Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Estelle Caplinger
BRUCETON - Services for Estelle Pierce Caplinger, 82, were at 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 18, at Bruceton Funeral Home with the Rev. Eulas Greer officiating. Burial was in the Liberty United Methodist Church near Camden.
Mrs. Caplinger, a homemaker died Saturday, June 16 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon of heart failure.
She was born October 20, 1918 in Benton County to the late William Sleath Pierce and Lou Etta Stagner Pierce. She was a member of the Liberty United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James C. Caplinger and two sons, James Terrell Caplinger and Winfred Ray Caplinger. Survivors include a sister, Blondell Abbott of Bruceton; a grandson and a niece.
Edward Pinson
TREZEVANT - Services for Edward Morris Pinson, 77, were at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 13 at Trezevant Church of Christ with Bro. Don Reidheimer and Bro. John Forgy officiating. Burial was in the Trezevant cemetery.
Mr. Pinson, a retired farmer, died Monday, June 11 at McKenzie Methodist Hospital of heart failure.
He was born November 23, 1923 in Carroll County to the late Lennie Green Pinson and Dennis Lowrence Pinson. He was a member of Trezevant Church of Christ.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Pinson of Trezevant.
Brummitt Funeral Home of Trezevant was in charge of the arrangements.
Zera Seavers
TREZEVANT - Services for Zera D. Seavers, 88, were at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 15 at Brummitt Funeral Home in McKenzie with Bro. Vance Rushing and Bro. Bob Hull officiating. Burial was in the Pleasant Hill cemetery in Cedar Grove.
Mrs. Seavers, retired owner of Seaver's Grocery, died Wednesday, June 13 at McKenzie Methodist Hospital of heart failure.
She was born August 6, 1912 in Huntingdon to the late Margaret Chandler Groom and Noah S. Groom. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Percy D. Seavers. She is survived by a daughter, Faye Broughton of Memphis; a sister, Velma Scott of Atwood; two half sisters, Leverne Mayfield of Fairview Heights, Illinois and Norma Blank of Keyesport, Illinois; and two grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Nehemiah Building Fund, Cumberland Presbyterian Church in McKenzie.
Alfred Kelley
BRUCETON - Services for Alfred Lee Kelley, 70, formerly of Somerville, were at 1:00 p.m., Friday, June 15 at J. A. Lofties Funeral Home in Memphis. Burial was in the Travelers Rest cemetery in Laconia.
Mr. Kelley, a retired farmer, died Monday, June 11 at Life Care Nursing Center in Bruceton of heart failure.
He is survived by two sons, Alfred J. Kelley, Jr. of Jackson and Larry Harris of Atlanta; a sister, Frances Lewis of Bruceton and a brother, Robert Kelley of New York.
Camdan Gwaltney
McKENZIE - Services for Camdan Bramley Gwaltney, 3 weeks old, were Thursday, June 14 at Brummitt Funeral Home with Bro. Kenny Carr officiating. Burial was in the Milan cemetery.
Camdan died Tuesday, June 12 at home from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), according to a prelimiary autopsy report.
He is survived by his mother and father, Tabatha Ann Watson Gwaltney and Robert Bramley Gwaltney of McKenzie; a sister, Samantha Gwaltney of McKenzie; and his grandparents, Dr. Sidney and Sharon Ray of McKenzie, Robert and Elaine Gwaltney of Dallas, Texas, Ann and David Williams of Bradford, and Roger and Joyce Watson of Huntingdon.
Naomi Jordan Platt
BRUCETON - Services for Naomi Jordan Platt, 79, were at 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 8 at Bruceton Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Steve Whitworth officiating. Burial was in Prospect cemetery in Hollow Rock.
Mrs. Platt, a homemaker, died Wednesday, June 6 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon.
She was born May 8, 1922 in Zack, to the late W. B. "Dutch" Jordan and Deloris Jordan.
Survivors include a son, Terrill Johnson of Memphis; a stepdaughter, Pam Brewer of Norman, Oklahoma; a brother, Wilbur Jordan of Bruceton; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Glenn Johnson in 1964 and Louis Platt in 1999.
Laila Danielle Williams
SPRINGVILLE - Graveside services were held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 15 at Evergreen Church cemetery with the Rev. George Williams Sr. officiating.
The infant was stillborn on Saturday, June 9 at Henry County Medical Center.
Survivors include her parents, Quotesha and George Williams III; maternal grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. Thomas (Sharon) Teague of Springville; great-grandparents Mary Webb of McKenzie, Ray and Peggy Teague, Sr. of Springville, Clyde and Mildred Teague, Sr. of Springville and Louise Diggs of Murray, Kentucky; paternal grandparents George Williams, Jr. of Paris, Rosie Moss Williams of Clarksville, and great-grandparents Rev. and Mrs. George (Alice) Williams, Sr. of Paris and Sarah Moss of Clarksville.
Velma Snead
McKENZIE - Mrs. Velma Snead, 94, passed away on Sunday, June 2 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, June 5 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chase Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Paul Merwin, Bro. Russ Carlock and Bro. Vance Rushing officiating. Interment
will follow in the Shiloh cemetery in Mansfield.
Mrs. Snead was born October 19, 1907 in Carroll County to the late Robert Lee Hastings and Anna Beulah Wilcox. She was a graduate of Henry High School and attended Bethel College in McKenzie. She retired from the Department of Human Services, serving as Carroll County Director in 1972 and was a member of the Long Rock Methodist Church. Her husband, Mace Snead, who died in 1977 and two sisters, Ruth McCadams and Gladys Davis preceded her in death.
Survivors include a niece, Bessie Ruth Ashby of Mansfield, two nephews, Charles Davis of Hollow Rock and Carl Davis of Mansfield; a foster brother, Vernon Walker of Orange Blossom, Florida; and three great-nieces and six great-nephews.
