In Alphabetical Order by Surname
Ba Be Bi Bo Bu
BRADFORD, Jacob (circa 1869-1952)
Rites At Mt. Zion For Jacob Bradford
Funeral services for Jacob Bradford, 83, were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Mt. Zion Assembly of God church. The pastor, Rev. Charles O. Lee, officiated and burial was in Mt. Zion cemetery. Mr. Bradford, in failing health for several years, died at Lively Heights Nursing home Tuesday.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. 26 June 1952, p. 4.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
BRADY, Hershell Glenn (1927-1953)
Logging Accident Proves Fatal To Glenn Brady, 26
An employee of a McMinnville lumber manufacturing concern, injured in a woods accident in mid-afternoon Monday, died at Medical Clinic Tuesday afternoon at 4:25 o'clock as a result of complications arising from the injury. Hershall Glenn Brady, 26-year-old employee of Burroughs-Ross-Colville Company, suffered a broken leg about 3 p.m. Monday while engaged in logging operations on Harrison Ferry mountain, Sequatchie county, 12 ½ miles southeast of McMinnville. He was guiding a cable as it pulled a log to a nearby loading platform when the log became entangled and was thrown around, striking the worker's leg and breaking it. Brought to Medical Clinic, Mr. Brady received treatment for the injury and was sent home late Monday afternoon. He became ill and was rushed back to the clinic about noon Tuesday where he never regained consciousness. An employee of the BRC company since February 23, Mr. Brady was a native of Warren county, born March 30, 1927. His parents are Colonel Brady and May Myers Brady and he was married to Miss Hazel Campbell, who survives. Mr. Brady was a member of the Baptist Church and resided at 108 Cedar street, McMinnville. Survivors include his wife, parents, and two daughters, Bonnie and Shirley Brady, McMinnville.; and three brothers, Clyde, Paul and Hall Brady, Altamont. Funeral rites will be conducted today (Thursday) at 3:30 p.m. at Wesley's Chapel Methodist Church . Burial will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements are in charge of High Funeral Home.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thurs, 28 May 1953, p. 1.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2000]
BRADY, Joyce Imogene
Joyce Imogene Brady, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Brady of Route 2, McMinnville, died while enroute to the office of a local physician here Wednesday. Funeral services and burial were held Thursday afternoon at Smyrna by John W. High.
[Contributor: Miss Dean Brewer, McMinnville, TN, 1999]
BRATCHER, Alvie Harding (circa 1896-1976)
Retired farmer Alvie Harding Bratcher, 80-year-old resident of Dearman Street, Smithville, died of an extended illness in Good Samaritan Hospital, Woodbury, on Tuesday. A native of DeKalb County and member of the Free Will Baptist Church, he was married to the former Minnie Harmon and was a son of the late Jacob and Josephine Vickers Bratcher. Besides his wife, he is survived by four daughters and three sons, Mrs. Clara Armour and Mrs. Elsie Campbell, both of Smithville; Mrs. Syble Lawson, Woodbury; Mrs. Naomi Underhill, Taylor, Mich.; J.P. and Alvie Bratcher, Jr., both of McMinnville, and Bill Bratcher, Smithville; two sisters, Mrs. Ovie Davis and Miss Annie Mae Bratcher, Smithville; five brothers, Harvey, Noah and Ellis Bratcher, all of McMinnville; Euel Bratcher, Smithville, and Walter Bratcher, Nashville, 19 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Brother Danny Bandy will conduct final rites in Love-Cantrell's Smithville Chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday, interment to follow in Banks Cemetery. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Wed, 29 Sept 1976, p. 2-A.[Contributor: L.J. Hunter, 2001]
BRATCHER, Barry Wayne
Prayer Service Held For Bratcher Child
Prayer services for Barry Wayne Bratcher, Three-months-old son of Pvt. and Mrs. Robert Eugene Bratcher of Green Hill community, were held Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell & McGarth Funeral Home. Officiating was Rev. H. Curtis Erwin, minister of Magness Memorial Baptist Church, with burial taking place in Bethel cemetery. The child died June 2 in Vanderbilt hospital, Nashville. Survivors include the parents; a brother, Robert, Jr., one sister, Dianne; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Bratcher, Green Hill, and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Watts, Nashville. Love-Cantrell & McGrath in charge of arrangements.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thurs, 11 June 1953, p. 3.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2000]
BRATCHER, Colonel S. (1883 - 1953)
C.S. Bratcher, Road Employee, Dies Of Illness
