Mount Moriah Cemetery Deceased Birth Date Death Date

(w/o Sam C. Tyler) md 18 Jan 1899 GCT

(d/o William P. and Bettie Potts Rogers)

TYLER, Ruth Reasonover 1 Dec 1906 15 Apr 1991

(w/o Sam Potts Tyler)

(d/o Forrest A. and Lizzie Carpenter Reasonover)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen __ Apr 1991

Mrs. Ruth Reasonover Tyler, 84, of Pulaski, died Monday, April 15, 1991, at Pulaski Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a. m. Wednesday, April 17, at Carr and Erwin Chapel with Phillip Eubanks officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. A native of Giles County, Mrs. Tyler was the daughter of the late Forrest A. and Lizzie Carpenter Reasonover and was married to the late Sam Potts Tyler. Several nieces and nephews survive.

(s/o and Tyler)

(h/o Ruth Reasonover Tyler)

(s/o Sam C. and Ophelia Rogers Tyler)

Obituary: The Giles Free Press 01 Dec 1982

Mr. Sam Potts Tyler, 77, Route 1, Pulaski died Tuesday, November 23, 1982 at Giles County Hospital. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday, November 24 at Carr and Erwin Chapel with burial in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Ray McDonald officiating. A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Sam and Ophelia Rogers Tyler. He is survived by his wife,

Mrs. Ruth Reasonover Tyler; and a brother, Leroy Tyler, Dickson, Tennessee. Mr. Tyler was a retired engineer of the State of Tennessee.

TYLER, William Henry 27 Aug 1863 29 May 1925

(h/o Lizzie Mae Hardeman Tyler)

(s/o Seaborn and Harriet Sessom Tyler)

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NDERWOOD, Lucy __ ___ ____ 31 Oct 1825

(d/o and

VANDYKE, Elenor I. 4 May 1840 31 Mar 1977

(w/o C. W. Wandyke)

(d/o and

VANDYKE, Henry S. 9 Aug 1872 15 Aug 1872

(s/o C. W. and Elenor I. Wandyke)

(d/o A. E. and Rebecca Campbell Wakefield) Unmarked Grave Death Certificate WAKEFIELD, James Otha 1 Nov 1881 26 Dec 1961

(s/o John Franklin and Nancy Wakefield)

Funeral services for James Otha Wakefield, 80, farmer, were held at 2:30 Pulaski Wednesday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Robert Earl Wilsford, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mr. Wakefield died on Tuesday morning, December 26, Giles County Hospital. Born November 1, 1881, in Giles County, he was the son of the late John Franklin Wakefield and Nancy Wakefield. His wife, Mrs. Lessie Ray Wakefield, is deceased. Mr. Wakefield is survived by three sons, Arthur Wakefield, Lawrenceburg, Jim Wakefield, Arkansas, and Robert Wakefield, Pulaski; five daughters, Mrs. Bertha Garner and Mrs. Lillian Johnson, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Mattie Pearl Robinson, Pulaski, and Mrs. Evelyn Jordan and Mrs. Annie Johnson, Prospect; sixty-four grandchildren and thirtygreat-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Clinton, Huntsville, Ala., and Mrs. Nannie Wright, Pulaski. Bennett-MayFuneral Home in charge of arrangements.

(s/o and Wakefield)

(w/o James Otha Wakefield)

(d/o Reuben and Nanny Nunnelly Ray)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 2 Jul 1958

Funeral services for Mrs. Lessie Lillian Ray Wakefield, 74, Pulaski resident, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Mrs. Wakefield died on Monday, June 30, at Giles County Hospital. Born February 28, 1884, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Reuben Ray and Nanny Nunnally Ray. Mrs. Wakefield is survived byher husband, Otha Wakefield; five daughters, Mrs. Bertha Garner and Mrs. Frank Johnson, Athens, Ala., Mrs. Evelyn Jordan, Ardmore, Mrs. Annie Johnson, Prospect, and Mrs. Mason Roberts, Pulaski; three sons, Jim Wakefield, Werner, Ark., and Robert Wakefield, Pulaski; 43 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Lou Englett, Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

(w/o John Franklin Wakefield) Believed to be buried here

(d/o and Chessor)

