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Obituaries of Hickman County, TN
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CAGLE, JOHN - On the 12th of last month, Mr. John Cagle became involved in a difficulty with a man named Larul and was fatally shot, dying in about half an hour. Mr. Cagle was born and raised on Beaver Dam, and was cousin to Esq. Thomas Cagle, of Beaver Dam, and son-in-law of Elias Cole, now of Perry County, and a few years ago run a blacksmith shop at Whitfield. He leaves a wife and six children. The difficulty, we are told, was brought about by drinking. What a sad commentary on the use of liquor. (The Hickman Pioneer, Friday, July 11, 1879)
CALL, MURRAY - Died at Deen's switch, on Indian Creek, near Centreville, on Saturday night last, of pneumonia, Murray Call, aged about 23 years. The deceased came here from Dickson some three weeks ago and leaves a young wife and one child. The remains were carried to Dickson for burial. He is said to have been an upright, hardworking and clever man. (The Hickman Pioneer, Friday, January 21, 1887)
CANNADA, GURTIE - On Nov. 19, 1914, the spirit of little Gurtie
Cannada, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Cannada, wafted its
way to Heaven, to the land of life eternal. She was one year, one month
and seventeen days old. Death, no matter how or when it comes it brings
sadness, but when it comes so unexpected it is doubly sad. She had been
sick only a few days of diphtheria. While we miss her sweet smiles and
little form, we know she is safe in the arms of Jesus. She has passed
out of this world of sickness, pain and death to a land where such never
comes. She leaves a father, mother and four brothers and a host of
friends to mourn her death. We know that one day soon or late we have to
cross over the same river of death, and we must prepare for this while
we live. We must live in humble submission to our Father's will. I trust
that those of us who are still spared by the omnipotent hand of God may
put forth a greater effort to do the will of the Master in deed and in
truth, that we may see little Gurtie in a brighter world than this.
CAPPS, RALEIGH SULTON - Funeral services for Raleigh Sulton Capps, 66, who died Tuesday of cancer, were held Wednesday at the home, 720 Benton avenue, in Nashville. The Rev. T. H. Campbell officiated and the Rev. N. Burch Tucker assisted in the services. Burial was in Plunkett cemetery in Hickman County. A native of Hickman County, Mr. Capps attended school in Centerville, and moved to Nashville about 27 years ago. He was a livestock dealer at the Union stockyards. He was a member of the South End Methodist Church in Nashville. He is survived by his widow, the former Miss Lemman McNabb, Hohenwald; a daughter, Mrs. L. H. Lowe, Chattanooga; a son, Joe Capps, St Petersburg, Fla.; his mother, Mrs. Forrest K. Capps, Centerville; a sister, Mrs. Mattie Campbell, Humboldt; and two brothers, William L. Capps and D. K. Capps, both of Centerville. (The Hickman County Times, Thursday, April 23, 1953)
CAROTHERS, W. H. - A late issue of the Gatesville (Texas) Advance announces the death of W. H. Carothers, late of Hickman county, Tenn. The subject of this notice was born in the State of Georgia on the 11th day of April, 1804. His parents moved to Dickson county, Tenn., in 1806, thence to Hickman county in 1808, where more than sixty years of his life was spent. In 1823 he married Miss Sarah Lacy, who died in 1833. By this marriage there were four children, all of whom are now dead. On the 15th of June, 1834 he married Miss Mariah Barr, whom he survived only a few years. For nineteen years he was sheriff of Hickman county. No one ever filled office more acceptably than he did, or had the confidence of the people. Retiring from office he devoted his time and attention to farming, in which avocation he was successful, having accumulated considerable in slaves, which the war between the North and South swept away, and left him penniless. With mind, health and fortune gone, he determined to go west. In 1871 he settled in Coryell county, near Gatesville, Texas, where he died on the 18th day of February, at his residence. He has many relatives and friends in Hickman to mourn his loss. He belonged to no religious denomination, but held to the old fashion Baptist doctrines. (The Hickman Pioneer, Friday, March 7, 1884)
