Obituaries

A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.– Chalres Spurgeon

When you click on a name you will be taken to my blog, “Leaves & Branches” where I have posted the appropriate obituary. Some obituaries are brief & others are filled with color & character.

Alford

• Albert Arthur Alford, 1872 – 1936
• Andrew Jackson Alford, 1866 – 1944
• Arthur D. Alford, 1882 – 1958
• Barnabas Seaborn Alford, 1845 – 1928
• Bruce David Alford, 1937 – 1959
• George H. Alford, 1875 – 1958
• Gilbert K. Alford
• Henry L. Alford, 1884 – 1949
• Jeptha J. Alford MD, 1830 – 1914
• Julius C. Alford, 1855 – 1937
• Leander R. Alford, 1832 – 1911
• Mary Luzina Stafford Alford, 1850 – 1902
• Needham Edwin Alford, 1845 – 1937
• Needham Nugent Alford, 1872 – 1946
• Roy Edwin Alford, 1939 – 1959
• Yarborough S. Alford, 1891 – 1971
• Zelda Marie Alford Fortenberry, 1915 – 2005

Bickham

• Martha E. Bickham Brumfield, 1840 – 1893

Brady

• Anna Brady Larkin , 1883 – 1964
• Anna Brady Kilday, 1865 – 1952
• Anna Damush Brady, 1921 – 1997
• Bartholomew A. Brady, 1866 – 1943
• Bernard I. Brady 1900 – 1987
• Eileen Brady Winston, 1914 – 1993
• Eileen G. Banks Brady, 1902 – 1986
• John Joseph Brady, 1922 – 1991
• Mary Katherine Brady Hertz, 1907 – 1985
• Mary McGovern Brady, 1860 – 1927
• Thomas Brady, 1926 – 1949
• William Brady, 1848 – 1926
• William F. Brady, 1912 – 1986

Brown

• Aaron Brown, 1822 – 1904
• Aaron Reese Brown, 1857 – 1919
• Borden Hamilton Brown, 1921 – 1995
• Freddie Beatrice Smith Brown, 1899 – 1988
• Hugh F. Brown, 1933 – 2000
• Ivy Regina Mark Brown, 1908 – 2003
• Joseph Pershing Brown, 1918 – 1993
• Junius Earl Brown, 1892 – 1955
• Lynn Holy Brown, 1932 – 2016
• Preston S. Brown, 1847 – 1918
• Roy Jessie Brown, 1902 – 1956
• Sylvia Rayleen Brown Hall, 1924 – 2006

Brumfield

• Albert Oliver Brumfield, 1884 – 1956
• Alexander Griffin Brumfield, 1873 – 1963
• Baxter Edwin Brumfield, 1912 – 1963
• Carl L. Brumfield, 1890 – 1956
• Charles Brumfield, 1796 – 1870
• Charles Edgar Brumfield, 1874 – 1959
• Cinderella Brumfield, c 1817 – 1884
• Cynthia Holmes Brumfield, 1804 – 1884
• Clifton Barksdale Brumfield, 1862 – 1941
• Dudley Clarence Brumfield, 1881 – 1971
• Fletcher B. Brumfield, 1875 – 1960
• Frank Richard Brumfield, 1869 – 1960
• Hannah Ann Youngblood Brumfield, 1808 – 1885
• Henry M. Brumfield, 1907 – 1931
• Henry Sims Brumfield, 1835 – 1915
• Ira Brumfield, 1872 – 1891
• James Monroe Brumfield, 1843 – 1899
• Jessie Alexander Brumfield, 1838 – 1914
• Jesse D. Brumfield, 1872 – 1935
• Jesse K. Brumfield, 1807 – 1884
• Jesse Thomas Brumfield, 1859 – 1932
• Jessie M. Brumfield, 1843 – 1891
• Joe W. Brumfield
• John E. Brumfield, 1916 – 2011
• John J. Brumfield, 1865 – 1940
• Lula Brumfield, 1878 – 1909
• Martha E. Bickham Brumfield, 1840 – 1893
• Mary Emma Brumfield Leggett, 1857 – 1950
• Max Freeman Brumfield, 1921 – 2004
• Oscar Hope Brumfield, 1841 – 1922
• Rose Ella Brumfield Brown, 1867 – 1948
• Sarah Jane Smith Brumfield, 1836 – 1929
• Sarah M. Prescott Brumfield, 1849 – 1892
• Thomas M. Brumfield, 1837 – 1923
• Watson William Brumfield, 1903 – 1968
• Willis R. Brumfield, 1894 – 1968

Coyle

• James J. Coyle, 1887 – 1955
• Lillian Agnes Coyle, 1911 – 1987
• Maryann Coyle Cass, 1891 – 1977

