Mr. N. B. Portis received a telegram Tuesday night bringing information of the death of his brother-in-law, Mr. M. W. Kerr, at his home in McGee, Ark. The remains were brought to Covington Wednesday night and the burial occurred in the Munford cemetery. The deceased was a son of the late Miler Kerr and was …
William Jackson, 78, a former well-known and highly esteemed citizen of the Burlison vicinity, this county, but who for the past 20 years had been making his home at Locke, Shelby county, died Saturday midnight, after a month’s illness. His body was brought after his death to Maley’s funeral home, this city, where the funeral, …
Mr. Thomas Bush, aged 42 years, of South Covington, died Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock of dropsy. His burial occurred in Munford cemetery the afternoon following his death, at 3 o’clock, the services being conducted by Rev. C. E. Wauford, pastor of the First Baptist Church. (The Covington Leader, Thursday, January 10, 1918)
Mr. W. M. Brown, a former well known citizen of this city, died at his home in Memphis Sunday afternoon at 4:45 o’clock of pneumonia. His remains were brought to Covington at 9:20 o’clock Monday were taken immediately to Munford cemetery and there interred. Mr. Brown is survived by his wife, Mrs. Julia Brown, and by three …
Mr. W. L. Brookins died at his home at South Covington Sunday night at 11:20 o’clock of tuberculosis and was buried in Munford cemetery Sunday afternoon the funeral services being conducted by Rev. J. E. Miles, of the Baptist church. The deceased was 39 years of age, was a member of the Baptist church, and is …
(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 will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home with burial in R. H. Munford Cemetery. He was a member of Ellendale Baptist Church, …
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 and South High Street around 6:35 p.m. According to the Covington Police Department report, Black was driving a 1989 Ford Escort, going north, when the …
Died Wednesday, 4th of August, 1897, in his 88th year, S. P. Bernard, one of the oldest and one of the most respected citizens of our county. Mr. Bernard was born in Nashville, Tenn., on the 18th of October, 1809, and made his first visit to Tipton county as collector for the Cumberland Iron Works in …
Mrs. E. M. Bush died at her home in South Covington on Wednesday of last week of dropsy, after an illness of some length, and was buried in Munford cemetery the day following, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. T. Riley Davis. The deceased was 74 years of age and is survived by three daughters. …
Mr. J. C. Archer, one of our old and well known citizens, died at his home in this city Sunday at 1 o’clock, after a long illness and after having been confined to his bed for several months. Mrs. Archer’s burial occurred at Munford cemetery, Monday morning at 8:30 o’clock, the funeral services being conducted by …
