In Memoriam: William Thomas Johnson Sr. (1835-1918)

 

William Thomas Johnson

Born:  December 27, 1835

Died:  May 21, 1918

Predeceased by Wives:

Annie Stager Jackson Johnson(m. 1857)

Jerusha Tennessee Read Johnson(m 1869)

Survivors:

Sons: 

Joshua Francis Johnson

William Thomas Johnson Jr.

Daughters: 

Manerva Tennessee "Tennie" Johnson Tarpley

Macon Johnson Joyce

Minnie Lou Johnson Joyce

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, August 22, 1918, p 15. col 1; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-obituary-for-w-t/205280999/ : accessed September 4, 2026), clip page for Obituary for W. T. Johnson.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24235287/william_thomas-johnson: accessed 4 Sep 2026), memorial page for William Thomas Johnson Sr. (25 Dec 1835–21 May 1918), Memorial ID 24235287, citing Johnson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Sam B Blanton (1924-1958)

 

Sam B. Blanton

Born:  November 9, 1924

Died:  February 10 1958

Parents:  Sam B Blanton and Ruth Elmore Blanton

Graduate of Eagleville High School

Member of Rover Baptist Church

Burial Simpson Cemetery

Employed by Swiss Farms Dairy as a Milkman

Survivors:

Wife:  Mary Sue Wall Blanton

Son:  Marty Blanton(later adopted by step dad Bill S. Bell Sr.)

Brother: James W Blanton of Shelbyville

Sister: Jean Marie Blanton Wall(Mrs. Bill Wall) of Chapel Hill

Sources:

Nashville Banner, February 11, 1958, p 8. col 5; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/nashville-banner-obituary-for-sam-b-bla/205274890/ : accessed September 4, 2026), clip page for Obituary for Sam B. Blanton.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18809553/sam_b-blanton: accessed 4 Sep 2026), memorial page for Sam B. Blanton Jr. (9 Nov 1924–10 Feb 1958), Memorial ID 18809553, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Jody & Lesa Baltz (contributor 17485994).

In Memoriam: Charles Caswell Puckett (1876-1929)

 

Charles Caswell Puckett

Born: November 10 1876

Died: December 9, 1929

Married:  1907 to Elizabeth Arnold

Buried at Simpson Cemetery

Parents:  James Nathaniel Puckett and Mary Frances White Puckett

Joined Union Ridge Baptist Church at Rover in 1906

Children:

Clyde Russell Puckett

Charles Arnold Puckett

James Nat Puckett

Robert Earl Puckett(died in infancy)

Brothers:

Will Puckett

Lewis Puckett

Jesse Puckett

Fred Puckett

Harry Puckett

Sisters:

Mary Frances Puckett Manire(Mrs. D. L. Manier)

Alice Julia Puckett Cothran (Mrs. Ben Cawthon)

Malinda Jane "Mittie" Puckett Cothran(Mrs. Mace Cawthon)

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, February 6, 1930,

p 13. col 3; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-obituary-for-charl/205266010/ : accessed September 4, 2026), clip page for Obituary for CHARLES C. PUCKETT, 1876-1929.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143336466/charles_caswell-puckett: accessed 4 Sep 2026), memorial page for Charles Caswell Puckett (10 Nov 1876–9 Nov 1929), Memorial ID 143336466, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Mrs. Althea Wood Jackson (1860-1946)

 

Mrs. Althea Wood Jackson
Born:  April 14, 1860 in Unionville, Bedford Co TN, USA
Died:  November 2, 1946
Member of Union Ridge Baptist Church at Rover, Tenn (her obituary incorrectly identifies the church as Union Hill)
Buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park
Predeceased by husband, Hardy Pope Jackson

Survivors
Daughters:
Ruth Jackson Lucas (Mrs. C. F. Lucas) of Nashville
Miss Ethel Jackson of Nashville
Mary Jackson Redmond(Mrs. Frank Redmon) of Nashville
Lizzie Jackson Owen(Mrs. R. C. Owen) of Hartsville Tenn.

Sons:
W.A. Jackson of Plant City, Fla.
William Harrison Jackson of Nashville
Charles P Jackson of Atlanta
Robert J. Jackson of Nashville

Sister: Mrs. W. P. Regan of Nashville
Brothers:
E.G. Neely of St Petersburg Fla.
W.W. Neely of Venice Calif
Several Grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Sources:
The Tennessean, November 3, 1946, p 4, col 2; image. Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-obituary-for-althea-wood/205240981/ : accessed September 3, 2026), clip page for Obituary for Althea Wood Jackson.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149556865/althea-jackson: accessed 3 Sep 2026), memorial page for Althea Wood Jackson (14 Apr 1860–2 Nov 1946), Memorial ID 149556865, citing Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Hardy Pope Jackson (1858-1939)

 

Hardy Pope Jackson
Born:  January 19 1858 in Bedford County
Died:  January 17, 1939
Parents:  James Lytle Jackson & Mary Charlotte Pope Jackson
Member of Union Ridge Baptist Church at Rover, Tenn
Buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park
Survivors
Wife: Mrs. Altha Wood Jackson
Daughters:
Mrs. C. F. Lucas of Nashville
Miss Ethel Jackson of Nashville
Mrs. Frank Redmond of Nashville
Mrs R. C. Owen of Hartsville Tenn.

Sons:
W.A. Jackson of Nashville
William Harrison Jackson of Nashville
Charles P Jackson of Nashville
James Ebron Jackson of Hendersonville, Tenn
Robert J. Jackson of Antioch

Brother: A.W. Jackson of Nashville
Sister: Mrs. Will Shelley of Decker, Tenn.
17 Grandchildren
5 Great-Grandchildren

Sources: 
Nashville Banner, January 18, 1939, p 10, col 3; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/nashville-banner-obituary-for-h-p-jack/205238272/ : accessed September 3, 2026), clip page for Obituary for H. P. Jackson.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149556666/hardy_pope-jackson: accessed 3 Sep 2026), memorial page for Hardy Pope Jackson (19 Jan 1858–16 Jan 1939), Memorial ID 149556666, citing Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Mrs. Robbie Kelly Jarrell (1896-1940)

 

Mrs. Roberta "Robbie" Buchanan Kelly Jarrell
Born: July 18, 1896
Died: April 9, 1940
Daughter of W. A. Kelly and Clemmie Buchanan Kelly
Survivors:
Husband, Burns Jarrell(Married June 1924)

Two Daughters:
Mary Louise Jarrell
Nancy Jane Jarrell

Three Sons:
Robert Burns Jarrell
Julius Sanford Jarrell
Enoch "Ensley" Jarrell

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, July 11, 1940, p 13, col  1; image. Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-obituary-for-robbi/205207224/ : accessed September 3, 2026), clip page for Obituary for Robbie Kelly Jarrell.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29091224/roberta-jarrell: accessed 3 Sep 2026), memorial page for Roberta “Robbie” Kelley Jarrell (18 Jul 1896–9 Apr 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29091224, citing Jarrell Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Patsy Paterson (contributor 46596020).