Fortenberry

• Ada Fortenberry Brumfield, 1894 – 1956
• Annie M. Ellzey Fortenberry, 1883 – 1972
• Bertha Fortenberry Ellzey, 1892 – 1988
• Burrell H Fortenberry, 1893 – 1982
• Burrell Sheldon Fortenberry, 1890 – 1951
• Burrell W. Fortenberry, 1927 – 1984
• Canolia A. Simmons Fortenberry, 1858 – 1925
• Daniel Webster Fortenberry, 1888 – 1957
• Edward Tate Fortenberry, 1885 – 1941
• Ella Blackwell Fortenberry, 1882 – 1935
• Ferman Esco Fortenberry, 1886 – 1952
• Fletcher E. Fortenberry, 1884 – 1933
• George Kellie Fortinberry, 1889 – 1959
• Ira William Fortenberry, 1886 – 1923
• J. Webster Fortenberry, 1860 – 1938
• James Calvin Fortenberry, 1871 – 1937
• Jim Finely Fortenberry, 1895 – 1949
• Joe Glenn Fortenberry, 1918 – 2004
• John K. Fortenberry, 1857 – 1939
• Keith Kenneth Fortenberry, 1925 – 1987
• Lillian Ellzey Fortenberry, 1883 – 1950
• Lucy (Pope) Fortenberry, c 1854 – 1931
• Luke T. Fortenberry, 1859 – 1931
• Mittie Fortenberry Simmons, 1894 – 1940
• Myrtis Jane Elizabeth Fortenberry Dodds, 1882 – 1959
• Noel Adolphus Fortenberry, 1910 – 2017
• Reba Lee Fortenberry, 1898 – 1934
• Sarah Fortenberry Smith, 1891 – 1943
• Susan Ryals Fortenberry, 1857 – 1935
• William David Fortenberry, 1856 – 1930
• William Eslie Fortenberry, 1880 – 1957
• William Jackson Fortenberry, 1853 – 1928
• Willis Franklin Fortenberry, 1896 – 1968
• Zelda Marie Alford Fortenberry, 1915 – 2005

Gruissy/Creasy

• Aaron Creasy, 1868 – 1944
• Augustus Caesar Gruissy, 1840 – 1915
• Mary Magdalene Gruissy Lutz, 1865 – 1917
• Philip M. Creasy, 1868 – 1934
• Reuben Benjamin Creasy, 1863 – 1933

Kelly

• Amie Elizabeth Pace Kelly, d 1897
• James Sims Kelly, 1828 TN – 1905 AL

Mark

• Danny Andrew Mark, 1946 – 1974
• Franklin P., 1853 – 1936
• George Washington Mark, 1878 – 1938
• Ivy Regina Mark Brown, 1908 – 2003
• Owen Andrew Mark 1915 – 1993
• Thomas Kenneth Mark, 1879 – 1975
• Wava Alice Mark Braun, 1919 – 2011

Morrison

• Albert Rowlen Morrison, 1894 – 1977
• Clifford Peter Morrison, 1902 – 1968
• Lena Bella Morrison Swagler, 1883 – 1962
• Paul Allen Morrison, 1899 – 1960

Mullane

• Brigid English Mullane, 1848 – 1920
• Daniel Mullane, 1882 – 1969

Ott

• Adolphus Everett Ott, 1858 – 1931
• Charles D. Ott, 1848 – 1915
• Edward Stanley Ott, 1892 – 1982
• Frank Ross Ott, 1880 – 1959
• Isaac William Ott, 1903 – 1976
• John Jacob Ott, 1851 – 1941
• John Jacob Ott, Jr., 1884 – 1974
• Julia Ann Tate Ott, 1856 – 1939
• Kenneth Ott, 1900 – 1971
• Nelson Tate Ott, 1917 – 1996
• Samuel Adolphus Ott, 1858 – 1927
• Thomas Charles Ott, 1854 – 1927
• William Mayo Ott, 1923 – 1996

Reynolds

• Bernarr Jesse Reynolds, 1925 – 1995

Smith

• Calvin Smith, 1812 – 1881
• Denny Herbert Smith, 1892 – 1966
• Eliza Jane Brock Smith, 1858 – 1899
• Fay Seward Smith, 1921 – 1998
• Freddie Beatrice Smith Brown, 1899 – 1988
• Jeremiah Smith, 1821 – 1894
• Patricia Ann Brock Smith, 1932 – 2010
• Sarah Jane Smith Brumfield, 1836 – 1929
• Seletia E. Smith
• William Jasper Smith, 1862 – 1950

Wolf

• Frederick Wolf, 1804 – 1891
• George Washington Wolf, 1842 – 1920
• John W. S. Wolf, 1841 – 1908
• Joseph Wolf, 1831 – 1902

Youngblood

• Hannah Ann Youngblood Brumfield, 1808 – 1885