Mount Moriah Cemetery Deceased Birth Date Death Date

Mrs. Ruth Estes Pittard, 83, Waynesboro, died on Sunday, April 4, 1982, at Wayne County Hospital. A native of Wayne County, she was the wife of the late Fred Eugene Pittard. She was a retired beautician. Funeral services were held at 3 p. m. Tuesday, April 6, at Bennett-May Chapel, with burial in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating. Survivors include two sons, Fred Pittard, Paducah, Kentucky, and Homer Frank Pittard, Houston, Texas; one brother, Taylor Estes, Clardale, Arizona; seven grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

(d/o Samuel and Elmira Kennon Cosby)

Mrs. Jim Pittard died suddenly Wednesday morning. The burial and funeral service will be at Moriah, the funeral conducted by Rev. T. E. Hudson, but the time had not been definitely set at hour of going to press. It will probably be Thursday afternoon or Friday morning. Nearly all the neighbors and other members of the family are sick with flu.

(s/o John Wesley and Rachel Emma Johnson Pittard)

(h/o 1. Lois Marie Burnett Pittard) WWII

(h/o 2. Angie Harwell Stevenson Pittard)

(s/o Charles G. and Metta Letitia Harwell Pittard)

Thomas Allen Pittard, 86, Pulaski, died on Friday, July 30, 1982, at Giles County Hospital. A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Charles and Meadow L. Harwell Pittard. Funeral services were held at 3 p. m. Sunday, August 1, at Bennett-May Chapel, with burial in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Bro. Pope and Bro. Elyea officiating. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Angie S. Pittard, Pulaski; one stepson, Joe Stevenson, Pulaski; and several nieces and nephews.

(s/o Charles Grandison and Metta Letita Harwell Pittard)

(w/o Lenzie D. Poarch) md 16 Sep 1932 GCT

(d/o Amis and Delia Chapman Bowen)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 13 Nov 1968

Mrs. Dallie Mai Poarch, 53, died Tuesday night, March 5, in a Nashville hospital. Funeral services were conducted at 10 a. m. Thursday, March 7, in the chapel of London Funeral Home, with the Rev. J. J. Mabrey officiating. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. A native of Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Amis and Delia Chapman Bowen. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Her husband, who survives, is Lenzie Poarch. Survivors in addition to her husband include two daughters, Mrs. David Daley, Prospect, and Mrs. Homer Wright, Chapel Hill; three sons, William, Charles, and Louis Poarch, all of Lewisburg; two sisters, Mrs. Louis Browning, Texas, Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, Pottsivlle; one brother, Turner Bowen, Petersburg; and eight grandchildren.

(h/o Dallie Mae Poarch)

(s/o John and Amanda Somers Poarch)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen __ Oct 1997

Mr. Lenzie D. (Mike) Poarch, 91, of Lewisburg, died October 16, 1997, at Marshall Medical Center. Mr. Poarch was a native of Giles County and the son of the late John and Amanda Somers Poarch. He was a farmer and a member of the United Methodist Church. Services were held Saturday at London Funeral Home in Lewisburg with burial in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Survivors include daughters, Gina Gertrude Daly of Pulaski and Joyce Wright of Shelbyville; sons, Bill Poarch of Lewisburg and Lewis Poarch of Belfast; brother and sister, Pete Poarch of Cornersville and Ida George of Pulaski; 15 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.

(h/o [1]. Lula Boshers Porter [2]. Nora Smith Porter)

(s/o William T. and Nancy J. Gibbs Porter)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 23 Aug 1972

John Richard Porter died Sunday, August 20 at Giles County Hospital. Mr. Porter was a native of Alabama and was born June 28, 1888. His parents were the late William T. and Nancy J. Gibbs Porter. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nora Smith Porter; three daughters, Mrs. Jewell Garner of Pulaski, Mrs. Louise Brown of Haroldsburg, Ky., Mrs. Gertrude Prindle of Pulaski;

two stepdaughters, Mrs. Robert Reed of Greenbrier, Mrs. Maurice Curtis of Pulaski; three sons, Loyd Porter of Goodlettsville, Dewey Porter of Nashville, and Horace Porter of Pulaski; two step-sons, Carl Smith ofNashville, and Douglas Smith of Pulaski; one sister, Mrs. Fannie Crews of Lawrenceburg; twelve grandchildren and ten great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements were Monday, August 21 at 2:00 p. m. at Bennett-May Chapel with Rev. Andy Brown and Robert McAnally officiating. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.