Colonel S. Bratcher, an employee of the state highway department for a number of years and member of a prominent Warren county family, died at his home at Bratcher’s Cross Roads, near Centertown, Sunday morning at 12:50 o’clock. He had suffered a stroke of paralysis some six months ago and had grown steadily worse since that time. Mr. Bratcher was 70. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Blues Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Rev. Frank Watson and Rev. Bill A. Jordon, of Chattanooga, officiated and burial was in Blues Hill cemetery. A native of Warren county, Mr. Bratcher was born January 9, 1883. His parents were F.W. Bratcher and Hannah Paris Bratcher and he was married to Miss Sally Owens 47 years ago. She survives. Mr. Bratcher worked for the state road agency for a number of years, retiring when he became ill. He was widely known thru-out the county and maintained an active interest in county affairs, taking a leading interest in activities relating to his community and district. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Thomas Owen Bratcher, Bratcher’s Cross Roads; four daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, Mrs. Lee Ritchey, Jr., and Mrs. Harold D. Turbeville, all of Detroit, Mich. and Mrs. J. B. Gillentine, Niles, Mich.; and four brothers, S.F. and Fred Bratcher, McMinnville, John E. Bratcher, Earlyville, and W.R. Bratcher, Hillsboro.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thursday, 26 March 1953, p. 8.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000]
BRATCHER, Deborah Virginia (circa 1957-1999)
Deborah Virginia Bratcher, 42
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Deborah Virginia Bratcher, 42, died April 2 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. A homemaker and a member of the Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of Clifton Cantrell and Hilda Nunley Pennington. She is survived by her husband, Chanse W. Bratcher; two daughters, Hilary Bratcher of McMinnville and Becky Bratcher of Centertown; one sister, Anita Ross of McMinnville; step-mother, Kathleen Pennington of McMinnville; two uncles, Alton Pennington of Farville and Howard Pennington of McMinnville; four step-brothers, several uncles and aunts. Graveside services will be held at noon Monday at Gardens of Memory with Charles Ward officiating. Visitation began Saturday at High's. Memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice. High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. 4 Apr 1999.[Contributor: L.J. Hunter, 2001]
BRATCHER, Felix (1881 - 1953)
Felix Bratcher’s Rites April 29
Funeral services for Felix Bratcher, 71, who died following a three day’s illness Monday evening at 9 o’clock were conducted yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Old Bybees’ Methodist Church. Rev. Alton Brown died at his home near the Henessee bridge. A native of DeKalb county, he was born October 11, 1881. Mr. Bratcher was a son of James Bratcher and Phronie Hayes Bratcher and he was married August 1901 to Miss Della Priest. She survives. He was a member of the Methodist church. Survivors include, in addition to his wife, four sons, Johnnie Bratcher, Detroit, Mich; Henry, Jesse and Elzie Bratcher, McMinnville; four daughters, Mrs. Claude Simons, Mrs. Joe Keathley, Mrs. Lula Keathley and Miss Maggie Bratcher, all of McMinnville; three brothers, Frank, Bill and John Bratcher, all of Atlanta, Ga.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thursday, 7 May 1953, p. 17.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000]
BRATCHER, Nina Mae Passons (1912-2000)
Nina Mae Passons Bratcher, 87
Bratcher's Crossroad Community resident and White county native Nina Mae Passons Bratcher, 87, died April 4 at NHC Healthcare after an extended illness.
A retired teacher with Warren County schools and a member of Blues Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church where she served as an elder, she was the daughter of the late William Bluford and Jennie Frances Austin Passons; and was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Owen Bratcher in 1998.
She is survived by daughter, Bonita Mangrum of McMinnville, sons, T.O. and Chanse Bratcher, both of McMinnville; six grandchildren and one great- grandchild.
Burial Blues Hill Cemetery.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. April 5, 2000.
[Contributor: Angelia Bratcher-Bess, 2001]
BRATCHER, Owen (1913-1998)
Owen Bratcher, 84
Bratcher's Crossroad community resident and Warren County native Owen Bratcher, 84 died March 29 at Riverpark Hospital after an extended illness.
A retired farmer, he served his country with the US Marines in World War II, seeing action as a private first class in the battle for Iwo Jima 1945.
