douglas Nichols & Elizabeth “Besty” Ann Jared. Thomas Calvin Holladay, s/o Thomas
Holladay & Agnes Jared.
*See Martha Tennessee “Tennie”(Nichols) Holladay Obt.
*See Thomas “Tom”G. Holladay Obt.
*See Marietta H. “Etta”(Holladay) Lee buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Jasper H. “Jap”Holladay Obt. in Putnam County History.
Death of T. C. Holladary: One of Putnam County’s Most Highly Respected Citizens Passes To His
Reward:
Thomas Calvin Holladay of this city, one of Putnam County’s best known and most highly respected
citizens died Friday night, after an illness of several weeks.
He was born October 1, 1848, being 81 years old. He was born and reared in the 12th Civil District of this
county, in the splendid old Pleasant Grove community. He was married in 1875 to Miss Tennie Nichols, a
daughter of David Nichols, Nichols, a prominent pioneer citizen of this county.
He acquired his father’s farm on which he was reared and on which he lived and engaged in farming until
he moved, with his family, to Cookeville in 1892. For many years he was engaged in the hotel business in
Cookeville and at one time was engaged in the mercantile business here.
Later, for several years, he was engaged in the hotel business in Nashville, returning to Cookeville about
ten years ago.
At the age of 18 he became a member of the noted old Pleasant Grove Methodist church and, during the
intervening sixty-three years of his life, he was a loyal and devoted Christian, whose upright life and kind
and gentlemanly bearing won for him the confidence and esteem of all who knew him. He was a veteran
Odd Fellow.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Tennie Holladay, and by two sons, Latta H. Holladay, of Louisiana, and
Jasper H. Holladay of Nashville. A daughter, Mrs. Marietta Holladay Lee, wife of R. E. Lee, died twelve
years ago.
He is also survived by a number of grandchildren, by one brother, Rev. J. A. Holladay, of this county, and
by a large number of nieces and nephews and other relatives in this county.
Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at this Methodist church by Rev. Dow A. Ensor,
assisted by Rev. E. M. Steele and Rev. G. D. Byrnes, the latter being a brother-in-law of the deceased.
Following the services at the church the remains were interred in the family lot in the Cookeville cemetery.
At a local infirmary, Thomas Calvin Holladay age 81 years. Survived by wife Mrs. Tennie Nichols
Holladay; two sons, L. D. Holladay of Ferriday, LA and Jasper H. Holladay of this city, 1 brother, Ellis
Holladay of Baxter, TN. Remains were forwarded over the T. C. Railway Sunday morning on the 8:15
o’clock train to his late home in Cookeville, TN.
Funeral services at the Cookeville Methodist Church this Monday morning at 10:30 o’clock conducted by
the Rev. Dow Ensor. Interment in Cookeville Cemetery. Rocech – Johnson – Charlton Co. funeral
directors.
The Nashville Tennessean, Monday, 17 March 1930.
(1900 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 442 – Thomas C. Holliday is head of
household, 52 yrs. old, b. October 1847, TN, Occupation: Boardinghouse, md 25 yrs. to Martha T., 45 yrs.
old, b. June 1854, TN, 3 children born, 3 children living. Children: Lattie D., son, 24 yrs. old, b. October
1875, TN & Agnes M. Holliday, 18 yrs. old, b. August 1881, TN. Also living in the household: Frank
Collier, 19 yrs. old, b. January 1881, TN, Occupation: Typesetter & James T. Carlen, 45 yrs. old, b. April
1855, TN, widow, Occupation: Mechanic)
Thomas “Tom”G. Holladay Obt.
b. 27 November 1935 – d. 15 October 1956, NC, (Tenn Pvt. Btry C 456 Abn FA BN), s/o Thomas
Alexander Holladay Sr. & Flossie Burton.
*See Thomas Alexander Holladay Sr. Obt.
LOCAL SOLDIER DIES IN MISHAP:
Pvt. Tom G. Holladay, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Holladay who live on the Dodson Branch Road north
of Cookeville, was killed Monday when a trailer being pulled by a jeep jackknifed and overturned on a dirt
road between Raeford and Vass, NC, near Fort Brag.
The parents were notified by army authorites but it has not been learned when the body will arrive in
Cookeville. Whitson Funeral Home will be in charge of local arrangements and will announce funeral
services later.
Pvt. Holladay was a graduate of Cookeville Central High with the class of 1954 and attended Tennessee
Tech in 1955.
He has one sister, Miss Marie Holladay of Cookeville.
The Citizen, Cookeville, TN: Wednesday, October 17, 1956.
Thomas “Tom”G. Holladay Obt. #2
Pvt. Tom G. Holladay, 20, was killed Monday when a trailer being pulled by a jeep jackknifed and
overturned on a dirt road between Raeford and Vass, NC, near the Fort Bragg reservation.
A companion, Sgt. William L. Smith, was thrown clear of the wreckage and suffered only minor injuries.
Fueral services for Pvt. Holladay were conducted this afternoon at 2 o’clock in the chapel of Whitson
Funeral home. The Rev. Carson Whitaker and the Rev. Cecil Harper officiated and burial was in the
Cookeville City cemetery.
Pvt. Holladay, son of Tom A. and Flossie Burton Holladay, TPI road, Cookeville, was a graduate of Central
High School and attended Tennessee Tech. He had been with the United States Army approximately one
year.
Besides his parents he is survived by a sister, Miss Marie Holladay, of Cookeville.
George E. Holland Obt.
b. 19 August 1931, Bristol, VA – d. 2 January 2002, Cookeville, TN, md Marilyn (unknown) Holland.
George E. Holland, s/o George Sumner Holland & Thelma Edington.
COOKEVILLE –Graveside services for George E. Holland, 70, of Cookeville, will be held at 10 a.m. on
Friday, Jan. 4, at Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mr. Holland died on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born on Aug. 19, 1931, in Bristol, Va., to the late George Sumner and Thelma Edington Holland.
Mr. Holland was a dentist with the State of Tennessee.
His family includes his wife, Marilyn Holland of Cookeville; two daughters and sons-in-law, Lynn and
Matt Cole of Cookeville and Lisa and Thomas Kennedy of Charlotte, N.C.; and two grandchildren,
Douglas and Erin Kennedy.
Pallbearers will be family and friends of Mr. Holland.
Dr. Randy Adkisson will officiate at the services.
Alice Holleman
b. 29 February 1864 –d. 2 June 1935.
*See Blossie Bennie Holleman buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Blossie Bennie Holleman
b. 13 November 1900 –d. 24 April 1932, d/o James B. & Alice Holleman.
*See James B. & Alice Holleman, buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Blossie Bennie Holleman
b. -----, TN
d. 24 Apr 1932
Age: 31y 5m 11d
Father: James Holleman, TN
Mother: Alice Holleman, TN
James B. Holleman
b. 2 November 1905 –d. 2 July 1974, md Dimple Bradley
Willie (Terry) Holleman Obt.
b. 3 July 1891 – d. April 1980, md on the 12th of June 1920, Putnam Co., TN to Sam Holleman. Willie
(Terry) Holleman, d/o Jesse & Adelia Terry.
(SS Death Index: Name: HOLLEMAN, WILLIE – Birth: 03 Jul 1891- Death: Apr 1980– Age: 88- Last
Residence (Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN) –Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 409-17-8754, Issued By:
TN).
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 579, #2287: Sam Holloman married 12
June 1920, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Willie Terry).
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Willie T. Holleman will be conducted Thursday, May 1, at 2 p.m.
at the chapel of Hooper and Huddleston Funeral home with Richard “Dick” Mitchell and Bill Hunter
Mr. Holleman died April 29 at the Cookeville General Hospital.
A native of Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Adelia Terry.
Survivors include her husband, Sam Holleman; a son, William “Bill”Holleman; two sisters, Mrs. Jay ____
and Mrs. Barlow Smith of Cookeville.
Active pallbearers are John Henry _____, Glenn Ramsey, Lloyd Gentry, Clarence Lancaster, Willias
Hensley, _____Miller and Hoke White.
Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangemtns.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 30 April 1980.
Billy Gene “Bill”Holloway Obt.
b. 11 March 1942, Putnam Co., TN –d. 30 November 2010, Cookeville, TN, md on the 23rd of June 1970,
Nashville, TN to Elizabeth (Key) Holloway. Billy Gene “Bill” Holloway, s/o Carl Holloway & Vola
Bean.
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Billy Gene (Bill) Holloway, 68, of Cookeville, will be held at 11
a.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
Interment, with military honors, will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. today, Thursday, Dec. 2, and from 9
a.m. until time of services on Friday at the funeral home.
Mr. Holloway died suddenly Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, at his home.
He was born March 11, 1942, in Putnam County to the late Carl and Vola Bean
Holloway.
Mr. Holloway was a longtime member of Trinity Assembly in Algood, serving in
the bus ministry for more than 22 years.
He served in the Army from 1963-1969. After being discharged from active duty, he served several years
with the Tennessee National Guard. He was a retired machinist with Flowserve Corporation in Cookeville
with more than 30 years of service.
He and his family lived in the Crawford community of Overton County from 1971-1984, where he was an
active member and deacon at Assembly of God in Monterey.
Bill was a loving husband and a “great”dad and grandfather, and he will be greatly missed by his family.
His family includes his wife of 40 years, Elizabeth Key Holloway (whom he married June 23, 1970, in
Nashville); a son, Chris Holloway of Livingston; two daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Terry Warren
of Florence, Ala., and Beth and Dusty Bradley of Cookeville; four grandchildren, Kathelyn Bradley, Jordan
Holloway, Will Bradley and Peyton Holloway; and a sister-in-law, Peggy Buckner of Nashville.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Ova Key.
Pastors Mike Campbell and Jim Moore will officiate at the services.
Please share your thoughts and memories at .
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 2 December 2010
Donald Byrd Holloway Sr. Obt.
b. 24 June 1929, Crab Orchard – d. 12 July 2011, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, (1st Lt. U. S. Army), md
Betty (Grisard) Holloway. Donald Byrd Holloway Sr., s/o Samuel Neil Holloway & Ida Lee Cox.
COOKEVILLE –Memorial services for Donald Byrd Holloway Sr., 82, of Cookeville, will be held at 11
a.m. Thursday, July 14, at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 565 East 10th
St., Cookeville. Private family graveside services will proceed the memorial
service at the Cookeville Cemetery.
Family will receive friends Thursday from 10 a.m. until service time at the church.
Mr. Holloway died Tuesday morning, July 12, 2011, in Cookeville Regional
Medical Center.
He was born June 24, 1929, in Crab Orchard to the late Samuel Neil and Ida Lee Cox Holloway.
Mr. Holloway attended elementary school in Crab Orchard and graduated from Cumberland County High
School. He was a graduate of Tennessee Tech and excelled in baseball, lettering four years. He served in
the Army as a 1st Lieutenant before returning to Cookeville, where he worked as executive vice president of
First Tennessee Bank until his retirement.
He was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, where he served as an elder for more than 44
years and also as a Sunday school teacher. He was active in many community and civic organizations,
including Kiwanis, Putnam County Tech Alumni, UGF (now known as United Way) and Model A Club,
each of which he was selected as president. He was also a founding board member of the Putnam County
Chamber of Commerce and was involved in local little league baseball.
His family includes his wife of 58 years, Betty Grisard Holloway of Cookeville; two sons and a daughterin-law, Don Jr. and Jan Holloway and James Lynn Holloway, all of Cookeville; a daughter and son-in-law,
Shelia and Terry Julian of Cookeville; five grandchildren, Don Holloway III, Kelly Gaw and husband
Landon, James Lynn Holloway Jr. and wife Laura Beth, Jessie Holloway and Jonathan Reed Julian; three
great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; a sister, Aileen Sherrill of Crab Orchard; a brother and
sister-in-law, Carmen Lynn and Joan Holloway of Chattanooga; a host of nieces and nephews; and his
beloved grand-dog, Casey.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Holloway was preceded in death by a brother, Neil Holloway; and a brotherin-law, Army Sherrill.
Mr. Holloway’s family suggests that memorial contributions may be made to the building fund at First
Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Dr. Charles McCaskey will officiate the services.
Garland Washington Holloway Obt.
b. 21 August 1893, Jackson Co., TN –d. 27 November 1960, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 24th
of December 1914, Jackson Co., TN to Daisy Mai (Hensley) Holloway, b. 13 May 1897 – d. 20 August
1985. Garland Washington Holloway, s/o James S. Holloway & Nancy Meadows.
*See Gladys Christine Holloway buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Jackson Co., TN, pg. 86: Garland Holloway married 24
December 1914, Jackson Co., TN to Daisy Mai Hensley).
Funeral services for Garland Washington Holloway, 67, were held today in the chapel of Whitson Funeral
Home. Officiating was Glenn Killom, minister of the Willow Street Church of Christ of which Mr.
Holloway was a member. Burial was in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mr. Holloway, a resident of 504 N. Chestnut Avenue, died unexpectedly Sunday at the Cookeville General
Hospital.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. Holloway had called Cookeville home for a number of years. He was a
wholesale candy distributor. He was the son of the late James S. and Nancy Meadows Holloway.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Daisy Hensley Holloway, a son, Kenneth Holloway, two daughters,
Mrs. Wilma Brown and Mrs. Nancy Cooper, all of Detroit; three sisters, Mrs. Grace Loftis, Mrs. Hattie
Burris and Miss Lucille Holloway of Cookeville; a brother, Grover Holloway of Cookeville and six
grandchildren.
Garrett Holloway
b. 25 November 1907 –d. 7 January 1908.
Gladys Christine Holloway
b. 16 March 1919, TN – d. 20 February 1928, d/o Garland Washington Holloway (1893-1960) & Daisy
Mai Hensley (1897-1985).
*See Garland Holloway Obt.
Gladys Christine Holloway
b. -----, TN
d. 20 Feb 1928
Age: abt 8y
Father: Garland Holloway, TN
Mother: Daisy Hensley, TN
Grover A. Holloway/ Hollaway
b. 22 July 1888 –d. 21 July 1965, s/o James Samuel Holloway & Nancy Jane Meadows.
*See James Samuel Holloway buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Nancy Jane (Meadows) Holloway Obt.
(SS Death Index: Name: HOLLOWAY, GROVER – Birth: 22 Jul 1888- Death: Jul 1965– Age: 76-77Last Residence (TN) –Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 08-05-5534, Issued By: TN).
Infant Holloway
b. 24 April 1909 –d. 24 April 1909, s/o James Samuel Holloway & Nancy Meadows.
‘A Little Bud of Love to Bloom with God Above’
James Samuel Holloway
b. 14 June 1860, Overton Co., TN –d. 16 September 1940, md on the 25th of June 1887, Jackson Co., TN
to Nancy Jane (Meadows) Holloway, b. 19 September 1869, Jackson Co., TN – d. 31 October 1946,
Nashville, TN, d/o Layton Meadows & Sarah Cox. James S. Holloway, s/o George W. Holloway &
Mary Harp. (Church of Christ) (Children: Grover & Garland Holloway of Cookeville, TN, Cummins
Holloway of Detroit, MI, James Holloway of Van Dyke, MI, Mrs. Hattie Burris of Cookeville, TN, Mrs.
Clyde Otis (Grace) Loftis of Detroit, MI, Miss Lucille Holloway of Cookeville, TN). Nancy Jane
(Meadows) Holloway’s siblings are: (brother) Calvin Meadows of Gainesboro, TN, (sisters) Mrs. J. M. Lee
of TX and Mrs. James Herbig of AR. Clyde Otis Loftis (1901-1972) md April 1918 to Grace (Holloway)
Loftis, b. 12 February 1899 – d. 29 May 1979, both buried in the Smyrna Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
Clyde Otis Loftis, s/o Michael Van Dorn Loftis (1865-1950) & Louisa Williams (1872-1961).
‘Weep not they are at Rest’
*See Grover A. Holloway/ Hollaway
*See Infant Holloway
*See L. Lucille Holloway
James Samuel Holloway
b. 14 Jun 1860, Overton Co., TN
d. 16 Sep 1940
Father: George W. Holloway, TN
Mother: Mary Harp, TN
Spouse: Nancy Jane Meadows Holloway
Zion Putnam
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Jackson Co., TN, pg. 101: J. S. Hollaway married 25 June
1887, Jackson Co., TN to Nancy Meadows).
L. D. Holloway
b. 19 November 1926, md on the 14th of April 1948 to Evelyn “Ma” (Lee) Holloway, b. 1 November
1931.
*See Roger Dale Holloway Obt.
L. Lucille Holloway
b. 14 November 1906 –d. 2 December 1979, d/o James Samuel Holloway & Nancy Meadows.
Nancy Jane (Meadows) Holloway Obt.
b. 19 September 1869, Jackson Co., TN –d. 31 October 1946, Nashville, TN, md on the 25th of June 1887,
Jackson Co., TN to James Samuel Holloway, b. 14 June 1860, Overton Co., TN –d. 16 September 1940,
s/o George W. Holloway & Mary Harp. Nancy Jane (Meadows) Holloway, d/o Layton Meadows &
Sarah Cox.
Rites Held Saturday For Mrs. Holloway:
Funeral services for Mrs. Nannie Meadows Holloway, 77, widow of J. S. Holloway, were held at the
Church of Christ last Saturday. L. N. Moody and John W. Fox officiated. Burial was in City Cemetery.
Mrs. Holloway, who died in a Nashville hospital last Thursday, was formerly a native of Jackson County.
She has lived in Cookeville for the past 23 years.
Survivors include four sons, Grover Holloway and Garland Holloway of Cookeville; Cummins Holloway
of Detroit, MI, and James Holloway of Van Dyke, MI; three daughters, Mrs. Hattie Burris of Cookeville;
Mrs. Grace Loftis of Detroit, MI and Miss Lucille Holloway, of Cookeville; a brother, Calvin Meadows of
Gainesboro, and two sisters, Mrs. J. M. Lee of TX, and Mrs. James Herbig of AR.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 7 November 1946.
Roger Dale Holloway Obt.
b. 28 December 1948, Putnam Co., TN – d. 24 March 2004, Algood, TN, md Betty Sue (unknown)
Holloway. Roger Dale Holloway, s/o L. D. Holloway & Evelyn Lee.
*See L. D. Holloway, Cookeville City Cemetery.
ALGOOD – Funeral services for Roger Dale Holloway, 55, of Algood will be held in the chapel of
Whitson Funeral Home on Saturday, March 27, at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home today, March 26, from 2-9 p.m. and on Saturday from 9
a.m. until time of services.
Mr. Holloway died Wednesday, March 24, 2004, at his home.
Son of L.D. and Evelyn Lee Holloway of Cookeville, he was born on Dec. 28, 1948, in Putnam County.
Mr. Holloway was a business owner, owning City Square I, KY-TN Telecom Company and City Square
Professional Building. He was of the Baptist faith.
In addition to his parents, his family includes his wife, Betty Sue Holloway of Algood; a son and daughterin-law, Kevin Dale and Lisa Holloway of Stafford, Va.; a daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Mark Flatt
of Cookeville; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Eddie and Kim Holloway and Freddie Holloway, all of
Cookeville; a sister and brother-in-law, Wilma and David Brown of Cookeville; six grandchildren, Josh,
Melissa and Matthew Holloway, Dillard and Jesse Elrod and Makayla Flatt; and several nieces and
nephews.
Mr. Holloway was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, J.W. (Will) and Sallie Lee; his paternal
grandparents, Garfield and Martha Holloway; and a great-nephew, James Paul Holloway.
Pallbearers will be Jamie, Jason and Levi Holloway, Hethe Dyer, Brian Steel, Kenny Dyer and Tyler
Wasmund.
Bro. Carles Walker will officiate at the services.
Published March 26, 2004 11:10 AM CST: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Sarah Holloway
b.28 February 1890 –d. 17 December 1890.
C. B. Holt
b. 16 April 1910 –d. 3 July 1970 (Pvt. 321 Inf. WWII).
Stella (Sherrell) Holt
b. 23 June 1909 –d. 14 October 1962, d/o Robert Sydney Sherrell & Lottie Worley.
*See Hazel (Sherrell) Kirby Obt.
*See Lottie (Worley) Sherrell Obt.
*See Robert Sidney Sherrell buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Bobbie (Malone) Scarlett Hood Obt.
b. 17 October 1932, Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN – d. 9 April 2009, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md
Ellis Bradley Hood, b. 24 March 1925, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN – d. 13 August 2006, Cookeville,
Putnam Co., TN, s/o s/o Edward F. Hood & Pearlie J. Graham. Bobbie (Malone) Scarlett Hood, d/o Jep
Malone & Margie Haynes.
*See Ellis Bradley Hood Obt.
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Bobbie Scarlett Hood, 75, of Cookeville, will be held today,
Sunday, April 12, at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Cookeville Cemetery.
Family will receive friends Sunday from 12 p.m. until time of services at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hood died Thursday, April 9, 2009, at NHC Health Care in Cookeville.
She was born Oct. 17, 1932, in Buffalo Valley to the late Jep and Margie Haynes Malone.
Mrs. Hood worked for Fleetguard for 23 years. She was a member of the Baxter Church of God.
Her family includes a son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Janice Lalone Scarlett of Cookeville; a sister,
Katherine Chambers of Buffalo Valley; and two grandchildren, Libby and Adam Scarlett.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bradley Hood.
Bro. Robert Christian will officiate the services.
Sunday, Apr 12, 2009: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Ellis Bradley Hood Obt.
b. 24 March 1925, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN –d. 13 August 2006, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md 1st
Rosetta (Mackie) Hood – md 2nd Bobbie (Malone) Scarlett Hood, b. 17 October 1932, Buffalo Valley,
Putnam Co., TN –d. 9 April 2009, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Jep Malone & Margie Haynes. Ellie
Bradley Hood, s/o Edward F. Hood & Pearlie J. Graham.
COOKEVILLE – Funeral services for Ellis Bradley Hood, 81, of Cookeville, will be held Wednesday,
Aug. 16, at 11 a.m. at the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Family will receive friends Tuesday, Aug. 15, from 2-9 p.m., and Wednesday, Aug. 16, from 10 a.m. until
time of services at the funeral home.
Mr. Hood died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2006, at NHC Cookeville.
He was born Mar. 24, 1925, in Cookeville, to the late Edward F. and Pearlie J. Graham Hood.
Mr. Hood was employed as a factory worker with Acme Boot Co. He was a member of Baxter Church of
God.
His family includes his wife, Bobbie Jean Scarlett Hood of Cookeville; a son and daughter-in-law, Michael
Ellis and Terry Michelle Hood of Sparta; two sisters, Dimple Irene Hood of Cookeville and Fannie Odell
Smitty of Arizona; four grandchildren, Shannon, Stephen, Farran and Brandon Hood; and a great
grandchild, Jada Rosetta Martin.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Hood was preceded in death by his first wife, Rosetta Mackie Hood; and
several brothers and sisters, Nanny Ethel Grasty and Thuley Edda, Slayton, Clayton, James Payton,
Thomas Isaac, Dewey Clyde and Emette Dasco Hood.
Rev. Carson Whiteaker and Bro. Ray Young will officiate the services.
Donna C. (Owens) Hooks Obt.
b. 14 October 1933, Clay Co., TN – d. 13 July 2011, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN, md Willie Hooks.
Donna C. (Owens) Hooks, d/o Ezra D. Owens (1906-1981) & Eula Stockton (1909-1999).
*See Eula (Stockton) Owens Obt. buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery.
*See Ezra D. (Stockton) Owens Obt. buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE –Graveside services for Donna C. Hooks, 77, of Cookeville, will be held at 10 a.m. on
Friday, July 15, at Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the burial at the cemetery.
Mrs. Hooks died Wednesday, July 13, 2011, in Kindred Hospital in Nashville.
She was born Oct. 14, 1933, in Clay County to the late Ezra and Eula Stockton Owens.
Mrs. Hooks was a factory worker.
Her family includes her husband, Willie Hooks of Cookeville; a daughter, Lori Beth Hooks of Cookeville;
and four sisters, Opaline Jones of Raleigh, N.C., and Geraldine Flatt, Billie Ann Mitchell and Joyce
Bullington, all of Cookeville.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Dee, Edward and Jerry Owens.
Pallbearers will be Bert Hutcherson, Stanley Bullington, Steve Bullington, Preston Harlan, Bobby
Greenwood and Steve Barlow.
Bro. Theo Watts will officiate at the services.
Whitson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements (931) 526-2151.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 14 July 2011
Alvin Cullum Hooper Obt.
b. 29 September 1851, Smithville, TN –d. 29 January 1932, md on the 28th of November 1878, White Co.,
TN to Nannie Jane (Holmes) Hooper, b. 24 January 1857, TN – d. 23 December 1918, d/o Holmes.
Alvin Cullum Hooper, s/o Samuel Scott Hooper (1805-1883) of SC & Mary Ann Kelly of VA.
(Children: Miss Mary Lola Hooper, Mrs. Vinnie Mullican, of Sparta, TN, Ernest H. Hooper, of Nashville,
TN & Samuel Harrison Hooper, of Fountain Head, TN).
*See Mary Lola Hooper Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, White Co., TN, pg. 116: A. C. Hooper married 28 November
1878, White Co., TN to N. J. Holmes).
Death Of A. C. Hooper Occurs January 19:
Alvin C. Hooper, 80, retired farmer, passed away at his home on South Walnut Street last Friday, Jan. 29th,
having having been confined to his bed for about four months, although he had been in declining health for
the past four or five years. Mr. Hooper was a highly respected citizen of this city, having come here from
White county about fifteen years ago, and had made many friends here during that time. He had been an
active member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for many yers, being an elder in the local church.
Funeral services were held in the church Saturday afternoon by his pastor, Rev. H. L. Goodpasture, after
which the body was laid to rest in the city cemetery beside the remains of his wife who died about two
years after they removed to Cookeville.
Mr. Hooper is survived by two sons, E. H. Hooper, of Nashville, and S. H. Hooper, of Fountain Head; and
two daughters, Mrs. G. H. Mullican, of Sparta, and Miss Lola Hooper of this city.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 4 February 1932.
Alvin Cullum Hooper
b. 19 Sep 1851, Smithville, TN
d. 29 Jan 1932
Father: Samuel S. Hooper, SC
Mary Kelly, VA
DC #3310, Putnam Co. TN
Mrs. Alvin Hooper
b. -----, TN
d. 23 Dec 1918
Age: abt 62y
Father: Holmes
Cookeville Cemetery Putnam Co., TN
Former Cookeville Man Dies in Florida:
Ernest Hooper, 65, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hooper, and a brother of Miss Lola Hooper,
Cookeville, died at his home in Orlando, FL, November 27. Burial was in Leesburg, FL.
Mr. Hooper, is survived by his widow; two daughters, Mrs. John Matthews, Leesburg, FL, and Mrs. T. G.
Futch, Ft. McPherson, GA; two sisters, Miss Lola Hooper, Cookeville, and Mrs. Vinnie Mullican of Sparta;
and a brother, Harrison H. Hooper, Murfreesboro.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 6 December 1946.
(1880 census 9th Civil Dist., DeKalb C., TN: Dwl: 313 –Alvin C. Hooper is head of household, 28 yrs.
old, TN md to Nannie J., 23 yrs, old, TN. Child: Vinnie Hooper, September 9/12 yrs. old, TN).
(1910 census 8th Civil Dist., White Co., TN: Dwl: 63 –Alvan C. Hooper is head of household, 58 yrs. old,
TN, (father born in SC., mother, VA), Occupation: Farmer, Stock Farm, md 31 yrs. to Nancy J., 53 yrs.
old, TN, 5 children born, 4 children living. Children: Samuel H., 26 yrs. old, TN & Lola Hooper, 24 yrs.
old, TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Walnut St. Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 212 – Alvin C. Hooper is head of
household, 68 yrs. old, TN, (father born in SC, mother born in VA). Child: Lola Hooper, 34 yrs. old, TN).
Mary Lola Hooper
b. 4 January 1886, TN – d. 26 January 1961, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Alvin Cullum Hooper
(1851-1932) & Nannie Jane Holmes (1857-1918).
*See Alvin Cullum Hooper Obt.
Miss Lola Hooper, 75, died Thursday night at the Cookeville General Hospital follwoign an illness of
several weeks. Her death resulted from burns she sustaines in an accident at her home 146 S. Walnut
Avenue.
Funeral services for Miss Hooper, daughter of Alvin C. and Nancy Jane Holmes hooper, were held Satuday
at 2 p.m. in the chaple of Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home with the Rev. Frank Harmon, pastor of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of which Miss Hooper was a member officiating. Burial was in the
She had spent the greater part of her life at the Walnut Street address.
One sister, Mrs. G. H. Mulliean of Sparta survives.
Edward “Ed”Hogin Hooper Obt.
b. 15 September 1913, Dickson, TN–d. 27 May 2000, Putnam Co., TN, md Frances (Jacobs) Hooper, b. 7
August 1915, Nashville, TN –d. 25 August 2000, Putnam Co., TN, d/o James Madison Jacobs & Hattie
Acklen. Edward “Ed”H. Hooper, s/o James Montgomery Hooper & Elizabeth Sue Hogin.
*See Frances (Jacobs) Hooper Obt.
CIVIC LEADER, FUNERAL DIRECTOR ED HOOPER DIES, SERVICES TUESDAY: By Mary Jo
Denton –Herald-Citizen Staff: Cookeville, TN.
Ed Hooper has laid generations of Cookevillians to rest – and now it’s his turn. The 86-year-old retired
funeral director died at his home on Saturday, May 27.
One of Cookeville’s best known citizens, Hooper owned and operated Hooper & Huddleston Funeral
Home for over 30 years. And for those years and more, he worked tirelessly at many civic and community
tasks.
He won many awards and honors over the years, but took his greatest pride in serving grieving families
with kindness and dignity while working at his profession.
He was a big man with a soft Southern drawl who said the most valuable service he could offer was
friendship.
And while he was very serious in a serious profession, he did not forget the value of a sense of humor, even
though –or perhaps because –his daily work involved facing death as a part of life.
Once after dropping in for a visit at this newspaper, he turned on his way out the door, smiled, and said,
“You all come to see me –while you can still see.”
Funeral services will be held for Edward Hogin Hooper on Tuesday, May 30, at 1 p.m. in the chapel of
Hooper & Huddleston with Brother Bruce McClarty and Brother Kelly Campbell officiating. Burial will be
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, May 29, from 5 to 9 p.m.
His family includes his wife of 62 years, Frances Jacobs Hooper of Cookeville; two daughters and sons-inlaw, Harriet Sue and Phil Hall of Cookeville and Helen Ann and Harry Ward of Nashville; one sister,
Katharine Hooper of Nashville; one brother, T.C. Hooper of Greenville, S.C.; four grandsons and a
granddaughter-in-law, Phillip Edward and Lee Ann Hall, Reginald Hooper Hall, all of Cookeville, and
Harry Hobgood Ward Jr. and Andrew Hooper Ward, both of Nashville.
His sons-in-law and grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Ed Hooper was born Sept. 15, 1913, in Dickson, Tenn., to the late James Montgomery and Elizabeth Sue
Hogin Hooper.
He was a graduate of Donelson High School, where he played on their first football team.
One of his after-school jobs in those days was at a funeral home in Donelson. He drove the hearse, swept
the floors, and learned how to talk to grieving families.
In 1935, he became a licensed funeral director in Tennessee. He moved to Cookeville a few years later, and
by 1955, he owned and was running Hooper & Huddleston Funeral Home here.
He was a member of Collegeside Church of Christ.
It has been said that in the years before there was a Chamber of Commerce here Ed Hooper served this city
by doing that job himself, and over the years, he spent countless hours working in various civic
organizations, such as the Cookeville Lions Club, where he received the Melvin Jones Fellow Award, and
the Cookeville Rotary Club, where he received the Paul Harris Fellow Award, both the highest awards in
those clubs.
He was a retired board member of Union Planters Bank, served on the board of TTU’s Business
Foundation-Chair of Excellence, served as the first president of the Putnam Chamber of Commerce, was a
past president of the Putnam Jaycees, served as chairman of the Red Cross Blood program, and served with
the American Cancer Society.
He served as executive secretary of the Tennessee State Board of Funeral Directors & Embalmers for 10
years and was once named Man of the Year in the National Selected Morticians Association.
Among his many honors was a Distinguished Alumni award from TTU and a place in the TTU Sports Hall
of Fame for his commitment to helping the university strive for excellence. He was also once named the
“Pride of Putnam County”by the Chamber of Commerce here.
Contributions to honor his memory may be made to Collegeside Church of Christ, Lazarus House Hospice,
or the Business Foundation at Tennessee Tech University.
Published May 29, 2000 11:47 AM CDT : Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Frances (Jacobs) Hooper Obt.
b. 7 August 1915, Nashville, TN –d. 25 August 2000, Putnam Co., TN, md Edward “Ed”Hogin Hooper,
b. 15 September 1913, Dickson, TN –d. 27 May 2000, Putnam Co., TN, s/o James Montgomery Hooper
& Elizabeth Sue Hogin. Frances (Jacobs) Hooper, d/o James Madison Jacobs & Hattie Acklen.
*See Edward “Ed”Hogin Hooper Obt.
COOKEVILLE–Funeral services for Frances Jacobs Hooper, 85, of Cookeville will be held today, Sun.,
Aug. 27 at 3 p.m. from the chapel of Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home. Burial will be in the
The family will receive friends today at the funeral home from noon until the time of services.
She was dead on arrival at Cookeville Regional Medical Center on Friday, Aug. 25, 2000.
She was born Aug. 7, 1915, in Nashville to the late James Madison and Hattie Acklen Jacobs. She was a
graduate of Hume Fogg High School and Falls Business College and was active with the Girl Scouts.
She was also a charter member of Town and Gown, an organizing member of the Welcome Wagon and an
attendee of Collegeside Church of Christ. She was a member of the Symphony Guild and was active in the
Mother’s March of Dimes.
Her family includes two daughters and sons-in-law, Harriet Sue and Phil Hall of Cookeville and Helen Ann
and Harry Ward of Nashville; four grandsons and one granddaughter-in-law, Philip Edward and LeeAnn
Hall and Reginald Hooper Hall, all of Cookeville, and Harry Hobgood Ward, Jr. and Andrew Hooper
Ward, both of Nashville.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hooper was preceded in death by her husband, Edward “Ed”H. Hooper,
who died on May 27, 2000.
Pallbearers will be Phil, Philip and Rex Hall, Harry Ward, Chip and Andy Ward and Walter Hill Carlen.
Bro. Bruce McLarty will officiate at the services.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Collegside Church of Christ or to the charity of your choice.
Published August 26, 2000 5:02 PM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Mary Lola Hooper Obt.
b. 4 January 1886 – d. 26 January 1961, d/o Alvin Cullum Hooper (1851-1932) – Nannie J. Holmes
(1857-1918).
Effie C. (Eldridge) Hoose Obt.
b. 29 August 1924, Putnam Co., TN –d. 21 April 1998, Dearborn, MI, md Francis Rudolph Hoose, d. 24
February 1984, Detroit, MI at the age of 62. Effie C. (Eldridge) Hoose, d/o Arthur Eldridge & Eva
Sliger.
*See Francis Rudolph Hoose Obt.
COOKEVILLE – Graveside services for Effie C. Hoose, 73, of Lincoln Park, Mich., formerly of
Cookeville, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 25, at Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. Friday at Dyer Funeral Home.
Mrs. Hoose died on Tuesday, April 21, 1998, at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, Mich.
She was born on Aug. 29, 1924, in Putnam County to Eva Sliger Eldridge of Cookeville and the late Arthur
Eldridge. Mrs. Hoose was a homemaker.
In addition to her mother, her family includes five daughters, Judy Stogsdill of Lincoln Park, Jewel
Rummel of Croswell, Mich., Shelia Ritter of Detroit, Mich., Eva Wakeford of Grayling, Mich., and
Shannon Swartz of Warren, Mich.; two sons, Fred Hoose of Sterling Heights, Mich., and Teddy Hoose of
Detroit; and 19 grandchildren.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, Francis Rudolph Hoose.
Bro. Frank Davis will officiate at the services.
Published Thursday, April 23, 1998 1:05 PM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Francis Rudolph Hoose Obt.
b. 1 November 1921 – d. 24 February 1984, Detroit, MI, md Effie C. (Eldridge) Hoose, b. 29 August
1924, Putnam Co., TN –d. 21 April 1998, Dearborn, MI, d/o Arthur Eldridge & Eva Sliger.
*See Effie C. (Eldridge) Hoose Obt.
DETROIT, MICHIGAN –Graveside services for Francis R. Hoose, 62, a resident of Detroit, Michigan,
were held Tuesday, February 28, at 1 p.m., at Cookeville City Cemetery, with Franklin Davis officiating.
Mr. Hoose died Friday, February 24, 1984, in a hospital in Detroit, Michigan.
His family includes his wife, Effie C. Hoose; five daughters, Jewell Rummel of Lexiton, MI, Francis
Evanell McCulla of Lansing, MI, Judy Stogsdill, Shelia Allen, and Shannon Petty, all of Detroit; two sons,
Fred Hoose of Mt. Plymouth, MI, and Harold Hoose of Detroit.
Members of the family served as pallbearers.
Dyer Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Tommie Van Hooser Obt.
*See Braxton E. Grizzard buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Funeral services for Tommie Van Hooser, 27, were conducted at the Cookeville Church of Christ Saturday
afternoon by Elder J. Petty Ezell, and Dr. O. H. Tallman. Burial was in the city cemetery. Young Van
Hooser died in Good Samaritan hospital in Lexington, KY, Thursday morning, after a year’s illness.
Well known in Cookeville as a son of the late T. J. Van Hooser, and a popular student in the Cookeville
city schools and at Tech, Tommie’s passing brought sorrow in his many friends throughout the city and
state. After graduating from Tech, Tommie went to college in Lexington, and returned to Cookeville where
he accepted a position with the Citizens Bacnk, working there for about a year. He then went to Nashville
where he was employed by Caldwell and Compnay, staying there until ill health overtook him a year ago.
Tommie is survived by his widowed mother and three sisters, Mrs. Ben Anderson and Mrs. C. H. Stitt, of
Paragould, AR, and Mrs. B. E. Grizzard, of Cookeville, and two brothers, John, of Detroit, and DeFord, of
Lexington, KY.
Pallbearers were his boyhood friends.
Sam Johnson Horn Obt.
b. 23 June 1881, TN –d. 12 July 1949, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 30th of September 1906, Putnam Co.,
TN to Elizabeth “Lizzie”(Terry) Horn, b. March 1887, TN –d. 4 February 1983, d/o William L. Terry
& Sarah Ann Pointer.
*See William Layafette Terry Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 361, #899: S. J. Horn married 30
September 1906, Putnam Co., TN to Lizzie Terry).
Funeral services for Sam Horn, 65, who died Tuesday night in the City Hospital were held (Wednesday) at
the Broad Street Church of Christ. The services were conducted by Mr. Dicus and Mr. Moody. Burial was
in the City Cemetery.
Mr. Horn is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Terry Horn; three sons, Terry Horn of Knoxville, Jim
Horn of Cookeville, and Howard Horn of South Pittsburg, TN; one daughter, Mrs. L. M. Gaffin of Sparta;
three grandchildren; four brothers, William Horn of Monterey; Tom Horn of Crossville, Andy Horn of
Pottersville, GA, and Fate Hor of OH; two sisters, Mrs. Riley Milligan of Monterey, and Mrs. Sema Smith
of Mayland, TN.
(1900 census 15th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 146 –William L. Terry is head of household, 45 yrs.
old, b. November 1854, TN md 16 yrs. to Sarah, 35 yrs. old, b. November 1864, TN, 4 children born, 4
children living. Children: Paton J., 14 yrs. old, b. July 1885; Lizzie, 13 yrs. old., b. March 1887; Jimmie,
10 yrs. old, b. February 1890 & Jasper Terry, 9/12 yrs. old, b. August 1899. All born in TN. Also living in
the household, Ike Smith, lodger, 21 yrs. old. b. March 1879, TN).
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cumberland Co., TN: Dwl: 363 –Samuel J. Horn is head of household, 28
yrs. old, TN, md to Lizzie R., 23 yrs. old, TN. Children: Samuel S., 2 yrs. old, TN. Also living in the
household: William Johnson, servant, 15 yrs. old, TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Cumberland Co., Crossville, TN: Dwl: 213- S. J. Horn is head of household,
38 yrs. old, TN, md to Lizzie, 33 yrs. old, TN. Children: Terry, 11 yrs. old; Ann Christine, 8 yrs.old &
James Riley Horn, 1 yr. old. All born in TN).
(1930 census 1st Civil Dist., Cumberland Co., Crossville, TN: Dwl: 8 – Samuel J. Horn is head of
household, 48 yrs. old, TN, md to Lizzie T., 43 yrs. old, TN. Children: Anna C., 18 yrs. old; James R., 12
yrs. old & Howard T., 7 yrs. old. All born in TN).
John Martin Horner
b. 4 October 1922 –d. 27 August 1978 , (US Army WWII), md on the 4th of February 1945, Dyer Co., TN
to Rita Virginia (Weeks) Horner, b. 17 October 1925 – d. 4 October 2001, d/o John Weeks & Hannah
Barbam
*See Rita Virginia (Weeks) Horner Obt.
(SS Death Index: Name: HORNER, JOHN – Birth: 04 Oct 1922- Death: Aug 1978– Age: 55- Last
TN).
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Dyer Co., TN, pg. 430: John M. Horner married 4 February
1945, Dyer Co., TN, age 22 to Rita Weeks, age 19).
John Willington Horner Obt.
b. 3 June 1891, TN –d. 4 July 1983, Murfreesboro, TN, (US Army WWI), md on the 9th of October 1921,
Putnam Co., TN to Emma (Loftis) Horner, b. 10 August 1891 – d. 27 February 1978, d/o Martin Van
Buren Loftis (1864-1946) & Lettie Vio Cooper (1874-1931). John W. Horner, s/o Thomas Horner &
Frances Parzetta Roland.
*See Martin Van Buren Loftis Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 62, #2613: John Horner married 9
October 1921, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Emma Loftis. By whom married: Sam Edwards, pastor).
Graveside services for John Horner, 90, will be conducted from Cookeville City Cemetery, today, July 6, at
4 p.m. with Malcolm Hill officiating.
Mr. Horner died July 4, in the Veterans Hospital in Murfreesboro.
He was a native of Tennessee, the son of the late Thomas and Parzetta Roland Horner, a veteran of WWI
and a retired farmer. He was the husband of the late Emma Loftis Horner.
He is survived by a daughter, Lettie Frances Horner, two grandchildren, William Martin Horner and Jo Ann
Horner; two great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Susie Nickens of St. Louis, MO.
Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lettie Frances Horner
b. 28 February 1924 – d. 16 January 1986, md on the 3rd of July 1984, Putnam Co., TN to Henry Lee
Mahan. Lettie Frances Horner, d/o John W. Horner & Emma Loftis.
*See John W. Horner Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 423: Henry Lee Mahan married 3 July
1984, Putnam Co., TN, age 42, b. 15 November 1941, address: 457 Freeze St., Cookeville, TN to Lettie
Frances Horner, age 60, b. 28 February 1924, name of parent, guardian, or next of kin of female: Jo Ann
Horner, Womack Ave., Cookeville, TN).
Lettie Francis Horner was a life long resident of Cookeville. She went by her name Frances. She ran a
Beauty Shop on Freeze Street just off the main town square. She was a strong supporter of the law
enforcement community. She died very suddenly of a stroke. She was married very briefly once and then
retained her maiden name when the marriage was annulled.
Rita Virginia Horner Obt.
b. 17 October 1925 – d. 4 October 2001, md on the 4th of February 1945, Dyer Co., TN to John M.artin
Horner, b. 4 October 1922 – d. 27 August 1978, (US Army WWII). Rita Virginia Horner, d/o John
Weeks & Hannah Barbam.
*See John Martin Horner buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See William Martin Horner Obt.
(SS Death Index: Name: RITA W HORNER Birth: 17 Oct 1925- Death: 04 Oct 2001- Last Residence:
(Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN) –Last Benefit: (Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN) –SSN: 413-32-5819, TN)
Rita Horner, of Cookeville, formerly of Dyersburg, died Thursday, October 4, 2001 at Cookeville Regional
Medical Center.
She was a retired beautician and owned and operated Rita’s Beauty Shop for over 40 years and a member
of Algood Church of Christ.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Cookeville Chapel of Hoooper & Huddleston Funeral Home with
Brother Glen McDoniel and Brother Jim Blankenship officiating. Burial will be in Cookeville City
Cemetery.
The family will receive visitors at 12-3 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Survivors include a daughter, Jo Ann Horner of Hendersonville; a son, William Horner of Cookeville; five
sisters, Louise Richardson of Irvine, Ky. Dorothy Robertson of Gary, Ind., Wilma Weeks of Atlanta, Ga.,
and Beck Bunnell and Evelyn Ellis, both of Dyersburg; three brothers, Charles Weeks of Gary, Ind.,
Dempsy Weeks of Dyersburg and Bobby Weeks of Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; four grandchildren, Virginia
Ann Bilbrey of Lebanon, Molly Horner of Carbondale, Ill., Erica Horner and Vickie Horner, both of
Cookeville; two great-grandchildren, Scarlett Bilbrey and Robert Cole Bilbrey, both of Lebannon.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John M. Horner; her parents, John and Hannah Barbam Weeks;
and four brothers, Sam Weeks, Bonnie Weeks, Ruben Weeks and J.W. Weeks.
Dyersburg State Gazette Newspaper: Monday, October 8, 2001
William Martin Horner Obt.
b. 20 September 1948, Putnam Co., TN – d. 22 October 2008, Cookeville, TN, md on the 31st of October
1987, Carthage, TN to Debbie (Norrod) Horner. William Martin Horner, s/o John Martin Horner &
Rita Virginia Weeks.
*See John Martin Horner buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Rita Virginia (Weeks) Horner Obt.
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for William Martin Horner, 60, of Cookeville, will be held at 11 a.m.
on Saturday, Oct. 25, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Homes and
Cremation Services. Burial, with military honors, will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. today, Friday, Oct. 24, and from 9 a.m. until time of services
on Saturday at the funeral home.
Mr. Horner died suddenly Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008, at his home.
He was born Sept. 20, 1948, in Putnam County to the late John Martin and Rita Virginia Weeks Horner.
Mr. Horner was a member of Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ. He was an Air Force Vietnam veteran.
Mr. Horner was co-owner of Top-Guns in Cookeville and an automotive broker for Dixie Motors in
Nashville. He was formerly with Heritage Ford, where he was general sales manager for 23 years.
In 1984, he became an inaugural member of the National Harley-Davidson HOG Association (Harley
Owners Group). Mr. Horner was a longtime member of the National Rifle Association and a member of the
Putnam County Rod and Gun Club.
His family includes his wife, Debbie Norrod Horner of Cookeville (whom he married Oct. 31, 1987, in
Carthage); three daughters and two sons-in-law, Mollie and Geoff King of Carbondale, Ill., Erica and Eric
Stokes of Murfreesboro and Vickie Horner of Cookeville; two grandchildren (Mollie is expecting his third
grandchild in two weeks); a sister, Jo Ann Horner of Nashville; and his mother-in-law, Lena Norrod of
Cookeville.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Virginia Ann Bilbrey, and his father-inlaw, Ogle Norrod.
Pallbearers will be Chester Finley, Randy Parker, Randy and Adam West, Hugh Adams, Mel Brown,
Danny Price, Jerry Cass and Gary McDonald.
Honorary pallbearers will be Don Dickerson, Charlie Weeks, Bob Garland, L.R. West, James Fagg, Jimmy
Dyer, Harold Cash and Matthew and Zachary
Norrod.
(Pictured: Boy Scott Troop 156, chartered by St.
Michael’s Episcopal Church, has a long tradition of
placing flags on the graves of veterans at the
Cookeville City Cemeter. Scout Zach Norrod places
a flag on the grave of his uncle, William Horner, a U.
S. Air Force Veteran, while scout Nathan Longfellow
renders the Scout Salute: Herald-Citizen, Cookeville,
TN, 31 May 2010, front page).
Bro. Buddy Johnson will officiate at the services.
Condolences may be sent to www.hhhfunerals.com,
526-6111.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: Friday, Oct 24, 2008
Jimmy Dale “Sam”Houston Obt.
b. 5 October 1954, Lake Co. – d. 19 October 2003, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, s/o Jimmy Herbert
Houston & Betty Rose Tuner.
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Jimmy Dale (Sam) Houston, 49, of Cookeville will be held at 11
a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City
Cemetery. Masonic serv ices will be held at 7 p.m. today, Monday, Oct. 20, at the funeral home.
The family will receive friends from 3-9 p.m. today, Monday, Oct. 20, and from 9-11 a.m. on Tuesday,
Oct. 21, at the funeral home.
Mr. Houston died on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2003, at Cookeville Regional Medical
Center.
He was born on Oct. 5, 1954, in Lake County to the late Jimmy Herbert and Betty
Rose Turner Houston.
He was communication operator for the State of Tennessee Dept. of Safety. Mr. Houston was a member of
Cookeville Masonic Lodge #266.
His family includes his special friend, Cindy Knopp of Smithville; four daughters, Natasha and Brittany
Houston, both of Lafayette, Cassie Houston of Lubbock, Texas, and Samantha Houston of Michigan; and
one grandchild, Cameron Houston.
Pallbearers will be Dan Demps, Tim McHood, Steve Ross, Sgt. Reaker Bass, Lt. Randy Hoover and Robert
Holmes.
Honorary pallbearers will be Marty Smith, Jeff Shoemake, Jimmy Buchanan and Dale Paige.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Assoc.
John Shoemake will officiate at the services.
Published October 20, 2003 11:52 AM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Dempse Southard Howard
b. 23 August 1908, TN –d. 6 June 1973, (Sgt. US Air Force WWII), md Willie Myrtle (Medley) Howard,
b. 27 March 1907, Putnam Co., TN – d. 27 March 1984, TN, d/o James High Medley (1871-1944) &
Margaret Elizabeth “Betty” Leftwich (1877-1947), both buried in Smellage Cemetery, Boma, Putnam
Co., TN.
*See Willie Myrtle (Medley) Howard Obt.
*See Arless Dero Brown Obt.
*See Joel “Joe”Luther Medley Obt.
(SS Death Index: Name: DEMPSE HOWARD – Birth: 23 August 1908 – Death: June 1973 –Last
Residence: (Malaga, Chelan, WA 98828) –Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 535-26-4979, WA)
(1910 census 2nd Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 39 –Dannial M. Howard is head of household, 37
yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Miller Grist Mill, md 9 yrs. to Pearl, 28 yrs. old, TN, 6 children born, 6 children
living. Children: Burgess M., 12 yrs. old; Maggie, 9 yrs. old; Bula M., 4 yrs. old & Dimpsey Howard, 1
yr. old. All born in TN).
Estalee (Rippetoe) Howard
b. 21 March 1897 –d. 5 March 1990, Knoxville, TN, md on the 23rd of December 1924, Putnam Co., TN to
John Henry Howard Sr., b. 2 January 1896, Putnam Co., TN – d. 11 December 1977, s/o James N.
Howard & Tennessee K. Miller. Estalee (Rippetoe) Howard, d/o Louis Napolean Rippetoe (1854-1939)
& Josephine “Josie”Lee Clark (1874-1939).
*See John Henry Howard Jr. Obt.
*See John Henry Howard Sr. Obt.
KNOXVILLE –Funeral services for Estalee Rippetoe Howard 92, of Knoxville, formerly of Cookeville,
will be Friday, March 9, at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home. Burial will be in
the Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Howard died Monday (March 5, 1990) at Hillcrest West Nursing Home in Knoxville.
She was a graduate of Tennessee Tech, a retired Putnam County teacher and a writer.
Mrs. Howard was a member of First Baptist Church in Cookeville, where she taught Sunday School for
many years. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Her family includes one daughter, Jimmie Katherine Thompson, and son-in-law, Bill Bateman of
Knoxville; one son, John H Howard Jr; three grandsons, Marvin, John and Bill Thompson and six greatgrandchildren.
Mrs. Howard was preceded in death by her husband, John H Howard Sr.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 2 p.m. until the time for services.
Dr. Ken Altom will officiate at the services.
MOTHER –By Estalle (Rippetoe) Howard
Toiling, striving, never shirking
Loving, giving all the years,
Planning, hoping, always working
Smiling bravely though the tears.
That’s Mother.
For her family sacrificing,
That their burden may be light,
Alwasys some new plan devising,
That will make the pathway bright.
That’s Mother.
Keeping wheels of home still turning,
In the good times or the bad.
And the light of love still burning,
For the children and their Dad.
That’s Mother.
Often tired and worn and weary,
Still there’s more that she must do.
Tho the whole world may see dreary,
This great love keeps shining thru.
That’s Mother.
Not one day, but many, many
Does she for her loved ones live,
Not one fault, but for just any
She is willing to forgive.
That’s Mother
Surely if there is a heaven,
In a land so pure and fair,
Some little preference will be given
When the Books are opened there
TO MOTHERS.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: May 1938.
John Henry Howard Jr. Obt.
b. 21 November 1928, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN –d. 7 September 2004, Nashville, TN, s/o John Henry
Howard Sr. & Estalee Rippetoe.
*See Estalee (Rippetoe) Howard buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See John Henry Howard Sr. Obt.
COOKEVILLE –Graveside services for John Henry Howard Jr., 75, of Cookeville will be held at noon
on Saturday, Sept. 11, at Cookeville City Cemetery, with military honors.
Mr. Howard died on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004, in the VA Medical Center in Nashville.
He was born on Nov. 21, 1928, in Cookeville to the late John Henry and Estalee Rippetoe Howard.
A native of Cookeville, Mr. Howard was living in Knoxville, near his sister, nephews, great-nephews and
nieces. He was a member of the Protestant faith and was an avid golfer and a history buff. He was a Navy
veteran of the Korean War and a member of the American Legion.
His family includes a sister and brother-in-law, Katherine Howard Thompson and Bill Bateman of
Knoxville; two nephews, John R. Thompson and William H. Thompson, both of Knoxville; three greatnephews, Christian and Matthew Thompson, both of Knoxville, and Christopher Thompson of Nashville;
and five great-nieces, Heather Thompson, and Laura, Amy and Ginny Thompson, all of Knoxville, and
Gennifer Thompson of Nashville.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a nephew, Marvin I. Thompson Jr.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society of Nashville, or Veteran’s
Administration Medical Center Fund, by contacting the funeral home at 526-6111.
Bill Bateman will officiate at the services.
Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home of Cookeville in charge of arrangements.
Published September 10, 2004 10:27 AM CDT : Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
John Henry Howard Sr. Obt.
b. 2 January 1896, Putnam Co., TN – d. 11 December 1977, md on the 23rd of December 1924, Putnam
Co., TN to Estalee (Rippetoe) Howard, b. 21 March 1897 –d. 5 March 1990, Knoxville, TN. John Henry
Howard Sr., s/o James N. Howard & Tennessee K. Miller.
*See Estalle (Rippetoe) Howard buried in Cookeville, City Cemetery
*See John Henry Howard Jr. Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 269, #2131: John H. Howard married 23
December 1924, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Estalee Rippetoe)
(SS Death Index: Name: HOWARD, JOHN –Birth: 02 Jan 1896- Death: Dec 1977–Age: 81- Last
TN).
(SS Death Index: Name: ESTALEE R HOWARD Birth: 21 Mar 1897- Death: 05 Mar 1990- Last
Residence: (Knoxville, Knox Co., TN) –Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 415-30-0032, TN)
Funeral services for John H. Howard, Sr., 81, were conducted from the Chapel of Hooper & Huddleston
Funeral Home with the Rev. David Campbell officiating. Mr. Howard died Dec. 11 in the local hospital.
He was a native of Putnam County, the son of the late James N. and Tennessee K. Miller Howard - - a
retired electrician, a veteran of WWI, and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. He was also a
member of the American Legion, Kiwanis Club.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Estalee Rippetoe Howard; one son, John H. Howard, Jr., Cookeville; one
daughter Mrs. Katherine Thompson, Knoxville; three grandsons, Marvin Thomas Thompson Jr., John
Thompson, Billy Thompson of Knoxville and three great grandchildren.
Burial was in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Bill Borden, Walter Borden, Don Holloway, Juan Chapman, Marshall Ertram, O.
T. Estes. Honorary pallbearers were members of American Legion, Kiwanis Club, and men of First
Presbyterian Church.
Willie Myrtle (Medley) Howard Obt.
b. 27 March 1907, Putnam Co., TN – d. 27 March 1984, md Dempse Southard Howard, b. 23 August
1908, TN –d. 6 June 1973, (Sgt. US Air Force WWII). Willie Myrtle (Medley) Howard, d/o James High
Medley (1871-1944) & Margaret Elizabeth “Betty” Leftwich (1877-1947), both buried in Smellage
Cemetery, Boma, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Dempse Southard Howard buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE – Funeral services for Myrtle Medley Howard, 77, of Cookeville, were to be held today,
May 29, at 2 p.m., in the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home with Bro. Andrew Albert officiating. Burial was
Mr. Howard died Sunday, May 27, 1984, following an extended illness, at Masters Health Care Center.
A native of Putnam County, she was the daughter of the late J. H. and Betty (Leftwich) Medley.
Her family includes one brother, Luther Medley of Rt. 1, Baxter; three sisters, Mrs. Grover Carr of Silver
Point, Tenn., and Mrs. Dero Brown and Mrs. Roy Nichols, both of Cookeville; and several nieces and
nephews.
Sam Howard
b. 9 February 1918 –d. 22 March 1919.
Tennessee Catherine (Miller) Howard Obt.
b. 28 February 1840, Putnam Co., TN – d. 11 December 1919, d/o Samuel Miller & Francis Bates.
Tennessee C. (Miller) Howard md James N. Howard, b. 19 March 1843, TN –d. 12 February 1902, he is
buried in the Johnson Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN. A marker for Tennessee Catherine Howard is next to
her husband James N. Howard in the Johnson Cemetery. (Presbyterian – Daughter of pioneer citizen).
She was 79 years old, a devoted member of the Presbyterian church; and a noble Christian woman, loved
and respected by all who knew her.
Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at the Presbyterian church followed by the
interment of the remains in the Cookeville cemetery. The deceased was reared in the Fourth civil district of
this county, being a daughter of Samuel Miller, a prominent pioneer citizen. She had resided in Cookeville
for a number of years.
Herald, Cookeville, TN: 18 December 1919.
Catherine Howard
b. 28 Feb 1840, TN
d. 11 Dec 1919
Father: Sam’l Miller
Mother: Unknown Bates
(1870 census 4th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 35 –Samuel Miller is head of household, 70 yrs. old,
TN md to Francis, 72 yrs. old, TN. Children: Mary J., 29 yrs. old; Elizabeth, 25 yrs. old & Catherine
Miller, 22 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Census Place: 1880 District 4, Putnam, TN
Dwl: 118
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
Samuel MILLER
Self
M
W
W
88
TN
Occ:
Farmer Fa: --- Mo: --Mary J. MILLER
Dau
F
S
W
39
TN
Occ:
Keeping House Fa: --- Mo: TN
Elizabeth MILLER
Dau
F
S
W
37
TN
Fa: --- Mo: TN
T.C. MILLER
Dau
F
S
W
35
TN
Fa: --- Mo: TN
(1900 census 4th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 68 –James N. Howard is head of household, 57 yrs.
old, b. March 1843, NY (father born in NY, mother NY) md 12 yrs. to Tennessee, 60 yrs. old. b. February
1840, TN, 0 children. Also living in the household: Mary J. Miller, sister-in-law, 64 yrs. old, b. March
1836, TN & Elizabeth Miller, sister-in-law, 61 yrs. old, b. December 1838, TN. John H. Riddles, lodger,
4 yrs. old, b. January 1896, TN).
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 105 – Catherine Howard is head of
household, 69 yrs. old, TN (father born in VA, mother, TN), widow. Living in the household: John H.
Ridley, adopted son, 14 yrs. old, TN (parents both born in TN).
Mrs. Catherine Howard, widow of the late J. N. Howard, died at her home in this city after a lingering
illness.
William Albert “Billie”Howard Jr. Obt.
b. 1 July 1914, Algood, Putnam Co., TN – d. 15 May 1922, s/o Dr. William Albert Howard Sr. (18861974) & Elise Draper Epperson (1893-1979).
*See Dr. William Albert Howard Sr. buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Billie Howard Passes Away by Mrs. Rutledge Smith:
Little Billie Howard, the son of Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Howard died Monday evening at ten o’clock at St.
Thomas Hospital, Nashville, of blood poison. He was ill only two weeks. The direct cause of the poison
was not located by the physicians. Before going to the hospital, he had suffered from a rising in his ear,
and was taken to Nashville to be examined by specialists. An operation was thought best, for mastoid
trouble, but it was found during the operation that his system was already infected by blood poison.
Despite of all that human aid could do-ten physicians attending his case, trained nurses, his own beloved
ones watching his every breath, and the great fight the little fellow put up –death claimed him.
His remains were brought to Cookeville Tuesday and buried in the Cookeville cemetery, after a short
funeral service at the Christian Church, conducted by Elder J. D. Gunn of Sparta and Judge Sam Edwards.
The pallbearers were Edward Neal, Dr. Terry, Herbert Carlen, R. L. Maddux, Dr. Lex Dyer, Dr. Moore,
Sam Crawford, Oscar Holladay, and Aubrey Clark.
If flowers, that mutely but so eloquently speak love and sympathy, could heal the wounded heart, the hearts
of tose who are nearest and dearest to Billie would have ceased aching and rejoiced as they followed the
dear little body to its last resting place. About the altar of the church were banked hundreds of most
exquisite floral offerings, while the cold dirt of the grave was hidden by a lining of sweetest blossoms.
Lillies and roses by the thousands had been sent as a tribute of love for a little fellow who promised so
much in life –one who had tasted only the dew of the day. It was most fitting that a mantle of white lilies,
sent by fond relatives should cover the casket, while a pillow of roses, the gift of the neighbor children who
had made meery with him only a short while ago, should rest at his head. His classmates sent their token of
love, as did those who were wont to see him in the Sunday school.
As the great crowd, who gathered in the church to pay respect to the bereaved parents and grandmother
looked thorugh tear dimmed eyes upon little Bille and his bed of lilies and roses, silent prayers went up to
an all merciful God, that the mother, who is so seriously ill, might be restored to health and spared to the
husband and little daughter, and to the mother, Mrs. Clara Cox Epperson, whose every thought has been to
shield “Elise.”
At her own request, Mrs. Howard who underwent a serious operation about six weeks ago, and who since
has been in a critical condition at St. Thomas Hospital, was brought to Cookeville in a special car Tuesday,
and carried at once to Howard Hospital. Noting was kept from her as to her son’s condition and it was
feared that when the end came, she would lack the strength to fight any longer, but with the tears falling
from grief over the death of Billie, she turned with a smile to the baby girl who greeted her as she entered
the hospital Tuesday. Mother love will hold her, and it is believed will give her strength to stand a second
operation necessary in a few weeks.
Since the news first came to Cookeville that Billie Howard could not live and that Mrs. Howard’s condition
was serious, a pall of grief has hung about not only the town but throughout the county. Friends of Dr. and
Mrs. Howard, and of Mrs. Epperson have grieved with them, and the outpouring of friends and the
showering of flowers at the funeral of little Billie but faintly expressed the sympathy of thousands of
friends of the state. While this love softens it can not heal; only time can bring peace to the troubled hearts.
Childish prattle, though silent, will echo in the hearts of those who loved the dear voice, the empy chair and
broken toy will bring tears and sweetest memoires, the stories he loved and wanted to hear will be
remembered, his playmates will find an ever welcome word, for Billie, though gone, will not be forgotten.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 18 May 1922.
Dr. William Albert Howard Sr.
b. 23 November 1886, Livingston, TN –d. 14 May 1974, (Capt. U. S. Army WWI) md 9th of October 1912
to Elise Draper (Epperson) Howard, b. 19 July 1893, TN – d. 17 October 1979, d/o John Ananius
Epperson (1865-1919) & Clara Jane Cox (1869-1837), both buried in Cookeville City Cemetery, Putnam
Co., TN. Dr. William Albert Howard Sr. served two years in the army during WWI.
After returning from the war, he built the Howard Hospital in Cookeville, TN.
*See John Ananius Epperson buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 127, #503: Dr. W. A.
Howard married 9 October 1912, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Elsie Draper Epperson).
(Pictured: Dr. William Albert Howard)
Stray Leaves from Putnam County by Mary Hopson, pg 25: Dr. W. A. Howard, born
in the Dale Hollow Lake area. After graduating from high school, he taught school
before entering the University of Tennessee School of Medicine. He graduated in 1908. In the horse and
buggy days, he started practicing medicine in Cookeville. He was a leader in the Upper Cumberland
medical field. In 1917, he established a W. A. Howard scholarship to the best scholastic senior at
Tennessee Tech. Dr. Howard, along with Dr. Harlan Taylor, shared an office on East Broad St. Mary
Elizabeth Smartt Brown was employed as nurse for many years. Dr. Howard was responsible for progress
in medical advancements and received the Outstanding General Practice Award by the State of Tennessee.
Information courtesy of Hurshal Riddle.
Surprise Honor For Dr. Howard:
Dr. W. A. Howard was honored by members of the Putnam County Medical Society and their wives at the
Country club last Wednesday evening with a surprise dinner party as a tribute to his completion of 50 years
of practice.
Dr. J. T. Moore, Sr., of Algood was the principal speaker for the occasion and praised Dr. Howard for the
good that he has accomplished during his 50 years of practice.
“We just wanted to meet and tell Dr. Howard how much we appreciate him,”the veteran Algood physician
declared.
Dr. Moore reminded that Dr. Howard came into practice in a critical age and had progressed with the times
from the horse and buggy days to the present medical era of vaccines and wonder drugs.
“Besides the much good he had done, Dr. Howard has broght honor to the profession,”Dr. Moore declared.
The honored guest, who was completely surprised by the testimonial dinner, paid tribute to his colleagues
and related that “nobody can say they like friends better than I.”
Decorations used for the affair were in keeping with the profession with Dr. Howard’s first medical
“satchel”holding a container of flowers. Other flower arrangements were displayed in apothecary jars and
the like.
