TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS FROM BLACK CEMETERIES IN MADISON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, compiled by Jonathan K. T. Smith

COPYRIGHT, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 1995

Special thanks go to Jonathan K. T. Smith for his work to preserve and share this information about black cemeteries in Madison County and for giving permission to convert this work to web pages.

MEACHEM CEMETERY

            Located in north Jackson, Tennessee, just east of the city limits, adjacent Mt. Pleasant C.M.E. Church. Situated on south side of Hopper-Barker Road about .7 mile east of this road's juncture with North Highland Avenue.

 

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THE LACEY FAMILY: JIMMIE LACEY, Sept. 14, 1902-June 21, 1972\EMMA LACEY, Aug. 27, 1908-____, At Rest

Double tombstone: MARIAH McNAIRY, Mar. 23, 1893-Aug. 18, 1977\NELSON McNAIRY, June 18, 1892-Dec. 9, 1979, Gone but not forgotten

In Loving Memory of Our Mother, LELAR MAY, May 14, 1896-Feb. 6, 1991

Husband, CLENTON T .MAY, Apr. 12, 1925-Apr. 19, 1971, In Loving Memory

PEARLIE MAIE ARTIS, Died Apr. 7, 1977, In Loving Memory

FRANK LEDBETTER, PVT US Army, World War II, 1900-1979

Mother, B. LEDBETTER, May 11, 1882-July 4, 1968, At Rest

PE Lodge (Masonic emblem), WILLIE MEACHEM, Sept. 30, 1898-Dec. 30, 1974, In Loving Memory

MACIE ANDERSON, Oct.13, 1904-July 29, 1980, In Loving Memory

 

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Son, LEE DENNIS PERKINS, Jan. 29, 1925-Sept. 26, 1975, At Rest

CLARENCE BROWN, 1925-1978, In Loving Memory

FLOYD JONES, May 7, 1883-July 27, 1969, In Loving Memory

Memory of Mother, FANNIE V. ANDERSON, Apr. 23, 1903-Aug. 16, 1977

JAMES F. ANDERSON, Mar. 8, 1904-June 12, 1970

CLARENCE BROOKS HUNT, May 8, 1927-July 19, 1979, In Loving Memory

CLAUDE WAKEFIELD, US ARMY, 1929-1990

MARGARET A. CURRY, Nov. 12, 1904-Mar. 5, 1989

DIANE FLOURNOY, Mar .6, 1959-Oct. 28, 1989

WILLIE PRICE, PVT US Army, World War II, Jan. 30, 1919-Aug. 1, 1985

MILLARD PRICE, Apr. 20, 1892-Sept. 3, 1979, Loving Father

LORINE McLEAN, Feb. 17, 1926-Jan. 15, 1985

Double tombstone: CLYDE S.PEARSON, 9-8-1901-____\PAOLA B. PEARSON, 11-9-1907-____, Together Forever

MARY E.BROWN, 1932-1987, In Loving Memory

SHERMAN E. BROWN, May 25, 1965-Oct. 25, 1968, Son of Delories Brown

GILBERT JONES, TN PVT US Army World War I, May 26, 1895-Feb. 12, 1973

VAN DELIA ANDERSON DONALD, Sept .11, 1898-Aug. 27, 1967, Mother, rest in peace

Double tombstone: LEANDREW ANDERSON (Masonic emb.), Sept. 2, 1914-June 26, 1969\LOU DELIA ANDERSON (Eastern Star emblem), Jan. 9, 1916-Nov. 12, 1973, Together Forever

J. D. HUNT, PVT US Army World War II, 1922-1988

GUY BROOKS, 1903-1985

FRED HART, June 6, 1908-Dec. 13, 1976, In Loving Memory

Rev. JAMES L. PRICE, Sept. 22, 1921-Jan. 16, 1983

Double tombstone: ALBERTA MASK, Feb. 22, 1914-____\ROBERT MASK, May 20, 1918-Nov. 29, 1983

Mrs. LIZZIE S.CHATMAN, Died Feb. 26, 1995, Age 85, Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker

HAROLD THOMAS McLEAN, Cpl US Army World War II, 1923-1987

 

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