SHADY GROVE CEMETERY
(Possum Valley Cemetery)
(Northshore Drive)

Compiled and contributed by David Donahue 

          Shady Grove cemetery is located at Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church on the south side of Northshore Drive just east of the Loudon County line. It also is known as Possum Valley Cemetery. Maintenance is limited to grass cutting. This cemetery was recorded April 16, 1989. It was checked February 4, 1990. Update January 20, 1997.

 

Bowman, Ailene, 2/14/1923____\Bowman, Alvin, 2/12/1919-4/8/1989, "Married Sept. 11, 1947" [Note: When this cemetery was visited first on April 16, 1989, Alvin Bowman had been buried only about one week. One of the sprays of flowers had a card which read "Your Brother and Sisters C Willis Bowman, Hazel Green, Ruth Downey, Betty Jones."]

Bowman, Catherine L., 2/10/1955-2/12/1955

Brewer, Bert, 1892-1980, "Father" footstone\Brewer, Ella E., 1896-1970, "Mother" footstone, "Married Apr. 30, 1917"

Brewer, Leah, 6/3/1811-12/5/1869 [date difficult to read; birth year might be 1844, 1841, or 1814]

Brewer, Maude Ruth, 6/22/1926-9/21/1995

Brewer, Odis, 4/4/1921-11/18/1972, military marker as footstone "S2 US Navy World War II"

Brewer, Robert L., 6/19/1930-3/3/1979, "Veteran Korean War"

Bright, Sarah S., 3/10/1801-12/19/1982

Brown, C. E. Swatzel, 7/14/1859-8/16/1931, "Wife of J. A. Brown"

Brown, James A., 3/3/1855-4/16/1928, "Rev." [Masonic symbol]

Brown, James F., 8/19/1898-7/15/1959

Brown, John E., 2/10/1886-11/10/1950

Brown, Nellie Mae, 6/29/1901-1/26/1977 [adjacent to marker for James F. Brown]

Brown, Rinda, 9/20/1884-2/12/1974 [adjacent to marker for John E. Brown]

Byerley, David, 1796-10/23/1873, "Age about 81 years" [sic.]

Clemons, Emma Taylor, 12/25/1891-9/2/1960 [adjacent to marker for Fred Clemons]

Clemons, Fred, 1/30/1889-12/23/1960

Clemons, Isabella, 12/27/1865-6/2/1927\Clemons, Wyatt, 2/22/1855-3/1/1942

Davis, Walter, 1888-1889 (broken, fallen, out of place)

Davis, Fletcher, 1891-1892

DeBusk, Jennie [see Harvey, Jennie DeBusk]

Delaney, Elizabeth [see Woods, Elizabeth Delaney]

Dockery, James K., 5/22/188?-4/24/1890, "Son of A. J. & Ellen Dockery" (very eroded)

Dockery, Minnie, 1/25/1881-12/2/1897, "Dau. of A. J. & Eliza Dockery" (broken, fallen, out of place)

Dockery, Walter J., 5/2/1892-1/6/1907 (fallen)

Early, John, no dates, military marker "Co, D. 3rd Tenn. Inf."

Early, Mary J., 1849-1888 [replacement]

Early, Thos. J., no dates, military marker "Co. D. 3 Tenn. Inf."

Early, Winifred, 1901-1903

East, Sandra Jean [see McMahan, Sandra Jean East]

Elkins, Elizabeth [see Huffman, Elizabeth Elkins]

Emory, Infant, b. 1/17/1896, "Infant of W. A. & R. T. Emory" (homemade)

Ervin, Eva Worley, 10/31/1910-____, "Mother" footstone\Ervin, R. Earl, 4/17/1913-1/13/1971, "Father" footstone

Ervin, Fred H., 12/16/1870-7/29/1949, "Father" footstone\Ervin, Vesta A. E. Keener, 10/1/1880-3/8/1941, "Mother" footstone

Ervin, George T., 3/28/1900-2/19/1981

Fine, Edward N., 1906-1968\Fine, Nixola L., 1907-____, unplaced "Mother" footstone [see also Glen E. Keener]

Gibson, Goldman C., 4/28/1909-10/3/1987, military marker "PFC US Air Force World War II"

Gideon, Charla A., d. 10/16/1879, "Aged 11 Mo & 27 Days"

Hartley, J. M., no dates, military marker "Co. G. 1st Tenn. Inf."