Also displayed were a miniature horse, reminding of the days in 1908 when Dr. Howard started practicing,
miniatures of a 1918 model car and the moder automobile of today.
Dr. W. A. Hensley served as master of ceremonies and the invocation was worded by Mrs. T. M. Crain of
Monterey. A gift was presented the honored guest by Dr. Moore and Mrs. Thurman Shipley presented Mrs.
Howard with a gift.
Dr. Howard’s daughter, Mrs. John Duling and Mr. Duling, of Nashville were present.
Other attending were Dr. and Mrs. Hensley, Dr. and Mrs. Moore, Dr. and Mrs. Crain, Dr. and Mrs. J. T.
Moore, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Taylor, Dr. and Mrs. Fred Terry, Dr. and Mrs. William D. Matson, Dr. and
Mrs. J. T. DeBerry, Dr. and Mrs. Jack Clark, Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Haile, Dr. and Mrs. Thurman Shipley,
Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Collins, Dr. L. M. Freeman and his daughter, Mrs. Paul Thompson.
The Citizen, Cookeville, TN: Wednesday, 17 September 1958
(1910 census 19th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 163 –Thomas J. Moore is head of household, 33 yrs.
old, TN, widow. Occupation: Physician General Practice. Also living in the household: William A.
Howard, partner, 24 yrs. old, TN, single. Occupation: Physician General Practice).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Peachtree St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 610-50-54 –William A. Howard is head
of household, 33 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Doctor, Medical md to Elise, 26 yrs. old, TN. Child: William
A. Howard Jr., 5 yrs. old, TN. Also living in the household: Leslie Myers, boarder, 16 yrs. old, TN. Clara
C. Epperson, mother-in-law, 50 yrs. old, TN, widow).
(1930 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville Twp., East of Walnut, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 130 –William A.
Howard is head of household, 42 yrs. old, TN (25 yrs. old 1st marriage), Occupation: Physician Medical,
md to Elise, 35 yrs. old, TN (19 yrs. old 1st marriage). Children: Clara E. Howard, 9 yrs. old, TN. Also
living in the household: Clara C. Epperson, mother-in-law, 60 yrs. old, TN. Occupation: Writer).
Bessie Lee (Martin) Howell
b. 29 June 1933 – d. 7 October 1982, md Winnell Howell, b. 2 December 1926, Cookeville, Putnam Co.,
TN – d. 4 November 2013, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, s/o Dillard Howell & Ina Stults. Bessie Lee
Howell, d/o Osby L. Martin (1913-1974) & Margaret Neal Ryan (1917-2013).
*See Winnell Howell Obt.
*See Osby L. Martin buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(SS Death Index: Name: BESSIE HOWELL Birth: 29 Jun 1933- Death: Oct 1982- Last
Residence: (not specified) –Last Benefit: (Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN) –SSN:381-30-5969, MI)
Erby Debs Howell Obt.
b. 29 August 1909, Putnam Co., TN –d. 28 December 2008, TN, md on the 5th of May 1935, Putnam Co.,
TN to Ester (Nolen) Howell, b. 14 July 1911 – d. 31 July 1970. Erby Debs Howell, s/o Monroe Howell
(1860-1949) & Leoma Helen Lollar (1867-1944), both buried in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Putnam Co.,
TN.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 480, docket #3, pg. 240: Erby Howell
married 5 May 1935, Putnam Co., TN, age 25, address: Cookeville, TN to Esther Nolen, age 23, address:
Hilham, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: George Nolen, Rt. 2, Hilham).
COOKEVILLE – Funeral services for Erby Debs Howell, 91, of Cookeville will be held at 1 p.m. on
Sunday, Dec. 31, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Cookeville City
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 30, at the funeral home.
Mr. Howell died on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at NHC Healthcare.
He was born in Putnam County on August 29, 1909, to the late George Monroe and Leoma Helen (Lollar)
Howell. He was the retired owner and operator of Howell’s Shoe Shop in Cookeville and a member of the
First Baptist Church in Cookeville.
His family includes a son, James Buford Howell of Brentwood and Cookeville.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ester (Nolen) Howell, and 12 brothers and
sisters.
Pallbearers will be Winnell Howell, Lillard Maxwell, Bobby Bean, Nelson Primm and Shirlie E. Roberson.
Bro. Charlie Hutchison will officiate the services.
Luther Ray Howell
b. 17 April 1892 – d. 24 December 1968 md on the 17th of September 1914, White Co., TN to Ovie
(Bussell) Howell, b. 21 May 1898 –d. 6 May 1988.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, White Co., TN, pg. 358: Luther Ray Howell married 17
September 1914, White Co., TN to Ova Bussell)
Mansfield Howell
b. 5 March 1894, TN –d. June 1983, (Cpl US Army WWI), md on the 20th of December 1934, Putnam Co.,
TN to Bessie (Cash) Howell, b. 28 March 1909 – d. 28 August 1987. Mansfield Howell, s/o George
Monroe Howell (1860-1949) & Leoma Helen Lollar (1867-1944), both buried in Boiling Springs
Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Shelia C. Howell buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(SS Death Index: Name: MANSFIELD HOWELL Birth: 05 Mar 1894- Death: Jun 1983–Last Residence:
(Cookeville, Putnam, TN) –Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 410-74-1081, TN)
(SS Death Index: Name: BESSIE HOWELL Birth: 28 Mar 1909- Death: Aug 1987–Last Residence:
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 398, docket #3, pg. 226: Mansfield
Howell married 20 December 1934, Putnam Co., TN, age 40, address: Cookville, TN to Bessie Cash, age
25, address: Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Sam Cash, Rt. 2,
Cookeville, TN).
(1910 census 8th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 7 –James M. Howell is head of household, 48 yrs.old,
TN md 27 yrs. to Leona H., 43 yrs.old, TN, 13 children born, 13 children living. Children: Rindy M., 23
yrs. old; Rastus I., 18 yrs.old; Mansfield, 16 yrs. old; Dillard, 14 yrs.old; James D., 12 yrs. old; Richard E.,
9 yrs. old; Shelia C., 8 yrs. old; Clara N., 6 yrs. old; Nona I., 4 yrs.old & Irby Howell, 7/12 yrs. old. All
born in TN).
Richard “Dick”Donald Howell Sr. Obt.
b. 6 October 1932, Putnam Co., TN – d. 31 August 2012, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 6th of
November 1949, Cookeville, TN to Betty (Flatt) Howell. Richard “Dick”Donald Howell Sr., s/o Shelia
Clarence Howell (1901-1987) & Ethel Christine (1909-2000).
*See Shelia Clarence Howell buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Richard “Dick”Donald Howell Sr., 79, of Cookeville, will be held
at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, in the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston &
Horner Funeral Home. Interment, with military honors, provided by the U.S.
Air Force Honor Guard, will follow in Cookeville Cemetery.
Family will receive friends Tuesday from 11 a.m. until service time at the
funeral home.
Mr. Howell died Friday evening, Aug. 31, 2012, in Cookeville Regional
Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born Oct. 6, 1932, in Putnam County to the late Shelia Clarence and Ethel Christine Howell.
Mr. Howell led an active and fulfilling life as a retired U.S. Air Force Korean Veteran MSGT with 21 years
of service, retired clerk with the Cookeville Post Office with 17 years of service, and retired from the
general maintenance department with the Veterans Building with more than 20 years of service.
He was an avid golfer and loved woodworking and gardening. He was a long-time member of Washington
Avenue Baptist Church. He was a 50-year member of Cookeville Masonic Lodge 266 F&AM, a member of
the York Rites Masonic Bodies, and a member of Al Menah Shrine Temple. Mr. Howell was also a
member of Cookeville VFW Post 6296 and American Legion Post 46.
His family includes his wife of 63 years, Betty Flatt Howell (whom he married Nov. 6, 1949, in
Cookeville); a son and daughter-in-law, Richard Donald Jr. and Carolyn Howell of Cookeville; a daughter
and son-in-law, Sandy and Tommy Haile of Cookeville; a grandson, Richard Donald (Ricky) III and Cara
Howell of Spring City; and two brothers and sisters-in-law, Harold and Patsy Howell of Cookeville, and
Bobby and Barbara Howell of Hemet, Calif.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Sue Langford and a brother, Donald
Troop.
The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard will serve as pallbearers.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Care Fund at Cookeville Regional Medical Center One
Medical Center Blvd Cookeville, TN 38501.
His family extends “special thanks”to the staff at CRMC CVCICU and Dr. James Buchanan.
Rev. Mark Gaw and Dr. Robert Ward will officiate the services.
Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements (931) 526-6111. You may share
Shelia Clarence Howell
b. 20 August 1901, TN – d. December 1987, md on the 28th of December 1928, White Co., TN to Ethel
Christine (unknown) Howell, b. 28 September 1909 – d. 11 August 2000. Shelia Clarence Howell, s/o
George Monroe Howell (1860-1949) & Leoma Helen Lollar (1867-1944), both buried in Boiling Springs
*See Mansfield Howell buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Richard “Dick”Donald Howell Sr. Obt.
(SS Death Index: Name: SHELIA HOWELL Birth: 20 Aug 1901- Death: Dec 1987–Last Residence:
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, White Co., TN, pg. 129: Shelia Clarence Howell married 28
December 1928, White Co., TN to Ethel Howell).
(1910 census 8th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 7 –James M. Howell is head of household, 48 yrs.old,
TN md 27 yrs. to Leona H., 43 yrs.old, TN, 13 children born, 13 children living. Children: Rindy M., 23
yrs. old; Rastus I., 18 yrs.old; Mansfield, 16 yrs. old; Dillard, 14 yrs.old; James D., 12 yrs. old; Richard E.,
9 yrs. old; Shelia C., 8 yrs. old; Clara N., 6 yrs. old; Nona I., 4 yrs.old & Irby Howell, 7/12 yrs. old. All
born in TN).
Winnell Howell Obt.
b. 2 December 1926, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN –d. 4 November 2013, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md
1st Bessie Lee (Martin) Howell, b. 29 June 1933 –d. 7 October 1982, d/o Osby L. Martin (1913-1974) &
Margaret Neal Ryan (1917-2013). Winnell Howell md 2nd to Betty Sue (Ramsey) Howell. Winnell
Howell, s/o Dillard Howell (1896-1991) & Ina Stults (1903-2003).
*See Bessie Lee (Martin) Howell buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Ina (Stults) Howell Obt. buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Dillard Howell Obt. buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
Funeral services for Mr. Winnell Howell, 86, of Cookeville will be held at 2 pm on Wednesday, November
6 at Eastwood Baptist Church in Cookeville. Rev. Bob Pharris and Rev. Clint
Walker will officiate.
Interment with military honors will follow at Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 1 pm until service time at
the church.
Mr. Howell died Monday, November 04, 2013 at Heritage Pointe Senior
Living in Cookeville.
He was born December 2, 1926 in Cookeville to the late Dillard and Ina Stults Howell.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Bessie Martin Howell; sister, Lorene
Howell; and brother-in-laws Delbert Elrod and Lillard Maxwell.
Mr. Howell was a US Army Veteran of WWII. He was also a member of the American Legion and
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He was a longtime faithful member of Eastwood Baptist Church where he served as deacon, Sunday School
teacher and usher.
Mr. Howell was employed at Chrysler Corporation in Detroit, MI and returned to Cookeville where he
worked at Hometown IGA prior to retirement.
He enjoyed bowling and watching Atlanta Braves baseball.
Mr. Howell is survived by his wife, Betty Sue Ramsey Howell; daughter and son-in-law, Samantha and
Richard McCowan of Cookeville; step-son and daughter-in-law, Barry and Judy Bates of Algood; three
sisters and brother-in-law, Dimple Elrod of Baxter, Willene Maxwell, Joyce and Bobby Bean, all of
Cookeville; two grandchildren, Courtney and Austin McCowan; and nephew, Mario Bean and wife Lisa.
Pallbearers will be James Nabors, Gerald Tinch, Jim Hall, Harold Howell, Joe Burnett, Charles Gotardy,
Estle McCowan, Mario Bean, and John Scott.
Alfred Carter “Toby”Huddleston Obt.
b. 31 July 1957, Putnam Co., TN –d. 10 May 2006, md on the 19th of November 1994, Cookeville, Putnam
Co., TN to Rusty Ren-Huddleston. Alfred Carter “Tody”Huddleston, s/o Frank Huddleston & Willene
Carter.
*See Willis Carter Sr. Obt.
*See Ethel Mae (McKinley) Carter Obt.
COOKEVILLE – Funeral services for Alfred Carter (Toby) Huddleston, 48, of Algood, will be held at 1
p.m. Saturday, May 13, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. Friday, May 12, and from 11 a.m. until time of services
Mr. Huddleston died Wednesday, May 10, 2006, at his home.
He was born July 31, 1957, in Putnam County to Willene Carter Huddleston Chote of Cookeville and the
late Frank Huddleston.
He was a member of Salem United Methodist Church and an associate of Ren House Creations.
Mr. Huddleston was also a former volunteer with the Putnam County Fire Dept.
His family includes his wife, Rusty Ren-Huddleston of Algood (whom he married Nov. 19, 1994 in
Cookeville); his mother and father, Willene and Herbert Chote of Cookeville; a son, Alfred Carter (C.J.)
Huddleston Jr. of Kentucky; two daughters and sons-in-law, Jamie Michelle Ren and Charles Fuller of
Murfreesboro and Billynda (Billy) Agatha Ren and Bo Taylor of Cookeville; a brother and sister-in-law,
Dale and Shari Huddleston of Brotherton; his father and mother-in-law, John B. and Theolinda Spieaker of
Belleville, Ill.; a grandson, William Alexander Ren of Cookeville; and a nephew and his wife, James and
Michelle Huddleston of Cookeville.
Pallbearers will be Arlis Smith, James Huddleston, Jimmy and James Lee Jones, Glen Herren, Donald
Roberson, David Andrews and Brian McDaniel.
Bro. Paul Willis will officiate at the services.
Published May 11, 2006 10:48 AM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Betty Charleen (Maynard) Richmond Huddleston Obt.
b. 15 May 1927, Putnam Co., TN –d. 8 May 2001, Savannah, GA, md on the 1st of June 1946, Putnam Co.,
TN to James Frank Richmond & md on the 6th of September 1974, Putnam Co., TN to Franklin Earl
Huddleston, b. 13 April 1910, Putnam Co., TN – d. 8 January 2000, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, s/o
Beverage Martin Huddleston (1872-1963) & Martha Annette Smith (1873-1931). Betty Charleen
(Maynard) Richmond Huddleston, d/o Van Everett Maynard (1888-1972) & Secie Lee Ray (1890-1970).
Betty Charleen Richmond (Maynard) Huddleston was also md to James Frank Richmond, b. 2 June 1918
–d. 27 November 1961.
*See Franklin Earl Huddleston Obt.
*See Van Everett Maynard buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 470, docket #5, pg. 179: Frank Richmond
married 1 June 1946, Putnam Co., TN, age 27, address: Cookeville, TN to Charleen Maynard, age 19,
address: Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Van E. Maynard, Cookeville,
TN).
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 473: Franklin Earl Huddleston married 6
September 1974, Putnam Co., TN, age 64, b. 13 April 1910, address: 1217 N. Maple, Cookeville, TN to
Betty Charleen Richmond, age 48, b. 15 May 1927, address: 438 Laurel Ave., Cookevile, TN, name of
parent, guardian or next of kin of female: H. Russell Richmond, address: Frankford, Germany).
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Betty Charleen Richmond Huddleston, 73, of Cookeville, will be
held at 1 p.m. on Fri., May 11, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home.
Burial will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until time of services on Fri., May 11, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Huddleston died on Tues., May 8, 2001, at Chatham Nursing Home in Savannah, Ga.
She was born in Putnam County to the late Van Everett and Cecie Lee Ray Maynard. Mrs. Huddleston was
a homemaker and a member of Salem United Methodist Church in Cookeville.
Her family includes a son and daughter-in-law, Henry Russ and Rose Richmond of Savannah; and three
grandchildren, Krista and Scott Richmond, both of Cookeville, and Kevin Richmond of Savannah.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, James Frank Richmond and F. Earl
Huddleston.
Bro. Gary Lee will officiate at the services.
Beverly (Campbell) Huddleston
b. 1 December 1913 –d. February 1998, md on the 15th of July 1936, Putnam Co., TN to John “Johnny”
Allison Wirt Huddleston, b. 25 November 1914 – d. 24 May 2006, s/o John B. Huddleston & Mary
Elvira Maxwell.
*See John B. Huddleston Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 135, docket #4, pg., 40: Johnnie
Huddleston married 15 July 1936, Putnam Co., TN, age 21, address: Rt. 1, Silver Point, TN to Beverly
Campbell, age 22, address: Rt. 1, Baxter, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Henry
Campbell, Rt. 1, Baxter, TN).
(SS Death Index: Name: BEVERLY C HUDDLESTON Birth: 01 Dec 1913 – Death: Feb 1998 –Last
Residence: (Leitchfield, Grayson, KY) –Last Benefit: (not specified) –SSN:414-03-6597, TN)
Beverly C. Huddleston, 84, Leitchfield, KY, a retired nurse, died Thursday, Twin Lakes Regional Medical
Center, Leitchfield. Cause of disclosed. Services 2 p.m. tomorrow, Hooper & Huddleston Funeral Home,
Cookeville, TN. Survivors; husband, Johnny Huddleston; brother, William Campbell, Akron, OH; sisters,
Gertah Young, Letichfield, and Virginia Price, Cookeville, TN.
Charles Clarence Huddleston
b. 8 November 1895 – d. 17 November 1975, (US Navy), md Elizabeth M. (unknown) Huddleston, b.
1917 – d. 1992. Charles Clarence Huddleston, s/o Beecher Cummins Huddleston (1870-1968) & Mary
F. Buck (1875-1895).
(SS Death Index: Name: HUDDLESTON, CHARLES – Birth: 08 Nov 1895 –Death: Nov 1975- Last
Residence (Cookeville, TN) –Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 409-20-8522, TN)
(SS Death Index: Name: HUDDLESTON, ELIZABETH M –Birth: 22 Apr 1917 –Death: 27 Apr 1992Last Residence (Cookeville, TN) –Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 409-14-1336, TN)
US Department of Veterans Affairs Death File: (1850-2010)
Charles Huddleston
Name:
Male
Gender:
8 Nov 1895
Birth Date:
17 Nov 1975
Death Date:
409208522
SSN:
NAVY
Branch 1:
Enlistment Date 1: 12 Dec 1917
Release Date 1: 10 Jul 1919
Claude Simpson Huddleston Obt.
b. 15 September 1903, TN– d. 10 May 1959, md on the 19th of July 1930, Putnam Co., TN to Lora Ann
(Billingsley) Huddleston, d/o Fernado Nitious Billingsley & Callie Martin. Claude Simpson
Huddleston, s/o Simon Peter Huddleston & Sophronia Whitson.
*See Fernado “Finando”Nitious “Dode”Billingsley buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 183: Claude Huddleston married 19 July
1930, Putnam Co., TN, age 26, address: Cookevile, TN to Lora Billingsley, age 26, address: Bloomington,
TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: F. N. Billingsley).
Claude Simon Huddleston, 55, of Bloomington Springs, retired telephone company auditor, died Sunday
following a heart attack.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Whitson Funeral Home with the Rev. Andrew Albert and the Rev.
Ira Sadler officiating. Burial was in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mr. Huddleston had been in Cookeville visiting relatives and was enroute home when he suffered the heart
attack. He was pronounced dead at Cookeville General Hospital.
He was employed by the Southern Continental Telephone and its successor, General Telephone Company
of the South-East, for 30 years before his retirement last summer.
Mr. Huddleston was a member of the USA Presbyterian Church in the Modern Woodmen of America.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lora Ann Huddleston, Rt. 1, Bloomington Springs; a daughter, Miss Claude
Ann Huddleston of Bloomington Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Stella Stanton and Mrs. Nina Ellis of
Cookeville, and Mrs. Ruby Anderson of Silver Point; two brothers Clennie Huddleston and Harwood
Huddleston of Buffalo Valley.
Note: Claude Simon Huddleston, s/o Simon Peter Huddleston, s/o William Jasper Huddleston & Amanda
Jane Jared, d/o Samuel Raulston Jared & Mary Safroni Scruggs. William Jasper Huddleston, s/o Isaac
Alexander Huddleston & Jane Allison. Simon Peter Huddleston md 12 January 1890, Sophronia
Whitson, d/o Jeremiah Whitson & Sarah Barnes. Rubye Dean Huddleston md Forrest Nobel Anderson Sr.,
s/o James Wade Anderson & Margaret J. Maddux. Claude Ann Huddleston md David Alexander Burton.
(1910 census 11th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 83 –Simon P. Huddleston is head of household, 47
rys. old, TN md 20 yrs. to Sophronie, 48 yrs. old, TN, 7 children born, 6 children living. Children: Stella,
18 yrs. old; Nina l., 15 yrs. old; Robert C., 13 yrs. old; Ruby D., 11 yrs. old; Claud S., 6 yrs. old & Harvey
H. Huddleston, 3 yrs. old. All born in TN).
The Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: Wednesday, 13 May 1959.
Earl M. Huddleston Sr. Obt.
b. 1 February 1912, Byrdstown – d. 2 June 1999, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md Ruby (McDonald)
Huddleston. Earl M. Huddleston Sr., s/o Samuel Oren Huddleston & Vera Groce.
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Earl McCart Huddleston, 87, of Cookeville, will be held at 3 p.m.
on Sat., June 5, from the chapel of Hooper & Huddleston Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the
The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. today, Fri., June 4, at the funeral home.
Mr. Huddleston died on Wed., June 2, 1999, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center, following an extended
illness.
He was born on Feb. 1, 1912, in Byrdstown to the late Samuel Oren and Vera Groce Huddleston. Mr.
Huddleston was a businessman and owner of the Big Dollar Tobacco Warehouse in Sparta, where he sold
Upper Cumberland farmers tobacco from 1947-1979. He was president of the Pickett County Bank & Trust
Company in Byrdstown from 1970-1988, when he retired after selling to Union Planters Bank. Mr.
Huddleston was a member of the Byrdstown Masonic Lodge #496 F&AM for more than 50 years.
His family includes a son and daughter-in-law, Earl M. “Mack”Jr. and Faye Carrington Huddleston; two
daughters and a son-in-law, Virginia Helen Nunley and Betty Sue and Leonard A. “Sonny”Allen Jr., all of
Cookeville; a sister, Leola H. Sells of Byrdstown; seven grandchildren, Earl M. Huddleston III, John
Carrington Huddleston, Samuel Olen Huddleston, Stanley Gene Nunley Jr., Nancy Elizabeth Nunley,
Leonard A. Allen III, Samuel Earl Allen; four granddaughters-in-law, Candace Allen, Michelle, Allyson
and Sonia Huddleston; and one great-granddaughter, Lauren Ansley Huddleston.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife of more than 62 years, Ruby
McDonald Huddleston; a brother, Samuel Olen Huddleston DDS; and a sister, Delma H. Belew.
Pallbearers will be grandsons and family members of Mr. Huddleston.
Memorials may be made to the church or charity of your choice.
Dr. Gerald Stow and Rev. Woody Adams will officiate at the services.
Franklin Earl Huddleston Obt.
b. 13 April 1910, Putnam Co., TN –d. 8 Janaury 2000, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 1st of June
1946, Putnam Co., TN to Betty Charleen Richmond (Maynard) Huddleston, b. Putnam Co., TN – d. 8
May 2001, Savannah, GA, d/o Van Everett Maynard & Cecie Lee Ray. Franklin Earl Huddleston, s/o
Beverage Martin Huddleston & Martha Annette Smith.
*See Betty Charleen Richmond (Maynard) Huddleston Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 473: Franklin Earl Huddleston married 6
September 1974, Putnam Co., TN, age 64, b. 13 April 1910, address: 1217 N. Maple, Cookeville, TN to
Betty Charleen Richmond, age 48, b. 15 May 1927, address: 438 Laurel Ave., Cookevile, TN, name of
parent, guardian or next of kin of female: H. Russell Richmond, address: Frankford, Germany).
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Franklin Earl Huddleston, 89, of Cookeville, will be held at 2 p.m.
on Tues., Jan. 11, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until time of services on Tues. Jan. 11, at the funeral home.
Mr. Huddleston died on Sat., Jan. 8, 2000, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born on April 13, 1910, in Putnam County to the late Beverage Martin and Martha Annette Smith
Huddleston. Mr. Huddleston was a licensed funeral director and embalmer in Putnam County for
many years. He was also past co-owner of Hooper & Huddleston Funeral Home. Mr. Huddleston was
active in many clubs and organizations prior to his illness. He was a member of Salem Methodist Church.
His family includes his wife, Charleen Maynard Huddleston of Cookeville; a stepson, Russ Richmond of
Savannah, Ga.; a sister, Lorelle Krapf of Cookeville; a granddaughter, Heather Hesson of Knoxville; three
stepgrandchildren, Krista and Scott Richmond of Cookeville and Kevin Richmond of Savannah; a greatgranddaughter, Etica Hesson of Knoxville; and a daughter-in-law, Faye Huddleston of Cookeville.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, George Huddleston.
Bro. Gary Lee will officiate at the services.
Howard W. Huddleston
b. 1 January 1897, TN – d. 23 November 1977, TN, md on the 3rd of June 1917, Putnam Co., TN to Ada
(Rockwell) Huddleston, b. 2 September 1897 –d. 4 June 1986.
*See Virginia Nell Huddleston
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 378, #1500: Mr. Howard Huddleston
married 3 June 1917, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Ada Rockwell).
Virginia Nell Huddleston
b. -----, TN
d. 28 May 1927
Age: abt 2y 6m
Father: Howard Huddleston, TN
Mother: Ada Rockwell, TN
Hubert Dow Huddleston Obt.
b. 6 June 1914 –d. 23 November 1980. Never married.
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Hubert Dow Huddleston of Cookeeville, 66, will be conducted in
the chapel of Hooper & Huddleston Funeral Home Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1980, at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Royal
Wheaton officiating.
Mr. Huddleston died Nov. 23, in Cookeville General Hospital.
He was a native of Putnam County, son of the late Oscar D. and Ida Mae Stanton Huddleston, and was a
retried employee of Hudson Motor Company, Detroit.
Survivors include one brother, Clarence Taylor Huddleston, Buffalo Valley; and two sisters, Mrs. Loraine
Maddux and Mrs. Geraldine Hawkins, of Cookeville.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Isaac Stanton Huddleston
b. 2 July 1912, Putnam Co., TN –d. 13 October 1980, Putnam Co., TN, md Mary B. (Davis) Huddleston,
b. 17 January 1908, Cookeville, TN –d. 21 May 1974, Cookeville, TN, d/o Ezra Davis & Arrie Bullock.
Isaac Stanton Huddleston was the son of Oscar Dow Huddleston (1883-1973) & Ida May Stanton (18871975). Mary B. (Davis) Huddleston died of cancer and Isaac Huddleston died of a heart attack. Isaac was
a farmer, living on the farm which had belonged to Ezra Davis. He was a member of the Putnam County
Quarterly court for several years. He was the Putnam County Trustee for eight years.
Isaac & Mary B. (Davis) Huddleston had four children: Neal Thomas Huddleston, b. 7 Oct. 1941,
Cookeville, TN, md in 1974 to Mary Jane Eggers; Ned Davis Huddleston, b. 2 Mar. 1943; Hubert Monroe
“Roe”Huddleston, b. 3 Apr. 1954 operated the family farm & Mary Jane Huddleston, b. 3 Apr. 1954.
John “Johnny”Allison Wirt Huddleston Obt.
b. 25 November 1914, Putnam Co., TN – d. 24 May 2006, Leitchfield, KY, md on the 15th of July 1936,
Putnam Co., TN to Beverly (Campbell) Huddleston, b. 1 December 1913 – d. 26 February 1998,
Leitchfield, Grayson, KY. John Allison Wirt Huddleston, s/o John B. Huddleston (1869-1948) & Mary
Elvira Maxwell (1879-1971).
*See Beverly (Campbell) Huddleston Obt.
(SS Death Index: Name: JOHN HUDDLESTON Birth: 25 Nov 1914 – Death: May 2006 –Last
Residence: (Leitchfield, Grayson, KY-Last Benefit: (not specified) –SSN: 410-03-4980, TN)
(SS Death Index: Name: BEVERLY C HUDDLESTON Birth: 01 Dec 1913 – Death: Feb 1998 –Last
Residence: (Leitchfield, Grayson, KY) –Last Benefit: (not specified) –SSN:414-03-6597, TN)
COOKEVILLE – Funeral services for John Wirt Huddleston, 91, of Leitchfield, Ky., formerly of
Cookeville, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 27, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston
and Horner Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery with military honors.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today, May 26, and from 11 a.m. until time of services
Mr. Huddleston died Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at Twin Lakes Medical Center in Leitchfield.
He was born Nov. 25, 1914, in Putnam County to the late John B. and Mary Maxwell Huddleston.
Mr. Huddleston was a World War II US Army Veteran. He was of the Methodist faith.
He was retired owner of the Farmer Supply Company in Leitchfield.
His family includes a brother and sister-in-law, Jesse and Jean Huddleston of Wrens, Ga.; numerous nieces
and nephews, including Lynn Cowan, Roberta Moss, Dorotha Banister, Carl Huddleston, Ted Huddleston,
Jodie Wagoner, Sherill McMatton, John Youngblood, Marlene Starnes and Henry Huddleston.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly Campbell Huddleston; a daughter,
Betty Sue Campbell; three sisters, Loraine Cowan, Ethel Alcorn and Allie Youngblood; and four brothers,
William, Walter, Rubin and Oscar Huddleston.
The Rev. Fred C. Whitmore will officiate the services.
John B. Huddleston Obt.
b. 6 October 1869, Putnam Co., TN – d. 7 August 1948, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 11th of November
1894, DeKalb Co., TN to Mary Elvira (Maxwell) Huddleston, b. 22 July 1879, TN – d. 23 September
1971. John B. Huddleston was the son of Charles Allison Huddleston (1833-1912) & Rhoda Lancaster
Plunkett (1837-1900).
*See Fitzhugh Lee Alcorn Obt.
*See Beverly (Campbell) Huddleston buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See John “Johnny”Allison Wirt Huddleston Obt.
*See Reuben Tamer “Buck”Huddleston buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
John B. & Mary Elvira (Maxwell) Huddleston had eight children: Ethel Mae Huddleston, b. 15 Dec. 1895
md Fitzhugh Lee Alcorn; William Herbert “Willie” Huddleston, b. 3 Aug. 1899 md Allie Love; Walter
Whitson Huddleston, b. 25 Jan. 1902 md Irene Jones; Allie Avo Huddleston, b. 6 Apr. 1904 md James
Youngblood; Oscar Huddleston, b. 4 Mar. 1909 md Jessie Maxwell; Loraine Huddleston md Morra Cowan;
Reuben Tamer “Buck”Huddleston, b. 27 Apr. 1906 md Lisa & Willene; Johnny Allison Wirt Huddleston,
b. 25 Nov. 1914 md Beverly Campbell & Jesse Smith Huddleston, b. 1 Oct. 1919 md Jean Cook.
Funeral services were conducted Monday at Buffalo Valley for John B. Huddleston, 78, lifelong resident of
the community, who died at his home Saturday after a long illness.
The Rev. E. D. Bennett, Sparta was in Cookeville Cemetery, conducted the services and burial.
Mr. Huddleston was born and reared in the 9th District. He was married to Miss Mary Maxwell in 1894.
She is a survivor.
Mr. Huddleston was a member of the Methodist Church.
Other survivors include three daughers, Mrs. Lee Alcron, Mrs. James Youngblood, Silver Point, and Mrs.
Nora Cowan, Carthage; six sons, Willie Huddleston, of Sparta, Walter Huddleston, Star City, IN, Buck
Huddleston, of Baxter, Oscar Huddleston, Detroit, MI, John Huddleston, of Litchfield, KY, and Jess
Huddleston, Silver Point.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 12 August 1948
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, DeKalb Co., TN, pg. 130, #1122: John B. Huddleston married
11 November 1894, DeKalb Co., TN to Mary Maxwell).
(1900 census, 9th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 178 –Charles A. Huddleston is head of household,
67 yrs. old, b. February 1833, TN (father b. in NC, mother b. in TN) md 43 yrs. to Roda L., 64 yrs. old, b.
January 1836, TN (father b. in VA, mother born in TN) 6 children born, 5 children living. Children: John
B., Huddleston, son, 30 yrs. old, b. October 1869 md 5 yrs. to Mary E., daughter-in-law, 20 yrs. old, b.
July 1879, TN, 2 children born, 2 children living, Ethel M., granddaughter, 4 yrs. old, b. December 1895,
TN & William H. Huddleston, grandson, 10/12 yrs. old, b. August 1899, TN).
(1910 census 9th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 3 –John B. Huddleston is head of household, 40 yrs.
old, TN, M2, md 15 yrs. to Mary E., 30 yrs. old, TN, 6 children born, 6 children living. Children: Ethel
M., 14 yrs. old; Willie H., 10 yrs. old; Walter W., 8 yrs. old; Allie A., 6 yrs. old; Rubin T., 3 yrs. old &
Oscar Huddleston, 13/12 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Oscar Dow Huddleston
b. 4 July 1883, TN – d. 8 January 1973, md on the 15th of January 1906, Putnam Co., TN to Ida Mai
(Stanton) Huddleston, b. 9 March 1887, Putnam Co., TN –d. 28 October 1975, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Del
Shephard Stanton (1837-1926) & Lena Holleman (1852-1942).. Oscar Dow Huddleston, s/o Isaac
Monroe Huddleston (1858-1936) & Virginia Frances Robinson (1860-1919).
*See Jay P. Hawkins Obt.
*See Hubert Dow Huddleston Obt.
*See Isaac Stanton Huddleston buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 321, #740: O. D. Huddleston married 15
January 1906, {Putnam Co., TN to Ida May Stanton).
(1900 census 11th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 141 –Isaac M. Huddleston is head of household, 39
yrs.old, b. October 1860, TN md 21 yrs. to Frances, 40 yrs. old, b. January 1860, TN, 7 children born, 4
children living. Children; Osker D., 16 yrs. old, b. July 1883; Heneretta, 11 yrs. old. b. August 1888;
Adaville, 9 yrs. old. b. December 1890 & Manda J. Huddleston, 2 yrs. old, b. February 1898. All born in
TN).
(1910 census 11th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 84 –Oscar D. Huddleston is head of household, 26
yrs. old, TN md 4 yrs. to Ida M., 23 yrs. old, TN, 2 children born, 2 children living. Children: Lorene S., 3
yrs.old & Alice J. Huddleston, 6/12 yrs. old. All born in TN).
(1920 census 11th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 32 –Osker Huddleston is head of household, 36 yrs.
old, TN md to Ida Mai, 34 yrs. old, TN. Children: Lorain, 12 yrs. old; Geraldine, 10 yrs. old; Isac, 7 yrs.
old; Hubert, 6 yrs. old & Taylor Huddleston, 3 11/12 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Rebecca M. “Becky”Huddleston
b. 16 January 1835, TN – d. 6 June 1919, md on the 12th of January 1853, White Co., TN to Granville
Short. Rebecca M. “Becky”Huddleston, d/o Isaac Alexander Huddleston (1804-1876) & Virginia Jane
Allison (1806-1842). (Isaac Alexander Huddleston was married 3 times: 1st to Virginia Jane Allison, 2nd to
Judith (Nicholas/Nichols) Wallace & 3rd to Elizabeth “Betsy”Carr/ Kerr).
‘Asleep In Jesus’
*See George Washington Slagle buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, White Co., TN, pg. 43: Granville Short married 12 January
1853, White Co., TN to Rebecca Huddleston).
Rebecca M. Huddleston had one daughter: Virginia Adeline “Jenny”Huddleston, b. 11 Feb. 1855, TN –
d. 11 Feb. 1936 md 31 Aug. 1871, George Washington Slagle, b. 1 Sept. 1851 –d. Jun. 1939.
Beckey Huddleston
b. -----, TN
d. 6 Jun 1918
Age: abt 83y
Father: Isaac Huddleston, TN
Mother: Allison, TN
(1860 census 11th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 1326 –John Jared Jr. is head of household, 24 yrs.
old, TN md to Amanda F., 19 yrs. old, TN. Also living in the household: Rebecca Huddleston, 15 yrs.
old, TN & Virginia Huddleston, 5 yrs. old, TN).
(1870 census 11th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 43 –I. A. (Issaac Alexander) Huddleston is head of
household, 66 yrs. old, NC md to Elizabeth, 49 yrs. old, TN. Living in the household: Rebecca
Huddleston, 35 yrs. old; James C., 18 yrs. old; Isaac A., 15 yrs. old; Henry C., 13 yrs. old; Manerva T., 11
yrs. old; Virginia, 15 yrs. old & Jesse S. Huddleston, 9 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Dwl: 169
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
George W. SLAGLE
Self
M
M
W
29
TN
Occ:
Virginia SLAGLE
Wife
F
M
W
25
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Daw E. SLAGLE Son
M
S
W
7
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Eliza SLAGLE Dau
F
S
W
5
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Susan SLAGLE Dau
F
S
W
3
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
King SLAGLE Son
M
S
W
2M
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Rebecca HUDDLESTONMotherLF
W
W
45
TN
Fa: NC Mo: TN
(1900 census 10th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 83 –George Slagal is head of household, 49 yrs. old,
b. September 1850, TN md 21 yrs. to Malinda, 45 yrs. old, b. February 1855, TN, 8 children born, 8
children living. Children: Dalie, 14 yrs. old, b. January 1886; Braley, 11 yrs. old, b. February 1889 &
Moncie Slagal, 8 yrs. old, b. May 1892. All born in TN. Also living in the household: Becky Huddleston,
mother-in-law, 65 yrs. old, b. January 1835, TN, 1 child born, 1 child living).
Reuben Tamer “Buck”Huddleston
b. 27 April 1906 –d. 27 June 1966, (TN Pfc 1463 Svc Comd Unit WWII), md 1st on the 21st of April 1932,
Putnam Co., TN to Elisa Johnson – md 2nd Willene. Reuben Tamer “Buck” Huddleston, s/o John B.
Huddleston & Mary Elvira Maxwell.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg 461: Ruben Huddleston married 21 April
1932, Putnam Co., TN, age 23, address: Siver Point, TN to Eliza Johnson, age 21, address: Lansaster, name
of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: blank).
Thurman Edward Huddleston Obt.
b. 21 July 1936, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN – d. 28 April 2012, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md Ellen
Faye Green Huddleston. Thurman Edward Huddleston, s/o Henry Thurman Huddleston (1895-1976)
& Lorina Taylor (1901-1989), both buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Henry Thurman Huddleston buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Thurman Edward Huddleston, 75, were held at
2 p.m. today, Monday, April 30, from the Cookeville Chapel of Whitson Funeral
Home. Burial followed in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mr. Huddleston passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2012, in Cookeville Regional
Medical Center.
He was born July 21, 1936, in Cookeville to the late Henry Thurman Huddleston and
Lorina Taylor Huddleston.
Mr. Huddleston was a member of Eastwood Baptist Church.
He worked as a heavy equipment operator (bulldozer). He was a loving and devoted husband, son, father,
grandfather and brother.
His family includes his wife, Ellen Faye Green Huddleston; a son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Anita
Huddleston of Owensboro, Ky.; a daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly Huddleston and Richard Crabtree; a
grandson, Adam Crabtree; a granddaughter, Katelyn Crabtree; a brother, Norman Ray Huddleston of
Auburn, Ala.; two sisters, Betty Huddleston and Elaine Huddleston Hawkins, both of Cookeville; and
several nieces and nephews.
Honorary pallbearers will be Adam Crabtree and Katelyn Crabtree.
Bros. Bob Pharris and Clint Walker will officiate at the services.
Whitson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements (931) 526-2151.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: 30 April 2012
b. 3 December 1925 – d. 28 May 1927, d/o Howard Huddleston & Ada Rockwell. Virginia Nell
Huddleston: DC #11087, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Howard W. Huddleston.
b. -----, TN
d. 28 May 1927
Age: abt 2y 6m
Father: Howard Huddleston, TN
Mother: Ada Rockwell, TN
Byrd Murry Hudgens Obt.
b. 28 July 1878, Falling Water, TN –d. 31 October 1951, TN, md on the 4th of October 1903, Putnam Co.,
TN to Eliza (Bullock) Hudgens, b. 15 January 1877 –d. 9 July 1973, d/o Francis Marion Bullock (18431917) & Sarah Hunter (1848-1895), both buried in Dry Valley Cemetery, Monterey, Putnam Co., TN.
Byrd Murry Hudgens, s/o Joseph Hudgens (1836-1917) & Caroline Williams (1835-1899), both buried in
Williams Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Joe Frank Hudges buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Pauline Hudges buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Willie S. “Bill”Hudgens Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 194, #280: Byrd Hudgens married 4
October 1903, Putnam Co., TN to Liza Bullock).
Byrd Murray Hudgens was born July 28, 1878 at Falling Water, 5 miles south of Cookeville. He attended
public schools and graduated from Pleasant Hill Academy in 1900. He married Miss Eliza Naoma Bullock
of Dry Valley October 4, 1903. He taught school in Oklahoma in 1901. He was in the grocery business in
Algood with Drury Cornwell from 1903-1910 and was with Harp & Pointer, Algood from 1910-1915,
when he began traveling for Coleman, Tompkins & Co, Nashville. From 1916-1919 he was with J Eskind
& Sons, Nashville. Later he was with Neely Harwell & Co and Murray-Dibrell Shoe Company, but in 1926
he went with the International Shoe Co which position he still holds. Mr Hudgens is a Knight Templar,,
Modern Woodman, Democrat and a steward in the Methodist church. Mr and Mrs Hudgens are
descendants of Daniel Boone, both having the same great-grandmother, who was the daughter of
Edwin Boone, brother of Daniel Boone.
(1910 census 19th Civil Dist., Algood, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 158 –Byrd Hudgens is head of household,
31 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Merchant Groceries, md 6 yrs. to Eliza N., 33 yrs. old, TN, 4 children born, 4
children living. Children: Vallie S., 5 yrs. old; Edward B., 4 yrs. old; Joseph F., 2 yrs. old & Eva P.,
Hudgens, 18/12 yrs. old. All born in TN. Also living in the household: Joseph Hudgens, father, 74 yrs.
old, TN, widow).
David Ray Hudgens
b. 13 September 1969 –d. 6 December 1972, s/o Henry & Joyce Hudgens.
Fannie Dimple (Loftis) Hudgens Obt.
b. 12 August 1902 –d. 30 November 1961, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN, md 24 September 1932, Putnam
Co., TN to Joe Frank Hudgens, b. 18 September 1907 –d. 1 March 1986, (US Army WWII), s/o Byrd M.
Hudgens (1878-1951) & Eliza N. Bullock (1877-1973). Dimple (Loftis) Hudgens, d/o John Martin
Loftis (1857-1906) & Mary Etta Dowell (1865-1940), both buried in Hill Cemetery, White Co., TN.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dimple Loftis Hudgens, wife of Joe F. Hudgens, assistant director of veteran
affairs for the state Department of the American Legion of Nashville were held Saturday at Whitson
Funeral Home.
Burial was in the Cookeville City Cemetery. Jim Bill McInteer, minister of the West End Church of Christ
in Nashville, where Mrs. Hudgens attended, officiated.
Mrs. Hudgens’death occurred Thursday at Vanderbilt Hospital. She underwent surgery on Tuesday, which
resulted in her death.
A native of White County and daughter of the late Martin and Mary Dowell Loftis, Mrs. Hudgens lived
much of her life in Cookeville, where she and Mr. Hudgens shared a wide circle of friends. She was a
member of the Broad Street Church of Christ and the American Legion Auziliary.
They had called Nashville home for a period of ten years residing on Lauderdale Road.
Besides her husband survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Jim Mitchell, Cookeville, Mrs. Milo Gooch, Detroit;
three brothers, Clarence Loftis, Route 6, Sparta, Claud Loftis, Route 1, Sparta and James Byrd Loftis of
Akron, OH.
Honorary pallbearers were Employes of Tennessee Division of Veteran affairs and the American Legion.
Active were James Crider, Carl T. Anderson, Ernest Webster, Jared Maddux, Marion T. Warren, W. B.
Carlen, Cleo Hodges and Melvin Huffine.
The Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 5 December 1961.
Joe Frank Hudgens
b. 18 September 1907 – d. 1 March 1986, (US Army WWII), md 24 September 1932, Putnam Co., TN to
Fannie Dimple (Loftis) Hudgens, b. 12 August 1902 – d. 30 November 1961, Nashville, Davidson Co.,
TN, Martin Lofits & Mary Dowell. He md 2nd Theresa Wallace. He was a veteran of WWII. He
attended the Putnam Co., TN schools and Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, now Tennessee Tech. Served as
field representative and later claims specialist for the Tenn. Dept. of Veterans Affairs from 1945 to 1958.
And was a part commander of Chapter II, Disabled American Veterans. He died Sat. 1 March 1986, in
Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana of injuries received in an automobile accident. He was buried
in Cookeville City Cemetery, Cookeville, TN. Was a resident of 404 Oakvale Drive, Brentwood, TN. No
children. Joe Frank Hudges, s/o Byrd Murray Hudgens (1878- 1951) & Eliza N. Bullock (1877-1973).
*See Byrd Murray Hudgens Obt.
*See Fannie Dimple (Loftis) Hudgens Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 521: Joe F. Hudgens married 24
September 1932, Putnam Co., TN, age 25, address: Cookeville, TN to Dimple Loftis, age 27, address:
Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Mrs. Mary Loftis, Cookeville, TN).
Pauline Hudgens
b. 12 October 1908 –d. 7 January 1994, d/o Byrd Murry Hudgens & Eliza Bullock.
*See Byrd Murry Hudgens buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Willie S. “Bill”Hudgens Obt.
(SS Death Index: Name: PAULINE HUDGENS Birth: 12 Oct 1908 – Death: Jan 1994 –Last Residence:
(Cookeville, Putnam, TN) –Last Benefit: (not specified) –SSN: 415-64-4167, TN)
Willie Shelva “Bill”Hudgens Obt.
b. 22 August 1904, Putnam Co., TN –d. 3 February 1985, Putnam Co., TN, s/o Byrd Murry Hudgens &
Eliza Bullock.
*See Byrd Murry Hudgens buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Pauline Hudges buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE – Funeral services for Willie S. “Bill” Hudgens, 80, were held in the chapel of Hooper
and Huddleston Funeral Home today at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Maurice Moore and the Rev. Lexie Freeman
Mr. Hughes died Sunday (February 3, 1985) at Cookeville General Hospital following an extended illness.
He was a native of Putnam County and was the son of the late Byrd Murry and Eliza Bullock Hudgens. He
was a member of the Backsliders Class of First Methodist Church.
For a number of years Mr. Hudgens was bursar at Baxter Seminary and was employed by First National
Bank and Roberson’s Dry Goods. He was a retired bookkeeper and accountant.
His family includes a sister, Pauline Hudgens of Cookeville; a brother, Joe Frank Hudgens of Nashville; a
nephew, Ed Hudgesn Jr. of Knoxville; a niece, Jan Hudgens Thompson of Ft. Campbell, KY; and five
great-nieces and nephews.
Active pallbearers are Cleo Hodges, James P. Brady, John Poteet, Dero Darwin, B. D. Darwin, Jack Mann,
Fred Roberson, H. S. Barnes and Joe Dyer.
Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Ben Thomas Hudson
b. 20 September 1907 –d. 3 July 1975 md Margie (Brown) Hudson, b. 5 August 1912 –d. 14 May 1991.
(SS Death Index: Name: BEN HUDSON Birth: 20 Sep 1907- Death: Jul 1975–Last Residence:
(Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN) –Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 410-09-3975, TN)
Carl B. Hudson
b. 27 February 1904, TN –d. 18 January 1983, md Vida (Stout) Hudson, b. ca. 1909 –d. 26 April 1992,
age 83. Carl B. Hudson, s/o Sidney Thomas Hudson & Willie Phillips.
*See Sidney Thomas Hudson buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Sidney Thomas Hudson
b. 17 February 1878, TN –d. 2 December 1953, md on the 31st of October 1900, Smith Co., TN to Willie
(Phillips) Hudson, b. 11 December 1880, TN –d. 21 September 1967.
*See Carl B. Hudson buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Smith Co., TN, pg. 132: S. T. Hudson married 31 October
1900, Smith Co., TN to Willie Phillips).
(1910 census 19th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 16 –Sidney T. Hudson is head of household, 32 yrs.
old, TN, Occupation: Cashier Bank, md 9 yrs. to Willie M., 29 yrs. old, TN, 3 children born, 3 children
living. Children: Bonnie L, 8 yrs. old; Carl B., 6 yrs. old & Gent T. Hudson, 2 yrs. old. All born in TN.
Also living in the household, Lucinda S. Hudson, mother-in-law, 55 yrs. old, TN, widow, 1 child born, 1
child living).
Robert Ray Huff Obt.
b. 6 October 1900 – d. 18 July 1961, TN, md on the 3rd of November 1922, Putnam Co., TN to Eliza
Lassie (Bockman) Huff, b. 20 February 1906, TN – d. 2 July 1995, d/o Herbert Cornelius Bockman
(1875-1972) & Johnnie D. (1882-1958), buried in Cowan Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN. Robert Ray Huff,
s/o Nathan H. Huff (1869-1950) & Martha Carter (1873-1958), buried in Union Cemetery, Newport,
Cocke Co., TN.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 130, #2776 – Robert Huff married 3
November 1922, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Lassie Bockman).
Former City Man’s Body Found In River:
The body of a former Cookeville man, Robert Ray Huff, who was 60 years old, moved from Cookeville to
Nashville a few months ago. He was a retired farmer.
Huff disappeared from his home, 1620 Holly Street in Nashville, Monday night. Davidson County’s
medical examiner said that Huff died July 17. The body was found near Bordeaux by fishermen.
Funeral services were held Monday, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home,
with Frank Vaughn, minister of Whitson chapel Church of Christ officiating. Burial was in City Cemetery.
Huff’s parents were the late Nathan and Martha Huff.
Huff is survived by: his widow, Mrs. Lassie Bockman Huff, of Nashville; one daughter, Virginia Huff and
one son, Gerald Huff, both of Nashville; one sister, Mrs. Annie Johnson, Gainesboro; three brothers, Henry
Huff and Willie Huff of California, and Charley Huff of Chestnut Mound.
The Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 25 July 1961.
Melvin C. Huffine Obt.
b. 14 October 1896 – d. 28 March 1979, md on the 21st of July 1918, Putnam Co., TN to Flossie M.
(Phifer) Huffins, b. 13 May 1898 –d. 14 August 1978.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 447, #1775: Melvin C. Huffine married
21 July 1918, Putnam Co., TN to Flossie M. Phifer).
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Melvin C. Huffine, 82, will be held at the Cumberland Presbyterian
church, Friday, March 30, at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Charles McCaskey officiating. Mr. Huffine died March
28 in Cookeville General Hospital.
He was a native of Tennessee, a veteran of WWI, served as Trustee of Putnam County in past years and
retired from Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs.
Survivors include a son, Bill E. Huffine, Wilmington, NC; three grandchildren.
Active pallbearers are: C. T. Hammill, Sumner Griffin, Lloyd Gentry, Collie Jared, C. O. Wynn, Eldon
Burgess and Don Holloway. Elders and the Men’s Bible Class of Cumberland Presbyterian Church will
serve as honorary pallbearers.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: 29 March 1979
Samuel Marion Huffines
b. 1 December 1875, TN - d. 9 August 1928, md on the 21st of December 1902, Jackson Co., TN to Lula
G. (Birdwell) Huffines, b. 4 May 1886, TN –d. 25 June 1973. Samuel Marion Huffines, s/o George W.
Huffines & Vernia Carver. Samuel M. Huffines was the grandson of Joe Carver & Martha Crabtree –
and Riley Huffines & Sally Ray.
Samuel Marion Huffines
b. 1 Dec 1875, TN
d. 9 Aug 1928
Father: Geo Huffines, TN
Mother: Vernia Carver, TN
----- Putnam Co., TN
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Jackson Co., TN, pg. 530:
December 1902, Jackson Co., TN to Lula Birdwell).
S. M. Huffines married 21
Mrs. S. M. Huffines Home Burns On Oak Street:
The two story frame dwelling occupied by Mrs. S. M. Huffines located on Oak street in Cookeville caught
fire, it is supposed from the explosion of an oil stove. Wednesday moring and despite the quick run of the
fire department, and heroic efforts, was gutted and the second story practically destroyed. It is estimated
that insurance carried on the building and contents will cover the loss.
The members of the Cookeville Fire Department deserve praise for the manner in which they fought the
flames in this instance as well as on many other occasions.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 26 June 1930
(1910 census 3rd Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: 118 –Samuel M. Huffines is head of household, 34 yrs. old,
TN md 7 yrs. to Lula G., 23 yrs. old, TN, 2 children born, 2 children living. Children: Aron B., 6 yrs. old,
TN & Dortha M. Huffines, 6/12 yrs. old, TN. Also living in the household: Hattie, Huffines, servant, male
white, 22 yrs. old, TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 319-389 –Samuel M. Huffines is head of household,
44 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Laborer Factory, md to Lula G., 34 yrs. old, TN. Aaron, 16 yrs. old, TN &
Dorothy M. Huffines, 10 yrs. old, TN).
Herbert Marion/Merrill Hughes Jr.
b. 16 February 1906, TN –d. 6 August 1954, s/o Herbert Marion Hughes & Maude Barnes.
*See Herbert Marion Hughes Sr. Obt.
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Walnut St., Putnam Co., TN; Dwl: 309 – Herbert M. Hughes is head of
household, 46 yrs.old, TN, Occupation: Deputy Sheriff Federal Government, md to Maud, 38 yrs. old, TN.
Children: Herbert M. Hughes Jr., 13 yrs. old; James, 5 yrs. old; Mildred B., 3 yrs. old & John D. Barnes,
11/12 yrs.old. All born in TN).
Herbert Marion Hughes Sr. Obt.
b. 23 August 1871/2, TN – d. 26 November 1945 md 23 on the June 1900, Putnam Co., TN to Maude
(Barnes) Hughes, b. February 1881, TN – d. 1952, d/o John Burr Barnes & Narcissus Almira
Pendergrass. Buried next to them is: Lorine Hughes, b. 28 March 1901 –d. 7 April 1906.
*See Herbert Marion Hughes Jr. Obt.
*See John Burr Barnes buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See H. Merrill Hughes buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN: H. M. Hughes married 23 June 1900, Putnam
Co., TN to Maude Barnes).
Funeral Services Held Here Tuesday for Herbert Hughes, Former Chief of Police:
Herbert Hughes, 74, veteran Putnam peace officer, died at his home on North Walnut Street, Monday
morning after a illness of three months.
In addition to serving as a deputy sheriff in Putnam County for a number of years Mrs. Hughes was chief of
police in Cookeville for several years.
He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at the Whitson Funeral Home Chaple on Tuesday afternoon with the Rev.
Thornton Fowler and Rev. Dow Ensor officiating.
Mr. Hughes is survived by his widow, Mrs. Maude Barnes Hughes; two sons, Merrill Hughes of Oak
Ridge, and Jack Hughes, of Nashville, and a daughter, Mrs. William Legge, of Goodlettsville, and five
grandchildren.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 22 November 1945.
Herbert Marion Hughes
b. 23 Aug 1871
d. 26 Nov 1945
Father: Jim Hughes, TN
Mother: Millie Smith Hughes, TN
Spouse: Maude Barnes
Cookeville Putnam Co., TN
(1900 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 354 –John B. Barnes is head of household, 46 yrs..
old, b. October 1853, TN md 26 yrs. to Elmira, 43 yrs. old, b. May 1857, TN, 6 children born, 6 children
living. Children: Florence, 24 yrs. old. b. April 1876; Willie B., 22 yrs. old., b. April 1878; Maud, 19 yrs.
old., b. February 1881; Seiver, 17 yrs.old., b. April 1883; Alec C., 14 yrs. old., b. November 1885 & Joel
M. Barnes, 12 yrs. old, b. October 1887. All born in TN).
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 144 – Herbert M. Hughes is head of
household, 34 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Deputy Sheriff, Putnam Co., md 10 yrs. to Maud, 29 yrs. old, TN,
2 children born, 1 child living. Child: Herbert M Hughes Jr., 4 yrs. old, TN. Also living in the household:
John B. Barnes, father-in-law, 56 yrs.old, TN md 36 yrs to Narcissa A. Barnes, mother-in-law, 53 yrs.
old, TN, 6 children born, 1 child living).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Walnut St., Putnam Co., TN; Dwl: 309 – Herbert M. Hughes is head of
household, 46 yrs.old, TN, Occupation: Deputy Sheriff Federal Government, md to Maud, 38 yrs. old, TN.
Children: Herbert M. Hughes Jr., 13 yrs. old; James, 5 yrs. old; Mildred B., 3 yrs.old & John D. Barnes,
11/12 yrs.old. All born in TN).
Joyce (Goodwin) Hughes Obt.
b. 29 April 1938, Putnam Co., TN – d. 17 May 2055, Putnam Co., TN md Henry Dow Hughes. Joyce
(Goodwin) Hughes, d/o Otha Franklin Goodwin & Zula Hedgecough.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 202: Henry Dow Hughes married on the
15th of November 1957, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 25, b. 21 August 1932, address: Rt. 1, Buffalo Vallet, Putnam
Co., TN to Joyce Gerldean Goodwin, age 19, b. 29 April 1938, address: Rt. 2, Cookeville, TN, name of
parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Otha Goodwin, Rt. 2, Cookeville, TN).
COOKEVILLE – Funeral services for Joyce Goodwin Hughes, 67, will be held in the chapel of Dyer
Funeral Home on Thursday, May 19, 2005, at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home today, May 18, from 5-9 p.m. and after 9 a.m. on
Thursday.
Mrs. Hughes died Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
She was born April 29, 1938, in Putnam County to the late Otha Franklin and Zula Hedgecough Goodwin.
Mrs. Hughes was an inspector for Keene Corporation.
Her family includes her husband of 47 years, Dow Hughes; two sons and daughters-in-law, Lynn and
Nancy Hughes and Dale and Teresa Hughes, all of Cookeville; two sisters, Maggie Brown and Willie Mae
Burgess, both of Cookeville; and three grandchildren, Scott and Samantha Hughes and Tyler Jaquess.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Howard and Ralph Goodwin; and a
son, David Ray Hughes.
Pallbearers will be Scott Hughes, Tyler Jaquess, Eddie Meadows, Mark Poore, Sid McBroom and Reece
and Kit Cunningham.
Bro. James Walling will officiate at the services.
Published May 18, 2005 12:47 PM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN
Herald Newspaper, 6 May 1957, pg. 9.
Lon J. Hughes
b. 11 July 1883, TN –d. 28 June 1963.
(1900 census 7th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 34 –Roxie Donavin is head of household, 48 yrs. old,
b. October 1851, TN, widow, Occupation: Proprietor Boarding House, 7 children born, 7 children living.
Also living in the household: Henry O. Hughes, son, 18 yrs. old, b. June 1881, TN, Occupation: Laborer
Mill & Lon J. Hughes, son, 16 yrs. old, b. July 1883, TN).
Auston L. Hunter
b. 1919 –d. 1983, (PFC US Army WWII), s/o Joe B. Hunter & Maggie Welch.
*See Joe B. Hunter buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Cleston T. Hunter Obt.
b. 22 May 1935, Overton Co., TN – d. 8 November 2007, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 8th of
November 1953, Overton, TN to Wilma Jo (Roberson) Hunter. Cleston T. Hunter, s/o Jahu Burris &
Tina Almira Hunter.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Overton Co., TN, pg. 46: Cleston T. Hunter married on the 8
November 1953, Overton Co., TN, age 18, address: Livingston, TN to Wilma Jo Roberson, age 24,
address: Redmon, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Charlie Roberson).
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Cleston T. Hunter, 72, of Cookeville will be held Sunday, Nov. 11,
at 2 p.m. from the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral
Home.
Family will receive friends Saturday, Nov. 10, from 5-8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 11,
from 12 noon until time of services at the funeral home.
Mr. Hunter died suddenly Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, at Cookeville Regional Medical
Center.
He was born May 22, 1935, in Overton County to the late Jahu Burris (J.B.) and Tina Almira Hunter.
Mr. Hunter was a member of Cookeville First Baptist Church. He owned and operated H.H. Compro, a
manufacturer of communication structural equipment and custom fabrication, for the past 11 years. He
formerly owned Green Acres Market in Cookeville, managed the Dixie Shop-Rite Grocery in Livingston
and had retired from Lance Inc.
His family includes his wife of 54 years, Wilma Jo Roberson Hunter (whom he married Nov. 8, 1953, in
Livingston); a son and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Sheila Hunter; and a granddaughter, Staci Hunter, all
of Cookeville.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Hunter was preceded in death by a brother, Claudis B. Hunter.
Pallbearers will be family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of H.H. Compro.
Dr. Randall Adkisson and Rev. Charles Hutchinson will officiate the services.
You may sign the guestbook at www.hhhfunerals.com.
Ezell Hunter
b. 18 June 1925 –d. 23 July 1967, s/o Joe B. Hunter & Maggie Welch.
*See JoeB. Hunter buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Mitchell Boyd Hunter Obt.
Fate Hunter
b. 28 June 1873 –d. 28 August 1956.
Floyd “Porter”Ray Hunter Obt.
b. 20 April 1938, Putnam Co., TN –d. 22 March 2004, Cookeville, TN, (SP4 U. S. Army), md on the 9th of
April 1965, Putnam Co., TN to Lucille (Waller) Hunter, b. 16 April 1937.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 120: Floyd Ray Hunter married on the 9th
of April 1965, Putnam Co., TN, age 26, b. 20 April 1938 to Lucille Waller, age 27, b. 16 April 1937,
address: Rt. 4, Cookeville, TN, names of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Mrs. Velma Waller,
mother, Rt. 4, Cookeville, TN).
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Floyd “Porter”Ray Hunter, 65, of Cookeville will be held Friday,
March 26, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial with full military honors will be held
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, March 24, from 2-9 p.m. and all day on
Thursday.
Mr. Hunter died Monday, March 22, 2004, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
Son of the late Pate Hunter and Pearl Morgan, he was born in Putnam County on April 20, 1938.
Mr. Hunter was a rip saw operator with Union Tool Company and a member of Wilhite Baptist Church.
His family includes his wife, Lucille Hunter of Cookeville; a son and daughter-in-law, Ronnie and Teresa
Waller of Algood; three daughters and a son-in-law, Teresa Waller of Gainesboro, Celia Pippin of
Dearborn, Mich., and Renee and Larry Smith of Baxter; a sister, Edna Henson of Cookeville;
grandchildren, Lorie Grasty, Albert and Michael Marody, Ashley Mathis, Josh, Brittney, Brooke and
Morgan Pippin and Matt, Rachel, Travis and Haley Smith; a great-grandchild, Sylvia Mathis; and several
nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Elsie Marie Roberts, and an uncle and aunt,
John Lee and Myrtle Wooten.
Bro. Robert Turner will officiate at the services.
Henry P. “Buck”Hunter
b. 1871 –d. 1935.
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Scott Ave, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 243 – Henry P. Hunter is head of
household, 49 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Laborer Railroad, md to Cora, 43 yrs. old. TN. Children: Lola
Campbell, dau., 25 yrs. old, md; Walter Hunter, son, 20 yrs. old; Charlie, son, 17 yrs. old; Pearl, dau. 10
yrs. old; Baxter, son, 7 yrs. old; Rosa Lee Campbell, granddaughter, 6 yrs. old; Ruby Lee Hunter, dau., 4+
yrs. old; Roy Lee Hunter, son, 0/12 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Howard Hunter
b. 1912 –d. 1976.
James “Jim”Baxter Hunter Obt.
b. 24 July 1945, Meigs Co., TN –d. 1 March 2012, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 25th of January,
Ringgold, GA to Vera Lee (Dickey) Hunter, b. 6 January 1946, Harriman, TN – d. 30 December 2014,
Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o George Dicky & Marjoie (Fink) Dickey McClain. James “Jim”Baxter
Hunter, s/o Robert Baxter Hunter & Norma Bertha Sue Falls.
*See Vera Lee (Dickey) Hunter Obt.
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for James Baxter “Jim”Hunter, 66, of Cookeville, will be held at 3
p.m. on Sunday, March 4, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
Interment, with military honors will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, and from 1
p.m. until time of services on Sunday at the funeral home.
Mr. Hunter died suddenly Thursday morning, March 1, 2012, at his home.
He was born July 24, 1945, in Meigs County to the late Robert Baxter and Norma
Bertha Sue Falls Hunter.
Mr. Hunter attended Engrafted World Church.
He was an Army veteran, having served in the Vietnam War. He was a truck driver for more than 40 years
prior to retirement.
His family includes his wife of 45 years, Vera Lee Dickey Hunter of Cookeville (whom he married Jan. 25,
1967, in Ringgold, Ga.); three sons and daughters-in-law, John and April Phillips and Michael and Faye
Hunter, all of Cookeville, and Tommy and Amy Hunter of Flaherty, Ky.; two daughters and sons-in-law,
Bobbie Sue and Eddie Maddle of Sparta and Renee and Michael Hawkins of Cookeville; a sister, Phyllis
Deal of Chattanooga; 23 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Rachel Amanda Hunter, and a
granddaughter, April Simmons.
Pastor Chris McMichael will officiate at the services.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 2 March 2012.
Jane Hunter
b. 23 February 1846, TN –d. 10 March 1925.
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Scott Ave, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 244 –Jane Hunter is head of household, 75
yrs. old, TN, widow. Child: Tilden Hunter, son, 43 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Laborer Bridge Company).
Joe B. Hunter
b. 13 November 1887 – d. 8 November 1974, md on the 30th of April 1911, Putnam Co., TN to Maggie
(Welch) Hunter, b. 28 June 1891 –d. 15 January 1975. Children: Lawrence E. Hunter (1912-1963); Clara
(Hunter) Bryant (1915-1993); Willie Alma (Hunter) Bean (1917-1983); Auston L. Hunter (1919-1983);
Mitchell Boyd Hunter (1922-2000) & Ezell Hunter (1925-1967). Child: Clara (Hunter) Bryant buried in
Judd Church Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
Auston L. Hunter buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Ezell Hunter buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Lawrence E. Hunter Obt.
