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1940 Obituaries

The Covington Leader

 

 

 

Name

Date of Paper

Page

Column

Anglin, Kinsey

10-Oct-40

9

6

Anthony, James B., Sr.

2-May-40

8

6

Archer, William T.

3-Oct-40

3

6

Bailey, Mrs. Anna Richard Stafford

4-Apr-40

5

6

Ballard, Perry

29-Feb-40

4

3

Barber, James

12-Sep-40

3

6

Barron, Will

4-Jul-40

4

6

Baxter, Mrs. R. K.

22-Feb-40

9

5

Bell, Mrs. Martha Oates

1-Feb-40

4

5

Bell, Shade M.

19-Dec-40

1

6

Bennett, Mrs. Sophia Fisher

11-Jul-40

7

7

Billings, Henry M.

25-Jul-40

4

1

Billings, W. D.

22-Jan-40

8

4

Billings, William David

15-Feb-40

12

4

Blaydes, Dr. A. B.

15-Feb-40

1

1

Blaylock, Henry L.

12-Dec-40

3

1

Bogue, Travis C.

25-Jul-40

9

4

Bone, Dolly (child)

28-Aug-40

3

1

Bone, Ruth (child)

28-Aug-40

3

1

Boyce, Mrs. Lois Martin

25-Jan-40

7

4

Boyce, Mrs. Lucille Faulkner

10-Oct-40

6

6

Boyd, Jesse (murder)

6-Jun-40

1

3

Boyd, Mary Angeline (infant)

27-Jun-40

10

3

Boyd, Mrs. W. B.

15-Aug-40

12

5

Bringle, Frank L.

5-Sep-40

4

5

Brodnax, Miss Ora

21-Nov-40

s2, p1

2

Brown, Dr. George B.

27-Jun-40

4

4

Brown, George Thomas

7-Mar-40

9

4

Brown, Jim Henry

22-Aug-40

9

1

Brown, Mrs. Carrie Boyd

10-Oct-40

10

5

Bryant, Mrs. Ida

7-Mar-40

8

4

Byrd, Darrell Stuart (infant)

26-Sep-40

2

5

Byrd, Lanie

21-Mar-40

s2, p4

6

Caldwell, Mrs. Bertha Harbison

28-Aug-40

9

1

Calhoun, Fannie

20-Jun-40

4

6

Calhoun, Judge J. D.

22-Feb-40

5

3

Campbell, Josephine (infant)

13-Jun-40

3

7

Carson, Mrs. Barbara Gatlin

22-Aug-40

5

1

Chapman, Jesse Trigg

3-Oct-40

11

6

Clifton, E. R.

25-Jul-40

4

2

Clindining, J. A.

4-Jan-40

9

5

Coker, James Benjamin

4-Jul-40

9

3

Cole, Helen Ann (infant)

14-Nov-40

6

7

Cooper, Mrs. Nannie Bett Simpson

18-Apr-40

13

4

Corder, Ben T.

14-Nov-40

5

7

Corder, Joseph H.

4-Jan-40

9

1

Corner, Nola (murder)

11-Jul-40

1

2

Cotton, H. P.

26-Sep-40

4

5

Cousar, Miss Ellen

14-Mar-40

8

4

Cox, Mrs. Josie

8-Feb-40

5

1

Crenshaw, James Nathaniel

19-Sep-40

4

3

Crigger, Mrs. C. E.

28-Aug-40

6

6

Crook, A. H.

7-Nov-40

10

2

Crouch, Charles M.

25-Apr-40

7

4

Cunningham, S. T.

18-Jul-40

10

6

Daily, Thomas Jefferson

18-Jul-40

10

4

Delk, Carolyn Arlene (infant)

11-Jan-40

10

2

Dew, Mrs. Eula Mae

7-Mar-40

9

3

Dickey, Mrs. Eva Yarbrough

7-Mar-40

12

4

Dickey, Mrs. W. H.

4-Jul-40

8

5

Dickson, Dr. B. Vernon

4-Jul-40

9

5

Dodson, A. D. (murder)

10-Oct-40

7

4

Douglas, Mrs. Clara R.

8-Feb-40

2

6

Downs, L. A.

15-Aug-40

11

1

Downing, E. Mack

1-Aug-40

3

6

Dunavant, Mrs. John

15-Feb-40

12

3

Dunavant, John L.