The son of the late Colonel Savage and Sallie Mae Owen Bratcher, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Nanalee Stewart and Ramona Turberville.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Nina Mae Passons, Bratcher; one daughter, Bonita Mangrum of McMinnville, two sons, T.O. and Chanse Bratcher, both of McMinnville; three sisters, Elizabeth Miller of Livonia, Mich., Lilla Belle Gillentine of Niles, Mich., and Helen Ritchey of McMinnville; six
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Burial Blues Hill Cemetery with military grave rites by VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. April 1, 1998.
[Contributor: Angelia Bratcher-Bess, 2001]BRAXTON, Eudora Turner (1894 - 1953)
Mrs. Braxton’s Rites At Mt. Zion
Mrs. Eudora Turner Braxton, widow of Claude Braxton, died at Riverview Road Rest Home Friday afternoon at 12: 10 o’clock after an illness of three years. She was 59. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at Mt Zion Methodist Church, Robert Davenport officiated and burial was in Mt. Zion cemetery. Mrs. Braxton was born in Grundy county, February 11, 1894. She was a daughter of John Turner and Manerva Campbell Turner and she was married to Mr.Braxton January 1, 1910. He died August 28, 1944. Survivors include five sons, Barney Braxton, Davenport, Fla., Arney Braxton, Portersville, Calif., Charles Braxton, Detroit, Mich., Harvey Braxton, U.S. Air Force and Bill Braxton, U.S. Coast Guard; five daughters, Mrs. Nellie Thorne, Red Bay, Ala., Mrs. Lillie Hurst, Tampa, Fla., Mrs. Velma Lamb, McMinnville, Mrs. Marion Welch, Montgomery, Ala., and Mrs. Wanda Jo Rigsby, McMinnville. She is also survived by three brothers, James Turner and Charlie Turner, Altamont, and Joe Turner, Portersville, Calif., and two sisters, Mrs. Sallie Christian, Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Cora Kopp, Haynes City, Fla. High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thursday, Sept. 10, 1953, p. 4.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000]
BREEDLOVE, Mattie Jones (1883 - 1953)
Mrs. Breedlove's Rites At Bybee's
Mrs. Mattie Jones Breedlove, 69, wife of I. A. Breedlove, fifteenth district farmer, died at her home in Old Bybee's community Friday evening at 11:10 o'clock. She had been ill about a week. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Old Bybees' Methodist church. Revs. J.A. Booth and Alton Brown officiated and burial was in Old Bybee's cemetery. A native of DeKalb county, Mrs. Breedlove was born September 20, 1883. She was a daughter of Josie Woolridge Jones and she was married to Mr. Breedlove September 16, 1906. Mrs. Breedlove was a member of the Methodist church. In addition to her husband. She is survived by one son, Johnny Breedlove, Campaign; two daughters, Mrs. Sherman Dodson, Campaign and Mrs. Charles Templeton, Walling; one brother, S.J. Jones, Walling, and one sister, Mrs. V. M. Haynes, McMinnville. High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, Thursday January 8, 1953
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2000]
Campaign Community — Several from here attended the funeral of Mrs. Mattie Jones Breedlove, mother of Mrs. Sherman Dodson who was buried at Old Bybees Chapel last Sunday.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, Thursday January 22, 1953
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2000]
BREEDLOVE, Vernia Lou (circa 1894-1947)
Mrs. Vernia Lou Breedlove, 53, wife of James Henry Breedlove, died at 6:15
o'clock Monday night at her home in the third district. The funeral was held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the Mt. Pisgah church in White county and burial was in the church cemetery. Born in White county March 8, 1894, Mrs. Breedlove was a daughter of Riley Tippetts and Nancy Parish Tippetts. Survivors include her husband; two sons, James H. Breedlove, Jr., of Chattanooga and Franklin Breedlove of Rock Island; five daughters, Miss Ethel Breedlove of Rock Island, Mrs. Claude Myers of Doyle, Mrs. J.C.
Martin, Mrs. Robert Johnson and Mrs. Jewell Dean, all of Chattanooga; a brother, Oscar Tippetts of Huntsville, Alab ama; and five sisters, Mrs. D.E. Breedlove of Campaign, Mrs. Henry Seaton, Mrs. Howard Mitchell and Miss Florence Tippets, all of Chattanooga, and Mrs. Mollie Tippetts of Huntsville; and a half-brother, Walter Tippetts of New York. Arrangements by the High Funeral co.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Apr. 11, 1947.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
BREWER, James B. (1872-1952)
Oak Grove Rites For Mr. Brewer
Funeral services for James B. Brewer, retired farmer, were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Oak Grove Baptist Church, near Centertown. John W. High officiated and burial was in Oak Grove cemetery. Mr. Brewer, 80, died Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Joe Blair, following an illness of 13 months. He was a native of Warren county, born August 1, 1872. His parents were Jackson Brewer and Mary Davenport Brewer and he was married to Miss Harriet Bess, who preceded him in death. Mr. Brewer was a member of the Baptist Church. Besides Mrs. Blair, he is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Elmer Pope, Chattanooga. High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. 21 Aug 1952, p. 4.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
BREWER, Minerva (1882-1885)
To the Standard.
