Genealogy and History
Tennessee Negro Lynched by Six Sheriff’s Car Crowded to Pavement; Body is Found Hanging From Bridge Covington, Tenn., Aug. 17 (AP) — Six masked men, shouting “to hell with the law,” seized a terror stricken negro accused of slaying a white officer from Sheriff W. J. Vaughan today and left his body dangling at the…
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Norman Lee Kercher, Jr. Brighton, TN Norman Lee Kercher, Jr., 55, of Brighton, passed away at his family home on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Norman was born on September 5, 1962 in Louisville, KY. He was preceded in death by his father, Norman Lee Kercher, Sr. and daughters, Kendall Marie Kercher and Callie Elizabeth Kercher….
Drummonds – ALBERT FAYNE, 87, retired farmer and bus driver, died May 23, 2011. Visitation Friday, May 27, from 3-7 pm. Funeral service will be Saturday, May 28 at 1 pm., both at Mt. Tipton C.M.E. Church, 3044 Brighton Clopton Rd., Brighton, TN. Burial in Armstrong Cemetery, Drummonds, TN. He was predeceased by his wife…
Wednesday, May 20, 1959 (intermittent entries from Mary Nichols’ Diary) – Seems hard for me with lots of nurse (?) and all to write so, I am taking advantage of it all. Maybe again tomorrow night they will go again. Margaret took me to see Miss. Sallie. She is sitting up and doing fine –…
Thursday, February 19, 1959 Mary Frances Piercy Nichols’ Diary – Section 6 – Appearing in the Press-Scimitar was the notice of the death of Miss Margaret (Maggie) Foster, 87 years – passed away Feb 18, 1959 at Methodist Hospital at 7 pm sister of Mrs. A. R. Tuggle at Caperville, Tenn., Services 1pm at National…
A. W. Smith Cemetery is located in Brighton, Tennessee, on E. Kenwood Avenue. This cemetery was named after Augustus Washington Smith, Sr. The oldest headstone in the cemetery is that of Susannah Holmes Smith and is dated 1844. Susannah was the wife of Leonard Smith. They are the parents of Augustus Washington. There are 17…
Linda Helen Burlison Huffman, 87, of Brighton, died on Friday, June 15, 2012 at her residence. Born in Burlison, she was the daughter of Dewey and Ruby Burlison. She was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church and was a retired bookkeeper for Noell Grain Co. Visitation was held on Sunday, June 17 at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral…
John Franklin Hurt: Mr. John Hurt died at the home of his brother, Dr. S. S. Hurt, at Brighton, Tuesday night at 11 o’clock, after a long illness and was buried at Poplar Grove at 1 o’clock Wednesday. Mr. Hurt was about 30 years old, was a popular young man and his sad death is…