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Koffman fiveoaks@megabits.net ======================================================================== CENTER BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETARY RECORD 1874-2000 Center Baptist Church and adjoining cemetary is located in the Edison community of the Twentieth Civil District of Gibson County, Tennessee on the Frog Jump to Fruitland Rd. This information was recorded Oct.10 & 11, 2000 by James C. and Thomas L. Koffman, whose parents, paternal grandparents, and paternal great grandparents are all buried here. Row 1 begins southeast corner, and ends at northeast corner BRANNAM, M.I. 12/05/1851--09/15/1917 Father BRANNAM. L.D. 07/23/1863--11/20/1953 Mother JERNIGAN, Cyntha E. 04/27/1840--10/30/1925 Mother JERNIGAN, M. H. 12/14/1834--06/15/1911 Father WILLIAMS, Fachion B. 09/01/1913--06/13/1952 Daughter WILLIAMS, John W. 07/29/1877--12/09/1958 WILLIAMS, Florence B. 02/14/1887--03/27/1978 DIAL, William Roy 06/17/1891--09/22/1910 DENNIS, S. A. 00/00/1861----No Date- Wife, Mother DENNIS, T. P. 00/00/1852--00/00/1914 Father HILL, John H. 09/25/1847--02/02/1911 HILL, Martha A. 10/24/1845--09/02/1896 DEMING, Fannie E. 12/16/1849--02/08/1906 Wife of H.A. Deming HORNSBY, Lee 00/00/0000--08/10/1893 Age 24 years (This stone is broken) DEMING, George M. 08/13/1867--02/14/1890 Son of H.A. & N. A. DEMING, Robert W. 01/06/1873--09/11/1885 Son of M.A. & N. A. BENNETT, Willis 09/15/1806--02/21/1889 BENNETT, Rebecca 02/05/1811--08/23/1886 Wife of Willis, Married 08/15/1833 MOBLEY, 10/29/1891--10/29/1891 Son of H. G. & F. Mobley MOBLEY, Eldon C. 07/20/1881--07/21/1883 Son of B. C. & E. F. Mobley MOBLEY, Eugene N. 05/08/1860--05/09/1897 MOBLEY, Mabel 08/30/1885--09/04/1892 MOBLEY, Irene 12/23/1888--09/01/1891 HARDAWAY, Gladys Mai 12/03/1902--03/04/1904 Dau. of D.P. & L.L. JACKSON, Candace Dial 11/27/1850--08/28/1908 Wife of J. W. Jackson BREEDEN, Fannie L. 00/00/1866--00/00/1879 JACKSON, J. W. 01/06/1844--03/08/1923 HOWELL, J. A. 01/23/1897--07/26/1907 PETTY, Mark 00/00/1850--01/00/1924 Father of H.L. Petty PETTY, Martha Jane 00/00/1849--00/00/1919 Mother of H.L. Petty MAYS, Rebecca 00/00/1873--00/00/1918 Sister of H.L. Petty COPLEY, Robert 00/00/1915--00/00/1993 Married 07/09/1945 PETTY, Thomas 08/09/1881--09/28/1954 Our Daddy COPLEY, Thomas R. 09/10/1948--12/28/1948 PETTY, Helen N. 00/00/1932--00/00/1933 PETTY, Emmer 08/12/1905--12/23/1957 PETTY, Donald 00/00/1948--00/00/2000 Row 2 begin on south side and across to north BRISON, Sidney Ervin 07/30/1895--05/20/1973 BRISON, Lyda Scholes 03/14/1896--05/31/1983 Broken Stone, No Information BENNETT, J. E. 02/17/1871--12/18/1998 Son of G.W. & L. F. Bennett BENNETT, Maj. G. W. 00/00/1837--00/00/1912 BENNETT, Louisa Ragan 00/00/1841--00/00/1912 BENNETT, Mary E. 08/14/1874--06/09/1895 Dau. of G.W. & L. F. Bennett Small Stone Marked with M .E. B. BENNETT, Mary Louise 05/01/1898--07/09/1899 Dau. of G.W. & Minnie Bennett(broken stone) MITCHELL, Lela 12/23/1888--11/13/1892 Dau. of J.B. & S.B. Mitchell