CATES, ROBERT HARDING - March 21, 1952 - Robert Harding Cates, 79, retired farmer, died unexpectedly at the home of his son, Clifton Cates, at Only. (Hickman County Times - (1952 in Review) - Thursday, January 1, 1953)
CATHEY, EFFIE - Died at the residence of W. C. Huddleston, in Shipp's Bend, September 13, 1878, Mrs. Effie Cathey, aged about 70 years. She was a daughter of the widow Huddleston, who was one of the very first settlers of this county. She was married at the same place where she died -- the old homestead -- about the year 1836, to John Bullock, who then lived at Centreville. She was the mother of Hon. J. Lee Bullock, of Columbia. A short time before the war, after the death of Mr. Bullock, she was married to James Cathey, of Cathey's Creek, Maury County, who died a few years ago. Her remains were carried to Cathey's Creek, on Sunday morning, where they were laid to rest in the family burying ground. (The Hickman Pioneer, Friday, September 20, 1878)
CHANDLER, BILLY - On Thursday evening of last week, (the 14th inst.) near night, Uncle Billy Chandler, a worthy and aged citizen of Beaverdam, in our county, lost his life while keeping the fire back in the woods near his house on Sulphur Fork. The woods were afire and he was trying to keep it confined to a certain area. At the time of his death he was alone and no one knows just how it occurred or the immediate cause of it. Failing to come home at night his folks became alarmed about him and search was instituted, but the body was not found until early the next morning, when it was discovered about four hundred yards from the house. The fire had burned the face and other parts of the body and singed the hair and beard rather badly. It is supposed he fainted and was suffocated by the heat and smoke. The sad event is deeply regretted by the many friends of the family. The deceased had the name of being a good citizen and kind neighbor and an honest, upright man. He leaves an aged widow, besides several grown children and other relatives. (Hickman Pioneer, April 22, 1887)
CHANDLER, MARCELIA ELKINS - Funeral services for Mrs. Marcelia Elkins Chandler, 69, widow of Bedford Chandler, who died April 27, were held April 29 at Elkins cemetery with Bro. Graves officiating. Mrs. Chandler was a daughter of the late W. M. Elkins and Terry Bates Elkins and was a devoted member of the Primitive Baptist Church. She lived the life of a true Christian, ever ready to administer to any one in times of distress. She is survived by two sons, Brown Chandler of Detroit, Mich., and Jesse Chandler of Nashville; a daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Rodgers of Linden; one sister, Mrs. Minnie Elkins Breece of Centerville; one brother, Paul Elkins of Pleasantville; and 14 grandchildren. (The Hickman County Times, Thursday, May 7, 1953)
CHANDLER, WILLIAM K. - William K.
Chandler, of Whitfield, died at 12 o'clock Monday night of hemorrhage of
the lungs, at the home of his son-in-law, Mark Twomey, on Milam's
Branch, near New Hope church. The deceased was about 65 years old,
an ex-Confederate soldier and an excellent citizen. His health had been
failing for some time, but his condition was not regarded as serious. He
and his wife went to Mr. Twomey's Sunday, and the hemorrhage came
suddenly, causing his death in a few hours. His wife, who is a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bates, of Centreville, and several children
survive him.
