In Memoriam: James William Hampton (1859 - 1915)

 

James William Hampton

Born:  May 28, 1859

Died:  November 12, 1915

Survivors:

Wife--Martha Jane Neece

Daughters:

Annie May Hampton Lentz

Mary Frances Hampton Nellums

Bessie Hampton Russell

Minnie Hampton Woodson

Ollie Hampton Overcast

Lonza Hampton Rowland

Lille May Hampton Harmon

Sources:  

Baptist and Reflector, March 16, 1916, p  15, col 4; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-j-w-hampton/206024194/ : accessed September 15, 2026), clip page for J. W. Hampton.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151568224/james_william-hampton: accessed 15 Sep 2026), memorial page for James William Hampton (28 May 1859–13 Nov 1915), Memorial ID 151568224, citing Fisher Cemetery, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Rufus Fain Sanders (1898- 1918)

 

Rufus Fain Sanders

Born:  October 30, 1898

Died:  October 16, 1918

Buried in Unionville Cemetery

Joined Union Ridge Baptist in 1915

Eldest Son of members William Payton "Pate" Sanders & Annie Coleman Ezell Sanders.

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, October 30, 1919, p  23, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-obituary-for-fain/206035950/ : accessed September 15, 2026), clip page for Obituary for Fain Sanders.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66407184/faine-sanders: accessed 15 Sep 2026), memorial page for Faine Sanders (1898–1918), Memorial ID 66407184, citing Unionville Cemetery, Unionville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: James S Thomason (1836 - 1917)

 

James S Thomason

Born:  October 22, 1836

Died:  August 21, 1917

Married Margaret C Weaver January 12, 1859

14 Children(8 who lived to adulthood) and 2 that survive him--James Montgomery Thomason and Mary Thomason Yarbrough

Many grandchildren and some great grandchildren.

[His FindAGrave Memorial had the wrong year of death but I submitted an edit]

Sources:  

Baptist and Reflector, November 1, 1918, p  15, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-j-s-thomason-obi/206055167/ : accessed September 15, 2026), clip page for J. S. Thomason-obit.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29092589/james_s-thomason: accessed 15 Sep 2026), memorial page for James S. Thomason (22 Oct 1836–21 Aug 1913), Memorial ID 29092589, citing Thomason Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: John Welcome Elmore (1850 - 1927)

 

John Welcome Elmore

Born:  June 11, 1850

Died:  May 6, 1927

Buried in Elmore Cemetery

Survivors

Wife--Sallie Little Elmore

Children:

Monnie Victoria Elmore Duncan

John Henry "Booger" Elmore

Charlie Lee Elmore

Carrie Eugene Elmore Sanders

Ora Corinne Elmore Holton

Fannie Elmore Lester

Maggie Lou Elmore

Edgar Elmore

Ila Velma Elmore Eley

Arthur Hobson Elmore

Thomas Mitchell Elmore

Source:

Baptist and Reflector, August 25, 1927, p  16, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-obituary-for-john/206022253/ : accessed September 15, 2026), clip page for Obituary for John W. ELMORE.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103699663/john_welcome-elmore: accessed 15 Sep 2026), memorial page for John Welcome Elmore (11 Jun 1850–8 May 1927), Memorial ID 103699663, citing Elmore Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Mattie J Elmore Osburn (1852 - 1903)

 

Mattie J Elmore Osburn

Born:  September 13, 1852

Died:  May 3, 1903

She had been a member of Union Ridge Baptist Church joining in early girlhood, later  uniting with the North Fork Church.

Survivors:

Husband-- Lucien Junius Osburn

Daughters:

Minnie Osburn Jennings(married Thomas G Jennings in 1896)

Ester D Osburn(married Thomas L. Thompson in 1903)

Elma Osburn Sanders(married Robert Sanders in 1900)

Maggie Knox Osburn Jeffress(married James Douglas Jeffress in 1910)

Son:

Samuel J Osburn

Sources:  

Baptist and Reflector, June 11, 1903, p 15, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-mattie-j-elmore-os/205999013/ : accessed September 14, 2026), clip page for Mattie J Elmore Osburn- Obit.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91912382/mattie-osburn: accessed 14 Sep 2026), memorial page for Mattie Elmore Osburn (13 Sep 1852–3 May 1903), Memorial ID 91912382, citing Willow Mount Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Ona Phillips Fisher (1900 -1927)

 

Ona Phillips Fisher

Born:  February 15, 1900

Died:  October 14, 1927

Joined Union Ridge Baptist in 1914

Married:  Cooper Fisher December 1, 1919

She is the great Granddaughter of Ivie Phillips(Ivie--Wm H--John Rainy--Ona)

Survivors

Husband--Henry Cooper Fisher

Daughter-- Imogene Fisher

Parents:  John Rainey Phillips & Mary H Bumpus Phillips

Sisters: 

Kathleen Phillips Roach

Ann Jeanette Phillips Riggs

Dolores Phillips Gager

Sources: 

Baptist and Reflector, December 15, 1927, p  16, col 3; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-obituary-for-ona-p/206008997/ : accessed September 15, 2026), clip page for Obituary for Ona Phillips FISHER.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114096603/ona-fisher: accessed 15 Sep 2026), memorial page for Ona Phillips Fisher (15 Feb 1900–14 Oct 1927), Memorial ID 114096603, citing Unionville Cemetery, Unionville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.