Coffee County, Georgia - Cemeteries REEDY BRANCH CEMETERY Submitted by Melody Moore McCook ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Georgia Coffee County REEDY BRANCH CEMETERY This cemetery is easy to find. Go north on 441 out of Douglas, past Broxton and the Church is up on your right. The cemetery has a number of old graves, some of them unmarked and it is just about full. *NOTE*These graves are all marked unless otherwise indicated. This is just a small listing of the many gravesites there J. T. _yree 6/19/1901 (cement slab, barely legible) Bertram A. Dykes 8/20/1882-12/15/1921 Marguerite Ricketson 3/8/1916-2/25/1990 Ernest D. Ricketson, Sr. 1/2/1911-4/1/1996 Sally (ie?) Ricketson 5/6/1870-5/22/1928 David Ricketson 2/15/1873-3/9/? Bryant Ricketson 11/28/1827-4/23/1903 Mrs. M. Morrison daughter of Bryant & Nancy Ricketson 7/8/1872-1/29/1943 Nancy Ricketson 10/4/1833-4/1/1908 Dr. G. M. Ricketson 8/19/1867-9/22/1929 Nellie Paulk Ricketson 1/8/1868-7/3/1945 Ralph Son of Mr. & Mrs. Fred Jones 5/7/1917-6/5/1921 Mattie Daughter of Wh & WE Wiggins Born 12/29/1888 Died 5/14/1903 Merrie V. McGovern 9/2/1899-10/24/1918 Dr. M. M. McGovern 11/20/1879-11/7/1918 Adeline McGovern 1/28/1855-7/14/1931 Thomas McGovern 10/12/1850-8/11/1935 Louise McGovern (daughter of Patrick) 3/24/1917-1/4/1919 Patrick McGovern 3/17/1889-4/14/1927 Victoria T. McGovern 12/21/1888-9/12/1973 George Melvin Atkinson 1887-1905 Mary J. Wife of T. E. Cave 3/14/1879-3/17/1910 Suzanna Atkinson 1855-1926 Thomas E. Atkinson 2/20/1850-2/20/1940 D. J. Outlaw 11/28/1910 Age 88 years Mrs. Emeline Outlaw Died Oct 29, 1900 Age 72 years Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. J. L. Sapp 4/26/1918 Infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. L. Sapp Died 8/28/1910 Annie Lee daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. L.Sapp 10/31/19?-5/1/1910 Rebecca wife of J. L. Sapp Born 3/9/1882 Died 6/2/1918 J. L. Sapp 1876-1929 J. L. Sapp, Jr. 1/26/1912-10/24/1939 Adult unmarked grave Louise wife of W. C. Wooten 10/29/1894-9/24/1918 Francis E. wife of Alva Smith 6/5/1862-3/11/1934 Mattie Mae daughter of Alva & Francis E. Smith 5/14/1886-2/21/1935 Alva Smith 6/3/1862-3/8/1952 Cornelia Bland Wooten 12/28/1867-12/24/1932 Infant son of W. H. & C. A. Wooten 10/1/1910 Charles B. Bush Died Oct 26, 1995 age 52, 2 months Robert Jesse Pridgen SP4 - US Army Vietnam 4/26/1949-11/21/1994 Unmarked adult grave Unmarked adult grave John Leonard Elliot 2/5/1895-9/4/1969 Eliza Taylor Elliot 1/14/1897-8/2/1974 Unmarked grave _________________ 13 graves in one plot, all unreadable except for: Mrs. Edna Mae Pridgen Born 9/3/1893 Died 1/4/1936 Croft ____ Robert Lee Raper 1894-1949 ________________ Charles Melvin Florida PFC 35 Infantry 25 Infantry Div World War II Korea 5/31/1931-9/14/1950 Frank Melvin Pvt 2 Tank Co. 12/26/1928 Alif Kirkland Melvin 10/10/1880-10/5/1946 Joseph A. Melvin 5/10/1878-3/22/19?? Elizabeth M. Duncan 8/24/1885-8/25/1965 Grover Duncan 10/28/1888-8/25/1940 (masonic symbol) John Ham Duncan 1861-1928 Mary Victoria Duncan 1858-1934 THE PIERCE TYLER PLOT Edward Eugene Pierce Florida Tec C4 HQ BTRY 941 FA BN World War II 6/14/1906-10/15/1961 Earle Lamar Tyler 7/10/1907-6/14/1936 Charles A. Tyler 10/7/1975-12/31/1943 Concheta Poer Tyler 9/22/1886-2/3/1970 END OF TYLER PLOT Travis Christopher Reynolds 6/27/1966-7/29/1995 Joseph A. Adams 7/4/1902-10/17/1993 Vesta D. Adams 10/3/1914-10/9/1989 David Day 6/6/1890-3/6/1971 Mattie M. Day 4/29/1894-12/16/1957 Villa D. Williams 10/25/1916-11/30/1986 Elijah Clifton Tanner 11/22/1876-5/31/1947 Virginia B. Tanner 1/1/1909-8/15/1960 Winton Tanner 8/22/1908-2/12/1963 Unmarked grave Unmarked grave Unmarked grave John W. Andrews Pvt Us Army 1/11/1927-12/7/1974 Joe Andrews 11/8/1910-10/19/1997 Randy Joe son of Mr. & Mrs. H. F. Lewis, Jr. 2/2/1950-2/15/1950 Henry Fulton Lewis, Jr. 4/16/1928-8/19/1990 (has picture) "Jerry" Ronald E. Merritt 7/26/1946-11/3/1994 Angelina Merritt 9/14/1966-9/29/1967 (has picture) Lemmie Lee Merritt 4/7/1917-5/1/1960 (has picture) Joe T. Merritt 9/7/1911-11/25/1974 Woodrow Trowell 10/15/1914-9/14/1979 Emma Jane Trowell 6/22/1913-8/5/1951 SOLOMON PLOT: Currie B. Solomon 1885-1957 J. Frank Solomon 1882-1950 Unmarked grave Unmarked grave James C. Solomon US Army World War II 5/12/1917-1/27/1992 Ann Solomon 5/15/1945-5/8/1960 (has picture) END OF SOLOMON PLOT Frank Worth Veazey, Sr. 1/20/1912-10/6/1982 Lonnie Bruce Veazey 6/3/1906-6/26/1972 Lucile K. Veazey 10/15/1907-1/15/1985 Fred C. Veazey 4/9/1904-12/3/1950 F. C. Veazey 5/30/1862-9/19/1940 Mrs. F. C. Veazey 8/30/1879-8/26/1954 E. M. "Buck" Veazey 1/12/1908-4/27/1944 DUBBERLY PLOT: Unmarked grave Unmarked grave Annie Minnie Dubberly 1/19/1877-6/3/1944 Walter Lee Dubberly 9/27/1870-1/25/1944 END OF DUBBERLY PLOT Robert Lee brown 10/12/1877-6/13/1938 Ruth Louise Brown 8/19/1927-6/1/1932 James L. Corbitt 12/23/1970-1/2/1964 William M. Corbitt 3/15/1910-11/27/1961 Ellen Corbitt 3/15/1871-3/23/1939 George W. Corbitt 4/10/1859-12/30/1925 Malinda Corbitt Collins 9/19/1887-7/19/1934 Jessie Pridgen Georgia Pvt US Army World War I 12/22/1889-2/15/1958 Naomi Pridgen 6/19/1891-8/16/1955 Eliga Pridgen 5/23/1883-4/27/1934 J. W. Pridgen 6/14/1859-11/9/1927 Elizabeth Pridgen 2/14/1860-7/22/1925 J. W. "Billy" Pridgen 3/26/1884-8/23/1946 Blanch R. Pridgen 11/21/1887-8/30/1977 Carnell Pridgen 3/26/1923-6/23/1962 John W. Miller 3/27/1894-2/6/1960 Mary E. wife of J. M. Miller 10/22/1878-10/15/1926 James M. Miller 3/15/1870-3/1/1937 Unmarked grave Lola Trowell Ricketson 7/4/1895-12/24/1924 Reason Ricketson 5/1/1900-7/1948 MCCALLUM PLOT: Laura Belle Cavender McCallum 6/15/1898-4/26/1986 John W. McCallum 1/24/1892-10/23/1953 Sherman A. McCallum 8/11/1865-3/7/1929 Mahala C. McCallum 2/24/1870-12/24/1953 Nellie Camp McCallum Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. A. S. McCallum 1/1/1896-2/27/1927 END OF MCCALLUM PLOT Mardell McCallum Sutherland 8/26/-12/12/1993 L. E. "Gene" Harris 2/3/1913-7/20/1975 Fannie S. Harris 10/26/1873-10/2/1953 A. E. Harris Born 8/24/1888 Died 5/4/1913 _____ Harris Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Harris 11/17/1908-3/5/1912 Dora Spivey wife of John Lord & John Spivey 1/8/1883-2/23/1932 Bryant Passmore Born 10/23/1889 Died 6/2/1922 Laura McGovern Kirkland wife of L. J. Kirkland 10/27/1881-1/10/1919 Twin infants of L. J. & Laura Kirkland 6/23/1900 Olive Daughter of L. J. & Laura Kirkland 7/4/1902-8/18/1903 Addie Mae daughter of Mr. & Mrs. L. J. Kirkland 3/3/1907-9/29/1907 L. J. Kirkland, Sr. 1/27/1879-9/21/1942 Belle H. Kirkland 8/24/1886-1/27/1969 L. J. Kirkland, Jr. PFC US Army World War II 11/7/1921-3/27/1934 Russell Kirkland 2/5/1918-10/17/1995 Barbara Gail Kirkland 7/26/1946-12/7/1946 Mechel Kirkland 4/6/1943-6/20/1943 W. T. Hursey 10/19/1852-9/11/1921 Francis M. Hursey 11/28/1852-7/15/1917 Dicey M. wife of Elisha Jowers Born 6/7/1859 Died 6/26/1899 Christian Batten Jowers 12/28/1884-2/1/1957 Bryant Jowers 5/26/1878-2/16/1961 Katie Lee Jowers 7/7/1884-12/25/1972 Roy K. Passmore Born 7/15/190? Died 11/8/1915 L. M. Passmore 3/12/1855-10/4/1919R Lula E. Passmore 4/9/1877-7/1/1926 Maude C. McGovern 7/15/1905-6/19/1982 Thomas J. McGovern 9/26/1875-9/1/1950 Victoria McGovern 4/3/1880-7/17/1934 Walter E. McGovern SI US Navy World War II 8/17/1919-4/1/1955 David R. McGovern 8/11/1912-5/12/1970 Oscar R. Ricketson 7/21/1895-2/27/1977 (army marker) Oscar Rudolph Ricketson PVT US Army World War I Mollie A. Ricketson 11/29/1902-12/11/1982 Marvin F. Ricketson PFC US Army World War II 10/23/1918-4/15/1990 Carline Ricketson 1/3/1933-8/2/1934 Leonard Ricketson 3/18/1926-6/18/1997 Joe Allen Ricketson 9/20/1921-1/30/1997 SI US Navy World War II Velma Smith Ricketson 12/2/1926-9/4/1992 Lonnie H. Kirkland 5/2/1908-9/30/1945