WALL, Daughter 16 Jan ____ __ Aug 1940

(d/o and

(h/o Mildred Grace Englett Wall)

(s/o James Thomas and Trudie Ardella Tatum Wall)

WALL, Mildred Grace Englett 07 Aug 1923 06 Mar 2004

(w/o James Fillmore Wall) md 24 Apr 1954 GCT

(d/o James Edward and William Polk Boshers Englett)

Obituary: Citizen-Press 09 Mar 2004

Mrs. Mildred Grace Englett Wall, 80, of Pulaski, died March 6, 2004, at her residence. A Pulaski native, Mrs. Wall was born Aug. 7, 1923, and was the daughter of the late James Edward and William Polk Boshers Englet. She was retired after 34 years of service with Western Union Telegraph Company. Funeral services were held March 8 at Bennett-May Funeral Home with Sonny Mills officiating. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Survivors include one son, Timothy Wall of Pulaski; two sisters, Helen Englet Tatum and Juanita Englet DelForge; and two grandsons.

(w/o Phillip Waller)

(d/o Joseph and Mary Hunt Calvert)

WALLER, Phillip 11 Jan 1807 11 Nov 1841

(h/o Mary Calvert Waller)

(s/o and Waller)

WALLS, Blanche 09 Jan 1956 26 Jul 1996

(w/o Lacy Frank Walls, Jr.)

(d/o and Vana Watkins)

Obituary: Giles Free Press 25 Jul 1996

Mrs. Blanche (Susie) Walls, 40, died July 23, 1996, at her home in Pulaski. Graveside services will be at 11 a. m. Friday at Mt. Moriah Cemetery with Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating. Carr and Erwin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Walls was a native of Giles County. Survivors include mother Vana Watkins of Pulaski; husband, Lacy Frank Walls, Jr. of Pulaski; daughter and son, Holly Lynn Walls and Lacy Frank Walls, III, both of Pulaski; brothers, Junior Watkins of Wisconsin and Pete Watkins of Lynnville; sixter Joann Watkins of Pulaski; and one grandchild.

(w/o Walter Leslie Walls)

(d/o William Henry and Louette Clark Garner)

Obituary: Mrs. Walls was the daughter of the late William Henry and Lou Etta Clark Garner and preceded in death by her husband Walter Leslie Walls. Visitation will be Monday January 22, 2007 from 4 until 8 pm at Carr & Erwin Funeral Home. Funeral will be 2 pm Tuesday January 23, 2007 at Carr & Erwin Chapel with interment in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Memorial Contributions maybe made to the Pulaski 7th Day Adventist Church. Survivors include three sons James "J.C." Walls, Leslie A. Walls, LarryJoe Walls and wife Dorothyall of Pulaski, three daughters Juanita Jones, Alvie Wilburn and husband Melvin all of Pulaski, Mary Zeigler and husband Howard of Chattanooga, fifteen grandchildren, twenty-two great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren also survive.

WALLS, Maude Lee __ ___ 1883 08 Aug 1932


(w/o James Monroe Walls)

(d/o John and Martha Love Woods)

(h/o Thelma Louise Tosh Walls)

(s/o James Monroe and Maude Lee Woods Walls)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 5 May 1965

Funeral services for Raymond Hix Walls, 56, farmer of the Nineteenth Civil District, will be held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning in the chapel of Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Mr. Walls died at his home at 6:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, May 4, after an extended illness. Born September 10, 1908, in Giles County, he was the son of the late James Monroe Walls and Maude Woods Walls. He was a member of the Rock Springs Baptist Church. Mr. Walls is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Tosh Walls; three sons, Ray Walls, Raymond Walls, and Ronald Walls, all of Pulaski; one step-son, Sammie Vassallo, Detroit, Mich.; one step-daughter, Mrs. Anna Marie Ingram, Detroit, Mich.; two brothers, Elener Walls, Wales and Darlow Walls, Oklahoma City, Okla.; and two sisters, Mrs. Cecil Madison and Mrs. Lela Butler, both of Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of

(w/o Raymond Hicks Walls)

(d/o John Martin “Larrs” and Sallie E. Hodges Tosh)

WALLS, Walter Leslie 12 Aug 1909 1 Mar 1994

(h/o Mary Elaine Garner Walls)