On Friday, June 25th, 1885, at Trousdale, of bronchitis, Minervia, the little daughter of Dr. and Mrs. M. S. Brewer, aged 2 years and 11 months. On Saturday the little mortal remains that once contained the immortal, were tenderly laid away in the Brewer cemetery, to await the second coming of our blessed Savior. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. T. W. Tillman, of the Baptist church. It is with sadness and sorrow we consign our little ones to the grave -- it is hard to give them up, but we should submit to the will of Him that doeth all things well. He has taken little Minervia, as many others, from a world of sin and sorrow to a better home than this, to be an angel in heaven. Our blessed Savior, the good Shepherd, may have taken the little one to Himself on the other shore as an incentive to father, mother and friends to strive harder to gain that better land. Oh, it is hard to give her up, but our loss is her gain. Lovely Jesus, gentle lamb, in they care we submit our loving child. M.S.B.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, 4 July 1885, p. 8.[Contributor: Miss Dean Brewer, McMinnville, TN, 1999]
BRIGHT, Mattie Vesta (1890-1941)
Mrs. Mattie Vesta Bright
Mrs. Mattie Vesta Bright died at her home in the fourth district of White county at 10 o'clock on the afternoon of January 10. Funeral services were conducted from the Jericho church January 12, by John W. High. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Bright, who was born in Van Buren county September 30, 1890, was the daughter of W.L. and Mary Clark Blankenship. She was a sister of John E. Blankenship of Morrison and Dr. Blankenship of Sparta and a niece of Mrs. Butler Smith of McMinnville. Arrangements by High Funeral Co.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, Friday 17 Jan 1941.[Contributor: Gayle Hassler, 1998]
BRITT, Sandra (circa 1944-1990)
McMinnville resident, Sandra Sue Britt, 46, died suddenly Monday at her home. An employee of D.C. Apparel, she is survived by her mother, Iva Britt of Smithville; two daughters, Amanda Rena Greer and Angel Holly, both of Kingston Springs; three sons, Thomas Randall Greer II of Nashville, Randall Dewayne Greer of Kingston Springs and Jamie Lee Orrand of Smithville; and three grandchildren. She is also survived by four brothers, Gary Britt of Mt. Juliet, Wayne Britt of California, Rickey Britt of Nashville and Corky Britt of Smithville; and one sister, Belinda Danz of McMinnville. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Love & Cantrell Funeral Home in Smithville with Danny Bandy officiating.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Fri, 19 Oct 1990.[Contributor: L.J. Hunter, 2001]
BROCK, Edgar Lloyd (1924-1986)
Lloyd Brock
Edgar Lloyd Brock, Sr., 62-year-old resident of Route 9, succumbed to a 10-day illness in the Nashville VA Hospital at 1:10 p.m. Monday. Self-employed and retired, he was a World War II veteran of U.S. Marine Corps service and a member of the Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Everette C. Brock, Sr. and the late Evelyn Crownover Brock. He is survived by three sons and a daughter, Michael F. Brock of Murfreesboro, Edgar Lloyd Brock, Jr. of Rockvale, Bradford A. Brock of Smyrna, and Mrs. Jennifer Martin of Lascassas. Rev. Harold White conducted graveside services in Riverside Cemetery at 4 p.m. Tuesday. High's, Inc. was in charge of arrangements.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Wed, 23 Jul 1986.
[Contributor: L.J. Hunter, 2001]
BROOKS, Jimmy Riddley (circa 1941-1987)
Daylight community resident Jimmy Riddley Brooks, 46, died unexpectedly in the Murfreesboro VA Hospital at 8:40 a.m. Tuesday. A native of this county, the DeZurik employee was a member of the Church of Christ, a veteran of the Vietnam War and was a son of the late Grover Cleveland Brooks and Mrs. Roberta Irene Stanley Brooks of McMinnville. Besides his mother, he is survived by his widow, Mrs. Linda Sue Brooks, stepson Ricky Powers of McMinnville, brothers Franklin and Douglas Brooks and sister Mrs. Brenda Young, all of McMinnville. The body is in state at McMinnville Funeral Home where arrangements were incomplete at our Tuesday evening deadline.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Wed, 15 Jul 1987.