*See Mitchell Boyd Hunter Obt.
*See Zina Lee Bryant buried in Judd Church Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
(SS Death Index: Name: JOE HUNTER Birth: 13 Nov 1887- Death: Nov 1974–Last Residence:
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN: Joe Hunter married 30 April 1911, Putnam
Co., TN to Maggie Welch. By whom married: H. R. Shipley, Justice of the Peace).
Lawrence E. Hunter Obt.
b. 12 December 1912, Putnam Co., TN – d. 8 March 1963, Nashville, TN, (TN Pfc Co C 157 Inf Regt
WWII), md on the 23rd of October 1937, Jackson Co., TN to Mary Ida (McKinley) Hunter, b. 16 October
1913, White Co., TN – d. 11 February 2004, Algood, TN, d/o Matt McKinley & Josephine Simms.
Lawrence E. Hunter, s/o Joe B. Hunter & Maggie Welch.
*See Joe B. Hunter buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Mary Ida (McKinley) Hunter Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Jackson Co., TN, pg. 455, #9: Lawrence E. Hunter married 23
October 1937, Jackson Co., TN to Mary Ida McKinley).
Funeral services for Lawrence, 50, were held at Hooper & Huddleston Sunday at 3:30 p.m. with Arkley
Billingsley officiating. He died at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Nashville last Friday after a
short illness. He was a resident of 460 West End Ave., Cookeville.
He operated an appliance repair and sales store on W Spring St.
Mr. Hunter, a native of Putnam County, was the son of Joe and Maggie Welch Hunter, who survive.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Ida McKinley Hunter; 2 daughters, Barbara
and Linda Hunter; 2 sisters, Mrs. Frank Goodwin and Mrs. Jervis Bean of Cookeville; 3 brothers, Ezell,
Austin and Mitchell Hunter of Cookeville.
Burial was in Cookeville City Cemetery
Cookeville Citizen, TN: 12 March 1963.
Mary Ida (McKinley) Hunter Obt.
b. 16 October 1913, White Co., TN –d. 11 February 2004, Algood, TN, md on the 23rd of October 1937,
Jackson Co., TN to Lawrence E. Hunter, b. 12 December 1912 –d. 8 March 1963 (TN Pfc Co C 157 Inf
Regt WWII). Mary Ida (McKinley) Hunter, d/o Matthew “Matt” Lee McKinley & Ada Jossiephine
Simms.
*See Nannie (McKinley) Fitzgerald buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Lawrence E. Hunter Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Matthew “Matt”Lee McKinley Obt.
(SS Death Index: Name: LAWRENCE HUNTER Birth: 12 Dec 1912 Death: Mar 1963–Last Residence:
(none specified) –Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 262-07-6668, FL)
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Mary Ida McKinley Hunter, 90, of Cookeville will be held at 11
a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. today, Friday, Feb. 13, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hunter died on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, at Masters Health Care Center in Algood.
She was born on Oct. 16, 1913, in White County to the late Matt McKinley and Josephine Simms. Mrs.
Hunter was a homemaker.
Her family includes two daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Jerry Fox of Cookeville and Barbara and
Sam Gibson of Byrdstown; a brother, Dave McKinley of Dayton, Ohio; two sisters, Fannie Moss of
Cookeville and Sue Goodwin of Crossville; and seven grandchildren, Seth, Allison and Phillip Fox and
Emily, Jason, James and Kayla Gibson.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Hunter; a brother, Bud
McKinley; and four sisters, Jimmie Lamance, Nan Fitzgerald, Rena Nabors and Margaret Hitchcock.
Bro. Eugene Schmid will officiate at the services.
Mitchell Boyd Hunter Obt.
b. 17 February 1922, Putnam Co., TN – d. 3 November 2000, Cookeville, TN, md Mary (unknown)
Hunter. Mitchell Boyd Hunter, s/o Joe B. Hunter & Maggie Welch.
*See Joe Hunter buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Mitchell Boyd Hunter, 78, of Cookeville will be held at 2 p.m. on
Mon., Nov. 6, at Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sun., Nov. 5 at the funeral home.
Mr. Hunter died on Fri., Nov. 3, 2000 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born on Feb. 17, 1922 in Putnam County to the late Joe and Maggie Welch Hunter. Mr. Hunter was
a Chrysler factory worker and served in the US Army.
His family includes his wife Mary Hunter of Cookeville; his daughter and son-in-law Kathy and Daris
Hammons of Cookeville; his son and daughter-in-law Michael and Tammy Hunter of Cookeville; his sister
Clara Goodwin of Cookeville; two grandsons, Jason and Ryan Hammons; and two granddaughters,
Brittney and Kacie Hunter, all of Cookeville.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Hunter was preceded in death by three brothers, Lawrence, Ezell, and Austin
Hunter; and one sister, Willie Alma Bean.
Bro. Johnny Fox and Bro. Tim Brown will officiate at the services.
Published November 04, 2000 6:27 PM CST: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Thomas “Tom”Donald Hunter Obt.
b. 25 January 1928, Algood, TN – d. 28 February 2011, Cookeville, TN, md 26 December 1950,
Byrdstown, Pickett Co., TN to Joann (Kirby) Hunter. Thomas “Tom” Donald Hunter, s/o Whitley
Hunter & Dona Lee.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Pickett Co., TN, pg. 186: Thomas Donald Hunter married 26
December 1950, Pickett Co., TN to Jo Ann Kirby).
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Thomas “Tom”Donald Hunter, 83, of Cookeville, will be held at 1
p.m. Thursday, March 3, from Stevens Street Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the Cookeville
Cemetery.
Family will receive friends today, Wednesday, March 2, from 5:00-8:30 p.m. at the Cookeville chapel of
Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home and again Thursday from 10 a.m. until time of services at the
church.
Mr. Hunter died suddenly Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, at his home.
He was born Jan. 25, 1928, in Algood, to the late Whitley and Dona Lee
Hunter.
Mr. Hunter was a charter member of Stevens Street Baptist Church where
he was faithfully active in the Usher Ministry. He was retired as the
owner/operator of Hunter Brothers Appliance Service.
His family includes his wife of 60 years, Joann Kirby Hunter of Cookeville
(whom he married Dec. 26, 1950, in Byrdstown); a son and daughter-inlaw, Don and Elizabeth Hunter of Gainesboro; a daughter and son-in-law,
Sharon Denise and Lonnie Davis of Cookeville; two grandchildren, Andrew Hunter and wife Amanda and
Donald Hunter and wife Kim, and their mother, Debbie Hunter Ellis; and three great-grandchildren, Haley
Hunter, Kaiden Hunter and Jaylin Swallows.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Hunter was preceded in death by four brothers, Ottis, Doyle, Douglas and
Kenny Hunter; and three sisters, Lucille, Louise and Elise Hunter.
Pallbearers will be members of Stevens Street Baptist Church Usher Ministry.
Honorary pallbearers will be Mr. Hunter’s Sunday school class, the Soul Harvesters.
Rev. Tim Frank will officiate the services.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 2 February 2011.
Thomas Ray Hunter Obt.
b. 8 July 1940, Bloomington Springs, TN –d. 7 February 2003, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 1st
of July 1961, Putnam Co., TN to Betty Jo (Maxwell) Hunter, b. 19 June 1940, Putnam Co., TN. Thomas
Ray Hunter, s/o Seth Hunter & Willie Ann Weaver. Betty Jo (Maxwell) Hunter md 2nd George Clyde
Thomas.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN: Thomas Ray Hunter married 1 July 1061,
Putnam Co., TN, age 20, b. 8 July 1940, address: 508 W. 4th, Cookeville, TN to Betty Jo Maxwell, age 21,
b. 19 June 1940, address: Rt. 2, Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Walter
Maxwell, father, Rt. 2, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN)
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Thomas Ray Hunter, 62, of Double Springs Community will be
held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, from the Stevens Street Baptist Church. Burial will be Cookeville City
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. today at Whitson Funeral Home, and from 12 p.m.
until 1 p.m. on Monday at the church.
Mr. Hunter died on Friday, Feb. 7, 2003, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born July 8, 1940, in Bloomington Springs to the late Seth and Willie Ann Weaver Hunter. Mr.
Hunter was a sales manager at Carlen Motor Company and a member of the Stevens Street Baptist Church
and the Cookeville Masonic Lodge #266.
His family includes his wife Betty Maxwell Hunter of Baxter; a son and daughter-in-law: David and
Tammy Hunter of Cookeville; a daughter and son-in-law: Mary Beth and Danny Sliger of Baxter; a
brother, Bobby Hunter of Cookeville; two sisters: Pauline Johnson and Dot Reeves, both of Cookeville;
special family friends: Mickey and Vivian Leftwich; six grandchildren: Brittany, Meagan, Emily, and
Haley Hunter, and Danielle and Allyson Sliger; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Hunter was preceded in death by two brothers: Freddy and Teddy Hunter;
and three half-brothers: Howard, Jim and Ed Hunter.
Pallbearers will be Gary, Greg, and Ron Hunter, Gary Nash, Jonathon Stout, and Benji Hill.
Honorary pallbearers will be: Whit Carlen, Harold Jackson, Jim Hunter, Glen Pedigo, Elmer Woodford,
Tommy Lyles and Ralph Thornton.
Dr. Jimmy Arms and Walter Whitson Carlen will officiate at the services.
Vera Lee (Dickey) Hunter Obt.
b. 6 January 1946, Harriman, TN – d. 30 December 2014, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN md on the 25th of
January, Ringgold, GA to James “Jim” Baxter Hunter, b. 24 July 1945, Meigs Co., TN – d. 1 March
2012, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, s/o Robert Baxter Hunter & Norma Bertha Sue Falls. Vera Lee
(Dickey) Hunter, d/o George Dicky & Marjoie (Fink) Dickey McClain
*See James “Jim”Baxter Hunter Obt.
Funeral services for Vera Lee Hunter, 68, of Cookeville, will be held at 11am on Saturday, January 3 from
the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Cookeville
City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from Friday from 5 -8pm and again Saturday from 10am until service time
at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hunter died suddenly Tuesday morning, December 30, 2014 at her home.
She was born January 6, 1946 in Harriman, TN to the late George Dickey and
Marjorie Fink Dickey McClain.
Mrs. Hunter attended Engrafted Word Church and The River Community
Church. She was a former employee of Aquatech in Cookeville and later worked
as a nursing assistant prior to retirement.
Her family includes three sons and daughters-in-law, John and April Phillips, Michael and Faye Hunter, all
of Cookeville, Tommy and Amy Hunter of Flaherty, KY; two daughters and sons-in-law, Bobbie Sue and
Eddie Maddle of Sparta, Renee and Michael Hawkins of Cookeville; 23 grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Jim Hunter; daughter,
Rachel Amanda Hunter; and granddaughter, April Simmons.
Pastors Chris McMichael and Steve Tiebout will officiate at the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to Rising Above Ministries, PO Box 222, Cookeville, TN 38503.
Zackary Phillip Hussien Obt.
b. 3 November 1990 – d. 25 July 2004, Nashville, s/o Melinda O’Brien Hussien Gleim, buried next to
him.
‘Sheltered in the arms of God’
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Zackary Phillip Hussien, 13, of Sparta will be held at 11 a.m. on
Tuesday, July 27, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Burial will
The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until time of services on Tuesday, at the funeral home.
Zackary died on Sunday, July 25, 2004, in Alive Hospice in Nashville.
He was born on Nov. 3, 1990 to Melinda O’Brien Gleim.
In addition to his mother, his family includes two sisters and a brother-in-law, Madaline Toler of Knoxville,
and April and Kevin Larson of Oklahoma; two aunts and uncles, Deborah and Joe White of Cookeville, and
Donna and Asa Webber of Salt Lake City, Utah; and special friends, Kenneth and Deborah Friddell.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Sherry Toler.
Bro. Kenneth Stephens will officiate at the services.
Published July 26, 2004 12:59 PM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Charlene Graves (Foster) Hutcherson Obt.
b. 11 July 1923, Cookeville, TN – d. 3 July 2011, Chattanooga, TN, md on the 27th of December 1943,
Putnam Co., TN to Dr. William Powell Hutcherson. Charlene Graves (Foster) Hutcherson, d/o Henry
Neviles Foster & Essie Graves.
*See Henry Neviles Foster buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 233: William Powell Hutcherson married
27 December 1943, Putnam Co., TN to Charlene Graves Foster, age 20, address: Cookeville, TN, name of
parent, guardian or next of kin of female: H. N. Foster, Cookeville, TN).
CHATTANOOGA –Memorial services for Charlene Foster Hutcherson, 87, of Chattanooga, will be held
at 4 p.m. (EDT) on Friday, July 8, at First-Centenary United Methodist Church in Chattanooga.
The family will receive friends from 3 p.m. (EDT) until time of services on Friday in the church narthex, in
Chattanooga.
Graveside services and interment will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 9, at Cookeville City Cemetery.
Visitation will follow the graveside services, at First United Methodist, 165 E. Broad Street, Cookeville.
Ms. Hutcherson died Sunday, July 3, 2011, in Chattanooga.
She was born July 11, 1923, in Cookeville to the late Essie Graves Foster and Henry Neviles Foster.
She attended Fairmont College in Washington, D.C., and Gulf Park College in Gulf Park, Miss. She
graduated from Vanderbilt University and was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.
A longtime resident of Lookout Mountain, she attended the First-Centenary United Methodist Church,
where she served on the Altar Guild. She also served on the Florence Crittenton Board, the Association for
the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities and the Chattanooga Goodwill Industries Board. She was a
member of the National Society of Colonial Dames, the Daughters of the American Revolution
(Chickamauga Chapter), and the Lookout Mountain Fairyland Club.
She and her family were blessed with kindness and care provided by Rhetta Yates, Sandy Tidwell,
Margaret Lackey, and many other family and friends.
Her family includes a daughter, Jane Hutcherson Frierson; a grandson, Laurance William Frierson of Falls
Church, Va.; a sister and brother-in-law, Jane Foster and Eugene Mayberry of Naples, Fla., and Rochester,
Minn.; and several nieces and nephews.
Contributions may be made to your preferred charity, Vanderbilt University, First United Methodist
Church, 165 E. Broad St., Cookeville, TN 38501, or the First-Centenary United Methodist Church, 419
McCallie Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37401.
Dr. Dwight Kilbourne will officiate at the church services in Chattanooga.
Rev. Max Mayo will officiate at the cemetery services in Cookeville.
Arrangements by Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home, (931) 526-6111.
Floyd Robert Hutchings
b. 7 December 1900 – d. 19 October 1969, md on the 22nd of January 1928, Putnam Co., TN to Mattie
(Daniels) Hutchings, b. 27 October 1903 –d. 7 October 1958, d/o John Daniel & Mary Dee Buckner.
*See John Daniels buried in Cookeville City Cemetery. Floyd Robert Hutchings also md on the 31 st of
January 1959, Putnam Co., TN to Eulene (Clouse) Hutchings Mott, b. 25 July 1913, White Co., TN –d.
22 December 2004, TN, d/o Levi Sylvester Clouse (1870-1944) & Mollie M. Goodwin (1878-1919).
*See Ethel E. Daniels buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Pansy Lou (Daniels) Gaw buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Eulene (Clouse) Mott Obt. buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN: Floyd Hutchings married 22 January 1928,
Putnam Co., TN to Miss Mattie Daniels).
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 39 –Floyd Hutchings married 31 January
1959, Putnam Co., TN, age 58, b. 7 December 1900, address: 109 South Jefferson, Cookeville, TN to
Eulene Mott, age 45, b. 25 July 1913, address: 362 Lane St., Cookeville, TN. Name of parent, guardian or
next of kin of female: Harold Mott).
(1920 census 5th Civil Dist. Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 30 –John Daniel is head of household, 37 yrs. old, TN
md to Mary, 35 yrs. old, TN. Children: Mattie, 16 yrs. old; Fannie, 14 yrs. old; Pansy, 12 yrs. old; Artie,
10 yrs. old; son, 8 yrs. old; Herman, 6 yrs. old & Ethel, dau, 4+ yrs. old. All born in TN).
Robert Orland Hutchinson
b. 15 January 1889 – d. 22 October 1950, md Marie (Randolph) Hutchinson, b. 2 March 1893 – d. 8
March 1972.
(SS Death Index: Name: HUTCHINSON, MARIE – Birth: 02 Mar 1893 –Death: Mar 1972- Last
Residence (Cookeville, TN) –Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 410-74-1975, TN)
William Elmore Hutcheson/Hutchinson Obt.
b. 10 March 1883 –d. 2 June 1964, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 5th of April 1908, Putnam Co., TN to Sadie
(King) Hutcheson, b. 24 July 1888 –d. 17 February 1979. William Elmore Hutchison, s/o Jesse
Hutchison & Cerilla Petty.
Sadie (Stanton) Hutchison Obt.
b. July, 1888, Putnam Co., TN –d. 17 February 1979, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 5th of April
1908, Putnam Co., TN to William Elmore “Bill”Hutchison, b. 10 March 1883 –d. 2 June 1964, Putnam
Co., TN, s/o Jesse Hutchison & Cerilla Petty. Sadie (Stanton) Hutchison, d/o Sidney Saunder Stanton
& Savannah Mahala Sadler.
*See William Elmore “Bill”Hutchison Obt.
*See Sidney Saunder Stanton Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 452, #1258: Bill Hutchison married 5
April 1908, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Sadie Stanton. By whom married: L. W. Goolsby, Justice of the
Peace).
(1900 census 10th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 24 –Sid Stanton is head of household, 38 yrs. old, b.
April 1862, TN md 13 yrs. to Savanah, 13 yrs. old, b. November 1863, TN, 6 children, 5 children living.
Children: Sadie, 11 yrs. old, b. July 1888; Charley, 9 yrs. old, b. May 1891; Lucien, 7 yr. old, b. March
1893; Layton, 2 yrs. old, b. June 1897 & Finni Stanton, 1 yr. old, b. April 1899. All born in TN).
BAXTER –Funeral services for Sadie Hutchison, 90, were held Monday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of
Baxter Whitson Funeral Home with Bro. Fred Sprivey officiating. Mrs. Hutchison died Saturday, Feb. 17
in Cookeville General Hospital.
Burial was in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Hutchison was a native of Putnam County and the daughter of Sid and Savannah (Sadler) Stanton.
She is survived by one son, Howard Hutchison of Baxter; two grandchildren, Jerry and Joe Hutchison; two
great grandchildren, Shelly and Rhonda Hutchison; three sisters, Tina Wooden from KY, Emily Young and
Elenora Baldwin, both of CA.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 21 February 1979
William Elmore Hutchison Obt.
b. 10 March 1883 –d. 2 June 1964, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 5th of April 1908, Putnam Co., TN to Sadie
(Stanton) Hutcheson, b. 24 July 1888 – d. 17 February 1979. William Elmore Hutchison, s/o Jesse
Hutchison & Cerilla Petty.
*See Sadie (Stanton) Hutchison Obt.
Funeral services for William Elmore Hutchison, 81, were held today from the chapel of Whitson Funeral
home with Glenn Killom officiating.
Mr. Hutchison, a retired Baxter farmer, died Tuesday, June 2, 1964, at his home following an extended
illness. Burial was in the City Cemetery.
A native of Putnam county, he was the son of Jesse Hutchison and Cerilla Petty Hutchison. He was a
member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Sadie Hutchison, Baxter star route; one son, Howard Hutchison, Baxter
star route and three grandchildren.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 4 June 1964, pg. 6.
Zachary Taylor Hutsell
b. 1847 – d. 1898, md on the 12th of September 1872, Monroe Co., TN to America Jane (Woodridge)
Hutsell, b. 2 May 1853, TN – d. 27 April 1902. Zachary Taylor Hutsell, s/o Elijah Hutsell & Lucinda
Beatrice Cole.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Monroe Co., TN, pg. 140, #79: Taylor Hutsell married 12
September 1872, Monroe Co., TN to America J. Woodridge).
(1900 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 381 –Janie Hutsell is head of household, 47 yrs. old,
b. May 1853, TN, widow, Occupation: Dressmaker, 7 children born, 3 children living. Children: Eulilia
Hutsell, 17 yrs.old, b. March 1883, TN)
Albert E. Hyder
b. 17 July 1883, TN – d. 1 June 1973, md Cora A. (West) Hyder, b. 31 March 1896 –d. 31 May 1972,
Putnam Co., TN, d/o William “Will”P. West (1870-1951) & Sarah Elizabeth Woods (1879-1953), both
buried in the Brotherton Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN. Albert E. Hyder, s/o Calvin & Margaret L. Hyder.
*See Elbert Boatman buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(1900 census 3rd Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 4 –Calvin Hyder is head of household, 47 yrs. old, b.
April 1853, TN md 25 yrs to Margaret L., 43 yrs. old, b. October 1856, TN, 8 children born, 6 children
living. Children: Albert E., 16 yrs. old. b. July 1883; Charley M., 13 yrs. old, b. January 1887; Letta W.,
10 yrs. old, b. June 1889 & Daisy L. Hyder, 6 yrs. old. b. September 1893. All born in TN).
(1910 census 3rd Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 20 –Margarett L. Hyder is head of household, 53 yrs.
old, TN, widow, 7 children born, 6 children living. Children: Albert E., 25 yrs. old; Winnie L., 20 yrs. old
& Daisy L. Hyder, 16 yrs. old. All born in TN).
(1920 census 3rd Civil Dist., Rockwell Holler Rd., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 1 –Albert E. Hyder is head of
household, 36 yrs. old, TN, md to Cora, 23 yrs. old, TN. Children: Louis, 5 yrs. old; Myrta (sp), 3 5/12
yrs. old & Mildred Hyder, 1 6/12 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Claude Olan Hyder
b. 5 December 1927 – d. 28 November 2007, (US Navy – Korea), md on the 29th of April 1956, Overton
Co., TN to Genelle “Jan”(Spurlock) Hyder, b. 24 September 1932. Claude O. Hyder, s/o Willis Hyder
& Priscilla Richards.
‘With Love and Zest We Cherished Life Together For Over 51 Years’
*See Willie Clyde Hyder Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Overton Co., TN, pg. 68, #1068: Claude Olan Hyder married 29
April 1956, Overton Co., TN, age 28, address: Rt. 6, Cookeville, TN to Genelle Spurlock, age 23, address:
Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Maloy E. Spurlock, Cookeville, TN).
James Loyd Hyder Sr. Obt
b. 13 May 1939, Putnam Co., TN – d. 9 September 2008, Cookeville, TN, md on the 24th of March 1957,
Ringgold, GA to Evelyn (Ward) Hyder. James Loyd Hyder Sr., s/o J. T. Hyder & Mary Alice Brown.
*See Bonnie Ann Hyder buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for James Loyd Hyder Sr., 69, of Cookeville will be held Friday, Sept.
12, at 1 p.m. at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Burial with military honors will follow in Cookeville Cemetery.
Family will receive friends Thursday, Sept. 11, from 4-8 p.m. and Friday, Sept.
12, from 11 a.m. until time of services at the church.
Mr. Hyder died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born May 13, 1939, in Putnam County to the late J.T. Hyder and the late
Mary Alice Brown McClain.
Mr. Hyder was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Cookeville Masonic Lodge 266 F &
AM and the Al Menah Temple. He was retired from the Navy, serving aboard several submarines from
1955 until 1977. He retired a second time from the City of Cookeville Electrical Department after 17 years
of service.
His family includes his wife of 51 years, Evelyn Ward Hyder of Cookeville (whom he married March 24,
1957, in Ringgold, Ga.); a son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Emily Hyder of Smyrna; a daughter, Suzie
Hyder of Mt. Juliet; two grandsons, Aaron and Cody Hyder, both of Smyrna; his stepfather, A.P. McClain;
two brothers and a sister-in-law, Wayne and Levita McClain and Johnny McClain, all of Cookeville; and
four sisters and three brothers-in-law, Pat and Arvis Lee, Linda and Eddie Thompson, Debbie and Steve
London and Cathy McClain, all of Cookeville.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Hyder was preceded in death by a daughter, Bonnie Ann Hyder.
Pallbearers will be J.D. Ellis, Johnny and Wayne McClain, Eddie Thompson, Jerry Dale Abston, Randy
Porter, Tony Peek and Scotty Roberts.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Timothy Fournet, Dr. Le Ray Crowe, Mended Hearts, Fleet Reserve
Association and Cookeville Senior Golf Group.
Memorial donations may be made to First Cumberland Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 565 E. 10th St.,
Dr. Charles McCaskey and Rev. Denman Frazier will officiate the services.
Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: Wednesday, Sep 10, 2008.
Mary Ann (England) Hyder Obt.
b. 5 June 1916, Overton Co., TN –d. 10 April 2003, Cookeville, TN, md on the 7th of June 1936, Putnam
Co., TN to Willie Rye Hyder. Mary Ann (England) Hyder, d/o William Robert & Callie England.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 118, docket #4, pg. 36: Willie Rye Hyder
married 7 June 1936, Putnam Co., TN, age 21, address: Rt. 5, Cookeville, TN to Mary Ann England, age
21, address: Crossville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Robert England, Crossville,
TN).
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Mary Ann England Hyder, 86, of Cookeville will be held at 2 p.m.
on Sunday, April 13, at Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, and prior to services on Sunday at the
funeral home.
Mrs. Hyder died on Thursday, April 10, 2003, at her residence.
She was born on June 5, 1916, in Overton County to the late William Robert and Callie England.
She was a charter member of Eastwood Baptist Church and was honored by the Eastwood Baptist Church
Faith Circle in 1991 as Woman of the Year. Mrs. Hyder was also a charter member of the Women’s
Missionary Union, formed in 1937 at Poplar Grove Baptist Church. She was past president of the Stone
Association WMU.
She married Willie Rye Hyder on June 7, 1936. They resided on the Hyder ancestral farm in the Poplar
Grove Community, celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on June 5, 1986.
Her family includes a son, Randall Eric Hyder of Cookeville; a daughter and son-in-law, Karen Hyder
Hawkins and Wayland Hawkins; a brother, Robert Tim England of Nashville; two sisters, Sybil England
Randolph of Dayton, Ohio, and Robbie England Henry of Loveland, Colo.; and several nieces and
nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Rye Hyder; a brother, Howard
England; and two sisters, Atlas Bohannon and Beatrice Scarborough.
Rev. John Tollett and Milford Cox will officiate at the services.
Published April 11, 2003 12:27 PM CDT : Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Ruby Dowell Hyder Obt.
b. 24 September 1904, Cookeville, TN –d. October 1905, d/o Whitely Hyder & Beulah Davis. (Beulah
(Davis) Hyder is buried next to her children, no marker on her grave. She died about 1907, abt. 28 yrs.
old. Whitely Hyder (1874-1926) md 2nd Lena Wiggs and they lived in Nashville, TN. Whitely Hyder is
buried in the Mt. Olive Cemetery, Nashville, TN).
*See Ruth Hyder buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
HYDER, RUBY DOWELL: Little Ruby Dowell Hyder the thirteen months old infant of Mr. and Mrs.
Whitley Hyder died Sunday afternoon after a brief illness with meningitis and the remains were interred
Monday afternoon in the city cemetery. The grief stricken parents have the heartfelt
sympathy of all.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: [Date 10/25/1905, Vol. III, No. 38, Page 1]
Ruth Hyder Obt.
b. 16 January 1903- d. 10 December 1905, d/o Whitely Hyder & Beulah Davis. (Beulah (Davis) Hyder is
buried next to her children, no marker on her grave. She died about 1907, abt. 28 yrs. old. Whitely Hyder
(1874-1926) md 2nd Lena Wiggs and they lived in Nashville, TN. Whitely Hyder is buried in the Mt.
Olive Cemetery, Nashville, TN).
*See Ruby Dowell Hyder buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
HYDER, RUTH: Last Sunday night, the angel of death, bore away the spirit of little Ruth Hyder, infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Whitley Hyder. The grief stricken parents have the deepest sympathy of the entire
town. Their happy home in less than two months, bereft of their only children,two lovely little girls.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN:[Date 12/13/1905, Vol. III, No. 45, Page 4]
Willie Clyde Hyder Obt.
b. 10 December 1917, Brotherton, TN – d. 1 January 2002, Cookeville, TN, md on the 21st of December
1946 to Edna Marie (Austin) Hyder, b. 24 September 1916, White Co., TN –d. 18 August 1995, Putnam
Co., TN, d/o Edgar Austin (1884-1958) & Jennie Lee Grissom (1890-1921), both buried in the Highland
Cemetery, White Co., TN. Willie Clyde Hyder, s/o Willis Hyder & Priscilla Richards.
*See Claude O. Hyder buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE – Funeral services for W. Clyde Hyder, 84, of Cookeville, will be held at 11 a.m. on
Friday, Jan. 4, at Cookeville First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. today, Thursday, Jan. 3, from the Cookeville Chapel of
Hooper & Huddleston Funeral Home, and from 10 a.m. until time of services on Friday, Jan. 4.
Mr. Hyder died on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, at his home, following an extended illness.
He was born on Dec. 10, 1917, in Brotherton to the late Willis and Priscilla Richards Hyder. He was
Professor Emeritus of Tennessee Tech, and the Hyder-Burks Pavilion was named for him. He was named
Outstanding University Alumnus as well as Outstanding Agriculture Alumnus after his retirement.
His family includes a brother, Claude O. Hyder of Sparta, and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Austin Hyder; two brothers, Lee and
Earl Hyder; and a sister, Pearl Hyder Claiborne.
Pallbearers will be Don Elkins, Tom Hamilton, Bill Buck, Davis Watts, Travis Anderson, Powell Jewell,
Angelo Volpe and Clarence Lancaster.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Backsliders Sunday School Class, TTU Agriculture Faculty,
Putnam County Farm Bureau, and the Ag Foundation Board of Directors.
Rev. Dot Fielder and Bro. Glen McDoniel will officiate at the services.
Willis Hickman Hyder
b. 18 February 1882, TN – d. 17 September 1959, md on the 11th of September 1912, Putnam Co., TN to
Priscilla Lee (Richard) Hyder, b. 11 November 1892 –d. 14 March 1957. Willis H. Hyder, son of Jacob
Crockett Hyder (1839-1927) & Sopha Ann Dowell (1839-1912)
*See W. Clyde Hyder.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN: Willis H. Hyder married 11 September 1912,
Putnam Co., TN to Miss Priscilla Lee Richards. By whom married: H. T. Gragg, Justice of the Peace).
(1900 census 3rd Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 14 –Jacob C. Hyder is head of household, 60 yrs. old,
b. July 1839, TN md 36 yrs. to Sopha A., 60 yrs. old, b. November 1839, TN. Children: Birtha Hyder, 6
yrs. old, b. March 1894, TN & Willis H. Hyder, 18 yrs. old, b. February 1882, TN).
Jacob Crockett Hyder
b. -----, TN
d. 24 Sep 1927
Age: abt 88y
Father: Jacob Hyder, TN
Mother: Elizabeth Hyder, TN
Buried: Salem Cemetery Putnam Co., TN
Willie Hickman Hyder
b. 24 Nov 1915, Putnam Co., TN
d. 13 Jun 1917
Father: Willis Hickman Hyder, Putnam Co., TN
Mother: Priscilla Lee Richards, Overton Co., TN
Buried: Salem Cemetery Putnam Co., TN
Carmen Frank Iorio Obt.
b. 20 June 1921, Chicago, IL – d. 22 May 2009, md on the 20th of November 1945, Memphis, TN to
Marguerite (unknown) Iorio. Carmen Frank Iorio, s/o Maurizio Iorio & Palma Gravente.
BAXTER –Funeral services for Carmen Frank Iorio, 87, of Baxter will be held
Tuesday, May 26, at 11 a.m. from the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston and
Horner Funeral Home.
Burial, with military honors, will follow in the Cookeville Cemetery.
Family will receive friends Tuesday from 9 a.m. until time of services at the funeral
home.
Mr. Iorio died Friday morning, May 22, 2009, in Bethesda Health Care Center after a
long battle with lung cancer.
He was born June 20, 1921, in Chicago, Ill., to the late Maurizio and Palma Gravente Iorio.
Mr. Iorio was an Navy Veteran of World War II and served on a ship in the Solomon Islands in the South
Pacific for three years. He retired as an electrical manager with Morris Kurtzon Corp in Chicago for 40
years. He moved to Baxter two years ago and attended Living Hope Church.
His family includes his wife of over 64 years, Marguerite Iorio (whom he married Nov. 20, 1945, in
Memphis); two sons and daughters-in-law, Maurice and Linda Iorio of Sterling, Mass., and Carmen Jr. and
Gloria Iorio of Bloomington Springs; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Pamela and George Davelis of
Papillion Nev., Martha and John Schmidt of Cookeville and Mary Jane Iorio of Baxter, and Marguerite and
Michael Rissman of Scottsdale, Ariz.; nine grandchildren, Georgina and Jason Davelis, Joseph and
Nicholas Rissman, Aleasha Cindy, Anthony and Jason Iorio, and Marcia Muzik; seven great-grandchildren;
and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Iorio was preceded in death by two brothers, Samuel and Peter Iorio; and
three sisters, Rose Lombardo, Frances Alghini, and Mary Jane (Dolly) Pantaleo.
Pallbearers will be family and friends
Pastor Ron Allen will officiate the services.
Share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com.
Saturday, May 23, 2009: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Amanda H. (Starnes) Isbell Obt.
b. 29 January 1849, DeKalb Co., TN – d. 30 August 1913, Putnam Co., TN, md the 1st of August 1867,
Laurel Hill, TN to William Jefferson Isbell, b. 23 December 1840 – d. 20 March 1895, s/o James
Livingston “Jim” Isbell (1815-1880) & Rebecca Jones. Amanda H. (Starnes) Isbell, d/o Charles
Starnes (1814-1893) & Nancy Rafferty (1815-1904).
*See William Jefferson Isbell buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See James Andrew Isbell Obt.
*See Jewel (Isbell) Lee buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Rev. George W. Nackles buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Hattie L. (Isbell) Wade Obt.
ISBELL, AMANDA STARNES: Amanda Starnes Isbell was born in DeKalb County, Tenn., Jan 29,
1849, and died in Cookeville, Tenn., Aug. 30, 1913, aged nearly 65 years. She was married to Wm. J.
Isbell at the home of John Mason at Laurel Hill, Tenn., Aug. 1, 1867. Thomas Christian, Esq. performed
the ceremony and the marriage was witnessed by Prettyman Jones and Nancy C. Williams. Mrs. Isbell was
the mother of nine children –Mrs. Nannie Terry, wife of J. W. H. Terry; Mrs. Mary Ann Nackles, wife of
Rev. G. W. Nackles; Mrs. Lillie Peveler, wife of Daniel C. Peveler of San Diego, Calif; Mrs. Dora Ensor,
wife of Rev. S. M. Ensor; Mrs. Hattie Wade, wife of W. C. Wade; Mrs. Jewel Lee, wife of Robt. Lee, and
Miss Myrtle, James A. and Charles W. Isbell. The husband and father W. J. Isbell died in Cookeville,
Tenn., Mar. 20, 1895. Barbee and Edith Nackles have been with their grandmother since the death of their
own mother, May 13, 1902. Mrs. Isbell professed religion in girlhood and joined the Methodist church in
Pisgah, in DeKalb county. A few years ago she transferred her membership to the Cookeville Methodist
Church, South. She was a quiet, unassuming woman, a good neighbor and a devoted Christian. Here
sphere was in the home. It was there she was well known and loved by all who came into the home. It was
there she was well known and loved by all who came into the home. She was a great sufferer and
expressed a desire to live, but was willing to go and be at rest. The funeral and burial services were
conducted by Rev. W. M. McClearen at the Methodist church and the Cookeville cemetery Sunday
afternoon, Aug. 31, 1913, and were largely attended. Bro. McClearen spoke feelingly and eloquently of the
resurrection and the future life. May the influence of her life always be those who follow her.
Geo. W. Nackles
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: [Date 9/4/1913, Vol. XI, No. 36, Page 3]
(1900 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 457 –Amanda H. Isbell is head of household, 51 yrs.
old, b. January 1849, TN, 9 children born, 9 children living. Children: Lillie D., 24 yrs. old, b. January
1876; Dora A., 20 yrs. old, b. June 1879; Hattie L., 19 yrs. old, b. December 1880; Myrtle M., 16 yrs. old,
b. August 1883; Jewell C., 14 yrs. old, b. March 1886 & Charlie W. Isbell, 11 yrs. old, b. December 1888.
All born in TN. Also living in the household: Nancy Starnes, mother, 85 yrs. old, b. January 1815, TN,
(father born in OH, mother, TN), widow, 6 children born, 6 children living).
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville Town, Spring St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 119 –Amanda Isbell is
head of household, 62 yrs. old, TN, widow. Children: Lillie, 34 yrs. old, Occupation: Seamstress Overall
Factory; Myrtle, 24 yrs. old, Occupation: Millinery Retail Store; Charlie Isbell, 21 yrs. old, Occupation:
Laborer Handle Factory. All born in TN. Also living in the household: Will C. Wade, son-in-law, 32 yrs.
old, TN, Occupation: Agent Life Insurance, md 4 yrs. to Hattie (Isbell) Wade, dau., 28 yrs. old, TN.
Lafayette Isbell, brother-in-law, 45 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Merchant Retail Grocery, widow. Barbee
Nackles, granddaughter, 12 yrs. old, TN & Edith Nackles, granddaughter, 10 yrs. old, TN).
James Andrew Isbell Obt.
b. 20 May 1870, Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN – d. 27 February 1946, Putnam Co., TN, s/o William
Jefferson Isbell & Amanda Helen Starnes, all buried in Cookeville City Cemetery. He md on the 3rd of
March 1900, Putnam Co., TN to Cora Frances (Leftwich) Isbell, b. 3 March 1881, Putnam Co., TN – d.
23 October 1975, d/o Martin Henry Leftwich & Emily Avo “Emma”Ensor. James Andrew Isbell, DC
#5951, Putnam Co., TN. (Methodist) Children: Winnell Isbell, Mrs. Jessie Sloan, Mrs. Turley Knight,
Mrs. Gene Keys, Mrs. Tom Bilbrey, Misses Reba, Roselle & Jimmie Isbell. James Andew Isbell siblings:
Mrs. Simon Ensor, Mrs. Jewell Lee, Mrs. J. W. H. Terry, Mrs. W. C. Wade and Mrs. John H. Whitson.
(James Andrew Isbell was on the Board of Trustees –Baxter Seminary 1909-1910).
*See Amanda H. (Starnes) Isbell Obt.
*See Rozell Isbell buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See William Jefferson Isbell buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Floy (Isbell) Knight buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Martin Henry Leftwich Obt.
*See Rilla Ensor Leftwich buried in Holladay Family Graveyard.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 37: J. A. Isbell married 3 March 1900,
Putnam Co., TN to Cora Leftwich).
Funeral Services To Be Held Friday Afternoon for J. A. Isbell:
James A. Isbell, 76, died at his home on West Broad Street Wednesday, February 27, following an illness
of several years. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at two-thirty o’clock at the Whitson
Funeral Home chapel, with Rev. Thorton Fowler, pastor of the Methodist Church in charge.
A son of the late William and Amanda Isbell, spent his entire life in Putnam County. He was born in
Buffalo Valley, but spent much of his young manhood in Cookeville. In 1900 he was married go Miss
Cora F. Leftwich of Baxter and they resided in Baxter until 1923 when he returned to Cookeville to make
his home.
Until he retired because of illness, he was actively engaged in business and civic interests of his
community, and for a number of years was president of the Isbell Manufacturing Company here. He was a
member of the Methodist Church.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Winnell Isbell of Cleveland, Ohio, and seven daughters,
Mrs. Jessie Sloan, of Nashville, Mrs. Turley Knight of California, Mrs. Gerie Keyes of Crossville, Mrs.
Tom Bilbrey, Misses Reba and Rozelle Isbell of Cookeville and Miss Jimmie Isbell of Washington, D. C.
A number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren survive, as do five sisters, Mrs. Simon Ensor of
Springfield, Mrs. Jewel Lee of Nashville, Mrs. J. W. H. Terry, Mrs. W. C. Wade and Mrs. John H.
Whitson, of Cookeville.
Interment will be in Cookeville Cemetery.
James Andrew Isbell
b. 20 May 1870, Putnam Co., TN
d. 27 Feb 1946
Father: William Jefferson Isbell, Putnam Co., TN
Mother: Amanda Helen Starnes, Putnam Co., TN
Spouse: Cora Frances Isbell
City Cemetery Putnam
#5951, Putnam Co., TN
Source: A History of Putnam County Tennessee by Walter S. McClain, pg. 150: James Andrew Isbell, born in Buffalo
Valley, May 20, 1870. Received his education in the public schools, Washington Academy and Chattanooga
University. He was married to Miss Cora F. Leftwich, March 3, 1900. For twenty years Mr. Isbell has been engaged in
the manufacture of handles. He moved his large factory to Cookeville two years ago from Baxter. He was President of
the Baxter Bank for several years, also Chairman of the Trustees of Baxter Seminary. He has always been a good roads
enthusiast and was Secretary of the Western Division on good roads about fifteen years ago. Is a member of the Lion’s
Club of Cookeville, Odd Fellow and a steward in the Methodist Church.
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Washington Ave., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 612 –James A. Isbell is head of
household, 49 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Manufacturer Hickory , md to Cora, 39 yrs. old, TN. Children:
Jesse, 18 yrs, old; Floyd, 16 yrs. old; Windelle (sp), 15 yrs. old; Myra, 12 yrs. old; Reba, 10 yrs. old;
Roselle, 7 yrs. old & Inez Isbell, 4+ yrs. old. All born in TN).
James Livingston “Jim”Isbell
b. 16 September 1815, TN – d. 26 April 1880, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md 2nd Melvina (Mitchell)
Isbell, b. 5 August 1820, TN – d. 2 October 1874. James Livingston “Jim” Isbell, s/o John Isbell &
Rachel Parsley. Melvina (Mitchell) Isbell is buried in the Isbell Graveyard located off State Route 141
about 1 mile north west of DeKalb/Putnam Co. line on a ridge overlooking Buffalo Valley, TN. She was
the 2nd w/o James Livingston “Jim” Isbell, who md 1st Rebecca Jones, b. 30 January 1822, d/o Alfred
Jones (1794-1855) & Elizabeth Nichols (1799-1870). James Livingston “Jim”Isbell md 3rd to Angeline
(Beasley) Isbell, b. 1829, VA –d. November 1892, Putnam Co., TN, buried unknown.
‘Dearest father thou has left us, Here thy loss we deeply feel, But tis God that had bereft us, He can all our sorrows
heal’
*See Mary Elizabeth (Isbell) Medley Obt.
*See Washington Lafayette Isbell Obt.
*See Warner Miller Julian buried in Smellage Cemetery, Boma, Putnam Co., TN.
(1850 census 13th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 136 - James Isbel is head of household, 34 yrs. old,
TN, md to Rebecca, 26 yrs. old, TN. Children: William, 10 yrs. old; Alfred, 8 yrs. old; John, 5 yrs. old &
Nancy Isbel, 2 yrs. old. All born in TN. Also living in the household: Thomas Jones, 24 yrs. old, TN &
Hetty Brewington, 10 yrs. old, TN).
(1860 census 13th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 1008 - James Isbel is head of household, 45 yrs. old,
TN, md to Melvina, 40 yrs. old, TN. Children: William J., 19 yrs. old; Alfred M., 17 yrs. old; Nancy A.,
13 yrs. old; Mary E., 7 yrs. old & Washington L. Isbel, 1/12 yrs. old. All born in TN. Also living in the
household: Elizabeth Willis, 22 yrs. old, TN).
(1870 census 9th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 10 –J. L. Isbell is head of household, 54 yrs. old, TN
md to Melvina, 49 yrs. old, TN Children: Nancy A., 21 yrs. old; Mary E., 17 yrs. old & Washington Isbell,
10 yrs. old. All born in TN. Also living in the household: Thomas Manard, 16 yrs. old, TN & B. F.
Colemon, 21 yrs. old, TN).
Source:
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Rozell Isbell
b. 27 October 1911, d/o James Andrew Isbell (1870-1946) & Cora Frances Leftwich (1881-1975).
Washington Lafayette Isbell Obt.
b. 18 June 1860, Putnam Co., TN – d. 16 October 1947, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 10th of November
1896, DeKalb Co., TN to Gertrude (McDonald) Isbell, b. 1877 – d. 1903, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN.
Washington Lafayette Isbell, s/o James Livingston “Jim”Isbell (1815-1880) & Melvina Mitchell (18201874). (Mason). (Children: Mrs. Kathleen Proffitt, Mrs. Mary Martin Jr. of Bath Springs, TN. 3
grandchildren, 1 great grandchild).
*See James Livingston “Jim”Isbell buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
ISBELL, MRS. W. L.: Dies Very Suddenly of Heart Failure - This community was terribly shocked this
(Thursday) morning when the news spread that Mrs. W. L. Isbell had fallen dead from heart failure at about
7 o'clock. This is the sixth death in Cookeville in little over two weeks. We will bring a full account of this
sad occurrence next week. [Date 3/25/1903, Vol. I, No. 7, Page 1]
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, DeKalb Co., TN, pg. 31: W. L. Isbell married on the 10th of
November 1896, DeKalb Co., TN to Gertrude McDonald).
Funeral services for Washington LaFayette “Fate”Isbell, 87-year-old retired Cookeville merchant who died
Thursday night in City Hospital after a short illness, were held Saturday afternoon at Whitson’s Funeral
Home by L. N. Moody, Minister of the Cookeville Church of Christ, and the Rev. Dow Ensor. Burial was
in City Cemetery.
Mr. Isbell, a retired grocer, was widely-known for his early morning walks of several miles even until a
short time before his death. He was often seen many blocks away from his home on East Spring Street by
families who were eating breakfast.
Mr. Isbell was a past master of Cookeville Lodge No. 266 of Free and Accepted Masons. He had been a
member of the lodge for 58 years. There are only three other 50-year members.
A native of Putnam County, Mr. Isbell was the son of the late James L. and Melvina Mitchell Isbell. His
wife, Mrs. Gertrude McDonald Isbell, died several years ago.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Kathleen Proffitt, with whom he made his home, and Mrs. Mary
Martin, Jr., of Bath Springs, TN; three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Washington Lafayette Isbell
b. 18 Jun 1860, Putnam Co., TN
d. 16 Oct 1947
Father: James Livingston Isbell
Mother: Melvina Mitchell
Spouse: Gertrude McDonald
City Putnam
#22672, Putnam Co., TN
(1870 census 9th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 10 –J. L. Isbell is head of household, 54 yrs. old, TN
md to Melvina, 49 yrs. old, TN Children: Nancy A., 21 yrs. old; Mary E., 17 yrs. old & Washington
Isbell, 10 yrs. old. All born in TN. Also living in the household: Thomas Manard, 16 yrs. old, TN & B. F.
Colemon, 21 yrs. old, TN).
(1900 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 416 –Lafayette Isbell is head of household, 37 yrs.
old, b. June 1863, TN, Occuaption: Grocery Merchant md 4 yrs. to Gertrude, 25 yrs. old, b. June 1875,
TN, 2 children born, 2 children living. Children: May Isbell, 2 yrs.old, b. January 1898, TN).
William Jefferson Isbell Obt.
b. 23 December 1840, Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN –d. 20 March 1895, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN,
md the 1st of August 1867, Laurel Hill, TN to Amanda H. (Starnes) Isbell, b. 29 January 1849, DeKalb
Co., TN – d. 30 August 1913, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Charles Starnes & Nancy Rafferty. William
Jefferson Isbell, s/o James Livingston “Jim” Isbell (1815-1880) & Rebecca Jones. (Children: James
Andrew Isbell, Mrs. Simon Ensor, Mrs. Jewell Lee, Mrs. J. W. H. Terry, Mrs. W. C. (Hattie) Wade and
Mrs. John Howard (Myrtle) Whitson).
*See Amanda H. (Starnes) Isbell Obt.
*See Jewel (Isbell) Lee buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See John Howard Whitson buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Hattie (Isbell) Wade Obt.
ISBELL, W. J.: Good Man Dead –All That is Mortal of W. J. Isbell Laid to Rest –
We are pained to announce the death of W. J. Isbell, which occurred at his home in Cookeville on the 20th
inst. Mr. Isbell was about 55 years old, and leaves a wife and several children as well as numerous other
relatives and a host of friends to mourn his loss. He had been a martyr to a scrofulous disease all his life.
Early in life he became afflicted with what is termed white swelling and suffered untold misery in
consequence of which, but notwithstanding the pain and torture to which he was almost continually
subjected, he braved it like a man, and fought the battles of life with a heroism and fortitude worthy of all
praise. . .He was a life long member of the Methodist church, an humble iancé an true as the magnet to
the pole. . .He was also a true and consistent Odd Fellow, as well as some other secret orders. He was
Trustee of this county at the time of his death, this being the third term he had held the office. He had also
been County Court Clerk of the county for two terms, eight years in all. . . .
The Cookeville Press newspaper, Cookeville, TN: [Date 3/28/1895, Vol.VIII, No. 21, Page 5]
ISBELL, WILLIAM J.: William J. Isbell was born Dec. 23, 1840, reared in Buffalo Valley, Putnam
county, Tennessee, professed religion at the age of eighteen and united with the Christian church, married
to Amanda H. Starnes August 1, 1867, and died March 20, 1995 (note: paper does say 1995, but should
be 1895). After his marriage he joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in which be lived an earnest and
faithful member until his death. He was elected Trustee of Putnam county in August 1874, and re-elected in
1876, Elected Bounty Court Clerk in 1878, and re-elected in 1882. Elected Trustee again in 1894. . . .
The Cookeville Press newspaper, Cookeville, TN: [Date 3/28/1895, Vol. VIII, No. 21, Page 4]
WILLIAM J. ISBELL:
William J. Isbell (1840-1895) was a son of James L. Isbell and wife Angelina Jones Isbell. He was reared
in Buffalo Valley. He was afflicted with white swelling in his childhood with caused him to be lame for
life. While he was forced to walk with a crutch and cane, he was a large man of fine appearance. He was a
man of good education for his day.
In his young manhood, he taught school in Putnam and DeKalb counties, and was a successful teacher.
In 1874, he was elected County Trustee of Putnam County and was re-elected in 1876, serving four years.
At the conclusion of his second term as County Trustee, in 1878, he was elected County Court Clerk and in
1882 he was re-elected. In 1894, he was again elected County Trustee, which office he held at the time of
his death on March 20, 1895. Elected to important county offices in Putnam County five times, he was
never defeated. He also served for several years as post-master of Cookeville. He was not only well
qualified for the public offices which he sought and held, but he enjoyed in high degree the confidence and
esteem of all who knew him. He was a most genial and affable gentleman, was one of the best “mixers”
and county campaigners Putnam County ever had.
He was a Methodist and was a devoted and active church worker from his childhood. He was an active
member of the Cookeville Odd Fellows Lodge.
For many years, he was proprietor of the “Isbell Hotel”on the South side of the Cookeville Public Square.
He also engaged in other business.
In his young manhood, he married Miss Amanda Starnes. They reared a large family. Mrs. John H.
Whitson, of Cookeville, is one of their daughters. The late Mrs. J. W. H. Terry and Mrs. Hattie Wade of
Cookeville were their daughters. One of their daughters was the wife of the late Rev. George W. Nackles,
another daughter is the wife of Rev. S. M. Ensor, of Springfield. A son, the late James A. Isbell, was for
many years, one of Cookeville’s leading business men.
The graves of William J. Isbell and wife are in the Cookeville Cemetery.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 13 August 1953
(1870 census 9th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 11 –W. J. Isbell is head of household, 29 yrs. old, TN,
Occupation: School teacher, md to Amanda H., 21 yrs. old, TN. Children: Nancy M., 2 yrs. old, TN &
James A. Isbell, 0 yrs. old, b. 1/12 May).
Census Place: 1880, District 1, Putnam Co., TN
Source:
Dwl: 42
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
William J. ISBELL Self
M
M
W
Occ:
Clerk Of County Ct. Fa: AL
Mo: TN
Amda H. ISBELL Wife
F
M
W
Occ:
Keeping House
Fa: TN
Mo: TN
Nancy M. ISBELL
Dau
F
S
W
Fa: TN
Mo: TN
James A. ISBELL
Son
M
S
W
Fa: TN
Mo: TN
Mary A. ISBELL
Dau
F
S
W
Fa: TN
Mo: TN
Lillie D.M. ISBELL Dau
F
S
W
Fa: TN
Mo: TN
Dora A. ISBELL
Dau
F
S
W
Fa: TN
Mo: TN
Mary ADAMS
Other
F
S
W
Occ:
House Keeping
Fa: TN
Mo: TN
William SHELTON Other
M
M
W
Occ:
Teaching School
Fa: TN
Mo: TN
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Age
39
Birthplace
TN
29
TN
11
TN
10
TN
8
TN
5
TN
2
TN
22
TN
25
TN
Hattie SHELTON
Occ:
Albert SHELTON
Nute BULINGTON
Occ:
Joseph PUCKET
Occ:
Rebeca IVA
Occ:
Other
F
Teaching School
Other
M
Fa: TN
Other
M
Student Fa: TN
Other
M
Student Fa: TN
Other
F
Nurse
Fa: TN
Fa: TN
S
Mo: TN
S
Mo: TN
S
Mo: TN
S
Mo: TN
W
Mo: TN
W
23
TN
1
TN
W
22
TN
W
22
TN
W
7
TN
(1900 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 457 –Amanda H. Isbell is head of household, 51 yrs.
old, b. January 1849, TN, 9 children born, 9 children living. Children: Lillie D., 24 yrs. old, b. January
1876; Dora A., 20 yrs. old, b. June 1879; Hattie L., 19 yrs. old, b. December 1880; Myrtle M., 16 yrs. old,
b. August 1883; Jewell C., 14 yrs. old, b. March 1886 & Charlie W. Isbell, 11 yrs. old, b. December 1888.
All born in TN. Also living in the household: Nancy Starnes, mother, 85 yrs. old, b. January 1815, TN,
(father born in OH, mother, TN), widow, 6 children born, 6 children living).
Elva (Bennett) Jacks
b. no dates
*See Mildred Irene Bennett
Alice Ann (Swain) Jackson Obt.
b. 10 March 1948, Asheville, NC – d. 5 September 2012, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN, md on the 8th of
March 1948, Lawrence Co., TN to William Harold Jackson, b. 9 June 1944, Putnam Co., TN – d. 19
November 1983, Nashville, TN, s/o William Herbert Jackson & Pansy Ardell Morgan.
Alice Ann (Swain) Jackson, d/o Jack & Nina Swain.
*See William Harold Jackson Obt.
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Alice Swain Jackson, 64, of Dickson and formerly of Cookeville,
will be held Sunday, September 9 at 4:30 p.m. from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper Huddleston &
Horner Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Cookeville City Cemetery. Zach Goodwin will officiate at
the services
Mrs. Jackson died Wednesday, September 5 at Baptist Hospital in Nashville.
She was born March 10, 1948 in Asheville, NC to Nina Swain of Lebanon and the late Jack Swain. She
was a mother and grandmother to many people.
She is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Donnie Jackson of Dickson and Jackie (Marianne)
Jackson of Fairview, TN; one daughter and son- in-law, Donna (Fay) Finch of White Bluff; one brother,
Jackie Swain of Lebanon, one sister, Lynn Swain of Murfreesboro; two grandchildren, Faith and Marisa
Jackson.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Harold Jackson.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 2:30 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family.
Bedford Beecher Jackson Obt.
b. 6 May 1927, Putnam Co., TN – d. 31 July 2007, Cookeville, TN, s/o Bedford Losier Jackson (19031968) & Gusta “Gustie”Grider (1904-1929).
*See Bedford Losier Jackson buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE – Funeral services for Bedford Beecher Jackson, 80, of Cookeville will be held
Wednesday, Aug. 1, at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville
Cemetery.
Family will receive friends Wednesday, Aug. 1, from 5-9 p.m. and Thursday, Aug. 2, after 10 a.m. at the
funeral home.
Mr. Jackson died Tuesday, July 31, 2007, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born May 6, 1927, in Putnam County to the late Lozier and Gustie Grider Jackson.
Mr. Jackson was a factory worker with Keene Corp.
His family includes a son, Gary Jackson; a brother, Thurman Jackson of Detroit, Mich.; a half sister, Pat
Swift of Cookeville; and two grandchildren.
Bro. Johnny Fox will officiate the services.
Bedford Losier Jackson
b. 31 August 1903, Putnam Co., TN –d. 19 July 1968, Putnam Co., TN, md Gusta “Gustie”Grider, b. 15
May 1904 – d. 27 June 1929. B. Losier Jackson md 2nd on the 5th of April 1941, Putnam Co., TN to to
Opal Lee (Adams) Jackson, b. 14 June 1917, DeKalb Co., TN –d. 27 April 2000, TN, d/o James Wesley
Adams & Millie Fisher. Bedford Losier Jackson, s/o Ephraim Wade “Eph” Jackson & Sarah
Elizabeth Mansell.
*See Opal Lee (Adams) Jackson Obt.
*See Ephriam Wade Jackson Obt.
*See Patsy Sue (Jackson) Swift Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 511, docket #4, pg. 247: Losier Jackson
married 5 April 1941, Putnam Co., TN, age 36, address: Cookeville, TN to Opal Adams, age 23, address:
Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Jim Adams, Cookeville, TN).
Basil R. Jackson
b. 3 August 1906 – d. 29 December 1981, md on the 30th of June 1929, Putnam Co., TN to Lucy E.
(Phillips) Jackson, b. 5 January 1910.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 549, #4895: Basil R. Jackson married on
the 30 June 1929, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Lucy E. Phillips).
(SS Death Index: Name: BASIL JACKSON Birth: 03 Aug 1906- Death: Dec 1981–Last Residence:
(Cookeville, Putnam, TN) –Last Benefit: (Cookeville, Putnam, TN) –SSN: 410-01-3288, TN)
(SS Death Index: Name: LUCY E JACKSON Birth: 05 Jan 1910- Death: Jan 1993–Last Residence:
(Cookeville, Putnam, TN) –Last Benefit: (Cookeville, Putnam, TN) –SSN: 408-48-6293, TN)
Bobby C. Jackson
b. 5 March 1936 –d. 25 June 1976, md C. Geraldine (unknown) Jackson, b. 23 June 1932.
(SS Death Index: Name: BOBBY JACKSON Birth: 05 Mar 1936- Death: Jun 1976 –Last Residence: (not
specified) –Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 413-50-1437, TN)
Bonnie Kathleen (Vinson) Jackson Obt.
b. 20 May 1935, Jackson Co., TN –16 March 1994, Nashville, TN, md 2 October 1965, Putnam Co., TN to
Henry Paul Jackson, b. 19 October 1937. Bonnie Kathleen Jackson, s/o Norman Shaw Vinson & Hallie
Keith.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 275: Henry Paul Jackson married on the
2nd on the October 1965, age 27, b. 19 October 1937, address: 305 E. 13th, Cookeville, TN to Bonnie
Vinson Hodge, age 30, b. 20 May 1935, b. 20 May 1935, address: 724 Cypress, Cookeville, TN, name of
parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Norman Vinson, father, Bloomington Springs, TN).
COOKEVILLE – Funeral serevices for Bonnie Kathleen Jackson, 58, of Cookeville, will be held
Saturday, march 19, at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home. Burial will be in the
Mrs. Jackson died Wednesday March 16, 1994, in Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville.
Born in Jackson County on May 20, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Norman
Shaw and Hallie Keith Vinson. Mrs. Jackson was an assembler at Porelon and a
member of the Stevens Steet Baptist Church.
Her family includes her husband, Henry Paul Jackson (former Chief of Police in
Cookeville), and Vickie and Karlton Fredebeil of Hendersonville; two sisrters and one
brother-in-law, Mable Roberts and Helen and Earnest Clark, all of Cookeville; two
broehrs and one sister-in-law, Tommy Vison of Detroit, MI, and Bobby and Carol
Vinson of Cookeville, TN. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of Porelon.
Brother Jimmy Arms officiated at the services.
Callie (Whiteaker) Jackson Obt.
b. 26 July 1907 –d. 2 February 1993, md on the 3rd of February 1934, Putnam Co., TN to Hubert Clinton
Jackson, b. 24 January 1912 –d. 20 June 1951. Callie (Whiteaker) Jackson, d/o John Morgan Whitaker
& Lo Rittie.
*See Hubert Clinton Jackson Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 246: Hurbert Jackson married 3 February
1934, Putnam Co., TN, age 22, address: home of Charlie Jackson, Cookeville, TN to Callie Whittaker, age
24, address: Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Morgan Whittaker,
Cookeville, TN).
(SS Death Index: Name: CALLIE JACKSON Birth: 26 Jul 1907- Death: 02 Feb 1993- Last Residence:
(Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN) –Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 410-03-2633, TN)
COOKEVILLE- Funeral services for Callie Elizabeth Jackson, nee Whitaker, 85, the daughter of the late
John Morgan Whitaker and Lo Rittie Whitaker were held Friday, February 5, 1993, at 2 p.m. in the chapel
of Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Jackson died Tuesday, February 2, 1993, in Cookeville General Hospital.
She was a machine operator in the shirt manufacturing business.
Her family includes one son and daughter-in-law, Henry ‘Paul’Jackson and Bonnie Vinson Jackson of
Cookeville, TN; three daughters and sons-in-law, Elizabeth and Harold Johnson, Patsy and T.J. Johnson, all
of Cookeville, TN, and Jean and Johnnie Robinson of Manchester, TN; one daughter-in-law, Geraldean
Jackson of Cookeville, TN; one brother, Harvey Whitaker of Nashville, TN; one sister Rosie Whitaker
Kirby of Nashville, TN; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Hubert Clinton Jackson, and two sons,
Bobby and Kenneth Jackson.
Bro. Jimmy Arms and Bro. Lester Flatt officiated at the services.
Dora E. (Bennett) Jackson
b. 16 April 1878, TN –d. 18 August 1904, md Dillard Jackson. Dora E. (Bennett) Jackson, d/o Jasper &
Martha Bennett. (Children of Dillard & Dora E. (Bennett) Jackson are: Fowler & Joe Jackson). Dillard
Jackson remarried to Sallie Bell. They had 2 daughters, Madeline (d. at 21 yrs.), and Lorelle Jackson (d. at
8 yrs.).
Census Place: 1880 District 9, Smith Co., TN
Dwl: 28
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
J.T.B. BENNETT
Self
M
M
W
25
TN
Occ:
Martha BENNETT
Wife
F
M
W
21
TN
Occ:
Geo. R. BENNETT
Son
M
S
W
5
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Dora BENNETT
Dau
F
S
W
3
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
David BENNETT
Son
M
S
W
5M
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
(1900 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co.., TN: Dwl: 374 – Dillard Jackson is head of household, 22
yrs.old, b. May 1878, TN md 3 yrs. to Dora, 22 yrs. old, b. April 1878, TN, 1 child born, 1 child living.
Child: Fowler Jackson, 2 yrs. old, b. October 1897, TN).
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville Town, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 282 –Jasper Bennett is head of
household, 59 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Pump R.R. Engineer, md 34 yrs. to Martha, 59 yrs. old, TN, 8
children born, 5 children living. Living in the household: Fowler Jackson, grandson, 11 yrs. old, TN &
Josiah S. Jackson, grandson, 9 yrs. old, TN).
Ephraim Thurman Jackson Obt.
b. 11 November 1925, Cookeville, TN –d. 17 December 2008, Waterford, MI, md Muriel Hazel (Pippin)
Jackson. Ephraim Thurman Jackson, s/o Bedford Lozier Jackson (1903-1968) & Gustie Grider (19041929). Bedford Losier Jackson md 2nd Opal (Adams) Jackson.
*See Opal (Adams) Jackson Obt.
COOKEVILLE –Graveside services for Ephraim Thurman Jackson, 83, of Waterford, Mich., will be held
at 1 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 22, at Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday at Whitson Funeral
Home.
Mr. Jackson died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, in Waterford, Mich.
He was born Nov. 11, 1925, in Cookeville to the late Losier and Gusta Grider Jackson.
Mr. Jackson attended Central High in Cookeville prior to joining the Navy in 1943,
where he served in the Patrol Bombing Squadron. Following the Navy, he attended
Tennessee Tech, where he received his bachelor’s degree in business administration and a Lifetime
Secondary Teacher’s Certificate. He moved to Detroit in 1949, and married Muriel Hazel Pippin in 1950,
also of Cookeville.
In 1951, he began his career with General Motors in Pontiac, Mich. He held several positions: accounting,
factory analysts and statistician, staff assistant, industrial engineering, plant superintendent for trucks and
buses, and worked on overseas operations in England and Germany. He retired in 1986 as executive
engineer.
Mr. Jackson also gave much of his time to the community, holding positions in the PTA, Boy Scouts,
working on the Pontiac City Council, helping children at the Oakland County Children’s Village and, for
more than 15 years, handled his church’s accounting records.
In younger years, Mr. Jackson enjoyed spending time on the ham radio, boating, fishing and camping. He
also enjoyed traveling and took many trips. He had a passion for reading and learning and was always
enrolled in a class, whether it was for his master’s degree, management problem solving, Spanish or
boating safety. But, his most favorite hobby was probably eating. His kindness, generosity and willingness
to help others have touched the lives of many. His memory and love of life will be with us forever.
His family includes his wife, Muriel Hazel Pippin Jackson; a son, Phillip Jackson of Goodrich, Mich.; a
daughter, Brenda Eckerly of Northville, Mich.; a sister Patricia Swift of Cookeville; five grandchildren,
David Eckerly and wife, Margery of San Mateo, Calif., Derek Eckerly and wife, Crystal of San Diego,
Calif., Tony Jackson of Boseman, Mont., Jon Eckerly of Livonia, Mich., and Peggy Neeman and husband,
Ray of Clinton Township, Mich.; a great-grandchild, Zachary Neeman; and several relatives of Cookeville.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepmother, Opal Jackson, and brother, Bedford
Jackson.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: Sunday, Dec 21, 2008
Howard E. Jackson
b. 9 October 1886 – d. 2 June 1967, md on the 9th of March 1919, Putnam Co., TN to Dorothy (Judd)
Jackson, b. 29 December 1896.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 485, #1918: Howell E. Jackson married 9
March 1919, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Dorothy M. Judd).
