Mount Moriah Cemetery Deceased Birth Date Death Date

(h/o Lurline Wilkins Thomas Puryear) TN Pvt 115 Field Arty WWI

(s/o Robert Newton and Mattie Martin Puryear)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 29 Mar 1967

Henry Martin Puryear, Sr., retired businessman, died Thursday, March 23, at his home in Columbia. Services were conducted Saturday morning, March 25, at 10 o’clock at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home, with the Rev. Robert E. Lee and Rev. James N. Prewitt officiating. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Puryear, a native of Giles County, was the son of the late Robert Newton and Mattie E. Martin Puryear. A veteran of World War I, he went to Columbia in 1924. He was a member of the Baptist Church where he taught a Sunday School

class for many years. He was a member of the American Legion Post 19, and a former member of the CenturyClub, Elks Club and Lions Club. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lurline Wilkins Thomas Puryear; one son, HenryMartin Puryear, Jr.; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Allen Phelps and Mrs. Harvey Smith, Pulaski.

PURYEAR, James Alexander 28 Jul 1857 11 Aug 1895

(s/o Thomas Alexander and Mary Hayes Puryear)

Since our last death has robbed us of another jewel. Mr. J. A. Puryear departed this life on last Sunday, August 11, 1895, at 9 a. m. He has been sick for several weeks and his recovery has been despaired of for several weeks. Alexander was taken with typhoid fever first and then pneumonia in both lungs and suffered intensely until death came to his relief. He was an obedient son, a loving brother and a pleasant associate. He was 58 years and one week old, and had been a member of the Methodist Church for several years. The writer has known him from his (the writer’s) childhood and has never known a more moral and upright young man. He has gone to reap his reward. Sorrow not, loved ones, he is not dead but sleepeth. To the young his life is an example worthyof practice. Maywe all meet again where tears and grief are unknown. He was interred at Moriah graveyard on Monday and a large concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives followed the body to its last resting place. The Rev. Powers conducted the funeral services. “The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” The rest of Mr. Puryear’s family are doing very well at this writing.

(h/o Josephine "Josie" Witt Puryear)

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

PURYEAR, John E. 6 Nov 1915 21 Mar 1932

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

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

(h/o Ella Ann Vaughn Puryear)

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

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 28 Aug 1963

Funeral services for John Witt Puryear, 82, retired Giles County farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Robert H. Hall, Cumberland Presbyterian minister. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Puryear died on Saturday night, August 24, at Giles County Hospital, after a period of declining health. Mr. Puryear, a member of the Presbyterian Church, was born January 6, 1881, in Giles County, the son of the late John Edward Puryear and Josephine Witt Puryear. His wife, Mrs. Ella Vaughn Puryear, died March 21, 1932. Mrs. Puryear and several children in the family died in a cyclone that hit Giles County on that date. Mr. Puryear is survived by two daughters, Mrs. William G. Dugger and Mrs. Clay Minatra, both of Pulaski; one son, William Luther Puryear, HighwayPatrolman of Lawrenceburg; five grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. H. W. Carothers, Wales. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

(s/o H. D. and Elizabeth F. Puryear)

(w/o John E. Puryear)

(d/o Clayton H. and Mary Sanders Witt)

PURYEAR, Lurline Wilkins Thomas 26 Sep 1899 3 Aug 1980

(w/o Henry Martin Puryear)

(d/o Thomas Marshall Thomas and Mrs. Stephen Henry King)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 6 Aug 1980

Mrs. Henry Martin Puryear, Sr., of Columbia died at Hillview Haven Convalescent Home Sunday, August 3 in that city after an extended illness. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 10 a. m. at the First Baptist Church in Columbia by the pastor, the Rev. Harold Smith. Burial followed in Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Giles County. Mrs. Puryear was the former Lurline Wilkins Thomas, a daughter of the late Thomas Marshall Thomas and Mrs. Stephen HenryKing ofHopkinsville, Ky. A descendant of two pioneer families of Christian County, Ky., she was born in 1899 in Trigg County, Ky. and received her education in Hopkinsville, Ky. She attended Bethel Women’s College where she majored in voice and piano. She was a noted contralto soloist and a gifted teacher of piano. In 1923, she was married to Henry Martin Puryear of Pulaski, who died in 1967. Before her marriage, Mrs. Puryear was assistant trust officer of the First City Bank of Hopkinsville, Ky. The family moved to Columbia in 1924, where they were active in the civic and cultural affairs of the city. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, where she was director of music for thirty years and active in Sunday School. Mrs. Puryear was a member of the former Schubert Music Club serving as the Sixth District president of the Tennessee Federation of Music Clubs. At her death, she was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Jane Knox Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Capt. James Madison Sparkman Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the James K. Polk Auxiliary. She was a charter member of the Thomas-Bridges Association of Kentucky. Survivors include a son, Henry Martin Puryear, Jr., Columbia; one sister, Mrs. Loyd W. (Lucy George) Booker, Columbia; one grandson, Henry Martin Puryear, III, Dallas, Texas; one granddaughter, Mrs. Ed (Nell Ann) Zaunbrecher, Winston-Salem, N. C.; and one great grandchild, Ann Lindsey Zaunbrecher, Winston-Salem, N. C.