MITCHELL, 00/00/1887--00/00/1887 Inf. son of H.G. & S.E. Mitchell (age 1 day) MITCHELL, Eddie J. 09/01/1886--06/24/1887 Son of E.E. & N.P. Mitchell MITCHELL, Bessie M. 10/25/1884--07/27/1885 Dau. of E.E. & N.P. Mitchell GRADY,P.R. 10/17/1849--06/21/1916 MOONEY, Reathey F. 09/18/1883--12/19/1906 Dau. of J.H. & A.F Mooney MOONEY, J. H. 00/00/1861--00/00/1926 MOONEY, Anne F. 00/00/1865--00/00/1935 Wife VAN DYKE, Hazelene Petty 09/01/1945--08/03/1987 PETTY, Ollie B. 05/26/1931--07/11/1933 PETTY, Carlyon 01/26/1941--01/26/1941 BARNETT, L. R. 00/00/1866--00/00/1935 BARNETT, Lou Dora 00/00/1877--00/00/1956 BARNETT, Lillie Mai 00/00/1900--00/00/1939 Row 3 begin on south side and across to north HARDAWAY, E. Bruce 03/10/1905--03/13/1998 HARDAWAY, Hazel Keeton 07/07/1909--02/18/1976 HARDAWAY, Lillie J. 00/00/1881--00/00/1949 HARDAWAY, Sybil K. 12/31/1918--07/05/1983 SCHOLES, Laura G. 00/00/1866--00/00/1946 SCHOLES, Raymond 00/00/1856--00/00/1943 SCHOLES, Leroy 06/05/1908--04/15/1937 KOFFMAN, Robert H. 06/01/1905--02/03/1986 Parents of: Robert M., James C., Thomas L., KOFFMAN, Metie Kate 06/02/1907--03/16/1990 F. Milton, and P. Gayle HAMILTON, Buford 12/30/1915--09/06/1997 HAMILTON, Frances K. 12/07/1909--01/03/1980 KOFFMAN, Emma B. 10/31/1865--06/17/1897 Wife of J. H. Koffman KOFFMAN, James Harrison 08/22/1855--07/26/1934 KOFFMAN, Mattie Boyd 02/10/1872--08/00/1953 WEBB, Henry Harper 11/18/1889--12/24/1957 PERRY, Henry B. 03/23/1885--11/28/1956 PERRY, Sallie V. Webb 02/23/1888--02/29/1936 PERRY, Raymond 09/20/1916--09/30/1916 WEBB, Martha Ann 09/29/1862--10/16/1956 WEBB, L. A. 11/09/1854--11/22/1892 Husband of May Webb GRADY, 12/25/1886--12/25/1886 Infant son of J. T. & S. T. Grady GRADY, 02/19/1888--02/19/1888 Infant son of J. T. & S. T. Grady MALLETT, Mary A. 11/12/1825--11/20/1894 MALLETT, William A. 04/21/1818--02/17/1885 GRADY, Sarah T. 11/09/1859-- No Date Wife of J. T. Grady GRADY, J. T. 11/11/1842--05/12/1908 GRADY, Capt. John 05/02/1805--04/09/1887 Husband of Carey W. Grady GRADY, Carey W. 04/10/1810--06/17/1885 MOBLEY, Albert B. 00/00/1857--00/00/1940 MOBLEY, Rachel F. 00/00/1857--00/00/1936 HARDAWAY, D. P. 00/00/1874--00/00/1937 BARNES, Francis 00/00/1880--00/00/1949 BARNES, Margaret Olivia 11/01/1855--04/04/1945 Row 4 begin on south side and across to north HARDAWAY, M. Carl 08/23/1914--05/23/1994 JACKSON, J. W. 00/00/1869--00/00/1949 JACKSON, Lessie 06/09/1894--03/03/1977 JACKSON, Elbert 06/20/1886--08/19/1944 FULGHUM, Viola J. 05/24/1881--09/21/1910 FULGHUM, H. Luther 10/05/1875--12/04/1955 KOFFMAN, James Carol 04/24/1822--07/17/1901 KOFFMAN, Abigal Hawkins 09/11/1821--08/08/1898 KOFFMAN, Irby Harvy 03/15/1899--11/18/1968 KOFFMAN, Dr. John N. 00/00/1861--00/00/1930 KOFFMAN, Mattie E. M. 00/00/1860--00/00/1945 M=Motley KOFFMAN, Audrey Willis 04/30/1884--04/28/1922 Dau. of Dr. J.N. & M. E. Koffman KOFFMAN, Guy Galen 10/12/1895--01/16/1897 Son of Dr. J. N. & M. E. Koffman PERRY, Clela K. 01/07/1887--12/13/1974 FITZGERALD, P.O. 00/00/1860--00/00/1939 FITZGERALD, Houston 