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: 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.