Hubert Clinton Jackson
b. 24 January 1912 –d. 20 June 1951, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 3rd of February 1934, Putnam Co., TN to
Callie (Whiteaker) Jackson, b. 26 July 1907 –d. 2 February 1993. Hubert Clinton Jackson, s/o Charlie
Jackson & Elsie Williams.
*See Callie (Whiteaker) Jackson Obt.
*See William Hubert Jackson Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 246: Hurbert Jackson married 3 February
1934, Putnam Co., TN, age 22, address: home of Charlie Jackson, Cookeville, TN to Callie Whittaker, age
24, address: Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Morgan Whittaker,
Cookeville, TN).
Funeral services for Clinton Hubert Jackson, 39, who died suddenly of a heart attack Friday morning at his
home on W. Stevens Street, were held Sunday afternoon at the Stevens Street Baptist church. Interment
was in City Cemetery.
He had been in apparent good health working for the city for the past seven months as a truck driver. He
was the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Jackson and had lived in Putnam County all his life. A member of the
WOW Lodge Camp 879 he was serving as a lodge officer at the time of his death.
He is survived, in addition to his parents, by his wife, Mrs. Callie Whiteaker Jackson; three sons, Bobby,
Paul and Kenneth Jackson; two daughters, Patsy and Jean, all of Cookeville; one step-daughter, Mrs.
Harold Johnson, Chattanooga; two brothers, Herbert Jackson and Doyle Jackson of Oklahoma; five sisters,
Hattie Walker, Mrs. Edna England, route 4, Cookeville, Mrs. Ina Jaynes, Mrs. Ethel Stamps, Crossville,
and Mrs. Ruby Bohannon, Dayton, Ohio.
Hubert Jackson
b. 1906 –d. 11 January 1985.
Hulon Homer Jackson
b. 4 August 1898, TN –d. 25 September 1967, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 10th of July 1921, Putnam Co.,
TN to Johnnie Mai (Winchester) Jackson, b. 10 August 1903 – d. 19 May 1959, d/o Rufus Toi
Winchester (1878-1959) & Donna “Dona” Fletcher. Hulon H. Jackson, s/o Thomas Benton Jackson
(1869-1929) & Mary Lou Bounds (1875-1963), both buried in the Byers Cemetery, Jackson Co., TN.
*See Sam T. Jackson Obt.
(SS Death Index: Name: JACKSON, HULON – Birth: 04 Aug 1898- Death: Sep 1967– Age: 69 – Last
CA).
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 47, #2553: Hulon Jackson married 10
July 1921, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Johnnie Mai Winchester).
(1900 census 2nd Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 97 –Thomas B. Jackson is head of household, 31 yrs.
old, b. February 1869, TN, md 11 yrs. to Mary L., 24 yrs. old, b. December 1875, TN, 2 children born, 2
children living. Children: Annie M., 10 yrs. old, b. November 1889; Gamalel F., 6 yrs. old, b. October
1893; Bucher L., 4 yrs. old, b. December 1895 & Hulan H. Jackson, 2 yrs. old, b. August 1897. All born
in TN. Also living in the household: Tempy M., Barber, cousin, 58 yrs. old, b. August 1841, TN, widow.
Marion Poston, 54 yrs. old, b. May 1846, KY (parents born born in KY).
(1910 census 2nd Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 10 –Thomas Jackson is head of household, 41 yrs.
old, TN md 21 yrs. to Lou, 33 yrs. old, TN, 9 children born, 7 children living. Children: Gamonals, 17 yrs.
old; Beecher, 14 yrs. old; Hulan, 12 yrs. old; Dallas, 9 yrs. old; Lottie, 6 yrs. old & Kate Jackson, 2 yrs.
old. All born in TN).
(1920 census Cookeville & Bunker Hill Rd., 2nd Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 220 –Tom Jackson is
head of household, 50 yrs. old, TN md to Mary Lou, 45 yrs. old, TN. Children: Hulon, 21 yrs. old; Lottie,
15 yrs. old; Kate, 12 yrs. old; Tom R., 8 yrs. old; Henry C., 4 1/12 yrs. old & Mary Edith Jackson, 10/12
yrs.old. All born in TN).
Infant Jacksons
d. 8 February 1933, twin boys of S. C. Jackson & Kathleen Starnes.
*See Kathleen (Starnes) Jackson buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
John Haskell Jackson
b. 22 May 1909 – d. 24 February 1991 md Winnell (Maxwell) Jackson, b. ca. 1906 – d. 28 November
1991, d/o William D. Maxwell (1877-1948) & Viola Julian (1883-1964).
Kathleen (Starnes) Jackson
1 April 1909, TN – d. 14 January 1964, md S. C. Jackson. Kathleen (Starnes) Jackson, d/o Prof. Shela
Bedford Starnes (1872-1936) & Nissie Bates (1879-1923).
‘The Lord is the strength of my life’
*See Infant Jacksons
*See Prof. Shela Bedford Starnes buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Kenneth Dwayne “Cal”Jackson Obt.
b. 5 May 1950, Cookevile, Putnam Co., TN –d. 15 September 2014, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on
the 19th of December 1970, Putnam Co., TN to Ann Lucille (League) Jackson, b. 13 December 1948.
Kenneth Dwayne “Cal”Jackson, s/o Rev. Leroy Jackson & Maggie Madora Brooks (1914-2010).
*See Maggie Madora (Brooks) Jackson Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 476 – Kenneth Dwayne Jackson married
19 December 1970, Putnam Co., TN, age 20, b. 5 May 1950, address: 151 McClellan Ave., Cookeville, TN
to Ann Lucille League, age 22, b. 13 December 1948, address: 417 E. Main, McMinnville, TN. Name of
parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Mrs. Dot Ramsey, sister, 417 E. Main, McMinnville, TN).
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Kenneth Dwayne Jackson, 64, of Cookeville, were held at 1 p.m.
today Friday, Sept. 19, from the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
Interment, with military honors, followed in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mr. Jackson passed away on Monday morning, Sept. 15, 2014, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born May 5, 1950, in Cookeville, to the late Rev. Leroy and Maggie Jackson.
Mr. Jackson was a retired carpenter in construction. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Armed
Forces, and was a member of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, where his father was founder and pastor
for more than 45 years.
Survivors include one son and a daughter-in-law, Kenneth Dwayne Jr. and Claudine Jackson of Atlanta,
Ga., one daughter, Dionna Jackson and iancé Edward Pena of Lawrenceville, Ga.; three sisters and a
brother in-law, Eleene Okorji of Indianapolis, Ind., and Elouise Jackson and Juanita and Richard Stone, all
of Cookeville; two brothers and a sister-in-law, John Jackson and Paul and
Hettie Jackson, all of Cookeville; a sister in-law, Lorraine Jackson of
Cookeville; three grandchildren, Alexus, Amarri and Akalah; and other
relatives and a host of friends.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Franklin
Leroy Jackson, and a sister in-law, Shirley Jackson (wife of John), both of
Cookeville.
Pallbearers were Gary Gardenhire, Sr., Gary Goolsby, Floyd Cartwright,
Reaker Bass, Steve Mullins, Charlie Wester Sr., and Anthony Earls.
Family and friends serves as floral bearers.
Rev. Earl Dirkson, pastor of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, officiated at the services.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 19 September 2014
Kenneth Howard Jackson
b. 8 April 1945 –d. 19 April 1957.
Landon Jackson Obt.
b. 4 August 1925, Sparta, TN – d. 24 June 2013, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 15th of August
1946, Rossville, GA to Marie (Pippin) Jackson. Landon Jackson, s/o Robert Howard Jackson (18861960) & Hannah Sullivan (1892-1948).
*See Robert Howard Jackson buried in Double Springs Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Landon Jackson, 87, of Cookeville, will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday, June 27, in the Cookeville chapel of Hooper Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Interment will
follow in Cookeville Cemetery.
Family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. today, Wednesday, June 26, and
again Thursday from 9 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.
Mr. Jackson died Monday afternoon, June 24, 2013, at Cookeville Regional
Medical Center.
He was born Aug. 4, 1925, in Sparta to the late Robert Howard and Hannah
Sullivan Jackson.
Mr. Jackson was a proud Navy veteran of World War II, serving in the South
Pacific Theatre. He worked as an auto body mechanic, was employed at the
Cookeville Motor Company for 30 years and was also a co-owner of Lambs Body Shop for 10 years. He
was a long-time member of Willow Avenue Church of Christ.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Marie Pippin Jackson (whom he married Aug. 15, 1946, in
Rossville, Ga); daughter Barbara (Buddy) Littrell of Clarksville; son, Lester (Nancy) Jackson of Knoxville;
three grandchildren, Adam Landon (Ashley) Jackson of Knoxville, Darin (Mary) Littrell of Goodlettsville,
and Macy (Randy) Dufresne of Nashville; two great-grandchildren, Ashley and Timothy Littrell; and a
sister, Georgia Kosty of Michigan.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Billie Bumbalough.
Pallbearers will be Darin Littrell, Adam Jackson, Randy Dufresne, Charles Pippin, Herman Pippin and
Jimmie Way.
Bros. Carl Sims and Mike Dyer will officiate the services.
Hooper Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (931)526-6111. You may share
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 27 June 2013.
Maggie Madora (Brooks) Jackson Obt.
b. 1 August 1914, Granville, TN – d. 3 September 2010, Cookeville, TN, md Rev. Leroy Jackson.
Maggie Madora (Brooks) Jackson, d/o Henry & Rene Brooks.
*See Kenneth Dwayne “Cal”Jackson Obt.
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Maggie Madora Jackson, 96, of Cookeville will be held at 11 a.m.
on Tuesday, Sept. 7, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 6, and from 10 a.m. until time of services
on Tuesday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Jackson departed this life Friday morning, Sept. 3, 2010, at her home, surrounded by
her family.
She was born Aug. l, 1914, in Granville, to the late Henry and Rene Brooks.
Mrs. Jackson was a homemaker. She was a charter member of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, where
her husband was founder and pastor for more than 45 years. She faithfully served in the Mass Choir and
was the senior Church Mother.
Survivors include three sons and a daughter-in-law; Paul and Hettie Jackson, John Jackson and Kenneth
Jackson, all of Cookeville; three daughters and a son-in-law, Elouise Jackson and Juanita and Richard
Stone all of Cookeville, and Eleene Okorji of Indianapolis, Ind.; a daughter-in-law, Loraine Jackson of
Cookeville; 14-grandchildren; 11-great grandchildren; 4-great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Louise
Stanton of Algood and Mrs. Beulah Parris of Lebanon; a dear friend, Mrs. Nina Carver of Cookeville; and
other relatives, and a host of friends.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Leroy Jackson; a son, Frank
Jackson; two grandsons, John Jackson II and Clarence Locke; daughter-in-law, Shirley Jackson; a sister,
Lillian Brooks; and two brothers, Edward Brooks, and Hamp Brooks.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers and Floral Bearers.
Rev. Earl Dirkson, Pastor of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, will officiate at the services.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: Sunday, 5 September 2010
Opal Lee (Adams) Jackson Obt.
b. 14 June 1917, DeKalb Co., TN –d. 27 April 2000, TN, md on the 5th of April 1941, Putnam Co., TN to
Bedford Losier Jackson, b. 31 August 1903 – d. 19 July 1968. Bedford Losier Jackson was md 1st to
Gusta (Grider) Jackson, b. 15 May 1904 – d. 27 June 1929. Opal Lee (Adams) Jackson, d/o James
Wesley Adams (1878-1944) & Millie Evergreen Fisher (1888-1966).
*See Ephraim Thurman Jackson Obt.
*See Patsy Sue (Jackson) Swift Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 511, docket #4, pg. 247: Losier Jackson
married 5 April 1941, Putnam Co., TN, age 36, address: Cookeville, TN to Opal Adams, age 23, address:
Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Jim Adams, Cookeville, TN).
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Opal Lee Jackson, 82, of Cookeville, will be held at 2 p.m. on Sun.,
April 30, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends after 5 p.m. on Sat., April 29, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Jackson died on Thurs., April 27, 2000, at Masters Health Care Center.
She was born on June 14, 1917, in DeKalb County to the late James Wesley and Millie Fisher Adams. Mrs.
Jackson was retired from Plateau Mental Health Care Center and worked as caretaker of Cookeville
City Cemetery for 49 years. She was a member of Willow Avenue Church of Christ, Ladies VFW
Auxiliary and American Legion. Mrs. Jackson was well known for her love of music and dancing. She won
the National Walk-a-Thon in St. Louis, Mo. At the age of 70.
Her family includes a daughter, Pat Swift of Jackson County; two stepsons, Thurman Jackson of
Waterford, Mich., and Bedford Jackson of Cookeville; six grandchildren and spouses, Richard and Vivian
Swift, Ronnie Swift, Donna and Wayne Garrett, Gary Lynn Jackson, Phillip Dale Jackson and Brenda Gale
Jackson; four special great-grandchildren, Travis and Patrick David Swift, and Amanda and Justin Jackson,
plus three additional great-grandchildren; and a special great-great-granddaughter, Jasmine Brooke
Schneck.
Pallbearers will be Phillip Moss, Raymond Randolph, Rick Swift, Jay Grissom, Bobby Cobble land Jim
Brown.
Bros. Ken Burton and Ernest Abston will officiate at the services.
Published April 28, 2000 10:47 AM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Pansy Ardell (Morgan) Jackson Obt.
b. 6 December 1914, Putnam Co., TN –d. 24 October 1983, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN, md on the 19th
January 1933, Putnam Co., TN to William Herbert Jackson, b. 8 January 1910 – d. 11 January 1980.
Pansy Ardell (Morgan) Jackson, d/o Teb “Doc”Morgan & Ever Harget.
*See William Herbert Jackson Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 596: Herbert Jackson married 19 January
1933, Putnam Co., TN, age 23, address: Cookeville, TN to Ardell Morgan, age 18, address: Cookeville,
TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Mrs. Ever Morgan, Cookeville, TN).
Services for Mrs. Ardell Jackson, 68, will be held in the chapel of Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home at
3 p.m. Thursday with the Rev. Mike Kendrick officiating. Burial will be in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Jackson, a resident of 427 Spruce Street in Cookeville, died Monday in a Nashville hospital after an
extended illness.
A native of Putnam County, she was the daughter of the late Doc and Ever Harget Morgan and the wife of
the late Herbert Jackson.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Guy (Gladys) Daniels of Cookeville; a son, William Harold Jackson of
Kingston Springs; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Active pallbearers will be Francis Murphy, Junior Morgan, Dale Morgan, Billy Walker, Harold Walker,
Jeff Loftis.
Robert Lee Jackson
b. 15 April 1902 –d. 16 February 1950.
Sam T. Jackson Obt.
b. 10 July 1922, near Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN – d. 3 October 1943, Putnam Co., TN s/o Hulon
Homer Jackson & Johnnie Mai Winchester. (Grandparents: Mr. & Mrs. Toy Winchester, of
Wilmington, CA, - and Mr. & Mrs. T. B. Jackson of Cookeville, TN).
*See Hulon H. Jackson buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Funeral services for Sam Jackson, 20, only son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Jackson, who died at his home four
miles South of Cookeville, Friday night, were conducted Saturday afternoon at the Whitson Funeral Home
with Rev. Harold Stephens officiating.
He had been ill for the past five weeks, having spent a portion of the time at Vanderbilt hospital in
Nashville. At the time he was taken ill he held a position at Dale Hollow Dam, Celina.
He was born near Buffalo Valley, but spent much of his childhood in California. In 1938 he with other
members of his family returned to Tennessee to reside. He was a member of the Central High, 1940
graduating class and during his high school days was a star football player, playing with the squad of 1939
that won the Upper Cumberland Conference title and also made the All Conference Trackle.
Besides his parents, the deceased is survived by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Toy Winchester of
Wilmington, CA, and Mrs. T. B. Jackson of Cookeville and numerous uncles, aunts, and other relatives.
Sarah Elizabeth (Mansell) Jackson
b. 11 August 1864, TN –d. 22 September 1907, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 2nd of June 1881,
Jackson Co., TN to Ephriam Wade Jackson, b. 26 August 1864, Jackson Co., TN – d. 16 July 1952,
Putnam Co., TN, s/o Charles Jackson & Nancy Billingsley. Ephriam Wade Jackson is buried in West
‘In Memory of Mother’
*See Ephriam Wade Jackson Obt.
William Harold Jackson Obt.
b. 9 June 1944, Putnam Co., TN – d. 19 November 1983, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN, md on the 8th of
March 1948, Lawrence Co., TN to Alice Ann (Young) Jackson, b. 10 March 1948, Asheville, NC –d. 5
September 2012, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN, d/o Jack & Nina Swain. William Harold Jackson, s/o
William Herbert Jackson & Pansy Ardell Morgan.
*See Alice Ann (Swain) Jackson Obt.
*See William Herbert Jackson Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Lawrence Co., TN, pg. 2: William H. Jackson married 8 March
1948, Lawrence Co., TN, age 41, of Tuscumbia, AL to Alice Young, age 34, of Tuscumbia, AL).
Services for William Harold Jackson, 39, were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Hooper and
Huddleston Funeral Home with rev. Mike Kendrick officiating. Burial was in the Cookeville City
Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Francis Murphy, Dale Morgan, Junior Morgan, Billy Walker, Harold Walker and
Johnny Roberson.
Mr. Jackson, a resident of Kingston Springs, died November 19 in St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after
A native of Putnam County, he was the son of the late William Herbert and Pansy Ardell Morgan Jackson.
He was a retired employee of the Southland corporation.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Swain Jackson of Kingston Springs; a daughter, Donna Ann
Coleman of Kingston Springs; two sons, Donnie Harold Jackson and Jackie Harold Jackson, both of
Kingston Springs and a sister, Mrs. Guy (Gladys) Daniels of Cookeville.
Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
William Herbert Jackson Obt.
b. 8 January 1910- d. 11 January 1980, md on the 19th January 1933, Putnam Co., TN to Pansy Ardell
(Morgan) Jackson, b. 6 December 1914 –d. 24 October 1983, Nashville, TN, d/o Teb “Doc”Morgan &
Ever Harget. William Herbert Jackson, s/o Charlie Jackson & Elsie Williams.
‘Precious Lord Take My Hand’ ‘At Rest With Jesus To Suffer No More’
*See Hubert Clinton Jackson Obt.
*See Pansy Ardell (Morgan) Jackson Obt.
*See William Harold Jackson Obt.
*See Alvin Douglas Morgan Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 596: Herbert Jackson married 19 January
1933, Putnam Co., TN, age 23, address: Cookeville, TN to Ardell Morgan, age 18, address: Cookeville,
TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Mrs. Ever Morgan, Cookeville, TN).
(SS Death Index: Name: HERBERT JACKSON Birth: 08 Jan 1910 – Death: Jan 1980 –Last Residence:
COOKEVILLE – Funeral services for William Herbert Jackson, 70, were conducted at the chapel of
Hooper & Huddleston Funeral Home Sunday, Jan. 13, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Dewey Robinson officiating.
Mr. Jackson, a retired employee of the City Sanitation Department, was dead on arrival at the local hospital
January 11.
He was a native of Putnam County, a son of the late Charlie and Elsie Williams Jackson.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Ardell Morgan Jackson; a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Daniels of Cookeville
a son, William Harold Jackson of Kingston Springs, Tenn.; four grandchildren and one greatgranddaughter; five sisters, Mrs. Ethel Stamps of Gallatin, Mrs. Edna Mae England and Mrs. Hattie Walker
of Cookeville, Mrs. Ruby Turner of Ft. Pierce, Fla., Mrs. Ida Jaynes of Crossville.
Active pallbearers were Wayne Farris, Junior Morgan, Francis Murphy, Louis Vinson, Billy Walker, and
Dale Morgan.
Hooper & Huddleston Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy Nell (McBroom) Jakes Obt.
b. 12 September 1939, Putnam Co., TN – d. 30 May 2011, Kathleen, GA, d/o Oakes McBroom &
Virginia Bryant.
COOKEVILLE –A Celebration of Life for Dorothy Nell McBroom Jakes, 71, of Kathleen, Ga., will be
held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, at Cookeville City Cemetery, as the family gathers to spread her
cremains. Come join us as we wish this wonderful person good-bye in celebration of her new life.
Ms. Jakes passed away Monday, May 30, 2011, at her residence.
She was born Sept. 12, 1939, in Putnam County to the late Oakes and Virginia Bryant McBroom.
She was retired from Hughes Aircraft after 30 years of service in California, where she made parts for the
Space Shuttle. She then returned to Tennessee. She attended Faith Fellowship Church in Cookeville, where
she was very active.
Her proudest accomplishment was her family.
Her family includes her wonderful daughter, Renee Howard of Kathleen; two precious grandchildren, Jared
and Kaitlyn Howard, both of Kathleen; two sisters, Dimple McBroom and Patesy Sowell, both of Madison;
a sister-in-law, Hallie Mae McBroom of Nashville; and several nieces, nephews and a special friend, Julie
of Tifton, Ga.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers and sisters, Cecil, Clarence, Houston,
Lehman and Ralph McBroom, Ethel Manier and Hallie Smith.
Bro. Sterl Paramore will officiate at the services and Jim Gaw will provide the music.
Arrangements by Reece Funeral Home, Jeffersonville, GA, (478) 945-3121.
Visit www.reecefuneralhomeinc.com to sign the online registry.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 2 June 2011
Alta “Altie”Elizabeth (Stanton) Jared Obt.
b. 25 January 1882 –d. 22 November 1944, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 25 May 1905, Putnam Co., TN to
Isaac Claiborn Jared, b. 19 April 1882, Putnam Co., TN – d. 20 November 1974, s/o Isaac F. Jared &
Margaret A. “Maggie” Stone. Alta “Altie” Elizabeth (Stanton) Jared, d/o Albert Stanton & Mary
Frances “Fannie”Jared.
*See Frank Wilson Jared Obt.
*See Imogene Jared Obt.
*See Isaac Claiborn Jared Obt.
*See Garland G. Stanton buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 283, #596: J. C. Jared married 25 May
1905, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Alta Stanton).
Funeral services for Mrs. Claiborn Jared (b. 25 January 1882 –d. 22 November 1944)
Funeral services for Mrs. Claiborn Jared will be conducted Thursday afternoon, November 23 at Pleasant
Grove Methodist Church at 2:00. Rev. Dow Ensor of Cookeville and Rev. Alonzo Harris of Baxter will be
in charge and burial will be at the Gentry cemetery. Mrs. Jared, daughter of Mrs. Albert Stanton (Fanny
Jared) and the late Mr. Stanton of Baxter, Rt. 1, died at her home in the Gentry community of this county,
Wednesday morning following an illness of many weeks.
In addition to her husband and mother, Mrs. Jared is survived by an only son, Pvt. Wilson Jared, who is on
foreign duty; a granddaughter, Dona Jean Jared of Rockwood; a sister, Mrs. Henry Bockman of Buffalo
Valley, and 4 brothers, Mizel Stanton, Virgil Stanton of Gentry, F. D. Stanton of Cookeville and Garland
Stanton of Akron, OH.
Herald newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 23 November 1944, front page.
Alvin Cullum “Tuck”Jared Sr. Obt.
b. 16 August 1880, TN – d. 11 April 1968, md on the 26th of April 1916, Putnam Co., TN to Katherine
Elizabeth “Kate” (Stafford) Jared, b. 19 June 1893, TN – d. 26 January 1972, d/o Joseph Elijah
Stafford (1867-1942) & Annie Lordee Eaton (1868-1960). Alvin Cullum “Tuck”Jared Sr., s/o William
Cleveland Jared (1835-1922) & Matilda Jane Hughes (1839-1930). Alvin Cullum “Tuck”Jared Sr. was
also md to Sallie Bettie (Leftwich) Jared, b. 16 October 1887 – d. 6 February 1913, d/o Martin Henry
Leftwich (1858-1938) & Emma Avo Ensor (1862-1938). Sallie B. (Leftwich) Jared is buried in W. C.
Jared Cemetery, located on the north side of Hwy 70 about 12 miles west of Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN.
Matilda Jane Hughes was the widow of Mr. Baker.
*See Anna Lordee “Annie”(Eaton) Stafford Obt.
*See Joseph Elijah Stafford, buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Mona Marie (Johnson) Jared buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Elise (Jared) Lefevre buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Martin Henry Leftwich Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 315, #1253: Mr. A. C. Jared married 26
April 1916, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Kate Stafford. By whom married: J. R. Douglass, Justice of the
Peace).
Funeral services for Alvin C. Jared, 87, were held Saturday at 2 p.m. with the chapel of Hooper &
Huddleston Funeral Home with Harold Poland minister of the Broad Street Church of Christ of which Mr.
Jared was a member officiating.
Mr. Jared’s death occurred Thursday at the Cookeville Nursing Home following an extended illness. He
was a resident of 547 7th St.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Kate Stafford Jared, 2 daughters, Mrs. R. W. Miller, Camarilla, CA, Mrs.
John LeFever, Cookeville, son Lt. A. C. Jared, Jr., of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Cookeville, foster son,
E. B. Jared, Akron, OH, 4 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
The Citizen, Cookeville, TN: Tuesday, 14, 1968
(1900 census 12th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 10 –Martin Leftwich is head of household, 42 yrs.
old b. May 1858, TN (father born in VA, mother born in TN) md 20 yrs. to Emma A., 37 yrs. old, b. June
1862, 9 children born, 9 children living. Children: William R., 17 yrs. old b. April 1883; Matha F. 15 yrs.
old b. April 1885; Sallie B., 12 yrs. old b. October 1887; Wirt E., 10 yrs. old b. November 1889; Altie, 8
yrs. old b. February 1892; Louis S., 6 yrs. old b. January 1894; Aline, 4 yrs. old b. March 1896 & Veral L.
Leftwich, 2 yrs. old b. March 1898. All born in TN).
(1900 census 12th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 25 –William C. Jared is head of household, 63 yrs.
old, b. February 1837, TN, (father born in KY, mother, TN), md 34 yrs. to Matilda, 61 yrs. old, b. April
1839, TN, 8 childen born, 6 children living. Children: Alvin C. Jared, son, 20 yrs. old, b. August 1880,
TN. Also living in the household: Estell Jared, grandson, 3 yrs. old, b. December 1896, TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., E. Spring St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 801-299-339 –Alvin C. Jared is head of
household, 40 yrs. old, TN: Occupation: Trader Livestock, md to Katie, 26 yrs. old, TN. Children: Edith,
10 yrs. old; Elisa, 2+ yrs. old & Alvin C. Jared Jr., 1/12 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Arthur Y. Jared
b. 2 November 1882 –d. 28 November 1887, s/o Bryce Byrne Jared (1851-1911) & Sarah Ellen Rector
(1858-19510.
*See Bryce Byrne Jared buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Bryce Byrne Jared Obt.
b. 15 February 1851, TN –d. 13 November 1911, AR, md Sarah Ellen (Rector) Jared, b. 13 April 1858,
TN – d. 15 April 1951, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o James Rector & Sarah Bennett. Brice Byrne
Jared, s/o Moses Alexander Jared (1827-1923) & Marinda Jane Price (1830-1874), both buried in the
William Jared Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN. Sarah Ellen (Rector) Jared md 2nd Samuel Nichols Jared,
brother of Bryce Byrne Jared. (Mason).
Son: Hasker Michael Jared, b. 11 January 1879, Putnam Co., TN –d. 29 April 1919, Nashville, TN, md
29 August 1900 at Cookeville, TN to Minnie Belle Denny, b. 2 June 1879, Cookeville, TN – d. 13 June
1963, d/o Thompson Luther “Tobe” & Fannie (Ford) Denny. She later married George E. Snyder, he
was born 12 September 1870 and died 27 October 1926. All Buried: Cookeville City Cemetery,
Cookeville, TN.
*See Sarah Ellen (Rector) Jared Obt.
*See Arthur Y. Jared buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Hasker Michael Jared Obt.
*See Peter Young Jared buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Oscar King Holladay buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Marguerite "Maggie" (Denny) Holladay Obt.
*See Samuel Nichols Jared buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Ora F. Jared buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
JARED, BRICE BYRNE: B. B. Jared Dies Suddenly -- The people of this, his former home were greatly
shocked Monday to of the sudden death at Hot Springs, Ark. on Monday morning of Brice Byrne Jared.
With his wife, he had gone to Hot Springs a few days ago to spend the winter, both having recently had
attacks of rheumatism. The cause of his death was apoplexy. He was born and reared in the eleventh district
of this county and was for many years a prominent citizen of this city. For the past ten years he had
resided in Nashville where he was proprietor of the Jared Hotel. He was sixty-one years old and had
been a consistent member of the Methodist church for forty-eight years. He was an upright citizen and
enjoyed the esteem of all who knew him. He is survived by his wife and son, H. M. Jared. He leaves
several brothers and sisters and a large family connection to this county. His remains were interred at the
city cemetery Wednesday afternoon, funeral services being conducted at the home of his son by Rev. W.
M. McClearen and the burial being conducted by the Masonic fraternity.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: [Date 11/16/1911, Vol. IX, No. 46, Page 4].
Dwl: 6
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
Brice B. JARED Self
M
M
W
29
TN
Occ:
Sarah E. JARED
Wife
F
M
W
22
TN
Occ:
Keeps House
Fa: VA Mo: TN
Hasker M. JARED
Son
M
S
W
1
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Martha E. REYNOLDS Niece F
S
W
16
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
(1900 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 432 –Brice B. Jared is head of household, 49 yrs. old,
b. February 1851, TN, Occupation: Boarding House, md 22 yrs. to Sarah E., 42 yrs. old, b. April 1858, TN
(father born in VA, mother, KY), 3 children born, 1 child living. Child: Haskel M. Jared, 21 yrs. old, b.
January 1879, TN, Occupation: Depot Agent. Also living in the household: Osker K. Holladay, nephew,
23 yrs. old, b. November 1876, TN, Occupation: Lawyer. Lawyer; Ella Terry, Servant, 22 yrs. old, b. April
1878 & Jim W. Lindsey, Boarder, 20 yrs. old, b. May 1880, TN, occupation: Ice Dealer).
1910 census, 1st Civil Dist., 4th Avenue, Davidson Co., 5,WD, Nashville, TN –House: 146 Dwl: 26 Family:
32 - Brice Jared is head of household, 59 yrs. old, TN: Occupation: Boardinghouse Keeper, M1 (30 yrs.
md) to Ellen, 52, TN, 3 children born, 1 child living. Boarders: Tipton Buckner, 33 yrs. old, TN,
occupation: Book Binder Shop md 2 yrs. to Valley Buckner, 25 yrs. old, TN; Albert McDonald, 28 yrs. old,
TN, occupation: Conductor Railroad; Albert Caldioell, 30 yrs. old., TN, occupation: Clerk Express Co., md
2 yrs. to Nina Caldioell, 24 yrs. old., TN, 1 child born, 1 child living, Edith Caldioell, 1 6/12 yrs. old, TN;
Bettie Quarles, 42 yrs. old., TN, occupation: Seamstress at Home; James Haynie, 32 yrs. old, TN,
occupation: Laborer at Laundry; Louis Grosenbaker, 19 yrs. old, TN, occupation: Glassblower Shop;
George Herrod, 25 yrs. old, occupation: Clerk at a hat store; Sidney Carr, 35 yrs. old, TN, occupation:
Clerk Secretary State Office; Thomas Clouse, 25 yrs. old, TN, occupation: Salesman Clothing; Robert Dez,
24 yrs. old, TN, occupation: Commercial Trader Clothing; Jessie Hill, 24 yrs. old, TN, occupation:
Seamstress at home & John Morgan, 25 yrs. old, TN, Mechanic General).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., West Broad St., Putnam Co., TN: House: 223 Dwl: 308 Family: 369 –Samuel
N. Jared is head of household 58 yrs. old, MO, md to Ellen, 58 yrs. old, TN. Living in the household:
Anetie Williams, boarder, 24 yrs. old, TN, single, occupation: Stenographer Law Office).
Charles Wayne Jared
b. 8 April 1954 –d. 3 June 2007.
Charles Wayne Jared
“Here lies a good man that cared not so much about amassing his own material wealth but made an effort to
make life better for others. With only kindness in his heart he never expected or desired this recognition.
But for all the good he did in life, he deserves thi recognition now. He was greatly loved and will be sadly
missed until we meet again in eternity”.
Dear Santa Claus,
I don’t know who you are or where you came from, but you have restored my faith in people. There really
are wonderful people in this world. Words cannot express the gratitude and happiness in my heart. The
manager of my complex where I live told me that my rent for December had been paid and gifts were left
for my family. I was absolutely speechless. Thank you ever so much for my family Christmas. If ever
there was a person who has a place in heaven it is sure to be you.
God Bless you, Be with you always.
Clara O’Lene (Gill) Jared Obt.
b. 6 March 1915, DeKalb Co., TN – d. 6 November 2011, Lebanon, Wilson Co., TN, md on the 22nd of
June 1935, Smith Co., TN to Luke Allen Jared, b. 30 May 1915, Smith Co., TN – d. 1 November 1986,
Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN, s/o Walter A. Jared & Alta "Althea" Wyatt. Clara O’Leane (Gill)
jared, d/o James Napoleon "Polie" Gill & Ida Samantha Atnip.
*See Luke Allen Jared Obt.
Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Olene (Gill) Jared, 96, of the Rock Springs community of Putnam County
will be held Wednesday, November 9 at 10am in the Cookeville Chapel of
Hooper Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in
Cookeville City Cemetery. Bro. Ramsey (Woody) Russell will officiate.
The family will receive friends Tuesday 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm and Wednesday 9
am until time of services at the funeral home.
Mrs. Jared died Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Quality Healthcare in Lebanon.
She was born March 6, 1915 in Dekalb County, TN to the late Napoleon and Ida Mae Atnip Gill of Wolf
Creek, DeKalb County, Tennessee.
Mrs. Jared was a member of the Buffalo Valley Presbyterian Church. She was a graduate of Tennessee
Technological University and obtained her BA degree in Elementary Education. She was a retired school
teacher having taught over 41 years. Her first school was at the Laurel Hill School in Dekalb County. She
rode a horse to school at that teaching job five miles each way. She taught elementary school at Rock
Springs, Buffalo Valley, Denny Seminary, Gentry and Upperman High School. She was the teacher at
Rock Springs School a one-room schoolhouse when it closed. She also taught at Upperman High School to
finish out her career in 1966.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Luke Allen Jared, a sister, Geda (Gill)
Craig and five brothers; Lee Gill, Uel Gill, Floyd Gill, Alfred Gill, and William Gill.
Her family includes her son, local attorney and former State Representative, Jerry Allen Jared, and
daughter-in-law, Sylvia (Fields) Jared, two grandchildren, Matthew Allen Jared and his wife, Dawn Jared
all of Cookeville and Jennifer Lea Jared of Nashville, TN; one great-granddaughter, Lucy Jared, sister,
Dimple (Gill) Holland of Florence, Alabama and a sister-inlaw, Virginia Gill of Cookeville.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 7 November 2011
Clarence Wilson Jared Obt.
b. 12 March 12 1909, Putnam Co., TN –d. 19 October 1994, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md 1940, Edith
(Wyrick) Jared, b. 1 February 1920, Megis Co., TN – d. 12 February 2012, TN, d/o Samuel Francis
Wyrick & Kalva Ann Jiles. Clarence W. Jared, s/o Isaac Claiborn Jared (1882-1974) & Alta Elizabeth
Stanton (1882-1944). Clarence Wilson & Edith (Wyrick) Jared two children: Donna Jean Jared, b. 21
Nov. 1944 md 1st Dennis Dennon –md 2nd Greg Austin and they had one son named Jared Wilson Austin.
Ann Wilson Jared, b. 3 Dec. 1949 md Ernest M. Lewald (div.). She lived in Knoxville, TN.
*See Edith (Wyrick) Jared Obt.
*See Isaac Claiborne Jared Obt.
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Wilson Jared, 85, of Cookeville will be held Friday, October 21, at
11 a.m. in the chapel of Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City
Cemetery.
Mr. Jared died Wednesday, October 19, 1994, in Cookeville General Hospital.
Born March 12, 1909, in Putnam County, he was the son of the late Isaac Claiborn and Alta Stanton Jared.
A graduate of Baxter Seminary, Mr. Jared was an Army veteran of World War II and serviced in 512th
Military Police Battalion in General George Patton’s Third Army. He saw action in England, Luxembourg,
Germany, France, Belgium and Czechoslovakia.
In 1929 he began delivery in his father’s partnership of Jared Monumental Works. By 1931 he had
become a salesman and traveled throughout the Upper Cumberland. He opened his own monument
company and serviced Frankin and Tompkinsville, KY. Mr. Jared was owner/operator of Jared
Monument Works in Cookeville.
His family includes his wife, Edith Wyrick Jared of Cookeville; two daughters, Donna Jared Austin of
Louisville, KY, and Ann Jared Lewald of Cookeville; and one grandson, Jared Wilson Austin.
Active pallbearers will be Preston Waites, Lonnie Finley, Charlie Eldridge, Robert Waites, Charles
Vaughn, Mike and Preston Presley and Morgan Young.
Former employee will serve as honorary pallbearers.
The family will receive freidns from 4-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Rev. David Campbell will officiate at the services.
Craig Joyce Jared
b. 10 September 1900 –d. 9 March 1963.
Collie Young Jared
b. 6 February 1890, TN–d. 15 November 1964, (Tenn Pvt. 1 Trench Mortar Btry WWI). He is the son of
Peter Young Jared & Sallie Burton.
David Frank “Chick”Jared Obt.
b. 21 November 1912, Putnam Co., TN – d. 4 June 1954, Nashville, TN, s/o James Beersheba “Bersh”
Jared & Mary Myrtle Jones.
*See Opal (Jared) Gay Childs Obt.
*See James Beersheba “Bersh”Jared buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See William James Jared Obt.
Frank “Chick”Jared Severely Burned:
Frank “Chick”Jared about 40 of Cookeville is in serious condition in a Nashville hospital as a result of
severe burns sustained at his home on Oak Street Tuesday evening.
Jared was in an unconscious condition in bed when discovered by his mother, Mrs. Myrtle Jared about 9:00
p.m. Mrs. Jared said that apparently his clothing had caught fire from a lighted cigarette. Clothing was
burned off the upper part of his body she said and he was severely burned about his shoulders, arms and
face. There was no damage to bed or funishings.
He was rushed to Cookeville General Hospital for treatment but because of the seriousness of his condition
was taken to Nashville Hospital late Tuesday night.
Frank “Chick”Jared Dies From Burns:
David Frank “Chick”Jared, 41, died Friday morning in Nashville General Hospital. He suffered severe
burns at his home here several weeks ago and had been hospitalized since that time.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Cookeville Methodist Church with Dr. Bruce Strother
officiating. Interment was in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mr. Jared was a native of Putnam County, receiving his education in the Cookeville schools, and studied
two years at Tech. He was employed for some years in a local Drugstore, and also worked in a Maryville
Drugstore. For the past several years he has been associated with his mother in the restaurant business. He
was a member of the Methodist Church and the W.O.W.
Survivors include his parents, Bersheba and Myrtle Jones Jared; and one sister, Mrs. George Gay, Rock
Hill, SC.
Edith (Wyrick) Jared Obt.
b. 1 February 1920, Megis Co., TN – d. 12 February 2012, TN, md on the 20th of January 1882 to Frank
Wilson Jared, b. 12 March 1909, Putnam Co., TN –d. 19 October 1994, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, s/o
Isaac Claiborne Jared (1882-1974) & Alta "Altie" Elizabeth Stanton (1882-1944). Edith (Wyrick)
Jared, d/o Samuel Francis Wyrick & Kalva Ann Jiles.
*See Clarence Wilson Jared Obt.
Graveside services for Mrs. Edith Pearl Wyrick Jared, 92, of Cookeville will be held Wednesday, February
12 at 10 a.m. in Cookeville City Cemetery with Father Joe Weatherly officiating.
The family will receive friends immediately following the services at the cemetery.
Mrs. Jared died Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Master’s Health Care Center.
She was born February 1, 1920 in Meigs County, TN to the late Samuel Francis Wyrick and Kalva Ann
Jiles Wyrick.
In the 1950’s she graduated from the First Putnam County home nursing class and later taught the class for
others. She was an adult swim instructor at Parkview Pool. She was a lifelong member of the Cookeville
First Presbyterian Church where she taught Sunday School. She was an avid reader, bird watcher, gardener
and loved swimming and water skiing. She did beautiful sewing handiwork.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Wilson Jared.
Mrs. Jared is survived by her daughters, Ann Jared Lewald of Cookeville and Donna Jared Austin and
husband Greg of Louisville, KY; and her beloved grandson, Jared Wilson Austin of Atlanta, GA.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 14 February 2012 & Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
Ethel Lorenzo Jared Obt.
b. ca. 1889 - d. September 1944, Waco, TX, md on the 30th of December 1918, Madison Co., TN to Ruth
(Meachum) Jared. Ethel Lorenzo Jared, s/o Moses Simon Jared & Lucy A. Denny.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Madison Co., TN, pg. 198:
December 1918, Madison Co., TN to Miss Ruth Meachum)
Lorenzo Jared married 30
Funeral Services Held Saturday for Ethel Jared
Funeral services for Ethel Jared, 55, of Lufkin, TX, were held in Cookeville, Saturday afternoon at the
Whitson Funeral Home, with the Rev. J.A. Harris officiating.
Mr. Jared’s death occurred at a Waco, TX, hospital, where he had been for only a short time, however, he
had been suffering from a heart ailment for several months.
The son of Simon and Lucy A. Denny Jared, who died when he was a small boy, he was reared by his uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Bell Denny, of Buffalo Valley, and was educated in the Cookeville City
schools, and during that time made his home with his cousins, Mrs. O.K. Holladay and the late Judge
Holladay. He served with the U.S. Marines during World War I and since that time had been with the
Forest Rangers, located for many years in NC and East TN, and later to Lufkin.
His wife, the former Miss Ruth Meachum, of Jackson, MS, survives and other survivors are a son, Capt.
George Jared, of Camp Campbell, KY, and an aunt, Mrs. John Bell Denny and many other relatives
throughout Putnam County, TN.
Burial was in the Cookeville City Cemetery, Cookeville, TN.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 21 September 1944
Eugene Franklin Jared
b. 12 December 1894, TN – d. 5 October 1970, md on the 19th of June 1923, Putnam Co., TN to Nina
(Ragland) Jared, b. 1 November 1903 – d. 5 November 1988, TN, d/o John Biggers Ragland (18671933) & Lassie Donna McKinley (1869-1961). Eugene Franklin Jared, s/o Ethelbert Henry Jared
(1865-1895) & Sarah Margaret Marjorie “Margie” Goodpasture (1868-1952). Ethelbert Henry
Jared, s/o Josiah Jared & Frances Woodbury Bennett. Marjorie “Margie”(Goodpasture) Jared, d/o
Dr. James McDonald Goodpasture & Ova Arnold.
*See Sarah Margaret “Margie”(Goodpasture) Jared buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Elhelbert Henry Jared is buried in the Joseph Jared Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 170, #1935. Sarah
“Margie”(Goodpasture) Jared is buried in the Cookeville City Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN: Eugene Franklin Jared married 19 June 1923,
Putnam Co., TN to Miss Nina Douglass Ragland).
Name:
SSN:
Last Residence:
BORN:
Died:
State (Year) SSN issued:
Nina R. Jared
413-78-2635
37204 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1 Nov 1903
5 Nov 1988
Tennessee (1964)
(1870 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 11 –J. M. Goodpasture is head of household, 43 yrs.
old, TN, Occupation: Physician md to Ova, 31 yrs. old, TN. Children: Avo A., 14 yrs. old; Mary H., 12
yrs. old; John B., 5 yrs. old & Sarah M. Goodpasture, 2 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Dwl: 23
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
Ova GOODPASTURE Self
F
W
W
41
TN
Occ:
Keeping House Fa: RI Mo: VA
Avo GOODPASTURE
Dau
F
S
W
23
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
John GOODPASTURE Son
M
S
W
15
TN
Occ:
Margie GOODPASTUREDau
F
S
W
12
TN
Occ:
Dwl: 96
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
Josiah JARED Self
M
M
W
64
TN
Occ:
Farmer Fa: VA Mo: VA
Frances JARED Wife
F
M
W
46
TN
Occ:
Keeping House Fa: VA Mo: TN
Joseph H. JAREDSon
M
S
W
18
TN
Occ:
Robert L. JAREDSon
M
S
W
17
TN
Occ:
At School
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Ethelburt H. JAREDSon M
S
W
14
TN
Occ:
Elizabeth JARED Dau
F
S
W
12
TN
Occ:
At School
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Edward JARED Son
M
S
W
9
TN
Occ:
At School
Fa: VA Mo: TN
Ann BAKER
Niece F
S
W
27
--Fa: --- Mo: --(1900 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 508 –Ova Goodpasture is head of household, 61 yr.
old, b. April 1839,TN, widow, 4 children born, 4 children living. Children: John B. Goodpaster, 34 yrs.
old, b. July 1865, TN. Also living in the household: Sarah M. Jared, dau., 32 yrs. old, b. March 1868,
TN, widow, 1 child born, 1 child living. Child: Eugene Jared, grandson, 5 yrs. old, b. December 1894,
TN).
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 45 – Ora Goodpasture is head of
household, 65 yrs. old, TN (father born in RI, mother, VA), widow, 4 children born, 4 children living.
Children: John Goodpasture, 44 yrs. old, TN. Also living in the household: Margie Jared, dau. 42 yrs.
old, TN, widow, Occupation: Saleswoman General Store, 1 child born, 1 child living. Child: Eugene F.
Jared, grandson, 15 yrs. old, TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, Washington Ave., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: Margie Jared is head of
household, 50 yrs. old, TN, widow. Child: Eugene Jared, 25 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Disabled Soldier –
Vocational School. Also living in the household: John B. Goodpasture, brother, 53 yrs. old, TN,
Occupation: Salesman Marble Company).
(1930 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville east of Walnut St., Washington Ave., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl:
403/113/117: Eugene F. Jared is head of household, 35 yrs. old, TN, (28 yrs. old 1st marriage),
Occupation: Superintent at a mable plant, md to Nina D., 26 yrs. old, TN, (19 yrs. old 1st marriage). Also
living in the household: Marjorie Jared, mother, 62 yrs. old, TN, widow).
Frank Wilson Jared Obt.
b. 12 March 1909, Putnam Co., TN – d. 19 October 1994, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 20th of
January 1882 to Edith Pearl (Wyrick) Jared, b. 1 February 1920, Megis Co., TN –d. 12 February 2012,
TN, d/o Samuel Francis Wyrick & Kalva Ann Jiles. Frank Wilson Jared, s/o Isaac Claiborne Jared
(1882-1974) & Alta "Altie" Elizabeth Stanton (1882-1944).
*See Edith (Wyrick) Jared Obt.
*See Isaac Claiborne Jared Obt.
Funeral services for Wilson Jared, 85, of Cookeville will be held Friday October 21 at 11:00 in the chapel
of Hooper-Huddleston Funeral Home. Burial will be in the City Cemetery. Mr. Jared died Wednesday,
October 19, 1994 in Cookeville General Hospital.
Born March 12, 1909 in Putnam County, he was the son of the late Isaac Claiborn Jared and Alta Stanton
Jared.
A graduate of Baxter Seminary, Mr. Jared was an Army veteran of WWII and served in 512th MP Battalion
in General George Patton’s 3rd Army. He saw action in England, Luxembourg, Germany, France, Belgium,
and Czechoslovakia.
In 1929, he began delivery in his father’s partnership of Jared Monumental Works. By 1931 he had
become a salesman and traveled thoroughout the Upper Cumberland. He opened his own Monument
Company, and served Franklin and Tompkinsville, KY. Mr. Jared was owner-operator of Jared
Monumental Works in Cookeville.
His family includes his wife, Edith Wyrick Jared of Cookeville; 2 daughters, Donna Jean Jared Austin of
Louisville, KY, and Ann Wilson Jared Lewald of Cookeville; 1 grandson, Jared Wilson Austin.
Acting pallbearers will be Preston Waites, Lonnie Finley, Charlie Eldridge, Robert Waites, Charles
Vaughn, Mike and Preston Presley and Morgan Young. Former employees and other Monument Company
employees will serve as honorary pallbearers.
The family will receive friends form 4-8 today at the funeral home.
Rev. David Campbell will officiate at the services.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 20 October 1994.
Grace Joyce Jared
b. 10 September 1900 –d. 9 March 1963.
Haskel Michael Jared Obt.
b. 11 January 1879, Putnam Co., TN – d. 29 April 1919, Nashville, TN, md on the 29th of August 1900,
Cookeville, TN to Minnie Belle (Denny) Jared Snyder, b. 11 January 1879, Cookeville, TN –d. 29 April
1919, Nashville, TN, d/o Thompson Luther “Tobe” Denny & Frances “Fannie” Jane Ford. Minnie
md 2nd George E. Snyder, b. 12 September 1870, PA – d. 27 October 1936, Nashville, TN. Haskel
Michael Jared, s/o Brice Byrne Jared (1851-1911) & Sarah Ellen Rector (1858-1951).
*See George E. Snyder Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co.,
TN, pg. 53: Haskel Michael Jared married 29 August
1900, Cookeville, TN to Minnie B. Denny).
H. M. Jared: This community was greatly shocked
Tuesday, to hear of the sudden death in Nashville,
Monday night, of Haskell M. Jared, proprietor of the
Jared House on Fourth Avenue.
He was reared and married in this city, and his mother,
Mrs. Ellen Jared, resides in this city.
(Picture: Bryce and Ellen (Rector) Jared and their son
Hasker, photo from The Book of Jared by Eleanor Hall, pg. 256).
His remains were interred at the Cookeville cemetery Wednesday afternoon. He was about 40 years old,
and had many relatives and friends in this county. He is survived by his mother, wife and children Ellen
Frances and Henrietta Jared. The deceased was a man of robust appearance, and his friends supposed
him to be in the enjoyment of perfect health. He had been engaged in the hotel business in Nashville for
several years prior to which he was a conductor on the T. C. R. R. and at the time of his death was treasurer
of the Nashville Union Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 1 May 1919
(1900 census, 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN – Dwl: 432 – Family: 442 – Brice B. Jared is head of
household 49 yrs. old, b. February 1851, TN, occupation: Boarding House md 22 yrs. to Sarah E., 42 yrs.
old, b. April 1858, TN, 3 children born, 1 child living. Child: Haskis M. 21 yrs. old, b. January 1879, TN,
occupation: Depot Agent. Also living in the household: Osker (Oscar) K. Holladay, nephew, 23 yrs. old, b.
November 1876, TN, occupation: Lawyer; Ella Terry, Servant, 22 yrs. old, b. April 1878 & Jim W.
Lindsey, Boarder, 20 yrs. old, b. May 1880, TN, occupation: Ice Dealer).
Notes: Hasker is the son of Bryce Byrne Jared & Sarah Ellen Rector, widow of his brother Samuel Nichols
Jared, sons of Moses Alexander Jared & Marinda Jane Price.
The children of Hasker and Minnie Belle are: Ellen Frances Jared, b. 12 Nov. 1904 md John E. McCluen &
Henriett Pauline Jared, b. 18 Nov. 1907 md Clifford T. Massa.
Homer Jared
b. 26 September 1890, TN –d. 11 November 1968, md on the 4th of June 1909, Putnam Co., TN to Edna
(Bockman) Jared, b. 29 May 1891, TN –d. 3 December 1965.
*See Madelyn Jared buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 514, #1502: Homer Jared married 4 June
1909, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Edna Bockman)
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville Town, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 250 – Homer Jared is head of
household, 19 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Carpenter House, md 0 yrs. to Edna, 19 yrs. old, TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville Town, W. Broad St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 112-223 –Homer
Jared is head of household, 31 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Carpenter House, md to Edna, 29 yrs. old, TN.
Child: Mattieline Jared, 7 yrs. old, TN).
Imogene Jared Obt.
b. 7 August 1911, Putnam Co., TN – d. 20 Feb. 1933, Putnam Co., TN. She never married. She is the
daughter of Isaac Claiborn Jared (1882-1974) & Alta Elizabeth Stanton (1882-1944). Buried next to
her parents in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Isaac Claiborn Jared Obt.
Miss Imogene Jared, 21, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clayburn Jared, of the Twelfth District, died at her home
Monday morning after an illness of more than two years. Funeral services were conducted at the Pleasant
Grove Methodist Church, of which she was a member, Tuesday by the pastor, the Rev. Dow A. Ensor,
assisted by Dr. Harry L. Upperman, president of Baxter Seminary.
Miss Jared, who was a graduate of Baxter Seminary of the class of 1929, was one of the most popular
young women of Putnam county, and her death was a blow to many friends, both here and in other sections
of the State. After graduating from Baxter Seminary, Miss Jared entered Tennessee Tech and continued in
college for two years, when she was forced to stop on account of her health. She was a talented musician.
Besides her parents, she is survived by one brother, Wilson Jared.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 23 February 1933.
Isaac Claiborne Jared Obt.
b. 19 April 1882, Putnam Co., TN –d. 20 November 1974, md 1st on the 25 May 1905, Putnam Co., TN to
Alta Elizabeth (Stanton) Jared, b. 25 January 1882 –d. 22 November 1944, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Albert
Stanton & Mary Frances "Fannie" Jared. Isaac C. Jared md 2nd Nettie (Leftwich) Wallace, b. 29 July
1888- d. 2 February 1987, widow of Azro W. Wallace and the d/o Lewis Temple “Luke” Leftwich &
Tennessee Frances Ensor. Nettie is buried in Smellage Cemetery next to her 1st husband Azro W.
Wallace (1889-1957). Isaac Claiborn Jared, s/o Isaac F. Jared & Margaret A. "Maggie" Stone.
*See Alta “Altie”Elizabeth (Stanton) Jared Obt.
*See Clarence Wilson Jared Obt.
*See Garland G. Stanton buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 283, #596: J. C. Jared married 25 May
1905, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Alta Stanton).
Isaac Claiborn & Alta E. (Stanton) Jared had two children: Frank Wilson Jared, b. 3 Dec. 1909 md Edith
Wyrick & Imogene Jared, b. 8 Nov. 1911 –d. 20 Feb. 1931, never married.
Note: Isaac Claiborn Jared s/o Isaac F. Jared & Margaret A. “Maggie” Stone: Book of Jared by
Eleanor Hall, pg. 496. Isaac Claiborn Jared md Alta Stanton. They had one son named Wilson Jared, b. 3
December 1909 md Edith Wyrick and they had one daughter named Imogene Jared, b. 7 August 1911 –d.
20 February 1933, she is buried in Cookeville City Cemetery next to her parents Isaac Claiborn Jared &
Alta Stanton. Also buried next to them is John Claiborn Jared, b. 13 April 1947 – d. 13 April 1947, s/o
Frank Wilson Jared & Edith Wyrick.
Funeral services for Isaac Claiborn Jared, 92, were conducted from the Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston
Funeral Home, Thursday, 21 November 1974 at 2:00 with the Rev. David Campbell officiating.
Mr. Jared, a resident of Rt. 1 Baxter, died November 20 in the local hospital following an extended illness.
He was a native of Putnam County, the son of the late Isaac and Maggie Stone Jared.
He had been self-employed, operated Jared Monument Works since 1902 until his retirement. He is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Nettie Leftwich Jared; a son, Wilson Jared, Cookeville; 2 granddaughters,
Donna Jean Jared, Cleveland, OH and Ann Wilson Jared, Nashville.
Dispatch newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 26 November 1974.
(1900 census 11th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 116 –Albert Stanton is head of household, 42 yrs.
old, b. May 1857, TN md 16 yrs. to Fannie, 39 yrs. old, b. July 1860, TN, 6 children born, 6 children
living. Children: Altie, 18 yrs. old, b. January 1882; George M., 16 yrs. old, b. May 1884; Felix D., 13 yrs.
old, b. May 1887; Virgil L., 10 yrs. old, b. August 1889; Hallie, 7 yrs. old, b. October 1892 & Lillian D.
Stanton, 1 yr. old. b. June 1898. All born in TN. Also living in the household: Manda J. Jared, motherin-law, 72 yrs. old. b. May 1828, TN (father born in NC, mother, VA), widow; Harvey Jared, brother-inlaw, 31 yrs. old. b. April 1869, TN & Martha J. Jared, sister-in-law, 42 yrs. old, b. December 1857, TN).
James Beersheba “Bersh”Jared
b. 27 April 1886, TN – d. 16 September 1965, md 9th of August 1908, Putnam Co., TN to Mary Myrtle
(Jones) Jared, b. 14 August 1891, TN – d. 7 May 1965, d/o David Little Jones & Lucy Montgomery.
James Beersheba Jared, s/o William James Jared & Elizabeth “Betty”Frances Huddleston.
*See Opal (Jared) Gay Childs Obt.
*See William James Jared Obt.
*See David Frank “Chick”Jared buried in Obt.
*See David Little Jones Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg., 467, #1317: J. B. Jared married 9 August
1908, Putnam Co., TN to Myrtle Jones).
(1900 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 74 –William Jared is head of household, 59 yrs. old,
b. June 1840, TN, md 34 yrs. to Elizabeth F., 43 yrs. old, b. July 1845, TN, 6 children born, 2 children
living. Children: Valley, 16 yrs. old, b. August 1883, TN & Birch Jared, 14 yrs. old, b. April 1886, TN).
(1900 census 12th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 69 –David Jones is head of household, 37 yrs. old, b.
December 1862, TN md 12 yrs. to Lucy, 27 yrs. old, b. September 1872, TN, 4 children born, 4 children
living. Children: Myrtle, 7 yrs. old, b. August 1892; Stillman, 5 yrs. old, b. November 1894; Willie B., 3
yrs., b. April 1897 & David C. Jones, 1 yr. old, b. April 1899. All born in TN. Also living in the
household: William R. Jones, father, 78 yrs. old, b. March 1822, TN, widow, md 26 yrs. William
Montgomery, father-in-law, 77 yrs. old, b. December 1822, TN, widow. Green Sadler, lodger, black male,
22 yrs. old, b. January 1878, TN).
(1910 census 12th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 69 –David L. Jones is head of household, 52 yrs. old,
TN, md 20 yrs. to Lucy, 68 yrs. old, TN, 5 children born, 5 children living. Children: Stellman, 15 yrs. old;
Willie, dau., 13 yrs. old; Farmer, 10 yrs. old; Dimple L., 8 yrs. old & Myrtle, dau., 19 yrs. old, md 2 yrs. to
James B. Jared, son-in-law, 23 yrs. old. Also living in the household: William Montgomery, father-inlaw, 87 yrs. old, widow. All born in TN).
John Claiborn Jared
b. 13 April 1947 –d. 13 April 1947, s/o Frank Wilson Jared & Edith Wyrick.
*See Isaac Claiborne Jared buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
John Talmadge “Tam”Jared Obt.
b. 15 January 1917, Lancaster, TN – d. 13 April 2004, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md Kyleen Marie
(Sullivan) Jared, b. 15 November 1926, TN – d. 22 September 1986, both buried in Cookeville City
Cemetery. John Talmadge Jared, s/o Walter Allen Jared & Alta Wyatt.
*See Kyleen Marie (Sullivan) Jared Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for John Talmage Jared, 87, of Buffalo Valley, will be held Thursday,
April 15, at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
Burial will be in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home today, April 14, from 5-8 p.m.
Mr. Jared died Tuesday, April 13, 2004, at the NHC in Cookeville.
(Pictured: John Talmadge “Tam”Jared, Baxter Seminary, Baxter, TN, Senior, Class
of 1937).
Born Jan. 15, 1917, in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Walter Allen and Alta Wyatt Jared.
Mr. Jared was a retired farmer and a member of the Buffalo Valley Presbyterian Church.
His family includes two sons and daughters-in-law, John T. and Cynthia Jared of Buffalo Valley and Mark
and Linda Jared of Cookeville; one daughter and son-in-law, Vicky Ann and Gene Schmid of Cookeville; a
brother and sister-in-law, Walter and Betty Jared of Murfreesboro; six grandchildren, Ann Marie Vinson,
John Jared III, Deanna, Jill, Caitlan and Kylie Jared and four great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Kyleen Jared; a brother, Luke Jared and a
sister, Ann Jared King.
Pallbearers will be John Jared III and Jerry A., Matthew, Ralph and Bennett Jared and Greg Vinson.
Dr. Wesley Henry will officiate at the services.
Published April 14, 2004 10:17 AM CDT : Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Kyleen Marie (Sullivan) Jared Obt.
b. 15 November 1926, TN – d. 22 September 1986, md John Talmage Jared, b. 15 January 1917,
Lancaster, TN – d. 13 April 2004, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN. Kyleen Marie (Sullivan) Jared, d/o
Francis Marion “Bub”Sullivan & Ruth Maxwell.
*See John Talmage Jared Obt.
*See Ruth (Maxwell) Sullivan Obt. (buried in Woodlawn Cemetery).
(SS Death Index: Name: KYLEEN JARED Birth: 15 Nov 1926- Death: Sep 1986- Last Residence:
(Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN) -Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 411-34-6655, TN)
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Kyleen Marie Jared, 59, will be tomorrow, September 24, at 1 p.m.
in the chapel of Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home with the Rev. Herman Dam and Dr. Wesley Henry
officiating. Burial will be in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Jared died Monday (September 22, 1986) in St. Thomas Hospital following an extended illness.
She was a native of Tennessee and the daughter of Ruth Maxwell of Nashville and the late Francis Marion
Sullivan.
She was a retired employee of the U. S. Corp of Engineers.
In addition to her mother, her family includes her husband, John Talmage Jared; one daughter, Vicky Ann
Jared of Cookeville; two sons, John T. Jared and Mark F. Jared of Buffalo Valley; three grandchildren, Ann
Marie McCoin, Deanna Jared and John T. Jared, III; two sisters, Martha Harris of Nashville and Ann Jared
of Buffalo Valley; five brothers, James Griffin Sullivan of Nashville, John H. Sullivan of Kingsport,
Thomas E. “Chuck”Sullivan of Nashville, F. M. “Frank”Sullivan of Gulfport, Mississippi, and Howard
Sullivan of Nashville.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home after 3 p.m. today.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: Tuesday, 23 September 1986.
Note: Ruth Maxwell Sullivan Obt. (*See Kyleen Marie (Sullivan) Jared Obt.)
NASHVILLE –Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Maxwell Sullivan will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday,
Jan. 17, at Pettus-Owen and Wood Funeral Home, 4506 Charlotte Ave., Nashville.
Mrs. Sullivan, the widow of F. W. “Bud”Sullivan, died Friday, Jan. 14, 1994. She was 90.
The family includes five sons, Griffon, Thomas E. “Chuck” and Howard Sullivan of Nashville; John H.
Sullivan of Kingsport, and F. M. “Frank” Sullivan of Memphis; two daughters, Mrs. Martha Harris of
Nashville and Mrs. Ann Jared of Buffalo Valley; 20 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and a greatgreat-granddaughter.
Mrs. Sullivan was preceded in death by two other children, Larry Lee “Ozzie” Sullivan and Kyleen
Sullivan Jared.
She was a member of the McClurkan Church of the Nazarene, and memorial gifts may be sent to that
church.
Officiating at Monday’s services will be the Rev. Paul Shields.
Cemetery.
Burial will be in the Woodlawn
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 16 January 1994.
Lorenzo Jared
b. 3 June 1889 –d. 13 September 1944 (Tenn Sgt U.S. Marine Corps).
Luke Allen Jared Obt.
b. 30 May 1915, Smith Co., TN –d. 1 November 1986, Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 22nd of
June 1935, Smith Co., TN to Clara O’Lene (Gill) Jared, b. 6 March 1915, DeKalb Co., TN – d. 6
November 2011, Lebanon, Wilson Co., TN, d/o James Napoleon "Polie" Gill & Ida Samantha Atnip.
Luke Allen Jared, s/o Walter A. Jared & Alta "Althea" Wyatt.
*See Clara O’Lene (Gill) Jared Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 244: Luke Jared married 22 June 1935,
Smith Co., TN, pg. 21, address: Buffalo Valley, TN to Clara Gill, age 21, address: Rt. 1, Silver Point, TN,
name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: James Gill, Silver Point, TN).
(SS Death Index: Name: LUKE JARED Birth: 01 May 1915- Death: Nov 1986- Last Residence:
(Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN) -Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 410-03-3672, TN).
BUFFALO VALLEY – Funeral services for Luke Allen Jared, 71, of Buffalo Valley were held today
November 3 at 10:30 in the chapel of Hooper-Huddleston Funeral Home with Dr. Wesley Henry
officiating. Burial was in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mr. Jared died Saturday November 1, 1986 in his home.
A native of Smith County, he was the son of the late Walter Allen and Alta Wyatt Jared.
Mr. Jared was a farmer and a member of the Buffalo Valley Presbyterian Church.
His family includes his wife, Clara Gill Jared of Buffalo Valley; 1 son, State Representive Jerry Jared of
Cookeville; 2 brothers, John and Walter A. Jared Jr., of Buffalo Valley and 2 grandchildren, Matthew Jared
of Cookeville, and Jennifer Jared of Memphis.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: Monday, 3 November 1986, pg. 3.
Madelyn Jared
b. 27 July 1912, TN –d. 10 June 1987, d/o Homer Jared & Edna Bockman.
*See Homer Jared buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville Town, W. Broad St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 112-223 – Homer
Jared is head of household, 31 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Carpenter House, md to Edna, 29 yrs. old, TN.
Child: Mattieline Jared, 7 yrs. old, TN).
Mary Alice (Robinson) Jared Obt.
b. 21 September 1921, Baxter, Putnam Co., TN – d. 20 April 2005, Nashville, md Barlow Jared. Mary
Alice (Robinson) Jared, d/o James P. Robinson (1894-1941) & Mary Lou Whitehead (1897-1987).
