OBITUARIES - Tipton County, TN

Abernathy, Mrs. Clay
Adair, Woodrow Wilson
Adkison, W. George
Albrook, James
Aldridge, Mart
Allen, George S.
Allen, Jennie
Allen, Julia Kelley
Alston, Alexander S J
Alston, Robert (Rev.)
Ammons, "Child"
Amos, James
Anderson, "Infant"
Anderson, "Child"
Anderson, Mary Ellen
Anderson, Mrs. Perry
Archer, J. C.
Armstrong, John
Arrans, Johnny L. Jr.
Avery, Tom

ABERNATHY, MRS. CLAY - Mrs. Clay Abernathy died Monday at the residence of Dr. J. B. Witherington, at Munford. Her home was in Ripley, Tenn., and she was at Munford on a visit to her daughter-in-law, Mrs. W. M. Abernathy. She was a native of Middle Tennessee and was in her 72nd year. She was the widow of the late J. M. Abernathy, pioneer strawberry grower of Curve, Tenn., who preceded her to the grave only four months ago. The remains will be sent to Ripley, where the funeral will be conducted at the residence of Rev. Hood, followed by interment in Maplewood cemetery. She was a life long member of the Methodist church and a woman of highest Christian character. Besides her daughter-in-law, she leaves one grandson, W. M. Abernathy, Jr., and one brother, Phil Webb, of Dyersburg, Tenn., and two other brothers and three sisters, all of Texas.

ADAIR, WOODROW WILSON - Woodrow Wilson, aged four years and seven months, son of Mr. R. B. Adair, of the Solo neighborhood, died Friday night at 11 o'clock and was buried in the Townsend graveyard Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. A. H. Bezzo conducting the funeral services.

ADKISON, W. GEORGE - Mr. W. G. Adkison, a well-known citizen of the Beaver neighborhood, died at his home on Wednesday of last week, and was buried at Indian Creek graveyard Thursday morning at 11 o'clock, Rev. C. E. Norman, of the Munford Methodist Church, conducting the funeral services. Mr. Adkison was 52 years of age, and is survived by his wife and seven children. He was a member of the Methodist church and was a good citizen.

"2nd Article" - Another happy home was saddened when the angel of death visited a home in our midst Wednesday morning at five o'clock and took to her bosom the soul of Mr. George Adkison a worthy citizen of Tipton County. Mr. Adkison was born and reared in the Egypt neighborhood, was loved and will be missed by all who knew him. He has been afflicted for 12 long years, but he always bore his pain with patience and a smile, and was never known to complain, no matter how heavy his burden became. He was always true to his country and fellow men. He was always ready to lend a helping and brotherly hand whenever the occasion arose. His untimely death is felt and regretted by many. Mrs. Adkison was 52 years of age, having been born October 1, 1862. He lived a useful Christian life. He is survived by his wife, two brothers, Frank and Jesse, and children; Karl, Mrs. C. A. McCullough, Wilbur, LaVerne, Lois, Rebecca, and Georgia Mai.

ALBROOK, JAMES - Mr. James Albrook, who lived on the Fred Johnson place near Mt. Carmel, died very suddenly Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock of paralysis and was buried at Mt. Carmel the day following. The deceased was 35 years of age and is survived by his wife and five children.

ALDRIDGE, MART - Mart Aldridge, an inmate of the county poorhouse, who claimed to be 109 years of age, died there Friday afternoon.

ALLEN, GEORGE S. - Mr. George S. Allen died at his home in South Covington Saturday evening at 7 o'clock, of grippe, after an illness of five weeks, and his remains were shipped to his former home at Bemis, Tenn., Monday morning for burial. The deceased was native of Bibb county, Ala., was a little more than 56 years old, and moved with his family to South Covington about four months ago, and was an employee of the Tipton Cotton Mills. His wife, two sons and six daughters survive him.

ALLEN, JENNIE - Mrs. Jennie Allen, wife of Mr. Sherrod Allen, of the Gift neighborhood, died at her home at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, of pneumonia, after an illness of two weeks, and was buried at Leigh's Chapel at 2:30 o'clock Friday. She is survived by her husband and one son.

A native of Covington, Mrs. Julia Kelley Murphy, died recently in a Tampa, Fla., hospital. She was 68.

Mrs. Murphy was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Calvin Kelley of Covington. She had resided in Tampa for the past 25 years and was a Methodist. Her survivors include her husband, Virgil L. Murphy; one son, Virgil L. Murphy Jr. of Tampa; two brothers, John Kelley of St Louis, Mr., and Paul Kelley of Washington D.C.; four sisters, Mrs. Nina K. Bruce of Los Angeles, Ca., Mrs. Etta Wilson and Mrs. Myrtie Wilson of Memphis and Mrs. Celestia Allen of Portageville, Mo.