20-Jun-40

8

4

Dunn, Mrs. Cora

22-Feb-40

9

6

Easley, Lenox Esprey

4-Apr-40

5

4

Etheridge, James Edward

25-Apr-40

1

7

Faught, Boyd Bringle (infant)

18-Jan-40

6

6

Faulk, Ruby Gene (child)

30-May-40

4

4

Ferguson, Mrs. Sara Cora

14-Nov-40

8

4

Ferrell, James W.

20-Jun-40

6

6

Floyd, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth

4-Apr-40

5

5

Flynn, Hazel Marie (child)

25-Jul-40

10

4

Forbes, Mrs. Olivia

11-Jan-40

11

1

Gaines, Mrs. Nora Elcan

27-Jun-40

5

6

Garner, Mrs. W. F.

30-May-40

8

5

Gee, Miss Laura Belle

22-Feb-40

1

6

Gilbreath, Peggy Louise (infant)

3-Oct-40

8

7

Gill, James Robert

26-Sep-40

5

3

Glass, R. Alonzo

14-Mar-40

8

3

Grantham, Richard Faught

7-Mar-40

9

6

Griffith, Charles Virgil

1-Feb-40

9

4

Griffith, Joe R.

27-Jun-40

4

1

Grimes, Mrs. Elizabeth H.

31-Oct-40

9

4

Gross, Mrs. Sophia

18-Jan-40

6

3

Gross, Terry Wayne (infant)

14-Nov-40

10

5

Guthrie, James Banister, Jr.

31-Oct-40

9

2

Hall, Miss Margaret E.

22-Feb-40

9

1

Halloway, Shallie

25-Jul-40

3

3

Hanna, Mrs. Myrtice

20-Jun-40

9

5

Hardwick, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cannon

20-Jun-40

12

6

Hart, Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth

11-Apr-40

12

4

Hartsfield, Marcus Clayton

4-Apr-40

6

3

Hatchel, Mrs. J. E.

11-Jul-40

7

7

Hayes, Ruth

18-Jul-40

7

5

Hedrick, Mrs. Allie Freeman

26-Sep-40

4

5

Hedrick, Mrs. Maggie

19-Sep-40

9

1

Hilmus, H. H.

11-Jan-40

2

3

Hollingsworth, Mrs. Mattie

7-Nov-40

4

6

Huey, S. O.

12-Dec-40

1

5

Huey, Samuel Orr

19-Dec-40

5

3

Huffman, Mrs. Mary King

15-Feb-40

12

4

Huggins, Catherine Louise (infant)

18-Apr-40

13

2

Hunter, James (murder)

3-Oct-40

1

4

Hurt, Hamilton

4-Jul-40

8

7

Hurt, Mrs. T. S.

5-Dec-40

10

4

Jamison, David L.

22-Feb-40

8

2

Jennings, John D.

18-Apr-40

1

3

Johnson, Bobby Joe (infant)

10-Oct-40

9

6

Johnson, Roy F.

1-Aug-40

4

5

Johnson, Willie Jones

25-Apr-40

1

4

Jones, Eunice Rebecca

24-Oct-40

4

4

Jones, Luther F.

22-Feb-40

8

6

Jones, Mrs. Jewel

7-Mar-40

12

3

Joy, Eugene W.

20-Jun-40

9

1

Joy, Mrs. Jennie

2-May-40

6

4

Joyner, Mrs. Susie

5-Sep-40

10

3

Kelley, Mrs. J. A.

14-Nov-40

3

6

Kilpatrick, John W.

14-Mar-40

1

5

Knight, Mrs. Rosie Adaline Coates

24-Oct-40

3

2

Lake, Edna

25-Apr-40

7

3

Laxton, Mrs. S. I.

30-May-40

4

7

Leiher, Edward J.

11-Apr-40

1

6

Lemonds, Samuel Ernest, Sr.

11-Jan-40

9

5

Liggett, Homer M.

19-Sep-40

9

5

Lindsey, H. L.

19-Sep-40

3

7

Lloyd, Mrs. Emma Lula

8-Feb-40

12

4

Lovelady, May

29-Feb-40

2

6

Lucado, Mary Alice (infant)

1-Feb-40

9

4

Lucado, Noel Dayton

3-Oct-40

11

6

Luttrell, Mrs. Amanda

30-May-40

5

6

Luttrell, Mrs. Amanda Shankle

30-May-40

8

4

Maclin, L. M.