‘So Little For Herself So Much For Others’
*See Lillard Beecher Robinson buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Mary Lou (Whitehead) Robinson buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE –Graveside services for Mary Alice Jared, 83, of Nashville, formerly of Cookeville, will
be held at 11 a. m. on Friday, April 22, in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. today, April 21, at Whitson Funeral Home.
Mrs. Jared died Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at home in Nashville.
She was born Sept. 21, 1921, in Baxter to the late Jim P. and Mary Lou Whitehead Robinson.
Mrs. Jared was retired from Acme Boot Company and of the Baptist faith.
Her family includes a son, Wayne Jared of Nashville, and an adopted son, Douglas Lacy of Nashville; a
brother and two sisters-in-law, Cecil and Virgie Robinson of Carthage and Irene Robinson of Cookeville;
and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Barlow Jared; a son, James Warren
Jared; a brother, Beecher Robinson; and an adopted grandchild, Shawn Michael Jared Blaylock.
Mildred Alice (Adams) Jared Obt.
b. 10 December 1852, Macon Co., TN –d. 17 February 1946, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 2nd of September
1869 to Rev. William Wade Jared, b. 1 July 1849, Putnam Co., TN –d. 10 September 1891, Malta Bend,
MO, s/o Moses Alexander Jared & Marinda Jane Price. Wm. W. Jared & Mildred A. Adams had 2
children: Comer Young Jared, b. 27 April 1870 md Jennie Whitely; and Lois Vida Jared, b. 29
December 1885 md Dr. Elijah Mannon DuBois.
*See Elijah Mannon DuBois Obt.
*See Lois Vida (Jared) DuBois Obt.
Mrs. Alice Adams Jared Dies At Home of Her Daughter:
Mrs. Alice Jared, age 93, one of the oldest best known and most highly esteemed women of this country,
died Sunday morning at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. DuBois, on
Peachtree Street.
Mrs. Jared was the widow of the late Rev. William Wade Jared, a well known Methodist minister who
served pastorates in Tennessee, Missouri, and Kansas conferences. His death occurred about 45 years ago.
Mrs. Jared was born and reared in Macon County. She had resided in Putnam County since the death of
her husband.
She had been a devoted member of the Methodist Church since her girlhood.
She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Veda Jared DuBois, and by several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. A son, Prof. C. Y. Jared of Madison, died a few years ago.
Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon in the Chapel of the Whitson Funeral Home by the
Rev. D. A. Ensor. Burial was in the City Cemetery.
Mrs. Alice Jared Observes Anniversary Here Monday:
Mrs. Alice Jared Observes Anniversary Here Monday:
It was a happy privilege of Mrs. Alice A. Jared to observe her 93rd birthday on Monday, December 10.
Mrs. Jared makes her home with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. DuBois, 410 Peachtree
Street. No formal celbration was arranged for the occasion, as Mrs. Jared was not physicllay able for a
special gathering, but the day was spent quietly and in an appropriate manner.
Mrs. DuBois is Mrs. Jared’s only surviving child. The late C. Y. Jared was her son. She has eight
grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. She is possibly the oldest
resident of Cookeville at present.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 13 December 1945
(1900 census 12th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 3 –William Holladay is head of household, 49 yrs.
old, b. December 1850, TN (father born in VA, mother, TN), md 24 yrs. to Martha J., 43 yrs. old, b. July
1856, TN, 2 children born, 2 children living. Children: Bessie, 11 yrs. old, b. September 1888, TN. Also
living in the household: John Holladay, father, 78 yrs. old. b. June 1821, VA (parents both born in VA),
widow. Maria Holladay, sister, 52 yrs. old, b. September 1847, TN, divorced. Moses S. Jared, brother-inlaw, 31 yrs. old., b. November 1868, TN, widow, Occupation: School Teacher. Allice Jared, sister-in-law,
47 yrs. old, b. December 1852, TN, widow. Lois V. Jared, niece, 14 yrs. old, b. December 1885, KS. Sam
Rittenberry, servant, 17 yrs. old., b. 1883, TN).
(1910 census 11th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 71 –Eliga M. DuBois is head of household, 31 yrs.
old, TN md 7 yrs. to Vida, 24 yrs. old, TN, 1 child born, 1 child living. Child: Ivan C. DuBois, 5 yrs. old,
TN. Also living in the household: Allice Jared, mother-in-law, 57 yrs. old, TN, widow).
Mona Marie (Johnson) Jared
b. 16 September 1921 –d. 16 Janaury 1996, md on the 1st of March 1942, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN to
Alvin Cullum "Red" Jared Jr., b. 31 October 1919, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN – d. 13 March 2009,
Algood, Putnam Co., TN, s/o Alvin Cullum “Tuck” Jared Sr. (1880-1968) & Katherine “Kate”
Elizabeth Stafford (1893-1972). Children: Linda & John Jared. Mona Marie (Johnson) Jared, d/o
William Thomas Johnson (1892-1944) & Minnie Hasting (1900-1982).
*See Alvin Cullum “Tuck”Jared Sr. Obt.
*See John Cullum Jared Obt. buried in LaFever Cemetery, DeKalb Co., TN.
*See William Thomas Johnson
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 54 - Alvin Cullum Jared Jr. married 1
March 1942, Putnam Co., TN, age 22, address: Cookeville, TN to Mona Marie Johnson, age 20, address:
Cookeville, TN. Name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: W. T. Johnson, Cookeville, TN).
A.C. and Ace as he was also known was in law enforcement for many years; both city and state. He also
worked as a Deputy in the Sheriff’s Dept. in Selma, Dallas Co, Alabama. He said he was one of the detail
assigned to Elvis Presley. Ace loved to fish; he was a friend and fishing guide to many Nashville stars.
Alvin was the only son of Alvin C. and Katherine E. (Stafford) Jared. He had a sister-Elise LeFevre who
preceeded him in 1993.
Alvin married Mona Marie Johnson 01 Mar 1942 Cookeville, Putnam Co, Tennessee. They have a son and
a daughter.
Alvin was cremated and his remains scattered in his favorite lake.
Ora F. Jared
b. 1 October 1881 –d. 12 October 1881, d/o Brice Byrne Jared & Sarah Ellen Rector. She is buried in
*See Collie Young Jared
Peter Young Jared Obt.
b. 1 June 1866, Putnam Co., TN – d. 11 October 1946, Davidson Co., Nashville, TN at the St. Thomas
Hospital. He was married on the 8th of November 1887 to Sallie (Burton) Jared, b. 8 January 1871, TN –
d. 16 February 1931, Putnam Co., TN. They are both buried in the Cookeville City Cemetery, Putnam Co.,
TN. DC# Putnam Co., TN: Peter Young Jared, s/o Moses Alexander Jared (1827-1923) & Marinda
Jane Price (1830-1874). Informant of his death was Collie Jared of Cookeville, TN. Whitson Funeral
Home, Cookeville, TN was in charge of arrangements. Cause of death: Uremia. Attended by: W. B. Clate,
M. D. Age at death: 80 yrs., 4 months and 10 days. Home address: 216 S. Walnut St., Putnam Co.,
Cookeville, TN. Uremia is a term used to loosely describe the illness accompanying kidney failure also
called renal failure.
*See Sallie (Burton) Jared Obt.
R. Y. Jared Funeral Held Here Monday:
Rites for Peter Young Jared, 80, who died Friday afternoon in St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, after a brief
illness, were held Monday afternoon at the Whitson Funeral Home. The Rev. H. T. Fowler and the Rev.
Dow A. Ensor officiated and burial was in the City Cemetery.
Native of Putnam County, Mr. Jared had been a resident of Cookeville for 40 years, and had been
prominently associated in the Democratic party circles for more than a half century.
Mr. Jared was circuit court clerk of this county for two terms, 1906-1910 and 1914-1918.
A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Moses A. Jared, pioneer citizens of this county, Mr. Jared was born and
reared in the Eleventh Civil District. He was married to Miss Sallie Burton, who has been dead for several
years.
Mr. Jared was a member of the Methodist Church and was a mason.
Survivors include two sons, Collie Jared, a clerk in the Cookeville Post Office, and Sam Jared,
superintendent of the Veterans Hospital at Murfreesboro; two brothers, Newton and Anthony Jared, both of
Springfield, MO; three sisters, Mrs. John Cox, of Springfield, MO, Mrs. Charles Cox, West Plains, MO,
and mrs. H. L. Taylor of Bell City, MO.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, October 17, 1946, front page
Moses Alexander Jared, s/o Moses Jared & Malinda Byrne. Moses Alexander Jared md 2nd Sarah
Arena Thompson, d/o Esquire “Squire” Looney “Loony” Thompson Sr. & Arena “Serena”“Irena”
Sarah Davis. Peter Young & Sallie (Burton) Jared had two children: Collie Young Jared (1890-1964) &
William Sambo Jared, b. August 1892, TN.
Source: A History of Putnam County Tennessee by Walter S. McClain, pg. 151: Peter Young Jared, born
on Big Indian Creek, June 1, 1866. Married Miss Sallie Burton, November 8, 1887. Mr. Jared is a
prominent Democrat and held the office of Circuit Court Clerk for two terms. He is engaged in farming
and lives in the 11th Civil district, where he has always resided except when in office, lie is a Methodist
and a Mason.
Sally “Sallie” (Burton) Jared, d/o Alexander M. Burton & Elizabeth McKinly. She was b. 8 January
1871, TN –d. 16 February 1931. DC, Dist. 1, Putnam Co., TN: Cause of death: Cancer of lung. Attended
by: W. A. Howard, M. D., Cookeville, TN. Undertaker: Pendergrass Funeral Home, Cookeville, TN.
Informant: Peter Young Jared. Alexander M. Burton, b. 10 June 1820, VA – d. 1 November 1889 md
Elizabeth McKinly, b. 5 October 1831, TN –d. 25 February 1901, both buried on their homeplace in the
A. M. Burton Family Graveyard located on the north side of Hwy. 70 behind the Alex Burton homeplace,
16 miles west of Cookeville at the site of the Pekin post office.
1870 census 11th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN
Dwl: 90
M. A. Jared 40 M W Farmer (value of personal estate, 600) TN
(Moses Alexander Jared, s/o Moses Jared & Malinda Byrne)
Maranda J. Jared 40 F W Keeping House TN (Malinda Jane Price)
B. B. Jared 19 M W TN (Bryce Byrne Jared md Ellen Rector. *See Samuel Nichols Jared)
Martha J. Jared 14 F W TN (Martha Jane Jared md William A. Holladay)
Malinda T. Jared 10 F W TN (Malinda Tennessee md James Holladay)
Samuel N. Jared 8 M W TN (Samuel N. Jared md Ellen Rector. *See Bryce Byrne Jared)
(Samuel Nichols Jared –b. 30 Nov 1861, TN –d. 7 Oct 1926: Buried: Cookeville City Cemetery, TN).
James A. Jared 6 M W TN (James Allison Jared md Lillian Wilcox)
Peter Y. Jared 4 M W TN
(Peter Young Jared md Sally “Sallie”Burton, d/o Alexander M. Burton & Elizabeth McKinly)
Moses S. Jared 2 M W TN
(Moses Simon Jared md Lucy Denny, d/o Jonathan Denny & Agnes "Aggie" Thompson Winfree)
Dwl: 4 Family: 4
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
Peter YOUNG
Self
M
M
W
64
TN
Occ:
Farmer Fa: VA Mo: VA
Mary YOUNG
Wife
F
M
W
62
TN
Occ:
Keeps House
Fa: VA Mo: TN
Peter JARED
Nephew M
S
W
14
TN
Occ:
Prudy CARTIER Niece
F
S
W
36
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Source: FHL Film 1255275 National Archives Film T9-1275
Dwl: 144 Family: 156
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Alexander BURTON
Self
M
M
W
59
Occ:
Drygood Merchant Fa: VA Mo: VA
Elizabeth BURTON
Wife
F
M
W
48
Occ:
Keeping House
Fa: VA Mo: VA
Robert Y. BURTON
Son
M
D
W
31
Occ:
Farmer Fa: VA Mo: TN
Thomas BURTON Son
M
S
W
18
TN
Occ:
Works On Farm Fa: VA Mo: TN
Samuel S. BURTON
Son
M
S
W
16
Occ:
Works On Farm Fa: VA Mo: TN
Laura BURTON
Dau
F
S
W
14
Occ:
At School
Fa: VA Mo: TN
William BURTON Son
M
S
W
12
TN
Occ:
At School
Fa: VA Mo: TN
Lemuel BURTON Son
M
S
W
12
TN
Occ:
At School
Fa: VA Mo: TN
Sally BURTON
Dau
F
S
W
9
Fa: VA Mo: TN
Eliza BURTON
Dau
F
S
W
5
Fa: VA Mo: TN
Kisiah BENSON
Other
F
W
W
74
Occ:
Boarding Fa: IRE Mo: VA
Dwl: 163 Family: 178
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Moses A. JARED Self
M
M
W
52
TN
Occ:
Farmer Fa: VA Mo: TN
Sarah A. JARED Wife
F
M
W
36
TN
Occ:
Tailor
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Samuel N. JARED Son
M
S
W
18
MO
Occ:
James A. JARED
Son
M
S
W
16
Occ:
Moses S. JARED
Son
M
S
W
12
Occ:
Augusty P. JARED Son
M
S
W
9
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Robert H. JARED Son
M
S
W
7
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Flemin JARED
Son
M
S
W
3
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Cordelia M. JARED
Dau
F
S
W
2
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Page 168D
Birthplace
VA
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
Page 169B
Birthplace
IL
TN
TN
TN
(1930 census, Cookeville Town, East of Walnut, South Walnut St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 216 –Peter Y. Jared is
head of household, 63 yrs. old, TN, md to Sallie, 59 yrs. old, TN. Children: Collie Y. Jared, 40 yrs. old, single, TN).
Sallie (Burton) Jared Obt.
b. 8 January 1871, TN – d. 16 February 1931, Putnam Co., TN, md Peter Young Jared, b. 1 June 1866,
Putnam Co., TN – d. 11 October 1946, Davidson Co., Nashville, TN, s/o Moses Alexander Jared (18271923) & Marinda Jane Price (1830-1874). Sallie (Burton) Jared, d/o Alexander M. Burton (1820-1889)
& Elizabeth McKinly (1831-1901).
*See Peter Young Jared Obt.
Mrs. P. Y. Jared Dies Monday Morning: Was Member of Prominent Pioneer Putnam County Family:
Death, at any age is always sad, but sometimes touches the hearts of people more tenderly than usual. To
those who knew her, the going to that “beautiful home of the soul: of Mrs. Sallie Burton Jared, wife of our
fellow-townsman, P. Y. Jared, was especially solemn and touching. After sixty years, happy years, on
earth, surrounded by those she loved so well, her spirit took its flight to that clime where no tears are ever
shed, on Monday, February 16, 1931.
She was the daughter of Alex Burton, decended from that noble pioneer strain of first settlers of Putnam
county; at old Pekin, and in youth she early became a member of the old Pleasant Grove Methodist church
near Gentry, and ever afterwards remained true and devoted to her ideals of Christian living. Of her it is
said that she always had a smile and cheerful greetings for her friends and exerted a potent influence for
good on all who came in contact with her. She had been a member of the Ladies Aid Society of her church
for 25 years, always sharing her part of the duties and responsiblities in a consecrated manner. She was
also a member of the Cookeville chapter of the Eastern Star, and one of its most faithful members.
During her last illness of several months duration, she retained her sunny disposition and loving interest in
her family and friends to the end. She leaves, besides her husband, two splendid sons, Collie, at home, and
Sam, Jr., of Washington, D. C., to mourn her loss.
The funeral was one of the largest attended in Cookeville for many years, and the profusion of floral
offerings attested the esteem of her many friends. Rev. E. M. Steel, pastor of the M. E. church, S., assisted
by Rev. Dow Ensor, Rev. Sam Edwards, and Rev. W. V. Jarratt conducted the services in an impressive
manner, after which the remains were laid to rest in the silent city of the dead of the Cookeville cemetery.
Burial was in charge of the Sam Pendergrass Funeral Home.
The following were the flower girls: Mrs. Letcher Griggs, Mrs. Houston Jared, Mrs. Joyce Jared, Misses
mary Alice Maddux, Willie Denny, Margaret Stanton, Madeline Jared, Blanche Hudson, Thelma Moore,
and Minnie Floyd Barbour.
Active pall bearers were: Algood Carlen, Sid Jenkins, Walter Carlen, H. T. Whitson, Ezra Davis, Bob Lee
Maddux, H. S. Hargis, and W. Comer Moore.
Honorary pall bearers were: Hubert Crawford, G. C. Boyd, J. N. Cox, H. B. McGinnis, E. H. Boyd, A. P.
Barnes, Claude Darwin, Henry Algood, H. J. Shanks, F. E. Collier, Norman Massa, John Hester, Paul
Dietz, J. C. Barnes, Bob Greenwood, Walter Greenwood, Haskell Womack, W. I. Whitosn, G. W. Alcorn,
I. G. Rogers, John R. Dow, D. W. Dow, Gid Lowe, A. C. Jared, Will Wall, H. E. Ragland, A. G. Maxwell,
R. P. Morgan, C. K. Darwin, W. C. Davis, Ed Dorman, J. W. Richardson, O. D. Massa, Sam Pendergrass,
P. V. Overall, R. H. Harding, H. B. Brown, D. E. Slagle, Mack McGhee, Sid Hudson, Homer Jared, A. C.
Hooper, Chas, Daniels, John H. Whitson, Austin M. Smith, Elmer Wirt, S. H. Young, Ben Vanden, Ralph
Wirt, J. A. Isbell, M. H. Leftwich, J. A. Carlen, R. E. L. Proffitt, H. M. Hughes, W. R. Medley, Hance
Reeder, Luke Shanks, Z. A. Medley, W. W. Jared, W. A. Jared, Tom Amonett, Jack Amonett, W. R.
Shanks, G. C. Burch, Virgil Timothy Denny, J. W. Anderson, Dr. Sam Denton, J. R. Goodpasture, E. H.
Maddux & R. L. Kerr.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 19 February 1931
Samuel Nichols Jared
b. 30 November 1861, MO –d. 7 October 1926, md Sarah Ellen (Rector) Jared, b. 13 April 1858, TN –
d. 15 April 1951, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN. Samuel Nichols Jared, s/o Moses Alexander Jared (18271923) & Malinda Jane Price (1830-1874). DC#25028, Dist, 1, Putnam Co., TN: Occupation: Lawyer,
Teacher. Cause of death: Cerebral Hemorrhage. Attended by: W. A. Howard, M. D. Undertaker; Whitson
Funeral Home, Cookeville, TN. Informant: Oscar K. Holladay. Sarah Ellen (Rector) Jared md 1st Bryce
Byrne Jared (1851-1911), brother of Samuel Nichols Jared. Sarah Ellen (Rector) Jared, d/o James
Rector & Sarah Bennett.
*See Sarah Ellen (Rector) Jared Obt.
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., 4th Ave., Davidson Co., 5 WD, Nashville, TN: Dwl: 146-26-32 –Brice Jared
is head of household, 59 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Boarding House Keeper, md 30 yrs. to Ellen, 52 yrs.
old, TN, 3 children born, 1 child living. 15 boarders listed).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., West Broad St., Putnam Co., TN: House: 223 Dwl: 308 Family: 369 –Samuel
N. Jared is head of household 58 yrs. old, MO, md to Ellen, 58 yrs. old, TN. Living in the household:
Anetie Williams, boarder, 24 yrs. old, TN, single, occupation: Stenographer Law Office).
Samuel Nichols Jared
b. 30 Nov 1861, TN
d. 7 Oct 1926
Father: Moses A. Jared, TN
Mother: Miranda Price, TN
Sara Martha (Medley) Jared Obt.
b. 17 October 1930 –d. 20 May 1979, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Martin Luke Medley (1907-1998) & Pauline
Maddux (1906-1999). Sara M. Jared md on the 24th of April 1955, Putnam Co., TN to Thurl Eugene
Jared, b. 23 February 1931, s/o Cordell Douglas Jared (1910-1993) & Sallie Mae Nell (Jared) Jared
(1911-2001). Thurl Eugene Jared md 2nd Elizabeth Merritt.
Both Sara & Thurl attended Putnam County Schools, and Cookeville Senior High School. Both graduated
from Tennessee Tech, and both did post graduate work at Vanderbilt University, Nashville. Sarah was an
English teacher at Cookeville Senior High School. Eugene has a private Law practice at Cookeville. He is
owner and operator of Cove Hollow Boat Dock, Center Hill Lake, Putnam County, TN. He was a Lt. in the
U.S. Army and saw action in Korea. Sara lost her life in a tragic fire that destroyed their home in May
1979.
*See Donald Richard “Don”Medley Obt.
*See Martin Luke Medley Obt.
*See Pauline (Maddux) Medley Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 59: Thurl Eugene Jared married 24 April
1955, Putnam Co., TN, age 24, b. 23 February 1931, address: Rt. 1, Baxter, TN to Sara Martha Medley, age
24, b. 17 October 1930, address: Alggod Rd., Cookeville, TN).
Medical authorities confirmed late yesterday the identification of the body of Sara Martha Jared, found late
Sunday in the ruins of her Brotherton Mountain home destroyed by fire early last Saturday.
Identification of the body was made by means of an existing spinal X-ray of Mrs. Jared and other studies
made by University of Tennessee pathologist Dr. William, Bass and Putnam County Medial Examiner Dr.
Robert West, sheriff’s department officials said today.
No further determination on the cause of the fire has been made though investigation continues, officials
said.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jared, 48, who was a teacher at Putnam Senior High here, are set for 11 a.m.
Thursday at the First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
She is survived by her husband Eugene Thurl Jared; one son, Mark Douglas Jared; one daughter, Amy
Laura Jared; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luke Medley; and three brothers, Martin, Mike and Don Medley, all
of Cookeville.
The Reverends G. David Campbell and Phillip Ritter will conduct the services.
Pallbearers will be Judge Leon Burns, Joe Thorne, L. A. Allen Jr., Jim Madewell, Hubert Bennett Jr., Harry
Talkington, Bob Holloway and Jack Sallee.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 22 May 1979
*Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 21 May 1979, front page:
Medical authorites were this morning attempting to identify the remains of a body, thought to be that of
Sarah Martha Jared, found late yesterday in the smoldering ruins of the Jared home on Brotherton Mt., east
of Cookeville.
Mrs. Jared, 48, an English teacher at Putnam County Sr. High School here and wife of Cookeville attorney
Eugene Jared, apparently died in flames which destroyed the home in the early morning hours Saturday.
The remains were found about 5:30 Sunday after about 50 searchers worked throughout the week-end
sifting through rubble several feet deep in many places where the $200,000, home had burned to its
foundations.
The body was found in what was the bedroom area of the home.
Mrs. Jared was home alone, her husband, attorney Eugene Jared having spent the night at the family’s Cove
Hollow boat dock on Center Hill Lake, and the couple’s two chidren away on a tour of Greece.
Mrs. Jared was the daughter of Luke Medley, former Putnam County judge and mayor of Cookeville and
owner of radio station WHUB, and Mrs. Medley.
Sarah Ellen (Rector) Jared Obt.
b. 13 April 1858, TN – d. 15 April 1951, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md 1st Bryce Byrne Jared (18511911) – md 2nd Samuel Nichols Jared, b. 30 November 1861, MO – d. 7 October 1926, s/o Moses
Alexander Jared & Malinda Jane Price. Sarah Ellen (Rector) Jared, d/o James Rector & Sarah
Bennett. Bryce Byrne Jared, b. 15 February 1851, TN –d. 13 November 1911, Hot Springs, AR, buried
*See Samuel Nichols Jared buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Services Held For Mrs. Ellen Jared, 93.
Mrs. Sarah Ellen Rector Jared, 93, died at her home in Cookeville Sunday morning following a long
illness. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the Chapel of Whitson Funeral Home with the
Rev. Thornton Flower pastor the Methodist Church officiating, assisted by the Rev. Charles N. Sharpe.
One of the oldest members of the Cookeville Methodist Church, Mrs. Jared spent many years in church
work, being particularly active in the Ladies Aid Society of which she was president for several years. She
was crowned “Queen Mother”of the Cookeville Methodist Church in 1931.
Mrs. Jared moved to Cookeville January 1, 1891. Daughter of the late James and Sarah Bennett
Rector. She was first married to Brice B. Jared, and after his death married his brother, Sam Jared
who died sometime ago.
Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Minnie Snyder; two granddaughters, Mrs. John McCluen and
Mrs. Clifford Massa; one great-grandson, Clifford Massa, Jr.; one great-great grandson Clifford Massa, III
all of Cookeville, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Sam Jared, Jr., Collie Jared both of Murfreesboro, John Holladay, H. H. Clark, Carmen
Brown, Herman Hensley of Cookeville, Leon Harward of Glasgow, KY and Buford Stroupe of South
Pittsburg.
Minnie Belle Denny md 1st Hasker Michael Jared md 2nd George E. Snyder. Hasker Michael Jared, s/o
Bryce Byrne Jared & Sarah Ellen Rector.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 19 April 1951.
Sarah Marjorie “Margie”(Goodpasture) Jared Obt.
b. 31 March 1868, TN - d. 30 March 1952, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 3rd of December 1891,
Putnam Co., TN to Ethelbert Henry Jared, b. 15 June 1865, Putnam Co., TN – d. 15 December 1895,
Putnam Co., TN, s/o Josiah Jared (1815-1898) & Frances Woodbury Bennett (1833-1883). Marjorie
“Margie” (Goodpasture) Jared, d/o Dr. James McDonald Goodpasture (1827-1876) & Ova Arnold
(1839-1918). Ethelbert Henry Jared is buried in the Joseph Jared Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Eugene Franklin Jared buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Dr. James McDonald Goodpasture Obt.
*See John Bryan Goodpasture buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 58: E. H. Jared married 3 December 1891,
Putnam Co., TN to Miss Margie Goodpasture).
Mrs. Margie Jared Services Held Here:
Mrs. Margie Goodpasture Jared, 84, widow of the late E. H. Jared, an attorney of the Cookeville Bar, died
Sunday afternoon, at 3:30 o’clock, at her home on Washington Avenue. Her death followed an illness of
several weeks.
Mrs. Jared was a daughter of the alte Dr. J. M. Goodpasture and wife Ova Arnold Goodpasture. Her father
was Cookeville’s first resident physician, he having moved from Hilham, Overton County, to Cookeville
when Cookeville was founded as the county seat of Putnam County.
Mrs. Jared, from her childhood, was a devoted member of the Presbyterian Church. She regularly attended
all of its services until she was stricken with her last illness. She died in the same residence in which she
was born.
In her young ladyhood, she was married to E. H. Jared, then Principal of the Old Washington Academy in
Cookeville. Her husband later studied law and was admitted to the bar and practiced his profession in
Cookeville until his death.
Mrs. Jared is survived by a son, Eugene F. Jared, a well known business man of Cookeville, and by several
nieces and nephews and many other relatives in this county and section.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday morning, at 10:00 o’clock at the First Presbyterian Church, by
the pastor, Rev. Hall Barrett. Burial was in the family plot in the Cookeville Cemetery.
Mrs. Jared was the last survivor of the family of her parents. She was a life long resident of Cookeville and
was held in high esteem by all who knew her.
(1900 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 508 –Ova Goodpasture is head of household, 61 yr.
old, b. April 1839,TN, widow, 4 children born, 4 children living. Children: John B. Goodpaster, 34 yrs.
old, b. July 1865, TN. Also living in the household: Sarah M. Jared, dau., 32 yrs. old, b. March 1868,
TN, widow, 1 child born, 1 child living. Child: Eugene Jared, grandson, 5 yrs. old., b. December 1894,
TN).
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 45 – Ora Goodpasture is head of
household, 65 yrs. old, TN (father born in RI, mother, VA), widow, 4 children born, 4 children living.
Children: John Goodpasture, 44 yrs. old, TN. Also living in the household: Margie Jared, dau. 42 yrs.
old, TN, widow, Occupation: Saleswoman General Store, 1 child born, 1 child living. Child: Eugene F.
Jared, grandson, 15 yrs. old, TN).
William James Jared Obt.
b. 27 June 1840, Jackson Co., TN - d. 27 April 1919, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 6th of July 1866, Putnam
Co., TN to Elizabeth “Betty” Frances (Huddleston) Jared, b. 6 June 1845, nr. Gentry, TN – d. 15
December 1925, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Isaac Alexander Huddleston & Judith (Nichols) Wallace.
William James Jared, s/o Samuel Raulston Jared (1807-1883) & Mary Sophroni “Susan” Scruggs .
(William James Jared, C.S.A., enlisted 29 Sept. 1861, Co. K, 28th TN Regt. He was wounded twice at
Shiloh and Egypt Station. He was a 2nd Lieutenant when he was paroled the 20th of May 1865).
*See Samuel “Sam”Apple Ditty buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Charles “Charlie”Foster buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See David Frank “Chick”Jared buried in Obt.
William James Jared died at his home in this city last Sunday, surrounded by all of his immediate family
and several friends. He was born June 27, 1840, and died April 27, 1919 being 78 years and 10 months of
age.
At the age of 26 years he was converted and joined the Methodist church, of which he remained a most
faithful member until his death. He was a gallant Confederate soldier and was wounded in a battle in
Mississippi. He was married more than fifty years ago, and is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Jared
and six children as follow: Mrs. Samuel Apple (Florilla) Ditty, Murfreesboro; Mrs. Charles (Susie) Foster,
of this city; Frank Jared of Baxter, Tenn.; Mrs. Sidney Haskell (Vallie) McDonald, of Chestnut Mound,
Tenn, R. 1; and Beersh Jared of this city. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Monday
afternoon and the remains were laid to rest in the city cemetery.
Mr. Jared was a good man –kind, patient, honest, and respected by all.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 1 May 1919
Dwl: 166
Page 153B
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
William JARED Self
M
M
W
40
TN
Occ:
Betty JARED Wife
F
M
W
40
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Rillar JARED
Dau
F
S
W
12
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Susan JARED Dau
F
S
W
10
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Francis JARED Son
M
S
W
8
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Leonidas JARED Son
M
S
W
6M
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
(Leonidas Polk “Lee”Jared, b. 24 Nov. 1879, TN – d. 19 Aug. 1963 md 1st Emma Terry, md 2nd Mary
Frances Maxwell (1886-1981), d/o William Maxwell & Julia Gentry. Leonidas & Mary (Maxwell) Jared
are both buried in the Maxwell Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN)
(1900 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 74 –William Jared is head of household, 59 yrs. old,
b. June 1840, TN, md 34 yrs. to Elizabeth F., 43 yrs. old, b. July 1845, TN, 6 children born, 2 children
living. Children: Valley, 16 yrs. old, b. August 1883, TN & Birch Jared, 14 yrs. old, b. April 1886, TN).
(1910 census 12th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 39 –William J. Jared is head of household, 69 yrs.
old, TN, md 44 yrs. to Elizabeth F., 64 yrs. old, TN, 9 children born, 6 children living).
Nancy Neil (Travis) Jarrell Obt.
b. 27 January 1922, Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN –d. 13 October 2009, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 12th
of June 1945, Putnam Co., TN to William Robert Jarrell Jr., b. 16 August 1922, TN – d. 18 February
1995. Nancy Neil (Travis) Jarrell, d/o William Grey Travis (1877-1933) & Hallie Hancock "Jo" Jared
(1887-1974).
*See Hallie Joe (Jared) Travis Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 355, docket #5, pg. 143: William R.
Jarrell Jr. married 12 June 1945, Putnam Co., TN, age 23, address: 708 5th Ave. West, Springfield, TN to
Nancy Neil Travis, age 23, address: Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female:
Mrs. Hallie Jared Travis, Cookeville, TN).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Nancy Neil Travis Jarrell, 87, of Cookeville, will be held at 1:30
p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18, at First Presbyterian Church in Cookeville. A brief
interment service will follow at Cookeville City Cemetery. The family will receive
friends from 3-6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Cookeville Chapel of HooperHuddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
Surrounded by loving family and friends, Mrs. Jarrell died peacefully in her home on
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. Nancy Neil Travis was born in Buffalo Valley in 1922, the
second child of William Gray and Hallie Jared Travis. Nancy moved with her family
to Detroit, Mich., where she spent her early years. Following the death of Mr. Travis
in the early 1930s, Nancy, her mother and brother, Bennett, returned to Cookeville.
Nancy graduated from Cookeville High School, then completed two years at Tennessee Tech where, on the
front steps of the university's Old Library, she met her fiance, William “Bill”Robert Jarrell Jr. of
Springfield. As a junior, Nancy transferred to Vanderbilt University and joined Phi Beta Phi and graduated
in 1943 with a degree in sociology/psychology. With Bill's June 1945 graduation from West Point Military
Academy, Nancy and Bill launched a two-partner career as a military family in a marriage that might best
be described as "star struck." Their mutual and unbending love, respect and devotion would be a marvel to
all who knew them well.
Nancy felt strongly that the position of wife, mother and homemaker was a vital career. She took to her
unsung profession with an unflagging zeal, moving a growing family every few years to posts in Germany,
Florida, Ohio, back to New York's West Point, Oklahoma, Canada, Alabama and finally to Colorado's
United States Air Force Academy, where husband Bill became Dean of Admissions and Registrar to the
Cadet Corps. Upon his retirement from the Air Force, Bill returned with Nancy to her native Cookeville.
Nancy was a proud supporter of the arts in all its forms, and was an adept, descriptive and astonishingly
empathetic writer. A keen wit and an avid, articulate conversationalist, Nancy was a welcome and
contributing member of the Red Cross Board, the Cookeville Tree Board, Friends of the Depot, the
Cookeville Arts Council, the Symphony Guild, the Garden Club, the Embroidery Club, Town and Gown
and Booklover's Clubs, as well as a founding member of the Cookeville Creative Writers Association.
Despite her years of devoted care to his health and care, Nancy's beloved husband Bill succumbed to the
complications of Parkinson's Syndrome in 1995.
Her family includes her eldest child and daughter, Travis; eldest son, William (Buddy); middle son,
Bradley and daughter-in-law Nual Chuatrapra Jarrell; youngest son, Todd. Nancy's beloved grandchildren
are William (Willie) R. Jarrell IV and
granddaughter Annemarie Jacar, mother of greatgranddaughter Katherine Grace. In addition to
her husband, she was preceded in death by her
parents; her brother, Bennett; and her cherished
granddaughter, Lacey Jane Daly Jarrell. Rev.
David Campbell will officiate at the services,
with prayer offered by Estel Bilbrey, music by
the Ballinger Family and words and memories by
her loved ones. Please share your thoughts and
memories at www.hhhfunerals.com, 526-6111.
Friday, Oct 16, 2009: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Funeral for a friend
A brass band leads the New Orleans-style funeral procession of Cookeville’s Nancy Jarrell yesterday from
Hooper Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home to First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Jarrell, a well-known
supporter of the arts and a local writer, founding member of the Cookeville Creative Writers Association
and active in a host of civic groups and efforts, died Tuesday at age 87. Herald-Citizen Photo/Ty Kernea
Emma Jean Jarrett Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Emma Jean Jarrett, 82, of Cookeville, will be held Saturday, March
13, at 1 p.m. from the chapel of Dyer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville Cemetery. Family will
receive friends Saturday, March 13, from 11 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home. Ms. Jarrett died
Sunday, March 7, 2010, at Masters Health Care Center. Dyer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, Mar 11, 2010: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Lonie B. Jefferies
b. 17 June 1929 –d. 20 August 1982, md Mildred B. (unknown) Jefferies, b. 15 December 1929.
Allen Conway Jenkins Obt.
b. 14 May 1934, Putnam Co., TN – d. 16 March 2002, Cookeville, TN, md Notie (unknown) Jenkins.
Allen Conway Jenkins, s/o Binom Jenkins & Ruth Nolen.
*See Lucy (Jenkins) Blackwell Obt.
*See George Alfred Jenkins buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Allen Conway Jenkins, 67, of Cookeville, will be held at 2 p.m. on
Tuesday, March 19, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. today, Monday, March 18, at the funeral home.
Mr. Jenkins was dead on arrival at Cookeville Regional Medical Center, on Saturday, March 16, 2002.
He was born on May 14, 1934, in Putnam County to Binom and Ruth Nolen Jenkins. He was a truck driver
for Florida Tile and a member of the Baptist faith.
His family includes his wife of 45 years, Notie Jenkins of Cookeville; two sons and a daughter-in-law,
Timothy M. and Barbara Jenkins of Rossville, Ga., and Allen C. Jenkins of Rome, Ga.; two brothers and
sisters-in-law, Binom Ray and Jane Jenkins of Shreveport, La., and Joe and Theresa Jenkins of Auburndale,
Fla.; and two grandchildren, David and Taylor Jenkins, both of Rossville.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a special uncle and aunt, Harry and Lucy Jenkins
Blackwell.
Pallbearers will be nephews.
Donations may be made to the University Heights Baptist Church, or the First Baptist Building Fund.
Bro. Frank Nolen will officiate at the services.
Carroll Sidney Jenkins
b. 18 February 1878, TN –d. 31 May 1969, md on the 22nd of August 1897, Smith Co., TN, Daisy (Elrod)
Jenkins, b. 19 March 1881, TN –d. 11 November 1975.
*See Emma Doyne (Jenkins) Martin buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Smith Co., TN, pg. 66: Sidney Jenkins married 22nd August
1897, Smith Co., TN to Daisy Elrod).
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 178 –Carrol S. Jenkins, 32 yrs. old, TN,
Occupation: Merchant Dry Goods, md 13 yrs. to Daisy E., 29 yrs. old, TN, 4 children born, 3 children
living. Children: Emma D., 7 yrs. old; Harry H., 4 yrs. old & Rose Jenkins, 8/12 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Cordell Jenkins
No dates, buried next to Edna (Carr) Jenkins, probably her small son.
Edna (Carr) Jenkins
b. 16 November 1882, Algood, Putnam Co., TN – d. 4 September 1936, md on the 19th of June 1902,
Putnam Co., TN to Benton Jenkins. Edna (Carr) Jenkins, d/o Rev. W. H. Carr & Mary Mills.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 128: Benton Jenkins married 19 June
1902, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Edna Carr).
(1930 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, West of Walnut St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 121-361-392 –Benton
Jenkins is head of household, 47 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Driver Truck Line, (18 yrs. old 1st marriage)
md to Edna, 47 yrs. old., TN, (18 yrs. old 1st marriage). Children: Henry C., 25 yrs. old; Ronda (sp), 18
yrs. old & Hugh B. Jenkins, 10 yrs. old. All born in TN).
George Alfred Jenkins
b. 20 March 1857, Taylor, KY – d. 18 May 1942, Putnam Co., TN, md Louellen (Kinley) Jenkins, b. 6
May 1858, KY –d. 12 April 1945, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Squire Kinley & Elizabeth Chambers.
*See Louellen (Kinley) Jenkins Obt.
George Alfred Jenkins
b. 20 Mar 1857, Taylor, KY
d. 18 May 1942
Father: Rufus Jenkins
Spouse: Lula Jenkins
Lou Ellen Jenkins
b. 6 May 1857, IN
d. 12 Apr 1945
Father: Squire Kinley
Mother: Elizabeth Chambers
(1900 census 19th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 283 –George Jenkins is head of household, 38 yrs.
old., b. April 1862, KY (parents both born in KY), Occupation: Timber Buyer md 19 yrs. to Lou, 36 yrs.
old, b. January 1864, KY, (parents both born in KY), 2 children born, 2 children living. Children: Byrum,
18 yrs. old, b. March 1882, KY, Occupation: Laborer Spoke Factory & Lucy Jenkins, 3 yrs., old, b.
September 1896, TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Algood Rd., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 169 –G. A. Jenkins is head of household,
62 yrs. old., KY, Occupation: Timber Buyer Saw Mill, md to Lou, 61 yrs. old, KY. Children: Byrum, 37
yrs. old, KY, Occupation: Timber Buyer Saw Mill & Lucy Jenkins, 22 yrs. old, TN).
Louellen (Kinley) Jenkins
b. 6 May 1858, KY –d. 12 April 1945, Putnam Co., TN, md to George Alfred Jenkins, b. 20 March 1857,
Taylor, KY – d. 18 May 1942, Putnam Co., TN. Louellen (Kinley) Jenkins, d/o Squire Kinley &
Elizabeth Chambers.
*See George Alfred Jenkins buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Lou Ellen Jenkins passed away at her home on East Spring Street, Thursday evening, April 12. She
was the wife of the late George A Jenkins, who preceded her in death three years ago.
She was a native of Kentucky, but had been a resident of Tennessee for 47 years, the last 35 of which were
in Putnam County. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at the Carver Funeral Home, and were conductd by Rev. T. W. Mayhew on
Saturday morning at 10:30. Burial was in the Cookeville Cemetery.
She is survived by one son, B. R. Jenkins, and a daughter, Mrs. Harry Blackwell, and three grandsons, all
of this city.
Mary Susan “Mollie”(Apple) Jenkins Obt.
b. 24 October 1869, Smith Co., TN – d. 27 December 1932, TN, md on the 12th of April 1883, Clay Co.,
TN to William Virgil Jenkins, b. 28 November 1860, TN –d. 4 July 1956. Mary Susan “Mollie”(Apple)
Jenkins, d/o Henry Milton Apple & Elizabeth McDonald.
*See Sidney Bryan Jenkins Obt.
*See William Virgil Jenkins buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Jefferson “Jeff”E. Wall buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Clay Co., TN, pg. 193: W. V. Jenkins married 12 April 1883,
Clay Co., TN to Mary S. Apple).
Funeral services for Mrs. W. V. Jenkins, 63, will be conducted at the Cookeville Methodist Church at two
o’clock this afternoon by the Rev. Dow A. Ensor. Mrs. Jenkins died at her home on Sparta Road, Tuesday
night after an illness of two weeks.
Born near Chestnut Mound, in Smith county, Mollie Apple was married to W. Virgil Jenkins 49 years ago.
They made their home in this city and were well known as hotel operators, at different times being in
charge of the old Eureka Hotel and the Duke House. Mrs. Jenkins had been a member of the Methodist
Church since early girlhood.
Besides her husband, she is survived by four children, Mrs. Alex Draper, of Earlington, KY, Benton
Jenkins of Memphis, Mrs. Jeff Wall and Bryan Jenkins of Cookeville.
Burial will be in the City Cemetery.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 29 December 1932.
Sidney Bryan Jenkins Obt.
b. 15 April 1899, Smith Co., TN –d. 12 September 1934, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 18th of August 1920
to Sydney Beatrice (McBroom) Jenkins. Sidney Bryan Jenkins, s/o William Virgil Jenkins & Mary
Susan “Mollie”Apple.
*See Mary Susan “Mollie”(Apple) Jenkins Obt.
*See William Virgil Jenkins buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See William “Bill”Edward Jenkins Obt.
*See Jefferson “Jeff”E. Wall buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 588, #2820: Bryan Jenkins married 16
August 1920, Putnam Co., TN Miss Sidney McBroom).
Funeral services for Bryan Jenkins, 36, who died at his home on West Spring Street early Wednesday
afternoon after an illness of three months, were conducted at the Cookeville Methodist Church this
afternoon by the pastor, the Rev. Dean Stroud, assisted by the Rev. Hugh L. Goodpasture, the Rev. Sam
Edwards, and the Rev. Dow A. Ensor. Burial took place in the City Cemetery where military rites wre
held.
His death removed one of Cookeville’s most progressive citizens. He had taken part in many civic
movements, was active in several local organizations, being a member of the Fire Department, Troop A,
109th Cavalry, American Legion, and was an employee of the city.
Sidney Bryan Jenkins was born April 15, 1898, in Smith county, the son of Virgil and Mary Sue Jenkins.
When a very young child his parents moved to Cookeville, and he received his education in local schools,
and attended Dixie College. At the outbreak of the World War, which he anticipated, he volunteered for
service and was among the first of the U. S. soldiers to cross the Atlantic for trench duty in France. He
served with distinction in the 117th machine gun company.
Returning to the U. S. in 1919, after an honorary discharge, he came back to Cookeville where, on August
18, 1920, he was married to Miss Sydney McBroom. To this union was born three children, Geraldine,
Billy, and Betty Sue, all of whom survive. He is also survived by his father; a brother, Benton, of
Memphis, and one sister, Mrs. Jeff Wall.
Bryan Jenkins had been a member of the Methodist church since a child, and had taken an actibe part in
church work here. He was also a member of Post No. 46, American Legion of Cookeville. Members of the
Legion, and members of the Fire Department acted as honorary pallbearers at the funeral today.
Active pallbearers were, Jess Foutch, Howard Huddleston, Barlow Smith, Elmer Langford, Will Wall,
Grover Boyd, Dr. Harian Taylor, and Taylor Rhea.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 13 September 1934
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 277 –William V. Jenkins is head of household, 49 yrs.
old, TN md 26 yrs. to Mary S., 41 yrs. old, TN, 3 children born, 3 children living. Children: Bryan
Jenkins, 12 yrs. old, TN. Also living in the household: Jef Wall, 20 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Draysman
Town, md to Vera G., dau., 20 yrs. old, TN, 1 child born, 1 child living. Child: Estel Wall, 1/12 yrs. old,
TN).
(1930 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, W. of Walnut St., W. Spring St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 111-393428 –Bryan Jenkins is head of household, 30 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Laborer, Produce, (21 yrs. old 1st
marriage) md to Sidney, 27 yrs. old, TN, (18 yrs. old 1st marriage). Children: Geraldine, 8 yrs. old; Billy, 6
yrs. old & Bettie A., Jenkins, 4+ yrs. old. All born in TN).
Timothy “Tim”Mark Jenkins Obt.
b. 19 November 1963 – d. 13 May 2016, Memphis, TN, s/o Allen Conway Jenkins Sr. & Notie Lewis
Jenkins Moser.
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Mr. Timothy “Tim” Mark Jenkins, 52, of Cookeville, will be held
at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, in the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
Interment will be at a later date in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
Family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until time of service Wednesday at the funeral home.
Tim passed away suddenly Friday, May 13, 2016, in Memphis.
He was born Nov. 19, 1963, to Notie Lewis Jenkins Moser and the late Allen Conway Jenkins Sr.
Tim was of the Baptist faith and was employed by Covenant Transport as a truck driver.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his stepfather, Bobby Moser of Cookeville; a son, David
Jenkins of Rome, Ga.; daughter, Taylor Jenkins and fiance Luis Ticante of Bryan, Texas; a brother, Allen
Jenkins Jr. of Cookeville; and a grandson, Leonardo Grayson Ticante.
Rev. Bill Stone will officiate the service.
Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements 526-6111. You may share your
thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 17 May 2016
William “Bill”Edward Jenkins Obt.
b. 8 June 1923, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN –d. 9 August 2001, TN, md Elise (Smith) Jenkins.
*See Sidney Bryan Jenkins Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for William “Bill”Edward Jenkins, 78, of Cookeville, will be held at 2
p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, from the chapel of Hooper & Huddleston Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today, Friday, Aug. 10, at the funeral home.
Mr. Jenkins died on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2001, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born on June 8, 1923, in Cookeville to the late Bryan Sidney and Sydney Beatrice McBroom
Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins was retired owner of North Side Big Star Grocery Store and a member of Baxter
United Methodist Church.
His family includes his wife, Elise Smith Jenkins of Cookeville; a daughter and son-in-law, Janice and Tom
Morton of Smyrna; two sisters, Betty Hensley of Cookeville, and Geri Wigtil of Cape Canaveral, Fla.; two
grandchildren, Mark and Laura Morton, both of Smyrna; and three great-grandchildren, Justin, Christopher
and MacKenzie Morton.
Memorial donations may be made to Lazarus House Hospice, P.O. Box 149, Cookeville, Tenn. 38503.
Rev. T.J. Bennett will officiate at the services.
Published August 10, 2001 11:17 AM CDT : Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
William Virgil Jenkins
b. 28 November 1860, TN – d. 4 July 1956, md on the 12th of April 1883, Clay Co., TN to Mary Susan
“Mollie” (Apple) Jenkins, b. 24 October 1869, Smith Co., TN – d. 27 December 1932, TN, d/o Henry
Milton Apple & Elizabeth McDonald. (Children: Mrs. Alex Draper, Earlington, KY, Benton Jenkins,
Memphis, TN, Mrs. Jefferson E. (Vera G.) Wall, Bryan Jenkins, both of Cookeville, TN. Mary Susan
(Apple) Jenkins is the sister of Mrs. Jane Draper, Erlington, KY.
*See Bryan Jenkins Obt.
*See Mary Susan “Mollie”(Apple) Jenkins Obt.
*See Jefferson “Jeff”Estel Wall buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Clay Co., TN, pg. 193: W. V. Jenkins married 12 April 1883,
Clay Co., TN to Mary S. Apple).
Mary Susan Jenkins
b. 8 Oct 1869, Smith Co., TN
d. 27 Dec 1932
Father: Milton Apple
Mother: Elizabeth McDonald, TN
Spouse: W. V. Jenkins
(1900 census 8th Civil Dist., Smith Co., TN: Dwl: 161 –William V. Jenkins is head of household, 40 yrs.
old, b. November 1860, TN, Occupation: Hotel Keeper, md 17 yrs. to Mary S., 29 yrs. old, b. October
1870, TN, 3 children born, 3 children living. Children: Vera G., 11 yrs. old, b. November 1888; Benton, 17
yrs. old, b. April 1883 & Brien S. Jenkins, 2 yrs. old, b. April 1898. All born in TN. Also living in the
household: Elizabeth Apple, mother-in-law, 69 yrs. old, b. September 1831, TN, widow).
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 277 –William V. Jenkins is head of household, 49 yrs.
old, TN md 26 yrs. to Mary S., 41 yrs. old, TN, 3 children born, 3 children living. Children: Bryan
Jenkins, 12 yrs. old, TN. Also living in the household: Jef Wall, 20 yrs. old, TN, son-in-law, Occupation:
Draysman Town, md to Vera G., dau., 20 yrs. old, TN, 1 child born, 1 child living. Child: Estel Wall, 1/12
yrs. old, TN).
George Buck Jennings Obt.
b. 14 March 1972, Cleveland, MS – d. 26 November 2015, md Stephanie (unknown) Jennings. George
Buck Jennings, s/o George E. Jennings & Nita Brasher.
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for George Buck Jennings, 43, of Cookeville, were held at 1 p.m.
today, Tuesday, Dec. 1, from the chapel of Presley Funeral Home. Burial followed in Cookeville City
Cemetery.
Buck passed away Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, from injuries sustained in a
motor vehicle accident.
He was born March 14, 1972, in Cleveland, Miss.
Buck was a beloved employee of Cookeville Regional Medical Center for 13
years. He was an incredible husband, father, son, brother and friend. He will
best be remembered for his laugh, positive attitude and saying, “It’s a
beautiful day.”
He is survived by his wife, Stephanie Jennings of Cookeville; children, Maverick, Darby, Zoey and stepson Austin; mother, Nita Brasher Jennings; sister and brother-in-law, Carla and Ronnie LaFosse; nephews,
Jacob and Jared LaFosse, all of Cordova; and best friends, Chuck Balducci of Cleveland, Miss., Matt
Johnson of Rickman and Jamie Ellis of Cookeville.
He was preceded in death by his father, George E. Jennings; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John E.
Brasher of Eupora, Miss.; and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jennings of Cleveland, Miss.
Family and friends served as pallbearers.
Pastor Steve Tiebout officiated the ceremony.
You may share your thoughts or send condolences to the family by visiting www.presleyfuneralhome.com.
Mary Lee (Byrne) Jennings Obt.
b. 6 November 1915 –d. 3 November 1980, Knoxville, TN, d/o John Byrne Sr. & Hattie Louanne Tittle.
Mary Lee (Byrne) Jennings married Andrew Conway Jennings. Their children are: (a) Elizabeth Ann
married Robert Seaman, their children are Robert Terrell –1 daughter, Scott –1 daughter, and Kenneth; (b)
Andrew Conway, Jr., married Chris Wolff, 1 daughter, Erin Louise; (c) Jennifer married Michael England,
4 children.
*See Ada Frances (Byrne) Hensley buried in Cookeville City Cemetery
*See Floy (Byrne) Wooten Obt.
KNOXVILLE - Funeral services for Mrs. Marye Jennings, of Knoxville, will
be held Wednesday, Nov. 5, in the chapel of Anderson Funeral Home in
Gainesboro, with Bro. Al Behel officiating. Burial will be in the Cookeville
City Cemetery.
Mrs. Jennings died Monday, Nov. 3, 1980, in a Knoxville hospital following an
extended illness. She was a native of the Granville area of Jackson County, and
formerly lived in Cookeville.
She was a member of the Church of Christ, and was a housewife. She was the
daughters of late John and Hattie Tittle Byrne. She was preceded in death by her sister, Mrs. Frances
Hensley who died in 1934.
Survivors include one son, Andrew C. Jennings, Jr., Tullahoma; two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Seaman,
Knoxville and Mrs. Jennifer England, Manchester; two brothers, John M. Byrne, Hendersonville and
Herman Byrne, Newport; five sisters, Mrs. Carrie Bartlett, Gallatin, Mrs. Willie Franklin Curtis,
Hendersonville, Mrs. Mattie Mae Carr, Sevierville, Mrs. Floy Wooten, Gainesboro, Mrs. Anne Sue Haile,
Springfield and four grandchildren.
The body is at Anderson Funeral Home in Gainesboro.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 4 November 1980.
(John Byrne, b. 5 February 1886 –d. 20 November 1955 married Hattie Louanne Tittle, b. 23 November
1887 –d. 11 February 1976 on the 5th of January 1908 in Granville, Tennessee. Their 9 children were born
at this place, and they resided there until December, 1937 when they moved to Hendersonville, Sumner
County, Tennessee. They later purchased a dairy farm two miles north of Gallatin, Tennessee. The
younger children, John Marvin, Anna Sue, and Herman helped them run the dairy farm. Only one of the
daughters continues to live in Jackson County. She taught school at Granville Elementary school, married
and reared her family there. Five of the daughters were school teachers, the others children were in other
businesses).
Norma Gail “Honey”Jeter Obt.
b. 6 February 1940, Victoria, VA –d. 19 October 2003, Troy, MI, d/o Thomas Algie Jeter & Hallie Rhea
Vinson.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Norma Gail (Honey) Jeter, 63, of Troy, Mich., will be held at 1
p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23, from the chapel of Dyer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until time of services on Thursday at the funeral home.
Miss Jeter died on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2003, at her residence.
She was born on Feb. 6, 1940, in Victoria, Va., to the late Thomas Algie and Hallie Rhea Vinson Jeter.
Miss Jeter was disabled.
Her family includes two sisters and a brother-in-law, Sandra S. Clouse and Glinda F. and Nicholas Fragale;
two nieces, Jessica Fragale and Elizabeth Kitchen; aunts and uncles, Mary McBride of Sparta, Mr. and Mrs.
James Selby of Sparta, Margie Jerkins of Newport News, Va., and Doris Slaughter of Victoria; and many
cousins.
Rev. T. J. Bennett will officiate at the services.
Thomas A. Jeter
b. 23 August 1913 –d. 28 July 1966 (Tenn S2 U. S. N R WWII).
(SS Death Index: Name: THOMAS JETER Birth: 29 Aug 1913- Death: Jul 1966–Last Residence: (not
specified) -Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 224-03-3029 VA)
Dorothy Theresa (Fulton) Johns Obt.
b. 3 January 1925, Birmingham, AL – d. 10 March 2010, Cookeville, TN, md Eugene “Gene” Judson
Johns Sr., b. 18 Janaury 1921, LaGrange, GA –d. 24 April 2004, Cookeville, TN, s/o s/o Virgil Johns &
Minnie Greene. Dorothy Theresa (Fulton) Johns, d/o Duncan T. Fulton & Georgia Virginia Chandler.
*See Eugene “Gene”Judson Johns Sr. Obt.
*See Duncan T. Fulton buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Dorothy Theresa Johns, 85, will be held Saturday, March 13, at 2
p.m. at First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Cookeville Cemetery. Family will receive friends
today, Friday, March 12, from 5-8 p.m. at Crest Lawn Funeral Home and Saturday, March 13, from 1 p.m.
until time of services at the church. Mrs. Johns died Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at her residence.
She was born Jan. 3, 1925, in Birmingham, Ala., to the late D.T. and Georgia Virginia Chandler Fulton.
Mrs. Johns married Eugene Johns Sr. on Aug. 4, 1943, and settled in Cookeville in 1946. She was a
member of First United Methodist Church and was a member of the Friendship Class and the Chancel
Choir for 63 years. She was co-owner and bookkeeper of Putnam County Auto Parts prior to her retirement.
She and her late husband contributed to the excellence of the music of their church and public events which
garnered the admiration and appreciation of many citizens in the Cookeville area. Her abilities as an actorsinger in Cookeville Summer Theatre productions for community enjoyment are recognized far and near.
Demonstrating the characteristics so admired by others including Christian leadership by example,
humility, compassion and dedicated service to her church and others reflect the greatest credit to herself,
her family and all who knew her. Mrs. Johns was a devoted wife and a loving mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother, sister and friend to many.
Her family includes three sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and Mary Linda Johns and Gene Jr. and
Christie Johns, all of Cookeville, and Dr. T. Fulton and Kris Johns of Kingston; two brothers and sisters-inlaw, Duncan and Chris Fulton of Dallas, Texas, and Sid and Bettye Fulton of Knoxville; six grandchildren,
Chandler Johns and fiancee Jessica Davis of Maryville, Mary Jennifer Dunlap and husband Bart of Rock
Island, Andrew Johns of Knoxville, Rachel Osborne and husband Matt of Moore, S.C., Jason Johns and
wife Cambie of Clinton and Bryan Johns and wife Michelle of Knoxville; five stepgrandchildren, Linlee
Allen and husband Brandon of Lebanon, Tyler Skelton of Knoxville, Rachel and Amanda Nixon, both of
Cookeville, and Andrew Nixon of Oxford, Ohio; eight great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews,
cousins and friends. Pallbearers will be Jason, Bryan, Chandler and Andrew Johns, Bart Dunlap, Andrew
Nixon and Matt Osborne. Honorary pallbearers will be the Friendship Class and the Chancel Choir of First
United Methodist Church. Memorial donations may be made to First United Methodist Church or the
American Heart Association. Revs. Max Mayo and Drew Shelley will officiate the services. Please visit
Mrs. Johns' Web site at www.mem.com and send a message to the family.
Friday, Mar 12, 2010: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN
Eugene “Gene”Judson Johns Sr. Obt.
b. 18 Janaury 1921, LaGrange, GA – d. 24 April 2004, Cookeville, TN, md Dorothy Theresa (Fulton)
Johns, b. 3 January 1925, Birmingham, AL –d. 10 March 2010, Cookeville, TN, d/o Duncan T. Fulton &
Georgia Virginia Chandler. Eugene “Gene”Judson Johns Sr., s/o
Virgil Johns & Minnie Greene.
*See Dorothy Theresa (Fulton) Johns Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Gene Johns, 83, will be held
at noon on Tuesday, April 27, at First United Methodist Church.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. today, Monday, April 26, at Crest Lawn Funeral Home; and
from 11 a.m. until time of services on Tuesday, at the church.
Mr. Johns died on Saturday, April 24, 2004, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
Pictured left: Eugene “Gene” Judson Johns Sr. & his wife Dorothy “Dot” (Fulton) Johns Sr. performing
in one of the many musical theater productions they participated in.
*See Johns Theatre Family: History, Putnam Co., TN.
He was born on Jan. 18, 1921, in LaGrange, Ga. to the late Minnie Greene and Virgil Johns.
He attended high school in LaGrange and completed a year of college at West Georgia Military Academy
before enlisting in the Signal Corps of the Army. Mr. Johns married Dorothy Fulton on Aug. 4, 1943, and
they settled in Cookeville in 1946, opening the NAPA store in 1947.
He was active in the Boy Scouts of America for more than 10 years. Mr. Johns served as Scoutmaster and
Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 196 with Copeland Jared for 10 years. He was a recipient of the Long Rifle
Award and the Select Achievement Award of the Wood Badge. Mr. Johns was a member of First United
Church and choir for 57 years.
For approximately 50 years, his contributions to the improvement and excellence of the music of his
church, in public events and programs and in private ceremonies won the admiration and appreciation of
many citizens in the Cookeville Area. His abilities as an actor/singer in drama productions for community
enjoyment are recognized far and near. He was known for his Christian leadership and dedication to his
church and family.
His family includes his wife of more than 60 years, Dorothy Fulton Johns; three sons and daughters-in-law,
Dr. Steve and Mary Linda Johns, Gene and Christie Johns, all of Cookeville, and Dr. T. Fulton and Kris
Johns of Kingston; six grandchildren, Chandler, Mary Jennifer, Andrew, Rachel, Jason and Bryan; and six
stepgrandchildren, Linlee Allen, Tyler Skelton, Amanda Michaels, Rachel, Amanda and Andrew Nixon.
Honorary pallbearers will be Backsliders Sunday School class.
Donations may be made to the First United Methodist Building Fund and the American Heart Assoc.
Revs. Jon Bell and Jim Rogers will officiate at the services.
Published April 26, 2004 10:50 AM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN
Ann (Jared) Johnson
b. 30 May 1921 –d. 1 January 1955.
Arvis Ray “Art”Johnson Obt.
b. 10 April 1946, Overton Co., TN – d. 28 May 2016, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 4th of
October 1972, Overton Co., TN to Charlene (Bilbrey) Johnson, b. 9 June 1956, Crossville, TN – d. 28
February 2007, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN, d/o Joe Earley Bilbrey & Jewell Edwards. Arvis Ray
“Art”Johnson, s/o Milburn E. Johnson (1904-1956) & Tina Kate Johnson (1904-1974), both buried in
Hunters Cove Cemetery, Overton Co., TN.
*See Charlene (Bilbrey) Johnson Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 435, #9033: Arvis Ray Johnson married 4
October 1972, Overton Co., TN, age 26, address: Rt. 7, Cookeville, TN to Charlene Bilbrey, age 16,
address: Rt. 3, Monterey, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Jewell Bilbrey).
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Mr. Arvis Ray “Art”Johnson, 70, of Cookeville, will be held at
11 a.m. on Thursday, June 2, from the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
Interment, with military honors, will follow at Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. today, Wednesday, June 1, and from 10 a.m.
until time of services on Thursday at the funeral home.
Mr. Johnson passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 28, 2016, in Cookeville
Regional Medical Center.
He was born April 10, 1946, in Overton County to the late Milburn and Tina
Kate Johnson.
Mr. Johnson was a former member of the Tennessee Army National Guard.
He received his B.A. in biology from TTU in 1970. He worked for WHUB radio, and later worked as a
police officer with the Cookeville Police Department.
Art graduated from Nashville School of Law in 1988. He then served as the Assistant Public Defender for
the 13th Judicial District in Tennessee until retirement in 2009.
He is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Jamie Johnson and Elecia and Jeff Palk, all of
Cookeville; a foster daughter and son-in-law, Angela and Terry Key of Celina; two brothers and sisters-inlaw, R.L. and Jonestta Johnson of Livingston and Carvel and Bobbi Johnson of Akron, Ohio; four sisters
and two brothers-in-law, Mary Jo and Hal Denton of Cookeville, Betty Lou Copeland of Rickman, Judy
and Hoyt Padgett of Livingston and Wanda Schultz of New Castle, Calif.; two grandchildren, Ciri Palk and
Bethany Key; and his dog, Brandy.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Charlene Bilbrey Johnson; and three
brothers, Wilmoth, Joffrey, and Kioto Johnson.
Bill Gibson will officiate at the services.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Cookeville/Putnam County Animal Shelter, 2650 Gainesboro
Grade, Cookeville, TN 38501; or AARF, P.O. Box 4074, Cookeville, Tennessee 38502.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: 1 June 2016
Aubrey W. Johnson
b. 20 September 1906 –d. 11 December 1954 (Tenn A S USNR WWII) md on the 29th of August 1930,
Putnam Co., TN to Amy (Shipley) Johnson, b. 29 August 1906, TN, d/o Dr. Zebidee “Zeb”Lafayette
Shipley & Florence Barnes.
*See Dr. Zebidee “Zeb”Lafayette Shipley buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 203: Aubrey Johnson married 29 August
1930, Putnam Co., TN, age 23, address: Cookeville, TN to Amy Shipley, age 23, address: Cookeville, TN).
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville Town, Walnut St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 146 –Zeb L. Shipley is
head of household, 56 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Physician General Practice, md 7 yrs. to Florence, 33 yrs.
old, TN, 5 children born, 3 children living. Children: Alex B., 4 yrs. old; Amy, 3 yrs. old & Joel Shipley,
5/12 yrs. old. All born in TN. Also living in the household: Alma Kinnaird, boarder, 19 yrs. old, TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Willow St., Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 159 –Zeb L. Shipley, 47 yrs.
old, TN. Occupation: Medical Doctor, md to Florence, 43 yrs. old, TN. Children: Alex B., 14 yrs. old;
Annie, 13 yrs. old; Raymond, 6 yrs. old & Sanford Shipley, 4 + yrs. old. All born in TN. Also living in
the household: Francis Wilkerson, maid, 23 yrs. old, TN).
Billy G. Johnson
b. 5 November 1925 –d. 8 October 1969, (Tenn SM 3 US Navy WWII).
Charlene (Bilbrey) Johnson Obt.
b. 9 June 1956, Crossville, TN – d. 28 February 2007, Nashville, TN, md on the 4th of October 1972,
Overton Co., TN to Arvis Ray “Art” Johnson, b. 10 April 1946, Overton Co., TN – d. 28 May 2016,
Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, , s/o Milburn E. Johnson (1904-1956) & Tina Kate Johnson (1904-1974).
Charlene (Bilbrey) Johnson, d/o Joe Earley Bilbrey (1911-1964) & Jewellene “Jewell”Edwards (19131977), both buried in Lovejoy Cemetery, Overton Co., TN.