(w/o Thomas A. Puryear) md 5 Jan 1869 GCT

(d/o Calaway Hardin and Leah Tucker Tidwell)

PURYEAR, Mary Lelia 28 Jul 1876 3 Apr 1893

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

Miss Lelia Puryear, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Puryear, died at the home of her father near Weakley, after several weeks of illness of meningitis. Miss Puryear was in the full bloom of a glorious young womanhood, being about 21 years of age, and her death has cast a gloom over the community in which she lived. The burial was at Mount Moriah.

(w/o R. Newt Puryear) md 11 Sep 1884 GCT

(d/o Captain Samuel H. and Nancy Elizabeth Cypert Martin)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen __ Feb 1945

Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Martin Puryear, 83, who died at 8:20 o’clock Wednesdaynight at her home on South Second Street, following an extended illness, will be held at the residence at 11:00 o’clock Friday morning by the Rev. Minor E. Powers of Columbia. Burial will take place in the family lot at Moriah Cemetery. Mrs. Puryear, widow of R. N. Puryear, was born in Wayne County, the daughter of the late Capt. and Mrs. Samuel H. Martin. She was a member of Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Puryear is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Allen Phelps and Mrs. HarveySmith, Pulask; two sons, Edgar Puryear, Pulaski and Henry Martin Puryear of Columbia; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

(w/o Henry D. Puryear)

(d/o John L. and Bettie Neal Cypret)

PURYEAR, Robert Edgar 27 Nov 1885 7 May 1962

(h/o Elna Hamlett Puryear)

(s/o Robert Newton and Mattie Martin Puryear)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 9 May 1962

Funeral services for Robert Edgar Puryear, 76, who died Monday morning, May 7, at Giles County Hospital after a period of declining health, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. Robert Hall officiated and burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. A native of Giles County, he was born November 27, 1885, the son of the late R. N. Puryear and Mattie Martin Puryear. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Elna Hamlett Puryear; two sons, Edgar Allen Puryear of Donelson and Joe Newton Puryear, U. S. Army; three daughters, Mrs. Glen W. Chalk ofMcKenzie, Miss Annie Louise Puryear of Memphis and Mrs. Jane LaFernofPulaski; one brother, HenryPuryear of Columbia; two sisters, Mrs. Allen Phelps and Mrs. Harvey Smith of Pulaski; and seven grandchildren.

(h/o Mattie Martin Puryear)

(s/o Henry D. and Elizabeth Frances Reed Puryear)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 29 Sep 1943

Robert Newton Puryear, 81, retired farmer and prominent citizen of Giles County, died at four o’clock Wednesday afternoon after an extended illness at his home on South Second Street in Pulaski, where he has lived for the last several years. Born and reared in Giles County, Mr. Puryear was the son of the late Henry and Frances Reed Puryear, members of pioneer families in this section. He was an extensive land owner and made his home in the Bodenham community until ill health forced him to retire from active supervision of his farm. An elder in the Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Mr. Puryear was one of the most active and faithful members of the church, contributing of his time and talents to promotion of Church work. Mr. Puryear is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Martin Puryear; two daughters, Mrs. Allen Phelps and Mrs. Harvey Smith, both of Pulaski, and two sons, Edgar Puryear of Giles County and Henry Puryear of Columbia; six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services will be held at eleven o’clock Friday morning at the residence by the Rev. Minor Powers, pastor of Moriah Church, and burial will take place in the church cemetery.

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(h/o Margaret Tidwell Puryear)

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

RAINEY, Mary Will 29 Jul 1927 17 Jul 1928

(d/o David and Rosie Samuels Rainey)

(h/o Susie Angus Rainey)

(s/o and Rainey)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 21 Dec 1955

Funeral services for Sam E. Rainey, retired farmer of the Seventh Civil District, were held at

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(d/o Gustavus Jr. and Lyndia Anna Scott Angus)

Funeral services for Mrs. Susie Ann Angus Rainey, 80, who died at 4 o’clock Friday morning, February 9, after a long illness at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Vera Lanier, in the Chapman Subdivision, were held at one o’clock Sunday afternoon at Bennett-May Funeral Home. The Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister, officiated and burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, west of Pulaski. Mrs. Rainey, a member of the Church of Christ, was the daughter of the late Gustave Angus and Anna Angus. The greater part of her life she lived in Giles County. Mrs. Rainey is survived by her husband, Samuel Rainey; four daughters, Mrs. Lanier, Mrs. Lonnie Chapman, Columbia, and Mrs. Mattie Cooper and Mrs.Hallie Bilello, both of Los Angeles, Calif.; four sons, Claude Rainey, David Rainey, and Roy Rainey, all of Pulaski, and Fletcher Rainey, Rising Sun, Ohio; a number of grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Anne Lowe, Jackson, Miss. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