PORTER, Lula 22 Sep 1891 30 Jun 1945
(w/o John Richard Porter)

(d/o William Polk and Mary Louise Boshers)

(d/o Rees Sr. and Jane Brown Porter)

(h/o Jane Brown Porter) Born in England

(s/o Hugh and Violet Mackey Porter)

PORTER, Rees Jr. 01 Jul 1776 15 Sep ____

(s/o Rees and Jane Brown Porter)

(s/o Rees and Jane Brown Porter)

(w/o Royce M. Powell)

(d/o Robert E. and Daisy Belle Kennedy Parsons)

POWELL, Royce M. 06 Sep 1897 19 Mar 1967

(h/o Katherine I. Parsons Powell) WWI

(s/o Calvin Taylor and Mary Etha Hagan Powell)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 22 Mar 1967

Royce M. Powell, 69, Pharmacist, of Coral Gables, Fla., died Sunday, March 19, in a hospital in that city. Graveside services will be conducted at 2:30 p. m. Thursday, March 23, at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, with the Rev. Tommy Curtis officiating. Mr. Powell, a native of Giles County, was born September 6, 1897, the son of the late Calvin Taylor and Mary Etha Hagan Powell. He had lived in Coral Gables, Fla., for a number of years. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Katherine Parsons Powell; one son, Lt. Col. Royce M. Powers, Jr., Aberdeen, Md.; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Jessie B. Davis, Minor Hill.

(h/o Kate Tarpley Powers) TN Horseshoe HQ Troop 82 Div

(s/o Joe and Susie Gibson Powers)

POWERS, Robert Taylor __ ___ 1882 16 Oct 1955

(h/o Powers)

(s/o and Powers)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 19 Oct 1955

Robert Taylor Powers, former Giles Countian, 73, died Sunday, October 16^th, at 6:15 p.m. at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Frank Renie, Columbus, Ga. Funeral services were conducted at Pulaski Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock with burial in Moriah Church Cemetery. In addition to Mrs. Renie, Mr. Powers is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Alice Carter, two sons, F. M. and Pascal Powers, all of Columbus, Ga.; three brothers, Charles, and Theo Powers of Lewisburg, and John Wesley Powers of Giles.

(h/o Daisy Ward Pratt)

(s/o and Pratt)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen __ Nov 1974

Funeral services for Arthur Joseph Pratt, 74, of Nashville were held Sunday, November 17 at Bennett-MayChapel with the Rev. Harrison Anderson and the Rev. Loyd Hickman officiating. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Pratt, who was a native of Arkansas, died Saturday in Montevery Nursing Home in Nashville. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Ward Pratt; a daughter, Mrs. Waylon Denton of Pulaski; two sons, Robert Pratt and John Pratt, both of Nashville and three grandchildren.

(w/o Arthur Joseph Pratt)

(d/o Francis “Frank” and Nancy Gilliam Ward)

PRATT, John Houston 5 Oct 1932 15 Sep 1989

(h/o Lavada Hicks Pratt) md 16 Jun 1951 GCT

(s/o Arthur J. and Daisy Ward Pratt)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen __ Sep 1989

Mr. John Houston Pratt, 56, of Goodlettsville, formerly of Giles County, died Friday, Sept. 15, 1989, at Edgefield Hospital in Nashville. Graveside services were held Sunday, Sept, 17, at Mt. Moriah Cemetery with the Rev. Glenn Denton officiating. Bennett-May Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. A native of Giles County, Mr. Pratt was the son of the late Arthur Pratt. He was a retired printing press operator at the Nashville Tennessean newspaper. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Daisy Pratt of Nashville; one sister, Mrs. Maudie Pratt Denton of Pulaski; one brother, Robert Pratt of Goodlettsville; several nieces and nephews.