CHESSOR, JAMES - Mr. James Chessor, died at his home on Sulphur Creek, the 13th. He was about ninety-five years old, and as before stated in the PIONEER, was one the brave defenders of New Orleans in 1815. (The Hickman Pioneer, Friday, May 3, 1878)
CHESSOR, JAMES EDWARD - "Uncle" Jim Chessor Rite Held; Author, Teacher, Former Minister - Funeral services for James Edward Chessor, 63, author, retired teacher and former minister of Shipp's Bend, were conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. in Chessor cemetery in the Sulphur Creek community by B. B. James. The largest crowd ever to attend a service at the cemetery paid homage to this beloved, grand man of Hickman County. Mr. Chessor, affectionately known as "Uncle Jim", died Friday morning at Centerville hospital. He had been in ill health for some time. Although Uncle Jim suffered much during his illness, his last hours were serene. He simply slipped away in his sleep quietly, peacefully. He was born on Sulphur Creek in the Ninth civil district of Hickman County August 10, 1889. His parents were the late Add and Lucy Bates Chessor. Mr. Chessor resided in the Sulphur Creek community until he was 19. For the past several years he had made his home with a nephew, Harlan Chessor. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Minnie Goodman of Detroit; and a brother, Dave Chessor of Sulphur Creek. 'Meager Opportunities' - "Uncle Jim's" educational opportunities were meager, consisting of short terms in the district school with a few brief sessions in high school at Hohenwald and Centerville, supplemented by two and one-half years in Nashville Bible School, now known as David Lipscomb college, from which he graduated in 1927. Until his death, he retained fond memories of his teachers, among which were those of the old district school. He was baptized during a meeting conducted by the late J. A. Sisco at the Sulphur Creek Church of Christ in 1908. His conversion, he attributed more to the pleadings of a beloved sister than to any other influences. For years prior to his baptism, he had believed the teaching and merits of Jesus Christ. Throughout his adult life and unto the end, he remained faithful to his understanding of these principles. 'Left An Orphan' - Left an orphan in 1910, homeless and melancholy, the decade following were years of struggle, when he was tossed roughly as stated in his words, "from pillar to post", ever desiring more education. Being a man of strong character he was not easily discouraged. He worked at times on a farm, at sawmills; he cut timber, taught school, attended schools when he could, served an apprenticeship in a county newspaper office as printer, and began, in 1914, to preach in the rural churches of Hickman County. For 10 to 12 years he preached many sermons to his home people, the largest number in the old Sulphur Creek church near his birthplace - the church into which his grandfather, Samuel Chessor, was baptized in 1836. Meanwhile he also delivered sermons in Spencer and the surrounding territory and, while a student at Nashville, he preached to many of the congregations in and around that city. During 1914 and 1917, he held meetings but had to give this work up due to poor health. 'Aided Preachers' - Unable to do evangelistic work himself, he encouraged many worthy preacher, a tireless writer, he wrote thousands of encouraging letters, many of which were to humble ministers of the Word. He served the United States government as clerk in the Bureau of War Risk insurance in Washington, D. C. during World War I. While there he visited almost daily the public galleries of the senate and house of representatives, listening to the statesmen in debate. His work in Washington also gave him an opportunity to read much in the Library of Congress. 'Taught Bible and English' - In 1920, through the encouragement of H. Leo Boles, the president of David Lipscomb college, and others, he went to Burritt college at Spencer to teach Bible and English. He taught at Burritt college until the beginning of his eighth consecutive year when his complete collapse by nervous breakdown caused him to resign. During his years at Burritt, he wrote constantly for various religious papers and magazines, contributing many articles to the Gospel Advocate at Nashville and the Christian Leader at Cincinnati. He was greatly encouraged in this work by J. C. McQuiddy of McQuiddy Printing Company. His writings were in much demand by the reading public, editors and preachers. 