Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries
in Henderson County, Tennessee
Compiled by Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith
Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 1995

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BIBLE HILL CEMETERY

Located in extreme north Henderson County, about 6.7 miles west of the juncture of Highway 22 and Rock Springs Road at Parker's Crossroads via Rock Springs, Rue Hamner and Pearson Roads; being situated in the fork of the latter two roads and behind the Bible Hill Missionary Baptist Church.

Double tombstone: ELVIN SIMMONS 1930-1990 ELIZABETH SIMMONS 1933- ESSIE BARHAM 1895-1989 Rest in Peace LAURA MAE PEARSON, Beloved Sister Oct. 20, 1926-July 18, 1991 Double tombstone: JUGE McCULLOUGH Jan. 30, 1908-May 27, 1981 CASSIE R. McCULLOUGH Sept. 1, 1910- Our Children Helen, Janice, Curtis, Melba, Linda. Loved by many, missed by all. Double tombstone: LUM F. HART May 20, 1894-Mar. 12, 1980 GENEVA P. HART Dec. 27, 1893-May 20, 1970 Not my will but thine be done JORDEN E. MAXWELL 4-5-1992-4-5-1992 Peoples Funeral Home Marker OLLIE HART Died July 3, 1983 Aged 72 years Parham Mortuary Marker Miss GENEVA HART 1917-1980 Parham Mortuary Marker EZRA FRAME 1899-1979 ANGELA ROBINSON 4-74-6-74 Williams & Rawis Fun. Home Marker WILLIE LEO CARTER, Mother 1912-1968 AVIE CARTER US Army, World War I Aug. 8, 1891-Feb. 7, 1989 JOHN EZELL WILLIAMS 1906-1991 Parham Mortuary Marker LORENE P. WHITE 1928-1992 Parham Mortuary Marker

VERNON SIMMONS 1916-1979 Son of Hersey and Lula Double tombstone: JESSIE P. PEARSON Nov. 15, 1902-Jan. 8, 1973 VERLIE M. PEARSON Oct. 26, 1902- Not my will but thine be done Double tombstone: HURLEY HART 1905-1983 FLORENCE HART 1915-1991 Double tombstone: JOHN LEE STATON Dec. 5, 1905-Mar. 10, 1973 ALENE STATON June 4, 1913-May 22, 1986 In his will is our peace BERNICE HART CRAYTON July 4, 1916- LAWTON J. HART Tennessee PFC US Army, World War II July 8, 1918-March 31, 1974 Baby MARTIN S. HART Died Jan. 22, 1976 Aged 3 years, 10 mos. 13 days Parham Mort. Marker Mrs. OLLIE PARKER Died June 20, 1976 Aged 66 years 7 mo 20 days Double tombstone: LEONA WILLIAMS 1903-1984 CLIFFORD WILLIAMS 1898-1973 Together Forever Double tombstone: WILLIE D. WILLIAMS Apr. 10, 1913- EFFIE C. WILLIAMS Sept. 17, 1914-May 17, 1970 Parham Mortuary Marker has Willie D. Williams, b. 1912; d. 1993 UTHER MAE WILLIAMS 1910-1989 Parham Mortuary Marker ANTHONY C. McCLERKING 1960-1989 Gone but not forgotten

 

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Double tombstone: ALGIE McCLERKING 1902-1975 BEATRICE McCLERKING 1900-1974 Gone but not forgotten

GERTIE COLVIN May 24, 1907-Sept. 1, 1982 In Loving Memory

 

Those names and dates listed in the first volume of the HENDERSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS (1976) that the present compiler could not find in this cemetery, probably having been funeral home markers now missing or obliterated:

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BEATRICE LASTER, died Jan. 26, 1974, aged 73 years 9 mo. 29 days
NANCY ANN HART, died Mar. 3, 1972, aged 90 years 1 mo. 9 days

 

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ADDITIONS BY JOY BETH BARTHOLOMEW CAMPBELL

Updated April 15, 1998

PRITCHARD, CHARLIE W., Mar. 4, 1924-Sept. 1, 1996, Pvt US Army WW2

LAURA PEARSON, 1929-1996

WM. HOWARD CARTER, SR., May 3, 1932-____\VIRGINIA E. CARTER, Oct. 7, 1935-____, Wed May 16, 1953, Children Connie, Cristella, Wm. Howard Jr. & Regina

GOLLIE HART, 1911-1983\ASLEE HART, 1921-1995

LORENE P. WHITE, Nov. 11, 1928-Nov. 19, 1992, Her children Willie Ray, Bobby, Tammie

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