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(w/o Lewis F. Ray)

(d/o Ephraim Thomas and Martha Ann Simmons Braly)

REED, Alex C. 3 May1861 7 Jun 1934

(h/o Mary Elizabeth Puryear Reed) md 17 Dec 1879 GCT

(s/o Robert Carson and Mary Jane Johnston Reed)

REED, Alice Tidwell 06 Dec 1857 11 Apr 1915

(w/o Thomas Newton Reed)

(d/o Calaway H. and Leah Tucker Tidwell)

REED, Annie Eliza Paisley 09 Jul 1862 19 Oct 1915

(w/o E. E. Reed) md 28 Nov 1877 GCT

(d/o Newton and Sophronia Rolland Paisley)

In Memoriam:

Since God in His infinite wisdom has removed from our midst one of our beloved members and coworkers, Mrs. Edwin Reed, Whereas by her death we the Mt. Moriah Ladies Aid Society have lost a loving friend who was a faithful and loyal member whose influence will live on. Whereas her happy sunny disposition, and her many Christian characteristics endeared her to a host of sorrowing friends and relatives who will always remember “Our Eula Belle” for her beautiful life, and her constant discharge of her spiritual duty. She was always ready to speak a kind loving word to all with whom she came in contact. We miss her presence among us. Therefore, be it resolved: first that the Cumberland Presbyterian Church Mt. Moriah has lost a faithful member, and a zealous Ladies Aid Worker.

Mrs. Edward Reed died at her home in Pulaski Tuesday morning after a long illness. The burial

will take place today at Mt. Moriah at 1:00 o’clock. Mrs. Reed was the mother of Mrs. S. H. Eshman and a number from Lawrenceburg will attend the funeral.

REED, Araminta Carter 19 Dec 1809 25 Jun 1859

(w/o Weakley Newton Reed) md Jul 1825 Sister of Joshua Carter (d/o and Carter)

(h/o Tranquilla T. Jenkins Reed)

(s/o John and Margaret Carson Reed)

REED, Earl Calloway 27 Sep 1877 9 Sep 1936

(h/o Maggie H. Neal Reed)

(s/o Thomas Newton and Alice Tidwell Reed)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 09 Sep 1936

Earl Reed of near Bodenham, died Tuesday morning, Sept. 8^th. Rev. T. E. Hudson conducted the funeral at Moriah Wednesdayafternoon at 2 o’clock. Earl was the son of Thomas Reed, and a brother of Mrs. Lee Shores. He had been sick several months with tuberculosis. He was one of the county’s best citizens. He is survived by his wife and several children. He was a member of Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Earl C. Reed was born Sept. 27, 1877, and departed this life Sept. 9, 1936, at 8:45 a. m. at his home at Bodenham. At the age of 16 he was converted andjoined the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Mt. Moriah. He was married to Miss Maggie Neal and to this union was born five children, Newton and Ewell Reed, and Mrs. Charles Parker, Mrs. William Clifton and Miss Nadean Reed. Two grandchildren. There are also three brothers and two sisters Olive W. Reed, Merkel, Tex., Ewing Reed and Mrs. Lee Shores, Bodenham, and Mrs. G. C. Frazier, San Antonio, Tex., Robert Reed, Dalhart, Tex., with a large number of relatives and friends. Earl was a loving husband, a real father to his children, and a neighbor and friend greatly loved. The funeral services were held at Mt. Moriah Church, Sept. 10, at 2:30 p. m., Rev. T. E. Hudson and Rev. W. C. Phillips assisted by Rev. Largen of the Methodist Church. He was laid to rest in the nearby cemetery under a beautiful mound of flowers.

(h/o Annie E. Paisley Reed) WWI

(s/o R. C. and Mary J. Johnston Reed)

Obituary: The Giles County Record 1 Sep 1921

E. E. Reed, aged 65, died on August 24 at a Nashville infirmary, where he underwent an operation three weeks ago. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ida Reed, and by three children, Edwin Reed of Texas, Mrs. Sam Eschman of Florida, and Newton Reed of Pulaski. Impressive funeral services were held at Mt. Moriah Thursday, conducted by the pastor and by Dr. Porter, and with music by Eshman’s choir of Lawrenceburg.