'Wrote Bible Stories' - It was a the suggestion of McQuiddy that he wrote the Bible story book for children, now known as "Short Bible Stories." After the completion of this book, he prepared the manuscript for his second book, "The Health of the Soul." After his recovery from a long illness, he devoted much time to outdoor exercise, visiting the sick, attending church meetings, doing chores for others, working in his workshop, and his continuous writing. 'Uncle Jim's Letter' - During World War II, he wrote and mimeographed monthly "Uncle Jim's Letters," a friendly newsy communication to servicemen from Hickman County, and mailed copies to them to all parts of the world, personally taking care of the cost. 'Authority on History' - Considered an authority on the history of Hickman and surrounding counties, Mr. Chessor wrote numerous feature stories on historical subjects for the Hickman County Times and other newspapers in this section of Tennessee. His writings covered a wide field and he was a frequent contributor to newspaper forums. 'Walked by Faith' - He was never superstitious, walking always "by faith, not by sight." He believed devoutly and implicitly in the Providence of God in reference to human destinies - that victory is always assured the people of God, "that all things work together for good to those who love the Lord, according to His purpose." He was therefore usually resigned and undisturbed by the hardships of life. He believed that the righteous soul cannot be and never is defeated. He always found time to talk with his people, in town, along the highways or at home. He loved all men and would do "good unto all men." This service he regarded as the "The Quiet Evangelism.:" 'A Philosopher' - He was more than a preacher and writer. He was country philosopher, whose words and writings were enjoyed by all who received the benefits of their wisdom. Above all, he regarded himself as a plain, simple man who loved to write and, using his own expression, "did a bit of it." His manuscripts would total thousands of pages. The greatest testimonial to his life is the respect, admiration and love which his entire family, brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces and cousins, held toward him. His wishes and needs always came first with them. It can truly be said that Hickman County is a better place in which to live because he lived here among us. His greatest sermons were not what he wrote, or said, but the simple inspiring life which he lived. He once wrote that the epitaph on the headstone of his grave could best describe his life in the simple inscription -- "The simple annals of the poor." (The Hickman County Times, Thursday, July 30, 1953)
CHILDRESS, RHODA CATHERINE - Died at 1 o'clock p.m., Monday, Sept. 13, 1886, of bronchitis and asthma, at the residence, in Los Angeles, California, Mrs. Rhoda Catherine (Puss) Childress, wife of Dr. W. T. Childress, aged 53 years. The deceased was a daughter of Mrs. Polly Thompson, of our county, and lived for many years in Wayne county, and for some years in Texas. She had been for many years a faithful member of the Methodist church and died the triumphant death of the Christian. She was a faithful wife and affectionate mother. She leaves a fond husband and three surviving children. We extend our sympathy to the aged mother and other relatives and friends in this sad bereavement. (The Hickman Pioneer, Friday, September 17, 1886)
CHURCH, BAMMIE - Died at the residence of her father, f. Bingham, near Shady Grove, on the 18th inst., Mrs. Bammie Church, wife of Samuel Church. She was a bright member of the Christian church and died in full faith. (The Hickman Pioneer, Friday, August 29, 1879)
CHURCH, JOHN R. - Killed by Wagon - John R. Church, who was born
July 20, 1848, died at his home near Shady Grove, Wednesday night,
December 31, 1913, age 65 years. He was a well known citizen of
this county. He is survived by a wife and one daughter, four sisters and
two brothers and a host of relatives and friends to mourn his death.
He has gone to that home where there will be no more pain and no more
sorrow, but happiness forever and ever. He joined the Christian Church
in his early days. The funeral services were conducted at Mars
Hill by Elder Will Morton, of Columbia. He was laid to rest in the
Mobley graveyard to await the resurrection morning.