[Contributor: L.J. Hunter, 2001]
BROWN, Ada Narietta Charles (1882-1955)
Services Tuesday For Mrs. Brown
Funeral Services were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the chapel of High Funeral Home for Mrs. Ada Narietta Brown, wife of Mack H. Brown, retired Warren county businessman. Rev. C.B. Smith, pastor of First Methodist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Mt. View cemetery. Mrs. Brown died Monday at 4:30 a.m. at Knoxville after an illness of two months. She was 73 years of age. Born in Coffee county November 2, 1882, Mrs. Brown was a daughter of the late Jesse J. and Virginia Robertson Charles. She was married to Mr. Brown in December 1910. He survives. Mrs. Brown was a member of the Methodist Church. In addition to her husband, of Knoxville, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Maxine Burkett, Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. W. Eugene Greene, Knoxville, and four grandchildren.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Dec. 29, 1955, p. 3.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
BROWN, Alice Sparkman (1882-1966)
Mrs. Alice Sparkman Brown, 84-year old Daylight community housewife, died at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in Faulkner Springs Hospital. She had suffered an illness of four months. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Bethlehem Church, with Clayton Gribble and Ronnie Martin officiating. Burial was in Bethlehem Cemetery. A native of Van Buren county, she was born May 16, 1882, and was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Laura Gribble Sparkman. She was married to Charles H. Brown, who preceded her in death and was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include two nieces, Mrs. L.E. Pinegar of McMinnville, and Mrs. Mace Parish of Grandpass, Ore., and one nephew, Leverne Hobson of Grandpass, Ore. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Fri, 1 Apr 1966, p. 5.[Contributor: L.J. Hunter, 2002]
BROWN, Billoat (1875 - 1951)
MEMORIAM - LEST WE FORGET
Billoat Brown July 15, 1875 -August 15, 1951. The passing of years cannot dim Memories of the Life Lived By Our Greatest Friend on this Earth.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thursday Aug. 13, 1953, p. 16.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000]
Brown, Dee Emmett (circa 1896-1953)
Texas Man Dies While On Visit
A resident of the state of Texas, in Warren county for a visit to relatives, was fatally stricken at the Viola home of his stepmother about noon. Succumbing to a heart attack suffered only moments before his death was Dee Emmett Brown, 57-year-old carpenter and contractor of Three Rivers, Texas. Mr. Brown was visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lusk Woodlee at the time of his death. Prayer services were held at the parlors of High Funeral Home Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock with Rev. H. Curtis Erwin, pastor of Magness Memorial Baptist Church, officiating. The body was shipped by train to Three Rivers Tuesday afternoon where funeral services and burial will take place later in the week. Mr. Brown was a native of Texas and had been in Warren county only a short while on a visit. He was a member of the Baptist church. Survivors include his wife; Mrs. Leona Rosebrock Brown, here with him at the time of his death; one son, Emmett E. Brown, and three daughters, Mrs. Louise Batts, Mrs. Roy Smith and Mrs. Vernie Klump, all of Texas. High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thurs, 4 Jun 1953, p. 7.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2000]
BROWN, Dorothy Lee (circa 1914-1999)
Graveside services for Mrs. Dorothy Lee Brown, 85, of 515 Walnut St., who died Thursday, Jan. 7, of cancer, are scheduled for Monday at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park in Tampa, Fla. A native of Paint Lick, Ky., she was preceded in death by her husband, the late Elmer Kirby Brown. She is survived by two sons, Melvyn M. Brown of Murfreesboro, and Jack G. Brown of West Virginia; three grand-children and three great-grandchildren. Mrs. Brown spent most of her life in Tampa, where she was a member and Sunday School teacher at Trinity United Methodist Church. She attended Berea College in Kentucky, and was retired from the Woolworth Co. after 25 years as a bookkeeper. Marsicano Funeral Home in Tampa is in charge of arrangements.
