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Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery

Haywood County, Tennessee


Last Name

First/Middle/Maiden

Date of Birth

Date of Death

Notes

Allen

Ada

21 Jun 1924

13 Nov 1988

"In loving memory"; From JKT Smith Book

Austin

Albert Thomas

May 1965

21 May 1989

Rawls FH marker; From JKT Smith Book

Austin

Flossie

3 Jun 1931

30 Nov 195_

Rawls FH Marker; From JKT Smith Book

Bond

Terry

25 Sep 1924

Mar 1972

From JKT Smith Book

Bonds

Dorothy J.


14 Oct 1939

from Rawls FH Records; From JKT Smith Book

Brantley

Ethel

25 Apr 1926

9 Mar 1979

"beloved mother" "Thy will be done"; From JKT Smith Book

Chapman

Ida


16 Mar 1941

from Rawls FH Records; From JKT Smith Book

Cunningham

John Henry

Jun 1911

27 Dec 1996

Rawls FH marker; From JKT Smith Book

Cunningham

John Irving

2 Nov 1943

29 Jan 1947

from Rawls FH Records; From JKT Smith Book

Cunningham

Joyce Marie

abt 1957

16 Jan 2007

age 50; d/o Dorothy Cunningham & Finus Boyd

Cunningham

Leora

14 Aug 1914

26 Jun 1973

"A beautiful (flower) has faded away"; From JKT Smith Book

Davis

Eddie Lee

26 Nov 1926

25 Nov 1997

"Family with love"; From JKT Smith Book

Davis

Johnnie Ada

abt 1925

14 Oct 2003

age 78; w/o Leroy Davis

Davis

Tinker

Feb 1888

22 Apr 1964

From JKT Smith Book

Ellison

Virginia Frail

15 Aug 1954

28 Jul 1984

From JKT Smith Book

Ellison

Willie Lee

3 Nov 1948

16 Nov 1997

From JKT Smith Book

Garner

James Dorsey

16 Aug 1921

22 Sep 1990

"One worthy of remembrance"; From JKT Smith Book

Garner

Rene L.

4 Apr 1924

31 Dec 1976

From JKT Smith Book

Gray

Mary Alice

abt 1944

21 Aug 2000

age 56; w/o James Gray

Hill

Bessie E.

25 Nov 1910

29 Sep 1992

From JKT Smith Book

Hill

Fred

26 Oct 1927

15 Mar 1973

IL PVT US Army WW II; From JKT Smith Book

Hill

Manus George

1888

1947

"We will meet you again"; From JKT Smith Book

Hill

Walker Riley (Rev.)

8 Jul 1908

8 May 1989

From JKT Smith Book

Hinds

Martha A.

2 Mar 1909

24 Jul 1970

From JKT Smith Book

Hines

Charlotte Warren

1 Feb 1906

10 Apr 1991

From JKT Smith Book

Hines

Frank

19 Jun 1899

25 Oct 1972

TN PVT US Army WW I; From JKT Smith Book

Hines

Mary L.


6 Feb 1933

From JKT Smith Book

Jackson

Marquita S.

1 Jun 1983

6 Dec 1997

From JKT Smith Book

Jarmon

Sam

3 Aug 1913

20 Feb 1986

Rawls FH marker; From JKT Smith Book

Jones

Andrew

abt 1933

21 Feb 1996

Age 63; Rawls FH Marker; From JKT Smith Book

Jones

Emma L.

27 Jan 1895

5 Jun 1966

From JKT Smith Book

Jones

Gertha Mae

25 Feb 1933

21 Feb 1995

"A loving wife and mother"; From JKT Smith Book

Jones

Jimmy Carl

abt 1957

11 Oct 2004

age 47; h/o Michelle Jones; s/o Sadie Jones

Jones

Joe T.

11 Jan 1919

8 Jul 1982

PFC US Army WW II; From JKT Smith Book

Jones

John W.

abt 1926

18 May 2004

age 78; h/o Joanna Hay Jones

Jones

Leverone

26 Oct 1887

15 May 1961

Double Marker W/Rosie L. Jones; From JKT Smith Book

Jones

Monshall Sr.

27 Feb 1921

14 Sep 1970

From JKT Smith Book

Jones

Raymond (Rev.)

2 Aug 1916

17 Sep 1985

"The Load is my shepherd"; From JKT Smith Book

Jones

Rosie L.

29 Feb 1895

18 Jan 1965

Double Marker W/Leverone Jones; Married 1912; From JKT Smith Book

Jones

Stephanie H.

26 Jun 1967

19 Jul 1969

From JKT Smith Book

Kinney

George

abt 1918

4 Jul 2004

age 86; h/o Willie Mae Kinney

Matthews

Charlie

1914

1992

PVT US Army WW II; From JKT Smith Book

Miller

Mollie


31 Dec 1944

from Rawls FH Records; From JKT Smith Book

Morris

Haskel

4 Oct 1932

6 Feb 1971

From JKT Smith Book

Neely

Mandy

12 Mar 1902

12 Jan 1983

From JKT Smith Book

Pickens

David E.

abt 1973

12 Oct 1997

Age 24; Rawls FH Marker; From JKT Smith Book

Ragland

Edd Jr.