Hartley, Katherine, 5/6/1835-8/18/1920

Harvey, Charles S., 7/20/1855-11/18/1908\Harvey, Mary Susan, 3/12/1856-12/4/1933 [replacement]

Harvey, Charlie S., 3/23/1915-10/18/1992, unplaced "Dad' footstone, military marker as footstone Tec 5 US Army World War II"\Harvey, Violet I., 2/5/1929-____, unplaced "Mom" footstone

Harvey, Charles S., 1949-1953

Harvey, Delia M., 12/1/1881-9/25/1899

Harvey, Edgar R., 5/2/1881-7/29/1966\Harvey, Siddie B., 1/12/1888-9/5/1971

Harvey, Elkana, no dates, military marker Co. D. 3rd Tenn. Inf." [name listed as Alkana Harvey in Tennesseans in the Civil War]

Harvey, Ernest R., 4/27/1892-9/15/1918

Harvey, H. Clay, 4/18/1876-10/8/1914 [only name on a double marker; Masonic symbol]

Harvey, Henry M., no dates, military marker "Sergt." "Co. D. 3 Tenn. Inf."

Harvey, Henry M., 9/13/1840-3/13/1911, "Father" footstone\Harvey, Nancy E., 10/13/1842-5/26/1926, "Mother" footstone

Harvey, Jennie DeBusk, 1895-____, unplaced "Mother" footstone

Harvey, James R., 1883-1950, "Father" footstone

Harvey, Leland, 1914-1920

Harvey, Mariah, 11/6/1811-2/18/1874 [adjacent to marker for Oney S. Harvey, Sr.]

Harvey, Martha G., 5/15/1854-6/26/1913, "Mother" footstone\Harvey, Oney Sypress, 12/17/1852-2/19/1923 [recent addition to marker]

Harvey, Minnie E., 8/6/1880-12/16/1892

Harvey, Nancy Susan, 1877-1932 [replacement]

Harvey, Oney S., Sr., 8/16/1804-1/22/1876

Harvey, Susan [see Roe, Susan Harvey]

Harvey, Theodogia, 7/18/1868-7/27/1868, "Dau. of H. M. & N. E. Harvey"

Harvey, Thomas R., 4/16/1879-4/16/1915

Holder, A. Sherman, 1871-1950

Holder, Amanda E., 3/12/1873-7/20/1903 [adjacent to marker for W. M. (Bill) Holder]

Holder, Anes Hazel, 5/18/1902-7/16/1903

Holder, Charles, 10/2/1876-10/24/1876

Holder, G. W., 4/19/1839-9/19/1917

Holder, J. W., 8/9/1842-3/23/1927, "Rev." "Father"\Holder, Julia A. Minton, 11/23/1838-12/21/1920, "Mrs." "Mother"

Holder, Lizzie, 7/21/1869-2/13/1886 (broken)

Holder, Luther Roy, 8/28/1890-10/26/1890

Holder, Rachel [see Williams, Rachel Holder]

Holder, Susan H. Peters, 10/30/1838-3/7/1907, "Wife of G. W. Holder"

Holder, W. M. (Billy), 2/15/1869-2/20/1947 [replacement]

Huffman, Albert, no dates (homemade, sunken) [dates, if any, are below ground level]

Huffman, Bessie Mae, 2/1/1884-9/28/1925

Huffman, Denny Charles Huffman, d. 8/26/1938, "Infant"

Huffman, Dora Stooksbury, 2/20/1909-2/11/1987 [adjacent to marker for Vernon Elmer Huffman]

Huffman, Elissie Temple, 8/12/1886-4/21/1955

Huffman, John W. N., 7/10/1889-1/28/1940

Huffman, Louisa J., 11/26/1866-9/28/1907, "Wife of J. B. Huffman"

