HAWKES CEMETERY
Hawkes Cemetery is located on the south side of Evanstown Road northwest of the Bible Hill community. It is indicated northwest of Bible Hill on the U.S.G.S. Parsons quadrangle (1986). The cemetery is well maintained. However, its age is difficult to determine. The oldest remaining markers are arrayed around a large open area in the center. Were there fieldstones here at one time?
David Donahue recorded Hawkes Cemetery December 27, 1992; checked it in 2002; and updated it July 6, 2004. Margarett Alexander, Blanche Tuten, and Bobbie Bartholomew recorded Hawkes Cemetery on June 23, 1976. Their record appears in Decatur County, Tennessee Cemetery Records produced by the Nathaniel A. Wesson Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Parsons, Tennessee, 1984, pp. 252-253. This is referred to as "Alexander et al." in the notes below. They noted 12 unmarked graves.
Arnold, Infant, born & died Apr. 4, 1921, "Infant dau. of N. H. & Lucy Arnold" (eroded)
Arnold, Lucy Hawkes, Jan. 4, 1892-Nov. 30, 1971
Arnold, Newton Herbert, May 3, 1889-July 24, 1955Cagle, Bennie E., 1911-1964
Cagle, Susie L., 1909-1993Cagle, W. Riley, 1880-1945
Cagle, Ida M., 1889-1977Cagle, William, Jr., Mar. 12, 1923-____
Cagle, Carmie L., Feb. 25, 1925-____, "Children Randal Kathy"Carrington, Carrie E., 1900-1972
Carrington, John P., 1892-1989, "Married Aug. 5, 1914"Cottrell, Roena J., May 17, 1864-1- 21, 1939
Cottrell, Roy J., Nov. 15, 1891-Nov. 15, 1952
Cottrell, Malinda J., Sept. 4, 1893-May 6, 1966Duke, Hallie Louis, Jan. 10, 1919-Sept. 30, 1982, military marker as footstone "MM2 US Navy World War II"
Duke, Beulah Irene, Dec. 25, 1925-____, carved rings with "Aug. 24, 1945"; "Our sons — Charles Louis and Steven Michael"Duke, Jewell, Mar. 18, 1923-____
Duke, Joe, Oct. 5, 1915-Aug. 10, 1998Duke, Maggie, 1894-1974
Duke, Laten, 1881-1956Duke, Woodrow, 1912-1974, military marker as footstone "Tec 5 US Army"; dates on military marker Nov. 10, 1912-Apr. 27, 1974
Evans, Billy Gene, June 5, 1934-July 1, 1991
Evans, Dora, Apr. 17, 1874-Oct. 26, 1952
Evans, Earlie, 1904-1970
Evans, Sam, 1888-1974, "Married Aug. 11, 1919"Evans, Edith M., 1923-1999
Evans, Odell, 1931-2000Evans, Gerry D., July 7, 1966-Oct. 6, 1974
Fiddler, Bonnie Lorene, Feb. 7, 1917-July 27, 1988 [Eastern Star symbol]
Fiddler, Jess Carl, May 8, 1912-May 30, 1976, military marker as footstone "Pvt US Army World War II" [Masonic symbol]Gabbard, J. W. (Jack), Jan. 26, 1867-1889 [replacement]
Gabbard, Mary J., d. June 3, 1913, "Aged 65 Ys, 2 Ms, 2 Ds"
Gabbard, W. T., d. Jan. 13, 1891, "Aged 48 Ys, 4 Ms, 14 DsGabbard, W. T. (Tommy), Sept. 9, 1872-Feb. 13, 1942
Gabbard, Wesley W., May 22, 1891-Dec. 10, 1975, military marker "Pvt US Army World War I" [listed by Alexander et al. as Wesley Walter Gabbard]
Gulledge, Bettie, Mar. 31, 1866-Sept. 27, 1928. "Mrs." [adjacent to marker for Roger Gulledge]
Gulledge, Roger, Dec. 30, 1860-Dec. 17, 1930
Gulledge, Ruby, 1895-1970
Gulledge, Tom, 1892-1983Haggard, Troy, May 5, 1912-Oct. 22, 1933 [replacement]
Hale, Elco, 1913-1987
Hale, Lexie C., Mar. 3, 1905-June 14, 1988, "Mother"
Hale, W. H., Oct. 29, 1884-Oct. 19, 1975, "Father"Hale, Luella, Feb. 22, 1871-1947, "Mother" [replacement]
Hawkes, Acklee, 1895-1957
Hawkes, Mae, 1896-1979Hawkes, Elmer, no dates [replacement?]