(s/o Garland W. and Mary B. Chapman Walls)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen __ Mar 1994

Mr. Walter Leslie Walls, 84, died March 1, 1994 at Pulaski Health Care. The native of Giles County was the son of Garland W. and Mary B. Chapman Walls. He was a retired owner and long-time operator of Walls Exxon Service Station in Pulaski. Survivors include his wife, Mary Elaine Garner Walls, of Pulaski; three sons, J. C., Leslie A., Larry Joe, all of Pulaski; three daughters, Juanita W. Jones and Alvie Annette Wilburn, both of Pulaski, and Mary I. Zeigler of Chattanooga; 14 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Funeral services were to be held today(Thursday) at Carr and Erwin Chapel with David Saguan and Mack Pinkelton officiating. Burial was to have been in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.

(w/o Ward)

(d/o John and Pullen)

WARD, Boss Age 29 26 May 1933

(w/o [1]. Maggie Pratt Ward) 15 Apr 1921 GCT

(w/o [2]. Beulah Hodge Ward) 17 Dec 1923 GCT

(s/o Harry and Samantha Curtis Ward) Unmarked grave Death Record

Boss Ward died at his home in Pulaski Friday night after a protracted illness of several months. Funeral services were held Saturday morning, conducted by Rev. T. E. Hudson, burial at Moriah. Survivors are his wife and a number of brothers and sisters including Jim, Claude, Duncan and Will Ward and Mrs. Oscar Pratt.

(h/o Willie Wilburn Ward) Pvt US Army WWI

(s/o Harry and Samantha Curtis Ward)

Obituary: The Giles Free Press 19 Jun 1985

Claude Ward, 89, of Pulaski, Tennessee, died June 14, 1985 at Hillside Hospital. He was the husband of the late Willie Wilburn Ward and the son of the late John E. and Samantha Curtis Ward. Funeral services were held Monday, June 17, 1985 at 2 p. m. at Bennett-May Chapel with Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery with Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Ward was a native of Giles County and is survived by two brothers, Jim Ward and Duncan Ward, both of Pulaski; and several nieces and nephews.

(h/o Mabel May Ward)

(s/o Harry and Samantha Curtis Ward)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 19 Nov 1969

E. Cycle Ward, 64, farmer of Route 2, Pulaski, was killed Sunday afternoon, Nov. 16, when the pickup truck he was driving apparently went out of control and overturned off a bridge on Big Dry Creek Road. His death brought to five the number of traffic fatalities, to date, in Giles County in 1969. Funeral services were held at 1 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Bennett-May Chapel with G. C. Fox, Church of Christ minsiter, officiating. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Ward was born in Giles County on Feb. 2, 1905, and was the son of the late Harry and Samantha Curtis Ward. He was a member of the Fairview Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mabel May Ward; one son, James Cecil Ward of Greensboro, N. C.; four daughters, Mrs. Lillian Sweeneyand Miss Christine Ward, both of Pulaski, and Mrs. Annie Swanson and Mrs. Nellie Jean Peoples, both of Greensboro, N. C.; seven grandchildren; four brothers, Jim Ward ofBodenham, Duncan Ward of Route 1, Pulaski, John Wiley Ward of Cornersville and Claude Ward of Wales; and one sister, Miss Lonie Ward of Pulaski.

(d/o James F. and Frances Vandiver May)

Funeral services for Mrs. Flora Evelyn May Ward, 71, wife of Jim Ward of Wales, were held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton, Baptist minister. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mrs. Ward died Saturday, March 14, at a Nashville hospital, following a period of declining health. Born January 28, 1893, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late James F. May and Frances Vandiver May. Mrs. Ward is survived by her husband, Jim Ward; one son, Edward E. Ward, Wales; three daughters, Mrs. Clara Ruth Griffis, Lewisburg, Mrs. Leonard Coaltrene, Greensboro, N. C. and Mrs. Bessie Mae Harwell, Wales; ten grandchildren; two brothers, Howard May, Conway, and Herbert May, Pulaski; and two sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Woodard and Mrs. Mable Ward, both of Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

(s/o Benjamin and Elizabeth Ward)

(h/o Flora Evelyn May Ward) md 13 Dec 1925 GCT

(s/o Harry and Samantha Curtis Ward)

Obituary: The Giles Free Press 13 Jul 1995

Mr. Jim Ward, 91, of Pulaski died July 10, 1995, at Pulaski Health Care Center. Born March

held Wednesday at Carr and Erwin Chapel with Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Survivors include son Eugene Ward ofCornersville; daughters, Ruth Griffis of Columbia, Bessie Mae Harwell of Pulaski, Lorene Knott of Greensboro, N. C.; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and two great, great grandchildren.