Huffman, Madison, d. 7/7/1936 (homemade)

Huffman, Mary Watson, d. 6/23/1922 (homemade)

Huffman, Ollie Dixie [see McDaniel, Ollie Dixon Huffman]

Huffman, Vernon Elmer, 6/27/1896-12/15/1984, military marker "Pvt US Army World War I"

Huffman, William Taylor, 5/10/1847-9/26/1910, "Father" footstone\Huffman, Elizabeth Elkins, 7/3/1855-12/14/1917, "His Wife" "Mother" footstone

Huffman, Willie, 3/9/1894-9/30/1915

Jones, Rasmus, no dates, military marker "Co. G. 1st Tenn. Inf."

Jones, S. H., no dates, military marker "Co. G. 1st Tenn. Inf."

Keener, D. C., 7/20/1855-8/12/1922 [Masonic symbol]\Keener, S. S., 2/26/1859-11/14/1929

Keener, Delbert Ray, Jr., 12/2/1962, "Infant" (fallen)

Keener, Famey E., 8/15/1917-2/2/1979

Keener, Glen E., 1909-1975, "Husband of Nixola Fine Keener"

Keener, John W., 2/21/1913-5/19/1988, "Father" footstone\Keener, Ethel L., 7/11/1906-8/5/1983, "Mother" footstone

Keener, Lula I., 1/24/1911-10/6/1968, "Mother"

Keener, Rose Mae, 1/31/1899-1/9/1931 [replacement]

Keener, Vesta A. E. [see Ervin, Vester A. E. Keener]

Keener, W. E. "Gene," 11/30/1939-____\Keener, Donna R., 12/10/1939-____ [the reverse side of this marker serves as a double marker for Mary B. and Rev. Hubert Wells]

King, Letishia, 10/6/1836-8/14/1900

Lawhorn, Cora A., 9/9/1881-6/8/1941, "Wife of O. H. Lawhorn" "Mother"

Lingenfelter, James, 1852-1903

Lingenfelter, Julia, 1849-1903 [adjacent to marker for James Lingenfelter]

Lingenfelter, Roxie, 5/4/1885-2/23/1907

Long, Temperence J., 12/25/1838-7/28/1877

Maples, Henry C., 7/31/1910-9/16/1985,, military marker "US Navy World War II" [temporary marker, Rose Mortuary, still in place, reads "Rev. Henry C. Maples"]

Marley, S. Jack, 5/20.1939-____/Marley, Wanda A., 7/24/1943-____, "Wed Oct. 31, 1958"

Martin, Geo., no dates, military marker "Co. G. 1st Tenn. If."

McDaniel, Ella Tucker, 1/20/1876-5/22/1918, "Wife of John McDaniel"

McDaniel, Ollie Dixie Huffman, 7/3/1881-2/14/1903

McGaill, Mattie, 2/16/1893-6/29/1913, "Dau. of A. M. & Lizzie McGaill"

McKee, Timothy Charles, 10/24/1971-9/20/1978

McMahan, Sandra Jean East, 10/23/1970-9/24/1991

Miller, Clyde J., 11/10/1906-5/29/1907, "Son of Sam & Delia Miller"

Miller, S. S., 4/28/1872-2/8/1908, "P.L.T." in linked loops

Minton, Harriet, 2/22/1800-8/28/1866, "In memory of Harriet Minton daughter of Abram Minton born in Bertie Co. N.C. Feb. 22, 1800 died Aug. 22, 1866. Being a member of the Baptist Church for over 40 years. [replacement]

Minton, John, 9/18/1789-2/20/1886, "Born in Hertford Co. NC" [replacement]

Minton, Julia A. [see Holder, Julia A. Minton]

Minton, Louisa C. [see Smith, Louisa C. Minton]

Minton, Margaret Rebecca, 12/6/1840-2/6/1906 [replacement]

Morgan, John Henry, 6/21/1947-5/26/1966, military marker "Tennessee PFC Co 4 B Bn 9 Inf Vietmam BSM-PH"