Daily News Journal, Murfreesboro, TN. 10 Jan 1999.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
BROWN, Doshie Coppenger (1897 - 1953)
Mrs. Brown, 55, Buried Friday
Mrs. Doshie Coppenger Brown, 55, died at Lively Heights Nursing Home Wednesday afternoon at 1:50 o'clock, following a lingering illness. Funeral services were held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the chapel of High Funeral Home. John W. High officiated and burial was in Mt.View cemetery. Mrs. Brown, native of Warren county, was born December 6, 1897. She was a daughter of Sam Coppenger and Nora Brown Coppenger and she was married to Andy Brown. He survives. She was a member of the Church of Christ. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Harold Brown, McMinnville and J.G. Brown, Morrison; one daughter, Mrs. Charles Earles, Muncie, Ind., and two brothers, Levy Coppenger, and Jerome Coppenger, Morrison. Also one sister, Mrs. Homer Pelham, Morrison. High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thursday July 23, 1953, p. 2.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000]
BROWN, Elia Edward (1879-1956)
Rites For Elia Brown, Retired Warren Farmer Held Monday Afternoon
Elia Edward Brown, 77, a retired Warren county farmer died Saturday afternoon at his residence, after an illness of two__. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the Smyrna Church of Christ with Mr. Redford and John W. High officiating. Burial was in the Smyrna cemetery. The son of Bill Brown and Nancy Hennessee Brown he was born April 20, 1879. On June 7, 1913, he married Mary Gibbs Brown who survives. Other survivors are two sons, Joseph Willard Brown and Thomas Edward Brown both of McMinnville; two daughters, Margie Frances Turner and Myrtle Mae Savage both also of McMinnville; one brother J. P. Brown, Anderson, Texas; three half brothers, J.C., Johnnie and Jessie Brown all of Birmingham, Ala.; one sister, Jeannie Crouch, Birmingham, Ala.; and 12 grandchildren. High Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Apr. 10, 1956, p. 8.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
BROWN, George (???? - 1885)
Death of the Oldest Man in the County
Died, near Viola, on Wednesday, April 1st, Uncle George Brown, colored. His exact age was not known, but from the best date at my command; he was over 106 years of age. He was a good and faithful servant, and lived and died a Christian. A. J. Brown. Viola; April 6, 1885.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, 11 April 1885, p. 1.[Contributor: Miss Dean Brewer, McMinnville, TN, 1999]
BROWN, Herbert W. (circa 1896-1975)
Lacy Springs, Ala., Resident Herbert W. Brown, aged, 79, died there Wednesday. A son of the late Issac and Maggie Lynn Brown, he was married to the former Myrtle Rogers, who survives. Surviving also are two daughters, Mrs. Christine Taylor, Belfast, Tenn., and Mrs. Jewell McCarty, Lacy Springs; two brothers, Frank and Roy Brown, both of Manchester, eight grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren. John W. High conducted graveside rites at 2 p.m. Friday in Mt. Zion cemetery here.
Southern Standard, McMinnville,TN Aug . 25, 1975.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
BROWN, John G. (1815-1884)
John G. Brown was born February 3d, 1815, married to Miss Martha Biles in 1842, professed religion in August 1874 and joined the M E. Church, soon after, and died at his home in Warren county, Tenn., Sept. 4th 1884. He raised seven children, and lived to see them all grown and members of the church. It has been said by one who has studied human nature, that an honest man is the noblest work of God. John Brown's character in this respect is untarnished and his integrity unimpeachable. He lived well within his means and died out of debt. But the crowning excellency of his latter days was his experimental religion, developing in a devoted christian life. True, he came into this higher life late, and this I have reason to know, he regretted, but after he did come in, his life was beautifully consistent to its close. I knew him long and well. He was rational to the last, and talked of death as it approached without alarm; ready and will to go. We preached his funeral to a good and appreciating congregation, and then quietly laid his remains beside those of his devoted wife (who had preceded him only a few months) in the grave yard at Old Mt. Zion. Oh, how we sympathize with those doubly afflicted ones, who wept around those graves! But we are comforted. Earth has no sorrows that heaven cannot heal. A. L. Comer.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, Sat 8 Nov 1885.
Death of John G. Brown.