26 Sep 1895

28 Dec 1985

From JKT Smith Book

Ragland

Francis (Baba) M.

21 Sep 1925

6 May 1996

From JKT Smith Book

Ragland

Henry T.

25 Dec 1887


Double Marker W/Minnie Ragland; From JKT Smith Book

Ragland

Minnie

4 Jan 1893

10 Oct 1976

Double Marker W/Henry Ragland; From JKT Smith Book

Ragland

Priscilla W.

8 Mar 1893

10 Sep 1976

From JKT Smith Book

Short

Susie Lee


27 Apr 1944

from Rawls FH Records; From JKT Smith Book

Sturgis

Eva Mae Turner

abt 1931

2 Mar 2007

age 76

Taylor

Ben Sr.

2 Mar 1901

15 Dec 1988

"In loving memory"; From JKT Smith Book

Taylor

Charlie

6 Oct 1930

31 Mar 1970

From JKT Smith Book

Taylor

Tommy Lee

abt 1934

6 Jan 2006

age 72

Tisdell

Ivan

17 Feb 1907

1 Jun 1990

"With love your loving wife and children"; From JKT Smith Book

Tisdell

Virginia F.

14 Sep 1912

3 Jan 1994

"In loving memory from your daughter, granddaus., great grandchildren, brother and sister"; From JKT Smith Book

Turner

Clarence E.

abt 1900

6 Apr 1917

Age 17; "Gone to rest"; From JKT Smith Book

Turner

Earl

27 Oct 1900

24 Feb 1962

From JKT Smith Book

Turner

Earma Lee

abt 1950

9 May 2006

age 56; w/o Rev. James Turner

Turner

Holman L. (Rev.)

1912

17 May 1992

"Entered eternal rest May 17, 1992"; From JKT Smith Book

Turner

Joseph

10 Jan 1913

26 Oct 1991

"We love you"; From JKT Smith Book

Turner

Josie


18 Jul 1939

from Rawls FH Records; From JKT Smith Book

Turner

Lena F.

7 Oct 1903

26 May 1983

From JKT Smith Book

Turner

Louisa

13 Jun 1913


Double Marker W/Thad Turner; "In loving memory"; From JKT Smith Book

Turner

Nettie B.

abt 1902

14 Oct 1918

Age 16; "Asleep in Jesus"; From JKT Smith Book

Turner

Nettie Lee

abt 1926

23 Jan 2008

age 82

Turner

Pearline

31 Jul 1916

30 May 1995

"Beloved mother"; From JKT Smith Book

Turner

Raymond L. Sr.

10 Aug 1917

20 Mar 1994

Sgt US Army WW II; From JKT Smith Book

Turner

Ruthie D.

abt 1922

28 Sep 2007

age 85

Turner

Thad H.

4 Nov 1907

28 Nov 1992

Double Marker W/Louisa Turner; "In loving memory"; From JKT Smith Book

Turner

Wash

11 Sep 1897

15 Nov 1969

From JKT Smith Book

Turner

Wilbert

6 Jun 1921

5 Mar 1965

TN TEC 5 899 QM Laundry Co WW II; From JKT Smith Book

Turner

Willie Louis

8 Sep 1945

22 Feb 1985

Rawls FH Marker; From JKT Smith Book

Walker

Bernice

6 Sep 1924

27 Sep 1985

"In God's care"; From JKT Smith Book

Walker

Rachel

1891

1984

From JKT Smith Book

Walker

Tom Sr.

1886

1972

From JKT Smith Book

Warren

Theodis P.

1 Feb 1906

15 April 1962

From JKT Smith Book

Watkins

Anna

24 Apr 1887

18 Mar 1957

a fallen stone; From JKT Smith Book

Watkins

Arteis T.

24 Jun 1923

4 Mar 1987

From JKT Smith Book

Watkins

Emil

19 Jun 1940

10 Oct 1944

from Rawls FH Records; From JKT Smith Book

Watkins

Georgia Mae

Aug 1919

28 Nov 1996

Rawls FH Marker; From JKT Smith Book

Watkins

Jack

4 Feb 1891

13 Sep 1984

Age 93; From JKT Smith Book

Williams

Katie

1870

1945

"Mother" "At rest"; From JKT Smith Book

Winters

Clinton

9 Aug 1920

31 March 1962

TN Pfc QMC WW II; From JKT Smith Book

Winters

Edna Davis

22 Apr 1894

8 May 1970

From JKT Smith Book

Zeigler

Luberta Hughes Jones

abt 1924

9 Jan 2003

age 79; widow of Marshall Jones Sr. and Willie Zeigler

Directions: Located on the north side of Highway 179 in the southern section of Haywood County. Situated at the end of Good Hope Cemetery Road about 0.1 mile north of this highway and behind the Harmony Baptist Church and white burial ground (from JKT Smith book).

Source: Obituaries & “Tombstone Inscriptions From Black Cemeteries In Haywood County, Tennessee,” by Jonathan K. T. Smith, 1998.

Note: Also called Good Hope – Harmony. The blacks and whites worshiped here together until 1868 with both using adjoining cemeteries. The black church located elsewhere and was called the Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church (from JKT Smith book).

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12 Feb 2008