Nichols, Etta B., 9/24/1893-2/11/1979, "Married Dec. 24, 1929" [Masonic symbol]\Nichols, James Bert, 11/14/1904-9/18/1982 [Masonic symbol]

Nichols, Jr., 9/22/1940-4/19/1941

Nipper, Isaac Lee, 2/20/1893-7/24/1980\Nipper, Laura S., 1/8/1903-7/26/1994

Palmer, Flora Etta, 4/6/1886-9/1/1886, "Daughter of J. M. & N. M. Palmer"

Peters, Susan H. [see Holder, Susan H. Peters]

Phelps, Charles, 11/26/1892-6/24/1893 [replacement]

Phelps, Roy A., 8/15/1891-2/2/1913

Prater, Dewey A., 5/1/1908-6/13/1945 [replacement]

Prater, Jackie M., 1/8/1943-4/8/1943 [replacement]

Prater, Joseph W., 3/29/1963-1/8/1968 "Son" footstone

Prater, Paul F., 9/21/1936-1/8/1969, "Father" footstone

Price, Vinnie M., 5/2/1898-12/28/1976

Rankin, Alsie B., 1888-1977

Rankin, Effie V., 8/15/1879-6/30/1905 [replacement]

Rankin, Flem L., 6/30/1902-6/27/1942 [replacement]

Rankin, Harlan R., 12/13/1898-1/2/1951

Rankin, Margaret A., 6/25/1859-6/3/1950\Rankin, Wiley M., 7/25/1850-7/12/1917

Rankin, Myrtle C., 10/22/1895-2/9/1989 [adjacent to marker for Harlan R. Rankin]

Roberson, Albert Ira, 6/7/1918-3/21/1977, military marker "Pvt US Army World War II"

Robinson, Eva Roe, 1879-1913 [replacement]

Roe, Eva [see Robinson, Eva Roe]

Roe, Frank M., 1854-1935 [replacement]

Roe, George W., 9/18/1876-2/16/1970

Roe, Josephine B., 7/28/1896-9/28/1971

Roe, Lester, 4/9/1904-11/23/1937

Roe, Levi, 2/5/1789-7/21/1873\Roe, Catherine, 10/3/1793-8/12/1871

Roe, Lillie, 5/19/1902-10/3/1916, "Dau. of G. W. & M. A. Roe"

Roe, Robert, 1/15/1875-4/10/1932

Roe, Rob't, no dates, military marker Co. D. 3rd Tenn. Inf."

Roe, Susan Harvey, 1858-1934 [replacement; adjacent to marker for Frank M. Roe]

Rogers, Lucretia, 1818-1888, "Mother" footstone (fallen)

Rowe, Mary Ann, 1878-1934 (homemade) [adjacent to marker for Robert Roe]

Scarbrough, Lula Bell, 5/13/1881-11/11/1882

Shaw, Ernest, 1919-1920 [replacement]

Shaw, Harvey H., 7/9/1925-____

Shaw, Helen, 1930-1932 [replacement]

Shaw, Sallie West, 5/25/1910-11/20/1939

Shaw, Sarah M., 4/12/1879-4/9/1919\Shaw, J. Franklin, 12/10/1872-12/28/1938, "Father" footstone [replacement]

Sherwood, Kyle Roger, 2/22/1944-10/8/1980

Simpson, Mae, 2/17/1913-12/10/1981, "Mother" footstone

Simpson, Margaret, 10/15/1866-11/8/1912

Smith, Charlie (Crip), 3/9/1892-1/10/1949

Smith, Gladys Ann, 5/25/1907-4/21/1981 [adjacent to marker for Charlie (Crip) Smith]

Smith, Infant, b. 7/1886, "Infant son of A. L. & M. L. Smith"

Smith, John R., 10/28/1857-3/20/1888

Smith, Louisa C. Minton, 12/23/1832-9/21/1869 [replacement]

Smith, Mary E., 1870-1954, temporary marker, Guy F. Tallent Funeral Home, approx. 6 yards north of marker for Glen E. Keener

Smith, Mary J., 10/10/1863-9/6/1918, "Wife of R. A. Smith"