(w/o Webster Pratt) md 8 Dec 1906 GCT

(d/o Tom and Lizzie Sandusky Curtis)

PRATT, Oscar 2 Apr 1888 14 May 1968

(h/o Vinie Ward Pratt) md 18 May 1913 GCT

(s/o Jake and Bell Pullem Pratt)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 15 May 1968

Oscar Pratt, 80, died Tuesday morning, May 14, in Williamson County Hospital, Franklin. Funeral services for Mr. Pratt will be Thursday afternoon, May 16, at 2 o’clock in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jacob Gardner officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. A native of Giles County, Mr. Pratt was born April 2, 1888, the son of the late Jake and Bell Pullem Pratt. His wife was the late Viney Lou Ward Pratt. Survivors include twelve sons, Duncan, Gardner, and Thomas Pratt, all of Giles County, Robert, George, Dean, Paul, Morris, Freeman Lee, Roy, and David Pratt, all of Franklin, and James Pratt of Maury County; two daughters, Mrs. Lena Mosley, Spring Hill and Mrs. Sue Darnell, Elkton; thirty-three grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Maggie Homatella, Columbia; two half-sisters, Mrs Madge Pullen, and Mrs. Lena Green, both of Columbia. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

(s/o Arthur Joseph. and Daisy Ward Pratt)

(d/o Oscar and Vinie Ward Pratt) Unmarked Grave Death Certificate

(w/o Oscar Pratt)

(d/o Harry and Samantha Curtis Ward)

PRATT, Webb E. __ ___ 1884 11 Feb1967

(h/o 1. Nannie E. Curtis Pratt 2. Vona Thompson Fisher Pratt) (s/o and Pratt)

Webb Pratt, 80, a retired farmer, died Saturday, February 11, in General Hospital, Nashville. Services were conducted at 10 a. m. Monday, February 13, in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, with G. C. Fox, Church of Christ minister officiating. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Vone Fisher Pratt, Nashville; three daughters, Mrs. Colene Foster, Campbellsville, Mrs. John W. Ward, Cornersville, and Mrs. Iva Dale Fisher, Nashville; three sons, Maurice Curtis, Pulaski, Ed Pratt, Ft. Worth, Texas, and Paul Pratt, Nashville; twenty-two grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and one half-brother, Oscar Pratt, Franklin. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

(s/o Arthur Joseph and Daisy Ward Pratt)

W. R. Pratt, 22, Giles Countian residing in Nashville, was killed in a traffic accident that occurred in Nashville about 8 o’clock Saturday night when the automobile he was driving crashed into a telephone pole then into a tree on Jones Street. Two other occupants of the car escaped injuryin the accident that relatives said resulted when Pratt lost control of the car. Pratt has resided in Nashville for the last several months and was employed at the Richman Dairy Company plant. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p. m. Monday at Bennett-May Funeral Home in Pulaski by two Methodist ministers ofNashville. Burial was in Moriah Cemeterynear Pulaski. A native of Giles County, Mr. Pratt is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pratt, Nashville; a sister, Mrs. Waylon Denton, Frankewing; two brothers, John H. Pratt and Robert E. Pratt, both of Nashville.

(h/o Lena Will Carothers)

(s/o John Willis and Maggie Vick Prentice)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen __ Jun 1974

Funeral services for John W. Prentice, 53, of Route 1, Wales, who died June 30 at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, were conducted Monday, July 1, at 2:00 o’clock at Bennett-May Chapel with Church of Christ ministers Paul McKissack and G. C. Fox officiating. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. A native of Giles County, Mr. Prentice was the husband of Lena Will Carothers Prentice of Wales and the son of the late John Willis and Maggie Vick Prentice. Survivors in addition to his wife include: four sisters, Mrs. Jack Prentice, Mrs. Anna Sue Peden and Mrs. Mahlon Wright all of Pulaski, and Mrs. Henry Stone of Campbellsville.

(d/o Hugh Wilse and Mary Maude Puryear Carothers)

Lena Will Carothers Prentice died yesterday in Nashville. She was 92 years old. Graveside services will be held tomorrow at 3pm in the Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Local survivors include a niece Dot Hester of Pulaski. Bennett - May & Giles County Funeral Homes are in charge of arrangements for Lena Will Carothers Prentice.