10/28/1828--12/21/1911 FITZGERALD, Sallie 06/10/1837--01/01/1937 BABB, James A. 08/06/1856--11/04/1926 BABB, Mahala 02/14/1848-- No Date BABB, Leroy 12/23/1890--06/27/1960 Tennessee Pvt US Army, World War I BABB, Charlie B. 09/12/1882--12/11/1961 WRIGHT, James Edwin 01/06/1911--12/01/1992 WRIGHT, Kathryn Williams 12/02/1919--12/21/1992 WILLIAMS, Ben F. 00/00/1868--00/00/1962 WILLIAMS, Sallie W. 00/00/1872--00/00/1935 WILLIAMS, Linsey C. 10/29/1892--08/16/1960 WILLIAMS, Lucy W. 11/28/1898--05/01/1964 GRAVES, Curry Dickson 05/03/1938--06/25/1938 GRAVES, Bennie 00/00/1965--00/00/1965 Infant GRAVES, Nelda Wilson 05/14/1943--10/13/1963 EDWARDS, Luther R. 03/22/1909--03/08/1968 Tenn. Pfc Btry A 282 Coast Arty WW II EDWARDS, Lura 03/22/1909--04/28/1917 EDWARDS, Mary F. 00/00/1867--00/00/1964 FLOWERS, Bryant C. 10/16/1878--03/13/1936 FLOWERS, Hattie Hall 09/05/1888--08/16/1967 FLOWERS, Cletus P. 09/05/1913--03/17/1957 Pfc US Army World War II RICHARDSON, John H. 12/12/1889--04/10/1963 Tenn. Pvt. 35 Co. 157 Depot Brig WW I BARKSDALE, James W. 09/05/1898--08/05/1982 BARKSDALE, Maggie Mae 06/26/1901--05/28/1982 BARKSDALE, Sally Mae 03/31/1938--03/31/1970 Row 5 begin on south side and across to north LAWRENCE, Robert Fred 12/02/1887--02/13/1964 MOSS, John 04/01/1878--01/02/1958 MOSS, Maud 03/06/1881--12/09/1974 LAWRENCE, Lester 07/13/1878--01/30/1953 LAWRENCE, Cleveland 03/16/1884--02/19/1944 LAWRENCE, Edgar 11/03/1870--11/30/1942 LAWRENCE, Ida 09/04/1875--12/12/1935 LAWRENCE, E. B. 00/00/1842--00/00/1934 LAWRENCE, Susan Ann 11/09/1845--07/08/1922 LAWRENCE, Sidney 04/29/1873--02/17/1916 LAWRENCE, W. T. 10/11/1817--07/15/1899 KING, Donna M. 00/00/1881--00/00/1974 KING, Odis 00/00/1893--00/00/1963 MITCHELL, Mrs. R. H. C. 00/00/1856--00/00/1934 MITCHELL, R.H.C. 10/22/1849--07/23/1893 MITCHELL, Nannie H. 07/18/1850--03/17/1898 H=Hooker NORRID, N.N. 06/06/1851--10/03/1898 Wife of J. B. Norrid RICHARDSON, W. M. 05/12/1851--12/26/1916 BABB, Lucy 05/04/1865--10/03/1951 Row 6 begin on south side and across to north MORRISON, Elizabeth K. 00/00/1848--00/00/1900 K=Koffman MORRISON, J.C. 00/00/1850--00/00/1934 MORRISON, Fannie S.P. 11/05/1857--12/03/1941 P=Praggins BENNETT, Richard Key 05/28/1852--11/04/1927 (Dock) BENNETT, Eudocia M. 07/27/1856--12/27/1941 M=McLeary BENNETT, J.Sam 00/00/1879--00/00/1918 BENNETT, Henry Van 01/24/1890--12/20/1900 Son of R. K. & H. E. Bennett HUNT, Mary Francis 05/11/1921--07/17/1924 FITZGERALD, Eldon E. 00/00/1901--00/00/1988 FITZGERALD, Thelma L. 00/00/1910--00/00/1974 RIMMER, W. C. 08/29/1862--11/19/1918 FITZGERALD, John A. 00/00/1911--00/00/1985 FITZGERALD, Norma M. 00/00/1921--00/00/1948 FITZGERALD, Willie Van 00/00/1897--00/00/1992 FITZGERALD, Beula Van 00/00/1871--00/00/1966 (Duffey) FITZGERALD, Thomas E. 00/00/1867--00/00/1940 E=Everett FITZGERALD, J. F. 07/22/1830--11/28/1898 FITZGERALD, Sarah A.E. 01/09/1832--08/09/1901 FITZGERALD, Eld J. H. 09/26/1858--08/28/1886 Son of J.T. & S.A. E FITZGERALD, Amanda 08/19/1867--12/12/1956 Wife of C. H. F FITZGERALD, Charlie H. 