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

SEATS CHAPEL CEMETERY

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Located in extreme north Henderson County; about 6.9 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 on the northwest side of Pearson Road behind the Seats Chapel Holiness Church. Funeral home markers are missing their information panels at numerous graves here.

__. R. PEARSON Died Feb. 11, 1980 11 mo. 14 days ERIN WILLIAMS Feb. 3, 1893-Aug. 25, 1962 TILMAN KIRBY 1858-1948 EMMA WILLIAMS, Mother 1897-1958 In Loving Memory GLEN ALVIN BUCKLEY Tennessee PVT 4 Us Army Vietnam Feb. 27, 1951-March 26, 1972

ESTES WILLIAMS Aug. 12, 1884-June 18, 1962 Double tombstone: FLOSSIE CHAPPLE Dec. 6, 1904- ERNER CHAPPLE June 11, 1900-June 15, 1956 WILSON WILLIAMS Tennessee PVT 804 Pioneer Inf. World War I Aug. 15, 1887-May 16, 1954 GREEN BUCKLEY 1898-1959 CARL ERNEST SEATS, Our Son 1919-1946

 

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DAISY MAE BARDWELL 1912-1988 Parham Mortuary Marker MAMIE HUGHES Sept. 15, 1890-Sept. 20, 1968 ELEXZILLA (?) HART Died Oct. 30, 1969 Parham Mortuary Marker RAY V. NESBY US Navy Vietnam Aug. 7, 1950-Feb. 5, 1977 INFANT SEATS Died Aug. 1, 1983 0 years 0 mo. 0 days Double tombstone: VIRGINIA DOUGLAS Apr. 20, 1924- WARD DOUGLAS June 9, 1919-Nov. 29, 1990 Married 1946 WILLIAM H. DOUGLAS 1924-1995 Parham Mortuary Marker BENJAMIN HARRISON DOUGLAS Died Jan. 13, 1973 Aged 86 years mo 24 days funeral home marker MAY FRANCES BUCKLEY Feb. 5, 1936-Feb. 27, 1994 In thee, Jesus, I put my trust Mr. WARNIE WILLIAMS Died April 21, 1972 Aged 68 years 28 days Parham Mort. Marker Double tombstone: LOLA MAE WHITE 1919- CARL MACK WHITE 1913-1993 Together Forever CECIL KIRBY Sept. 5, 1902-Aug. 28, 1990 Love lives on Mr. WILLIE THOMAS Died Oct. 3, 1971 Aged 85 years 5 mo. days Parham Mortuary Marker ANTHONY SIMMONS 1986 6 mo. Parham Mortuary Marker A. G. NESBY PFC 1698 Engr. , World War II June 5, 1917-Aug. 10, 1954

Double tombstone: ERNEST SEATS 1898- REBECCA SEATS 1901-1957 Double tombstone: MARY DOUGLAS July 3, 1900-Feb. 16, 1974 POMP R. DOUGLAS Dec. 25 , 1896-Oct 8 , 1968 Double tombstone: MARTHA LEE SEATS 1933-1978 CALVIN LEON SEATS 1928- In God’s Care Double tombstone: LUE W. SEATS Feb. 19, 1923- ELIZABETH SEATS Nov. 1, 1923-June 27, 1986 married Aug. 22, 1942 EDWARD DOUGLAS PFC US Army World War II Jun. 9, 1919-Nov. 29, 1990 Mrs . LORAINE CHAPPEL Died Feb. 27, 1971 Aged 38 years 6 mo. 27 days Parham Mortuary Marker PHILLIP WAYNE STRAYHORN 1963-1989 Parham Mortuary Marker Double tombstone: ADELL WILLIAMS 1921- ELRY WILLIAMS 1921-1976 HOBERT R. WILLIAMS Jan. 27, 1944-Aug. 10, 1972 ARZO FLAKES 1938-1969 Double tombstone: CHARLIE A. WILLIAMS 1895-1980 VALLIE R. WILLIAMS 1908- In Loving Memory CARL FLAKES 1992 Mrs. ROXIE KIRBY FLAKES 1898-7-12-1990 WILLIE THOMAS Died Aug. 19, 1960 Age 21 funeral home marker ELLA CHAPPLE + 1957 Mr. ALVIN THOMAS 1936-1978 Parham Mortuary Marker

 

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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:

page 109:
Mrs. M. SEATS
Mrs. VIOLA BUCKLEY, died Jan. 9, 1972, aged 79 years
HART INFANT
LARRY PEARSON
WALTER GENE PEARSON, died Mar. 18, 1974, aged 18 years 8 mo. 26 days

 

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