SHELBY COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - New Shelby Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/shelby/cemeteries/newshelby.txt New Shelby Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery 1059 Bray Station Road Collierville, Shelby County, Tennessee 38017 African-American This church and cemetery are located on the southwest corner of Bray Station and Frank Road in Collierville, Shelby County, Tennessee. This church has several previous names: Bush Arbor established 1871; Shelby Colored Church; Shelby Baptist Church Laid October 22, 1899, Building Committee: Lewis P. Wade, W.T. Reidick, W.R. Reidick; Remodeled October 27, 1963 Trustee Board: Isaac Moore, R.D. Brown, John Brown, Sr., Brody Byas, Rev. V. Moss, Pastor: Rev. J.R. Christopher; Rebuilt December 1992, Trustee Deacons: Thomas L. Brown, Sr., Woodrow Brown, Harry L. Harrison, J.R. Brown, Jr., Deacons: Alex Knox, R.D. Brown, Larnzolar Taylor, Isaac Moore, Pastor: Rev. J.N. Wiley. There are 8 stones lying about the grounds, some large and unreadable and some small with no markings. Transcribed 6/8/2002. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Rita McDonald Cheek (rmcheek@msn.com) Adams/Emma Mae 05/14/1909 - 06/27/1974 Wife and Mother, The Lord Is My Shepherd Beason/Mr. John 06/06/1936 - 08/08/1986 Biggs/Beddie ??/??/?? - 12/23/1919 Hattle Rising Star Chamber 3523 Collierville Tenn. /Hardy ??/??/?? - 10/05/1919 86 Years, Husband of Matt Biggs Boyce/Ernestine E. 05/08/1915 - 02/03/1978 Mother /Jim 02/18/1899 - 05/09/1975 Father /Mable 1915 - 1965 /Mary L. 02/20/1939 - 05/20/1983 /Willie "Chick" 1910 - 2002 Brittman/C. Bell 04/11/1909 - 12/08/1972 Brown/Harold V. 02/27/1952 - 04/27/19?? /John Robert, Sr. 09/03/1912 - 06/27/1992 Gone But Not forgotten /Maeetta 07/04/1918 - 04/22/1990 Byas/Arthur 12/16/1881 - 08/16/1960 Father, Asleep In Jesus /Broadly 1912 - 1986 Pfc US Army WWII /Della S. 08/15/1905 - 03/24/1987 /Ernest 11/06/1911 - 04/10/1992 Age 80 /George 07/1910 - 10/1983 Father Cheers/Esaw 12/26/1897 - 10/09/1918 /Jacob 12/27/1897 - 08/05/1942 Craig/Biddie 02/03/1915 - 01/23/1989 /Earl J. 03/08/1905 - 01/15/1977 Age 71 Davis/Elizabeth 04/16/1909 - 02/17/1966 Everlasting Mother /Larsett 09/1907 - 07/1970 Beloved Mother /Martha ??/??/?? - 04/23/1964 At Rest, Gone To Be An Angel Dean/Rosie ??/??/?? - 07/11/1978 In Loving Memory Dennis/Andrew 03/01/1905 - 07/15/1912 Age 7 Gone But Not Forgotten Garmon/Mrs. Luberta 11/11/1909 - 07/30/1998 From Your Loving Grandchildren Gimmerson/Susan ??/??/?? - 1918 Age 90 Gone But Not Forgotten Hall/Ida Lee 04/12/1913 - 10/25/1978 Beloved Mother Harrison/Juanita 194? - 12/31/1991 Hullum/Nancy ??/??/?? - 03/15/1916 Zephro Chamber 916 LaGrange, Tenn. Jeferies/George 02/01/1898 - 08/07/1976 Beloved Husband Johnson/Lizzie M. 06/12/1896 - 02/13/1963 Mother, At Rest King/Gertrude S. 04/02/1902 - 07/25/1980 Lary/Ida Lowe 03/23/1878 - 05/29/1976 Lewis/Cessie Mae 07/02/1897 - 06/29/1936 /Charlie 07/31/1893 - 02/22/1958 Tn Pvt Co 1 813 Pioneer Infantry WWI Littlejohn/Ammie May 04/11/1900 - 06/09/1918 Daughter of Charles & Patsy Littlejohn /Charlie Littlejohn 04/15/1864 - 10/30/1941 McLemore/Gloria D. 06/09/1938 - 09/04/2001 Moore/Eugene 11/02/1914 - 01-28-1986 /Isaac 04/11/1906 - 08/08/1994 Beloved Husband and Father /W?.M. 03/05/1840 - 09/26/1915 Husband of Julia Moore, K of P Nevels/Jane 1863 - 11/16/1928 Gone But Not Forgotten Parks/Major 09/07/1909 - 12/15/1994 Rainer/Martha Lee 01/14/1919 - 06/??/?? Rogers/Harrison ??/??/?? - 04/16/1926 Age 39 Years Rucker/Mrs. Eliza 08/10/1872 - 07/21/1969 At Rest Seals/Pattie 1882 - 08/14/1887 Daughter of R & K? Seals Sherrod/Cora Lee 09/18/1900 - 10/06/1982 Mother Smith/Charles F. 02/07/1916 - 09/08/1994 /Cleo 12/05/1906 - 04/09/1949 Stiger/Annie 09/02/1885 - 07/22/1968 At Rest Taylor/Larnzolar 06/10/1931 - 04/27/1994 Thomas/Paul ??/??/?? - 11-27-1924 ????? Temple 878 Collierville, Tenn. Tuggle/Lizzie M. 09/05/1887 - 12/08/1956 Watkins/Mrs. Lizzie 01/02/188? - 11/01/1958 Asleep In Jesus Westbrook/Richard L. 07/06/1952 - 11/21/1974 Westbrooks/Helen M. 08/23/1954 - 10/13/1968 /Ida Mae 11/01/1941 - 01/26/1978 Williams/Alberta 1916 - 1975 Mother /John Ivory 08/30/1941 - 03/16/1974 Beloved Son /McKinley 12/25/1919 - 08/27/1981 yson/? 01/18/1844 - 01/07/1924 (yson last letters of last name) ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. 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