Hawkes, Ida, 1870-1947 [Eastern Star symbol]
Hawkes, Jim, 1863-1948 [Masonic symbol]Hawkes, Infant, no dates [replacement?]
Hawkes, Lucy [see Arnold, Lucy Hawkes]
Hawkes, Ollie, no dates [replacement?]
Johnson, Elizabeth, d. Dec. 23, 1866, "Aged 42 Y. 10 M. 17 D." "Wife of John J. Johnson" (broken)
Johnson, John J., d. Mar. 15, 1853, "Aged 25 Y's 7 M's" (eroded)
Jowers, Infant, born & died Mar. 6, 1892, "Infant of S. J. & S. E. Jowers"
Jowers, Infant, d. Aug. 24, 1888, "Infant of S. J. & S. E. Jowers"
Jowers, S. J., 1862-1916
Jowers, Etta, 1876-1952Lewis, Erlene A., Jan. 7, 1919-June 14, 1958
Mays, Patra E., Nov. 21, 1921-____
Mays, Robert M., Sept. 16, 1906-Mar. 20, 1992Mays, Paul, Oct, 1941 [replacement]
Mills, Hazel, 1921-1986, "Mom" footstone
Mills, Ray, 1917-1992, "Dad" footstoneMills, Marieda C., Nov. 27, 1932-____, unplaced "Mother" footstone
Mills, Herbert H., Feb. 10, 1928-May 15, 2003, "Daddy" footstone, "Wed Aug. 1946" "Our children William Terry Macy Larry Dot Sandra Jimmy Ricky Patricia"Mills, Ray, Jr., Apr. 15, 1941-Feb. 18, 1980
O'Guin, G. W. Oct. 22, 1848-June 12, 1933
O'Guin, Mary R., 1843-1931 [replacement]
Oguinn, Sarah J., May 23, 1834-Sept. 8, 1901, "Wife of G. W. Oguinn"
Rushing, Becky, 1888-1907 [replacement]
Rushing, Emma, 1894-1914 [replacement]
Rushing, Eula, 1889-1964
Rushing, Andy, 1887-1959Rushing, Florence H., 1878-1902 [replacement]
Rushing, Henry, 1858-1936
Rushing, Nancy B., 1859-1926Rushing, Infant, 1925-1926, "Infant of Andy Rushing" [replacement]
Rushing, John W., Apr. 1, 1878-Feb. 23, 1924, "Husband of I. E. Rushing"
Spence, Judy Annette, Nov. 5, 1948-Dec. 31, 2000, "Mother" "Daughter of Hugh and Mildred Thomas" "Daughter Jennie"
Taylor, Emma, 1872-1942
Taylor, James L., 1865-1941Taylor, J. T., Dec. 7, 1860-Mar. 9, 1939, "Father"
Taylor, S. R., May 5, 1867-____, "Mother"Taylor, John L., 1887-____ [ground disturbance indicates he is buried here]
Taylor, John Thomas, 1860-1939
Taylor, Seeny L., Mar. 25, 1892-July 16, 1898, "Dau. of J. T. & S. R. Taylor"
Thomas, Hurlot, 1895-1975, "Father" footstone
Thomas, Eula Wallace, 1897-1978, "Mother" footstone, "Married 8-31-1913"Thomas, Infant, June 16, 1918-June 23, 1918, "Infant son of Hurlot and Eula Thomas" [replacement]
Thomas, Infant, May 26, 1914, "Infant dau. of Hurlot and Eula Thomas" [replacement]
Thomas, Janie S., Aug. 28, 1944-Feb. 16, 1998
Thomas, Lanois, Mar. 15, 1932-Apr. 27, 1997Thomas, Judy Annette [see Spence, Judy Annette]
Thomas, Mildred B., Dec. 30, 1922-____
Thomas, Hugh L., Jan. 2, 1924-____, "Our children Gary, Judy, and Hank"Thomas, Odis A., Mar. 7, 1921-July 18, 1944, "P.F.C."
Thomas, Ruby E., Sept. 3, 1920-____
Thomas, Sheridan W., Mar. 20, 1926-Dec. 12, 1978Wallace, Eula [see Thomas, Eula Wallace]
Wallace, Herman Lee, Mar. 23, 1918-Apr. 15, 1918, "Son of Hubert & Hautie" [replacement]
Wallace, Hubert, 1895-1922 [replacement]
Wallace, John M., d. July 14, 1864, "Aged 5 Y'rs 11 Mo's" "Son of F. M. & M. A. Wallace"
Wallace, Sam G., 1875-1937 [replacement]
Wallace, Jennie, 1873-1946Webb, William "Bill," May 2, 1928-Jan. 17, 2002