Cemetery Inscriptions
Topsy Community, Wayne County, Tennessee
Founded June 8, 1821
Ollie Adkins 7-10-1896 7-31-1972 Decima Blackwell 1909-1949 Sherman Blasingim 3-5-1901 1-10-1934 Grace C. Blasingim 10-16-1920 6-17-1923 Irene Brown 6-10-1923 7-8-1926 Daug. of Frank and Hettie Brown Susan Nutt Carter 8-29-1899 7-15-1925 David Kirk Comper 4-25-1804 1-25-1918 John R. Craig 10-20-1844 5-11-1911 Ursula A. Craig 1-1-1852 2-4-1895 Dau. of J.I. and E.A. Biffle, Wife of J.R. Craig Sandra Sue Davis 10-31-1960 11-5-1963 Infants Davis Aug. 11, 1950 Sons of Ralph and Sue Davis Earnest H. Devasure 10-31-1913 3-4-1968 Susan J. Devasure 12-6-1874 12-4-1948 Henry H. Devasure 10-27-1867 9-9-1933 Onalova Edwards 2-11-1866 3-5-1942 Isaac C. Edwards 7-12-1856 3-12-1940 Elizabeth F. Edwards 6-13-1869 6-12-1895 M.P. Edwards 4-11-1867 1-20-1901 David L. Edwards 2-4-1822 2-3-1904 S.A. Edwards 6-4-1825 12-26-1900 Infant Edwards 7-16-1902 Son of J.G. and D.O. Edwards Infant Edwards 4-15-1904 4-17-1904 Daughter of U.(?) B. and Ethel Edwards Augusta Pearl Edwards 10-29-1894 1-14-1985 Herschel L. Edwards 1-30-1892 8-6-1951 Hester Edwards 1891 1923 Earl Edwards 12-9-1895 12-14-1896 Son of A.A. and M.M. Edwards Charles Gerald Edwards 10-11-1923 4-13-1924 Son of L.D. and Naomi Emma F. Fain 5-10-1871 1-30-1917 Wife of J.N.C. Fain J.N.C. Fain 4-16-1868 9-26-1913 Pearl Flippo 3-12-1905 2-22-1941 Ima D. Frazier 3-22-1930 Robbie L. Frazier 9-8-1924 9-1-1968 On back of stone "In memory of daughter Paulette Frazier Wentz, 3-4-1947 5-15-1992" Ruth E. Frazier 7-20-1923 Joe Brown Frazier 10-11-1919 11-10-1973 N. Annie Frazier 6-14-1897 1-22-1959 H.C. Frazier 1-30-1895 7-2-1969 Infants Frazier No dates Infant children of Vernon & Roxie James "Jim" D. Frazier 4-15-1886 6-8-1947 Flora M. Frazier 5-28-1887 7-8-1962 Thomas Sidney Frazier Ca. 1852 11-22-1936 Married Esta L. Devasure 12-1872 Hugh Galloway 5-12-1833 8-9-1887 Emma Galloway 1-15-1869 2-1-1909 Wife of J.D. Galloway J.D. Galloway 10-31-1861 5-3-1956 Lottie Galloway 1-8-1881 1-17-1927 Wife of J.D. Galloway J.L. Goodwin 9-28-1850 7-10-1915 Lillie Mae Whitehead Grinder 9-16-1890 10-28-1969 Norma Dean Harder 8-29-1940 10-23-1949 Elsie Harris 9-28-1923 7-20-1923 (sic) Daughter of Laura A. and James F. Harris Laura A. Harris 1893-1985 James F. Harris 1888-1958 Grace J. Higgans 5-10-1904 5-5-1941 Wife of James B. Higgins Bettie Higgins (no date) John William Higgins 6-26-1868 11-11-1926 Sarah Jane Higgins 