HENDERSON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - Jowers Cemetery ========================================================================= David Donahue, the creator of this file, declares it to be in the public domain. ========================================================================= JOWERS CEMETERY Henderson County, Tennessee Jowers is a well-maintained family cemetery located on the west side of Alberton Road about 1½ miles north of the Oak Grove Cemetery. Four graves are marked but not identified, and there are about three depressions suggesting unmarked graves. David Dobahue recorded this cemetery April 16, 1998 and checked it in January 2002. An earlier record of this cemetery was Anita Webb, Pam Brady, and Sammie Lewis circa 1976. Their record appears Henderson County, Tennessee Cemetery Inscriptions (Memphis, R. H. Harris, 1976), Vol. II, pp. 251-251. This earlier work is referred to as "Webb et al." in the notes below. Blankenship, Joysie [see Jowers, Joysie Blankenship] Burton, Benjamin Franklin, Apr. 10, 1897-Mar. 1, 1969 Cox, J. D., Sept. 3, 1915-Oct. 9, 1915, "Son J. D. & J. F. Cox" (eroded) [dates were unreadable in 1998 and come from Webb et al.; shares double marker with Infant son of W. G. & M. A. Jowers] Eason, Robert Wayne, d. Nov. 24, 1969 (homemade) Eason, Angie Carol, d. Dec. 10, 1967 (homemade) Gibson, Ruby I. Jones, Nov. 1, 1894-June 17, 1954, "Wife of E. C. Gibson" Jones, Altas T., Oct. 14, 1866-July 14, 1903 Jones, Benjamin I., April 18, 1869-Dec. 11, 1952 Jones, Bettie A., 1871-1939 [adjacent to marker for Benjamin I. Jones] Jones, John L., Nov. 2, 1879-Apr. 26, 1955 Jones, Merrell H., Aug. 6, 1838-July 5, 1914, "Father" Jones, Martha J., Mar. 12, 1848-April 20, 1914, "Mother" Jones, Ruby I. [see Gibson, Ruby I. Jones] Jowers, A. Albert, Oct. 11, 1880-Nov. 4, 1929 Jowers, Ben F., Jan. 15, 1850-Nov. 10, 1922 Jowers, Betsy J., Feb. 2, 1859-____ Jowers, Ben F., Mar. 25, 1925-____, unplaced "Dad" footstone Jowers, Lorene D., Oct. 30, 1926-____, unplaced "Mom" footstone "Wed 1948" "our children Patricia, Betty, Donald, Michael" "Our grandchildren Jaryth, Christy, Jennifer, Tara, Chelsi" Jowers, Benjamin F., Jan. 11, 1893-Nov. 2, 1955 Jowers, Myrtle, June 12, 1904-July 8, 1975 Jowers, Bertie, 1909-1920 [replacement] Jowers, Bradley B., 1911-1934, "Brother" [replacement] Jowers, Clement, May 13, 1808-Aug. 10, 1879 Jowers, Clemie, Aug. 29, 1876-Dec. 14, 1963 [adjacent to marker for A. Albert Jowers] Jowers, Elizabeth, Apr. 10, 1831-Dec. 5, 1881, "Wife of C. Jowers" Jowers, Elmer H., July 30, 1913-Nov. 1, 1996 Jowers, Fleetwood, May 29, 1916-Dec. 19, 1994, military marker as footstone "US Army Air Corps World War II" Jowers, Raymell, Nov. 26, 1919-____, "Wed Oct. 24, 1936" "Our children: Louise, Thomas Ray, Kaye, Rhonda, Sharon" Jowers, Infant, born & died Oct. 19, 1894, "Infant son of W. G. & M. A. Jowers" (eroded) [shares double marker with J. D. Cox] Jowers, Infant, Apr. 29, 1902, "Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. A. A. Jowers" [replacement] Jowers, Infant, 1905, "Infant boy of C. T. & Lucy Jowers" [replacement] Jowers, Infant, no dates Jowers, Joanne, June 20, 1936-Jan. 19, 1974, "Mother" Jowers, Robert L., Sept. 3, 1930-Feb. 5, 2000, "Father" "Married Dec. 25, 1953" Jowers, Jessie Ethel, 1897-1974 Jowers, Joe Lee, Feb. 20, 1955-Feb. 21, 1955 Jowers, Joe Spencer, d. Jan. 28, 1901, "Aged 5 Ys 11 Ms 4 Ds" "Son of J. H. & S. L. Jowers" (broken, fallen) Jowers, Joysie Blankenship, 1900-1968, footstone with "Joysie M. Jowers," Dec. 1, 1900-____" Jowers, Martha, no dates, temporary marker 5 feet south of double marker for Archie Floyd and Marie Parker [Webb et al.: d. 71967] Jowers, Martin J.(?), no dates, temporary marker 7 feet south of double marker for Archie Floyd and Marie Parker [Webb et al.: Martin L. Jowers] Jowers, Mary A., 1856-1934, "Mother" Jowers, William M., 1857-1933. "Father" Jowers, Mildred A., 1957 Jowers, Olevia A., 1886-1919, "Wife of Presley Jowers" [replacement] Jowers, Preasley C., Dec. 15, 1885-Aug. 8, 1960 Jowers, Patrick Michael, Nov. 8, 1954, "Baby" footstone Jowers, Priestly, Jr., Feb. 3, 1930-Sept. 23, 1963 Jowers, Roberta, Feb. 10, 1929-June 5, 1929 Jowers, Thomas Ray, May 3, 1939-July 10, 1940 Jowers, Vader B., Jan. 3, 1905-June 7, 1982 [adjacent to marker for Elmer H. Jowers] Jowers, Wilson T., 1913-1972 Jowers, Lessie, 1920-____ Jowers, ______, no dates, "Sons of Presley & Olevia Jowers" Jowers/Frost, Billy, Sept. 10, 1937-____, unplaced "Daddy" footstone Jowers/Frost, Mary P., June 12, 1931-Mar. 20, 1994, "Mother" footstone Jowers/Frost, Joe P., Dec. 15, 1951-____, unplaced "Son" footstone Maness, Lawrence, 1909-1960 [Masonic symbol] Maness, Ila, 1913-1963, "Married Sept. 14, 1929" "Their children Louise Katie Raymon Jackie Gayle" Maness, O. B., Oct. 7, 1937-Aug. 23, 1995, "Buddy" "Son of Ode & Jewell" "Children: Johnny, Roger, Randy, Terrina, Buck" Parker, Archie Floyd, July 11, 1911-Feb. 9, 1993 Parker, Marie, Mar. 2, 1921-____ Sanders, Claud, Jan. 6, 1858-July 23, 1898, "Aged 40 Ys 8 Ms & 17 Ds" Sisson, Lizzie B., July 25, 1910-Feb. 27, 1997