03/15/1853--11/21/1939 FITZGERALD, Mary A. 00/00/1849--00/00/1907 Wife of C. H. FITZGERALD, Henry A. 08/01/1890--12/12/1890 Son of C. H. & M.A. Fitzgerald FITZGERALD, Lila Ethel 09/30/1885--08/15/1886 Daughter of C.H. & M.A. Fitzgerald FITZGERALD, Mattie E. 09/20/1898--03/09/1900 Daughter of C H. & M A. Fitzgerald RILEY, J. A. 00/00/1855--00/00/1928 WARREN, Lewis W. 00/00/1922--00/00/1959 WARREN, Roxie Riley 08/31/1881--11/05/1966 WARREN, Louis Allen 10/24/1877--04/06/1969 WARREN, Charles Verdell 02/14/1925--02/08/1971 LEWIS, Allie Thelma No Date --10/19/1911 RICHARDSON, James W. 04/16/1946--01/13/1965 W=Wesley RICHARDSON, Josie 11/15/1898--12/10/1980 RICHARDSON, Irby 04/27/1897--11/04/1990 WHITE, James 00/00/1911--00/00/1988 Tec 5 US Army Row 7 begin on south side and across to north GREEN, Charles B. 08/07/1920-- No Date GREEN, Martha Peery 05/03/1921--01/05/1975 COLEMAN, Hazel P. 03/08/1893--11/21/1971 PYBAS, Sam N. 05/19/1868--03/27/1941 PYBAS, Elizabeth Fitzgerald 12/20/1872--07/23/1908 STONE, Wayne B. MD. 00/00/1904--00/00/1968 STONE, Prudence Fitzgerald 00/00/1903--00/00/1993 MITCHELL, S. E. 00/00/1875--00/00/1951 MITCHELL, Mamie 09/19/1884--07/20/1963 MITCHELL, Samuel 04/28/1848--01/03/1925 MITCHELL, Fannie 08/20/1854--04/04/1934 MITCHELL, James P. 00/00/1882--00/00/1974 FITZGERALD, C. C. 06/01/1883--03/25/1959 FITZGERALD, Ethel 02/02/1898--08/04/1975 SMILEY, Lula E. 00/00/1866--00/00/1893 Wife of Robt. Asa Fitzgerald Broken Marker no information HOWELL, Lem 12/01/1885--07/18/1941 HOWELL, Martha Ellen 02/14/1861-- No Date CARPENTER, Robert 06/14/1928--10/16/1989 CARPENTER, Shirley 00/00/1941--00/00/1998 Row 8 begin on south side and across to north BURRESS, Rosie M. 02/07/1909--02/09/1909 Daughter of J. H. & M. J. Burress WALKER, Hubbard J. 00/00/1893--00/00/1926 WALKER, Myrtle 00/00/1882--00/00/1929 Wife of Dr. A. H. Gray RAGAN, John M. 00/00/1880--00/00/1941 RAGAN, Bertie H. 00/00/1893--00/00/1975 RAGAN, Frank M. 05/04/1920--03/24/1971 PYBAS, Will E. 00/00/1872--00/00/1953 PYBAS, Cora E. 00/00/1875--00/00/1964 PYBAS, Robert O. 05/06/1911--08/26/1991 PYBAS, Elizabeth S. 11/13/1913--10/10/1997 MOBLEY, Albert Gerald 12/20/1924--11/07/1993 MOBLEY, J. M. 00/00/1891--00/00/1951 BARTELS, Evelyn Mobley 07/27/1917--07/24/1987 HENSON, James Luther 05/30/1922--10/02/1976 HENSON, Frances Sue 12/10/1941-- No Date Row 9 begin on south side and across to north BURROW, Cecil Bennett 00/00/1941--00/00/1941 BURROW, Katie Lou 00/00/1943--00/00/1943 BURROW, Bobby Lynn 00/00/1945--00/00/1945 BURKEEN, Martha M. 11/25/1877--09/03/1961 BURKEEN, William A. 03/12/1884--01/07/1964 BURKEEN, Ida Mai --03/14/1914 Only Date on Marker BURKEEN, Paul 10/16/1919--08/04/1972 BURKEEN, Johnson A. 03/14/1914--09/06/1977 Row 10 begin on south side and across to north LOMAX, Claud B. 10/05/1901--08/24/1924 HAY, John B. 08/11/1854--04/02/1937 HAY, Ellen Adams 01/14/1862--08/26/1918 DUNN, Willie Correne 06/28/1931--08/26/1931 CARLTON,Blondia May 12/26/1938--06/16/1940 CARLTON, Mannie Mai 00/00/1880--00/00/1946 