Tombstone Inscriptions, Et Cetera from the Black Cemeteries of Chester County, Tennessee
By Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith
Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 2000
NEW MONTEZUMA CEMETERY
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About a mile west of the juncture of Highway 100 with Highway 45, turn south onto Old Montezuma Road and drive about 2.6 miles to Montezuma CME Church and cemetery located on the north side of the latter highway. The church, built in 1951, stands in front of the burial area.
East Side
EDWARD CROOM, 1922-____\INETHA A. CROOM, 1930-1988, Precious Lord take my hand
MARY ANN CROOM JORDAN, March 21, 1956-May 15, 1996
Center
BABY BOY KELLUM, November 3, 1973
CEDRIC GEROME WILSON, 1966-1986, funeral home marker has death date, December 13, 1986
STINSON ROY LEE WILSON, US Navy, December 23, 1911-April 3, 1994
Mrs. WILLIE IRENE WILSON, 5-9-1917 - 1-24-1999, Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker
PATRICIA COLE, January 3, 1946-April 8, 1994
MARGARET PARKS, March 7, 1950-January 8, 1979
"McKnight"
3 graves marked with funeral home markers, panels gone
DOLPHUS F. THOMAS, 1897-1969
RACHEL ALEXANDER 4-10-1920 - 2-1-1996, Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker
ELISHA H. HARBOUR, 1901-1972\VADIE S. HARBOUR, 1901-1981
MARSHALL QUINTON WILSON, 4-4-1957 - 5-13-1995, Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home Marker
ALICE RUPPERT, Nov. 19, 1944-August 5, 1973
unmarked grave next to Alice Rupport
JAMES DOUGLAS BURTON, March 7, 1960-August 12, 1982
LEE ANDREW ALLEN, US Army, World War I, June 25, 1898-March 17, 1975
LAURA ECHOLS, our dear sister, 1900-1982
Rev. CHARLES ALEXANDER, 1895-1971
MEL SPEARS, May 6, 1906-October 3, 1967, Precious Memories
Mrs. VIRGINIA MONTGOMERY, 6-29-1957 - 1-18-1996, Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker
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a grave marked with a wooden cross beside grave of Mrs. Virginia Montgomery
VESTER LEE R0WSEY, 1909-1984, Precious memories
BERNARD D. DAVIS, 1958-1988
LUTHER ROWSEY, 1908 -1972\ALMA ROWSEY, 1910-____, In loving memory
EDDIE DAVIS, December 18, 1898-January 3, 1980\TENA DAVIS, June 26, 1901-July 18, 1977
West Side
Mrs. VERA E. JOHNSON, June 5, 1911-November 11, 1995, Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker
next to Mrs. Johnson a grave with funeral home marker, the panel missing
CLAUDE E. CROOM, 1899-1976\MAGGIE DAVIS CROOM, 1901-19980 [this is not a scanning error], Precious Lord take my hand
ROBERT LEE CROOM, 1920-1991 (US Army)\OLIVIA GROOM, 1931-____, Precious Lord take my hand
RUFUS L. TRICE, US Army, August 17, 1917-February 12, 1970
IMOGENE DAVIS, US Navy, June 12, 1925-February 5, 1993
next to I. Davis grave with funeral home marker panel missing
GEORGE DUNK DAVIS, 2-15-1958 - 1-16-1971, In memory of our father
CASSIE B. SNEED, Mother, January 8, 1900-December 26, 1970
JOE D. DAVIS, 1894-1976\ALBIRDER DAVIS, 1897-____, married August 27, 1912
AMANDA MAE BURTON, 1916-1976\PENNIE NEVELS BURTON, 1898-1980
ALLEN BURTON, 1968-1997
SHAYNA WHITNEY CROON, October 28, 1986
J. W. CROOM, September 20, 1937-Mar. 29, 1967 (photo of him on tombstone)
SALLIE O. BELL, 1879-1977, Rest in peace
grave next to S. O. Bell with funeral home marker panel missing
SADIE H. TRICE, beloved, Mother May 4, 1891-February 5, 1982
SAM DAVIS, PFC US Army, World War II, October 30, 1919-Sept. 12, 1967
SAMMIE SNEED STURDIVANT, 1916-1989, Gone but not forgotten
WALTER DAVIS, S Sgt US Army, World War II, April 6, 1920-July 28, 1987
LINCOLN DAVIS, TSGT, US Air Force, June 30, 1932-April 18, 1998
WILLIAM ROBERT BURTON, 1896-1983
Mrs. INETHA ROWSEY, 6-1-1923 - 3-16-1996, Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker
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LEE RODGERS HOWELL, 1910-1981\ALMER B. HOWELL, 1912-1997, Inscribed on tombstone the surname WANTON, In my Father’s house are many mans ions
ARVELL FRANKIE JOHNSON, Tennessee PVT US Army, May 19, 1946-November 17, 1967
Mrs. RUTH IVEY, 9-30-1911 - 3-4-1998, Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker
MARY JANE ROWSEY February 10, 1900-Apr. 20, 1970
AMANDA JOHNSON, 1907-1977\CLETTER JOHNSON, 1906-1977, In loving memory
JAMES CLAUD JOHNSON, Tennessee PVT US Army Korea, November 3, 1928-April 30, 1972
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