Aged Lady Passes to Her Reward Sunday Morning – Mrs. Sarah Frances Bringle died at her home in the 12th district Sunday morning at 6 o’clock after quite a long illness and was buried at Mt. Lebanon graveyard Monday morning at 11 o’clock, the services being conducted by Rev. J. E. Miles. Mrs. Bringle was …
(5/20/1834 – 10/16/1889) The subject of this sketch was born May 20, 1834 was married to Miss Eliza Ann McCorral Oct. 2, 1861; to this union were born six children, three girls and three boys; one boy Alex Boswell and two girls Mrs. Cora Vernom of Arizona and Mrs. James Dawson of this county survive …
Dies at 92 – William Henry Billings, retired farmer of Garland, died at 2:30 Monday morning at his home following a year’s illness. He was 92. Mr. Billings, a lifelong resident of Tipton County, was active in his farming and in community affairs until a year ago. He was employed for 30 years at Peeler and …
Aged and Respected Citizen Passes Away – Mr. Polk Billings died at his home at Detroit, in the 3rd district, Saturday morning at 11:30 o’clock, lung trouble being the cause of his death, which occurred after a long illness. He was born in this county near Pilljerk on April 30, 1844, living all of his …
1/31/1875 – 1/12/1970 Services for Mrs. Billings – Services for Mrs. Elnora Billings were at 2 p.m., Tuesday, at Kelley’s Chapel Church of God. Interment was in Shiloh Cemetery with Maley Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Billings died at her home, Monday, at 4:30 p.m. She was 94 and the widow of William Henry Billings. …
Sheriff Billings Drowns; Widow Assumes His Post – Ben Billings (12/11/1915 – 5/6/1976), who served as Tipton County sheriff for almost 13 years, was buried on Saturday. According to reports, Sheriff Billings drowned while fishing in Sardis Reservoir in Mississippi on May 6. Lafayette County Sheriff Buddy East told the local sheriff’s department that Sheriff Billings was …
Jane Burrell, aged 59 years, wife of Reuben Burrell, a well-known colored man of the 9th district, died at her home at 9 o’clock Friday night of Bright’s disease and was buried at Salem Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock, Rev. J. A. Hubbard conducting the funeral services. The deceased is survived by her husband and two …
(3/21/1857 -8/14/1910) The subject of this sketch was born March 21, 1857 in this Tipton, Co., Tenn., and lived here up to the time of his death. He was first married to Miss Darthula Josephine Wethington, to which union was born 7 children of which two boys Lafayette and Johnnie survive him. Both nice boys, possessing …