(h/o Eula Bell Reed)

(s/o Edwin E. and Annie E. Paisley Reed)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 20 Dec 1961

Edwin Leslie Reed, 66, former Giles County Trustee and retired employee of the Giles County HighwayDepartment, was found dead in bed at his home on Magnolia Place Tuesdaymorning, Dec. 19, the victim of a heart attack. Funeral services will be conducted at Bennett-MayFuneral Home Thursday morning at 10 o’clock with the Rev. Robert H. Hall and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Reed was a native of Giles County, the son of the late Edwin and Annie Paisley Reed. He was born March 25, 1895. He

was a veteran of World War I and a member of the American Legion and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He served as County Trustee from 1944 until 1948. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Samuel Eshman, Sr., of Lakeland, Fla.

REED, Elizabeth Myers __ ___ 1782 __ ___ 1866

(w/o Robert Reed)

(d/o and Myers)

REED, Ella Z. Stafford 14 Sep 1881 28 Jan 1969

(w/o Ewing Thomas Reed) md 25 Dec 1912 GCT

(d/o John and Sarah Petty Stafford)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 5 Feb 1969

Mrs. Ella Stafford Reed, 87, died Tuesday, January 28, at Fairhaven Nursing Home. Funeral services for Mrs. Reed wife of the late E. T. Reed, were held Wednesday morning, January 29, at 11 o’clock in the chapel of Bennett-May Funeral Home with the Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. A native of Giles County, Mrs. Reed was born September 14, 1881, the daughter of the late John Stafford and Sarah Petty Stafford. Survivors include nieces and nephews. Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

(d/o George P. and Anna Scott Meadows)

(w/o Edwin Leslie Reed)

(d/o William Allie and Rachel Long Reynolds)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 5 Sep 1951

Funeral services for Mrs. Eula Belle Reynolds Reed. 51, who died Sunday afternoon, September 2, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the First Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. J. Clark Hensley, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. J. C. Burns, pastor of the Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Burial took place in the family lot at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mrs. Reed, who has been ill three weeks, underwent an operation at Vanderbilt University Saturday and died at 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon. She was a lifelong resident of the county, the daughter of Mrs. Rachel Long Reynolds of Pulaski and the late William Allie Reynolds. She was a member of the Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church and served as president of its missionary society last year. She was also a member of the Pulaski Post #60, American Legion Auxiliary. In addition to her mother, Mrs. Reed is survived by her husband, Edwin L. Reed, former Trustee of Giles County; a brother, Gardner Reynolds, Jacksonville, Fla.; and one nephew, Duane Reynolds, Jacksonville.

(h/o Willie Mae Neal Reed)

(s/o Earl Calloway and Maggie H. Neal Reed)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen __ Oct 1972

Ewell Reed, age 58, died Wednesday, October 11, at his home located in the Bodenham Community. His parents were the late Earl Callowell and Maggie Neal Reed. He was married to the Mrs. Willie Mae Neal Reed. Survivors include his wife, two sons, Robert Neal Reed of Greenbrier and William Earl Reed of Pulaski; three sisters, Mrs. Alma Parker of Pulaski, Mrs. Martha Clifton of Prospect and Mrs. Nadine Brown of Pulaski and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 12 at 2:00 p. m. in Bennett-May Chapel.

(s/o Thomas Newton and Alice Tidwell Reed)

Funeral services for Ewing Thomas Reed, 74, retired farmer and former member of Giles County Court, were held at 11 o’clock Saturday morning at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Reed died Thursday at Giles County Hospital after a long illness. A lifelong resident of the county, he was the son of the late Tom Reed and Alice Tidwell Reed. He had resided in the Bodenham community for many years and had served as a deputy sheriff of Giles County. Mr. Reed is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ella Stafford Reed; one sister, Mrs. Sada Reed Frazier, San Antonio, Texas; and one brother, Robert Reed, Dalhart, Texas. Bennett-May and Company, Morticians in charge.

(d/o Alex C. and Mary Elizabeth Puryear Reed)

(s/o Carson and Lizzie Reed)

(h/o Virginia Gentry Reed)

(s/o and Reed)

Obituary: WKSR Obituaries 09 Dec 2005

George Edward Reed Jr. died yesterday at his residence in Gambrills, Maryland. Formerly of Pulaski, he was 85 years old. Graveside services will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. at the Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Survivors include a son, George Reed Jr. and wife, Ann of Maryland and daughter, Gina Lacey and husband, Rick of Austin Texas. Six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren also survive. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Gentry Reed. Bennett - May & Giles County Funeral Homes are in charge of arrangements.

John Bell Wood, who sustained a stroke of paralysis, Sundaymorning, April 2, died at his home in Pulaski, Tuesday evening, April 11. Funeral services will be held at the Catholic Church, Thursday morning at 9 o’clock. Mr. Wood is survived by his wife and four children, John Robert Wood of Louisville, Ky., Mrs. Emmett Hazelwood of Athens, Ala., Mrs. Frank Burgett of Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. Bessie Holley of Pulaski and several brothers and sisters.