OBITUARIES FOR COOKEVILLE CITY CEMETERY & additional information N – S (Compiled by Audrey J. (Denny) Lambert for her website at: http://www.ajlambert.com ) Sources: Putnam County Cemeteries by Maurine Ensor Patton & Doris (Garrison) Gilbert; Allison Connections by Della P. Franklin, 1988; Boyd Family by Carol Bradford; Draper Families in America, 1964; census records;Putnam County Herald & Herald•Citizenobts; Tennessee DAR GRC report, S1 V067: City Cemetery Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, 1954; names, dates and information obtained from tombstones and research by Audrey J. (Denny) Lambert and others. Anthony Ray Nabors Obt. b. 25 March 1962, Cookeville, TN – d. 8 December 2006, Cookeville, TN, s/oJ. R. Nabors & Juanita Alcorn. COOKEVILLE •• Funeral services for Anthony Ray Nabors, 44, of Cookeville, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 a.m. until time of services today at the funeral home. Mr. Nabors died Friday, Dec. 8, 2006, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He was born March 25, 1962, in Cookeville to J.R. and Juanita Alcorn Nabors of Cookeville. Mr. Nabors was self•employed in sales most of his life. He was employed by O' Charley's in Cookeville at the time of his death. He attended Trinity Assembly in Algood. He was an accomplished musician and a graduate of Belmont University in Nashville. In addition to his parents, his family includes a brother and sister•in•law, Wayne and Jan Nabors of Cookeville; a nephew, Blake Nabors of Cookeville; a special aunt, Joyce Alcorn Hall of Hendersonville; special uncles and aunts; and a very special friend, Mark Bice of Atlanta, Ga. He was preceded in death by his paternal and maternal grandparents. Pallbearers will be Blake Nabors, Chris Beasley, Michael Reeves, Danny Wells, Grady Hall and Sherrill Blackman. Pastor Mike Campbell and Bro. Carles Walker will officiate at the services. Published December 09, 2006 2:56 PM CST : Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN Rena (McKinley) Nabors Obt. b. 6 October 1911, White Co., TN – d. 7 August 2001, Cookeville, TN, md on the 31st of May 1935, White Co., TN to Lionel Nabors, s/o Richard Haywood Nabors Sr.& Martha Brown. Rena (McKinley) Nabors, d/o Matthew “Matt” Lee McKinley & Ada Jossiephine Simms. *See Matthew “Matt” Lee McKinley Obt. *See Richard Haywood Nabors Obt. *See Rena (McKinley) Nabors Obt. (Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, White Co., TN, pg. 218: Lionel Nabors married 31 May 1935, White Co., TN to Rena McKinley). COOKEVILLE •• Funeral services for Rena Nabors, 89, of Cookeville, will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 10, from the chapel of Dyer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until time of services on Friday, Aug. 10, at the funeral home. Mrs. Nabors died on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001, at NHC Healthcare of Cookeville. She was born on Oct. 6, 1911, in White County to the late Matt and Josephine Simms McKinley. Mrs. Nabors was a factory worker with Cookeville Shirt Co. Her family includes a brother, Dave McKinley of Dayton, Ohio; and four sisters, Bill Moss and Ida Hunter, both of Cookeville, Sue Goodwin of Crossville, and Jimmie Laymance of Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lionel Nabors; a brother, Donald McKinley; and two sisters, Nan Fitzgerald and Margaret Hitchock. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Cheerful Lee will officiate at the services. Published August 09, 2001 10:18 AM CDT: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN Richard Haywood Nabors Sr. Obt. b. 11 December 1870, TN – d. 15 July 1952, Putnam Co., TN, md on thend 2 of November 1900, Putnam Co., TN to Martha (Brown) Nabors, b. 7 February 1875, TN – d. 9 March 1963. Richard Haywood Nabors, s/o William Barnett Nabors (1827 • 1901) & Rachel Adeline McCaleb (1833•1914), both buried in the Gentry Cemetery, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN. *See Lois (Nabors) McReynolds Obt. *See Rena (McKinley) Nabors Obt. *See Oda (Nabors) Wilson Obt. (Source: Tennessee State Marriage record, Putnam Co., TN, pg. 65: R. H. Nabors married on the 2nd of November 1900, Putnam Co., TN to Martha Brown). Funeral services for R. Haywood Nabors, 81, who died Tuesday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Sam McReynolds, on Douglas Street, were to be held this morning (Thursday) at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Carver Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce Strother, pastor of Cookeville Methodist Church, and Rev. John Sykes, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiated. Mr. Nabors, who was a retired farmer, was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Martha Brown Nabors; nine children, Mrs. Sam (Lois) McReynolds, Mrs. Arthur (Thelma) Smith, Mrs. Peyton (Oda) Wilson and Lionel Nabors of Cookeville; Mrs. C. M. (Nola) Anderson, Mobile, Ala.; Mrs. Bownie Dabbs, Tampa, Fla.; Richard Haywood Nabors, Jr., Tampa, Fla.; W. A. Nabors, Tampa, Fla.; and A. V. Allison, Lubbock, Tex.; seventeen grandchildren and eight great• grandchildren. Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN: 24 July 1952. (1900 census 7th Civil Dist., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 20 –Joe Runnals is head of household, 26 yrs. old, b. November 1873, TN, Occupation: Laborer Mill md 3 yrs. to Nancy L., 26 yrs. old, b. November 1873, 1 child born, 1 child living. Child: Minnie B. Runnals, 2 yrs. old, b. April 1898, TN. Also living in the household: Richard H. Nabors, boarder, 29 yrs. old, b. December 1870, TN, Occupation: Laborer Mill. William T. Stewart, boarder, 26 yrs. old. b. April 1874, TN, Occupation: Laborer Mill). (1910 census 20th Civil Dist., Indian Creek Rd., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 126 –Haywood R. Nabors is head of household, 37 yrs. old, TN md 10 yrs. to Martha, 35 yrs. old, TN, 6 children born, 5 children living. Children: Arnold W., 9 yrs. old; Oda M., 7 yrs. old; Wesley B., 5 yrs. old; Nola O., 4 yrs. old & Ida T. Nabors, 2 yrs. old. All born in TN). (1920 census 20th Civil Dist., Ensor Rd., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 161 –Richard H. Nabors is head of household, 49 yrs. old, TN md to Martha, 44 yrs. old, TN. Children: Bonnie, 14 yrs. old; Nolie O., 13 yrs. old; Iva T., 11 yrs. old; Eugene, 8 yrs.old; L. B., (sp), dau., 4+ yrs. old & Richard Nabors Jr., 2+ yrs. old. All born in TN). Rev. George W. Nackles b. 16 April 1869, Henderson Co., TN – d. 7 January 1919, md October 1896 to Mary (Isbell) Nackels, b. 7 March 1873 – d. 13 May 1902, d/oWilliam Jefferson Isbell & Amanda H. Starnes. Rev. George W. Nackles, s/o William & Nancy (unknown) Nackles. Buried next to them is: W. Manley Nackles, b. 3 December 1901 – d. 19 May 1902. (Children: Barbee & Edith Nackels, living with their grandmother in the 1910 census of the 1st Dist. of Putnam Co., TN). *See William Jefferson Isbell, buried in Cookeville City Cemetery. Census Place: 1880, District 1, Putnam Co., TN Source: FHL Film 1255275 National Archives Film T9•1275 Page 79A Dwl: 42 Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace William J. ISBELL Self M M W 39 TN Occ: Clerk Of County Ct. Fa: AL Mo: TN Amda H. ISBELL Wife F M W 29 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN Nancy M. ISBELL Dau F S W 11 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN James A. ISBELL Son M S W 10 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Mary A. ISBELL Dau F S W 8 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Lillie D.M. ISBELL Dau F S W 5 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Dora A. ISBELL Dau F S W 2 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Mary ADAMS Other F S W 22 TN Occ: House Keeping Fa: TN Mo: TN William SHELTON Other M M W 25 TN Occ: Teaching School Fa: TN Mo: TN Hattie SHELTON Other F W 23 TN Occ: Teaching School Fa: TN Mo: TN Albert SHELTON Other M S W 1 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Nute BULINGTON Other M S W 22 TN Occ: Student Fa: TN Mo: TN Joseph PUCKET Other M S W 22 TN Occ: Student Fa: TN Mo: TN Rebeca IVA Other F S W 7 TN Occ: Nurse Fa: TN Mo: TN (1910 census 1st Civil Dist., Cookeville Town, Spring St., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 119 –Amanda Isbell is head of household, 62 yrs. old, TN, widow. Children: Lillie, 34 yrs. old, Occupation: Seamstress Overall Factory; Myrtle, 24 yrs. old, Occupation: Millinery Retail Store; Charlie Isbell, 21 yrs. old, Occupation: Laborer Handle Factory. All born in TN. Also living in the household: Will C. Wade, son•in•law, 32 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Agent Life Insurance, md 4 yrs. to Hattie (Isbell) Wade, dau., 28 yrs. old, TN. Lafayette Isbell, brother•in•law, 45 yrs. old, TN, Occupation: Merchant Retail Grocery, widow.Barbee Nackles, granddaughter, 12 yrs. old, TN & Edith Nackles, granddaughter, 10 yrs. old, TN). W. Manley Nackles b. 3 December 1901 – d. 19 May 1902, s/o Rev. George W. Nackles & Mary Isbell. *See Rev. George W. Nackles buried in Cookeville City Cemetery. Charles H. Nash b. 22 September 1908 – d. 20 November 1969 md Reba (Isbell) Nash, b. 11 April 1911 – d. 20 November 1969, d/o James Andrew Isbell & Cora Frances Leftwich. *See James Andrew Isbell buried in Cookeville City Cemetery. (1920 census 1st Civil Dist., Washington Ave., Putnam Co., TN: Dwl: 612 James– A. Isbell is head of household, 49 yrs.