"Tennessee Trails" through Bedford County
CHARLES H. DAVIS
, 72, well known conductor for the N.C. and St. L. railroad company company, died at his home in Murfreesboro last Thursday, following a long illness. Mr. Davis served as conductor on the Shelbyville branch road for a number of years and made many warm friends here during his stay, who regret to hear of his passing. Funeral services were held at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Murfreesboro, Saturday morning. The interment was in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery of Nashville Tennessee.
Shelbyville Gazette - Jan 25, 1933 - page 8
ROBERT W. DAVIS
, 78, a well known and highly respected citizen of Bedford county, died at the Bedford County Hospital, Monday after a short illness. Funeral services were held at his late residence Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock. Rev. W. O. Largten, Rev. C. M. Pickler, of Chattanooga and Rev. Ab. Morgan, conducted the funeral services. The burial was in Willow Mount cemetery. The death of this good man is a loss to the community. Quiet and unassuming in manner, he was held in high esteem by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. He was a successful farmer and a member of the Methodist church for many years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Beulah Thompson Davis, a brother, Major Davis of Pulaski, and several nieces and nephews. There was a large crowd present to pay their last tribute of respect to this aged citizen.
Shelbyville Gazette - March 16, 1932 - page 5
CHARLES ALLEN DEAN
, 82, of Route 2, Manchester, a retired farmer, died Friday at Coffee County Hospital following an extended illness. A Bedford County native, he was born Aug. 29, 1898. He was the son of Daniel T. and Mary Ray Dean. He was a Baptist. Services were Monday at Watson Funeral Home. The Rev. R. W. Whitlock officiated. Burial was in Franklin Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nancy Tuck Dean; four daughters, Mrs. Bobby Reed, Manchester; Mrs. Jack Uselton, Hillsboro; Mrs. Alex Boguski, Okmulgee, Okla., and Mrs. Mary Schwartz, Springport, Ind.; two sons, Willis Dean, Arlington, Texas, and Daniel Dean, Manchester; 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren
Contributed by Gene Morris
MARY OWEN (PATTERSON) DOWDLE
of Shelbyville died Saturday at Bedford County Nursing Home after an extended illness. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Wayne Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be 4 to 8 p.m. today. Mrs. Dowdle, 86, was a Bedford County native, the daughter of the late Lee Jefferson and Ocie Ola Petty Patterson. She was a retired licensed practical nurse with Bedford County General Hospital and a member of Thompson Creek Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Rufus L. Dowdle of Shelbyville; two brothers, John O. Patterson of Shelbyville and J. B. Patterson of Booneville, two sisters, Janie Mae Dodson of Estill Springs and Ocie Lee Frame of Chapel Hill. She was preceded in death by a brother, R. L. Patterson.
Contributed by Gene Morris
ALBERT NEWMAN DUNN
- Funeral services for Albert Newman Dunn, 71, who died Monday night, Sept 12, following a brief illness at his home in the Mimosa community Lincoln Co. were conducted Tuesday at the Booneville Methodist Church by the Rev. H.J. Burroughs and Elder R. A. Largen. Burial was in the Boonville Cemetery. He
was a member of the Baptist Church. Surviving are four brothers, A. C., P. V. and W. H. Dunn all of Lincoln County, and R. M. Dunn of Old Hickory, Tenn; seventeen nieces and six nephews. Rev Dunn had many friends in Bedford County were he had visited frequently, preaching in various churches of the county.
Shelbyville Gazette - Sept 22, 1938 - page 3