ALSTON, ALEXANDER S. J. - On the 8th inst., in Tipton county, Tenn. Dr. Alexander S. J. Alston, in the 24th year of his age, formerly of Hillsborough, North Carolina. (Randolph Recorder, Friday, November 14, 1834)

ALSTON, ROBERT - Aged Colored Minister Answers Last Summons - Rev. Robert Alston, an aged minter, died Sunday night, February 25, 1918. Funeral services were conducted by Revs. W. H. Alston and R. B. Johnson. His death was caused from a cancer on his left hand. He was born in North Carolina, July 4, 1830, and was brought to this county his white master in the early period of life, and settled on the Alston plantation, where he remained until after the civil war. In 1861 he professed a belief in Christ in a prayer service held at the above named place. There being no church at that period among colored people, he joined the white Missionary Baptist church, and remained there until 1867, at which time he was ordained by a white minister, Rev. Bibbs, to preach the gospel. He organized the first Baptist church among the colored people in Tipton county. That church is located in the 4th district, and is known as Mt. Pisgah, he serving as pastor for a number of years. During this time he organized churches in other places and ordained ministers over the work. He was an active and faithful minister until stricken down by the dreadful disease that caused his death. He was patient in his affliction. He was the oldest minister in the county, white or colored.

AMMONS, "Child" - The little five-year-old daughter of Mr. Frank Ammons, of the Burks vicinity, Lauderdale county, formerly of this county, died Saturday afternoon at 6 o'clock, after an illness of five weeks, and was buried at Poplar Grove Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Mr. Dew conducting the funeral services.

AMOS, JAMES - Mr. James Amos, aged 22, of Cholera. (Randolph Recorder, Friday August 1, 1834)

ANDERSON, "Infant" - The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Anderson, of the Gilt Edge community, died last Saturday. The child was seven months old.

ANDERSON, "Child" - The two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Anderson of South Covington, died last Sunday morning, after several days' illness, and was laid to rest in Munford cemetery Monday, Rev. A. W. Russell conducting the services at the grave.

ANDERSON, MARY ELLEN - Mary Ellen Anderson, infant daughter of C. C. and M. A. Anderson, departed this life May 29th 1895, aged eleven months and fifteen days. (The Covington Leader, May 31, 1895)

ANDERSON, MRS. PERRY - Mrs. Perry Anderson died at the Western Hospital at 1 o'clock Friday morning and her remains were brought back to this county and buried at Mt. Lebanon. Mrs. Anderson had only been under treatment in the hospital for four days. She was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church and was an excellent woman. A son and two daughters survive her.

ARCHER, J. C. - Mr. J. C. Archer, one of our old and well known citizens, died at his home in this city Sunday at 1 o'clock, after a long illness and after having been confined to his bed for several months. Mrs. Archer's burial occurred at Munford cemetery, Monday morning at 8:30 o'clock, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. R. P. Walker, of the First Presbyterian church, of which church the deceased had been a member for two years. Mr. Archer was born and reared at Garland and was for a number of years a prominent merchant there. He moved to Covington about 1884 and had resided here almost continuously since. In 1879 he was married to Miss Lida Sherrod, daughter of the late Dr. John I. Sherrod, who preceded him to the grave about two years. Two sons and three daughters of this union are left surviving. He was 63 years of age at the time of his death.

ARMSTRONG, JOHN - Mr. John Armstrong died at the home of his brother, Mr. O. F. Armstrong, in the Campground vicinity, on Wednesday evening of last week at 7 o'clock, after a long illness, and was buried at Bethel on Thursday afternoon. Mr. Armstrong was 70 years of age and was unmarried.

2nd Article - Mr. John Armstrong, a prominent citizen and business man of Millington, died last Wednesday at the home of his brother, Mr. O. F. Armstrong, of the Perry's Campground vicinity, and was buried the following day at the Bethel graveyard. Mr. Armstrong leaves two brothers, Messrs. O. F. and Squire Wm. Armstrong. He was unmarried.

ARRANS, JOHNNY L. JR. - DRUMMONDS - Johnny L. Arrans Jr., 20, house painter, died Monday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis from injuries received in an automobile accident. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Grace Baptist Church in Rosemark with burial in Walls Cemetery in Braden. Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. He was a Baptist. Arrans leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnny L. Arrans of Drummonds; two brothers, Raymond Elton Arrans of Mantachie, Miss., and Jimmy Dewayne Arrans of Drummonds; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Fincher of Millington and Mrs. Emily Arrans of Ripley.

AVERY, TOM - Tom Avery, a well known colored man, who lived on the Lauderdale Richardson place near Leigh's Chapel, died of paralysis Wednesday evening.