John G. Brown, one of the best citizens of Warren county, living on Charles creek, died on Thursday night, the 4th inst., at 12 o'clock after an illness of about ten days. He was buried on Friday, the 6th inst., at Mt. Zion. He leaves many relatives and friends to mourn his loss.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, Sat, 13 September 1884.[Contributor: Miss Dean Brewer, McMinnville, TN, 1999]
BROWN, Mac H. (1881-1956)
Mac H. Brown 74 Of Viola Dies Rites Held Saturday
Mac H. Brown, 74, died Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Eugene Greene, Knoxville, after an illness of three months. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at High's Chapel with Rufe Higgins officiating. Burial was in the Mt. View cemetery. For a number of years Mr. Brown was engaged in the general mercantile business at Viola, with the late George Stubblefield under the firm name of Stubblefield and Brown. After they sold the business, Brown moved to McMinnville and for several years was engaged in the Mercantile business with t he late W. Hackett Ross under the firm name of Ross and Brown. After the business was sold, Brown returned to Viola where he remained until several months ago when his health failed and then moved to Knoxville to reside with his daughter, Mrs. Eugene Greene until his death. The son of Thomas B. Brown and Martha Ann Meadors was born September 24, 1881 in Coffee county. On December 1,1910, he married Mrs. Ada Marietta Brown who preceded him in death on December 26, 1955. Surviving are; two daughters, Mrs. Maxine Burkett, Cleveland, Ohio; and Mrs. W. Eugene Greene, Knoxville; two brothers, Hugh Brown, McMinnville and Carlie Brown, Ft. Worth, Texas; four granddaughters, Mrs. Bruce Hayes, Jr., Mrs. Gene Turner, Miss Connie Greene all of Knoxville, and Miss Barbara Burkett, Cleveland, Ohio.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Apr. 24, 1956, p. 8.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
BROWN, Margaret Elizabeth (1922 - 1953)
Wife Of Dentist Dies Of Illness Rites Wednesday
Funeral rites for Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Brown, wife of Dr. William T. Brown, McMinnville dentist, were conducted yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the First Methodist Church in Madisonville. Rev. C.B. Smith, pastor of First Methodist Church, officiated and burial was in Madisonville Cemetery. Mrs. Brown, 31, died at her home, 106 Ross avenue here, Monday at 1:45 o’clock following an illness of a year. A native of Madisonville, Mrs. Brown was born June 20, 1922, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dailey Sliger, prominent Monroe county citizens. She was educated in the public schools of Madisonville and was graduated from East Tennessee State College, Johnson City, in the class of 1946. Mrs. Brown was married to the McMinnville dentist March 20, 1947 and she taught school in Monroe, Washington and Shelby counties prior to her husband’s graduation from the University of Tennessee School of Dental Surgery in Memphis. Dr. and Mrs. Brown resided in Manchester for about a year, prior to moving to McMinnville a year ago. Mrs. Brown was a member of First Methodist Church,. Circle No. 3 of the Women’s Society of Christian Service and the Tennessee Education Association. In Addition to her husband, Mrs. Brown is survived by her parents and two sisters, Miss Allene Slinger, who has made her home here for some time, and Miss Lanelle Sliger, Madisonville. Love, Cantrell & McGrath Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thurs, 24 Dec 1953, p. 1.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000]
BROWN, Margaret Susan (1889-1949)
Illness Fatal To Mrs. Brown, 59
Mrs. Margaret Susan Brown, wife of T.H. Brown, died at her home in the seventh district of Coffee county Thursday evening at 7:40 o'clock after an illness of 14 months. She was 59. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Charles Creek Baptist Church with John W. High officiating. Burial was in the Charles Creek cemetery. Mrs. Brown, a native of Warren county, was born November 11, 1889. She was a daughter of John R. Peden and Drucilla Knight Peden and was a member of the Baptist church. Survivors besides her husband, are five sons, Horman Brown, Viola, Thomas H. Brown, Jr., and Robb Brown, Manchester, Odie Brown, Oakland City, Ind., and Johnnie Brown, Van Buren, Ark.; two daughters, Mrs. Thurman Bryan, Manchester, and Mrs. Bill Dishroon, Palmer. Also one sister, Miss Mary Peden, McMinnville. High's were in charge of funeral arrangements.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. June 24, 1949.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
BROWN, MOLLIE (???? - 1953)
Mrs. Mollie Brown Dies Of Illness
Mrs. Mollie Brown, widow of Joe Brown, died at her home on Garfield street Tuesday evening at 7 o’clock. she had been ill for several weeks. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time but will be announced by High Funeral Home. Mrs. Brown is the mother of Mrs. Louis Smith of McMinnville.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thursday, 2 April 1953, p. 1.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000]
BROWN, Myrtle Rogers (c 1907-1987)