10-Oct-40

7

6

Maiden, Judge R. E.

22-Feb-40

1

5

Marks, Mrs. Rachel Arenberg

1-Feb-40

7

1

Marshall, Mrs. Lottie Ann

24-Oct-40

9

7

Matthews, Everett L.

11-Jan-40

1

1

Mauldin, Harry Wayne (infant)

3-Oct-40

5

2

McAfee, Mrs. Callie

17-Oct-40

9

1

McCadden, Mandy

27-Jun-40

4

6

McCalla, Mrs. Josie

13-Jun-40

9

5

McClain, Dolphus Lawrence

9-May-40

11

4

McClanahan, Mrs. Alice Forgey

11-Jul-40

6

3

McCulloch, J. C.

11-Jul-40

12

5

McLennan, Ernest

23-May-40

3

5

McLister, Dr. W. A. L.

15-Aug-40

1

6

McLister, Mrs. Effie DeWese

11-Jul-40

9

6

McMillen, J. J.

7-Mar-40

6

5

McMillin, Infant

4-Apr-40

8

2

McMurtry, James Harold (infant)

19-Dec-40

10

6

McNeely, D. Otha

7-Nov-40

12

3

McQuiston, Donolson

11-Jul-40

10

1

McQuiston, William

22-Feb-40

9

4

Medus, Mrs. Cora

15-Aug-40

10

1

Miles, Infant

28-Aug-40

4

7

Miller, Robert F.

18-Apr-40

1

2

Mills, Mrs. Erskine

21-Nov-40

7

1

Mills, Mrs. Erskine

28-Nov-40

9

5

Mitchell, Nathaniel H.

20-Jun-40

6

4

Mize, James W.

25-Jan-40

7

1

Moffatt, Henry Calvin

18-Apr-40

14

4

Montgomaery, Mrs. Ernest

1-Feb-40

5

3

Montgomery, William David (infant)

8-Feb-40

9

4

Moore, Wilburn

5-Dec-40

7

4

Mosley, Mrs. Lavenia Cloeman

25-Jan-40

3

4

Mullin, E. L.

22-Feb-40

9

6

Mullins, Mrs. H. B.

6-Jun-40

4

1

Mullins, Walter A.

5-Sep-40

6

4

Murphy, Mrs. Melissa Hannah

13-Jun-40

1

6

Murphy, William A.

29-Feb-40

9

4

Murray, Mrs. Rora Gray

27-Jun-40

4

6

Nash, Dr. William B.

2-May-40

10

3

Nelson, C. N

1-Feb-40

7

4

Nelson, C. N

1-Feb-40

9

3

Nevils, Thomas Allison

14-Mar-40

1

5

Norman, C. H.

16-May-40

6

6

Ogilvie, Charles H.

12-Dec-40

3

1

Pace, Eugene D.

12-Dec-40

1

6

Pace, Eugene D.

19-Dec-40

10

5

Page, Mrs. Sallie Frances

15-Aug-40

12

4

Paine, Mrs. William H.

14-Nov-40

10

2

Park, Rev. T. A.

8-Feb-40

10

3

Parker, Seldon Odie (infant)

29-Feb-40

10

5

Parr, Mrs. Sallie

5-Dec-40

10

4

Peete, Mrs. Joe

30-May-40

4

6

Percer, Leo

21-Mar-40

3

4

Phillips, Miss Marion

7-Mar-40

1

2

Pool, John Allen

11-Jan-40

12

2

Pritchett, Miss Mary C.

28-Aug-40

10

1

Railes, R. E.

9-May-40

12

4

Ralph, Dorothy Marie

4-Apr-40

4

4

Ralph, Robert Anderson

15-Aug-40

10

2

Reynolds, Mrs. Myrtress Mead

21-Nov-40

s2, p4

3

Rice, Mrs. M. B.

7-Mar-40

9

4

Rice, Mrs. Mandy K.

30-May-40

7

3

Rice, Mrs. Mark

30-May-40

5

6

Rice, Norma Fay (infant)

14-Nov-40

9

6

Richardson, Mrs. Eliza

28-Mar-40

7

5

Rizer, Miss Ruth S.

20-Jun-40

9

2

Roby, A. L.