(w/o John Willis Prentice)

(d/o John and Annie Barlar Vick)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 22 Mar 1967

Mrs. Maggie Prentice, 73, died Monday, March 13, at Fairhaven Nursing Home, following an extended illness. Services were conducted Wednesday afternoon, March 15, at 2 o’clock in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home, with G. C. Fox, Church of Christ minister, officiating. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mrs. Prentice, a native of Giles County, was born May26, 1893, the daughter of the late John and Annie Vick. Her husband, the late John W. Prentice, died January 6, 1967. She was a member of the Fairview Church of Christ. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Rose Wright, Mrs. Reba Prentice, Mrs. Anna Peden, Pulaski, and Mrs. Ruth Stone, Campbellsville; one son, John Prentice, Wales; eleven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

(w/o Willard J. Prentice)

(d/o John W. and Maggie Vick)

Obituary: Citizen Press 25 Sep 2001

Mrs. Reba D. Prentice, 83, of Pulaski died Sept. 22, 2001. Mrs. Prentice was born Sept. 10, 1918, in Giles County and was married to the late Jack Prentice. Graveside services were held Sept. 24 at Mt. Moriah Cemetery with R. L. Cummings officiating. Survivors include son, Willard Joel Prentice of Hohenwald; daughter, Peggy Dugger of Pulaski; and two sisters, Rosa Wright and Anna Peden, both of Pulaski.

(h/o Reba D. Prentice)

(s/o William Thomas and John Ella Holt Prentice)

PRINDLE, Claud Jerome 17 Mar 1907 17 Feb 1988

(h/o Etta Mae Rose Prindle and s/o Fred Will and Roxie Lay Prindle)

Mr. Claude Jerome Prindle, 80, of Pulaski, died Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1988, at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin. Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 19, at Bennett-MayChapel with the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. Marvin Nelson officiating. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Giles County. A native of Giles County, Mr. Prindle was the son of the late Will and Roxie Lay Prindle and was married to the late Etta Mae Rose Prindle. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Louise Gammons of Fairview, Tenn.; one grandson, Bobby W. Gammons of Fairview; one sister, Mrs. Thelma Brewer of Pulaski; one brother, Roy Prindle of Pulaski.

(w/o Claud Jerome Prindle)

(d/o John K. and Annie K. “Betsy” Rose Rose)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 14 May 1958

Funeral services for Mrs. Jerome Prindle, 56, lifelong resident of Giles County, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at First Baptist Church in Pulaski, with the rites conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton and the Rev. R. E. Wilsford, Baptist ministers. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mrs. Prindle died unexpectedly at 8:30 o’clock Saturday morning May 10, at the home in Pulaski following a brief illness. The former Miss Etta Mac Rose, she was born April 4, 1902, the daughter of the late John K. Rose and Annie K. (Betsy) Rose Rose, resident of the Fourteenth Civil District. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Prindle is survived by her husband, Jerome Prindle; one daughter, Louise Prindle; three brothers, Merrell Rose, Floyd Rose, and Luther Rose, all of MauryCounty; and three sisters, Mrs. BufordNelson and Mrs. Marvin Shrader, Fourteenth District, and Mrs. Charlie Page, Lewisburg. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

(h/o Roxie Lay Prindle)

(s/o Fred N. and Asma Green Prindle)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 8 Mar 1944

Funeral services for Fred Will Prindle, 65, who died suddenly about one o’clock Thursday afternoon, March 2, while on a business trip in Lawrence County, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist Church, with the rites conducted by the Rev. L. G. Gatlin, pastor of the church. Burial took place in Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Prindle, a native of Giles County, spent the greater part of his life here, where he had been a salesman for many years for Butler-Warren. For the past seven years he had been a salsesman for the Pulaski Funeral Home, a position he held at the time of his death. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Prindle is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Dewey Boshers; two sons, Jerome and Roy Prindle; four grandchildren; all of Pulaski; and one sister, Mrs. Ervin McLean, Giles County.

(w/o Fred Will Prindle)

(d/o William and Martha Morrow Lay)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 23 Mar 1927

Mrs. Roxie Prindle, wife of Will Prindle, after lingering many months, passed away Sunday morning, March 20, at their home in Pulaski. The body was buried at Moriah. Mr. and Mrs. Prindle formerly lived at Bodenham, then for some time in the 18^th District. But for the last few years have lived in Pulaski where Mr. Prindle is a salesman for Butler Warren Company. Much sympathy is extended the bereaved family.