9-16-1869 1-5-1954 Eudonia A. Hufstedler 9-8-1855 7-27-1887 Wife of J.H. Hufstedler Andie Jackson 4-20-1898 2-28-1911 Son of J.M. and Laura Jackson Laura Jackson 3-2-1860 7-12-1922 Wife of J.M. Jackson Jake M. Jackson 1-13-1856 1-3-1925 Curtis G. Johns 11-21-1904 6-9-1921 J.J. Johns 5-25-1851 2-13- 1926 Jasper Kelley 1896-1932 Eula Kelley 1899-1997 Mary Eva Kelley 2-15-1903 1-9-1954 Roy L. Kelley 3-25-1908 12-2-1981 Lessie F. Kelly 7-4-1890 4-12-1981 Bay J.M. Kelly 12-27-1890 4-8-1953 Gerald Lee Kelley 1-18-1945 1-21-1945 Son of J.R. and Erma Lee Kelley Spencer Eugene Kelley 5-1-1944 10-13-1983 Barbara Kelley 11-6-1946 ----------- Martha P. Kelley 5-30-1837 2-12-1909 Wife of N.J.D. Kelley m. 9-18-1859 N.J.D. Kelley 2-22-1840 2-23-1924 Sarah Kelley 5-22-1870 8-24-1916 Wife of J.D. Kelley James R. Kelley 9-3-1928 10-10-1928 Rex Kelley 1-12-1921 7-5-1921 M.L. Kelley 12-20-1914 10-25-1916 Daughter of S.S. and L.R. Kelley Dorothy Imogene Kelley 7-31-1926 9-28-1927 Bessie H. Kelley 1-18-1918 2-5-1918 Martha Q. Kelley 10-26-1934 Infants of M.& M. Ray Kelley Nona Bell Kelley 1892-1934 Sanders S. Kelley 1885-1973 Quincy Brewer Kelley 1865-1941 John Richard Kelley 1863-1960 J.M. Kelley 6-21-1868 4-6-1954 Vera C. Kelley 5-11-1895 4-15-1947 Arthur W. Kelley 1-28-1894 1-20-1937 Port Kutch 1847-1931 Buried square with the world North and South His Request Sarah E. Kutch 11-6-1861 2-20-1896 Wife of P.A. Kutch Dau. of H.V. Galloway Horace Lee 1933-1934 Florence L. Luna 9-18-1881 2-23-1962 Ira W. Luna 4-7-1885 10-20-1978 Charlie O. Luna 3-3-1882 4-2-1930 Rhoda V. Luna 1-2-1880 2-4-1966 Carla Luna 9-10-1905 9-7-1937 Lucy A. Luna 9-27-1921 -------- Bluford M. Luna 10-31-1911 9-24-1971 Dona Alice Lynch 1880-1917 William N. Lynch 1865-1939 Raymond Lynch 3-28-1900 3-22-1920 Son of Bunk and Donie Margaret Martin 12-5-1896 Dau. of William and Jane Martin age 29 y. 10 m. Esther Lee Nutt Beatty Mashburn 7-20-1902 5-5-1969 Lydia Ann Surrilda Meredith 1-29-1851 Age 21 yrs. 10 months L.G. Meredith 12-20-1839 12-13-1860 Thomas Meredith 7-9-1804 9-7-1889 85 yrs. 1 mo. 28 das. Mary Ann Rasbury 9-11-1805 5-20-1872 Daug. of Lovic and Jane Rasbury Wife of Thomas Meredith 66 yrs. 7 mos. & 9 dys. Lydia A.M.F. Meredith 9-12-1853 9-22-1868 Anna Evaline Meredith 8-30-1868 Aged 2 months Mary A. Meredith 6-11-1836 11-30-1885 J.F. Meredith 6-3-1832 6-4-1915 Lovic R. Meredith 3-10-1827 5-10-1898 Annabelle E. Meredith 8-2-1832 8-26-1890 Clifford B. Meredith 