Beech Chapel CME Church

Beech Chapel CME Church is located on the Mason-Charleston Road in Mason, TN. It is an African-American church. Also, the cemetery is located across the street from the church and there are approximately 70 graves.

According to the current pastor, the church closed last July (2018) due to construction work. It was established in 1893 but burned down on 24 Dec 1980. Later, it was rebuilt in the 80s.

Name	DOB	DOD	Comments
Burchett, Ida Hines		2 Mar 1941
Burchett, Lewis "Louis"		1 Dec 1938
Burchett, Polly Anderson	1853	26 May 1933
Cantley, Calvin Glen	27 May 1983	31 Mar 1998
Claybon, Charles E	12 Aug 1908	20 Jan 1960
Claybon, Della Mai	4 Aug 1901	10 Mar 1941
Claybon, Esther M	11 Jul 1907	1 Oct 1983
Claybon, John Albert Jr.	14 May 1901	18 May 1994
Claybon, John Elbert Sr.	1876	19 Dec 1937
Claybon, Lue Eldridge	20 Jun 1917	1 Jan 1972
Cooper, Alice J	28 Sep 1892	22 Apr 1974
Ester, Maxine Sommerville	24 Jun 1943	1 Jul 1977
Fields, Yolanda Rena	15 Jun 1989	9 Aug 1989	Maiden Name: Taylor
Grant, George	12 Dec 1873	Unable to Read
Grand, Joseph Lee	12 Oct 1918	19 Aug 1981
Grant, Maddie	16 Dec 1914	23 Mar ????
Grant, Maggie	24 Dec 1872	8 Jun 1970
Grant, Maude	16 Feb 1914	25 May 1973
Harris, James "Boe"	Nov 1951	31 Jul 2005
Harris, Nannie Loren	24 Sep 1961	20 Apr 2009	Married March 15, 1989 to Leroy Harris
Harris, Richard	26 Sep 1912	11 Sep 1984
Harris, Savannah	25 Jul 1925	2 Oct 1977
Hemphill, Bessie	1899		Double HS with James Hemphill
Hemphill, James	26 Jan 1888	16 Jan 1963	Double HS with Bessie Hemphill
Hunter, Pearl Tipton	28 Apr 1912	25 Apr 2001
Hurst, Alice	1850	18 Jul 1946
Maclin, Ellen Smith	26 Aug 1855	5 Sep 1943
Matthews, Laura Mae	12 Sep 1929	20 May 2011
Nelson, Lillie Mae	18 Jan 1884	28 Jan 1950
Norfolk, Ben	29 Nov 1895	4 Apr 1952
Norfolk, Wesley	1888	7 Mar 1949	Tennessee PVT 163 Depot Brigade World War I
Peete, Cleo Lynn Sr.	11 Jul 1929	3 Jul 1998
Peete, Mary E	3 Apr 1900	2 Oct 2001
Powers, Theoplis	7 Sep 1917	16 Mar 2001
Smith, Rosie Thelma			No dates; In Memory of
Sommerville, Roosevelt "Doc"	25 Feb 1905	23 Jun 1979	In our hearts forever, his daughters: Ruth, Maud, Earline, Dorothy, Virgie, Elzora, Rebecca, Antionette, Esther, Lottie, Maxine, Atrice; Married to Mazie Wright Somerville
Taylor, Evietennia	13 Dec 1924	9 Apr 2009
Taylor, James Earl	8 Jul 1983	2 Jul 2010
Taylor, Mattie L	15 Jul 1941	23 Mar 2012
Taylor, Russell L	1949	2011
Tipton, Albert	9 Feb 1966		Cannot read DOD
Tipton, Elmira	1880	1985	Mother; At Rest
Tipton, Roosevelt	8 Aug 1904	11 Nov 1983
Tipton, Willie J	1917	2005
Wright, Maggie	30 Oct 1904	25 Aug 1963