*See Arvis Ray “Art”Johnson Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 435, #9033: Arvis Ray Johnson married 4
October 1972, Overton Co., TN, age 26, address: Rt. 7, Cookeville, TN to Charlene Bilbrey, age 16,
address: Rt. 3, Monterey, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Jewell Bilbrey).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Charlene Bilbrey Johnson, 50, of Cookeville will be held Saturday,
March 3, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Burial will be in
Family will receive friends Friday, March 2, from 5-8 p.m. and Saturday, March 3, from 10 a.m. until time
of services at the funeral home.
Mrs. Johnson died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville from injuries
sustained in an auto accident.
She was born June 9, 1956, in Crossville to the late Joe Earley and Jewell
Edwards Bilbrey.
Mrs. Johnson attended Tennessee Tech University and helped organize the
Epilepsy Support Group in Cookeville.
Her family includes her husband of 34 years, Arvis (Art) Johnson of Cookeville,
whom she married Oct. 4, 1972, in Overton County; two daughters and a son-inlaw, Jamie Johnson and Elecia and Jeff Palk, all of Cookeville; a foster daughter
and son-in-law, Angela and Terry Key of Celina; two brothers, Paul Bilbrey of
Hanging Limb and Ted Bilbrey of Monterey; three sisters, Phyllis Vaughn of
Monterey, Arlene Gillespie of Sparta and Meritta Neal of Cookeville; and a
granddaughter, Bethany Key of Celina.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by three brothers, Arliss, Billy and Eddie
Bilbrey, and a sister, Eva Bilbrey.
Memorial donations may be made to Putnam County Humane Society.
Rev. Jim Rogers will officiate the services.
Published March 02, 2007 11:14 AM CST: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN
Charles B. Johnson
b. 19 July 1896, TN –d. 22 September 1962, s/o Joe A. Johnson.
*See Eliza “Liza”Johnson Obt.
(1900 census 12th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 45 –Joe A. Johnson is head of household, 54 yrs.
old, b. February 1846, TN, md 23 yrs., widow. Children: Oscar, 20 yrs. old, b. October 1879; Dollie, 18
yrs. old, b. August 1881; Brittie M., 16 yrs. old, b. May 1884; Eliza, 14 yrs. old, b. January 1886; Roxie, 12
yrs. old, b. March 1888; Bettie, 10 yrs. old, b. April 1890; John, 8 yrs. old, b. July 1891 & Charlie
Johnson, 4 yrs. old, b. July 1895. All born in TN).
(1910 census 11th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 121 –Osker Johnson is head of household, 34 yrs.
old, TN md to Bettie, 20 yrs. old, 2 children born, 1 child living. Child: Mary E. Johnson, 6/12 yrs. old,
TN. Also living in the household: Charley Johnson, brother, 15 yrs. old, TN).
Delton Wayne Johnson Obt.
b. 19 May 1942, Putnam Co., TN – d. 22 April 2007, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, s/o Haskell Johnson
(1911-1967) & Frances Christine Davenport (1915-2006).
*See Frances Christine (Davenport) Johnson Obt. buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Delton Wayne Johnson, 64, of Cookeville will be held Tuesday,
April 24, at 1 p.m. in the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Burial will be
in Cookeville Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. today and Tuesday from noon until time of services.
Mr. Johnson died Sunday, April 22, 2007, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born May 19, 1942, in Putnam County to the late Haskell and Christine Davenport Johnson.
Mr. Johnson was a member of Stevens Street Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving as an
MP in Germany. He was an employee with the City of Cookeville.
His family includes his three brothers, Robert, Harlon and Kenneth Johnson, all of Cookeville; two sisters,
Helen Stringer of Cookeville and Shirley Burks of Nashville; several nieces and nephews; and a special
friend, James (Red) Robinson.
Rev. Glen Burks will officiate the services.
Published April 23, 2007 12:08 PM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN
Dorothy (Keene) Johnson Obt.
b. 1 November 1925, Barbourville, KY – d. 18 August 2014, Cookeville, TN, md James “Jim” Purciful
Johnson Jr., b. 13 August 1915, Pineville, KY –d. 10 December 2005, Sparta, White Co., TN., s/o James
Purciful Johnson Sr. & Nellie Morrison. Dorothy (Keene) Johnson, d/o Charles Keene & Hester
Wagers.
*See James “Jim”Purciful Johnson Jr. Obt.
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Ms. Dorothy Johnson, 88, of Algood, will be held at 1 p.m. on
Wednesday, Aug. 20, from the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
Ms. Johnson’s family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until time of services on Wednesday at the funeral
home.
Ms. Johnson died on Monday Aug. 18, 2014, in Bethesda Health Care and
Rehabilitation Center in Cookeville.
She was born Nov. 1, 1925, in Barbourville, Ky., to the late Charles and
Hester Wagers Keene.
Ms. Johnson was a homemaker. She and her late husband were members of
Cookeville First Baptist Church.
Survivors include her daughters, Shawna (Kenny) Delon of Spencer, Sherry Thatcher of Smithville and
Jewel Rosinski of Baxter; a son, Raymond (Ann) Daniels of Cookeville; her grandchildren, Karen Smith,
Travis Bryant, Tristan Bryant, Rachael Delon, Garin Delon, Donna Ray Daniels and Tim Daniels; her
great-grandchildren, Annabelle Bryant, Tyler Bryant, Everett Bryant, Seth Daniels and Kelsey Geer; and
her nieces and nephews, Wanda Keene, Darlene Keene, Tony Keene and Timothy Keene.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, James “Jim”Johnson; a
son, Robert Charles “R.C.”Callahan; and a brother, Charles Keene Jr.
Memorial contributions may be made to Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai, 127 S. San
Vicente Blvd., Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion, third floor, A3600 Los Angeles, CA 90048.
Revs. Charlie Hutchinson and Bill Stone will officiate at the services.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: 19 August 2014.
Eliza “Liza”Johnson Obt.
b. 27 March 1888, Putnam Co., TN – d. 27 March 1947, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Joe A. Johnson. (Eliza
“Liza” Johnson siblings are: Mrs. Roxie Martin, Cookeville, TN, Mrs. Martha Thompson, Mrs. Betty
Parkerson, Oscar Johnson, Charles B. Johnson & John Johnson).
*See Charles B. Johnson buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Funeral services for Miss Eliza Johnson, 59, will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Whitson
Funeral Home with the Rev. Dow Ensor officiating. Burial will be in City Cemetery.
Miss Johnson, who made her home with her sister, Mr. Roxie Martin, 501 Cedar Street died Tuesday
morning at City Hospital following an illness of several days.
Miss Johnson, a native of Putnam County, died on her fifty-ninth birthday. She was a member of the
Methodist Church.
Besides Mrs. Martin, Miss Johnson is survived by three brothers: Oscar Johnson, of Huntsville, AL,
Charley Johnson, Louisville, KY, John Johnson, Springfield, and two sisters, Mrs. Martha Thompson and
Mrs. Betty Parkerson, both of Cookeville.
Putnam County Herlad, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 27 March 1947.
(1900 census 12th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 45 –Joe A. Johnson is head of household, 54 yrs.
old, b. February 1846, TN, md 23 yrs., widow. Children: Oscar, 20 yrs. old, b. October 1879; Dollie, 18
yrs. old, b. August 1881; Brittie M., 16 yrs. old, b. May 1884; Eliza, 14 yrs. old, b. January 1886; Roxie, 12
yrs. old, b. March 1888; Bettie, 10 yrs. old, b. April 1890; John, 8 yrs. old, b. July 1891 & Charlie
Johnson, 4 yrs. old, b. July 1895. All born in TN).
Florence (Lansden) Johnson Obt.
b. 11 November 1898, TN – d. 5 March 1940, Paducah, KY, md on the 13th of October 1920, Nashville,
TN to Hollis Johnson. Florence (Lansden) Johnson, d/o Judge Dick Latta Lansden & Helen Jane
Snodgrass.
*See Judge Dick Latta Lansden buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Helen (Snodgrass) Lansden Obt.
*See James Henry Johnson Obt.
Florence was born in Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee, the daughter of Dick Latta and Helen
Jane (Snodgrass) Lansden. She married Hollis Johnson on October 13, 1920 in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tennessee. To this union three (3) children were born.
Last Rites Held Today For Mrs. Florence L. Johnson:
Funeral services for Mrs. Florence Lansden Johnson, only daughter of the late Judge D. L. Lansden, who
died at her home at Paducah, KY, following an attack of pneumonia were held at the Whitson Funeral
Home Chapel this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, the Rev. Robert Jones officiating. Burial was in the City
Cemetery.
She was reared in Cookeville and was a member of the Presbyterian Church. She was the wife of Hollis
Johnson, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Johnson of Cookeville.
She is survived by her husband; a daughter, Mary Ann, and two sons, Hollie, Jr., and Richard. She is also
survived by her mother, Mrs. D. L. Lansden of Nashville; and four brothers, David Lansden, Clerk of the
Supreme Court, Dick Lansden, John Lansden, and Buchanan Lansden, all of Nashville.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 14 March 1940.
(1900 census 4th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 106 –James Johnson is head of household, 27, b.
Decem ber 1872, TN md 8 yrs. to Linora, 25 yrs. old, b. March 1875, TN, 3 children born, 3 children
living. Children: Hollis, 8 yrs. old, b. April 1892; Mertie, 6 yrs.old, b. March 1894 & J. T. Johnson, 2 yrs.
old, b. June 1897. All born in TN).
George Harvey Johnson Obt.
b. 21 December 1925, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN – d. 6 October 2014, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 23rd
of September 1956, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN to Alma Jean (Fox) Johnson. George Harvey Johnson,
s/o Harvey Brett Johnson (1896-1950) & Ura Frances Opal Scott (1902-1957).
*See Harvey Brett Johnson buried in Cookeville City Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Mr. George Harvey Johnson, 88, of Cookeville, will be held at 1
p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9, at Cookeville First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Cookeville
City Cemetery.
His family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. today, Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the
Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home, and
from noon until time of services on Thursday at the church.
Mr. Johnson died on Monday evening, Oct. 6, 2014, in Bethesda Health
Care and Rehabilitation Center in Cookeville.
He was born Dec. 21, 1925, in Cookeville to the late Harvey Brett and Ura
Opal Scott Johnson.
Mr. Johnson was a lifelong resident of Cookeville and member of Cookeville First United Methodist
Church. He served in World War II in Europe as a technician 5th grade with the 33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division. He was a 1949 graduate of Tennessee Polytechnic Institute with a business
management degree. He ran Johnson Implement Company and later worked at Rose’s Department Store.
He was active in his community, serving in the Tennessee National Guard as a younger man and on the
City of Cookeville Planning Commission. Later in life he enjoyed genealogical research and participated in
the Upper Cumberland Genealogical Society.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Alma Jean Fox Johnson (whom he married Sept. 23, 1956, in
Nashville); three sons, Ken (Elizabeth) Johnson of Atlanta, Ga., Paul Johnson of Nashville and Michael
Johnson of Anchorage, Alaska; four grandchildren, Benjamin, Robert, Samuel and Savannah Johnson; and
two sisters, Claudine Branch and Amelia (Wendell) Kendrick, all of Cookeville.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Betty Rich and Mary Ruth Johnson.
Pallbearers will be Mr. Johnson’s nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to Cookeville First United Methodist Church, 165 E. Broad St.,
Rev. Whitney Mitchell will officiate at the services.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 8 October 2014
Hartford Waldo Johnson
b. 12 April 1879, TN – d. 11 November 1920, md Murta M. (Pendergrass) Johnson, b. 13 April 1887,
TN – d. 16 January 1913. Hartford Waldo Johnson s/o George Washington Johnson & Mary E.
according to the census records and Susie Harris recorded on the DC record #430, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Finas R. Pendergrass buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Albert S. Pendergrass buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 203, #264: H. W. Johnson married 23
December 1903, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Murta Pendergrass).
A GOOD MAN GONE:
In the death of Hartford W. Johnson our community has sustained the loss of one of its best Christina men
and th Baptist church one of its most loyal and devoted members. It is a loss that will be most keenly felt
for many days to come. But his life and character, fuits of the abiding spirity of the Master within, indicate
to us that our present loss is his eternal gain.
His wife preceded him by about eight years. His departure, therefore, leaving his three children ophans.
But though denied so long the seet, gentle influence of his wife if the rearing of their children, he had
succeeded in rearing three as noble children as could be found. The two boys are already members of the
Baptist church and are following in the footsteps of their noble father, as he followed in the foot steps of the
Master. It becomes the duty of his brethren, therefore, to take Brother Johnosn’s place as much as possible
in advising and guiding his children along the paths be would have them go.
Nearly eight years ago Brother Johnosn participated in the re-organization of the Cookeville Baptist church,
at which time only nine resident members could be found. But in spite of every discouragement he was
one of the few who stood true and loyal as the years came and went. When it came to the church no
sacrifice that he could make was too much. He was “faithful unto death.” How glad those of use who are
stillleft to take up his burdens and carry on the great work are that he was permitted to live to see in the
flesh the splendid furits of his labors in a church grown from nine members to a church early 200 strong
within less than eight years. To the faithfulness and devoted loyalty of just such as he is this great progress
due. What a splendid example his is to those of us who are left behind.
His religion was of the simple, direct sort. He eschewed formality. He loved the truth. He interpreted
literally the comman of Jese to His disciples to follow Him. And this, with the Bible alone as his guide, he
tried to do.
May the Lord raise up others to take his place, but in the meantime we cannot forget that a good man has
gone from us.
Written by: Sam Edwards.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 18 November 1920.
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville & Smithville Rds, Cookeville, TN, Putnam Co., TN: Hartford W.
Johnson is head of household, 31 yrs. old, TN, md 6 yrs. to Mirty M., 23 yrs. old, TN, 4 children born, 3
children living. Children: Wendell S., 5 yrs. old, Wanfrey, 3 yrs. old & Lilloine Johnson, 7/12 yrs. old. All
born in TN).
(George Washington Johnson, b. 1 August 1852, TN –d. 19 October 1910 & his wife Mary E. Johnson,
b. 23 November 1856, TN – d. 27 April 1930, both buried in the Smith Chapel Cemetery, Putnam Co.,
TN).
*See Matthew Eugene Johnson buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
DC Certificate: #430
Putnam Co., TN
Deceased: Hartford Waldo Johnson
Birth: Apr 1879
Birth Place: TN
Death: 11 Nov 1920
Father: G. W. Johnson
Birth Place: TN
Mother: Susie Harris
Birth Place: TN
Cemetery: Cookeville Cemetery
(1870 census 11th Civil Dist, Flynn’s Creek, TN: Dwl: 172 –William S. Johnson is head of household, 38
yrs. old, TN, md to Susannah, 39 yrs. old, TN. Children: George W., 17 yrs. old; Albert L., 15 yrs. old;
Mary Jane, 11 yrs. old; Nancy E., 9 yrs. old; Sabrina J., 7 yrs. old; Metildah E., 5 yrs. old & Lucy Ange
Johnson, 2 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Census Place: 1880 District 11, Jackson Co., TN
Source:
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Mary E. JOHNSON Wife
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Occ:
At Home Fa: TN
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Mo: TN
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Fa: TN
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Mo: TN
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(1900 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 29 –George W. Johnson is head of household, 47 yrs.
old, b. August 1852, TN md 22 yrs. to Mary E., 43 yrs. old, b. November 1865, TN, 11 children born, 9
children living. Children: Hartford W., 21 yrs. old., b. April 1879; Arthur M., 19 yrs. old, b. September
1880; Virgil C., 17 yrs. old, b. October 1882; Pearl C., 15 yrs. old, b. September 1884; Clair, 10 yrs. old, b.
September 1889; Lucy, 8 yrs. old, b. August 1891; Mathew, 6 yrs. old. b. November 1893; Ivey B., 5 yrs.
old, b. December 1896 & Jimmy Johnson, 1 yr. old, b. February 1899. All born in TN)
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 69 –Hartford W. Johnson is head of household, 31
yrs. old, TN: Occupation: Rural Letter Carrier-Delivery Mail, md 6 yrs. to Mirty M., 23 yrs. old, TN, 4
children born, 3 children living. Children: Wendell S., 5 yrs. old; Aubrey, 3 yrs. old & Lellaine Johnson,
7/12 yrs. old. All born in TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Smithville Rd., Putnam Co., TN, Enumerated on 24th & 26th of January 1920:
Dwl: 317-386 –Hartford W. Johnson is head of household, 39 yrs. old, TN, widow. Children: Windle,
15 yrs. old; Aubrey, 13 yrs. old & Lellorine Johnson, 10 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Harvey Brett Johnson
b. 19 December 1896 –d. 6 May 1950, (SN US Navy WWI), md on the 18th of March 1925, Putnam Co.,
TN to Eura Opal (Scott) Johnson, b. 6 May 1902, Putnam Co., TN –d. 3 March 1957, d/o Joe Wheeler
Scott (1865-1941) & Permelia Tennessee Farley (1871-1945). Harvey Brett Johnson is the son of
George Washington Johnson & Mary Emeline Smith.
*See George Harvey Johnson Obt.
*See Mary Ruth Johnson Obt.
Harvey & Era (Scott) Johnson had five children: George Harvey Johnson, b. 21 Dec. 1925 md Alma Jean
Fox; Mary Ruth Johnson, b. 11 Mar. 1927; Betty Sue Johnson, b. 6 Aug. 1928 md Daniel Boyd “Dan”
Rich; Frances Claudine Johnson, b. 24 Jun 1930 md William Edgar “Bill”Branch & Amelia Ann Johnson,
b. 21 Jun. 1932 md Wendell Elmo Kendrick.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 284, #2984: H. B. Johnson married 18
March 1925, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Eura Scott).
old, TN md 33 yrs. to Marry E., 54 yrs. old, TN, 12 children born, 9 children living. Children: Arther M.,
29 yrs. old; Pearlie, 25 yrs. old; Lucy M., 18 yrs. old; Eugene M., 16 yrs. old; Harvey B., 14 yrs. old;
Odessa, 12 yrs. old & Albert F. Johnson, 9 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Herschel J. Johnson Obt.
b. 3 December 1885 –d. 22 April 1955, Cookeville, TN, md Nannie Pearl (Johnson) Johnson, b. 9 July
1889 –d. 21 December 1978. Herschel J. Johnson, s/o William & Lou E. Johnson.
Funeral Held Sunday For Hershel Johnson:
Funeral services for Hershel Johnson, 69, who died Friday at his home on Rt. 5, Cookeville, were
conducted Sunday at 2:00 at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Dr. Charles Sharpe and Rev. Hall
Barrett officiating. Burial was in the City Cemetery. Whitson Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Survivors include his wife, Nannie Pearl Johnson; three sons, Hershel, Buford, and William Johnson, Rt. 5,
Cookeville; two daughters, Mrs. C. E. Bradley, Falls Church, VA and Mrs. Charles Bullock, Cookeville;
one sister, Mrs. Joe Bullock, Rt. 5; two brothers, Frank Johnson, Rt. 5 and W. E. Johnson, Murray KY; and
nine grandchildren.
(1900 census 2nd Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 30 –William Johnson is head of household, 44 yrs.
old, b. August 1855, TN md 22 yrs. to Lou E., 46 yrs.old, b. April 1854, TN, 5 children born, 4 children
living. Children: Herschel J., 14 yrs.old, b. December 1885; Frank, 7 yrs. old. b. November 1892 & Willie
Johnson, 3 yrs. old. b. October 1896. All born in TN. Also living in the household: Marthia E. Hase,
servant, 17 yrs. old, b. June 1882, TN).
Hubert C. Johnson Obt.
b. 10 June 1929, Jackson Co., TN – d. 13 October 2002, md Dorothy (Mayberry) Johnson. Hubert C.
Johnson, s/o Thurman Johnson & Bertha Ethel Bryant.
*See Thurman Johnson Obt
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Hubert C. Johnson, 73, of Cookeville will be held at 2 p.m. on
Wednesday, Oct. 16, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until time of services on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mr. Johnson died on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2002, at Bethesda Healthcare Center.
He was born on June 10, 1929, in Jackson County to the late Thurman J. and Bertha Ethel Bryant Johnson.
He worked with the Chrysler Corporation and was a member of the Church of Christ.
His family includes his wife, Dorothy Mayberry Johnson of Jackson County; a daughter, Tammy Johnson;
three sisters and a brother-in-law, Anna Johnson, Louise and Dalton Allen and Earlene Kilgore, all of
Cookeville; two grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Mack and Joe Johnson, and a sister,
Betty Lois Johnson.
Published October 14, 2002 12:20 PM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN
J. P. Johnson
b. 7 November 1910 –d. 12 April 1968, md Gertrude B. (unknown) Johnson, b. 5 October 1910 –d. 13
March 1963.
James Edward “Ed”Johnson Obt.
b. 23 October 1952, Putnam Co., TN –d. 6 August 2009, md on the 6th of May 1977, Putnam Co., TN to
Kathy (Geesling) Johnson, b. 3 October 1952. James Edward “Ed” Johnson, s/o Calvin & Mary
Johnson.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 18: Edward James Johnson married 6
May 1977, Putnam Co., TN, age 26, b. 23 October 1953, address: Rt. 1, Crawford, TN to Kathy Ann
Geesling, age 24, b. 3 October 1952, address: 189 Coffelt Ave., Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian
or next of kin of female: Ila Lindsey, mother, 189 Coffelt Ave., Cookville, TN)
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for James Edward “Ed”Johnson, 56, will be held today, Sunday, Aug.
9, at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Cookeville Funeral Home.
Family will receive friends Sunday from 10 a.m. until time of services at the funeral
home.
Mr. Johnson went to be with the Lord, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009.
He was born Oct. 23, 1952, in Putnam County to the late Calvin and Mary Johnson.
Mr. Johnson was retired from factory work at Acra Grinding. He was of the Baptist
faith.
His family includes his wife, Kathy Geesling Johnson; two sons and a daughter-in-law, George Edward
Johnson and Jeff and Stephanie Branam Johnson; his stepfather, Thurman Lindsey; two brothers and
sisters-in-law, Ron and Janie Johnson and Don and Alicia Johnson; two sisters, Marie Stults and Alice
Vaughn; 13 brothers- and sisters-in-law, Bruce and Ann Geesling, Ronald Geesling, Barbara Crocker, Rita
Dobbins, Raymond and Patricia Rodgers, Pam Alexander, Donny and Sue Lindsey, Danny and Kim
Lindsey and Ronnie Lindsey; and 26 loving nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Illa Lindsey.
Bro. Tim Adams will officiate the prayer service.
Condolences to the family may be sent to www.cookevillefuneralhome.com.
Saturday, Aug 08, 2009: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
James Henry Johnson Obt.
b. 24 December 1873, Putnam Co., TN – d. 14 September 1955, Putnam Co., TN, md Lenora (Henry)
Johnson, b. 18 January 1875, TN –d. 15 October 1957. James Henry Johnson, s/o Thomas L. Johnson &
Elsie Bohannon.
*See Audy Lee Johnson buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Florence (Lansden) Johnson Obt.
*See Jasper Thomas Johnson Sr. buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Robert Clayton Johnson Obt. buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Mertie (Johnson) Simpson Obt.
James H. Johnson Rites Slated Friday:
Funeral services for James Henry Johnson, 82, who died Wednesday night at his home on N. Jefferson
Ave. after a long illness, will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2:30 at the First Presbyterian Church with
Rev. Hall Barrett officiating. Burial will be in the Cookeville City Cemetery. Whitson Funeral Home is in
Mr. Johnson, son of the late Thomas L. and Elsie Bohannon Johnson, was a native of Putnam County and a
retired timber dealer and farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lenora Henry Johnson, Cookeville; one daughter, Mrs. Mertie Simpson,
Cookeville; four sons, J. T., Audy Lee, and Robert Johnson, all of Cookeville; L. D. Johnson, Memphis;
one sister, Mrs. Paul Smith, Ft. Worth, Texas; 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 15 September 1955.
December 1872, TN md 8 yrs. to Linora, 25 yrs. old, b. March 1875, TN, 3 children born, 3 children
living. Children: Hollis, 8 yrs. old, b. April 1892; Mertie, 6 yrs. old, b. March 1894 & J. T. Johnson, 2 yrs.
(1910 census 4th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 89 –James H. Johnson is head of household, 37 yrs.
old, TN md 19 yrs. to Lenora, 35 yrs. old, TN, Children: Hollis, 18 yrs.old; Myrtie, 15 yrs.old; J. T., 12
yrs. old; Henett, 9 yrs. old; Jimmie, 7 yrs. old & Audie L. Johnson, 4 yrs. old. All born in TN).
(1920 census 4th Civil Dist., Calfkiller, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 71/84/86 - James H. Johnson is head of
household, 47 yrs. old, TN, md to Nora, 44 yrs. old, TN. Children: Hollis, 17 yrs. old; Mirtie, 25 yrs. old;
J. T., 22 yrs. old; Henriette, 19 yrs. old; Jimmie, 16 yrs. old; Audie, 14 yrs. old; Robert, 9 yrs. old & L. D.
Johnson, 5 yrs. old. All born in TN).
James “Jim”Purciful Johnson Jr. Obt.
b. 13 August 1915, Pineville, KY – d. 10 December 2005, Sparta, White Co., TN, md Dorothy (Keene)
Johnson, b. 1 November 1925, Barbourville, KY –d. 18 August 2014, Cookeville, TN, d/o Charles Keene
& Hester Wagers. James P. Johnson Jr., s/o James Purciful Johnson Sr. & Nellie Morrison.
*See Dorothy (Keene) Johnson Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for James “Jim”P. Johnson Jr., 90, of Algood, will be held at 11 a.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 13, from the Cookeville chapel of Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home. Burial will
The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home.
Mr. Johnson died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005, at White County Community Hospital in Sparta.
He was born Aug. 13, 1915, in Pineville, Ky., to the late James Purciful and Nellie Morrison Johnson Sr.
Mr. Johnson was a retired automobile mechanic and a US Army veteran of World War II. He was a
member of Cookeville First Baptist Church.
His family includes his wife of 54 years, Dorothy Johnson; three daughters and a son-in-law, Shawna and
Kenny Delon of Spencer, Sherry Thatcher of Virginia Beach, Va., and Darlene Fisher of Grayslake, Ill.;
two sons and daughters-in-law, Danny and Alice Johnson of Croswell, Mich., and Larry and Sharon
Johnson of Northbranch, Mich.; 14 grandchildren, including a very special granddaughter, Karen Smith;
and 13 great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Leroy Johnson; a stepson, R.C. Callihan; four
brothers; and seven sisters.
Pallbearers will be Kenny Delon, Garin Delon, Travis Bryant, Tristan Bryant, Rob Bryant, Jim Johnson and
Daniel Johnson.
Dr. Randall Adkisson and the Rev. Charlie Hutchinson will officiate the services.
James Michael “Mike”Johnson Obt.
b. 10 October 1959, Cookeville, TN – d. 30 March 2009, Cookeville, TN, md on the 25th of March 1978,
Putnam Co., TN to Susan (Farley) Johnson, b. 28 February 1959, d/o Lonnie “Joe” Farley & Jean
Bowen. James Michael Johnson, s/o Rev. Harlon Johnson & Jo Grogan.
*See Lonnie “Joe”Farley Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 430: James Michael Johnson married 25
March 1978, Putnam Co., TN, age 18, b. 10 October 1959, address: 1210 Park Ave., to Mary Susan Farley,
age 20, b. 28 February 1959, address: 1502 N. Washington, Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or
next of kin of female: Mr. & Mrs. Joe Farley, 1502 N. Washington, Cookeville, TN).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for James Michael “Mike”Johnson, 49, of Cookeville, will be held at
1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral
Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. today, Tuesday, March 31, and
from 11 a.m. until time of services on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mr. Johnson died Monday, March 30, 2009, at his home.
He was born Oct. 10, 1959, in Cookeville to Jo Grogan Johnson of
Cookeville and the late Rev. Harlon Johnson.
Mr. Johnson worked at Flowserve for more than 28 years and was currently
employed at MP Components.
He was a member of Double Springs Baptist Church. Mr. Johnson was an avid golfer and participated each
year in many of the local golf tournaments. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
In addition to his mother, his family includes his wife of more than 31 years, Susan Farley Johnson of
Cookeville (whom he married March 25, 1978, in Cookeville); four children, Brent, Jenny, Beth and Ben
Johnson, all of Cookeville; four grandchildren, Alexis and Conner McBroom, Madison Brown and Maegen
Ogledzinski, all of Cookeville; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Kenny and Michelle Johnson and Randall
Johnson, all of Cookeville; his maternal grandparents, James and Margaurite Grogan of Cookeville; his
mother-in-law, Jean Farley of Cookeville; a sister-in-law and her husband, Cindy and Stan Burton of
Cookeville; a nephew, Eric Burton and Sinda Hull of Cookeville; and a special uncle, Richard Grogan and
his wife Terri, of Cookeville.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his father-in-law, Lonnie Joe Farley; his paternal
grandparents, Haskel and Christine Johnson; and his maternal grandmother, Willene Grogan.
Pallbearers will be Bill and Blake Grogan, Kenny Johnson, Mike Hickey, Brian Hanz and Ed Stewart.
Honorary pallbearer will be Bob Hill.
Richard Grogan will officiate at the services.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com, (931) 526-6111.
Tuesday, Mar 31, 2009: Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN
Jasper Thomas Johnson Sr.
b. 23 June 1897, TN – d. 7 May 1975, md Minnie (Hunter) Johnson, b. 3 December 1899, TN – d. 27
September 1987, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Rush Hunter (1854-1940) & Elmira Levena Watson (1872-1968).
Jasper Thomas Johnson Sr., s/o James Henry Johnson (1873-1955) & Lenora Henry (1875-1957).
*See Nannie (Hunter) Bohannon Obt.
*See James Henry Johnson Obt.
*See Minnie (Hunter) Johnson buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Robert Clayton Johnson Obt. buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Mertie (Johnson) Simpson Obt.
December 1872, TN md 8 yrs. to Linora, 25 yrs. old, b. March 1875, TN, 3 children born, 3 children
living. Children: Hallac, 8 yrs. old, b. April 1892; Mertie, 6 yrs. old, b. March 1894 & J. T. Johnson, 2 yrs.
Mary Ruth Johnson Obt.
b. 11 March 1927, Putnam Co., TN –d. 7 December 2009, Jacksonville, d/o Harvey Brett Johnson &
Eura Opal Scott.
*See Harvey Brett Johnson, buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE -- Graveside services for Mary Ruth Johnson, 82, will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec.
14, at Cookeville City Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the services at the
cemetery. Mary Ruth died Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, in Jacksonville, Fla. She was born
March 11, 1927, in Cookeville to the late H. Brett and Ura Scott Johnson.
Mary Ruth obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration from Tennessee
Polytechnic Institute (now Tennessee Tech University) in 1948, and her Master's in
Guidance Counseling from Appalachian State University. She taught U.S. military
students at TPI in the late 1940s, and then worked at Upper Cumberland Electric in
Cookeville from 1950-1957. She lived in Munich, Germany and taught business classes
to U.S. Army dependents from 1957-1959. She moved to Jacksonville, Fla. in 1959, and
taught business classes at Paxon and Raines High Schools. From 1965 to 1992, she
served as guidance counselor at Florida Community College in Jacksonville's North side
and Kent campuses until her retirement.
Mary Ruth loved to travel, visiting Spain, England, Egypt, Germany, Yugoslavia, Russia, India, Denmark
and France. She also visited the Holy Land and retraced the steps of the Apostle Paul. She was an avid
runner and a frequent winner in her age category in 10K and 15K races. She also enjoyed cycling, cross
country skiing and walking. She was active in the Democratic Party and was proud to have attended Jimmy
Carter's presidential inauguration. She was an avid reader and also enjoyed quilting. She was a deacon in
the Riverside Baptist Church and was on the board of the Baptist Towers. Her family would like to thank
wonderful neighbors and friends for their longtime care and friendship to Mary Ruth: Jerry Ferguson and
the late Emmet Ferguson, Lucille Gabany, Donna and Bill Hammond, Betsy and Gunnar Miller, Joann and
Tom Purdie, Jeannie and Scott Shober and Ruby and Tommy Young.
Her family includes an aunt, Billie Scott Cameron; a brother and sister-in-law, George Harvey and Alma
Jean Johnson; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Claudine Johnson Branch and Amelia Johnson and Wendell
Kendrick; cousins, Permelia Scott Elmore, William A. Cameron, Joseph W. Hill, William Wallace
Mitchell; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a
sister, Betty Johnson Rich. Memorial donations may be made to Riverside Baptist Church, 2650 Park St.,
Jacksonville, FL 32204, or the American Heart Association. Associate Pastor Charles Hutchinson, First
Baptist Church Cookeville will officiate at the services. Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements, (931) 526-6111. You may share your thoughts and memories at
www.hhhfunerals.com.
Saturday, Dec 12, 2009: Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN
Matthew Eugene Johnson
b. 25 November 1893, TN –d. 30 October 1959, s/o George Washington & Mary E. Johnson. George
Washington Johnson, b. 1 August 1852 – d. 19 October 1910 & his wife Mary E. Johnson, b. 23
November 1856 –d. 27 April 1930, both buried in the Smith Chapel Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Hartford Waldo Johnson buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
old, b. August 1852, TN md 22 yrs. to Mary E., 43 yrs. old, b. November 1865, TN, 11 children born, 9
children living. Children: Hartford W., 21 yrs. old., b. April 1879; Arthur M., 19 yrs. old, b. September
1880; Virgil C., 17 yrs. old, b. October 1882; Pearl C., 15 yrs. old, b. September 1884; Clair, 10 yrs. old, b.
September 1889; Lucy, 8 yrs. old, b. August 1891; Mathew, 6 yrs. old. b. November 1893; Ivey B., 5 yrs.
old, b. December 1896 & Jimmy Johnson, 1 yr. old, b. February 1899. All born in TN)
old, TN md 33 yrs. to Mary E., 54 yrs. old, TN, 12 children born, 9 children living. Children: Arthur M.,
29 yrs. old; Pearlie, 25 yrs. old; Lucy M., 18 yrs. old; Eugene M., 16 yrs. old; Harvey B., 14 yrs. old;
Odessa, 12 yrs. old & Albert F. Johnson, 9 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Minnie (Hunter) Johnson
b. 3 December 1899, TN –d. 27 September 1987, Putnam Co., TN, md Jasper Thomas Johnson Sr., b. 23
June 1897 – d. 7 May 1975, s/o James Henry Johnson (1873-1955) & Lenora Henry (1875-1957).
Minnie Hunter Johnson d/o Rush Hunter (1854-1940) & Elmira Levena Watson (1872-1968), both
buried in the Dry Valley Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN. Next to her: Wilborn Johnson (no dates).
*See Nannie Myrtle (Hunter) Bohannon Obt.
*See Nannie Myrtle (Hunter) Bohannon Obt. buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(SS Death Index: Name: MINNIE H JOHNSON Birth: 03 Aug 1899 Death: Sep 1987- Last Residence:
(1900 census 3rd Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 147 - Rush Hunter is head of household, 46 yrs. old,
b. March 1854, TN (father b. in KY, mother, TN) md 24 yrs. to Leevena, 37 yrs. old, b. October 1862, TN,
5 children born, 5 children living. Children: Nannie M., 13 yrs. old, b. December 1886; Bricie, 6 yrs. old,
b. February 1894; Lou D., 2 yrs. old, b. December 1897; Minnie, 8/12 yrs. old, b. August 1899 & Mamie
Hunter, 8/12 yrs. old, b. August 1899. All born in TN).
(1910 census 3rd Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 96 –Rush Hunter is head of household, 55 yrs. old,
TN (father b. in KY, mother, TN) (M2) md 14 yrs. to Elmira E., 37 yrs. old, TN, 7 children born, 6
children living. Children: Nannie, 23 yrs. old; Bricie, 16 yrs. old; Lou D., 12 yrs. old; Minnie, 10 yrs. old;
Mamie, 10 yrs. old; Arnold W., 6 yrs. old; Elizabeth, 3 yrs. old & Willie R. Hunter, 21/12 yrs. old. All
born in TN).
(1920 census 3rd Civil Dist., Dry Valley Rd., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 100 – Rush Hunter is head of
household, 65 yrs. old, TN md to Vevena, 47 yrs. old, TN. Children: Minnie, 20 yrs. old; Maymie, 20 yrs.
old; Arnold, 16 yrs. old; Elizabeth, 13 yrs. old; Willie Rush, 10 yrs. old & Aimie Lee Hunter 4+ yrs.old.
All born in TN).
Minnie (Neal) Johnson Obt.
b. 14 May 1891 – d. 30 June 1958, Nashville, TN, md Robert Johnson, b. 5 September 1890 – d. 25
February 1970.
*See Robert Johnson buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Minnie Johnson, 67, died Monday, June 30, at a Nashville hospital after a long illness.
Funeral services were to be held this afternoon at the Stevens Street Baptist church with the Rev. Alton
Garrett and the Rev. Lynn Markum officiating. Burial was to be in the city cemetery. Hooper and
Huddleston Funeral home was in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Johnson of Cookeville; four daughters, Mrs. Elise Daniels, Mrs.
Howard Carr, and Mrs. Hubert Bussell all of Cookeville, and Mrs. Ray Alexander of Watertown; three sons
Shelton, Haskell and Delton Johnson, all of Cookeville; a sister, Mrs. Ned Driver of Liberty; two brothers,
Clayton Neal of Lyall, KY and Rastus Neal of Liberty; 13 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
The Citizen, Cookeville, TN: Wednesday, 2 July 1958
Robert Johnson
b. 5 September 1890 –d. 25 February 1970, md to Minnie (Neal) Johnson, b. 14 May 1891 –d. 30 June
1958, Nashville, TN.
*See Minnie (Neal) Johnson Obt.
Ruth Ann (McGee) Johnson
b. 16 May 1902, TN – d. 25 November 1994 md Gene Johnson. Ruth Ann (McGee) Johnson, d/o
Granville Bowan McGee (1862-1957) & Emma Florence Roberts (1865-1952).
*See Minnie (Neal) Johnson Obt.
*See Emma Florence (Roberts) McGee Obt.
*See Granville Bowan McGee Obt.
(1900 census 6th Civil Dist., Livingston Town, Overton Co., TN: Dwl: 29 –Granville B. McGee is head of
household, 36 yrs. old, b. June 1862, TN, Occupation: Editor, Publisher & Printer, md 3 yrs. to Emma, 34
yrs. old, b. September 1865, TN, 1 child born, 1 child living. Child: Rhion R., McGee, 1 yr. old, b.
December 1898, TN. Also living in the household: Cancadie McGee, sister, 42 yrs. old, b. October 1858,
TN, Occuaption: School Teacher & McPearson McGee, brother, 26 yrs. old, b. May 1878, TN, Occupation:
Editor, Publisher & Printer).
(1910 census 6th Civil Dist., Jamestown Rd., Overton Co., TN: Dwl: 9 –Graneil B. McGee is head of
household, 47 yrs. old, TN md 13 yrs. to Emma, 45 yrs. old, TN, 2 children born, 2 children living.
Children: Ryan R., 8 yrs. old, TN & Ruth A. McGee, 7 yrs. old, TN).
T. J. Johnson Obt.
b. 17 December 1919, Putnam Co., TN -. d. 1 February 2007, Cookeville, TN, md on the 14th of June
1980, Putnam Co., TN to Patsy Ann (Jackson) Johnson. T. J. Johnson, s/o William H. Johnson &
Fannie Elizabeth McCaleb.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 480: T. J. Johnson married 14 June 1980,
Putnam Co., TN, age 60, b. 17 December 1919, address: Rt. 5, Box 185, Cookeville, TN to Patsy Ann
Farris, age 39, b. 16 December 1940, P. O. Box 405, Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of
kin of female: Callie Jackson, 24 Stout St., Cookeville, TN).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for T. J. Johnson, 87, will be held Sunday, Feb. 4, at 1 p.m. at the
Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
Burial with military honors will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Family will receive friends Friday, Feb. 2, from 5-8 p.m. with an Easter Star Service at 7 p.m. and on
Saturday, Feb. 4, from 5-8 p.m. with a Masonic Memorial service at 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mr. Johnson died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born Dec. 17, 1919, in Putnam County to the late William H. and Fannie Elizabeth McCaleb
Johnson.
Mr. Johnson was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II with the rank of staff sergeant and was the recipient
of medals, honors and citations, including Good Conduct, American Theatre, Victory Medal, European
African Middle East Ribbon and four Bronze Battle Stars.
He was a member of Stevens Street Baptist Church.
He was a member and past worthy patron of Cookeville Eastern Star Chapter 152 and a member of
Cookeville Masonic Lodge #266 F & AM having served as chaplain for several years.
Mr. Johnson was also a retired manager with Western Gilette Truck Lines.
His family includes his wife of 26 years, Patsy Ann Jackson of Cookeville whom he married June 14, 1980;
two sons and a daughter-in-law, Rev. Donald L. and Joan Johnson of Sparta and Sammy L. Johnson of
Dickson; two daughters and a son-in-law, Judy and Jim Butler of Van Leer and Martha Adams of
Nashville; his wife's children, Theresa and Ronnie Waller of Algood and Terry and Donna Farris of
Cookeville; his brother, Joseph D. Johnson of New York, N.Y.; his sister, Sue Smith of Baxter; 12
grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Johnny Wayne and Thomas Johnson;
three brothers, John, James E. and Charles Johnson and six sisters, Lorene Johnson, Dorothy Foster, Billie
Jean Davis, Adell Johnson Vance McPherson, Ova Burgess and Elma Reel.
Pallbearers will be The Veterans Honor Guard. Honorary pallbearers will be Dock Lee, James Earl Dyer,
Bill and Virginia Masters, Howard Bilbrey, Leroy Mackie, George Boyd, Bill and Mildred Rippetoe,
Waymon Dyer, Gus House and members of the Cookeville Masonic Lodge #266 F & AM.
Revs. Carles Walker and Tim Frank will officiate the services.
Thurman Johnson Obt
b. 20 January 1897 – d. 5 September 1979, md on the 4th of September 1928, Jackson Co., TN to Bertha
(Bryant) Johnson, b. 26 June 1905 – d. 25 February 1988, d/o Marion Frank Bryant (1870-1950) &
Minerva Adeline Davidson (1870-1958). Thurman Johnson, s/o George Johnson & Menervia Bryant.
*See Bessie “Earlene”Johnson Kilgore Obt.
*See Hubert C. Johnson Obt.
*See Vestle J. Vinson buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 385: T. H. Johnson married 4 September
1928, Jackson Co., TN to Bertha Bryant).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Thurman Johnson, 82, were held Friday, Sept. 7, at 3 p.m. at the
Sycamore Church of Christ with Bro. Johnny Fox officiating. Mr. Johnson died Sept. 5 in Cookeville
General Hospital. Burial was in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mr. Johnson, a native of Clay County, was a farmer and the son of George and Menervia (Bryant) Johnson.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Bertha Johnson, of Cookeville; three sons, Hubert Johnson of Baxter,
Mack Johnson of Algood, and Joe Johnson of Cookeville; three daughters, Anna Johnson, Mrs. Dalton
(Louise) Allen, and Mrs. Victor (Earlene) Kilgore, all of Cookeville; one brother, Fred Johnson of
Nashville; and eight grandchildren.
Wendall S. Johnson
b. 21 December 1904 –d. 24 February 1986, md on the 17th of October 1928, Putnam Co., TN to Thelma
(McCormick) Johnson, b. 19 October 1908, TN, d/o James Monroe McCormick & Mary Lee
Snodgrass.
*See James Monroe McCormick Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 498, #4696: Wendell S. Johnson married
17 October 1928, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Thelma McCormick).
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, West St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 5 –James M. McCormick is
head of household, 32 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Commerical Travler Shoe House, md 7 yrs. to Mary L.,
27 yrs. old, TN, 3 children born, 2 children living. Children: Oren, 5 yrs. old, TN & Thelma McCormick,
2 yrs. old, TN).
Wilborn Smith Johnson Obt.
b. 18 July 1908, TN – d. 31 July 1984, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, (US Army), md on the 18th of
February 1976, Crossville, Cumberland Co., TN to Gladys M. (Ramsey) Johnson, b. 29 July 1914 – d. 5
October 1978.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Cumberland Co., TN, #8565: Welborn Smith Johnson married
18 February 1976, Crossville, Cumberland Co., TN, age 67, address: 438 Laurel Ave, Cookeville, TN to
Gladys Louise Ramsey, age 61, address: 438 Laurel Ave., Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or
next of kin of female: Mrs. Earl Huddleston, Cookeville, TN).
Services for Wilborn S. Johnson, 76, of 438 Laurel St., will be conducted from the Chapel of Hooper &
Huddleston Funeral Home today at 2 p.m. with burial in Cookeville City Cemetery. The Rev. Robert
Prichard will officiate.
Mr. Johnson died Tuesday, July 31, 1984, at Cookeville General Hospital.
A native of Tennessee, he was retired from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and he was a Veteran of
World War II.
There are no immediate survivors.
Active pallbearers are Bill O’Neal, Bud Alcorn, Henry Briscoe, Larry Nixon, David Nixon, Wayne
Simcox, J. D. Herd, Joe Kelley, Jack Williams, and Bill Rippetoe.
Hooper & Huddleston Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
William Thomas Johnson Obt.
b. 3 February 1892, Overton Co., TN – d. 6 March 1944, Putnam Co., TN, md to Minnie (Hasting)
Johnson, b. 29 September 1900 –d. 20 February 1982. William Thomas Johnson, s/o Marion Johnson &
Martha Bowman, both of Overton Co., TN.
*See Mona Marie (Johnson) Jared buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
W. T. “Bill”Tom”Johnson, 51, died at the City Hospital Monday night. Funeral arrangements are waiting
the arrival of a son, Cpl. Wrather Johnson, who is in the armed services.
Survivors are, his wife, Mrs. Minnie Hastings Johnson, two sons, Cpl. Wrather Johnson, U. S. Air Corps
and First Lieut. Wilburn Johnson, U. S. Chemical Warfare Service; one daughter, Mrs. Alvin Cullum Jared,
Jr.; one sister, Mrs. Willie Hunter, and one brother, John Johnson, also one granddaughter, Linda Ann
Jared.
Funeral services will be held at the Church of Christ Saturday at 2 p.m., with A. S. Landiss officiating.
Burial will be in Cookeville.
Mr. Johnson was engaged in farming until 1925, when he was employed by the Tennessee Handle
Company at Livingston. He moved to Cookeville in 1928 where he has held a responsible position having
charge of the shipping and outside timber purchases for the Tennessee Handle Company, in Cookeville.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 9 March 1944
Clara Aneta Johnston
b. 19 September 1909, TN –d. 27 March 1915, d/o William Hendon Johnston & Ethel Russell
*See William Hendon Johnston Obt.
Clara Johnston
TN b. 19 Sep 1909, TN
d. 27 Mar 1915
Father: W. H. Johnston, TN
Mother: Estel Russell, TN
(1910 census 4th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 48 –William H. Johnston is head of household, 39
yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Laborer Saw Mill, md 6 yrs. to Ethel, 29 yrs. old, TN, 3 children born, 3 children
living. Children: Rebecca, 5 yrs. old; Hendon, 3 yrs. old & Clara Johnston, 7/12 yrs. old. All born in TN.
Also living in the household: William V. Russell, brother-in-law, 19 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Bookkeeper
Lumber Co.)
Sawyer Johnston
b. ? –d. 12 May 1995 at the age of 17 months, s/o Bryan & Rebecca Johnston.
William Hendon Johnston Obt.
b. 5 June 1870, TN – d. September 1931, Putnam Co., TN md Ethel Freeman (Russell) Johnston, b. 22
October 1880, TN - d. 13 July 1967, d/o William Newton Russell (1840-1917) & Mattie Sherrill (18501921).
*See Clara Aneta Johnston buried Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See William Voltz Russell buried Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Martha (Sherill) Russell buried Cookeville City Cemetery.
Services Held For W. H. Johnston: Owner-Operator Of Lumber Mills For Many Years Dies After Long
Illness Here:
Funeral services for William Hendon Johnston, 61, were conducted by the Rev. L. T. Lawrence, at the
Presbyterain Church, U. S. A., here Monday afternoon. Mr. Johnston died at his home on Peachtree Street,
Sunday afternoon after a long illness. Burial was in the City Cemetery.
Mr. Johnston was, for many years, connected with various lumber mills in Putnam county, being for a long
while part-owner and operator of one near Silver Point. He was forced to retire on account of his health
and for the past several months had confined himself closely to his home. He had been, before his health
failed, very active and prominent in Putnam county lumber circles.
Surviving him are his widow and four children, Hendon, Wilbur, Rebecca and Sarah, and two sisters, Mrs.
Frank Cummins and Mrs. Joe George, of Mt. Pleasant.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 10 September 1931.
(1910 census 4th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 48 –William H. Johnston is head of household, 39
yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Laborer Saw Mill, md 6 yrs. to Ethel, 29 yrs. old, TN, 3 children born, 3 children
living. Children: Rebecca, 5 yrs. old; Hendon, 3 yrs. old & Clara Johnston, 7/12 yrs. old. All born in TN.
Also living in the household: William V. Russell, brother-in-law, 19 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Bookkeeper
Lumber Co.)
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, Stevens St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 318 –William H. Johnston is
head of household, 49 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Operator Saw Mill, md to Ethel, 39 yrs. old, TN.
Children: Rebecca, 15 yrs. old; Hendon, 13 yrs. old; Wilbur, 8 yrs. old & Sara Johnston, 4 6/12 yrs. old.
All born in TN. Also living in the household: Martha Russell, mother-in-law, 69 yrs. old, NC (parents
both born in NC), widow).
Shirley Ann (DeCaussin) Jokipii Obt.
b. 13 December 1935, Canada – d. 29 August 2006, md Donald Jokipii. Shirley Ann (De Caussin)
Jokippii, d/o Charles Arthur DeCaussin & Mable Augustine.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Shirley Ann Jokipii, 70, of Cookeville, will be held Friday, Sept. 1,
at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Family will receive friends today, Thursday, Aug. 31, after 5 p.m., with a Rosary at 7 p.m.
Mrs. Jokipil died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006, at her residence.
She was born Dec. 13, 1935, in Canada to the late Charles Arthur and Mable Augustine DeCaussin.
Mrs. Jokipii was employed as a factory worker for Deerborn Nut & Bolt Co. She was a member of the
Catholic faith.
Her family includes two sisters, Marilyn Davis of Buffalo Valley and Cathy DeCaussin of Cookeville; four
nieces, Cindy Phillips of Baxter, Veronica Helms of Carthage, Theresa Romero of Detroit, Mich., and
Robin Hawn of Buffalo Valley; and four nephews, Eddie Davis of Baxter, Marvin Davis of Buffalo Valley,
Squeak Davis of Brush Creek, Ind., and Carl Davis of Detroit.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Jokipii was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Jokipii.
Pallbearers will be Squeak, Carl, Eddie, Jamie, Mike and Joey.
Father Fred Smith will officiate the services.
A. Dale Jones
b. 3 January 1962 –d. 18 January 1996, father of Levi & Joseph.
‘May He Rest In Peace’
A. Dale Jones
Andrew R. Jones
b. 29 August 1876 – d. 22 February 1962, md Lucinda (Green) Jones, b. 16 December 1871 – d. 21
September 1946, d/o Abe Green & Pumlee.
Bailey Clayborne Jones
b. 4 June 1861, TN – d. 14 May 1933, md on the 20th of December 1881, Jackson Co., TN to Hattie E.
(Meadows) Jones, b. 27 November 1859, Jackson Co., TN – d. 14 April 1914, d/o Laton Meadows &
Sarah Cox. Bailey C. Jones, s/o Matthew Jones & Mary T. Hopkins.
‘God But Not Forgotten’
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Jackson Co., TN, pg. 87: Bailey C. Jones married 20 December
1881, Jackson Co., TN to Hattie E. Meadows).
Bailey Clayborne Jones
b. -----, TN
d. 15 May 1933
Age: 72y
Father: Matthew Jones, TN
Mother: Mary Hopkins, TN
Hattie Jones
b. 27 Nov 1859, Jackson Co., TN
d. 24 Apr 1914
Father: Laton Meadows
Mother: Sarah Cox, Jackson Co., TN
Cookeville City Cemetery Putnam Co., TN
Census Place: 1880 District 11, Jackson Co, TN
Dwl: 156
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
Mathew JONES Self
M
M
W
45
TN
Occ:
Mary T. JONES Wife
F
M
W
49
TN
Occ:
Keeping House Fa: VA Mo: VA
William A. JONESSon M
S
W
22
TN
Occ:
Farm Laborer
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Bailey C. JONESSon
M
S
W
19
TN
Occ:
Farm Laborer
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Charlie T. JONESSon
M
S
W
17
TN
Occ:
Farm Laborer
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Uriah O. JONES Son
M
S
W
14
TN
Occ:
Farm Laborer
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Alvin M. JONES Son
M
S
W
11
TN
Occ:
Farm Laborer
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Nettie B. JONES Dau
F
S
W
8
TN
Occ:
Going To School Fa: TN Mo: TN
Page 261B
(1900 census 7th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 75 –Bailey C. Jones is head of household, 38 yrs. old,
b. June 1861, TN, Occupation: R. R. Laborer md to Hattie E., 40 yrs. old, b. November 1859, TN, no
children. Living in the household: Nettie B. Jones, sister, 28 yrs. old, b. September 1871, TN, Occupation:
Schoolteacher & Lana G. Meadows, sister-in-law, 17 yrs. old, b. March 1883, TN).
Bessie (Flatt) Jones Obt.
b. 20 July 1910, Jackson Co., TN –d. 1 June 2001, AL, md on the 6th of November 1932, Jackson Co., TN
to John “Tooster”McWilliam Jones. Bessie (Flatt) Jones, d/o Henry Parker Flatt & Alcie Ragland.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Jackson Co., TN, pg. 304: J. W. W. Jones married 6 November
1932, Jackson Co., TN to Bessie Clio Flatt).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Bessie Jones, 90, of Huntsville, Ala., formerly of Cookeville, will
be held at 11:30 a.m. on Tues., June 5, from Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be at Cookeville City
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Mon., June 4, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Jones died on Fri., June 1, 2001, at her daughter's home in Alabama.
She was born on July 20, 1910 in Jackson County to the late Henry Parker and Alcie Ragland Flatt. Mrs.
Jones was retired from the dietary department at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
Her family includes her daughter and son-in-law Elsie and Herbert T. Bush from Huntsville; a
granddaughter and grandson both from Huntsville: Sarah Bush Lattanzi and Jerry J. Bush; a grandson
Michael H. Bush from Abilene, Texas; five grandchildren and three step-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by her husband John 'Tooster' McWilliam
Jones; and a host of brothers and sisters. Bros. Ken Burton and Charles Washburn will officiate at the
services.
Bevy Jones
b. 22 February 1889, TN –d. 12 October 1964, md Bertha E. (Lee) Jones, b. 5 November 1893, TN –d.
30 June 1973, d/o John Mathis Lee (1866-1930) & Sarah Jane Hyder (ca. 1873-1900) Bevy Jones, s/o
Martha (unknown) Jones.
*See John Mathis Lee buried in West Graveyard, Putnam Co., TN.
(1900 census 5th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 3 - Zachariah Lee is head of household, 74 yrs. old,
TN, b. December 1825, TN, md 16 yrs. to Arvasien M., 38 yrs. old, b. September 1861, 8 children born, 5
children living. Children: Harret L., 14 yrs. old, b. April 1886; Jacob A., 11 yrs. old, b. April 1889, Daniel
R., 7 yrs. old, b. July 1892; John M. Lee, son, 33 yrs. old, b. June 1866, widow, Lola M. Lee,
granddaughter, 7 yrs. old, b. June 1892; Berthie E. Lee, granddaughter, 7 yrs. old, b. November 1894;
Earnest T. Lee, grandson, 2 yrs. old, b. June 1898. All born in TN. Also living in the household: Henry
Lee, 32 yrs. old, b. March 1868, TN).
(1900 census 3rd Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 51 –Martha Jones is head of household, 48 yrs. old,
b. December 1851, TN, widow, 8 children born, 7 children living. Children: Lean A., 21 yrs. old, b. May
1879; John D., 18 yrs. old, b. October 1881; Armittie M., 14 yrs. old, b. September 1885; Celus, son, 11
yrs. old. b. February 1889; Bevey, 11 yrs.old. b. February 1889 & Marvin Jones, 7 yrs. old, b. October
1892. All born in TN).
(1910 census 3rd Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 36 –Bevy Jones is head of household, 21 yrs. old, TN
md to Mittie, 22 yrs. old, TN. Living in the household: Bishop M. Jones, brother, 18 yrs. old, TN)
(1920 census rd Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 38 –Bevy Jones is head of household, 31 yrs. old, TN
md to Berthie, 26 yrs.old, TN. Children, J. P. 6 yrs. old; Gladys, 4 4/12 yrs.old & Ardell Jones, 5/12 yrs.
old. All born in TN).
(1930 census rd Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 26 –Bevy Jones is head of household, 41 yrs. old, TN,
(18 yrs. old 1st marriage) md to Berthie, 36 yrs.old (18 yrs. old 1st marriage). Children: J. P., 16 yrs. old;
Gladys, 14 yrs.old; Ardell, 10 yrs.old; Mildred J., 5 yrs. old & Hollie Keith Jones, 2 + yrs. old. All born in
TN)
Burl Jones
b. 29 September 1900 –d. 16 June 1901.
Burl Jones
b. 2 September 1876, TN – d. 24 February 1959, md on the 29th of September 1899, Putnam Co., TN to
Martha (Lee) Jones, b. 4 March 1880, Putnam Co., TN – d. 29 May 1980, d/o Jackson & Katherine
Bilbrey. Burl Jones, s/o J. K. P. Jones & Martha Caroline Bohannon.
*See Martha (Lee) Jones Obt.
*See Virgil Clarence Jones buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Burl Jones, f/o Charlie, James Clinton, Doyle Benton, Virgil Clarence, Jewel Adelia (Jackson) and Hazel
Marie (Farley Noonan Alexander) Jones. Grandfather of Royce Beale and Lee Wayne Farley, Glenn
Jackson and Alene Jones Britt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 16: B. Jones married 29 September 1899,
Putnam Co., TN to Martha Lee).
(1910 census 3rd Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 39 –Burl Jones is head of household, 33 yrs. old, TN,
md 10 yrs. to Martha C., 30 yrs. old, TN, 5 children born, 4 children living. Children: James C., 8 yrs.
old; Doyle B., 6 yrs. old; Virgil C., 4 yrs. old & Delia J. Jones, 13/12 yrs. old. All born in TN).
md to Martha, 39 yrs. old, TN. Children: Clayton, 17 yrs. old; Doyle, 16 yrs. old; Virgil, 14 yrs. old;
Jewel, 11 yrs. old & Hazel Jones, 8 yrs. old. All born in TN).
David Little Jones Obt.
b. 25 December 1856, TN –d. 4 April 1938, md Lucy (Montgomery) Jones, b. 5 September 1869, TN d. 5 June 1935, d/o William & Lydia Montgomery. David L. Jones, s/o William & Sarah Jones.
(Children: Mrs. Myrtle Jared, Mrs. N. C. Johnson, Mrs. William H. (Willie Billye) Byrne, Stillman & Scott
Jones).
*See William H. Byrne buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon by Elder Clarence W. Cooke, assisted by the Revs. Dow A.
Ensor and Sam Edwards, at the Church of Christ for D. L. Jones, 81, who died Monday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Jared. He had been ill about two months. Mr. Jones was an excellent carpenter and
builder and had been employed at the Central State Hospital in Nashville for many years. He was a
Christian gentleman of the highest character and had been a member of the Church of Christ for a long
time.
Besides his daughter, Mrs. Jared, he is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. N. C. Johnson, of Paducah,
KY; Mrs. William Byrne, of Maryville, and two sons, Stillman and Scott Jones, of Nashville.
Burial was in the City Cemetery beside his wife, who died about two years ago.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 7 April 1938
David L. Jones
b. -----, TN
d. 4 Apr 1938
Age: 81y 3m 9d
Father: William Jones, TN
Mother: Unknown
Dwl: 142
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
William JONES Self
M
M
W
55
TN
Occ:
Farmer Fa: VA Mo: --Sarah JONES Wife
F
M
W
46
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Ira JONES
Son
M
S
W
26
TN
Occ:
David JONES Son
M
S
W
23
TN
Occ:
Fannie JONES Dau
F
S
W
20
TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
James JONES Son
M
S
W
18
TN
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(1900 census 12th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 69 –David Jones is head of household, 37 yrs. old, b.
December 1862, TN md 12 yrs. to Lucy, 27 yrs. old, b. September 1872, TN, 4 children born, 4 children
living. Children: Myrtle, 7 yrs. old, b. August 1892; Stillman, 5 yrs. old, b. November 1894; Willie B.,
dau., 3 yrs., b. April 1897 & David C. Jones, 1 yr. old, b. April 1899. All born in TN. Also living in the
household: William R. Jones, father, 78 yrs. old, b. March 1822, TN, widow, md 26 yrs. William
Montgomery, father-in-law, 77 yrs. old, b. December 1822, TN, widow. Green Sadler, lodger, black
male, 22 yrs. old, b. January 1878, TN).
(1910 census 12th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 69 –David L. Jones is head of household, 52 yrs. old,
TN, md 20 yrs. to Lucy, 68 yrs. old, TN, 5 children born, 5 children living. Children: Stellman, 15 yrs. old;
Willie, dau., 13 yrs. old; Farmer, 10 yrs. old; Dimple L., 8 yrs. old & Myrtle, dau., 19 yrs. old, md 2 yrs. to
James B. Jared, son-in-law, 23 yrs. old. Also living in the household: William Montgomery, father-inlaw, 87 yrs. old, widow. All born in TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Jefferson St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 228/380 - David L. Jones is head of
household, 67 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Carpenter House, md to Lucy, 47 yrs. old, TN. Children: Dimple,
18 yrs. old, TN & Willie Jones, 23 yrs. old, TN).
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Florence (Clemons) Jones Obt.
b. 17 April 1918, Putnam Co., TN –d. 5 September 2007, md Mr. Jones. Florence (Clemons) Jones, d/o
Bradley General Clemmons & Susie Frances Foster.
*See Bradley General Clemmons Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Florence Jones, 89, of South Jordan, Utah, formerly of Cookeville,
will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 10, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 981 Bunker
Hill Rd., Cookeville.
The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until time of services on Monday, at the church.
Mrs. Jones died Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, in the Garden Terrace Nursing Home in South Jordan.
She was born April 17, 1918, in Putnam County to the late Bradley General and Susie Frances Foster
Clemons.
Mrs. Jones was a retired associate with Sears and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints in Cookeville.
Her family includes her sister-in-law, Edna Brook Clemons of South Jordan; and several nieces and
nephews.
Bishop David Day will officiate at the services.
Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home in Cookeville in charge of arrangements.
Published September 08, 2007 3:33 PM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN
Ivan Reid Jones Obt.
b. 22 September 1930, Albany, Clinton Co., KY – d. 7 April 2011, Putnam Co., TN, md 1st Norma
Gailyne “Gail”(unknown) Jones, b. 17 September 1935 –d. 5 June 1996. Ivan Reid Jones md 2nd Hallie
(Vaughn) Jones. Ivan Reid Jones, s/o Everett Jones & Dora Perdue.
(SS Death Index: Name: JONES, NORMA G –Birth: 17 Sep 1935- Death: 05 Jun 1996 - Last Residence
(Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN) - Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 414-46-9679, TN)
COOKEVILLE -- Ivan Reid Jones passed away at home Thursday, April 7, 2011, after a brief illness. He
was born Sept. 22, 1930, in Albany, Clinton County, Ky. Following service in the United States Navy from
1948-1952, he attended Tennessee Polytechnic Institute. He graduated in 1957 with a degree in electrical
engineering. He was employed for a short time by Delco Products in Dayton, Ohio, and then worked for the
Defense Electronic Supply Center in Kettering, Ohio, for 27 years where he served as the government's
expert representative to the Institute of Printed Circuits industry (IPC). He was honored for his work with
the IPC with the President's Award for outstanding contribution to the advancement of the Printed Circuit
Technology and Electronics industry. Following retirement from the Federal Government, Ivan went to
work as the quality control manager for Circuit Systems Inc. in Elk Grove Village, Ill. He retired to
Cookeville in 1994 to play grandfather to three of his grandchildren.
Ivan and his late wife, Gail, were honorary citizens of Owen Sound, Ontario, for their hospitality with the
Sister City Program of Miamisburg, Ohio. He was an out-of-state director for the Tennessee Tech Alumni
Association from 1983-1985. He was a Grand Lodge Officer in the Knights of Pythias in Miamisburg,
Ohio. He was an active volunteer with Lazarus House Hospice and Cookeville Regional Medical Center,
where he was repeatedly recognized for his dedicated efforts. In 2000, he was Volunteer of the Year in
Cookeville. Ivan was a 30-year member of the Lions, International, being an active member in Miamisburg,
Ohio, Palatine, Ill., and Cookeville. He was honored as a Melvin Jones Fellow in 2004.
Ivan will be remembered for his dedication to his family, his service to others and his fun-loving attitude.
His family will miss his storytelling and his teasing. He is preceded in death by his parents, Everett and
Dora Perdue Jones; his wife of 42 years, N. Gailyne Jones; his brother, Donald Jones; his sisters, Pauline
Stovall, Josephine Altoff and Dora Joyce Allen; and sons-in-law, Scott Melhuish and Myles Caskie. He is
survived by his wife of 12 years, Hallie Vaughn Jones; his daughters, Pamela Caskie of Silverthorne, Colo.,
Vanta Greenwood (Ronald) of Cookeville; a step-daughter, Donna McDonald (David) of Murfreesboro. He
is also survived by eight grandchildren, James Heller of Hazleton, Pa., Jeremy Griffin, currently stationed
in Manama Bahrain, Justin Griffin (Shannon) of Fort Drum, N.Y., and currently deployed in Afghanistan,
Hoggin Elolo (Nicoletta) of Baden, Pa., Natasha Melhuish of Silverthorne, Colo., Michael Caskie (Jessica)
of New Castle, Pa., Joshua and Jacob Greenwood of Cookeville. He also is survived by three stepgrandchildren, Joesph McDonald (Erin) Tiffany Bain (Michael) and Hunter McDonald of Murfreesboro.