2-26-1894 9-9-1981 Ada E. Meredith 8-22-1894 4-29-1978 m. 12-25-1912 Zaida G. Meredith 7-23-1901 age 17 yrs. 5 mos. 22 dys. Daug. of Lee R. and M.E. Meredith Maggie E. Meredith 10-13-1866 7-19-1896 Margaret Meredith 3-24-1918 9-25-1931 Infant Meredith 10-21-1897 Daughter of L.T. and Nora Meredith Gentry Meredith 6-10-1883 2-13-1891 Son of T.C. and M.A. Meredith Brison M. Meredith 1876-1923 Owen A. Meredith 12-23-1876 8-11-1941 Mollie A. Meredith 10-16-1871 7-28-1894 Dau. of J.M. and S.M. Meredith Joseph M. Meredith 4-27-1834 10-12-1901 Sarah M. Meredith 2-22-1844 3-27-1905 Mattie L. Wisdom Meredith 6-25-1866 4-30-1950 Joe L. Meredith 6-10-1864 8-10-1933 m. 3-22-1883 James Fred Meredith 9-7-1871 4-5-1897 Ora B. Bell Meredith 9-13-1871 10-21-1968 Sophia Meredith 1887-1959 Mollie M. Meredith 5-25-1840 4-21-1918 A. M. Meredith 2-13-1838 12-11-1900 John F. Meredith 2-4-1843 3-8-1910 Charlotte F. Meredith 5-14-1838 12-1-1910 Infand Meredith 5-26-1955 Son of Jennie and Russ Meredith Russ S. Meredith 2-3-1889 10-10-1973 Myra E. Meredith 5-8-1892 10-14-1914 Infand Meredith 1-23-1911 1-23-1911 Son of Russ and Myra Meredith Infant Meredith 9-9-1913 Son of M. & M. Clifford Meredith Infant Meredith 7-24-1914 Daughter of M. & M. Clifford Meredith Infant Meredith 12-23-1923 Daughter of M. & M. Clifford Meredith Ophelia D. Meredith 12-1-1877 6-30-1952 Lovic R. Meredith 9-4-1873 2-11-1944 Mattie Lou Risner Meredith 6-7-1915 7-3-1939 Infant Son Meredith (both died in childbirth) Grover Meredith 8-29-1912 3-2-1964 Clemon Meredith 1-13-1916 4-1-1992 Mable Satterfield 7-19-1920 --------- m. 9-2-1936 Paul Bryan Meredith 5-7-1925 --------- Flora Carroll Meredith 3-9-1928 --------- m. 6-21-1947 Joel Meredith 1937-1998 Mont Meredith Mitchell 12-3-1868 5-6-1906 Wife of Dr. D.V. Mitchell Wm. L. Meredith 12-19-1899 8-5-1900 Son of W.W. and M.P. Meredith age 7 mos. 16 days Parlee Brewer Meredith 1879-1944 W.W. (Watt) Meredith 1861-1943 Mary Ann E. Meredith 6-11-1836 11-3-1885 Wife of Jas. F. Meredith Dau. of H. and M.A. Grimes 49 yrs. + Janie Morgan 6-2-1878 3-26-1904 Wife of G.W. Morgan Samuel G. Morrow 1858-1914 Mattie C. Morrow 1887-1914 Annie Mae Morrow 1906-1914 D.A. Nutt 4-11-1872 4-1-1944 Artie Nutt 11-1-1872 5-16-1911 Wife of D.A. (Nutt) Gertrude Nutt 11-30-1892 9-13-1909 Dau. of D.A. and A. T. Nutt James A. Nutt 9-2-1842 3-25-1903 Sarah Rebbecca Nutt 9-1-1855 2-23-1928 Laura A. Nutt 1870-1947 Henry A. Nutt 1860-1930 Sarepta Ann