TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS FROM BLACK CEMETERIES
IN CARROLL COUNTY, TENNESSEE
Compiled by Jonathan K. T. Smith
Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 2000

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ST. PAUL CEMETERY

Located on the east side of St. Paul Church Road and south side of St. Paul Cemetery Road. From court square in Huntingdon, Tennessee drive about a mile and a half on Paris Street to the Highway 70-A bypass; turn east and drive a short distance to the St. Paul Church Road, turn north onto same and drive about .3 mile to the cemetery.

D/EDWARD ABBAGE 1919-1993 ODESSA ABBAGE 1921- Together forever JERRY THOMAS U.S. Army 1951-1992 VINNIE BELL 1923-1999 Dilday FH marker D/C. S. BUTLER June 9, 1926-May 3, 1994 MARY E. BUTLER December 23, 1931- wed April 12, 1952 In loving memory ORIAL THOMAS TEC 5, U.S. Army, World War II 1924-1981 B. HARRIS February 2, 1922-February 2, 1953 IDA HUFFMAN, Mother 1874-1924 TISH HOFFMAN, no dates WILLIE H. BELL, no dates LILLIE HUFFMAN, no dates JAMES HUFFMAN, no dates GEORGE HUFFMAN, no dates IRENE H. CLARK, no dates NANNIE H. ABBAGE, no dates OPAL BELL WILLIAMS, Mother August 17, 1925-March 2, 1982 BRUCE THOMAS PVT U.S. Army, World War II April 4, 1922-August 18, 1982 INFANT THOMAS September 17, 1955 MARY BELL SCOTT 1900-1983 Gone but not forgotten HATTIE H. KING Died August 8, 1961 FH marker THOMAS BELL Tenn. PFC 2803 Engr. Gen. SVC. BN. W.W.II June 10, 1925-June 30, 1952 RUTHIE LEE TOWNES 1927-1991 Cox FH marker

ANNE J. McCLERKIN OMORAGBON September 3, 1953-January 10, 1993 ANNIE PEARL McCLERKIN, Loving Mother August 26, 1926-November 20, 1999 LARRY BRENT HOLDER 1954-1996 Parham FH marker D/HERSHELL COZART January 26, 1926-October 1, 1994 FRANCES COZART April 3, 1927- JOYCE RUTH COZART September 22, 1933-January 3, 1966 Ch: Jerry, Reda, Gregory, Sheila, Lisa OTHA L. LEACH Tenn. PFC 25 Inf., World War II April 20, 1923-July 9, 1957 LELER B. THOMAS 1923-1956 BERTHA M. HOLDER December 17, 1900-July 11, 1955 D/LUBIE B. BUTLER 1896-1977 EARLIE BUTLER 1894-1978 MANUEL TAYLOR September 19, 1917-January 8, 1951 ANDREW HUFFMAN, no dates SAMUEL HTJFFMAN, no dates MYRIA NESBITT, no dates ISSAC LEVON NASH April 7, 1974-August 8, 1991 CATHERINE HOFFMAN "Aunt Cas" August 18, 1907-August 9, 1995 In loving memory LESLIE THOMAS Tenn. PVT Co 1. Pioneer Inf., W.W.I April 10, 1897-July 26, 1967 WILLIAM SCOTT Tenn. PVT 3499 QM Truck Co., World War II January 21, 1922-July 25, 1971 L. S. ANDERS Born 1847 Died August 6, 1915 Age 62 years Asleep in Jesus FAYE ETTA WALKER TOWNES 1890-1982 FH marker

 

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D/HENRY HAMPTON September 12, 1920- THELMA THOMAS HAMPTON December 25, 1928-June 15, 1998 married August 25, 1949 ALVIN HAMPTON Died June 13, 1968 aged 31 years FH marker LETHA HAGLER Born March 10, 1876 Died October 9, 1972 WILLIE JOSEPH, JR. September 26, 1925 -Nov. 10, 1945 RALEIGH W. HURT 1936-1985 FH marker M. J. CLARK wife of Spencer Clark Born 1862 Died September 11, 1915 RUTH A. SUTTON 1935-1942 J. C. GREER Died February 17, 1906 aged about 75 years (a fallen tombstone) LITTLE IDA THOMAS Born September 23, 1898 Died June 10, 1899 Age 1 yr., 10 mos. Our baby at rest D/JCEAL PARKER 1919- MARY J. PARKER 1940-1987 D/JAMES L. THOMAS December 16, 1926-June 27, 1999 CORA ADKISSON THOMAS October 20, 1934- Children: Reggie, Terrance & Vincent married April 21, 1963

QUINTON BERNARD HAMPTON June 24, 1959-August 2, 1986 BERTHA W. HAMPTON January 27, 1896-January 7, 1971 DOLAN HAMPTON September 21, 1901-July 15, 1983 D/ISAIAH STAGGERS 1903-1986 LALAH STAGGERS, no dates MARY McCLERKIN BELL Died February 27, 1967 FH marker Barbara Smith Died Dec. 7, l976 Age 48 yrs., 3 mos. PRENTICE McCLERKIN 1919-1989 FH marker LITTLE LUDDIE HUELMAN Born August 261903-May 2, 1904 Age 3 years Our dear baby WILLIE GREER 1876-1930 REGGIE BUTLER Born October 7, 1896 Died June 2, 1914 Age 16 years CHESTER S. THOMAS June l6, 1898-April 5, 1975 Gone but not forgotten ORA LEE THOMAS November 16, 1902-April 4, 1979 JAMES EDWARD CRIDER January 27, 1949-November 25, 1992 Son of James L. Thomas B. H. WALKER Died 1960 FH marker

 

Death certificates indicate burials here:
TOSH BLEDSOE died January 13, 1925 aged about 64 years
STEVE THOMAS, March 1, 1855-March 30, 1925
BOB LEE WALKER died July 10, 1925 aged about 55 years
ANDY T. FOREMAN, November 14, 1881-May 7, 1923

Cox Funeral Home indicates burials:
DURRELLA GREER died May 10, 1936 aged 73 years
JOHN C. HAGLER died April 22, 1945 aged 78 years
BEATRICE HARRIS died February 2, 1953 aged 31 years
ANDREW J. HUFFMAN died December 2, 1956 aged 95 years
SEBE PEARSON died March 2, 1945 aged 54 years
RENA THOMAS died April 29, 1938 aged 65 years
ROY YANCY died November 9, 1856 aged 85 years

 

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