OBITUARIES FOR DOUBLE SPRINGS CEMETERY Putnam Co., TN GPS Coordinates: 36.1719017, -85.5907974 http://www.ajlambert.com DECORATION DAY SLATED AT DOUBLE SPRINGS CEMETERY A lone cedar tree more than 100 years old stands on a hill in the midst of monuments dedicated to former residents of Putnam County. Some of the oldest monuments include Granville West, 1867; Fannie Barnes, 1886; Charley Bradford, 1892; and Adam Palk, confederate soldier, 1910. One of the tallest monuments is dedicated to A.M. Montgomery, 1898. Double Springs Cemetery will hold Decoration Day for families and friends on Sunday, July 26. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. under the open shelter at the cemetery with a business meeting to follow. The cemetery was established around the time of the Civil War and is still used after 130 years. Many people can find several generations of their family in this cemetery. The grounds are maintained through voluntary donations on Decoration Day and throughout the year. An elected body of trustees, including Charles Tims, June Herron, Gary Brewington and Clarence Nash report to the association each year on Decoration Day. Trustees will be at the cemetery Saturday and Sunday to accept donations, which may also be mailed to Double Springs Cemetery Assoc., Inc., Box 366, Cookeville, TN 38503. The cemetery is located west of Cookeville on Hwy. 70 at Double Springs. Published Thursday, July 23, 1998 12:27 PM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN SURNAMES: Alcorn, Alexander, Allen, Anderson, Argo, Austin, Autry, Bagwell, Baltierra, Bandy, Barfield, Barnes, Barnett, Bean, Bell, Bias, Bilbrey, Birdwell, Bockman, Bohanan, Bookman, Bradford, Breland, Brewington, Brittingham, Brodhag, Brown, Bryant, Buckey, Buena, Bullard, Bumbalough, Burris, Burton, Bush, Bussell, Cannon, Cantrell, Cantwell, Carmack, Carr, Caruthers, Chadwick, Chaffin, Chappellet, Clark, Collins, Cowan, Crowe, Cunningham, Curtis, Dandron, Davis, Dekmar, Dennis, Denny, Derwood, Dockery, Dowell, Draper, Dye, Dyer, Ellis, Farley, Farmer, Featherston, Featherstone, Flatt, Flynn, Ford, Frazier, Fry, Frye, Gentry, Gibson, Godsey, Goodwin, Goolsby, Green, Gunnels, Gutherie, Hagood, Hammock, Hammons, Hanes, Harville, Hawks, Hensley, Herron, Hickey, Hicks, Hill, Hoosier, Howell, Hughes, Hutchison, Jackson, Jaquess, Jennings, Jernigan, Johnson, Jones, Judd, Kelly, Kirby, Langford, Ledbetter, Lewis, Ligon, Lock, Locke, Loftis, Lollar, Mahan, Mahaney, Maher, Massey, Maxwell, Maynard, McBroom, McCurry, McDonald, McHenry, McKee, Meadows, Millard, Mills, Miniard, Montgomery, Morgan, Murphy, Nash, Neal, Neill, Netherton, Nichols, Norton, Palk, Parks, Payne, Pendergrass, Pharris, Philpot, Phy, Pippin, Plants, Presley, Qualls, Randolph, Ray, Rayburn, Redmond, Reeder, Rich, Richardson, Riley, Rippetoe, Robbins, Roberts, Robinson, Rolin, Rozner, Sadler, Scarlett, Sccott, Schulze, Scott, Shank, Sherrell, Shipley, Shipman, Sisco, Slagle, Sliger, Smith, Speck, Spivey, Stafford, Stamps, Steakley, Steel, Stewart, Stockton, Thomas, Tims, Tollison, Tower, Tribble, Tucker, VanDyke, Vaughn, Vestal, Walker, Waller, Warren, Washer, Watson, Webb, Wells, West, White, Whiteaker, Whitson, Wiley, Wilhite, Williams, Winchester, Wojewoda, Wolf, Young Cecil Clyde Alcorn Obt. b. 22 January 1888, Putnam Co., TN – d. 25 July 1947, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, (WWI Veteran), md on the 12th of November 1915, Putnam Co., TN to Anna (Hickey) Alcorn. Cecil Clyde Alcorn also md on the 17th of November 1934, Jackson Co., TN to Flora Belle (Qualls) Alcorn, b. 22 October 1912 – d. 1 March 1964, d/o Noah Newton Qualls (1884-1953) & Ida Bell Keylon (1891-1949). Flora also md Walter Robert Scott (1908-1962). His daughter Janice Lois (Alcorn) Allen, b. 16 July 1944, Putnam Co., TN – d. 10 October 2009, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md O. Dean Allen. Janice is buried in Carlen Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN, d/o Cecil Clyde Alcorn & Flora Qualls. ‘There are no partings in Heaven’ *See Joyce Agnes (Alcorn) Argo Obt. *See Walter Robert Scott buried in Double Springs Cemetery. (Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 289, #1149: Mr. Cecil C. Alcorn married 12 November 1915, Putnam Co., TN to Miss Annie Hickey). (Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Jackson Co., TN, pg. 14 – Clyde Alcorn married 17 November 1934, Jackson Co., TN to Flora Quarles). Funeral service for Cecil Alcorn, 59, who died Friday night in City Hospital, Cookeville, after an illness of several months, were conducted at the Double Springs Presbyterian Church Sunday afternoon. Burial was in Double Springs Cemetery. The Rev. Phillips Irwin was in charge of the services. Native of Putnam County, Mr. Alcorn was a veteran of World War I. He spent several months in Veterans Hospital, Nashville, before being removed to his home a few weeks ago with high hopes of a complete recovery. He suffered a relapse about three weeks ago. He was a member of Cookeville Lodge 266 of Free and Accepted Masons. Survivos include his wife, Anna Hickey Alcorn; one son, Clyde Alcorn of NC; a sister, Mrs. Samatha Tucker, Double Springs, and a brother, Curtis Sherrell of Glasgow, KY. Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: Thursday, 31 July 1947. Cecil Hugo Alexander Obt. b. 9 September 1916, Gordon Co., GA – d. 5 October 2000, Celina, TN, (PVT US Army WWII), md on the 10th of October 1935, Royal Oak, MI to Virginia Mary (Miller) Alexander, b. 24 December 1914 – d. 12 June 2004, Lake Orion, Oakland Co., MI. Cecil Hugo Alexander, s/o Dr. Fowler Alexander (1893-1960 & Arpha Mae Goolsby (1895-1982). Cecil Hugo Alexander also md Martha D. (Wolf) Alexander, b. 5 December 1926 – d. 22 April 1993. Daughter Christine Day (Alexander) Ballentine (1943-2005). GAINESBORO -- Funeral services for Cecil H. Alexander, 84, of Gainesboro, will be held at 11 a.m. on Mon., Oct. 9, from the chapel of Anderson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Double Springs Cemetery in the Double Springs Community of Putnam County. The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until time of services on Mon., Oct. 9, at the funeral home. Mr. Alexander died on Thurs., Oct. 5, 2000, at the Cumberland River Hospital North in Celina. He was born on Sept. 9, 1916, in Gordon County, Ga., to the late Dr. Fowler and Arpha Goolsby Alexander. Mr. Alexander was retired from the Chrysler Corporation in Warren, Mich. He was a resident of the McCoinsville Community of Jackson County. Mr. Alexander served in the Army during World War II. His family includes his wife, Virginia Miller Alexander of Attica, Mich.; two daughters, Christine Ballentine of Attica and Lenore McLaughlin of Ontario, Canada; a brother; two sisters; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Bro. Comer McGuire will officiate at the services. Published October 07, 2000 7:03 PM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN J. B. Allen Obt. b. 27 March 1939, Putnam Co., TN – d. 10 June 1999, Big Rapids, MI, s/o Johnny Buck Allen (1907- 1944) & Osia Mae Stewart (1913-1994). *See Johnny Buck Allen buried in Double Springs Cemetery. COOKEVILLE – Funeral services for J.B. Allen, 60, of Bitely, Mich., will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the chapel of Dyer Funeral Home with burial to follow at Double Springs Cemetery. His family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4 to 9 p.m. today. Mr. Allen died in Big Rapids, Mich., on Thursday, June 10, 1999. A native of Putnam County, he was born on March 27, 1939, to Johnny Buck Allen and Osia Mae Stewart Scott. Mr. Allen was a retired employee of General Motors. His family includes a daughter and son-in-law, Kelly and Dennis Mixen Jr. of Michigan; two grandsons, Dennis Mixen III and Robert Mixen; three sisters, Juanita Steele of Cookeville and Pauline Scott and Annie Chaffin, both of Baxter, and two brothers, Johnny Allen of Michigan and L.P. Scott of Baxter. In addition to his parents, Mr. Allen was preceded in death by his step-father, Osby Scott. Pallbearers for Mr. Allen will be Terry and J.R. Scott, Tony Steele, Gary Allen, Ray Dobbs and Adam Hunter. Bro. Frank Davis will officiate at the services. Published June 12, 1999 5:17 PM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN Johnny Buck Allen b. 19 November 1907, TN – d. 11 September 1944, Putnam Co., TN, md on the 23rd of June 1928, Putnam Co., TN to Osia Mae (Stewart) Scott Allen, b. 25 December 1913 – d. 2 August 1994. Osia Mae (Stewart) Scott Allen also md on the 21st of April 1951 to Jimmy Osby Scott (1906-1977). Johnny Buck Allen, s/o William Warren or Gentry (1877-1911) & Martelia P. Allen (1882-1961). *See J. B. Allen Obt. *See Martelia “Tealie” (Allen) Warren Philpot Obt. *See Carrie Pauline (Allen) Scott Obt. *See Jimmy Osby Scott buried in Double Springs Cemetery. *See Pauline (Allen) Scott Obt. (Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 478, #4619 – Buster Allen married 23 June 1928, Putnam Co., TN to Osia Mae Stewart). (1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 1 – James M. Allen is head of household, 74 yrs. old, TN, widow. Living in the household: Martelia Gentry, daughter, 40 yrs. old, TN, widow; Lola B. Gentry, granddaughter, 14 yrs. old, TN; Celina M. Gentry, granddaughter, 13 yrs. old, TN & Buster Gentry, grandson, 12 yrs. old, TN). (1930 census 7th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 173 – Walter Philpot is head of household, 38 yrs. old, TN, (33 yrs. old 1st marriage), md to Millie M., 44 yrs. old, TN, (21 yrs. old 1st marriage). Living in the household: Buster Allen, step-son, 20 yrs. old TN, (18 yrs. old 1st marriage), md to Ocia M. Allen, 18 yrs. old, (16 yrs. old 1st marriage) & Annie L. Allen, 1 1/12 yrs. old, TN). (1940 census, 7th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 127 - Buck Allen is head of household, 32 yrs. old, TN, md to Osia Maie, 26 yrs.old, TN. children: Annie Louise, 11 yrs.