Nutt 4-18-1892 7-22-1893 Dau. of H.A. and L.A. Nutt M.A. Nutt 4-21-1811 10-4-1873 Rebecca Nutt 11-16-1810 12-11-1884 Wife of M.A. Nutt Mary C. Nutt 2-21-1848 4-1-1888 Dau. of Rev. M.A. and Rebecca Nutt Infant Nutt 11-30-1891 11-30-1891 Son of D.A. and A.T. Nutt Infant Nutt 11-30-1887 Son of J.A. and S.R. Nutt Bessie K. Patterson 4-3-1908 5-17-1932 Daniel L. Patterson 12-13-1869 12-28-1943 Lena J. Patterson 12-1-1875 1-13-1940 Ruthie M. Patterson 9-9-1917 7-4-1918 Dau. of F.E. and L.D. Ross Charlie Patterson 4-14-1925 10-25-1939 Elizabeth K. Patterson 9-8-1900 10-9-1961 Agnes Nutt Poag 1905-1936 Bill Poag 1884-1977 Charles Edwards Queen 9-26-1923 1-8-1924 Eliz. Phillips 9-26-1835 Wife of L.G. Rasbury John R. Rasbury 2-13-1855 10-13-1855 Son of L. and R. Rasbury Rebecca Rasbury 3-21-1812 10-3-1894 Wife of L.G. Rasbury L.G. Rasbury 3-11-1811 10-1-1888 Grooms Rasbury 3-16-1888 1-24-1947 L.C. (Puss) Rasbury 2-19-1846 5-2-1927 Sallie E. Rasbury 1867-1904 W.L. Rasbury 9-28-1852 2-25-1902 Husband of S.E. Rasbury Infant Rasbury 8-11-1893 Son of W.L. and S.E. Rasbury Infant Rasbury 11-5-1894 Son of W.L. and S.E. Rasbury William F. Rasbury 8-3-1889 9-27-1895 Son of W.L. and S.E. Rasbury Infant Rasbury 1913 Daughter of L.T. and S.A. Rasbury Infant Rasbury 1919 Son of L.T. and S.A. Rasbury Infants Rasbury 1921 Son and daughter of L.T. and S.A. Rasbury Infant Rasbury 1928 Daughter of L.T. and S.A. Rasbury Sallie Ann Luna Rasbury 3-13-1893 2-5-1981 Lovic Timothy Rasbury 10-31-1890 10-3-1976 Infant Rasbury 8-13-1957 Son of Ed and Ruby Rasbury Infant Rasbury 12-8-1923 Son of Clyde and Marie Rasbury Infant Rasbury 1921 Son of Van and Florence Rasbury Infant Rasbury No date Child of Lovic and Jane Rasbury First grave in Salem Cemetery Lovic Rasbury 2-25-1781 10-17-1858 Jane Rasbury 1-12-1818 4-20-1903 Jane E. Rasbury 11-1853 8-1862 Dau. of A.C. and Jane Rasbury Jane Rasbury 8-21-1777 4-4-1875 D. Lovic Rasbury 12-1859 Son of A.C. and Jane Rasbury aged 3-yrs. Andrew C. Rasbury 2-3-1815 1-16-1893 Dora Rasbury 12-29-1877 9-11-1971 Alonzo M. Rasbury 9-25-1850 3-22-1934 Mamie H. Rasbury 11-23-1905 11-12-1983 Alonzo M. Rasbury Jr. 10-5-1899 6-11-1986 Tora Lee Rasbury 6-18-1898 1-22-1900 Infant of A.M. and Dora Rasbury Sarah A. Rasbury 6-22-1845 12-24-1932 John C. Rasbury 10-3-1931 2-25-1931 Joseph C. Rasbury 8-8-1825 11 yrs. 5 mos. 21 days Elisabeth Rankin 7-9-1844 2-28-1875 Wife of Dr. J.C.M. Rankin Dau. of L.G. and R. Rasbury