He also leaves behind two special great-grandchildren, Brenna and Kinsley as well as one special stepgreat-grandchild, Hannah. He also left six other great-grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be at Whitson Funeral Home from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, and 9 a.m.-10
a.m. Wednesday, April 13. Funeral service will be held at Whitson Chapel at 10 a.m. Wednesday April 13.
Graveside committal with full military honors will follow at the family lot in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Officiating will be Sr. Pastor Caleb Cangelosi and Pastor Joseph Stewart of Grace Presbyterian Church.
Musical soloist is Robert Ward of Stevens St. Baptist Church. Pallbearers will be grandsons Hoggin Elolo,
Michael Caskie, Joshua and Jacob Greenwood, nephew Ronald Jones and friend Brian Fillioe.
The family would like to thank Dr. Daryl Richards, the congregation of Grace Presbyterian Church,
Stevens St. Baptist Church and First United Methodist Church as well as family and friends for their
support.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: 11 April 2011.
Jack Durell Jones
b. 1 October 1921 –d. 5 December 1994, (TEC US ARMY WWII), md Mary Frances (unknown) Jones,
b. 19 July 1922 –d. 3 May 1986.
James H. Jones
b. 19 February 1937 –d. 3 April 1974.
(SS Death Index: Name: JAMES JONES Birth: 19 Feb 1937– Death: Apr 1974 –Last Residence: (none
specified) -Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 415-62-5297, TN)
James “Ricky”Jones Obt.
d. 30 June 2005, md Patricia (Whitefield) Jones. James “Ricky”Jones, s/o James “Jim”Haskell Jones
& Patricia Roberts.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Mr. James “Ricky”Jones, 48 of Claxton, formerly of Cookeville,
will be held at 3 p.m Sunday, July 3, from the chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
Burial will follow at Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday and 1-3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Mr. Claxton died Thursday, June 30, 2005.
He was the manager of Scot Market in Lake City for 30 years.
His family includes his mother, Patricia Roberts Jones of Cookeville; his wife of 29 years, Patricia
Whitefield Jones of Claxton; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, James and Josephine Whitefield of
Baxter; a daughter and son-in-law, Amanda Beth and Jonathan Mitchell of Columbia, S.C.; a son, Jeffrey
Ryan Jones of Claxton; a sister and brother-in-law, Debra and Mark Thompson of Bristol, Va.; brother-inlaw and wife Earl and Debby Whitefield of Andersonville; and a niece, Lacie Beeler of Knoxville.
He was preceded in death by his father, James "Jim" Haskell Jones, and his grandparents, Haskell Jones
and Pansy Buckner Jones and Lonnie Roberts and Emma Mayberry Roberts.
Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton and Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home in Cookeville
are in charge of arrangements.
Bro. Charles Burgess will officiate at the services.
Major Lindberg Jones Obt.
b. 37 April 1928, Terrell, TX –d. 30 September 2010, Nashville, TN, md Marie Anna (Adamietz) Jones,
b. 8 September 1924, Poland –d. 13 July 2005, d/o Bruno & Marie Adamietz. Major Lindberg Jones, s/o
James Jones & Bessie Smith.
*See Maria Anna (Adamietz) Jones Obt.
Funeral services for MAJ (US ARMY RET) Lindbergh Jones, 82, of Cookeville will be held Thursday,
October 14 at 2:30 at St. Michaels Episcopal Church with Father Joe Weatherly
officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Cookeville City
Cemetery.
Mr. Jones died on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at Alive Hospice in Nashville,
TN.
He was born April 7, 1928 in Terrell, TX to the late James and Bessie Smith
Jones.
He was a man of humble roots, the son of a share cropper in Texas, who left
home when he was sixteen and worked at any job he could find. He never finished high school or attended
college. He lied about his age so he could join the Army as World War II ended and found his consuming
passion for the rest of his life. He was a superb soldier and after training took his first assignment with the
US Army occupation forces in Germany where he met and married his wife of almost 58 years, Maria
Anna Adamietz. Lindbergh and Maria were assigned to many different places during his 21 years of
service as a soldier. He volunteered for combat duty as in an Infantryman in Korea in July 1950. He
fought there as a mortar platoon forward observer and rifle company 1st sergeant during that combat tour.
He was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge(CIB), an honor that he cherished until his death. He was
proud of saying that his family had more CIBs than most as his son Michael and grandsons Michael Jr.,
Austin, and Ryan all wear the CIB. A fourth grandson, Joshua, was recently assigned to Afghanistan and
will probably be awarded a CIB during his tour. He was also proud of his granddaughter Elisa who
recently completed a combat tour in Afghanistan as a flight surgeon with the 101st Airborne Division(Air
Assault).
Lindbergh was promoted quickly in the enlisted ranks and went from private to master sergeant in eight
years. When he returned from the war in Korea he became a maintenance warrant officer and several years
later attended Officer Candidate School at Ft Sill, Oklahoma where he was the oldest soldier in his class.
He was commissioned as a 2LT in the Corps of Engineers because he stood as one of the top graduates in
his class. Assignments to Ft Polk; Ft Belvoir; Agana, Guam and Schwetzingen, Germany followed. He
was reassigned to Ft Polk and in May 1965 was deployed to Vietnam with the 35th Engineer Group to
improve the old French port at Cam Rahn Bay. During that year, they made this port one of the best and
busiest deep water ports in the world. He was promoted to Major before his return to Ft Polk in 1966.
While an officer, he earned a reputation as a Commander who demanded discipline and attention to detail
that kept his Soldiers and units prepared for war, but who also loved and sacrificed all for the Soldiers he
commanded. While he retired from Active Duty in 1967, he never lost his love for his Army and our
Soldiers. He wore a miniature CIB for the rest of his life. It was from his service that he inspired his sons,
grandsons and granddaughters to understand that service in the US Armed Forces was an honorable path
and made one a person more worthy of the title United States Citizen.
As a civilian, Lindbergh worked for the US Job Corps, Linn Broadcasting, Peterbilt Motors, Campbell
Limestone Company and Vulcan Materials Company. He was able to use the leadership and management
skills that he learned in the Army to have great success in all of his jobs.
He retired from Vulcan Materials after almost 20 years where he managed 7 major rock quarries in
Alabama and Mississippi and won many awards for production, conservation, safety and community
relations. He started wearing his trademark silver belly beaver Stetson hat with a miniature CIB and using
the walking stick that was with him until he died.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Maria, his four brothers; Cecil, John, Mike
and Jimmie and his daughter-in-law, Irma.
He is survived by his sister Lois, and his children Michael Jones and his wife Carolyn of Mt. Juliet, Laura
McBride and her husband Dennis of Old Hickory, Alma Anderson and her husband Bruce of Cookeville,
Bruno Jones and his wife Karen of Kings Creek, SC and a stepson, Norbert Koos and his wife Heidi of
Rehau, Germany. Lindbergh was the proud grandfather to Michael Jones Jr, Captain (Dr.) Elisa O’Hern,
Captain Austin Jones, Victoria Powell, Lieutenant Joshua Jones, Dennis McBride IV, Jennifer Sullivan,
MAJ Ryan McBride, Julian McBride, Emily Anderson, Michael Anderson, Lydia Jones, Grier Jones,
Mitchell Jones and Wolfgang Koos. He was also a wonderful great grandfather to Elizabeth Nash, Brayden
Jones, Ella Jones, Patrick O’Hern, Alanna Powell, Major Powell, Evelyn Powell, Kathleen McBride,
Christian Sullivan, Brianagh Sullivan, Alaura Sullivan, Iain McBride, Lea Koos and Maximillian Koos.
He moved to Old Hickory, Tennessee from Argo, Alabama in 2006. Our father was a gentle soul who
taught us to serve others as leaders and the absolute importance of family. He remains an inspiration to us
all as we learned from him what it means to honor and love our wives and husbands, love and mentor our
children and grandchildren and to respect the rights of others. Most importantly he taught many of us to
soldier. At one of his speeches in June 1966 to a group of young men preparing to enter West Point, he
said that the greatest privilege and responsibility a young American could have was summed up in one
sentence: “These are your Soldiers, lead them well.”
General Douglas MacArthur was one of Daddy’s heroes. The General once said, “Old Soldiers never die,
they just fade away.” To our beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather, you will never fade from
our hearts and memories. You will be forever gentle on our minds. We love you.
The family will receive friends Thursday 12 noon until 2 PM at the Cookeville Chapel of HooperHuddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Mr. Jones grandsons.
The family is requesting donations to Not Alone, an organization dedicated to caring for Soldiers and their
families coping with post traumatic stress disorder. Donations can be mailed to: Not Alone, PO Box
92371, Nashville, TN 37209 or made online at www.notalone.com
M. Louise (Watkins) Jones Obt.
b. 26 September 1887, Key West, FL – d. 31 October 1983, Silver Point, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 19th
of November 1912, Putnam Co., TN to Bailey Jones, b. 13 February 1891 –d. 14 November 1935. Bailey
Jones is buried in the Silver Point Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN. M. Louise (Watkins) Jones, d/o W. W.
Watkins & Caroline Russell. Bailey Jones is the s/o Prettyman "Purt" Jones & Matilda Smith
Garner.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 125, #534: Mr. Bailey Jones married 19
November 1912, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Louise Watkins. By whom married: A. M. Jones, Justice of the
Peace).
SILVER POINT –Funeral services for Louise Watkins Jones, 96, of Silver Point, TN, will be held at 2:30
p.m. Tuesday in the Baxter chapel of Hooper & Huddleston Funeral Home, with Johnny Fox officiating.
Mrs. Jones, a native of Key West, Florida, died Monday, October 31, 1983, at her home. She was the
daughter of the late W. W. and Caroline Russell Watkins and widow of the late Bailey Jones.
Her family includes nieces and nephews, Mrs. Anna Mae Smith, Mrs. Carolyn Julina, Mrs. Lois Alcorn,
Earl and Lloyd Julian.
Pallbearers were Wendell Phillips, J. T. Askew, Bill Robinson, Warren G. Smith, Norman Thomas, Clyde
Palmer.
Dispatch, Cookeville, TN: 1 November 1983.
Putnam County Herald Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
November 21, 1935, pg. 6
Bailey Jones, 45, died at his home on the Silver Point Road early Thursday morning. He was the only son
of the late Capt. Prettyman Jones and Mrs. Matilda Smith Jones. He had always lived at his father’s
old home place. Mr. Jones was a progressive farmer and dairyman. Several years ago he was married to
Miss Louise Watkins of Palm Beach, FL, who survives him. He is also survived by 1 sister, Mrs. Henry
Jones, and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted at his home Friday
afternoon. Interment was made in Silver Point Cemetery.
Maria Anna (Adamietz) Jones Obt.
b. 8 September 1924, Poland –d. 13 July 2005, md Major Lindbergh Jones, b. 37 April 1928, Terrell, TX
–d. 30 September 2010, Nashville, TN, s/o James Jones & Bessie Smith. Marie Anna (Adamietz) Jones,
d/o Bruno & Marie Adamietz.
*See Major Lindbergh Jones Obt.
Funeral services for Maria Anna Adamietz Jones, 80, of Trussville, Ala., will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday,
July 19, from St. Michael's Episcopal Church. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Jones died Wednesday, July 13, 2005.
She was born Sept. 8, 1924, in Poland to the late Bruno and
Marie Adamietz. Mrs. Jones was a homemaker and an Army
wife who saw the sites of four continents, sailed two oceans,
flew the skies of the globe, mentored hundreds of other people
on becoming a citizen of the U.S. and volunteered at many
hospitals. She inspired her children and grandchildren to serve in
the armed forces to defend the constitution that she adopted,
family members say. One of her sons is a career Army officer,
another served as a Military Policeman, three of her grandsons
are Army Infantry officers, one of her granddaughters is a
medical doctor in the Army married to an infantry officer, another granddaughter served five years in the
Navy and another grandson is currently a cadet at West Point.
Her family includes her husband, Major Lindbergh Jones, United States Army, Retired, of Windy Hill,
Ala., formerly of Sparta; two daughters and sons-in-law, Alma and Bruce Anderson of Cookeville and
Laura and Dennis McBride of Old Hickory; three sons and daughters-in-law, Norbert and Heidi Koos of
Germany, Michael and Irma Jones of West Point, N.Y., Bruno and Karen Jones of Kings Creek, S.C.; two
sisters, Feli Schmiga and Linda Hogan; 15 grandchildren, Wolfgang Koos, Victoria, Austin, Joshua, Lydia,
Grier, Mitchel and Michael Jones Sr., Elisa O'Hearn, Dennis, Ryan and Scott McBride, Jennifer Sullivan,
Emily and Michael Anderson; and six great-grandchildren, Leah and Maximillian Koos, Chris, Brianagh
and Alaura Sullivan and Iain McBride.
Memorial donations may be made to Eastern Health Foundation, 50 Medical Park East Drive, Birmingham,
AL 35235.
Martha (Lee) Jones Obt.
b. 4 March 1880, Putnam Co., TN –d. 20 May 1980, md on the 29th of September 1899, Putnam Co., TN to
Burl Jones, b. 2 September 1876, TN – d. 24 February 1959, s/o J. K. P. Jones & Martha Caroline
Bohannon. Martha (Lee) Jones, d/o Jackson & Katherine Bilbrey.
*See Burl Jones (1879-1956) buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 16: B. Jones married 29 September 1899,
Putnam Co., TN to Martha Lee).
COOKEVILLE – Funeral services for Martha Jones, 100. of Route 6, Cookeville, will be conducted
Sunday, June 1, at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home with Bro. Henry Roberson and Bro.
Woodrow Mayberry officiating. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Jones died May 29 at Standing Stone Health Care Center following an extended illness.
Born March 4, 1880, in Putnam County, she was the daughter of the late Jackson and Katherine Bilbrey
Lee and the wife of the late Burl Jones. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Clinton Jones of Cookeville and Virgil Jones of Algood; a daughter, Mrs.
Jewell Jackson of Cookeville; four grandchildren, Aline Britt, Glen Jackson Royce Farley and Lee Wayne
Farley; 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two children, Doyle Jones and Hazel Jones Alexander.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Saturday.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville TN: 30 May 1980.
Mattie Jewel (Hyder) Jones Obt.
b. 17 April 1910, Putnam Co., TN –d. 14 May 1999, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 9th of March
1935, Putnam Co., TN to Clinton Jones. Mattie Jewel (Hyder) Jones, d/o Bailey Peyton Hyder & Sarah
Walker.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 442: Clinton Jones married 9 March
1935, Putnam Co., TN, age 27, address: Rt. 2, Algood, TN to Mattie Jewel Hyder, age 24, address: Rt. 6,
Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or ncxt of kin of female: Bucker Hyder, Rt. 6, Cookeville, TN).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Mattie Jewel Hyder Jones, 89, of Cookeville, will be held at 11
a.m. on Wed., May 19, from the chapel of Dyer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. on Tues., May 18, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Jones died on Sat., May 14, 1999, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
She was born on April 17, 1910, in Putnam County to the late Sarah Walker and Bailey Peyton Hyder. Her
great-great-grandfather, Jacob Hyder, was one of the early settlers of Putnam County and one of the first
Commissioners of the county. Mrs. Jones was a lifelong member of Poplar Grove Baptist Church and a
charter member of the Poplar Grove Women's Missionary Union, begun in 1937. She was a homemaker
and retired from Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
Her family includes a niece, Karen Hyder Hawkins and her husband, R. Wayland Hawkins; a nephew,
Randall Eric Hyder; five sisters-in-law, Mary A. Hyder and Bertha Davis, both of Cookeville and Martha
Caruthers of Goodlettsville; Dimple Haney of Madison and Myrtle Takula of Michigan; two brothers-inlaw, Johnny Jones of Cookeville and Jimmy Jones of Joelton; and several cousins.
In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Clinton Jones; and a brother,
Willie Rye Hyder.
Bro. Charlie Hutcheson will officiate at the services.
Nettie B. Jones Obt.
b. 11 September 1871, Jackson Co., TN –d. 11 December 1960, New Smyrna Beach, FL, d/o Mathew &
Mary T. (Hopkins) Jones.
Miss Nettie Jones Dies In Florida:
Funeral arrangements are incomplete for Miss Nettie B. Jones.
Miss Jones died Sunday at the Fiske Memorial Hospital in New Smyrna Beach, FL. The body is expected
to arrive in Cookeville Tuesday afternoon and will be at Whitson Funeral Home where services will be
held.
She was a retired school teacher, a native of Jackson County and a member of the Church of Christ. She
formerly resided on Chestnut Avenue here.
The Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 13 December 1960.
(1900 census 7th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 75 –Bailey C. Jones is head of household, 38 yrs. old,
b. June 1861, TN, Occupation: R. R. Laborer md to Hattie E., 40 yrs. old, b. November 1859, TN, no
children. Living in the household: Nettie B. Jones, sister, 28 yrs. old, b. September 1871, TN, Occupation:
Schoolteacher & Lana G. Meadows, sister-in-law, 17 yrs. old, b. March 1883, TN).
Ruthada (Maddux) Jones
b. 3 August 1958 – d. 3 August 1991, md on the 30th of December 1978, Putnam Co., TN to Marvin
Lamar Jones, b. 8 June 1953. Rutha (Maddux) Jones, d/o Oscar Shoemake Maddux & Johnnie Ruth
(Allison) Knowles.
*See Johnnie Ruth (Allison) Maddux Knowles Obt.
*See Oscar Shoemake Maddux Obt. buried in West Graveyard, Putnam Co., TN.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 265: Marvin Lamar Jones married 30
December 1978, Putnam Co., TN, age 25, b. 8 June 1953, address: 800 E. Spring, Cookeville, TN to
Ruthada Maddux, age 20, b. 3 August 1958, address: 432 Laurel, Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian
or next of kin of female: Johnie Ruth Knowles, mother, 432 Laurel, Cookeville, TN).
Samuel “Sam”Madison Jones Obt.
b. 7 July 1881, Putnam Co., TN –d. 25 November 1961, md on the 21st of February 1904, Putnam Co., TN
to Mary Alice (Roberts) Jones, b. 3 April 1882, TN – d. 22 March 1966, d/o Henry Ervin “Tinker”
Roberts (1859-1933) & Sarah C. Vickers (1856-1923). Samuel M. Jones, s/o Jesse M. Jones (18491918) & Saphron “Fronie”Martin (1852-1911).
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 216, #312: S. M. Jones married 21
February 1904, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Alice Roberts).
Children: Callia C. Jones & Ermine G. Jones md Alvin West.
Sam Madison Jones, 80, resident of Baxter died Saturday at the Cedar Grove Nursing Home at Quebec.
Funeral services were held today at the Baxter Funeral Home, Baxter. Rev. Charley Eldridge officiating.
Mr. Jones, a native Putnam Countain, was the son of Jesse and Saphron Martin Jones and prior to his
illness was in the sawmill business.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Alice Roberts Jones, Baxter; two daughters, Mrs. Ermine West, Baxter, Mrs.
Callie Bussell, Garden City, MI; three grandchildren; a niece, Mrs. Vallie Clouse of Manchester.
(1900 census 8th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 42 –Jesse Jones is head of household, 50 yrs. old, b.
September 1849, TN, md 31 yrs. to Fronie, 49 yrs. old, b. April 1851, TN, 4 children born, 3 children
living. Children: Annie, 24 yrs. old, b. August 1875, TN & Samuel, 18 yrs. old, b. July 1881, TN. n Also
lving in the household: Illinoise Jones, granddaughter, 2 yrs. old, b. May 1898, TN).
(1910 census 16th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 15 –Henry E. Roberts is head of household, 51 yrs.
old, TN md 29 yrs. to Sarah, 52 yrs.old, TN, 6 children born, 6 children living. Children: Nota L., 13 yrs.
old, TN & Homer Roberts, 12 yrs. old, TN).
(1910 census 16th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 16 –Samuel M. Jones is head of household, 29 yrs.
old, TN md 6 yrs. to Alice M., 28 yrs. old, TN, 3 children born, 2 children living. Children: Ermine G., 4
yrs. old, TN & Callie C. Jones, 11/12 yrs. old, TN)
(1920 census 16th Civil Dist., Mine Creek Rd. to Smithville, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 148 –Sam Jones is
head of household, 49 yrs. old, TN md to Alice, 37 yrs. old, TN. Children: Ermine Jones, 14 yrs. old, TN
& Callie C. Jones, 10 yrs. old, TN).
Virgil Clarence Jones
b. 19 May 1905 – d. 15 September 1986, md on the 24th of Decembef 1923, Putnam Co., TN to Althea
(Peek) Jones, b. 21 September 1921 – d. 12 September 1990. Virgil Clarence Jones, s/o Burl Jones &
Martha Lee.
*See Burl Jones buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 206, #2083: Virgil Jones married 24
December 1923, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Althea Peek).
md 10 yrs. to Martha C., 30 yrs. old, TN, 5 children born, 4 children living. Children: James C., 8 yrs.
old; Doyle B., 6 yrs. old; Virgil C., 4 yrs. old & Delia J. Jones, 13/12 yrs. old. All born in TN).
md to Martha, 39 yrs. old, TN. Children: Clayton, 17 yrs. old; Doyle, 16 yrs. old; Virgil, 14 yrs. old;
Jewel, 11 yrs. old & Hazel Jones, 8 yrs. old. All born in TN).
John R. Joslin
b. 17 July 1900 –d. 21 January 1957 . Buried next to him is Dimple M. (unknown) Joslin, 19 October
1913.
Henry J. Jonston
b. 15 June 1898 –d. 3 March 1965, md Ophie J. (unknown) Jonston, b. 28 February 1900 –d. 16 October
1979.
*See James Robert Jonston buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
James Robert Jonston
b. 16 May 1920 –d. 24 September 1952, s/o Henry J. & Ophie J. Jonston.
*See Henry J. Jonston buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Ana (Miguel) Baltazar Juan Obt.
b. 10 July 1974, Guatemala – d. 14 January 2014, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md . Ana Baltazar Juan,
d/o Baltazar & Juan Miguel.
*See Marcos Gaspar Francisco Obt.
COOKEVILLE — Funeral services for Ana Baltazar Juan, age 39 of Cookeville, will be held Saturday
January 18th at 10am at the Iglesia Cristo La Vida Eterna Church in Cookeville. Burial will follow in
Her family will receive friends from 9am until service time at the church.
Mrs. Juan died Tuesday January 14, 2014 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
She was born July 10, 1974 in Guatemala to the late Baltazar and Juan Miguel.
She was a homemaker and was a member of the Iglesia Cristo La Vida Eterna Church in Cookeville.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Favianna Baltazar Juan.
She is survived by her husband, Marcos Gaspar Francisco; two sons, Marcos Gaspar Baltazar and Miguel
Gaspar Baltazar; daughter, Veronica Gaspar Baltazar; and by her sister, Manuela Juan.
Ana Francisco-Juan Obt.
b. & d. 2 October 2003, Cookeville, TN, d/o Miguel & Catarina Mateo Juan.
COOKEVILLE -- Graveside services for Ana Francisco-Juan, infant daughter of Miguel and Catarina
Mateo Juan of Cookeville, will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, at Cookeville City Cemetery.
Ana was born and died on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2003, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
In addition to her parents, her family includes three brothers, Andres, Miguel and Michael Juan.
Rev. Aungerto Mendez will officiate at the services.
Arrangements by Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
Isaac Mosies “Moses”Francisco Juan Obt.
b. 2 Janaury 1994, Guatemala City, Guatemala – d. 22 February 2013, White Co., TN, s/o Rebeca
Francisco.
Funeral services for Isaac Moises Francisco Juan “Moses”, age 18, of Sparta and formerly of Cookeville
will be held Thursday, February 28 at 4 p.m. in the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner.
Rev. Max Mayo and Jose Reyes will officiate. Interment will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Moses died suddenly Friday evening February 22 at his home in White County, Tennessee.
Moses was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala on January 2, 1994. He attended Jere Whitson Elementary
School, Avery Trace Middle School, Cookeville High School, and was currently a junior at White County
High School. Moses was a high achiever in his school studies and showed much potential as a visual artist.
He had aspirations to study graphic art upon the completion of high school. His outgoing personality made
him beloved by his many friends, teachers, and family members.
Survivors include his mother, Rebeca Francisco of Sparta, and his brother, Jayron Francisco of Cookeville.
Moses's family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, February 27 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.
and Thursday, February 28 from 3 p.m. until service time.
A Memorial-Funeral Fund has been established in Moses's memory at First Tennessee Bank, ATT: Holly
Wallace, 345 South Jefferson Ave., Cookeville, TN 38501.
Pedro Juan Jr. Obt.
b. 17 July 2007, Cookeville, TN – d. 14 November 2011, s/o Pedro Tomas Juan Sr. & Maria Pascual
Felipe.
COOKEVILLE -- A Mass of Christian Burial for Pedro Tomas Juan Jr., age 4, will be held at 11 a.m. on
Saturday, Nov. 19, at Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Cookeville City
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until time of services on Saturday at the church.
Pedro died Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.
He was born July 17, 2007, in Cookeville to Pedro Tomas Juan Sr. and Maria Pascual Felipe.
In addition to his parents, his family includes a brother, Rigoberto Juan, and two sisters, Micaela and
Candelaria Juan.
Father Chad Puthoff will celebrate the Mass.
Aliene Judd
b. 10 January 1889, Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN –d. 20 April 1982, d/o Francis Marion Judd (18551912) & Asenath “Sena” (Judd) Judd (1845-1926), both buried in Smellage Cemetery, Boma, Putnam
Co., TN.
*See Martin Luther Judd buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Sara Sophronia (Judd) Medley Obt.
(1900 census 9th Civil Dist. Marion F. Judd is head of household, 45 yrs. old, b. January 1855, TN md 25
yrs. to Sena, 55 yrs. old, b. April 1845, TN, 10 children born, 6 children living. Children: Frona S., 20 yrs.
old, b. February 1880; Martin L., 16 yrs. old. b. May 1884; Jewel E., 13 yrs. old. b. November 1886 &
Allene Judd, 12 yrs. old, b. January 1888. All born in TN).
(1910 census 9th Civil Dist. Francis M. Judd is head of household, 55 yrs. old, TN
md to Asenath, 65 yrs. old, TN, 10 children born, 5 children living. Child: Aliene
A. Judd, 21 yrs. old, TN)
(1920 census 9th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 64 - Sid E. Anderson is head
of household, 54 yrs. old, TN md to Mary, 44 yrs. old, TN. Living in the
household: Asenath Judd, mother-in-law, 74 yrs. old, TN (father b. in KY, mother
b. in TN).
Putnam Countians Remeber Christmases Many, Many Year Ago: Herald-Citizen,
Cookeville, TN by Cameron Judd: There’s a lot of talk these days about the
commercialism of Christman, how the simple celebrations have given way to tinsel, blaring music and
crowded department stores.
A lot of people wish the days could return when Christmas was a family time, a simple time. Perhaps at the
holiday season more than any other time there is a longing for “the good old days.”
And just what was Christmas like in “the good old days?” I asked that question of several people who
remember what an Upper Cumberland Christmas was like 70, 80, even 90 years ago.
These people are all residents of the Cookeville Nursing Center and all had fond memories of the days
before television, department stores and mass-produced metal Christmas trees.
Ailene Judd was born in Buffalo Valley 91 years ago, and the Christmases she remembers are enough to
make many a harried rat-race victim’s mouth water.
“We lived in a big log house in Buffalo Valley,”she said. “At Christmas we never had a tree, but I can
remember going to church, and they would have a big Christmas tree there. Everybody then didn’t have
trees and presents like they do today.
“Most of the presents we got were dolls, candy and fruit. The older children would get shoes or maybe a
new dress.
“I believed in Santa Claus until I was about 12 or 14. The folks would slip around and hang up presents,
and the children was taught it was Santa. But it wasn’t –it was just the parents.
“I don’t know if it’s right to teach Santa Claus to children or not. I was disappointed when I found out that
Santa was just my parents. I didn’t appreciate Christmas as much after that.”
Christmas was a day of good food around the Judd residence, Miss Judd recalled. Those were days when
Buffalo Valley farmers like Francis Marion Judd, Miss Judd’s father, would have to drive their stock on
foot to Nashville to sell.
But everyone had their own chickens, hogs and turkeys, so Christmas dinner was a feast worth waiting for.
“We would have turkey or maybe a chicken hen, and lots of good food. My mother wasn’t much of a cake
maker, so we’d have a colored woman who lived on the place make us up a pound cake. Her name was
Clora Ealey. “I remember once when I was just a girl I was out in the yard one Christmas while she was
baking up a pound cake.
Annie Louise (York) Judd Obt.
b. 1895, Jackson Co., TN –d. 1973, Putnam Co., TN, md Walter Judd. Annie Louise (York) Judd, d/o
Mr. & Mrs. Tom York.
COOKEVILLE – Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Louise Judd will be conducted from the chapel of
Hooper & Huddleston Funeral Home tomorrow at 2 p.m. with Charles Lemons, minister of Willow Avenue
Church of Christ officiating.
Mrs. Judd of 498 Pine Avenue, died in Cookeville General Hospital Sunday. She was a native of Jackson
County and the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. York and the widow of the late Walter Judd.
Survivors include a son, Walter Judd Jr., Miami, FL; two grandsons, Robert L. Scott, Nashville and
Stephen Judd, Miami, FL.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: Monday, 6 August 1973
Arnold Dillard Judd Obt.
b. 19 October 1916, Putnam Co., TN –d. 7 March 2007, Loudon, TN, md on the 28th of June 1935, Putnam
Co., TN to Mary Katherine (Dillard) Judd, b. 31 May 1917, TN – d. 8 April 2011, TN, d/o Steven
Levent “Vert” Dillard (1886-1919) & Agnes Gertrude Denny (1884-1963). Arnold Dillard Judd, s/o
Melvin Arnold Judd (1880-1973) & Semmi Lou Johnson (1883-1979).
*See Agnes Gertrude (Denny) Dillard Obt.
*See Mary Katherine (Dillard) Judd Obt.
*See Melvin Arnold Judd buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 515, #415, docket #3, pg. 243: Arnold
Judd married 28 June 1935, Putnam Co., TN, age 18, address: Cookeville, TN to Mary Katherine Dillard,
age 18, address: Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Gertrude Dillard,
Cookeville, TN).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Arnold Dillard Judd, 90, of Lenoir City, will be held Friday, March
9, at 7 p.m. at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City www.clickfuneralhome.com. Graveside services will be
held Saturday, March 10, at 10 a.m. CST (11 a.m. EST) at Cookeville Cemetery.
Family will receive friends Friday, March 9, from 6 p.m. until time of services at the funeral home.
Mr. Judd died Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at Loudon Health Care Center.
He was born Oct. 19, 1916, in Putnam County to the late Melvin and Semmi Lou Johnson Judd.
Mr. Judd was an employee of Tennessee Valley Authority for 41 years and a dedicated member of First
Baptist Church in Lenoir City for more than 50 years.
His family includes his beloved wife of 71 years, Mary Katherine Judd; three daughters and son-in-law,
Barbara and Jimmy Reynolds of Lenoir City, Patti Wilson of Chattanooga and Betty Holt of Mt. Juliet; six
grandchildren, Allen Reynolds of Lenoir City, Michele Santiago of Charlotte, N.C., Marcy Purcell of
Chattanooga, Deborah Reynolds of Lenoir City and Nick and Natalie Holt, both of Mt. Juliet; 11 greatgrandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Judd was preceded in death by one brother, three sisters and a granddaughter,
Kathy Gardner.
The family wishes to express a special thanks to Loudon Health Care for their compassionate care.
Memorial donations may be made to Future Generations Building Fund, c/o First Baptist Church, 2085
Simpson Road East, Lenoir City, TN 37772.
Rev. Dick DeMerchant will officiate the funeral services. Rev. Charlie Hutchinson will officiate the
graveside services.
Information provided by Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home.
Arnold Dillard Judd, age 90 of Lenoir City, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at Loudon Health
Care Center. He was a dedicated member of First Baptist Church in Lenoir City for over fifty years.
Arnold was an employee of Tennessee Valley Authority for forty one years. He was preceded in death by
his parents; one brother; three sisters and granddaughter, Kathy Gardner. Survived by his beloved wife of
71 years; Mary Katherine Judd; daughters, Barbara Reynolds and husband, Jimmy of Lenoir City, Patti
Wilson of Chattanooga and Betty Holt of Mt. Juliet; grandchildren: Allen Reynolds of Lenoir City, Michele
Santiago of Charlotte, NC, Marcy Purcell of Chattanooga, Deborah Reynolds of Lenoir City, Nick Holt,
Natalie Holt both of Mt. Juliet; 11 great grandchildren; 1 great great grandson. The family wishes to
express a special thanks to Loudon Health Care for their compassionate care. The family will receive
friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday at Click Funeral Home with funeral services to follow at 7 p.m. with Rev.
Dick DeMerchant officiating. Family and friends will gather in the Cookeville Cemetery at 10 a.m. c.s.t.
(11a.m. e.s.t.) Saturday for graveside services. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Future
Generations Building Fund, c/o First Baptist Church, 2085 Simpson Road East, Lenoir City, TN 37772.
Click Funeral Home, 109 Walnut Street, Lenoir City is serving the Judd family.
(SS Death Index: Name: ARNOLD D JUDD Birth: 19 Oct 1916- Death: Mar 2007 –Last Residence:
(Lenoir City, Loudon, TN) -Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 409-18-8598, TN)
(1920 census 7th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 155 –Melvin A. Judd is head of household, 39 yrs.
old, TN md to Sennie Lou, 35 yrs. old, GA. Children: Velma F., 12 yrs. old; Estelle May, 8 yrs. old &
Arnold Judd, 3+ yrs. old. All born in TN)
Dimple (Randolph) Judd Obt.
b. 4 December 1919, Putnam Co., TN –d. 13 June 2003, TN, d/o Bill Randolph & Maude Henry.
COOKEVILLE -- Graveside services for Dimple Randolph Judd, 83, of Cookeville will be held at 4 p.m.
today from Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. today at Whitson Funeral Home until departure for for the
cemetery.
Mrs. Judd died on Friday, June 13, 2003, at Masters Health Care Center.
She was born Dec. 4, 1919, in Putnam County to the late Bill and Maude Henry Randolph. Mrs. Judd was a
homemaker and mother and was of the Baptist faith.
Her family includes a son, Ernie Whittaker of Cookeville; three daughters: Judy Herbold, Kay Maynard,
and Donna Oszust, all of Cookeville; two sisters: Ruby Dockery and Lucille Jackson, both of Cookeville;
14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Judd was preceded in death by a son, Fred Whittaker; and two daughters:
Ruby Emogene Justice and Mary Catherine Ford.
Pallbearers will be Danny Western, Bill Justice, Tim Henley, Brian Oszust, Tony Maynard, Mitch Herbold,
and Fred Allen Whittaker.
Bro. Mike Adams will officiate at the services.
Hattie (Raymer) Judd Obt.
b. 10 February 1900, TN – d. 15 July 1979, md on the 27th of September 1917, Putnam Co., TN to
McMilliam “Mac” Judd, b. 7 September 1894, TN – d. 5 April 1970 (TN Sgt. Infantry WWI). Hattie
(Raymer) Judd, d/o F. Cal. Raymer & Alice Pharris.
*See McMilliam “Mac”Judd buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See John H. Goolsby buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Ernest C. Raymer Obt.
*See Herbert J. Raymer buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 396, #1577: Mr. Mack Judd married 27
September 1917, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Hattie Raymer. By whom married: J. R. Douglass, Justice of the
Peace).
ASHLAND CITY –Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Rayner Judd, 79, will be held Thursday, July 19, at
10 a.m. at Sheron-Hunt Funeral Home in Ashland City. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Judd died July 15 in Ashland City. She was a native of Putnam County.
Survivors include a son, James C. Judd of Las Vegas, Nev.; two brothers, Clarence Rayner of Gallatin and
Jake Raymer of Detroit, Mich.; a sister, Mrs. Ruby Pittman of Cookeville; two granddaughters, Mrs.
Connie Lampe of Clarksville and Mrs. Phyllis Tidwell of Camden, Tenn.; and two great-granchildren.
Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangemtns.
John H. Judd
b. 16 July 1915 – d. 16 November 1978, md the 10th of February 1935, Jackson Co., TN to to Nola D.
(unknown) Judd, b. 8 February 1917.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Jackson Co., TN: John Judd married 10 February 1935,
Jackson Co., TN to Nola Gentry).
(SS Death Index: Name: JOHN JUDD Birth: 16 Jul 1915– Death: Nov 1978 –Last Residence:
L. F. Judd
b. 20 March 1878 –d. 25 October 1961, md on the 17th of September 1902 to Ocia L. (unknown) Judd, b.
29 November 1883 –d. 22 August 1965.
Martin Luther Judd
b. May 1883, TN – d. 1959, s/o Francis Marion Judd (1855-1912) & Asenath “Sena” (Judd) Judd
(1845-1926), both buried in Smellage Cemetery, Boma, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Aliene Judd buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Sara Sophronia (Judd) Medley Obt.
(1900 census 9th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 196 - Marion F. Judd is head of household, 45 yrs.
old, b. January 1855, TN md 25 yrs. to Sena, 55 yrs. old, b. April 1845, TN, 10 children born, 6 children
living. Children: Frona S., 20 yrs. old, b. February 1880; Martin L., 16 yrs. old. b. May 1884; Jewel E., 13
yrs. old. b. November 1886 & Allene Judd, 12 yrs. old, b. January 1888. All born in TN).
(1910 census 9th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 203 - Francis M. Judd is head of household, 55 yrs.
old, TN md to Asenath, 65 yrs. old, TN, 10 children born, 5 children living. Child: Aliene A. Judd, 21
yrs. old, TN).
Mary Katherine (Dillard) Judd Obt.
b. 31 May 1917, TN – d. 8 April 2011, TN, md on the 28th of June 1935, Putnam Co., TN to Arnold
Dillard Judd, b. 19 October 1916, Putnam Co., TN – d. 7 March 2007, Loudon, TN, s/o Melvin Arnold
Judd (1880-1973) & Semmi Lou Johnson (1883-1979). Mary Katherine Judd, d/o Steven Levent “Vert”
Dillard (1886-1919) & Agnes Gertrude Denny (1884-1963).
*See Agnes Gertrude (Denny) Dillard Obt.
*See Arnold Dillard Judd Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 515, #415: Arnold Judd married 28 June
1935, Putnam Co., TN, age 18, address: Cookeville, TN to Mary Katherine Dillard, age 18, address:
Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Gertrude Dillard, Cookeville, TN).
LENOIR CITY -- Funeral services for Mary Katherine Judd, 93, of Lenoir City will be held at 6 p.m. EST
today, Sunday, April 10, at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City.
Family will receive friends Sunday from 4 p.m. until time of services at the funeral home.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. CST at the Cookeville Cemetery.
Mrs. Judd passed away Friday, April 8, 2011, at Colonial Hills Nursing Center in Maryville.
She was a dedicated member of First Baptist Church in Lenoir City, serving as Sunday School teacher in
the preschool division for 50 years.
Her family includes three daughters and a son-in-law, Barbara and Jim Reynolds of Lenoir City, Patti
Wilson of Chattanooga and Betty Holt of Mt. Juliet; six grandchildren, Deborah Reynolds and Allen
Reynolds both of Lenoir City, Michele Santiago of Charlotte, N.C., Marcy Purcell of Chattanooga, Nick
and Natalie Holt of Mt. Juliet; 13 grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Arnold D. Judd; and granddaughter, Kathy
Reynolds Gardner.
The family would like to express a special thanks to Colonial Hills Nursing Center for all their loving care
and concern. Blessings to Shelly Neff's Sunday School Class for all the cards, prayers and visits.
Memorial donations may be made to "Alive and Well" Building Fund at First Baptist Church, 2085
Simpson Road East, Lenoir City, TN 37772.
Dr. Dick DeMerchant will officiate the services.
Click Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. www.clickfuneralhome.com
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 10 April 2011.
McMillin “Mac”Judd
b. 7 September 1894, TN – d. 5 April 1970 (TN Sgt. Infantry WWI), md on the 27th of September 1917,
Putnam Co., TN to Hattie M. (Rayner) Judd, b. 10 February 1900, TN –d. 15 July 1979.
*See Hattie (Raymer) Judd Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 396, #1577: Mr. Mack Judd married 27
September 1917, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Hattie Raymer. By whom married: J. R. Douglass, Justice of the
Peace).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 304 –Dock E. Medley is head of household, 28 yrs.
old, TN, Occupation: Laborer Railroad, md to Verna, 27 yrs. old, TN. Child: Frank Medley, 6 yrs. old,
TN – Dwl: 119 –Mac M. Judd is head of household, 25 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Laborer Railroad, md
to Hattie, 20 yrs. old, TN).
Melvin Arnold Judd
b. 20 May 1880, Putnam Co., TN – d. 15 July 1973, Lenior City, TN, md on the 24th of December 1906,
Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL to Semmie Lou (Johnson) Judd, b. 3 December 1883, Gordan Co., GA –
d. 5 May 1979, Lenior City, Loudon Co., TN, d/o James Bunyan Johnson (1834-1889) & Dicy Emily
Campbell (1842-1914). Melvin Arnold Judd, s/o Thomas & Minnie F. Judd.
*See Paul Franklin Judd Obt. buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery.
Children of Melvin Arnold & Semmie Lou (Johnson) Judd: Velma Fred Judd, b. 3 Dec. 1907 md James
Brown; Vera Lou Judd, b. 24 July 1910 md Paul B. Robinson; Estelle Marie Judd, b. 4 Oct. 1912 md
Haskell Phillips; Arnold Dillard Judd, b. 19 Oct. 1916 md Mary Katherine Dillard & Paul Franklin Judd, b.
16 Sept. 1921 md Hazel Milton.
*See Arnold Dillard Judd Obt.
(1900 census 7th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 131 –Thomas Judd is head of household, 43 yrs. old,
b. July 1856, TN,(father born in TN, mother, KY), md 23 yrs. to Minnie F., 45 yrs. old, b. December 1854,
TN, 4 children born, 4 children living. Children: Melvin A., 20 yrs. old, b. May 1880; Dillard A., 17 yrs.
old, b. October 1882 & Mary J. Judd, 12 yrs. old, b. December 1887. All born in TN).
old, TN md to Sennie, 26 yrs. old, GA (father born in NC, mother, SC), 1 child born, 1 child living. Child;
Velma F. Judd, 2 yrs. old, TN).
old, TN md to Sennie Lou, 35 yrs. old, GA. Children: Velma F., 12 yrs. old; Estelle May, 8 yrs. old &
Arnold Judd, 3+ yrs. old. All born in TN)
Thelma Maxine Judd
b. 17 September 1918 –d. 10 September 1919.
‘Our Darling’
Carolyn Margaret Julian
b. 10 April 1908, TN – d. 31 October 1988, d/o William Jefferson Julian (1878-1964) & Mary Ceva
Watkins (1885-1918). Carolyn Margaret Julian, sister of Anna Mai (Julian) Smith. Mary Ceva
(Watkins) Julian, b. 22 July 1885 –d. 20 October 1918, buried in the Jones Cemetery across form Silver
Point Baptist Church.
*See William Jefferson Julian Obt. buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Anna Mai (Julian) Smith Obt.
(1910 census 13th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 86 –William J. Julian is head of household, 30 yrs.
old, TN, Occupation: Miller Own Mill, md 7 yrs. to Mary C., 24 yrs. old, TN, 3 children born, 3 children
living. Children: Walter E., 4 yrs. old; Lois M., 3 yrs. old & Catharine M. Julian, 1 yr. old. All born in
TN).
(1920 census 13th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 32/33 –Will J. Julian is head of household, 39 yrs.
old, TN, Occuaption: Produce, md to Jennie, 22 yrs. old, TN. Children: Carl. 13 yrs. old; Lois M., 11
yrs.old; Carolyn, 9 yrs. old; Anna M., 6 yrs.old; Will J., 5 yrs. old & Loyd Julian, 2 4/12 yrs. old. All born
in TN).
Cecil Julian Obt.
b. 23 September 1904, Putnam Co., TN –d. 28 March 1990, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 9th of
June 1929, White Co., TN to Ova Margaret (Jernigan) Julian, b. 16 September 1912, TN – d. 9 March
1995, d/o Henry Woodrow Grady Jernigan & Nola Edna Lowe. Cecil Julian, s/o Cornelius Julian
(1880-1956) & Alice Maynard, (1886-1958), d/o Charles & Sally Maynard.
*See Ova Margaret (Jernigan) Julian Obt.
*See Hollis Julian Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, White Co., TN, pg. 197: Cecil Jernigan married 9 June 1929,
White Co., TN to Ova Jernigan)
(SS Death Index: Name: CECIL JULIAN Birth: 23 Sep 1904 Death: Mar 1990- Last Residence: (Baxter,
Putnam Co., TN) -Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 415-30-9509, TN)
BAXTER – Funeral services for Cecil Julian will be held Friday March 30 at 2:00 in the Chapel of
Whitson Funeral Home with burial in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mr. Julian died Wednesday March 28, 1990 in Cookeville General Hospital after an extended illness.
Born in Putnam County, September 23, 1904, he was the son of Cornelius Julian & Alice Maynard Julian.
He was a member of Boma 1st Church of God and a life time member and past president of the Farm
Bureau, Soil Conservation Service, Feeder Pig Association and Putnam County CO-OP. He was a retired
farmer.
His family includes his wife Ova Julian of Baxter; 2 daughter’s, Joyce Baird of Knoxville and Shirley
Maynard of Warren, MI; 2 sons, Thurman and Lonnie Julian, both of Baxter; 3 sisters, Pearl Carner and
Alice Whitehead, both of Nashville and Edith Wallace of Cookeville; 17 grandchildren; 27 great
grandchildren; 1 great great grandchild.
He was preceded in death by 1 son, Herman Julian; 1 daughter, Lois Julian, foster son, Chas. Rodgers; 3
brothers, 4 sisters.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Bro. Clyde Cunningham and Bro. Archie Whitefield will officiate at the service.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 2 March 1990.
Helen L. Julian
b. 24 May 1931 - d. 24 May 1931.
Hollis Julian Obt.
b. 9 April 1921, Putnam Co., TN –d. 16 July 2003, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md Phyllis (Speakman)
Julian. Hollis Julian, s/o Corneales Julian (1880-1956) & Alcie Maynard (1886-1958).
*See Edith (Julian) Wallace Obt.
*See Ashley Annette (Julian) Mills Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Hollis Julian, 82, of Cookeville will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday,
July 18, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Burial, will military
honors, will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday, July 17, from 5-8 p.m.
and Friday from 11 a.m. until time of the services.
Mr. Julian died Wednesday, July 16, 2003, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born April 9, 1921, in Putnam County to the late Corneales and Alcie
Maynard Julian. He was a member of Willow Avenue Church of Christ and a retired
brick mason.
His family includes his wife of more than 56 years, Phyllis Speakman Julian; a son
and daughter-in-law, Phillip and Carolyn Julian of Cookeville; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Belinda and Phillip Wynne of Cookeville and Gaile and Jeff Palmer of Silver Point; a sister,
Pearl Carver of Nashville; six grandchildren, Ann and husband Chris Hawkins, Michael Palmer, Ashley
and husband Danny Mills, Matt Wynne, Jason Palmer, Scott Phillip Julian; three great-grandchildren, Cali
Madison Palmer and Halee and Jazman Mills; and a special niece and her husband, Keith Marie and Tim
Farley.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Julian was preceded in death by six sisters, Ida Rogers, Dorothy Carr, Edith
Wallace, Odie Oaks, Alice Whitehead and Sally Waller; and four brothers, Cecil, Howard, Fowler and
Calbert (Calvin) Julian.
Memorial donations may be made to Lazarus House Hospice, 260 W. 5th St., Cookeville, TN 38501.
John Whitson will officiate the services.
Published July 16, 2003 12:05 PM CDT: Herald Citizen, Cookeville, TN
Jake Julian Obt.
b. 14 April 1923 – d. 17 January 1988, md Louise (McIlwain) Julian, b. 24 November 1925 – d. 8 June
1979, d/o William E McIlwain & Bernice Burns. Jack Julian, s/o Jesse Thompson Julian & Koloca
Durham.
*See Louise (McIlwain) Julian Obt.
Funeral services for Jake Julian, 64, of Cookeville were today January 19 at 11:00 in the chapel of Whitson
Funeral Home. Burial was in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mr. Julian was DOA at Cookeville General Hospital Sunday January 17, 1988.
He was born 14 April 1923 in SC and was the son of the late Jesse Thompson and Koloca Durham Julian.
Mr. Julian was a charter member of the Washington Ave. Baptist Church and a WWII U.S. Army Veteran.
His family includes 1 daughter, Karyl J. Rice of Pelham, AL, 1 son, Edward T. Julian of FL; 3 brothers & 1
sister; 3 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Louise McIlwain Julian.
Bro. Alton Garrard officiated at the service.
Herald Citizen, Cookeville, TN: Tuesday, 19 January 1988.
Kenneth “Bounce”Julian Obt.
b. 10 September 1910, Jackson Co., TN –d. 11 February 1999, md Sarah Frances (unknown) Julian, b.
ca. 1930 – d. 7 May 1989 at 59 yrs. old. Kenneth “Bounce” Julian, s/o Alfred “Alford” Bush Julian
(1886-1970) & Emma Myrtle Ashburn (1892-1953).
*See Alfred “Alford”Bush Julian buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE -- Memorial services for Kenneth “Bounce” Julian, 88, of Cookeville will be held on
Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 2 p.m. at the Cookeville chapel of Hooper & Huddleston Funeral Home. Burial will be
Mr. Julian died Thursday, Feb. 11, 1999 at NHC Cookeville Rest Home.
He is a native of Jackson County and was born Sept. 10, 1910 to the late Alfred and Emma Railey Julian.
Rev. Larry Self will officiate at the services.
A retired farmer, Mr. Julian is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Carol and Jimmy Tollison and
Kellie Bohannon, all of Cookeville; a granddaughter, Tonya Davis; brothers, Roy and Sam Julian of
Cookeville; and two step daughters and two step sons.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Francis Julian; three sisters, Louise, Frankie and Marie; and four
brothers, Earnest, Bernest, Bank and June Julian.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 1 p.m. until time of services.
Louise (McIlwain) Julian Obt.
b. 24 November 1925 –d. 8 June 1979, md Jake Julian, b. 14 April 1923 –d. 17 January 1988, s/o Jesse
Thompson Julian & Koloca Durham.
*See Jack Julian Obt.
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Louise M. Julian, 53, were held Sunday, June 10, at the chaple of
Whitson Funeral Home with Bros. sam Brooks and Alton Garrard officiating. Burial was in Cookeville
City Cemetery.
Mrs. Julian died June 8 at Cookeville General Hospital.
A native of Choctaw, Ala., Mrs. Julian was the daughter of William E. and Bernice Burns McIlwain. She
was a retired secretary and a member of the Washington Avenue Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Jake Julian of Cookeville; one son, Edward T. Julian of Cookeville; one
daughter, Mrs. Karyl J. Pice of Pelham, Ala.; parents, Mr. and Mr. William E. McIlwain of Cookeville; and
three grandchildren, Mike Julian, Karlyn Ann Rice and Christopher Rice.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 11 June 1979.
Ova Margaret (Jernigan) Julian Obt.
b. 16 September 1912, TN –d. 9 March 1995, Jackson Co., TN, md on the 9th of June 1929, White Co., TN
to Cecil Julian, b. 23 September 1904, TN – d. 28 March 1990, TN, s/o Cornelius Julian & Alice
Maynard. Ova Margaret (Jernigan) Julian, d/o Henry Woodrow Grady Jernigan (1890-1952) & Edna
Nola Lowe (1895-1987), both buried in Smellage Cemetery, Boma, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Martha Ojeal (Maxwell) Jernigan Obt.
*See Cecil Julian Obt.
COOKEVILLE – Funeral services for Ova Margaret Jernigan Julian, 82, of Baxter will be held Sunday,
March 12, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Julian was dead on arrival at Jackson County Hospital Thursday, March 9, 1995.
Daughter of the late Grady and Nola Lowe Jernigan, she was born September 16, 1912, in Putnam County.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Boma Church of God.
Her family includes two sons, Thurman and Lonnie Julian, both of Baxter; two daughters, Joyce Baird of
Knoxville and Shirley Maynard of Baxter; three brothers, Glenis and Henry Jernigan, both of Baxter, and
Norman Jernigan of Cincinnati, Ohio; six sisters, Olive Jared, Nell Walker, Pearl Harris, and Jean
Robinson, all of Baxter, Doris Watson of Michigan, and Judy Moore of Texas; 17 grandchildren; 29 greatgrandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Julian; one daughter, Lois
Julian; one son, Herman Julian; three brothers, Charlie, Jasper, and Thurman Jernigan; and one sister, Essie
Kremske.
Bro. Clyde Cunningham will officiate at the services.
Ruth Mae (Alcorn) Price Julian Obt.
b. 20 January 1922, Putnam Co., TN –d. 31 August 1984, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN, md 1st Fred Price
–md 2nd on the 2nd of March 1963, Putnam Co., TN to Charlie Fowler Julian, b. 15 April 1911. Ruth M.
(Alcorn) Julian, d/o Fitzhugh Lee Alcorn & Ethel May Huddleston. Charlie Fowler Julian, b. 15 April
1911 – d. 17 October 1968, buried in the Tightfit Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN, s/o Cornelius Julian &
Alcie Maynard.
*Fitzhugh Lee Alcorn buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 150: Fowler Charlie Julian married 2
March 1963, Putnam Co., TN, age 51, b. 15 April 1911 to Ruth Mai Alcorn, age 41, address: Rt. 1, Silver
Point, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Ethel Alcorn, mother, 3181 Donley St.,
Pontiac, MI).
(SS Death Index: Name: RUTH JULIAN Birth: 20 Jan 1922- Death: Aug 1984–Last Residence: (PE) Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 411-34-2317, TN)
Note: Obt. states she was buried in Cookeville City Cemetery but she is also listed as being buried in Tight
Fit Cemetery next to her husband, Charlie Fowler Julian, (1911-1968).
Funeral services for Ruth Mae Julian, 62, of 518 Jere Whitson Rd., Cookeville, will be Monday September
3 at 2:00 in the chapel of Hooper –Huddleston Funeral Home with the Rev. Woodrow Jackson & the rev.
Doyle Thrasher officiating. Burial will be in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Julian, a retired employee of Acme Boot Co., died August 31, 1984 in Vanderbilt Hospital in
Nashville.
A native of Putnam County, she was the daughter of the late Lee & Ethel Huddleston Alcorn, and was the
widow of the late Fowler Julian.
Her family includes 2 brothers, James W. Alcorn of Buffalo Valley & Allen B. Alcorn of Silver Point; 1
sister, Mrs. Roberta Moss of Wolf Creek, TN.
Pallbearers are Bobby Alcorn, Carson Wayne Moss, Norman “Bud”Bartlett, David Mills, Steve Fox and
Jere Whitson.
Herald Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 2 September 1984.
Raymond Cecil Justice Obt.
b. 28 February 1930, Jellico – d. 22 February 2000, Cookeville, TN, md Ruby Emogene (Whittaker)
Justice, b. 14 December 1939, Putnam Co., TN – d. 14 June 1999, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o
Henry Whittaker & Dimple Randolph Judd.
*See Ruby Emogene (Whittaker) Justice Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Raymond Cecil Justice, 69, of Cookeville, will be held at 2 p.m. on
Thurs., Feb. 24, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. today, Wed., Feb. 23, at the funeral home.
Mr. Justice died on Tues., Feb. 22, 2000, at his home.
He was born on Feb. 28, 1930, in Jellico. Mr. Justice was a retired laborer and a member of the Baptist
faith.
His family includes two sons and a daughter-in-law, Bill Justice, and Danny and Susan Western, all of
Cookeville; a brother, Archie Justice of Indiana; a sister, Clyda Justice of Indiana; three grandchildren,
Chris, Stacey and Josh Western, all of Cookeville; and a great-grandchild, Brittaney Western of Cookeville.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Emogene Whittaker Justice.
Pallbearers will be Christopher, Stacey and Josh Western, Tim Henley, Mitch Herbold, Steve Lowe, Tony
Maynard and Brian Oszust.
Published February 23, 2000 10:19 AM CST: Herald Citizen, Cookeville, TN
Ruby Emogene (Whittaker) Justice Obt.
b. 14 December 1939, Putnam Co., TN – d. 14 June 1999, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md Raymond
Cecil Justice, b. 28 February 1930, Jellico – d. 22 February 2000, Cookeville, TN. Ruby Emogene
(Whittaker) Justice, d/o Henry Whittaker & Dimple Randolph Judd.
*See Raymond Cecil Justice Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Ruby Emogene Justice, 59, of Cookeville, will be held at 2 p.m. on
Wednesday, June 16, 1999 from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, Tuesday, June 15, and on Wednesday, June
16, until time of services.
Mrs. Justice died on Monday, June 14, 1999 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
She was born on December 14, 1939, in Putnam County to Dimple Randolph Judd of Cookeville and the
late Henry Whittaker. She was disabled.
In addition to her mother, her family includes her husband, Raymond Cecil Justice of Cookeville; two sons,
Bill Justice and Danny Western, both of Cookeville; a brother, Ernest Whittaker of Cookeville; three
sisters, Kay Maynard, Judy Herbold and Donna Oszust, all of Cookeville; three grandchildren, Stacey, Josh
and Christopher Western; and a great-grandchild, Brittany Western.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Ford, and a brother, Fred Whittaker.
Pallbearers will be Chris Western, Troy Dockery (alternate), Tim Henley, Mitch Herbold, Anthony
Maynard, Brian Oszust and Josh Western.
Published June 15, 1999 10:53 AM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Bob Lee Keith Obt.
b. 23 July 1915, Putnam Co., TN –d. 29 June 1998, TN, md on the 6th of February 1938, Putnam Co., TN
to Ila Opal (Brown) Keith, b. 8 June 1905 –d. 11 July 1995, d/o William Monroe Brown (1879-1927) &
Martha Banks Carr (1885-1982). Bob Lee Keith, s/o James Herbert Keith (1883-1950) & Sarah
Madewell (1888-1976).
*See Herbert Keith buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Helen Faye (Keith) Scarlett Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 507, docket #4, pg. 507: Bob Lee Keith
married 6 February 1938, Putnam Co., TN, age 22, address: Rt. 1, Baxter, TN to Ila Brown, age 28,
address: Rt. 1, Baxter, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Mattie Brown, Rt. 1, Baxter,
TN).
COOKEVILLE - Funeral services for Bob Lee Keith, 82, of Cookeville will be held at 10 a.m. on
Wednesday, July 1, from the chapel of Dyer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. today, June 30, at the funeral home.
Mr. Keith died on Monday, June 29, 1998, at Masters Health Care Center.
He was born on July 23, 1915, in Putnam County to the late Herbert and Sarah Madewell Keith. Mr. Keith
was a contractor/carpenter. He was also a member of Bethany Methodist Church.
His family includes three daughters and sons-in-law, Joanna and Ray Lewis Dyer of Bloomington Springs,
Bobbie and Frank Neal, and Helen and Bill Scarlett, all of Cookeville; a sister, Ruth Steakley of
Cookeville; seven grandchildren, Eddie and Terry Dyer and Ruthie Birdwell, all of Bloomington Springs,
Jeffrey Neal and Billy Scarlett, both of Cookeville, Susan Gunther of California, and Kimberly Maynard of
Baxter; 11 great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Ila Brown Keith.
Pallbearers will be Mr. Keith's grandsons.
Rev. Glea Shelley will officiate at the services.
Published Tuesday, June 30, 1998 12:05 PM CDT : Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Ernest R. Keith
b. 16 July 1890, TN- d. 3 March 1969, s/o Palo & Ollie Keith.
See Palo Keith buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 373 –Palo Keith is head of household, 23 yrs. old, TN
md to Ollie, 26 yrs. old, TN. Children: Ernest R., 6 yrs. old, TN & Mary E., Keith, 5 4/12 yrs. old, TN).
John H. Keith
b. 1 March 1899, TN –d. 8 February 1987, md Amanda D. (unknown) Keith, b. 6 August 1900, TN –d.
3 October 1970.
(SS Death Index: Name: JOHN KEITH Birth: 1 March 1899 – Death: February 1987–Last Residence:
(Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, 38501) -Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 413-12-0357, TN)
(1920 4th Civil Dist., Rockwood Road, Cumberland, TN: Dwl: 146 –John Keith is head of household, 20
yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Laborer Railroad Station, md to Amanda, 19 yrs. old, TN. Children: Gladys, 1
6/12 yrs. old, TN & Ruby May Keith, 0/12 yrs. old, TN).
Herbert Keith
b. 29 June 1883 – d. 21 March 1950, md the 13th of September 1914, Putnam Co., TN to Sarah
(Madewell) Keith, b. 9 March 1888 –d. 10 June 1976.
*See Bob Lee Keith Obt.
*See Ruth Agnes (Keith) Steakley Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 233, #925: Herbert Keith married 13
September 1914, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Sarah Madewell. By whom married: Thomas J. Lee, Justice of
the Peace).
Palo Keith
b. 16 March 1893, TN –d. 6 November 1970 md on the 19th of November 1910, Jackson Co., TN to Ollie
(Chaffin) Keith, b. 16 July 1890, TN –d. 3 March 1969.
*See Ernest R. Keith buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Jackson Co., TN, pg. 36: Palo Keith married 18 November
1910, Jackson Co., TN to Ollie Chaffin).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Jackson Co., TN: Dwl: 373 –Palo Keith is head of household, 23 yrs. old, TN
md to Ollie, 26 yrs. old, TN. Children: Ernest R., 6 yrs. old, TN & Mary E., Keith, 5 4/12 yrs. old, TN).
Robert Lee Kemp Obt.
b. 23 July 1917, Putnam Co., TN –d. 5 May 1940, md on the 12th of June 1937, Putnam Co., TN to Beulah
(Taylor) Kemp. Robert Lee Kemp, s/o Clifton Kemp & Ollie Herd.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 377, #9: Robert Kemp married 12 June
1937, Putnam Co., TN, age 19, address: Cookville, TN to Beulah Taylor, age 17, Cookeville, TN, name of
parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Bedford Taylor, Cookeville, TN).
Last Rites Held For Victim Of Mill Accident:
Last rites for Robert Kemp, 23, who was fatally injured in an accident at a Crossville handle mill on April
30, were held at the Cookeville Church of Christ Monday afternoon, Elder W. C. Cooke officiating. Burial
was in the City Cemetery.
Mr. Kemp died at the City Hospital here late Sunday afternoon. He developed pneumonia following
injuries received when a handle dislodged from a lathe and struck him in the abdomen, inflicting internal
injuries.
He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Beulah Taylor Kemp; his father, the Rev. Clifton Kemp of Cookeville;
three sisters, Mrs. Herman Smith of Pikeville, Mrs. Clyde Gragg and Miss Reva Kemp, both of Cookeville;
three brothers, Kenneth, C. H. and Luther Kemp, all of Cookeville; three half sisters, Carolyn Jean, Frances
Sue and Mary Ella Kemp, and a half brother, Hariah Ray Kemp, all of Cookeville.
Certificate Number: 16989
Deceased Name: Robert Lee Kemp
Date of Birth: 23 Jul 1917
Place of Birth: Putnam County
Date of Death: 5 May 1940
Father: Clifton Kemp
Mother: Ollie Herd
Spouse: Beulah Taylor Kemp
Amanda V. (Erwin) Kerr Obt.
b. 5 December 1842, TN – d. 8 July 1907, md Esq. Joseph C. Carr/Kerr, b. 4 June 1845, TN – d. 23
January 1898, s/o James R. Carr/Kerr & Caroline Allen. Amanda V. (Erwin) Kerr, d/o Chris Erwin.
*See Esq. Joseph C. Kerr Obt.
KERR, AMANDA V.: Amanda V. Kerr, wife of J. C. Kerr, was born Dec. 5, 1842, professed religion in
early life and joined the Missionary Baptist church. About fifteen years ago she joined the M. E. Church
South with her husband and was a faithful and useful member. After three years of suffering with cancer
she passed away July 8, 1907.
Death is always sad. It is said because it breaks humanities, ends human life and separtates body and soul.
All people favorably situated and in their right mind want to live. Extreme suffering either of body or
mind, makes death a welcome visitor. There are some cheerful things about death, it ends human suffering,
opens the gates to a better life and unites those who have been separated.
Mrs. Kerr was the greatest sufferer I have ever known. When in health she was very faithful in visiting and
helping the sick. The funeral was held from the Cookeville Methodist church cocduct (sic) by her pastor,
Rev. Geo. R. Allen, and the writer (G. W. Nackels). She was laid to rest beside her husband in the
Cookeville Cemetery.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: [Date 7/18/1907, Vol. V, No. 20, Page 1] Putnam County Herald
newspaper, Cookeville, TN
(1870 census 13th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 4 –J. C. Kerr is head of household, 25 yrs. old, TN
md to Manda V., 25 yrs. old, TN)
Census Place: 1880
Source:
Dwl: 267
Joseph C. KERR
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Howard Farmer Kerr Obt.
b. 13 October 1919, Davidson Co., TN – d. 18 November 2003, Cookeville, TN, (PFC US Army WWII),
md on the 20th of April 1944 to Mattie (Lemmons) Kerr, b. 26 November 1923, Putnam Co., TN –d. 22
July 2005, Cookeville, TN, d/o Willie Benton Lemmons & Daisy Walker. Howard Farmer Kerr, s/o
Clarence Kerr (1894-1942) & Louann Young (1891-1970).
*See Loann (Young) Kerr Obt.
*See Mattie (Lemmons) Kerr Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Howard Farmer Kerr, 84, of Cookeville will be held at 11 a.m. on
Friday, Nov. 21, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Burial will
be in Cookeville City Cemetery with military honors.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. today, Thursday, Nov. 20, and from 10 a.m. until time of
services on Friday at the funeral home.
Mr. Kerr died on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2003, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born on Oct. 13, 1919, in Davidson County to the late Clarence and Louan Young Kerr.
He was a retired service technician. Mr. Kerr worked with Powers TV for more than 23 years and with The
Appliance Mart for more than 10 years. He was a member of Cookeville First Baptist Church, Veterans of
Foreign Wars and the American Legion. Mr. Kerr was an avid golfer.