CLARK, JOHN T., MRS. - Died at the residence, of John W. Woods, in Pinewood, 12:45 a.m., Friday, March 25, 1887, Mrs. Clark, wife of John T. Clark, near Pinewood. (Hickman Pioneer, April 8, 1887)
CLARK, W. A., MRS. - Pinewood - Mrs. W. A. Clark died near here on the 27th, of consumption. She had been married about two months. (The Hickman Pioneer, Friday, January 3, 1879)
COBLE, ADAM - Died, on Beaverdam Creek, in this county, on Tuesday, July 20th, 1880, Mr. Adam Coble, aged 83 years. Mr. Coble was born in North Carolina, and emigrated to this country many years ago. He was a potter by trade, and up the time of his death, for a number of years, he followed this. He was noted for his honesty and sobriety. (The Hickman Pioneer, Friday, July 30, 1880)
COBLE, G. C. - September 3, 1952 - Funeral services for G. C. Coble, 59, were held at Sulphur Cemetery. (Hickman County Times - (1952 in Review) - Thursday, January 1, 1953)
COCHRAN, SAM - Funeral services for Sam Cochran, 49, of near Wrigley were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hilltop Church of Christ with Ralph Stout officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Cochran died at 4 p.m. Thursday at Vanderbilt hospital, Nashville, after a long illness. He was a native of Hickman County, son of Mrs. Lou Anna Turman Cochran of Lyles and the late John Cochran. He was an employee of Tennessee Products and Chemical Corporation, Wrigley. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ida Mae Clark Cochran; five brothers, Arch Cochran of Wrigley, Johnson Cochran of Gary, Ind., and Frank, Tommie and Billie Cochran, all of Lyles; three sisters, Mrs. Janie Meadors of Little Lot, Mrs. Lillie Clark of Madison, and Mrs. Sue Donegan of Bon Aqua. (The Hickman County Times, Thursday, June 11, 1953)
COLVIN, JAMES P. - See "FOUR MEET TRAGIC DEATHS DURING CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS" (Hickman County Times, Thursday, January 1, 1953)
CONDOR, MARTIN - Died at his residence, near Beaver Dam Furnace, in this county, on the night of the 18th inst., Mr. Martin Condor, aged about 60 years. (The Hickman Pioneer, Friday, January 25, 1878)
COOPER, ANNA - Died at the residence of her mother, Mrs. Morrison, on Beaverdam, at the mouth of Bluewater, at 2:10 o'clock a.m., last Tuesday, of consumption, Mrs. Anna Cooper, wife of James W. Cooper. She leaves a husband and one child. The deceased was a member of the Primitive Baptist church and died in the faith. Though a great sufferer she bore her long affliction with patience. (The Hickman Pioneer, Friday, February 18, 1887)
COTHAM, "Infant" - We learn with sorrow of the death, some days ago, of the little baby of our friend, Clint Cotham. (The Hickman Pioneer, Friday, October 8, 1886)
COTHAM, J. M. - Died at the residence, near Brown's Bend, in this county, of pneumonia, on the 14th inst., J. M. Cotham. (The Hickman Pioneer, Friday, November 22, 1878)
COTHAM, JOSIAH - Died on the 8th inst., at his residence, on Duck River, Mr. Josiah Cotham -- age about 70 years. (The Hickman Pioneer, Friday, March 14, 1879)
COTTON, JOE - "Joe Cotton, Native of Shady Grove, Slain in Line of Duty in Oklahoma" - Chief of Police Joe Cotton of Wewoka, Okla., a native of Hickman County, was killed while on duty at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 27. He was born at Shady Grove January 15, 1887 and his parents were Van and Sarah Ann Hoover Cotton. He lived at Shady Grove until 1902 and was a schoolmate of Deputy Sheriff Joe Shelby. He was a first cousin of the late Mrs. Bertha Walker Myatt and a third cousin to more than half of the residents of Shady Grove, according to Shelby. He had been a law enforcement officer for the past 29 years and chief of police for the past two years. He started his career as a law enforcement officer in Hughes County, Oklahoma as a deputy sheriff. Cotton was killed with a 16-gauge shotgun by a man identified as Joe Sesney, 60, resident of Wewoka. Sesney, a disabled veteran of World War I who had been gassed, had gone beserk, walking threateningly through his home waving the shotgun. His wife called the police and Cotton and another policeman answered the call. When they arrived at the Sesney home, it appeared deserted and since there was another Sesney family living on the same street, they thought they had gone to the wrong home. As they turned to get back into the patrol car, Sesney started firing from a corner of the house. One of the first shots downed Cotton but he caught the fatal shot in his face as he attempted to arise from the sidewalk. Mayor