Jas. C. Rankin 11-1873 Son of Dr. J.C.M. and E. Rankin Age 2 yrs. Annie Reeves 5-1-1838 9-12-1891 David Reeves 8-18-1832 3-30-1911 Lona Reeves 1872-1957 Jeff Reeves 1899-1948 Clifford Reeves 1940-1989 Dottie M. Reeves 1903-1988 Minnie M. Riley 1882-1919 James E. Sanders 3-29-1892 12-8-1916 Sarah Rebekah Sanders 3-4-1871 2-1-1933 Cora C. Sanders 8-7-1894 12-18-1918 Neva Sharp 6-14-1907 --------- Osbie Sharp 5-9-1905 2-22-1946 ______ Sharp 1-29-1830 8-2-1888 John Sharp 1-2-1825 8-3-1888 (cracked stone) NGAL Sharp 1871-1936 Martha Whitwell 5-17-1858 7-4-1920 Wife of J.L. Sharp Winfrey Sharp 2-26-1922 10-24-1926 Dau. of C.S. and M.P. Sharp OBE Sharp 10-24-1890 8-9-1910 Son of J.L. and M.D. Sharp Jas. L. Sharp 3-17-1854 6-16-1916 Pauline M. Sharpe 2-23-1898 5-21-1972 Crowell S. Sharpe 3-10-1892 9-16-1979 Eloise Sharpe 5-7-1925 9-7-1980 J.E. Shaw 2-15-1831 3-7-1891 W.J. Shaw 3-23-1831 11-10-1904 Rhoda C. Skelton 10-20-1867 9-16-1919 W.B. Skelton 1-8-1842 4-7-1920 Permeda C. Skelton 10-20-1846 4-11-1920 m. 12-19-1868 Charles H. Skelton 5-17-1926 3-4-1984 Senia M. Skelton 10-24-1935 -------- m. 8-5-1950 Linda G. Skelton 3-30-1950 3-30-1950 Artie J. Skelton 1-3-1922 --------- Edd W. Skelton 11-24-1915 1-8-1978 m. 11-11-1943 Charles W. Skelton 7-17-1947 Inf. son of Mr. and Mrs. Bud Skelton Mack E. Smith 12-3-1906 9-8-1973 Martha Fain Spears (no date) Micjah Sprinkle 12-8-1837 1-27-1912 Nancy E. Sprinkle 9-9-1843 8-16-1919 Lela E. Sprinkle 9-27-1877 10-1-1909 Dau. of M. and N.E. Sprinkle Eugene L. Sprinkle 2-21-1870 4-22-1940 Nora Chaffin Thompson 9-7-1874 6-7-1956 L. Lee Thompson 11-17-1871 8-20-1919 Carolyn Turnbow 9-5-1944 9-20-1944 Marie L. Turnbow 3-30-1915 --------- Howard O. Turnbow 5-10-1909 5-23-1980 Robert A. Turnbow 4-15-1941 3-25-1981 W. Herschel Walker 1897-1921 Addie W. Walker 1897-1985 Lendra A. Walker 8-27-1863 8-20-1908 Wife of J.L. Walker Mary F. Warren 1872-1946 David E. Warren 1870-1938 Tommie Whitehead 3-22-1870 3-24-1945 J.C. Williams 3-22-1847 11-23-1924 John F. Wilson 4-27-1842 9-20-1886 Woodrow Wilson Wisdom 7-20-1913 10-28-1979 Edna Ruth Meredith 6-18-1917 ---------- Mary F. Wisdom 4-22-1875 3-11-1967 J.F. Wisdom 3-29-1859 1-8-1921 Earlene Wisdom 1923-1924 Dau. of W. Rex and Lillian Wisdom Augusta M. Wisdom 1863-1933 Nora B. Wisdom 1878-1930 W. Rex Wisdom 1903-1961 Lillian N. Wisdom 1903-1981 Hubert J. Woodruff 1876-1962 Sadie S. Woodruff 1884-1944 |
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