CARLTON, Sam Tilton 00/00/1876--00/00/1949 COTHAM, Homer Lee 12/24/1910--04/03/1967 Tennessee SI US Navy World War II COTHAM, Bobby 09/23/1930--11/22/1977 CARLTON, Claude B. 06/23/1913--04/26/1979 CARLTON, Louise 09/26/1911-- No Date Row 11 begin on south side and across to north HICKERSON, Gilbert A. 01/06/1915-- No Date HICKERSON, Moncie A. 04/05/1915--01/15/1995 HICKERSON, Shelby Gene 01/14/1936--01/25/1936 RICHARDSON, Joe Aubrey 04/25/1911--08/30/1953 UNREADABLE STONE HINSON, Clara Maie R. 07/22/1904--12/27/1980 HINSON, Wm Grady 00/00/1933--00/00/1934 COTHAM, Jimmie Dee 02/28/1916-- No Date COTHAM, Ben Allen 11/21/1915-- No Date COTHAM, Edward 06/28/1882--06/17/1929 COTHAM, Grady 09/20/1905--04/25/1925 COTHAM, Russell 11/19/1907--08/10/1968 COTHAM, Cathleen 06/01/1910--09/19/1991 BARKSDALE, Beatrice 02/03/1874--06/21/1952 Row 12 begin on south side and across to north TYNER, Oddist M. 00/00/1905--00/00/1967 TYNER, Mary G. 00/00/1909--00/00/1992 GOODMAN, Will 03/25/1874--08/21/1970 GOODMAN, Willie 08/18/1885--07/11/1959 JOYNER, Gertie G. 11/02/1913-- No Date JOYNER, Arville B. 05/28/1910--02/11/1998 HICKERSON, Dora I. 00/00/1888--00/00/1983 HICKERSON, James P. 00/00/1888--00/00/1969 HICKERSON, J. P. 01/24/1928--07/25/1980 RICHARDSON, W. J. (Bill) 00/00/1882--00/00/1955 RICHARDSON, Ellen 00/00/1879--00/00/1966 RICHARDSON, Charlie 08/25/1917--07/18/1929 HICKERSON, James J. 02/04/1871--08/26/1954 J=Jackson HICKERSON, Mary J. 03/05/1876--05/27/1929 SMITH, William D. 09/13/1899--04/01/1987 SMITH, Bertie 10/05/1904-- No Date SMITH, W. H. 06/21/1926--06/03/1927 STARNES, James Edward 02/01/1902--06/07/1974 STARNES, Lila Hay 09/21/1906--03/30/1953 Row 13 begin on south side and across to north GRIFFIN, Elsie 02/27/1931--07/04/1991 HARPER, Allen Thomas 10/20/1916--05/15/1984 LEEPER, Wilmer F. 00/00/1911--00/00/1961 LEEPER, Opal 00/00/1918--00/00/1999 LYELL, Mary Lois 00/00/1941--00/00/1941 HICKERSON, Ervin J. 06/13/1906-- No Date HICKERSON, Sarah J. 02/07/1907--12/19/1994 HICKERSON, James Irby 03/25/1908--09/25/1994 HICKERSON, Beatrice 07/01/1909--10/05/1990 HICKERSON, James 00/00/1931--00/00/1931 HICKERSON, Robert E. 00/00/1931--00/00/1931 HICKERSON, Martha L. 00/00/1932--00/00/1932 HICKERSON, James I. (Jr.) 02/03/1928--04/06/1977 Sgt US Army Korea UNREADABLE STONE CHOATE, Polk B. 00/00/1884--00/00/1970 CHOATE, Ella 00/00/1876--00/00/1936 CHOATE, Garvin (Jr.) 00/00/1935--00/00/1936 CHOATE, Glenn 00/00/1937--00/00/1940 CHOATE, Lester 09/20/1931--06/16/1940 CHOATE, Annie B. 07/27/1901--01/15/1984 Row 14 begin last row southwest corner across to north WARREN, Wilbur G. 08/24/1919-- No Date WARREN. Virginia Lucille 03/28/1919-- No Date WOODS, Barney 01/26/1888--06/10/1969 Pvt HQ Co 117 Infantry WW I HICKERSON. Ulcie S. Jr. 08/03/1928--10/12/1947 HICKERSON, Ulcie S. 10/16/1895--09/07/1938 HICKERSON, Myrtle B. 07/11/1898--08/15/1992 SMITH, Robert Lee 00/00/1915--00/00/1975 FLOWERS, Addison Morgan 06/27/1862--02/23/1917 Father FLOWERS, Oliver Lee 06/16/1902--08/27/1918 Son THE END FOR OCT.11,2000