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Annual Picnic and Barbecue at Tipton
The Covington Leader, July 17, 1919 The annual barbecue and picnic at Tipton will be held Thursday, July 24, 1919. Handy’s Band, of Memphis, will furnish the music. Dancing on…
BARNES, FLOYD RILEY
Floyd Riley Barnes, 54, farmer, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton in Covington. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Maley- Yarbrough Funeral Home with burial in Covington Memorial…
BARTON, J. E.
Mr. J. E. Barton, an old and well-known citizen of Mason died at the Confederate Soldier’s Home near Nashville, Monday night, and his remains were brought back to Mason and…
BLACK, JAMES DARREL
James Darrel Black, 62, of 214 Countrywood in Covington died last Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. in Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton, following a one-car accident at the intersection of Highway 51 South…
BOSWELL, EUGENE M.
(Aug. 4, 1931 – Aug. 31, 2002) Covington – Eugene M. Boswell, 71, of Bartlett, formerly of Covington, retired shipping clerk for International Harvester, died Saturday at his home. Services…
BOWEN, DAVE
Capt. Dave Bowen, who took morphine last week, died at 5:30 o’clock Thursday evening, same day. The doctors and friends exhausted every effort to save his life, but failed, the deadly…
BRADSHAW, CPL J. W.
The remains of Corporal J. W. Bradshaw, a Tipton county soldier, who made the supreme sacrifice with the American Expeditionary Forces in France, reached here Saturday for burial in Shiloh…
BRINGLE, JOHN NICHOLAS
John Nicholas Bringle died Saturday morning at his home in the 12th district, after having passed his ninety-first birthday. He was, perhaps, the oldest citizen in Tipton county and had been…
BROWN, T. W.
Mr. T. W. Brown, an aged citizen of the Drummonds neighborhood and an ex-Confederate veteran, whose illness was mentioned in these columns last week, died Sunday and his burial occurred…
Craddock Elizabeth Vaughan
The News Scimitar (Memphis, Tenn.) Nov. 14, 1918 Little Craddock Elizabeth Vaughan is a five-months-old patriot. She has really done more than her share toward helping to win the war,…
DOZIER COMMAND LEGION FOR ’47-‘48
Leon Dozier, 29-year-old veteran of Army service in World War II is the new commander of Tipton County Post 67 of the American Legion. Mr. Dozier is a permanent civil…
HANNA, Abner J.
ABNER J. HANNA PASSES AWAY Mr. Abner J. Hanna, aged 87 years, an ex-Confederate soldier, died last Thursday at 6 p.m. at the home of his son, Mr. W. H….
KELLEY, BILLY SUNDAY
Sept. 10, 1923 – April 5, 2004 – Bill S. Kelley of Burlison died at his residence. Mr. Kelley, 80, was a retired farmer and avid sportsman. He was a…
Letters from the Warfront: In 1944, Sgt. Ernest Taylor wrote to The Leader about Negro History Week
This article, written by Echo Day, was first published in the Covington Leader on Feb. 24, 2021. On Feb. 24, 1944, The Covington Leader published a letter from Sgt. Ernest…
McDivitt, George W
Sergeant McDivitt was a member of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea…
Moreno, Benigno
Name: Benigno Moreno Birth Date: 1927 Gender: Male Race: Caucasian (White) Home City: Tipton Home State: Tennessee Citizen Status: US Citizen Death Date: 9 Aug 1952 Processed Date: Nov 1979 Casualty Country:…
Recognizing the disparity in news coverage for African American and white soldiers in The Leader
The following article, written by Sherri Onorati, was first published in the Covington Leader Feb 26, 2021 During the early years of the Covington Leader, each week one could find…
RICE, Paul L.
IN MEMORY OF PAUL L. RICE Died in France, October 23, 1918. One precious to our heart has gone; The voice we loved is stilled; The place made vacant in…
Rose, Darrow A
Darrow A Rose – 25 Jul 1931 – 20 June 1951 Private First Class Rose was a member of the 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded…
SUTTON, Raymond B.
Raymond B. Sutton, son of Mrs. James Stephenson, of Memphis, and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Gray, of Brighton, was killed in France on October 24. The news…