(w/o Thad Ward)

(d/o and Ward)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 16 Jul 1952

Funeral services for Mrs. Lola Holland Ward, 67, who died Friday morning, were held at one o’clock Saturday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by Elder J. Clifford Murphy and the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, west of Pulaski. Mrs. Ward died at 8:45 o’clock Friday morning, July 11, at the home of her son, Odis Ward, at Frankewing, after several months illness. Mrs. Ward, a member of the Church of Christ, was the widow of Thad Ward who died thirty-three years ago. In addition to one son, Odis Ward, Mrs. Ward is survived by another son, Luther Ward, Nashville; one daughter, Mrs. J. E. Pullum, Nashville; twenty-one grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren; one brother, Clifford Holland, Florida; and two half-brothers, Hume Ward and John Ward, both of Lawrenceburg. Pulaski Funeral Home, Funeral Directors.

(d/o Harry and Samantha Curtis Ward)

Miss Lonie Ward, 77, died Sunday, January11, in Giles CountyHospital. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday morning, January 13, at 11:00 in the chapel of Carr and Erwin Funeral Home with the Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. She was the daughter of the late Harry and Samantha Curtis Ward. Survivors include four sons, Duncan Ward, Jim Ward, Bodenham, John Wiley Ward, Cornersville, and Claud Ward, Wales.

(s/o Thad and Lola Hardin Ward)

Funeral services for Luther Elmore Ward, 46, Giles Countian, were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Pulaski Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mack Pinkelton. Pulaski Funeral Home in Mt Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Ward, who sold newspapers on the train, died of a heart attack on a train in Atlanta, Ga., on Friday night, August 14. Born June 1, 1913, in Giles County, he was the son of the late Thad Ward and Lola Harlan Ward. Mr. Ward is survived by one daughter, Miss Judy Ward; and one brother, Otis Ward, both of Pulaski. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge.

(w/o E. Cycle Ward)

(d/o James Fred and Frances Vandiver May)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 26 Nov 1985

Mrs. Mable MayWard, 88, of Pulaski, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 1985 at Hillside Hospital. Funeral services were held at 3 p. m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Bennett-May Chapel with the Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating. Burial took place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. A native ofGiles County, she was the daughter of the late James Fred and Frances Vandiver May and was married to the late E. Cycle Ward. Survivors include four daughtes, Mrs. Lillian Sweeney, Miss Christine Ward, both of Pulaski, Mrs. Annie Swanson of Greensboro, N. C., Mrs. Nellie Oaks of Charlotte, N. C.; one son, James C. Ward, of Greensboro, N. C.; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild;

sister-in-law, Mrs. Christine May of Giles County; several nieces and nephews.

WARD, Sarah 02 May 1862 04 Mar 1936

(d/o Ben and Ward) Unmarked Grave Death Certificate

(w/o Duncan Ward) Unmarked grave Death Certificate and Obituary

(d/o Jake and Annie Pullen Pratt)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 9 Aug 1939

Funeral services for Mrs. Duncan Ward, 33, who died late Saturday night at her home in the Beech Hill section, were held Sunday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. She is survived byher husband and six children, the youngest of whom is two days old.—Monday’s Banner.

(w/o Frank Ward)

(d/o Isaac and Letsie Elmira Thurman Gilliam)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 22 Oct 1952

Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Johnson Gilliam Ward, 87, were held at 2 o’clock at Moriah Church, conducted by the Rev. Lloyd Hickman, and burial took place in the church cemetery. Mrs. Ward died at 3:50 o’clock Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Pratt, in the Pleasant Valley community after a long illness. Born March 6, 1865, in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Isaac Gilliam and Letsie Elmira Thurman Gilliam. Mrs. Ward, the last member of her immediate family, was the widow of Frank Ward who died in February 1909. She was a member of the Trinity Methodist Church. Mrs. Ward is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Pratt, and Mrs. Jess Willoughby, Lewisburg; and three sons, Oscar Ward and John Ward, both of Pulaski, and Houston Ward, Goodsprings; and twelve grandchildren. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.