The family will receive friends in the Cherry Wood room of Chase Funeral Home from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday.
Paul Thomas Carroll
McKENZIE - Paul Thomas Carroll, 77, died Friday, May 31 at Oak Manor Health Care Center in McKenzie. Services were held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, June 2 at Brummitt Funeral Home with Bro. Don Capperton officiating. Burial followed in Mt Olivet cemetery. Pallbearers were James Adams, Joe Hearn, John Baumgardner, Phillip Morrissett, Bailey Wrinkle and Robert Highfil. Honorary pallbearers were Billy Vawter, J.B. Johnsonius and Max Manley.
Mr. Carroll, the son of the late Harry Carroll and Lucille Lankford Carroll, was born February 2, 1925 in McKenzie. He was a retired owner of Paul Carroll Ins. Agency and Carroll Farms in McKenzie. He was a World War II army veteran and was also a member of the VFW, American Legion, and U.S.A. Presbyterian Church. His wife, Nellie Ann Carroll, preceded him in death.
Survivors include two sons, Jimmy Carroll of McKenzie and Mike Carroll of Knoxville; two sisters, Betty Wheat of Paris and Nell McAden of Wales, Mississippi; and five grandchildren, Paul Carroll, Rachel Carroll, Brandon Carroll, Brett Carroll and Chase Carroll.
He served as a commissioner on the Carroll County Commission, served on the Methodist Hospital Board, the McKenzie Special School District Board of Education and McKenzie Industrial Board.
The family requests in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.
H. Wray Gaston
JONESBORO, ARKANSAS: Graveside services for H. Wray Gaston, 83, were at 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 3 at New Prospect cemetery with Bro. Junior Jones officiating. Cutshall Funeral Home in Iuka, Mississippi was in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Gaston, formerly of McKenzie, died Friday, May 31 at the VA Medical Center in McKenzie.
He was a Baptist and a World War II army veteran who served in the Pacific Theater. He owned a service station in Memphis for many years and was a salesman for Wynn's oil company. His parents, Herman and Martha Gaston and a stepson, Rodney Rutherford preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Billie Gaston; a son, Gary Gaston of Ft. Worth, Texas; a daughter, Debra Flippin of Germantown; four stepdaughters, Patricia Cunningham of Brownsville, Brenda Nipp of Gates, Paula Hawkins of West Virginia, and Diane Bull of Jonesboro, Arkansas; five grandchildren; 12 step-grandchildren and eight step-great-grandchildren, several nieces and several nephews.
Guy Harold "Doc" Revel
HENRY - Services for Guy Harold "Doc" Revel, 67, were at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 1 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Dusty Stout, pastor of Fairview Baptist Church officiating. Burial followed in Fodge cemetery in Henry County.
Mr. Revel died Thursday morning, May 30 at Oak Manor Nursing Home in McKenzie. A Henry County native, he was born June 5, 1934 to the late Hulie Revel and Nona Joyner Revel Ervin.
He was married
on March 2, 1989 to the former Shirley Wyatt who survives.
Revel was a self-employed logger. He was a U.S. Army veteran and served in the Tennessee National Guard. He was a member of the Henry Baptist Church.
In addition to his wife, survivors include one daughter, Wendy Huddleston of Henry; one son, Will Revel of McKenzie; one stepdaughter, Sherry Heck of Boyertown, Pennsylvania; one stepson, Christopher Pillinger of Henry; three sisters, Dorothy Clendenin of Paris, Mildred Horn of Murray and Virginia Aden of Louden; one brother, Joe H. Revel of Henry and four grandchildren.
Daisy Mae Butler
HUNTINGDON - Mrs. Daisy Mai Butler, 86, died Thursday, May 30 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, June 1 at the Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church with Brother Jimmy Stewart, Brother Phillip Halter and Brother Bill Goodpasture officiating. Interment
followed in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Butler was born March 10, 1916 in Carroll County to the late Henry Clinton and Lou Genie Bond Butler. She was a homemaker, schoolteacher, and a columnist. She wrote the Spanish Grove News and This, That and the Other for the paper for 60 years. She was a member of Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church for 72 years, a lifetime member of the Spanish Grove Home Demonstration Club and a member of the Republican Executive Committee. Her husband, Loren Levi Butler, who died in 1995, an infant daughter, Joyce Dean Butler; two sisters, Edna Joyner and Clell Nolen and two brothers, Herman Butler and Eldon Butler preceded her in death.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Norma and Jerry Hardy of Huntingdon; two granddaughters, Janet Hill of Huntingdon and Adriana (Alex) Griffy of Cordova; and one great-grandson, Logan Hill of Huntingdon.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
James Etheridge Gowan
ATWOOD - Services for Mr. James Etheridge Gowan, 87, were at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 31 at Bodkin Funeral Home with burial in Hopewell cemetery in Lavinia. Mr. Gowan died Wednesday, May 29.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille Johnson Gowan; a sister, Annie Mai Arrington and a brother, Jodie Gowan.
Marie F. Travis
McKENZIE - Services for Marie F. Travis were held on Sunday, June 2 at 2:00 p.m. at Brummitt Funeral Home with Bro. Aaron Holmes officiating. Burial was in Pilgrim's Rest cemetery.
Mrs. Travis died Thursday, May 30 at Methodist Hospital in McKenzie.
She was born September 13, 1916 in McKenzie to the late Lela Allen Featherstone and Will Featherstone. She was a member of the Pilgrim's Rest cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Ann Hammett of Cedar Grove; four sons, Kenneth Travis of Greenfield, William and Larry Wayne Travis, both of McKenzie and Charles Travis of Milan; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
