Genealogy and History
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…
James Carl Huffman, Jr., the five-year-old son of Mr. J. C Huffman, of Crawfordsville, Ark., died last Friday in the Presbyterian Hospital in Memphis, following an operation for appendicitis. The remains were forwarded to Brighton Saturday morning for interment in Salem cemetery. Rev. J. L. Boyd conducted the funeral the Brighton A. R. P. church…
Covington – MARY EVELYN HADLEY, 79, died July 8, 2008. She was a retired factory worker for Kirsch and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Thursday, July 10 and Service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 11,both at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home. Burial will be in Covington Memorial…
Big Picnic at Brighton, Tenn. Saturday, July 3rd. The First Picnic of the Season. There will be plenty of Barbecue and all kinds of Refreshments, Ball Games and public speeches. Come Out and Enjoy a Day of Pleasure Anyone desiring privileges on this day, apply to Geo. R. Ellis, Jr., Munford, Tenn. [The Covington Leader,…
Covington/Merigold, MS.: Richard William Glass “Buddy”, 80 , died Dec. 5, 2014 at his daughters residence in Merigold, MS. Mr Buddy was a farmer and widower of Mrs. Katie Sue Glass. Survived by daughter, Connie J. (George) Rone of Merigold, MS. Sons; Anthony Wade (Carolyn) Glass of Drew, MS. William (Francine) Glass of Charleston, MS….
Arnon G. “Junior” Glass, 80, a farmer, died Monday, March 25, 2013 at his home. He leaves his wife, Joan Johnson Glass, daughter Jo Lynn (Royce) Petty of Mason; sons Willie Glass and Marlin (Tina) Glass, both of Covington; sisters Frances Bringle of Brighton and Bettye Nichols of Covington, La.; 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and…