HARDEMAN COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - NEW BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Charlotte Holloway ==================================================================== NEW BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY Charlotte Holloway February 21, 2000 This cemetery is located about 1 mile west of Middleton on Hwy 57 west. It sits up on a hill and has a brick fence around it. The church is right next to the cemetery. The following is inscribed on the brick entrance. Organized the summer of 1868 in a log hewn house on the land of Amos Foster Sr. one mile southeast of Roger Springs Station, TN., by Amos Foster, his son, D.D. Foster, Calvin Saratin, J.M. Hensley, M.G. Park, Mikel Swinderman, William Wells, E.F. Warren, W.T. Park, Mike Littrell, and others in the neighborhood. This house was used jointly as a church and schoolhouse for about 12 years. Then the membership built a large frame church building on a 2-½ acre lot, deeded by G.B. Foster and his wife Amelia Sladen Foster, as a gift to the church 3 January 1880. This building was used by both church and school until 1898 when the school moved into its own building. The church moved to its present site in 1922. Trustees, D.D. Foster, N.G. Park, J.M. Hensley. Deacons, Calvin Sarten, W.G. Park and William Wells. This beautiful acreage was gladly deeded by W.K. Foster and Virginia Park Foster, his wife, as a gift to the New Bethel Church and it's membership to build a new house of worship on 3 November 1921, as a gift of love they have for this church and community. Trustees, N.G. Park, L.B. Hill, J.C. Beechler, Deacons, R.B. Downen, N.E. Lenard, T.E. Capshaw, M.G. Park. Mrs. Foster father was a trustee of this church for 55 years. Some of the famous preachers who preached in this church are: U.A. West, E.J. Eubanks, C.C. McDaniel, D.A. Ellis, W.C. Gould, J.N. Hall, Joe Folk, Dr. Savage Doyle Gullet, Percy Ray. The entrance to this cemetery was erected and paid for by W.K. Foster as a gift of love to this neighborhood church and cemetery on 1 September 1959. Bolding, Willard D. 21 Jul 1924-27 Aug 1998 h/o Barbara R. Bolding Brock, Sarah Wallace 22 Jul 1862-5 Mar 1934 Capshaw, Mary Mannan 1877-1965 w/o Thomas Edward Capshaw Capshaw, Thomas Edward 1874-1956 h/o Mary M. Capshaw Clifft, Annie Lora 24 Jul 1909-8 Oct 1973 Clifton Rose Mary 15 Feb 1956-18 Jan 1966 d/o Mr. & Mrs. Roger Clifton Clifton, Bobby N. 30 Jan 1953 only date Clifton, Roger H. 29 May 1910-29 Nov 1990 h/o Marie S. Clifton Downen, Cuba L. 28 Jul 1902-5 Dec 1996 w/o R.E. Downen Downen, Rev. R.E. 28 Dec 1889-19 Jul 1961 Foster, Florance Ray 29 Jan 1902-11 Dec 1951 w/o Walter K. Foster Foster, Virginia Carrie Sloan 10 Jul 1911-11 Aug 1986 Foster, Virginia Park 7 Mar 1877-23 Dec 1929 w/o Walter K. Foster Foster, Walter K. 11 Mar 1877-16 Mar 1966 the following is on a separate monument : This memorial was erected by W.K. Foster in honor, love and devotion to the memory