(d/o J. Will and Ella Ann Vaughn Puryear)

(d/o Edgar and Elna Hamlett Puryear)

(d/o John Witt and Ella Ann Vaughn Puryear)

(h/o Tarlise Forsythe Puryear) TN SSGT 9E Bomb GP WWII

(s/o Robert Edgar and Elna Hamlett Puryear) AM and 30 LC

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 18 Nov 1964

Funeral services for Edgar Allen Puryear, 51, who was found dead of gunshot wounds near Donelson, Tuesday morning, November 17, will be conducted at Bennett-May Funeral Home Thursday afternoon at 2:30. The Rev. Robert Hall will officiate and burial will be in Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Puryear was reportedly found in a wooded area not far from his Donelson home after telling members of the family that he intended to go hunting. Metro Medical Examiner, Dr. W. J. Core ruled the death apparent suicide. A native of Giles County, Mr. Puryear had lived in Donelson for a number of years and was employed by TVA. He was the son of Mrs. Elna Hamlett Puryear of Giles County and the late Robert Edgar Puryear. Besides his mother, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Talise Forsythe Puryear; two sons, Marion Puryear and Ronald Keith Puryear; and a daughter, Claudia Gale Puryear, all of Donelson; three sisters, Mrs. Jane LaFern of Pulaski, Mrs. Mattie Bell Chalk of McKenzie, and Miss Louise Puryear of Memphis; one brother, Joe Newton Puryear of Columbus, Ga.

(w/o Henry D. Puryear)

(d/o Weakley Newton and Arminta Carter Reed)

The Pulaski Citizen 28 Aug 1873

Died near Mt. Moriah August 14^th of consumption, Mrs. Henry Puryear.

(w/o John Witt Puryear)

(d/o David Vaughn and Ella Sanders Vaughn)

PURYEAR, Elna Hamlett 5 Jul 1888 29 Dec 1981

(w/o Robert Edgar Puryear)

(d/o William Joseph and Anna Belle Cheatham Hamlett)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 06 Jan 1982

Graveside services for Elna Hamlett Puryear, 93, who died on December 29 at Maury County Hospital, were held at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Moriah Cemetery on Thursday, December 31. Roger Reedy and Marlin Goodman officiated at the service. Bennett-May Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Puryear was the wife of the late Robert Edgar Puryear and the daughter of the late Joseph and Belle Cheatham Hamlett. A Giles Countynative and a long-time member of the Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Puryear is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Mattie Belle Chalk of McKenzie, TN, Miss Louise Puryear of Pulaski, Mrs. Jane LaFern of Pulaski; one son, Joseph N. Puryear of Columbus, GA; eight grandchildren and three sisters, Mrs. Walter Burns of Pulaski, Mrs. Odell Ball of Pulaski and Mrs. Herman Cole of Athens, AL.

"Father" (h/o Kathryn Winstead Puryear) md 4 Nov 1906 GCT

(s/o Thomas A. and Margaret Ann Tidwell Puryear)

PURYEAR, Florence 11 Jul 1888 12 Oct 1947

(d/o Thomas A. and Margaret Ann Tidwell Puryear)

(s/o John D. and Josephine "Josie" Witt Puryear)

(h/o 1. Elizabeth Frances Reed Puryear 2. Nan M. Puryear)

(s/o Henry E. and Mary Ann Rix Puryear)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 17 Jan 1907

Henry D. Puryear, aged 73 years and 8 months, died at his home in the Vale Mills section on the afternoon of Wednesday of last week. The burial was had (held) at Mt. Moriah Thursday after services by Revs. T. E. Hudson and W. H. Beasley. Mr. Puryear is a a good and substantial citizen, and had been a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church for 53 years. He is survived by his second wife and several children among whom are Mesdames W. C. Burns, Jim Green, Alex Reed and Newt Puryear. He has a sister in New Orleans, one in Texas, and a brother in Nashville. The Citizen extends sympathy to the bereaved.