21-Nov-40

s2, p1

6

Roby, W. P.

31-Oct-40

12

4

Rogers, James William

19-Dec-40

7

3

Rose, Miss Dorothy

3-Oct-40

7

5

Rose, Miss Hattiegreen

4-Jan-40

1

2

Ross, Doris Sale (child)

22-Feb-40

8

3

Ruffin, Robert

11-Jan-40

5

1

Sevier, William Rhea

22-Feb-40

6

6

Simmons, Samuel A.

14-Mar-40

8

3

Smith, Donald Lee (child)

28-Nov-40

4

5

Smith, E. S.

18-Jul-40

4

4

Smith, Edgar Estelle

21-Nov-40

s2, p1

2

Smith, James K.

29-Feb-40

4

3

Smith, James Rufe

15-Feb-40

9

6

Smith, Leather Turley

15-Aug-40

12

4

Smith, Mrs. Fannie McGregor

6-Jun-40

11

7

Smith, Mrs. Linnie Coleman

31-Oct-40

6

6

Smith, Mrs. Mollie

1-Feb-40

9

4

Smith, Sam E.

18-Apr-40

13

4

Smith, Sherrod

20-Jun-40

10

4

Smith, W. E.

21-Nov-40

3

6

Somerville, Jake

7-Mar-40

12

7

Spann, J. W.

11-Jan-40

3

6

Stafford, Mrs. Bessie

25-Jan-40

4

2

Stein, John Wesley

2-May-40

6

5

Stephens, Mrs. Sallie

4-Jul-40

4

6

Stimpson, James C.

2-May-40

2

6

Strong, Christopher Theodore

10-Oct-40

9

5

Stroud, Rev. H. A.

8-Aug-40

10

1

Taylor, Mrs. Mary Sue Bailey

26-Dec-40

7

3

Taylor, Mrs. W. U.

2-May-40

8

5

Taylor, Rev. Huston R.

19-Sep-40

3

2

Taylor, W. H.

17-Oct-40

12

4

Thomas, Albert

26-Dec-40

7

4

Thompson, Mrs. Will R.

9-May-40

11

2

Toliver, Frank

8-Aug-40

2

4

Townsend, Mrs. Emma

30-May-40

5

6

Townsend, Mrs. Emma

30-May-40

8

1

Townsend, Tol S.

19-Sep-40

4

3

Tucker, William S.

12-Dec-40

2

6

Tugwell, Mrs. Eula Waddell

3-Oct-40

6

7

Vandergrift, Dan (murder)

24-Oct-40

1

2

Vaughan, Milton H.

26-Sep-40

4

3

Vawter, James W.

12-Sep-40

1

1

Waddell, N. A.

1-Aug-40

9

2

Walker, Thomas Preston

7-Nov-40

6

5

Wallace, Merton L.

20-Jun-40

6

3

Warf, Joseph B.

1-Feb-40

4

4

Wauford, Mrs. Charles E.

21-Mar-40

s2, p1

5

Weaver, Marvin Monroe

22-Feb-40

8

2

Weir, Mrs. W. M.

15-Feb-40

12

4

Welch, Thomas Samuel

25-Apr-40

4

4

Whitaker, Walter W.

26-Sep-40

4

6

White, Clarence W.

21-Mar-40

3

1

White, Danny Leon (infant)

21-Mar-40

7

4

White, William Leon (infant)

24-Oct-40

6

5

Wilcox, William Marion

28-Aug-40

10

3

Williams, Henry G.

12-Sep-40

5

4

Williams, Toots (murder)

10-Oct-40

1

4

Wilson, Esq. Hugh Calvin

31-Oct-40

9

4

Wilson, Mrs. David

16-May-40

6

6

Winsett, Mrs. J. B.

26-Dec-40

5

6

Woods, Ammon

18-Jan-40

4

6

Woods, Mrs. Katie Rice

8-Feb-40

9

3

Wortham, Benjamin Heath

6-Jun-40

13

2

Wright, Mrs. Rosa

1-Aug-40

9

6

Yarbro, Wyatt

19-Sep-40

2

3

Young, John

25-Apr-40

10

2

Young, William E.

16-May-40

4

2

                                                                                                                  

 

                                                                                  

 

 

Source: The Covington Leader 1940-1941, Roll #111

Repository: Tennessee State Archives

 

Indexed by Sharon Burris

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