of his loyal Christian wives, Virginia Park and Florance Ray, the mothers of his children. Havener, Virdie Mae "Sally" 3 Aug 1916-27 Jan 1996 Hay, Jenette Webb 14 Apr 1939-13 Jan 1981 Hudson, Mary Ruth 16 Jan 1910-8 Feb 1968 w/o J.L. Hudson Kirk, Lesbe 12 Sep 1912-13 Dec 1966 TN WWII Kirk, Leslie Brooks 17 Sep 1912-13 Dec 1996 h/o Ruby Lee Kirk Kirk, Ruby Lee 18 Mar 1929-15 Mar 1998 w/o Leslie Brooks Kirk Lanier, Billy Newt 25 Dec 1938-6 Jan 1939 s/o Newt & Lillian Lanier Lanier, Ellen Luttrell 10 Aug 1883-18 Oct 1961 w/o Mallard Lanier Lanier, Esta 31 Jan 1905-21 Oct 1995 w/o Pastelle Lanier Lanier, Lillian Porter 11 Dec 1917-28 Sep 1997 w/o Newt Lanier Lanier, Mallard F. 11 May 1881-19 Aug 1937 h/o Ellen Lanier Lanier, Newt G. 15 Oct 1914-19 Oct 1983 h/o Lillian Lanier Lanier, Pastelle L. 29 Mar 1913-18 Jan 1968 TN Tech 3 Battery B WWII Laten, Edward Neal 1925-2000 funeral marker Lipford, Arthur Troy 7 Nov 1909-14 Feb 1993 Lipford, James Lee 4 Sep 1935-7 Apr 1972 Lipford, William Marion 19 Jan 1899-24 May 1978 Lowrey, Carl Edwin 14 May 1918-8 Sep 1995 h/o Faye Lowrey Luker, Tonya Marquita 23 Apr 1973-8 Apr 1997 McGarrity, James N. 11 May 1951-28 Mar 1987 h/o Annie Smith McGarrity Pace, Bobby Joe 31 Mar 1965-3 Jan 1988 Pace, Cullen L. 18 Nov 1871-15 Mar 1942 h/o Mary C. Pace Pace, Dalton C. 1927-1976 Pvt US Army Korea Pace, Effie 3 Jun 1908-29 Jan 1996 w/o Rufus C Pace Pace, Mary C. 2 Aug 1870-19 Jun 1942 w/o Cullen Pace Pace, Michael Wayne 16 Sep 1956-17 Sep 1956 Pace, Rickie Lee 5 May 1959-10 Sep 1988 Pace, Rufus C. 29 Sep 1897-3 Jun 1975 h/o Effie Pace Roak, Willie C. 1914-1988 funeral marker not sure about last name Rogers, Thomas Earl 27 Aug 1915-4 Mar 1996 Russell, Charles E. "Ben" 22 May 1928-22 Aug 1998 h/o Mildred Russell m 25 Aug 1941 Russell, Esta Capshaw 31 Jan 1905-21 Oct 1995 w/o Marion Franklin Russell Russell, Marion Franklin 19 Oct 1895-25 Aug 1962 WWI veteran h/o Esta Capshaw Russell, Sylvia D. 29 Apr 1951-9 Jun 1994 h/o Maggie Russell Sharp, Marry Smith 16 Oct 1888-7 Mar 1943 Shelton, Charles T. 8 Jun 1889-1 Jan 1940 Shelton, Effie L. 15 Aug 1908-28 Mar 1994 w/o Charlie T. Shelton Shelton, Shirley Ann 8 Apr 1935 only date Sparks, Nadine Russell 27 Feb 1926-21 Oct 1991 Sparks, Wanda Darlene 1 Jun 1950-12 Jun 1965 Thomason, Bruce Marsh 27 Jan 1907-28 Mar 1986 h/o Ludie Winnie Thomason Thomason, Ludie Winnie 8 Apr 1897-18 Oct 1985 w/o Bruce Marsh Thomason Thomason, Robert Bruce 25 Sep 1940-1 Oct 1940 Vick, Walter H. 1908-1972 Webb, Annie Hudson 6 Mar 1899-12 Nov 1993 w/o James Alfred Webb Webb, Charlie F. 20 Apr 1894-26 Mar 1951 Pvt. WWI Webb, Ethel V. Brock 4 Nov 1895-1 Dec 1986 w/o Charlie F. Webb Webb, James Alfred 19 Jan 1881-15 Feb 1963 Webb, William Charlie 31 Mar 1918-5 Jan 1990 Webb. George Thomas 20 Nov 1892-10 Mar 1972 Wright, Ernest Y. 14 Feb 1921-25 Mar 1972 h/o Irene Wright Wright, John Ashley 5 Aug 1885-23 Jun 1968 h/o Laura Young Wright Wright, Laura Young 2 Apr 1890-11 May 1976 w/o John Ashley Wright