Mrs. Myrtle Rogers Brown of Scott Homes, Petersburg, died Sunday in the Lincoln Skill Care Center following a short illness. She was 80. Mrs. Brown was a native of Coffee County. Her Parents were the late Harrison and Minnie Tosh Rogers. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Services were yesterday at the Petersburg Chapel of the Ralston-McCauley Funeral Home with Paul King officiating. Grave-side services were held at the Mt. Zion Cemetery in Viola. Survivors include two daughters Mrs. Christine Taylor of Belfast, and Mrs. Jewell Bynum of Lacey Springs, Ala.; three sisters, Mrs Mary Jane Mills and Mrs. Frances Taylor, both of Petersburg, and Mrs. Alma McBride of McMinnville; a brother, Dalton Rogers of the Yell community, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Elk Valley Times & Observer News, Fayetteville, TN, 12 Aug 1987, p. 2-A.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK. 2000]
BROWN, Nettie (????-1952)
Nettie Brown, colored woman who resided near Morrison, died in a Woodbury hospital Tuesday, February 19, following an illness of four weeks. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Roach cemetery and burial took place there. The deceased was a native of Coffee County, the daughter of Lee Brown and Martha Brown. She is survived by one brother, Bob Brown, Morrison, and four nephews and nieces, Lincoln and Walter Brown and Florence Brown and Bertha Gilbert, all of Morrison. Arrangements were by High's.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. 29 Feb 1952, p. 16.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
BROWN, Rose Lynn (circa 1898-1982)
Widowed Warren County native Mrs. Rose Lynn Brown, 84-year-old resident of Chapel Hill, succumbed to an extended illness in Lewisburg Community Hospital at 9 p.m. Friday. A member of the Church of Christ, she was a daughter of the late Floyd and Fannie Fults Lynn. Survivors include three sons, Robert, Harold and Paul Brown of Chapel Hill; a sister and four brothers, Minnie Lynn, Robert and Herman Lynn of Route 1 Morrison, Heck and Jay Lynn and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Fate Lynn, all of Route 11, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Lawrence Funeral Home Chapel in Chapel Hill. Interment was in Swanson Cemetery there. The information courtesy of Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Dec 6, 1982.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
BROYLES, Minnie Belle (circa 1881 - 1953)
Rites At Sparta For Mrs. Minnie Broyles
Mrs. Minnie Belle Broyles, 72, wife of Findley Broyles, died at her home in Findley community, near Sparta, Saturday. She had been ill for some time. Mrs. Broyles was the mother of Mrs. C.R. (Boss) Bandy of McMinnville. Funeral services were held at Hunter Funeral Home, Sparta, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with Rev. W.G. Hawkins officiating. Burial was in Highland cemetery at Sparta. Mrs. Broyles was a lifelong resident of White county and was a member of the Methodist Church. Besides her husband and daughter, she is survived by another daughter, one son, two sisters and a brother.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, Thursday, Oct 8, 1953, p. 8.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000]
BRYAN, George W. (????-1952)
Partner In My Store Dies In Knoxville
George W. Bryan, Rogersville businessman and partner with Chester Embree in My Store Firms at Smithville and here, died in a Knoxville hospital Thursday morning at 11:05 o'clock. He had been ill since May and had undergone an operation at Vanderbilt hospital, Nashville, two months ago. Funeral services were held Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock at the Rogersville Methodist Church and burial took place in Tennessee-Georgia Memorial cemetery at Rossville, Ga. Mr. Bryan, who owned variety stores in Milan in addition to the partnerships here and at Smithville, was born and reared near Morrison. For several years he had been engaged in the drug business in Rogersville and was a member of the Methodist Church, a Mason and member of the American Legion. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bertie Miller Bryan; two daughters, two sisters and two brothers.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. 17 July 1952, p. 8.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
BRYANT, Arliss Glenn (1929 - 1953)
Van Buren Rites For A. G. Bryant
Funeral rites for Arliss Glenn Bryant, who died at his home at Bone Cave January 20, were held the following day at Laurel Cove church with Rev. Redmon officiating. Burial was in Laurel Cove cemetery. Mr. Bryant, 23, was a native of Van Buren county, born February 23, 1929. He was a son of E.A. Bryant and Louella Stroud Bryant and he served in the army during World War II. Survivors, besides his parents, are three brothers, John and Robert Bryant, Bone Cave, and L. C. Bryant, Detroit, Mich.; four sisters, Mrs. Cecil Russell and Miss Rosa Jean Bryant, Bone Cave, Mrs.Rital Julian and Mrs. Grace Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio. Arrangements were by High Funeral Home.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, Thursday, January 29, 1953.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2000]