His family includes his wife of more than 59 years, Mattie Lemmons Kerr, whom he married on April 20,
1944, in Rossville, Ga.; a nephew, Bobby Kerr of New Orleans, La.; and two nieces, Shirley Jo Black of
Hixon and Patsy Fulton of Nashville.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Joel Kerr.
Pallbearers will be Dennis Matheney, Wayne Nichols, Mark Lemmons, Rodger Hyder, Keith Alred, Hubert
Allison, Jerry Joyner and Mike Powers.
Dr. Randall Adkisson and Rev. Charles Hutchinson will officiate at the services.
J. F. Kerr
b. 1 April 1827 –d. 11 April 1883.
Esq. Joseph C. Kerr Obt.
b. 4 June 1845, TN –d. 23 January 1898, TN, age 52 yrs., 7 mo’s, 19 days, md Amanda V. (Erwin) Kerr,
b. 5 December 1842 – d. 8 July 1907, d/o Chris Ervin. Joseph C. Kerr/Carr, s/o James R. Carr &
Caroline Allen.
*See Amanda V. (Erwin) Kerr Obt.
KERR, JOSEPH C.: PROMINENT CITIZEN FOUND DEAD. -- Joseph C. Kerr is called From the
Walks of Men. -- Dies at his home in Cookeville Last Sunday After a Brief Illness. –
With exterme regret we announce the death of Joseph C. Kerr, Esq., which occurred at his home in
Cookeville on last Sunday morning.
Mr. Kerr was a candidate for Sheriff of the county and as such had exposed himself to all kinds of weather,
from which he was seized with a severe cold, his liver and head becoming seriously affected; typhoid fever
also set in from which he was unable to recover.
Mr. Kerr was about fifty-two years of age and a resident of the county ever since it was established. When
quite young he enlisted in the Fifth Tennessee Cavalry United States Army and made a most gallant
soldier, and was once wounded (accidentally we believe). He was twice deputy Sheriff of the county and
was an acting Justice of the Peace for the town of Cookeville when he died.
For the last ten years he has been a consistent member of the M. E. Church South, and died in full hopes of
the immortality of the soul and in perfect peace with his maker and all mankind. He was an active working
member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Improved Order of Red Men. Brother Kerr was
widely and favorably known all over this section of the State and was deservedly popular with those who
knew him, in whose breast a pang of regret will be felt at his sudden death.
He was buried in the Cookeville Cemetery last Monday afternoon in the presence of a vast concourse of
people, by the members of the Narrganasett Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men, and Mt. View Lodge, No.
179, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
The sudden and unexpected death of Mr. Kerr has cast a gloom over the entire community, but he was a
manly man, a true friend, a hightoned, christian gentleman, whose name and good deeds will long be
remembered by those who knew him. He leaves a sorrowing wife and an adopted son to weep over their
great loss, to whom the Press extends deepest sympathy in their hour of sore distress.
[Date: 1/27/1898, Vol. XI, No. 15, Page 1] The Cookeville Press, Cookeville, TN.
Louann (Young) Kerr Obt.
b. 1891, Smith Co., TN –d. 20 January 1970, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md Clarence Kerr, b. 1894 –
d. 1942. Louann (Young) Kerr, d/o John M. Young (1863-1900) & Mary Bell Duke (1859-1932), both
buried in Chestnut Mound United Methodist Church Cemetery, Chestnut Mound, Smith Co., TN.
*See Howard Farmer Kerr Obt.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Mrs. Louann Young Kerr, 78, in the chapel of Whitson Funeral
Home at 3 p.m.
Rev. David Campbell, pastor of the USA Presbyterian Church, Cookeville, will officiate.
Mrs. Kerr, a resident of First Street, Cookeville, died Tuesday at the Cookeville General Hospital following
an extended illness. She was a native of Smith County. She was the daughter of John M. and Mary Bell
Duke Young. She was a member of the USA Presbyterain Church.
Survivors are two sons, Howard Kerr, Cookeville, and Joel Kerr of Orlando, FL; sisters, Mrs. Sadie
Fletcher of Cookeville; three grandchildren and a great grandchild.
The body is at the funeral home.
The Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 21 January 1970
Mattie (Lemmons) Kerr Obt.
b. 26 November 1923, Putnam Co., TN –d. 22 July 2005, Cookeville, TN, md on the 20th of April 1944 to
Howard Farmer Kerr, b. 13 October 1919, Davidson Co., TN – d. 18 November 2003, Cookeville, TN,
s/o Clarence Kerr & Louan Young. Mattie (Lemmons) Kerr, d/o Willie Benton Lemmons & Daisy
Walker.
*See Howard Farmer Kerr Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Mattie Lemmons Kerr, 81, of Cookeville will be held at 2 p.m.
today from the Cookeville Chapel of the Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Burial will follow in
the Cookeville city Cemetery.
Mrs. Kerr died on Friday, July 22, 2005, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
She was born Nov. 26, 1923, in Putnam County to the late Willie Benton and Daisy Walker Lemmons.
Mrs. Kerr worked in accounting at Wilson Sporting Goods for over 36 years. She was a member of the
Cookeville Arts Council and belonged to Cookeville First Baptist Church.
Her family includes a niece Gail Hyder of Crossville; and a nephew Mark Lemmons of Cookeville.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Kerr was preceded in death by her husband Howard Kerr; a brother Robert
Lemmons; and two sisters: Pearl Kirby and Elise Whitlow.
Pallbearers will be Keith Alred, Roger Hyder, Jerry Joyner, Mark Lemmons, Earl Maddux and Frank Tittle.
Dr. Randall Adkisson and Rev. Charles Hutchinson will officiate at the services.
Published July 23, 2005 2:56 PM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Lena (Whiteaker) Plunkett Kestner Obt.
b. 4 July 1899, Putnam Co., TN – d. 16 December 2002, TN, md Lemuel “Lem Plunkett”, b. 6 January
1896, Putnam Co., TN – d. 13 February 1944, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN, s/o John B. Plunket &
Josephine “Josie” Love. Lena md on the 18th of September 1981, Putnam Co., TN to Robert Edgar
Kestner. Lena (Whiteaker) Plunkett Kestner, d/o James Lawrence Whiteaker (1867-1950) & Geneva
Lousetta Robinson (1863-1953), both buried in the Leige Whiteaker Graveyard, Putnam Co., TN.
Lemuel “Lem”W. Plunket is buried in the Plunket family graveyard in Putnam Co., TN.
*See Ernest C. Whitaker Obt.
*See Sallie Frances Whitaker Obt.
*See Mattie (Whiteaker) Maddux Obt.
*See Lemuel “Lem”Plunket Obt. buried in the Plunket Family Graveyard, Putnam Co., TN.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 78: Robert Edgar Kestner married 18
September 1981, Putnam Co., TN, age 90, b. 11 November 1891, address: 2145 Armistead Rd.,
Tallahassee, FL to Lena Whitaker Plunkett, age 82, b. 4 July 1899, address: 135 E. 3rd St., Cookeville, TN,
name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Beatrice Craighead, sister, 139 E. Third St., Cookeville,
TN).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Lena Kestner, 103, of Cookeville will be held
at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18, from the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston
& Horner Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until time of services on Wednesday at
the funeral home.
Mrs. Kestner died on Monday, Dec. 16, 2002, at NHC Healthcare of Cookeville.
She was born on July 4, 1899, in Putnam County to the late James Lawrence and
Geneva Lousetta Robinson Whitaker.
Mrs. Kestner was a retired school teacher with more than 50 years of service. She taught at Baxter
Seminary and Baxter Elementary. She was a charter member and charter treasurer of the Putnam County
Retired Teacher's Association and charter member of Putnam County Democratic Women's Club.
Her family includes a niece, Helen Spicer of Cookeville, and three nephews, Kenneth Whitaker of
Montgomery, Ala., Howard Whitaker of Athens and Dr. Robert (Bob) Craighead of Cookeville.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two husbands, Lem Plunkett and R.E. Kestner;
three sisters, Sally Whitaker, Mattie Maddux and Beatrice Craighead; and two brothers, Clarence and
Ernest Whitaker.
Pallbearers will be Jim Hicks, Gleason Pebley, Kenneth Huddleston, Bob Winchester, James Bush and Bill
Brown.
Memorial donations may be made to the Baxter Seminary Alumni Scholarship Fund by contacting the
funeral home.
Dr. Bill Starnes will officiate at the services.
Published December 17, 2002 12:04 PM CST: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Deanna Nipp-Kientz Obt.
b. 26 September 1942, Springfield, IL – d. 21 June 2012, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o De-Edmund
Nipp & Claudine Manderer.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Deanna Nipp-Kientz, 69, known as 'Dede' to her special friends, of
Cookeville, will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 30, from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston
& Horner Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6-7 p.m. on Friday, June 29, and from noon until time of services on
Mrs. Nipp-Kientz died Thursday, June 21, 2012, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
She was born Sept. 26, 1942, in Springfield, Ill., to Claudine Manderer of Springfield and the late DeEdmund Nipp.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Deanna Kientz promoted peace and
goodwill. She was a member of the Cookeville Quaker Meeting for 12 years. She was very active in
Quaker organizations. Deanna served as treasurer of Southern Appalachian Yearly Meeting and
Association of the Religious Society of Friends for the last few years.
Mrs. Nipp-Kientz worked as a librarian at Tennessee Tech for 21 years. She was a member of Tenn-Share,
an effort that helps Tennessee libraries deliver efficient, effective library services through group purchasing
power and innovative resource sharing projects.
In addition to her mother her family includes her husband of six years, Turtle Kientz of Cookeville; her
twin sister, Judy Kloster of St. Joseph, Ill.; a son, David Howe of Jamestown, R.I.; a daughter, Amy Howe
of Coronado, Calif.; a grandson, Timothy Howe of Jamestown, R.I.; and a granddaughter, Rebecca Howe
of Jamestown, R.I.
Deanna's family requests that instead of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the American Friends
Service Committee, AFSC Development, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102 (AFSC.org).
Rev. Lesley Hall will officiate at the services.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: 28 June 2012
Bessie “Earlene”(Johnson) Kilgore Obt.
b. 20 August 1946, Jackson Co., TN – d. 13 May 2007, Cookeville, TN, md on the 15th August 1970,
Putnam Co., TN to Victor Eugene Kilgore. Bessie “Earlene” (Johnson) Kilgore, d/o Thurman T.
Johnson & Bertha Ethel Bryant.
*See Thurman T. Johnson Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 350: Victor Eugene Kilgore married 15
August 1970, Putnam Co., TN, age 24, b. 8 May 1946, address: 1001 Crescent Dr., Cookeville, TN to
Bessie Earlene Johnson, age 23, b. 20 August 1946, address: 864 W. 7th St., Cookeville, TN, name of
parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Thurman Johnson, father, 864 W. 7th St., Cookeville, TN).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Bessie “Earlene”Johnson Kilgore, 60, of Cookeville, will be held
at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Kilgore died suddenly Sunday, May 13, 2007, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center due to
complications of emphysema.
She was born Aug. 20, 1946, in Jackson County to the late Thurman T. and Bertha Ethel Bryant Johnson.
Mrs. Kilgore was a dog lover and an advocate of the Humane Society, where she adopted her Angel. She
was also an avid nature lover.
Her family includes a son, Mike E. Kilgore of Cookeville; a sister, Anna P. Johnson Allen of Cookeville;
four grandchildren, Mariah, Tiffany and Nathan Kilgore, all of Cookeville, and Christopher Leon Parpridge
of Livingston; her ex-husband, Victor Kilgore of Cookeville; a sister-in-law, Reba Johnson of Algood; two
nephews, Larry Johnson of Rickman and Gary Allen of Cookeville; four nieces, Linda Johnson of Algood,
Becky Dubree of Jacksonville, Fla., Sheila Dyer of Cookeville and Lisa Phillips of Sparta; eight greatnieces and great-nephews; and her beloved dog, Angel.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Hubert C, Mack A. and Joe E.
Johnson; and two sisters, Bettie Lois Johnson and Louise E. Johnson Allen.
Josephine Kilgore Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Josephine Kilgore, 82, of Cookeville, will be held at 2 p.m. on
Wednesday, Oct. 12, at Stevens Street Baptist Church. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from noon until time of services on Wednesday at the church.
Ms. Kilgore died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TNL 10 October 2011
Alpheus Ray Kilpatrick Obt.
b. 20 September 1932, Davidson Co., TN – d. 28 April 2015, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, (US Army
Korean War) md on the 29th of August 1957, Putnam Co., TN to Elizabeth “Libby” Christine (Locke)
Kilpatrick, b. 17 November 1938, Putnam Co., TN –d. 28 November 2005, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN,
d/o William “Billy” Lee Locke (1901-1977) & Lillie Christine Harris 1907-1989). Alpheus Ray
Kilpatrick, s/o Ned Kilpatrick & Aquilla Victoria Smith.
*See Elizabeth “Libby”Christine (Locke) Kilpatrick Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg.: Alpheus Ray Kilpatrick married 29
August 1957, Putnam Co., TN, age, 24, b. 20 September 1932, address: 340 Scott Ave., Cookeville, TN to
Elizabeth Christine Locke, age 18, b. 17 November 1938, address: Rt. 3, Cookeville, TN, name of parent,
guardian or next of kin of female: Lee Locke, Rt. 3, Cookeville, TN).
Private graveside services for Ray Kilpatrick, 82, of Cookeville will be held Saturday, May 2 at Cookeville
City Cemetery with Bro. Dow Allen officiating.
The family will receive friends Friday 4pm to 9pm at the funeral home.
Mr. Kilpatrick passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born September 20, 1932 in Davidson County, TN.
Mr. Kilpatrick was a 1951 graduate of Livingston Academy. He served proudly in the U.S. Army during
the Korean War, and served at the White House in communications and security for President Eisenhower.
Mr. Kilpatrick worked as a tobacco sales representative also known as “The Tobacco Man”. He was a big
hunter and fisherman and loved good movies and football games. He loved to play
cards with all his friends at the Cookeville Senior Citizens Center.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ned and Aquilla Victoria Smith
Kilpatrick; stepfather, B.E. “Gene”Massey; his wife, Libby Locke Kilpatrick; and
a sister, Patricia Rayburn.
Mr. Kilpatrick is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Joey Frizzell;
two sons, Mike Kilpatrick and Danny Kilpatrick all of Cookeville; four
grandchildren, Michael and Debra Kilpatrick of Cookeville, Raymond and Lacey
Kilpatrick of Monterey, Corie and Marcus McDonald of Cookeville and Cassie Frizzell of Cookeville; four
great grandchildren, Bobby Ray Kilpatrick, Elizabeth Kilpatrick and Tucker McDonald all of Cookeville
and Savannah Kilpatrick of Monterey; a niece, Sarah Bentley of Dalton, GA; a brother-in-law, Ronald
Rayburn of Cohutta, GA and his special friend, Wilma Swindell of Cookeville.
Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: 1 May 2015
Elizabeth “Libby”Christine (Locke) Kilpatrick Obt.
b. 17 November 1938, Putnam Co., TN – d. 28 November 2005, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md on the
29th of August 1957, Putnam Co., TN to Alpheus Ray Kilpatrick, b. 20 September 1932, Davidson Co.,
TN – d. 28 April 2015, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, (US Army Korean War), s/o Ned Kilpatrick &
Aquilla Victoria Smith. Elizabeth “Libby “Christine (Locke) Kilpatrick, d/o William “Billy”Lee Locke
(1901-1977) & Lillie Christine Harris 1907-1989)
*See Alpheus Ray Kilpatrick Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg.: Alpheus Ray Kilpatrick married 29
August 1957, Putnam Co., TN, age, 24, b. 20 September 1932, address: 340 Scott Ave., Cookeville, TN to
Elizabeth Christine Locke, age 18, b. 17 November 1938, address: Rt. 3, Cookeville, TN, name of parent,
guardian or next of kin of female: Lee Locke, Rt. 3, Cookeville, TN).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Libby Kilpatrick, 67, of Cookeville, will be held at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 30, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. today, Nov. 29, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Kilpatrick died Monday, Nov. 28, 2005, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
She was born Nov. 17, 1938, in Putnam County to the late Billy Lee and Lillie Harris Locke.
Mrs. Kilpatrick was a garment inspector with CM Clothing. She was a member of Pippin Church of Christ.
Her family includes her husband, Ray Kilpatrick of Cookeville; two sons, Michael Ray and Danny Wayne
Kilpatrick of Cookeville; a daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Joey Frizzell of Cookeville; four
grandchildren, Michael Wayne and Raymond Lee Kilpatrick, Corie and Carie Fraizzell.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Bill Locke.
Pallbearers will be Michael and Raymond Kilpatrick, Ronnie Rayburn, Dow Allen and Ralph and Arkley
Moore.
Bro. Ronnie Cobb will officiate the services.
Ann Wilson (Jared) King Obt.
b. 30 May 1921 –d. 1 January 1955, d/o Walter Allen Jared (1886-1955) & Alta "Althea" Wyatt (18851977). Ann Wilson Jared md Thomas H. King. They had (2) children: Richard Holden King & Steven
Jared King.
Walter A. Jared - Mrs. Ann Wilson King & Deborah Jo Jared Obts.
Triple Funeral Services Held For Members of Jared Family Killed in Traffic Collision.
Triple funeral services for Walter A. Jared, 68, Putnam County's magistrate, his daughter, Mrs. Ann Wilson
King, 34, and granddaughter, Deborah Jo Jared, 7, were held Monday afternoon at the Buffalo Valley
Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Jared who had served for several years as Justice of the Peace from the 11th Dist., died Sunday in
Roane County Hospital, Harriman, from injuries received in a highway collision near Oak Ridge Saturday
morning. Deborah Jo Jared, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wirt Jared of Oak Ridge, was killed instantly
in the same wreck and Mrs. King died shortly after being taken to the Harriman Hospital.
Critically injured in the wreck were Mrs. Alta W. Jared, 65, his wife, who is at Memorial Hospital,
Chattanooga, and Michael Jared, 20 months, brother of Deborah Jo, who is in Oak Ridge Hospital. Marcia
Jared, 3, another child of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jared, was injured and is also at Oak Ridge Hospital. The
children were reported in fair condition Tuesday, but Mrs. Jared's condition remained critical.
The accident was reported to have occurred at 10:15 a.m. on a road leading from Highway 70 to Oak Ridge
when their car collided with a vehicle driven by Roy Parker of Kingston, on a rain-slick road. Parker was
not seriously injured.
The Jared family were on their way to Oak Ridge taking the children to visit their mother who is in the
hospital there. Mrs. King had come from Nashville to Buffalo Valley with her husband and 2 children, and
had left them there while she accompanied her parents and the grandchildren on the trip to Oak Ridge.
The funeral services were conducted by Dr. Charles Sharpe and Rev. R. C. Arbaugh. Mrs. King was
interred in the Cookeville Cemetery, and Mr. Jared and Deborah Jo in the Jared Cemetery at Buffalo
Valley. (John and Ann Carr Jared Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN).
Besides his wife, Mr. Jared is survived by 2 other sons, Luke Allen Jared, Buffalo Valley and John T.
Jared, Nashville; a brother, Wirt Jared of Buffalo Valley; 3 sisters, Mrs. Dave High, Cookeville, Mrs. Alta
Lancaster, Lancaster, TN and Mrs. Goldie Nichols, Baxter; and 7 grandchildren.
Besides her parents, and brother and sister, Deborah Jo is survived by grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Farley of Carthage, and her grandmother, Mrs. W. A. Jared.
Mrs. King is survived by her husband, Thomas King, Nashville; 2 sons, Richard Holden and Stephen Jared
King, and her 2 brothers.
Herald, Cookeville, TN: 6 January 1955, front page.
Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN: January 6, 1955, pg. 4
Lester Oren King
b. 24 April 1904 –d. 21 June 1978, md the 9th of June 1928, White Co., TN to Gusta (Bilbrey) King, b. 14
September 1909 –d. 15 June 1987.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, White Co., TN, pg. 32: Lester Oren King married 9 June 1928,
White Co., TN to Gusta Bilbrey).
(SS Death Index: Name: LESTER KING Birth: 24 Apr 1904– Death: Jun 1978 –Last Residence:
(SS Death Index: Name: GUSTA KING Birth: 14 Sep 1909– Death: Jun 1987 –Last Residence:
Lloyd Lee King Jr.
b. 22 September 1956 –d. 17 April 1957
George Lemuel Kinnaird Obt.
b. 25 January 1868, Putnam Co., TN – d. 20 March 1935, Putnam Co., TN md Sophronia Victoria
(Huddleston) Kinnaird, b. 22 June 1865, Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN – d. 18 July 1937, TN, d/o
William E. Huddleston & Amanda “Manda” Jared. George Lemuel Kinnaird, s/o William C.
Kinniard & Frances “Fanny”Elizabeth Maddux.
*See R. M. Kinnaird Obt. buried in Smellage Cemetery, Boma, Putnam Co., TN
*See Sophronia Victoria (Huddleston) Kinnaird Obt.
George Lemuel Kinnaird
b. 25 Jan 1868, Putnam Co., TN
d. 20 Mar 1935
Father: William Kinnaird, TN
Mother: Fannie Maddux, VA
Spouse: Sophronia Kinnaird
Funeral Services for George L. Kinnaird, 67, who died at his home, 600 Laurel Street, here yesterday
afternoon after a long illness. Services will be conducted at the home this afternoon. Burial will take place
in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mr. Kinnaird, who was born here and reared in Putnam County, had been in Detroit, MI for several years,
and was well and favorably known here. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife Sophronia Kinnaird and the following children: Mrs. W. H. Chapin and Mrs. J.
L. Duckett of Cookeville; Mrs. Whitney R. Ray of Baxter; W. J. and I. M. Kinnarid and Mrs. W. M. Woods
of Detroit, MI; Mrs. S. K. Wilson of Sparta; and Mrs. Enon (Verna Alice) Maddux of Artesian, CA. A
brother, R. M. Kinnaird of Cookeville also survives.
Note: Enon Maddux lived near Buffalo Valley at the end of the driveway of Ted & Carolyn Huddleston on
Hopewell Rd., Silver Point, TN. Enon Maddux moved to CA to be near his son. His son was a lawyer.
Putnam County Herald Newspaper, Cookeville, TN, Thursday, 21 March 1935.
(1870 census 11th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 126 –W. C. Kinnaird is head of household, 48 yrs.
old, TN md to Frances E., 42 yrs. old, VA. Children: Elizabeth J., 21 yrs. old; William R., 16 yrs. old; P.
B., 14 yrs. old; Gimima, 11 yrs. old; Russel M., 9 yrs. old; Sarah F., 5 yrs. old; & George S. Kinnaird, 2
yrs. old. All born in TN. Living in the household: I. T. Martin, 25 yrs. old, TN).
Dwl: 45 Family: 50
Relation Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
Wm. C. KINNARD
Self
M
M
W
58
TN
Occ:
Frances KINNARD
Wife
F
M
W
55
VA
Occ:
Keeping House Fa: VA Mo: VA
Russel KINNARD
Son
M
S
W
19
TN
Occ:
Farm Worker
Fa: TN Mo: VA
Sarah F. KINNARD
Dau
F
S
W
15
TN
Occ:
At Home
Fa: TN Mo: VA
George L. KINNARD Son
M
S
W
12
TN
Occ:
At Home
Fa: TN Mo: VA
Sina WEBB
Other F
S
W
18
TN
Occ:
(1900 census 11th Civl Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 140 –William E. Huddleston is head of household,
69 yrs. old, b. April 1831, TN (father born in NC, mother TN) md 45 yrs. to Manda J., 67 yrs.old, b.
December 1832, TN, 8 children bron, 6 children living. Living in the household: George L. Kinnaird,
son-in-law, 32 yrs.old, b. January 1868, TN, Occupation: Superintendent, md 12 yrs. to Saphronia, dau.,
34 yrs. old. b, June 1865, 7 children born, 7 children living. Children: Gertrude, granddaughter, 11 yrs. old,
b. January 1889; Myrtle, granddaughter, 9 yrs. old. b. November 1890; Bessie, granddaughter, 8 yrs. old, b.
May 1892; William J., grandson, 6 yrs. old, b. November 1893; Mary, granddaughter, 4 yrs.old. b. May
1896; Thomas B., grandson, 2 yrs. old. b. March 1898 & Labernia Kinnaird, granddaughter, 1/12 yrs.old. b.
April 1900. All born in TN).
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, Oak St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 248 –George L. Kinnaird is head
of household, 41 yrs.old, TN, Occupation: Laborer Roller Mill, md to Sophrona V., 44 yrs.old, TN.
Children: Myrtle, 19 yrs. old, Occupation: Typesetter Printing Office; Bessie, 17 rys. old, Occupation:
Operator Telephone; William J., 16 yrs. old, Occpation: Messenger Telephone; Mary B., 13 yrs. old; Verna
A., 10 yrs. old; Isaac M., 7 yrs. old & Ermine Kinnarid, 5 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Sophronia Victoria (Huddleston) Kinnaird Obt.
b. 22 June 1865, Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN –d. 18 July 1937, TN, md George Lemuel Kinnaird, b.
25 January 1868, Putnam Co., TN – d. 20 March 1935, Putnam Co., TN, s/o William C. Kinniard &
Frances “Fanny” Elizabeth Maddux. Sophronia Victoria (Huddleston) Kinnaird, d/o William E.
Huddleston & Amanda “Manda”Jared.
*See George Lemuel Kinnaird Obt.
Victoria Petty Kinnaird
b. 22 Jun 1865, Buffalo Valley, TN
d. 18 Jul 1937
Father: William Huddleston, TN
Mother: Armanda Jared, TN
Funeral services for Mrs. George L. Kinnaird, 72, who died at her home here Sunday at 9:30 p.m. were
conducted at the residence Monday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock by the Rev. S. A. Jones.
Mrs. Kinnaird was Miss Victoria Huddleston before her marriage.
Methodist Church for many years.
She had been a member of the
She is survived by six daughters: Mrs. W. H. Chapin and Mrs. J. L. Duckett of Cookeville; Mrs. Whitney
Ray of Baxter; Mrs. S. K. Wilson of Sparta; Mrs. Enon Maddux of Artesia, CA; and Mrs. M. W. Woods of
Detroit, MI; two sons I. M. Kinnaird and W. J. Kinnarid of Detroit, MI. She is also survived by one
brother, S. P. Huddleston of Gentry; twenty-four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Putnam County Herald Newspaper, Cookeville, TN, Thursday, 22 July 1937.
John Mark Kinslow
b. 1944 –d. 20 April 1944, s/o Ray Kinslow (1913-2004) & Lucille Maxwell (1913-1944).
*See Lucille (Maxwell) Kinslow Obt. buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Willie Curtis (Wright) Partin Kinslow buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery.
Lucille (Maxwell) Kinslow Obt.
b. 31 July 1913, Putnam Co., TN – d. 20 April 1944, Putnam Co., TN, md 6th of April 1933 to Ray
Kinslow, b. 6 April 1913 –d. 21 March 2004, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN. Lucille (Maxwell) Kinslow,
d/o Enoch Pickney Maxwell & Clara Maude Moscrip. Children: Paul, Max and John Mark Kinslow.
Lucille (Maxwell) Kinslow siblings are: Mrs. Grady Hilton of Memphis, TN & Mrs. Hayte Manning of
Miami, FL.
*See John Mark Kinslow buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Dr. Max Kinslow buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery.
*See Willie Curtis (Wright) Partin Kinslow buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery.
*See Enoch Pickney Maxwell, buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Lucille Maxwell Kinslow, wife of Ray Kinslow, and her infant son, (John Mark Kinslow), died at the
City hospital this afternoon. Funeral arrangements are pending the arrival of relatives. Mrs. Kinslow was a
daughter of the late E. P. Maxwell, of Cookeville, and Mrs. Maxwell, of Memphis. Besides her husband
and mother, Mrs. Kinslow is survived by two sons, Max and Paul Kinslow, and two sisters, Mrs. Grady
Hilton, of Memphis and Mrs. Hoyte Manning, of Florida.
Cookeville Citizen April 22, 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucille Maxwell Kinslow and infant son, John Mark Kinslow, were conducted on
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. at the Church of Christ with Dr A W Dicuss officating.
Mrs. Kinslow, wife of Ray Kinslow, member of the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute faculty, and son's death
occurred on Thursday shortly afternoon at the city hospital. She was a daughter of Mr & Mrs E P Maxwell,
and was reared in Cookeville, where she spent most of her life. She attended the city school here and has
been a member of the Church of Christ since 1933. She married Mr. Kinslow April 6, 1933.
She, with her immediate family, made her home in Vicksburg, Miss for several years, returning to
Cookeville in the spring of 1943.
Besides her husband mother, Mrs. Kinslow is survived by two sons, Max and Paul Kinslow; 2 sisters, Mrs.
Grady Hilton of Memphis and Mrs. Hoyte Manning of Miami, Fl.
Interment was in the City cemetery.
Lucile Maxwell Kinslow
b. 31 Jul 1913, Putnam Co., TN
d. 20 Apr 1944
Father: E. P. Maxwell, Putnam Co., TN
Mother: Maude Moscript, Omaha, NE
Spouse: Ray Kinslow
City Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN
(SS Death Index: Name: RAY KINSLOW - Birth: 06 Apr 1913 -Death: 21 Mar 2004-Last Residence
(Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN) -Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 425-38-4574, MS)
(SS Death Index: Name: MAX KINSLOW - Birth: 24 Feb 1934 -Death: Feb 1981-Last Residence
(Manchester, Coffee, TN) -Last Benefit: (none specified) –SSN: 408-54-0670, TN)
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., W. Broad St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 610-187-215 –Enoch P. Maxwell is
head of household, 48 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Traveling Salesman Overall Factory, md to Clara M., , 32
yrs. old, TN. Children: Myrtle, 17 yrs. old; Imogene, 12 yrs. old & Lucille Maxwell, 6 yrs. old. All born
in TN. Also living in the household: Mary C. Maxwell, mother, 79 yrs. old, TN, widow).
Dora (Burgess) Kirby Obt.
b. 24 February 1903, Jackson Co., TN – d. 3 July 1984, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md 14 December
1919, Jackson Co., TN to John Lee Kirby, b. 3 August 1896 , Jackson Co., TN – d. 7 January 1988,
Putnam Co., TN, s/o William Wade Kirby (1846-1928) & Martha Lenora “Mollie” Vinson (18531907). Dora (Burgess) Kirby, d/o Andrew Jackson Burgess (1874-1943) & Lenora “Nora” Roberts
(1882-1950), both buried in the Vinson Cemetery, Jackson Co., TN.
COOKEVILLE –Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Kirby, 81, of Rt. 8, Cookeville, were held today, July 5,
at 2 p.m. in the chaple of Dyer Funeral Home with Bro. Paul Fox and Bro. Frank Vaughn officiating.
Mrs. Kirby died Tuesday, July 3, 1984, at her home following an extended illness.
A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Nora Roberts Burgess.
Mrs. Kiry was a homemaker.
Her family includes, her husband, John Lee Kirby; four daughters, Mrs. Dorcas Edward Anderson of
Livingston, Mrs. Madeline Nelson King and Mrs. Joann Tommy Hunter, both of Cookeville, and Mrs. Jean
Robinson of Indiana; a son, Odell Kirby of Crossville; two sisters, Mrs. Lucille Reynolds of Carthage and
Mrs. Emma Rippetoe of Henderson, TN; 11 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Grandsons served as pallbearers.
Dyer Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
E. Frank Kirby
b. 4 September 1910 –d. 17 October 1993, md Hazel (Sherrell) Kirby, b. 26 May 1913, Putnam Co., TN
–d. 13 May 2006, Cape Coral, FL, d/o Robert Sidney Sherrell & Lottie Worley.
*See Hazel (Sherrell) Kirby Obt.
Elias Kirby
No dates, buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(1920 census Cookeville Town, (west of Walnut St.), Spring St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 399/435 –Elias
Kirby is head of household, 38 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Laborer Public Works, (20 yrs. old 1st marriage)
md to Mima, 36 yrs. old, TN, (18 yrs. old 1st marriage). Children: Clarence, 17 yrs. old; Estell, 16 yrs. old;
Reva, 10 yrs. old & Fowler Kirby, 4 3/12 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Fowler H. D. Kirby
b. 7 January 1865 –d. 26 April 1951, buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Hazel (Sherrell) Kirby Obt.
b. 26 May 1913, Putnam Co., TN –d. 13 May 2006, Cape Coral, FL, md E. Frank Kirby, b. 4 September
1910 –d. 17 October 1993. Hazel (Sherrell) Kirby, d/o Robert Sydney Sherrell & Lottie Worley.
*See E. Frank Kirby buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Stella (Sherrell) Holt buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Lottie (Worley) Sherrell Obt.
*See Robert Sidney Sherrell buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Hazel Sherrell Kirby, 92, of Fort Myers, Fla., will be held at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday, May 17, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, and from 7 a.m. until time of services
Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Kirby died Saturday, May 13, 2006, in Hope Hospice House in Cape Coral, Fla.
She was born May 26, 1913, in Putnam County to the late Robert Sydney and Lottie Worley Sherrell.
Mrs. Kirby was an assistant manager with Jenkins and Darwin Department Store. She was a former
member of Cookeville First Baptist Church. There, she was an organist for numerous years. Her late
husband served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher at First Baptist. She has lived in south Florida since
1989.
Her family includes a daughter and son-in-law, Lucinda and Dr. Jim W. Greene of Cape Coral, Fla., and a
grandchild, Kimberly D. Warnke of Florida.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, E. Frank Kirby, and two sisters, Della
Sherrell Smith and Stella Sherrell Holt.
Dr. Randall Adkisson will officiate the services.
James Haggard Kirby
b. 25 May 1913, Jackson Co., TN – d. 28 July 1959, , Putnam Co., TN, md on the 24th of July 1949,
Putnam Co., TN to Ruth Lorelle (Cooper) Kirby, b. 29 May 1910 –d. 16 February 1992. James Haggard
Kirby, s/o James Leslie Kirby (1878-1927) & Lucy Belle Kirby (1878-1951). James Haggard Kirby, s/o
Albert Burton Kirby (1851-1895) & Alice Sophia Freeman (1853-1924).
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN: James H. Kirby married 23 July 1949,
Putnam Co., TN, age 36, b. 25 May 1913, address Rt. 5, Cookeville, TN to Ruth Lorelle Cooper, age 39, b.
29 May 1910, address: Rt. 5, Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Mrs.
Martha Cooper, Rt. 5, Cookeville, TN).
James Haggard Kirby, 46, died at his home Rt. 6, Cookeville, Tuesday morning following an extended
illness.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Salem Methodist church with the Rev.
Quinn Nolen officiating. Burial will be in the Cookeville city cemetery. Whitson funeral home is in
Mr. Kirby was a native of Jackson county, a member of the farm bureau and the Salem Methodist church.
He was the son of the late Bill and Mattie Willoughby Kirby.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lorelle Cooper Kirby, Rt. 6, two brothers, Lewis and Arthur Kirby, Rt. 5,
Cookeville; two sisters, Mrs. Betty Minnear, Rt. 4, Cookeville, Mrs. Mae Cope, Sparta; four half-brothers,
Billy and Johnny Kirby of Cookeville, Zelda Kirby of Nashville, Oliver Kirby, White House; two halfsisters, Mrs. Ann Ragland, Granville, Mrs. Noble Anderson, Nashville.
The Citizen, Cookeville, TN: Wednesday, 29 July 1959
Lila (Maynard) Kirby
b. 4 June 1913 –d. 21 April 1975.
Margaret Kirby Obt.
b. 26 July 1948, Putnam Co., TN –d. 24 May 2007, Farmington, MI, d/o Houston Kirby & Mary Louise
Bradford Hall.
COOKEVILLE -- Private graveside services for Margaret Kirby, 58, of Farmington, Mich., formerly of
Cookeville, were held Thursday, June 28, at Cookeville City Cemetery.
Miss Kirby died May 24, 2007, in Farmington Health Care Center in Farmington.
She was born July 26, 1948, in Putnam County to the late Houston Kirby and Mary Louise Bradford Hall.
Miss Kirby was a homemaker.
Her family includes an aunt, Lorene Wilmoth; and two uncles, Bobby and J.B. Bradford.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three uncles, Doyle, Willie and Joe Harvey
Bradford Jr.
Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Martha Ann (Hawkins) Chaffin Kirby Obt.
b. 17 June 1886, Jackson Co., TN – d. 7 December 1977, Cookeville, TN, md on the 22nd of November
1955, Putnam Co., TN to Lando Shepard Kirby, b. 22 July 1878.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 213: Lando Shepard Kirby married 22
November 1955, Putnam Co., TN, age 77, b. 22 July 1878, address: Rt. 1, Granville, TN to Martha Ann
Hawkins Chaffin, age 69, b. 17 June 1886, address: Rt. 5, Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next
of kin of female: George Hawkins, brother, Rt. 1, Bloomington Springs, TN).
Funeral services for Martha Ann Kirby, 91, were conducted from the Chapel of Whitson Funeral Home,
December 10 at 2 p.m. with Bro. Paul Fox and Bro. Frank Vaughn officiating.
Mrs. Kirby died December 7 at Cookeville Nursing Home after a long illness. She was a native of Jackson
County.
Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Emma Carr of Pennsylvania and a host of nieces and nephews.
Minnie Alice Kirby
b. 6 September 1925, Jackson Co., TN –d. 26 September 1945.
Father: Logan Brooks Kirby, Putnam Co., TN
Mother: Lela Davison, Putnam Co., TN
City Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN
Richard Kirby
No dates
Robert E. Lee Kirby
b. 1896, TN –d. 1914.
*See Thomas A. “Tom”Kirby buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 367 –Thomas A. Kirby is head of household, 64 yrs.
old, M2, 39 yrs. md to Dianner, 54 yrs. old, 14 children born, 7 children living. Children: Richard F., 23
yrs. old; Robert E. Lee, 13 yrs. old & Jessie Kirby, 11 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Thomas A. “Tom”Kirby
b. 1845, TN – d. 1920, md on the 19th of February 1871, Overton Co., TN to Diana (Chism) Kirby, b.
1855 –d. 1932. Their son Robert E. Lee Kirby (1896-1914) is buried next to them.
*See Robert E. Lee Kirby.
*See Minnie Dosesy (Kirby) McCulley Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Overton Co., TN, pg. 141: Thomas Kirby married 19 February
1871, Overton Co., TN to Miss Dianah Chism).
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 367 –Thomas A. Kirby is head of household, 64 yrs.
old, M2, 39 yrs. md to Dianner, 54 yrs. old, 14 children born, 7 children living. Children: Richard F., 23
yrs. old; Robert E. Lee, 13 yrs. old & Jessie Kirby, 11 yrs. old. All born in TN).
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Scott Avenue, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 248/302 –Thomas Kirby is head of
household, 74 yrs. old, TN, md to Dianna, 64 yrs. old, TN. Children: Jessie Kirby, 20 yrs. old, TN).
Tom W. Kittrell
b. 20 February 1890 – d. 19 September 1967, md Effie Doan (Austin) Kittrell, b. 16 June 1891 – d. 30
October 1962.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 209: T. W. Kittrell married 27 November
1912, White Co., TN to Effie Austin).
(1920 census, 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 405 - Thomas W. Kittrell is head of
household, 28 yrs. old, TN, occupation: Teacher State Institute, md to Effie, 27 yrs. old, TN. Children:
Katherine Kittell, 5 yrs. old, TN).
John Jacob Klinker Jr. Obt.
b. 18 February 1916, Sedalia, MO – d. 29 January 2008, Cookeville, TN, md Marian L. (Wismer)
Klinker, b. 26 January 1915, Decatur, IL –d. 17 March 2007, Cookeville, TN, d/o Fred & Lena Wismer.
John Jacob Klinker Jr., s/o John Jacob Klinker Sr. & Susie Lee Danforth.
*See Marian L. (Wismer) Klinker Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- Graveside services for John Jacob Klinker Jr., 91, of Cookeville,
will be held Saturday, Feb. 2, at 2 p.m. at Cookeville Cemetery.
Family will receive friends at a Celebration of Life service Saturday, from 3-4:30
p.m. at Heritage Pointe Senior Living.
Mr. Klinker died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born Feb. 18, 1916, in Sedalia, Mo., to the late John Jacob Sr. and Susie Lee
Danforth Klinker.
Mr. Klinker was a talented artist and musician in high school in Decatur, Ill. He attended Milliken
University in Decatur and became a commercial artist. He worked for Kane Advertising and Meyercord
Corporation. He was vice president of manufacturing for US Printing and Lithograph and Diamond
International Corp. of Cincinnati, Ohio. He received a patent in 1970 for a new method of printing on
cellophane and vinyl. In the early 1970s, he represented the printing industry in the development and
design of the current UPC Bar Code.
Mr. Klinker was a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church. For the last four years, his life was made
comfortable by the caring, loving staff of Heritage Pointe Senior Living and Morningside Assisted Living.
His family includes two daughters and sons-in-law, Kay and Mike Detwiler of Cookeville and Carol and
Tom Attig of Batavia, Ill; five grandchildren, Michael Detwiler and husband Shawn, Karen Brown and
husband Robert, and Susan Dalton, all of Cookeville, Steve Attig and wife Jennifer of Lenexa, Kan., and
Elizabeth Ott and husband Eric of Naperville, Ill.; eight great-grandchildren, Karlyn, Jacob and Michael
Brown, Kelsey and Mary Katherine Detwiler, Daniel Watson and Abigail Dalton, all of Cookeville, and
Holden Attig of Lenexa.
Memorial donations may be made to Heritage Pointe Senior Living, 1020 South Maple Ave., Cookeville,
TN 38501, or the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 2827, Cookeville, TN 38502.
Michael Detwiler will officiate the services.
Thursday, Jan 31, 2008: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Marian L. (Wismer) Klinker Obt.
b. 26 January 1915, Decatur, IL – d. 17 March 2007, Cookeville, TN, md John Jacob Klinker Jr. b. 18
February 1916, Sedalia, MO – d. 29 January 2008, Cookeville, TN, s/o John Jacob Klinker Sr. & Susie
Lee Danforth. Marian L. (Wismer) Klinker, d/o Fred & Lena Wismer.
*See John Jacob Klinker Jr. Obt.
COOKEVILLE -- A memorial service for Marian L. Klinker, 92, will be held Friday, March 23, at 3 p.m.
at Hooper Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville
Cemetery.
Family will receive friends Friday, March 23, from 1 p.m. until time of service at the
funeral home.
Mrs. Klinker died Saturday, March 17, 2007, at Morningside Assisted Living in
Cookeville after suffering several strokes.
She was born Jan. 26, 1915, in Decatur, Ill., to the late Fred and Lena Wismer.
Mrs. Klinker was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Cookeville. She was married for
over 68 years to John J. Klinker, who also resides at Morningside. They were married June 17, 1938, in
Decatur. While married, they lived in Peoria, Ill., Bloomington, Ill., Elmherst, Ill., Cincinnati, Ohio,
Pompano Beach, Fla., Greenville, S.C., and Cookeville. They loved to travel and went on many cruises to
the Caribbean, Alaska and Europe.
In addition to her husband, her family includes her two daughters and sons-in-law, Kay and Mike Detwiler
of Cookeville and Carol and Tom Attig of Batavia, Ill.; five grandchildren and their spouses, Michael and
Shawn Detwiler, Karen and Robert Brown, Susan and Randy Dalton, all of Cookeville, Steve and Jennifer
Attig of Lenexa, Kan., and Elizabeth Attig of Naperville, Ill.; seven great-grandchildren, Kelsey Detwiler,
Daniel Watson, Abigail Dalton, Karlyn, Jacob and Michael Brown, all of Cookeville, and Holden Attig of
Lenexa; and two cousins, Janet Candall of Cerro Gordo, Ill., and Jeanne Savely of Wilmette, Ill.
The last years of her life were made comfortable by the devoted, caring staff of Morningside and the loving
caregivers of Home Instead -- especially Tabatha Williamson, Demaris Castillo, Katie Woodruff and
Melissa Bourne. Her special friends were all the residents of Morningside.
Memorial donations may be made to the "Marian Klinker Fund" at Morningside Assisted Living, 1010 E.
Spring St., Cookeville, TN or to Alzheimers Association, PO Box 2827, Cookeville, TN 38502.
Published March 21, 2007 11:22 AM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Bobbie Dee Knight Obt.
b. 29 August 1932, Putnam Co., TN –d. 9 May 2007, Tampa, FL, s/o Thomas Jefferson Knight & Willie
Gladys Dabbs.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Bobbie Dee Knight, 74, of Safety Harbor, Fla., and formerly of
Cookeville will be held Saturday, May 19, at 11 a.m. in the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston &
Horner. Burial will be in Cookeville Cemetery.
Family will receive friends Saturday, May 19, from 9 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home.
Mr. Knight died Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa, Fla.
He was born Aug. 29, 1932, in Putnam County to the late Thomas Jefferson and Willie Gladys Dabbs
Knight.
Mr. Knight was an Army veteran of the Korean conflict, where he was a member of the 82nd Airborne.
His family includes his two sons and daughter-in-law, Brian Thomas Knight of Tecumseh, Mich., and
Randy and Sherry Knight of Surprise, Ariz.; his daughter and son-in-law, Lynda and Dane Schutte of
Laguna Niguel, Calif.; two brothers, Harry Knight of Castalian Springs and Donald G. Knight of Las
Vegas, Nev.; his sister, Mary Frances Henderson of Royal Oak, Mich.; seven grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren.
Rev. Roger Cooper will officiate the services.
David Harold Knight Obt.
b. 29 April 1938, Putnam Co., TN – d. 8 August 2009, Decatur, md on the 22 August 1964, Putnam Co.,
TN to Jane Dell (Hembree) Knight. David Harold Knight, s/o Jarvis Thurman Knight (1897-1974) &
Maggie Louise Gentry (1900-1993).
*See Jarvis Thurman Knight buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Louellen “Sue”Knight Obt.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 479: David Harold Knight married 22
August 1964, Putnam Co., TN, age 26, b. 29 April 1938, address: 1416 N. Washington, Cookeville, TN to
Jane Dell Hembree, age 25, b. 25 April 1939, address: 276 E. 12th Cookeville, TN, name of parent,
guardian or next of kin of female: Lillie Hembree, mother, 276 E. 12th, Cookeville, TN).
ALABAMA -- Graveside services for David Harold Knight, 71, of Decatur, Ala., will be held Monday,
Aug. 10, at 11:30 a.m. at the Cookeville Cemetery.
Family will receive friends Monday, Aug. 10, from 10-11 a.m. at the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home.
Mr. Knight died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009, in Decatur.
He was born April 29, 1938, in Putnam County to the late Thurman and Maggie Louise Knight.
Mr. Knight was a graduate of Tennessee Tech University with a B.S. in electrical engineering. He was an
avid amateur HAM radio operator and a lifetime member of the ARRL, Old Timers Club and the NRA. Mr.
Knight was a 34-year employee of TVA and served four years in the Air Force.
His family includes his wife, Jane Knight of Decatur; a son, Jason Harold Knight of Decatur; a daughter
and son-in-law, Chrissa Knight and Tim Hall of Hartselle, Ala.; two sisters, Lowell Gentry of Madison and
Pearl Barbee of Old Hickory; and a brother-in-law, Don Hembree and wife Ann of Cookeville.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Knight was preceded in death by two brothers, Lloyd and Floyd Knight; and
a sister, Lou Ellen Knight.
Saturday, Aug 08, 2009: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Jarvis Thurman Knight
b. 15 May 1897, TN – d. 10 April 1974, md on the 3rd of September 1916, Putnam Co., TN to Maggie
Louise (Gentry) Knight, b. 30 December 1900 – d. 18 October 1993, d/o George Washington Gentry
Sr. (1848-1936) & Mary Rebecca Lee (1867-1946), both buried in West Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
Jarvis Thurman Knight, s/o James W. & Manervia Knight.
*See Louellen “Sue”Knight Obt.
*See David Harold Knight Obt.
(1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville & Gainesboro Rds., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 357 – James W.
Knight is head of household, 40 yrs. old, TN md 20 yrs. to Manervia, 39 yrs. old, TN, 6 children born, 6
children living. Children: Arless C., 15 yrs. old; Jarvis T., 13 yrs. old; Gertie F., 9 yrs. old; Era H., 6 yrs.
old & Marria E. Knight, 3 yrs. old. All born in TN).
Floy Isbell (Leftwich) Knight Obt.
b. 1 February 1903, Putnam Co., TN –d. 8 November 1999, Algood, TN, md Turley Knight. Floy Isbell
(Leftwich) Knight, d/o James A. Isbell & Cora Leftwich.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Floy Isbell Knight, 96, of Cookeville, will be held at 1 p.m. on
Wed., Nov. 10, from the chapel of Hooper & Huddleston Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends from 6:30-8:30 p.m. today, Tues., Nov. 9, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Knight died on Mon., Nov. 8, 1999, at Masters Health Care Center in Algood.
She was born on Feb. 1, 1903, in Putnam County to the late James A. and Cora Leftwich Isbell. Mrs.
Knight was a homemaker and a member of the Methodist Church.
Her family includes a grandson, Jerry Means of Long Beach, Calif.; a niece, Penny Hooper of Brentwood;
and two nephews, James Sloan of Nashville, and Jim Keyes of Crossville.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Turley Knight.
Pallbearers will be Steve Hooper, Jerry Means, Beth Keyes Rich, Mark Rich, Steve Keyes, Jim Sloan, Jim
Isbell and Leigh Hooper Jackson.
Memorial donations may be made to Cookeville First United Methodist Church or Summerfield United
Methodist Church.
Rev. Woodward A. Adams Jr. will officiate at the services.
Published November 09, 1999 10:41 AM CST : Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Louellen “Sue”Knight Obt.
b. 27 September 1926 – d. 26 October 1947, Roseville, Macomb Co., MI, d/o Jarvis Thurman Knight
(1897-1974) & Maggie Louise Gentry (1900-1993).
*See Jarvis Thurman Knight buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See David Harold Knight Obt.
Sue Knight, 22, Victim of Michigan Traffic:
Funeral services were held yesterday for Miss Sue Louellen Knight, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thurman
Knight of near Cookeville, who died Sunday in Detroit, MI, of injuries received in a traffic mishap.
Services were conducted by the Rev. Dow Ensor at the Whitson Funeral Home. Burial was in City
Cemetery.
Miss Knight was riding a motorcycle with William Bolton, 23, of Detroit, when an automobile struck the
motorcycle, killing Bolton instantly, according to reports received here. The accident was Saturday night at
Roseville, MI.
Miss Knight had been living in Detroit for the past five years, having been employed in an industrial plant.
Thomas Jefferson Knight
b. 4 December 1910 – 6 March 1938, md on the 11th of May 1929, Overton Co., TN to Willie Gladys
(Dabbs) Knight, d/o William Jefferson Dabbs & Nora Edna Williams. Thomas Jefferson Knight, s/o
Avery J. Knight & Randa Piper. (Children: Harry Lee, Bobby Dee, Frances and Donald Gene Knight.
Thomas Jefferson Knight’s siblings are: (brothers) Claude and Blackie Knight – (sisters) Mrs. Bedford
Russell & Mrs. Sallie Phillips.
*See William Jefferson Dabbs Obt.
Thomas Jefferson Knight
b. 4 December 1910, Lafayette
d. 6 March 1938
Age: 27y 3m 2d
Father: Avery J. Knight, TN
Mother: Randa Piper, TN
Spouse: Willie Dabbs Knight
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Overton Co., TN, pg. 361: Thomas Knight married 11 May
1929, Overton Co., TN to Gladys Dabbs)
(1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Broad St., Cookeville, Putnam Co. TN: Dwl: 515-151-176 –William J. Dabbs
is head of household, 47 yrs. old, TN, (father born in VA, mother, TN), Occupation: Watchman City Corp.,
md to Nora, 37 yrs. old, TN. Children: Earl, 18 yrs. old; William H. 15 yrs. old; Bailey, 13 yrs. old; Mary
Alice, 11 yrs. old; Walter, 9 yrs. old; Gladys, 7 yrs. old & Nettie Mable Dabbs, 0/12 yrs. old. All born in
TN. Also living in the household: Nettie Smith, 21 yrs.old, TN).
Johnnie Ruth (Allison) Maddux Knowles Obt.
b. 2 August 1935, Putnam Co., TN – d. 4 November 2012, Sparta, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 26th of
October 1957, White Co., TN to Oscar Shoemake Maddux, b. 14 January 1938 – d. 10 December 2002,
Nashville, TN, s/o Clifford Maddux (1897-1963) & Grady Shoemake (1898-1967). Johnnie Ruth
(Allison) Maddux Knowles, d/o Johnny Howard Allison (1915-2006) & Carrie Ella Allen (1914-2009).
Oscar Shoemake Maddux is buried in West Graveyard, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN. Oscar Shoemake
Maddux md 2nd to Retta Sue (Ray) Maddux, b. 18 September 1933 –d. 4 December 2001, Putnam Co.,
TN, d/o John D. Ray & Myrtle Randolph.
*See Johnny Howard Allison Obt.
*See Ruthada (Maddux) Jones buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
*See Oscar Shoemake Maddux Obt. buried in West Graveyard, Putnam Co., TN.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, White Co., TN: Oscar Shoemake Maddux married 26 October
1957, White Co., TN, age 19, b. 14 January 1938, Address: Baxter, TN to Ruth Allison, age 22, b. 2 August
1935, Address: Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian, or next of kin of female: Howard Allison,
address: Cookeville, TN. Name of parent, guardian, or next of kin of male: Clifford Maddux, Baxter, TN).
Graveside services and burial for Johnnie Ruth Knowles, age 77 of Cookeville, will be conducted on
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Cookeville City Cemetery with Bro. Tex
Boles officiating. No public visitation will be held at the funeral home.
Mrs. Knowles died on Sunday, November 4, 2012 at the Highlands Medical Center in
Sparta. Johnnie Ruth Knowles was born on August 2, 1935 in Putnam County, TN to
the late John Howard and Carrie Ella (Allen) Allison. Mrs. Knowles was a School
Safety Patrol officer with the Cookeville City Police and was of the Baptist faith. In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter: Ruthada Maddux
Jones, and a brother: Glen Allison.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law: Johnny and Carol Maddux of
Cookeville. A brother and sister-in-law: Buddy and Sharon Allison of Cookeville. And a nephew: Randy
Allison of Ohio.
Lloyd Bradford Kolath II Obt.
b. 28 November 1959, Hawthorne, CA –d. 30 August 2009, Cookeville, TN, md on the 11th of March 2000
to Christy (Maxwell) Kolath. Lloyd Bradford Kolath II, s/o Lloyd Bradford Kolath Sr. & Lolita May
Orwig Frost.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Lloyd Bradford Kolath II, 49, of Cookeville, will be held at 11
a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 4-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at the funeral home.
Lloyd died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center after a long battle with lung
cancer.
He was born Nov. 28, 1959, in Hawthorne, Calif., to the late Lloyd Bradford Kolath Sr. and Lolita May
Orwig Frost of California.
Lloyd was well known in this area, for he was the owner and operator of L&D Window Cleaning for
more than 20 years.
In addition to his mother, his family includes his stepfather, Jack Frost III of California; his stepmother,
Mary Kolath of Missouri; his wife, Christy Maxwell Kolath of Cookeville (whom he married March 11,
2000); five children, Allen Kolath and wife Sara and Kristina, Kyle, Savannah and Dalton Kolath; his
mother-in-law and her husband, Cindy and William Sexton; four grandchildren, Casey, Chance and Alexis
Kolath and Bryson Snedeker; a brother and sister-in-law, John and Melissa Kolath of Missouri; five sisters
and a brother-in-law, Tammy Kolath of Oklahoma, Balinda Kolath of California, Carry Kolath and Leah
Frost, both of Texas, and Rowena and Wayne Hinnenkamp of China; two sisters-in-law, Sondra Maxwell
Tharp and husband Phillip of Nashville and Gail Tomlinson and husband Bill of Carthage; a brother-in-law
and his wife, David and Amanda Sexton of Smyrna; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and greatnephews.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his father-in-law, Billy Charles Maxwell; two
brothers, Richard L. and SFC Obediah Kolath; a sister, Holly Frost; and two nephews, Austin and Cody
Frost.
Pallbearers will be Rick Blaylock, Kenny Clement, Roger Finley, William Sexton, Brent Anderson and Joe
Norrod.
Honorary pallbearers will be Kevin Biehl, David Sexton, Mark Simpson and Phillip Tharp.
Bro. Myron Greer will officiate at the services.
Monday, Aug 31, 2009: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Lela Bush (Harp) Krivosheyff Obt.
b. 11 March 1937, Putnam Co., TN –d. 27 June 2001, Cookeville, TN, md Peter Krivosheyff. Lela Bush
(Harp) Krivosheyff, d/o Eddie T. Harp & Minnie Frances Allen.
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Lela Bush Krivosheyff, 64, of Cookeville, will be held at 11 a.m.
on Friday, June 29, at Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. today, Thursday, June 28 at Whitson Funeral Home; and
from 10:30-11 a.m. on Friday, June 29, at the church.
Mrs. Krivosheyff died on Wednesday, June 27, 2001, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
She was born on March 11, 1937, in Putnam County to the late Eddie T. and Minnie Frances Allen Harp.
Mrs. Krivosheyff was a member of Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ and a member of Cookeville
Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary.
Her family includes a daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and Kenny Burchett of Cookeville; a son, Jerry
Bush of Cookeville; a sister and brother-in-law, Frances and Horace Buckner of Cookeville; three
granddaughters, Ashley, Andi and Emily Bush; and two grandsons, Dylan and Chase Burchett.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Peter Krivosheyff.
Bros. Gary Hampton and Glen McDoniel will officiate at the services.
Published June 28, 2001 12:24 PM CDT : Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN
Ismar Kulovic Obt.
b. 10 October 1976, Kakanj, Bosnia, s/o Mirsad Kulovic & Sevala Imamovic.
COOKEVILLE -- Graveside services for Ismar Kulovic, 23, of Cookeville, were held at 3 p.m. on Wed.,
Nov. 10, at Cookeville City Cemetery.
Mr. Kulovic was dead on arrival at Cookeville Regional Medical Center on Mon., Nov. 8, 1999.
He was born on Oct. 10, 1976, in Kakanj, Bosnia to Mirsad and Sevala Imamovic Kulovic of Nashville.
Mr. Kulovic was a student at Nashville Tech.
In addition to his parents, his family includes two sisters, Advija Kulovic of Cookeville and Jasmina
Kulovic of Nashville.
Benton Clay Kuykendall Obt.
b. 18 April 1936, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN –d. 17 January 2001, Cookeville, TN, (SP4 US Army), md
on the 6th of July 1963, Houston Co., TN to Viva Gale (Smith) Kuykendall. Clay Kuykendall, s/o
Thomas Jefferson Kuykendall (1892-1963) & Dona Mae Lambert (1898-1967).
*See Thomas Jefferson Kuykendall buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Houston Co., TN, pg. 75: Benton Clay Kuykendall married 6
July 1963, Houston Co., TN, age 27, address: Rt. 1, Cookeville, TN to Viva Gale Smith, age 26, address:
Rt. 2, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: Thomas Smith, TN Ridge).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Clay Kuykendall, 64, of Cookeville, will be held at 2 p.m. on Fri.,
Jan. 19, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 3-9 p.m. today, Thurs., Jan. 18, at the funeral home.
Mr. Kuykendall died on Wed., Jan. 17, 2001, at his home.
He was born on April 18, 1936, in Cookeville to the late Tom and Dona Lambert Kuykendall. He was a
retired insurance agent, an Army veteran, and a member of Friendship United Methodist Church.
His family includes his wife, Gale Smith Kuykendall of Cookeville; a daughter, Jennifer Kuykendall of
Nashville; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Jeff Kuykendall of Cookeville, and Larry and Karen Mason of
Madisonville; a brother and sister-in-law, Thomas and Hazel Kuykendall of Cookeville; three
granddaughters, Andrea, Alicia and Allyson Mason, all of Madisonville; a sister-in-law, Naomi Kuykendall
of Erin; and an aunt, Myrtle Flatt of Cookeville.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Jim Kuykendall; an infant sister; and his
father and mother-in-law, Shorty and Elsie Smith.
Pallbearers will be J.T. (Buddy) Spence, Larry Mason, Gary Vickers, Bill Moore, Gary Kimes, Randy
Porter, Michael Patterson, James David Pedigo and Hulon Flatt.
Honorary pallbearers will be Loyd Hyder, Congressman Bob Clement, Dewey Lewis and Harlon Henry.
Donations may be made to The Cancer Care Fund at The Cancer Center at Cookeville Regional Medical,
Lazarus House Hospice, or the Friendship United Methodist Church.
Gerald Taylor and Anne Rhea Browning will speak at the services.
Lela (Ledbetter) Sullivan Kuykendall Obt.
b. 28 October 1912, Overton Co., TN – d. 17 May 2003, Cookeville, TN, md on the 14th of December
1930, Overton Co., TN to Mike Sullivan - md on the 5th of November 1960, Overton Co., TN to Gradyon
Donley Kuykendall. Lela Ledbetter Sullivan Kuykendall, d/o Isaac Sewell Ledbetter (1885-1961) &
Mae Allred Threet (1890-1934).
*See Graydon Kuykendall Obt. buried in Crest Lawn Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN.
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Overton Co., TN, pg. 546: Mike Sullivan married 14 December
1930, Overton Co., TN to Lela Ledbetter).
(Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Overton Co., TN, pg. 84 - Graydon Donely Kuykendall married
14 December 1930, Overton Co., TN, age 55, address: Cookeville, TN to Lela Ledbetter Sullivan, age 48,
address: Cookeville, TN, name of parent, guardian or next of kin of female: I. Sewell Ledbetter,
Cookeville, TN).
COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Lela Ledbetter Sullivan Kuykendall, 90, of Cookeville will be held
at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 20, at First United Pentecostal Church, 1810 N. Dixie Ave. Burial will be in
The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. today, Monday, May 19, at Dyer Funeral Home and from 10
a.m. until time of services on Tuesday at the church.
Mrs. Kuykendall died on Saturday, May 17, 2003, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
She was born on Oct. 28, 1912, in Overton County to the late Isaac Sewell and Mae Allred Threet
Ledbetter.
Mrs. Kuykendall was a homemaker and a member of First United Pentecostal Church in Cookeville.
Her family includes three sons and two daughters-in-law, Homer and Nancy Sullivan and Donnell Sullivan,
all of Cookeville, and Donald and Vella Sullivan of Baxter; a daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and
Preston Waites of Cookeville; two daughters-in-law, Dorothy and Vallie Sullivan; three brothers and two
sisters-in-law, Earnest and Margaret Ledbetter of New Castle, Ind., Bud and Dean Ledbetter and Jerry
Ledbetter, all of Overton County; five sisters and three brothers-in-law, Virgie Carter of Dayton, Ohio,
Clara and Tony Rodriguez of Detroit, Mich., Myrtle and Thomas Hargis of Monterey, Emma Davis and
Faye and Eugene Eldridge, all of Cookeville; a stepsister, Nova Cope; 15 grandchildren; 29 greatgrandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two husbands, Mike Sullivan and Gradyon
Kuykendall; a son, Howard Sullivan; two brothers, Claude and Fred Ledbetter; two sisters, Ann Sircy and
Reva Cooper; a stepbrother, Fred Pullins; and a stepsister, Ova Smith.
Pallbearers will be grandchildren.
Bro. Ron Phillips will officiate at the services.
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NOTE: CARETAKER OF COOKEVILLE CITY CEMETERY:
Ephriam Wade Jackson Obt.
b. 26 August 1864, Jackson Co., TN – d. 16 July 1952, Putnam Co., TN, md 1st on the 2nd of June 1881,
Jackson Co., TN to Sarah Elizabeth (Mansell) Jackson, b. 11 August 1864, TN –d. 22 September 1907,
Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN. Ephriam Wade Jackson md 2nd on the 11th of June 1908, Putnam Co., TN to
Genetta “Nettie” (Phy) Jackson, b. 24 March 1877, Putnam Co., TN – d. 24 March 1919, Putnam Co.,
TN, buried in Sliger Cemetery, TN. Gebetta was the d/o John Hiram Phy & Mary Emaline Sliger.
Ephriam Wade Jackson md 3rd on the 6th of July 1919, Trousdale Co., TN to Ada (Wilks) Jackson, b. 18
January 1875, Trousdale Co., TN –d. 12 February 1944, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, d/o William Melvin
Snead Wilks & Junetta H. Gibson. Ephriam Wade Jackson s/o Charles Jackson & Nancy Billingsley.
Ephriam Wade Jackson is buried in the West Graveyard, Putnam Co., TN.
*See Sarah Elizabeth (Mansell) Jackson buried in Cookeville City Cemetery.
Services Friday For Ephriam W. Jackson:
Ephriam Wade Jackson, 87, died Wednesday morning at the home of a son, Losier Jackson, on Scott
Street, after a long illness. Mr. Jackson was the son of the late Charles and Nancy Billingsley Jackson. He
was born in Jackson County but has made his home in Putnam County for the past forty-five years. He
served as caretaker of Cookeville City Cemetery for twenty-four years, retiring because of poor health.
Funeral services will be Friday, July 18, at 10:30 in the Chapel of Whitson’s Funeral home. The services
will be conducted by Carl Gossett, Minister of the Willow Street Church of Christ, assisted by Carson
Whitaker, Pastor of Scott Street Free Will Baptist Church. The body will remain at the home of his son,
248 Scott Street, until time for the services.
He is survived by five sons, B. L. Jackson, Cookeville; T. B. Jackson, Route 4, Cookeville; J. L. Jackson,
Kent, Ohio; E. L. Jackson, and C. H. Jackson, Talmadge, Ohio; six daughters, Mrs. Mollie Palk, Akron,
Ohio; Mrs. Jessie Lafever, Mrs. Italy Anderson, Mrs. Young Farris, Mrs. Haywood Whitehead, Mrs. Vertis
Stringer, all of Cookeville; forty-three grandchildren, twenty-nine great-grandchildren, and a number of
great-great-grandchildren.
He was a life long member of the Church of Christ.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: July 1952

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