CARROLL COUNTY TN

OBITUARIES

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MARGARET (HERRON) LANSDEN was born at Lavinia, Carroll Conty, April 15, 1856, and died September 2, 1920, in the home of her daughter, Mrs. W.L. Noel, in Lexington where she made her home for the past two years. She was the widow of the late R.D. (Rufus Delaney) Lansden, former sheriff of Carroll County and had been a teacher in the Madison County schools for several years, after which for the past seven years, she had been employed by the government in Home Demonstration work. Mrs. Lansden was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Her death was the result of complications of diseases thought to be attributed to a fall she received on the streets of Jackson about 4 years ago. She is survived by two brothers, M.F. (Milton) Herron, Nashville and Tom Herron, Trezevant; one sister, Mrs. J.B. (Elvira) Townes of Jackson; three daughters, Miss Opal Lansden of Jackson; Mrs. J.W. Swink Jr., Ardmore OK and Mrs. W.L. (Mary) Noel of Lexington, and one son R.D. (Rufus) Lansden of Ardmore, OK. The burial took place at Atwood, Carroll County.
Lexington Progress 10 Sep. 1920


FLOSSIE LONGMIRE , 59, died at Madison County General Hospital in Jackson on March 10. Services were held at Davis Chapel Church on March 12 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Hillary Robbins and Rev. Clarence F. Carter officiating. Burial was in Hampton Cemetery with Dilday Funeral Home in charge. She was a member of the Davis Chapel Methodist Church and lived at Route 4, Huntingdon. Survivors include her husband, Charlie L. Longmire, a brother, Jesse Hugh Miller of Atwood; 3 sisters, Mrs. Calvin Stewart, Mrs. Wiley Longmire and Mrs. Wilmer Smith, all of Hungtingdon.
From the collection of Joy Beth Campbell


JOHN WILLIAM LOONEY , son of James F. Looney of the 22nd district, while feeding a cotton gin belonging to McDonald & Co of Weakley County last Monday, had both his arms fearfully mangled from which he died in a few hours. He was about 21 years old, a clever, promising young man, and his sad fate is regretted by a large circle of friends and relatives. He was buried at Blooming Grove graveyard .
Carroll County Democrat Huntingdon, Tennessee Friday, November 9, 1888
Blooming Grove is in Kentucky. John Wm. was the son of James Ferguson & Elizabeth Caroline (Henderson) Looney

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