Smith, Robert A., 4/4/1862-5/28/1934

Smith, Sidney L., 1906-1974 [dates on older marker used as footstone 10/19/1906-7/18/1974]\Smith, Ruth H., 1911-1986 [she may be a Harvey]

Smith, Vina, 6/25/1848-9/8/1938

Smith, William, 7/15/1821-8/5/1896

Smith, William H., 2/2/1896-12/25/1938 [replacement]

Stooksbury, Dora [see Huffman, Dora Stooksbury]

Stringfield, Jack Burton, 6/7/1947-10/13/1995

Swatzel, C. E. [see Brown, C. E. Swatzel]

Taylor, Emma [see Clemons, Emma Taylor]

Taylor, James M. V., 6/24/1840-6/12/1916, "Father" footstone

Taylor, Elizabeth Tipton, 4/28/1845-3/26/1896, "Mother" footstone

Taylor, William H., 4/16/1866-9/3/1926, "Father" footstone\Taylor, Eliza, 2/20/1863-11/14/1922, "His Wife"

Tipton, Elizabeth, 2/10/1872-4/8/1961 [adjacent to marker for Jacob Tipton]

Tipton, Elizabeth [see Taylor, Elizabeth Tipton]

Tipton, Hattie E., 2/8/1941-2/9/1941

Tipton, Jacob, 3/1/1871-3/18/1960

Tipton, Kathleen, 9/10/1920-____\Tipton, Max S., 10/29/1907-10/5/1961

Tucker, Ella [see McDaniel, Ella Tucker]

Wallace, W. A., no dates, military marker Co. D. 3rd Tenn. Inf."

Ward, Mitchell, 5/20/1904-11/7/1953 [Masonic symbol]

Watlington, Flory C., d. 8/24/1883, "Aged 11 months & 25 days" (very eroded)

Watson, Denny Charles, 8/26/1938, "Infant" [replacement]

Watson, Madison, d. 7/17/1936 (homemade)

Watson, Mary [see Huffman, Mary Watson]

Webb, Ellen, 9/3/1846-7/4/1929, "Our Nother" [sic.]

Webb, Harry, 5/5/1898-4/3/1968, "Father"

Webb, Mae, 2/13/1909-12/7/1968, "Mother" (fallen) [adjacent to marker for Harry Webb]

Welch, John, 8/10/1858-4/26/1924, "Our Father"

Welch, Naoma, 8/10/1908-7/6/1918

Welch, Winnie, d. 6/12/1903, "Age 60 Years Old"

Wells, Mary B., 9/23/1917-1/29/1986\Wells, Hubert, 11/30/1917-10/14/1987, "Rev." [the reverse side of this marker serves as a double marker for W. E. "Gene" and Donna R. Keener]

West, Alice, 8/13/1882-9/7/1952\West, John W., 10/10/1874-____ [sunken spot indicates he is buried here]

West, Sallie [see Shaw, Sallie West]

Williams, Alf'd, no dates, military marker "Co. D. 4 Tenn. Inf." (partially sunken)

Williams, Alfred, d. 9/16/1910, "Age 75 yrs"\Williams, Nancy, d. 1/7/1925, "Age 77 yrs"

Williams, Eb, 2/1/1880-3/10/1916

Williams, Jacob, no dates, military marker "Co. D. 3 Tenn. Inf."

Williams, Jas., no dates, military marker "Co. D. 4 Tenn. Inf."

Williams, Malessie, 10/8/1879-5/8/1905

Williams, Nannie G., 9/10/1895-6/30/1917, "Wife of George Williams"

Williams, Rachel Holder, 1840-1923 [replacement]

Williams, Willey, 1/9/1883-10/30/1914

Woods, Elizabeth Delaney, 2/8/1848-8/25/1911, "Married to R. A. Woods Aug. 25, 1879"

Woods, R. A., no dates (homemade)

Woody, Frank, 11/29/1887-9/22/1889\Woody, John, 12/22/1895-1/22/1896

Worley, Eva [see Ervin, Eva Worley]

 

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