Dudley Culp of Wewoka made public this statement concerning Cotton's death in the Holdenville (Okla.) Daily News July 1: "He was the most conscientious police officer I have ever known. He never asked his men to do what he would not do himself. He never sent a man into a dangerous situation if could go himself. He was good to his men and did his very best to enforce the law and yet be sympathetic with the public. I feel he was a man who for 30 years made it safe for men, women and children in Seminole and Hughes Counties to go to bed at night or to leave their homes knowing that their lives and property would be protected by him even to the extent of his own life. Not only have we lost a valuable friend and public servant, but his death will be felt keenly by all the hundreds of honorable men engaged in law enforcement in the State of Oklahoma. Joe tried harder to get along with the public and still do his job than any other officer I've ever known." (The Hickman County Times, Thursday, July 16, 1953)
COTTON, LIZZIE - Died at the residence, on Ugly Creek, in this county, last Tuesday night, Miss Lizzie Cotton, She was a granddaughter of Elder Y. J. Harvill. (The Hickman Pioneer, Friday, April 5, 1878)
CROWE, MOLLIE THORNTON - Mrs. Mollie Thornton Crowe, age 87 years, died April 24, 1950, after a prolonged illness at the home of her niece, Mrs. L. P. Thompson of Wrigley, where she made her home for a number of years. Funeral services were held Tuesday April 25, at the Hill Top Church of Christ. Bro. Dancy Sanders officiated. She had been a member of the Church of Christ for a number of years. Mrs. Crowe was the daughter of the late Bob and Cassie Thornton. Survivors are, one son, Oscar Crowe of Montgomery, Ala.; three brothers, Lewis and Jim of Lyles and Hub Thornton of Nashville; two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. (The Hickman County Chronicle, Friday, April 28, 1950)
CUMMINS, AMY LYELL - Funeral services for Mrs. Amy Lyell Cummins, 73, of 2008 Beechwood Avenue, Nashville, were held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Hillsboro Church of Christ. Batsell B. Baxter and B. C. Godpasture officiated and burial was in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Mrs. Cummins, who had been in ill health for three years but seriously ill only five weeks, died at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Mid-State Baptist hospital, Nashville. She was a native of Hickman County and had spent most of her life here, moving to Nashville 26 years ago. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. John R. Lyell. She had been married 54 years to John B. Cummins, who survives. She was a member of the Hillsboro Church of Christ. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. M. F. Griffin and Mrs. Harvill Gibson, both of Nashville; four sons, Sam L. Cummins and E. W. Cummins both of Nashville, John B. Cummins, Jr. of Denver, Colo., and Harold Cummins of Norfolk, Va.; two sisters, Mrs. J. E. McAlister of Nashville, and Mrs. W. H. Walker of Dickson; and two brothers, N. O. Lyell of Boligee, Ala., and L. L. Lyell of Bruceton, and six grandchildren. (The Hickman County Times, Thursday, March 12, 1953)
CUNNINGHAM, WALKER - Died at the residence, at Ashland, Wayne county., of flux, little Walker, infant son of A. H. and Laura Cunningham, formerly of this place, aged 16 months. The fond parents have the sympathy of their many friends here in this sad bereavement. (The Hickman Pioneer, Friday, August 20, 1886)
CURL, KISSIA - Died at the residence of her grandson, Jarrett Frazier, on Pine River, in this county, on Tuesday last, (Sept. 9, 1879,) Mrs. Kissia Curl, aged 107 years, 9 months and 23 days. Thus passeth away the oldest inhabitant of Hickman County, if not of the State! She was born in South Carolina, and in 1808 moved to Tennessee and settled at the place at which she died. A short biographical sketch of her appeared in a former number of the Hickman Pioneer. Her name will long be cherished by the many generations she lived to love and bless. (The Hickman Pioneer, Friday, September 12, 1879) The funeral sermons of the late William Curl and his wife, Kizia Curl, will be preached at Mt. Zion church by Brother Y. J. Harvill, on the fourth Sunday in May, the 234d inst. This was the oldest couple, perhaps, that ever lived in this county. At the time of his death in 1862 Mr. Curl was 95 years old, and Mrs. Curl, at the time of her death in 1879, was 108 years old. (The Hickman Pioneer, Friday, April 16, 1880)
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