(w/o Harry Ward and d/o and Curtis) Death Record

Willie Ward, 55, died Wednesday, May 10 in a nursing home in Tucson, Ariz. Services were conducted Saturday, May 13, at 2:00 p. m. in the chapel of Pulaski Funeral Home, with the Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Mr. Ward, a native of Giles County, was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ward. Survivors include one sister, Miss Loney Ward, Giles County; four brothers, Clyde, Duncan and Jim Ward, Giles County, and John Wally Ward, Marshall County. Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Miss Christine Ward, Pulaski, died Saturday, July10, 1993 at Lewisburg CommunityHospital, Lewisburg. She was 64. Funeral services were Tuesday, July 13, 1993 at Bennett-May Chapel with Rev. Mack Pinkelton officiating. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. A native of Giles County, Miss Ward was a member of the Baptist Church. She was the daughter of Cycle and Mable May Ward. Survivors include three sisters, Annie Swanson, Greensboro, N. C., Nellie Carroll, Charlotte, N. C., and Lillian Sweeney, Pulaski; one brother, James Ward, Greensboro, N. C. and several nieces and nephews.

(d/o and Warren)

Since our last issue death has claimed one of our sweetest and brightest young ladies, Miss Fannie Warren. She died at her father’s residence one mile west of town, Tuesday, August 28, 1894. At commencement last June Miss Fannie was second in the contest for the gold medal. She was greatly loved by all who knew her. All her classmates and teachers gathered in the chapel and joined in the singing, “We’ll meet again some sweet day, by and by,” and after suitable scriptures and talk we attender her burial at Mount Moriah. God bless the bereaved loved ones.

(d/o Lum and Annie Lou Webster Watkins)

(s/o Lum and Annie Lou Elizabeth Webster Watkins)

(h/o Okalene Watkins) Cpl US Army Korea

(s/o Lum and Annie L. Webster Watkins)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen __ Aug 1998

Mr. W. R. Watkins, 72, of Pulaski died Aug. 27, 1998, at the V. A. Medical Center in Murfreesboro. Mr. Watkins was born May 27, 1926, in Tennessee and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was retired from Amana Refrigeration, Inc. Services were held Saturday at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home with Charles Ingram officiating. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Survivors include wife Oaklene Watkins of Pulaski; two sons, Aubrey Rich of Lewisburg and Reginald Watkins of Pulaski; daughter, Shelia Varga of Lebanon; three brothers, George Watkins, John Henry Watkins, and Brandon Watkins, all of Pulaski; four sisters, Ruby Mae Tosh of Columbia, Mildred King of Prospect, Vana Watkins and Dora Chapman, both of Pulaski; seven grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

(h/o Lydia Sue Cayton Wells)

(s/o William and Beatrice Bean Wells)

Obituary: The Pulaski Citizen 27 Jun 2006

Mr. James Auburn Wells, 72, of Pulaski died June 25, 2006, at his residence. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, retired from the U. S. Army as a chief warrant officer and retired as an electrical inspector for the state of Tennessee. He was a member of the Pulaski Masonic Lodge No. 101, a 32^nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason and Shriner. He is preceded in death by his parents, William and Beatrice Bean Wells. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Wednesday) in the chapel of Bennett-May-Giles CountyFuneral Home with Bishop Plunkett presiding. Burial, with full militaryhonors, will be in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Visitation was to have been 4-8 p.m. today (Tuesday) at the funeral home. He is survived by his wife, Lydia Sue Cayton Wells of Pulaski; two sons, James Douglas Wells and wife Denise of Waldorf, Md., and Clifford Wayne Robinson of Taylor Mill, Ky.; three daughters, Vickie Lewis and husband Martin of Brookwood, Ala., Tracy Sue Hedgecoth of Pulaski, Connie Rodriguez and husband Atanasio of Dana Point, Calif.; sisters, Opal Lloyd, Lelia Merkle and Norma Burleson; brother Marion Leroy Wells; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.